Hearts of stone are too heavy. Getting hurt hurts. Ironically, healing can hurt even more. Physical hurt, emotional hurt...the painful process is still the same. Step Six of the Latter-day Saint Addiction Twelve Step Recovery Program highlights this difficult dilemma. It states: Become entirely ready to have God remove all your character weakness (p. 35). Frankly, I don't like the term "character weakness" in the context of addiction. It sounds so harsh to me. Addiction, for ... VIEW POST
Softening Our Stony Hearts
Confession Is Good for the Soul
We're only as sick as our secrets. I confess: It's been five months since I've written my last post. I know I should write with more regularity. But it's hard. Hard for me to focus; hard to carve out time; hard to showcase my struggles; hard to bleed on every post. Still, sharing my struggles strengthens me. Why? I'm not sure. The scriptures talk about the importance of confession. "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed" (James 5:16). Perhaps ... VIEW POST
Step 4 of the 12 Steps: Truth
Are we denying our denial? I just read a compelling article in O Magazine about denial. I haven't written about this topic in a while, so I'm revisiting it along with using principles from the Latter-day Saint Family Services' Twelve Step Program. In previous posts, I've written about its first three steps. I've also stressed the program's potent power in helping Church members and anyone else to overcome addiction, compulsions, and/or addictive ... VIEW POST
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