July 9, 2025 In Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
“Every A.A. group ought to be fully self‑supporting, declining outside contributions.” — Short Form, Tradition Seven Alcoholics Anonymous thrives when we carry our message through our own efforts—time, energy, and yes, financial contributions—to support our groups. This is more than sound policy; it’s the practical expression of God working through us. As the long form of Tradition Seven …
November 6, 2024 In Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
Hello family, my name is Rick, and I’m an alcoholic. My sobriety date is November 17, 1987. I want to start off with a blanket statement: “The capacity of Alcoholics Anonymous to accept change – has been central to its ability to remain relevant.” So, what does a statement like that really mean? In short …
July 29, 2024 In Legacy of Recovery, Legacy of Service, Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
Good morning family, For about half of our A.A. geographic areas in the U.S. and Canada, we are fast approaching election season to elect our trusted servants at the group, district, and area levels. As many of you know, I have been privileged to serve as the Panel 73 Delegate for Area 65 Northeast Texas …
June 10, 2024 In General Information, Legacy of Recovery, Legacy of Service, Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
On this day, June 10, 1935, 89 years ago, A.A. was founded and changed my life forever. Here’s an excerpt from that story found on the “A.A. Timeline” (https://www.aa.org/aa-timeline). 1935 A BUSINESS TRIP TO AKRON A short-term job opportunity takes Bill to Akron, Ohio. In the lobby of his hotel, he finds himself fighting the …
May 16, 2024 In Legacy of Recovery, Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
I just walked through an experience that I wanted to share with you. Day before yesterday, I posted this comment on my personal Facebook timeline… “Until a few days ago, I didn’t even know who Harrison Butker was. Now… I wish I didn’t.” For anyone reading this who’s not heard or isn’t aware of it …
May 20, 2023 In General Information, Legacy of Recovery, Legacy of Service, Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
Shareable Teachable Moments Check out this new section of the site I am calling, “Chalk Talk.” They come from many of the things I have written in my book over the years that I’ve heard from from others sharing in meetings to things my sponsor has taught me. I hope you enjoy them. Share them …
September 25, 2022 In General Information, Legacy of Recovery, Legacy of Service, Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
I was talking this weekend with one of my sponsees who shared with me a challenge she encountered in her home group where a visitor was on ZOOM who could only communicate using ASL, American Sign Language. Luckily, they had someone else in the meeting who could interpret ASL for everyone. She was grateful for …
September 6, 2022 In Legacy of Service, Legacy of Unity By Rick W.
One of my sponsees called earlier today for a check in and in our conversation, he was sharing about some of the things he had been doing to get out of himself and into helping others, and shared how he was helpful to someone who was not an alcoholic. He followed that up by quoting …
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, …
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) …
