August 3, 2022 In Legacy of Service, Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
[DISCLAIMER: This post was written and is being shared by a member of A.A. for informational purposes only and is in no way connected to Alcoholics Anonymous or the general service structure found therein.] Have you ever wondered how business decisions are made for the whole of A.A. (in the U.S. and Canada)? Each year, …
June 20, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery, Legacy of Service By Rick W.
This past weekend, I went down to Austin, TX was 4 other members of my home group to attend the 75th Texas State A.A. Convention. We heard some really great speakers who carried solid A.A. messages. As I often do at events like this, I took a bunch of notes of things said that really …
March 16, 2022 In Legacy of Service By Rick W.
DISCLAIMER: Information in this post is being shared solely for educational purposes and to encourage readers to begin thinking for themselves about this topic. Several years ago, the General Service Conference approved revisions to the A.A. pamphlet, "Questions and Answers on Sponsorship" to add a new section on service sponsorship (page 25 of the pamphlet). ...
March 11, 2022 In Legacy of Recovery, Legacy of Service By Rick W.
Good morning family… One of the women who is on the Trustees Literature Committee workgroup that is developing revisions for the pamphlet, “A.A. For The Black & African American Alcoholic” sent this to me and ask me to distribute it within my A.A. network. If you are black (or know someone who is in A.A.) …
March 5, 2022 In Legacy of Service By Rick W.
“Even if you get what you want, you’re gonna see the limitations of it – until you lead a life of significance.” – Viola Davis If you look up the definition of the word “service” in the dictionary, one definition you’ll find is, “an act of helpful activity.” What appears to be implicit in that …
March 1, 2022 In Legacy of Service, Legacy of Unity By rickweavertransform
How many members of A.A. know that our General Service Office in NYC creates what are called, “A.A’ Guidelines?” My guess is – very few! I was years into both my recovery and the work I was doing in the General Service structure before I learned about them and started studying them. This one, (mg-18) …
February 26, 2022 In Legacy of Service By Rick W.
In a bit of a followup to my post on 02/21/22 about “Leadership in A.A.,” I wanted to share a little about A.A.’s General Service Conference to help members better understand what it is and why it’s important we have it. Before we get into it, let’s see what the A.A. Service Manual says about the …
February 21, 2022 In Legacy of Service, Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
Good morning family, At my home group's monthly Traditions Study last night, we were studying: Tradition 2 The importance of the group conscience, and How in A.A., we do HAVE leaders - but not necessarily in the traditional sense of the word I shared a quick quote from one of Bill's writings in Concept 9 ...
January 10, 2022 In Legacy of Service By Rick W.
Over 140 years ago, Captain Henry Martyn Robert wrote the first edition of what has come to be known as “Robert’s Rules of Order” (the Rules). This first edition spanned 176 pages and was intended to be a brief and simple guide for the average meeting-goer. However, after its publication, Captain Robert received numerous letters ...
January 6, 2022 In Legacy of Service By Rick W.
I was sitting in a study of The A.A. Service Manual tonight with a group of trusted servants in my Southwest Region, and as we were reading in Appendix A on page 95 (2021-2023 version), I ran across something that I found every interesting. In the Section titled, “Beginning of Group Services” it said this: …
