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Ebby T.\’s Surrender Problem
Good morning family… I was sitting down this week looking at some of our A.A. history with another member and ran across an interesting writing about Ebby T. After reading it, we both thought how sad that some people simply cannot surrender enough to \”get it.\” “Ebby T. had originally
On Awakening…
Last night, I was sitting in a book study with my sponsor and sponsor brothers, and we spent the entire meeting focusing on page 86 in Step 11, \”Into Action.\” I love how my sponsor had us go through each line of the book starting with \”On awakening…\” We broke
ASL – American Sign Language for the Alcoholic
I was talking this weekend with one of my sponsees who shared with me a challenge she encountered in her home group where a visitor was on ZOOM who could only communicate using ASL, American Sign Language. Luckily, they had someone else in the meeting who could interpret ASL for
Bill W.’s Perspective On God & the Higher Power
Yesterday, I was reading some history on the writing of our Big Book and ran across a section on Bill\’s thoughts and experiences as he was writing the very first version of the chapter, \”There Is A Solution.\” As I was reading it, something hit me hard…\”This would be great
When Anyone, Anywhere…
One of my sponsees called earlier today for a check in and in our conversation, he was sharing about some of the things he had been doing to get out of himself and into helping others, and shared how he was helpful to someone who was not an alcoholic. He
What Is My Primary Purpose?
I sat down this morning with a sponsee and we were studying Tradition Five… “Each group has but one primary purpose — to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.” …and while we were reading in the 12&12, on Page 151, next to the last paragraph, it starts
The A.A. Grapevine
Did You Know the Grapevine is So Much More Than a Magazine? I was sitting in a service workshop earlier today presented by one of our Districts and one of the trusted servants shared passionately about how the Grapevine has impacted her sobriety and her life. It made me think
12 Concepts: A New Approach
My home group\’s conscience has decided that once a year, we will host a half-day workshop on both the 12 Traditions and the 12 Concepts for World Service so our members have an opportunity to take a deep dive into them. This past weekend, we hosted our annual 12 Concepts