by Colleen Harrison | Dec 14, 2012 | Codependency, Perfectionism, Recovery, Twelve Steps
In a recent Twelve Step meeting I attended, someone shared about how much it bothers her when she does things that hurt others. It just throws her into a terrible state of brooding, . . . upset, . . . temptation to use her addictive behaviors. As I sit here and...
by Colleen Harrison | Nov 28, 2012 | God's In Charge, Led by Spirit, Recovery
As we humble ourselves and rely more and more on the Spirit to guide us, we begin to awaken to the truth that we are actually having a close relationship with all three delightful members of the Godhead. Through the mediation of the Holy Spirit, we begin to perceive...
by Colleen Harrison | Nov 27, 2012 | Mortality, Perfectionism
I bear my testimony to you that what we were sent away from our home and the direct association and protection of our Heavenly Parents not to learn that we could stand on our own two feet, but actually, to learn the exact opposite. We came here to be humbled, to be...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 25, 2012 | Change of Heart
In 1 Nephi 20:1-8, Nephi quotes from Isaiah 48. This is a long one so I’m not going to repost it here. You’re going to have to look this one up in your own set of scriptures or click the link to read it online. Go ahead. I’ll wait… Done? Okay. The Lord tells...
by Colleen Harrison | Aug 23, 2012 | God's In Charge, Twelve Steps
In the 4th edition of Alcoholics Anonymous (the AA Big Book), on pp.407–420 there is the most amazing sharing entitled, “Acceptance Was the Answer.” There is a quote that twelve-steppers often reference. “Nothing, absolutely NOTHING happens in God’s world...
