Now more than ever, it\'s helpful to have enduring principles that anchor us.
The Twelve Principles are designed to help you get there..
Recovery means reengineering your life with a focus on renewal.
The principles--such universal touchstones for human self-realization as acceptance, awareness, responsibility, openness, honesty, courage, commitment, and meaning--are concepts that enable a deep inner study and focus to make a new life happen in recovery.
They have existed among fellowships as a hidden curriculum of fundamental truths about recovery for decades, but never before have they been distilled into a succinct set of Values that, when practiced, help each of us to develop an essential skill set for life.
Anyone who lives a Twelve Step way of life will recognize the principles passed on in A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Principles .
Embedded in both is a series of Principles by which to measure your progress.
The Traditions exist as guides to the functioning of the Fellowship.
The Steps outline the actions that lead to extraordinary healing.
And yes, Twelve Principles.
Twelve Traditions.
Twelve Steps.
Renowned addiction expert Patrick Carnes, PhD, author of A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps , outlines Twelve guiding principles to help those in recovery develop an essential skill set for life.
Times of crisis and change are opportunities for growing towards more whole and healthy lives.
Now more than ever, it\'s helpful to have enduring principles that anchor us
