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I took up the sport of tennis late in life. I hired a coach and took lessons every week. We ...

Meetings are for all who are interested in spiritual development, and they mean a lot to everyone who attends. Newcomers ...

A great share at a meeting – “Drinking is not a spectator sport, and neither is AA.” I cannot enjoy ...

Program Paradoxes: As we think more about ourselves, we think more of ourselves. The Program involves a lot of introspection ...

When I am dancing and I change my rhythm, my partner will change as well. Maybe not right away, but ...

Based on my experience, forgiveness is a necessary part of Step 8. Step 8 is the precursor to Step 9 ...

This GEM is from a meeting some months ago in Thunder Bay. Forgiveness is letting go of what I think ...

In our moral and personal inventories, we are instructed to create a Grudge List with people, institutions and principles that ...

Impression management is a difficult job involving unceasing labour. Without any independent self-esteem, I am dependent on what others think ...

I am spending a lot more time on the west coast these days. They have carefully cultivated gardens and shaped ...

If the world really loved me, it would know what to do to make me happy. If my wife really ...

Happiness is not complicated. Happiness is a lot like our Program. Our Program is straightforward. Happiness is simple; we can ...

“Even a foolish King can win a battle with good advisors.” (Paul at a meeting in Gulf Shores, Alabama.) Good ...

“Stay on the bus, the scenery will change.  Get off, and you are there forever.” --Heard at a recent meeting ...

This post is for the word freaks in the crowd. Words are really neat. And some words are just fascinating ...

I came to AA and found two dimensions: The Program and the Fellowship. At first, I paid more attention to ...