We are on Working With Others - and oddly, this chick who I had as "12 step" call from the Central Office showed up. She is on methadone, hence "not done" in my book. it was really weird to be reading WWO to the group and have her there - in her unsurrendered state. We … Continue reading Week 28 of the Big Book Workshop
The Slogans
Someone was talking today in the meeting about the slogan Think Think Think and how her sponsor told her that slogan is not for her... it made me think that we have no idea what they mean any more because we no longer have COMMON SENSE with the old timers of AA. So I discussed … Continue reading The Slogans
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 Found An AA Group!
On Wednesdays at noon, they meet in a church, about 40 min from my home-office. They are all old-timers with a few newbies, and their only tradition-violation is that the church requires you to sign in on an Ipad - so I signed in "Marty M." That will be my weekly humor - what my … Continue reading I Found An AA Group!
Meetings Are Just A Small Part of The Fellowship
I went back to the group after being away for a month - and I attended the 730am meeting. Fewer people know me there so I had a chance of being Anonymous after the Group Conscience debacle of a month ago. I came with the attitude that although it says it's a "closed meeting" - … Continue reading Meetings Are Just A Small Part of The Fellowship
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
Meeting Makers Go Insane…Why?
Because it's BB. What's BB? We don't know, but it's not AA. I talked to my sponsor today about how much better I feel not attending those silly-ass meetings that call themselves AA, but when push comes to shove and you actually make them get out their traditions, you discover - hey it's NOT AA … Continue reading Meeting Makers Go Insane…Why?
Resurrection…
Do yourself a favor today, and read page 276 of AA Comes of Age, and pray to God that one day we can have this back. Or you can re-read this post I made from December of 2019. Bernard Smiths Talk, AA Comes Of Age, P. 276
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
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