“As we began recovering, we let go of convincing others what the Greater Power was, and instead focused on how to use that power in recovery.”

– Life with Hope, third edition, page 10

When I entered recovery, I secretly wanted to share the God ideas I had from years of study. I liked the open-minded nature of the rooms, yet really wanted my God at the center somehow…or rather, for me to somehow be able to impart special healing wisdom from my learned perspective of God as love, life, truth, principle, soul, and spirit. Honestly, I still yearn to really understand, to feel this magnificent, ever present God and to share the light through me. As days and weeks and years go by, I find myself just needing to be cared for and heard unconditionally, on my path to recovery.

Final thought: Today, my Greater Power is acceptance of recovery in all its forms.