The word shame is derived from the Indo-European ‘skein’, which means to hide. Shame makes us want to hide from ourselves, and our peers – making shame an existentially isolating state of mind. Feeling shame makes a person dejection-based, passive, or helpless, causing the ashamed person to focus more on devaluing or condemning his entireContinue reading “Eliminating Shame Through The Principles and Practices of Alcoholics Anonymous by Steve K.”
Category Archives: Tolerance
Most Spiritual Experiences Are Gradual – Grapevine Article March 1954 By Dr. Harry Tiebout
In this article Dr. Tiebout continues his observations on “the fundamental phenomena which go on when an alcoholic responds favorably to Alcoholics Anonymous.” The article describes how the influences which most AAs recognize as spiritual “should release the positive potential which resides in the unconscious.” Dr. Harry M. Tiebout was a psychiatrist and an earlyContinue reading “Most Spiritual Experiences Are Gradual – Grapevine Article March 1954 By Dr. Harry Tiebout”
I Can’t Get The Spiritual Angle … Grapevine Article July 1954 By R.L.G.
HOW many times have we heard the above statement uttered by a, member in AA? I refer to old as well as new members. I am an alcoholic, twenty-eight years of age, a member of the U.S. Navy, and have been practicing (not perfecting) the suggested Twelve Steps of the AA program for nine months.Continue reading “I Can’t Get The Spiritual Angle … Grapevine Article July 1954 By R.L.G.”
True Tolerance – As Bill Sees It #203
Gradually we began to be able to accept the other fellow’s sins as well as his virtues. We coined the potent and meaningful expression “Let us always love the best in others–and never fear their worst.” ************************ Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as wellContinue reading “True Tolerance – As Bill Sees It #203”
As Good As It Gets – Grapevine Article June 2023 By Greg S.
Today, I set out to do one of the things that gives me a great deal of satisfaction—taking care of life’s day-to-day tasks. In the old days, fun had to be a wild, drunken adventure. Nowadays, I find enjoyment in simple everyday jobs that feature a quiet sort of fun and a sense of accomplishment. Continue reading “As Good As It Gets – Grapevine Article June 2023 By Greg S.”
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”
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”
The Gift Of Time – Grapevine Article June 1991 By J.J.
One alcoholic sharing his or her experience, strength, and hope with another is the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. This month, six more AAs share their thoughts on this topic, so vital to AA’s future. I was sober about eight months when Charlie began to call. I met him at a young people’s conference. (What wasContinue reading “The Gift Of Time – Grapevine Article June 1991 By J.J.”
Mastering Resentments – As Bill Sees It #286
We began to see that the world and its people had really dominated us. Under that unhappy condition, the wrongdoing of others, fancied or real, had power to actually kill us, because we could be driven back to drink through resentment. We saw that these resentments must be mastered, but how? We could not wishContinue reading “Mastering Resentments – As Bill Sees It #286”
The Good Within Our Enemy – Grapevine Article August 1973 by A.G. Decatur, GA
Where there is hatred let me sow love. . .” – Forgiveness comes when we love and bless the Power that flows through each of us I ALWAYS thought “Forgive and forget” was a beautiful maxim. But I expected others to live up to it, while I gave it only lip service. So, for nearly six yearsContinue reading “The Good Within Our Enemy – Grapevine Article August 1973 by A.G. Decatur, GA”