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Old 08-14-2016, 04:58 PM
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Gottalife
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This is something between you and God. "Befor we begin our period of meditation, asking that our thoughts be divorced from selfish and self seeking motives...."

Relationships are part of life, not alcoholism, and they have no bearing on whether you can stay sober or not.

Sure we have defects of character (shortcomings) which God has or will or might remove in His good time, and they affect our ability to relate with others. A common way this is accomplished is for Him to let us live in the defect for a while , feel the resulting pain, and grow through the process. Eventually the defect becomes redundant as we become completely willing to give it up.

Which is another way of saying life and relationships can be a painful business, but if we avopid the pain, we often avoid the growth. The only way to grow os to put yourself out there and do your best.

Having recovered from alcoholism, we are now in a position where we can learn from our mistakes and not drink over them. That problem has been removed and it will stay that way as long as we stay in fit spiritual condition. How do we do that? By working with others. That is where the real meat of the program is and you have made that disovery.
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