The sponsor fulfills a number of useful functions including: This is an individual who will usually have more experience in the program...
The sponsor fulfills a number of useful functions
Painkiller addiction is a terrible disease that can tear apart a person's life—personal and professional.
It has been called 'the respectable addiction' and 'the silent addiction' because so often, seemingly normal people ...
My soul shall be satisfied… When I remember you upon my bed and meditate on you
My soul shall be satisfied… When I remember you upon my bed and meditate on you Related articles Meditation is a word that has come ...
Just because you know a lot about sex
Just because you know a lot about sex doesn't mean you know anything about intimacy. In fact, for me, one of the things I learned in t...
we can pause where situations must be met and decisions made
As the day goes on, we can pause where situations must be met and decisions made, and renew the simple request: "Thy will, not mine, be...
FOR DAVID
Hafiz, the Persian poet who lived in the 14th Century, entitled "Two Giant Fat People": God and I have become like two giant fat p...
Discovered first hand what many wise people from hundreds of cultures over thousands of years already knew
And so the spoiled, terrified, self-centered, drunken boy who stumbled into AA thawed, grew up, and discovered first hand what many wise...
I sponsor not to save others, but to save myself.
I sponsor not to save others, but to save myself. Thus, every single experience I've had with a sponsee -- whether they drank or recov...
They told me early on, don't pick up the first drink, no matter what.
They told me early on, don't pick up the first drink, no matter what. Not even if your ass falls off. And if it does, put it in a bag an...
When people believe in a power greater than themselves it can make life more peaceful.
When people believe in a power greater than themselves it can make life more peaceful. Some of the benefits include: People who are attempti...
God or higher power is mentioned in 6 of the 12 steps. These terms are used interchangeably. The idea of a higher power is the key element of the program
Cover via Amazon God or higher power is mentioned in 6 of the 12 steps. These terms are used interchangeably. The idea of a higher powe...
Just because people give up alcohol or drugs does not mean that these personality traits will automatically go away.
Dangers of the Addictive Personality in Recovery It is suggested that addicts tend to share a number of different character traits including...
The Role of an Sponsor
A Sponsor has to fulfill a number of useful functions This is an individual who will usually have more experience in the program than the...
True guilt is guilt at the obligation one owes to oneself to be oneself. False guilt is guilt felt at not being what other people feel one ought to be or assume that one is. Moderate feelings of guilt are beneficial because they encourage the individual to do the right thing
The Scottish psychologist R.D. Laing once said: True guilt is guilt at the obligation one owes to oneself to be oneself. False guilt is gui...
Shame can be defined as a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety.
Guilt and shame are closely related, but there are also differences between the two. When somebody feels guilty it is because of something ...
The writer Peter McWilliams described guilt: Guilt is anger directed at ourselves
The writer Peter McWilliams described guilt: Guilt is anger directed at ourselves – at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger ...
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