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The First 12-Step Program In History And Why it Didn't Work

GYE Admin Friday, 25 November 2016

*Twelve Princes* It would not be a bad idea for contemporary descendants of Ishmael -- and for all of us -- to reflect on the individual names of Ishmael's 12 sons, who all became princes and fathers of Ishmaelite nations."These are the names of Ishmael's sons in order...

Cotton Candy and the Art of Surrender

Cotton Candy and the Art of Surrender

obormottel Wednesday, 16 November 2016

One of the greatest successes of the 12-Step program is in teaching addicts how to surrender instead of fighting against desires that they feel ‘powerless’ over. But the question often comes up, what does surrender really mean and how is it really different than ‘fighting...

Learning from experience (of others)

GYE Admin Monday, 10 October 2016

As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.--Katharine Hepburn NewcomerI appreciate the fact that you remain friendly and even-tempered even though I don't always follow your advice.SponsorFriends can disagree without ha...

Dealing with "stinking thinking" and moods

obormottel Friday, 23 September 2016

How many hours a day do you spend in negative thinking? How much of your thinking involves resentments, worries, regrets, guilt, shame, anger, fears, etc.? How do you expect to feel if a lot of you thinking is negative? Pretty lousy. Thoughts automatically transla...

A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Principles

GYE Admin Sunday, 31 July 2016

Principle One: Acceptance Key Concepts We need courage to live changed lives of serenity and emotional sobriety. The encompassing umbrella of the First Principle of Acceptance is the integration of a paradigm shift, freedom, consistency and willingness to move into a ...

Free Will vs. Powerlessness

obormottel Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Question: You say that only Hashem can give us ultimate victory over lust. Then, where does human willpower and bechira come into play? Here are a few good resources that can help us understand this sticky topic: 1) This PDF booklet discusses the issue in depth. 2...

The Program works if you want it to work

obormottel Thursday, 23 June 2016

Rarely do climbers stare up to see how far away the top still is. Instead, when they rest, they look down toward the starting point of their journey. The view they see assures them that they have already come a long, long way. Like the climbers, we need to keep our eye...

This is what you start with...

obormottel Thursday, 22 October 2015

You start by learning a special technique with your alarm clock: You set it one hour earlier than usual, and when it rings you get up. Do not underestimate (a) the importance and (b) the difficulty of this simple technique. It is important because it enables you to get ...

Reborn

obormottel Wednesday, 30 September 2015

A newby to GYE wrote to us: When I first wrote my story on the GYE forum, I was crying, shocked and disgusted with myself. I felt I couldn't fall any further- rock bottom's the word! But fast forward no less than 3 weeks, and I fell again. And this time even further tha...

The 12-Step Program in Tehillim

the.guard Sunday, 06 September 2015

In 1935, through divine intervention, Bill and Bob discovered a program for addicts that would change the lives of millions of people around the world. The underlying message of the program is that by trusting completely in Hashem’s kindness, even if we don’t deserve i...

Vaeschanan: Just For Today

obormottel Tuesday, 25 August 2015

“And you, who are cleaving to G-d, you are alive this day” (Deuteronomy 4:4). Chasam Sofer says that a person’s evil instinct tells him that he can never meet all the Torah’s demands all his life. Inasmuch as that is futile, one may as well give up the battle now. Moses t...

Sober for the Next Ten Seconds

obormottel Friday, 14 August 2015

Two days ago I was feeling totally filled up with lust. I was downtown all afternoon with some stuff to do and a lot of waiting in between. I made the mistake of wandering into a book store to pass the time. I was on guard against the magazine racks, but the regular best...

Powerlessness

obormottel Wednesday, 08 July 2015

Powerlessness simply means that I really, really stink at living without acting out my lust. More to the point, it means that I am really bad at using and enjoying lust. I feel sure I can do it, so I keep trying - but when I do, important areas of my life eventually get ...

Letting Go is Hard

obormottel Wednesday, 20 May 2015

This had happened a while ago in Manhattan: Do you know that doors of a subway train do not open unless the conductor in the middle car presses the button? They do NOT act like an elevator's doors - if you stick your hand in an elevator while the doors are closing, there ...

Errare humanum est

obormottel Wednesday, 20 May 2015

We are on a path that leads us to become better people with greater insight and stronger character. A central theme on this path is learning to take responsibility for ourselves, our mistakes, and our choices as we deal with our situations. We can make progress on this ...

The Ship in the Harbor

obormottel Friday, 08 May 2015

There's a saying that "A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what it was built for." Us addicts may feel safe and in control of our own happiness while using our lust, even playing G-d a little bit at times by trying to control our lives' outcomes. But realizing that...

Enduring Discomfort

obormottel Thursday, 16 April 2015

By Madisyn Taylor Sometimes when we break a habit or addiction we find ourselves missing it like a dear friend. Whenever we make the effort to free ourselves of an addiction or a habit we no longer need, we are often surprised to find ourselves missing the old pattern as...

Having Confidence in G-d as much as in the Schmutz

obormottel Sunday, 29 March 2015

I am in the throes of a major lust attack which started some time around Tuesday and has continued through today (Friday). I have spent lots of time making calls, I have spoken to my sponsor, I attended a GYE kumzitz, I have been posting on the GYE forum, and in the cour...

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