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To live in dialogue with another is to live twice. Joys are doubled by exchange and burdens are cut in half. —Wishart— We live in one another’s company for a reason. The talents any one of us are gifted with are most pleasurable when used to benefit many. And each of us is talented in […]
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I am part of A.A., one among many, but I am one. I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me. A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is Divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and a better life. Participating in the […]
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TRUE TOLERANCE The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to A.A. I could not accept myself, my alcoholism, or a Higher Power. If there had been any […]
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A.A. Thought For The Day— We who have learned to put our drink problem in God’s hands can help others to do so. We can be used as a connection between an alcoholic’s need and God’s supply of strength. We in Alcoholics Anonymous can be uniquely useful, just because we have the misfortune or fortune […]
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The more one judges the less on love. —Balzac— At times we need to make judgments about people’s behavior. We stand back and look at how their lives affect our sobriety. We have to do this to choose people whose relationships will be good for us. We have to do this before we trust someone […]
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💐 Good Morning Strong, Beautiful, Bright Woman❗…🌈🌹💃…We can walk this day in COURAGE, STRENGTH, FAITH and a WILLINGNESS to remember, ” That just cause WE THINK IT, DOESN’T MAKE IT REAL❗”…🤦🏻♀️🤭🤷🏻♀️…Some of us have a mind that likes to make up it’s own STORIES, Create it’s own Evidence, and put coincidence in a category of […]
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People noticed and respected families that included many old people, knowing that in those families must be industrious, wise, and spiritual women who gathered good foods, prepared meats properly, and made daily offerings and prayers to the spirits. —May Louise Defender— Until the recent past, the health of her extended family was a woman’s responsibility. […]
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Women sometimes gossip when they want to get close to people. —Joan Gilbertson… Feeling alone and lonely heightens our fears of inadequacy. In our alienation from others, paranoia grips us. We yearn to feel connection with someone, and gossip about another someone can draw two lonely people close.** We are bonded. We need a sense […]
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EQUAL RIGHTS At one time or another most A.A. groups go on rule making benders. . . . After a time fear and intolerance subside. [and we realize] We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to recover from alcoholism. We wish to be just as inclusive as we can, never exclusive. “A.A. TRADITION: […]
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Spiritual power can be seen in a person’s reverence for life—hers and all others, including animals and nature, with a recognition of a universal life force referred to by many as God. —Virginia Satir— Taking the time, daily, to recognize the spiritual force in everyone and everything that is all about us, encourages us to […]