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LifeRing's 3-S philosophy of Sobriety, Secularity, and Self-Direction
SOBRIETY. We feel that to remain in recovery, we must make sobriety the top priority in our lives and maintain complete abstinence from alcohol, illicit drugs, or the abuse of prescription medication. LifeRing recognizes Medically Assisted Recovery (MAR) as a valid form of recovery.
SECULARITY. Out of respect for people of all beliefs, faiths, and world views, we conduct our meetings in a secular fashion, which means that we do not talk about religious or spiritual methods of recovery.
SELF-DIRECTION: We rely on our own personal efforts, the help of recovery groups like LifeRing, experts in the recovery field, and sympathetic family members and friends to help us in our recovery journey. LifeRing does offer a book that may help, Recovery By Choice, A Workbook - $25.00. This book offers a structured approach to building an abstinence-based “Personal Recovery Program” (PRP).
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New Meeting in Albany, Oregon
Starting Wednesday, Nov. 3, the first LifeRing meeting will take place in Albany, Oregon, at Ray’s Food Place, 601 NW Hickory Ave., Albany 97321. directions for the meeting room are: When entering Ray’s, keep right between the windows and the bakery/deli. The room is at the end of the deli seating area. The meeting will…
Starting a Meeting
Michael W. wrote an insightful and inspiring note as a comment elsewhere on this website. I thought it was worth featuring: There once was a time when there were no alternatives where I live in Victoria Canada. I wanted a support group to go to that encapsulated my beliefs and philosophies on live clean and…
And Speaking of New Meetings in British Columbia …
I failed to note a new meeting that began last week at Saanichton, north of Victoria, British Columbia. The meeting is at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital, 2166 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton BC, Canada, 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Canada LifeRing is growing faster than I can keep up with!