Posts

Character-building before comfort

Is my ego resurgent?

Why?

Do I have choices now?

What if I haven't harmed anyone?

What is harm?

May one profess religious belief in AA?

Should AA use The Lord's Prayer?

Why doesn't living in Steps Ten through Twelve work in perpetuity?

Daily tips for newcomers

The phenomenon of craving

Sponsor-jumping and method-jumping

How does one respond to fear?

Sticky ends and roulette

Whom are the people you're talking to talking to?

Do I need to revisit the Steps?

When did the loneliness go?

What if I don't want to stop?

Does an amend have to be face to face?

Why do I rework the first nine Steps once a year?

How do you get rid of ego?

The simplest understanding of unmanageability

Attraction not promotion

AA doesn't work

Delivery van

Seven forms of service

Opinions are like ...

Does 'God' exist?

Unmanageability: the change from past to present, page 60, and the 12 x 12

Does life ever become 'manageable'?

Are you a gambling man?

Step One: keeping it simple

'I've done all the Steps and I'm still self-centred and neurotic'

Fear and the failure of self-reliance in 50 words

Discussion, debate, and controversy

Plain and simple

Fears: 'We asked ourselves why we had them. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us?'

What to look for from a sponsor

Causes of relapse

Scheduling

Comfort

What do I do when I feel bad?

An unpleasant sort of fundamentalism

Step Seven

Is there such a thing as a bad meeting?

Step Six: holding onto defects

Step Six in Al-Anon