It was a cold night in Sedona, Arizona. An unexpected snowstorm had passed through the usually warm city, dumping several inches of snow in a short time. The electricity was off. The cabin I was staying in was freezing. Great, I thought. I get to spend my last evening in Sedona fighting off hypothermia aloneContinue reading “Enjoy The Adventure – Journey To The Heart April 8th”
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Let Go Absolutely – As Bill Sees It #242
After failure on my part to dry up any drunks, Dr. Silkworth reminded me of Professor William James’s observation that truly transforming spiritual experiences are nearly always founded on calamity and collapse. “Stop preaching at them,” Dr. Silkworth said, “and give them the hard medical facts first. This may soften them up at depth soContinue reading “Let Go Absolutely – As Bill Sees It #242”
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”
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”
The Disease Concept In Early AA – Grapevine Article November 2003 By Anonymous
BEFORE HE MET DR. BOB, BILL W. had spent six months trying to sober up other alcoholics–without success. A conversation he had with Dr. Silkworth before leaving for Akron changed the way Bill carried the message to Doctor Bob and changed the destiny of millions of alcoholics to come. The part of the message thatContinue reading “The Disease Concept In Early AA – Grapevine Article November 2003 By Anonymous”
Miracles: Yours and Mine – Grapevine Article February 2004 By Dave L.
He thought they were only for the very good people, the saints Being a drunk and, hence, a “bad person,” I was not at all happy with a Higher Power or God who refused to answer my pleas for help. Over and over again I had asked God for surcease of my drunken, “bad” behavior,Continue reading “Miracles: Yours and Mine – Grapevine Article February 2004 By Dave L.”
Happy – When We’re Free – As Bill Sees It #218
For most normal folks, drinking means release from care, boredom, and worry. It means joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. But not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking. The old pleasures were gone. There was an insistent yearning to enjoy life as we once did andContinue reading “Happy – When We’re Free – As Bill Sees It #218”
Only Try – As Bill Sees It #214
In my teens, I had to be an athlete because I was not an athlete. I had to be a musician because I could not carry a tune. I had to be the president of my class in boarding school. I had to first in everything because in my perverse heart I felt myself theContinue reading “Only Try – As Bill Sees It #214”
Roots Of Reality – As Bill Sees It #173
We started upon a personal inventory, Step Four. A business which takes no regular inventory usually goes broke. Taking a commercial inventory is a fact-finding and a fact-facing process. It is an effort to discover the truth about the stock in trade. One object is to disclose damaged or unsalable goods, to get rid ofContinue reading “Roots Of Reality – As Bill Sees It #173”
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