They’re not requirements, merely suggestions. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop the behavior. But then again, Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Still, they’re not mandatory. The first draft of […]
Continue reading »Open Minded When It Matters
Faced with alcoholic destruction, we soon became as open minded on spiritual matters as we had tried to be on other questions. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Location 753) It’s easy to insist you’re right, to block other paths, when it […]
Continue reading »Wordy Books, Windy Arguments
We read wordy books and indulge in windy arguments, thinking we believe this universe needs no God to explain it. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Location 766). Who likes to argue? Not quarrels, arguments as in debates. Deliberations, cogitation, an exchange […]
Continue reading »Leaning too Heavily
We were grateful that Reason had brought us so far. But somehow, we couldn’t quite step ashore. Perhaps we had been leaning too heavily on reason that last mile and we did not like to lose our support. ~ Alcoholics […]
Continue reading »Don’t Sing It!
There’s still plenty of time for all of us to overcompensate. ~ Peggy Hill on King of the Hill Everyone swings like a pendulum do furious, jealous then brushing off you. Fear driven tantrums then sooth it with food stuff yourself […]
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