A Dozen Steps

July 25th, 2007

Nothing Could, In Fact, Be Further From The Truth

As often as he may be diminished by folks who have to mention that he had an ego the size of Texas, and possibly couldn’t keep his pants zipped (whatever the he** that means - I swear, I heard an idiot ill person make mention of this in a meeting this past weekend), I am […]

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May 24th, 2007

There’s More To Service

From the A.A. pamphlet “Inside AA”
Understanding the Fellowship and its Service Agencies
“Service is our Third Legacy. Recovery and Unity are the First and Second. Service to others and to the Fellowship reminds us that we owe our sobriety to the work of earlier members - and that our continued sobriety may depend on the hundreds […]

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May 23rd, 2007

Doing The Next Right Thing?

Do you have an idea what might just be wrong with this? Besides - this seems to me to be another of those “catch-alls” that lots of folks use when they have little more to say?
This is what I hear in meetings… “all I know is, if I do the next right thing, I’m going […]

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April 24th, 2007

Staying Teachable

It is my personal hope that I can continue to remain teachable in the light of continuous judgment, character assassination and perpetual anger and hate. Which is why today’s reading is an affirmation, to me…
Learning To Love Ourselves
“Alcoholism was a lonely business, even though we were surrounded by people who loved us…. We were trying […]

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April 23rd, 2007

Sponsor?

From AA’s pamphlet “Questions and Answers On Sponsorship”
What Is Sponsorship?
“An alcoholic who has made some progress in the recovery program shares that experience on a continuous, individual basis with another alcoholic who is attempting to attain or maintain sobriety through A.A”
Tags: alcoholics-anonymous, Fourth-Step, humility, Spirituality, Sponsor, twelve-steps

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May 3rd, 2006

SOBRIETY VERSION of the 23rd PSALM

In this case credit is due Dallas at the 12 Step Forum who recently passed this on;
SOBRIETY VERSION of the 23rd PSALM
THE LORD IS MY SPONSOR, I shall not want.
Tags: 12-Steps, God, Lord, Sponsor

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