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When we cling to pain we end up punishing ourselves. —Leo F. Buscaglia— Pain situations, relationships that hurt us, memories of experience that pinch our nerve endings, need not imprison us. However, we are seldom very quick to let go of pain. Instead, we become obsessed with it, the precipitating circumstances, and the longed-for, but […]
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One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears—by listening to them. —Dean Rusk— We hate being told what to think. We like to make up our own minds. It helps to talk things out with another person who, listens to us. Someone who care what we think.We can give this respect […]
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It’s astonishing in this world how things don’t turn out at all the way you expect them to! —Agatha Christie— Probably every day of our lives, a plan goes awry. Often we have counted heavily on a particular outcome. We generally assume we have all things under control and know exactly what’s best for us, […]
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I have an intense desire to return to the womb—Anybody’s ! —Woody Allen— Some days the world just doesn’t seem safe. Maybe a friend died and you are hurting. Maybe you argued with a loved one. You just want somebody to take care of you. You want to feel safe and warm. Turn to the […]
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“WE ASKED HIS PROTECTION” We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I could not manage life alone. I had tried that road and failed. My “ultimate sin” dragged me down to the lowest level I have ever reached and, unable even to function, I accepted the fact that I […]
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To dream what one dreams is neither wise nor foolish, success nor unsuccessful. No precautions can be taken against it, except, perhaps, that of remaining permanently awake. —Margaret MacDonald— Dreams, like desires and feelings, simply happen. They happen to everyone from early childhood to old age; they’re part of the life of the human mind, […]
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Another of the mottoes of A.A. is “But for the Grace of God.” Once we have fully accepted the program we become humble about our achievement. We do not take too much credit for our sobriety. When we see another suffering alcoholic in the throes of alcoholism, we say to ourselves: “But for the Grace […]
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Remember your good memories, but live for today and keep the memories behind you. —Jodi K. Elliott— The stuff of our memories comprises who we have become. Each recollection is akin to an ingredient in a simmering pot of stew. The full flavor of our lives is enhanced by each additional experience, whether it is […]
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Tomorrow doesn’t matter for I have lived today. —Horace— The twenty-four hours lying ahead is all we have been promised. With that promise is a guarantee that we will greet opportunities for growth that have their roots in yesterday. Our evolution is not without purpose and design; therefore, we need not concern ourselves with the […]
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Another of the mottoes of A.A. is “Easy Does It.” This means that we just go along in A.A. doing the best we can and not getting steamed up over problems that are in A.A. or outside of it. We alcoholics are emotional people and we have gone to excess in almost everything we have […]