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The Last Bargain
God, I promise if you get me out of this mess … I’ll do anything, anything, even go back to AA! Have you ever … ? It would be interesting to other readers to hear your experiences. Related articles...
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Where is the Higher Power?
We Agnostics “… Yet we had been seeing another kind of flight, a spiritual liberation from this world, people who rose above their problems. They said [the Higher Power] made these things possible,...
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Pain Ends And Healing Begins
I was shocked, confused, bewildered As I entered Heaven’s door, Not by the beauty of it all, Nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven Who made me sputter and gasp– The thieves, the...
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AA For Youth
• “If I could have stayed cool, I’d still be drinking. Very quickly, though, I started getting into trouble. Going to sixth grade got in the way of my life, which consisted of getting drunk as much as...
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Stay on the Beam
Just for Today – Stay on the Beam “Today most commercial flying is done on a radio beam. A directional beam is produced to guide the pilot to his destination, and as long as he keeps on this beam he...
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Door of Opportunity
“People suggested that I find a Higher Power. I was not fooled. I knew when they said Higher Power they meant God. And I knew that God waited for me to step out of line just once so that he could take...
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9 Recovery Destinations
People in 12 Step recovery can aim at these ideals. For the most part, we just try to think and act like decent human beings concerned for the wellbeing of our fellows. We can;- become patient with...
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Will, Will Power & Higher Power
Will power, will and higher power are terms discussed in 12-Step programs of recovery. I for one did not understand the differences between the various attitudes and actions I adopted. Then I came...
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AA Humility
Humility – the most misunderstood virtue in the Fellowship of AA. To many AA’s the humble invoke a picture of a plainly dressed self-deprecating person, admitting to the possession of no particular...
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Communication With A Higher Power I guess that the first communication I had with a Higher Power, came when I asked for help to stop drinking. This Higher Power could have been God to some, but for...
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Stress and Alcoholism Recovery
The impact of stress does not cease once an alcoholic stops drinking. [Stress and Alcoholism] NB; This article is a bit technical, but as it covers the latest research (2013) and it provides important...
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Two Wolves
Help me grow! This is one of my favourites! An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two...
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Alcoholics Anonymous: A review of the Big Book
Alcoholics Anonymous: A review of group’s book; Nov. 2, 1939; The Big Book review November 2, 1939 Cleveland Plain Dealer In a recent series, Mr. Davis told of Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization of...
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We’ll Be Gifted
Some Gifts of becoming clean and sober We’ll be amazed at and proud of changes we make We’ll be freer and happier than we could imagine Our mistakes won’t haunt us We’ll feel calmer and more confident...
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Relapse Revisited
Relapse can feel as if your in an iron cage Symptoms of getting ready to relapse. Although this is about a relapse into alcoholism, it applies to many other addictions and areas of life, from...
View ArticleTradition Twelve
“Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. “ We of Alcoholics Anonymous believe that the principle of Anonymity has an...
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AA’s Twelve Steps teach people to live without resentment
The Big Book of “Alcoholics Anonymous” includes the story of a woman whose drinking landed her in jail twice and nearly ruined her third marriage. Her final drunk, she recalls, lasted 60 days around...
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Third Step Prayer as Used by DR. BOB
Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Dr Bob originally used this prayer to hand his will and his life over to God as he understood God – the 3rd Step of 12 Step Fellowship recovery. Dear God, I’m sorry...
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12 Steps of Emotions Anonymous
Twelve Steps of Emotions Anonymous We admitted we were powerless over our emotions – that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that aPower greater than ourselves could restore us to...
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Wellbriety Recovery for Native Americans
Wellbriety – Continuing a Legacy of Resistance … Implementing a Vision for Healing Wellbriety means to be both sober and well. It’s a word translating a term from the language of the Passamaquoddy...
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