When one alcoholic/addict shares with another alcoholic/addict

[MajestyJo]

October 5

"Each night, I think of the Tenth Step and ask myself, 'Have I, this day, helped more than I've harmed? Given more than I've taken? Created more than I've destroyed?'"

Step by Step Book

Minneapolis, Minn., December 1977

"It Takes Practice to Be Human,"

Step By Step

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October 6

"Nothing could be sadder than to lose touch with ourselves in recovery; to have our connection to our Higher Power blocked by resentment; to be governed by old ideas we are only dimly aware of and that hold us back; or to be reduced by our fears to living sequestered from life. For the sunlight of the spirit to enter, the window must be kept clean so the light can pour through."

Step by Step Book

New York, N.Y., October 2010

"Safety Valve,"

Step By Step

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October 7

"As of this moment I repose serenely on Cloud 9, being thankful in silent meditation. I know the grim realism of this troubled world will bring me sharply back to earth at any moment, but I pray I may make a safe, happy landing."

Cincinnati, OHIO, May 1957

"Let There Be Light,"

Into Action

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October 8

"I know what the temptation of fame and money really is ... I was once a breaker of anonymity myself. I thank God that years ago the voice of experience and the urging of wise friends took me out of that perilous path into which I might have led our entire Society."

Celebrating The Language of the Heart

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1955

"Why Alcoholics Anonymous Is Anonymous"

The Language of the Heart

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October 9

"The slogans are simple things ... these AA tranquilizers do not solve our problems, but they can calm us down, remind us of a better way to proceed, and perhaps even put us in a mood to make better decisions."

New York, N.Y., November 1958

"Using the Slogans,"

Into Action