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Some Helpful Numbers | Some Reminders | January 15, 2006 |
| AA - Alcoholics Anonymous | Dosing hours Monday through |  |
| 214-887-6699 | Friday are 5:30 am to 11:30 am |
| NA - Narcotics Anonymous | |
| 972-699-9306 | Counseling is available |
| www.dallasareana.org | 5:30 am to 12:30 pm | Recovery is a Journey |
| OA - Overeaters Anonymous | | "The distance doesn't matter; only |
| 512-327-2802 | Clinic hours on Saturday are | the first step is difficult." |
| Problem Gamblers Help-Line | 6:00 am to 9:00 am | |
| 800-742-0443 | | Life continually presents us with |
| SA - Sex/Love Addicts Annon. | Closed on Sunday | opportunities for achieving what we |
| 800-477-8191 | | desire. Only the first step is difficult. |
| DA - Debtors Anonymous | Please remember to bring your | Each time we sense the possibility |
| 713-797-8441 | lock boxes. | of a new direction in our lives, we |
| Shoplifters Anonymous | COME TO GROUP | are being given a chance to grow. |
| 713-840-1833 | WE ARE MEETING EVERY | The distance doesn't matter nearly |
| Recovery Related Stuff | SATURDAY FROM | as much as the first step and an |
| www.hazelden.org | 8:30 AM TO 9:15 AM | attitude of adventure. |
| Hepatitis Information |  | |
| www.hepatitisneighborhood.com | Sometimes, the first step is a big |
APAA | one. Sometimes we start to take it |
The Association of Persons | almost without noticing; it's in a |
Affected by Addiction | dream, a book, a conversation. |
| Sometimes growth may come from |
The Twelfth Step Ministry | not taking what looks like an oppor- |
214-706-9526 | Please welcome | tunity. Whatever choice we make, |
Lots of support groups of various | Stephanie Roberts | we can be challenged to grow. |
interests. Check their web site. | Stephanie is the new face at the | |
| www.llumc.org | front desk. Be kind to her while | The distance doesn't matter. The |
| | she is learning about her duties | time doesn't matter either. Our |
| GROUND RULES FOR | and our program here. | journey may have many branching |
| RECOVERY | | paths. What we work and pray for |
| 1. Don't replace one addiction | 4. Don't blame yourself for every- | is the ability to see those paths |
| for another. | thing that went wrong in the | clearly, and the strength to take the |
| 2. Separate truth from lies told | past. | step….and the next…and the next. |
| to you about yourself in the | 5. Avoid relationships with others | |
| past. | who are not pursuing recovery | Today my first step may be to |
| 3. Avoid returning to old places, | or a healthy lifestyle. | surrender. |
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