Magazine

JUNE 2006

A PLACE OF PEACE — This issue of the ESSAY includes a story about one member’s experience with “progressive victory over lust,” some thoughtful short essays by members, some samples of Meditations, and a little humor.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Enjoy reading all the articles of the current magazine below.

Thinking Backwards
I have found in my recovery that when I begin to think about my past in terms of what I do not like about myself, i.e., “I shouldn’t have looked at that woman like that,” or “Why can’t I be trustworthy?” or “I can’t believe the things I have done in the past,” or “I can’t believe how sick I am,” and on and on… I am setting myself up for contracting a bad case of shame and guilt.

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The Power of Yet
In a recent issue of ESSAY, a series of thought-provoking questions were posed in an article entitled “What If?” Each question challenged us to ask what difference it might make if we believed the SA program of recovery could have a significant effect in our lives. As I read each statement, I tried to remember how I felt when I first came into SA more than ten years ago and wondered if this program could work for me.

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Who Needs It?!?
The Internet is one of the greatest dangers to sobriety for many sexaholics. Pornography is just a click away. There are some boundaries that work, and others that don’t. It seems that we can get around most any boundary.

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The Half Glass
As addicts, we look at our glass of life as being half empty. Our self-centered expectations are to have a full glass or even better, have the glass overflowing. Life is not fair: others have full glasses, why shouldn’t we? We are jealous of those with glasses fuller than ours.

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Some Assembly Required
My life really is changing as a result of my participation in recovery.

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A Tangled Mess
This past Christmas, as always, I dug out the extension cords I had so neatly wrapped up and put away a year ago. Within minutes, I found myself dealing with a tangled mess of wires. In frustration I asked the age-old question, “How could this happen when I was being so careful?”

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Rule 62
How many sexaholics does it take to change a light bulb?

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