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September 25, 2026

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 […]

What is the Alcoholics Anonymous Prayer?

March 14, 2022 Comments Off on What is the Alcoholics Anonymous Prayer?
Are there any Gay Meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous?

March 24, 2022 Comments Off on Are there any Gay Meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous?
What is the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous?

March 1, 2022 Comments Off on What is the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous?
What is a Justified Resentment?

November 9, 2025 Comments Off on What is a Justified Resentment?

What is a Justified Resentment?

November 9, 2025 Comments Off on What is a Justified Resentment?
The past is the greatest possession you have …..

October 25, 2025 Comments Off on The past is the greatest possession you have …..
How Important is It ?

October 24, 2025 Comments Off on How Important is It ?
Take what you like and leave the rest ….

October 23, 2025 Comments Off on Take what you like and leave the rest ….
Our unity in God …….

October 22, 2025 Comments Off on Our unity in God …….

Why do Some People find it Hard to Believe in God?

April 6, 2022 Comments Off on Why do Some People find it Hard to Believe in God?
Why Secrets Are So Dangerous

April 6, 2022 Comments Off on Why Secrets Are So Dangerous
The Myth of Tough Love

April 6, 2022 Comments Off on The Myth of Tough Love
Are there Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for the whole family?

April 4, 2022 Comments Off on Are there Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for the whole family?
Why Meditation can Sometimes seem Difficult?

April 6, 2022 Comments Off on Why Meditation can Sometimes seem Difficult?

Acceptance and Surrender

April 6, 2022 Comments Off on Acceptance and Surrender
What is an Inner Voice?

April 7, 2022 Comments Off on What is an Inner Voice?
What Do Character Defects Really Mean?

February 17, 2025 Comments Off on What Do Character Defects Really Mean?
Progress not Perfection ………..

July 14, 2025 Comments Off on Progress not Perfection ………..
Why Meditation can Sometimes seem Difficult?

April 6, 2022 Comments Off on Why Meditation can Sometimes seem Difficult?

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]