In the last post we talked of the basic of relapse, in this post we are going to expand on the basic difference between recovery and relapse. In recovery we learn to face the reality of our lives and the world in which we live. We learn to do this through the 12 steps, our sponsor, and our support system. Through the 12 step program we learn to be honest with ourselves and face the truth about ourselves. With the help of our sponsor and our support system we learn to be honest with others. As we proceed to learn and grow through the 12 step program, in doing so we learn the principles of the 12 step program. We learn to be honest with ourselves and others, and in practising honesty we gradually become to gain integrity and humility. As we learn these and other principles it allows us to face life head on and with integrity. As we face reality head on with the faith of a God of our understanding and the support of our sponsor and support system, we begin to recover, and experience a new freedom which allows us to know a new level of happiness. This in a nutshell is what recovery is all about, facing reality, with honesty, humility and integrity. On the other side is relapse, relapse is where we lie to ourselves and others. Relapse is where we attempt to run and hide from world, reality, truth, and ourselves in many different ways. In other words relapse is the absence of principles, such as honesty, Integrity and faith.
Remember God does not create garbage
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