Christmas Gifts: Books!
Hi folks, Books – good ones – are excellent Christmas presents. You can buy some now for your family members or friends. Most will be delivered before December 25th and even though some may...
AA Agnostica Blog
Step Three – An Agnostic Interpretation
By Andy F A vulnerable newcomer As an agnostic newcomer, step three of Alcoholics Anonymous was an insurmountable obstacle. Before I describe my experience with the third step, it feels important to tell you...
Daily Reflections
by bob k. November 24 – To the New Thought idealist, it is the world’s false definitions of health, wealth, and happiness that weigh down and sicken the soul. Devotional practice – affirmations, prayers,...
Daily Reflections for Practical Twelve Step Recovery
by bob k. INTRODUCTION When one searches the internet for inspirational quotes, there are thousands to be found, probably tens of thousands. To have peace of mind and more enjoyable lives, we need not...
Against Recovery and Self-Help, Part 2
By Chris N. In Against Recovery and Self-Help, Part 1, I argued that alcoholism/addiction is not a disease, and that “treatments” for it that regard it like a disease often neglect the social context...
The Temperance Movement
By bob k. Our main object is not to reform inebriates, but to induce all temperate to continue temperate by practicing total abstinence . . . The drunkards, if not reformed, will die, and...
STIGMA
by bob k. We live in a boozy culture. There is a stigma that falls upon the folks who don’t drink at all and a different prejudice against those who drink too much. How...
Secular Spirituality
By Andy F. Atheists and Agnostics in AA Agnosticism and religion are two contentious topics. Rarely does either truly embrace a tangible inner spirituality. It’s a personal journey in discovering who we are and...
No Longer Seeking Oblivion
By Ronald W. I started drinking at age 15 in high school, and I always drank to get drunk. And I did that for 37 years. That was my deal with life – as...
Against Recovery and Self-Help, Part 1
By Chris N. My observation is that most people give credit to Alcoholics Anonymous for helping to change attitudes about the phenomenon called alcoholism. The book Alcoholics Anonymous famously claims that alcoholism is a...
A Zoom Baby Attends ICSAA 2024
By Alcohol Free Margarita I had really high expectations for this event for several years, and my expectations were nowhere near high enough! Leading up to the event, I had the rewarding privilege of...
ICSAA 2024 Essay
By Dale K. This is neither a report nor a review. It’s only my experience attending ICSAA 2024 – International Conference of Secular Alcoholics Anonymous – in Orlando, Florida. Briefly, it was incredible! It...
30 Things: Practical Advice for Living Well
By Joe C. William Schaberg’s 30 Things: Practical Advice for Living Well is a very different kind of offering from this beloved author. Typically, Schaberg’s writing points a spotlight on some compelling subject outside...
AA Then and Now
By Mick S. I’m sure my experience with AA is not totally unique but it’s probably a little unusual. In short, I spent a decade sober in AA in the 60’s and 70’s, then...
Why Alcoholics Anonymous Will Soon Be Dead
by Bobby Freaken Beach If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If you’ve been around longer than a few weeks, you’ve probably heard that one a few times, or more than a few. Why...
