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title	:	Stepping Stones to Recovery
author	:	Pittman, Bill.
publisher	:	Hazelden Publishing
isbn10 | asin	:	1568385080
print isbn13	:	9781568385082
ebook isbn13	:	9780585307589
language	:	English
subject	Alcoholics--Rehabilitation--United States, Alcoholism--United States--Psychological aspects, Alcoholism--Spiritual aspects--Christianity.
publication date	:	1999
lcc	:	HV5279.P58 1999eb
ddc	:	362.2/928
subject	:	Alcoholics--Rehabilitation--United States, Alcoholism--United States--Psychological aspects, Alcoholism--Spiritual aspects--Christianity.

Page iii Stepping Stones to Recovery Bill Pittman

Page iv Hazelden Center City, Minnesota 55012-0176 1-800-328-9000 1-651-213-4590 (Fax> www.hazelden.org 1988 by Hazelden Foundation All rights reserved Published by: First published in 1988 by Glenn Abbey Books, Inc. First published by Hazelden Foundation 1999 Printed and bound in the United States of America First Edition Cover Design by Michelle Ogata, Graphiti Associates, Inc., Seattle, WA Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pittman, Bill Stepping stones to recovery. 1. AlcoholicsRehabilitationUnited States. 2. AlcoholismUnited StatesPsychological aspects. 3. AlcoholismSpiritual aspectsChristianity. I. Title. HV5279.P58 1988 362.2'928 87-73389 ISBN 1-56838-508-0 Disclaimer: The publication of this volume does not imply affiliation with nor approval or endorsement from Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

Page vii PREFACE The purpose of Stepping Stones To Recovery is to bring together ideas and ideals of the spiritual wisdom of the Twelve Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous. I have been working on an annotated bibliography of the writings from and about Alcoholics Anonymous. While researching articles, books, pamphlets, journals, newsletters, etc., I became aware of the most frequently mentioned subject areas that non-AA and AA members write about. It is probably not surprising that these areas center around spirituality, and those subjects have formed the chapter headings for this anthology. By including a number of articles on each subject, a "group conscience" is reached which gives perspective and understanding to these major topic areas: Acceptance, Spirituality, Surrender, Prayer and Meditation, Slogans, and Prayers. This compilation is not intended to replace or compete with the "Big Book," 1212, and literature from AA Headquarters, but to join other "helpful books" that AAs and members of various 12 Step Programs may choose to read. While Nell Wing, AA's first archivist and long-time secretary to Bill W., was researching the origins of the Serenity Prayer she wrote: "In any case, the Serenity Prayer, for almost forty years now, has become so deeply imbedded, so closely woven into the fabric, into the very tapestry of AA thinking, living, and into its philosophy that it's difficult to remember it did not originate from AA headquarters itself." This is also true of many of the articles, slogans, and prayers that follow, which have been reprinted and repeated so often the original author and source is unclear. Every effort has been made to find this

Page viii information, give proper credit, and secure copyright permission when necessary. The articles from the non-AAs Shoemaker, Silkworth, and Tiebout are included to add yet another dimension to the topics of this volume. More important are the outstanding writings of the women and men who are together "fellow travelers" on the spiritual path of recovery as suggested by the Alcoholics Anonymous Program. Here, then, is a treasury of articles, slogans, and prayers... Stepping Stones To Recovery.

Page ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank the following individuals for their assistance in the preparation of this book: Mel B., Larry B., Franklin B., Pat B., Cecil C., Virginia Cone, Lynda Ernst, Elizabeth Garcia, Jack A.H., Peter L., Frank M., Curtis M., Ciaran O'Mahony, Doreen Quintana, Julie R., Connie S., Naomi Strassberg, Henry Williams III, Julia Willinger, Sheryl Feldinger, and Nell Wing. It is with gratitude that I thank the following individuals for their cooperation in granting permission to reprint various articles: Joan A., Ginny A., Elise D., Doug D., Clare F., Isabel G., Donna G., Geraldine Howell, Colby H., Ruth Ann H., David H., Madeline Jordon, Arnie Keuning, Anne M., Gerrie M., Bob Morris, Merl M., Janet N., Linda Peterson, Al R., Helen R., Shep R., Bill S., Helen Shoemaker, Morris S., Robert W., Cathy W., and Imogene Z.

Page xi TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Why We Were Chosen xix I. Acceptance And Acceptance Is The Answer 1 The Acceptance Of Oneself 2 What Is Acceptance? by Bill W. 3 Don't Let Thorns Obscure The Roses: Victory Over Problems

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