Rez - NY - Afro Euro - Meeting 429
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Rez, a long-term recovering alcoholic with a sobriety date of December 4, 1996, shares a powerful and deeply personal journey of spiritual awakening through the 12-step program. Despite attending meetings for seven years without working the steps, she remained trapped in self-will, using relationships, shopping, and food as substitutes for recovery. Her turning point came after a life-altering car crash in 2021, which left her with 19 surgeries and forced her to surrender control. This physical and emotional collapse became the catalyst for true spiritual surrender. Rez describes how she began to co-create with her higher power—whom she now sees as a 'sacred sister'—through daily practices like the four-step review, hand-to-heart reflection, and surrendering her ego. Her story emphasizes that recovery isn't just about abstinence, but about daily, conscious choices to let go of control, confront self-deception, and trust a higher power. She highlights the importance of asking for help, doing the work, and embracing humility as the path to joy, freedom, and connection.
Recovery requires more than attending meetings—it demands daily work on the 12 steps, especially the foundational ones like Step 3: surrendering control to a higher power.
Surrender is not passive; it's co-creation—showing up, doing the work, and trusting that your higher power is guiding you.
The crash was not just a physical trauma but a spiritual awakening that forced Rez to stop running her life and begin living it with grace.
Self-will and the 'rescue story' (the fairy tale of a prince coming to save you) are destructive illusions that keep addicts isolated and suffering.
Ask for help—especially early and often. The hardest step is asking, but it’s the only way change happens.
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Opening: A Moment of Silence and the Purpose of RICO 12
Lisa S opens the meeting with a moment of silence for suffering addicts and the 'wee' version of the set-aside prayer, setting a reverent tone. She introduces RICO 12’s mission: to learn from and share tools across all addictions, fostering connection across time zones and backgrounds.
Rez’s Introduction and the Illusion of Sobriety Without Steps
“I was going to meetings. I'm not using... I was totally using. But why am I so miserable?”
The Turning Point: The Crash and the Collapse of Control
“I was out of control. I was at the complete mercy of these physical therapists and nurses. If I needed to go to the bathroom, I had to ring a bell and use a bedpan. I had to have people wipe me like a little baby.”
Recovery Through Surrender: From Ego to Co-Creation
“Life is a whisper. It's here, and then it's gone.”
Final Reflections: The Power of Asking for Help and Letting Go
“You don't have to suffer. And I mean, please don't do that. Like get someone and go through the book.”
“You don't have to suffer. And I mean, please don't do that. Like get someone and go through the book.”
“I was out of control. I was at the complete mercy of these physical therapists and nurses. If I needed to go to the bathroom, I had to ring a bell and use a bedpan.”
“Life is a whisper. It's here, and then it's gone.”
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Rez
person
Big Book
book
Lisa S
person
RICO 12
organization
Alcoholics Anonymous
organization
12-step program
other
Step 3
other
Liza Love
person
frog
other
Nicky M
person
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