Last night, I asked my partner what he thought about us shutting down our group. He said he thought it was a good idea. When I think of the hours I worried and mulled over how to talk to him about this - and when I simply asked him, he said it was a good … Continue reading Dishonesty
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The 12 Concepts: Concept 12
Read my page about why the service structure is guaranteed to fail. Why? As above, so below. One rotten apple can ruin the whole barrel - and that is TRUE. The same with any group. We cannot bank on groups of people doing the right thing together. There is no authority except God. Everyone has … Continue reading The 12 Concepts: Concept 12
How To Think About The Traditions, 1
My sponsor taught me that all the traditions are linked together like a birds nest and that all the traditions rest on the 1st Tradition. We first have to really study the traditions thoroughly before we can use them. One way to do this is to read AA Comes of Age, the Three Legacies Section … Continue reading How To Think About The Traditions, 1
Tradition 5: Our Primary Purpose
Marijuana is legal where I live. For some reason, I have noticed, that members of AA lump the use of marijuana into what we consider "sobriety". Why is this? Our 5th Tradition states: Each group has but one primary purpose‚ to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. I have heard people at … Continue reading Tradition 5: Our Primary Purpose
What I Heard Today At An AA Meeting …
"I suffer from drug and alcohol addiction" In the book, Alcoholics Anonymous, drug addiction and alcoholism are 2 separate things. There are programs out there for drug addiction. We, as Anonymous Alcoholics are only interested in people who have a desire to stop drinking. If you mention your blue eyes, blond hair or drug addiction … Continue reading What I Heard Today At An AA Meeting …
How to Think About The Traditions
Why is it How to Think About The Traditions? - In the 12x12 and in AA Comes of Age, all they do is talk about what they did as examples of the Traditions, and we still don't know how to use them. That's because the Traditions are kind of like Living Water - or they … Continue reading How to Think About The Traditions
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