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A Dozen Steps

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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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May 1st, 2006

Spiritual?

From another AA book “Came To Believe” and from Bill W. on page 1;
“Spiritual?”
Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they might mean to you.
From other members;
“Yes, I began with blind faith, but the proof of truth is that it works.”
“I learned in the […]

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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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