AA And Its Success Rates A Contemporary Brief Dick B. - Copyright 2004 You can find much more complete and detailed summaries of A.A. success rates in my...
Statistical Record of Philadelphia Alcoholics Anonymous Group (dated 9/29/41) The Philadelphia A. A. Group was formed February 27, 1940, with seven men as a...
Oh how I wish I could convince everyone who struggles with acceptance that it doesn't have to be. It is my experience and the experiences of millions- that...
6-15-87 Meditation Your mind My Beloved One is the voice of your soul. Because of its split nature it is hard for you to learn the difference from it and the...
Ernie K. (Ann Arbor, Michigan) will be speaking on "Varieties of AA Experience" at the Michiana Conference in South Bend, Indiana, at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, ...
Can we honestly say that God, and not money, is our master, one test is to ask ourselves which one occupies more of our thoughts, time, and efforts. How God...
My Name Is Charles October 02, 2008 Story of the Day July 1968 Vol. 25 No. 2 MY NAME is Charles and I am an alcoholic and I am a Negro. I came from a...
Thursday, October 2, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day What makes an effective talk at...
Today is October 2, 2008 A Great Day for Recovery! REALITY "The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame." -- Oscar...
Do something about it When something is troubling you, make the commitment to change it. Then begin to act on that decision right away. Some of the influences...
The Biblical Roots of Early A.A.'s Twelve Steps 12 Step History, History of 12 Steps, Biblical Roots of 12 Steps Part Two: Steps Four, Five, and Six By Terry...
What are the terms used in the Big Book that tell us what "powerlessness" means? To answer this question, you must refer only to the beginning of the book --...
12 Steps for a Sponsor 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...
"UNDER OUR SKIN!" There once was an oyster, whose story I tell; Who found that some sand, had gotten into his shell. It was only a grain, but it gave him great...
A.A. is for those who want it, not need it. A drunk, in a brief period of time, ran his car across one neighbor's lawn, threw up in another's living room,...
Can others see God's love in us? How do we pray all the time, 1) make quick prayers our habitual response to every situation we meet throughout the day and 2)...
I'm so ill equipped to solve my own problems. An analogy I heard was, "You can't fix a broken hammer with a broken hammer." A paradox in AA is if we turn our...
Danger In the Little Things October 01, 2008 Story of the Day August 1958 Vol. 15 No. 3 TIME WAS when I used to rely upon a fine set of excuses for a man's ...
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. will lose some of its...
Today is October 1, 2008 A Great Day for Recovery! LAUGHTER "We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can." -- Will Rogers When I first heard...
Still to come Be thankful for what is. And be thankful also for what has not yet come to you. For that is where the possibilities are. And those possibilities...
The Biblical Roots of Early A.A.'s Twelve Steps 12 Step History, History of 12 Steps, Biblical Roots of 12 Steps, 12 Steps Part One: Steps One, Two, and Three ...
Even sober we can fall into the old habit of making excuses to put off what we'd rather not deal with--or justify actions thoughtlessly taken. Are we still...
Often hell is portrayed as a place of punishment and heaven as a place of reward. But this concept easily leads us to think about God as either a policeman,...