Self-centeredness can be the most baffling of character defects The pain and misery and horrible loneliness I experienced prior to my first meeting, sixteen years ago, finally convinced me of the need to honestly look at my drinking. But that battle and every one since has been hard-fought. At times it seems to take aContinue reading “The Ego & The AA – Grapevine Article February 2009 By Greg M.”
Category Archives: Complacency
Getting Beyond The Dry Drunk Syndrome – Stage II Recovery By Earnie Larson
The Dry-Drunk Syndrome As hateful as this label is to so many people, it names a real condition that occurs when a person breaks a primary addiction (gets sober) but doesn’t deal with the underlying living problems. “Dry drunks” can afflict people who have broken a primary addiction (Stage I) but have not gotten furtherContinue reading “Getting Beyond The Dry Drunk Syndrome – Stage II Recovery By Earnie Larson”
Slips And Human Nature – Grapevine Article January 1947 By Dr. William Silkworth Author Of ‘The Doctor’s Opinion’ In The Big Book
Dr. Silkworth, Physician-in-Chief of the Charles B. Towns Hospital, he is counted among the founders of AA. In his lifetime he treated some 40,000 alcoholics. The mystery of slips is not so deep as it may appear. While it does seem odd that an alcoholic, who has restored himself to a dignified place among hisContinue reading “Slips And Human Nature – Grapevine Article January 1947 By Dr. William Silkworth Author Of ‘The Doctor’s Opinion’ In The Big Book”
Self Esteem, Sustainability & Our Emotions – Drop The Rock – The Ripple Effect By Fred H.
When we first began working the Steps, some of us had too little self-esteem—an under-expression of a healthy, humble sense of self. Some of us had too much self-esteem—an over-expression of that same basic trait. Some of us suffered from both flaws. As we work Step Ten, part of our responsibility is to be asContinue reading “Self Esteem, Sustainability & Our Emotions – Drop The Rock – The Ripple Effect By Fred H.”
Surrender – Grapevine Article June 1976 By Ed C.
THE FIRST and most crucial Step in the recovery of any alcoholic is surrender to the fact that he or she is powerless over alcohol and that life has become unmanageable. Sounds simple enough, like most of AA’s principles. But obviously, it isn’t always easy for the active alcoholic. Thousands of AA members who areContinue reading “Surrender – Grapevine Article June 1976 By Ed C.”
The Shape Of Things To Come – Grapevine Article February 1961 By Bill W.
AA’s FIRST quarter-century is now history. Our next twenty-five years lie in prospect before us. How, then, can we make the most of this new grant of time? Perhaps our very first realization should be that we can’t stand still. Now that our basic principles seem established, now that our functioning is fairly effective andContinue reading “The Shape Of Things To Come – Grapevine Article February 1961 By Bill W.”
Listening To The Music Of Today – Each Day A New Beginning August 28th
There are sounds to seasons. There are sounds to places, and there are sounds to every time in one’s life. –Alison Wyrley Birch Live is rich and full. Your life. My life. Even when the day feels flat or hollow, there’s a richness to it that escapes our attention. We see only what we chooseContinue reading “Listening To The Music Of Today – Each Day A New Beginning August 28th”
Off The Beam – Grapevine Article July 1997 By Tom H.
Nineteen-eighty-seven was the biggest income year I’d ever had. I had a big house, two Mercedes Benzes, a Rolex watch, and my kids were in prep school. By modern standards, I had made it. In addition, I hadn’t had a drink since December 1979. I attended AA regularly. Everything was as it should be. Then,Continue reading “Off The Beam – Grapevine Article July 1997 By Tom H.”