Apr
23
A.A. IS NOT A CURE-ALL
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It would be a product of false pride to claim that A.A. is a cure-all, even for alcoholism. As Bill Sees It, p285
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In my early years of sobriety I was full of pride, thinking that A.A. was the only source of treatment for a good and happy life. It certainly was the basic ingredient for [...]
Apr
22
NEW SOIL . . . NEW ROOTS
April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Moments of perception can build into a lifetime of spiritual serenity, as I have excellent reason to know. Roots of reality, supplanting the neurotic underbrush, will hold fast despite the high winds of the forces which would destroy us, or which we would use to destroy ourselves. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 173
I came to [...]
Apr
21
CULTIVATING FAITH
April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“I don’t think we can do anything very well in this world unless we practice it. And I don’t believe we do A.A. too well unless we practice it. . . . We should practice . . . acquiring the spirit of service. We should attempt to acquire some faith, which isn’t easily done, especially [...]
Apr
20
SELF-EXAMINATION
April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
. . . we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Alcoholics Anonymous,p.86
When said sincerely, this prayer teaches me to be truly unselfish and humble, for even in doing good deeds I often used to seek approval and glory for myself. By examining my [...]
Apr
19
BROTHERS IN OUR DEFECTS
April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
We recovered alcoholics are not so much brothers in virtue as we are brothers in our defects, and in our common strivings to overcome them. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 167
The identification that one alcoholic has with another is mysterious, spiritual–almost incomprehensible. But it is there. I “feel” it. Today I feel that I can [...]
Apr
18
SELF-HONESTY
April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment
The deception of others is nearly always rooted in the deception of ourselves. . . . When we are honest with another person, it confirms that we have been honest with ourselves and with God. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 17
When I was drinking, I deceived myself about reality, rewriting it to what I [...]
Apr
17
LOVE AND FEAR AS OPPOSITES
April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49
“Fear knocked at the door; faith answered; no one was there.” I don’t know to whom this quote should be attributed, but it certainly indicates clearly that fear is an illusion. I create the illusion myself. I [...]