Tuesday, November 10th
What we receive without cost, we give without charge.
SCA’s Steps, Traditions, and Statement of Purpose refer to helping others by carrying this message to the sexual compulsive who still suffers. What is that message? It is that our individual and collective recovery experiences offer hope for people seeking relief from the chaos of sexual compulsion.
The still-suffering sexual compulsive exists both inside and outside the group. Carrying this message might consist of sharing our story at meetings, at fellowship, or through sponsorship. It could be by engaging in specific outreach services, such as answering the local SCA phone hotline, sending SCA materials to therapists, or through prison outreach.
Many of us benefit from the support and collective wisdom of other sexual compulsives in our recovery journey. Placing our trust in a Higher Power, we may experience a spiritual transformation that enables us to change our behaviors and outlook.
In working our recovery, we carry the message of a spiritual solution to others, free of charge. Every act of service might help someone else, perhaps someone we will never personally meet. Helping others also maintains our sexual sobriety, raises our self-esteem, and strengthens our recovery.
Encouraging a newcomer to attend a meeting brightens my day.