A follow up question: was a publication like "Living Sober" vetted throughout the fellowship? Or are decisions to publish books made by a committee?...
I read an exchange of letters contained in Dr. Bob's collection at Brown University. Here are highlights from these correspondence. MARCH 7, 1982 Barry L....
New York AA Archivist Frank M. and Trustee Michael Alexander, from Lee Nickerson and Charlie Bishop, Jr. - - - - From: Lee Nickerson <snowlilly12@...> ...
Just because a piece of literature is not A.A.W.S. Conference "approved," does not mean that it is "disapproved." Who among us has not read some materials...
Here in New Jersey, many groups have this statement read at the beginning of meetings. It is read regardless of the meeting format i.e open, closed,...
In South Florida, many (probably most) groups read this at the end of the meeting, but don't understand the reason "whom" should be used. We consider ourselves...
Hi Mike, I believe that your traditions question has a history and therefore belongs here on this forum. First the question. Your core question was put to the...
Another important suggestion in the literature regarding service positions is the principle of rotation. Our treasurer recently volunteered to continue...
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<<If one stacks up the Tradition/Concept incursions in the last 20 years, one would clearly see that they are ready to do anything to protect the bureaucracy...
From planternva2000 and Jon Markle - - - - From: <planternva2000@...> (planternva2000 at yahoo.com) According to "AA Comes of Age" several speakers at...
From Jared Lobdell, Maxwell Clemo, Charley Bill, and Carl Kirsch - - - - From: "J. Lobdell" <jlobdell54@...> (jlobdell54 at hotmail.com) "Who you see...
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Nov 15, 2010 8:55 pm
THE ATTACK ON NEW YORK A.A. ARCHIVIST FRANK M. From Dolores and Dennis M. ============================================== The original message #7005 was from...
THE TENDENCY OF BUREAUCRACIES TO BECOME OVERLY SELF-PROTECTIVE AND POWER DRIVEN From Chuck Parkhurst, Lee Nickerson, looking@pigsfly, and Carl Kirsch ...
Dear Glenn: Assuming meditation" is a problem, it is an 11th Step problem and not a Tradition problem. For me, I am clear on what the word means in the A.A....
Carl, I very much agree with you. You wrote <<Generally speaking, most dictionaries of worth define "meditation" to be religious contemplation or spiritual...
Just for documentation of the definition of the word meditation. The following is from *The Winston Simplified Dictionary*, Intermediate Edition, copyright...
I had an opportunity to stop at Christ Episcopal Church in Maryland today and to see where Jim Burwell and Fitz Mayo are buried. I was able to get a map of the...
Since the Big Book raises the issue of meditation, I think we ought to stick with the examples of meditation found in the Big Book. The Big Book simply refers...
Hello fellow AAHL, For anyone truly interested in the OG practices regarding prayer and meditation I strongly recommend reading Wally P's "How to Listen to...
Recovery Speakers has found around 50,000 AA talks -- cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes, and wire recordings -- some of them dating back to the late forties and...
From Laurie Andrews and Carl Kirsch - - - - From: Laurie Andrews <jennylaurie1@...> (jennylaurie1 at hotmail.com) The Big Book quotes non-Conference...
From Lee Nickerson (snowlilly12) and Shakey Mike on Frank M., Mexico, San Diego, etc., plus the original question (pressing charges against an AA member) - - -...
Thought this might be interesting - Arthur - - - - The admonition originated in the early 1940s at the Oak Ridge, Tennessee complex (constructed under the...
Arbutus O'Neal was my wife's Sponsor and in my earliest yrs of sobriety I was drafted to help her husband Bill (he had one arm missing from an alcohol related...
Schopenhauer (in his essays) says "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still," and refers these words to a work by Samuel Butler called...
From Rick Tompkins and Michael Dunn - - - - From: "ricktompkins" <ricktompkins@...> (ricktompkins at comcast.net) Doesn't anyone see, read, or hear the...
From Bob 127, Jim in Central Ohio, Laurie Andrews, Baileygc23, and Robert rdberryarchitect - - - - From: Bob <bob127aa@...> (bob127aa at yahoo.com) ...
So here is my 2 cents on the original question. We recently had a treasurer in our home group take about $20,000 from us. Yes, I know, lots of money for an AA...
