South Bay Survivors One of my favorite meetings was the old South Bay Survivors group. Their format was to have four fifteen minutes speakers from a different...
_Dictionary:_ (http://www.answers.com/library/Dictionary-cid-70508) rumor (rū'mər) Rumor n. 1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin...
Great suffering and great love are A.A.'s disciplinarians; we need no others. You're all familiar with that old drinking days cry "Lord, get me out of this one...
Hello Everyone I am Patricia and I am an alcoholic. I have been sober since March 7, 1985. One of the ways I do service is to provide three groups where...
"A THOUGHT ABOUT GOD" Get some exercise today, walk with God. God gets knee-mail, not e-mail. FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he...
This so speaks to me. For the last several months I have struggled wit hsome old things in me, self-condemenation which in turn hooks other things and I am...
Welcome to May! Hopefully the April showers have passed and we can now enjoy the May flowers. The weather here in NJ has been cool, but certainly no snow or...
"Community ~ Somewhere there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open...
Twelve Steps of a Relapse 1. I decided I could handle any emotional problem if other people would just quit trying to run my life. 2. I firmly believe that...
The AA Principles and Virtues (from barefoots world website) Honesty Step 1. We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become...
2Q - What is meant by mental obsession and the obsessional character of alcoholism? 2A - Well, as I understand it, we are all born with the freedom of choice....
THE STRANGE OBSESSION By Bill W. It was a hot night in the midsummer of 1934. I found myself at a noted address in Central Park West, New York City. It was in...
Alcoholism Treatment Alcoholism treatment works - However, just like any chronic disease, there are varying levels of success when it comes to treatment. Some ...
Those Lost Years They Can Yield a Profit Today Volume 20 Issue 12 May 1964 IS there an alcoholic alive who hasn't wished that he could retrace his steps in...
Passing the Monastery of Gathered Fragrance Where is it, the Monastery of Gathered Fragrance? Mile after mile I climb the cloudy peaks; Here are old trees, a...
Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. Surrender is ESSENTIAL in order to recover from alcoholism. The...
Hard work gets us material things but not spiritual things. An old man was sitting on a bench at the mall. A young man walked up to the bench and sat down. The...
Our knowledge of God's will for us is not useful unless we use it to do good to others. Prayer is acknowledgement of our personal helplessness. HOW TO DEAL...
The only thing I'd change in AA literature is to put the St Frances Prayer in stanza form. It was Bill W's favorite prayer and I tried for years to memorize it...
A relationship is only as well-adjusted as the two participants. To determine the level of your emotional maturity compare your behavior to the symptoms of...
Just a quick note to wish you all a happy weekend! Very busy Friday here at work... I'm a "head-hunter" getting people jobs and I have 4 new hires today, which...
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. --Niccolo Machiavelli Acceptance may be one of the most difficult things to learn, for it ...
HistoryLovers] The Washingtonians Best evidence suggests that Bill W. learned of the Washingtonians only from Prof. Milton Maxwell, an AA trustee. That would...
Twelve Steps of Sponsorship 1. I will not help you to stay and wallow in limbo. 2. I will help you to grow, to become more productive, by your definition. 3. I...
It is an interesting coincidence that Sgt. Bill S., whom we have just been talking about, used a one word summary to describe the basic principle (as he saw...
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