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From the Narcotics Anonymous World Services web site I’d like to reproduce a few paragraphs and then direct you to the link to read through the entire bulletin. The good folks at NA obviously put a great deal of thought into this and it is certainly worth the read.
Some thoughts regarding our relationship to Alcoholics […]
As a reminder;
The Tablemate was an early A.A. set of beginners lessons entitled ‘Alcoholics Anonymous: An Interpretation of the Twelve Steps,’ put out in the form of a little pamphlet. It was (and still is) the most successful set of A.A. beginners lessons ever devised.
And I’m drawing content from the Hindsfoot site, laboriously prepared by […]
Going back to last month and then following up…
From the Service Material at the Alcoholics Anonymous web site.
Concepts Checklist - III, IV and V
Concept III: To insure effective leadership, we should endow each element of A.A. —the Conference, the General Service Board and its service corporations, staffs, committees, and executives—with a traditional “Right of Decision.”
Do […]
The Serenity Prayer
GOD, grant me the serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change,
Courage to change the
things I can, and the
wisdom to know the difference.
Living ONE DAY AT A TIME;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardship as the
pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did, this
sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it.
Trusting that He will […]
For those who may not know…
This is the Primary Purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous, i.e. what AA is;
“Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
The only requirement for membership is a […]
An old AA saying coined by early AA’s because some began to grow spiritually prideful.
From Bill W.’s writing published in The Language of the Heart in June, 1961 under the title;
Humility for Today
“There can be no absolute humility for us humans. At best we can only glimpse the meaning and splendor of such a perfect […]
Have you ever felt like “If this is all there is to sobriety, then why bother?”
Other than the disease talking to me, I discovered something about that state of mind a few years ago. It’s in the Big Book on pgs. 50-57.
I’ll refer to what still makes the most sense to me;
“When we became alcoholics, […]
Notice that it doesn’t say “In Good Religious Health.”
“When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and spiritually.”
First things first - “Intelligence is not incompatible with humility, provided I place humility first… To be fashionable and to seem better than I really am is a spiritual illness.”
In my drinking life I could not […]
This is now an old favorite! From pages 417 - 418;
“For years I was sure the worst thing that could happen to a nice guy like me would be that I would turn out to be an alcoholic.”
I actually did not give that much consideration in my drinking days. As much as there were a […]
From “The Language of the Heart” page 82-83;
“For to our kind, those who suffer alcoholism, recovery is a matter of life or death. So the Society of Alcoholics Anonymous cannot, it dare not, ever be diverted from its primary purpose.”
Fortunately, for all of us, Bill knew what an undying promoter and glory seeker he was, […]
Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery.
A Dozen Steps
A Hearty Life
Alzheimer's Notes
Astronomy Buff
Autism Vox
Baldiness
Breaking the Mirror
Breastfeeding 1-2-3
Cancer Commentary
Daily Tomorrow
Diabetes Notes
Eating Fabulous
Fertility Notes
Genetics & Health
Grounded Fitness
Health and Men
Healthbolt
Help My Hurt
Kids Health Notes
Lively Women
Mental Health Notes
Pink Ribbon Review
Veggie Chic
Weighting Line
Womb Within
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