6 Tips on Making it Through the Holidays Sober
The holidays can be a difficult time to stay sober for many reasons—protect your sobriety with these tips. 1. Meetings and more meetings. As is true year-round, meetings are an important tool to keep us connected and sober. Stock up now. It’s always easier to keep going to meetings than to start going to meetings. […]
In Between Fellowship Annual Holiday Virtual Meeting Marathon, 12/24-12/25 & 12/31-1/1
Please see attached flyer for times and dates! Marathon meetings are all virtual.
December 2024 ASL Interpreted Meeting Schedule
Please check out the schedule of ASL supported meetings in Oakland for the month of December. Link to EBAADAC website with more info and rotating meeting calendar: https://sites.google.com/view/ebdacaa/home
El Sobrante Fellowship New Year’s Eve Marathon Meetings, 12/31/24 7PM-1/2/2025 12AM
see flyer for all the details!
El Sobrante Fellowship December Marathon Meetings and Potluck!
Join the El Sobrante Fellowship as they celebrate the gift of holiday sobriety, marathon meetings begin Tuesday December 24th at 7PM and continue through Thursday December 26th at 12AM. Holiday potluck at the Fellowship at 1PM, Wednesday December 25th.
AA History: Jack Alexander’s 1941 “Saturday Evening Post” Article—A Milestone in AA History
by Dan M. “They were good-looking and well-dressed, and as we sat around drinking Coca-Cola, they spun yarns about their horrendous drinking misadventures. The stories sounded spurious, and after the visitors had left, I had a strong suspicion that my leg was being pulled.” The 1941 article by Jack Alexander in the Saturday Evening Post […]
Heard in a Meeting: The meeting had my 3 favorites C’s: Cookies, coffee and….
The meeting had my 3 favorites C’s: Cookies, coffee and convicts. When I start I can’t stop and I can’t stop starting. I always keep my pivot foot in AA. When I asked my sponsor if I should do something or not, she’d say, “Well, it’ll be a blessin’ or it’ll be a lesson.” My […]
Sponsorship Café: Not All AA Wisdom is Found in the Big Book
Early in sobriety, my sponsor explained that I would be hearing strong suggestions for solid recovery practices that are not mentioned in the Big Book…Those learnings, often borne of personal experience, flow from alcoholic to alcoholic and sponsor to sponsee. In a meeting recently, a member said, “AA has given me a life I never […]
6 Tips to Stay Sober at Holiday Events
Negotiating holiday events, whether family gatherings or other parties where alcohol is served, can be tricky. Be prepared—here are some tips to avoid slips: 1. Keep your glass full of a healthy beverage such as sparkling cider or bubbly water (many members recommend against non-alcoholic wine or beer, as they can be reminders of what […]
AA History: ‘…as we understood Him’ – Jim B.
by Dan M. One of the most important contributions to AA’s spirituality and accessibility came from Jim B., one of its most vocal atheists. Jim, whose story is told in the Big Book in The Vicious Cycle (p. 219 in the 4th edition), fought hard to keep the program accessible to believers and non-believers alike. […]
