Tuesday, October 6th
I get a daily reprieve based on the maintenance of my spiritual condition.
SCA does not define anyone’s sexual sobriety. We do that for ourselves, often seeking help from a sponsor or other members when making our Sexual Recovery Plan. We try to follow our plan and may choose to measure our sobriety by counting days or by other means.
We may experience times when we are working our SRP but do not feel especially sober. Perhaps a past fear has resurfaced and disturbed our serenity, or we might be triggered by an event or personal interaction. Some of us may respond through behaviors that can lead to a slip and jeopardize our sobriety.
Such occasions provide an opportunity to stay close to our program by attending more meetings, reaching out to other members, and reviewing our Step work. With the help of our Higher Power, we gain spiritual strength and learn to rely on the fellowship’s mutual support. Our spiritual awakening enables us to feel, do, and believe that which we could not do before by our unaided will.
Sexual compulsion affects every part of our lives, and so does our recovery. As that compulsion fades, our world expands. When feeling distressed, we can repeat the slogan, This too shall pass.
We live in sobriety one day at a time.