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Old 10-04-2015, 07:38 PM
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freshstart57
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It's a good question, SixtyFour. I look for contradictions and inconsistencies too and listen critically - it's part of being mindful, I think.

Jazzfish said it well. Our Big Plan is about an unconditional and permanent choice of sobriety. If we instead place conditions on our sobriety, such as doing enough of something, orvworking hard enough, or being honest enough, any of those conditions is open to interpretation and provides a ready reason for our AV to assert self doubt and then failure.

AVRT holds that none of these arbitrary conditions can qualify or, from the point of view of our AV, disqualify our Big Plan. Is you is or is you ain't made your BP?

It is simply tremendous to hear about your BP, SixtyFour. Take advantage of every tool you can find to make this transition as easy as possible. But make no mistake - you already have everything inside that you need to decide to never drink again, and to never change your mind. You got this!
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