Walking through Fear
Apr 10, 2023
What generally stands between me and willingness is fear. I’m usually willing to do things that feel comfortable to me, but when I’m afraid, my willingness diminishes. For example, when I was first asked to lead a meeting, I fearfully...
Read MoreNew Levels
Feb 13, 2023
When I came to S-Anon, I thought I had already done Steps One, Two, and Three, because I already believed in a loving God and had given my life to Him. As I learned more about the Steps, I realized...
Read MoreDo I Really Know What Is Best?
Nov 21, 2022
I have heard people say that working the program is like taking a shower—no one can do it for you. So when I feel the need to “help” or try to make things turn out the way I think they...
Read MoreLetting Go of Control
Sep 12, 2022
When I decided that I couldn’t fix our marriage and that I could only participate in it, it finally began to be a real marriage for me. When I finally stopped viewing it as a term paper or a class...
Read MoreWe cannot cure it…
Jul 11, 2022
"I wonder if I’m really a sexaholic," my husband said one day, about a year into recovery. "Maybe I really don’t need those meetings and the program." Panic overwhelmed me, and in my mind’s eye I could see nothing but...
Read MoreHonesty or HONESTY?
May 9, 2022
Are there two types of honesty? For me, there seem to be. First is the Ego-Boosting kind where I look like such an honest person. For example, I may have returned something given to me by mistake or corrected a...
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