Courage to Receive

by Melinda H Dare to feel your desire. Dare to long for it, to feel the hunger in your soul, the ache in the absence of its fulfillment, and the pain that lets you know exactly how much you want it. Dare to speak it, to name it all, the hopes, the fears, the endless contradictions. Dare to let itContinue reading “Courage to Receive”

Trust

It can be challenging to manage codependency at this time of year. Step 12 reminds us to practice these principles in all our affairs. Using the tools of the program we can navigate the waters ahead. With our Higher Power and our recovery community, we can face new challenges with courage and self-acceptance.  We remember we are caredContinue reading “Trust”

Step 12

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other codependents, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Step 12 What is the message? As Melody Beattie puts it, “our message is one of hope, love, comfort, health – a better way of life,Continue reading “Step 12”