Au lieu de tout partager pour se libérer l’esprit, il a appris que s’il n’avait pas pratiqué les Étapes sur quelque chose, il ne devait pas en parler.

Elle a réalisé qu’en suivant les conseils de notre littérature et de sa marraine, elle avait évité de vivre la tragédie d’une divulgation prématurée.

Ce membre réfléchit à tous les différents aspects du programme qui l’ont aidé à ne jamais tout dévoiler à son être cher.

La puissance de Dieu l’a soutenue pendant le cauchemar qu’a été cette révélation.
Je suis arrivée en SA en janvier 2022. J’ai tout de suite su que j’avais trouvé des personnes qui pourraient m’aider à atteindre une véritable sobriété.

Un moment d’amour inattendu a aidé sa femme à passer du désespoir causé par la révélation à l’espoir d’un rétablissement.

Through the kindness of her fellow members, God provided her with the means to attend a deep and meaningful convention with opportunities to serve.

This member embraced the fellowship that lovingly walked with him in this conference to experience the waterfall of freedom .

He realized that as long as he focuses on his program today, and not his program yesterday, Higher Power’s promises are both in the present and in the future.

He learned to recognize true success by not focusing on the work needed to complete everything, but by appreciating the amount of work completed today.

Exercising the principles of the program daily produces a wisdom that knowledge alone can never provide.

He discovered that continuing to take Steps Six and Seven, he became more willing to have God remove his defects.

He realized that by only praying for God’s will, God revealed his will and answered his past prayers for sobriety.

She remembers a historical event by reflecting on where she has been and where she is today as a result of this Program.

While caution is suggested to the newcomer in the beginning of the White Book, similar caution can be found in abundance on Step Nine throughout our literature.

Enthusiasm for recovery and a newfound willingness to be honest without careful consideration before sharing can lead to an awkward situation.

Wisdom has taught her that enthusiasm in early recovery did not always translate into appropriate sharing.

A Journal of 90 Meetings in 90 Days.
Luc D. traveled to Nashville in 2009 to attend 90 in-person meetings in 90 days in a desperate attempt to save his life after a relapse binge. He kept a journal during this time and shared it with other members. Below and in the following editions, ESSAY will be sharing parts of his journal.

The wives of these sex addicts spoke up to voice the damage that was done to them, but the complaints were not directed to the sexaholics.

Her experience has taught her that gossip in the Fellowship can be a harmful form of disclosure.

Instead of sharing everything to get it off his chest, he learned that if he hasn’t worked the Steps on something, then he doesn’t share it.