At many 12-Step meetings, we have a closing mantra, "Keep coming back it works if you work it --so work it because You're Worth it!" And my friends that is the truth. We are worth it. Don't quit before the miracle happens, don't ask for a refund, keep believing, step...

The benefit of working Step 4, taking our own inventory, and Step 8, willingness to make amends to those we have harmed, can help us recognize our character defects. But the best benefit of all is trusting God to remove those shortcomings.    As we work away from the...

I can't believe July 15th, National Give Something Away Day came and went, and I forgot to post a blog. That was days ago, and I am determined to let the past stay in the past! And that my friends mean no more shoulda, woulda, or couldas. I'm starting over one day at...

True freedom comes from knowing yourself. Ever consider the 12 Steps may just be the way to begin your journey within? I pray you're willing to take that first step to inner peace and freedom. Don't discount yourself. You're worth the effort! "Then you will know the...

God’s Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful (Galatians 5:22...

Our bodies are composed of four distinct parts—physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Of the four, the most underdeveloped component is ...? A. Physical B. Mental. C. Emotional D. Spiritual If you guessed D spiritual development is the element in need of an...

Do you know the difference? The challenge is to strike a healthy balance between compassionate caring and compulsive controlling. Keep life manageable, stay in Step. Beginning with Step 1, Fess up! Admit! Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that...

May is Better Hearing & Speech Month. The theme for 2019 is, "Communication Across the Lifespan" (ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association). This information interests me because at nine months of age I underwent a mastoidectomy behind my left ear. Over the...

Living with someone who was not working a12-Step program---those were my anxiety-training years. One of the lessons I tried to master during this frantic-fitness training was to control my wild thoughts as I waited for the police to call and tell me my alcohol abuser...

Do I really need to go? Have to go? Maybe I should just stay home and watch Law and Order reruns. It's your life, live it to the fullest. Take the first Step and Go! Life Recovery@North Creek - Monday evening, 7PM - 8PM, North Creek Presbyterian Church, 4601 NW 71st...