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Spiritual Parapraxis

Spiritual Parapraxis

Parapraxis, or a Freudian slip, is a speech mistake. A mistake in the words we use, a mistake that might ...
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Program Puzzle

Program Puzzle

My wife loves getting flowers. A cluster of cut flowers is like a magician’s wand. She could be in a ...
Spiritual guides, not goads

Spiritual guides, not goads

Cattle are not ambitious animals. Left to themselves, they will graze for a long time on the same pasture. And ...
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If you always do

If you always do

If you always do, What you always did, You will always get, What you always got ...
You've gone too far

You’ve gone too far

I stopped in a small rural village. I was looking for a particular farm and I was not sure I ...
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Level Up

Level Up

A young sponsee was wrestling with a defect of character and shortcoming. He said, “I am struggling to level up.” ...
My Ego is a Bad General

My Ego is a Bad General

When I am not paying attention, my ego is in command. I am often not paying attention, so my ego ...
Inadequate Clothing

Inadequate Clothing

My wife and I recently holidayed in Scotland. If you are visiting Scotland, you are interested in history or have ...
The Alcoholic Advantage

The Alcoholic Advantage

We have an advantage. It is the Program and the Fellowship. We have a handbook with Steps to follow and ...
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Program Paradoxes

Program Paradoxes

Program Paradoxes: As we think more about ourselves, we think more of ourselves. The Program involves a lot of introspection ...
Happiness is Simple

Happiness is Simple

Happiness is not complicated. Happiness is a lot like our Program. Our Program is straightforward. Happiness is simple; we can ...
Stay on the Program Bus

Stay on the Program Bus

“Stay on the bus, the scenery will change.  Get off, and you are there forever.” --Heard at a recent meeting ...
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Defects Removal Tool – Action oriented worksheet

The AA Program is a process, not an event. And processes involve sequences of steps. And steps can be both ...
How I see is what I see

How I see is what I see

I wear glasses to improve my vision.  My glasses alter what I see. My glasses don’t change the outside world, ...
Finding where you went wrong

Finding where you went wrong

Imagine a ski hill; I am standing with you, my student. “Turn where I turn,” I instruct, then I take ...
Causes and conditions

Causes and conditions

With Step 4 we “get down to causes and conditions.” At a recent meeting, this topic came up and we ...
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