Hard Truths to a Spiritual Awakening The Twelfth Step is the last Step and yet, in a sense, it is the first step into life of recovery. And we need to realize that in the phrase “having had” it is assured that the spiritual awak-ening has been experienced probably before we attempt this Step!

The Perils of Social Media in Maintaining Personal Anonymity In my first year of sobriety, I informed most of my contacts about my membership in AA. Furthermore, I was on a mis-sion to ensure that everyone knew about AA, which is what I would call promotion. What this probably looked like was a crazed woman convinced that she now had […]

Navigating the Tenth Tradition in the Age of Social Media I have never been more grateful to belong to Alcoholics Anonymous; an organization where one of its foundational principles includes staying out of controversial issues. In Tradition Ten, I have learned that “no matter what the prov-ocation, [we must never] publicly take sides in any fight, even a worthy one.”