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What is a “Spiritual Experience?”

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous states in the second Appendix, “The terms “spiritual experience” and “spiritual awakening” are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms… Most of our experiences are what [...]

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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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Daily Mindfulness 5/21/13 – Letting Go

It is in our basic human nature to attach to pleasure.  When we find something enjoyable, we cling to it. [...]

Twelve N’ Twelve Quote of the Day 5/21/13 – p. 59 (Step Five)

“Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by being willing to take advice and accept direction could we set foot on the road to straight thinking, solid honesty, and genuine humility.”

Big Book Quote of the Day 5/21/13 – p. 64 (How it Works)

“We took stock honestly.”

Daily Thought 5/21/13 – Flexibility

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” -Albert Einstein   “An oak and a reed were arguing about [...]

Daily Mindfulness 5/20/13 – Smile

As we go about our day, we forget to smile and enjoy ourselves. Life is an enjoyable experience if we [...]

Big Book Quote of the Day 5/20/13 – p. 86 (Into Action)

“Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision.”