Grace Shepherd has teamed up with New Beginnings - Addiction Recovery Outreach, to bring this connection to recovery. Recovery Connection Point Reflection: Recovery teaches you to slow down long enough to hear what’s happening inside your heart — the tension, the fear, the old impulses that try to pull you back into familiar patterns. But noticing these things isn’t failure; it’s growth. Every time you pause instead of react, every time you choose honesty instead of hiding, you’re building a new emotional foundation. This is the deeper work of healing, and it takes courage. AA Step 1 reminds us that admitting powerlessness isn’t the end — it’s the beginning of freedom. When you acknowledge what’s pulling at you, God steps in and strengthens what’s rising within you. You’re learning to live with awareness instead of autopilot, and that’s real progress. Prayer: Lord, help me recognize what’s happening inside me without fear or shame. Give me strength to pause, clarity to choose wisely, and courage to trust Your work in me. Amen. https://www.facebook.com/groups/newbeginningsaddictionrecoveryoutreach