Spiritual Principles

Posts that discuss or define spiritual principles.

The Change Process in AA Versus the Change Process of our Creator

The 12-Step path we follow in Alcoholics Anonymous is a practical behavior changing process and can result in a positive character change within us. These Steps, if followed, will reduce our self-centered thoughts and hopefully give us some visibility in to our behavioral problems and the defects of character underlying them. Then, once uncovered, we

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Building Character – As God Sees It – Identifying the Real Power in A.A.

When we reflect back on the nature of our problems that brought us to Alcoholics Anonymous, we find commonality with others in our fellowship. We don’t see these at first, since the pain we are experiencing overrides most of our thinking processes. It takes time for the pain to subside enough to allow for the

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Building Character – As God Sees It –The Power of Good Habits

Studies show that at least 40 percent of our daily activity occurs through the process of habits – which are behavioral routines that occur without our awareness of conscious decisions being made. We all have many habits, some good and some bad, they have formed over our lifetime, and new ones are forming all the

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Building Character – As God Sees It – A Life of Choices

Note: The reader should review the article “Building Character – As God Sees it – Self-Discipline – The Spiritual Solution” for best understanding of this article. In the previous article, we stated that when the desire to not drink is stronger than the desire to drink, we will stay sober. That attitude needs to remain

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Building Character – As God Sees It –Self-Discipline – The Spiritual Solution

Note: The reader should review the article “Building Character – As God Sees it – Self-Discipline – The Problem” for best understanding of this article. This article deals with how the spirit of God provides the recovering person the power needed to overcome alcoholism and character defects, when their own attempts seem to fail. This

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