Touchstones, a Book of Daily Meditations for Men

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Once, an Elder told me he made a decision to be my friend. He said this friendship wasn’t based on my behavior or how I acted; he said the friendship was based on his decision. He decided to be my friend. This friendship has happened like he said. Even if I don’t see him for a long time, or if I get mad at him, he has never changed his decision. This is true friendship. During the day, we can pause where situations must be met and decisions made, and renew the simple request “Thy will, not mine, be done.”

urn:lcp:touchstonesbooko0000unse:epub:b2697563-03d9-4dec-924d-8c0d04579dc5 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier touchstonesbooko0000unse Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2v2t0nbz57 Invoice 1652 Isbn 0894863940 Lccn 91042078 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.15 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-1300288 Openlibrary_edition We are all children of a Father who satisfies our need but not our greed. To trust Him to abundantly supply all that we truly require is to give up fear as well as greed. Work is good for the heart. Work is good for our minds. It can give us something to focus on besides ourselves. Labor doesn’t just mean having a job. It may mean planting a garden or helping a friend. It certainly means working our program. Hopefully, it’s a labor of love. We can get into trouble if we have to much time on our hands. We can turn it into mischief or self-pity. We can get bored. Being bored is a matter of choice. We’ll never be bored if we ask ourselves, “How can I make this world a better place?” We can turn our answers into action.This A.A. found that the process of discovering who he really was began with knowing who he didn’t want to be. I lift up my eyes to the hills–where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Touchstones has strengthened millions of recoveries for more than thirty years. Offering suggestions for deepening integrity, spirituality, and intimacy--a recovering man's trinity--it helps men transform addictive behaviors and thinking into an empowered manhood.

The program has taught us freedom from lingering lows. It has given us the tools to move confidently forward, trusting that all is well. Nothing lasts forever, and within each struggle is the opportunity for real growth.Touchstones has strengthened millions of recoveries for more than thirty years. Offering suggestions for deepening integrity, spirituality, and intimacy—a recovering man’s trinity—it helps men transform addictive behaviors and thinking into an empowered manhood.