As we near the end of this year's National Codependency Awareness Month, I know God has my back. No more guilt. No more blame. And no more shame. He is showing me how to believe in me. Now that's the kind of Power only He can give. Yahoo! Thanks to my Higher Power,...

I cannot cure my own co-addiction, but I am determined to challenge my enabling behaviors. And that my friends, begins with Step One. I really do admit I am powerless over others. And when I don't work my program-my life is unmanageable. Thanks to this new awareness,...

I may be powerless over addictions, but I have and will continue to set healthy boundaries. Thanks to 12-Step support groups, I will persist, regroup, and get back in step with the capable person I know I am. We're working the Steps. We're keeping our boundaries....

Hearing what we want to hear instead of what is being said is another form of Denial. Some of us are so hungry for affection we hear what we want to hear. Amazingly, Bill, Dr. Bob, and the authors of the 12 Steps show us a way to work on this most human shortcoming....

Ah, I’m soaking it all in! I’m talking about the inner confidence, growth, self-assurance, and boldness of spirit that came alive when I took Step 3 seriously. It was then I realized God really did care for me. And He definitely cares for you! Step 3. Made a decision...

Following the 12-Steps has taught me the difference between being alone and being lonely. Through the years, I have learned the difference between being alone and being lonely. And the lesson I've learned is . . . with my Higher Power walking with me, I am never...

I have a choice, fix me - or stay frustrated because I can't fix anyone else. This is where Step 10 can help me stay focused on Me! 10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Or, like the slogans reminds, "Let go and Let...

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Hoping Believing Trying Taking my own Moral Inventory Handing over my shortcomings to a Power Greater! Ready We are all worth the effort. But first, we have to take the 6th Step. Are you entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character? Step 6. Were...

For the times you think no one cares. No one is listening. Don't despair. Our Higher Power is always on the job. He never fails. He hears. The real question is am I willing to listen to the silence. Or do I need manic to be my constant companion? Is drama what I use...