All daily inspiration can be found in the book Sex and Porn Addiction Treatment and Recovery. This article is used with permission from the author.

You can’t change your past, but you can change your future.

For many recovering addicts, Step 9 is a critical step on the road to lasting recovery and a change for the better. This change happens so often that this book Alcoholics Anonymous At the end of step 9 are listed what are commonly referred to as “commitments.” AA describes the commitments as follows:

If we put hard effort into this stage of development, we will be pleasantly surprised before we are halfway through. We will experience a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish it away. We will understand the word serenity and we will experience peace. No matter how far we go, we will see how our experience can benefit others. The feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and take an interest in our companions. Selfishness will disappear. Our whole attitude and perspective on life will change. Fear of man and fear of financial insecurity will leave us. We will know instinctively how to deal with situations that used to puzzle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.

These promises apply equally to the other addictions in Step 9, including sex and porn addictions. They are there for us if we want them.

Today’s Task
Think about the promises from step 9. Which one are you most looking forward to? Have any of these promises been fulfilled?