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A Dozen Steps

July 1st, 2008

A Reflection To Move Forward With…

Sacrifice = Unity = Survival
The Daily Reflection for June 30th is certainly one to take forward into July and even after that.
“The unity, the effectiveness, and even the survival of A.A. will always depend upon our continued willingness to give up some of our personal ambitions and desires for the common safety and welfare. Just […]

By Mark -- 2 comments

June 30th, 2008

Discouraged, Depressed, Sad, Lonely and Still Sober

My first thoughts subsequent to deciding on a title for this are…
For those profundity pushers who offer newcomers this phrase “do the right thing and the right thing will happen,” I want to say - for who? Because it is my experience that it is a matter of perspective whether this will hold true for […]

By Mark -- 13 comments

May 12th, 2008

Tormenting Ghosts

“The need to quit living by ourselves with those tormenting ghosts of yesterday gets more urgent than ever.”
Thank God Rick T. taught me one of life’s simple realities I had not learned, for whatever reason. He made the simple statement that each one of us has our own perception of reality. That your perception of […]

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April 25th, 2008

My Basic Flaw Has Always Been Dependence

And I’ll waver in and out of it, dammit, because I have basic human instincts…
As I do so often - from “The Language of the Heart” page 237-238 (I ought to set up a cot on these pages)
“My basic flaw had always been dependence - almost absolute dependence - on people or circumstances to supply […]

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