This book is a transcription of Seminars in 1968 by the author. It was first published in 1986 and has been re-printed for the first time in 2010. Allen Reid McGinnis’ experience, strength and hope were an inspiration to thousands of recovering alcoholics in California during the 1960′s. The book is available in its entirety [...]
Continue Reading...by Dan Griffin http://dangriffin.com/archives/2454 This is not the festive blog topic you may have been hoping for and that I had even hoped to write, but I can’t get this Penn State scandal out of my mind and it weighs heavy on my heart. So, this post is one that is very important as we [...]
Continue Reading...Comment: I am posting this because I think it is a conversation that needs to be public. Ali’s blog points the pressure that is put on those who don’t drink by those who do. I believe it is important, like Ali says, to remove the stigma from those of us who do not drink, whatever [...]
Continue Reading...By Fran Dancing Feather The rushing call of Beaver Creek can be heard a mile away. It is early September after a heavy night of rain and the valley is shrouded in a gentle mist rising from the surface of rushing waters of the creek. The entire mesa feels different today as though everything changed [...]
Continue Reading...By Anonymous I started drinking when I was around eleven years old. I stayed with my brother and his wife just outside of Gallup, New Mexico. We were poor. The smell of beans and fresh tortillas symbolized home to me. I slept in a bed with three other children, where we huddled close to keep [...]
Continue Reading...by Joy Harjo Let these words from Native American poet, Joy Harjo sink deeply in. She writes from her personal experience of fear. Change the details to match your experience, but keep the essence of her message. I release you, my beautiful and terrible fear. I release you. You were my beloved and hated twin, [...]
Continue Reading...This is an edited version of Mr. Lawton’s piece. I found a message of living life on a positive growth basis and how to be of benefit to our community. If we are to be of service to others with the disease of alcoholism and if we are to make sure that the hand of [...]
Continue Reading...Addiction is a brain disease, not a choice, says the American Society of Addiction Medicine By Missy Wilkerson Described in the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book as “cunning, baffling, powerful,” addiction often seems as inscrutable as the human mind itself. Its reach is widespread: Else Pedersen, executive director of Bridge House, estimates 10 to 15 percent [...]
Continue Reading...The following interview is a story that needs to be retold and is daily in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. The details may vary, but the results are the same whether it is a famous celebrity or an average person. We addicts have the same choices; Recovery and Life or Death, Institutions and Jails. Thank [...]
Continue Reading...We are pleased to invite anyone, with a problem with alcohol and currently in recovery for at least one year, to send us something you have written about recovery. We are all story tellers and that innate ability has helped many of us share about ourselves and uncover truths, as well as assist others find [...]
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