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Always worthy of consideration, any day, any time, imho.
From Silkworth.net;
Tradition Seven: Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
Honestly now, do I do all I can to help AA (my group, my central office, my GSO) remain self-supporting? Could I put a little more into the basket on behalf of the new […]
From Alcoholics Anonymous;
Facts about anonymity in A.A.
It is not the media’s responsibility to maintain our Traditions; it is our own individual responsibility.
A.A. members generally think it unwise to break the anonymity of a member even after his or her death, but in each situation, the final decision must rest with the family.
A.A. members may disclose […]
From Alcoholics Anonymous;
Some questions and answers about anonymity
Personal anonymity
Q. After I tell my loved ones about my A.A. membership, should I ask them not to disclose this information to anyone else?
A. This is entirely a personal matter, but it is usually best for all concerned to let the A.A. member decide who shall be told […]
As usual, the same as last year, always worthy of consideration, any day, any time, imho.
From Silkworth.net;
Tradition Six: An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
Should my fellow group members and […]
From “The Language of the Heart” page 82-83;
“For to our kind, those who suffer alcoholism, recovery is a matter of life or death. So the Society of Alcoholics Anonymous cannot, it dare not, ever be diverted from its primary purpose.”
Fortunately, for all of us, Bill knew what an undying promoter and glory seeker he was, […]
Always worthy of consideration, any day, any time, imho.
From Silkworth.net;
Tradition Five: Each group has but one primary purpose – to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Do I ever cop out by saying, “I’m not a group, so this or that Tradition doesn’t apply to me?”
Am I willing to explain firmly to a […]
Autonomy, autonomous… what does it mean?
From the wikipedia;
“Autonomy (Greek: Auto-Nomos - nomos meaning “law”: one who gives oneself his/her own law) is the right to self-government. Autonomy is a concept found in moral, political, and bioethical philosophy. Within these contexts, it refers to the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, uncoerced decision. […]
I’ll let you read through this and then I’ll tell you what principle could be destroyed…
From page 298 in “The Language of the Heart”
“At this point in our very early experience there remained, however, one missing link - an absolutely vital one. We still lacked a full comprehension of the terrific impact at great depth […]
“Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.”
Page 146, 12&12;
“Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our Twelve Steps and Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are so largely a band of ego-driven individualists. Children of chaos, we have defiantly played with […]
I’ve been seriously pondering yesterday’s Daily Reflections because it means quite a lot, to me, in a few ways.
“They are servants. Theirs is the sometimes thankless privilege of doing the group’s chores.”
First Things First - this comes directly after a question posed asking: “Do these oldtimers think they can run this group forever?”
From which we […]
Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery.
A Dozen Steps
A Hearty Life
Alzheimer's Notes
Astronomy Buff
Autism Vox
Baldiness
Breaking the Mirror
Breastfeeding 1-2-3
Cancer Commentary
Daily Tomorrow
Diabetes Notes
Eating Fabulous
Fertility Notes
Genetics & Health
Grounded Fitness
Health and Men
Healthbolt
Help My Hurt
Kids Health Notes
Lively Women
Mental Health Notes
Pink Ribbon Review
Veggie Chic
Weighting Line
Womb Within
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