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Go often to the house of your friend: for weeds soon choke up the unused path. —Scandinavian proverb— Our program has two parts: the Steps, and the fellowship. Both keep us sober. We can’t stay sober if we go it alone. We need to work the Steps. We also need people—the help of our friends […]
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What is defeat?…Nothing but the first step to something better. ––Wendell Phillips— A man walks into a meeting. He says,” I surrender. I can’t drink like other folks.” We smile and welcome him. We know that feeling. All of us in the program must admit defeat. Our illness is more powerful than we are. We […]
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SERVICE—A beautiful word fallen upon bad days. —Claude McKay— Service is really a beautiful word. Service means respect. When we serve others we’re part of the human race. We all need to help each other. Service is a sure way to stay sober. Helping someone else stay sober helps us stay sober. And service frees […]
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Study sickness when you are well. —Thomas Fuller— Now is the time to learn about our sickness–chemical dependency. It is a chronic illness. That means it never goes away. We have to live with it the best we can. Luckily, we can live with it–very well! Our program of recovery is so simple, and it […]
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The reality is that changes are coming….they must come. You must share in bring them. —John Hersey— Change, it’s scary. It’s hard. It’s needed. Sometimes it feels bad. But one thing is for sure: it keeps on happening. Just when our life seems settled, it changes. We can’t stop life. We can’t stay this age […]
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When all else fails, read the instructions. —Agnes Allen— The instructions for recovery are in our Twelve Step program. Yet, there are times when we feel our program isn’t working. at these times, we need to read the instructions. Have you followed the “instructions,” the wise words are found in The Big Book, The Twelve […]
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I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment, it takes place every day. —Albert Camus— “Later.” How often have we said this? This trick help us avoid the tasks of the day. Life is full of task–many fun, some boring, others hard. Can I accept the task […]
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If you play with a thing long enough, you will surely break it. —Anonymous— Some things shouldn’t be played with. Our recovery program is one these things. When we play with our program, we’re taking a risk. We play with the program by missing meetings. Or by not calling our sponsors. Or by skipping the […]
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The junkie can never start to cure himself until he recognizes his true condition. —Malcoln X— Now we know what the problem is. Now we can do something about it. The truth of our problem is, we can’t handle alcohol or other drugs. They handle us. They control us. The Steps ask us to face […]
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Remember always that you have not only the right to be individual, you have an obligation to be one. —Eleamnor Roosevelt— When we were using alcohol and other drugs, we often thought that we were different from others. We secretly thought that no one could understand us. Maybe we tried to be one of the […]