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As we prepare to do the steps in a recovery program, who among us enjoys doing a Step Four inventory or writing out the last 90 days of our addiction?

One of the coping mechanisms many of us use when dealing with low self-esteem and the humiliation of our past failures is the mask of arrogance.

Only after a time of living in recovery with God do we realize how ridiculous we must have sounded when “we told God our plans.

We read in the program material of the 12-Steps about turning our will and our life over to the care of God.

There is no satisfaction in a partially committed life in recovery.

When we reached the bottom in our addiction we knew we needed help to get ourselves out of our tangled mess.

A character defect that most of us have is self-centeredness.

Audio for HONOURING OUR PARENTS We may have much to learn from the generations that preceded us.

Living in a loving, caring relationship with God and others is God’s plan for all of humankind.

Is there really a God? Is there really a higher power to whom I can turn over my will and my life and receive in return a life worth living?

How do we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity?

Some people who have no relationship with God will pray when they are in trouble or when they really need help in a time of great distress.