Recovery is certainly a journey in personal growth and open-mindedness. It asks us to be open, to be honest, and to evaluate our beliefs. Step Two and the “power greater than ourselves” attempts a basis on a spiritual level. This step is widely considered to be an important part of the foundation of the Twelve Steps. It therefore became essential that I amend this step so that it could be built upon in a way that would work for my own program. I do not believe in a higher power. I tend to call myself an atheist, because it is usually the most effective way to answer the question I know the person is really asking: “Do you believe in God?” I do not. However, I do not consider myself an atheist at heart. I am a Possibilian.
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