The worst possible thing for any of us — no matter what our temptations, no matter what our mortal inclinations may be — is to become fixated with them, to dwell on them. When we do that, not only do we deny the other things that comprise us, but experience teaches that there will be […]
Day 18 – Honesty
Day 18 – 11:02 p.m. – Today was a pretty good day. I looked at some pictures I didn’t really need to see. Nothing pornographic but lustful. I’m readying in the manual right now and it states: Addiction surrenders later freedom to choose…one can literally become disconnected from his or her own will. Will is […]
Honesty in Action – Step 1 Continued
I’m still working on the action steps for step 1, Honesty. I made a few mistakes the other day as I stumbled upon a website that was for clothing, including forms of lingerie. The lingerie wasn’t too revealing but as the scripture says, "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7 […]
How to Use the Atonement – Step 1
I’m reading the LDS Family Services Addiction Recovery Program: A Guid to Addiction Recovery and Healing guidebook today and wanted to share my "action step" answers. Step 1 is all about Honesty . Some of the highlights I got from today’s reading were the following: Admit that you, of yourslf, are powerless to overcome your […]
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