كرامته الرصينة تعيش مستمرة كالمنارة
روي ك أنقذ حياتي، تماما كما ساعدت إلهامه وتوجيهاته في إنقاذ حياة معظمنا. أعطاني روي الأمل ، وهو شيء فقدته قبل عقد من مقابلته. ساعدني روي في العثور على روحي وضميري وإنسانيتي وروحانيتي وقوتي العظمى
Su huella en SA perdurará para siempre
Dos veteranos que conocieron personalmente a Jess L. comparten en esta entrevista para el Essay, algunas de sus experiencias personales sobre este inspirador miembro.
His Sober Dignity Lives On As a Beacon
Roy K. saved my life, just as his inspirations and guidance have helped save most of our lives. Roy gave me hope, something I had lost a decade prior to meeting him. Roy helped me find my soul, my conscience, my humanity, my spirituality, and my Higher Power.
His Imprint on SA Will Last Forever
Two oldtimers who knew Jess L. personally share some of their personal experiences about this very inspiring member in this ESSAY interview.
The Legend Passes
At some point in 2011 I remember hearing about this fellow named David who was sober 25 years and could quote the Big Book, chapter and verse, and worked with a bunch of people as a counselor and as a sponsor. I got online and found a website where I could purchase old recordings from past SA conventions.
From Train Wreck to Instrument of Her Higher Power
A train wreck, that is how those who have seen me enter the program sometimes tend to describe me.The worst part is that I can't even deny it. My life had become unmanageable in all areas. Because of my addiction, I was no longer able to take care of myself in the most basic ways.
Many Problems, Threefold Solution
“We saw that our problem was threefold: physical, emotional and spiritual. Healing had to come about in all three” (SA 204). As a recovering sexaholic, I have taken this statement from “The Solution” to heart. With a little reflection, I can remember what it was like before coming into the rooms of SA over twenty years ago. This healing can only continue with the program tools of working the Steps and reading literature, going to meetings, working with a sponsor, and the help of group members.
Binging On Cookies Triggered His Lust
Upon reading the White Book and the literature of another S-fellowship in a psychosomatic hospital in 2020, I realized I am a sex addict and gained abstinence from any form of sex up until today.
A Spectrum of Colors
It all started with a pinching pain I felt when doing my Fourth Step work over the past three months. I thought that I would be fine in time. For me, Step One had been the most difficult: seeing my disease from a very close distance and accepting my powerlessness over it and the unmanageability caused due to lust in my whole life.
Utilizing Help from Outside the Program
The first good feeling that I can recall in life was when I was five years old and my father had given me a bottle of Rolling Rock beer. I felt the effect of the alcohol as I sat drinking in a corner. Looking across the room at my father, I was just full of love for him. It was a wonderful feeling.
