Showing posts with label Big Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Book. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Perils, Pitfalls & Promise of the "Twelve & Twelve"

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A.A. Co-Founder, Bill W. In a letter dated October 5, 1953, A.A. co-founder and author, Bill W., wrote of the expectations he had for t...
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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Pesonal Religion and Finding the God of Your Own Understanding

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In recovery, there is no requirement that you believe in the God of your upbringing, nor in the God of any particular faith. Rather, what is...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

On Acceptance of Spiritual Teachings

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Are the first 164 pages of the 'Big Book' of Alcoholics Anonymous really, as I've heard so often lately, all we need to practi...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

Laying Aside Prejudice and Contempt

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How often have we heard people in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous disparaging, or even verbally attacking, one or another of the world...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Self-Esteem and Realizing 'Objectivity'

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Like most everyone else - but perhaps more so - the alcoholic addict who is newly clean and sober most likely remains obsessed with his or h...
Saturday, April 30, 2011

"Providence" and the "Obsession of the Mind"

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"It is truly awful to admit," we read in the first paragraph of The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions , "that glass in hand,...
Saturday, April 16, 2011

On Attachment and Addiction: What Would Buddha Do?

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For some, it may be helpful to understand a little of what Buddhist teachings and an Eastern perspective have to say about addiction, as add...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Is it Really JUST the 'Big Book' We Need?

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One trend I do not remember from when I sobered up 20-odd years ago was the fanaticism over the idea - or the very idea itself - that the ...