Quote December 1, 2016
“The greatest promise in the program is the one in the Twelfth Step. It tells me I will have a spiritual awakening as the result of the Steps. I know I need that awakening to have a chance to stay sober.”
White Rock, British Columbia, May 2005 “Life -- It Happens”No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
Quote December 2, 2016
“I sabotage myself if I attach my sobriety to people, places, or things.”
Carbondale, Ill., August 1988 “It’s Always Dark at the Beginning” Spiritual Awakenings
Quote December 3, 2016
“Only the sharing of despair can bring us ... illumination.”
Pleasantville, N.Y., August 1959 “The Sense of Sobriety” Spiritual Awakenings
Quote December 4, 2016
“No matter how truthful the words of my message, there could be no deep communication if what I said and did was colored by pride, arrogance, intolerance, resentment, imprudence, or desire for personal acclaim -- even though I was largely unconscious of these attitudes.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960 “The Language of the Heart” The Language of the Heart
Quote December 5, 2016
“Some of us take a long time to ‘come to’ before we can ‘come to believe’ that there is any hope for us.”
Nanaimo, British Columbia, February 2003 “My Name Is Gary and I’m a Human Being” Spiritual Awakenings