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Old 04-11-2017, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by erfra7 View Post
Morning be great to all.
It not raining today yippee.
Late but here.

A WORD TO DROP: "BLAME"
To see how erratic emotions victimized us often took a long time. We could perceive them quickly in others, but only slowly in ourselves. First of all, we had to admit that we had many of these defects, even though such disclosures were painful and humiliating. Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word "blame" from our speech and thought.
— TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 47
When I did my Fourth Step, following the Big Book guidelines, I noticed that my grudge list was filled with my prejudices and my blaming others for my not being able to succeed and to live up to my potential. I also discovered I felt different because I was black. As I continued to work on the Step, I learned that I always had drunk to rid myself of those feelings. It was only when I sobered up and worked on my inventory, that I could no longer blame anyone.

That works for me too. Even because I'm Hispanic.
Love and hugs to all of you wonderful people.
24 more for this alcoholic that is losing his mind.but sober.
❤️ Love to you, dear erfra. ❤️
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