By now on step 8, we are well on our way in a spiritual and healing journey. I believe that each step should be taken individually, I believe especially step 8 and step 4 should be done, without forward looking to the next step to come. Because if not done that way, it is easy to get into fear in … Read More
The Absence of Judgement – Quiet Time Meditation Member
Last week the topic at a meeting I was attending was “principals before personalities”. This led to sharing on being judgmental, our most common defect of character. It’s been said that after Eve ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, things became exactly that for us: Bad or good, I like it, I don’t … Read More
Chapter 7: Working with Others – Jonathan H – 2014
The day before I got sober I learned that every time I tried to help someone I ended up hurting them in some way. The shock of this led me to look at myself in a light I had previously thought only applied to the destitute and lost souls of the world. It turned out I might be one of … Read More
Step 7 – Sara L – 2014
After we take the preceding step of becoming willing to let our Creator take all of our defects of character, step 7 directs us to take the action of asking our Higher Power to remove them. It is in moving from the hopeful place of willingness, to the humble, faithful place of action, that step 7 takes hold. The seventh … Read More
Chair in the Corner – July 2014
Greetings, Salt Lake Central Office! Our impossible experiment continues to thrive, the members of our community have taken full ownership and are having fun doing it. The breakfast on June 8 was well attended and very delicious, thanks to the seasoned chefs on hand. Do not miss the annual picnic on August 8 at Germania Park, it’s even better. I … Read More
The Chair in the Corner – June 2014
Greetings Salt Lake Central Office! Warmth has generated some activity around the CO, including an exterior shrubectomy by the landlord. There’s been another spate of chairectomies as well, our open positions include Public Information, Cooperation with the Professional Community, Twelfth Step and Bylaws. These positions will all rotate in December, so if you’d like a service test run, now’s the … Read More
Step 6 – Eric M_2014
In our 12 Steps and 12 Traditions book, the first thing it says on this matter is, “this is the step that separates the men from the boys.” I can’t tell you how frustrated I was upon reading that the first time. “How can these people judge me as not being a man?” I thought, “I’ve done so much work … Read More