This is not for those of you who keep/kept coming like Jack R., John DeL., Jimmy DeL., Don H., Desi, heck, even Clyde F. This is for those of you who have disappeared from the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous even though you’d still tell us you’re “sober.”
“The Great Paradox”
Which is today’s Daily Reflection;
“These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to another. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.’s all around the globe.”
Notice it says “Our Gift From God.” It is …read more

The sad part is that the originator of the comment believes he “got my hackles up” because of the content of his remark. Not true – my “hackles” were raised because I won’t sit back and allow you to force your will down my throat especially when you are talking out of your a**!
To paraphrase: “Alcoholics and addicts are different. Once an addict gets what they need they don’t need it anymore. When an alcoholic drinks their need is never satisfied.” I think that covers it…
My question to you is “Are you an addict?” Your answer – no. Oh, and …read more

“Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.”
Page 146, 12&12;
“Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our Twelve Steps and Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are so largely a band of ego-driven individualists. Children of chaos, we have defiantly played with every brand of fire, only to emerge unharmed and, we think, wiser. These very deviations created a vast process of trial and error which, under the grace of God, has brought us to where we stand today.”
I love the descriptive language: “ego-driven individualists,” “children of …read more