Twelve Step Reflections

Addiction Recovery, Healing, and Prevention - Notes from Nannette

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

What’s In My Monkey Trap?

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Yes! The Monkey Trap analogy! I love this “attention” getter. There’s a little attention getter like this at the beginning of every Gospel Doctrine lesson.  They’re all good, but this one I really understand.  I get it, maybe because it involves food. The instructions to the teacher are to make a ... Read More

12 Steps: The Road to Recovery

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Yesterday KSL TV aired a special on the LDS Addiction Recovery Program between LDS General Conference sessions.  Some of you have asked how you might listen to the program again or recommend it to others. Below is a link. There are four segments. I thought KSL did beautiful job.  I think they really ... Read More

Addiction Recovery Channel 5 Broadcast

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This is just a note to let you know that the church is doing a 30 minute broadcast on the LDS Addiction Recovery Program called “Twelve Steps – The Road to Recovery.”  It will air on Sunday at 12:30 pm between General Conference sessions on KSL Channel 5.  Below is the KSL promotional on You-Tube.  ... Read More

The Circle – Step 12 Carrying the Message

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Matthew has escaped once again.  Three-year-old on the soccer field! Out into the middle game he darts.  Dodging the bevy of eight-year-old superstars, his big sister among them, he makes a beeline for his daddy, the coach. I leave my lawn chair behind and make my way on to the field to fetch ... Read More

The Keepsake Catastrophe – Step 12 Practice these principles in all you do

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I’m not a big keeper when it comes to most things, but I have absolutely no judgment when it comes to photos of my children and the paper treasures they’ve generated over a family lifetime. Anything that reminds me of how much I treasure them is a treasure to me—photos, programs, certificates, ... Read More

The Other Shoe – Step 12 Service

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My daughter-in-law and I went together to buy a gift for my son’s birthday.  We bought him a new pair of new running shoes.  They were quite expensive, but he is very much in need of shoes that can take a beating.  I joked with him yesterday that I bought him “a shoe” for his birthday.  We had a ... Read More