Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better, it’s about befriending who we are. – Ani Pema Chodron  

“Personality change was what we really needed.  Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary.”  Basic Text, p. 15 In early life, most of us were capable of joy and wonder, of giving and receiving unconditional love.  When we started … Continue reading →

Rome wasn’t build in a day, and recovery doesn’t happen overnight.  Some newcomers look too far ahead and get discouraged when they realize all the work a sound recovery program requires.  But it’s really very simple.  We learn a few … Continue reading →

Liquor used to be my friend.  I used to have a lot of fun drinking.  Practically all the fun I had was connected with drinking.  But the time came when liquor became my enemy. I don’t know just when liquor … Continue reading →

“Relapse is never an accident.  relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program.”  Basic Text, p. 79 A reservation is something we set aside for future use.  In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, … Continue reading →

Intimacy is friendship at its deepest level, the profound comfort that comes from complete trust between two human beings.  It means being loved unconditionally, as is, for our spiritual selves rather than as a package with decorative trimmings and marks … Continue reading →

“The hopeful person sees success where others see failure, sunshine where others see shadows and storm.”  O.S. Marden Spirituality involves my attitudes and perceptions, as well as my prayers.  It requires awareness of what I need and what I have … Continue reading →

“We learn new ways to live.  we are n longer limited to our old ideas.”  Basic Text, p. 56 We may or my not have been taught right from wrong and other basics of life as children.  No matter, by … Continue reading →

Ego gets us in trouble.  Ego tells us that we are special and different.  We are not that special.  We are not that different.  We are creatures who need relationships with others and with a Higher Power.  Ego tells us … Continue reading →

Sobriety is its own reward and then some.  Sobriety is a condition of openness and receptivity to the treasure of life.  It is the ability to view the world through gentler glasses and hear our fellows with kinder ears.  It … Continue reading →