“Half Measures Availed Us Nothing” – Step 9

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GOING ALL THE WAY- “With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.” “Half measures availed us nothing.” (The Big Book, pp., 58-59)

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How have you awakened your spirit and open your eyes to new possibilities, lately?

How can small steps of honesty help your life feel lighter and more hopeful?

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Meet Me Half Way – Black Eyed Peas (4:49)

Benjamin Franklin Brief Bio (2:37)

Gayatri Mantra for Celestial Enlightenment (8:28)

Best if repeated out loud. No “half measures”

How have you followed through to completion, lately?

A stitch in times saves nine.

This is the story of a king in England who was a brave warrior who was captured because his horse fell down in the middle of the war because it lost a nail in its shoe is a good example of this proverb. Also in Shakespeare’s book Hamlet the protagonist loses his life because of postponing his decision to do certain important thing. This sort of postponing things is also called procrastination.

So one must realize that even small act at the initial stage of a problem or a disaster would save a lot and a little negligence would lead us to a great loss. So in essence the proverb implies the meaning… PROCRASTINATION IS THE THIEF OF TIME. (http://www.english-for-students.com/the-ant-and-the-cricket.html)

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5 responses to ““Half Measures Availed Us Nothing” – Step 9”

December 15, 2025

Ra

Lately I’ve awakened my spirit and opened my eyes to new possibilities by just making a decision. And in making that choice, it seems that it set in motion a chain reaction that has already changed my trajectory.

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December 15, 2025

Ra

I’ve awakened my spirit and opened my eyes to new possibilities by just making a decision. The power in a choice alone seems to have broken the loop and set in motion a chain reaction that is changing my trajectory.

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December 15, 2025

Sabrina J

This is a program of rigorous honesty. We here this in the rooms and read in the literature all the time. Honesty starts with self, and when I am honest to myself it makes a difference in my life. In treatment, I spent a lot of time in self reflection about how I ended up there, how my relapse began. During this time I realized that it all steamed from lying to myself. Small things at first. Yet once a lie works, the next one is easier, and easier.

Now, almost at my one year birthday, the need to lie is exhausted. The strength to be honest with myself grows.The weight of carrying the web of lies is gone and life gets lighter. I have more space for being helpful staying sincere, and honoring my truth through consistent follow-through.

Thank you for sharing recovery with me. Grateful.

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December 15, 2025

E-Dawg

My spirit is Awakening by shifting from self-centeredness to helping others and creating a slow strong bond with people in my life that have shut me out for a long time… through God and the program of AA my eyes are opening to life changing possibilities. All I have to do is put one foot in front of the other and do what is suggested. I look at my peers and I want what they have… people that I’m engaging with in my life have the same higher power as I do and I think that’s what’s creating this incredible unstoppable beautiful bond that we share…

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December 15, 2025

Lotus (Elexi W.S.A.)

I’ve awakened my spirit by wanting to be very spiritual, so I could have more control, and accomplish new study. My mind, culturals, and spirituality mean a ton to me(moi). Protecting my mind is key in staying good, plus studying. Learning, and responsibility mean a whole lot to me, so not using potentially harmful substances is very important to me. No harm reduction (also called harm reduction) has been a value to me in reducing my use, while knowing completely stopping is very key. Never am I going to stop believing in new possibilities, and that I can completely quit. The sun is an enemy of mine these days, but some sun helps use less energy at least, so that from a sun I’m thankful for. I’ve thought if I get business going great, I can relocate one day in the summer months to somewhere cooler.

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