Grace, I know I have told you this before, and I may well tell you again, but this is one of the best things I have read about forgiveness. If I preach another sermon on forgiveness, which I undoubtedly will, I hope you will allow me to read it and say it is written by my friend Grace. I hope you are still in the state of quiet gratefulness…[Read more]

Thank you Joanne and Lola for your unexpected contributions today! wow. And all three of us sober today and still working a strong program. What a great Christmas-season present. May God bless you both indeed. And love.

I love what Sara said about “being in my own way.” It takes most of us a long time to figure that out. The good news is that this program works if you work it. There are up to 5 meetings a day on this site, and don’t forget face to face meetings where the real magic happens. Life in AA gets better and easier, just one day at a time, so don’t…[Read more]

Heather,

Most people in AA find a sponsor at a face to face meeting in their local area. I don’t know many people who have an on line sponsor, and the face to face one provides more accountability, is always there when you need them, etc. Hope that helps.

Ladies, you sound like I felt when I first got here. I was mad that I could not drink like a normal person. Then, I realized that a normal person had 1 or drinks. Well, that was the craziest thing I’d ever heard of. What is the point if you can only have 1 or 2? At that point, I knew that I could not control my drinking. It was an all or…[Read more]