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Whatever is in the heart will come up to the tongue.—Persian proverb— During our illness, we wouldn’t let people get close to us. We spoke of what was in our heart. And much of what filled our heart was sadness, anger, and hopelessness. Those who want to be close to us heard what was in […]
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God is not a cosmic bellboy. —Harry Emerson Fosdick— We have to laugh when we look back at the times we treated God like our servant. Who did we think we were, ordering God to do something for us? But we got away with it. God even did some of the things we asked. Now […]
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When you come into an A.A. meeting, you’re not just coming into a meeting, you’re coming into a new life. I’m always impressed by the change I see in people after they’ve been in A.A. for a while. I sometimes take an inventory of myself, to see whether I have changed and if so, in […]
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The person who fears to try is thus enslaved. —Leonard E. Read— Immobilization is fear’s result. In its grip we fail to move forward. We fail to think new thoughts, live new experiences, chance new personalities. All that life is prepared to offer us goes ungreeted. Let us remember, we have been given the gift […]
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EQUALITY Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism. Hence we may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, provided that, as a group, they have no other affiliation. […]
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Is there ever any particular spot where one can put one’s finger and say, “It all began that day, at such a time and such a place, with such an incident?” —Agatha Christie— No experience of our lives is pure, unadulterated, set apart from all other experiences. There is an eternal flow in our lives. […]
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A.A.’s FREEDOMS We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AA’s will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 303 I craved freedom. First, freedom to drink; later, […]
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The secret success is constancy of purpose. —Benjamin Disraeli— In Twelve Step meetings, we don’t talk about counseling, treatment centers, or non-program reading. Many of us have been helped in these ways, but we shouldn’t confuse them with Twelve Step programs. We must keep our Twelve Step programs pure, no matter what is in style […]
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… we do not always like what is good for us in this world. —Eleanor Roosevelt— Today will call each of us to make our particular contributions to the moment.There is no guarantee that we will enjoy every experience, but we can be certain each one of them will teach us something we’re ready to […]
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It takes time, love, and support to find peace with the restless one. —Deidra Sarault— Restlessness is born of frustration. Perhaps we want to move ahead with our lives more quickly. Does a job have us trapped? Do past troubles haunt us still? Maybe perfectionism tarnishes every attempt to achieve. We can learn from our […]