Over the past four months, this series has moved from seeing (Right View) to intention (Right Intention) to words (Right Speech) to deeds (Right Action).…
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Last month we explored Right Speech, i.e. the discipline of truthful, healing communication as it lives in confession, amends, and carrying the message. But anyone…
In the Buddhist tradition, Right Speech has four dimensions, refraining from lying, refraining from divisive speech, refraining from harsh words, and refraining from idle chatter.…
Last month we began this series with Right View—the practice of seeing things as they really are. We looked at how Step One cracks open…
In the Buddhist tradition, the Noble Eightfold Path begins with Right View—and this is not an accident of ordering. Right View comes first because nothing…
The Eightfold Path and the Twelve Steps, What an Early Akron Pamphlet Said About Buddhism and Recovery Anthony G. Recently I encountered a little bit…
Helping run a District or Area event has quietly become one of the most grounding parts of my program. I serve as the chair for…
The Outsized Gift of “Small” Service When I first got sober, I didn’t arrive with a grand plan, just a desire to stop drinking. I…
When it comes to being a service sponsor, I have not had the opportunity. At this point in my AA service career, I have had…
I have been to a few gratitude banquets and for me they always seem like a bit over the top. But that is the alcoholic…