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Powerless Over…..

When I first entered the twelve-step community, I learned I was powerless over drugs and alcohol.  As it was the first step I took, I learned it quickly.  Looking back on my using career, I saw the...

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Powerless or Powerful?!?!

Great post! Thanks for the heads up that this was here; I am glad I read it! I really like the focus on the word “powerless”, as you discussed in the post a little while ago. I think that powerlessness...

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The Twelve Principles: Honesty

The Twelfth Step states that we must, “practice these principles in all our affairs.”  Although it is obvious we learn new principles in the Twelve-Step program, many people are not aware of what the...

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Big Book Quote of the Day – p. 25

“There is a solution. Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.  But we saw that...

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Relief vs. Recovery

An amazing speaker in Alcoholics Anonymous often says, “People come into the rooms for one of two reasons: for relief or for recovery.”  I agree with his statement completely, and think that some may...

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Step One: Honesty and Right View

The First Step of Alcoholics Anonymous states, “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.”  The principle behind this first step is honesty.  Step One also is...

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