She often forgets that being happy happens on the inside and not on the outside. I often tell newcomers, so they know it is part of the process, that it is okay to feel the pain of quitting lust. I also tell them that it is not me who stopped or quit lust.
A life-changing condition forced this member to embrace self-care and God’s peace more fully, giving her more to offer others.
In living a life of selfless giving, he finds his needs, joy, and serenity supplied. I've had several conversations over the last 24 hours about Step One. It seems to me that everything, right down to the core of my being, resisted admitting my powerlessness.
A Journey of 90 Meetings in 90 Days Attending solution-focused meetings and working on his first step inventory gave him different feelings and helped him better see the depths of his addiction.
For most of his life, he lived in a prison built with shame, secrets, and addiction. Working the Steps with an accountability partner in prison and with the help of his sponsor by phone, he connected with God.
In her article, "The Butterfly, the Garden, and the Gardener", this member shares how the butterfly of lust was always promising something beyond her grasp. Do you identify with lust promising something that it couldn't deliver?
Our next edition’s theme is “The Three Legacies.” We will explore how each Legacy impacts our recovery in a way the other Legacies do not. With the Steps as our lasting foundation, we are able to progress to the goals/ideals described in the Traditions and Concepts.
The SA ICC walks an intergroup through the process of hosting an international convention that opens a channel for spiritual growth unique only found in service.
Dear ESSAY, This is a letter written by one of the intergroup representatives to our regional assembly on the occasion of the death of our delegate, Antonio S., in January 2026.
Most times, all that can be done is to take an action of love long before any positive feelings follow. Yet they do follow. It has also been said that closer union in God's will brings the internal loving disposition to his will even before action is taken.
