Most of us have more than one addiction but the addiction to nicotine not only seems the most common but is one of the most difficult to get rid of. If you smoke maybe it is time to make a decision for YOU.

We are given tools that become lifelines to our success in recovery but we must use them all of the time. When we don't, these lines break and put us in real danger.

Our Higher Power, sponsor, and honesty are the main ingredients to a successful Step 5. We will never be perfect but we can begin to practice the principles that will give us peace and serenity.

A light, whimsical way of looking at our self-esteem and our outer selves. True beauty does come from within but isn't it nice to feel healthier and be a more beautiful you? If that is not what you are feeling or seeing take a lesson from the butterflies.

Step Three is to make a very important decision that will change your life. Are you ready and can you really turn it over? This is not an easy Step to take and this article is only a small part of what this Step is all about.

Finding a sponsor can be challenging but having a sponsor is vital to recovery. There is a special person out there for you and all you have to do is want what they have and ask the question, "Will you be my sponsor?"

A key element in recovery is sponsorship. Do you have a sponsor? Are you a sponsor? Should there be criteria to be a sponsor? This is the first article in a series that will discuss sponsorship from every angle.

Mother's Day is one of the most celebrated days of the year. Not every woman is a mother but we are all daughters. Examine your own relationship, past or present, with your mom. Are/were you the best daughter you could be?

If you find it difficult to believe in a higher power, or you already believe in a higher power, Step 2 is the beginning of the solution to our problems. Fight the insanity now!

A continuation of Step One that looks at the unmanageability of life before recovery. How was your life unmanageable?