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Make yourself necessary to someone. —Ralph Waldo Emerson— We are each positioned, not by chance but by design, within the context of home, job, friends, and aquaintances. Our involvement with life around us, the myriad experiences that confront us, guides our growth. The gift of life obligates us to contribute our best efforts, our talents […]
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Patience is a particular requirement Without it you can destroy in an hour what it might take you weeks to repair. —Charlie W. Shedd… Enjoying the moment, in its fullest, makes possible a peaceful and patient pace. Progress is guaranteed if our minds are centered, in the present, on the only event deserving of our […]
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. . . I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy. —Marie Curie… We are looking for progress, not perfection; however, we sometimes get lost or confused between the two. Expecting ourselves to be perfect at something we are only now learning is a familiar affliction. As we accept our […]
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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle than myself. —Montaigne… We know we’ve hurt people. We’ve heard our family cry out from pain we’ve caused them. Because of alcohol and other drugs, we acted like monsters. But we now live surrounded with love. We now work to make this world better. Recovery is […]
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A.A. Thought for the Day Getting sober was a long and painful journey, but we can truthfully say it was worth it. We know now that all we’ve been through led us to A.A. and was part of our spiritual journey. We found in A.A. what we had been vainly seeking in the bottle. We’ve […]
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ONE A.A. MIRACLE Save for the brief moments of temptation the thought of drink has never returned; and at such times a great revulsion has risen up in him. Seemingly he could not drink even if he would. God had restored his sanity. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 37 The word “God” was frightening to me when […]
Gina’s Story
“I was in active addiction since I was 13. I started doing heroin and continued using until I was 33.”Gina is an outgoing person, hence, her soul that shines through her eyes. Without hearing her story, you would never understand the trials and tribulations she endured to make it to where she is today. “In […]
Faith
I believe that all of my struggles are for a reason, and that one day, I can help encourage others because of them. In the spirit of being honest, for a long time, I felt that I needed to overcome my issues all alone. But in the midst of this, I am still learning acceptance […]
The road to recovery
How a helpful neighbor set this alcoholic on the road to recovery I’m an Alcoholic. My first drink led to my first blackout. Alcohol took away the shyness, paralyzing self-consciousness. It gave me a warm and happy new feeling that freed me up to do anything. I danced at parties, yelled in the street, sang […]
Rescued by a phone call
Was I born an alcoholic? I don’t know. All I know is that I am one. My story originates in England in 1939, where I was born into a world at war. My father was overseas serving King and Country, so my mother had the responsibility of caring for three children, plus coping with the […]