I was talking to a friend about something I didn’t want to do but believed I needed to do anyway. I was dreading it and feeling irritable. Often when…

“What are we supposed to be looking for?” Stanley asked him.“You’re not looking for anything. You’re digging to build character.” . . .[Stanley] glanced helplessly at his shovel. It…

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.— Step Two Oh, no. I couldn’t possibly do that. Well, maybe I could try. I…

To let ourselves wholly grieve our losses is how we surrender to the process of life and recovery. Some experts, like Patrick Carnes, call the Twelve Steps “a program…

“This is for you,” my friend said on my birthday. I opened the tiny box with that feeling most women get when they know they’re about to receive jewelry.…

We’re striving for acceptance in recovery—acceptance of ourselves, our past, other people, and our present circumstances. Acceptance brings peace, healing, and freedom—the freedom to take care of ourselves. Acceptance…

I can remember the moment when I was willing to be truly vulnerable with life again. I was walking around in a beach town, talking to my friend. I…

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory. . . .— PHIL. 4:19 This verse has helped me many times. It has…

Dear God,Are you really invisible or is that just a trick?— Children’s Letters to God Sometimes we cannot see more than a few feet in front of us along…