When one alcoholic/addict shares with another alcoholic/addict

[MajestyJo]

August 28

"Not drinking is the first requirement for joy; the
second requirement is gratitude."

In Our Own Words

Lombard, Ill., Feb. 1995
"The Most Beautiful Word in the English Language"
In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery




August 29

"Not only ... could spiritual experiences make people saner, they could transform men and women so that they could do, feel, and believe what had hitherto been impossible to them. It mattered little whether these awakenings were sudden or gradual; their variety could be almost infinite."

The Language of the Heart

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1953
"A Fragment of History: Origin of the Twelve Steps"
The Language of the Heart




August 30

"Happiness or tragedy might just depend upon a slight sign of recognition, a nod of the head or perhaps a friendly smile."

Chappaqua, N.Y., December 1947
"Recognition"
AA Grapevine


August 31

"My past sobriety is not a ticket to future sobriety. I have to pay that fare and make the decision to recover daily."

In Our Own Words

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1953
"A Fragment of History: Origin of the Twelve Steps"
The Language of the Heart

Grapevine quote of the day for the month of August. Sorry I have not been able to be post these daily.