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My mission on earth is to fill the void—inside and outside of me—and fill it. —Rabbi Menahem— Emptiness often haunts us. The alienation we feel that accompanies us to work, to parties, even among friends, is letting us know that we need to nurture our inner-selves. Within in each of us lives the small child […]
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Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighbor. —Louise Beal— In our program, we learn a lot about loving ourselves. Then we start to see how this helps us love our neighbors. We learn to love ourselves honestly, seeing our strengths and our weaknesses. We learn to see others honestly. We learn how much […]
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Sometimes I think I’m the luckiest person in the world. There’s nothing better than having work you really care about. Sometimes I think my greatest problem is lack of confidence. I’m scared, and I think that’s healthy. ––Jane Fonda— We each vacillate between feeling confident on some days, lucky on others, and yet frequently scared […]
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Fifth, I have learned to live one day at a time. I have finally realized the great fact that all I have is now. This sweeps away all vain regret and it makes my thoughts of the future free of fear. Now is mine. I can do what I want with it. I own it, […]
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A.A.’s HEARTBEAT Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily basis. By practicing unity within my group, with other A.A. members and at all levels of this great Fellowship, I […]
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It is often easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them—Adlai Stevenson— It easy to talk about our values. But when the clerk at the store gives extra change my mistake, those values get put to the test. It feels good to read about spirituality in a comfortable chair at home. […]
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Do I have any hard feelings about other group members or for any other A.A. group? Am I critical of the way a group member thinks or acts? Do I feel that another group is operating in the wrong way and do I broadcast it? Or do I realize that all A.A. members, no matter […]
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YESTERDAY’S BAGGAGE For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. 12 & 12, p. 88 I have more than […]
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If I love with my Spirit, I don’t have to think so hard with my head. —Peggy Cahn— Love smooths all ruffles. All situations are calmed, all tension is eased. The expression of love is a balm on all wounds, particularly our own. Feeling love toward the people in our lives today will boost our […]
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I search these words and find nothing more than myself caught between the grapes and the thorns. —Anne Sexton— We are frequently afraid to look into ourselves, to probe our depths. We’ve feared that if we examined our basic motives and desires, we’d find a swamp of evil: corrupt, selfish and full of hate. But […]