When one alcoholic/addict shares with another alcoholic/addict

[MajestyJo]

QUOTES FROM THE GRAPEVINE:

August 1

"The grace of the Fellowship and the principles of the program carry us through the tough spots as well as the times of joy. Whether we are sober 33 days or 33 years, we each receive our daily reprieve from active alcoholism by working this program to the best of our ability, one day at a time."

Voice of Long Term Sobriety

Providence, R.I., March 2009
"The Bottom of the Glass"
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

[MajestyJo]

August 2



"Spirituality is not based on logic, it is faith-driven. Faith makes the impossible possible."

In Our Own Words

Sacramento, Calif, September 2005
"Skating Through Life"
In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery

[MajestyJo]

August 3



"I think my Higher Power stepped in and started leading me out of the alcoholic life, as I seemed incapable of doing it on my own."

Voice of Long Term Sobriety

Alexandria, Va., April 2002
"A Real War Story"
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

[MajestyJo]

August 4



"We are privileged to communicate with each other to a degree and in a manner not very often surpassed among our nonalcoholic friends in the world around us."

Language of the Heart

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., October 1959
"AA Communication Can Cross All Boundaries"
The Language of the Heart

[MajestyJo]

August 5



"Nobody argued about whose Higher Power was higher."

Voice of Long Term Sobriety

Riverside, Ill., September 2007
"It Works for Me"
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

[MajestyJo]

August 6



"Forgiveness seems to depend more on the love of the one who does the forgiving than on the lovability of the one being forgiven."

West Henrietta, N.Y., September 1997
"The Fire Has Gone Out"
AA Grapevine

[MajestyJo]

August 7



"Many ask 'What is anonymity?' and 'What is humility?' To me, they are almost the same thing. They are devoid of prestige; they demand nothing; they don't ask to be 'right'; they simply suggest that the icy egocentric elements in all of us retire into the background and that we wear the warm cloak of anonymity and humility and therefore, spirituality."

Voice of Long Term Sobriety

Walnut Creek, Calif., March 2000
"The Quest for Spirituality"
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

[MajestyJo]

August 8



"In examining the precision and aptness of the small, I can be more appreciative of the large."

Vancouver, B.C., January 1994
"A High Class Drunk"
AA Grapevine

[MajestyJo]

August 9

"Often in the past, my prayers for help have been answered in ways that I have not recognized as answers. Indeed, I have cursed my fate instead of thanking God."

Voice of Long Term Sobriety

New Canaan, Conn., September 1979
"Gratitude"
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

[MajestyJo]

August 10



"As a fellowship we ask nothing of wealth or power."

Language of the heart

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960
"AA Tomorrow"
The Language of the Heart

[MajestyJo]

August 11



"Sober now, there was this tug at my heart, the love of
one alcoholic for another."

Voice of Long Term Sobriety

Lafayette, Calif., June 1995
"From Wagon Trains to Jets"
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

[MajestyJo]

August 12

"Concerning any given service, we pose but one question: 'Is this service really needed?' If it is, then maintain it we must, or fail in our mission to those who seek AA."

The Language of the Heart

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1955
"What Is the Third Legacy?"
The Language of the Heart

[MajestyJo]

August 13



"As with all things in life, there is growth and growth brings change. One thing remains constant: Sobriety is a gift, a treasure to be cherished."

Voice of Long Term Sobriety

La Mesa, Calif, July 2006
"Sober in the Sixties"
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

[dwmoeller]

"Sobriety is a gift, a treasure to be cherished"

That is exactly how I feel about my sobriety. But for the grace of God, I am sober today.

[MajestyJo]

August 14



"Ours is a Fellowship of suggestions and not demands. In my 35 years, I have found answers for me but have not acquired the ability to live another person's life."

Voice of Long Term Sobriety

West Dennis, Mass., October 1993
"Know Thyself"
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety