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Dedicated
to those in recovery from Alcohol and/or drugs that need
a place to be heard by people of similar backgrounds and
interests. If you seek help to stay stopped or are
already stopped and need just the fellowship, then you have
come to the right place!
Philbear
Date
of Sobriety 10/7/1994
Someday
Street
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“God if there is a suffering drunk out there who
wants to stop drinking may he find Alcoholics Anonymous.
And may we, O Lord, have the same patience, love
and understanding as someone had for us when we first came to
this miraculous fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.
And may we always remember that when anyone anywhere reaches out
for the helping hand of AA, We are responsible to help that
person regardless of who he or she is!”
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The Promises
If we are painstaking about this
phase of our development, we will be
amazed before we are half way through.
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our
experience can benefit others.
That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our
fellows.
Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon
life will change.
Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to
baffle us.
We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not
do for ourselves.
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Writings
Recommended
Reading
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Alcoholics
Anonymous - Third Edition
This is an expanded version of the original book written
by the founders of A.A. in 1939. It is inspirational reading
that I personally recommend for anyone whether or not their
lives have been touched by alcohol. Since the copyright
expired for the first edition,
it is now
available for reading online.
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Dr.
Bob and the Good Oldtimers
A biography of one of the co-founders of AA along with recollections
of early AA in the Midwest. This heart felt story helped
me to better understand the foundation and meaning of the
Alcoholics Anonymous program. |
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Pass
It On -
The story of Bill Wilson and how the A.A. message reached
the world
This was for me a fascinating story that I kept having to
remind myself was real life. It helped to give me a much
better understanding of A.A. and alcoholism along with enriching
my spiritual perspective of life. |
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The
Spirituality of Imperfection - Story Telling and the Journey
to Wholeness
by
Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham
This is one of the most useful books on spirituality I've
read. I highly recommend it.
"The spirituality of imperfection begins with the recognition
that trying to be perfect is the most tragic human mistake.
In direct contradiction of the serpent's promise in Eden's
garden, the book Alcoholics Anonymous suggests that:
'First of all, we had to quit playing God.' According to
the way of the life that flows from this insight, it is
only by ceasing to play God, by coming to terms with errors
and shortcomings, and by accepting the inability to control
every aspect of their lives that alcoholics (or any human
beings) can find the peace and serenity that alcohol (or
other drugs, or sex, money, material possessions, power,
or privilege) promises but never delivers." — From
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