Courage to Change: I have often tried to avoid repeating mistakes by making strict rules for my behavior. Although I can learn from experience, I can’t plan for every situation…
One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: We hear about the alcoholic having a “slip,” returning suddenly to the bottle after a period of sobriety. We deplore it when it…
AA Thought for the Day: In Twelfth-Step work, the third part is conviction. Prospects must be convinced that they honestly want to stop drinking. They must see and admit that…
Courage to Change: An Al-Anon meeting is where I am most likely to get an honest answer to the question, “How are you?” This is refreshing to me, because for…