Thursday, January 6, 2011

Gratitude . . . A Selfless Attitude of Grace.

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I was brought up in my early sobriety with the Four Absolutes - Honesty, Purity, Unselfishness and Love - concepts that my first sponsor, hi...
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Steps One and Three: Honesty and Humility

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We often do not talk about humility until we get to Step 7 - "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.) Yet,  I have learned throu...
Monday, December 27, 2010

Spiritual But Not Religious? What Are We Really Talking About?

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How many times do we here someone describe him or herself as "spiritual but not religious?" And, how many times do we hear that A....

A "Self" Imposed Crisis - Part One: What is 'Self'?

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An alcoholic addict is eventually "crushed by a self-imposed crisis" he or she can "no longer postpone or evade." ( Alco...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

"Angel" by Two Deeply Spiritual Musicians - Sarah McLachlan and Carlos Santana

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I cannot think of another song so sweetly sorrowful, yet spiritually uplifting, as this beautiful duet version of "Angel" by Sarah...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

God, Everything or Nothing: A Proposition to Face Fearlessly

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"Imagine life without faith! Were nothing left but pure reason, it wouldn't be life. But we believed in life - of course we did. We...
Monday, August 9, 2010

Three Delusions: Facing the Truths of Our Addiction

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There are three specific delusions set out in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous .  Two of these delusions are set out in the first two p...
Sunday, August 8, 2010

Rumi - Spiritual Awakening in the Tavern of Life

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When I was 15, or so, years sober, and newly returned to Alcoholics Anonymous, following a 4-1/2 year dry drunk, an old-timer took me in han...