I alone can do it. But I can’t do it alone. – Anonymous

We’re the luckiest people alive because we don’t have to do anything alone! Whether we have a new assignment to tackle, a new relationship to cultivate, a new boss to please, we’ll never fail as long as we rely on the program, our sponsors, and our Higher Power.

That doesn’t mean we won’t have trying times and some failures. But the companionship we need for handling the difficult periods will never be denied us. Perhaps we think it will. Maybe that’s why we try to do too much alone.

We didn’t end up in this Twelve Step program as the result of living peaceful, productive lives. We’re here because we got scared. Our lives weren’t working. And they won’t work now if we insist on doing it alone. This is our second chance. Let’s take it.

I will seek the support I need from friends and God today. I’ll have a good day because of this.

You are reading from the book A Woman’s Spirit:

A Woman’s Spirit

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Twelve Step Sponsorship

Passing it on is a key concept in the Twelve Step community and many of the traditions and knowledge of the Twelve Step recovery program have been passed down by word-of-mouth from one generation of sponsors to the next.

Twelve Step Sponsorship effectively takes this knowledge and tradition and applies it to a working manual for sponsors, guiding them through their role in reaching out and helping new program members.

Designed as a “how-to” program for sponsors, Twelve Step Sponsorship offers:

• reading assignments
• common questions that sponsors face
• procedural suggestions for leading a newcomer through the Twelve Steps
• general guidelines for becoming an effective sponsor

Twelve Step Sponsorship offers sponsors the first complete handbook for working with a newcomer — from the first meeting through the Twelfth Step and into the years that follow.

Twelve Step Sponsorship

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive.
  –Sir Walter Scott

To deceive means to fool people into believing things that are not true. As addicts or alcoholics, we did this in many ways. We lied. We hid facts. We were sneaky. While we were trying to fool other people, we also fooled ourselves. Every lie was like a knot. Pretty soon we were a tangled mess. Our lives became unmanageable, tangled webs of life.

Our recovery program – an honesty program – tells us how we can untangle our lives. In the First Step, we admit we are all tangled up in our life of addiction. Second, we realize we can fix it. Third, we decide to take on the job of fixing it, no matter how much work it takes. In Steps Four and Five, we find the knots with the help of another person. In Steps Six to Ten, we untangle these knots.

Without the tangles, our life is free and ready to be used for whatever we decide. Steps Eleven and Twelve help us find good ways to use the gift of life.

Prayer for the Day

Higher Power, thanks for giving me my life, strong as a good rope. Please help me keep it straight by being honest today with myself and others in everything I do.

Today’s Action

Today I will work on straightening out one knot – just one.

You are reading from the meditation book:

God Grant Me . . .

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Easy Does It is a slogan and a philosophy of all 12 Step Fellowships. Those who work toward progress in recovery are advised to be patient. When they go slowly–and solutions to problems and situations begin to appear–they can take action.

Easy Does It reminds one not to rush the Program faster than it can go, but to grow into the Program. Waiting patiently and carefully is not procrastinating. Every moment spent learning is an investment in the knowledge that one is finding the right answers.

Easy Does It is not about being lazy. It is about working on slowing down and taking life on life’s terms. It is simply being tuned into the secret of how recovery and life actually work.

This book is for members of all 12 Step Fellowships dedicated to a sane and manageable way of life, free of addictions, compulsions, and dependencies.

The "keep it simple" manner in which this book is written will help newcomers with the basics of the Program. Members who have more time in recovery will also benefit. As old-timers often say, "We never stop learning. As we will always be a student in our Program, we remain teachable, we continue to open our minds to accept and our hearts to understand."

The Program suggests to 12 Step members that they have a quiet time each morning and "dress their minds as carefully as they dress their bodies." These daily recovery readings will guide you in planning and organizing positive thoughts and attitudes as each day begins.

At the end of the book is an inventory checklist, the 12 Steps and Traditions, and an index which allows you to use this book at any time to check a topic and gather helpful insight. The 12 Step Prayer Book, a companion book to Easy Does It, provides a collection of the best-loved prayers used by Twelve Step members for your prayer life.

May these daily readings help you in the morning, throughout your day, and on your journey with your fellow travellers.
–Bill Pittman

• Easy Does It

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My Recovery Bestselling author, physician and psychotherapist provides an essential plan for recovering from any illness€”mind, body or spirit.	The Wellness-Recovery Connection A leading wellness advocate offers a step-by-step holistic plan for people in recovery and their families – a personalized blueprint for adding years to their life while fully embracing the joy of recovery.	The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal In the spirit of AA’s "90 in 90" (ninety meetings in ninety days), this meditation journal gives readers a new approach to their journey of recovery.
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The Dual Disorders Recovery Book This compelling book, written for those of us with an addiction and a psychiatric illness, provides a source of information and support throughout our recovery.	Pathways from the Culture of Addiction to the Culture of Recovery This guide examines addiction and recovery as a cultural phenomenon and describes the cultural aspects, organization, key cultural roles, and milestones that most addicts share.	Hierarchy of Recovery In this age of accountability, measuring progress scientifically instead of subjectively is essential for treatment providers. This innovative measuring tool makes it possible.
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Recovery From Compulsive Eating Recovery from Compulsive Eating is a complete, candid, and personal explanation of the Twelve Step program of Overeaters Anonymous. Based on the author’s 11 years of recovery in O.A., this guide is a nuts and bolts discussion of how O.A. works, why it wor	Recovery From Smoking – Second Edition Elizabeth Hanson Hoffman rationalized her smoking for 27 years, then she finally accepted the fact that she was powerless over cigarettes. Using her own story, the Twelve Steps, and techniques she has developed as a practicing psychologist, Hoffman will h	Passages Through Recovery Based on the experiences of thousands of recovering men and women, Passages Through Recovery presents an action plan for preventing relapse, on that can help us understand how recovery works and what is needed to move from active addiction to sobriety.

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