All eyes are on the President Obama. All hopes are focused on the economic recovery. Legislation is in the process of being tweaked. Discussions swirl around how much money to spend and on what initiatives to fund. These are important issues. And they are technical in nature.
But, there is another set of issues that also need attention.
These other issues are non-technical. And they point us back to different understanding of what recovery requires of us emotionally, morally, spiritually.
This understanding of recovery comes from a particularly American form of spirituality known as the 12-step program. Originating in the AA program, the core wisdom if the 12-steps has proved effective in many contexts where people seek recovery.
Maybe we as a nation ought to consider this hard-won and well-proven wisdom as we seek economic recovery.
The first step in the recovery process is one of profound acknowledgement.
“We admitted we were powerless over our addiction – that our lives had become unmanageable.”
This is the first step. Before action – comes admission.
The price of admission must be paid before the recovery begins.
Without this admission and the 11 other steps that follow – sustainable recovery is unlikely. Temporary symptom relief – yes.
But, without doing the work of emotional, moral, and spiritual transformation – recovery is out of reach.
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