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230- Matthew M- AA Is Not My Life But It Is My Way of Life

Sober Speak- Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Interviews

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The Sixth Step of the 12 Steps

Aa's 12 steps are designed to work on the self centered misis right? Step seven, the secondr sentence on the whole step, indeed, the attainment of greater humility is the foundation principle. Then he says, the joy of living is the theme of aa’s 12 steps, and its action is the keyword. And what i've found through inadvertently seeking humility through these steps, and inadvertently diminishing my ego through practising this way of life, is that joy is not something that can be pursued. You have to hold still and let in accept it. But man, it is, weigh better. Weigh better than pleasure. Pleasure isit is a inconsistent.

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