Category: The Recovered Word

Gresham’s Law and Alcoholics Anonymous

Randolph Jason

Gresham’s Law and Alcoholics Anonymous by Tom P., Jr. for Big Book Sponsorship Editor’s Note: Gresham’s law is commonly stated as: “Bad money drives good money out of circulation”. A more correct rendering of Gresham’s Law is that “Bad money drives out good if they exchange for the same price.” In the context of this article, Weak A.A. drives out Strong A.A. when they are exchanged as the same thing. This article originally appeared in the July, 1976 issue of “24 Magazine,” by Tom P. Jr. who worked at the…

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Drug Addiction Was Bad in America. The Pandemic Made it Worse.

Randolph Jason

Drug Addiction Was Bad in America. The Pandemic Made it Worse. by ADAM MACINNIS| for Christianity Today Recovery ministries try to help as people give up and give in. For 50 years, Toby Nigh had what he describes as the perfect life. He had a good job, a happy family, and if you had asked him, he would have told you that he was really lucky. “Everything always seemed to work out for me,” the Kirksville, Missouri, man said. Then his perfect life fell to pieces in 2018. One day…

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More Twelfth-Step References, Techniques, Tips, & Sponsorship Tools in the Big Book

Randolph Jason

More Twelfth-Step References, Techniques, Tips, & Sponsorship Tools in the Big Book Compiled by Mike L. & Barefoot Bill L. for Big Book Sponsorship Part 1 Click Here >>> From Chapter 1: ‘Bill’s Story’: Page 8, Paragraph 4: “My musing was interrupted by the telephone. The cheery voice of an old school friend asked if he might come over. He was sober.” Page 9, Paragraph 6: “But he did no ranting. In a matter of fact way he told how two men had appeared in court, persuading the judge to…

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Twelfth-Step References, Techniques, Tips, & Sponsorship Tools in the Big Book

Randolph Jason

Twelfth-Step References, Techniques, Tips, & Sponsorship Tools in the Big Book Compiled by Mike L. & Barefoot Bill L. for Big Book Sponsorship (All page number references refer to Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd Edition) There are 124 references to working with others throughout the first 6 chapters of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Chapter 7, ‘Working with Others is entirely devoted to the subject of working with other alcoholic addicts. Obviously the Big Book authors are trying to tell us something here — work with another alcoholic addict is vital…

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