findingMyRecovery | Site-Wide Activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:41:04 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 736e1efa0d3d9eb62f08d392f6b270a7 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: A PROGRAM FOR LIVING October 14 When we retire at night, we […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64937/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:31:46 -0500 A PROGRAM FOR LIVING
October 14
When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. . . . Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86

I lacked…[Read more]

]]> 1 9e8f78b626824890569556f2068028bd lary-l and kattie-b are now friends https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64936/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:21:13 -0500 0 a99921549c3fe8ea91029c9d96bd1fe8 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: A SPIRITUAL AXIOM October 09 It is a spiritual axiom that […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64935/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:55:45 -0500 A SPIRITUAL AXIOM
October 09
It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 90

I never truly understood the Tenth Step’s spiritual axiom until I had the following experience. I was sitting in my bedroom, reading into the wee hours, when…[Read more]

]]> 0 72b8d1612761992419995ed099c1b571 lary-l likes their own activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64933/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:57:37 -0500 0 feb951a7181e5181aaa0d0fa007e77ec lary-l likes their own activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64932/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:57:33 -0500 0 7025ac6601eed9ee7c560087fcc3962a lary-l created the site Jamie's Recovery https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64931/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:54:06 -0500 0 d9643b0451ebea4ba0298014f07c2801 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: DAILY INVENTORY October 08 . . . and when we were wrong […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64930/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:41:31 -0500 DAILY INVENTORY
October 08
. . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59

I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my work, becoming so…[Read more]

]]> 0 3c43f53bc3cb967ca0593234309cf352 lary-l likes kattie-b's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64928/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:27:16 -0500 0 59df27917e196cb3080e23c6ecdc5acf tiffany-cprs and kattie-b are now friends https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64927/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:44:28 -0500 0 544bfd7f770bc38f0e105d4462005c94 kattie-b posted an update: Hey guys ! Just checking in I’ve been sober for awhile and G […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64926/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:43:20 -0500 Hey guys ! Just checking in I’ve been sober for awhile and GOD HAS BLESSED ME BEYOND measures I got married a couple months ago and we are in the process of buying a new home 🙂

]]> 1 7b6afd96168a83633116677cdc93b6ac lary-l created the site Lisa's Recovery https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64925/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:31:29 -0500 0 71661492686695a481f9c021eb90900d lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: DAILY MONITORING October 07 Continued to take personal […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64924/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:50:51 -0500 DAILY MONITORING
October 07
Continued to take personal inventory. . . .

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 88

The spiritual axiom referred to in the Tenth Step—”every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us”—also tells me that there are no exceptions to it. No matter how unreasonable others may see…[Read more]

]]> 0 2cccdbfa59e8ed525e4eede93b973866 tiffany-cprs and jennifer-m are now friends https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64923/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:56:42 -0500 0 46ba1622b9f069cb8911f901ed40e4b2 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: YESTERDAY'S BAGGAGE October 05 For the wise have always […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64922/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:36:30 -0500 YESTERDAY’S BAGGAGE
October 05
For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 88

I have more than enough to handle…[Read more]

]]> 0 ba17976548b886507e9b2516adbff7c1 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE September 30 The circle stands […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64920/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:59:49 -0500 THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE
September 30
The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.’s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession.

A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 139

Early in my A.A. life, I became employed in its services and I found…[Read more]

]]> 1 deb3a7b7aacaf4c77efea667465eb510 lary-l likes tiffany-cprs's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64919/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:13:58 -0500 0 07be9135b0c18dad344566d08aef1745 lary-l likes tiffany-cprs's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64918/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:13:55 -0500 0 887618dd99d8fb7f0bdaf904fe0a8a8a lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: WITHOUT RESERVATION September 27 When brimming with […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64917/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:05:14 -0500 WITHOUT RESERVATION
September 27
When brimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, . . .

AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37

While practicing service to others, if my successes give rise to grandiosity, I must reflect on what brought me to this point. What has been given joyfully, with love, must be passed on without…[Read more]

]]> 0 1df9dd99c43523edcf8cac33a8ca5959 tiffany-cprs joined the group Moving forward https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64916/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:01:10 -0500 0 e14e52b1487c5559995746902ceb8672 tiffany-cprs and lary-l are now friends https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64915/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:01:54 -0500 0 2968d4a564676e2decfc6e2535726f81 tiffany-cprs posted an update in the group Trauma Bond: I hope everyone is well. I wanted to post an update in the […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64914/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:17:23 -0500 I hope everyone is well. I wanted to post an update in the group. Each day I feel more empowered to finding the person I am alone, without someone here dictating my choices. My husband is incarcerated but I still root for his recovery and I do still love him. I believe both of us must work on finding our own identities and love ourselves before we…[Read more]

]]> 0 34dca0e53a8750021b29ed1c2ea88751 lary-l likes their own activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64913/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:01:12 -0500 0 dc9f30b45074aeec8dd3942b0dc2b694 lary-l likes their own activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64912/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:01:11 -0500 0 8073c396a2112ee7c6ddd3cf10ea72a2 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: VIGILANCE September 24 We have seen the truth demonstrated […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64911/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:37:07 -0500 VIGILANCE
September 24
We have seen the truth demonstrated again and again: “Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.” Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are in a short time as bad as ever. If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to…[Read more]

]]> 0 d11d91c4bc55d3bb88a1ce6ef75c3fc2 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: A "LIMITLESS LODE" September 22 Like a gaunt prospector, […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64910/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:05:44 -0500 A “LIMITLESS LODE”
September 22
Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, our pick struck gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. Father feels he has struck something better than gold. For a time he may try to hug the new treasure to himself. He may not see at once that he has barely…[Read more]

]]> 0 be9cf62a24a86bacf6df17da2d19d344 tiffany-cprs likes lary-l's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64909/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:36:26 -0500 0 605f1c0cc7f985d13229860c22e14b3f tiffany-cprs likes lary-l's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64908/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:36:12 -0500 0 c6c502df18c10e0b8f78a9f267f4ca2a lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64906/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:38:47 -0500 0 d323135aadc65a64a39c6cdb90fe5f3b miranda-e posted an update: Today I’m ending the day feeling grateful and grounded. I f […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64905/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:21:41 -0500 Today I’m ending the day feeling grateful and grounded. I finally found a sponsor who truly supports me, challenges me, and helps me grow in ways I didn’t even realize I needed. Through working with her, I learned something important about myself — alcohol had become a much bigger issue than I wanted to admit.
Because of that honesty, I can proud…[Read more]

]]> 0 67f569ed84aba6eec911cd136cc33f5f lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: FREEDOM FROM FEAR September 17 When, with God's help, we […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64901/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:47:06 -0500 FREEDOM FROM FEAR
September 17
When, with God’s help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 122

Material…[Read more]

]]> 0 1c0242bed180115123ae821f99b97196 lary-l likes tiffany-cprs's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64899/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:20:14 -0500 0 d97e93294cf92260433baf1fa9ff3cb5 lary-l likes tiffany-cprs's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64898/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:19:17 -0500 0 5d25fa12f71b19a6865a507ad35b5702 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: WE STAND—OR FALL—TOGETHER September 16 . . . no society of […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64897/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:17:24 -0500 WE STAND—OR FALL—TOGETHER
September 16
. . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 561

Just as the Twelve Steps of A.A. are written in a specific seq…[Read more]

]]> 0 91bf29ae50be473f75e3b96ee85161d1 lary-l joined the group Trauma Bond https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64896/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:17:05 -0500 0 8620b5b8f1998a2cdae4622a0e09e22c tiffany-cprs replied to the topic My Story, Overcoming Trauma Bonding, Illness, and Reclaiming My Power in the forum Trauma Bond https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/groups/trauma-bond/forum/topic/my-story-overcoming-trauma-bonding-illness-and-reclaiming-my-power/#post-6076 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:13:21 -0500 Each day I become a little stronger. It’s hard to break the cycle of abuse and sometimes we don’t even recognize it as abuse. Trauma bonding does not discriminate. I look towards my future as a CPRS and I pray my stories can help others as I walk alongside them in their circumstances.

]]> 1 c7386c5e58aaedc5c16c5c541e3bbfeb tiffany-cprs posted an update: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “ […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64894/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:09:27 -0500 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
— Jeremiah 29:11

]]> 0 a8d23b153e0465740e091a965684c0c5 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: MAKING AMENDS September 11 Above all, we should try to be […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64893/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:07:41 -0500 MAKING AMENDS
September 11
Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87

To have courage, to be unafraid, are gifts of my recovery. They empower me to ask for help and to go forth in making my amends with a sense of dignity and humility. Making amends may…[Read more]

]]> 0 fa7b4ffdf46890fcdd08f8c8404431cd lary-l likes melinda-d's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64892/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:06:07 -0500 0 a07eeebc98bb6659ae48df2c2a112018 melinda-d joined the group Trauma Bond https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64891/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:05:42 -0500 0 276e84551d608eb44c6f823f127b2676 lary-l likes tiffany-cprs's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64890/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:51:25 -0500 0 fa2ef5a4cc7766e5cca3a257c3e01b9d lary-l likes tiffany-cprs's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64889/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:51:23 -0500 0 92d48dd78f8878037eb742e6b46ec14a lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64888/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:51:07 -0500 0 c4d7d3bdcb4edd2b289c7cd3ca96b650 lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64887/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:50:59 -0500 0 f9df43ac7fcea6bf44050be9211fbb33 lary-l likes betty-w's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64886/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:50:49 -0500 0 4460ee9e29a7fbccd88ab3e97e87a563 lary-l likes betty-w's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64885/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:50:39 -0500 0 786982ffb8c984e04dfdcd35040a1a67 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: OPENING NEW DOORS September 09 They [the Promises] are being […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64884/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:50:17 -0500 OPENING NEW DOORS
September 09
They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us — sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84

The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and set goals for myself in r…[Read more]

]]> 0 929955b5360ca404ceced460b205fd6c betty-w posted an update: Hey everyone! Just checking in with our community today. […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64883/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:05:59 -0500 Hey everyone! Just checking in with our community today. Recovery is a journey that’s much easier to walk when we have each other. Whatever you’re facing today—whether it’s a win or a struggle—remember that your presence here matters. Let’s keep showing up for ourselves and one another. What’s one small thing you’re grateful for today?

]]> 0 f160ead0358f0e98f893353eec4269c0 betty-w joined the group Trauma Bond https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64882/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:01:44 -0500 0 432389262da6984a8a27612a0de40030 miranda-e posted an update in the group Trauma Bond: I've been doing a lot of reflection lately, and part of my […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64881/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:29:13 -0500 I’ve been doing a lot of reflection lately, and part of my healing is finally speaking openly about the things that shaped me. Some of what I went through was deeply painful and for a long time I carried it alone.
When I was younger, I experienced a situation where someone I trusted my boyfriend at the time and one of his friends put me in real…[Read more]

]]> 3 a30e63dfb2f00604f87a30c7e622475b miranda-e joined the group Trauma Bond https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64880/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:45:00 -0500 0