Posted in 12 Step Program, Acceptance, God, Grace, Higher Power, Miracle of recovery, Prayer, addicts, alcholics, freedom, gratitude, love, poetry, recovery, spiritual renewal, spirtual awakening, surrender, tagged 12 Step Program, 12 step program poetry, addictions, alcohol, drugs, God, gratitude, recovery on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
The Pit
Although the seasons
Come and go,
I pray that my sobriety
Will constantly grow.
For years on end
I’ve tried to quit,
To pull myself out
Of that deep, dark pit.
It was years ago
When I fell into the trap,
It’s filled with alcohol,
Drugs and crap.
The walls are soaked
With suffering and pain,
The guilt and remorse
Eat away at my brain.
I pulled myself [...]
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Posted in 12 Step Program, Acceptance, Higher Power, addicts, alcholics, freedom, gratitude, insanity, joy, laughter, living in the moment, love, poetry, recovery, tagged 12 Step Poetry, addiction, discovery, joy, Laughter in recovery, poetry on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Have you ever
Heard the laughter
Of the folks
Who made it “Home”?
The ones who walked
Wondered and waited
Just to see a smile.
Recovery is a joyous gift
That brightens up the Soul.
The laughter returns as we share
Our Journey to the things that made us whole.
Thanks for the song of laughter
That gives laughter to my night.
Thanks for the smile
That makes it [...]
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Posted in 12 Step Program, Miracle of recovery, addicts, alcholics, commitment, freedom, joy, love, poetry, recovery, tagged 12 Step Poetry, 12 Step Program, miracle, recovery on May 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Oh what a miracle you are.
You are sitting in a meeting.
Not hiding in a bar.
You are learning.
You are growing.
You have discovered you can do it.
I am so proud of you learning
I am so proud of you laughing.
I am so proud of you living
A clean
Happy
Joyous
Free
Life.
You are a wonderful miracle.
You make my recovery more alive. [...]
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