Area Helplines & Websites

Louisiana Region

Serving the state of Louisiana

(585) 366-8873/ Website/Today’s Meetings/Meeting Schedule

Acadiana Area

Serving the cities and surrounding parishes of:

Franklinton, Lafayette

(337) 406-1300 / Website / Today’s Meetings /Meeting Schedule

Bayou Recovery Area

Serving the cities and surrounding parishes of:

Baton Rouge, Clinton, Denham Springs, Plaquemine, Prairieville, Zachary

(225) 381-9609 / Website / Today’s Meetings / Meeting Schedule

Central Louisiana Area

Serving the cities and surrounding parishes of:

Alexandria, Pineville

(318) 448-7500 / Website / Today’s Meetings /Meeting Schedule

Lake Area

Serving the cities and surrounding parishes of:

Deridder, Lake Arthur, Lake Charles, Sulphur

(337) 439-5753 / Website / Today’s Meetings / Meeting Schedule

New Orleans Area

Serving the cities and surrounding parishes of:

Algiers, New Orleans, Terrytown

(504) 899-6262 / Website / Today’s Meetings / Meeting Schedule

North Louisiana Area

Serving the cities and surrounding parishes/counties of:

Bossier City, Ruston, Shreveport, Springhill, Winnsboro

(585) 366-8873 / Website / Today’s Meetings / Meeting Schedule

Northshore Area

Serving the cities and surrounding parishes of:

Amite, Bogalusa, Bogalusa LA, Covington, Franklinton, Greensburg, Hammond, Mandeville, Ponchatoula, Slidell, Slidell LA

(877) 554-8308 / Website / Today’s Meetings / Meeting Schedule

Unity Area

Serving the cities and surrounding parishes of:

Kenner, Metairie, New Orleans

(504) 899-6262 / Website / Today’s Meetings / Meeting Schedule

October 26, 2020

The path to self-acceptance

Page 312

"The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery."

IP No.19, Self-Acceptance

Our addiction has been a source of shame to many of us. We have hidden ourselves from others, sure that if anyone got to know who we really were they would reject us. NA helps us learn self-acceptance.

Many of us find a great deal of relief just from attending meetings, hearing fellow addicts share their stories, and discovering that others have felt the same way we feel about ourselves. When others share honestly with us who they are, we feel free to do the same. As we learn to tell others the truth about ourselves, we learn to accept ourselves.

Self-disclosure, however, is only the beginning. Once we've shared the things that make us uncomfortable with our lives, we need to find a different way to live-and that's where the steps come in. We develop a concept of a Higher Power. We inventory our lives, in detail, and discuss our inventory with our sponsor. We ask the God of our understanding to remove our character defects, the shortcomings that are the source of our troubles. We take responsibility for the things we've done and make amends for them. And we incorporate all these disciplines into our daily lives, "practicing these principles in all our affairs."

By working the steps, we can become people we are proud to be. We can freely tell the truth about ourselves, for we have nothing to hide.

Just for Today: I will walk the path to self-acceptance. I will show up, tell the truth, and work the steps.

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