After the waitress had taken the orders, one of the guys turned to the newcomer, who did not seem very happy; and asked, “how are things going?”
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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. I had a great pair of running shoes; they fit well and were comfortable. Putting them on one morning, I pulled too hard on the tongue, and it broke away. I ruined the shoe, and I was pissed and angry.
Get off your butt
At our Home Group, you are assigned to a temporary sponsor if you say that you are looking for a sponsor.
Recently a newcomer, fresh from a recovery house, was assigned to a patient old-timer.
The sponsor first asked, “do you have a Big Book?”
Cunning, Baffling, and Powerful
Our AA friend was moving forward in his program. It was his sixth year of sobriety.
His sponsor had insisted he complete another round of Steps. He reckoned it was his third cycle through the Steps.
Walking Out Might be the Best Thing
I was young in the Program. My sponsor had arranged to meet a newcomer at our regular AA. I was the wingman on his Twelve Step call.
Attraction, not promotion
Bill was first attracted to Ebby by what he saw when he answered the door in their Brooklyn house.
“The door opened and he stood there, fresh-skinned and glowing. There was something about his eyes. He was inexplicably different. What had happened?”
Bill’s first reaction was one of attraction.
Is AA attractive today? Are we fresh-skinned and glowing? Are we dressed well and looking sharp? Are we cleaned up and attractive? Would Bill find us attractive?