A NECESSARY PRUNING: ...we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity, – Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page 94 – I…
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SERENITY AFTER THE STORM: Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.’s can agree with…
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THE ACID TEST: As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put…
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LEST WE BECOME COMPLACENT: It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for…
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THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE: The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.’s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful…
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