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    By Phillip | July 10, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    It is quite common in 12 step settings to hear “no romantic relationships for the first year.”  They’re lots of reasons that this may be a good practice, which I will discuss.  However, this admonition is nowhere to be found in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.  For myself I allow the Big Book to

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    Traveling While Sober

    By Phillip | July 8, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    One year a while ago I had the pleasure of travelling the United States for a year.  Previous to this in sobriety I was able to visit Hawaii.  We went to meetings from Seattle to Maine to Florida and back to Southern California.  The only states we missed were Montana, the Dakotas and Alaska.  In

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    Nutrition

    By Phillip | July 4, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    Here is something almost none of us pay attention to while we are drinking and using. That something is our nutritional needs. Back in the day dinner consisted of a bag of Doritos and a 12-pack. If it was a choice of how much money we had we would forgo the Doritos. Our whole life

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    Relapse

    By Phillip | July 2, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    In our circle of recovering addicts, we often hear talk of relapse. All kinds of strange theories have evolved around this event. Some say the addict hasn’t hit their bottom yet. Others may say that they weren’t quite ready to remain sober. The plain and simple truth is that the addict just simply chose to

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    Relapse

    By Phillip | June 29, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    Once again, we are going to talk about relapse. Why you may ask? Because it is too common of an occurrence in the fellowship. I have heard some crazy excuses for someone relapsing. I have heard that “relapse is part of recovery.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Relapse is part of a relapse.

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    Honesty, Open-Mindedness and Willingness

    By Phillip | June 26, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    According to recovery literature, honesty, open-mindedness and willingness are three key essential traits necessary in the individual to bring about recovery from addiction.  When we talk about honesty in this sense, we not only mean being honest with others but, being honest with oneself.  The type of honesty necessary for recovery is not superficial honesty. 

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    The Twelve Traditions

    By Phillip | June 15, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    The Twelve Traditions can be found on page 561 in the 4th edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics anonymous.  The traditions are to the group as a whole, as the steps are to the individual.  They are what holds this fellowship together and provides guidance when differences occur in the fellowship.  They are usually

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    Resentment

    By Phillip | June 11, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    The word resentment comes from a Latin word which means to re-feel.  Isn’t this what we are doing when we have a jumble of resentments in our mind?  The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous on page 64 states that resentment is the number one offender.  From it stem all forms of spiritual disease.  It goes

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    How Quickly Should I Work the 12 Steps?

    By Phillip | June 8, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    The 12 Steps should be worked as quickly as possible based on rigorous honesty and thoroughness.  They are to be worked under the guidance of a sponsor, closed mouth friend or a member of the clergy.  Thoroughness is to be of paramount importance when taking these steps. The Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book equates our work

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    Step 4

    By Phillip | June 4, 2022 | | 0 Comments

    Step 4 is usually considered as the bogeyman by people who haven’t taken it.  No, it is far from that.  It is in this step that we start to digest large bits of truth about ourselves.  This step takes courage and willingness to be successful.  But we are not alone in our journey.  We have

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