Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
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Step Five Considerations by Peter Marinelli Page 75 in the Big Book asks some questions after completing step four to ensure the work has been thorough. It asks us to look at the first five proposals. The following considerations to amplify the questions (not re-invent the wheel) Step 1 1 Do I still believe I’m ... Read More
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Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall ... Read More
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New Beginning by Peter Marinelli I was in another hallway on another day of being beaten down by alcoholism and drug addiction. I knew this was the end and I was going to probably die at the hands of alcoholism. It was made crystal clear to me on this particular day. My body was dying and my hope was gone. If I live to ... Read More
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The Seven Deadly Sins by Peter Marinelli The Sacrament of Penance: “The Seven Deadly Sins” PRIDE is putting self in the place of God as the center and objective of our life, or of some department thereof. It is the refusal to recognize our status as creatures, dependent on God for our existence, and placed by him in a ... Read More
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Got Recovered? by Peter Marinelli How often do we hear “don’t drink and go to meetings”. The language here implies that this and only this is the solution to get recovered from alcoholism, and that abstinence is the objective or goal rather than the spiritual revolution described in the Big Book Alcoholics ... Read More
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The Sunlight of the Spirit by Peter Marinelli I have always found this prayer to be testimony to what it’s like living in The Sunlight of the Spirit. “Lord me a channel of thy peace-that where there is hatred I may bring love-that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness-that where there is discord ... Read More
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"Old-Timer" by Peter Marinelli The following story was handed to me years ago. I was told by a good “old-timer” that this story was a great reminder of what we do (in our “Sacred” fellowships) Flight of the Geese The next season, when you see the geese migrating and going to a warmer place, pay attention that they fly ... Read More
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On the Firing Line by Peter Marinelli What an honor to be able to serve on a “12 step call”. Getting a drunk and taking them to a detox or treatment center. Getting a drunk and taking them to an AA meeting (while they are drunk) and nursing them back to health. It a lost art with many. I sat with a gentleman who was ... Read More
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