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A Dozen Steps

Archive for March 2007

March 30th, 2007

Another Of Our Fine Arts

Returning to Silkworth.net for more about honesty…
“We may bring ourselves to believe almost anything by rationalization”
Another of our fine arts!
Now, for what actually excites me…
“It’s well to begin and end our inquiry with the question, “Is it true?” Any man who loves to search for truth is precious to any fellowship or society. Any intended […]

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March 29th, 2007

Absolute Honesty

From a “talk” about the Four Absolutes at Silkworth.net;
Honesty
“Over and over we must ask ourselves, “Is it true or is it false?” For honesty is the eternal search for truth. It is by far the most difficult of the four Absolutes, for anyone, but especially for us in this fellowship. The problem drinker develops genuine […]

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March 28th, 2007

AA And The Higher Power

Currently, the source from which I’m taking this has no idea who to attribute it to so, if you know, the info would be cool and I’ll edit it in and let the other person know;
A Writing on AA and the Higher Power
God In His wisdom, selected this group of men and women to be […]

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March 27th, 2007

Concept III

From The AA Service Manual;
Concept III

“As a traditional means of creating and maintaining a clearly defined working relation between the groups, the Conference, the A.A. General Service Board and its several service corporations, staffs, committees and executives, and of thus insuring their effective leadership, it is here suggested that we endow each of these elements […]

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March 26th, 2007

I Am NOT Your Huckleberry!

Val Kilmer’s line (as Doc Holliday) in “Tombstone” was “I’m your huckleberry.” It was meant along the lines of “I’m the perfect man for the job” but I’d like to use it as if it meant “I’m your target.”
Well, I’m NOT your target! I’m certainly NOT your huckleberry!
Why? Many, many reasons, the first of which […]

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March 25th, 2007

My Decision Makers

Liz B. is a wonderful human being and I consider it a gift to call her friend!
Many of you know Liz, she really gets around… this is only one of the many principles she has taught me and so many others;
My decision makers each day? The Third and the Eleventh Steps!
Let Go, Let God, praying […]

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March 23rd, 2007

The Third Tradition

Long Form;
“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.”
Short […]

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March 23rd, 2007

If Only I Were As Profound…

Under the category “Wish I Had Said That” and as a result of an email from the Top 100 Blogs today with some click-through stats…
From the entry “arrogant bastard” at Staying Straight Edge comes this comment:
“I try to live the same way I did in my first 30 days, because in any meeting, somewhere out […]

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March 23rd, 2007

Spirituality At The Practical Level

Today is a magnificent day off because we were in Jacksonville, FL for work yesterday. (Thank you so very much for the flirtation whoever you were in the cosmetics dept. yesterday 8O )
80 degrees and beautifully sunny. I’ve done some outside work and will no doubt do a bit more but you have my time […]

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March 23rd, 2007

I Am Responsible

Whenever someone reaches out for help…

And, for that I am responsible.
[ Print image found at Fine Art Prints On Demand ]
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