March 24, 2021
I faced Step Four with some trepidation, but my sponsor did not allow time for irrational fear to take over. He had me begin “spontaneous writing” […]
January 22, 2021
Further refection on Step One brought about a different understanding of its context. The first two parts of this step are separated by a dash—not a […]
December 1, 2020
My amends list story start at just after finishing the Third Step Prayer, my sponsor had me ask God for help with my Fourth Step information. […]
December 1, 2020
One Issue at a Time Alcoholism is an incurable disease contracted by, you might say, 10% of the population, without respect to age, gender, intelligence, religion […]
November 3, 2020
Yeas ago, I heard that Step Six timing is everything This reminds me of a story of when I was newly sober and almost went out […]
November 2, 2020
Understanding the Disease of Alcoholism Takes Time After being in the program for a while, it occurred to me that initially, there was no way I […]
September 29, 2020
Doing The Amends List Work Just after finishing the Third Step Prayer, my sponsor, Carl, had me ask God for help with my Fourth Step information […]
June 23, 2020
Step Seven begins: “My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad.” Why should I ask God to take […]
February 7, 2020
It’s a phrase heard in A.A. meetings around the world. But where does it come from? Why do we say it? And should we keep doing […]
December 19, 2019
The Big Book tells us that alcoholics drink because they are “restless, irritable and discontented.” (xxvi) Well, that wasn’t me! I even drank when everything was […]
October 30, 2019
These questions were originally published in the AA Grapevine in conjunction with a series on the Twelve Traditions that began in November 1969 and ran through […]
October 23, 2019
Some questions that can be helpful in evaluating whether our actions may or may not be in conflict with the principles of humility and sacrifice that […]