"lives" in the Big Book

I have seen men come out of asylums and resume a vital place in the lives of their families and communities.

It engulfs all whose lives touch the sufferer’s.

It brings misunderstanding, fierce resentment, financial insecurity, disgusted friends and employers, warped lives of blameless children, sad wives and parents—anyone can increase the list.

Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.

The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous.

But this man still lives, and is a free man.

Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once the guiding forces of the lives of these men are suddenly cast to one side, and a completely new set of conceptions and motives begin to dominate them.

These give a fair cross section of our membership and a clearcut idea of what has actually happened in their lives.

When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness of the Presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith.

Were not these things the tissue out of which our lives were constructed?

For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as old as man himself.

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol— that our lives had become unmanageable. 2.

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 4.

Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas: (a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives.

We did exactly the same thing with our lives.

We went back through our lives.

This short word somehow touches about every aspect of our lives.

Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives.

At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order.

The alcoholic is like a tornado roaring his way through the lives of others.

Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives.

A spirit of intolerance might repel alcoholics whose lives could have been saved, had it not been for such stupidity.

But many of the suggestions given here may be adapted to help the person who lives with a woman alcoholic—whether she is still drinking or is recovering in A.A. A further source of help is noted on page 121.

Is it right to let him ruin your life and the lives of your children?

As our husbands began to apply spiritual principles in their lives, we began to see the desirability of doing so too.

Now we try to put spiritual principles to work in every department of our lives.

Inevitably your lives will be fuller for doing so.

This dream world has been replaced by a great sense of purpose, accompanied by a growing consciousness of the power of God in our lives.