Can’t Think Of A Topic?

For the meeting you’ll be sitting in for the next hour?

This is from “The AA Group: Where It All Begins” pages 11 and 12;

Background for many topic meetings derives from A.A. literature, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book), Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, As Bill Sees It, Daily Reflections, and from the A.A. Grapevine.

A few specific topic suggestions may include:

• attitude
• defects of character
• fear
• freedom through sobriety
• gratitude
• higher power
• honesty
• humility
• making amends
• resentments
• sponsorship
• surrender
• the tools of recovery
• tolerance
• willingness

Now, even I have gotten into a bad habit, one which I think needs to change now. The chairperson asks for a topic, anything on your mind affecting your sobriety, and the room stares in silence. I have allowed myself to be influenced because I’m part of this. Imho, this means that the disease is winning a small battle. Could be a larger battle and I haven’t perceived it that way, yet.

I was taught to tell on my disease, that we are only as sick as our darkest secrets. This isn’t helping you or I get better. This is keeping us in bondage to this animal…

There’s a whole list up there. If we don’t like what’s on it, surely with our advanced alcoholic minds, we can come up with something???

Oh, and, btw, if you don’t come up with a topic - it isn’t a requirement - however, you have therefore given up your right to bit** about what the topic was after the meeting!