A Dozen Steps

February 4th, 2008

Came To Believe

Came to Believe - That a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity…
And - so obviously, reach directly into our hearts! :) (that is, if you’re a Giants fan - sorry JJ)

From the synopsis in our 12&12, Contents, page 5;
Tags: 2nd-step, aa, AA-big-book, alcoholics-anonymous, sanity

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February 3rd, 2007

All You Really Need

From pg. 26 in the 12&12;
Sponsor to newcomer;
“I think I can tell you exactly how to relax. You won’t have to work at it very hard, either. Listen, if you will, to these three statements.”
Third - “All you really need is an open mind. Just resign from the debating society and quit bothering yourself with […]

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February 2nd, 2007

The Riddle’s Answer

From page 32 in the 12&12…
“To clergymen, doctors, friends, and families, the alcoholic who means well and tries hard is a heartbreaking riddle. (Definitely not my personal experience). To most A.A.’s he is not. There are too many of us who have been just like him, and have found the riddle’s answer. The answer has […]

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November 11th, 2006

Full Of Nonsense?

From page 30 in the 12 and 12;
“The Bible, we said, was full of nonsense; we could cite it chapter and verse, and we couldn’t see the Beatitudes for the ‘begats.’ In spots its morality was impossibly good; in others it seemed impossibly bad. But it was the morality of the religionists themselves that really […]

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May 27th, 2006

He Had Been Listening

From “Came To Believe” pgs. 9-11
“He Had Been Listening”
“It finally became obvious to me that the God I thought had judged and damned me had done nothing of the sort. He had been listening, and in His own good time His answer came. His answer was threefold: the opportunity for a life of sobriety; Twelve […]

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May 17th, 2006

Belief Means Reliance, Not Defiance

I had this engraved on my first anniversary Zippo lighter that The Blue Point Group was kind enough to offer.
I was able to identify with defiant. It was a word used many times in regards to my demeanor.
From pg. 31 in The 12 and 12;
“As psychiatrists have often observed, defiance is the outstanding characteristic of […]

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May 16th, 2006

Came To Believe

“Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”
From the book “Came To Believe.”
The Opening To The Spiritual World
“Yes, I began with blind faith, but the proof of truth is that it works. I believed those who said they had suffered from alcoholism, but, through A.A., were now enjoying sobriety. […]

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April 19th, 2006

How Could It Have Happened?

I swore I wouldn’t do it again! The wife complained. The kids complained. My boss complained. Okay, enough already. I swear!
Inside my head I’d think - now just how the he** am I going to stop - I have to have one! Just one. One won’t kill me (or them).
Tags: 2nd-step, alcoholics-anonymous, insanity, sanity, Second […]

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