Corking the Bottle

This is a must-see for all who are battling the disease known as alcoholism. It's a speech by Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. He describes his own battle against the bottle, his first meeting with Dr. Bob Smith, writing The Big Book, and the beginning of A.A. https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-pty-pty_email&hsimp=yhs-pty_email&hspart=pty&p=youtube+bill+w&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tL3locy9zZWFyY2g_aHNwYXJ0PXB0eSZoc2ltcD15aHMtcHR5X2VtYWlsJnBhcmFtMj1mOTQyMDZmYi02YmNhLTQ4MmMtOWRjOS1lMzhlMzQwOGFlNGQmcGFyYW0zPWVtYWlsX35VU34mcGFyYW00PX5DaHJvbWV-eW91dHViZStiaWxsK3d-OTdFRDNEMjRBQzc5QjAwQUJDQjU5N0JCQUVGRDlEM0UmcGFyYW0xPTIwMTgxMjA2JnA9eW91dHViZStiaWxsK3cmdHlwZT1lbWFmZl8wX2Ny&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIDJbU5GXgJyi8tKfBI2LgRRefrgMjHUUbPhxm_Jy5GhzxRGqtX1hg4iF5vdZ6CWzsD-ClyhdOqOcEASUhAqsdKT73dp6cn4Vt_hRgyFy3WgVNFhkajiw7cR4PqrQwIyNsdoc7reiV4ywWrBT0vxmMyB3HG_Ll0JHYVNNtZExaxA#id=7&vid=90fee0fe470103a3572765a1b0...

[First published July 1, 2018] Quite by accident, I stumbled upon (a sober stumble, not one of my inebriated falls) a website that dishes out some interesting perspectives on the success of A.A. and the so-called Big Book that steers that organization: "Today, A.A. is serving more than 2 million recovering alcoholics in more than 180 countries. Moreover, the 12 Step program that Bill W. laid out in the Big Book has helped millions of people with a host of other addictions. 'These include Narcotics Anonymous, the more specific Marijuana Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Workaholics Anonymous, and Sexaholics Anonymous,' reports the BBC. 'Clutterers Anonymous deals with those with hoarding problems. Underearners Anonymous offers support for those suffering an inability to provide for one's needs.' Support for loved ones of those going through addiction is on offer at Families Anonymous [more common around here is Al-Anon]. In 2011, the Big Book was named one of...