Some of us came into AA hoping for a speedy recovery, like the way we’d bounced back after that accident and got over the flu right quick. We wanted to put addiction behind us, and then we could get on with life. A mixture of hope and denial convinced us that detoxing would fix us.Continue reading “Patience and the Process of Healing – A Spiritual Principle A Day September 7th”
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The Full Serenity Prayer (Long Version) – Sober Speak August 2022 By Shannon M
There’s something profound about those 3 AM moments when sleep won’t come and your mind races with regret, fear, or that familiar restlessness. Maybe you’re three days clean, or three years, or somewhere in between. In those moments, when the weight of “what if” and “if only” threatens to pull you under, you need somethingContinue reading “The Full Serenity Prayer (Long Version) – Sober Speak August 2022 By Shannon M”
The Courage to Face Reality – Grapevine Article November 1957 By Anonymous
I THINK IT WAS ST. THOMAS AQUINAS who wrote that life must be lived, even by those who cannot find the courage to face it. Surely one of the most common reasons that men become alcoholics is that they cannot find the courage to face the realities of life. Yet these remain and, after theContinue reading “The Courage to Face Reality – Grapevine Article November 1957 By Anonymous”
Still Messy; God Didn’t Clean Us Up So We Could Pretend We Were Never Messy – Take The 12 Blog By Rick W
God didn’t clean you up so you could pretend you were never messy. Your story is someone else’s hope. There is something about that sentence that makes me uncomfortable. And I think it should. Because after we have been sober for a while, it is surprisingly easy to become embarrassed by the person who first walkedContinue reading “Still Messy; God Didn’t Clean Us Up So We Could Pretend We Were Never Messy – Take The 12 Blog By Rick W”
Recognizing Our True Self – Daily Meditations Richard Rohr August 24th 2026
Searching for and rediscovering the true self is the fundamentum, the essential task that will gradually open us to receiving love from and giving love to God, others, and ourselves. We are created in the image of God from the very beginning. You and I (and every other created thing) begin with a unique divine DNA,Continue reading “Recognizing Our True Self – Daily Meditations Richard Rohr August 24th 2026”
What Does Trudging the Road to Happy Destiny Really Mean? – Southern Maryland Intergroup Newsletter May 2025
In the chapter, A Vision for You, the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous talks about trudging the road to happy destiny. There have been countless meetings about what that means. So, let’s look at the text and break it down. The quote from A Vision for You reads as follows: “Admit your faults to HimContinue reading “What Does Trudging the Road to Happy Destiny Really Mean? – Southern Maryland Intergroup Newsletter May 2025”
To Wives Isn’t Just For Wives; The Chapter We May Be Missing – Take The 12 Blog August 2026 By Rick W
I’ve heard it more times than I can count. “I hate To Wives.” “I skip that chapter.” “It’s outdated.” “Bill had no business writing it.” And I understand some of the criticism. The language belongs to another era. The assumptions about marriage, gender, and family life reflect 1939, not 2026. And there is an unavoidable awkwardness in knowing that Bill Wilson,Continue reading “To Wives Isn’t Just For Wives; The Chapter We May Be Missing – Take The 12 Blog August 2026 By Rick W”
Your Lowest Point Is The Doorway To Your Highest Self – Recovery Poem By Alan Watts
Your lowest point is the doorway to your highest self. For when the heart breaks, something far deeper is taking place than mere misfortune. We often don’t realize the value of the darkness until it has passed. For only in the absence of light do we learn how to become the light. The human mindContinue reading “Your Lowest Point Is The Doorway To Your Highest Self – Recovery Poem By Alan Watts”
The Chain Only Works If We Keep Adding Links – Take The 12 Blog August 2026 By Rick W.
Bill’s famous milestone message published in the March 1960 issue of the AA Grapevine is striking because it is not really an anniversary piece. It is a warning against complacency disguised as a celebration. What caught me most is how many of the dangers he names, money, power, personality, publicity, governance, fear, and distraction from our primaryContinue reading “The Chain Only Works If We Keep Adding Links – Take The 12 Blog August 2026 By Rick W.”
Listening to the Wind – Grapevine Article December 2001
“Listening to the Wind” is a recovery story in the Big Book Fourth Edition pages 458–469 It took an “angel” to introduce this Native American woman to AA and recovery. I started drinking when I was around eleven years old. I stayed with my brother and his wife just outside of Gallup, New Mexico. WeContinue reading “Listening to the Wind – Grapevine Article December 2001”