A Dozen Steps

October 30th, 2007

Bed Sheets and A Drunk

My friend Rich sent me this one so blame him… lol

Bed Sheets!!!
An extremely modest man was in the hospital for a series of tests, the last of which had left his bodily systems extremely upset.
Upon making several false alarm trips to the bathroom, he decided the latest episode was another and stayed put. He […]

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October 29th, 2007

The Goal Is A Quiet Place In Bright Sunshine

This is derived from a writing of Bill W.’s that I’ve referred to before;
“The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety”
Since I seem to have always had a difficult challenge with the subject personally and so many I’ve known share the challenge, I look for an answer. This writing of Bill’s comes from “The Language of the Heart” […]

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October 28th, 2007

A Single Vision Maintained Intact

Thankfully!
Today’s Daily Reflection was written over 15 years ago and it’s meaning hasn’t changed, nor will it.
An Unbroken Tradition
“We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause.”
“A fellowship whose aims are constant and unflagging.”
I want to […]

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October 27th, 2007

Joe McQ

From AAHistory.com;
“Joe McQ. from Little Rock, Arkansas, of the original Joe and Charlie Big Book Studies, moved on to another life October 25, 2007. You are invited to leave a message in his Memorial Book for his family.”

Joe’s funeral will be Thursday, Nov. 1st, 2007, 11 A.M. at the Pulaski Height United Methodist Church.
History of […]

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October 27th, 2007

Insuring Continuity

First Things First… I apologize, though it has been out of my hands, to all, including the folks at b5, for the lack of posting this month. In addition to my personal challenges, Comcast has presented us with another challenge almost impossible to overcome. As I write I have to keep an eye on our […]

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October 25th, 2007

To Remain Spiritually Fit

Derived from Back To Basics - The Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners Meetings

“Please remember that, in order to remain spiritually fit we must be of service to other alcoholics.”
“We can think of no greater service than helping newcomers through the Twelve Steps so they, too, can find the spiritual solution to alcoholism.”
Today’s Daily Reflection;
“Without Unity, the heart […]

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October 25th, 2007

It’s Sad…

And I’m not immune to sadness these days thanks to Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps.

It was a “simple” lesson 13 years ago when our divorce was finalized. I had to learn how to mourn the loss, without alcohol. I have no idea how Barbara got through it even though a couple of years later […]

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October 23rd, 2007

How To Listen to God

How To Listen to God
God will tell you all that you need to know.
He will not always tell you all that you want to know.
These are a few simple suggestions for people who are willing to make an experiment.
You can discover for yourself the most important and practical thing any human being can ever […]

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October 22nd, 2007

From The Desk of Dr. Bob

Trying not to speak too soon again, Comcast appears to have settled their difficulties with their connectivity (we’ve stayed online for 6 hours plus now) so I’d like to repeat this too you from the desk of Dr. Bob;
Humility
“Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or […]

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October 21st, 2007

Dear Diary

Well, I thought about it and I guess I’ve done this a bit more lately. But, (bs?) my motive has remained the same so perhaps it isn’t a bad thing :) Personal stuff…
First Things First - Comcast (though it doesn’t seem to have made the news) suffered a serious, nationwide outage in the last couple […]

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