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Big Book Quote of the Day 8/27/12 – p. 140

“Can it be appreciated that he has been a victim of crooked thinking, directly caused by the action of alcohol on his brain?”

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Big Book Quote of the Day 7/19/12 -p . 98

“The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house.”

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Big Book Quote of the Day 3/29/12 – p. 61

“Admitting he may be somewhat at fault, he is sure that other people are more to blame.”

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Big Book Quote of the Day 3/28/12 – p. 84

“Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear.”

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Big Book Quote of the Day 3/27/12 – p. 75

“We thank God from the bottom of our heart that we know Him better.”

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Big Book Quote of the Day 3/9/12 – p. 29

“Our hope is that many alcoholic men and women, desperately in need, will see these pages, and we believe that it is only by fully disclosing ourselves and our problems that they will be persuaded to say, “Yes, I am one of them too; I must have this thing.”

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Big Book Quote of the Day 3/7/12 – p. 95

“If he is to find God, the desire must come from within.”

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Big Book Quote of the Day 3/4/12 – p. 87

“As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action.  We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day “Thy will be done.”

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Big Book Quote of the Day – p. 25

“There is a solution. Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.  But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living [...]

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Big Book – p. 87

“We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day “Thy will be done.””

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Daily Mindfulness 5/14/13 – Beginner’s Mind

As we progress down a spiritual path, it begins to narrow.  We know what works for us, and we set [...]

Big Book Quote of the Day 5/14/13 – p. 61 (How it Works)

“Our actor is self-centered – ego-centric, as people like to call it nowadays.”

Twelve N’ Twelve Quote of the Day 5/14/13 – p. 55 (Step Five)

“All of A.A.’s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires . . . they all deflate our egos.”

Daily Thought 5/14/13 – Ego

“Part of me suspects that I’m a loser, and the other part of me thinks I’m God Almighty.” -John Lennon [...]

Daily Mindfulness 5/13/13 – Forgiveness

When we feel somebody wrongs us, we often hold onto it.  We judge, water the seed of resentment, and don’t [...]

Big Book Quote of the Day 5/13/13 – p. 70 (How it Works)

“If we are sorry for what we have done, and have the honest desire to let God take us to better things, we believe we will be forgiven and will have learned our lesson.”