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A young sponsee was wrestling with a defect of character and shortcoming. He said, “I am struggling to level up.” ...

Acronyms are so much fun, and handy to have around. They are memory aids for sound principles of living. And ...

When I am not paying attention, my ego is in command. I am often not paying attention, so my ego ...

My wife and I recently holidayed in Scotland. If you are visiting Scotland, you are interested in history or have ...

“If it is important, I will find a way; if it is not, I will find an excuse.” This was ...

Alabama, near the Gulf of Mexico, is a beautiful place to visit. And it has a great AA culture. The ...

It was our regular men’s meeting. The electronic meeting room was opened early, and we were enjoying a pre-meeting gabfest, ...

Apathy worries every old-timer in the Program. A friend said recently, “resentment may have been the number one offender when ...

I was talking with a sponsee one day. We were talking about resentments—feelings of bitter indignation over perceived harm or ...

At a meeting, a young man shared a conversation with his sponsor. Pouring out his heart, he had described to ...

One of the topics at a recent meeting was Joy. And one share in particular resonated with these times of ...

In these times of panic and stress, we have an opportunity to exercise Program principles… in all our affairs. Our ...

Many commentators on the pandemic have said, “we have a new normal.” Let’s unpack this phrase. Normal: A noun, meaning ...

A share at the Akron Group in Victoria, “you don’t know God, you experience God.” This was one for the ...

We have an advantage. It is the Program and the Fellowship. We have a handbook with Steps to follow and ...

We just finished our Thursday noon hour meeting. In this time of pandemic, the meeting was held online. Our reading ...