A NEW THOUGHT has been forming in my mind (now that the AA program has put it in working order). I believe that an element most important in building our sober lives is what is left out. Several months ago, my husband and I enrolled in a beginners’ art course. We didn’t become great painters,Continue reading “Growth – Grapevine Article June 1976 By Tricia J.”
Category Archives: Step 10
Confusing Wants With Needs – Each Day A New Beginning – January 14th
In a culture where approval/disapproval has become the predominant regulator of effort and position, and often the substitute for love, our personal freedoms are dissipated. –Viola Spolin Wanting others to approve our efforts, our appearance, our aspirations and behavior is perfectly normal, certainly not unhealthy. However, needing the approval in order to proceed with ourContinue reading “Confusing Wants With Needs – Each Day A New Beginning – January 14th”
The Power Of Good – Grapevine Article April 1978 By Anonymous
I SHOULD LIKE to write a few words of encouragement to you who are unbelievers, as I am. By unbeliever, I mean you who do not take for granted that there is a transcendent God or an ultimate purpose in human existence. You need not alter your convictions or take it lying down when other members ofContinue reading “The Power Of Good – Grapevine Article April 1978 By Anonymous”
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.”
Big Book Meditation – Transcript Includes Specific Pages Of Big Book References
Here is a Big Book Meditation which has been listened to well over 1 million times. Below is the transcript of this meditation with the specific Big Book references (in italics) that show where the reference occurred in the Big Book. As you listen to this meditation , you can follow the words below ofContinue reading “Big Book Meditation – Transcript Includes Specific Pages Of Big Book References”
The Broken Pulley – Grapevine Article June 1992 By Mel B.
Some years ago, I realized that much of the great staying power of the AA program is wrapped up in Step Ten: “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.” In my opinion, this Step suggests the daily practice of Steps Four through Nine and is designed to keep usContinue reading “The Broken Pulley – Grapevine Article June 1992 By Mel B.”
What Prevents Us From Learning From Our Mistakes – Keep It Simple October 9th
A man should never be ashamed to own he was in the wrong.—Jonathan Swift In the past, we felt a mistake was a crisis. We thought we had a to be perfect. Our old ways was to try to hide our mistakes. We were ashamed. We thought making mistakes meant we were bad. Mistakes areContinue reading “What Prevents Us From Learning From Our Mistakes – Keep It Simple October 9th”
Everyday Living – As Bill Sees It #233
The A.A. emphasis on personal inventory is heavy because a great many of us have never really acquired the habit of accurate self-appraisal. Once this heavy practice has become a habit, it will prove so interesting and profitable that the time it takes won’t be missed. For these minutes and often hours spent in self-examinationContinue reading “Everyday Living – As Bill Sees It #233”
Jekyll and Hyde Tenth Step Lessons Grapevine Article by Dr. Charles Aring October 1962
Would AA’s Fourth Step have changed the ending of the famous old horror story? A famous doctor thinks it might THREE-QUARTERS of a century ago, Fanny Stevenson, frightened in the night by her husband’s cries and moans, prodded him into wakefulness. In a dawning state of consciousness he was annoyed, and not for the usuallyContinue reading “Jekyll and Hyde Tenth Step Lessons Grapevine Article by Dr. Charles Aring October 1962”
Speaking Of Trauma – Grapevine Article March 2023 by Anonymous
A longtime member shares his journey of buried wounds and the importance of getting outside help There’s an amend I owe that I hope someday I get to make face-to-face. It’s to another AA member who sat in front of me in a clubhouse meeting and told me how he’d been abused by one ofContinue reading “Speaking Of Trauma – Grapevine Article March 2023 by Anonymous”