The Thesis is: Our AA Experience has Taught Us That ....each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first.But individual welfare follows close afterward.... therefore... For our group purpose there is but … Continue reading How To Think About And Use Tradition 2
Category: AA Traditions
Questions To Make You Think About the 3 Legacies
A friend in AA, just turned me on to this book which is Alanon based which asks great questions about the Traditions and Concepts to bring them home to your own life... I am sharing this here - for those of us who have to use ALL the principles of the program. Reaching for Personal … Continue reading Questions To Make You Think About the 3 Legacies
It’s None Of My Business…
Disclaimer: As I have said in the past, this blog is mine - take what you like and leave the rest. I am using it to stay sane through these "end times". It's None Of My Business…what happens to this Entity which calls itself AA - because this thing is NOT AA. AA is an … Continue reading It’s None Of My Business…
The Fellowship or God, Who Do You Listen To?
Disclaimer - take what you like and leave the rest I spent months saving money for this AA Conference I have attended for over 15 years – taking a break between 2019-2023. I went last year and didn’t really like it, but couldn’t put my finger on why. This year – it cost about $200 … Continue reading The Fellowship or God, Who Do You Listen To?
On Tradition Three – Editorial by Bill W reprinted from the Grapevine, December 1947
“Our membership ought to include all who suffer alcoholism. Hence we may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, provided that, as a group, they have no other affiliation.” This is … Continue reading On Tradition Three – Editorial by Bill W reprinted from the Grapevine, December 1947
Bedbugs?
A friend recently told me a story about this old hippy that shows up to her meetings ... and he has bedbugs. In the past, the members got together, went over to this dude's house and cleaned and cleared away the bedbugs. Recently, he came back to the group with more bedbugs. The chair walks … Continue reading Bedbugs?
Principles Inventory & The First Tradition
Disclaimer: This is my blog and I write what I want. I wrote a post about Principles Inventory a while back... But it's coming up again now. I am working with a woman with 30 years who asked me to take her through the Traditions, but as it turns out - she's got some spiritual … Continue reading Principles Inventory & The First Tradition
The Matilda Group
Disclaimer - remember - this is my blog and I share what I want - this is not "aa" - it is my experience, strength and hope therefore no one can argue with it. Take it, use it, or not as you wish. I have a new sponsee, Matilda (not her real name), who is … Continue reading The Matilda Group
🌱 THE TRIVIUM: A SPIRITUAL TOOL FOR CRITICAL THINKING LOOKS AT THE TRADITIONS
🔹 GRAMMAR – “What’s actually here?” Spiritual Skill: Observation & Honest Inventory What is it?Gathering the raw facts, definitions, and data without interpretation. In AA terms:“What are the actual words in the Tradition?” Practices: Reading slowly, word by word Noticing what’s present, not what we assume Using a dictionary and etymology to dig deeper Asking: … Continue reading 🌱 THE TRIVIUM: A SPIRITUAL TOOL FOR CRITICAL THINKING LOOKS AT THE TRADITIONS
Tradition 1 – Review
Tradition 1 "When AA was born, the world was in a spiritual crisis—just like it is now. The 12 Steps were given to us as a way to heal the individual soul. But the 12 Traditions? They’re the medicine for the collective soul. They were given to help us build something sacred together that wouldn’t … Continue reading Tradition 1 – Review
Anonymous Alcoholics 