havin learned, lived, and practiced the first 11 steps as best as i can, now is the time i get to put each into the practice of my life even further. this means that i use each to serve others. this service to others, whether they are in recovery or not, is what helps me...

bein in recovery is somethin that i hold dear to my heart. it is a gift i understand today i cannot live without. when i first came into the rooms i didnt know if what recovery offered would work for me. i cant say i remember if others knew i was tryin somethin different than...

i am the one who must truly respect and look out for my own recovery. surely, i have trusted friends, in and out, of my recovery who may take concern for my well-bein so far as my recovery is concerned, but in the end, it is i, who must remain on guard. when i am...

when i remember gratitude for what ive been gifted, i get an opportunity for success in my recovery and my life. it was gratitude in action that i seen from those who came in before me that attracted me to wantin to dig in and find out how and why my sponsor and others had...

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the only way i get to keep what ive been given is if i give it away. the best place for me to do this is in the rooms. but this does not mean i have to only give it away there, i can give it away where ev i am, to every person i...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9DO3zpdWqw I don't want to play this game no more I don't wanna play it I don't want to stay 'round here no more I don't wanna stay here Like rain on a monday morning Like pain that just keeps on going on Look at all the hate they keep on showing I don't want...

this program, bein somethin that is held within the hearts of those who practice its spiritual principles, is a blessed thing. its not somethin thats main focus is to be successful financially or economically. its goal is to help those who find they can no longer help themselves. for sure it is known, but as...

11/25/2021 im not ashamed to call myself a member of alcoholics anonymous. the forward to the 1st edition asks that i designate myself as a member when writin or speakin publicly about the program rather than mention my name. as a loyal member i always try to follow the tradition of anonymity. i understand its...

Getting clean in the summer was different than now, late fall. The warm weather, the butt can friends all getting sober. Everybody showing up early waiting for the meeting. Emotional misfits really, predators and victims alike. Six in one? Half dozen in the other as they say. None of us have any other place to...