Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Carrying the message and not the mess! Let’s get to know basic definitions used in our step work and in the Big Book. Struggle versus Suffering: An …
Category Archives: Prayer and Meditation
Step 11- The Prayer of St. Francis
A. Yes. I believe in karma* I believe that it better to Comfort than to be Comforted. Karma* In Buddhism, karma is a kind of natural law, like gravity, that explains the causes and effects of what we think, say, or do. The Sanskrit word karma means “action,” and in Buddhism, it refers to volitional or …
The Eleventh Step and the Prayer of St. Francis de Assisi
And the definition of Karma in Buddhist Teachings Q. Do you believe in karma? A. Yes. I believe in karma! I believe that it better to Comfort than to be Comforted. In Buddhism, karma is a kind of natural law, like gravity, that explains the causes and effects of what we think, say, or do. …
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Step 10 – Mastering Self-Inventory: A Guide to Personal Reflection
“Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” No one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit. The time factor does come into play: 1. The spot check inventory. 2. The one at day’s end – before retiring at night. 3. Upon awakening – perhaps …
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Life-Changing Tips from AA: Principles Before Personalities
This title is the last phrase in the Twelfth Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous: “Principles before Personalities.” The last step in Twelve step recovery also rings true with; “Practice these Principles in all our Affairs.” These are coined with another oft-used phrase, “moral compass.” These phrases, are my embodiment of being given a tip to a …
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The Proverbial Proverb
Here’s the phrase, “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.” written in Biblical Hebrew. I had asked JetPack AI for the phrase, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” and it gave me this. By many accounts of my youth and with my family, the AI response was …
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Be Here Now
Keanu Reeves, in a DVD Feature Menu from the Matrix Series, is caught on an unrehearsed clip between takes–as saying, “Be Here Now.” The Director and crew were trying to limit Keanu’s meandering on what he thought was needed–in a retake of a scene just completed on the set. We don’t really know what they …
I Sing the Song of a Trolleyman
Song of the Trolleyman By Driver Doug “I’ve seen them all: Young and bold Appear like a spark, Then depart as I start To read the latest tag In the back rag By the half-drunk can Wrapped in a bag. The ancient ones, Full of mold and scold Or just plain old, Short and fat, …
Cuppa Joe
What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? I first thought about the word “daily” and immediately went to my coffee maker and morning routine. My cheap Black and Decker Goodwill special curated after a cracked pot accident seemed inexcusable for this missive. And then it hit me. My special coffee mug …
