From the “Learning to Love Well” blog series on the Twelve Traditions “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.” There is something almost counterintuitive about beginning the Twelve Traditions with unity. After all, most of us arrive in A.A. because of an individual problem. I can’t stop drinking. My life has become unmanageable. I need help. TheContinue reading “Tradition One: Learning to Put “We” Before “Me” – Take The 12 Blog By Rick W.”
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Single Purpose – As Bill Sees It #304
There are those who predict that A.A. may well become a new spearhead for a spiritual awakening throughout the world. When our friends say these things, they are both generous and sincere. But we of A.A. must reflect that such a tribute and such a prophecy could well prove to be a heady drink forContinue reading “Single Purpose – As Bill Sees It #304”
The Fellowship Of The Weak – Henri Nouwen Daily Meditation November 7th
Many of us have an experience of finding how the weakness of our alcoholism becomes a gateway to a profound belonging in the A.A. Fellowship. In this fellowship, we find fellow sufferers who are committed, one day at a time, to sobriety , healing and wholeness. We find that our weakness, which before had separatedContinue reading “The Fellowship Of The Weak – Henri Nouwen Daily Meditation November 7th”