The Twelve Steps Revisited/step 11
December 1962
By:
J.E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
<emphasis type="italic">Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God</emphasis> as we understood Him, <emphasis type="italic">praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out</emphasis>.
Grapevine Daily Quote March 5, 2019
“I still don’t have answers for all the eternal questions, like why bad things happen to good people, or why babies die. But I have found that life works better when I focus more on how I am contributing to God’s world than musing about what he is or is not doing in mine.”
“The Scoop,” Woodinville, Washington, November 2013, AA Grapevine
Quote March 5 2014
"I still don't have answers for all the eternal questions, like why bad things happen to good people, or why babies die. But I have found that life works better when I focus more on how I am contributing to God's world than musing about what he is or is not doing in mine."
Woodinville, Wash., November 2013 "The Scoop" AA Grapevine
Quote March 5, 2017
“I still don’t have answers for all the eternal questions, like why bad things happen to good people, or why babies die. But I have found that life works better when I focus more on how I am contributing to God’s world than musing about what he is or is not doing in mine.”
Woodinville, Washington, November 2013 “The Scoop” AA Grapevine
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By:
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August 1954
By:
Les D.
Selected for reprinting from December 1949 Grapevine by Al S., editor Dec. 1948-Dec. 1951
Rededication or--
September 1951
Friendly Follow-ups By Mail Help Newcomer Get Started
March 1948
By:
Bill McA.
| Manhattan, New York
Let Go and Let God
November 1974
By:
M. D. B.
The anxieties that come with problems other than drinking often respond to the AA way of life - From the November 1964 Grapevine
Let Go and Let God
November 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
The anxieties that accompany many problems besides drinking often respond to handling the AA way
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A newly sober mom, aching to get her boys back, finds love and acceptance on the tough road back to sobriety
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