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” The other Steps can
keep most of us sober
and somehow functioning.
But Step Eleven can
keep us growing,
if we try hard and
work at it continually.”
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As Bill Sees It p 264
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What I used for my sobriety yesterday
may not work today, therefore, I need to
say my prayers, do my readings, go to a meeting
and work with another alcoholic so that I may learn
what I need to maintain my sobriety today.
Meditate, learn the will of your Higher Power.
Never stop learning, never stop growing.
Recovery is to keep growing.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“We have dropped anonymity
at this level because we think
our friends and associates
ought to know about A. A.
and what it has done for us.
We also wish to lose the fear
of admitting that we are alcoholics.”
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As Bill Sees It p 278
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Step One, “We admitted that we were powerless . . .”,
and by admitting defeat we were given the strength
and courage to face our disease head on.
This is the first of many paradoxes that A. A. teaches us.
Today, lose the fear and know that admitting
your alcoholism is the easier, softer pathway to
happy, joyous and free.
Recovery is admitting that we are alcoholics.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“I believe that when
we were active alcoholics
we drank mostly to kill pain
of one kind or another –
physical or emotional or psychic.”
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As Bill Sees It p 291
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Whatever the pain, real or imagined,
self inflicted or caused by someone else,
A. A. has many suggestions for relieving the pain,
none of which involve drinking alcohol.
Today, if you are in pain, talk to your sponsor,
talk to your spiritual adviser, take it to a meeting
and know that this too shall pass as soon as
you let go and let God.
Recovery is to learn to resolve , not dissolve, the pain.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“When in good meditation
and thus freed from the
clamors of the world,
he knows that he is in
God’s hands, that his
own ultimate destiny
is really secure, here
and hereafter, come what may.”
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As Bill Sees It p 293
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Prayer is asking for guidance, meditation is
listening for the answer.
The answer may come from that little voice
deep inside you that is most accurate when you
know that you are going to do the will
of your loving Higher Power.
The answer may also come from the voice
of another person that God has put in your life,
if you are willing to listen and you listen to learn.
Recovery is good listening which is good meditation.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“ As individuals,
we can and should work
with those that promise
success –
even a little success.”
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As Bill Sees It p 147
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Don’t prejudge, that is the job of a Higher Power.
Never forget the paradox, I cannot keep my sobriety,
unless I give it away, but, don’t waste your time.
Work with those who want it, who promise
to go to any lengths to achieve sobriety.
The First Step is the best judge.
Today, protect your sobriety,
work with another drunk.
Recovery is to work with those who show promise.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“The prideful righteousness
of “good people” may often
be just as destructive as
the glaring sins of those
who are supposedly
not so good.”
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As Bill Sees It p 107
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A swelled head can only block the view
of those coming into the rooms behind us.
Humility and gratitude will keep us sober.
Be yourself, everyone else has already been taken.
Today, be good, but not so good that
“prideful righteousness” will distort the reality
that you may see in yourself or others.
Recovery is to avoid prideful righteousness.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“When we consult
an A.A. friend,
we should not be
reluctant to remind him
of our need for
full privacy.”
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As Bill Sees It p 102
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Among many reasons, the negative stigma currently held
by society regarding alcoholics and alcoholism is a good reason
for the fellowship to protect its anonymity.
Each individual has their own reason for the degree of anonymity
that they desire and it is the responsibility for the fellowship
to respect their wishes.
Today, don’t hesitate to establish your boundaries.
Recovery is to respect the privacy of the fellowship.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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