just for today October 26 2013 the most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the 12 steps of recovery our addiction has been a source of shame to many of us . we have hidden ourselves from others, sure that if anyone got to know who we really were they would reject us. NA helps us learn self- acceptance. many of us find a great deal of relief just from attending meetings,hearing fellow addicts share their stories , and discovering that others have felt the same way we feel about ourselves. when others share honestly with us who they are ,we feel free to do the same. as we learn to tell others the truth about ourselves we learn to accept ourselves. self-disclosure, however , is only the beginning. once weve shared things that make us uncomfortable with our lives, we need to find a different way to live-and thats were the steps come in. we develop a concept of a higher power. we inventory our lives, in detail,and discuss our inventory with our sponsor and ask the god of our understanding to remove our character defects, the short commings that are the source of our troubles. we take resposibilty for the things we have done and make amends for them. and we incorporate all these disaplinces into our daily lives, practice these princples in all our affairs by working the steps we can become people we are proud to be. we can freely tell the truth about ourselves for we have nothing to hide. JUST FOR TODAY:I will walk the path of self-acceptance. I will show up,tell the truth, and work the steps......
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