Pride, Ego and Finding a Sponsor
by Bill M. When I heard a member say in a meeting, “I may not be much, but I’m all I think about,” I knew I was going to ask him to be my first sponsor. I had been going to meetings for a couple of months, drinking before and after and in between (and […]
Update on the Plain Language Big Book
The following is from the Information Session held January 14, 2024, sponsored by CNCA (Coastal Northern California Area 06). “The idea of a new book was not meant to change or replace the Big Book, but rather to overcome barriers so the AA message might reach more suffering alcoholics.” Background – Key Dates In 2016, […]
2nd Step, Tradition, and Concept
Each month we focus on a Step, Tradition, and Concept, and provide a quote from Bill. Step 2 Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. “Whether, agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we can stand together on this Step. True humility and an open mind can lead us to […]
Sponsorship Cafe: Me, A Sponsor?
by Bill M. Being asked for the first time to be a sponsor created a confusing swirl of emotion for me. My ego said, “Well, it’s about time somebody asked me!” And then my false pride said, “You’re only a year sober, who are you to think you have what it takes to do this […]
January Intergroup Scoop
Notes from the January 17, 2024 Intergroup Meeting Treasurer’s Report Teddy W., Treasurer, reported that because East Bay Intergroup (EBI) ended 2023 with about $16K under budget in group contributions, the Finance Committee will meet to get an understanding of the reasons for the shortfall and to discuss whether a reforecast of the 2024 budget […]
Heard in a Meeting: The difference between a good A.A. speaker and a great A.A. speaker…
The difference between a good A.A. speaker and a great A.A. speaker is that a good speaker finishes on time, a great speaker finishes early. I put gravity on my 4th step list because I had fallen when drunk and injured myself. Alcoholism is the only disease where, if you go to A.A. and get […]
40th Annual Women’s Symposium
Planning Committee meetings starting 1/27/2024, 8:30am, subsequent 4th Saturdays till the event on 8/3/2024Zoom: 827 8072 1552 PW:1984Urgent need for website monitor and many other positions.All day event with a main speaker, two other speakers, food, and small break out groups.
Heard in a Meeting: My Big Book was so unused…
My Big Book was so unused it could have been re-sold as new. I am a satisfied customer. Every time I get into a relationship, it becomes a battleship, then a sinking ship, and I need the fellowship. I decided to kill myself. Death was an upgrade from the hell I was in. I went […]
Singleness of Purpose-Bill W.
“Sobriety — freedom from alcohol —through the teaching and practice of the Twelve Steps, is the sole purpose of an A.A. group. Singleness of Purpose Sobriety — freedom from alcohol —through the teaching and practice of the Twelve Steps, is the sole purpose of an A.A. group. Groups have repeatedly tried other activities, and they […]
Bill Wilson’s 1944 Alcoholics Anonymous holiday message
Bill Wilson’s 1944 Alcoholics Anonymous holiday message To all AA members, Greetings on our 10th Christmas, 1944. Yes, its’ in the air! The spirit of Christmas once more warms this poor distraught world.Over the whole globe millions are looking forward to that one day when strife can be forgotten, when it will be remembered that […]
