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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Why Go to Meetings?
I went to a meeting today. I should have brought my book but it hadn’t even come to mind. That pesky Jena was there talking about a sale. too late. I missed it. Sally asked me to read but I […]
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Inch by inch life’s a cinch. Yard by yard life is hard. ~ Fortune cookie Grandiose plans come naturally, as my pride demands I prove to you how marvelous I am. It’s not conceit, oh, no, not that. I stand deficient, though, […]
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But the muddiest water clears as it is stilled. and out of that stillness life arises. ~ Lao-tzu In the harshest drought a hard-pounding downpour fills lakes, washes clean the world, restores hope and heart, but… persistent showers, pooling, puddling, lingering, […]
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After a retreat filled with recovery, with love, with concern, with one mind… After the speakers, the sharing, the meditation, the close friends just met… After high resolve, surrender, understanding, finally understanding the whole 12 Steps… After standing on the […]
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