Where are the other nine?

Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?" Luke 17:17 With-in the book of Luke in the Bible there exists a parable in which 10 people afflicted with leprosy are healed or made clean by Jesus. After such point nine of them leave without expressing the deep gratitude they should have for their lives being spared...one remains and for that is rewarded.Regardless...

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I am responsible....

"When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA to be there" I seem to spend a great deal of time attacking the cliches that many in AA cling to as if they were the life lines from which they dangled above a sea of liquor.  This one, is quite the opposite. I hold steadfast to the idea that our common calling, our primary purpose and for some the only...

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Envy...I suffer....

Spared from the obsession to drink it is unfortunate how quick most alcoholics are to want something more. Once sober we begin to reflect: Those things we once had and lost Those opportunities lost Those things we could have had but missed the boat Those things others have and don't deserve  Feeling Guilty? I do, I have found myself longing for the cars, the jobs, the...

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Expectations...Yet another character defect!

"God Expects you to stay sober!" I remember my sponsor saying early in my sober life, miffed at the idea and confounded by the reasoning, I stayed sober until I understood.  Recently I was party to a discussion on the pitfalls of expectations especially for the sober alcoholic. Several people were quick to point out that they had unreasonable expectations of not only...

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Pride...one of many Defects of Character....

"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." Proverb's 16:18 I have had a spiritual awaking that has come from a series of profound spiritual experiences. I place all spiritual experiences into the category of profound because in hindsight they are often far more powerful and life changing than they seem in the moment. As a sober member of our...

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All who wish to recover!

Our third tradition and what it means to you, to the person next to you and the other guy in the corner.  I want to point out the differences and lack of similarities between our short and long forms of this tradition. Prior to doing so though I must say that I consider it a privilege to be a member of our fellowship, I also believe that this is a matter of life and death...

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Broken Toys

Broken Toys As children bring their broken toys, With tears for us to mend; I brought my broken dreams to God Because he was my friend. But then instead of leaving him in peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help, with ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried "How could you be so slow?" "My child," He said, "What could I do? You never did let go..." author u...

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Dare to dream...

Dare to dream, but remember to keep your feet firmly planted in reality. It's been over a week since I announced my plans to change course..and what a wonderful week it has been. I have had the inspiration to set forth on the following plan. It has always been a dream of mine to sail, not just on a pond during the weekend, but passage making, no land in site, live aboard...

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Not Distracted

So here is what happens when you aren't distracted... The Token ShopIn just 2 weeks I have built a e-commerce site to bring you all the best tokens you could ever want at absolutely unbeatable prices. This is a niche market and one in which every penny back to the group helps! So I have cut out the middle man, I have slashed over head, I have made this a hobby rather than...

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Distractions...

So here I am, a month into the blog writing, and I have learned alot. I have learned that there are many things in my life that are preventing me from doing the things that I really want to do. I spend more and more of my time distracted by the things that get in the way of my true dreams and aspirations. While playing around with this blog I realized that it could become an income stream, (I have...

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Courage....

"we will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us"    The Anonymous Press Study Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous This blog started as small experiment, I began writing to quiet the tiny voice in my head who was growing in intensity. As the days went on the topics became more intense, the promotion was wider and a deep longing swelled...

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