Only Step Seven–humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings–mentions humility specifically, yet all of the Steps seem to have an element of it. Some Steps require a big helping of humility to get going on the Step in the first place (for example, admitting we are powerless or that we are insane). Or, as aContinue reading “The Case Of The Inflated Ego – Grapevine Article August 2001 By Jacklyn S.”
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Growing Into, Not Out Of , The Steps – Recovery The Sacred Art By Rami Shapiro
MATURATION VERSUS MATURITY I define addiction as a state of mind committed to maintaining the illusion of control. In addition, I define spirituality as the practice of spiritual maturation, designed to continually cut through the illusion of control and return you over and over again to reality and your powerlessness over it. And I understandContinue reading “Growing Into, Not Out Of , The Steps – Recovery The Sacred Art By Rami Shapiro”
Step 1 Understanding What Is Unmanageable – Recovery The Sacred Art By Rami Shapiro
If I’m in control, I’m not powerless. If I’m not powerless, my life is not unmanageable; I am only refusing to manage it. The error here is to assume that life’s unmanageability stems from our powerlessness. On the contrary, the unmanageability of our lives is not caused by powerlessness; powerlessness is a symptom of life’sContinue reading “Step 1 Understanding What Is Unmanageable – Recovery The Sacred Art By Rami Shapiro”
Letting Go – Grapevine Article June 2017 By Lynne D.
When a defect arises, she tries to release it like a balloon and let it float up to the sky. It feels so much lighter when it’s gone For a long time I thought Step Six meant doing nothing, just waiting around and being ready. I wondered why it had to be a separate Step.Continue reading “Letting Go – Grapevine Article June 2017 By Lynne D.”
How Finding FRED And Responding Differently To Him Keeps Us Sober – Grapevine Article March 2022 By Carol K
Bruce M (italics) – This article uses an acronym I had never heard before FRED for fear, resentment, ego, and dishonesty. Like weeds in the garden of my life, I need discernment to see FRED clearly and the courage with God’s help to respond completely differently to my FRED. So much of my life hasContinue reading “How Finding FRED And Responding Differently To Him Keeps Us Sober – Grapevine Article March 2022 By Carol K”
Enjoy The Adventure – Journey To The Heart April 8th
It was a cold night in Sedona, Arizona. An unexpected snowstorm had passed through the usually warm city, dumping several inches of snow in a short time. The electricity was off. The cabin I was staying in was freezing. Great, I thought. I get to spend my last evening in Sedona fighting off hypothermia aloneContinue reading “Enjoy The Adventure – Journey To The Heart April 8th”
Reframing Awareness – Days Of Healing April 6th By Earnie Larson
“I’m a lot less hard on myself these days. I’ve realized that my demons are really angels that have gone astray.—Manny J. “Oh no! Not something else to work on!” How often we feel discouraged when we become aware of yet another self-defeating pattern in our lives. “Who needs this much awareness?” we may wonder.Continue reading “Reframing Awareness – Days Of Healing April 6th By Earnie Larson”
Growth – Grapevine Article June 1976 By Tricia J.
A NEW THOUGHT has been forming in my mind (now that the AA program has put it in working order). I believe that an element most important in building our sober lives is what is left out. Several months ago, my husband and I enrolled in a beginners’ art course. We didn’t become great painters,Continue reading “Growth – Grapevine Article June 1976 By Tricia J.”
Let’s Be Friendly With Our Friends – Grapevine Article March 1958 By Bill W
Friends on the Alcoholism Front WE ARE TOLD there are 4,500,000 alcoholics in America. Up to now AA has sobered up perhaps 250,000 of them. That’s about one in twenty, or five per cent of the total. This is a brave beginning, full of significance and hope for those who still suffer. Yet these figuresContinue reading “Let’s Be Friendly With Our Friends – Grapevine Article March 1958 By Bill W”
A Plan Of Action – Grapevine Article September 1980 By D.J.
. . .Only after the action was past did we truly appreciate what had happened THE WORDS may differ, but a moment like this occurs in most AA stories: “I had reached the end of my rope, I remember, I said out loud, ‘God help me!’” Such a statement stirs warmth in the hearts ofContinue reading “A Plan Of Action – Grapevine Article September 1980 By D.J.”