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Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words, “Freely ye have received, freely give.” We have
*A Word Whose Meaning Causes Arguments, but a Quality We All Aspire to when We Understand It* FOLLOWING a recent noon AA meeting, a member I scarcely knew said that he wanted a word with me. He appeared
In celebration of the Eightieth Aniversary of the first publication of The Big Book (April 10th 1939). The story of Dave B., one of the founders of A.A. in Canada in 1944. Pages 193 – 199. Linked with the permission of
In the early days many thousands of members benefited from The A.A. Tools of Recovery. The fellowship has moved on since then and a lot of this guide is now embeded in the customs of A.A. While in this form
Twelve steps As a drunk, my priorities were all about myself as it was in my early sobriety. There were times when the fear of falling back into drunkenness overwhelmed me. I lost this fear by attending Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose. THE moment we saw that we had an
They Lost Nearly All “God willing, we may never again have to deal with drinking, but we have to deal with sobriety every day.” Bob joined A.A. in New York City in 1961, probably never dreaming one day he
YOU KNOW YOU’RE GROWING IN SOBRIETY WHEN: 1. You spend a lot more time being grateful than you once did. 2. You are far less frequently disturbed, angry, or annoyed. 3. When you think about the past, it’s mostly in
Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. “Shoemaker, stick to thy last”. . .better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition.
William Griffith Wilson died Jan. 24 1971 at the age of 75. The announcement of his death revealed that he was the Bill W. who was co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. At his bedside was his wife, Lois, who had