If Love is a principle, loving is its practice. This speaks to the heart of Step Nine. Being able to move beyond the mire of my heart, to find the compassion for all those in my life, all those I have caused harm, even despite the harms they may have caused me. Being able to love those who I have struggled to love allows me to move forward in my own recovery with an unburdened spirit.
Just as I would only wish to be loved for who I am, this Step is the gift of offering this same love to others, and to all those we encounter. By loving unconditionally, loving a person or a situation despite the circumstance, I am loving this reflection of my Higher Power however it presents itself.
Love is a Principle of this program.
Loving is the practice of this Step.
Submitted by Alix S.
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