Andrew Hughes

A LIFELONG TASK: “But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow ‘take it easy?’ That’s what I want to know.” – Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page 26 –…

WEEDING THE GARDEN: The essence of all growth is a willingness to make a change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails. –…

OVERCOMING SELF-WILL: So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though…

HOPE: Do not be discouraged. – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, page 60 – Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus…

IT WORKS: It works — it really does. – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, page 88 – When I got sober I initially had faith only in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Desperation…