If minding one’s own business can work for the group, then it might work for her as well TRADITION TEN: Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy. When I sat down at my very first meeting, I was four days sober and miserableContinue reading “Sassy Pearls Of Wisdom – Grapevine Article October 2015 By Wendy L.”
Category Archives: Attitude
Persistence In Prayer As Bill Sees It #127
We often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. To be sure, we feel it is something that might help us to meet an occasional emergency, but at first many of us are apt to regard it as a somewhat mysterious skill of clergymen, from which we may hope toContinue reading “Persistence In Prayer As Bill Sees It #127”
How Do I Turn My Irritations Into Pearls Today – June 12th Today’s Gift
The more a diamond is cut, the more it sparkles.—Anonymous There is something of value to be found even in the worst of things. Consider the oyster. When a grain of sand penetrates an oyster’s shell, it irritates the oyster, making it uncomfortable. The oyster relieves the pain by coating the sand with a soothingContinue reading “How Do I Turn My Irritations Into Pearls Today – June 12th Today’s Gift”
From Denial To Acceptance – Language Of Letting Go February 22nd
Many of us lived in situations where it wasn’t okay to identify, have, or talk about problems. Denial became a way of life and our way of dealing with problems. In recovery, many of us still fear problems. We may spend more time reacting to a problem than we do solving it. We miss theContinue reading “From Denial To Acceptance – Language Of Letting Go February 22nd”
To Take Responsibility – As Bill Sees It #145
Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership , and brotherhood with all men and women, of whatever description, is a moving and fascinating adventure. But every AA has found that he can make little headway in this new adventure of living until he first backtracks and really makes an accurate and unsparing surveyContinue reading “To Take Responsibility – As Bill Sees It #145”
A Renewable And Resilient Purpose – Touchstone Reflection February 19th
He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how. –Friedrich Nietzsche Our sense of purpose in life is not fixed in concrete. It changes from youth through all the stages of life. Often in the transitions to a new growth stage we are most confused. In the chaotic life created byContinue reading “A Renewable And Resilient Purpose – Touchstone Reflection February 19th”
Trusting The Silence – Grapevine Article November 1991 By Anonymous
Step Eleven – Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Sometimes my faith in a Higher Power slips. I look at the people, places, and things around me and ask,Continue reading “Trusting The Silence – Grapevine Article November 1991 By Anonymous”
Tolerance Is Important – Grapevine Article May 1950 By Russ
THE practice of tolerance, and the understanding of others is of utmost importance in the recovery of the confused alcoholic. The use of tolerance is particularly difficult to some convalescent alcoholics in their relations with others who are having difficulty in adjusting themselves to the AA Program of rehabilitation. We have admitted that only aContinue reading “Tolerance Is Important – Grapevine Article May 1950 By Russ”
How Much Anonymity – As Bill Sees It #43
As a rule, the average newcomer wanted his family to know immediately what he was trying to do. He also wanted to tell others who had tried to help him—his doctor, his minister, and close friends. As he gained confidence, he felt it right to explain his new way of life to his employer andContinue reading “How Much Anonymity – As Bill Sees It #43”
Feeling Good Isn’t The Point – Just For Today – February 4th
“For us, recovery is more than just pleasure.” Basic Text, p. 43 ❖ In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day to the next. All we had to do was read the label on the bottle or know what was in the bag. We plannedContinue reading “Feeling Good Isn’t The Point – Just For Today – February 4th”