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You will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. . . —Alcoholics Anonymous— As we work the Steps, we fix our broken life. Many things in our new life have been painful. Our addiction to alcohol or drugs made it all worse. But if things hadn’t gotten so bad we […]
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The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving. —Oliver Wendell Holmes— We may feel idle, but we are not. We are moving along some pathway at every moment, and each of us needs to accept responsibility for our movement and determine our course. […]
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FINDING “A REASON TO BELIEVE” The willingness to grow is the essence of all spiritual development. As Bill Sees It, p.171 A line from a song goes, “. . . and I look to find a reason to believe . . .” It reminds me that at one time I was not able to find […]
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“Outline the program of action to new prospects, explaining how you made a self appraisal, how you straightened out your past, and why you are now endeavoring to help them. It is important for them to realize that your attempt to pass this on to them plays a vital part in your recovery. The more […]
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I believed what I was told and not what my own eyes saw. —Margaret Drabble— Children see a flat world and are told it is round. We are trained very early to disbelieve the evidence of our senses. But there comes a point when we begin to question what we are told and to feel […]
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If I had to describe something as divine it would be what happens between people when they really get it together. There is a kind of spark that makes it all worthwhile. When you feel that spark, you get a good feeling deep in your gut. —June L. Tapp— How lucky we are, that we […]
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… except when to do so would injure them or others. —Second half of Step Nine— We have to be careful when we make amends. We must think about people’s well being. Can we help heal by being direct with them? Or would it hurt them again? At times, this means not making direct amends. […]
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What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? —William Henry Davies— Souls, like animals and plants, need air. Do our lives have enough empty space in them to nourish our spirit? Living in cities, plugged into networks of jobs, friends, and projects, we sometimes neglect our standing-and-staring […]
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WILLINGNESS TO GROW If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As Bill Sees It, p.8 Sobriety fills the painful “hole in the soul” that my alcoholism created. Often I feel so physically well that I believe my work is done. However, joy is not just the absence of pain; […]
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Success can only be measured in terms of distance traveled. —Mavis Gallant— We are forever moving from one experience to another, one challenge to another, and one relationship to another. Our ability to handle confidently all encounters is a gift of the program, and one that accompanies us throughout every day, providing we humbly express […]