Sneaky, Confusing & Patient. The other night I went to dinner at my friend's place. She's not an alcoholic. She is a jeweler and she had all her jeweler friends over, and me - the artist. She served sushi - and it included sushi from the one of the most famous sushi restaurants in the … Continue reading Cunning, Baffling, Powerful…
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The Materialism Subtext
Did you ever notice that when people speak from the podium about how when the got sober, suddenly their financial situation radically changes? And then they attribute their new success to God - which it is, obviously - He provided what we needed IF we kept close to Him and performed His work well... But … Continue reading The Materialism Subtext
What Happened At The Generally Shameful Conference?
Clown World AA The Inside Scoop - of poop you won't hear from your Delegate: Sorry, I dropped the F-Bomb too many times Time to edit - wordpress won't let me search for the whole word oddly - only "Fuc" My sponsor, past Trustee from a long-darn-time-ago - told me all about it. First a … Continue reading What Happened At The Generally Shameful Conference?
Bill W’s Swedish Ivy Plant
Have you heard about Bill Wilson's Swedish Ivy plant? You can read about it here. My partner got a clipping from someone at a meeting a few months ago and it was almost dead. He has a green thumb and has been growing it under lights in his office and today he went out and … Continue reading Bill W’s Swedish Ivy Plant
I Stand at the Door
By Sam Shoemaker (from the Oxford Group) (The reason I am posting this today is several. First, I stand by the door means that I am going to continue to say "I am an alcoholic" even if it means that I am perpetuating my disease, as the New Agers want me to believe, because I … Continue reading I Stand at the Door
Step 10-11-12 Meeting – Still Not AA
I have not gone to normal AA meeting since March 20 - because I have to find another place to go - or change my schedule and go to the 7:30 am meeting at the old group. I went to the evening meeting and there were more addicts there than at any other group - … Continue reading Step 10-11-12 Meeting – Still Not AA
Once You Let Go Of Your Values It Can Be Impossible To Get Them Back.
My boyfriend says this to me all the time. I experienced this today. The fight which started on January 26th when the addictAlcoholics took over our "closed AA Meeting" ended today in the "group conscience". It was an uninformed group conscience that's for sure- certainly not informed by the 12 traditions. We gave those up … Continue reading Once You Let Go Of Your Values It Can Be Impossible To Get Them Back.
How To Write Resentment Inventory
Today, I saw a woman who has 20 years of sobriety from the workshop, who does not know how to write resentment inventory. She had crammed the resentment inventory and the fear inventory together. She had used the 12 x 12 to write inventory. She had made a template that made absolutely no sense.I understand … Continue reading How To Write Resentment Inventory
Week 18: First Edition Big Book Workshop: Fear Inventory
We took the 3rd Step 2 weeks ago, and we did the entire Resentment inventory in one sitting last week. Now there are only 5 of us. Fear Inventory: We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. We asked ourselves why we had … Continue reading Week 18: First Edition Big Book Workshop: Fear Inventory
Alcohol ISM not Alcohol WSM
What I have learned from this whole process is enormous. First of all, we are far from "done". Today the meeting sucked and it was all alcoholics talking about outside issues, so maybe they just want it to be a social hour and they want to hide that under the addicts. I don't know. The … Continue reading Alcohol ISM not Alcohol WSM
Anonymous Alcoholics 