Turning Tools Into Tyrants

January 1986 By: J. T. | Alto, New Mexico OF ALL THE STEPS, the Fourth seems to have the biggest reputation for being a real bear. Perhaps we are doing it a disservice, and the newcomer as well, by convincing them they are approaching a two-headed monster. So many of us, it seems, have a … Read more

Peace of Mind

January 2023 I was 20 years old when I walked back into an AA meeting after a two-year absence. Before I went to that meeting, I had to call a person I had known during the few months I first attended AA meetings in 1972 but didn’t stay sober. Back then, when I cried for … Read more

The 12 Traditions

Short Form: Long Form 1. Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward. 2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority–a loving … Read more

Grace is of Latin origin…goodness and generosity

I know, I know.Another “GoFundMe!”You’ve seen one, you’ve seen ‘em all. I get it. Sunday, July 9th, this young family, who live in my neighborhood, had their lives changed forever by a drunk driver. The mother, Grace, was pronounced dead at the scene, after rushing to push her two youngest daughters out of harm’s way. … Read more