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From today’s Daily Reflection;
“Made direct amends to such people wherever possible”
This reflection speaks of not being able to make amends to those folks who were casual acquaintances. People who passed through our lives briefly or barely. Like those neighbors I used to live near who no doubt heard my late night yelling…
“The only amends I […]
“Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.”
First Things First - changing wherever to whenever gives a different meaning…
The Very Spirit;
“The readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is […]
Significant September Dates in A.A. History
from AA History Lovers at Yahoo! Groups
Sept 1930 - Bill wrote 4th (last) promise in family Bible to quit drinking.
Sept 1939 - Group started by Earl T in Chicago.
Sept 1940 - AA group started in Toledo by Duke P & others.
Sept 1940 - Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases gives […]
It might be inevitable…
Those who don’t grow will inevitably go - back to drinking (drugging, overeating, etc.). Pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization.
Let’s take a shot (and I mean shoot at it lol) at complacency. From today’s Daily Reflection;
“Sobriety fills the painful ‘hole in my soul’ that my alcoholism created. Often I feel so physically well that […]
Making use of the slogan “Live and Let Live” - from the book “Living Sober.”
“An ancient sage said that none of us should criticize another until we have walked a mile in the other person’s boots. This wise advice can give us greater compassion for our fellow human beings. And putting it into practice makes […]
Keep ‘em coming Alex! You’re making it easier for me :)
Following up on the “crosstalk” topic… we have an email written from a oldtime member of AA;
Date: Thurs, Aug 21 2008 4:22 pm
From: olemole
I’ve been around and sober for close to 37 years and so called crosstalk in one meeting is standard format in another […]
From “Indelible Humility” printed in the Grapevine Dec. 1990 and reproduced at Silkworth.net. (pdf.)
Thanks again Alex…
“No look at anonymity as practiced by AA can be truly complete without including the question: is it possible for an AA member to be too anonymous? Too anonymous for the good of the individual and the Fellowship? […]
The Eleventh Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous
Certainly we can all agree that there is no controversy surrounding this Tradition just like there is no controversy about “Conference Approved Literature” right?
Well, I thought it would be interesting to hear what the moderator at the AA History Lovers Group at Yahoo! has to say regarding “Attraction Rather Than […]
I was just introduced to this resource today. It is not free and I am not an affiliate but it certainly seems as if it could be worthwhile to many. Therefore;
The Little Big Book Dictionary
“Made EXPRESSLY for use with “The Big Book” of A.A. Definitions do not necessarily translate for use with ‘The Twelve […]
And there was no solution…
Then, I also thought you were the riddle and the solution was “If you’d only do things my way everything would be okay.” We all know how well that works out.
From today’s Daily Reflection, “A Riddle That Works”
“It may be possible to find explanations of spiritual experiences such as ours, but […]
Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery.
A Dozen Steps
A Hearty Life
Alzheimer's Notes
Autism Vox
Breaking the Mirror
Breastfeeding 1-2-3
Diabetes Notes
Eating Fabulous
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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