Faith in a power greater than myself is something that I’m very grateful for today. But that wasn’t true in my early sobriety. For the first five years of my sobriety, I couldn’t grasp the idea that something else was in control of my life. I really thought that I was in control. Just askContinue reading “The Care Of God – Grapevine Article December 1999 By Liz B.”
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Overcoming Suffering – Touchstone Reflection June 19th
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. –Helen Keller When a man looks at his life and at the lives of others, it is clear that pain is part of life. We cannot escape this tragic truth; our growth and our wholeness must include it becauseContinue reading “Overcoming Suffering – Touchstone Reflection June 19th”
Whose Will ? As Bill Sees It # 170
We have seen A.A.’s ask with much earnestness and faith for God’s explicit guidance on matters ranging all the way from a shattering domestic or financial crisis to a minor personal fault, like tardiness. A man who tries to run his life rigidly by this kind of prayer, by this self-serving demand of God forContinue reading “Whose Will ? As Bill Sees It # 170”
Enduring Loss; Reclaiming Joy – A Spiritual Principle A Day June 16th
“We come to understand that happiness is an inside job, a spiritual experience that can get stronger with recovery. We find that no matter what happens on the outside, joy can still live within us.” Living Clean, Chapter 7, “Love” As far as spiritual principles go, joy is uncomplicated. It can be elusive, however. InContinue reading “Enduring Loss; Reclaiming Joy – A Spiritual Principle A Day June 16th”
How Meditation Can Move Us From Conscious Separation To Conscious Connection – Extracts From ‘Presence: The Art of Being at Home in Yourself’ By Tracy Cochran
Wayne S’s meditation teacher, Tracy Cochran has written a beautiful book entitled ‘Presence: The Art of Being at Home in Yourself’. There is a straight forward way to connect much of what Tracy outlines in her book to the spiritual practices we have in AA. I think a very useful theme to establish this connectionContinue reading “How Meditation Can Move Us From Conscious Separation To Conscious Connection – Extracts From ‘Presence: The Art of Being at Home in Yourself’ By Tracy Cochran”
Connections Between The Four Agreements & Recovery June 2022 By Mark S.
Recently I found myself returning to a book I had read many years ago – The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz. As I reflected on his thoughts about these “Four Agreements,” I began to see connections with our efforts to achieve and maintain sobriety. In this article, I hope to show youContinue reading “Connections Between The Four Agreements & Recovery June 2022 By Mark S.”
How Do We Respond To Our Dilemma Of Lack Of Power – Practice These Principles By Ray A.
Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power? Big Book P.46 Defeat and humiliation drive us to the rooms and there we learn the true natureContinue reading “How Do We Respond To Our Dilemma Of Lack Of Power – Practice These Principles By Ray A.”
Toward Partnership – As Bill Sees It #292
When the distortion of family life through alcohol has been great, a long period of patient striving may be necessary. After the husband joins A.A., the wife may become discontented, even highly resentful that A.A. has done the very thing that all her years of devotion had failed to do. Her husband may become soContinue reading “Toward Partnership – As Bill Sees It #292”
How To Grow In Love & Tolerance – Mini Steps From Step 10 Of Twelve & Twelve By Bruce M.
The Twelve & Twelve offers us some very specific suggestions about how to grow daily in becoming more loving and tolerant. This short paragraph from p.93 captures these,what I term, ‘mini steps’ within the major step of continuous self-examination called for in Step 10. I’ve added numbers and some annotations to this short paragraph. 1.Continue reading “How To Grow In Love & Tolerance – Mini Steps From Step 10 Of Twelve & Twelve By Bruce M.”
Our Shared Spiritual Sickness – Big Book pgs.66,67
We began to see that the world and its people really dominated us. In that state, the wrong-doing of others, fancied or real, had power to actually kill. How could we escape? We saw that these resentments must be mastered, but how? We could not wish them away any more than alcohol. This was ourContinue reading “Our Shared Spiritual Sickness – Big Book pgs.66,67”