god
From broken shoes to mending hearts
One meeting and one share stands out in my memory. Harry was his name. He began, “I had a problem ...
Donkeys to the Top
I was sober, with many thoughts and theories about God. God was this or was not that. God cared for ...
Kudos from God
One of the great metaphors used by Bill Wilson was God as a director, principal, or father. Directors stand off-stage ...
Quantum Spiritual Leaps
Bill Wilson advises caution in relying on our spiritual intuitions, especially in the early days. Father Bill W. from Texas ...
Newcomer and Retreads
On the4thdimension.ca website, we have many requests for a list of Dr. Bob’s Five Essentials and Two Optionals. Dr. Bob ...
Sobriety is a long game
The topic at the meeting was, ‘sobriety is a long game.’ The more I pondered this aphorism, the larger it ...
Never Never Again
A parent was heard to say, “as soon as I say, my child would never, there, he comes …. nevering ...
You Cannot Do God’s Job
An AA sister in Palm Desert shared, “You cannot do God’s work, and He’s not going to do yours.” A ...
God is an Al-Anon
“Maybe, just maybe, God is an Al-Anon.” Recently an AA brother shared this thought, a thought that would give any ...
Sponsorship is Very Practical
From the beginning in Akron, sponsorship has been a crucial part of AA practice and progress, and it was the ...
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 ...
Informal Check on Hearing
My sponsor has a great and appropriate sense of humour. I was talking with him and raised what I thought ...
