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  %TWELVE STEP PROGRAM WORK CLARIFY RECOVERY ADDICT 960116

     It  is  useful  to clarify how the work  of  doing  a
Twelve  Step  Program  for  recovery  from  addiction  and
codependence  entails  affirmations  of original  positive
religious and cultural values.

     Addiction  and  codependence  entail  the  denial  of
original positive religious and cultural values.  Recovery
from addiction and codependence entails the re-affirmation
of  original positive religious and cultural values  which
have   been  previously   denied,   confused,    obscured,
repressed,  suppressed,  disregarded, ignored,  forgotten,
etc.

     Denial,     confusion,    obscuration,    repression,
suppression,   disregarding,  ignorance,  forgetting,  and
their   like   are  characteristics   of   addiction   and
codependence.   They are associated with arrogance,  fear,
insecurity,  defensiveness,  preoccupations with  control,
dishonesty,   secretiveness,  etc.    The work of doing  a
Twelve Step Program  entails repentance from dysfunctional
patterns of assumptions,  beliefs, convictions, attitudes,
values, ideals and goals.  Such repentance is not easy; it
is hard work.

     Primary    religious   leaders   have   taught    and
demonstrated     the    transcendence    of    traditional
dysfunctional   patterns   of    assumptions,     beliefs,
convictions, attitudes,  values, ideals and goals.   Those
who   follow   primary  religious  leaders  as   secondary
religious leaders have often  taught and demonstrated  the
return    to   traditional   dysfunctional   patterns   of
assumptions,   beliefs,  convictions,  attitudes,  values,
ideals   and   goals.    Their  repentance   is   counter-
revolutionary  in nature in regards to  primary  religious
leaders---but  is made to look like it is faithful to  the
lives   and   teachings  of  primary  religious   leaders.
Deception   is  one  of  the  primary  characteristics  of
dysfunctional religious leaders.

     It  is  useful  to clarify how the work  of  doing  a
Twelve  Step  Program  for  recovery  from  addiction  and
codependence  entails  affirmations  of original  positive
religious and cultural values.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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