I Stand by the Door
By Sam Shoemaker (from the Oxford Group)
I stand by the door.
I neither go to far in, nor stay to far out.
The door is the most important door in the world -
It is the door through which men walk when they find God.
There is no use my going way inside and staying there,
When so many are still outside and they, as much as I,
Crave to know where the door is.
And all that so...
Monday, January 24, 2011
An AA Education...
Posted by justDdotme on 9:55 PM
Spiritual experience of the more educational variety gains a whole new perspective when long time slipper meets the rehab of their dreams and becomes an AA guru....
Or so the story goes...If you Google Treatment Facilities the the list is long and exhaustive, if you simply switch to an image search the game changes and you are pleasantly greeted with a whole host of aerial...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Honest with Themselves
Posted by justDdotme on 7:30 PM
"Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves." Alcoholics Anonymous Chapter Five
We deal alot with reservations around here, the idea of closing doors and leaving nothing open for alcohol to sneak back into our lives....
Friday, January 14, 2011
Serenity ...
Posted by justDdotme on 4:15 PM
That I shall find a peace such that I have not known before...here it is likely as time moves forward I will not know this peace again either. That is the thing about time, it changes and with it the ebb and flow of our ever evolving emotional and spiritual perspective.
It is likely that I will be at peace again when I leave here, at least I hope so...seems to me that our...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Making Amends
Posted by justDdotme on 2:55 PM
Making AmendsThe following story has been reprinted with permission, I found it an inspiring story and I hope that you do as well...
I was riding through the mountains last year and remembered that when I was around 16 or 17 years of age, I stole 20 dollars from my grandmother when she was living at the nursing home. I remembered using this money to buy a bag of weed....
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Part 1:The Spiritual Malady...
Posted by justDdotme on 10:52 PM
"Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves."
page 45 The Anonymous Press Study Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholism is a Soul Sickness and it is only fitting that the crux of the problem is where we begin our discussion. Suffering from a spiritual malady, the active alcoholic...
Why they go...
Posted by justDdotme on 8:13 PM
There will be much speculation surrounding this post, and I expect to draw more than a little bit of criticism too, but why not.
I want to take a moment to discuss with you in detail the very things that either drive the old-timers from AA or pull them to a drink.
There are two issues which I will be sharing:
1. The Return of the Alcoholic Ego
2. The Subject Matter of our...
Slow Down...
Posted by justDdotme on 7:07 AM
Time is no commodity here, in fact, unlike much of world, time has very little meaning here...
Ice cream, now that of all things is a precious. Having awoken to a predawn chill in the air a subtle mist is slowly rising and revealing a gently cleansed surrounding. Everyone needs a chance to slow down a little and take a few deep breaths. We all need a reason to get out of...
Friday, January 7, 2011
Understanding
Posted by justDdotme on 11:33 PM
"We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness." Alcoholics Anonymous page 84
The above statement makes the bold assumption that the reader has in fact rigorously adhered to our stringent spiritual way of life and has had, as a result, an experience which has placed them in the realm of the spirit. If...
Monday, January 3, 2011
Absolute Truth
Posted by justDdotme on 11:19 PM
"Humility is knowing the absolute truth about one's self" -Mother Teresa
Humility is a very difficult subject, one that by it's very nature seems rather counter-intuitive. As one increases in understanding and knowledge they become more of an expert on the subject. By common belief in Alcoholics Anonymous this leads to a less humble individual. Wrong!
I stand to argue the...
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