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

You say you have hit bottom; I don’t think so. I hope I am wrong, but I don’t think you ...

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

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

Begin each day with a prayer asking God to direct your thinking and free it from self-pity, dishonest and self-seeking ...

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

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

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

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

Meditation isn't about emptying your mind, but intentionally choosing what to focus on ...

Years ago, a friend showed me the difference between a change and an unveiling. It was a humorous story and ...

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

At a recent meeting, a fellow shared, starting from an interesting point of departure. He had a piece of paper ...

Sponsorship works, even when the sponsor does nothing.  As a sponsor, I have listened to voicemails like this. “Andy, damn, ...

Superficially fescues resemble grass, but the differences outweigh the similarities. Grasses make great lawns, a seamless expanse of green. In ...

I watched a movie about the Marines on a Pacific Island in World War II on Monday night. In the ...