Appreciating People's Faith/It's Okay
Instead of regarding ourselves as intelligent agents, spearheads of God’s ever-advancing Creation, many of us chose to believe that our human intelligence was…
Spiritual Discipline
It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a…
Shortcomings or Ego
God does not always remove the character defects we want him to when we want him to. He has a way of using the shortcomings in one to bring out…
We Humbly Ask God to Remove Our Shortcomings
Are we now ready to let God remove from us all things that we have admitted are objectionable? Can he now…
Love Transcends All
It is because the Spirit is able to receive Unconditional Love from the Father through the Son that…
Love and Service
Love and service go hand in hand. What a beautiful phenomenon when they polarize each other…
Moral Devilry
Overmoralization is its own form of devilry. Putting ourselves in a position of judgment over…
Mental Eclipse
“The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost their power of choice in drink. Our so-called…
God is Everything
“When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the…
A Drinking Solution
When I was 12 years old my mother, my brother and I attended a family reunion. I recall that this side of the family was…
Step 5/Confession
Step 5 can help relieve us of that terrible sense of isolation we've always had. Addicts have generally…
God-Consciousness
I was to test my thinking by the new God-consciousness within. Common Sense would thus become…
Self-Restraint
Our objective should be the development of self-restraint. This carries a top priority rating. When we speak or…
Emotional Hangovers
Few people have been more victimized by resentments than we addicts/ alcoholics. It mattered little whether…
Spot Check
In situational disturbances such as jealousy, envy, self-pity, or hurt pride we need self-restraint, honest analysis of what is involved, willingness to…
Intolerance and Fear
Fear is the true basis of all intolerance. I must examine my fears thoroughly and honestly. I must ask myself why I…
3X5 Amends
Keep each amends written on a 3” X 5” index card. In the corner you can label them “w” for willing, “n” for…
