..."His Master Demanded To Be Fed!"...
Can You Identify??

Hey, You Drunks ... Do You Remember When??

The Insanity of Alcoholism

OK, so you are thinkin' drinkin'...

The QUEST

The DAWN of TRUTH

The AWAKENING

The PLAN

SOMETHING To PONDER

Understanding The Aramaic Prayer To Our Father

“To thine own self be true....”

The Touch Of The Master's Hand

The Fourth Dimension

"SACRIFICE"

Church Sign and Meeting Room One-Liners
Collected along The Road To Happy Destiny

Requiem For An Alkie
We Don't Have To Drink To Die Of Alcoholism!

HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO GET WELL?

BACK TO BASICS
Learning Your A.A. as originally intended.

Going Through The Steps With A Sponsee
As it was done in the beginning.

The Daily Steps
On The Daily Practice of Steps 1, 10, 11 and 12
Every Day From The Beginning of Sobriety.

On Steps 1, 2 and 3

On Steps 4, 5, 6 and 7

On Steps 8 and 9

4th Step Tips

Thirty-Six Tips For Newcomers For Working The Steps

The Third Step and Your Prayer

So You Are Going Through The Steps Again

WORKING THE STEPS INTRODUCTION
and Step Work Index For Each Step
An intensive Big Book Study on "Working The Steps"

ELEVENTH STEP MORNING AND NIGHTLY PRAYERS

Alcoholics Anonymous Original Manuscript - 1938
My sponsors insisted I learn my AA from this manuscript.

A Manual for Alcoholics Anonymous
The 1940 pamphlet by Group No.1, Akron, Ohio, Dr. Bob's Home Group.
A Manual for Alcoholics Anonymous, in Word Format Zipped

Table Talk, A Guide to the Study of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
A 1940's pamphlet from an early group on the West Coast.
Table Talk, in Word Format Zipped

Let's Ask Bill W.
Answers to Many Questions in Bill's words

Moral Inventory Checklist
For Newcomer and Oldtimer Alike.

The [Unrecovered Dry, Not Using] Alcoholic

An Alcoholic's Anonymous Prayer

The Legacy of Recovery

Understanding Anonymity

On Meaning of the Circle-Triangle

On Program and Fellowship

On The Inner Light

On Psychic Change

On Meditation

On Religion and Spirituality

On The Sober Dance of Life

More On The Sober Dance of Life

Why Alcoholics Anonymous is Spiritual

Spirituality Is A Simple Way Of Living

The Right Spiritual Path

The Precepts, Concept and Percepts of Higher Power

Be Still and Know That I am Your God

The Varieties of Religious Experience
By William James

The Missing Piece: The Spiritual Malady

A.A. Is Not A Self-Help Program

The PRESCRIPTION

Getting "It"

THE ZONE

About Resentments
A Grandfather Teaching

A Warrior ......
A Grandfather Teaching

Riding the Turtle – The Struggle to Change
A Grandfather Story

Grandpa's Hands
A Grandfather Story

Ancient Wisdom - A Starting Point

The A.A. Principles and Virtues

THE 103 "MUSTS" IN THE BIG BOOK

The Elimination of Ego-Self

The Struggle of Ego and Self-esteem

That God-Awful Return of the Obsession!!

Slippers and Recovery

The Status of "Slippers"

Learning My ABCs

The ABCs Of A Fruitful Life

I DoubleDog Dare Ya!!

Our Allotment

A Sensitive Alcoholic

What About Members With Longer-term Sobriety?
A Check List

Types of AA Meetings

How Group Conscious Am I?
Another Check List

Random Recovery Thoughts
Collected In Meetings and Chats

The Lone Ember -- A Sponsor Story

Footprints In The Sand

The Hampshire Grenadier

The Man In The Glass

From A Chicken to An Eagle

Barefoot Writings
My collection of "Stuff", prior to the Internet,
that I passed on to my sponsees to help us keep our head on straight.

The Wilsons

Alcoholics Anonymous Founder’s Home Is a Self-Help Landmark

Stepping Stones - The Home of Lois and Bill W.

Stepping Stones Foundation

The Wilson House - Birthplace of Bill W.

The Smiths

855 Ardmore - The Home of Dr. Bob and Anne
Where AA Started

Buzzard Puke and My Understanding of the Names of The Higher Power

Happy Friends In Recovery Week
It lasts 24/7/365 all year long!!!

The Twelve Rewards of Sobriety

Friends in Recovery Bulletin Board and Chat
For ALL 12 Steppers!!!

[Editorial note:  this group no longer exists, link removed]

Only A.A. Material????

What Conference Approved Literature Means

An "Interactive" Lord's Prayer

Installing Love In Your System

The Fundamentals of Truth and Love

The Sober Clock

A.A. Acronyms

Group Life - From AA World Services

Starting a new group?  Need information about AA groups?

This link will help.  Further information is also probably available

through your local district office.

Barefoot's Handy-Dandy Sober Time Calculator
How Many ODAATs, Hours, Minutes, AND Sober Breaths??
Every Day You are a One Day At A Time Miracle!!!

A.A.7th Tradition Pie Chart

A Buck In The Basket Poster
1970 - 2008

Questions and Answers on Antabuse

One More for The Fun Of It
Mike P. and The Messengers
"I Think I'll Quit Drinking Today"
Great Recovery Songs For Campouts (or anywhere else in Recovery)

One More To Ponder and Enjoy.

Always Remember The Motto Of The Society Of Childlike Persons
It Is Never Too Late To Have A Happy Childhood!!
Certificate of the Right to Play (Boy)
Certificate of the Right to Play (Girl)

The Senility Prayer
For Young At Heart Program Senior Citizens (Old-Timers)

In Memoriam - "Tex" R.
A Loving Member - March 17, 1948 - September 9, 1992
My Friend and Sponsor

Happy, Joyous and Free!
KEEP COMING BACK! ONE DAY AT A TIME!

Disclaimer: These Alcoholism Recovery Pages are provided in the Spirit of Cooperation but not Affiliation, as a service to A.A. members in North Idaho, for information to the Public at large, and most particularly for the person who wants help, the alcoholic who is still suffering from the disease of alcoholism. It is a 12th Step Information Service Only to carry a message of Love and Hope and Peace to others.

I have been in love with the Wisdom of Peace Pilgrim, STEPS TOWARD INNER PEACE, for over 25 years. She was one who achieved what we in recovery are seeking. It gives me great pleasure to present The Message of Peace Pilgrim to you. The words of Peace will give you purpose and inspiration!

Barefoot's World

On the Web Jan 17, 1996 in the Spirit of Cooperation
Page Links Added Frequently

Three mighty important things, Pardn'r, LOVE And PEACE and SOBRIETY