Talk about keeping a program of recovery simple…Watch this quick video.

“Gratitude” by Father Joseph C. Martin

The 12th Step, “having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we try to carry this message to the alcoholic and to practice these

This video explores the concepts of spirituality, alcoholism and recovery.

This clip describes the relation between the theories of Carl Gustav Jung, and the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous. It also elucidates the connection between Jung’s pioneering theory and its more contemporary applications. He addreses spirituality.

A year and a half ago the pain in my leg that got so bad I couldn’t walk.

I was finally diagnosed as having stage 4 lymphoma, cancer. As the doctor explained treatment options, I said ‘Let’s cut through the B.S, if I don’t get the treatment, I die right?’.

He was taken aback at my bluntness but said yes. I said that in that case , let’s get started. It is no fun for an addict sitting in a chair for 7 hours at a clip watching drugs being dripped into you. I did what the doctor ordered. I lived

The same thing happened 17 years ago when I was diagnosed with a chronic progressive and fatal disease called addiction to drugs and alcohol. At that time a treatment plan was presented to me. I had become willing to do whatever was needed to save my life. That included the recommendation I go to 12 step meetings, I went. It was hard, I did not know what they were talking about, I just did ‘what the doctor ordered.’ I lived

This video may help if you are ‘anti-12 steps’. I did not see it as propaganda, just some good facts, possibly answering the question, is alcoholics anonymous effective?.

My good friend Doug Cuddihy at Sobriety.tv sent me this video poem to view.

My good friend Doug Cuddihy at Sobriety.tv sent me this video poem to view. Doug’s site is certainly worth a visit as he has professional grade addiction recovery videos that are quite simply the best on the net.

This video is a two-fer. Two-fer a nickel, as it was done by Dave Harm who has another site I heartily endorse at DaveHarm.com. I endorse very few sites but these two guys are talented and have a wonderful message, Check out the sites and the video. Enjoy!

The question of whether a non-alcoholic should be allowed in AA has been a question causing debate for over 70 years.

Bill Wilson addresses two key issues in this speech:

1. AA’s singleness of purpose, and

2. The autonomy of each group

Now is the founder of AA the be all and end all? I don’t know, folks will still argue about that. Let’s see 1,000,000 AA members agreeing on something…NOT.

This video focuses on the basic concepts of AA step 1 as it was presented several decades ago. This is from the horses mouth, a close interpretation of the basics of AA as presented in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. This alcohol addiction video is quite lengthy at 84 minutes. You might want to look for “Alcoholics Anonymous Back to basics CD1 Step 1″ and download it to a CD or your Ipod.

More step 1 struggles…

Have I? Run out of options? – At the AA meeting tonight, someone said something that stuck in my head. Well two things. That the fundamental point of Step 1 is to turn around and face it. That you have to walk into it, directly. And that you have to surrender to …

Step 12 Video

Step 11 Video

Step 10 Video

Step 9 Video

Step 8 Video

Onward, with the step 7 video

Here is the step 6 video in our 12 step video Series

Here is the step 5 video in our continuing series of 12 step videos

Here is the next in the series Of 12 step Videos: Step 4 video.

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.