Open Heart & Mind
February 2026 | Getting Through Tough Times | Step Two

Open Heart & Mind

How would she ever find this Higher Power they talked about? Luckily, her sponsor urged her to go outside

Alcohol was my Higher Power for as long as I could remember. I yielded to that power every waking moment. If I wasn’t drinking, I was thinking about drinking. It had power. It had control. It had me. That relationship was killing me, and I knew I had to get through the Steps if I wanted to survive.

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