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True or False Quiz

Byoldtimer February 14, 2018 Reading Time: 1 minute

I came up with a few silly True or False Questions. Enjoy!

It’s important to brag about your humility during an AA pitch. True or False?
Sharing at a meeting, then leaving before the meeting is over is a super cool move. True or False?
Dr. Bob thought Bill was “a bit of a psychotic windbag.” True or False?
An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while they’re isolating. True or False?
The idea that alcoholics, drug addicts, overeaters, gamblers, and sex addicts should all just go to AA because “addictions are all the same,” was started by a treatment center with one van. True or False?
Men who don’t go to men’s meetings are seriously flawed human beings who are hiding something. True or False?
It’s a great idea to announce your AA Birthday on Facebook. True or False?
AA romance – the odds are good but the goods are odd. True or False?
An alcoholic who introduces themselves as an “addict-alcoholic” is a far more interesting and complex human being than a regular alcoholic. True or False?
It’s not “old behavior” if you are still doing it. It’s current behavior. True or False?
If you are hiding your booze, and you live by yourself, you may be an alcoholic. True or False?

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Self Will Run Riot

Byoldtimer September 30, 2012 Reading Time: 1 minute

So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn’t think so. I think of the clichéd admonition, “Never fool yourself … and remember you are the easiest to fool!” This is why having…

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The Irony of Prayer

Byoldtimer May 6, 2011 Reading Time: 1 minute

Often people pray for others. When there is nothing else to say or do, as in a troubling or tragic situation, people often say, “I’ll pray for you.” This is a kind thing to say as many people believe that God or a Higher Power responds directly to prayers and petitions. Whether or not this is the…

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Anger, Dishonesty, and the quality of your Relationships

Byoldtimer April 28, 2018 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Often I want to know, “how I’m doing?” I want to do a quick check-in. Simple as this sounds, I’ve found for an alcoholic like me, this is dangerous. Self-Assessment is Hard This danger is because, often, I am not correct when I do a self-assessment (especially in my head, by myself). I can draw conclusions that are…

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AA – Only in America

Byoldtimer July 4, 2011 Reading Time: 2 minutes

When you think about it, AA could have only emerged as a spiritual movement in the United States. No other country is more ecumenical and offers such broad religious plurality. Only in that rich and accepting American soil could concepts like “power greater than yourself” replace the more overtly religious iconography of Jesus (or another figure). This…

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Being Kind to the ones you love

Byoldtimer May 15, 2011 Reading Time: 1 minute

“Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not!” So said Samuel Johnson. But how often do we become so self-centered that we forget to be kind to those we are already fond of? For me, this happens more than I would like to admit. I can be short and abrupt with the people…

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Think it through…

Byoldtimer June 12, 2011 Reading Time: 1 minute

Another great AA concept that offers broader application is “think through the drink!” The idea is that instead of thinking how good a drink might be, think instead of what happens after that drink. For the AA, rarely is there ever one drink. Usually, that first drink leads to much more and then the AA…

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