Step 7: Myth of Control
I am once again focused on self, rather than on those around me.
Tag Archives: self-talk
How This Hopeless Alcoholic Found Love
To be disappointed in one’s self is to have hoped in one’s self.
There’s No Business Like Show Business
We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show… Page 88 Why constantly? Because we alcoholics are going to regress when it comes to this principle. Not running […]
The Sensitive Side of an Alcoholic
When I was 4, I wanted to stay home and cook for my Dad when I grew up. I probably only remember that because my mom found it to be […]
Meditation: Part 4 You’re Not My Holy Spirit
What used to be the hunch or the occasional inspiration becomes a working part of your mind. Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is […]
Meditation: Part 3 Wrestling With God?
We’ve looked at the typical alcoholic motives and asking God to remove them even before praying. It’s early in the morning and our thoughts turn to the activities of the […]
Meditation: Part 1 Your Tugboat–You Decide
I like this photo I took in Boston. It’s clear that the little *tugboat is tethered to the oil barge. They are color-coordinated, so I assume they belong together. I […]
Muddy the Truth
After examining what we as alcoholics should do before starting the day, we took an in-depth look at the motive of self-pity. Looking at the second motive that we’re warned […]
Beached By Self-Pity
On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that […]
Sunrise: First Before First
On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that […]
Not All Moths Are Drawn to Flame
If you take the moth drawn to a flame analogy, I’m drawn to information. If the information is spiritual truth, it lights my path and helps me change. I’m busy […]
Accident Waiting To Happen
“While I’m in this meeting, my disease is out in the parking lot doing push-ups!”
Step 8: Resentment Prayer
I wanted to find some wisdom shared with me by an old Hippie with long blond hair and beard who was from Dubuque, Iowa.
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