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“The Last 161 Words” (Chapter’s 7 & 8)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The last two paragraphs of Chapter 11, “A Vision For You” in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous, have always been my favorite passage in the book. For much of my sobriety, each time I read them (or heard them read), I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. I

“The Last 161 Words” (Chapter’s 5 & 6)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The last two paragraphs of Chapter 11, “A Vision For You” in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous, have always been my favorite passage in the book. For much of my sobriety, each time I read them (or heard them read), I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. I

“The Last 161 Words” (Chapter’s 3 & 4)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The last two paragraphs of Chapter 11, “A Vision For You” in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous, have always been my favorite passage in the book. For much of my sobriety, each time I read them (or heard them read), I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. I

I Caught Alcoholism When I Came to A.A.
This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the 75th Texas State A.A. Convention in Austin, TX with some of the members of my home group and while we were there, we heard a speaker say this – and the identification (for me) was palpable… \”I caught alcoholism when

I Was Not \”Invite-able\”
This past weekend, I went down to Austin, TX was 4 other members of my home group to attend the 75th Texas State A.A. Convention. We heard some really great speakers who carried solid A.A. messages. As I often do at events like this, I took a bunch of notes

The Path of Least Resistance
If you Google the phrase, \”the path of least resistance,\” you will likely find this: \”The path of least resistance is the physical or metaphorical pathway that provides the least resistance to forward motion by a given object or entity, among a set of alternative paths.\” In A.A., we have

The Promises: Cause & Effect
I\’m sure you\’re familiar with the idea of \”cause and effect.\” \”Cause and effect\” is the relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others. This is a combination of action and reaction. In even more simple terms… if you do this – you

Emotional Sobriety
In January 1958, Bill Wilson wrote an article to the Grapevine entitled, “The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety.” This article is the substance of a letter Bill wrote to a close friend (in 1956) who also had troublesome depressions. Before I start sharing my experience, strength, and hope on this topic,
