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bluidkiti · 04-19-2020, 06:05 AM

April 19

Such is the human race. Often it does seem such a pity that Noah didn’t miss the boat.

~Mark Twain

Was it a pity? Would it have been better if humanity had disappeared in the Flood? Perhaps if we are in the depths of our addiction we may be tempted to agree—people are rotten, sex is wretched, we’re no good, life is vile. On the days we dwell in the misery of our shame, the world does indeed seem a dark and gloomy dungeon.

This is the misery of sex addiction: it takes the heart and guts out of our lives and turns the world into a place of shadows and despair. Then, everything we do is marked and marred by our feelings of unworthiness and melancholy.

But we know there is a way out. We must open up to others in recovery and speak our pain and our sorrow. We can be sure that they will listen to us because they have been there before; and now they are here, for us. When our addiction seems like a flood that God has sent into our lives, our program can be our Ship of Hope. As we join our new companions, our First Step will be the beginning of a new life.

When I rise above my addiction I see the world in a new light.

Today's reading is from the book Answers in the Heart, Daily Meditations for Men and Women Recovering from Sex Addiction

04-19-2020, 06:05 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,917	April 19 Such is the human race. Often it does seem such a pity that Noah didn’t miss the boat. ~Mark Twain Was it a pity? Would it have been better if humanity had disappeared in the Flood? Perhaps if we are in the depths of our addiction we may be tempted to agree—people are rotten, sex is wretched, we’re no good, life is vile. On the days we dwell in the misery of our shame, the world does indeed seem a dark and gloomy dungeon. This is the misery of sex addiction: it takes the heart and guts out of our lives and turns the world into a place of shadows and despair. Then, everything we do is marked and marred by our feelings of unworthiness and melancholy. But we know there is a way out. We must open up to others in recovery and speak our pain and our sorrow. We can be sure that they will listen to us because they have been there before; and now they are here, for us. When our addiction seems like a flood that God has sent into our lives, our program can be our Ship of Hope. As we join our new companions, our First Step will be the beginning of a new life. When I rise above my addiction I see the world in a new light. Today's reading is from the book Answers in the Heart, Daily Meditations for Men and Women Recovering from Sex Addiction __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.