Five Card Draw

As a recovering alcoholic I see my recovery in similar terms. I stay sober because I enjoy my life sober much more than I enjoyed getting drunk, but that alone cannot satisfy me. I want to win–to grow in joy, serenity, and personal freedom.

Step 4 story from Grapevine

Take a look at this if you like, we will be reading this for our Thursday Step Study this week, April, 23. Of all the Twelve Steps, it seems the one most commonly rationalized and postponed is the Fourth. I had a bookful of “reasons” for not involving myself with it. After all, it was … Read more

Letter from GSO concerning corona virus

March 9, 2020 The General Service Office (G.S.O.) has been receiving inquiries about how groups should respond to the COVID-19 (coronavirus). Groups and members are concerned about health and safety issues, and are looking for guidance on how to address this question. The General Service Office is a repository of shared group experience and functions … Read more

New research on AA : Article cited in New York Times March 11,2020

By Austin Frakt and Aaron E. Carroll March 11, 2020, 7:00 a.m. ET 235 For a long time, medical researchers were unsure whether Alcoholics Anonymous worked better than other approaches to treating people with alcohol use disorder. In 2006, a review of the evidence concluded we didn’t have enough evidence to judge. That has changed. An updated systematic review published Wednesday by … Read more

AGENDA TOPICS FOR GENERAL SERVICE CONFERENCE 2020

HERE ARE A HANDFUL OF TOPICS THAT WILL BE UNDER CONSIDERATION AT THE GENERAL SERVICE CONFERENCE THIS JUNE. THESE ARE ALL ITEMS THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED AND DISCUSSED AND POSSIBLY ACTED UPON. YOUR OPINION AND OUR GROUPS CONSCIENCE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ THESE OVER, PONDER THEM, DISCUSS THEM AMONGST OURSELVES AND HELP ME CONVEY AN … Read more