I know this is a problem because NO ONE is willing to do this anymore inside AA and outside AA. I have had trouble with this myself until recently. I have began to have a different kind of spiritual experience in which God is entering my physical body through breathing meditation and my asking for … Continue reading Standing Up For Principle, 2
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I Have Heard Central Offices / Intergroups Are Closing…Going Online
Here's the deal with that. Before Intergroup became it's own 501c3 - it was formed by the UNITY of the groups in a geographical area to serve the groups and that area. Over time, as they became non-profits - and even with GSO - they began to look for ways to "make money". This was … Continue reading I Have Heard Central Offices / Intergroups Are Closing…Going Online
Transgender Alcoholics – An Internal Geographic Cure?
Yes, this is an outside issue. And this is my blog so I can do whatever I want. The fellowship of AA has brought this issue into AA and has put it on the table - for the 5th Edition of the Book Alcoholics Anonymous to be changed to be gender-friendly, so I am going … Continue reading Transgender Alcoholics – An Internal Geographic Cure?
I Went To A F2F Meeting Today
There were 20 people there. Were we 6' apart? Not really... Of the people at the meeting...several of them were new - 1 with 25 days, 1 with a few weeks, 1 with 360 days, 1 with a year or so. All of them and many more talked about needing meetings. I went to a … Continue reading I Went To A F2F Meeting Today
I heard they CANCELLED the General Service Conference!!!
My sponsor told me that due to the Corona Virus, they are going to do a video conference and only discuss the budget - the rest of this bullshit will have to be tabled till next year!!! Yea GOD!!!! My 10th step Buddy said "This pandemic may help AA return to its original purpose because … Continue reading I heard they CANCELLED the General Service Conference!!!
AA Must Continue To Live Or Most Of Us Will Surely Die: Part 1
Trivium: 1. Discover what the problem is: Answers the Question: What?(who, where, when) 2. Discover from the problem, what the solution is: Answers the Question: Why?3. Do something ... solve the problem. Answers the Question: How? Data from which I will answer the question of what the problem is: I went to a meeting last … Continue reading AA Must Continue To Live Or Most Of Us Will Surely Die: Part 1
I Got My 29 Year Chip…
But That's Not AA... I went to a noon meeting on February 18 and when they asked if anyone was celebrating a milestone, I said that I have 29 years, so they gave me a chip so of course I felt obligated to put a dollar in the basket. I don't care about chips. I … Continue reading I Got My 29 Year Chip…
An AA Group…I Miss You
My group died in 2018 or so. I really miss it. It died because we had a Bleeding Deacon. One bad apple can ruin the whole barrel. My group was called "An AA Group" after the long-form of the Third Tradition which states, "Any two or three alcoholics, gathered for sobriety, may call themselves an … Continue reading An AA Group…I Miss You
70th GSC Agenda Items
I No Longer Consider Myself To Be A Member Of This Bullshit Thing They Call AA(WS). After reading these Agenda Items - I will no longer participate or encourage sponsees to participate in the General Service Structure. PERIOD.I will continue to attempt to work at the grassroots group level trying to carry the message to … Continue reading 70th GSC Agenda Items
How To Share On The Traditions In A Meeting
God told me to memorize something to say at a meeting on Traditions. It is so rare that I am called on to speak about Traditions that I am not ever ready to talk about them, so when I do, I don't say anything that gets people to think differently about the Traditions. God suggested … Continue reading How To Share On The Traditions In A Meeting
Anonymous Alcoholics 