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“Change is the
characteristic
of all growth.
From drinking
to sobriety, . . .
— all this and
infinitely more
represent change for the better.”
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As Bill Sees It p 76
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For starters, not drinking may be change enough.
People, places and things will be the next challenge.
Just keep going to those meetings, not drinking,
following a few suggestions and eventually
you will see the changes you have made in the
way friends and family interact with you.
Accept the better.
Recovery is changing for the better.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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“Fortunately,
A.A. is constructed
so that we need not
debate the existence
of God, but for best
results, most of us
must depend upon a Higher Power.”
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As Bill Sees It p 73
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Change, what used to be the good old bar room
debate, God or no God, now becomes, for the
recovering alcoholics, a decision to accept or
not accept a Power greater than himself.
However, The Big Book does suggest that
relying on a Higher Power, not will power,
is the easier and softer way to achieving and maintaining
a happy, joyous and free recovery.
Recovery is not having to debate the existence of God.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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“Nothing can be
more demoralizing
than a clinging and
abject dependence
upon another
human being.”
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As Bill Sees It p 72
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A symptom of the disease of alcoholism is “More”,
one is never enough.
When we rely upon another person the “we need more,
we want more”, will eventually drive that person away.
My disease wants me to isolate, be alone,
push away anyone who loves me and demanding more
is the best weapon the disease has.
Today, rely upon your Higher Power when you need more.
Recovery is never being dependent upon another human being..
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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“A.A. was not invented!
Its basics were brought
to us through the
experience and wisdom
of many great friends.
We simply borrowed and
adopted their ideas.”
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As Bill Sees It, p 67
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As far as human behavior goes
there is nothing new under the sun.
If it has a name, someone has done it.
Today, you are unique, however, borrowing
the best attributes of others can only improve
your outlook on life and your quality of living.
Recovery is learning from those
who have been there and done that.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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“My basic flaw
had always been
dependence on people
or circumstances
to supply me with
prestige, security
and confidence.”
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As Bill Sees It p 63
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When I didn’t get what I wanted, I pouted, I moped,
I drank to forget.
Alcohol was not the answer,
nor were other people,
nor where the circumstances,
the problem and the answer was me.
Trust God, clean house
and help another alcoholic
was the solution to my problem.
Today, don’t forget, work a program.
Recovery is correcting the basic flaws.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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“By the hour, I stared
at the Francis Prayer:
“It is better to comfort
than to be comforted.”
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As Bill Sees It p. 63
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Get out of yourself.
The drunk is a selfish, self-centered,
a me, me, me, who is always in pain because
the never get enough of what they think they deserve.
Today, don’t act like a drunk,
act like the person your Higher Power wants you to be,
the person who knows that to feel right,
do the next right thing:
be kind, be loving, be patient, be forgiving
be the person your God wants you to be.
Recovery is learning to comfort,
rather than being comforted.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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“When I was driven
to my knees by alcohol,
I was made ready to ask
for the gift of faith.
And all was changed.”
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As Bill Sees It, p. 51
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Everyone has a different bottom, however,
for most souls the best bottom is the one
that allows them to listen, to be willing to change and
to have faith in the simple program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Today, have no reservations, have no doubts,
have faith and remember HOW it works,
Honesty, Open-mindedness and Willingness.
Recovery is receiving the gift of faith.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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