Blueprint For Progress

I received "Blueprint for Progress" by Al-Anon and it looks like it will be really good. I have to say it will be pretty intense to go through it though. It is going to take me a while and they recommend dating your answers so later when you go through it you can see the changes. I agree with that. The book has 96 pages so there is quite a bit to go through. The Sections that you do writing in are: honesty, self-worth, fear, anger, resentment, justification, control, attitudes, communication, responsibilities, finances, guilt, shame, relationships, trust, commitment, gratitude, love, intimacy, maturity, sex, values, character traits, character checklist and spirituality. It pretty much covers everything. When I read it where it says alcoholism I say addiction. You go through a lot of the same stuff for all addictions. I like the first paragraph in section, "The Purpose of Step Four."

The Fourth Step can be an essential tool for personal growth. Many of us have been so obsessed with the behavior of an alcoholic (porn addict) that we developed a limited sense of ourselves. We may have lost sight of our personal goals, neglected our potential, and become too concerned with our attempts to change someone else. Often our good qualities lay hidden behind frustration and fear.

I added (porn addict). I think we do lose ourselves with this addiction and doing the Twelve Steps helps us rediscover ourselves.

I hope everyone has a peaceful Easter. We celebrate the candy part of it tomorrow so today we dye the eggs. So Sunday we can focus of the real meaning of Easter. Have a great day!