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It bugs me when people If you’re going to be humble, myself so. It is like say, “I feel humbled by the it has to come from you,…

It was the thought of going to prison that finally humbled me. And it was my alcoholism that finally got me into trouble with the law, and led…

automatically; like someone at a cloakroom who is taking my coat of false identity and hanging it up so that I can just be myself. When I pronounce…

When I drank my arrogance was a shield to protect me from others criticizing my drinking. I had a good job, wife and life, on the outside anyway.…

The perception of humility is a wide ranging subject and one that I am sure could fill many a thesis of many a final year university student. I…

AA’s Secret Language When I first joined the fellowship some years back, one of the things I immediately noticed was the rich body of coded language that we…

Humility to me is . . . … trusting others … asking for help … sitting quietly … appreciating others … remembering my bottoms … listening … putting…

… I’m so humble it’s not even funny… talk about humble, actually I am very happy to and will tell you how super humble I am, whether you…

“Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done…

My worst fears met; my endless strife; of stable wealth there is but none Was it my fear, my lack of faith; A wrongful praying to the One?…

Daily Reprieve · July 2020 Perspectives on Humility

“I don’t know!” I happily sing. The wonderful thing ‘bout being humble For humble’sa wonderful thing Is actions become about others As Winter melts warmly to Spring I…

There is so much for me to learn from her. And through our communication and love for each other, I’ve learned how to express myself to her, and…

What I was like I thought that my intervention could save any situation. I collected histories of the world so I could learn from the past and be…

On April 3rd, I found myself sent home to start the working from home protocol that my company decided to self-implement. Not long after that came the government…

I remember when I got into the rooms, just over five years ago. Defeated, is the only word I can think of. Misled by my own belief system,…

The current situation and the global life changing circumstances, present a lot of challenges to everyone – but also some opportunities. I can relate to this myself, as…

Sometimes I fantasise How would I do it? What excuse might I give In this strangest of times? I just need some air I have to just go…

I took pride in never needing to ask for help, alcohol was all the help I needed. Whenever I had to deal with rejection, loneliness or shame I…

What would you say, if I asked for a drink Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I’ll share you some…

One of my favorite phrases from the program is, “Without help it is too much for us.”, found in Chapter 5; How It Works. I need to be…

“Without help, it is too much for us” has always been apparent to me. Intellectually, I have always known that I was powerless over my spiritual malady or…

When I first came to the program, I knew I needed to stop drinking. But i didn’t know how to do it, let alone by myself and my…

A life with many soon became a room filled with only one. The world vast of forthcoming experiences dwindled into an endless abyss of hopelessness. King Alcohol drowned…

The youngest of three boys, I was a defiant son, a precocious student and a talented athlete. I paid scant attention to the advice of well-meaning teachers, coaches,…

An A.A. Solution for Irrational Fear! The following definitions of fear, terror and apprehension are my own; probably not to be found in a dictionary—they are simply a…

During the recent events I have noticed patterns in my behaviour, whenever a new measure was introduced I was triggered and reacted in exactly the same way….. In…

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