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A Dozen Steps

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 […]

By Mark -- 2 comments

February 23rd, 2007

Mysterious Paradoxes - They Do Not Compute

And why don’t they compute? Because you’re an alkie!!! :)
And so am I…
Our brains get in the way of sensible, responsible and mature computing because we “looooooove” negative thinking. We “looooooove” negative thinking because we are self-centered in the extreme! So self-centered that we’ll walk into a meeting late, shuffle around noisily making our coffee […]

By Mark -- 3 comments

February 21st, 2007

God’s Waiting Room

Oh boy how we dislike, even hate, God’s waiting room. (Hi Jen :))
We pray and pray for something we want. We exert ourselves with an effort beyond any we’d ever made before. We just aren’t sure we’ll get what we want so we ask God to please, please God, let me have this just this […]

By Mark -- 7 comments

February 19th, 2007

A Glimpse Into An Alcoholic Mind

I thought that might be an appropriate title for this entry considering that I’m about to begin it with “I was thinking today.”
Perfection. I was the type who had an unrealistic expectation of perfection from those around me. Who were those around me? Those who now have their own unrealistic expectation of perfection from me.
I […]

By Mark -- 11 comments

February 18th, 2007

I Put Them In God’s Hands

But I forgot to tell them…
The recent events that have come and passed with my son and brother. “I’m a lover not a fighter.” How many times have you heard someone say that?
I had no control. I tried. I couldn’t change what happened. I tried again and again. Nothing changed. Thank God for AA and […]

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