
Step 5. Admitted The Exact Nature …
Step 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Alcoholics Anonymous World Service. Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Location 1181). Kindle Edition. Many people who begin the AA program stall out on Step 5. Some stop...
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My Good Friend Deborah’s Estate Plan Tribulations
KD: Hi Deborah. Thank you for taking the time to share your story. I love this picture of your dad. Tell us about your parents and what you have been going through. DL: My father fought in the Korean war and received two purple hearts for his service. He passed away...
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Old People with Braces
So, my teeth have been bugging me for years, moving around and overlapping. I never needed braces as a kid, but after several crowns, I do. So, at 55, I decided to become that iconic ridiculous older person with braces. I had my doubts, though, about the pain and...
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Cousin Barb’s Estate Plan Potholes
My Cousin Barb commented on my book with some good estate plan information of her own: Your book got me thinking. Yes, I have a trust, living will, etc, but my successor trustee doesn't have my logins, etc., or a list of my out of state friends, so I am going to make...
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Step 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
Step 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Alcoholics Anonymous World Service. Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Location 1180). Kindle Edition. This step gave me pause. I watched others delay this step for months and even years, some never taking...
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Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Alcoholics Anonymous World Service (2014-01-05). Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Location 1179). Kindle Edition. I thought Step 2 was tough, this was way too much! But, I wanted what people in Alcoholics Anonymous had, so I tried to keep an open mind. What is this Step...
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Seal Your Own Fate Worksheet Download Page is now working
My apologies to those who purchased my kindle book and were unable to download the companion worksheet! I now have the download page working and it is ready when you are. The download is available at...
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Vote on My Next Book Topic!
So, next book. What should the topic be? A. 30 Years Sober B. Roadmap to Ruin: How to Destroy your Finances in a Few Easy Steps C. A novel about either a murder or a ghost (or both) in an asylum…
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The Start of My Estate Planning Journey
Each of us has a unique journey. My parents are now gone, I am not married and I have no children. In my case it is vital to have an estate plan to avoid the state coming in as beneficiary. I have a mate to whom I am not married, a brother, a stepsister and two...
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Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves…
Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Alcoholics Anonymous World Service (2014-01-05). Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Location 1178). Kindle Edition. Wow, that’s a big step! I didn’t want to take this step. First I...
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