–The love we give away is the only love we keep. ~ Elbert Hubbard Personally, I believe that Alcoholism is a genetically transmitted disease. Yup, it’s all in the family.…God knows, It’s all over my family. I didn’t catch this off a toilet seat in some overcrowded, steamy Third World country. And I didn’t morph […]
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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it ~ Confucius If you’ve ever questioned the validity of your alcoholism, I understand. The nature of the disease is to lure you into believing you have no disease. Over the years I’ve seen many, many people talk themselves out of pursuing recovery, and into, “testing the waters”…and
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– People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did; but People will never forget how you made them feel. ~ Maya Angelou One of the Fundamental Truths of life: ~You’re only as good as those you associate with~ Strive to surround yourself with people who inspire you, people who make you
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The price of wisdom is innocence. So, I have definitely become wiser but sadly a little less innocent. ~ Mahira Khan I was a trusting, somewhat gullible, ambitious individual just bristling with blind virtue, and an over-developed sense of responsibility. As the product of an alcoholic home, I especially felt that drinking alcohol
“AA does not teach us how to handle our drinking, it teaches us how to handle sobriety.” – the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous First things first: I would like to apologize to all my good readers for being absent much too long. No, I have not abandoned you, and I haven’t gone underground. I’ve
One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. ~ William Feather I didn’t think it was possible to have a good time without getting wasted. Turns out I was mistaken. Once you get involved with AA, you stay involved. No matter what. When they say,
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…Half measures availed us nothing… – How it works – AA Big Book I was at a meeting the other night, and even after attending literally thousands of meetings, the suggested topic was something I’d never heard before: “What’s your favorite step?” Most everyone jumped right in with their opinions. – I decided to sit
– Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance. ~ Virgil For a long time now, I’ve been looking for two special people: The first person is the guy who announces something like, “You know what? I have way too much money! I just don’t know what to do with all
“…And if I don’t know what’s good for me, then I don’t know what’s good or bad for you or for anyone.” – page 450, The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous When it comes to interpersonal communication, there are basically two types of people: 1. Those who listen; 2. Those who wait to talk. If
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– Friends are God’s way of apologizing for your family. ~ Wayne Dyer There’s no doubt about it: Alcoholics Anonymous is the best-known fellowship that’s hiding in plain sight….even though there’s nothing especially secret about it. I spent a long time avoiding AA like the plague. If I had any idea of how much fun there was to
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