TOPICS – 8 / 10 / 25
1 ) REDOUBLING OUR EFFORTS
To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he has hurt, and in what ways
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77
2 ) HIGHER POWER
“My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said, ‘Why don’t you choose your own conception of God?’ That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years. I stood in the sunlight at last. It was only a matter of being willing to believe in a Power greater than myself. Nothing more was required of me to make my beginning.”
Bill W. – Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 12
3 ) AWARENESS
It’s through awareness that we begin to see clearly—the patterns, thoughts, and behaviors that shape our lives. “Once the door of awareness has opened, you can no longer close it.” Awareness is the first step forward. Action is where transformation begins. There’s true empowerment in taking even the smallest step toward growth—and it all begins with self-awareness.
4 ) CULTIVATING AUTHENTICITY
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. Choosing authenticity means cultivating the courage to be imperfect, to set boundaries, and to allow ourselves to be vulnerable; exercising the compassion that comes from knowing that we are all made of strength and struggle; and nurturing the connection and sense of belonging that can only happen when we believe that we are enough.