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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 […]
Reading today’s “Daily Reflections“ I believe I am reading Dr. Bob’s words…
First Things First - Dr. Bob speaks of practice and I imagine that this was passed down to the point when it eventually came to me because my sponsor pointed out to me the only way I’d become good at anything was to practice […]
Offered to all by Hindsfoot…
“By following the Ten Commandments and Twelve Steps to the letter we automatically lead a spiritual life, whether or not we recognize it.
Here, however, is a set of suggestions, couched in the simplest of language:
Elimination of sin from our lives.
Develop humility.
Constantly pray to God for guidance.
Practice charity.
Meditate frequently on our newly […]
“If advice worked, nobody would get to A.A.”
That’s part of what today’s Daily Reflection says. Think about it - how many times did someone in a gin mill (bar for you young’un’s) offer you and I this;
Switch to… blah, blah, blah - if you only drank __ you wouldn’t get drunk…
Use your willpower. Certainly you […]
How To Listen to God
God will tell you all that you need to know.
He will not always tell you all that you want to know.
These are a few simple suggestions for people who are willing to make an experiment.
You can discover for yourself the most important and practical thing any human being can ever […]
As often as he may be diminished by folks who have to mention that he had an ego the size of Texas, and possibly couldn’t keep his pants zipped (whatever the he** that means - I swear, I heard an idiot ill person make mention of this in a meeting this past weekend), I am […]
Last night I listened to a member share on and on about God, God’s Grace, God Loves You… on and on… Nothing on experience, strength and hope. Nothing on the Twelve Steps. Nothing from our literature at all. Much personal, outside AA, God “stuff.”
Talk of God ought not be a problem. Yet spiritual pride can […]
From Dick B. on Dr. Silkworth;
“In the course of writing my two latest A.A. History titles – The Conversion of Bill W. and Introduction to The Sources and Founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, I had occasion to look much more deeply into the Silkworth/Wilson/A.A. links.
First, as to resources, there are none better for me than Dale […]
“I Stand At The Door” is the title of a piece written by Sam Shoemaker from the Oxford Group. It begins;
I stand by the door.
I neither go to far in, nor stay to far out.
The door is the most important door in the world -
It is the door through which men walk when they find […]
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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