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Do I really need a sponsor?

Grapevine Quote of the day for May 7, 2017. “Everyone’s recipe for serenity is different. It’s like vegetable soup — nobody makes it quite the same. “Chestertown, N.Y., January 2006, “Circles of Sobriety,” AA Grapevine. This topic is one of … Continue reading

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Willing to go to Any Lengths

In early recovery, the first month anyway, I thought the first line of “How It Works” read, “Rarely have we seen a person thoroughly follow our path.” I was dubious about staying stopped from the drinking thing. Then came the … Continue reading

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No One Can Get Your Goat Unless You Tell Them Where It’s Tied Up.”

In the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, published by Alcoholics Anonymous, on page 123, it states, “These distinguished men had the nerve to say that most of the alcoholics under investigation were still childish, emotionally sensitive, and grandiose.” Also, in … Continue reading

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It’s Possible to Stay Sober, No Matter What?

At age twelve, my young world came crashing down around me when my father died in a car accident. I wish I could say he was sober, but he wasn’t. Between the alcohol from a bar and drugs from an … Continue reading

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