Thought for today: We have learned in DA that there is abundance in our Higher Power if we are open to it. There is plenty of time, money and love for all of us. By the same token, we are better off with fewer more precious items – a more minimalistic lifestyle. Our quality of life […]
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Thought for today: Step Ten is simple. We’ve already done each piece of it in Steps 4-9. And it helps keep us on track in maintaining our solvency. In the earlier Steps, we’ve taken a moral inventory, shared it with our Higher Power and another human being. We’ve become entirely ready to remove our shortcomings, […]
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Thought for today: Having taken Steps 4 through 9, we have learned a lot about ourselves. We have identified our main character defects, and sought to heal them. Periodically, we will benefit from checking our motives as we continue to work the DA program. DA Step 10 combines Steps 4 through 9 into one digestible idea that we can take with […]
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Thought for today: Taking a fearless moral inventory is essential to getting solvent. It takes courage, but by the time we’re through processing it, we get a “10,000 foot view” of how we fit in to the rest of the world. A member shares: “The members of my group told me that if I wanted to get past my […]
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Thought for today: When we are angry, we are living in the past. When we are afraid, we are living in the future. Frustration hits when we are not living in the present. We need to creatively find our way back. This is where Steps Four and Ten can help. A member shares: “I had no […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: “Restless, irritable, and discontent” were normal feelings for many of us before DA. What we did was lash out and blame everyone around us, including those closest to us. We argued with our spouse about money. We blamed the kids for being kids. Our employer wasn’t paying enough. Luck had us down. […]
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