You'll never hear this if I don't tell you as there are no tapes of the guy speaking that I know of. I heard him talk about four times in the early 70's at...
The other night my wife and I were discussing the "Easier, Softer Way". This phrase is often used to refer to the days of drinking, how it's easier to pick up...
Past obedience to God does not remove the possibility of present disobedience. Rather than praying for a change in circumstances, we should pray for a change...
If we have to try to control our drinking, it is really controlling us A.A. members seem to think they have a superior program. But the truth of the matter is...
An Another Prayer The Prayer of Saint Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred ... let me sow love Where there is injury ......
Spontaneous Wisdom of Alcoholics Anonymous Members ... isolating. ... center ... sober ... heavy ... will ... that ... they'll ... Alcoholic, ... I ... you ......
Today is July 1, 2008 A Great Day for Recovery! BELIEF "Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you understand." --St. Augustine For...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day In following the A.A. program with...
Those who would take over the earth And shape it to their will Never, I notice, succeed. The earth is like a vessel so sacred That at the mere approach of the...
What Price Peace of Mind? July 01, 2008 Story of the Day March 1949 Vol. 5 No. 10 I WENT to a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous the other night, just as much in...
Another Prayer Muslim Prayer for Peace In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful. Praise be to the Lord of the Universe who has created us and made us...
Are You Sleepwalking? by Anthony de Mello, SJ ... The scriptures are always hinting of that, but you'll never understand a word of what the scriptures are...
"The ego as it presently may be has to be smashed." At about six months into attending meetings and not drinking I realized I wasn't clean and sober from my...
Think and do You could spend years and years figuring out how to take three steps at once. Or you could simply take one step, and then the next, and then the...
Today is July 2, 2008 A Great Day for Recovery! PRIDE "There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents some men from becoming so." ...
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day In the association with members of...
Repeatedly undergoing birth and death is just due to grasping at objects. When we reflect back on the mind that grasps at objects, we see that the real...
Success From the Inside Out July 02, 2008 Story of the Day July 1985 Vol. 42 No. 2 When I was an active alcoholic, I could not handle success at anything. When...
Renewing Faith in God The drunkalogue or historial is the primary way members of A.A. publicly affirm their acceptance of group beliefs (Cain; Greil and Rudy,...
Today I need to remember to focus on the positive, and not let the negative get the better of me. Work is hectic and the job market is not working in our favor...
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...
Hello, Archie M. here from Clarksville, TN. I'm the person who posts "A recovery thought." I also post another message called "A thought about God." An example...
A poem used by Bishop Abel Muzorewa when making the critical DECISION to risk his life in accepting the leadership of Rhodesia ANYWAY People are unreasonable,...
CHECKLIST FOR HIDDEN ANGER If we have any national fault, it is hiding our own anger from ourselves. Here is a checklist to help you determine if you are ...
If we fail to stress the spirituality of A.A. we are being dishonest. A alcoholic went out for a pack of cigarettes one night. Two days later, he woke up in a...
Please Lord, teach us to laugh again, but, God don't let us ever forget that we cried. Teach me God when to speak and when to be silent; when to act and when...