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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When I look at “live and let live” I hear it telling me to mind my own business.  I tell people that I work with in the program that their business ends at the tip of their nose.  Alcoholics are notorious for having a solution for everyone else’s problems, except their own.  We tend to

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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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If there is a silver lining to be found in addiction recovery it is surely gratitude.  We are often directed to make written gratitude lists by our sponsors.  By looking at what we are grateful for on paper helps to change our mindset about what is going on in our lives.  We can be grateful

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I have something to tell you.  SHHHHH! The other shoe has already dropped!  It dropped when you reached the bottom in your disease.  The minute you reached out for help is when your upward recovery journey began.  Addicts are prone to feel as if they are waiting for some calamity to fall them.  This in

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