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.”
Category Archives: Frustration
Lois Looks Back On Early Days With Bill W – Grapevine Article December 1944 By Lois W. (Bill’s Wife)
AS the wife of an early AA, some of our experiences and my reactions to my husband’s changed life may be interesting to other wives. Bill was an alcoholic, I believe, from the first drink he ever took, just a few months before our marriage. From then on, for seventeen years, I did everything IContinue reading “Lois Looks Back On Early Days With Bill W – Grapevine Article December 1944 By Lois W. (Bill’s Wife)”
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”