Fictitious Thinking There are a lot of people who don't like the weakness that is implied in the word "surrender.". . . People like to think they are strong...
Claiming Our God Given Selves When we have been deeply hurt by another person, it is nearly impossible not to have hostile thoughts, feelings of anger or...
On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially...
"...we were at Step Three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to God as we understood Him. Just what do we mean by that, and just what...
Chapter 5 in the Big Book Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not...
The talking about being recovered reminded me of an article by Dr Silkworth on AAs who slip after a long period of sobriety. He doesn't talk about our nature...
Good morning all! I had a very busy day/night yesterday so I was unable to go back and re-read
the first three chapters of the Big Book. Have another busy...
Ditto what Dudley said Steve. Praying for you. Alice ... From: aabeginnersclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:aabeginnersclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
A PRAYER TO START YOUR DAY "God, I offer myself to Thee -- to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may...
A Blessed Good Morning to You, Angel! So glad you are reading the Big Book. It is handy to have the book online. Have you thought of purchasing a hard copy? ...
I don't know if Chris has posted this already (it's "non-AA lit"), but when I read it, I thought, "Doesn't this describe what we do in the steps?" Bill ...
Alice, Yesterday (Friday), I was sitting at a desk in the nurses' station at one of the nursing homes I visit. A nurses' aide was sitting beside me. She told...
... Angel, You did the best and the only thing all of us could do for Jane. You wondered if you "fit in" here. You do. Us alkies do an awful lot of praying for...
Samantha, you are a hoot! Keep sharing the laughter, and laugh yourself. One of my greatest tools in my work is my clown nose, which I done quite often to get...
Missy, As others have probably written, the Big Book uses the word "recovered" numerous times, starting with the title page of the book. Some people feel that...
Only if he sits next to a Steeler fan. My youngest went to a pre-season game last week, and some drunk next to him kept inadvertently thwacking him in the eye...
Angel, no worries. I've worked a lot with survivors and the thing is, just like in here, we have to learn to not live as victims with the title of 'survivor'....
THE TWELVE STEPS 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves...
... 12 steps,"<< A little strange, I must admit, Missy, but this could be the only "God" this person understands at the moment. The ancient Israelites never...
SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF AABC On the Home Page of this group, you will find our primary purpose: "we simply want to share with anyone suffering from ...
You've been in my "car prayers" all week, Steve! Bill ... but since i dont remember it its a mute point for me........... ... drinking.........or stop...
well, at least you brought a smile to my face lord swami...LOL, its more like lord baloney hope ya feel better soon, Cliff ... brain cells right now maybe i...
