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A Dozen Steps

September 12th, 2008

I Am Responsible

Doesn’t [always] mean I am guilty…
Listening to newcomers at today’s Noon meeting I heard it again. What I sounded like with the same amount of “sober” time. Especially when I attempted to speak about what my father “did” to me to make me drink. That is until an oldtimer asked me if my father poured […]

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May 21st, 2008

Bill Wilson On The Fifth Tradition

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, […]

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April 28th, 2008

Your Group Treasury

When I hear things said along the lines of “my group’s treasurer is paying our AA group’s expenses out of his own personal bank account” I want to kick some serious a**! But that’s simply my ego :)
Directly from the pamphlet “The AA Group, Where It All Begins” page 19, comes these wise words;
“Treasurers generally […]

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March 2nd, 2008

13th Steppers Exposed

She’s not a saint by any means but she has some words of wisdom for the new ladies of AA, including “Most of all, I have regained my self-respect.”
Give The Girl A Chance
“Today, I can say to the new gals: If you put sobriety first, you can make it. In the Thirteenth Step area, here […]

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