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Prayer

November 19, 2008

“As the alcoholic goes along with his process of prayer,
he begins to add up the results.
If he persists, he will almost surely find more serenity,
more tolerance, less fear, and less anger.
He will acquire a quiet courage, the kind that doesn’t strain him.
He can look at so-called failure and success
for what they really are.
Problems and [...]

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Working With Others

September 21, 2008

“Life will take on new meaning.
To watch people recover, to see them help others,
to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship
grow up about you, to have a host of friends -
this is an experience you must not miss.
We know you will not want to miss it.”
c. 1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 89

Thought to Consider . [...]

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Progress

August 19, 2008

“Many of us exclaimed,
‘What an order!  I can’t go through with it.’
Do not be discouraged.
No one among us has been able to maintain
anything like perfect adherence to these principles.
We are not saints.
The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines.
The principles we have set down [...]

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Growth

August 8, 2008

“Regardless of worldly success or failure,
regardless of pain or joy,
regardless of sickness or health or even of death itself,
a new life of endless possibilities can be lived
if we are willing to continue our awakening,
through the practice of AA’s Twelve Steps.”
Bill W., AAGrapevine, December 1957
1967AAWS, As Bill Sees It, [...]

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Humility Prayer

August 3, 2008

Lord, I am far too much influenced by what people think of me;
Which means that I am always pretending to be either richer or smarter than I really am. Please, prevent me from trying to attract attention.
Don’t let me gloat over praise on the on the one hand and be discouraged by criticism on the [...]

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Skeletons

July 9, 2008

“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 [...]

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Prayer

July 9, 2008

“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. [...]

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