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The Promises Are Conditional
In Chapter 6, \”Into Action,\” we find what are commonly referred to as the 9th Step Promises just after it outlines the amends process after creating our amends list from Step 8. As many members of A.A. know, the amends process is part of the continuing action suggested to us

Guided Audio Meditation for A.A. Members
Many members of A.A. believe that their Higher Power (or God) is found in the stillness – in the quiet. Most first-time meditators find it strange to sit in silence, to sit with their innermost thoughts and feelings, to sit and do nothing — the very thing that, oddly enough,

The Solution to My Problem
I continue to be amazed at the things I hear in A.A. meetings these days. I hear a lot of \”BB\” and not enough \”AA.\” I have never been able to find in our program of action the phrase, \”90 meetings in 90 days\” or \”just don\’t drink and go

Teachable Moments
What Have Been Your Biggest Teachable Moments? There are many teachable moments on our journey to becoming recovered alcoholics available to us if we are willing to do the inventory needed to embrace them. There are at least 21 specific examples in the first 165 pages of the big book

Do You Learn Better With Video?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ME TOO! Since God gave me a few creative and technical skills to work with, from time to time I create simple videos to share with my sponsees on a particular topic. This past week it seems the stars have aligned for many of my sponsees and I began

The Service Sponsor
The following was reprinted from pages 25-27 the pamphlet P-17: Questions and Answers on Sponsorship with permission from A.A. World Services, Inc. . . . A.A. service is anything whatever that helps us to reach a fellow sufferer — ranging all the way from the Twelfth Step itself to a ten-cent phone

The Group Inventory
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Rick W. When I was living in NYC and had the honor of serving as the Area 49 Area Chairperson (Panel 65), one of the coolest service opportunities I was given as an Area trusted servant was the chance to sit down with an A.A. group and facilitate their

