An Introduction To The Second Edition By Marc Dunn “I’D LIKE you to think of this, not as a meeting, but as a workshop, where you and I come together and talk about this thing that we share called al¬coholism; what I have learned about it, what I have come to believe about it, what [...]
Continue Reading...By Fran Dancing Feather As children we lived among other Tribes. We were taught dances from our own Haudenosaunee people and also from the local Tribes near our home. One dance I really liked is called the “Backwards and Forwards Dance”. It originated from our family’s Tribe. As stories are told and retold from one [...]
Continue Reading...By John Taylor “My name is John, and I am an addict.” These words used to mean so much more when I was active in a 12-step program and in my own recovery. They used to mean more than just another part of my self-description. Nearly eight years have passed since the first time I [...]
Continue Reading...By Fran Dancing Feather Welcome to the holy land! People sometimes ask me why I say that when they come here. They look around at the land and the surrounding mountains as if there might be a printed sign somewhere nearby with the words “Holy Land” painted on it but they see nothing out of [...]
Continue Reading...By Heidi Before I ever heard of a Step 3, I reveled in directing the school play rehearsals. There was a sense of satisfaction in seeing my creative ideas take on life and play out on the stage. I’ve carried that same sense of accomplishment into my life off the stage. Therein is the problem. [...]
Continue Reading...By Fran Dancing Feather Many indigenous peoples around the world believe that we can help each other heal from any affliction of the body, mind or spirit by using prayers, natural medicines from the earth and other components of ceremony. These beliefs for many of us, are older than any of us can remember. Anyone [...]
Continue Reading...by Heidi There’s something about flat-out that screams for attention, doesn’t it? One might think I took that position on the floor of the club to get God’s attention. Not so. I already had His attention! In reality, the problem was: He didn’t have mine. In retrospect, I don’t remember ever saying to myself; I [...]
Continue Reading...By Dan Griffin For most of my life I wanted to be fearless. Since I was a child I seemed to experience an abnormal amount of fear. Whether it is a genetic anomaly, neurological misfiring, a spiritual malady or all of the above, I cannot say. What I do know is that I was always [...]
Continue Reading...By Heidi Are you ready for Step 3? It’s easy to find out. Assuming that we believe that we are alcoholic and can’t manage our own lives, we’re through with Step 1. Furthermore, if we’ve come to believe that no human power could relieve us of our alcoholism and that God can and will, and [...]
Continue Reading...by Heidi @ The Good Life What Bill Wilson originally penned and what ended up coming off the presses as the text-book for AA does differ, slightly. Sometimes editing changes are insignificant; sometimes they change the tone and blur the passion, if not the intent, of the author. You may have read the following sentence [...]
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