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The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. —Robert Frost— Worry—it’s a lonely activity. It puts distance between us and others. Our program is full of ideas about what to do with worry. On Step Three, we turn our will and our lives over to God. This […]
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The lust for power is not rooted in strength, but to weakness. We believed Alcohol or other drugs could help us control our happiness. But now we’re learning to rely on faith for our happiness. Faith is about leaving things to our Higher Power’s control. Instead of wanting the control ourselves, we trust our Higher […]
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Who is the bravest hero? He who turns his enemy into a friend. — Hebrew Proverb— In recovery we take our worst enemy, addiction, and turn it around. We were ashamed of our addiction. Over time we become proud of our recovery. We were our own worst enemy. Now we’re our own best friend. We […]
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Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be. —Clementine Pappleford— At meetings, we meet people who have what we want. Our old way is to think these people are better or luckier than us. Our old way is to wish we were like them. But our program tells us how to work […]
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Anyone can blame; it takes a specialist to praise. —Konstantin Stanislawski— Are we blamers? We sure were blamers when we were using alcohol and other drugs. Then everything was someone’s fault. Some of us did our blaming out loud. And some of us blamed others silently. It’s harder to praise than to blame people. Faults […]
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It’s not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. —David Bergman— Sometimes, we find ourselves doing all the talking. When this happens, we need to stop, think, and listen. When we do all the talking, we’re trying to control what happens. But when we listen, we get better results. No one has […]
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Forgiveness is the way to true health and happiness.—Gerald Jampolsky— We can’t afford to hold grudges. We have all felt hurt by others at times. But when we stay angry at another person, it hurts us. It keeps our wounds open. It takes our energy away from healing. We can forgive now. We know that […]
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Fortunate are the people whose roots are deep. —Agnes Meyer— A tree’s roots seek water and minerals. Though the roots can’t be seen easily seen, they are there. The life of the tree depends on them. The stronger a tree’s roots, the higher a tree can grow. We need to set deep roots into the […]
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Life is only this place, this time, and these people right here and now. —Vincent Collins— Staying in the present can be hard. This busy world pulls our focus from the present. We often wonder if the future will bring good times or bad times. Life is right before us. Look around. Life is happening—now! […]
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We cannot solve life’s problems except by solving them. —M. Scott Peck— Before getting into the program, we ran from problems at all costs. As time went on, we had more problems. As our problems grew, we became afraid of life. The program—the Twelve Steps—teaches us how to face and solve our problem. We stop […]