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Waves are Emotions
My AA brother and I were sitting on a park bench, looking out at the ocean, each with our thoughts ...
Just because I feel shame and have no self esteem I thought I had humility
Step Seven and Humility were the topics of the meeting. “Words have different nuances and meanings,” our AA sister began, ...
By the inch, it is a cinch, and by the yard, it is hard
The subject of the meeting was the removal of defects. One of the guys at the meeting shared, “By ...
Meet My Future Wife
We have a Morning Huddle AA meeting three days a week. Six AAs, we review our day ahead; share our ...
Nipigon Road Trip
I was 19 years old. We were at a cottage on the lake. We started early on Friday and partied ...
Informal Check on Hearing
My sponsor has a great and appropriate sense of humour. I was talking with him and raised what I thought ...
Gary and the Hula Hoop
It was Tuesday night, The Huddle, our mens’ meeting. The subject of the meeting was acceptance. There were many good ...
When Drinking Had One Speed
“When I arrived at AA. I was screaming down the highway the gas pedal jammed at full throttle. The tachometer ...
Program Texting
The subject of the meeting was - “How It Works.” The shares were outstanding. Men talked about how their lives ...
Spiritual Parapraxis
Parapraxis, or a Freudian slip, is a speech mistake. A mistake in the words we use, a mistake that might ...
Churches may be God’s House
We love our holidays in the deep south. I recall one day in particular. We were driving through the Low ...
In My Way and In My Way
The meeting topic was Step #3, “turning our will and our lives over to the care of God.” An AA ...
Slapped Up the Side of the Head
The meeting was organized around a circle of tables. Well-established, there were many old-timers. The meeting opened in the usual ...
Cruise Control
My AA friend introduced himself in the usual fashion. Then he shared, “you would think from all the news reports ...
What Happened Before What Happened Happened
An AA brother shared, “When I was drinking, I would often wake up hungover and wonder what the hell happened?” ...
Experience is Gold
The young couple, only months into their marriage, had words. The husband, thinking, “my wife is unmanageable,” called his sponsor ...
