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Does 'God' exist?

Unmanageability: the change from past to present, page 60, and the 12 x 12

Does life ever become 'manageable'?

Are you a gambling man?

Step One: keeping it simple

'I've done all the Steps and I'm still self-centred and neurotic'

Fear and the failure of self-reliance in 50 words

Discussion, debate, and controversy

Plain and simple

Fears: 'We asked ourselves why we had them. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us?'

What to look for from a sponsor

Causes of relapse

Scheduling

Comfort

What do I do when I feel bad?

An unpleasant sort of fundamentalism

Step Seven

Is there such a thing as a bad meeting?

Step Six: holding onto defects

Step Six in Al-Anon

Acting out, and Step Six

Twelve points for a Wednesday plus a reminder

Statistics: does the programme set out in the Big Book work?

Step Nine avoidance

'Keep it simple' ... or not

Is discussion OK?

What is the difference between the 'self' and the 'ego'?

Defects and corrective measures in sponsorship

Don't start out as an evangelist or a reformer

We agnostics?

Commitment means commitment

Step Eleven morning prayers

Third column. So what?

Get a life

Puppetry

Honesty

F*** fear

Guilt and shame

People-pleaser or intelligent agent?

Victimhood and responsibility