Heard in a Meeting: I was busted, disgusted and…
I was busted, disgusted and not to be trusted. Hope was my first higher power. I was told it stands for Hearing Other People’s Experiences. I decided to promote my Inner Critic to Inner Cheerleader. If you ask God to move a mountain, be prepared to wake up next to a shovel. Let us love […]
Sponsorship Café: Ego, and a False Sense of Importance
Sometimes, when I have my sponsor hat on, I feel a tug of ego telling me what a valuable and important person I am. My ego tells me my sponsee is lucky (and smart!) to have me as a sponsor, and that I am the only person able to help this poor soul. These thoughts […]
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Plain Language Big Book Announcement from A.A. World Services! Coming soon!
The East Bay Intergroup Bookstore will be placing a large order of Plain Language Big Books on November 1st. Please note, the PLBB is not available for pre-order from A.A. World Services. You can check on the delivery status/ETA by emailing bookstore@eastbayaa.org. Members are also welcome to order directly from https://onlineliterature.aa.org/
AA History: Carl Jung and AA
by Dan M. In January of 1961, Bill W. wrote a long-overdue letter of gratitude to Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Jung, world-renowned as the founder of Analytic Psychology. Among other accomplishments, Jung developed the concepts of the collective unconscious and archetypes, and devoted much of his later life to examining the relationship between psychology and religion. But often […]
Sponsorship Cafe: When Working with Another Alcoholic Leads to a Moment of Clarity
by Bill M. I found myself smiling, remembering one of those defining moments in sobriety we are blessed to have. A moment of clarity when we are led to a Truth that changes how we look at something, and maybe how we live. I never really searched for them, they manifested as gifts through working […]
Heard in a Meeting: At first, alcohol was magic. Then it was medicine. At the end…
At first, alcohol was magic. Then it was medicine. At the end, it was just madness. Cry and we’ll all cry with you. Drink and you’ll drink alone. I was a social drinker until the age of 12. I take what I like to call “immaculate footsteps”—not doing actions that will require me to have […]
Letter from East Bay Intergroup to Groups – Financial Situation
July 17, 2024 East Bay Intergroup – 4096 Piedmont Avenue, Box 407, Oakland, CA 94611 | info@eastbayaa.org To all Group Treasurers, Intergroup Representatives, and Group Mailing Contacts Re: Financial Situation Thank you for your service and for being a part of our fellowship in the East Bay Intergroup. Our financial situation requires that we write […]
AA History: The 11th Step Prayer
by Dan M. If your only knowledge of the St. Francis Prayer is in the eleventh step of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, you may be surprised that one thing we know of its origin is that it was not written by St. Francis. It first appeared, in French, in the December 1912 issue […]
Calling all Groups and Group Treasurers!
Is your group contributing to East Bay Intergroup services like the Helpline, website, meeting list, newcomer meetings, ASL meetings, Bookstore, office, and special events? Click the link to read the letter to the fellowship https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1p3RawWTQaKND3q9cqkEu1ZHm7vR8P53J
