The Rewards

  1. Hope instead of desperation.
  2. Faith instead of despair.
  3. Courage instead of fear.
  4. Peace of mind instead of confusion.
  5. Self respect instead of self contempt.
  6. Self confidence instead of helplessness.
  7. The respect of others instead of pity and contempt.
  8. A clean conscience instead of a sense of guilt.
  9. Real friendship instead of loneliness.
  10. A clean pattern of life instead of a purposeless existence.
  11. The love and understanding of our families instead of their doubts and fears.
  12. The freedom of a happy life instead of the bondage of sex and love addiction or anorexia.

Adapted and approved for SLAA Online by Group Conscience December 2, 2014. Originally by Ann C. (sober April 1, 1948) of Niles, Ohio and presented in the Old-Timers Workshop at the 1985 International AA Convention in Montreal, Canada