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The Spiritual Principle Spirituality The Spiritual Principle Spirituality is behind Step 11: “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” Spirituality doesn’t have anything to do with religion; not as we know it anyway. (Though of course it may.) As…
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It is with very heavy hearts that today we are remembering Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain, star of CNN’s widely-acclaimed food adventure series “Parts Unknown,” was found dead in his French hotel room. The cause of death was suicide. He was 61. The Smithsonian once called Bourdain “the original rock star” of the culinary world, reminded CNN. “The Elvis of bad boy chefs.” But he was…
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The Spiritual Principle Perseverance The Spiritual Principle Perseverance is behind Alcoholics Anonymous’ Step Ten: “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” We’ve made our amends. And we’ve atoned for our mistakes. Now it’s time to take everything we’ve learned from Steps Four through Nine and apply them to our lives. Daily. Yes, daily. Each night, before we retire,…
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5 Tips for Finding the Right Delray Beach Halfway House When it comes to finding the right Delray Beach halfway house there are many things to consider… here are a five of the most important: Geography Not all halfway houses are located equally. You’ll want to choose a facility that’s close to job opportunities, recreation and public transportation. And yes, you’ll want to be…
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The Spiritual Principle Justice The Spiritual Principle Justice is behind A.A.’s Step Nine: “Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” Such people, of course, refers to Step Eight’s list of those we’d harmed. Step Nine requires us to step out and take action, wherever possible. But we must be sure not to compound…
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