William A. Brewer IV 2/28/52 - 2/13/25 This guy asked me to help him with the 12 steps in November of 2013 at the Berkeley Fellowship, in Berkeley, CA. He had been chronically homeless for many years prior to this, had had 9 years of sobriety at one point, but had a complicated mental illness … Continue reading In Loving Memory…
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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?
What Is It To Be Anonymous… Part 2
I have been talking to God about Anonymity - and what it truly is - why is it the Spiritual Foundation of all of our Traditions? My sponsor says it is about HUMILITY...and he says most people are about "I'm fine, screw you" and going to meetings to talk about how fine they are now … Continue reading What Is It To Be Anonymous… Part 2
My Friend Nick From The Ukraine
Back in 2007 this kid, Nick contacted the conference chair of an annual conference groups from our state put on. This conference is not a part of the AA service structure, but it's been going on for many years. This kid had got a hold of tapes of Joe H. and Mark H., 2 Big … Continue reading My Friend Nick From The Ukraine
The Fellowship…Where Is It?
Has anyone else noticed a radical change in the fellowship in a very short period of time? I have. I used to meet with AA members daily - and not just at traditional meetings. P. 161 of Alcohoics Anonymous states, ""But life among Alcoholics Anonymous is more than attending gatherings and visiting hospitals. Cleaning up … Continue reading The Fellowship…Where Is It?
Anonymous Alcoholics 