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My 12 Step Action Plan
When I first came into A.A., I had no idea there was going to be be work I was gonna have to do (that\’s how delusional and self-centered I was). In the beginning, I just thought it was about putting down the bottle. Little did I know that there would
Think Think Think
If you\’ve been around A.A. for a minute, you\’ve probably heard the many slogans we use in meeting rooms (and that hang on meeting room walls). There are only three official slogans in our program (found in the first 164 pages) and they are, \”First Things First\”, \”Live and Let
4 Things To Do For Spiritual Growth
Hello family… I was sitting in an A.A. speaker meeting yesterday and the speaker was sharing his experience, strength, and hope on the chapter in the Big Book titled, \”We Agnostics\”. He had lots of amazing insight after his 26 years of experience in the book, and he shared something
Inconvenienced by Alcoholics Anonymous
My home group (getinthecar.org) is a hybrid closed Big Book Study that meets only once a week on Friday night’s at 7:30pm CST. This past Friday night, we were reading in “Bill’s Story”, and we picked up where we left off last week on the bottom of page 14…. “My
Memorial Issue of Box 4-5-9
I was asked to speak at 50th group Anniversary tonight and as I like to do when speaking at a group anniversary, I did some research to find out what was going on the year the group was founded. I searched \”Alcoholics Anonymous 1971\” to see what came up, and
Trusting Our Inner Authority
Each morning, I\’m part of a group SMS text of men in the A.A. Fellowship. I thought I would share my entry this morning because it hit me really hard and was a great reminder for me…. God Bless! \”Morning guys, I was reading one of my morning meditations this
New Glide App for A.A. Literature
The Literature Desk at G.S.O. recently sent out a letter to the Areas in the U.S. and Canada with an update on their activity and one VERY COOL thing they shared was a Glide App for A.A. literature that was created by Area 8. If you are looking for a
Origin of the Serenity Prayer
Service Material from the A.A. General Service Office (smf-129-en) ORIGIN OF THE SERENITY PRAYER: A HISTORICAL PAPER The actual origin of the “Serenity Prayer” has been, over the years, a tantalizing, elusive and, some still feel, an unsolved mystery; intriguing to those of us at G.S.O. who have, at one