I love to be told what to do!  Well not exactly.  I don't necessarily like to be told what to do by people but I love the good orderly direction that is in the 12x12 and the Big Book.  In the 12x12 page 98 it talks about the unshakeable foundation that we can build for us through self-examination, Meditation and prayer.  IT SAYS......."NO MATTER HOW FALTERING OUR ATTEMPTS"...WE ARE ACCEPTED!

Wow.  There is no perfection, it is our attempts at making c... Read More

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Thought for the Day

You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning

Happiness is a byproduct of an effort to make someone else happy.
--Gretta Brooker Palmer

We have striven for happiness, generally in self-centered ways. We expected others to favor us with their attention, for example. Or we waited for invitations or gifts. We have probably tried to buy happiness with the purchase of a new dress or shoes. Fleeting moments... Read More

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January 17

Forgiveness

“As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving.  At least we know that we are no longer intentionally making life miserable for people.”

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..." God has some work to be done that only you can do. You have some problems only he can solve. Why not sit down together sometime, just you two, and talk it over."

Seemed like a wonderful Fathers Day Quote. The first time I came upon this concept was not long after I began to grapple with , 'a God of my own understanding-'

I had always felt he was so removed. Not personal, a "King of Kings" is out there...But the fellowship kept saying 'Power Greater than myself' an... Read More

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