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	<description>An International Publication of Sexaholics Anonymous</description>
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		<title>Editor&#8217;s Corner</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-editors-corner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The ESSAY Editorial Team, essay@sa.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[In Every Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Editors' Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[You are invited to read this "Editor's Corner" in your home group during announcements.
The August 2026 edition of ESSAY Magazine is a powerful theme that breaks open the topic of sharing in meetings.]]></description>
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		<title>הרמתי את היד: ניבולי פה במפגשים</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-heb-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ג'ק ה', קנדה</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hebrew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[ההחלמה מראה לו את הנזק שניבולי פה ועוקצנות גורמים לאחרים ולעצמו]]></description>
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		<title>رفع يدي: استخدام الألفاظ النابية في الاجتماعات</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ar-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>جاك هـ.، كندا</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[يُظهر له التعافي الأذى الذي تُلحقه الألفاظ النابية والسخرية بالآخرين وبنفسه]]></description>
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		<title>Levantando la mano: palabrotas en las reuniones</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack H., Canadá</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spanish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[La recuperación le muestra el daño que las palabrotas y el sarcasmo que causan a los demás y a sí mismo.]]></description>
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		<title>Поднимаю руку: нецензурная лексика на собраниях</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ru-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Джек Ха., Канада</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69694</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Выздоровление показывает ему, какой вред ругательства и сарказм наносят другим и ему самому]]></description>
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		<title>Alzare la mano: le parolacce durante le riunioni</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ita-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ita-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack H., Canada</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Italian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[Il recupero gli fa capire il danno che le parolacce e il sarcasmo causano agli altri e a se stesso.]]></description>
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		<title>Die Hand heben: Fluchen in den Meetings</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack H., Kanada</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[German]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[Die Genesung zeigt ihm, welchen Schaden Fluchen und Sarkasmus bei anderen und bei ihm selbst anrichten.]]></description>
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		<title>Lever la main : les jurons lors des réunions</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack H., Canada</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69490</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Le rétablissement lui montre les dégâts que les jurons et le sarcasme causent aux autres et à lui-même.]]></description>
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		<title>Raising My Hand: Swearing in Meetings</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-raising-my-hand-swearing-in-meetings/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack H., Canada</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[Recovery shows him the damage that swearing and sarcasm cause to others and to himself.]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Going On in SA</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-whats-going-on-in-sa/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-whats-going-on-in-sa/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SA Board of Trustees - Daniel K., SA Trustee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In Every Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What's Going On in SA]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[This is a portion of the SA Trustees' letter to us all regarding the crisis of the Seventh Tradition. 
June, 2026]]></description>
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		<title>מוטיבציה לעשות את מה שאני אומרת</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-heb-motivation-to-walk-the-talk/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-heb-motivation-to-walk-the-talk/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>פג V, קליבלנד, אוהיו</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oldtimers' Legacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women in SA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69919</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[התכנית לימדה אותה כיצד לאמץ כל היבט מרפא של החלמה, אחדות ושירות]]></description>
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		<title>Die Motivation, Taten sprechen zu lassen</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-motivation-to-walk-the-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg V., Cleveland, Ohio</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[German]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oldtimers' Legacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women in SA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69564</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Das Programm lehrte sie, jeden heilenden Aspekt von Genesung, Einheit und Dienst anzunehmen.]]></description>
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		<title>Motivation To Walk the Talk</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-motivation-to-walk-the-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg V., Cleveland, Ohio</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oldtimers' Legacy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women in SA]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[The Program taught her how to embrace every healing aspect of Recovery, Unity, and Service.]]></description>
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		<title>الدافع لإتْباع القول بالعمل</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ar-motivation-to-walk-the-talk/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ar-motivation-to-walk-the-talk/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg V., Cleveland, Ohio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oldtimers' Legacy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women in SA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69835</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[البرنامج علّمها كيف تحتضن كل جانب شفائي في التعافي، والوحدة، والخدمة]]></description>
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		<title>La motivation pour joindre le geste à la parole</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-motivation-to-walk-the-talk-2/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-motivation-to-walk-the-talk-2/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg V., Cleveland, Ohio</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[French]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oldtimers' Legacy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women in SA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69489</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Le programme lui a appris à embrasser tous les aspects curatifs du rétablissement, de l’unité et du service.]]></description>
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		<title>La motivación para predicar con el ejemplo</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-motivation-to-walk-the-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg V., Cleveland, Ohio</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oldtimers' Legacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spanish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women in SA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69765</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[El programa la enseñó a abrazar todos los aspectos sanadores de la recuperación, la unidad y el servicio.]]></description>
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		<title>Мотивация переходить от слов к делу</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ru-motivation-to-walk-the-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Пег В., Кливленд, Огайо</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69693</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Программа научила её, как принимать каждый исцеляющий аспект Выздоровления, Единства и Служения.]]></description>
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		<title>Die Botschaft in Meetings: Die Probleme zu meinem Sponsor</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-the-message-in-meetings-the-mess-to-my-sponsor/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-the-message-in-meetings-the-mess-to-my-sponsor/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonym</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69563</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Er lernte Grenzen, die es ihm ermöglichten, sicher zu teilen und aufmerksam zuzuhören.]]></description>
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		<title>Le message lors des réunions : la pagaille pour mon parrain</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-message-in-meetings-mess-to-my-sponsor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonyme</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[French]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69488</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Il a appris à respecter certaines limites qui lui ont permis de s'exprimer en toute sécurité et d'écouter attentivement.]]></description>
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		<title>Il messaggio nelle riunioni: il problema al mio sponsor</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ita-the-message-in-meetings-the-mess-to-my-sponsor/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ita-the-message-in-meetings-the-mess-to-my-sponsor/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonimo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Italian]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69640</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Ha imparato a stabilire dei limiti che gli hanno permesso di aprirsi in sicurezza e di ascoltare con attenzione.]]></description>
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		<title>The Message in Meetings, The Mess to My Sponsor</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-message-in-meetings-mess-to-my-sponsor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69054</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[He learned boundaries that allowed him to share safely and listen attentively.]]></description>
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		<title>Весть &#8211; на собрания, жесть &#8211; спонсору</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ru-the-message-in-meetings-the-mess-to-my-sponsor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Анонимный брат в АС.</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69692</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Он научился границам, благодаря которым он может без риска говорить  о себе и внимательно слушать.]]></description>
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		<title>El mensaje en las reuniones: el desorden para mi padrino</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-the-message-in-meetings-the-mess-to-my-sponsor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anónimo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Spanish]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69764</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Aprendió a establecer límites que le permitieron compartir de manera segura y escuchar atentamente.]]></description>
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		<title>الرسالة في الاجتماعات: الفوضى لموجهي</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ar-the-message-in-meetings-the-mess-to-my-sponsor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>مجهول</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69834</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[تعلم حدودًا سمحت له بالمشاركة بأمان والاستماع بإنصات]]></description>
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		<title>תשתף את המסר עם הקבוצה, ואת הבעיות עם הספונסר</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-heb-the-message-in-meetings-the-mess-to-my-sponsor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>אנונימי</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69918</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[הוא למד גבולות שאפשרו לו לשתף בבטחה ולהקשיב בתשומת לב]]></description>
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		<title>Dear ESSAY</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-dear-essay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin K.</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69166</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Dear ESSAY,

I am writing for two reasons. First, I have been receiving your ESSAY Journal for several years now, and the articles within it have changed my life and changed the inner person of who I really am.]]></description>
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		<title>Holding Others Hostage vs. Connection</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69053</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[She is so grateful that the Steps taught her how to connect using safe, healthy sharing.]]></description>
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		<title>Удержание других в заложниках против Подлинной Связи</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ru-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ru-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Анонимно</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69691</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Она так благодарна Шагам за то, что они научили её устанавливать контакт  с людьми с помощью безопасных здоровых высказываний.]]></description>
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		<title>Retener a otros como rehenes vs. Conectar</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anónimo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69763</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Ella está muy agradecida de que los Doce Pasos le enseñaran a conectar compartiendo de forma segura y saludable.]]></description>
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		<title>احتجاز الآخرين كرهائن مقابل الارتباط</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ar-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>مجهول</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69833</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[إنها ممتنة للغاية لأن الخطوات علمتها كيف ترتبط بالآخرين باستخدام المشاركة الآمنة والصحية]]></description>
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		<title>החזקת אחרים כבני ערובה לעומת חיבור</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-heb-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>אנונימית</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69917</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[היא אסירת תודה שהצעדים לימדו אותה איך להתחבר בעזרת שיתוף בריא ובטוח]]></description>
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		<title>Tenere gli altri in ostaggio Vs la connessione</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ita-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonimo</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69639</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[È così grata che i Passi le abbiano insegnato come entrare in connessione attraverso una condivisione sicura e sana.]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Topic</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-discussion-topic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The ESSAY Editor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69058</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[In his article, "Raising My Hand: Swearing in Meetings", Jack shares how swearing was a way to belittle himself and others. Has the language of shock been a part of your addiction? If so, did you use it as a way to take the edge off or to add the edge?]]></description>
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		<title>Andere als Geiseln nehmen versus mit anderen verbunden sein</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonym</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69562</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Sie ist so dankbar, dass die Schritte ihr gezeigt haben, wie sie durch sicheres und gesundes Teilen mit anderen in Verbindung kommen kann.]]></description>
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		<title>Prendre les autres en otage ou créer des liens ?</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-holding-others-hostage-vs-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonyme</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69487</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Elle est tellement reconnaissante que les Étapes lui aient appris à créer des liens grâce à un partage sûr et sain.]]></description>
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		<title>Aufhören, ein „Karbunkel“ zu sein</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince G, Kanada</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69561</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Genesung war nichts, was man vom Rand des Lebens aus beobachten konnte, sondern etwas, das man leben musste]]></description>
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		<title>SA CFC</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-sa-cfc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike, Utah, USA</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69059</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Sponsor by mail helped him to address what was buried and oozing out.
All my life, I looked like I had it together—married, seven children, active in serving others, and a belief in a Higher Power. But for 27 years, I lived a double life, trapped in pornography and secrets.]]></description>
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		<title>Arrêté d&#8217;être un furoncle</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince G, Canada</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69486</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Le rétablissement n'était pas quelque chose à observer en marge de la vie, mais plutôt à vivre.]]></description>
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		<title>כך הפסקתי להיות קרנבונקל</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-heb-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>וינס ג', קנדה</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69916</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[ההחלמה אינה דבר שצופים בו מן הצד, אלא דבר שצריך לחיות אותו]]></description>
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		<title>Перестал быть карбункулом</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ru-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ru-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Винс Г., Канада</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69690</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Выздоровление - не то, за чем наблюдают с обочины жизни, а то, что проживают.]]></description>
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		<title>*توقفتُ عن كوني جَمرَة</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ar-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince G, Canada</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

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				<description><![CDATA[لم يكن التعافي أمرًا يُراقب من هامش الحياة، بل أسلوب حياة]]></description>
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		<title>Stopped Being a Carbuncle</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince G., Canada</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69052</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Recovery was not something to observe on the sidelines of life, but rather something to be lived.]]></description>
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		<title>DEJÓ DE SER UN FORÚNCULO</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-stopped-being-a-carbuncle/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince G., Canadá</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spanish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69762</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[La recuperación no era algo para observar desde las gradas de la vida, sino algo que debía vivirse.]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Next</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-coming-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>webmaster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In Every Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Made A Decision: Giving Our Lives to God]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69057</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Our next edition’s theme is “Made A Decision—Giving Our Lives to God." The whole purpose of the Steps is to enable us to give our lives to the "One who has all power." Admitting our powerlessness over our addiction and lives moves me into hope, Step Two, and into decision-making time, Step Three.]]></description>
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		<title>כאשר המפוכחות הינה בסכנה</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-heb-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-heb-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>קאת'י ס., דבון, הממלכה המאוחדת</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hebrew]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69915</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[ספרות על השיתוף בקבוצות עזרה לה ליישם גבולות ולשמור על פכחונה]]></description>
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		<title>When Sobriety is Jeopardized</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathie S., Devon, UK</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69051</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[The literature on sharing in meetings helped her apply boundaries to protect her sobriety.]]></description>
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		<title>عندما تكون الرصانة مهددة</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ar-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ar-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ديفون، المملكة المتحدة ￼</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69831</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[لقد ساعدتها أدبيات البرنامج المتعلقة بالمشاركة في الاجتماعات على وضع حدود لحماية رصانتها]]></description>
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		<title>Cuando la sobriedad está en peligro</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-es-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathie S., Devon, Reino Unido</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spanish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69761</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[La literatura sobre cómo compartir en las reuniones la ayudó a establecer límites para proteger su sobriedad.]]></description>
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		<title>Quand la sobriété est menacée</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-fr-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathie S., Devon, Royaume-Uni</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[French]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69485</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[La littérature consacrée au partage lors des réunions l'a aidée à fixer des limites pour préserver sa sobriété.]]></description>
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		<title>Когда трезвость оказывается под угрозой</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ru-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Кэти С., Девон, Великобритания</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69689</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Литература о том, как высказываться на собраниях, помогла ей установить границы, чтобы защитить свою трезвость.]]></description>
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		<title>Wenn die Nüchternheit gefährdet ist</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-du-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathie S., Devon, Vereinigtes Königreich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[German]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69560</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Die Literatur über das Teilen in Meetings half ihr, Grenzen zu setzen, um ihre Nüchternheit zu schützen.]]></description>
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		<title>Quando la sobrietà è a rischio</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ita-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-ita-when-sobriety-is-jeopardized/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathie S., Devon, Regno Unito</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italian]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69638</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[La letteratura sulla condivisione durante le riunioni l’ha aiutata a stabilire dei limiti per proteggere la sua sobrietà.]]></description>
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		<title>Never Like Normal People</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-never-like-normal-people/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-never-like-normal-people/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practical Tools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69306</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[90 days in Nashville for a breakthrough in recovery from lust]]></description>
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		<title>A Simple Request</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-a-simple-request/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mirsha, Chihuahua, México</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practical Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women in SA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69327</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[She is grateful that instead of acting out, she is working the Program.]]></description>
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		<title>Open-Hearted Sharing</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-open-hearted-sharing/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-open-hearted-sharing/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margot, USA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oldtimers' Legacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69340</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Bringing the inside out has taught her how to connect with members in the Fellowship.]]></description>
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		<title>A Lot Like Gravity</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-a-lot-like-gravity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh G., Michigan, USA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Our Hands: Sharing in Meetings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69358</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Sharing responsibly allows him to thrive in healthy connections.]]></description>
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		<title>What a Gift!</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-what-a-gift/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-what-a-gift/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esty K., USA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SA Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69368</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Tradition Three allows her to stay in SA and receive a life of recovery and growth.]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Fact</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-the-great-fact/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maxim K., Moscow, Russia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[SA Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69383</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Sharing only what happened before and after sobriety, he lets God reveal the degree of happiness through his shine.]]></description>
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		<title>Concepts Two and Three: The Active Voice and Right of Decision</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-concepts-two-and-three-the-active-voice-and-right-of-decision/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-concepts-two-and-three-the-active-voice-and-right-of-decision/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steps, Traditions, and Concepts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69396</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Electing leaders allows the Fellowship to keep authority, while elements of the service structure can decide according to informed conscience.]]></description>
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		<title>Recovery is Contagious</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-recovery-is-contagious/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-recovery-is-contagious/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger K., FL / Jim C., Pittsburgh, USA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steps, Traditions, and Concepts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69411</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Catching recovery occurs when seeking continuous service and rather than seeking self-gratification.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia Day Weekend</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-australia-day-weekend/</link>
		<comments>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-australia-day-weekend/#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C., Jesmond, Australia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Worldwide News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69424</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[A day to have as much fun as possible.
We had our first SA conference in a long time. It was different from most conferences because we tried something different. We had only a few meetings.]]></description>
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		<title>Gratitude Celebration</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-gratitude-celebration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>La Liberación, Bogotá, Colombia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Worldwide News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://essay.sa.org/?post_type=article&#038;p=69438</guid>
				<description><![CDATA[Celebrating our founder was a celebration of everyone.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Caption Contest</title>
		<link>https://essay.sa.org/article/august-2026-best-caption-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>webmaster</dc:creator>
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