11/25/2021 im not ashamed to call myself a member of alcoholics anonymous. the forward to the 1st edition asks that i designate myself as a member when writin or speakin publicly about the program rather than mention my name. as a loyal member i always try to follow the tradition of anonymity. i understand its...
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Getting clean in the summer was different than now, late fall. The warm weather, the butt can friends all getting sober. Everybody showing up early waiting for the meeting. Emotional misfits really, predators and victims alike. Six in one? Half dozen in the other as they say. None of us have any other place to...
im glad that there is the separation of spirituality from religion in the recovery program i follow. though im not so blind to understand that each can fit together very well, in my own experience i have known many that go to the extreme of either. religion was taught to me throughout my childhood. in...
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i may not have ever believed, while filled with self out doin my dirt, that anythin could happen if i prayed, meditated, and followed the dictates of what i may have perceived would be my HPs will, but today, i do. i have a faith that when i believe more deeply, even if i cannot...
https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/inhalants/ https://adf.org.au/drug-f… Last published: November 10, 2021 What are inhalants? Inhalants are common household, industrial and medical products that produce vapours, which some people inhale (breathe in) to make them feel intoxicated or high.1 There are many different types of inhalants and they all have different risks and effects. Other names Glue, gas, gasoline, sniff,...
peace of mind is a glorious thing! for a number of years i have been able to experience this beautiful gift without the interference of alcohol or other substances. i reckon that the 12 steps and 12 traditions of this thing we do has much to do with this freedom. by livin and practicin the...
the thing that i like about the st francis prayer/11th step prayer is that it asks my HP to help me live the characters of recovery that make recovery so effective, givin my life in recovery purpose. it isnt about receivin, its all about givin. its been my experience that when i give the spiritual...
prayer & meditation today include askin and listenin for my HPs will. ive already lived the experience of what my negative self-will can do. and it doesnt mean that i dont use my will today because i do, i just use it differently now that ive learned what my will has brought me in the...
i have been in the rooms long enough to see and understand what complacency or procrastination can do to one who doesnt take the time to expand on their own spiritual program of recovery. i have also been in the rooms long enough to see what happens when someone does take the time to expand...