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“The Twelve Concepts for World Service provide a group of related principles to help ensure that various elements of A.A.’s service structure remain responsive and resonsible to those they serve.”
From the discussion on the Concepts Checklist;
Concept VIII: The trustees are the principal planners and administrators of overall policy and finance. They have custodial oversight of […]
From page 81 in AA’s 12&12;
“Such gross misbehavior is not by any means a full catalogue of the harms we do. Let us think of some of the subtler ones which can sometimes be quite as damaging. Suppose that in our family lives we happen to be miserly, irresponsible, callous, or cold. Suppose that we […]
“The Twelve Concepts for World Service provide a group of related principles to help ensure that various elements of A.A.’s service structure remain responsive and resonsible to those they serve.”
From the discussion on the Concepts Checklist;
Concept Vll: The Charter and Bylaws of the General Service Board are legal instruments, empowering the trustees to manage and […]
Going back to last month and then following up…
From the Service Material at the Alcoholics Anonymous web site.
Concepts Checklist - III, IV and V
Concept III: To insure effective leadership, we should endow each element of A.A. —the Conference, the General Service Board and its service corporations, staffs, committees, and executives—with a traditional “Right of Decision.”
Do […]
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 was just perusing through the archives here and came across last years entry on Concept IV which led me to this once again…
Concepts Checklist - Service Material From GSO
Most worthy of being passed along;
Concept I: Final responsibility and ultimate authority for A.A. world services should always reside in the collective conscience of our whole […]
But the Daily Reflection for October 9th holds true today as it does each day…
A Spiritual Axiom
“It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us.”
In the body of the person’s response in the Daily Reflection they say this;
“Feelings come from inside, not […]
I’d have never been able to put any credence in today’s Daily Reflection.
Guidance
“… this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however … haltingly, toward His own likeness and image.”
As Bill Sees It, […]
For the meeting you’ll be sitting in for the next hour?
This is from “The AA Group: Where It All Begins” pages 11 and 12;
Background for many topic meetings derives from A.A. literature, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book), Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, As Bill Sees It, Daily Reflections, and from the A.A. Grapevine.
A few […]
That he read the Second Step and then let me know how “we” had so often prayed - wrongly.
Well - at least he read the Step :)
“In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves, made amends to those we had harmed, or freely given to any other human being without […]
Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery.
A Dozen Steps
A Hearty Life
Alzheimer's Notes
Autism Vox
Breaking the Mirror
Breastfeeding 1-2-3
Diabetes Notes
Eating Fabulous
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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