Magazine

DECEMBER 2006

THE FACE, HANDS, VOICE OF GOD — This issue of the ESSAY includes a story about one member’s experience with sexaholism, some thoughtful short essays by members, some samples of Meditations, and some experience about sponsorship.

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Enjoy reading all the articles of the current magazine below.

The Four Absolutes
The Oxford Group's “Four Absolutes” were absolute honesty, absolute purity, absolute unselfishness, and absolute love (the Oxford group was a precursor to AA).

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Doing the Opposite
The addict part of my mind likes to get me spinning around and frantically worrying about my problems. It likes to convince me that the only behavior that’s right is to be firmly in the driver’s seat of my life. “You must be in charge of you,” it shouts, as I bulldoze my way through the day, leaving a trail of scarred situations behind me.

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Spotlight on Sponsorship
My sobriety date is January 1, 1991. The longer I am sober, the more I need a meeting because I am close to a relapse. Why, you may ask? Well, there are a lot of new people, but not a lot of people with long-term recovery. That tells me that I am closer than ever to relapse. What I have been doing has been working for me, so I keep doing it.

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Letter to the Editor
I am writing to suggest that financial and moral support for SA International Central Office is a vital part of our Twelfth Step work. Our groups are spiritual entities carrying a spiritual message. We may for that reason have trouble supporting Central Office unless we see how the duties of our Central Office are also spiritually based and a necessary part of carrying the message.

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