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September 1993

PO Box 1980

CARD tricks?

On bad days I come home and just stew. My sponsor has told me all the things to do to stay sober at such times but I keep forgetting a few. Then I remembered a trick from my college days, like so: use CARDS to remember the recipe for sobriety. CARDS stands for this: Call your sponsor, Ask for help from your higher power, Read the Big Book, Do the Twelve Steps, Stay active in your group.

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