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Thanks For The Direction Frank D.! Coincidence? I think not…
From Barefoot’s World;
Personal Gains Of Being A Sponsor
No one reaps full benefit from any fellowship he is connected with unless he wholeheartedly engages in its important activities. The expansion of Alcoholics Anonymous to wider fields of greater benefit to more people results directly from the addition […]
I think Bill W. “happened” on something very important, to me at least, with what he speaks of here. He begins by saying that without freedom from alcohol, “we have nothing at all.”
From The Language of the Heart: Bill W’s Grapevine Writings, page 315;
“Paradoxically, though, we can achieve no liberation from the alcohol obsession […]
From today’s Daily Reflection;
“In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety - we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us.”
Aiming and trying… it does not say that we hit the final mark or find success. It also doesn’t say that the world welcomes […]
This is from yesterday’s Daily Reflection…
“Never talk down to an alcoholic from any moral or spiritual hilltop; simply lay out the kit of spiritual tools for his inspection. Show him how they worked with you.”
I was taught never to look down on another alcoholic unless I was willing to pick them up. After all, how […]
Have a cup o’ coffee…
Stay awhile… feel free to grab another if you so please :)
[Image credit - Julius Schorzman]
Would anyone care to suggest a topic?
Okay, you, there in the back row, fire away.
Thank you! That’s an excellent question!
The question is: What does it mean to be powerless over alcohol?
Anyone?
Edited Thurs., 11:26 pm. est […]
Looking for something to write about and I found it at Barefoot’s World;
“The Twelve Steps As Ego Deflating Devices”
By Dr. Harry M. Tiebout - sub-titled “What Does Surrender Mean?”
“For reasons still obscure, the program and the fellowship of AA could cause a surrender, which in turn would lead to a period of no drinking. It […]
Step Twelve
“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.”
The discussion in the 12&12 opens with this;
“The joy of living is the theme of A.A.’s Twelfth Step, and action is its key word. Here we turn […]
“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps…”
Result;
“the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect; as, the result of a course of action.”
These steps? Why - the eleven that preceded :)
The Result? A spiritual […]
That’s right… this is the month we give it all away, right?
“He may not see at once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will pay dividends only if he mines it for the rest of his life and insists on giving away the entire product.”
Last year I began the month with talk […]
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 […]
Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery.
A Dozen Steps
A Hearty Life
Alzheimer's Notes
Astronomy Buff
Autism Vox
Baldiness
Breaking the Mirror
Breastfeeding 1-2-3
Cancer Commentary
Daily Tomorrow
Diabetes Notes
Eating Fabulous
Fertility Notes
Genetics & Health
Grounded Fitness
Health and Men
Healthbolt
Help My Hurt
Kids Health Notes
Lively Women
Mental Health Notes
Pink Ribbon Review
Veggie Chic
Weighting Line
Womb Within
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