Recovering From...: 2nd Generation? Nope

Recovering From...: 2nd Generation? Nope: Super short little video about your family tree.

Recovering From...: Don't Be Slip Sliding Away

Recovering From...: Don't Be Slip Sliding Away: From the Big Book - and yes, it does actually say "Rule". Wow. So our rule is not to avoid a place where there is drinking, if we have...

Recovering From...: Now That is a Mouthful!

Recovering From...: Now That is a Mouthful!: In the Big Book, we are called "examples of self-will run riot", as our sweet dog demonstrates here. Sometimes we only give lip-service ...

Recovering From...: How To Avoid A Train Wreck

Recovering From...: How To Avoid A Train Wreck: Most newcomers to AA are amazed at the incredible truths offered by those with even a bit of sobriety. One of the most astonishing to lea...

Recovering From...: Zen Recovery

Recovering From...: Zen Recovery: Zen Koans have been used for a couple of thousand years or so to help people reach enlightenment. They are little stories or situati...

Recovering From...: Good News Bad News

Recovering From...: Good News Bad News: Active addiction is a lonely business. Alcoholics know loneliness like few others. From Chapter 11 in the Big Book : The less people tol...

Recovering From...: Empty Your Cup or Are You Going To Drink That...

Recovering From...: Empty Your Cup or Are You Going To Drink That...: In Addiction Recovery it is said that you only need to change one thing, but that thing is everything. And everything is in...

Recovering From...: Well, Whaddya Know?

Recovering From...: Well, Whaddya Know?: All or Nothing? Or Inbetween?

Recovering From...: Need One Now?

Recovering From...: Need One Now?: Are you thinking about giving up 5 minutes before the miracle happens? Well, guess what? It is coming, and it is here now! Just don't...

Recovering From...: Insides and Outsides

Recovering From...: Insides and Outsides: A really really short video, with a really really short message.

Recovering From...: The Poison Arrow or First Things First

Recovering From...: The Poison Arrow or First Things First: Down in the Amazon Rainforest, when the people of the jungle stilled lived in the jungle, there was a small group of men, sitting i...

Recovering From...: Bait and Switch...

Recovering From...: Bait and Switch...: "Alcohol gave me wings to fly. Then it took away the sky." Addiction is a dark and stormy business. In the beginning full of prom...

Recovering From...: Sweet Surrender?

Recovering From...: Sweet Surrender?: Short short video - what surrender means.

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Recovering From...: Dump Bound?

Recovering From...: Dump Bound?: You hit your bottom when you stop digging.

Recovering From...: 5 Holiday Sobriety Tips

Recovering From...: 5 Holiday Sobriety Tips: 5 Recovery Tips For the Holidays Here are 5 tips to help you maintain your sobriety as the holidays approach. If you are an a...

Recovering From...: Do You Have A Thinking Problem?

Recovering From...: Do You Have A Thinking Problem?: Here is a really really short video clip with a famous recovery saying for you.

Recovering From...: Believe it!

Recovering From...: Believe it!: Downstairs, in the meeting room of the Kamloops Alano Club is where this little slogan was taken from. Years ago, you could just barely...

Recovering From...: If He Were Sought

Recovering From...: If He Were Sought: Often a stumbling block for newcomers to recovery is this Higher Power that could and would if He were sought. Here is some great news:...

Recovering From...: The Divine Paradox of AA

Recovering From...: The Divine Paradox of AA: Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, our pick struck gold. Joy in our release from a lifetime of frustra...

Recovering From...: Family Tree

Recovering From...: Family Tree: We can't get and stay sober on a Sunday School version of God. We can't get and stay sober on a 'second hand' version of someone else's H...

Recovering From...: Cross Exchange

Recovering From...: Cross Exchange: These two little stories contain some spiritual truths that can help the addict or alcoholic look at the way they are living their liv...

Recovering From...: Who's On First?

Recovering From...: Who's On First?: Contemplating recovery for the first time is incredibly daunting. What a relief to find out that we don't have to be concerned about futu...

Recovering From...: It is a 'We' Program

Recovering From...: It is a 'We' Program: A really really short video with a great slogan.

Recovering From...: What A Drag

Recovering From...: What A Drag

Recovering From...: Think That is Funny?

Recovering From...: Think That is Funny?: You can make plans, but don't plan the results. That is unless you want a pre-meditated resentment.

Recovering From...: Can You Hear Me Now?

Recovering From...: Can You Hear Me Now?: I love stories. If you are familiar with any of my blogs or work at all, you know by now, I love stories. Most people don't appreciate ...

Recovering From...: Can You Hear Me Now?

Recovering From...: Can You Hear Me Now?: I love stories. If you are familiar with any of my blogs or work at all, you know by now, I love stories. Most people don't appreciate ...

Train Wrecked!

Most newcomers to AA are amazed at the incredible truths offered by those with even a bit of sobriety. One of the most astonishing to learn is that it is not the 3rd, 5th or 17th drink that causes the problems, but the very first one.  If you don't take the first drink, you won't get drunk.That is a promise and a guarantee.