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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
Half-measures not enough? Learn how to take the Program and spiritual life to an extreme without harm or damage with ...
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
Spiritual awakenings can be powerful, but it's not always a "once and done" experience! Hear how one AA found his ...
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
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
How a single moment of bad gratitude transformed my negative emotions into positive ones and created a powerful shift in ...
Drinking for Effect
a soldier shares his story of drinking for effect - just as he used artillery to obliterate the target, so ...
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
When it comes to lasting sobriety, simply enjoying sober life is not enough. We must learn how to weather the ...
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
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???
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 isn't about emptying your mind, but intentionally choosing what to focus on ...
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
It was an early morning AA meeting on the West Coast. A stranger walked in, a genuine cowboy. He was ...
