Disclaimer - I write this blog for myself since I have no fellowship of equals anymore who do what I do. I write this blog to help me figure things out that I can't figure out that I need to figure out. Take what you like and leave the rest. This post is for people … Continue reading My Will & Surrender
In Loving Memory…
William A. Brewer IV 2/28/52 - 2/13/25 This guy asked me to help him with the 12 steps in November of 2013 at the Berkeley Fellowship, in Berkeley, CA. He had been chronically homeless for many years prior to this, had had 9 years of sobriety at one point, but had a complicated mental illness … Continue reading In Loving Memory…
All Past Trustees Are Untrusted & Uninvited
Disclaimer: This is my blog that I write for myself, to keep track of what's going on in AA for my sanity- take what you like and leave the rest. This just in! Usually the Past-Trustees are invited to attend the dinner given by GSO before the opening of the General Service Conference, so that … Continue reading All Past Trustees Are Untrusted & Uninvited
God Used Me Today…Wow!
Disclaimer - I write this blog for my sanity - take what you like and leave the rest. Remember, I said that my goal for this year is to be more optimistic? So, i will share a positive story of God's Grace and making me useful. Today I went to the hospital to see my … Continue reading God Used Me Today…Wow!
You Can Have 1 Year 35 Times! Time Means Nothing!
Disclaimer: I write this blog for MY sanity. Take what you like and leave the rest. I can publish or trash comments as I choose for MY sanity. If you don't like it, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. I just got a comment on this post "https://anonymousalcoholics.home.blog/2021/05/20/and-yes-they-voted-to-change-the-big-book/" My most … Continue reading You Can Have 1 Year 35 Times! Time Means Nothing!
Our Very Lives…Depend Upon Our Constant Thought Of Ourselves & How We Can Meet Our Own Needs…
Disclaimer: This blog is for me - I write it for MY sanity. Take what you like and leave the rest. Doesn't that sound like AA today? Us meeting our own needs with no thought of how it might effect others? Here's the latest disappointment I experienced in today's AA. I have had a really … Continue reading Our Very Lives…Depend Upon Our Constant Thought Of Ourselves & How We Can Meet Our Own Needs…
Johnny Can’t Read Because Johnny’s Teacher Can’t Read
This is what my sponsor always tells me. Today was a great example of that! I am sure I have mentioned that crazy chronic relapser chick who brings her dogs to the club is sponsored by one of “my new best friends”. I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop and for them … Continue reading Johnny Can’t Read Because Johnny’s Teacher Can’t Read
Who The Fellowship Was For…
Disclaimer - I write this blog for myself - take what you like and leave the rest. The fellowship was truly for the people who "show improvement" - the ones who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. I remember my sponsor saying look at old Jim over there - and there was old … Continue reading Who The Fellowship Was For…
Dogs In Meetings, Part 2
Disclaimer - I write this blog for myself to stay sane as AA detriorates, take what you like and leave the rest. Dogs In Meetings - today it happened again. This time Betty, the craziest retread of late, came in late, cussed a few times during her share in a big meeting, and then left … Continue reading Dogs In Meetings, Part 2
Plain English Big Book…Like Gagging on Oatmeal Without Sugar!
"The next morning I called a friend in Montreal. He had plenty of money left, so I decided to move to Canada to work for him. By the following spring, my wife and I were living just like we had in New York. We had a lovely home and plenty of money. I felt like … Continue reading Plain English Big Book…Like Gagging on Oatmeal Without Sugar!
Anonymous Alcoholics 