Expressions commonly heard in A.A. are “If you don’t take that first drink, you can’t get drunk” and “One drink is too many, but twenty are not enough.” If we do not take the first drink, we never get drunk. Therefore, instead of planning never to get drunk, or trying…

Bill W Traditions Check out this episode!

When breaking free from a life of addiction, your sobriety takes center stage in your life. Recovery takes all your time, energy and focus. While this is natural and necessary, it’s important to remember that there is more to life than your Recovery process. The keyword to remember is “balance.”…

Bill W at Forth Worth Check out this episode!

Popsicle Sticks is not really a topic but rather a style of meeting here in Southeast Michigan. Tonight, this show will be presented in the form of a popsicle stick meeting. A popsicle stick meeting is a meeting where we let our higher power determine what we need to share.…

Mary Pearl J. at AlAnon Womens Retreat  Check out this episode!

One of the famous sayings used by Twelve Step groups is that you have to give it away in order to keep it. What this is referring to is the idea that service in recovery can help the giver as much as the receiver. This giving should not be done…