Step 2

Working Step 1 was and still is a humbling process for me, realizing and accepting that I’m powerless over my addiction. I have come to understand this powerlessness as basically the evidence that I am sick (an alcoholic/addict), and I will have this illness for the rest of my life. It is also humbling to admit how much of my life is unmanageable, and that I need help on a daily basis. I need my sponsor, friends, meetings, and a Higher Power. The good news is that an abundance of help is available to me when I am willing to reach out and ask for it. As I arrive at Step 2, I am encouraged to come to believe in a Higher Power; one that loves and cares for me. I have experienced the evidence of a Higher Power in many ways, especially through the miracle of getting clean and sober and feeling hope for my recovery. I had lost all hope for my life while drinking and drugging and never thought I would even want to be clean and sober. I began to realize the power of Step 2 when my attitudes about life started to change towards having a more positive outlook. I not only changed to the point of actually wanting to recover, but I was also becoming happy. I am so grateful for all my new friends in AA/NA and having a relationship with a Higher Power that loves me.