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41.	The Arena (by H.C.) THE editorial in the October issue of The A. A. Grapevine entitled, "We Approach Maturity," by Bill touches on two extremely important principles in the future of AA. They both hinge, to my way of thinking on policy of publicity and are therefore worthy of considerable thought and possible action.	December 1949

42.	What About Skid Row As a Start? (by Agnostic Who Accepted AA on the Poi) New York -- MR. BOB D. of Garden City has struck me in the groin with his item in the November issue of The A. A. Grapevine and I wish to answer.	January 1950

43.	A Letter to Harry (by A. H. B.) Dear Harry, I know how you get your nickname, "hardboiled," and you come rightly by it. It is not just "because you think you are tough," as the man told you at the meeting the other night, it is because you really are tough. Why shouldn't you be? The life you have led for the last ten years has been no sissy business.	March 1950

44.	A Realm Beyond Craving (by N.H.) Washington, D.C. -- The statement is often made in AA that our problem is primarily one of "right thinking"--a problem of the intellect--and that the more thoroughly we can rid ourselves of our emotions, the better. But we also know we can no more stop feeling than we can stop breathing. Any situation in which we find ourselves produces some feeling, some emotional reaction. We must remember that the positive feelings of love, humility, faith, compassion, and charity are also emotions.	March 1950

45.	Alibi Album N0. 3 BUT I READ THE BIG BOOK ONCE	March 1950

46.	Is the AA Program a Selfish One? (by Anonymous) Rhode Island -- IS THE AA Program a selfish one, as we sometimes hear said? Is it not more accurately a Program of Self? Will it not tend to confuse the newcomer, sober at last but still unable to add much higher than two and two, to hear that his sponsor and the other men and women who are helping him are selfish people? How can they be selfish, when by extending the hand of welcome and friendship they have perhaps literally saved the newcomer's life? And those courageous men and women who find AA unsponsored?-- are we to selfishly disregard them?	May 1950

47.	Mail Call (by G.L.) New York -- AA offers us in place of the "don'ts" and "musts" a set of spiritual principles which, if followed to the best of our ability, will eliminate the faults and defects by a natural process of substitution. Here's how it works.	May 1950

48.	The Arena (by D.E.) Illinois -- RECENTLY our local newspaper carried a story about AA, and in it the Twelve Steps were plainly stated.	May 1950

49.	Sponsorship. . . (by R.G.M.) Michigan -- "Is it wise to point out the benefits he can get from becoming a member of AA?"	June 1950

50.	Honestyfor Me, the Greatest Obstacle (by Leo.) California -- THE word "honesty" appears many, many times in the book Alcoholics Anonymous, in fact it and its adjective "honest" appear no less than three times alone in the first paragraph of Chapter Five. It seems to me that a word must be extremely important to be used so repeatedly.	July 1950

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