AA freed him of remorse and enabled him to serve God WHY SHOULD anyone be thankful for a progressive, incurable illness, which society regards as a disgrace, a weakness, a sin, and a crime? Why should I, an ordained priest, be grateful for an addiction to alcohol that eventually rendered me incapable of serving GodContinue reading “The White Flag Of Surrender – Grapevine Article December 1976 By Father T.”
Category Archives: Denial
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”
Vision Beyond Today – As Bill Sees It #317
Vision is, I think, the ability to make good estimates, both for the immediate and for the more distant future. Some might feel this sort of striving to be heresy against “One day at a time.” But that valuable principle really refers to our mental and emotional lives and means chiefly that we are notContinue reading “Vision Beyond Today – As Bill Sees It #317”
Maturity, Frustration & Growth – Grapevine Article By Marvin Block, MD
A topic we often don’t discuss is the importance of how we deal with frustration and the relationship between our response to frustration to our growth and maturity in accepting life as it is. I found this short extract from a much larger Grapevine Article entitled ‘Alcoholism and Alcoholic Anonymous’ written in February 1974 quiteContinue reading “Maturity, Frustration & Growth – Grapevine Article By Marvin Block, MD”
No One Will Know – Grapevine Article October 2022 By Matt M.
While working on a construction site with some AA buddies, he had a close call he won’t soon forget A few years back, my 10-year AA anniversary was approaching. At that time, I was working a good program, going to my regular meetings and my home group. I touched base with my sponsor and workedContinue reading “No One Will Know – Grapevine Article October 2022 By Matt M.”
The Dry Drunk Waltz – Grapevine Article by Julie H
She learned the dance of anger, frustration and denial from her father, but replaced it with the sweeter music of AA It wasn’t till my father threw my mother’s mother across the kitchen and broke her arm that he was forced to stop drinking. He had grown up with a very drunk and abusive fatherContinue reading “The Dry Drunk Waltz – Grapevine Article by Julie H”
Learning From What Repeats Itself – Walk In Dry Places October 19th
The same situation… over and over Our drinking experience should have taught us that we’ll continue to repeat old destructive behaviors until we change our attitudes. In sobriety, we can take this idea a step further and apply it to other areas. If we have trouble with other people, for example, we should ask whatContinue reading “Learning From What Repeats Itself – Walk In Dry Places October 19th”
Key To Sobriety – As Bill Sees It # 257
The unique ability of each A.A. to identify himself with, and bring recovery to, the newcomer in no way depends upon his learning, his eloquence, or any special individual skills. The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In my first conversation with Dr.Continue reading “Key To Sobriety – As Bill Sees It # 257”
Becoming Willing – Grapevine Article September 2023 by Bruce W.
In AA meetings all over the world, he hears the language of the heart I’ve worked as a tech support specialist for my employer since 1993. Traveling the world for work allowed me to drink with impunity. I was a blackout drinker and due to some incidents that had occurred during blackouts at home, IContinue reading “Becoming Willing – Grapevine Article September 2023 by Bruce W.”
Eliminating Self-Pity – Living Sober Chapter 22
This emotion is so ugly that no one in his or her right mind wants to admit feeling it. Even when sober, many of us remain clever at hiding from ourselves the fact that we are astew in a mess of self-pity. We do not like at all being told that it shows, and weContinue reading “Eliminating Self-Pity – Living Sober Chapter 22”