Learning to Hear My Higher Power’s Voice Through Others
Jan 25, 2021
With the help of many S-Anon mentors, I’ve learned to look for the activators of my defects of character. There are many. Fear and hurt are often the foundation of my defects. When I applied this process to Tradition Two...
Read MoreRedefining Spiritual Awakening in My Recovery
Nov 30, 2020
When I first came into program, and I heard people talk about having a spiritual awakening, I was in anticipation of the “big one”. The Twelfth Step talks about having had “one,” and I was definitely ready for it. When...
Read MoreShowing Up Authentically
Oct 5, 2020
Soon after I entered S-Anon, someone said to me, "It sounds to me like you don’t know who you are." My eyes widened as I processed this, and then I just sobbed. It was true. I had spent much of...
Read MoreWhen I Detach, I Gain
Aug 10, 2020
In a recent S-Anon meeting, we read an essay on detachment from a CAL source and then were asked to spend some time in writing. I considered the reading, my own work, and the shares of others. Then, as I...
Read MoreI’m Worth It
May 4, 2020
When I first came to S-Anon, I needed to be scraped off the unmanageability floor. I was bottomed-out in pain, cynicism, and anger. I couldn’t sleep, had panic attacks, and felt like my life was on the outer rim of...
Read MoreSerenity
Mar 23, 2020
Saturated with unmanageability I desperately longed for control Endless attempts to fix and use Eventually took their toll. Ready to call myself insane My hope was almost drowned Except for the rescuing hand of God Serenity would not have been...
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