This creates a period of grieving, which doesn’t make sense at first. Why should I hurt over the leaving (letting go, removal) of behaviors that only harmed me? So I began really living the principles of the Program, using the support of the fellowship, the daily striving to change, to let go, and receive more. It didn’t happen overnight. It takes years of practice, a lifetime. I am not a saint. But I claim, accept, and am grateful for my spiritual and healthy emotional progress.
