It’s not recovery that is painful; our resistance to it is what hurts.
It’s hard to spot a spiritual crisis: Usually it is disguised as a crisis in our relationships, finances, career, or family.
The vulnerability we experience allows us a different experience of love. It is an act of generosity to let people be close to us, and we try to understand that they, too, are going through feelings about what’s happening.
We learn that the program won’t work when we try to adapt it to our life. We must learn to adapt our life to the program.