Are these extravagant promises? We think not. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous: the “Big Book” (Kindle Locations 1163-1164). Without restraint, extravagance. Spreading wealth with reckless abandon… We come to rooms or recovery hungering, thirsting, longing for an illusive dream, a pot of […]
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Freedom
I’ve worked for self control these decades long, achieving goals, though many slipped from fingertips, Chimera never there to snare. Since as a tyke I first declared, “I do it for me. Leave me alone!” freedom meant self-control, my journey closely […]
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After making our review we ask God’s forgiveness and inquire what corrective measures should be taken. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Locations 1188-1189). How do you tell God you’re sorry? I guess the traditional word is “confession.” But I hear in […]
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise men of old. Seek what they sought. ~ Matsuo Munefusa You think if you eat my food plan, you’ll recover. But I’ve seen you eat… When a piece of […]
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We are neither cocky nor are we afraid. That is how we react so long as we keep in fit spiritual condition. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Location 1175) Cocky seems far from what I remember, coming to realize insanity, helplessness, […]
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