{"id":122426,"date":"2018-07-01T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T20:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=122426"},"modified":"2018-07-01T13:01:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T21:01:42","slug":"life-before-after-12-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=122426","title":{"rendered":"Life Before &#038; After 12 Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nesnzx2kPEo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jeff says: We can base it around life before \/\/after 12 step process. <\/p>\n<p>Which areas do you\/me still refuse to let God intervene. <\/p>\n<p>Why would a person not allow god to intervene the results will be better. <\/p>\n<p>Trying to heal internal separation by finding joy and applause through ego rolls (that is the actor running the show) <\/p>\n<p>Discuss. When we place our life in gods hands what comes is better than we can plan. (My life story) <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve got loads more stuff re life after initial recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Also discus Eric Berne psycologist who said until the alcoholic puts down the alcoholic drinking character and the recovery character he can not be considered sane. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff says: We can base it around life before \/\/after 12 step process. Which areas do you\/me still refuse to let God intervene. Why would a person not allow god to intervene the results will be better. 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