The Light of Exposure “These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure.” – Basic Text, p. 32 The Fifth Step asks us to share our…
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One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: There is one meaning to the phrase “forgetting myself” that admonishes me not to lose my temper. When someone says something rash or…
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Courage to Change: I had never dared to trust another person the way I trusted my first Al-Anon Sponsor. With faltering self-confidence I had asked her to sponsor me: I…
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AA Thought for the Day: “We must continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along. We should grow in understanding and…
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Choosing Life “Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary.” – Basic Text, p. I5 Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish. Each of us courted death every time we used.…
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