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When you discover a prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous, find out all you can about him. If he does not want to stop drinking, don't waste time trying to persuade him. You may spoil a later opportunity. This advice is given for his family also. They should be patient, realizing they are dealing with a sick person.
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Remember that we deal with alcohol--cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power--that One is God. May you find Him now! Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unm..
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Alcoholics Anonymous |
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We were now at Step Three. Many of us said to our Maker, as we understood Him: "God, I offer myself to Thee--to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!" We thought well before taking this step making sure we were..
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Alcoholics Anonymous |
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A lot of men think they are doing women a favour by asking for her hand in marriage, but lets think about this : She changes her name, changes her home, leaves her family, moves in with you, builds a home with you, gets pregnant for you, pregnancy changes her body, she gets fat, almost gives up in the labour room due to the unbearable pains of child birth, even the kids she delivers bear your name. .. Till the day she dies... Everything she..
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Why, though? I knew it didn't make sense. I did love her in my own way. Very much. She was beautiful and fun and caring, but I was bored, so bored. I had to think of other girls to get a hard-on. I didn't want to start the long arduous road to her orgasm, let alone mine. Afraid to touch her in case it was mistaken for an application for sex. So in order to feel something through the numbness, I decided to perpetrate on my soul and hers the ..
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Naruto had always mocked him for it--cynical little Naruto, who would have preferred not to even bother attempting something that hard. Failure was so much easier to excuse if you knew you hadn't really been trying.
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doubtless imagine that I have acquired all the wealth and luxury that you see me enjoy without difficulty or danger, but this is far indeed from being the case. I have only reached this happy state after having for years suffered every possible kind of toil and danger.
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Philosophy is like being in a dark room and looking for a black cat. Metaphysics is like being in a dark room and looking for a black cat that isn't there.
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christianity
religion
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hinduism
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The sages would say similarly, "Just for the heaven of it." Just to reach for the highest. Human beings cannot live without challenge. We cannot live without meaning. Everything ever achieved we owe to this inexplicable urge to reach beyond our grasp, do the impossible, know the unknown. The Upanishads would say this urge is part of our evolutionary heritage, given to us for the ultimate adventure: to discover for certain who we are, what t..
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Never let her know how much you love her or she'll kill you with it.
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I see now that I was in pain and wanted others to feel it, too. This was my way of communicating.
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11About this we have much to say, and it is c hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again d the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need e milk, not solid food, 13for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is f a child. 14But solid food is for g the mature, for those who have their powers ..
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It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee--Thy will (not mine) be done." These are thoughts ..
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Alcoholics Anonymous |
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Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking. He gets a thrill out of skipping in front of fast-moving vehicles. He enjoys himself for a few years in spite of friendly warnings. Up to this point you would label him as a foolish chap having queer ideas of fun. Luck then deserts him and he is slightly injured several times in succession. You would ..
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Alcoholics Anonymous |
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by keeping an open mind, sooner or later, we find the help we need.
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Narcotics Anonymous Fellowship |
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Eyes from which nothing but truth could possibly seep.
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ANONYMOUS |
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All I know is, I felt better when I saw someone else in pain.
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RIGOROUS HONESTY Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.'s message to the next sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn't care for this prospect--unless he has to do these things in order..
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Alcoholics Anonymous |
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Matthew 5:14-16 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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To get over drinking will require a transformation of thought and attitude.
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Alcoholics Anonymous |
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Resentment is the "number one" offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick. When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically."
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Alcoholics Anonymous |
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The Bhagavad-gita teaches one how to absorb the mind and intelligence in the thought of the Lord. Such absorption will enable one to transfer himself to the kingdom of the Lord. If the mind is engaged in Krsna's service, then the senses are automatically engaged in His service.
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abhyasa-yoga-yuktena cetasa nanya-gamina paramam purusam divyam yati parthanucintayan "He who meditates on Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his mind constantly engaged in remembering Me, undeviated from the path, he, O Arjuna, is sure to reach Me." (Bg. 8.8)"
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It is like a man | whom no one loves,-- Why should his life be long?
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Through my years of darkness, some spark of spirit remained in me, helped me survive until I found my way into A.A. Then, nurtured by the program, that inner spirit grew, deepened, until it filled the emptiness I had so long felt inside. Step by step I moved to a spiritual awaking. Step by step I cleared up the past and got on with the present.
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Alcoholics Anonymous |
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8But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and t a thousand years as one day. 9 u The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise v as some count slowness, but w is patient toward you, [1] x not wishing that any should perish, but y that all should reach repentance. 10But z the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then a the heavens will pass away with a roar, and b the heavenl..
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I want to banish fear from your life. I want you to feel loved and surrounded by My presence as Father--a presence that supports you, that will not hold you back from becoming the man that I have always wanted you to be; a presence that will allow you, in turn, to become a father,
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Therefore the doubts which have arisen in your heart out of ignorance should be slashed by the weapon of knowledge.
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Nothing is impossible for him who believes.
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The mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, O Krsna, and to subdue it, I think, is more difficult than controlling the wind.
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Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers. Victor Hugo
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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When one is a stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too. Anne Morrow Lindberg
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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One of the most common precursors to relapse is insufficient attendance at OA meetings.
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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How do we react when we don't get our own way? How do we react when people disagree with us? Are we intolerant of differences? Do we try to smooth stormy waters, or are we troublemakers? Have we insisted on being the center of attention? Have we acted offensively just to be noticed? Are we afraid that we won't be recognized or respected or loved? Do we fear that we won't get our share
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To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of loneliness and to change it by gentle and persistent efforts into a garden of solitude. --Henri J. M. Nouwen
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us were able to do so. Our eating may be out of control
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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PASO DOS Llegamos a creer de que solo un Poder Superior a nosotros mismos podria devolvernos el sano juicio.
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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Mas tarde descubrimos que lejos de ser un escollo, la admision de impotencia ante la comida nos abria la puerta a una fuente de poder insospechada. Por primera vez en la vida, reconociamos y aceptabamos la verdad sobre nosotros mismos. Somos comedores compulsivos. Tenemos una enfermedad que es incurable. Los diabeticos que necesitan un tratamiento de insulina corren el riesgo de volverse ciegos e incluso de morir, a menos que reconozcan la ..
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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It's simple: trust God, keep the fork down, and follow my food plan while living a Twelve-Step way of life like I always do. God will take care of me. He always has and will, no matter what!
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. Hans Hoffman
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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because at one time or another someone threatened or damaged our self-esteem, security, ambitions, or relationships? Have we tried to get even with people who hurt us? Do we make a point of never forgetting when someone does us harm? Do we hold a grudge against anyone due to jealousy? Are we envious of other people's appearance, wealth, sex life, popularity, possessions, or position in society? If so,
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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our spouses,
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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Pride and ingratitude are my biggest character defects. Pride is that hardened part in my mind that needs to be softened by humility and a sense of humor. Making a gratitude list is essential to my daily recovery. I frequently include what I did right each day in my gratitude lists; I believe my focus determines what I become.
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Overeaters Anonymous |
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Algunas veces deseo que los amigos pudieran ser liberados de ciertos defectos por su bien, pero son esos mismos defectos, mezclados con sus mejores cualidades los que componen la personalidad completa de aquellos a los que amamos.
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