There comes a point in recovery when the question is no longer, “Am I sober?” but instead, “What kind of witness (example) is my life becoming?” Not a witness in the courtroom sense. Not someone standing on a stage preaching to others. But a living, breathing example that change is possible. A person whose life …
Recovery is not just about stopping a behavior. It’s about becoming a different person. Too often, people think sobriety simply means not drinking alcohol or avoiding destructive behaviors. While abstinence may be the beginning, it is not the whole journey. Real sobriety is much deeper. It is emotional, spiritual, relational, and personal transformation. Sobriety is …
I was at a recent home group meeting and the chair, Dave, chose to have a discussion about Step Two and he read from the 12&12 and the Big Book. “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” There were some awesome shares on this power we talk about …
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“A.A.’s Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole.”
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“A.A.’s Twelve Traditions apply to the life of the Fellowship itself. They outline the means by which A.A. maintains its unity and relates itself to the world about it, the way it lives and grows.” - from the Foreword of the 12&12
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The Twelve Concepts for World Service were written by A.A.’s co-founder Bill W., and are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.
Get StartedThe primary purpose of this site is to share with those who have a desire to stop drinking, one individual A.A. member’s journey & experience (sober since November 17, 1987) of taking the 12 Steps, studying the 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts for World Service.
(DISCLAIMER: This site is not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous, nor does it speak for A.A. as a whole - just one member's experience.)
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I’m blessed by those who have shared how this site has helped them on their journey of recovery.
