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...

It’s Saturday night. Thinking of going out and having a few? Think again, and  think Smart! You do know it’s more than “wrong” to drive buzzed? Right? Step 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our “wrongs.” If one of my...

Because the 12-Step program is an honest program, I'm not going to lie. My efforts to stop controlling and fixing others has been a long, hard process. I have followed the steps, attended meetings, written codependent self-help articles, and still nurture self-imposed...

It’s not easy. I know. Been there. Still doing it! Working the 12-Steps had led to a more freeing way of life. We are all fragile blossoms, young souls at heart. We are worth the effort. To be free indeed! In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me...

When I was in a relationship where addiction ruled, many unkind words were spoken. However, in my typical out-of-control behavior, I was the one dishing out the cutting words. I didn’t take time to - - - T-H-I-N-K I didn’t want to know the Truth. I didn’t know how to...

The 12 Steps can help lead us out of the painful prickly lies we tell ourselves. One careful step at a time! “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see...

An Awareness Plan for Codependents Action I must take to keep my self-respect. Wisdom to know when things are out of my control. Alert myself to the role I play in the family drama. Remind myself to think, not react to the addict’s behaviors. Envision how I should...