Quote January 1, 2016
“If you want to stop drinking AA doesn’t care whether you are a Christian, a Buddhist, a Jew, a Mohammedan, an atheist, an agnostic, or whatever. The door to AA is wide. Come right in.”
Tulsa, Okla., April 1988 “You’re Welcome Here” Spiritual Awakenings
Quote January 2, 2016
“All I had to do was ask myself a simple question: ‘Am I or am I not powerless over alcohol?’ I didn’t have to compare myself or my experience with anyone, just answer a simple question.”
Miami, Fla., March 1962 “Slow Learner” Step By Step
Quote January 3, 2016
“It is when you let truth go into action, and hurl your life after your held conception of truth, that things start to happen.”
Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker, Pittsburgh, Pa., October 1955 “The Spiritual Angle of AA,” AA Grapevine
Quote January 4, 2016
“The road to spiritual and emotional recovery ... has taken diverse routes – lots of meetings, readings, talks with AA members, discussion groups, psychotherapy, and the beginning
Cleveland, OH, April 1991 “A Candle of Hope” Spiritual Awakenings