Disclaimer: I write this blog for myself - so take what you like and leave the rest. But sometimes I wonder - do I have anything else to say? Am I saying the same thing over and over? OFW. Today, I sat alone for an hour at the Principles and Applications Meeting I started, reading … Continue reading How Much Longer Am I Going To Write This Blog?
Materialism vs. Altruism
Disclaimer: This blog is for me - I write it for MY sanity. Take what you like and leave the rest. Alcoholics Anonymous is an ALTRUISTIC Movement - that's what Dr. Silkworth calls it in the Dr.'s Opinion - "We feel, after many years of experience, that we have found nothing which has contributed more … Continue reading Materialism vs. Altruism
Adult Children Who Are Also Alcoholic
Disclaimer: I am writing this for myself - take what you like and leave the rest. We AOCA Alkies have an extra special dose of alcoholism. We have our alcoholism and then we also have our ACOA family disease, which doesn't respond to "Alanon" at all at all, which makes us select horrible partners and … Continue reading Adult Children Who Are Also Alcoholic
Just For Today – Pages 2-3 of Chad’s AA Card
Just for today,...I can do something for 12 hours that I would appall me if I thought I had to keep it up for a lifetime. If I can do this, anyone can. I was raised to believe that our family was better than every one else. My father's side of the family came from … Continue reading Just For Today – Pages 2-3 of Chad’s AA Card
Chad’s AA Card…Old-time AA Wisdom At It’s Best
In cleaning up my office, I came across my sponsor's AA Card - a mock-up of it - it can be printed on half of an 8.5 x 11 piece of bright orange card stock. Well this is the anti-thesis to the the materialistic way of living, isn't it? But for the Grace of God, … Continue reading Chad’s AA Card…Old-time AA Wisdom At It’s Best
Going Forward With Sponsorship
Disclaimer - I am keeping a record of my plans here on the internet, for myself, in case I lose my copy of the file - and for no other reason. Use this if you like or don't. I may do the "Call me everyday for 30 days" thing first. I don't expect to ever … Continue reading Going Forward With Sponsorship
Sponsorship Contract
I am having to make a contract with a sponsee who is bogged down in the first third of inventory for a year. Just sharing. Going forward, I might do this with sponsees from the beginning - You must treat me as a mentor – the book says protoge on p.92 which implies a “mentor”, … Continue reading Sponsorship Contract
Week 4 of the New Application of Principles Group
We are reading the Dr. Tiebot Appendix in the back of AA Comes of Age. I highly recommend it. It gives a fresh perspective on our illness from an HONEST psychiatrist. Fascinating. Alcoholics Anonymous comes of age_ a brief history of A_A -- W_, Bill -- 1957 -- New York_ Alcoholics AnonymousDownload
Code of Conduct of Alcoholics Anonymous
AA is supposedly a Spiritual Entity with a little business to attend to, therefore AA has Traditions - not a legal code of conduct- but now the trustees have to sign this Code of Conduct and follow it, because AAWS, Inc is a business, no longer a spiritual entity... Remember - it said that The … Continue reading Code of Conduct of Alcoholics Anonymous
Week 2: AACoA Meeting
Disclaimer: This blog is for me to keep sane and to keep track and to reflect back on what is going on. If you get something out of it great, if not oh well. The names have been changed for the sake of Anonymity. Yesterday was the 2nd meeting of Anonymous Alcoholics Presents A Literature, … Continue reading Week 2: AACoA Meeting
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