Back in 2015, when I was in a Traditions group an hour north of here, there was this extreme nutcase chick who came to the group and would make a joke that we are BUTT trusted servants - and that we have to think about AA as A-hole...she wasn't a real alcoholic - and she … Continue reading We Are Trusted Servants, We Do Not Govern…
How To Start An AA Group, Part 2
This references this post from March 9: https://anonymousalcoholics.home.blog/2024/03/09/how-to-start-an-aa-group-part-1/ It is a good post, but unfortunately it makes assumptions that can't be made anymore, so I am going to clarify. I am clarifying in parts - by the sections I wrote in the post. I am writing these posts for myself - I doubt anyone really … Continue reading How To Start An AA Group, Part 2
Beware The Women Hierarchy in AA – What the HELL is it and where did it come from???
There is this article in the Grapevine. https://silkworth.net/alcoholics-anonymous/tradition-three/Where Bill lays out that there are no conditions to being a member of AA. I wish that were really true. First let me start off by saying that I am a female. I am common-law married to my partner who is a male - and he is … Continue reading Beware The Women Hierarchy in AA – What the HELL is it and where did it come from???
32nd Annual Fellowship of the Spirit Conference, Estes Park, Colorado
https://fots.com I had the good fortune to attend this conference, July 25-28 and although there were some things that irked me - all in all it was good and I see AA still is going strong in Toronto. Here are some speakers who presented who I would recommend. Ali is from Toronto and Sheldon is … Continue reading 32nd Annual Fellowship of the Spirit Conference, Estes Park, Colorado
Who IS Your God?
My partner gave my number to this newcomer chick looking for a sponsor. Of course, she texted me - and I texted her back asking her to call. She did not. That's the first sign that this is not going to work out. She is not paying attention and not following directions. I tried to … Continue reading Who IS Your God?
To Thine Self Be True Is On The Coin – Not In The Big Book
Good Source Material: https://silkworth.net/alcoholics-anonymous/a-a-history-lovers/ The good is the enemy of the best - and this is true in this case. "To thine own self be true" is a quote from Hamlet by William Shakespeare “This above all: to thine own self be trueAnd it must follow, as the night the dayThou canst not then be … Continue reading To Thine Self Be True Is On The Coin – Not In The Big Book
Coming In From The Street vs. Treatment
Another horrible experience with people from AA. Do I need sponsees to sign a "pre-nup" or a "hold harmless" agreement? An agreement which states what each of our roles entail and what I may and may not say as I take them through the 12 steps? That as a sponsor, I have the spiritual license … Continue reading Coming In From The Street vs. Treatment
What To Do Now That There’s Nothing To Do In AA?
Delve deeper into a spiritual discipline and go to meetings to help alcoholics. Someone I know who has extreme mental health issues, went back to AA and has 30 days - and was told by the "club" that he is not welcome back to meetings for 30 days. OUR COMMON WELFARE COMES FIRST - the … Continue reading What To Do Now That There’s Nothing To Do In AA?
And YES…They Voted To Change The Big Book…Again
My post from 2020 has gotten the most hits and the most comments of any post on this site - here it is. But what is remarkable about this is that the new set of Delegates voted to continue the dumb-down-the-big-book-project at this latest Shameful Service Conference this year in New York. The Delegates aren't … Continue reading And YES…They Voted To Change The Big Book…Again
The Fat Book Cult of AA
https://www.fatbook.org My best friend of 17 years has joined a cult of Christianity. He has left AA for the Church. Well, I think he is still going to meetings, but he is on a Christian Missionary trip to Mexico right now and he doesn’t really talk to me the same way we used to talk. … Continue reading The Fat Book Cult of AA
Anonymous Alcoholics 