When I first joined AA, I thought the Big Book’s program of action was saying a thousand things. I slowly began to understand that it is saying a few simple things a thousand times. ~ Drop the Rock: Removing Character […]
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Sweet, Sweet Spirit
There’s a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place, And I know that it’s the Spirit of the Lord; There are sweet expressions on each face, And I know they feel the presence of the Lord. ~ Doris Akers My family […]
Continue reading »The Exertion of Restraint
Search for the words exertion with restraint and delve into medical mishmash. “serotenergic” “biotechnology” “arrhythomogenic” “anomalies”… For normal folk talking, for the down-to-earth they seem not to fit, to clash, to speak at odds, running off different directions. Exertion is […]
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A metal disk, a token, the serenity prayer on one side, “one day at a time” on the other. Given to those who decide to “try our way of life for 24 hours.” A silly thing, rather meaningless… they joke […]
Continue reading »QUIET!!!!
I cannot stand this racket! Can you really not hear it? I know it’s inside my head but still, it’s such pandemonium it surely must resound around. This guilt of mine, so hideous, so appalling, If I don’t get rid […]
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