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The way to love anything is to realize it might be lost. —G.K. Chesterton— Every day we take so much for granted. But we can count certain blessings: a roof over our head, food, clothing, family, and friends, freedom, a Higher Power we trust. These things are special. Thinking about them wakes up our happiness. […]
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The present will not long endure. —Pindar— At certain moments, our best friend is time. Time is a gift given us. Time helps us heal. We need to know that when things are tough, these times will pass, and peace will return. Our Higher Power can be like a parent who comforts a child when […]
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Showing up is 80 percent of life. —Woody Allen— Life is full of things we don’t want to do. Yet when all parts of us( mind, body, spirit) show up, things go okay. By being there, we can learn about ourselves and help others. Showing up means we care about our program. It means we […]
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Be not afraid of growing, slowing, be afraid only of standing still. —Chinese proverb— All of us are a little afraid of growth. We wonder how growth will change our lives. Who will we be? Will our friend still love us? Can’t we grow up and get it over with? Why does it take so […]
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And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. —Matt. 15:14— The Twelve Step programs are sometime called self-help programs. But they’re not really, because we all help each other. We don’t stay sober by ourselves. Sometimes we call Twelve Step programs peer programs. And they are. All of us equal. […]
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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing. —Marcus Aurelius— The struggles of life teach us a lot. They challenge our beliefs. As we struggle, we come to believe that our friends, family, and Higher Power will be there for us in hard times. But we must do our part. We need to […]
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You cannot plan the future by the past. —Edmund Burke— We got tried of how we were living. We honestly looked at our life. We saw that alcohol and other drugs controlled our life. We met others who understood us. And we came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could help us. We […]
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Each day provides its own gifts.—Ruth P. Freedman— Spiritual growth is the greatest gift we can receive. And we earn it through taking risks. There is much risk involved in working the Steps: The risk of admitting that we’re out of control. The risk of turning our will and lives over to a Power greater […]
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The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it. —Sydney J. Harris— Relaxing is one of the little joys of life. We can learn to take time from our busy day to chat with a friend, take a hot bath, or spend a few moments sitting alone under a tree. The busier […]
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That day is lost on which one has not laughed. —French proverb— For a long time, we didn’t really laugh. It’s surprising when we think about it: we hadn’t really laughed for so long. . .we almost forgot how good we could feel. It feels so good to laugh again! Now, our spirits come more […]