Build, don’t destroy “Our negative sense of self has been replaced by a positive concern for others.” – Basic Text, p. I6 Spreading gossip feeds a dark hunger in us.…
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AA Thought for the Day: Some more things I do not miss since becoming dry: running all over town to find a bar open to get that “pick-me-up,” meeting my…
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Courage to Change: In order to keep family and friends from interfering with their drinking, alcoholics sometimes create diversions by accusing or provoking. At such a time, we who have…
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One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: Philosophers, clear back to the ancient Greeks, have always made much of the idea of correcting bad habits by daily practice of good…
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Direct and indirect amends “We make our amends to the best of our ability.” – Basic Text, p. 40 The Ninth Step tells us to make direct amends wherever possible.…
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