Dumb Guy Approach to the 12 Steps Part 3 - Recovered 1191
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Milt L. from Cleveland, OH speaking on "Dumb Guy Approach to the 12 Steps" in San Diego, CA - June 21st 1997
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Dumb Guy Approach to the 12 Steps Part 2 - Recovered 1190
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Milt L. from Cleveland, OH speaking on "Dumb Guy Approach to the 12 Steps" in San Diego, CA - June 21st 1997
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Popsicle Sticks - Recovered 1188
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I first experienced “Popsicle Sticks” at the Thursday Midnight night meeting at the Northwest Alano Club in Wayne Michigan. At first I hated it, then I got used to it, then it became my favorite meeting.
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Self Care - Recovered 1187
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Self-care looks different for everyone, and that’s okay.
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Loneliness - Recovered 1186
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It is no more cowardly to use help in recovering from a drinking problem, than it is, to use a crutch if you have a broken leg. A crutch is a beautiful thing, to those who need it.
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First Things First - Recovered 1185
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The rhythm of our own special routine has a soothing effect, and an apt principle around which to organize some orderliness is—yes, “First Things First.”
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Getting Rest - Recovered 1183
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For at least three reasons, people who drink heavily often cannot
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Serenity Prayer - Recovered 1181
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Serenity is like a gyroscope that lets us keep our balance no matter what turbulence swirls around us. And that is a state of mind worth aiming for.
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Smartphone Therapy - Recovered 1179
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When we stopped drinking, we were told repeatedly to get A.A. people’s telephone numbers, and instead of drinking, to phone or text these people.
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Changing Routines - Recovered 1177
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Some of us insist that it was never the availability of the beverage that led us to drink, any more than the immediate unavailability kept us from that drink we really wanted. We live in a drinking society and we cannot avoid the presence of alcoholic beverages forever.
info_outlineOur sobriety depends on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. The powerlessness over our addictions that nearly destroyed us will return if we do not work on maintaining our contact with a Higher Power. In Step 11, we carry that goal further: we seek to improve the conscious contact with God that we have established in the previous Steps.
Prayer and meditation are our principal means of conscious contact with God. There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. We have found that a life of self reflection, that is Step 10, along with prayer and meditation, Step 11, can give us peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances. We find that Alcohol is no longer necessary, even in the most difficult of circumstances.
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Let’s go to you first Cristie, the step talks about prayer and meditation.
What is the difference between prayer and meditation to you?
What can you do to add more prayer and meditation to you daily life?
How do you meditate? How often do you meditate?
How do you pray? How often do you pray?
What would it mean for you to improve your conscious contact with God?
How do you improve your conscious contact with God?
What does it mean to pray only for God’s will?
How do you know God’s will versus your will?
What can block you from this step?
What is the power spoken of in this Step?
We Have Calls!
Alex from Austin
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Clyde
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Buddy
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What would you say to the new guy about this Step?