“Here we turn outward toward our fellow alcoholics who are still in distress.” 12&12, page 106 #AA #sobersky #connection #step12

“But this is not all. There is action and more action. "Faith without works is dead." The next chapter is entirely devoted to Step Twelve.” Pg 88 Alcoholics Anonymous #recovery #AA #action

We “can only be defeated by an attitude of intolerance or belligerent denial…Willingness, honesty and open mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensable.” Pg 570 Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous #sobersky

“The essense of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails.” As Bill Sees It - 115 #AA #sobersky

There is action and more action. "Faith without works is dead." Pg 88 Alcoholics Anonymous #Sobersky

“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go” -Rumi #sobersky

#freedom #sobersky

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein #RecoveryPosse #Sobriety #SoberSky

☀️ Good morning ☀️ #AA #12steps #Sobersky #morningmeditation

“An honest regret for harms done, a genuine gratitude for blessings received, and a willingness to try for better things tomorrow will be the permanent assets we shall seek.” 12&12 pg 95 #step10 #sobersky #AA #12steps

Step 8 — Willingness #AA #12steps #sobersky

Since this step so specifically concerns itself with humility, we should pause here to consider what humility is and what the practice of it can mean to us. Pg. 70. 12&12. #AA #12steps #sobersky

Step 6&7! #AA #12steps #sobersky

There is action and more action. "Faith without works is dead.” Pg 88 Big Book #AA #sobersky #odaat

Step 7 — Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. #AA #12steps #sobersky

Singleness of Purpose. #AA #responsibility #sobersky

✨ Good morning, my friends! I’m growing in the Realm of the Spirit.✨ #LOVE #AA #sobersky #12steps #odaat

"Many of us face seemingly insurmountable difficulties... Whatever the scale of our problems, One Day at a Time and First things First, are keys to handling them. Today, we can deal only with today's problems." -Walk in Dry Places #SoberSky #Recovery

“We admitted our wrongs honestly and were willing to set these matters straight.” Pg 67 Alcoholics Anonymous #Honesty #Openmindedness #Willingness #sober #AA #recovery

“It never occurred to us that we had to change ourselves to meet conditions, whatever they were.” 12&12 pg 47 Step 4 🔥

“We have found that god does not make too hard terms with those who seek him. To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all men. #AA pg 46. #sobersky

Altruism. Kindness. Patience. Well-wishing. #spirituality #meditation #11thstep #lovingkindness

#Meditation #Metta #LovingKindness #Sober

“There you will find release from care, boredom and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your existence lie ahead. Thus we find the fellowship, and so will you.” Pg 152 Big Book💥 💥 💥 #AA #sobersky

“How can I best serve thee? Thy will (not mine) be done.” Pg 85 Big Book #AA #sobersky

Chop wood, carry water #sober #progress #odaat #AA #sobersky

“We had but two alterna­tives: One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could; and the other, to accept spiritual help.” BB p. 25 There is a solution. ❤️ #AA #12steps #recovery #spirituality

#AA #recovery #12steps #Sobersky

“I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that I am responsible." AA’s Responsibility Statement 💜 #Sobersky #AA #recovery

#sobersky #recovery #AA I’ll do whatever it takes!

#AA #NA #HigherPower #SoberSky

“There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which can not fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance–that principle is contempt prior to investigation.” Herbert Spencer pg 568 Big Book #AA #BigBook #recovery

Good morning! 💜 “We make our own world by the way in which we think; for we really do live in a world of our own thoughts.” Emmet Fox “Make Your Life Worthwhile” p20 #recovery

“Involvement. Participation. Service. These are important to our continued sobriety in AA, the winners tell us.” AA Grapevine #itworksifyouworkit #stickwiththewinners #recovery #AA

“Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.” P20 Big Book #service #recovery #AA

Good morning! Have a great 24! This is my mantra today. #growth #courage #recovery #spirituality

I have 10 people who know everything about me because I share honestly with them. They are welcome to give me feedback which I always consider because I know they love me and have competencies in areas I wish to grow. Honesty is a gift you give yourself. #RecoveryPosse #Sobersky

Faith and fear can’t exist in my mind at the same time. #sobriety #sobersky #12steps

“We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.” BB 60 #recovery #AA #sober #sobersky

When you realize that gnawing void has been replaced with a life worth living; priceless #sobriety #higherpower #nature

#AA #12steps #recovery #sobriety #growth

In all these situations we need self-restraint, honest analysis of what is involved, a willingness to forgive when fault is elsewhere. We need not be discouraged when we fall into the error of our old ways, for these disciplines are not easy. We shall look for progress, not for perfection p 91 12&12

“In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else's path is wrong.” ... ― Timothy Keller #recoveryposse #AA #sobriety

#RecoveryPosse #SoberSky #Sobriety

“An honest regret for harms done, a genuine gratitude for blessings received, and a willingness to try for better things tomorrow will be the permanent assets we shall seek.” Pg 95 Step10 12&12 Good morning everyone! #recoveryposse #sober #AA #12steps

The greatest trick my ego has ever done has convinced me that it’s not there. #recoveryposse #sobriety #recovery

Step 10 - We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. #AA #sobriety #recoveryposse #12steps

“But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently without undergoing a profound personality change.” Letter 1940 #RecoveryPosse #AA #sober

#RecoveryPosse #AA #recovery #sobriety

My best thinking got me a seat in #AA. #RecoveryPosse #AA #sobriety #sober