Where there is hatred let me sow love. . .” – Forgiveness comes when we love and bless the Power that flows through each of us I ALWAYS thought “Forgive and forget” was a beautiful maxim. But I expected others to live up to it, while I gave it only lip service. So, for nearly six yearsContinue reading “The Good Within Our Enemy – Grapevine Article August 1973 by A.G. Decatur, GA”
Category Archives: Attitude
Trust – Grapevine Article by Art H.
Having lost faith in everything, he needed a starting-over point You might say I had trust issues when I came into AA. Early in my life, I was kind of a normal kid. I got through grade school all right with mediocre grades, but I had a pretty nice time. After grade school is whenContinue reading “Trust – Grapevine Article by Art H.”
Spiritual Kindergarten – As Bill Sees It #95
“We are only operating a spiritual kindergarten in which people are enabled to get over drinking and find the grace to go on living to better effect. Each man’s theology has to be his own quest, his own affair.” << << << >> >> >> When the Big Book was being planned, some members thoughtContinue reading “Spiritual Kindergarten – As Bill Sees It #95”
I Blamed God – Grapevine Article September 2002 by Mark G.
It was a lot easier than blaming myself Okay, resentments. It’s not because I’m in prison. It’s not my family, who can have a few drinks and quit just like that. It’s not even about my wife and children not writing me as much as I’d like them to. I want to make my amends and changeContinue reading “I Blamed God – Grapevine Article September 2002 by Mark G.”
Putting It Off A Day At A Time – Grapevine Article June 1984 By C.C.
AMONG THE PARADOXES that apply to alcoholics is that we are impatient procrastinators. We want success and perfection right now, but we are caught up by a disease that functions as the world’s greatest delaying mechanism. Taking things slowly and gradually, as well as simply, in Alcoholics Anonymous makes character growth more solid. We areContinue reading “Putting It Off A Day At A Time – Grapevine Article June 1984 By C.C.”
Collection of Big Book & Twelve and Twelve Promises
Big Book – Step 3 Promises – pages 62-63 Big Book – 5th Step Promises – page 75 Big Book – 9th Step Promises – pages 83-84 Big Book – 10th Step Promises – pages 84-85 Big Book – 11th Step Promises – pages 86-87 Big Book – 11th Step Promises – pages 87-88 BigContinue reading “Collection of Big Book & Twelve and Twelve Promises”
Boredom/Depression & Relapse – Problem & Solution Mashup Of Two Grapevine Articles
Boredom, depression, restlessness, feeling stuck are all realities that we will face if we are to live sober. These two short Grapevine articles below help us define more clearly the problem and then to begin to explore effective ways to respond to these uncomfortable feelings. These articles are good reminders of what the Big BookContinue reading “Boredom/Depression & Relapse – Problem & Solution Mashup Of Two Grapevine Articles”
A Program Of Action – Grapevine Article March 1989 by J.L.
Step Three – Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. As an atheist with long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, I am occasionally asked how I resolve my atheist philosophies with the program’s strong reliance on belief in God’s participation in recovery fromContinue reading “A Program Of Action – Grapevine Article March 1989 by J.L.”
Five Years In AA – Slip – Comeback – Grapevine Article February 1968 by Jim C.
An AA returning after a slip takes deliberate aim on wanting sobriety above all else IT is almost ten years since I was first introduced to AA. My drinking history had carried me across Canada 4,000 miles from east to west, and as far north as Whitehorse in the Yukon. This was not boxcar traveling.Continue reading “Five Years In AA – Slip – Comeback – Grapevine Article February 1968 by Jim C.”
Starting My Day – Grapevine Article March 2023 By Paul M.
He learned that a good day of service can begin with a well-made bed When I was a boy, my mother insisted that I make my bed every morning. Well, I didn’t want to since I was just going to mess it up again that night. Many years later, when I started going in andContinue reading “Starting My Day – Grapevine Article March 2023 By Paul M.”