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“The point is, that we were willing to grow along spiritual lines.” (BB p.60) – This may be our Mission Statement. The twelfth step may be our Statement of Purpose and has three points, 1) Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, 2) we tried to carry this message to alcoholics,
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“Silence is God’s first language.” -John of the Cross, 16th century Christian mystic Some time ago, I conceded to my innermost self, I am an addict. Once on this path, the step work was laid out for me. I cleaned house and began to trust God. I began working with others. I prayed daily. But
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The tenth step as discussed in the Big Book is not just about taking inventory once a day. It’s about taking our own inventory constantly as we walk through the day. It’s as if we were above ourselves, watching ourselves having a human experience, making the mistakes that all humans make. The difference between other
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Up to now I have been walking hand in hand with a recovered sponsor on a path to freedom. I have likely developed a close bond with another man or woman in the program and have hope that this program will work for me too. I have begun to have spiritual experiences, but the time
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Most addicts and alcoholics understand they’ve lost the power of choice once they start to use or drink. Their experience and memories abundantly confirm that once they start, most of the time, all bets are off and they cannot control the amount they use or drink. In terms of our text book, they are physically
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Until now the steps have been preparing me for a level of humility beyond my conception: a level of humility before God and God’s kids that truly sets me free to live in the sunlight of the spirit. Admitting my powerlessness – and doing some work to access that power – I now must humble
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Please begin using the following prayer: “God, please set aside everything I think I know about You, AA, CA, addiction, alcoholism, the 12 steps, recovery, and specifically, the first three steps so I can have an open mind and a new experience with You, AA, CA, addiction, alcoholism, the 12 steps, recovery, and the first three steps. Please
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For years, my greatest character defect and shortcoming was my addiction, and it has now been suppressed. It’s been arrested and I no longer suffer from two of addiction’s symptoms – loss of control after I start (Physical) and an inability to stay away from the first one no matter how great the necessity or
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In this article, I use the term addict to refer to both the addict and alcoholic. The core problem of the addict is not the substance he’s a slave to but rather an extreme case of selfishness and self-centeredness. Waking up an individual to this realization is extremely difficult and most often requires a genuine
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In the Big Book, Step Six is one small paragraph between our completion of Step Five, when we return home, and our readiness to approach God in Step Seven and humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings. “If we can answer to our satisfaction, we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as
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