Weekly archive
Week of Aug 17–23, 2026
One soft note at a time — gathered for the week. Also good for the Substack archive.
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Monday, August 17
“When drinking, we were strangers. Sometimes we were so inaccessible…
“When drinking, we were strangers. Sometimes we were so inaccessible that it seemed as though a great wall had been built around us.” Page 107 — As we lived in delusion, denial, fear, and self-centeredness, nothing mattered more than alcohol, chasing the feeling, feeding the c…
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Tuesday, August 18
“When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance…
“When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, you may feel this feeling rising.” Page 139 — As we work Step Twelve on a daily basis we encounter many newcomer…
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Wednesday, August 19
“When a few men in this city have found themselves, and have discovered…
“When a few men in this city have found themselves, and have discovered the joy of helping others to face life again, there will be no stopping until everyone in that town has had his opportunity to recover—if he can and will.” Page 163 — Can we not, in these times of physical…
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Thursday, August 20
“When, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception…
“When, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God.” Page 47 — My conception of God needed an overhaul. I had to dismiss several decades old beliefs. I had to be willing to make room for new beliefs. Listening to others’ stories, hearing how they chan…
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Friday, August 21
“What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance…
“What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities.” Page 85 — A daily gift we receive each day is sobriety, so long as we practice the pri…
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Saturday, August 22
“What we have related is based upon experience, some of it painful…
“What we have related is based upon experience, some of it painful. We had to learn these things the hard way.” Page 121 — We can learn a little by reading our literature. We learn a little too by hearing the stories of others. But for actual recovery, we need an actual person…
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Sunday, August 23
“What sort of thinking dominates an alcoholic who repeats time after…
“What sort of thinking dominates an alcoholic who repeats time after time the desperate experiment of the first drink?” Page 35 — The short answer is insane. Not rational. I drank excessively for a couple decades, having lots of history, and yet, I thought somehow, magically, …