Oldtimer Said
Twelve Step Inspiration
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Oldtimer said, "In recovery we develop a prayer life and a meditative spirit that improves the effectiveness and understanding of our thought life. We become spiritually mature beings having a human experience. A spiritually mature person can listen to others with an open mind, and stay rooted in their own beliefs. They can honor the beliefs of others and share their own beliefs with no intention of changing the others persons views. They understand that whoever is not for them is not necessarily against them, but is expressing the same free will God gave them. The spiritually mature person has ceased fighting anything or anyone, and has adopted an attitude of acceptance that has led to a peace of mind not of this world. Through this peace they find they are no longer transformed by the world, but by a quickening spirit and a renewed mind. Are you spiritually mature?
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About the Book
The alcoholic that comes into the rooms of recovery will drink again if they do not change. This warning caught my attention as a newcomer, and launched me into a process of transformation that included the Twelve Steps, 10,000 meetings and intensive work with over 500 alcoholics and addicts of all types. Oldtimer Said is an accumulation of wisdom passed down to me over the course of 29 years of recovery from the AA Big Book, the rooms of AA, NA, CA and other 12 Step fellowships I have attended. I it will aid alcoholics and addicts in the transformation they need to undergo for recovery from their addiction.
About the Author
The Oldtimer is a revered member of Alcoholics Anonymous who, one day at a time, has refrained from the temptation to drink through the practice of the 12 Steps and the support of the AA fellowship. Contained in these pages are inspirational passages passed down from those who preceded him to those who came after him. This book is a culmination of wisdom shared daily with hundreds of his fellow alcoholics and addicts that has inspired them in their recovery for over the years. It is hoped that the reader will find the experience, strength and hope shared on these pages a well of wisdom from which to draw inspirationin in their own walk in recovery.