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"I don't fear for the future because I am in the loving arms of AA today."

“It would be virtually impossible to experience the Twelve Steps and not learn something of love. I believe that love is the willingness to extend oneself for spiritual growth. When we answer a call for help, we are extending ourselves for the purpose of spiritual growth. Someone once said that there are three steps to becoming a loving person: love yourself, be yourself, forget yourself.”

“The alcoholic is in no greater peril than when he takes his sobriety for granted.”

"We found that each of us had to make willing sacrifices ... for the common welfare."

“The alcoholic is in no greater peril than when he takes his sobriety for granted.”

"We found that each of us had to make willing sacrifices ... for the common welfare."

“The alcoholic is in no greater peril than when he takes his sobriety for granted.”

“Perhaps for some, ‘How It Work’ has become a tired, overworked bit of dogma, an opportunity to daydream. But not for this alcoholic. I get more out of those words with each passing day. The words don’t change, but I do.”

“Perhaps for some, ‘How It Work’ has become a tired, overworked bit of dogma, an opportunity to daydream. But not for this alcoholic. I get more out of those words with each passing day. The words don’t change, but I do.”

"Perhaps for some, 'How It Work' has become a tired, overworked bit of dogma, an opportunity to daydream. But not for this alcoholic. I get more out of those words with each passing day. The words don't change, but I do."

“Perhaps for some, ‘How It Work’ has become a tired, overworked bit of dogma, an opportunity to daydream. But not for this alcoholic. I get more out of those words with each passing day. The words don’t change, but I do.”

“Life is lived moment to moment ... and every moment provides me with an opportunity for growth.”

“Everyone’s recipe for serenity is different. It’s like vegetable soup -- nobody makes it quite the same.”

“The rewards of asking for help – increased humility, connection, and trust – are well worth the effort.”

“True morality has its inevitable compensations, for when we benefit someone we increase our own happiness.”