True deprivation is how I lived before OA—in bondage to food and fat. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 2756) How do you hide an excess hundred pounds? How can you think eating alone hides the truth from anyone at […]
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A Matter of Faith
I was telling my Higher Power that I had more faith in food than in Him. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 2739) Saying grace comes natural, Thanks for the food, bless it… oh, and God, make me lose weight, […]
Continue reading »Erstwhile Erratic Alcoholics
Our Society then entered a fearsome and exciting adolescent period. The test that it faced was this: Could these large numbers of erstwhile erratic alcoholics successfully meet and work together? Would there be quarrels over membership, leadership, and money? Would […]
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You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as you dominant aspiration. — James Allen Want a little, get a little. Dream big, and watch what happens. Don’t tell God what you want. Tell him you’re ready […]
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We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. We asked ourselves why we had them. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, page 64. That inventory, Step 4. Who do you resent, what did […]
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