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What have you discovered about your own spiritual growth lately?
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What is one way you’re growing or changing right now, even if you don’t see it yet?
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Bad Touch (nuttin’ but mammals) – Bloodhound Gang (4:06)
The Metamorphosis Meditation (26:18)
An Analysis of: “Life is a Process of Becoming” – Step 2
Today’s SFZ explores Step 2 of recovery—coming to believe in a power greater than ourselves—through the lens of personal growth as a continuous process. Anaïs Nin’s insight that “life is a process of becoming” sets the tone: life resists stagnation. People often want to remain in a comfortable state, but growth demands movement. Carl Rogers, a leading voice in humanistic psychology, affirms this in On Becoming a Person: the good life is a process, not a state of being.
In recovery, individuals often fail to see their own transformation. As noted in The Language of the Heart, others may witness a spiritual awakening long before the individual can name it. This mirrors Viktor Frankl’s concept in Man’s Search for Meaning: we often discover purpose not in direct pursuit, but in reflection.
The quote from It Works, How & Why frames recovery as discovery. Mistakes become teachers rather than shame triggers. Brené Brown, a scholar of vulnerability, suggests that embracing imperfection is central to a wholehearted life. Willingness to grow—despite flaws—is the foundation of lasting change.
This process-oriented view of spirituality rejects perfectionism. Instead, it honors transformation through honest effort. James Fowler, in his theory of faith development, echoes this when he describes faith as evolving rather than fixed.
In recovery, becoming is not a single moment—it’s a steady unfolding. We learn to trust the process, even before we fully understand it. That is both the mystery and the gift of Step 2.
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