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Limited expectations yield only limited results. —Susan Laurson Willig— Schoolchildren perform according to the expectations their teachers have of them. Likewise, what we women achieve depends greatly on what we believe about ourselves, and too many of us have too little belief in ourselves. Perhaps we grew up in a negative household or had a […]
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We are all held in place by the pressure of the crowd around us. We must all lean upon others. Let us see that we lean gracefully and freely and acknowledge their support. —Margaret Collier Graham— We did not come into this world alone. And our voyage through this life is in concert with many […]
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Love is the reward of love. —Johann Von Schiller— When we used alcohol and other drugs, we shared little as possible. There was little love in our hearts. We had become selfish. This caused us to be lonely. Then something happened to change all of that. Remember the first time you walked into a meeting? […]
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Continuing our thoughts about the rewards that have come to us as a result of our new way of living: We have found that we have got rid of many of our fears, resentments, inferiority complexes, negative points of view, self-centeredness, inner conflicts, the habits of procrastination, undisciplined sex, wasting money, boredom, false perfectionism, and […]
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THE HAZARDS OF PUBLICITY People who symbolize causes and ideas fill a deep human need. We of A.A. do not question that. But we do have to soberly face the fact that being in the public eye is hazardous, especially for us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 181 As a recovered alcoholic I must […]
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It is not until our own hearts are pierced that we can begin to know the suffering. —Sarah Minturn Sedgewick— Our own painful experiences serve a worthy purpose. They make possible our understanding of another’s pain. In turn, we are able healers to one another because we have shared the experience of pain. Being present […]
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Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it. —Douglas William Jerrold— It’s not wholly true in this world that we make our own luck, but we certainly have a share in it. Opportunity shakes out pretty evenly for most people, but what we do with it, whether we’re willing […]
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I am not so envious of other people, nor am I so jealous of other people’s possessions and talents. When I was drinking, I was secretly full of jealousy and envy of those people who could drink normally, who had the love and respect of their families, who lived a normal life and were accepted […]
Keep it Simple <!--112525-->
Love is the reward of love. —Johann von Schiller— When we used alcohol and other drugs, we shared little as possible. There was little love in our hearts. We had become selfish. This caused us to be lonely. Then something happened to change all of that. Remember the first time you walked into a meeting? […]
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A POWERFUL TRADITION In the years before the publication of the book “Alcoholics Anonymous,” we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming our book “The Way Out.” . . .One of our early lone members. . . found exactly twelve books already titled “The Way Out.”. . . So […]