The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Chapter 5, How It Works, page 59, states :
Step 1 .. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.
I wonder how many members fully realize that there are two steps that come before we get to the above Step 1?
On page 58, prior to the steps that appear on pages 59 and 60 are the following words.
If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it - then you are ready to take certain steps.
One has to want this program. Further one has to be willing to go to any length to get it.
So IF you want this program and are willing to go to any length to get it THEN you are ready to take the suggested twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.
What exactly is step 1.
Allow me to share a true story with you.
In 1950, I was sitting in a High School latin language class. Little did I know on that long ago school morning, that my life was about to change forever.
Sitting next to me on my left was a fellow student who was wearing eye glasses. Fooling around, as I tended to do in class, I reached over across his face with my right hand and I took off his eye glasses and put them on.
Oh My Gosh! I Can See The Blackboard! Oh My Gosh! I Can See The Leaves On The Trees Outside The Window!
You see? I did not know that I could not see normally. I did not know that I had a problem. If one does not know that one has a problem, there can not possibly be a solution to the problem.
This is what Step 1 is. Step 1 is the simple admission that one has a problem with alcohol.
This should be a simple yes or no. Yes I have a problem. No I do not have a problem.
Next month I will write about my thoughts on Step 2.
I began this website to show photographs of our significant historical sites. Dr. Bob's home in Akron Ohio. Bill Wilson's birthplace in East Dorset Vermont. Stepping Stones in New York. Then it occurred to me that once done .. there would be nothing more to post here! So for this reason I have decided to expand my initial thoughts about this website to also include photographs of meeting locations and other tidbits that I feel would be of interest to those of you following this website.
MANY OF YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE MANY IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITES OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS.
I PLAN TO SHARE WITH YOU PHOTOS I HAVE TAKEN OF THEM AS WELL AS PHOTOS I HAVE TAKEN OF SPECIAL MEETING LOCATIONS THAT I HAVE VISITED.
I PLAN TO SHARE WITH YOU PHOTOS I HAVE TAKEN OF THEM AS WELL AS PHOTOS I HAVE TAKEN OF SPECIAL MEETING LOCATIONS THAT I HAVE VISITED.
Tuesday 30 January 2018
Monday 1 January 2018
JAN 1, 18 .. HAPPY AND OF COURSE .. SOBER NEW YEAR 2018
TO ALL ..
HAPPY AND OF COUSE ..
BEST WISHES FOR A ..
SOBER UPCOMING NEW YEAR 2018.
Here we are, a new and a fresh NEW YEAR 2018.I hope everyone made it through the holidays sober.
Sad to say, I realize that this will not be the case. With the best of intentions to remain sober, the holiday season takes-its-toll on many of us. In the final analysis, the the holiday season is very intense and extremely stressful.
If by chance anyone who 'slipped' during this past holiday season is following along here, I hope, and yes I pray, that you find your way back 'into-the-rooms'. If you are washed off the deck of a ship by a wave, you will only drown if you stay in the water.
So please swallow whatever your pride and negative thinking that your ego may attempt to dictate to you and return to the rooms. The passage of time has verified that, in most instances, we cannot do this alone. We need God and we need others to work with.
If you made it through OK and maybe even with 'flying colors' CONGRATULATIONS. Please welcome back those who are able and willing to return to the rooms.
BEST WISHES FOR A SOBER 2018
HAPPY AND OF COUSE ..
BEST WISHES FOR A ..
SOBER UPCOMING NEW YEAR 2018.
Here we are, a new and a fresh NEW YEAR 2018.I hope everyone made it through the holidays sober.
Sad to say, I realize that this will not be the case. With the best of intentions to remain sober, the holiday season takes-its-toll on many of us. In the final analysis, the the holiday season is very intense and extremely stressful.
If by chance anyone who 'slipped' during this past holiday season is following along here, I hope, and yes I pray, that you find your way back 'into-the-rooms'. If you are washed off the deck of a ship by a wave, you will only drown if you stay in the water.
So please swallow whatever your pride and negative thinking that your ego may attempt to dictate to you and return to the rooms. The passage of time has verified that, in most instances, we cannot do this alone. We need God and we need others to work with.
If you made it through OK and maybe even with 'flying colors' CONGRATULATIONS. Please welcome back those who are able and willing to return to the rooms.
BEST WISHES FOR A SOBER 2018
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