TOPICS – 6 / 13 / 2025 1.LIVING OUR AMENDS “Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic. The entire family is, to some extent, ill.” It is important for me to realize that, as an alcoholic, I not only hurt myself, Read more…
TOPICS 9 / 6 / 2025 1.LIVING IN THE NOW First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober — and it works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24-hour segments is an effective and Read more…
TOPICS – 6 / 8 / 2025 1.OPENING UP TO CHANGE Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible Read more…
TOPICS – 6 / 7 / 2025 1.LONG-TERM HOPE Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn’t strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions Read more…
TOPICS – 6 / 3 / 2025 1.ON A WING AND A PRAYER . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 AMBITION There is so much that I have not done because of the wasted years of my Read more…
TOPICS – 6 / 2 / 2025 1. THE UPWARD PATH Here are the steps we took. . . . These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all psychological and philosophical considerations about the rightness of the Steps. They describe Read more…
TOPICS – 6 / 1 / 2025 A CHANGED OUTLOOK Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. When I was drinking, my attitude was totally selfish, totally self-centered; my pleasure and my comfort came first. Now that I am sober, self-seeking has started to slip away. My Read more…
TOPICS – 6 / 1 / 2025 A CHANGED OUTLOOK Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. When I was drinking, my attitude was totally selfish, totally self-centered; my pleasure and my comfort came first. Now that I am sober, self-seeking has started to slip away. My whole Read more…
TOPICS – 5/28/2025 💗 1.EQUAL RIGHTSAt one time or another most A.A. groups go on rule-making benders. . . After a time fear and intolerance subside. [and we realize] We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to recover from alcoholism. We wish to be just as inclusive as Read more…
TOPICS – 5/28/2025 💗 1.EQUAL RIGHTSAt one time or another most A.A. groups go on rule-making benders. . . After a time fear and intolerance subside. [and we realize] We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to recover from alcoholism. We wish to be just as inclusive as Read more…