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

On Tradition Three โ€“ Editorial by Bill W reprinted from the Grapevine, December 1947

โ€œOur 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.โ€ This is … Continue reading On Tradition Three โ€“ Editorial by Bill W reprinted from the Grapevine, December 1947

๐ŸŒฑ THE TRIVIUM: A SPIRITUAL TOOL FOR CRITICAL THINKING LOOKS AT THE TRADITIONS

๐Ÿ”น GRAMMAR โ€“ โ€œWhatโ€™s actually here?โ€ Spiritual Skill: Observation & Honest Inventory What is it?Gathering the raw facts, definitions, and data without interpretation. In AA terms:โ€œWhat are the actual words in the Tradition?โ€ Practices: Reading slowly, word by word Noticing whatโ€™s present, not what we assume Using a dictionary and etymology to dig deeper Asking: … Continue reading ๐ŸŒฑ THE TRIVIUM: A SPIRITUAL TOOL FOR CRITICAL THINKING LOOKS AT THE TRADITIONS

An Inside-Outside Issue That Effects Alcoholics, ACOAs, & Everybody Else

Disclaimer: This is MY blog -which I write to keep my sanity, this is not AA. Take what you like and leave the rest. Every year, around my anniversary, since 20, I have received a message from God about what the challenge of the year will be about. Last year, at 33, it was about … Continue reading An Inside-Outside Issue That Effects Alcoholics, ACOAs, & Everybody Else