# Recovery
I believe the Steps are more like a spiritual initiation that works toward destroying our old, deluded, self-centered selves so that God and our Sober Elders can put the pieces of our lives back together in the form of a wholly new self.
mail.google.com • Gmail - Does God Really Speak?
I drank to avoid: that I have to make myself essential so people won't kick me out or abandon me, that my only value is in how useful or accommodating I can be to other people.
The Small Bow Family Orchestra • Workaholism 101
I couldn't describe what or who God is — only that I have faith in it, it is inside of me, and it happens all around me
https://open.substack.com/pub/healings/p/healings-faq-no-18-brock-keeling?r=2ng4e&utm_medium=ios
Drinking helped me be who I thought I needed to be and helped me forget the person I actually was.
To Thine Own Self be True
I don’t keep my recovery close to my vest because I don’t believe it to be a thing I should be ashamed of. In fact, it is my greatest achievement, or as Jamie Lee Curtis says, “her greatest legacy.”
I fully believe that my sobriety reaches back in time and heals for my family what they could not heal. I believe my sobriety reaches back in time and... See more
I fully believe that my sobriety reaches back in time and heals for my family what they could not heal. I believe my sobriety reaches back in time and... See more
Kristen Crocker • Why I Recover Loudly
I was a shy and anxious kid, consumed by big feelings and perfectionism, neither of which I understood.
Quitting Alcohol Was a Natural Extension of Yoga
The only way I knew to accommodate the duality in me was to drink.
To Thine Own Self be True
What other people might think seems like vital information when you have rarely had a felt sense of belonging in the world. I wonder what it's like to just get out of bed, put clothes on, grab your keys, walk out of the house, go to a place, and not think anything of it. Like, not think about any of it. AT ALL.
What other people might think
the road to recovery is paved with self-acceptance.