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Good Can Come from Bad
Even wrong motives and intentions can lead to good outcomes if I practice the principles of our Program in my ...
Sobriety is a long and short game.
n AA sister shared, “We must be relieved of the bondage of time … pass.” Her brevity caught everyone by ...
Sobriety can get old
An AA brother shared. He had been around the Program for a long time; though he was a long way ...
New on the website: Podcasts
We have started a new offering. We can now hear a podcast on this website. ...
Quantum Spiritual Leaps
Bill Wilson advises caution in relying on our spiritual intuitions, especially in the early days. Father Bill W. from Texas ...
Defeats are better than problems
At the lawyers’ AA meeting, one share jumped out. The speaker was a litigator, a courtroom lawyer. He began, “I ...
Newcomer and Retreads
On the4thdimension.ca website, we have many requests for a list of Dr. Bob’s Five Essentials and Two Optionals. Dr. Bob ...
Spiral Staircase
My AA friend and I were out for a walk. We wanted to cross a broad and busy 6-lane road; ...
Sobriety is a long game
The topic at the meeting was, ‘sobriety is a long game.’ The more I pondered this aphorism, the larger it ...
Spousal Advice
An AA sister shared, “We go to sponsors for advice in AA, and only AA advice.” Wise sponsors restrict their ...
Air Canada and running out of fuel
Many years ago, a Boeing 777 ran out of fuel over Manitoba. It was a famous near-disaster. A colossal jet, ...
Never Never Again
A parent was heard to say, “as soon as I say, my child would never, there, he comes …. nevering ...
Book survey results
This week I wanted to share the results of the survey of the4thdimension.ca blog readers. We asked for book recommendations ...
You Cannot Do God’s Job
An AA sister in Palm Desert shared, “You cannot do God’s work, and He’s not going to do yours.” A ...
Always Do What I Always Did
A popular AA saying is, “If I always do what I always did, I will always get what I always ...
Got the t-shirt
The subject of the conversation was ‘people-pleasing.’ The topic had come up at our Home Group Tuesday night, which we ...
