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Small Changes Make a Big Difference

Experience the power of small changes: adjust your attitude with prayer and meditation for an easier journey and better destination ...
Enough is Just Below Too Much, Thank God

Enough is Just Below Too Much, Thank God

Half-measures not enough? Learn how to take the Program and spiritual life to an extreme without harm or damage with ...
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The God Habit

The God Habit

The topic at the AA meeting was “our relationship with God.” An AA brother shared, “I use many verb-preposition compounds ...
Old Timers Don't Always Agree

Old Timers Don’t Always Agree

Spiritual awakenings can be powerful, but it's not always a "once and done" experience! Hear how one AA found his ...
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emotional sobriety

Bill W Essay

Bill W's classic essay, The Final Frontier: Emotional Sobriety has been added to Andy C's library, where you can download ...
From Shame and Disappointment to Abject Fear

From Shame and Disappointment to Abject Fear

You say you have hit bottom; I don’t think so. I hope I am wrong, but I don’t think you ...
The Unexpected Gift of Bad Gratitude

The Unexpected Gift of Bad Gratitude

How a single moment of bad gratitude transformed my negative emotions into positive ones and created a powerful shift in ...
Drinking for Effect

Drinking for Effect

a soldier shares his story of drinking for effect - just as he used artillery to obliterate the target, so ...
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Dishonest Motives

Begin each day with a prayer asking God to direct your thinking and free it from self-pity, dishonest and self-seeking ...
Serenity Is Not Avoiding the Storm

Serenity Is Not Avoiding the Storm

When it comes to lasting sobriety, simply enjoying sober life is not enough. We must learn how to weather the ...
My Christmas Recovery Message

My Christmas Recovery Message

Alcoholics in recovery have an advantage in that they can experience the feelings and thoughts of Christmas every day through ...
Anger and booze are an instant fix

Anger and booze are an instant fix

Feeling overwhelmed by anger and alcohol? You're not alone. Both can be a short-term fix, but the consequences of both ...
Think, Think, Think???

Think, Think, Think???

Feeling overwhelmed by the Program? Don't trust your own judgement? Learn how to balance thinking and action in sobriety with ...
Meditation and driving?

Meditation and driving?

Meditation isn't about emptying your mind, but intentionally choosing what to focus on ...
Victim to Asshole in Four Easy Columns

Victim to Asshole in Four Easy Columns

Years ago, a friend showed me the difference between a change and an unveiling. It was a humorous story and ...
Cowboy Share: Stay in the Herd

Cowboy Share: Stay in the Herd

It was an early morning AA meeting on the West Coast. A stranger walked in, a genuine cowboy. He was ...
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