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Good Can Come from Bad

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.

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

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

New on the website: Podcasts

We have started a new offering.  We can now hear a podcast on this website.  ...
Quantum Spiritual Leaps

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

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

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

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

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 ...
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Spousal Advice

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...
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Got the t-shirt

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 ...
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