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“It is not what we don’t know that gets us in trouble, it is what we think we know that ...

At a recent meeting, I saw a T‑shirt.  It was a simple T‑shirt with a profound message. On the T‑shirt ...

One of the principles of the Steps is ‘repeated rigorous and demanding investigation and experimentation’ with life.  We rigorously examine ...

One of the shares at the Welcome Group meeting was, “Normal is a setting on the dryer, not a way ...

There are no free memberships in AA. The MasterCard commercials of past years had a series of items with a ...

I remember seeing bumper stickers that read “God is my Co-Pilot.” I have felt that statement in my life. There ...

My first words in the Program were, “My name is Andy…and I am here.” An old timer asked, “So why ...

Heard at a recent meeting: “With inventories and amends, we are unwinding our personal histories.” I see in my mind’s ...

Before I came to the Program and began working the steps, my spiritual legs had atrophied. There were two reasons, ...

I heard a great share the other night:  “Humility gives me the strength to stand up and the willingness to ...

God is not a Fix-It fairy. He does not come by and sprinkle pixie dust on me and my problems ...

We are very clear in our 12 Step work with newcomers: “continue to drink and the choices are slow death, ...

Bill was first attracted to Ebby by what he saw when he answered the door in their Brooklyn house. “The ...

"Son Of a Bitch, Everything is Real!" When we sober up and face life, then S.O.B.E.R. is an early realization that we experience. My drinking allowed ...

Chris L. and I have started working together in Victoria. In our first session, he said: “there is more to ...

In my story, this is a great truth. But this truth did not materialize for me in one bolt of ...