Heard in a Meeting: This isn’t Wendy’s…
This isn’t Wendy’s—you can’t have it your way. Sometimes God doesn’t work as fast as 3 shots of tequila, and I have to be patient. My first sober Christmas I called my parents and said, “Good news! I’m coming home for Christmas.” They said, “No, you’re not.” It took a long time for them to […]
6 tips on attending events where alcohol will be served
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 we can’t have). Even water is good to keep us hydrated, energized and healthy. 2. Put your sobriety first and don’t give in to […]
More Than One Sponsor?
By Bill M. I was just over eleven months sober when I told my sponsor, David, I was ready to start dating. Having been justifiably thrown out of a 20-year marriage two years prior, the prospect of dating was both ego-gratifying and horribly frightening. After we had talked about my “readiness”, David suggested: “Before you […]
November Intergroup Scoop
Open Position on Board of Directors There will be one opening on the Board in the coming year. If you would like to apply or know someone to nominate, go to the application form. Salary and Title Change for Office Administrator There will be a salary adjustment for the Office Administrator, Lindsay P., and a […]
11th Step, Tradition, and Concept
Each month we focus on a Step, Tradition, and Concept, and provide a quote from Bill W. Step 11 Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. “The moment we catch […]
Heard in a Meeting: The problem with not drinking is…
The problem with not drinking is you’re sober ALL the time. When I joined A.A., my 12-year-old daughter said she’d never seen me drunk. I told her she’d never seen me sober. At my first meeting, I pulled out my flask and had a few hits from it. I was flabbergasted that no one else […]
October Intergroup Scoop
Notes from the Intergroup Meeting held September 20, 2023 Tim C. made a presentation on how East Bay Intergroup could benefit from hosting a WhatsApp group. The EBI inventory will be held on October 11 at 6pm at the same Zoom location as the regular meeting. Our current reserve stands at $55,000. A motion was […]
10th Step, Tradition, and Concept
Each month we focus on a Step, Tradition, and Concept, and provide a quote from Bill W. Step 10 Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. “One unkind tirade or one willful snap judgment can ruin our relation with another person for a whole day, or maybe a whole […]
Heard in a Meeting: There’s a bottom below…
There’s a bottom below the bottom you know. I didn’t know if I wanted what you had, but I was sick of what I had. I thought I couldn’t be an alcoholic because I hadn’t lost anything. I was told that for some people, the first thing they lose is their life. Alcohol gave both […]
Complete Surrender: Running into the Arms of a Loving Higher Power
By Abigail M. I surrendered to a God of my understanding in the same way I surrendered to the first drink…I believe that the relationship I have with my sponsor mirrors the relationship I have with God. “We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is […]
