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Thought for the day

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Pray as you can, not as you can’t

What is Emotional Sobriety?

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Adult Children of Alcoholics

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What is a Dry Drunk?

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Pray As You Can, Not As You Can’t

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What is a Justified Resentment?

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The past is the greatest possession you have …..

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How Important is It ?

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Take what you like and leave the rest ….

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Our unity in God …….

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What Does it Mean to Respect Boundaries?

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Spirituality and Religion in Recovery

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Willing To Go To Any Lengths……

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Quotes …..

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What is Emotional Sobriety?

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Adult Children of Alcoholics

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The Sobriety Handbook

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What Do Character Defects Really Mean?

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What are the AA promises?

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What is the Alcoholics Anonymous Prayer?

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12 Step Program

What is a Justified Resentment?

November 9, 2025 Comments Off

The idea of a justified resentment can seem to be very comforting and yet be quite damaging at the same time, often leading to a somewhat distorted emotional response to an event or a situation. […]

12 Step Program

The past is the greatest possession you have …..

October 25, 2025 Comments Off

‘Cling to the thought that .. the dark past is the greatest possession you have – the key to life and happiness for others’ Alcoholics Anonymous, p124, 4th ed. Perhaps one of the most important […]

12 Step Program

How Important is It ?

October 24, 2025 Comments Off

How important is it ? Slogan in Recovery This is a slogan used in many 12 step fellowships , as well as the broader self help and mental health recovery worlds. Its main benefit is […]

Take what you like and leave the rest ….

October 23, 2025 Comments Off

‘Take what you liked and leave the rest’ – Al-Anon Closing Statement The above statement is read at Al-Anon meetings as part of the ‘Suggested Al-Anon Closing’. It gives people the freedom to decide for […]

Our unity in God …….

October 22, 2025 Comments Off

” The truth is that our unity in God is not something we have to create, but something we have to discover’ God of Surprises, Gerry Hughes Step 2 describes being restored to sanity. For […]

12 Step Program

Hurt People Hurt People ……..

July 18, 2025 Comments Off

Emotional pain is just as real as physical pain but is often much harder to see in oneself and other people, and often much more difficult to be really sympathetic to. The nature of emotional […]

12 Step Program

Progress not Perfection ………..

July 14, 2025 Comments Off

To put it in context, the phrase ‘progress not perfection’ is taken from the book Alcoholics Anonymous, Chapter 5 entitled ‘How it Works’. The actual phrase is ‘ We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual […]

12 Step Program

Doing Esteemable Things ………..

March 4, 2025 Comments Off

Doing esteemable things is a piece of advice often given to people in recovery who struggle with the own self-image or self-esteem. Whilst it may seem practical to make yourself feel better by doing good […]

12 Step Program

Let it begin with me ….

March 3, 2025 Comments Off

Let it begin with me is perhaps one of the less well-known slogans in recovery, perhaps more commonly associated with Al-Anon or Coda, but it is definitely one of the more effective sayings in helping […]

12 Step Program

What Do Character Defects Really Mean?

February 17, 2025 Comments Off

What Are Character Defects? The phrase ‘character defects’ is often used in 12 Step Recovery, unfortunately not in the context that it was originally intended. This often leads to a more judgmental approach by people […]

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Better Light A Candle Than Curse the Darkness .....

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