Posts Tagged ‘12 Steps’
Cornerstone’s Howard Bowlin reflects on (almost!) 41 years of sobriety
The final six months of 1979 were some of the darkest of Howard Bowlin’s life. Today, the spiritual advisor, military veteran and retired Episcopal priest recalls them with the stoicism of a man who’s spent 40 years working a one-day-at-a-time program of acceptance and change. At Cornerstone of Recovery, the drug and alcohol treatment center…
Read MoreSOBRIETY 101: What happens at recovery meetings, how did they start and why are they necessary?
With so many references to recovery meetings by those who are working on obtaining or maintaining sobriety, it’s understandable if you think they’ve somehow landed jobs at high-profile ad agencies or law firms where brainstorming sessions with partners and clients occur on an hourly basis. Often, their references are arbitrary and perhaps even cryptic: “I…
Read MoreSPONSORSHIP IN RECOVERY: Where it comes from, how it works in N.A. and A.A. and how to make the most of it
Addicts and alcoholics usually come through the doors of facilities like Cornerstone of Recovery certain of one thing only: They want the pain to stop. They may not be ready to embrace recovery and embark on a new journey, but they’re ready to do something different. The pain of staying the same has become greater…
Read MoreA history of the 12 Steps
Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, recalls the fateful meeting that changed his life and planted the seed for the 12 Steps in the Big Book of A.A.: “My musing was interrupted by the telephone. The cheery voice of an old school friend asked if might come over. He was sober. It was years…
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