Butterfly House

03/17/2026

You cannot make yourself feel something that you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings. --Pearl S. Buck

Today--I will do the next right thing. I will recognize what will help me to move forward in my recovery and I will act accordingly.

03/17/2026

Higher Power, help me find the strength to be effective and accept responsibility. You have proven in countless lives that for every day I live, You will give me that necessary power. I know that I cannot wholly fail if you are with me. --12 Step Prayer Book

03/14/2026

God of life, there are days when the burdens we carry hurt our shoulders and wear us down, when the road seems dreary and endless, the skies gray and threatening, when our lives have no music in them and our hearts are lonely and our souls have lost their courage. Flood the path with light, we ask you, and turn our eyes to where the skies are full of promise. --12 Step Prayer Book

03/10/2026

Dear Lord, remind me that when I was practicing my addiction, I traveled alone. No relationship was more important. I was a hostage in a prison of chemicals. The fellowship and Your guidance have broken the grip of isolation. I pray to remain grateful to the men and women who share their experience, strength and hope. The fellowship is a circle of spiritual vitality that energizes me when I am willing to join hands. Alone I am the problem. Together, with others, I am part of the solution. Amen!

03/10/2026

Higher Power, today I will remember--when I was practicing my addiction, I lost track of what was right or wrong, honest or dishonest. Pride was defended, anger was justified, lust was accepted, gluttony was encouraged, envy was normal, greed was there to be satisfied, laziness was a way of life.
In recovery, I have come to realize and rediscover the integrity in myself by simply knowing--what is right is what I feel good about, what is wrong is what I feel bad about.
This I make into a simple prayer--I will continue to live by yes or no; yes to everything good, no to everything bad. --12 Step Prayer Book

03/10/2026

"There is nothing to make you like other human beings so much as doing things for them." --Zora Neale Hurston

We like ourselves better when we help others, but the astonishing this is that we also tend to like others better. It is something of a gift when people allow us to help them. We appreciate the givers of this gift.

I WILL HELP OTHERS AND REALIZE THAT THEY ARE GIVING ME A GIFT THAT I WELCOME!

02/26/2026

Help me to accept the potent emotions I may feel towards family members. Help me be grateful for the lesson they are teaching me. I accept the healing the is now shining on me and my family. I thank God that healing does not always come in a neat, tidy package. --12 Step Prayer Book

02/26/2026

"Our defects were not without victims. We told ourselves that we hurt only ourselves, but we hurt many. Even one is too many."

Higher Power, I ask your help in making my list of all those I have harmed. I will take responsibility for my mistakes and be forgiving to others just as you are forgiving me. Grant me the willingness to begin my restitution. --Eighth Step Prayer

02/13/2026

Step One--We admitted we were powerless over drugs--that our lives had become unmanageable. The First Step doesn't guarantee a life free of worry, sadness, isolation, despair, and all of the problems that using has created for you. But the First Step does give you relief; relief from the stress of trying to control everything. It will give you the chance to experience the calm of surrender. Stepping into The Program means finding the part of you that loves yourself enough not to allow things to get worse.

02/04/2026

01/25/2026

I pray to remember that my worth is not determined by my show of outward strength, or the volume of my voice, or the thunder of my accomplishments. It is to be seen, rather, in terms of the nature and depth of my commitments, the genuineness of my friendships, the sincerity of my purpose, the quiet courage of my convictions, my capacity to accept life on life's terms, and my willingness to continue "growing up". This I pray. --12 Step Prayer book

01/11/2026

Higher Power, when I was using, I trusted no one. I lied about everything. Cheating was a way of life. The only thing I could trust was my addiction. When I discovered that was the biggest lie of all, that was the greatest day of my life. Thank You , God, for helping me put my trust in The Program, the Steps, my sponsor, my group, and You, my Higher Power. Little by little, day by day, I am learning to trust again. And the greatest blessing is that others are learning to trust me. --12 Step Prayer Book