Missing. Presumed dead. My hopes. My dreams. My potential. My sanity. Without purpose, compass, anchor, mainsail, destination. A hole in my soul. How can I fill the hole? I’ve tried alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, shopping, sex, dependency on people, exercise, […]
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Service Gets Me Out of Self
Service gets me out of self and when I’m out of self I can put another twenty-four hours together. ~ Jhe T 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message […]
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Serve the needs of others, and all your own needs will be fulfilled. Through selfless action, fulfillment is attained. ~ Dyer, Wayne (2007-07-31). Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao Service Above Self is a […]
Continue reading »I Choose the Fireplug!
A speaker at an OA convention once shared that he would have been willing to sit naked on a fireplug and hand out leaflets if that was what his recovery required. Fortunately, our program requires no single act of daring. […]
Continue reading »Greatest Need
Our group, our recovery, our friends, our support. So important to my getting better, this weekly time that means so much to me. I really don’t need to explain, to answer questions, to start at the beginning, to read all […]
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