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We are always the same age inside.—Gertrude Stein— Deep inside, we each have a child’s spirit. We still have many of the feelings we had when we were young. Some of us have a hurting child inside. There’s sadness, fear, or anger that hasn’t gone away. We’re still lonely, no matter how many people care […]
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Sanity is madness put to good use.—George Santayana— In Step Two we come to believe a Power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity. In a way, as we work Step Two, we’re praying that our madness can be put to good use. This is just what happens. Addiction was wrecking our life. But […]
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Life didn’t promise to be wonderful. —Teddy Pendergrass— Life doesn’t promise us anything, except a chance. We have a chance to live any way we like. No matter how we choose to live, we’ll have pain and we’ll have joy. And we can learn from both. Because of our recovery program, we can have life’s […]
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H.A.L.T. —AA Slogan… H.A.L.T. stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired. These feelings can be danger to us. They can lead us away from our program. We need to eat regular meals. When we get too hungry, we get cranky. Then we say and do things we regret. We need to turn anger over to […]
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You must find the ideas that have some promise in them…it’s not enough to just have ideas. —George E. Woodberry… Each day we’re flooded with ideas. Everyone seems to have found the truth, and now they want to share it. We may feel loaded down with all these ideas. Who and what do we believe? […]
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I thank God for my handicaps, for through them, I have found myself, my work and my God. —Helen Keller… None of us ever wanted to be addicts. It’s not what we would choose to be— just as no one would choose to blind and deaf. Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf, told of […]
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We will not know unless we begin. —-Howard Zinn… Let us begin! Whether it be working on our First Step, Finding a sponsor, or talking to someone we hurt—Let us begin. Doubt will set in if we wait too long. Fear will follow. So, let us begin. We learn by doing. Recovery is for doers. […]
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Don’t bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. —Thomas Jefferson… Pleasure is important in recovery. But at times we think pleasure is the answer to life’s pains. Alcohol and other drugs were what we liked best. We need to watch out so we don’t switch to another […]
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We do not remember days, we remember moments. —Cesare Pavese… It’s the moment that’s important. Each moment holds choice. Our spirits grow through working our program moment to moment. Moments lead to days, days to years, and years to a life of honest recovery. It will be the moments of choice that we remember. The […]
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Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.—Erma Bombeck— We often hear, “Stick with the winners.” Not everyone in Twelve Step meetings is there for recovery.. But many members follow a Twelve Step way of living. We need to find those people. This is really true when it comes to finding a sponsor. […]