By Richard Clark Years ago, I realized addicts and people in twelve-step and recovery groups are often puzzled about dishonesty (I know I was about my own). Honesty and dishonesty are flip sides of...
by bob k. January 11 The spirituality of imperfection begins with the recognition that trying to be perfect is the most tragic human mistake. The Spirituality of Imperfection, Kurtz & Ketcham, p. 5 The...
By bob k. In school, I did well on writing assignments and exams that were of an essay-format. Later, I did some fantasizing about becoming a writer. In those long-gone days, every few weeks,...
By Bobby Beach In case you are unfamiliar with the acronym, PLBB stands for Plain Language Big Book. The General Service Conference (GSC) approved the publication of a supplemental version of the book Alcoholics...
By Richard W. Clark There are tens-of-thousands of inspirational quotes to be found on-line and in books innumerable and these have certainly been one of the shallow fascinations of people searching for an easier,...
By Andy F. I came to AA in 1984 after many years of very self-destructive drinking. My first thirteen years in the program were a disaster. I was going to meetings every day, frequently,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
