When one alcoholic/addict shares with another alcoholic/addict

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October 10

"With the clock ticking like it is, I do not have time for anger, resentment, or self-pity. Time is far too precious."

Durham, N.C., April 2002

"Just an Attitude,"

No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety

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October 11

"One night, in a moment of desperation, I got down on my knees and remembered a prayer an old sponsor had given me. It said, 'God, help me be of service ... to something or someone...' I knew intuitively it was the answer."

Edmonton, Alberta, May 2010

"Sinking Fast,"

No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety

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October 12

"The temptations of riches could sometimes be worse than the pains of poverty."


Celebrating The Language of the Heart

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., December 1957
"The Greatest Gift of All"
The Language of the Heart

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October 13

"Seeing my defects is not enough to make them improve or go away -- the solution seems to be following awareness with action."

Step by Step Book

Coldwater, Mich., December 2006

"Daily Reminder,"

Step By Step

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October 14

"How does one tune in to the Higher Power? The answer I have learned from AA is to recharge my spiritual battery every day -- 'you can't pull today's load with yesterday's horse.'"

Joliet, Ill., July 1985

"Willingness to Grow,"

Into Action


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October 15

"I found I had to exert every ounce of will and action to cut off these faulty emotional dependencies upon people, upon AA, indeed, upon any set of circumstances whatever. Then only could I be free to love."

Celebrating The Language of the Heart

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1958

"The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety"

The Language of the Heart