A practical guide to letting go of the character defects that get in the way of true and joyful recovery. Resentment. Fear. Self-Pity. Intolerance. Anger. As Bill P. explains, these are the "rocks" that can sink recovery- or at the least, block further progress. Based on the principles behind Steps Six and Seven, Drop the Rock combines personal stories, practical advice, and powerful insights to help readers move forward in recovery. The second edition features additional stories and a reference section.
Drawing on his years of lecturing on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, he reveals Step 10 as the natural culmination of working the previous Steps.
Shore: Serenity. suddenly shouts, “I see land!” the sound of his voice, most of the friends rush to the starboard rail and peer at the horizon. Sure enough, a sliver of beach has appeared. Slowly the boat approaches the shore.
Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects
The basic text for Alcoholics Anonymous.
With tender words and touching photos, Nicole Johnson guides us toward the "flat thud of grace" that can change our lives when we drop our rocks and choose to love instead. “When your son tells you he’s homosexual, your best friend ...
As the Rolling Stones drag themselves through yet another American tour, Cher once again makes a comeback, and Yes plays gambling resorts, Strausbaugh reflects acidly on a generation that started out as self-anointed world-changers and ...
This book addresses the concern of many in the A. A. community that sponsors have lost some skills in working with alcoholics.
Designed as an aid for the study of the book, Alcoholics Anonymous, The Little Red Book contains many helpful topics for discussion meetings. This is the original study guide to the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous.
The two — boy and young man — passed much time together when Mark was home on vacation, the boy Bill reveling in his enthusiastic friend's quotations from Shakespeare and Burns, Ingersoll and Marx, Charles Darwin and William Graham ...
Collected and compiled from varied authors, faiths, and lifestyles, these prayers of strength and healing will give you a thought for each day. These are the faithful words of the world.