Welcome, Linda S., to the Newsletter Team
We welcome Linda S. to the Newsletter Team. Linda joined in February and will be producing the email newsletter and sourcing events. The March issue is her first! She has extensive experience editing and producing newsletters for various groups and has already contributed some good ideas to the Scoop. We very much look forward to […]
Heard in a Meeting: We may not always be able to meet calamity with serenity…
We may not always be able to meet calamity with serenity, but we can meet calamity with sobriety. After this meeting I’ll have my emotional support burrito and I have Netflix all queued up. One always led to two, and two always led to too many. Toward the end, I was drinking alone, in my […]
Sponsorship Cafe: 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 […]
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 […]
12th Step, Tradition, and Concept
Each month we focus on a Step, Tradition, and Concept, and provide a quote from Bill W. Step 12 Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. “True ambition is not what we thought it […]
