Program Theory

I view the first nine steps as primarily a short-lived event that teaches how to begin the lifelong process of the living last three steps. The […]

For some years, I assumed the decision of turning my will and life over to “God as I understood Him” took place when I prayed the […]

Step Two: The Journey to Sobriety We took our most important step when we recognized that we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had […]

Understanding Steps Six and Seven Since the day I entered the AA program, I have had an insatiable appetite for learning all I could about the […]

Examine My Motives for All That I Do If someone were to ask me what brought me to the doors of Alcoholics Anonymous, my answer would […]

“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 […]