This prayer goes like this: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”  This prayer is usually used to call a meeting to order.  It is a most helpful prayer especially in times of doubt or uncertainty.

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Once again, willingness is the key to the successful completion of step 6. The step states that we were “entirely ready for God to remove all these defects of character.”  These defects of character are what we determined in steps 4 and five that were objectionable to us.  These are things that caused harm to

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Moderation is not a word which is found in a practicing alcoholic’s vocabulary.  Usually, the mantra that is found is “more is better.”  For the alcoholic in their disease will take anything that may promise a better high.  Someone may offer the alcoholic a pill of some sort.  The typical reaction is to swallow the

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Commitment seems to be something that most alcoholics shy away from.  We believe that the grass is always greener on the other side.  We use phrases like “I guess,” I’ll have to see,” and “call me later’ among others.  We feel like wild spirits free to roam the world as we please.  We feel stifled

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This is another one of the promises.  I don’t know about you but when I came into the program, I had a pretty bad attitude toward everything.  I felt as if life should be handed to me on a silver platter because I was so wonderful.  I felt entitled to everything and didn’t care one

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