Tuesday, October 15th
How can spiritual growth bring me serenity?
Many of us used sex to find excitement, validation, and connection that would satisfy us. Occasionally, we would open our eyes and see the wreckage that was our life. However, we might have become fatalistic about our compulsion: we told ourselves we were too far gone to change.
Entering recovery, we hear about sobriety and serenity through spiritual change. But how can we achieve such a transformation?
At meetings, we may learn such positive slogans as Honesty, Openness, Willingness — or Awareness, Acceptance, and Action. By being honest, open, and willing, we gradually experience awareness and acceptance. These can give us the courage and strength to take needed actions.
Living the Steps enables us to discover how positive actions and other tools can help achieve spiritual growth. By learning to love and by showing self-compassion, we can accept living in the present. We can then share this love, compassion, and acceptance with others.
As we work with our Higher Power to remove our character defects and restore relationships, we may begin to feel a great sense of peace and serenity. We feel free to let go of sexual compulsion as our Higher Power and embrace the changes in our lives.
My serenity lets me live without fear or shame.