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Whenever you visit this online journal, you are taking a positive step towards emotional and spiritual recovery. You are making an effort to progress towards your ultimate goal of freedom from addiction and other consuming issues. Bravo! The "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous tells us to work towards "...spiritual progress, not spiritual perfection." What that means to me is that it is important to keep striving for recovery while accepting that we will never be finished. We will always be in the process of recovery. As you yourself recover, you will come to realize how wonderful it is to make progress towards reaching your emotional and spiritual goals. It is not necessary, nor desirable, to achieve perfect recovery. There is a famous A.A. slogan: "The best part of everything is getting better." How true! It is my hope that this journal will help you to get a bit better, one day at a time, with the help of the "Big Book." Let's get started on the path to find the courage to change the things we can and trust that the "Big Book" will guide us in attaining the wisdom to accept the things we can't. God bless you!
In service,
Barbara J.
Welcome to My Online "Big Book" Study and Spiritual Support Journal
Over the many years I've spent in the field of recovery, both as a fellow on my own journey of recovery, and as a professional addiction specialist, I have come to know the "Big Book" in a most useful way. It has become more than a tool in my own recovery. It is a trusted friend I can go to with my questions, concerns, and for inspiration. As we work through the "Big Book", I hope you will find what I have found: a true source of wisdom, inspired out of love for us by a Higher Power. I believe that God graces us with recovery so that we can be of better service to Him and to our fellows. As you follow this journal, may God bless you with the bountiful benefits of true recovery from addiction, and from the many struggles that life can bring.
