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Uses of Will/Will power in the Big Book and Twelve and Twelve: Uses of 'will', in terms of human power or character, almost always indicate it is negative or insufficient. Uses of 'will' to describe Step Three ('Turning our will and life over...') are excluded here. A few positive uses of will / will power are at the bottom of the page. Big Book: Faced with this problem, if a doctor is honest with himself, he must sometimes feel his own inadequacy. Although he gives all that is in him, it often is not enough. One feels that something more than human power is needed to produce the essential psychic change." The Doctor's Opinion "It relieved me somewhat to learn that in alcoholics the will is amazingly weakened when it comes to combating liquor, though if often remains strong in other respects." Page 7, Bill's Story "But my friend [Ebby] sat before me, and he made the pointblank declaration that God had done for him what he could not d...
A short bio and a talk by AA historian Ernie Kurtz (From Stories of Recovery.org ): Dr Ernie Kurtz - (AA) of Ann Arbor, Michigan. (1935-2015) Author of "Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous" , "The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning" and "Shame & Guilt" . On January 19, 2015, at the age of 79, Dr. Ernest Kurtz died of cancer at his home in Ann Arbor, MI. Historian and former Roman Catholic priest, he is perhaps best known today for his many writings on alcoholism, Alcoholics Anonymous, addiction, and spirituality—works informed by his academic brilliance, his deep concern with human spiritual life, and his own struggles with alcohol. Ernie Kurtz - Spirituality & AA
Read Bill's 1948 Grapevine article on Tradition Three: Tradition Three The Third Tradition is a sweeping statement indeed; it takes in a lot of territory. Some people might think it too idealistic to be practical. It tells every alcoholic in the world that he may become, and remain, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous so long as he says so. In short, Alcoholics Anonymous has no membership rule. Why is this so? Our answer is simple and practical. Even in ...
