I got to go see my sponsor this past week, up in Sheridan, WY and he gave me this pamphlet....
Tradition 10: Neither Endorsing Nor Opposing Any Causes
Disclaimer: This is MY blog - has nothing to do with AAWS so I write what I want. This post is for: Adult Children of Alcoholics Who Are Also Alcoholic...I went on a trip this week with a long-time AA member/friend/sponsee to visit my sponsor and then to an AA retreat at a friend's ranch … Continue reading Tradition 10: Neither Endorsing Nor Opposing Any Causes
Are you a Para-Alcoholic?
What is this? Well, if you grew up with alcoholics as care-givers, you are probably a para-alcoholic. P. 456 of the Big Red Book of Adult Children of Alcoholics states: What this means is that if I became alcoholic as an Adult Child - I also use my own chemicals as drugs - therefore - … Continue reading Are you a Para-Alcoholic?
Tradition 3
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. If you want to keep the water pure and clean and the ground pristine - we must all be alcoholic, in the analogy... That is the only requirement for membership. These days it's a clusterf**k. Everybody wants the unity we have worked so hard … Continue reading Tradition 3
Tradition 2
God is living water. God nurtures all and must be kept wild and free. The container that is spiritual principles gives God a direction to move in - in this case - to help alcoholics. We use the Traditions. As in the illustration - our job is to tend the banks of the living water. … Continue reading Tradition 2
The Original Manuscript – It’s All About The $
About 7 years ago an uninformed group conscience of the Board of Trustees stopped a sale of the Original Manuscript by Sotheby's. They heard about it and made the decision and filed the injunction in 45 minutes. Lois had loaned this document to her caregiver who had subsequently died of a heart attack right after … Continue reading The Original Manuscript – It’s All About The $
Tradition 1: Addendum
Yesterday, we found out that this oldtimer commited suicide. He was a regular at the club and had 44 years. He always seemed like he was "doing fine". He had a "plug in the jug" message. Our common welfare must come first, AA must continue to live or most of us will surely die.... Perhaps … Continue reading Tradition 1: Addendum
Tradition 1
Reminder - this is my blog so I write what I want. I feel it is time to go back to a review of the Traditions expanded to the greater world for people who give a shit and want to stay sober because they are truly alcoholic and never want to drink again. If when … Continue reading Tradition 1
Joe Hawk Big Book Study at the Santa Monica Salvation Army, 1987
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Dowsing For AA
https://youtu.be/Fu3PyIC5O9s?si I used this video to clear the Non-Beneficial Energies from the club - exactly as is described in this video above, although I do it as a prayer - there were 7... and one was inside - Then I used the pendulum - just as she does at the end, as a prayer, to … Continue reading Dowsing For AA
Anonymous Alcoholics 