Author Archives: wpadmin

  September 1, 2024 “I had a really good reason for working Step Nine and making amends to my family and friends. I didn’t want a parade of people at… Read More »

  August 31, 2024 “By admitting where I was at fault, I was given the ability to forgive … With forgiveness came a freedom that I had not anticipated. The… Read More »

  August 30, 2024 “I don’t need to project the future or cry about the past. Just live to the best of my ability, one day at a time.” … Read More »

  August 29, 2024 “My past sobriety is not a ticket to future sobriety. I have to pay that fare and make the decision to recover daily.”  “A Tough… Read More »

  August 28, 2024 “Happiness or tragedy might just depend upon a slight sign of recognition, a nod of the head or perhaps a friendly smile.” “Recognition,” Chappaqua, New York,… Read More »

  August 27, 2024 “Not only … could spiritual experiences make people saner, they could transform men and women so that they could do, feel, and believe what had hitherto… Read More »

  August 26, 2024 “Not drinking is the first requirement for joy; the second requirement is gratitude.” “The Most Beautiful Word in the English Language,” Lombard, Ill., Feb. 1995, In… Read More »

  August 25, 2024 “AA membership cannot depend upon any particular belief whatever … our Twelve Steps contain no article of religious faith except faith in God – as each… Read More »

  August 24, 2024 “Ego was being replaced with self-respect … resentment and hatred were being replaced with tolerance and understanding … fear was being replaced with trust … loneliness… Read More »

  August 23, 2024 “The AA message is a message from one amateur to another.” “It Works for Me,” Riverside, Illinois, September 2007, Voices of Long-Term Sobriety   New In… Read More »