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    Drinking

    By Phillip | November 19, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous states on page 19 that “we feel that the elimination of our drinking is but a beginning.  A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs.” This means that we need to apply what we have learned by taking the

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    Step 10

    By Phillip | November 15, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.”  This is step 10.  One of the implications here is that we are going to be “wrong” at times.  It also does not give us the luxury to wallow in this wrong.  We are to admit our wrong promptly and with an

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    12 Step Meetings

    By Phillip | November 13, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    You may be wondering what all these 12 Step meetings are all about.  If I choose a 12 Step modality for my recovery program, do I have to go to meetings?  What goes on at these meetings?  How often do I have to go to a meeting?  How much do they cost?  Where are they

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    Holidays

    By Phillip | November 10, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    Holidays can be stressful days for some addicts.  Memories of past holidays may come to mind.  These memories may be before the addict became addicted.  Childhood holiday experiences which include relatives are prevalent.  In our addiction we may have become estranged from the family pictured in the memory.  Loved ones may have loved ones may

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    Boundaries

    By Phillip | November 5, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    The term boundary is often misunderstood and misused.  Setting boundaries with others is a way we can love ourselves and maintain the relationship.  The definition of a boundary is said to be “a limit or space between you and the other person; a clear place where you and the other person begins.  The purpose of

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    Gluttony

    By Phillip | October 31, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    Today we are going to talk about gluttony.  Rightly so gluttony is usually used when talking about food.  But we as alcoholic/addicts can apply this term to lot of other behaviors and defects of character.  Google defines gluttony as “overindulgence or lack of self-restraint.”  Surely, we can see how this would apply to alcoholics and

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    Pride

    By Phillip | October 25, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    Pride tops the list when it comes to the seven deadly sins. The Google definition of pride is “a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfactions from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated with or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.” “One’s own achievements” doesn’t see to

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    The Wagon

    By Phillip | October 20, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    I recently had an experience that I found very insightful and perplexing at the same time.  I was having lunch with a friend, and they asked me “what if you fall off the wagon?” I was stunned!  I realized that this person had no idea of how Alcoholics Anonymous’ 12 step program worked.  We had

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    The Serenity Prayer

    By Phillip | October 12, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    This prayer goes like this: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”  This prayer is usually used to call a meeting to order.  It is a most helpful prayer especially in times of doubt or uncertainty.

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    Step 7

    By Phillip | October 12, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous there is only one short paragraph regarding step 7.  It contains the prayer we say for the removal of our defects of character. There is some tricky language here as the prayer states that we pray for removal of “defects of character which stand in the way of

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