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FEBRUARY 14

COURAGE

SPIRITUAL BALANCE

“Courage conquers all things; it even gives strength to the body.”

Roman proverb

Recovery takes courage. Disagreeing with my doctor and saying, “No, I don’t want any more pain medicine,” or telling my still-using friends I no longer want to hang out with them and get loaded takes courage. All of these things require tremendous courage on the part of a person in recovery.

It is during these difficult times that I ask my higher power to give me the strength to do what needs be done for my recovery. I draw strength from my family or others in recovery who have walked the path before me; knowing that they can do it gives me the courage I need to do it, too.

I find the longer I am in recovery, the more I apply my program, the deeper I discover a wealth of courage I never knew I had. Recovery is simple, but not easy. My recovery fellowship, my sponsor, and my higher power all give me the courage I need to work my program every day.