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6 Ways to Stop Thinking
An Example of Not Thinking As i hinted at in my “Easier, Softer Way” post, one of the things i love about AA is that, thanks to the program, i don’t have to think. Not only is “not thinking”...
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Doing What You’re Too Good For, Makes You Better
Give Him A Hand There are many tasks i used to think were beneath me. Things that needed doing that i was too good for. Here’s what i learned. The more jobs i do that i feel are beneath me, the higher...
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Today’s Epiphany
A Bright Idea Literally. Today is Epiphany because the 6th of January, Epiphany, is the Christian holiday celebrating the wise men visiting baby Jesus. “Epiphany” is also the word that means “sudden...
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Chip In
Today i went to the meeting where i picked up my one-year chip. Here’s what i said after getting it. i don’t deserve any credit for this. This chip is thanks to my Higher Power, my sponsor, the rooms,...
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i’m Not With Stupid Anymore
i’m Not With Alcohol Anymore There’s a pithy saying in AA and, like many of our trite expressions, a few words hold a lot of truth. Meeting Makers Make It The idea is simple. Those who attend regular...
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What Are You Thanking?
First off, there’s this addition to the GlosAAry… Gratitude Blessings In Disguise Gratitude = Great + Attitude. Taking a break from living to appreciate life. Gratitude for an addict means recognizing...
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SOS: Save Our Sobriety
Don’t Get Hammered A few weeks after i began my recovery (over 20 months ago!), i had a problem, freaked out and ‘had to’ take a pill to sleep. i should say here that, oddly enough for someone who is...
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Terrible Two
In our meeting last week, my sponsor pointed out that the second year of recovery is a real bear. The first year, all the alcoholic has to do is focus on one concept: i don’t drink no matter what. In...
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The Most Important Thing You Will Hear Today
Indie genius Hip Hip poet Macklemore is addicted to codeine based cough syrup. In 2008, his breakout hit “Otherside” put him on the rap map as he bantered about overcoming his addiction to “easter...
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Best Event of the Day
Support Network When i was 18 i started a journal, but the problem was i went into so much detail that i was writing more than i lived. So i decided that to save time i would only write down three...
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Hoor-AA
Stairway to Heaven i met with my sponsor yesterday and, after discussing steps 11 & 12 a little, he informed me i have officially completed the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. It was a special...
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The Easiest Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Do
Easier to put down than bear The easiest hardest thing you’ll ever do is get sober. The hardest thing an alcoholic will ever do is put down the drink, because recovery means pulling weeds that are...
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