{"id":972,"date":"2024-02-08T05:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T05:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/?page_id=972"},"modified":"2024-02-08T06:15:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T06:15:20","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69efac740a413&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69efac740a413\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3d-book-826x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1203\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3d-book-826x1024.png 826w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3d-book-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3d-book-768x952.png 768w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3d-book-968x1200.png 968w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3d-book.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Oldtimer said, \u201cThose who are spiritually awakened have little interest in other\u2019s drama. After all, we have ceased fighting anything and anyone\u2014even alcohol. We have been restored to sanity, peace has overcome our mind, and we can now maintain our focus on AA\u2019s primary purpose. By doing so, we insure that our ongoing personal journey in recovery will reach its fruition. So long as we make our peace of mind non-negotiable, our recovery remains our top priority, and our focus remains on the principles of the program that keep us balanced through life\u2019s ups and downs. We are in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, self-pity or foolish decisions. Many conflicts and controversies will come our way to distract us from our primary spiritual aim, but with AA\u2019s kit of spiritual tools at our disposal, we can employ spiritual principles to these problems and give unto the world that which is the world\u2019s, and give unto God that which is His\u2014our time, energy and effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/excerpt-2\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">READ AN EXCERPT<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iuniverse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/434852-oldtimer-said\" style=\"border-radius:0px;background-color:#0d2c58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORDER A COPY NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oldtimer said, \u201cThose who are spiritually awakened have little interest in other\u2019s drama. After all, we have ceased fighting anything and anyone\u2014even alcohol. We have been restored to sanity, peace has overcome our mind, and we can now maintain our focus on AA\u2019s primary purpose. By doing so, we insure that our ongoing personal journey &hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/about-the-book\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About the Book&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-972","page","type-page","status-publish","no-comments"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/972\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/iUniverse\/434852\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}