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A Dozen Steps

August 26th, 2008

Attraction Rather Than Promotion

The Eleventh Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous
Certainly we can all agree that there is no controversy surrounding this Tradition just like there is no controversy about “Conference Approved Literature” right?
Well, I thought it would be interesting to hear what the moderator at the AA History Lovers Group at Yahoo! has to say regarding “Attraction Rather Than […]

By Mark -- 1 comment

August 24th, 2008

I Thought I Was The Riddle

And there was no solution…
Then, I also thought you were the riddle and the solution was “If you’d only do things my way everything would be okay.” We all know how well that works out.
From today’s Daily Reflection, “A Riddle That Works”
“It may be possible to find explanations of spiritual experiences such as ours, but […]

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August 19th, 2008

Okay - I Need A Laugh!

And the only thing it has to do with AA is that an AA friend sent it to me…
A gorgeous young redhead goes into the doctor’s office and said that her body hurt wherever she touched it.
“Impossible!” says the doctor. “Show me.”
The redhead took her finger, pushed on her left side and screamed, then she […]

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August 14th, 2008

Affected By The Drinking Of Someone Close To You?

Buddy T. offers to help you at About.com.
Al-Anon Quiz - Are You Troubled By Someone’s Drinking?
“Millions of people are affected by the excessive drinking of someone close. Many times people who are close to alcoholics do not even realize how much they have been affected by someone else’s drinking.”
Buddy offers you this quiz to help […]

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August 12th, 2008

AA In The UK

If you happen to be headed to the United Kingdom and want to find a meeting;
‘How to find AA’ in England, Scotland and Wales, UK.
There’s a searchable database of meetings for England, Scotland and Wales.
And a complete list of AA events happening between now and April of next year.
Plus - the National Helpline Number:- 0845 […]

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August 11th, 2008

The Pain Of My Defects

Today’s Daily Reflections speaks of removing the ground glass in us. Damn - that’s sounds and “feels” painful…
Remember, from the Seventh Step;
“In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life.”
I’d asked God for dozens of do-overs, never believing there was any hope. In addition, I sure didn’t exactly perceive that […]

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August 2nd, 2008

Honesty - But To What Extent?

Once upon a time when I was a car salesman I lost jobs because I was told I was too honest. Then, and now, I still see polls that show that one of the Top Ten Most Dishonest jobs is a car salesman. So, I’m grateful.
Naturally, I consider that, in “those days,” I was drinking […]

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August 1st, 2008

Significant August Dates in A.A. History

Significant August Dates in A.A. History
from AA History Lovers at Yahoo! Groups;
Aug 1934 - Rowland H and Cebra persuade court to parole Ebby T. to them.
Aug 1939 - Dr. Bob wrote & may have signed article for Faith magazine.
Aug 1981 - Distribution of Alcoholics Anonymous passes 3 million.
Aug 1, 1943 - Washington Times-Herald (DC) reports […]

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July 25th, 2008

White-Knuckled Sobriety

If you don’t know please ask your sponsor…
From today’s Daily Reflection: “Those Who Still Suffer”
“For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity.”
It is my personal opinion (fwiw) that this is a piece of writing that undoes the profundity expressed in meetings that the […]

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July 24th, 2008

Do Something Good For Someone And Then…

Keep your big mouth shut!
This, for me, goes a very long way to defining humility.
I was always Johnny-On-The-Spot when someone was troubled, in harms’ way or hurt. It seemed that accidents happened close by and I’d be there to help. But I had a motive despite the coincidental nature of most of these circumstances.
I wanted […]

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