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Traditions Nine Checklist
Tradition Nine: AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
Do I still try to boss things in AA?
Do I resist formal aspects of AA because I fear them as authoritative?
Am I mature enough to understand and use all elements of […]
Yeah, yeah…
Folks, please, if you find yourself in meetings where there is someone who never shares until the end of the meeting and then begins their sharing with “During this meeting I have observed blah, blah, blah,” then offers up some magnificent wisdom based on a few years away from a drink, that is a […]
I’m about to head off to “work.” Bleccchhh! :)
Yet, its at work now that I have been given the opportunity to watch someone who is keeping it green for me. He simply cannot, will not, whatever - stop drinking. All day, every day, through the night into the morning and so on and so on. […]
It appears that the well-known “Anonymity Statement” may have been the result of “The Manhattan Project.”
“Whom you see here, what you hear here, when you leave here, let it stay here.”
It may also have been the result of our sister fellowship according to Glenn C. and others. Glenn points us to “The Tools of Recovery” […]
For those who may not know…
This is the Primary Purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous, i.e. what AA is;
“Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
The only requirement for membership is a […]
“Oldtimers” that don’t go to meetings!
When we arrived at the clubhouse yesterday there was an old “friend” sitting outside. We hadn’t seen him in quite some time and the first thought I had was “I’m glad you’re back.”
We shook hands, said our hellos, got our coffees, sat down and asked “Where have you been?” The […]
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 […]
(I’ve heard it said - twisted serpents :-))
“For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants.”
The Second Tradition (pg 132 in the 12 and 12)
Tags: 2nd-Tradition, AA-Society, Loving-God, trusted-servants
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