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11-28-07 -- IT HAS TO BE BELIEVED TO BE SEEN

2007-11-28T09:05:10Z

Every Wednesday, we read from One Day at a Time in Al Anon. Today's reading was about how some of us have lost hope before coming into the program. And how important it is to believe something is possible. It reminded me of U2's song, "Walk On....

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13-11-07 -- WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES?

2007-11-13T19:18:49Z

Every Tuesday, we read from the Blueprint for Progress. Today we read from the chapter on Values. "Some of us have spent so much time and energy coping with alcoholism that we aren't sure what we believe. We may have pushed our values aside in o...

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12-11-07 -- What the Tin Man Needed

2007-11-12T20:23:31Z

I've been neglecting this blog since I'm back in intensive French language school. I'm on the Learn-French-in-20 Years-or-Less Plan. So sorry for the lack of updates. But we're back. Every Monday, we read from Courage to Change. Today's reading...

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1-29-07 --- Would You Rather Be Happy - Or Right?

2007-10-29T18:37:57Z

Every Monday, we read from Courage to Change. Today's reading was a little weird, I thought. And as readers of this blog know, I usually only have issues with the dreaded One Day at a Time, not Courage to Change. Today's reading began like this:...

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10-26-07 -- T.H.I.N.K.

2007-10-26T08:48:49Z

Every Friday, we work the step corresponding to the month in Paths to Recovery. Step Ten is: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. One member chose this reading today from the chapter on the 10th Ste...

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10-25-07 -- WOW!

2007-10-25T12:44:56Z

On Thursdays, we read from Hope for Today. Today's reading began with one word, "Wow." It was about realizing that something as simple as a beautiful day is not of our doing. We have no control over how stunning the waves look as we gaze out a...

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Site of the Week: www.PhoenixCentre.com

2007-10-25T07:50:01Z

This is the site (also includes a blog) where we got the Yogi Berra wit and wisdom for yesterday's post. The Phoenix Centre for Life and Living is based on zen principles. Worth reading and subscribing to. www.phoenixcentre.com

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Today's Off Topic: ZEN BUDDHIST YOGI BERRA'S WISDOM

2007-10-24T09:24:35Z

The following quotes are from one of the most Zen guys of the 20th century-Yogi Berra -- courtesy of WAYNE C. ALLEN and the PHOENIX CENTRE BLOG: 10. "It ain’t over till it’s over." You’re not done until a) you give up, or b) you die. Most ...

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10-24-07 -- "THE BITTER WITH THE BETTER"

2007-10-24T09:06:24Z

On Wednesdays, we read from One Day at a Time. Check today's reading out: "One evening at a meeting there seemed to be an unusual number of complaints from members -- about not having what they felt entitled to, or about the alcoholic's behavior...

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10-23-07 -- Intimacy, Shmintimacy

2007-10-24T05:12:46Z

On Tuesdays, we read from Blueprint for Progress. We are on the "Intimacy" chapter. "It came to me slowly but surely that I did have this relationship in my life - with Al-Anon friends. My spiritual journey was being taken with my Sponsor; anot...

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