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Have the courage to live; anyone can die. —Robert Cody— Living means facing all of life. Life is joy and sorrow. We used to be people who wanted the joy without the sorrow. But we can learn from hard times, maybe more than we do in easy times. Often, getting through hard times helps us […]
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Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. —Will Rogers— The greatest adventure ever is recovery, and action is what’s important in recovery. That’s because the Twelve Steps are full of action. The whole world has now opened up to us. At times, this will scare us. […]
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He who can take advice is sometimes superior to he who can give it. —Karl von Knebel— In recovery, we learn that we don’t know everything. We had stopped listening. Most of us had been asked by family, friends, doctors, and employers to stop drinking and using other drugs. But, we didn’t listen. If we […]
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Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will persist in it. —Cicero— The way we face life’s challenges is what gives meaning to our lives. If we run from our mistakes, they follow us. If we stand up and work with them, we learn. Facing our mistakes teaches us wisdom and courage. […]
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Telling the truth is a pretty hard thing. —ThomasWolfe— Often, we get scared to tell the truth. We wonder, “What will happen? Will I get in trouble? Will someone be mad at me?’” These things could happen. But good things could happen too. Sometimes we want to lie. We don’t want anyone mad at us […]
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That suit is best that best suits me. —John Clark— How much time do we spend trying to “fit in”? Many of us used to care to much what other people thought about us—our clothes, our ideas, our work. Did we drink the right brand, drive the right car, listen to the right music? In […]
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Acceptance and faith are capable of producing 100% sobriety. —Grapevine— Acceptance and faith are the most important parts of our recovery. If we boil down Steps One And Two, we’ll find acceptance and faith. Acceptance means we see the world as it is, not as we want it to be. We start to see ourselves […]
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Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbons. —Ruth Ann Schabacker— How full life can be! We can untie the ribbons on this gift by keeping our spirits open. Open to life. Open to how much our Higher Power love us. Who knows what the gifts the day may bring? Maybe it brings a […]
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Words are the voice of the heart. —Confucius— What does my heart have to say today? Am I happy ? Or I’m I troubled? We will find this out if we slow down and listen to our words. We can also hear our spirit in the tone of our words. We are to meditate. Meditation […]
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. . .praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. —Second half of Step Eleven— Step Eleven teaches us how to pray. We pray for God’s will to replace ours. Our will got us in trouble. God’s will guides us to simple serenity. We pray for power […]