Traditions 10 & 11 The long form of Tradition 10 reads: No AA group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate AA, express any opinion on outside...
God wants to live in our hearts, not just meet us in a sanctuary. Pray continuously. THE PEARLS Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl. One day...
EZ DUZ IT LIFE SAVING DIRECTIONS IN CHAPTER 5 The following is a summary of the lifesaving directions given in Chapter Five. 1) Completely give yourself to...
LeClair Bissell, MD, NCAC Retired Sanibel physician LeClair Bissell, an internationally known expert on addiction, died suddenly in Hartford, Conn. on August...
Today is November 11, 2009 A Great Day for Recovery! PEACE "Peace without justice is tyranny." -- William Allen White Peace at any price! Not for me today. For...
What Does The BigBook Say About Resentment? I see resentment crop up in meetings and out in the "world" every now and again, as egos and personalities get to...
How will it affect you? How will this affect you, and how will that affect you? That is completely for you to decide. What happens outside of you has an...
Sons of the Forest People November 11, 2009 Story of the Day December 1986 Vol. 43 No. 7 I am sitting at home here in Helsinki which situates in Finland. For...
Wednesday 11 November 2009 When we use time as a means of acquiring a quality, a virtue or a state of being, we are merely postponing or avoiding what is; and...
The 3 Legacies - Recovery Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to...
Thursday, November 12, 2009 Recently, I was at a meeting where the topic that was suggested was Serenity. The person who suggested it shared that she had...
AA Grapevine, November 1968: Clarence Snyder, 'I've Never Quit Being Active' The following AA Grapevine article was originally published in the November 1968...
Recipe for Miracles Ingredients 1 part of knowing who you are 1 part of knowing who you aren't 1 part of knowing what you want 1 part of knowing who you wish...
Today's thought from Hazelden is: The Evolving Relationship . . . a partner who provided a place to climb. Once when climbing rocks with friends, a woman...
ACIM Workbook Healing Perspectives Lesson 198 “Only my condemnation injures me.” I am only tempted to condemn what appears to be in a world outside me when...
1. Alcohol and Cocaine Form Deadly Mix Young adults who mix alcohol and cocaine are threatening their futures with devastating health problems. Combining...
Alcoholics have three kinds of memory loss: short-term, long-term and convenient. OVER VIEW OF THE STEPS They completed the Steps in about a month. Then, in...
God wants to forgive us more then we want to be forgiven. Never try to forecast the way God is going to answer our prayers. THE ANT AND THE CONTACT LENS Brenda...
Each morning, a man paid a visit to his spiritual advisor. He began every conversation with a long list of complaints about the day before: the names and...
Daily Reflections A SENSE OF BELONGING Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belongingthat comes to us. TWELVE STEPS...
ACIM Workbook Healing Perspectives Lesson 197 “It can be but my gratitude I earn.” Ingratitude is another word for unforgiveness. The whole ego thought...
Today's thought from Hazelden is: I haven't won yet but I haven't lost, either. --Dennis C. A favorite saying in sports is, "It isn't losing to get knocked...