I had the honor and privilege to attend the 54th General Service Conference in York, my first as a delegate. I have heard the hype about conference from previous delegates. I’ve heard them talk about the voice of AA being represented, about democracy in action, and about the spiritual experience of being “a part of”. […]
Category: Personal Stories
One Size Fits All
Our Common Welfare is First – Tradition 1 is Number One Problems of personality? Solved! Problems of leaders that govern? Solved! Problems of opinion? Solved! Problems of disenfranchised members? Solved! Problems of old versus young, women versus men, black versus white, gay verse straight – all solved! Our “One Size Fits All” Solution […]
Where Money and Spirituality in AA Mix
I sometimes have to look to myself to how much I am contributing to AA. Am I still dropping the same amount in the pot that I was 5, 10, 20 years ago? What would that be in today’s prices? While I was drinking, I threw money about like there was no tomorrow. When I […]
SERVICE, Strength and Hope
When I was asked to write up my experience with service, I experienced the same two reactions that sprang up when I was asked to do the service itself: the second reaction—surely there must be somebody far more qualified—was basically just a nicer formulation of the first—I’d rather not. Given the choice between service and […]
Going Dry for January – WTHeck?
I recently heard about a challenge to go without alcohol for the month of January and I thought “You’ve gotta be joking me.” One of the first things I heard at an AA meeting was, “If you have to ask yourself if you could be an alcoholic, you probably are. How many “normal” drinkers do […]
