Being sober doesn't keep us sober. In Hollywood, where everyone and his brother seems to have an agent: A man stands up at an A.A. meeting. "Hello," he says....
Bill's story in the Big Book is for identification, the previous pages are about Step 1. A fellow said he came to A.A. because of back problems-to get his...
Breaking through denial is the vital first step in recovery. The town souse went to see the doctor. "I hurt all over my entire body," he complained. He laid...
By constantly saying we are alcoholics, we are continually reminding ourselves who we are and where we came from. Alcohol warning labels: Due to increasing...
By continuing with our personal inventories, we allow the seeds of recovery to take deeper root. SIGNS YOU HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM You lose arguments with...
Carrying a Big Book is not the same as carrying the message of recovery. A woman and man get into a car accident. Both of their cars are totally demolished,...
By sharing the program with others we reinforce how important it is to us. Top ten signs you may have a drinking problem 10) Telephone numbers for criminal and...
By standing together, we form a shield against a relapse. Top ten signs you may be in recovery: 10) You drink more coffee per day than Starbucks in one week. ...
Contented sobriety is contingent on spiritual fitness. A newcomer is struggling to get the catsup out of the jar when the telephone rings. "Would you get that,...
Contented sobriety is not earned without self-sacrifice and God's help. En route to her first sober vacation, a women newcomer confessed her apprehension to...
Could a newcomer get the impression that if he just goes to meetings, shares what's on his mind or how he is feeling, and then leaves, he'll be have a ...
Hello Everyone my Name is Sharon and I am an alcoholic and I am greatful to be sober my sobriety date is 1/25/87. I believe the only way to live is to be sober...
My name is George and I am an alcoholic. My sobriety date is 7th October 1988. Sobriety for me is Life Part Two. What I had before it was a non-life. George ...
Do our actions back up our words? A drunk was asked, "What's the difference between shortcomings and defects of character? Without hesitation he replied, "I...
Do we expect too much with to little effort? If you tell a person that there are 270,678,934,341 stars in the universe, he'll believe you. But if tell an...
Do we talk the talk or walk the walk? Two drinking buddies meet on the street one morning. "Had breakfast, yet?" One inquires. "Nope, not a singly drop!"...
Do we want another drink or would we rather stay alive and be able to carry our message of recovery? An extremely inebriated gentleman staggers through the...
Do yourself a big favor, STUDY the Big Book. Out of the mouth of a drunk, "I pray that you remove every single defective character who stand in my way!" MY...
Does it make sense to tell confused newcomers who know nothing from nothing to take what they like and leave the rest? Maybe there is no fountain of youth, but...
+Don't be afraid to ask others for help. A little boy who became pretty well-versed in A.A. methods after his old man finally dried out. The kid greeted his...
Don't be impressed with charisma; look for character. A well-bombed character walked into a riding academy and stated that he wished to rent a horse. "How...
Drinking amplifies our self-doubt, fears and desire to escape life. We can't expect everything to be ideal, and the same was true of a group of homeless drunks...
Don't work my program, or your program, work "THE program". Said the tipsy driver to the highway patrolmen who pulled him over, "I wish you people would get...
Even when we cannot see a way out, we must never give up hope. Two drunks wandering through the grounds of the county fair and pausing to watch a group of men...
Even when we cannot see a way out, we must never give up hope. Two drunks wandering through the grounds of the county fair and pausing to watch a group of men...
Ever wonder if in the future it will be: "How it works" or "How it worked"? A fellow came home at 5:00 AM, and his wife demanded to know where he had been....
Ever wonder if in the future it will be: "How it works" or "How it worked"? A fellow came home at 5:00 AM, and his wife demanded to know where he had been....
Ever wonder why as soon as we begin to learn about the Program we want to make it complicated? A drunken lady called the fire department and screeched, "Come...
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