WE CAN’T THINK OUR WAY SOBER: To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.’s can say, “Yes, we were like you — far too smart for our own good...…
“THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES": Selfishness — self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, page 62 – How amazing the revelation that the world,…
THE LIMITS OF SELF-RELIANCE: We asked ourselves why we had them . Wasn’t it because self reliance failed us? – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, page 68 – All of my character defects…
I DON’T RUN THE SHOW: When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God…
GETTING THE “SPIRITUAL ANGLE”: How often do we sit in AA meetings and hear the speaker declare, “But I haven’t yet got the spiritual angle.” Prior to this statement, he…