Practice These Principles: Living the Spiritual Disciplines and Virtues in 12-Step Recovery to Achieve Spiritual Growth, Character Development, a
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.84 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1432776959 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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This uncertainty spills over into another and related gray area: the relationship between the spiritual, the moral, and the emotional in recovery, and how these are tied to character growth. Practice These Principles brings clarity to the relationship between Steps and principles, offering a comprehensive understanding of what these principles are and how we can practice them in our daily affairs. It is the program's prescription for the good life, a life of spiritual growth and emotional sobriety that we share with our fellows, helping to bring healing to the alcoholic and to others who suffer in our midst. Most of us in long-term recovery know the Steps so well that we could easily rattle them off from memory, wrapping up our recitation with the familiar "and practice these principles in all our affairs." But what are "these principles?" Exactly what principles are the Steps calling us to practice? Which principles do we practice when working a particular Step? Fac
"A Groundbreaking Work" according to P. Knock. This is a groundbreaking work which makes a significant contribution to how the 12 Steps are understood. It convincingly answers a question that troubled Bill W. for much of his sobriety but which until now no one had seriously tackled.The question has to do with the efficacy of the 12 Steps beyond their ability to bring release from alcoholism. Today this question would broaden to include not only people suffering from other addictions, but those suffering from . Good Insights, Practical Ideas I found this book full of good insights and practical ideas. One of its basic premises is the idea that there's a difference between Steps and principles. Frankly, I'd always thought they were the same. The book explains how they're different and how they relate to each other and how this affects the way we work the program. It also gives a good explanation of what makes the principles spiritual and of the relationship between spirituality and religion.The book a. Returning to AA's spiritual roots Dr. Eric Lowdermilk Practice These Principles takes readers on a journey through the first three steps of Alcoholics Anonymous’ twelve-steps and ties them back to their spiritual roots.In the introduction, Ray A. affirms to his readers that he writes from personal experience: “Homeless, broke, unemployable, alone, gripped by fear and depression and consumed by self-pity, I was beaten and humiliated” (ix). Ray’s turn to AA was the beginning of a new life. But