A Dozen Steps

Top Five All-Time Posts

by Mark on May 10th, 2008

Theses entries have been, and remain, at the top of the statistics for most viewed every month here at A Dozen Steps…

Nonsense Gods of Recovery

“Covers the origins of what I call the “nonsense gods of recovery” that have crept into our fellowship…Alcoholics may be sick but they are not stupid… Demonstrating the absurdity of the weird names counselors, therapists, and treatment people–as well as AA’s – have assigned to “their” deity… These include tree, light bulb, radiator, Gertrude, Ralph, Coke bottle, Pumpkin, and on and on.”

On Topic and Timely

“We can try to stop making unreasonable demands upon those we love. We can show kindness where we had shown none. With those we dislike we can begin to practice justice and courtesy, perhaps going out of our way to understand and help them.”

Priorities Son, Priorities

“If a phone call is more important to you than your sobriety when you’re at an AA meeting then you might as well go out and get drunk.”

The Circle and Triangle Symbol

“The circle and triangle is not ‘banned by A.A.,’ just discontinued since 1993 as a trademark.”

A Functional Alcoholic?

Just exactly what about unmanageable, what about obsession for destructive drinking, relates to “functional?”

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