Twelve Step Reflections

Addiction Recovery, Healing, and Prevention - Notes from Nannette

“I’m Going To Count To Three and Then…” – Step 12 Having Had A Spiritual Awakening

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The parenting skill that requires moms and dads to count to three, to think of a consequence that will get a child’s attention, and then follow through, must be new to my generation of parents. I don’t remember my mom or dad ever counting. I adopted the technique as a seventeen-year-old freshman at ... Read More

Humility Bridges the Gap – Step 12 Carrying the Message

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My Relief Society experience began back in the olden days before we began our study of the teachings of modern day prophets. We rotated between these subjects: Spiritual Living, Cultural Refinement, and Mother Education. I spent quite a few years being the Mother Education teacher. Having the ... Read More

“We Don’t Ever Have To Put Christmas Away” – Step 3 Trust In God

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This was the first Christmas in years I have been completely void of the desire to “take down Christmas” as we say. The first year I remember feeling this way was my first baby’s first Christmas. My mother-in-law had always decorated her tree with little birds. She was growing older and was ... Read More

A Lesson From the Wood Shed – “Doing the Next Right Thing”

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My dad was raised in a charming little lumber town in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Nearly everyone in town worked for the lumber company which consisted of a lumber mill and a box factory. My Grandpa ran the warehouse. The main street of the town was lined with small, wooden, bungalow type houses. ... Read More