Program Theory

“As far as anonymity was concerned we knew who we were. It wasn’t only AA, but our social life. All of our lives seemed to be […]

The Big Book infers that we are to take stock honestly (p 64). My sponsor took this direction seriously with me because I had almost slipped […]

What Principles? When I first heard the term “practice these principles in all our affairs”, in Step Twelve, I was waiting for someone to hand me […]

After relating Step Four information with my sponsor, I had a much better understanding of my defects and shortcomings. I began to realize what aspects had […]

How Far Should I Go? Let me preface this article by saying that I am not being critical of anybody for any reason concerning where a […]

Pondering Step Five left me with a great deal of apprehension, but my sponsor didn’t allow time to back out. The Big Book tells us to […]

I Got It Right the Second Time My first attempt at doing a fourth step inventory came as I was approaching my first year of sobriety. […]

“Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves” Our family and friends; the significant individuals in our lives, sex, our relationship to power, money and […]

Dag Hammarskjold is quoted as having said “I don’t know who or what put the question, I don’t even remember answering, but at some moment I […]

1, 2, 3, and OUT When I attended my first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, I had no idea what any of the steps, entailed but at that […]

Early on in sobriety I considered the Third Step Prayer on page 63 as both a “decision” and “turning over” of my will and life over […]

A Life Based on Proven AA Principles I spent most of my adolescent years attempting to get the attention and the approval of the people around […]