From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Skeletons

June 29, 2009

“Now and then the family will be plagued
by spectres from the past,
for the drinking career of almost every alcoholic
has been marked by escapades, funny,
humiliating, shameful or tragic.
The first impulse will be to bury these skeletons
in a dark closet and padlock the door.
The family may be possessed by the [...]

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Prayer

June 28, 2009

“The man said, ‘The thing I do is to say
“God here I am and here are all my troubles.
I’ve made a mess of things and can’t do anything about it.
You take me and all my troubles,
and do anything you want with me.” ‘
I return to bed.  It doesn’t make sense. [...]

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Memorial for Fred

June 23, 2009

In rememberance of Fred Michaelis
Memorial service will be held at
Hill Country Nazarene Church
1750 Bagdad Road
Cedar Park, Tx
July 6, 2009 at 12 Noon

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Spirituality

June 22, 2009

“Do not let any prejudice you may have
against spiritual terms deter you
from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you.
At the start, this was all we needed
to commence spiritual growth,
to effect our first conscious relation with God
as we understood Him.
Afterward, we found ourselves accepting many things
which then [...]

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Progress

June 20, 2009

“Day by day, we try to move a little
toward God‘s perfection.
So we need not be consumed by maudlin guilt
for failure to achieve His likeness and image by Thursday next.
Progress is our aim,
and His perfection is the beacon, light-years away,
that draws us on.”
Bill W., Letter, 1966
1967AAWS, As Bill [...]

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Egomania

June 20, 2009

“Our egomania digs two disastrous pitfalls.
Either we insist on dominating the people we know,
or we depend upon them far too much.
If we lean too heavily on people,
they will sooner or later fail us,
for they are human, too,
and cannot possibly meet our own incessant demands. . .
We have [...]

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Traditions

June 14, 2009

“The Twelve Traditions point straight
at many of our individual defects.
By implication they ask each of us to lay aside
pride and resentments.
They ask for personal as well as group sacrifice.
They ask us never to use the AA name
in any quest for personal power or distinction or money.
The [...]

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