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Taking time to save time

Taking time to save time

Time alone will cure many defects:  With time, we eventually see the problems.  But removing defects takes time if all ...
Character Replacement Therapy

Character Replacement Therapy

A great insight at a recent AA meeting, “when I applied the Program in all my affairs, what was out ...
The Missing Self-problem

The Missing Self-problem

In AA we have many self-problems:  In our Program there is a list of self-problems that we have to guard ...
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Half the Effort

Half the Effort

The topic of the AA meeting was the continuous work and effort required for our AA Program.  ...
Making Amends Pays a Karmic Debt

Making Amends Pays a Karmic Debt

The question over coffee with a group of AAs was: Why are amends so important in the AA Program? ...
First and Second Order Effects

First and Second Order Effects

In the Rooms of AA, we often hear, “I was at the top of my amends list,” or “first we ...
My Third Book is Out!

My Third Book is Out!

My third book, Closing Arguments for Twelve-Stepping Lawyers, is available.  International Lawyers in A.A. has a weekly online meeting which ...
On books and covers

On books and covers

Years ago, on a business trip in another city, I attended a downtown morning AA meeting. I walked by a ...
Prairies to Mountains

Prairies to Mountains

The topic was spiritual growth; an AA brother shared, “years ago, I was driving across the prairies to the west ...
Changing in a flash

Changing in a flash

Reversing course can take much time and much space, or no time and no space. Watching a big semi-trailer drive ...
Achieving Sanity

Achieving Sanity

Many factors affect my sanity.  Maintaining a level of sanity is complicated and difficult.  Or so I thought ...
One Way of Looking at Things

One Way of Looking at Things

After the waitress had taken the orders, one of the guys turned to the newcomer, who did not seem very ...
Relapse is Optional

Relapse is Optional

We took a newcomer to our AA meeting out for coffee.  Our new fellow had identified as ‘coming back’ in ...
Sanity is not binary

Sanity is not binary

To be sure, to be sane, or not to be sane is a question.  Sanity comes and goes.  Last week ...
The Blame Game

The Blame Game

We were talking over coffee and disagreed; I did not know much about the subject of the conversation, but with ...
It's time to check out!

It’s time to check out!

My favourite four-letter F-word – Free. We have opened a store and there is a lot of free stuff ...
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