How It Works AA…a reading guide (PDF at the end). Understanding “How It Works” If the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous could be summed in one chapter, it would be the venerated chapter 5 – “How It Works.”  The section above is a celebrated passage … Read More

Meeting Makers That Only Make Meetings Don’t Make It I’m sure we’ve all heard the so-called ironclad recommendations: Heck, it even made it on the cover of an AA Grapevine issue with the bold proclamation, “Do Drink and Go to Meetings!” Are Meetings The Same … Read More

AA Spiritual Experience: The Ultimate Promise? What does the AA program promise?  I think the first half of the 12th Step sums it up as succinctly as ever…“Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message…” It’s … Read More

On Awakening AA…11th step in the Big Book The following three meditations are taken directly from page 86-87 in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. They are simple, yet rich with spiritual brilliance.  Spiritual work is always saturated with simplicity. It’s our intellectual minds that … Read More

The AA Preamble…what is it and why is it important? Most individuals think of two specific things when they reflect on recovery: Alcoholics Anonymous and rehab.  This is because A.A. has been a powerhouse in recovery communities for 80+ years. It’s rare to find an … Read More

The AA Bedevilments: What is alcoholism?  There are four primary camps who battle to be adorned with the gold around their neck.  You know, to be recognized as the number one factor in the cause of alcoholism and, consequently it’s treatment.  These specific schools are: … Read More