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Adventure is not outside a man; it is within.—David Grayson— Sobriety. It’s an exciting adventure. It’s a spiritual adventure. We look inward. We find where our Higher Power lives: within us. We then reach outward. We share our joy with others. Not with words and preaching, but by trying to help others. Sobriety is faith […]
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I’m a most lucky and thankful woman. Lucky and thankful for each morning I wake up. For three wonderful daughters and one son. For an understanding and very loving husband with whom I’ve shared 52 blessed years, all in good health. —Thelma Elliott— Gratitude for what’s been offered us in our lives softens the harsh […]
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We in A.A. are offering an intangible thing, a psychological and spiritual program. It’s a wonderful program. When we learn to turn to a Higher Power, with faith that that Power can give us the strength we need, we find peace of mind. When we reeducate our minds by learning to think differently, we find […]
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💖Hello to You my Resilient and Strong Loving FRIEND❗❗❗…🙋🌴👩❤️👩…What a Remarkable morning to Be ALIVE ❗❗❗…🤗💗💃…Sometimes, ” We can be so afraid to LIVE❗”…😱🤨⚰…We are standing at a staircase that has only 12 STEPS. We are asked to take these steps to BETTER our lives, and learning to live a life that will ROCKET us […]
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There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening, we shall hear the right word. —Ralph Waldo Emerson— Perhaps it was only yesterday or the day before that we doubted our value to society, or to our family or friends. We often lose our direction. That’s normal and consistent with the human condition. […]
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A “DESIGN FOR LIVING” We in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, “a design for living” that really works. […]
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To have one’s individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life. Like being blown out as one blows out a light. —Evelyn Scott— We need to know that we matter in this life. We need evidence that others are aware of our presence. And thus, we can be certain that others need […]
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True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body. —Humboldt— In recovery, we work at taking better care of ourselves. We care for our mind and our body. Often, during our drinking and drugging, we ignored our mind and body. We probably ate poorly, and we pushed our body to the […]
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So get a few laughs and do the best you can. Don’t have an ideal to work for. That’s like riding towards the mirage of a lake. —Will Rogers— Human societies seem to go from crisis to crisis, fraught with injustice, oppression, and deception. But comedy is a gift of the human spirit. Sometimes it […]
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DRIVEN Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 62 My selfishness was the driving force behind my drinking. I drank to celebrate success and I drank to drown my sorrows. Humility is the answer. I learn […]