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Группа авторов. Happy, Joyous & Free
HAPPY, JOYOUS & FREE
HAPPY, JOYOUS & FREE
AA Preamble
Contents
WELCOME
CHAPTER ONE
LAUGHING AT OURSELVES. Recognizing the power of humor in recovery
CHARMING IS THE WORD FOR ALCOHOLICS
MY FATHER’S LEGACY
STEPS ON FIRE
CAKE WITH PUNCH (from Dear Grapevine)
IF YOU FEEL GOOD, YOU’RE NOT NORMAL
BUT IS IT FUNNY?
CHAPTER TWO
EGO TRIPS. AAs on their favorite subject: themselves
PANCAKE KING
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG EGO
THE UP-AND-DOWN EGO
THE BEST LITTLE COFFEEMAKER IN AA
MY ICED TEA FIT
CHAPTER THREE
TWISTED. The lighter side of being new to AA
LEARNING TO FLY
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR SPONSORSHIP AVOIDANCE
TWISTED
HOW TO ACT AT A PARTY
FUNNY THINGS HAPPEN
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THE WINE?
CHAPTER FOUR
BOOTLEGGERS AND TALKING DOGS. The last days of drinking before finding AA
THE SADDEST STORY EVER TOLD
LEARNING TO WALK (from Dear Grapevine)
NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE
HIGHER POWERS AND SLIMMER FIGURES
SELF–DIAGNOSIS: DRUNK
TALKING DOG STORY
CHAPTER FIVE
ROUNDING UP THE USUAL SUSPECTS. Twelfth-Step calls that didn’t quite go as expected
I KNOCKED ON THE WRONG DOOR
YOU TAKE HIM
SPONSORING THE ALA-TOT
HEARD IN THE BLIZZARD
THE PARLOR PROSPECT
BLACKBIRDS HELPED CONVINCE CUSTOMER
WHO? ME?
CHAPTER SIX
LIVE AND LEARN. Stuff my sponsor says, and other lessons from meetings and life
IT’S A MIRACLE!
LONG LIVE THE WIMP
MEETINGS, MEETINGS, MEETINGS
COMING ABOUT
LIFE IN THE EXPRESS LANE
EVERYBODY LOVES ME (from Dear Grapevine)
LESSON OF THE DAY (from Dear Grapevine)
SHORT AND SWEET (from Dear Grapevine)
A RIBBITING IMAGE (from Dear Grapevine)
POOR KEN (from Dear Grapevine)
CHAPTER SEVEN
NOT-SO-SILENT NIGHTS. Holiday adventures and disasters before and after getting sober
THE CHRISTMAS FIGHTERS
COLD TURKEY
HOLIDAYS, SHMOLIDAYS
RULE 62 SAVES THE DAY
BROKEN-DOWN CHORUS
MY NAME IS SANTA C. AND … (Excerpt)
CHAPTER EIGHT
ONLY IN AA. AA Characters, AA Stories
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
WHIP IT GOOD (from Dear Grapevine)
HI, WADE!
STORY TELLERS ANONYMOUS
NINETY-NINE YEARS OF SOBRIETY (from Dear Grapevine)
HEARD AT MEETINGS
GOING COLD TURKEY? (from Dear Grapevine)
TRANSFER, PLEASE!
UP IN SMOKE
THE TWELVE STEPS
THE TWELVE TRADITIONS
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Grapevine
