May 11, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery By Rick W.
I’m sure you’re familiar with the idea of “cause and effect.” “Cause and effect” is the relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others. This is a combination of action and reaction. In even more simple terms… if you do this – you get that. It reminds me …
May 6, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery By Rick W.
In January 1958, Bill Wilson wrote an article to the Grapevine entitled, “The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety.” This article is the substance of a letter Bill wrote to a close friend (in 1956) who also had troublesome depressions. Before I start sharing my experience, strength, and hope on this topic, I thought it best to …
March 24, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery By Rick W.
*** Check Out the Video Version of This Post *** “I’ll stop with the sixth drink.” Or “What’s the use anyhow?” From “Alcoholics Anonymous”, Page 24 (4th Edition), There Is A Solution: “When this sort of thinking is fully established in an individual with alcoholic tendencies, he has probably placed himself beyond human aid, and …
March 21, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery By Rick W.
In the pioneering period of Alcoholics Anonymous (before the publication of the Big Book), the Founders developed a program of recovery consisting of Six Steps. The Twelve Steps as we know them today were written especially for the Big Book, as discussed in Bill W.’s official A.A. biography (Pass It On, Page 196-197): [While writing …
March 11, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery, Legacy of Service By Rick W.
Good morning family… One of the women who is on the Trustees Literature Committee workgroup that is developing revisions for the pamphlet, “A.A. For The Black & African American Alcoholic” sent this to me and ask me to distribute it within my A.A. network. If you are black (or know someone who is in A.A.) …
February 28, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery By Rick W.
When I put down the bottle, I made a deliberate choice to address Part 1 (the physical) of my 3-part illness . Then, you and others started teaching me how to make deliberate choices on the mental and spiritual part (Parts 2 & 3) of my illness. “In this statement he [Dr. Silkworth] confirms what …
February 18, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery By Rick W.
Ok, let’s just all agree – this IS a thing. Whether it be fatigue from only being able to attend your home group on ZOOM, a District or Area meeting on ZOOM, a family meeting, a work meeting…. whatever – we’ve all just become overwhelmed with the amount of meetings we are attending virtually. And …
February 9, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery By Rick W.
Hello family… A few nights ago I was sitting in a book study with my sponsor and sponsor brothers – and my sponsor, Chris D., said something I’d heard before but loved hearing again…. “Each of our 12 Steps is designed to have us surrender something.” Now, I’ve heard that said before and have heard …
November 29, 2021 In Legacy of Recovery By Rick W.
As I’ve shared before, I’m part of a morning text conversation with about 15 men in the Fellowship, and this morning, one of the men shared this: “Good morning y’all ☀️ Reading in How It Works this morning this sentence struck me, “He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed …
November 17, 2021 In Legacy of Recovery By Rick W.
I was sitting in a speaker meeting a few nights ago and heard the speaker say this phrase (the title of this post). I’ve heard it a million times and know that it’s where Step Ten starts in the chapter “Into Action” in the Big Book. When I got home that night, I opened my …
