it feels good within to know and understand that i dont have to do this thing we do all alone, all by myself. when i was out doin my dirt i didnt have time to be around others, and if i did, it was only to try to get somethin from em at their expense....

The problem The lack of self-acceptance is a problem for many recovering addicts. This subtle defect is difficult to identify and often goes unrecognized. Many of us believed that using drugs was our only problem, denying the fact that our lives had become unmanageable. Even after we stop using, this denial can continue to plague...

recovery has taught me what humility is. i never thought that humility could be as rewardin as it has been for me. if i was to tell ya that i practiced it before my recovery began id be straight story tellin ya. i dont think i knew what it was back in the days of...

i believe the best way for me to carry the message to others who may be sufferin from the disease of alcoholism or addiction is to live the spiritual principles of recovery as best as i can. standin on a street corner and shoutin out what ive been gifted doesnt do me, or anybody else,...

Or maybe I should ask…"What is God?" And the answer is: I have no earthly clue. I have no earthly clue because my mortal brain cannot comprehend what GOD is! However, I have begun to understand WHAT and WHO God is over the past weeks and months. In our childhood, we may have been taught...

i always thought love was somethin material i could get from others. i had no concept of givin it, only gettin it. and the whole idea of love eluded me for most of my life. i think the times i may have cried at funerals, or times i may have missed someone, were the emotion...

Emotinal Sobriety is the topic of the current GSAA meeting that I am in right now, which has prompted me to post Bill's letter here. I belong to a a group which focuses on Emotional Sobriety, this letter gets read at the meeting ………. This is the substance of a revealing letter which Bill Wilson...

i live so much differently today than i ever did before my recovery began. if ya had asked me when i first came into the rooms what i thought my life would be like over 16-½yrs later, i wouldnt have been able to answer ya. i doubt i wouldve or couldve told ya what my...

i can recall thinkin i had to be distinguished from others, and it wasnt for any of the right reasons. i remember thinkin the great mind and intelligence i had would surely place me in a role of leadership, to be celebrated and recognized. as long as i was gettin what i wanted, i could...

early in my recovery my sponsor taught me that the best thing for me to do when i start to feelin full of self-pity or start sinkin into stinkin thinkin, i should immediately get right into service toward others. he told me that when i am workin with others, even if i dont say a...