Daily Reflections "I AM A MIRACLE" The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives...
"Let's Ask Bill" No. 23 -- How did the Twelve Steps get written? Message List Reply | Forward Message #41 of 5452 < Prev | Next > From Jim Blair. Q - How did...
Tradition One Message List Reply | Forward | Delete Message #8581 of 33815 < Prev | Next > Good Morning! If we have never read the Traditions or if we have...
Butt Prints in the Sand One night, I had a wondrous dream; One set of footprints there were seen. The footprints of my precious Lord; But mine were not along...
The Use of the word recovered in the book Alcoholics Anonymous Title Page - "Alcoholics Anonymous The story of how many thousands of men and women have...
The next thought... I remember when fairly new going down an avenue of thought where the next thought after the next one would be of the pleasures of drinking....
Hit the Road January 01, 2009 Story of the Day April 2000 Vol. 56 No. 11 Although the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions have not changed over the years, what...
A NEW LIGHT: "THE FIRST FORTY" A Chronological Survey of the early AA Pioneers* (1934-1938) Compiled and Presented by Richard K., July 9, 2003 Copyright 2003...
A year from now Where will you be a year from now? Where would you most like to be? There is so much you've learned and experienced on your journey to this...
Today is January 1, 2009 A Great Day for Recovery! SPIRITUALITY "It is not that I think or believe [in spirituality] but that I know." -- Sir Arthur Conan...
THE THIRTEENTH STEP by Jules Griffon Psychiatric researchers now say a drunk can drink again – without going back to the gutter Can the "cured" alcoholic...
Welcome to the FOBWi Digest. We share literature that helps us recover physically, mentally and spiritually from the disease of alcoholism. It doesn't matter,...
We know who we are and what we are long before we admit it: God got me sober on June 14, 1992. Sometime in 1982 my buddy Chuck and I were at a rummage sale. He...
Dr. Bob's Last Message (1879-1950) Delivered at the first International conference of Alcoholics Anonymous Cleveland, Ohio. July 1950 My good friends in AA and...
The firing of my sponsor In my early sobriety I had many old ways. One was to verbally complain to my sponsor about everything that was wrong in my life. He ...
JUST FOR TODAY Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that ...
(The following was written by Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous for "The Road Back," a bimonthly publication by the Dublin, Ireland, group, and is...
"Let's Ask Bill" No. 24 -- How did you meet Father Ed Dowling? \ From Jim Blair Q - How did you meet Father Ed Dowling? A - My first unforgettable contact...
The Fable of the Day's Work and the Morning After January 02, 2009 Story of the Day July 1970 Vol. 27 No. 2 George Ade was "one of the sharpest and most...
A.A. and The Five C's A Root from Soul Surgery by Dick B. What's all this about? I remember the first time I heard the expression "soul surgery" in an A.A....
Reservoir of strength Many of your greatest blessings can stay buried for years under layers of comfort and complacency. Often, you realize the full value of...
Reservoir of strength Many of your greatest blessings can stay buried for years under layers of comfort and complacency. Often, you realize the full value of...
Today is January 2, 2009 A Great Day for Recovery! MARTYRS "A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it." -- Oscar Wilde I came to the conclusion...
"Let's Ask Bill" No. 25 --Are the 12 Steps similar to the Spiritual From Jim Blair. Q - Can the Twelve Steps be compared to the Spiritual Exercises of St....