Squid68
Status: Dealing w/ some wonderful DEPRESSION again. My life is GOOD but I do NOT feel it. I am grateful to be Clean & SOBER!
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"What we want most is to feel good about ourselves."NA: Basic Text, p.97;
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"As we walked back through the hall, I, for the first time in my life, said to another human being, 'I'm having trouble with my drinking too.' She took me by the hand and introduced me to the woman...
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Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; Deuteronomy 7:9...
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"For years, I was sure the worst thing that could happen to a nice guy like me would be that I would turn out to be an alcoholic. Today, I find it's the best thing that has ever happened to me. This...
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"It isn’t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are that you can begin to take control of yourself. As you learn to control yourself, you will get control of your life. If you want...
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Selfishness, self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of FEAR, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and...
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*Just over 4 months ago, & I STILL miss him* My AA sponsor of 15+ years passed away this morning SOBER. Sam M. had 40 years Clean/Sober. He showed me how NOT to drink 1 day at a time, & how to...
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"..we think that if we can just get enough food, enough sex, or enough money, we'll be satisfied and everything will be alright." NA: Basic Text p.77;
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"Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house." Alcoholics Anonymous, "Big Book", p.98;
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But we aren't a glum lot. . .We absolutely insist on enjoying life. . . So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness.Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we burst into merriment over a...
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Overeaters Anonymous, "Thought of day": Nothing that happened yesterday or that may happen tomorrow is more important than NOW. OA: For Today pg.248
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People of faith have a logical ideaof what life is all about. Actually, we used to have no reasonable conception whatever.We used to amuse ourselves by cynically dissectingspiritual beliefs and...
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Overeaters Anonymous, "Thought of day":If the disease of compulsive overeating brings us together, our recovery keeps us together.OA: Seeking the Spiritual Path (p.64)
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Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest...
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"In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves." NA Basic Text pg.67;
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