by Barbara C. | Sep 4, 2024 | Barbara C., Healing The Divide
Step Nine: Made direct amends to such people whenever possible except when to do so would injure them or others. As discussed in Step Eight, we made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. On a personal level, I look at...
by Barbara C. | Jan 24, 2024 | Barbara C., Healing The Divide
Step Five: We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. The spiritual principle of Step Five is Integrity. C.S. Lewis said, “Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” In simple terms, integrity...
by Barbara C. | Dec 25, 2023 | Barbara C., Healing The Divide
With honesty, hope and faith as our three foundational spiritual principles, we move forward to Step Four. Step Four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. In 12-step programs, we find people who have similar experiences. We hear them honestly...
by Barbara C. | Dec 9, 2023 | Barbara C., The RFK Campaign
Now that we’ve admitted our powerlessness and unmanageability about what is going on in the governance of our country (Step One), we see that being honest can free us to see the hope of restoration to sanity (Step Two). Next, we consider Step Three. Step Three: We...
by Barbara C. | Dec 2, 2023 | Barbara C., Healing The Divide, Unity
Edited by Jeremy Frey In Step One, we admitted that we have become powerless over government, and our lives have become unmanageable. No one wants to admit they are powerless in and of themselves, but if we are honest and admit this powerlessness, we can open our...
by Barbara C. | Nov 29, 2023 | Barbara C., Election Integrity
Edited by Diana Buehler My name is Barbara C. and I am a recovering addict. March 26, 1984, is my clean date. 12-step recovery runs through my veins; it’s my preferred language. I’d like to share with you a journey through the 12 steps on Healing the Divide in this...
