From "Fear of Fear:" "We have only been in A.A. a few years, but now we're trying to make up for lost time. Twenty-seven years of confusion is what my early...
A POWERFUL TRADITION In the years before the publication of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming...
"You see the glass half empty, or you can see it half full." You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right. But whatever you...
Hello Everyone It's that time again to hear from some of you. What is your experience or thoughts about the chapter we just finished. We will start chapter 8,...
From "'Alcoholics Anonymous' -- the Big Book..." "By April 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous was a fellowship with its own basic text and program. "There was one...
Bill W. talking on Emotional Sobriety, from the Grapevine,January, '58 The Next Frontier - Emotional Sobriety by Bill I think that many oldsters who have put...
Patricia will be gone for a few days, and I will be covering the Pass It On, Food for Thought, Helpful Link, and a few other of the millions of things she does...
From the Editorial column of the July 1944 issue of The Grapevine, written by Dr. Bob of Akron. On Cultivating Tolerance During nine years in AA I have...
Our recovery is a lot like the seasons, the flowers, and the general atmosphere of nature. Initially, there's the sullen darkness and hopelessness that we...
Just For Today in Narcotics Anonymous Sharing our gratitude ... "My gratitude speaks when I care and when I share with others the NA way." Gratitude Prayer The...
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Lesley and Bill thanks. What a nice surprise to come home to your wonderful notes in the digest. I am sure you and the other readers know it is by the grace of...
ATTRACTION, NOT PROMOTION Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual...
"ACTIVE GUARDIANS" To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition is a ...
From "We Agnostics:" "We found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To me, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never ...
PROTECTION FOR ALL At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special...
STEP FIVE: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. "All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our...
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In 1984, through the grace of God and the folks sitting around the AA/NA tables, I got clean and sober. Shortly thereafter I began to work on the one dream I...
