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Higher Power Exploration
For step-workers who stall on the word 'God'
For clients working steps who stall on "God." The only requirement in the 12 steps is a power greater than yourself — that can be the group, nature, your recovery, an unnamed force, or a traditional God. This page explores yours.
What I heard growing up about God / religion
What of that is still useful, what to discard
Where I do already accept a power beyond me (gravity, love, the group)
A working name for my Higher Power for now (it can change)
Your Higher Power just has to not be you
The step says a power greater than yourself. That's it. Any conception that gets you out of the driver's seat qualifies — and you can revise it as you go.