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Mental Defense

  The Big Book states that we have no mental defense against the first drink (pg,41).  That defense must come from a Higher Power. I know for myself that I would do anything to keep the supply of drinks coming to me.  Actually, I never really tried to control and enjoy my drinking.  I tried

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Upon Awakening

Step 11 in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous pages 86-87 gives us some direction as how we are to begin our day.  We are to begin it with a period of prayer and meditation.  This is probably something we have never done before.  We may need to get up earlier than we are used

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When We Retire at Night

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous on page 86 also gives us “going to sleep” suggestions.  It states that we are to constructively review our day.  It also states that we are not to venture off into morbid reflection.  We ask ourselves “were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid?”  “Were we kind and loving toward

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Fit Spiritual Condition

Once again, the holiday season is upon us.  It’s time for a lot of people to gather and share food and drink.  The Big Book of Alcoholics anonymous (page 102) states that we can go anywhere we choose as long as our motives for going are good.  We must also be in fit spiritual condition. 

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Drinking

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

“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

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

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

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

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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