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Four Columns of Success
I have always benefited from doing an annual inventory in four columns. I cannot BS the paper ...
Enough is Just Below Too Much, Thank God
Half-measures not enough? Learn how to take the Program and spiritual life to an extreme without harm or damage with ...
Drinking for Effect
a soldier shares his story of drinking for effect - just as he used artillery to obliterate the target, so ...
Making Amends Pays a Karmic Debt
The question over coffee with a group of AAs was: Why are amends so important in the AA Program? ...
Achieving Sanity
Many factors affect my sanity. Maintaining a level of sanity is complicated and difficult. Or so I thought ...
One habit at a time
One fellow shared, “I have studied my defects for a long time and came to see that defects are habits—powerful ...
Clean Dishes
An AA brother who shared at this week's meeting had a culinary premise. He began, "last night, I was cleaning ...
A Child’s Game
Jenga is a child’s game of blocks and towers; alcoholics play an adult version of Jenga. The child’s game consists ...
My Disease is Doing Pushups
It is often said, “I might be sitting in the rooms of AA, but my disease is in the hallway ...
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 ...
Spiral Staircase
My AA friend and I were out for a walk. We wanted to cross a broad and busy 6-lane road; ...
Spousal Advice
An AA sister shared, “We go to sponsors for advice in AA, and only AA advice.” Wise sponsors restrict their ...
Air Canada and running out of fuel
Many years ago, a Boeing 777 ran out of fuel over Manitoba. It was a famous near-disaster. A colossal jet, ...
Do More Pushups
The discussion topic at the AA meeting was Step 11, meditation. The first shares were from fellows admitting to problems ...
