The 12 Step Promises

 I heard these in my SA group the other week and I wanted to find them and post them for others to see.  These are the "12 rewards" or "12 promises" that come from working the 12 Step Program.

1. Hope instead of desperation.
2. Faith instead of despair.
3. Courage instead of fear.
4. Peace of mind instead of confusion.
5. Self-respect instead of self-contempt.
6. Self-confidence instead of helplessness.
7. The respect of others instead of their pity and contempt.
8. A clean conscience instead of a sense of guilt.
9. Real friendships instead of loneliness.
10. A clean pattern of life instead of a purposeless existence.
11. The love and understanding of our families instead of their doubts and fears.
12. The freedom of a happy life instead of the bondage of an sexual obsession. 

-Grateful and Hopeful