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A Dozen Steps

August 29th, 2008

I Stand At The Door

“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 too far in, nor stay too far out.
The door is the most important door in the world -
It is the door through which men walk when they find […]

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April 8th, 2008

Across The Kitchen Table

Is where “it” all began…
Considering Bill Wilson was in an alcoholic stupor, I doubt he really perceived it this way until much later.
From page 196 of “The Language of the Heart” Bill tells us;
“In the late summer of 1934, my well-loved alcoholic friend and schoolmate, Ebbie, had fallen in with these good folks (the Oxford […]

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February 15th, 2007

Dick B On Dr. Silkworth

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 […]

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September 21st, 2006

Another Twelve Step Discovery

I’d never seen it before…
StepStudy.org - Twelve Step History and Theory
Having discovered the AA History Lovers Group at Yahoo recently, I’ve been led to many new resources (for me) and I continue to find new information and knowledge. It’s all good!
I did not know that there was a timeline for the development of our Twelve […]

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