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Step Two: A Loving Higher Power

Step Two: A Loving Higher Power

Step Two: Came to Believe that a Power Accessible to Me Could Restore My Sanity (Clarity.) Concepts of Authority/God/Power were not “a loving father” for me in my dysfunctional family of origin!  Far, far from it.  One of the things that gave me hope when I...

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The Bill Of Rights

The Bill Of Rights

An ACA version of the Bill of Rights has been released in fellowship review mode for one year, leading to ultimate conference approval after we receive comments from the fellowship and possible revisions. We on the Literature Committee understand that many meetings...

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Two Poems

Two Poems

#1 - RetroVision - With years now grown in numberMy thoughts are prone to wanderAmong all the harder momentsWhere my life has come to restTo view them with a softer sightTo weigh them with a wider mindTo wrap them in a warmer heartAnd finally to forgive myselfFor...

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Guided Meditation

Guided Meditation

I’m on a path, with a stream on the right and woods on my left, listening to birdsong as I walk in tree-dappled sunlight. Here is a turtle on a log in the water, there is a butterfly among the flowers on the bank. I am at peace. My serenity increases with each...

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