Tonight is my homegroup meeting. My homegroup started out of a Traditions meeting that met for several years and then after we had read AA Comes Of Age a bunch of times, and the Traditions Pamphlet, and then The Service Manual, we ended it and then started a group. My sponsor was a member of … Continue reading Experience, Strength, & Hope
AA Must Continue To Live Or Most Of Us Will Surely Die: Part 2
I have decided to use the Trivium (and Prayer) to try to figure out what is going in AA to find a real solution, for myself. I do not "know" how to use the Trivium. I am still learning. I am trying to use it right now in these posts. It may seem redundant, but … Continue reading AA Must Continue To Live Or Most Of Us Will Surely Die: Part 2
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
The Trivium
taken from this page: I recreated this page here as well as giving a link to it above, because I don't want this to go away and become a 404 and I don't believe the authors of this page did either. The Unity Process refers to a process developed by the people who made this … Continue reading The Trivium
This is a Selfish Program, NOT.
Where the f*** did we get this idea? Treatment. I am sure that this is a twisted version of "To thine own Self be true". “This above all: to thine own self be true,And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man.Farewell, my blessing season this in … Continue reading This is a Selfish Program, NOT.
Letting Outsiders Into AA
My niece has an eating disorder. She lives in S. California. She likes AA rather than OA. The AA's welcomed her in - they sponsored her, they let her give a pitch, they encourage her to sponsor others. She tells me about this on the phone. I listen. I am quiet. I neither endorse or … Continue reading Letting Outsiders Into AA
I Have Known For A Long Time…
Now seeing that a very wise man stated it - I know this to be true. This is what needs to happen in AA. Now I am just waiting for the people to show up who are willing to use the Traditions to get it done. I only need 1 or 2. I may be … Continue reading I Have Known For A Long Time…
It’s Neither Good Nor Bad…
It is either Painful or Pleasurable. That's what my sponsor says. I really like this way of looking at things. Some of the most painful things have always gleaned me great rewards. So instead of saying, Oh My God This Is Terrible - I might just say it's painful - and I know that what … Continue reading It’s Neither Good Nor Bad…
What Happened To Our 12th Step?
Where Did Treatment Come From? The 60s - AA dropped the ball on our 12 step work pretty early on. We got fat and happy so that when the 60s hit - we were not ready for the busloads of drug addicts that started showing up in AA. Most groups had not adopted the Traditions … Continue reading What Happened To Our 12th Step?
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…
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