Welcome to the Latest Edition
“Who cares to admit complete defeat, practically no one of course.” 12 Steps and 12 Traditions pg 21. As alcoholics who keep sober one day at a time,…
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March 2022
Grapes Upon the Vine — A Poem
They say four billion years ago life showed its face on earth. And as it happened, man became, the product of that birth Then grapes appeared upon the…
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The Importance of Step Twelve
Freedom from all Unresolved Mental Issues my life. I never got enough of what I thought I needed. I was insecure. I had no self-esteem. No one had…
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The Gift of Desperation
I woke up in Desperation, Half a century ago I had squandered all my options and, I had no place to go. Guilt and Shame and Loathing thoughts…
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What Saved You? — Bill and Bob
In no particular order: Love Fate God Luck Bill W Cheap brandy Lessons learned from childhood Damian Hall Sharing Listening The steps My family Meetings Bus rides in…
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What’s Saving Me These Days Is Primary Purpose
What’s Saving Me These Days is Primary Purpose! Lately what’s been saving me is the last line of the Preamble, (published in the June 1947 Grapevine) that states,…
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I Want the Hand of AA
When it did happen it was dramatic. I was seriously ill. But even through my illness, my pride and shame kept me from coming back. I remember lying…
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A Frog in a Saucepan — A Poem
They say that a frog in a saucepan Does not feel the water get hot I guess that is what I was doing I was drinking and I…
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Step One for Bill W.
Bill rode the subways that night, panhandling funds for a bottle of booze. (Just imagine!) He came back home on Tuesday morning, December 11th and when he noticed…
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Complete Defeat — Professional Success
defeat look like for me? An amazing question and as I write this, I can’t believe I’m going to say this, I was completely defeated about 6 months…
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