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Bridges and Bungee Cords
I was sitting in a meeting the other day (I do that a lot, lately), pontificating on the Third Step with all of my newcomer brilliance and arrogance, when I noticed the gentleman next to me shaking his...
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First Steps and Finding a Higher Power
This morning I had the opportunity to be a part of an AA First Step meeting where members share with the newcomer what they used to be like, what happened and what they are like now. Three months ago...
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The Difference a Day Makes
I feel better today: stronger, more focused. Yesterday’s crushing gravity is lighter. I often live in fear: fear of what might be or what might never be. And, as my sponsor reminds me, love cannot...
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The Monster Under the Bed
“It was always there,” she told me as we headed toward the door after the morning AA meeting. “Now you are having to face it.” “That’s it exactly!” I said, having one of those Skin-God moments when a...
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Shiny Lure, Plans and Fear
When The Shiny Lure and I went paddle boarding, neither of us knew how much we had in common: similar dreams, similar talents, similar skills. We had no idea why our paths had crossed. We were just...
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The Simple Things
A pot of chicken chili simmering on the stove. A gentle rain. Golden leaves on the trees. Clean, crisp, freshly washed sheets. Grocery shopping. Vivaldi. The Sunday newspaper. And… a phone call to a...
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A Spiritual Liberation
I am an alcoholic. And, as of last night, I am also a Catholic. Strange journey. Not exactly where I thought I would be. A couple of years ago, I imagined my spiritual journey in a kind of perversion...
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Really God?
My Higher Power has a sense of humor. More and more I find myself snickering and saying, Really God? Seriously? This is Your Plan? Come on. You have got to be kidding me. A newcomer recently asked if I...
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I Surrender
Sometimes it takes a nasty case of spiritual road rash to get me to surrender. You know, one of those wipe outs where I hit the pavement and skid for several yards, coming to rest in a heap with gravel...
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