All posts by: Allison Healan Lawrence

I had a sponsor tell me one time “that whatever is between you and your sobriety has to go.” That meant anything and everything. If you are working too many......
So we went to San Francisco for our honeymoon for a week, and I was home for no more than a couple days and I was off again. I went......
“Sobriety is absolutely the most important thing to me in my life. Without my sobriety I would have nothing. If I choose to drink I will start losing things that......
A lot is going on in my life right now. My husband and I just decided to sell our house. We’ve lived here since 1992. It’s bittersweet, but we believe......
It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matterwhat the cause, there is something wrong with us. If somebody hurts  us and we are sore, we......
A.A. Thought for the Day  What makes A.A. work? The first thing is to have a revulsion against myself and my way of living. Then I must admit I was......
Happy New Year to everyone! A new place to start with our lives. Whatever we want to change this is a good time to do just that. I’m finding myself......
Keeping the Faith with Guidance ……..Good Orderly Direction Does guidance from our Higher Power always come through? We must believe that it does, even when we don’t seem to receive a visible......
A.A. Thought for the Day Have I ceased being inwardly defeated, at war with myself? Have I given myself freely to A.A. and to the Higher Power? Have I gotten......
  1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable. Many alcoholics have a hard time admitting that they can’t control their alcohol use.......