Posts Tagged ‘A man called Fred’
Saturday – Ep: 394 – More about Alcoholism – Pages 39-43 – A man called Fred – Once again no human power can relieve my alcoholism – My defense must come from God!
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Read MoreSaturday – Ep: 327 – The insanity of the first drink – More about Alcoholism – Pages 39-43 – A Man called Fred – Part 2 – The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink!
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Read MoreSaturday – Ep: 326 – More about Alcoholism – Why is this chapter so important? – Fred’s Story – Part 1 – A powerful message for All alcoholics no matter how long you have been sober!
See thought on recovery 75-76. I must admit I am 100 percent powerless over alcohol every day. My defense must come from God!
Read MoreSaturday – Ep: 179 – More about Alcoholism – Step 1 – Pages 36-39 – A man called Fred – We have no defense against the first drink- The defense must come from God!
Fred’s story is the final example that we have no defense against the first drink. Will power, self knowledge, a perfect day, nothing stopped Fred from taking the first drink. Every time I read this story I see more truth!
Read MoreSaturdays – Ep: 47 – A man called Fred – The description of the alcoholic – Once again, no human power can relieve our alcoholism – More about alcoholism – Pages 39-43
Members said this was a very powerful episode and uses Fred to hammer home to the reader the powerlessness. The description of the alcoholic mind. The inability to see the truth about alcohol. Ever. Without God. May you find him now. Like to hear from you mhurwitz50@gmail.com
Read MoreSundays – Ep: 77 – A man called Fred – More about alcoholism – Step 1 – Pages 39-43 – No human power can relieve our alcoholism!
Thoughts on Recovery – No. 73 – Step 1 – Fred -More about Alcoholism – Pages 39-42 – Part 2 – A powerful message for all alcoholics no matter how long you are sober!
In part 2 Fred is in the hospital. When he recovers enough to review the events he becomes aware that he made no fight whatever against the first drink. There was no thought to consequences at all. He recalled that his alcoholic friends prophesied the time and place would come – he would drink again.…
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