12 Steps

AA in another place perhaps…

May 16, 2012

Hi.. new posts here.

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1-12 and beyond

May 14, 2012

Hi all, I am Chris, and I am an alcoholic. By the grace of God and the Twelve Steps, I have not had to drink today — for that, I am truly grateful. For me, one of the greatest lessons I’ve been given in AA is how to have healthy relationships. These Steps are all [...]

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Living in 10,11 and 12

May 10, 2012

Sometimes my dual diagnosis rears its ugly little head. Lately it has been doing so. I recognize it, the same way I recognize it when I’m not, for example, keeping up my spiritual program, attending enough meetings, or actively doing service work. I do not want to get complacent about my alcoholism. The Steps are [...]

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Denial

May 7, 2012

I’m Yirmi, an alcoholic. I had two experiences with denial, and have thought quite a lot about each one. I was raised in a very strict religious environment and it was not acceptable, or so I thought, to have “defects.” So when I started experiencing problems with alcohol in my early 20’s I denied because [...]

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A willingness to look

May 1, 2012

“If I’m not the problem, then there is no solution.” When I came into the program, I had a lot of problems and most of them were your fault. My girlfriend didn’t understand me; my boss didn’t appreciate me; the police, well, they didn’t like it when I drove after just a few drinks (I [...]

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Babs Black

April 29, 2012

Babs Black… An Al-Anon speaker with a twist of AA I chose her because.. Having an open mind is healthy. I have heard her before. Look for Babs here.. http://www.xa-speakers.org/ I sit here listening to some jazz… looking at the sun shine through and casting a nice glow onto the hardwood floors… sipping on a coffee, [...]

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