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12 Step Soul Food for the Spirit welcomes people from all 12 Step fellowships ( Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon/Alateen, Narcotics Anonymous, Nar-Anon, Overeaters Anonymous, Co-Dependents Anonymous etc.) in recognition that that it doesn't matter what form that our disease may take, the content is all the same. There is a hole, an empty place within us that we have tried to fill. Today we know that this is a God shaped hole, that only God can fill. This GROUP is a place where we share, uncover, discover and recover in support of each other. This is a safe place, where we can just be ourselves :) The weekly meeting topic is part of this Daily Recovery Email, Please share on it or whatever you would like. 12 Step Soul Food for the Spirit is free and It reaches over 7000 recovering people in 66 countries.

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News:: 12/7/09 "Recovery" ~12 Step Soul Food for the Spirit

If you want this content sent to you in an email
each day, just let me know what your email address is and I will put you on the subscription list. Thanks for letting me serve, Scott YOUnMEnHP@optonline.net

A recovering alcoholic is shipwrecked miles out to sea. He winds up on
an uncharted, deserted island and has to make the best of it.
Five years later, he finally spots a ship out on the horizon and stokes up
his bonfire to get its attention.

The captain of the ship, another recovering alcoholic, sees the fire
and immediately changes course towards the island. Meanwhile,
he grabs his binoculars and studies the situation. He sees a
guy waving and running frantically up and down the beach, beard
hanging down to his knees, and he also spots three small structures
at the edge of the trees. The castaway is rescued, taken below, and is
given a meal and some time to rest, and is sent up to see the captain.

"So, are you glad to be rescued?"

"Oh, yeah, you bet. I've been praying for years for somebody to come
along."

"How long were you on the island?"

"Five looooong years! !"

"All by yourself?"

"Yes. All alone for five long years."

"Well," observes the captain, "It looks like you didn't do too badly for
yourself. I saw three huts on the island. Did you build them?"

"Oh, yes!" the Castaway responds proudly. "I built them with my own two
hands! See the one on the right? That was my house, my home. That's
where I lived! And the one on the left, that's my home group!"

"Your home group? You're by yourself for five years and you built yourself
a home group! That's fantastic! What a strong statement of faith and
dedication
to your program! I'm proud of you! What a testimony of experience, strength
and hope!
But what about the hut in the middle?"

"Oh," the Castaway frowns, "That's my old home group;
I didn't like the way they ran things."

Love and Hugs!!
Dyanne
deve880886@yahoo.com

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*LAUGHTER Is HEALING*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The weekly meeting topic is:
Each month we will share on a step and spiritual principles of
the step. Since it is December the 12th month, PLEASE share
on the 12th step If you haven’t done the 12th step with your
sponsor Please share on Service, Selflessness and Commitment.....

This is a DIFFERENT Yahoo Club you MUST join this club in order to
participate otherwise your emails will bounce

to share please visit
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/twelvestepsoulfood4thespirit/
or email
twelvestepsoulfood4thespirit@yahoogroups.com

A Safe Place to Share , Discover and Recover.
This is a SLAMMING, STRONG support group with
a whole lot of EXPERIENCE, LOVE and HOPE that is available to you.
This a message bulletin board meeting, where people post on the
weekly topic. It takes only 1 minute to enter a password and
username. Please go this page on the upper right hand corner and click
the join club link, sign in and go to the left hand side and click
messages to read what others have shared and click on the post link,
now you can share on the topic of the week or whatever you would like.
There is a lot of good experience, strength and hope in here as well
as newcomers who need our support and love, PLEASE stop by,
we will leave the light on in the room and there is coffee in the back :)
Thanks for your participation and support !!!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Please Be There For The Newcomers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

December 7
Today I know that I can get through anything
that happens in this day with the help of my Higher Power.
written by ~ Ruth Fishel
"Time for Joy"
Check out Ruth's collection of
light, nourishing and nurturing Books and Tapes
& some touching and embracing Greeting Cards
http://www.spirithaven.com/booksandtapes.htm
for inspirational messages email
spirithaven@spirithaven.com

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Just for Today*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Recovery

Recovery is Stopping
The running-around, the escaping
The crazy thoughts by healing the Brain
The mood swings by healing the Body
Sitting more with the Self
than with everyone else

A nourishing Diet
A spiritual Connection
A loose handle on others' pains and passions
A closer look at yours

Listening to Wisdom coming from wise mouths
Hearing your Inner Child
When it fears to cry out
For all the times you did not listen

Finding a Recovery Buddy
To discuss, cry, share, learn from
Drain away the Old Anger
Feel again the Old but New-everyday Pain
What is it saying?

'Let go. I have taught you the lessons
It's time to heal and to know
Time to begin a new life
Where do you want to go?'

Make it happen! Get motivated!
If you can't then find out why
Get the resources. Look out there
then come back home to yourself
That's where it begins
That's where it ends

Love
Stella

© 2003 Stella Raymonde Savoie Johnson
stellaraymonde@soulopen.com

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Don't Use*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

If anyone has any original recovery poetry that they
would like to share with us please copy and paste it into the body
of an email and send it to me, Thanks for your support and contributions.
What I can't do alone, We do together.
In loving service, Scott ~ YOUnMEnHP@optonline.net

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*No Matter What*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

A Simple Recipe For Love (from the angels)
http://profiles.yahoo.com/blog/KOUVXSDBHBKOTXDBYWF7UA43UA?eid=uE_AUis2yihFb6AwQpXSZq7GXWndOUx2LxPQcxP7rRIc8Cjxjw

Getting "It"
www.barefootsworld.net/it.html

Editorial reply To “Symposium: NA Comes of Age”
N.A. Way Magazine 4/1999
www.na.org/naway/en/naway162-13-b.htm

How One AA Wife Lives the 12 Steps
By Lois W., Bill W.’s wife
www.silkworth.net/aahistory/lois_12steps.html

An Interview With Dr. Paul
www.silkworth.net/grapevine/drpaul1995.html

My Blog YOUnMEnHP Scott's Daily Blog
http://profiles.yahoo.com/younmenhp

Tommy D. GREAT MUSIC (one of my sponsees)
http://www.myspace.com/bluesbuddha
http://www.bluesbuddha.com/home.html

Recovery Gifts, Bracelets, T-Shirts, Mugs and other GREAT gifts
http://www.serenityquest.org/60.html

CHECK out Ruth Fishel's new book
Peace in our Hearts, Peace in the World
http://www.peaceinourhearts.net/

Spiritual Greeting Cards, Bookmarks & Spirit Stones
http://www.spirithaven.com/greeting_cards.htm

Ruth Fishel Books and Tapes
http://www.spirithaven.com/booksandtapes.htm

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Make A Meeting*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Just For Today
December 7 Surviving Our Emotions

"We use the tools available to us and develop the ability to
survive our emotions." Basic Text p. 30

"Survive my emotions?" some of us say. "You've got to be kidding!"
When we were using, we never gave ourselves the chance to learn
how to survive them. You don't survive your feelings, we thought-you
drug them. The problem was, that cure" for our unsurvivable emotions
was killing us. That's when we came to Narcotics Anonymous, started
working the Twelve Steps and, as a result, began to mature
emotionally.

Many of us found emotional relief right from the start. We were tired
of pretending that our addiction and our lives were under control; it
actually felt good to finally admit they weren't. After sharing our
inventory with our sponsor, we began to feel like we didn't have to
deny who we were or what we felt in order to be accepted. When
we'd finished making our amends, we knew we didn't have to suffer
with guilt; we could own up to it and it wouldn't kill us. The more we
worked the NA program, the better we felt about living life as it came
to us.

The program works today as well as it ever did. By taking stock of our
day, getting honest about our part in it, and surrendering to reality, we
can survive the feelings life throws our way. By using the tools
available to us, we've developed the ability to survive our emotions.

Just for today: I will not deny my feelings. I will practice honesty
and surrender to life as it is. I will use the tools of this program
to survive my emotions.

Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
1991 by World Service Office Inc.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get Involved In Service*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

If you are enjoying this daily recovery email,
Please pass on 12 Step Soul Food For The Spirit to your online friends,
"We can only keep what we have by giving it away."
If you have received this as a forward
and would like to subscribe please email
me at YOUnMEnHP@optonline.net
Thanks, In loving service, Scott :)

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Food For Thought Meditation
http://www.hazelden.org/web/go/thought_food

Each Day a New Beginning (Women) Meditation
http://www.hazelden.org/web/go/thought_eachday

Touchtones (Men) Meditation
http://www.hazelden.org/web/go/thought_touchstone

Meditation of the Day
http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/thought.view

Viking Thought of the Day
http://www.gorm.com/cgi-local/daily.pl

Elder's Meditation of the Day
http://www.whitebison.org/meditation/index.php

Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought of the Day
http://www.gatewayrehab.org/December.html

Daily Zen
http://www.dailyzen.com/

Grapevine Story Today
http://www.aagrapevine.org/da/storyoday.php

Daily Motivator
http://www.greatday.com/

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Use Your Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Morning Thoughts

Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the
man who is still sick.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164

For many years I pondered over God's will for me, believing that
perhaps a great destiny had been ordained for my life. After all,
having been born into a specific faith, hadn't I been told early that
I was "chosen"? It finally occurred to me, as I considered the
above passage, that God's will for me was simply that I practice
Step Twelve on a daily basis. Furthermore, I realized I should do
this to the best of my ability. I soon learned that the practice aids
me in keeping my life in the context of the day at hand.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
Daily Reflection In Loving Memory Of Scott Reeves

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden / December 7th

A.A. Thought for the Day

When people come back to A.A. after having a slip,
the temptation is strong to say nothing about it. No
other A.A. member should force them to declare
themselves. It is entirely up to them. If they are
well grounded in A.A., they will realize that it's up
to them to speak up at the next meeting and tell
about their slip. There is no possible evasion of this
duty, if they are thoroughly honest and really desirous
of living the A.A. way again. When they have done it,
their old confidence returns. They are home again.
Their slip should not be mentioned again by others.
They are again a good member of A.A. Am I tolerant
of other people's mistakes?

Meditation for the Day

It is in the union of a soul with God that strength, new life,
and spiritual power come. Bread sustains the body but we
cannot live by bread alone. To try to do the will of God is
the meat and support of true living. We feed on that
spiritual food. Soul starvation comes from failing to do so.
The world talks about bodies that are undernourished.
What of the souls that are undernourished? Strength and
peace come from partaking of spiritual food.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may not try to live by bread alone. I pray
that my spirit may live by trying to do the will of God as
I understand it.

"Twenty-Four Hours A Day" is a © Copyrighted book of
Hazelden Foundation. No portion of this publication may
be reproduced in any manner without the written
permission of Hazelden.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Work The Steps*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Today's Thought
DECEMBER 07

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go.
Melody Beattie ©

When the Time is Right

There are times when we simply do not know what to do, or
where to go, next. Sometimes these periods are brief,
sometimes lingering.

We can get through these times. We can rely on our program
and the disciplines of recovery. We can cope by using our faith,
other people, and our resources.

Accept uncertainty. We do not always have to know what to do
or where to go next. We do not always have clear direction.
Refusing to accept the inaction and limbo makes things worse.

It is okay to temporarily be without direction. Say, "I don't know,"
and be comfortable with that. We do not have to try to force
wisdom, knowledge, or clarity when there is none.

While waiting for direction, we do not have to put our life on hold.
Let go of anxiety and enjoy life. Relax. Do something fun. Enjoy
the love and beauty in your life. Accomplish small tasks. They may
have nothing to do with solving the problem, or finding direction,
but this is what we can do in the interim.

Clarity will come. The next step will present itself. Indecision,
inactivity, and lack of direction will not last forever.

Today, I will accept my circumstances even if I lack direction
and insight. I will remember to do things that make myself and
others feel good during those times. I will trust that clarity will
come of its own accord.

©1990, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. No portion of this
publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written
permission of the publisher.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*You Are A Miracle*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Self-Improvement Sabotage
www.inlightimes.com/archives/2007/11/self-improvement.htm

Nice or Really Loving?
www.lightworks.com/MonthlyAspectarian/2006/December/vissell.htm

Who I Am DOES Make A Difference
www.inlightimes.com/archives/2005/12/make-a%20difference.htm

Courageous Love
When someone's in a negative mood,
it takes courage to reach out with love
www.lightworks.com/MonthlyAspectarian/2001/April/vissell.htm

Heart For Children
www.inspiringthots.net/movie/heart4children.php

At The Heart Of Peace
http://www.heartmath.com/peace/

We Are The Same
http://www.consciousone.com/wisdomflash/WFView.cfm?PID=431

Remember The Child Within
http://www.consciousone.com/wisdomflash/WFView.cfm?PID=258

Finding Joy
http://www.findingjoymovie.com/

Inspirational movie, about 3 minutes long
http://www.lightmovie.com/

Inspirational Spiritual Flash Movies
http://www.inspiringthots.net/m-all.htm

Has Anyone Told You
http://www.hasanyonetoldyou.com/

Meditationroom
http://www.lime.com/meditation_room

Native American 10 Commandments
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=DY3ZEvOfD1w

The Secret
http://www.thesecret.tv

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep It Simple*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Understanding Our Emotions

By Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D.

Of all our natural human experiences, our emotions are the
most misunderstood. Almost every day, I work with people
who aren't in touch with their feelings. They don't understand
their emotions. They try to get control of their feelings, or
understand them, or heal them, or reconnect with them. They
sometimes expend great effort to experience them and express
them in ways that are at least harmless.

It is a common belief that if one becomes fully aware of one's
feelings, that somehow the quality of their lives will become
better. This belief is often created and perpetuated by
psychotherapists of all types and persuasions. Frankly, I think
that such a belief is not only inaccurate, but also rather useless.

Consider some of the alternative views of feelings and emotions.

Emotions (or feelings) are natural and regular physiological
changes within our bodies, to which we attach labels such as
"fear" or "anger" or "guilt" or "joy" or whatever.

Feelings are never "rational" or "reasonable." They are only
bodily changes which are sufficiently dramatic enough to be
noticed. They are not "good" or "bad." They are never "right" or
"wrong." They simply occur. They just are.

The "purpose" of emotions is to provide each of us with energy.
Feelings have no other purpose or meaning other than to signal
us that we want or need something, and at the same time,
provide us with the energy to pursue the fulfillment of that need.

If we are not aware of feelings, it is usually because we aren't
paying attention, or they are such small changes, we don't notice
them. Many of us spend a great deal of time not feeling anything,
because our bodies are in balance or the ongoing changes are
so subtle, we aren't aware of them.

Nobody else can know or experience your feelings. You are the
only one who can know when you are hungry, sexual, needy,
happy, disgusted, delighted, angry or frightened. Nobody else
is an expert on your feelings. Only you are.

Many feelings need not be acted upon or even expressed.
Sometimes it is OK just to acknowledge that you are
experiencing feelings without doing anything with the energy
they generate. Feelings are never dangerous. Feelings may
signal us that some dangerous event is happening in our
bodies, but all by themselves, emotions are always neutral
or beneficial phenomena. They just happen within us, and
like the weather, are not under our control.

We do exercise choices about what we do, or how we use
our emotional energy. The behavior we choose as a way
of expressing our emotions may or may not be beneficial to
us or anyone else.

Feelings never need to be "fixed." In fact, feelings are never
"broken." Attempting to fix them is pointless, if not down right
self-destructive. Nothing has to be done about emotions,
except perhaps to enjoy their variety, intensity and richness
they offer. Without emotions, our lives would be colorless and
empty.

Feelings are not designed to hinder or paralyze us from action.
They are for motivating us and energizing us to live, breathe,
move and experience life. They are needed to help us do what
we need to do, not provide us with a handy excuse for not doing
something, e.g. "I don't fly in an airplane because I'm anxious."
At best, use your anxious energy to motivate you to buy an \
airline ticket and get on the plane.

In a healthy person, "feeling good" is not a priority. Experiencing
one's life fully, with all the emotions we human's have, is the top
priority. Feeling happy is of equal value as feeling say...angry.
When we use our emotional energy skillfully and powerfully to
create the kind of quality of life we desire...that is the best way to
understand and develop a passionate, active lifestyle. And our
emotions empower us to do precisely that.

About the Author:
Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D. has 30+ years experience as a Life
Coach and Licensed Psychologist. He is available for coaching
in any area presented in "Practical Psychology." As your Coach,
his only agenda is to assist you in creating the lifestyle you
genuinely desire. The initial coaching session is free.
Contact him: (970) 568-0173 or
E-mail: DrLloyd@CreatingLeaders.com or LJTDAT@aol.com.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Day At A Time*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Sioux Indian Story

"My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm
when I was about seven, and he told me to throw a
stone into the water. He told me to watch the circles
created by the stone. Then he asked me to think of
myself as that stone person.

"You may create lots of splashes in your life but the
waves that come from those splashes will disturb the
peace of all your fellow creatures," he said.

"Remember that you are responsible for what you put
in your circle and that circle will also touch many other
circles. You will need to live in a way that allows the
good that comes from your circle to send the peace of
that goodness to others. The splash that comes from
anger or jealousy will send those feelings to other circles.
You are responsible for both."

That was the first time I realized each person creates
the inner peace or discord that flows out into the world.
We cannot create world peace if we are riddled with
inner conflict, hatred, doubt, or anger. We radiate the
feelings and thoughts that we hold inside, whether we
speak them or not. Whatever is splashing around inside
of us is spilling out into the world, creating beauty or
discord with all other circles of life.

Unknown

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*First Things First*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Nature of Life

Compassion for a crying child comes from the depth of our own
childhood where once, so long ago, we cried.

How profound, those feelings of shared sorrow, loss, fear, anger
and confusion, that move us to give of ourselves when
understanding is our only motivation.

From the poverty of tears we learn the richness of laughter.

From the scarcity of love we learn the abundance of loving.

From the darkest clouds we learn to bask in the warmth
of the brightest days.

From the destitution of spirit we learn to polish the diamonds in
our souls.

May the love in your soul, embrace your heart and fill your mind
with the knowledge that where you are today, no matter how sad
the emotion or how difficult the situation, is where you need to be.

Copyright © 1999
Terri McPherson
tmcphers@mnsi.net
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.wisehearts.com/lfc.htm

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Easy Does It*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Such Deep Despair

It wasn't very long ago,
I felt such deep despair and woe.
I prayed to a God I thought I knew,
Who hated me for the things I'd do.
In tears I prayed, just let me die,
For life had seemed to pass me by.
All I ever did was fail.
God let me die, send me to hell.
I didn't want another drink,
To smoke a joint or even think,
And then, some Power unknown to me
Picked me up and helped me see.
That I'm not bad, I'm only sick.
There was a way, that I could pick.
To take one day, and try to live,
A life of truth, that He would give.
He put me in a room of friends,
Who shared how life, on truth depends.
They told me that if I'd admit,
I'm powerless, my pain would quit.
My eyes were opened, as there spoke,
Of how they too, had spirits broke.
They shared how they had landed there.
With broken hearts, and deep despair.
They asked me to keep coming back,
and let them show the love I lacked.
Then suddenly I realized,
that these were angels in disguise.
Keep coming back, they said to me.
We'll show you love, then you will see.
There's One with power, who will manage your life.
He'll ease the pain of inward strife.
They said a way of life we'll show,
Take it easy and just let go.
They took me by the hand and said,
This is the Way, That we were lead.
Now I thank God with every breath,
He didn't fulfill my request for death.
I thank Him for His blessed Grace,
For I have finally found my place.
To be in rooms, both far and wide.
To ever more, with God abide.

ODAAT
Written by: Rebecca B.
rbowlin14@aol.com
©2002

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Live And Let Live*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Be Quiet Spirit

Be quiet spirit it's time to rest
In life today you've given your best
Gave your hand to the new man
Done your best at home to understand
Applied the steps through out your day
Now it's time for me to pray
Be quiet spirit it's time to rest
All day long you have been blessed
If God grants us another day
We shall go out and give it away
Let us pray and go to sleep
We gave it away so we could keep
In His grace all through this day
So now my spirit I will say
Be quiet it's time to rest

Daniel M Corkery
11/2/2000
DMCDREAMER1@aol.com
DMCDREAMER's Page of Poetry
www.geocities.com/dmcdreamer

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep The Focus On You*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

When we avoid the legitimate suffering that results
from dealing with problems, we also avoid the growth
that problems demand from us.
Scott Peck

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Let God and Let Go*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

You must change in order to survive.
Pearl Bailey

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.
Maya Angelou

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.
Ruth Ann Schabaker

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To Believe*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed
as it does to have tried and succeeded.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Look For The Beauty*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Freedom is not free.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Today Is A Gift*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

With freedom comes responsibility.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep Stepping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

To whom much is given,
much is required.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Stay In The Light*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

You can't think your way into right living...
you have to live your way into right thinking.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Take A Moment To GIVE (NO COST)*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

FREE Rice
http://www.freerice.com/

Click to GIVE @ the STOP HIV Site
http://www.thestophivsite.com/

Click to GIVE @ the Hunger Site
http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1

Click to GIVE @ the Breast Cancer Site
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2

Click to GIVE @ the Rain Forest Site
http://www.therainforestsite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=4

Click to GIVE @ the Animal Rescue Site
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3

Track Your Impact in GIVING
http://www.care2.com/click2donate/

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Promise, Many Gifts*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Adult Children of Alcoholics
http://www.AdultChildren.org

Al-Anon/Alateen
http://www.al-anon.org

Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

Alcoholics Anonymous Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.dhh12s.com/

Artists Recovering through the Twelve Steps
http://www.artsanonymous.org

Clutterer’s Anonymous
http://www.clutterersanonymous.net

Cocaine Anonymous World Services
http://www.ca.org

Co-Dependents Anonymous Home Page
http://www.codependents.org

Crystal Meth Anonymous
http://www.crystalmeth.org

Criminal and Gangs Anonymous
http://www.angelfire.com/id/CGAnonymous

Debtors Anonymous: A Twelve Step Fellowship for…
http://www.debtorsanonymous.org

Depressed Anonymous
http://www.depressedanon.com

Dual Recovery Anonymous - a 12 Step program
http://www.draonline.org

Eating Disorders Anonymous
http://www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org

Emotions Anonymous
http://www.emotionsanonymous.org

Families Anonymous
http://www.familiesanonymous.org

Gamblers Anonymous Official Home Page
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org

Hepatitis C Anonymous
http://www.hcvanonymous.com

HIV Anonymous
http://www.hivanonymous.com

The Marijuana Anonymous
http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org

Methadone Anonymous
http://www.afirmfwc.org/methanon.htm

Narcotics Anonymous Official Homepage
http://www.na.org

Earth Group N.A. online meetings
http://www.earthgroupna.org

Nar-Anon is a family support group
http://www.naranon.com

Nicotine Anonymous (WWW Home Page) NA Home Page
http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org

Overeaters Anonymous
http://www.oa.org

Parents Anonymous
http://www.parentsanonymous.org/paIndex1.htm

Rape Survivors Anonymous
http://www.rsaws.org

Recovering Couples Anonymous
http://www.recovering-couples.org

Sexaholics Anonymous
http://www.sa.org

Sex Addicts Anonymous
http://www.saa-recovery.org

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
http://www.slaafws.org/

Shoplifters Anonymous
http://www.shopliftersanonymous.org

Spenders Anonymous
http://www.spenders.org/home.html

Survivors Of Incest Anonymous
http://www.siawso.org

Workaholics Anonymous
http://www.workaholics-anonymous.org

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