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Addiction & Recovery

NMDemDist2

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4. yes it is, Bill W wasn't shy about borrowing stuff he thought he could use to good advantage

Reply to demosincebirth (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 08:50 PM

Jan 2012

edit to add, in early recovery, the whole prayer was WAY tooooo much to remember, much less try to live by

so those three sentences i mentioned was the ticket for me.

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Boy, ya poke at the ant nest and there's so much stuff that comes out [View all] tavalon Jan 2012 OP

a little trick that changed every relationship i had when i joined recovery NMDemDist2 Jan 2012 #1

Thanks, tavalon Jan 2012 #2

That's the prayer of St Francis. demosincebirth Jan 2012 #3

yes it is, Bill W wasn't shy about borrowing stuff he thought he could use to good advantage NMDemDist2 Jan 2012 #4

I used to carry the whole prayer in my wallet for years. It was also printed on the back demosincebirth Jan 2012 #5

This prayer is one of my favorites...has been since elementry school Tippy Jan 2012 #6