12 Step Conventions, Roundups and AA Events: Posted on Sunday's editor Steve S aa_steve@... Member Posts Please Notify Steve   of any events in your...
Honest Sharing Hello all, When I came into recovery I couldn't identify with the steps, but I did ID with your stories of the pain you were when you got here....
The two biggest changes in other people what I witnessed were in talking to a newcomer at a South Bay meeting and when a crabby old timer at the Marina AA...
Hopi Indian Prayer A Hopi elder speaks: "You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you must go back and tell the people that this is...
This story was published in "One Day at a Time" Volume 2, Number 2, June 2005, and passed on to me by "John Blair" <jblair@wmis. net> (jblair at wmis.net) The...
People, Places and Things: Prior to recovery, we depended upon people, places and things to make us happy or to change our lives. In recovery, we take that ...
AN ANSWER February 01, 2009 Story of the Day February 1964 Vol. 20 No. 9 A LETTER From Binghampton, New York Dear Editor: I have just read the December, 1962,...
A.A.'s Spiritual Homecoming, November, 2005, St. Louis The Man Nobody Knew When A.A. "Came of Age" at St. Louis in 1955 A.A.'s Spiritual Homecoming, November,...
Here in this collection of 365 daily meditations lives the essence of a great spiritual leader--one who truly understands the wellspring of life. They speak as...
Today is February 1, 2009 A Great Day for Recovery! RELIGION "We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another." --...
To All, Sunday......7:35a.m.....1 Feb 09 Darrell has been up and down since a fire destroyed his home on Sunday 3 Jan 09. Emotionally, Darrell has taken to ...
Calendar of Events Last updated January 29, 2009 2009 International events January 23-25 Mangalore, India: 1st AA International Conv. AA International Conv.,...
Here in this collection of 365 daily meditations lives the essence of a great spiritual leader--one who truly understands the wellspring of life. They speak as...
Monday, February 2, 2009 My name is Nancy, I am an alcoholic. This is from chapter 7: Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help...
Daily Reflections RESCUED BY SURRENDERING Â Characteristic of the so-called typical alcoholic is a narcissistic egocentric core, dominated by feelings of...
Thanks for the chance to share. My name is Glenn, I am an alcoholic. Only by the Grace of a loving and forgiving Higher Power I have not found it necessary to...
Recovery Recovered... No I'm not going to argue with myself. I was thinking just yesterday. Is a newcomer a newcomer if they are not in AA? Does a person have...
"Everything around us can teach us. The difficult thing is, often we prefer being the teacher to being the student. But we can only really become the teacher ...
„« Over the last several years the chanting of < the last phrases of How It Works at meetings ... - - - - Sadly this virus has contaminated meeting in the...
BB Authors, 1st edition -- Paul Stanley, Akron, OH. Truth Freed Me! -- Paul Stanley, Akron, Ohio. (OM, p. 336 in 1st edition.) Paul took his last drink on...
Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory: See 'Fourth Step Inventory.' Self-Centeredness: The Big Book says, 'Selfishness- self-centeredness! That, we think, is...
Perfect Timing February 02, 2009 Story of the Day August 1996 Vol. 53 No. 3 This is a story about the day my grandfather was buried. When I celebrated my first...
A Good Question by a Good Writer By Dick B. Not too long ago, my friend Mel B., who is a prolific writer for A.A. and Hazelden, graciously thanked me for a...
A little progress Right now in this very moment you can make a little bit of progress. There's something productive and useful you can do to improve your world...