We are folks who would not normally mix. Yes, that is true but we do have a tri-fold common goal. We not only want to stay sober, we also want to help other alcoholics and we want to be happy. Fortunately, these three goals blend together well and all of us remember what we were …
“If you like everyone in AA, you haven’t gone to enough meetings yet!”Is this cynical – or just honest? The Traditions do not tell us we have to be best friends with every person in the Fellowship.But we are encouraged to place “principles before personalities,” and to practice “love and tolerance.”“Our common welfare should come …
I have always spent the majority of my time alone. As a kid we moved to NKY from Dayton, OH when my mother remarried to a neighborhood that was still under construction and there were no kids there yet. Shortly thereafter tragedy struck when my father died an alcoholic death by his own hand. That …
What does Unity mean in AA?Unity is imperative to our sobriety, we have to act as a whole, not as individuals. No one person is ever in-charge and no one person makes any decisions for anyone or for A.A. as a whole. We ALL come together whether at a group, district or area level. What …
1940 JANUARY: AKRON GROUP FINDS NEW HOME AT KING SCHOOL AA’S FIRST WORLD SERVICE OFFICE, VESEY STREET, NYCFIRST AA CLUBHOUSE, 334 ½ WEST 24TH STREET IN CHELSEA, NYC, WHERE BILL AND LOIS LIVE FOR AWHILE AND BILL MEETS FATHER ED DOWLING, WHO BECOMES HIS SECOND SPONSORSEPTEMBER: FIRST MEETING OF TOLEDO AA GROUP 1941 MARCH 1: …
Recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous affects people in many way. The first and most obvious I their ability to abstain from the use of alcohol for without that that there can be no recovery. Next is the willingness to abandon the idea that they can do this on their own and to seek the help of …
Desperation is a Great Motivator — Serenity is a Great Helper Read More »
This excerpt is from 12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger. It has been edited for brevity. Anyone who has spent time in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or other Twelve Step–based recovery programs–realizes–that self-centeredness and self-will run riot and are viewed as the root cause of addiction. Many Twelve Steppers interpret this as …
Stupid Thing 8: Confusing Self-Concern with Selfishness Read More »
The sad thing is – “If I tell myself something long enough, I’ll actually believe it.” That, unfortunately was my story. Selfish self- centeredness was the root of my troubles and delusion is my trump card. When all else failed, I just pretended that either I did- n’t recognize the problem or it was no …
Most people don’t dive off the banks of the deep end with perfect form like Becky Ruehl and swim as strong as Joe Hudepohl did in the 1996 Olympics. Most people start in pools where there is minimal risk of danger and where there are ‘steps’ to safely enter and exit the calm sterile waters. …
When I think back to my drunken escapades I now realize just how much God was looking over me. Whether it was in a blackout driving a car or motorcycle, stumbling through the streets of Las Vegas or simply not killing myself on a flight of steps, my Higher Power was always there. To have …