Friday, March 20th, 2009
Well, despite my ill thoughts of this blog, I believe I need to focus on the good and not the bad! When I was in recovery about a year or two ago (I’ve been in and out for three to four years now), my old sponsor used to always tell me to make gratitude lists [...]
Gratitude and My Freedom
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Love and tolerance of others is our code.
– Page 64 of Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book
I’ve tried to run AA/NA meetings on this topic, but it seems as if everytime I try, everyone else takes it as a chance to explain their quirks and pet peeves. That’s not what I want to talk about when I [...]
Tolerance
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