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The Twelve Steps of AA...

For the alcoholic/addict a life time of
destruction changes when we do the 12 Steps.  
For me it was a spiritual awakening and it
saved my life.








With active addiction, the alcoholic lives a life of
illusions.  Doing everything in their power to
avoid reality.  But sobriety teaches that
Reality
Felt OK.

And with reality, the alcoholic begins to
recognize that
He Smiled.   
The 12 Steps of AA

The Twelve Steps of CODA...







John Bradshaw, my favorite recovery author,
has said that alcoholism and addiction is a
secondary disease.  He believes that our main
addiction is co-dependency.

If we weren't co-dependent we wouldn't be
alcoholics or addicts.  I do believe this  No
recovery is on solid ground if we don't deal with
our co-dependency..
12 steps of CODA
The Seventh Promise...







This promise states, We will lose interest in
selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.

Sobriety brought about some radical changes in
the way I thought.  No longer was it, "me, me,
me."  There was some genuine concern for
others and their needs.

I share this belief with the
poem of the month
entitled
Life After Self.

From the article of the month, "Poor me."  That is
basically the way I lived my life when I drank.  
Every game I ever played all revolved around
"poor me."  I shared the stories of a
dysfunctional childhood to start  relationships.  
Then I'd tell friends how I was screwed over on a
drug deal.  This "Poor me" attitude got me into all
sorts of dramas that kept my victimhood alive...
click here to read more.

The ACOA Promises
AA isn't the only program that has a set of
promises.  I recently created a video in tribute to
the 12 Promises of Adult Children of Alcoholics
support group.
How the Dreams were born

Raised in Closter, New Jersey.
Partied in Yankton, South Dakota
(among other places)
But the dreams came alive in
Diller, Nebraska








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People in recovery realize that they once
again become a child.  They learn all over
how to play nice and accept responsibility.  I
wrote this poem and created the video for
an adult children of alcoholics website.
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Three months of the
Burning Bush Experience
Sharing my story of three very real and
moving experiences with my Higher Power,
whom I chose to call Love.
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The poem
Welcome to Creating Dreams...
where fantasies and illusions can
become reality...

seeing the beauty of what lies within
a wonderful gift... given freely
to create... a song
thoughts flowing freely
in a dream like state
visualizing every image

deep in the soul are the words
that make a poem come alive
expressions flow freely
the pen scribbles thoughts
thoughts from dreams
dreams from another world

a world that is seen only by one
visions of love and empathy
thoughts that could never be spoken
fantasies of peace and serenity
that others couldn't comprehend
yet... it didn't matter

in song or in verse
the illusions came alive
the soul was shown
to all that listened
with the fantasy
that someday...
the illusion would be reality
Finding The Promises
The Trilogy
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Purple Power CD
Having had a
spiritual awakening

Suicidal Thoughts
Not Today... Eternity Can Wait
shares my memories with a suicide attempt
many years ago.








Acceptance
Acceptance comes when we're able to go
with the flow.  Then we can find
our
Centerness











A Spiritual Awakening
I consider myself blessed for having a few
Burning Bush experiences with my
Higher Power
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