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Best recovery site out there. Posts Big Book, Steps, Reflections etc. to help all recovering alcoholics, addicts. Includes AA, speakers , NA speakers.
2024-01-31 00:30
OUR COMMON WELFARE COMES FIRSTThe unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most cherished quality our Society has … We stay whole, or A.A. dies.TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 129O… Read More
2024-01-31 00:28
A.A. Thought For The DayDrinking cuts you off from God. No matter how you were brought up, no matter what your religion is, no matter if you say you believe in God, nevertheless you build up… Read More
2024-01-31 00:26
In God’s Economy, p. 31“In God’s economy, nothing is wasted. through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.”>… Read More
2024-01-31 00:24
Open-mindedness Means GrowthFacing ChangeWhile open-mindedness is supposedly virtuous, many of us have difficulty with it. In our drinking, we continued to suffer because we were unwilling t… Read More
2024-01-31 00:22
“Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.”–Arabian proverbWe need to remember what got us well. The Twelve Steps heal us. The meetings we attend heal us.Reading and l… Read More
2024-01-31 00:20
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY– This young alcoholic stepped out a second-story window and into A.A.With this resistance I plodded along for a few months. Whenever people asked me how I was do… Read More
2024-01-31 00:18
WAR“We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world — or to make it the last.”— John F. KennedyWar is tragic because it alwa… Read More
2024-01-31 00:16
Reflection For The DayOne of the most constructive things I can do is to learn to listen to myself and get in touch with my true feelings. For years, I tuned myself out, going along, instead… Read More
2024-01-31 00:14
~ TOMORROW ~Do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself.–The Bible, book of MatthewI’ve spent too much of my life worrying about the future. This was… Read More
2024-01-31 00:12
“In sharing, in loving all and everything, one people naturally found a due portion of the thing they sought, while in fearing, the other found need of conquest.”–Chief Lut… Read More
2024-01-31 00:06
Thou shalt not should thyself.—AnonymousWhen someone tells us we should do something, do we want to do it, or do we feel mad that someone else is telling us what we want to do? Sometim… Read More
2024-01-31 00:04
ORIENTATIONPlanets orbit the sun.Forms orbit the mind.Most of us embody disparate aspects in our personalities; these are our forms, the way we take shape. If we aren’t careful, we can… Read More
2024-01-31 00:02
“If we do not know how to take care of ourselves and to love ourselves, we cannot take care of the people we love. Loving oneself is the foundation for loving another person.&rdq&hell…Read More
2024-01-21 02:30
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2024-01-13 00:35
GOD IS LIFEThe first main aspect of God is Life. God is not just living, nor does God give life, but God is Life. Where God is, there Life is.When you are sick you are only partly alive. Whe… Read More
2024-01-11 00:24
Quantity or Quality, p. 11“About this slip business—I would not be too discouraged. I think you are suffering a great deal from a needless guilt. For some reason or other, the Lo… Read More
2024-01-11 00:22
BEING DOWNOvercoming DepressionIt would be difficult to find a group of people more subject to mood swings than alcoholics. While we were drinking, most of us were not perceptive enough to r… Read More
2024-01-11 00:20
A.A. Thought For The DayWhen we were drinking, most of us never thought of helping others. We liked to buy drinks for people, because that made us feel like bigshots. But we only used others… Read More
2024-01-11 00:19
“If there is a harder way of doing something, someone will find it.”—Ralph E. RossWhen we used alcohol or other drugs, we did most things the hard way. We could turn a simp… Read More
2024-01-11 00:12
“Race and language makes no difference; the barriers are gone when persons can come together on high spiritual levels.” —Rolling Thunder, CHEROKEENot only are race and… Read More
2024-01-11 00:09
Letting Go of Guilt“There’s a good trick that people in dysfunctional relationships use,” said one recovering woman. “The other person does something inappropriate or… Read More
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PERSEVERANCE“Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance.”
-Samuel JohnsonToday I saw a large 200-pound man drunk in a parking lot. Last night I heard a frail mo… Read More
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You breathe,Frosting mountains white,Exciting trees to verdant flame,Dancing sparrows on your wing,Swirling waves into long sighs.You breathe,And all things live.A central concept for Tao is… Read More
2023-11-29 00:12
“Life, the circle, a measurement with no beginning and no end.”~ Phillip Deere, MUSKOGEE-CREEK
The circle teaches us how the Creator made things and how to live. It teaches… Read More
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Thought for Today" Don't go to your personal darkroom, where you develop your negatives."A lot of people isolate and spend time alone because of fear caused by being hurt so many times.Spen… Read More
2023-09-11 00:00
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“Decisions that have been made for the last couple of centuries have been decisions made without the presence of a real God….from the vision, not of God, but of money.”
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2023-08-29 23:20
Love is something if you give away, you end up having more.— Malvina ReynoldsService is how we give love away. It’s the “self” of self-help. Service is not a duty; a… Read More
2023-08-28 23:35
GREAT POSSESSIONS
One of the saddest passages in all literature is the story of the Rich Young Man who missed one of the great opportunities of history, “. . .and went away sorrowful:… Read More
2023-08-28 23:04
Chant one million times for world peace, they told me.Pray three times a day to end all wars.Practice austerities to liberate all living beings.But the world’s miseries have never dimi… Read More
2023-08-27 14:33
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I meditate daily before the altar,Yet I am still covered with sin.In spite of daily efforts to improve ourselves, we still have many faults. We eliminate one, only to find new shortcomings… Read More
2023-08-15 23:04
Morning light illuminates the meditating wrestler.In his mind, even a wooden temple is washed away.Who could challenge an ocean's depth?There once was a wrestler who, in spite of his great p… Read More
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Sun in heaven.Abundance in great measure.Supreme successIn the midst of impermanence.The midday sun in summer is the hottest and brightest of all. It symbolizes a zenith, a fulfillment, a pe… Read More
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2023-07-14 20:13
When you drink water, Remember its source.
If your spiritual understanding is sound, then you will constantly be
aware of the… Read More
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Deception occurs when you are divided,Truth appears when you are whole.Uniting male and female brings illumination,The real master is a perfect light.No one is ineligible to know higher trut… Read More
2023-05-26 10:06
HI Guys,It is with regret that I must announce that the twitter feed from this Blog will stop very soon. Unfortunately this is beyond my control. I currently use a service that talks t… Read More
2023-05-06 09:27
I have a friend who lives in Belfast Ireland. He has asked me to post this link for him. If you are ever in Belfast and want to attend A.A. meeting there. The http://aabelfast.com is w… Read More
2023-05-04 01:30
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Cavan Ireland Lunchtime AA meeting @ GMT 7 days weekly. See below table for your countries times. Reading from As Bill Sees It from Monday -Saturday & Step mee… Read More
2023-02-15 10:47
You were a beautiful gift. We loved you more than anyone could and we will miss you until God takes us. May Your Soul Rest In peace. Why not sign up to get emails with all daily posts i… Read More
2023-02-06 11:09
Alcohol addiction is a serious issue that affects millions of people worldwide. While it can be difficult to overcome, help is available. Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) is one such organisation… Read More
2023-01-25 01:00
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2023-01-24 00:10
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2023-01-23 01:30
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2023-01-22 08:48
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“A man should rely on his own resources; the one who so trains himself is ready for any emergency.”~ Oral Tradition, OMAHA Man is designed to function independently and to r… Read More
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Tao is strangely colorless,Yet intense.It grips like a tidal wave.The old books describe Tao as strangely colorless. What do they mean by that? Where gods appear in flashes of blinding light… Read More
2022-11-18 02:00
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2022-11-17 02:00
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2022-11-13 01:00
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Reflection for the DayWhen I first came to the Program, I thought that humility was just another word for weakness. But I gradually learned that there’s nothing incompatible between hu… Read More
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You may be capable of great things,But life consists of small things.Big things seldom come along. One should know the small as well as the big. We may all yearn to make lasting achievements… Read More
2022-11-06 00:04
Those truly linked don't need correspondence.When they meet again after many years apart,Their friendship is as true as ever.In the distant past, there was once a young and wealthy statesman… Read More
2022-10-30 10:30
Meditation and sharing on a Sunday - Mostly attended by members of A.A Read More
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2022-10-11 10:42
It has just come to my attention that emails have not been sending for a few days. I am working with my provider to try and resolve this A.S.A.P. If this isn't feasible I'm afraid I ma… Read More
2022-10-06 09:19
Our very dear friends in Black Mountain Zen Centre in Belfast awoke to some very sad news on Monday morning. Their centre in Belfast was maliciously burnt to the ground . More than 50… Read More
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2022-09-19 23:20
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.—Mark TwainSometimes it does no good to try to “deal” with your feelings. For the moment, we’re… Read More
2022-09-12 23:12
“Decisions that have been made for the last couple of centuries have been decisions made without the presence of a real God….from the vision, not of God, but of money.”&nd&hell…Read More
2022-09-06 11:47
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IRELAND MEETINGSALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IRELAND MEETINGSALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IRELAND MEETINGSALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IRELAND MEETINGSALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IRELAND MEETING… Read More
2022-08-31 23:16
Reflection For The DayBased on their collective experience, The Program’s founders suggested a prayer to be said when taking the #Third #Step – and making a decision to turn our… Read More
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Love at first sight is easy to understand. It’s when two people have been looking at each other for years that it becomes a miracle.— Sam LevensonTrue intimacy introduces us to o… Read More
2022-08-28 23:04
Chant one million times for world peace, they told me.Pray three times a day to end all wars.Practice austerities to liberate all living beings.But the world’s miseries have never dimi… Read More
2022-08-23 23:04
Our subjectivity Is a mirrored,Spiked casket.We surround ourselves with the reflections of our own identities. We think only of ourselves, not of Tao. All we care about is survival and… Read More
2022-08-17 23:16
Reflection For The DayAs Addictive persons, self-delusion was intricately woven through almost all our thoughts and actions. We became experts at convincing ourselves, when necessary, that b… Read More
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