We begin our search for an intelligent designer behind our conscious reality by considering the most obvious and logical proof that exists – the cosmos. Cosmos describes our universe in total, comprised of all of time and space and its contents. It includes the planets, moons, stars, solar systems, galaxies, contents of intergalactic space, and […]
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Step Two in the AA program states: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” There are many powers that this can define. For example, the collective group of people in the fellowship of AA, with their common recovery experience, can represent a power greater than ourselves. However, when
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In the inventory process of our 12-Step recovery program, one of the things we do is to identify our personal resentments, also called grudges. Resentments can be thought of as re-lived anger, even though the external instigating cause is no longer present.
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It helps our spiritual growth in recovery, to understand and apply the spiritual principles found in Alcoholics Anonymous. They were not invented by Bill Wilson or Doctor Bob. They were borrowed from biblical sources. These principles were embraced by members of The Oxford group, a movement often linked with early A.A. beginnings. The movement contributed
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According to Bill W., pride, leading to self-justification, always spurred by conscious or unconscious fears, is the basic breeder of most human difficulties, the chief block to true progress. (Twelve and Twelve, pp 48-49).
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The purpose of this site is to help individuals in recovery grow spiritually. A.A. defines itself as a spiritual program. Within the book of Alcoholics Anonymous we find these important statements:
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