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- Service Work in AA is Beneficial to EveryonePresented here, is an article which explores the many different types of service work an individual can do in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Understanding Step 4 in AA's 12-Step ProgramThe Alcoholic Anonymous (AA)12-Step Program has been a lifeline for recovering alcoholics. AA Step 4 contributes to the recovery by requiring addicts to look into the root of their addiction.
- Prospect Review: Brett Jackson of the Chicago CubsAn overview of Brett Jackson, the Chicago Cubs former first round pick and current top prospect.
Minor League Player of the Year Candidates: PitchersWe are in an era of pitching the major leagues hasn't seen since the 1960's. With the recent influx of young talent entering the league, and the playing field being leveled with the absence of steroids, the game is being dominated from the mound.- AA's Third Step Prayer Helps to Relieve Bondage of SelfPresented here, is an article which examines and provides thoughts on Alcoholics Anonymous' Third Step Prayer.
- Please Start a Men's Al-Anon Meeting in Your Community!Read this and learn how to start a safe meeting where the men in your community who live with alcoholic family members can meet and support each other to recover from their codependency.
- Beyond SobrietyDescribes steps taken to go beyond sobriety, escape AA and find true recovery.
Emotional Healing with Positive Daily Affirmations, AA Slogans and Self-TalkPositive thinking, daily affirmations, self-talk, self-hypnosis and auto suggestion are not new emotional health techniques. Psychologists have been using them in therapy for decades. Here is an analysis of most helpful therapies.- Charlie Sheen; Poster Child for the Ailing Recovery Industry!Charlies' rants are bringing out the opinions, like assholes, and Dr Phil's of the mainstream Pop-culture recovery biz, flaunting their own brand of Lohanonymity!
- Personal Stories of Winter Blues, Sober in AA, a Fear of DentistsEvery year around the middle of December, Doug W.'s life would change. Normally good-humored and outgoing, Doug would become irritable and blue...
Should You Take an AA Degree After High School?With the rising cost of higher education, many high school graduates opt for Associate degrees instead of four-year college degrees. Find out if an AA degree suits you best.
Surrounded by Prayers in Alcoholics AnonymousAfter 13 years in recovery, an unconventional member gives his insight in to those plaques hanging on the walls in AA club houses across the country.
The Daily Struggle of an Alcoholic in Early Recovery and the AA Chip SystemThose white chips that represented so much desire and hope can start to accumulate like Christmas ornaments!- Beware the SteptomaniacsAny and/or all of the '˜step' based recovery programs are probably a good bet for anyone who is in early recovery. Beyond a year or so, I feel it best to step back and re-evaluate where you are in your recovery, and move forward in life.
- How to Be an Effective AA Meeting Coffee PersonPresented here, is an article which explains the position of coffee person at AA meetings.
Up Helly Aa: A Scottish Winter Festival in Lerwick, ScotlandThe Up Helly Aa festival features a burning replica Viking boat, Guizers and night-long parties.- The AA True Believer: Letters from the Cult IIAA members should also take notice of this testimony and quit passing the responsibility on to the victims. If for no other reason, AA members should take notice of these stories as there might be a growing problem within the AA community.
- Apologize to Your RapistTwelve Step thinking can lead to terrible consequences for rape victims.
- The AA True BelieverAA cult members constantly talk using propaganda and misinformation.
Obama Agenda 3President Barack Obama's Agenda 194 Objectives. A comprehensive list of objectives of President Obama taken from position papers published well in advance of his election in 2008. Part Three.
Obama Agenda 2President Barack Obama's Agenda 194 Objectives. A comprehensive list of objectives of President Obama taken from position papers published well in advance of his election in 2008. Part Two.- AA is Not the Only Way!"AA Not The Only Way" is journey into the terrible world of Alcoholics Anonymous twelve step treatment, by Melanie Solomon. Learn how there are many alternatives to the insanity of twelve step recovery.
AA and Al-Anon Slogans: Live and Let LiveI write on a variety of topics and it touching to see how many requests and searches I get for 'AA Slogans' and Al-Anon Slogans'. Al-Anon slogans offer that boost of strength so many of us need for recovery. 'Live and Let Live' is extremely helpful.- AA and Al-Anon Slogans: But for the Grace of GodThe 12 Step AA and Al-Anon programs describes their beliefs this way: 'spiritual but not religious'. We recognize a Higher Power in AA and Al-Anon, whom some of us choose to call God. 'But for the Grace of God' refers to our higher power.
- AA and Al-Anon Slogans: Just for TodayAA and Al-Anon are known for their 12 Step program which guide recovering alcoholics and co-dependent people through self-help steps. AA and Al-Anon also use slogans and sayings in the recovery process. 'Just for Today' is a popular AA and Al-Anon slogan.
Top 10 Best Alcoholics Anonymous Alternatives ListI want to provide info on the top 10 alternatives to AA that I have found for alcoholism and addiction. I hope these will be helpful to those that are looking for a new support group solution to managing your or a loved one's addictive behaviors.- Mary Karr's Lit: A Memoir is a Classic Example of the AA StoryMary Karr's Lit: A Memoir tells her story as a poet, wife, mother, and finally, an alcoholic in recovery. It follows the three-part format of the typical AA story.
- AA and Al-Anon Slogans: Using HALT in Recovery and Treating DepressionIn working a 12-step program like AA and Al-Anon, an important recovery and self-help tool is the acronym HALT. Whenever I feel Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired, I need to HALT, identify this need and address it. Here's how HALT works.
- AA Meetings and Cigarette Breaks: Good or Bad?The issue of taking pre-determined cigarette breaks is examined in this article.
- Is Alcoholics Anonymous Effective?AA works for some people. According to research, it does not work for most. AA has about a 5% success rate for people in their first year, so for 95% of the population, alternatives are greatly needed. See, AA Not the Only Way, Amazon Bestseller.
Do Alcoholics Anonymous and Similar Programs Create Permanent Victims?Alcoholics Anonymous and programs similar to AA lead members to believe that they are never cured. Is this a helpful or harmful way to look at their addiction?- AA Soberfests ExplainedPresented here, is an article which provides relevant information concerning Alcoholics Anonymous Soberfests.
- How to Be an Effective AA Meeting ChairpersonPresented here, is an article that offers, from personal experience, some thoughts, tips and observations regarding being an effective chairperson at AA meetings.
- The God Named "Higher Power"Learn about the Alcoholics Anonymous deity. The supernatural being called 'Higher Power'.
- A Review of an Alcoholics Anonymous GuruChristians cannot and should not believe in the ideas that Alcoholics Anonymous teaches.
- Alcoholics Anonymous: Oppression of WomenThis article describes how women are oppressed through Alcoholics Anonymous literature.
- Alcoholics Anonymous' Fourth Step is Very ImportantThe Fourth of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is explored in this article.
- Modifying the 12 Steps for the Nonbelievera guide for atheists and agnostics regarding "God as you understand Him" in AA and other 12 Step Fellowships
Product Review: E8GE 1000 Rechargeable AA & AAA BatteriesE8GE rechargeable batteries are a nickel metal hydride battery that can be recharged up to 1000 times using common rechargeable devices that come in AA 2100 mAh and AAA 800 mAh sizes.- Alcoholics Anonymous' G.S.R. ServiceThis article offers one AA member's observations and experience in being a newly - elected G.S.R. for his Alcoholics Anonymous group.
