What it Really Means to ‘Give Freely’ and Why We do It – Step 1

OUR SPIRITUAL WEALTH RESERVOIR OVERFLOWS- "By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the benefit of the spiritual wealth that we have found. We must give freely and gratefully that which has been freely and gratefully given to us." (The Basic Text, p. 49) "When I give, I give myself." - Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) U.S. poet   Give It Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers (4:33)  Walt Whitman’s National Service (3:07) Giving – A Buddhist Meditation (10:52)  How have you “given freely”, lately?   The Advice of The Goat : Once, a villager owned a donkey and a goat.…

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Restoring the Relationships We Hold Most Dear – Step 6

"But it is from our  twisted relations with  family, friends, and society  at large that many of us have suffered the most." "The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being." On friendship & others (12 & 12, p. 53)   What have you done to restore the relationships you hold most dear, lately?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGedUxTAfBk   “Why Can’t We Be Friends” – Cute Animal video (4:48) The Purpose of Friendship (6:13)   Practicing Self-Intimacy a Humanistic Guided Meditation (6:54)   Friendship IXX by Khalil Gibran And a youth said,…

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The Things which are Surprising about the People, Places & Things that Upset Us the Most – Step 4

How have you upset yourself over a person, place or thing, lately?   A Few of My Favorite Things – Julie Andrews (2:34) Get Happy in 5 minutes (4:30) Happiness Hypnosis Hz Meditation (9:29) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5nAdEgH0Ms

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The Price That’s Too High to Pay for Our Recovery – Step 2

Question :::  What have you mistakenly felt was a price too high to pay for your recovery, lately? Featured Comment :::  Sobriety. Dealing with my feelings. Paulo Coelho w/ Oprah (2:40) Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell (2:23) Pain Relief & Healing Guided Meditation “The Cleansing Pool” LP (20:29)

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