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Old 05-06-2019, 08:24 AM
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As I noted in another thread, AA emphasizes spirituality and escaping from ruinous selfish needs.

Accomplishing these things, one way or another, is probably essential to true sobriety.

We can't contentedly manage everyday life if we don't overcome the tyranny of our urge to use. The urge to use, essentially, is a very solitary and selfish need. So a way of life that embraces something bigger than ourselves is essential.

AA teaches both of these things. Its notion of God is flexible; it doesn't prescribe the nature, appearance, or history of God.

Something created the world I live in, and I need to find a way to embrace the wonders of that world to be content. In doing so, I'm tacitly embracing the power or essence that created the universe even if I don't need to define it or pray to it.
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