Alex M. – författare

Freedom From Bondage-One Day At A Time In A.A. is a personal journey in recovery through a series of reflections on Alcoholism and Addiction, The Alcoholic Mind, A.A. and the Program of Recovery, A.A. and God, the Meaning of a Spiritual Life, the Big Book stories and the Twelve Steps, Traditions & Concepts. We alcoholics have a common problem with a common solution to recover from a hopeless state of mind and body through the Twelve Step program and support of our Fellowship. Our experiences are unique, but they often overlap. They can be used to help others, as I hope mine will help another. Alex M. is a long-time recovered member of Alcoholics Anonymous who has written about A.A. with a focus on how to recover in A.A. regardless of one's religious or spiritual beliefs. His other five books about A.A. are: Here Are The Steps We Took-How to Complete the 12 Steps of A.A. in Eight Sessions, Practice These Principles-Daily Meditations on the 12 Step Principles of A.A., Design For Living-Daily Meditations on the 12 Steps of A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics, Daily Reprieve-A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics, a daily meditation book on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the lighthearted Gods of Our Misunderstanding In A.A.-Not Just for Atheists & Agnostics.

Belief in God is clearly the preferred road to sobriety in A.A., despite a few Big Book disclaimers to the contrary. A.A.'s God doctrine often creates problems for non-Christians, atheists, agnostics and humanists, and has been critically addressed in my two other books: Daily Reprieve: A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics and Design For Living: Daily Meditations on the 12 Steps of A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics. Gods of Our Misunderstanding In A.A. - not just for Atheists & Agnostics, is a lighthearted, whimsical and humorous excursion through the God saturated fellowship of A.A. Topics include: God endorses a new Big Book, God's Rules, God inside and outside the rooms of A.A., Lost A.A. Grapevine submissions, Bill W.'s unpublished Grapevine articles, God in the Big Book, Oxford Group and in society, along with some history of God and religions around the world.

Practice These Principles-Daily Meditations on the 12 Step Principles of A.A. is a 365 daily meditation book based on the various principles of the 12 Steps of A.A. The foundation for recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous rests on the power of the Fellowship, the Big Book and the 12 Step program. Each of the twelve steps suggests one or more moral principles, such as Honesty, Hope, Faith, Courage, Truth, Willingness, Humility, Forgiveness, Responsibility, Discipline, Spirituality and Service, to which members may aspire to guide them through their new life. Practice These Principles presents one common step principle for each calendar month, followed by a Big Book or general quotation, a spiritual reflection and a related question for consideration. Alex has published four other books about A.A.: Daily Reprieve-A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics, a daily meditation book on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Design For Living-Daily Meditations on the 12 Steps of A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics, Here Are The Steps We Took-How to Complete the 12 Steps of A.A. in Eight Sessions. and the lighthearted Gods of Our Misunderstanding In A.A.-Not Just for Atheists & Agnostics.

I'm not famous, and you don't know me, but you may be familiar with my disease of alcoholism. I'm not a special alcoholic or a unique alcoholic; I'm just an average alcoholic. My life experiences are no better or worse than anyone else's, but they are unique to me. Those bits and pieces shaped who I was, how I changed and who I am today. Alcohol saved my life before it ruled my life and ultimately destroyed my life. I couldn't walk the road to sobriety alone, no matter how hard I tried. With the help of others like myself I was able to rekindle my long dormant spiritual roots and receive a gift of grace through an honest and deep connection with my own being, my fellows and my innate moral principles. With human and spiritual help, anyone of us can get sober and find a new, extraordinary life. The reward far surpasses the effort, and is available to all.

En främmande människa liknar en eld som glöder tyst under askan. Så länge askan existerar kan ingen njuta av eldens värme och färg. I antologin ”Det glöder under askan” grävs unga romers tysta historier upp och kläs i ord. Historier som doftar kärlek och drömmar men också sorg och svek. ”Det glöder under askan” ger dig möjlighet att lära känna medmänniskor som har bott i Sverige i drygt 500 år och fortfarande bemöts som främlingar.