The Thesis is: Our AA Experience has Taught Us That ....each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first.But individual welfare follows close afterward.... therefore... For our group purpose there is but … Continue reading How To Think About And Use Tradition 2
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How To Save AA Groups From Treatment
Disclaimer - this is my blog, so I say what I want here. Get over it.The infiltration of treatment bullshit into meetings is destroying our fellowship. Our options: as I see them... Option 1 Unlist your main home group meeting from the Central Office Registry. Invite only those who are serious about AA, recovery, principles. … Continue reading How To Save AA Groups From Treatment
The AA Preamble – 2026
Disclaimer - this is MY blog and I say what I like here. Get over it.Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women - (look up men and women, people, and person in Black's Law Dictionary if you want to understand that.) When you look it up use quotations "people", "men", "women", "person" etc … Continue reading The AA Preamble – 2026
I Found An Interesting AA Group
I have known about this group for many years but never knew how to attend it because it is unlisted. I used to have a resentment towards them about this. Mainly, I did not understand why it was unlisted until I attended last night. The group is a Closed AA meeting. It has been around … Continue reading I Found An Interesting AA Group
Questions To Make You Think About the 3 Legacies
A friend in AA, just turned me on to this book which is Alanon based which asks great questions about the Traditions and Concepts to bring them home to your own life... I am sharing this here - for those of us who have to use ALL the principles of the program. Reaching for Personal … Continue reading Questions To Make You Think About the 3 Legacies
Quote Which Describes The Fellowship Now
"Have you ever wondered how criminals who know they can't trust one another are still able to conduct business?" "They replace trust with fear and the threat of violence." I would say this is how the powder keg of the fellowship is right now. I found out today that a guy I know who goes … Continue reading Quote Which Describes The Fellowship Now
It’s None Of My Business…
Disclaimer: As I have said in the past, this blog is mine - take what you like and leave the rest. I am using it to stay sane through these "end times". It's None Of My Business…what happens to this Entity which calls itself AA - because this thing is NOT AA. AA is an … Continue reading It’s None Of My Business…
AA Cults…
https://www.syracuse.com/butternutters/#:~:text=The%20organization%20called%20%22The%20Syracuse,Post%2DStandard%20investigation%20has%20found Recently this cult was brought to my attention. A couple of journalists went undercover in Syracuse, NY to uncover the truth about this group, The Butternutters - who meet at 732 Butternut St in Syracuse, NY and who have a sister group in Buffalo, NY called The Absolutes. The journalists won an Emmy for … Continue reading AA Cults…
The Fellowship or God, Who Do You Listen To?
Disclaimer - take what you like and leave the rest I spent months saving money for this AA Conference I have attended for over 15 years – taking a break between 2019-2023. I went last year and didn’t really like it, but couldn’t put my finger on why. This year – it cost about $200 … Continue reading The Fellowship or God, Who Do You Listen To?
On Tradition Three – Editorial by Bill W reprinted from the Grapevine, December 1947
“Our membership ought to include all who suffer alcoholism. Hence we may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, provided that, as a group, they have no other affiliation.” This is … Continue reading On Tradition Three – Editorial by Bill W reprinted from the Grapevine, December 1947
Anonymous Alcoholics 