Inspiration

"It takes you further than you wanted to go,
and keeps you longer than you wanted to stay."
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"I took a long, deep breath and wondered as usual, where to start.
You start where you are, is the secret of life.
You do the next right thing you can see. Then the next."
-Anne Lamont
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"Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path."
-Big Book, Chapter 5 How It Works, pg 58-4th Ed.
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"Self-control is not will power.  It is not something we get by gritting our teeth and forcing ourselves to :just say no."  Self-control is called a fruit.  Fruit doesn't instantly pop out on the tree.  As the tree grows and seasons pass, the fruit naturally develops.  As we continue to follow God's guidance, taking one step at a time, our self-control will gradually grow.  Our job is to stay connected to God.  It is the Holy Spirit's job to produce the fruit of self-control in our life."
-The Life Recovery Bible, pg 1501, NLT  (based on Gal. 5:16-23)
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"Alcholism may be the source of much human misery...but fundamentally, human misery is the source of alcoholism." E.M. Jellinek, citation in Walk Through The Valley by William D. Leipold, Ph.D. pg. 19
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Each day provides its own gifts. - Ruth D. Freedman
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Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. -Rodin
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Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty,
nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God. - 1 Timothy 6:17
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