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The Alcoholic Advantage
We have an advantage. It is the Program and the Fellowship. We have a handbook with Steps to follow and ...
Faith Trumps Fear
We just finished our Thursday noon hour meeting. In this time of pandemic, the meeting was held online. Our reading ...
The confessional conversation
The inventory is now complete. While it is still fresh in my mind, I book time with my spiritual coach, ...
What was my role?
The best is last; the fourth column is the best. In Column #3, I saw patterns emerge in the free ...
How were you affected?
The question asked in Column #3 is, “How did these facts affect you?” The answer to this question includes facts ...
Just the facts, ma’am
Column #2 of the classic four column process, the facts that caused you to think of the name in Column ...
Special Names
In inventories, some names are special. Let me share this story with you showing how a special relationship can be ...
Writing the Name
The first part of the process is writing a grudge list, so-called by Bill Wilson in the Big Book. As ...
Moral Versus Personal
Step Four is a moral inventory, and Step Ten is a personal inventory. An exciting choice of adjectives, moral to ...
Spiritual Maintenance
My AA birthday has just passed. Another year sober, and another year of spiritual maintenance. “A business that does not ...
Why review the day ahead?
I heard a great reason to review the day with God in a recent share at a Meeting. A young ...
Press the Pause Button
PPL. Pause Pray and Listen. This simple admonition is Bill Wilson's advice and direction on Step Three. In the last ...
Desire versus willingness
The only requirement for attendance at an AA meeting is a desire to stop drinking, but the requirement for Membership ...
Take a Shot
Like other tennis players, I have worked on improving my technique. My tennis strokes worked, but my coach said that ...
Just Do It!
Just do it. Even if you get it wrong, you will get it right. This applies in all areas of ...
Learning from Amends
In Chapter 8 of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Bill W. makes a point about Step 8 of our ...
