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To thine own self be true. —AA medallions— Sometimes we hear that we have a “selfish program.” Being “selfish” means that we ask for help when we need it. We only go to places that are safe for us, no matter what others are doing. Being selfish comes to mean safety for us. Being selfish […]
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It easier to speak of love, than to practice it. —Anonymous— Do we help our neighbor who is in need? We must help when we see the need, not just when it fits our schedule. In the program, this becomes our goal. We work at helping out. For example, when someone is needed to run […]
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Let Go and Let God.—Twelve Step slogan— Some days we might ask ourselves, Is it worth it? We feel alone. No one seems to care. Life seems hard. Recovery seems hard. This is when we need to slow down and take a look at what’s going on. We’re feeling this way because we’re off our […]
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Changing brings questions, and questions bring change. —Anonymous— What am I becoming? How do I know if what I’m doing is right? Is it best for me? We are full of questions. Often, times of question a are times of change. We are becoming something new, and there is always a little fear of change. […]
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. —Spanish proverb— Gossip can kill the trust in a Twelve Step program. We all need to feel safe when we share our personal lives with others. We need to know our private business won’t spread around.We can do two things to help keep the trust in our […]
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. . . no one who learns to know himself remains just what he was before —Thomas Mann— Deep inside, we all know that we’re changing. It started when we took Step One. We learned and accepted something new about ourselves. That changed us, just a little. We no longer wanted to live as addicts. […]
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Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable. —John D. MacDonald— We need to remember that relationships are made up of people—people who are strong, but also fragile. We don’t break easily, but we do break.We need to be aware of how fragile relationships are. Don’t say something that will hurt others even if […]
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Easy Does It. —Twelve Steps slogan— We are people who push ourselves to hard. We try to be perfect. Well, we need to lighten up. Easy Does It. We need to slow down our pace. Why? Because our program teaches us to give up trying to be perfect. We begin to love ourselves for who […]
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Some things have to be believed to be seen. —Ralph Hodgson— In recovery, we learn to trust. We trust that our Higher Power is on our side. Maybe we can’t see our Higher Power , but once we start trusting things change. Step Two says, “Came to believe. . . ” Once we come to […]
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Tomorrow doesn’t matter, for I have lived today. —Horace…Life is found in the present. One of the first things we hear when we enter the program is, One Day at a Time. We break life into short time periods. This give us the power to change. We’re not sure we can stay sober for a […]