March 29, 2019
Those Tormenting Ghosts of Yesterday Over the years, I have watched the differing patterns of A.A. members and the degree of the importance of thoroughness applied […]
January 3, 2019
Desperation Outweighed the Denial Coming from a life that was anything but normal to the life I live today was difficult to imagine at that point […]
December 21, 2017
What is the meaning of the word defect? What is the meaning of the word shortcoming? Those are two words that we hear often when we […]
December 14, 2017
From Dr. Bob, July, 1944 During nine years in AA, I have observed that those who follow the Alcoholics Anonymous program with the greatest earnestness and […]
November 25, 2016
When I asked God to relieve me of the BONDAGE OF SELF, I wasn’t sure what I was asking for—it was just part of the Third […]
August 30, 2016
Are you settling into a comfort pattern or falling into a rut? There are many practical suggestions in our AA literature that, if followed, would lead […]
April 8, 2016
Learning to Manage Fear in Recovery When people give up abusing alcohol and drugs it does not mean that their trials in life are over. They […]
April 8, 2016
If you’ve been to at least a few AA meetings, odds are that you’ve heard someone say “Take the cotton out of your ears and put […]
February 29, 2016
Getting rid of guilty pain through corrective measures It seemed as though my Fourth Step had enough guilty substance to last several lifetimes. I have been […]
December 28, 2015
An open-minded approach can be a crucial tool for people who are recovering from alcoholism. In Alcoholics Anonymous, it is common for members to admit that […]
December 28, 2015
One thing I have learned over the past few years is that I do not rest on my laurels. Sometimes this can be difficult, and why […]
October 29, 2015
One of the most absurd things we do to ourselves is not asking for the help we need from a friend, a family member, our Higher […]