It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. ~ AA World Services Inc. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (p. 90). There’s a difference between rebuilding self-esteem, if […]
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Fear of Complacency
There is one fear that I hope my Higher Power never relieves me of: the fear of complacency. ~ Voices of Recovery, page 347 The Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous tells us “What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on […]
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A definition of “apology” ~ a reasoned argument or writing in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine I find a three-word introduction on Facebook, “See my soul,” research and find lyrics of a song with that title by […]
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Restless, irritable, and discontent AKA uneasy, annoyed, never satisfied ~ Jennifer R. R. The Doctor’s Opinion in the Big Book gave us a now-familiar phrase, “To them, their alcoholic life seems the only normal one. They are restless, irritable and […]
Continue reading »Clinging to My Detritus
In order for me to be willing to have God remove it from me I have to be willing not to do it. ~ Ben Wilson Hoarders television show gave visual evidence of compulsive hoarding disorder and a visualization of eating […]
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