I was told that I must want sobriety for my own sake, and I am convinced this is true. There may be many reasons that bring one to A.A. for the first time, but the lasting one must be to […]
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As We Heal the World
Twelve Step practice is about all of us being healers and bringing balance back, first to ourselves and then to the world. We restore balance first in our own lives, working the Steps, healing our addictions, and restoring to balance […]
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It will not work, your scheme. Set all the reasonable weight-loss schemes, promise yourself rewards you want. You’ll never hit the target…not even two weekly ones no matter how you try. Carb blockers won’t work if you take them and still […]
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Recovery is about expansion. The Twelve Step path is an ever-widening spiral. At first we circle tightly around our addiction, then, as we begin our recovery, our lives begin to expand. The object of addiction no longer binds us so […]
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~ Aristotle Working the program is a good start but by no means is it a good lifestyle. We begin by acting as if, by […]
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