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Better bend than break. —Scottish proverb— Our program is based on bending. We call it “surrender.” We surrender our self-will to the care of God. We do what we believe our Higher Power want us to do. We learn this as an act of love.Many of us believed surrender was a sign of weakness. We […]
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But the alcoholic . . . will be absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge. Alcoholics Anonymous Our program says three things are more important than knowing ourselves: (1) admitting we have no control over our addiction, (2) believing in a Higher Power, and (3) turning our lives over to the care […]
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Love conquers all; let us surrender to love.—Virgil— In Step Three, we turn our lives over to God’s care, God love. If we turn our lives over to a loving God, we can conquer all. If you need proof, look around at your next meeting. The room will be full of people who know that […]
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Made the decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him. —Step Three— This is what turn our will and lives over the care of our Higher Power. What peace follows! We see our God as caring, as loving. We turn everything over to this Higher […]
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Leave yourself alone. —Jenny Janacek— We often pick on ourselves. We put ourselves down. But doing this isn’t part of our recovery. In fact, it goes against our program. Our program is based on loving care. We have turned our lives over to a caring, loving Higher Power who will give us the answers. We […]
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Without work all life goes rotten.—Albert Camus— Work is more than earning money. Work means using our time and skills to make life better for those around us. Our work can be our hobbies. Growing food or growing flowers can be our work. Raising children or caring for older people who need help can be […]
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Forewarned. forearmed: being prepared is half the victory. —Miguel de Cervantes— There will be hard times in our program. There will be hard times in our lives. That’s the way the life is. It helps if we accept this. Then we can prepare for tough times. We can prepare by getting a good set of […]
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Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. —Willaim James— Step Two speaks of believing. For many years, we had given up believing in ourselves, in a Higher Power, and in others. We believed in getting high. Now our program tells us to believe in love. We are lovable, […]
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Failure is impossible. —Susan B. Anthony— Failure is an attitude. Having an attitude of failure can’t help us. It can only hurt us. If we’re not careful, it can grow into a way of life. So, when we feel like failures, we better look at our attitudes. An attitude of failure often comes from making […]
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Hitch your wagon to a star.—Ralph Waldo Emerson— Millions of people are sober and have peace of mind through the Twelve Steps. Like the stars, the Steps are always there. At times, clouds block our view of the stars, but we know they are still there. Let’s view the Twelve Steps the same way. It […]