I No Longer Rebel – Not Even Against God
Hi, everyone! My name is Sándor, and I am an alcoholic from Pécs, Hungary, Europe. The last time I drank alcohol was on November 2, 2009. So it will soon be 16 years. I...
Category: Experience, Strength & Hope
Reflections on the fellowship, program and benefits/shortfalls of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Who Gets to be Spiritual?
Is It Time to Expand Our Definition? Why limiting spirituality to religion leaves out millions of people having profound experiences. By John Aher A few years ago, my friend Sarah—a self-described atheist and data...
The Journey… So Far
By Murray J. If life is a journey then a part of that journey is recovery from addiction for those so affected. When I crashed and burned in the early 1990s I struggled like...
Sober for Fifteen Years
By Roger C. I recently celebrated being sober for fifteen years! I drank for forty years, from the age of twenty to the age of sixty. And that was awful. It ruined a marriage...
Loneliness vs aloneness
By Andy F Loneliness and aloneness: What’s the difference? As a newcomer, I kept hearing about the differences between loneliness and aloneness. In AA, drunk or sober, a pervasive and consuming loneliness is considered...
Getting to Grips With a Higher Power
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,...
Acceptance, God and the 3rd Step
By Jason W. Is accepting reality – acknowledging things the way they actually are, not how we think they should be – the same as a belief in God? As an atheist, the 12...
The Steps Require No Magic
By Bobbie K. I joined AA the first time in 1991, at 13 years old. I was one of those whose very first time with alcohol and drugs resulted in expulsion from school. But...
Atheists and Agnostics – The Meaning of Life
If there’s no afterlife or reason for the universe, how do you make your life matter? Based on an article by Tom Chivers originally posted on BuzzFeed Jan Doig: Three years and nine months...
6 Ways to Create Meaning in Your Life
Published on The Fix What makes life meaningful? Knowing the answer can make a big difference in your personal fulfillment. At Sunshine Coast Health Centre in British Columbia, program director Geoff Thompson and his...
MY program, not THE program
By Russel S In 1957, in Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, Bill Wilson wrote: “The A.A.’s Steps are SUGGESTIONS [emphasis added] only. A belief in them as they stand is not at all a...
The Challenges of 12 Step Recovery for Agnostics
By Andy F Going to my first AA meeting at the age of thirty was the best thing I ever did. I loved the fellowship from my very first meeting. I was someone who...
Recognizing 15 Years of Sobriety
By David Bohl Originally Posted on the author’s website on August 22, 2020 Today I celebrate an anniversary of 15 years of sobriety from alcohol. I cannot state any revelations at this milestone, except...
A Soul Sighting
By Dale K. I’m not talking about the soul they say will never die and go to Heaven to be reunited with the dear departed. No, I’m talking about the kind that Billy Joel...
