Last night at my home group, the chair chose the 11th Step Prayer (the Prayer of St. Francis) as the foundation of our discussion. WOW! I love my home group. The shares were revealing, heart-felt, and as authentic as I’ve heard in a long time. Before I share on this, let’s look at that prayer… …
This past weekend, I had the honor of attending the 77th Texas State A.A. Convention in Irving, TX and it was amazing. We heard a lot of great speakers and I wanted to share one thing I heard from one of them in particular. Erin B., Cleveland OH gave an outstanding A.A. talk on Saturday …
“Have you ever heard of the Prep Steps?” I had never heard anyone say these words out loud or infer that what I’m even sharing in this post is true. It’s certainly not in our literature anywhere, but it absolutely is MY experience. The interesting thing about it though is that I only realized this …
On this day, June 10, 1935, 89 years ago, A.A. was founded and changed my life forever. Here’s an excerpt from that story found on the “A.A. Timeline” (https://www.aa.org/aa-timeline). 1935 A BUSINESS TRIP TO AKRON A short-term job opportunity takes Bill to Akron, Ohio. In the lobby of his hotel, he finds himself fighting the …
Yesterday, I was watching a video on TikTok of actress Renée Elise Goldsberry participating in a “table talk” of other actresses and she said something that really hit me hard that I could instantly identify with. Here is the basic premise of what she said… “One Sunday I was sitting in church and the reverend …
One of the things that my sobriety has given me (and I certainly didn’t know it would be one of the gifts I was to receive) was learning how to set healthy boundaries for myself. If you are anything like me, you didn’t know the first thing about healthy relationships prior to coming to A.A. …
I just walked through an experience that I wanted to share with you. Day before yesterday, I posted this comment on my personal Facebook timeline… “Until a few days ago, I didn’t even know who Harrison Butker was. Now… I wish I didn’t.” For anyone reading this who’s not heard or isn’t aware of it …
Tonight at my home group, the chair read from page 47 in the BB in the chapter “We Agnostics.” He started at the top where it states, “When, therefore, we speak to you of God…” and he ended at the bottom of the page in the third paragraph that closes, “So it was comforting to …
I’m sure many of you have heard the phrase… “The most influential person in your life is the one you haven’t forgiven” and along with it a statement that it carries profound wisdom. I wanted to take a moment to explore this concept. Forgiveness is a powerful act that transcends mere words. When we harbor resentment …
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