i like that we do not have to go to a meetin to have a meetin. i have had so many meetins with friends that were not organized meetins. the fact that we do not have to pay anythin to belong and still reap the benefits is also just as good to me. God does...

i am grateful that i am a future generation of this program who is not compelled to limit its freedoms. i have experienced so many of them through the grace of God. i cannot wait to see what more comes from them. the 1st freedom i received from this thing we do was the freedom...

this is ever so true, the teachin is never over! i like this very condensed version of how this 12-step program works; it has worked fer me exactly this way. it is a great feelin of comfort fer me to know that this doesnt really ever end as long as i continue to keep doin...

as this mornins readin suggests, if i want to maintain a good life, i have to let go of old character defects no matter how warm and comfortin. turnin those bad character defects into a thankful heart, was tough fer me in the beginnin. those character defects were all i knew, and they got me...

i have found that this lil thing we do requires action on my behalf. many times, it is action that i do not want to take. i have tried thinkin my way out of situations and it got me where i am now. now it is up to me to do the action required to...

years ago, i received a call one mornin from a dear friend in recovery. he told me he had decided to drink the evenin prior, and did, after a considerable amount of time without. this mornins readin says, "If we are planning to stop drinkin, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any...

i no longer have to wake up in the mornin fearin and dreadin the day, wonderin what or who i will have to fight off, every day. with the simple practice of surrender, givin up my self-will and turnin it over to do His will aint always easy, and i do struggle with that sometimes,...

im actually still workin on this one, imagine that? i think this is one fer me that comes and goes accordin to what is happenin in my life; my spiritual condition has to be maintained. i can say that when i have faith and do the right things, all of my needs are met. i...

my sponsor taught me this right away. he said, in order fer me to be able to be loved and tolerated, i had to love and tolerate others 1st, unconditionally. learnin to forgive others was also a vital part of this action. i had to forgive so that i too could be forgiven. i try...

it is amazin how much my days have changed since i started prayer and meditation each mornin. i use it throughout my day and i must say it really works because there are people still around me. that may sound funny, and it is. when i wasnt takin advantage of prayer and meditation i had...