My will be done The false
self is; Resentful Dishonest
Selfish/self-centered
Fearful Focus on what’;s
missing Critical/judgmental
Irrational Negative voices
Confusion/turmoil The Real
Self is; Forgiving Self-
honesty Unselfish/giving
Faith Gratitude
Empathy/compassion
Rational Positive Voice
Clarity/serenity

Staying on the Beam
“Today most commercial
flying is done on a radio
beam. A directional beam is
produced to guide the pilot
to his destination, and as
long as he keeps on this
beam he knows that he is
safe, even if he cannot see
around him for fog, or get
his bearings in any other
way. As soon as he gets
off the beam in any
direction he is in danger,
and he immediately tries to
get back on to the beam
once more. Those who
believe in the All-ness of
God, have a spiritual beam
upon which to navigate on
the voyage of life. As long
as you have

Alcoholism - Disease,
Illness or Malady Bill W. a
co-founder of Alcoholics
Anonymous answers
questions about alcoholism
in a discussion in 1960.
Question; Bill, I noticed
that in your talk you did
not use the word
‘disease.’; Did you intend
to make any kind of
distinction between disease
and sickness? Bill W: We
Aas have never called
alcoholism a disease
because, technically
speaking, it is not a disease
entity. For example, there
is no such thing as heart
disease. Instead there are
many separate heart
ailments or combinations of
them. It is something like
that with alcoholism.
Therefore, we did not wish
to get in

Relapse, Slips and Busts Bill
W. a co-founder of
Alcoholics Anonymous
answers questions about
alcoholism in a discussion in
1960. Question; What
about slips in general? You
must have witnessed a lot
of them. Bill W.: The
subject of slips is a very
large one. It takes in a lot
of territory. Slips can often
be charged to rebellion and
some of us surely are more
rebellious than others. Slips
can be charged to
carelessness, to
complacency. Many of us
fail to ride out such periods
sober. Slips are due to the
illusion that one can be
“cured” of alcoholism.
Things go fine for two or
three

Know when it’;s time to fire
your doctor CNN reports
on what to do when your
doctor is not paying
attention. Dr. Jerome
Groopman knew he needed
to break up with his doctor.
Groopman is not alone. “I
really think it’;s a fear of
the unknown,” says Robin
DiMatteo, a researcher at
the University of California
at Riverside who’;s studied
doctor-patient
communication. “But if the
doctor isn’;t supporting
your healing or health, you
should go.” 1. When your
doctor doesn’;t like it when
you ask questions 2. When
your doctor doesn’;t listen
to you 3. If your doctor
can’;t explain your illness

Man’;s Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl On
Choosing One’;s Attitude
“Everything can be taken
from a man but …the last
of the human freedoms - to
choose one’;s attitude in
any given set of
circumstances, to choose
one’;s own way.” p.104
“There is also purpose in
life which is almost barren
of both creation and
enjoyment and which
admits of but one
possibility of high moral
behavior: namely, in man’;s
attitude to his existence,
an existence restricted by
external forces.” p.106 On
Committing to Values and
Goals
“Logotherapy…considers
man as a being whose main
concern consists in fulfilling
a meaning

ANGER Adapted from
“Learning to Love Yourself:
Finding Your Self-Worth”
by Sharon Wegscheider-
Cruse; Health
Communications, Inc.,
1987. Anger is a word we
apply to a wide range of
feelings. . . - Anger can be
as simple as a minor
irritation. - We frequently
feel angry when we’;re
frustrated or when our
plans are thwarted. -
Annoyances may be barely
noticeable at first, but if
annoyances continue, they
can generate considerable
wrath. - We feel a form of
anger when we’;re
disappointed and let
down–most often it takes
the form of resentment. -
When we’;re angry, but
don’;t want to make a

Three Tips To Bring The Romance Back Into Your Relationships
In recovery many people may need to look at just how they can get romance back into their relationships. Alcoholics, addicts and their codependents may have strained sexuality. Think about what happened when you first met. Are these some of the things you did [...]

Alcoholism and Momism The
primary cause of alcoholism
is not positively known in
the present knowledge of
the problem. Nor do we
believe that the cause in
most instances is singular,
but usually a combination
of causes. However, we
are of the opinion that to
date the best defined
cause for alcoholism is the
one given by Dr Edward
Strecker, Psyc D., head
psychiatrist of
Pennsylvania University.
He defined the cause of
alcoholism as “’;Momism’;
mixed with alcohol.” By this
is meant that the average
alcoholic is the individual
who was pampered or
neglected in childhood. In
the first instance - in the
case of the over-pampered
child -

Emotions Emotions are our
feelings. Literally. We feel
them in our bodies as
tingles, hot spots and
muscular tension. There
are cognitive aspects, but
the physical sensation is
what makes them really
different. Articles on
emotion include: Basic
emotions: there are lots of
emotions, but what are the
basic ones? Purpose of
emotion: what is the real
value of emotions?
Emotional Intelligence is to
emotions what IQ is to
cognitive intelligence. The
Seven Deadly Sins are all
emotions, as are The
Seven Virtues. Association
and emotion: when we
associate with people and
events, we feel emotions.
Empathy: the ability to feel
what others feel. Emotion
and