Tonight at my home group, the chair read the 9th Step Promises and shared what her experience was with them. She mentioned that she went two years with them hanging on the wall of her home group at the time and she never really saw them. She shared it wasn't until she was two years sober ...
Last night at my home group, the chair did an amazing job of connecting Step 3 to Step 12 and chaired a beautiful discussion about how once we turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understand God that the natural next step is to give it away. Once we …
“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 …
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The Twelve Concepts for World Service were written by A.A.’s co-founder Bill W., and are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.
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