Twelve Step Reflections

Addiction Recovery, Healing, and Prevention - Notes from Nannette

Struggling? Don’t Abandon Your Resolution—Check Your Motivation!

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I can do this!  Do it for the clothes—the skinny jeans, the juniors section of Kohls, shopping on the right side of the Dress Barn.  Do it for the concerned people in my life—my husband, my mother, my kids…think of the kids.  Then there’s my doctor. I could do it for him, for my heart, my knees, my ... Read More

Bird-Legs or Wings—Which Will It Be?

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I love birds. I think it’s because they’re the only wild creations I can see every day.  I don’t have to go to a zoo or an animal refuge.  All I have to do is keep my eyes open and my ears tuned in.  Years ago I bought a book with pictures and descriptions of all the plants and animals natural to ... Read More

So What Does Love Have To Do With It? – Step 2 Hope

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Recently my brother stopped by for a short visit.  He came from North Carolina where he lives with his family and was accompanied by his son who just returned home from his mission.  Their ultimate destination was Idaho where my brother would help his son get settled for a new year of university ... Read More

Think Small – Doing the Next Right Thing – Step 11

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When the requirements of the season get BIG I have to think small.  I doesn’t matter whether the season is Thanksgiving or Christmas or a season of great sorrow or heart-wrenching trial or enormous responsibility or wonderful celebration…I have to think small. Today I learned something new about the ... Read More

Why All the Wreckage? – Steps 8 and 9 Forgiveness, Restitution, and Reconciliation

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Hi, I’m Nannette and today I’d like to share a thought about why those of us who have lived in addiction have not only harmed ourselves but those around us.  This is not a cheery subject, but I think it’s an important thing to understand.  Becoming aware of and doing what we can to take care of the ... Read More