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DEALING WITH PAINFUL FEELINGS
DEALING WITH PAINFUL FEELINGS Feelings of hurt or anger can be some of the most difficult to face. We can f...

1.Wherever possible there must be independent confirmation of the
1.Wherever possible there must be independent confirmation of the “facts.” 2.Encourage substantive debate on the evidence by knowledgeable propon...

Active Listening Through active listening, we hear things that
Active Listening Through active listening, we hear things that work for us. Most of us arrived in recovery with a very poor ability to listen. But t...

Many philosophies and worldviews have a set of classical elements
Many philosophies and worldviews have a set of classical elements believed to reflect the simplest essential parts and principles of which anything ca...

A Full Human Being I am willing to pay the price of personal
A Full Human Being I am willing to pay the price of personal growth. Confronting the situations both within and outside that frighten me is not easy...

The complacency of those in AA who confidently assert that there
The complacency of those in AA who confidently assert that there are no atheists in AA is as ridiculous as the statement about there having been no at...

Coping With Stress Inevitably, there are times of stress
Coping With Stress Inevitably, there are times of stress in our lives, no matter how long weve been in recovery. Sometimes, the stress is ou...

Accepting Change The winds of change blow through our life,
Accepting Change The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a tropical storm. Yes, we have resting places - time to ...