How do we know if healing is available to us? We are assured of unconditional love by practicing the 12 steps of Recovery. The 12 steps are a gift we have received on our quest to manage our mental health condition, addiction, and trauma.
These steps run counter to our belief that this is a list of do’s and don’ts and limits our freedom to fully flourish in life. When we practice these steps daily we will experience greatness and healing only once we thought unattainable.
The steps are not strict rules or something we follow blindly. Rather we conform ourselves to the lessons they teach us. With eyes of faith, we see the steps correspond to the deepest human desire for love, peace, justice, and mercy. The steps are not meant to restrict freedom or make us less human or free we are truly free when we choose the goodness of the steps. The steps are a natural place to find happiness and fulfill our deepest desires.
Due to a medical appointment, I will not have a blog post for March 7, 2024. I will return renewed to connect with you on Friday, March 8, 2024
12 Steps to Health
- We dedicate ourselves to a lifestyle of Recovery; our lives have purpose and meaning.
- We believe a Power greater than ourselves is the path to hope, healing, and health.
- We choose to contemplate daily, how faith in our Higher Power and Recovery Community can bring us peace.
- We choose to educate ourselves and find the courage to strive for the highest level of health and well-being.
- We communicate our Plan of Recovery with our Higher Power, with ourselves, and with another human being.
- We allow our Higher Power to be the lighthouse in our lives.
- We humbly ask our Higher Power to reveal his unconditional love and ongoing presence within us.
- We acknowledge our behaviors have impacted our relationships. We list those affected by our behavior and whenever possible become willing to reconcile or thank them for their support during a relapse or mental health crisis.
- We seek mutual reconciliation for a harmful action we committed and seek forgiveness from those we harmed or were impacted by our behavior. Then, let go of our shame because it no longer serves a purpose in our lives, we understand we were designed because we are loved and to be in relationships with other people.
- We continually review our Plan of Recovery with our Higher Power, support team, and those we trust.
- We come to recognize our shortcomings during recovery, while discovering our Higher Power is the source of our strength and mercy, we learn to rely on our Higher Power for the courage to heal through prayer, reflection, mindfulness, and when necessary seek professional support.
- We gain insight into our recovery through our Higher Power as we model these steps, and share our journey toward hope, healing, and health with people.
Adapted From 12 Steps of Alcoholic/Depressed Anonymous by Larry Winter and Collene Spaeth
Revised: 6/5/20
email: ljw@superhumanbeing.net
website: https://superhumanbeing.net/
Peace
Larry