Wonderful AA speaker, David H. begins his journey through the Big Book of AA with an introduction in to the weekly study and beginning on the Title page. Enjoy!
I don’t have what it takes to stay sober on my own. When I was a newcomer in Alcoholics Anonymous, I would go in the bathroom at the halfway house, and I because I don’t believe in God, I would push the throw rug up against the crack underneath the door so no one would […]
So many times in recovery we can get caught up in our own heads. Some people in the rooms call this “the committee.” No matter what particular names is attributed to it, many people can relate to being controlled by feelings and sometimes overwhelmed by them. Don does a magnificent job of telling his story […]
God got me sober to do one thing, be of service and help another drunk achieve sobriety. When I lose this fact, I lose you. This is a reflection of what I do. My whole life is one of service. God continually removes things. Back then, in the midst of my active alcoholism, I got […]
One of the best AA speakers, Bob D. shares one of his best experiences in recovery. He talks about how Alcoholics Anonymous has allowed him to find his way in life, and how his life has taken on new meaning. Finding a primary purpose After working the steps, there was “rightness” about everything in my […]
Existence for me personally that is not flowery poetic language. I live in a fourth dimension of existence when I say that; it’s not because I’m hallucinating I say that, it is because I live in a way that I didn’t think was possible when I was drinking. I have an internal stable happiness that […]
Shaun is a great speaker! With a sobriety date in May 2017, he shares how quickly the steps and the program can manifest in powerful life changes. With a wonderful story full of depth and weight, he tells of how his alcoholism led him to a dark place and how the recovery process can make […]
When I was new, I was luck in the fact that I did not have anywhere else to go. AA was the last house on the block. So when a guy got up and shared his experience, strength, and hope, and shared openly and honestly about his feelings, I had never heard anybody do that […]
I remember when I was new, someone said to me “Think through the drink.” So I said, “Okay, lets go get one!” Are you kidding me? This was not a solution. However, we have a book called Alcoholics Anonymous. I’m powerless in it. I can’t get the necessary power no matter where I go or […]
Right in the middle of that sermon, I suddenly stopped. I realized I was being hypocritical because of the passage basically saying, “Don’t come to my altar if you’ve got a problem with one of the brothers out there, go make that right before for you come back.” I realized I had never told the […]