Without it we have nothing! As I began to put together the words that would make up this piece, I didn’t know exactly what it was I was going to say or even how I would say it. However, after a plethora of prayer & a maelstrom of meditation, I began to believe that I would be able come up … Read More
The Non-Alcoholics Who Helped Us: Dr. Silkworth
A drunk is lying on a bed in a hospital. A doctor is sitting beside the bed. The drunk wails in earnest, “…a wave of depression came over me. I realized that I was powerless, hopeless, that I couldn’t help myself, and that nobody else could help me. I was in black despair. And in the midst of this, I … Read More
Tradition Four
“Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole” Because of Tradition Four, each group can be autonomous. This means that each group has the right to run a meeting in any format that they wish and because of this if you explore enough meetings I believe you can find one that is … Read More
Step Four
For me, the Fourth Step is not just a list between the pages of a well-hidden journal, but the Fourth Step is a continuous, yet imperfect practice of empathy. Although I completed an exhaustively detailed Fourth Step, one that extended back to childhood events that had occurred before I had acquired the language to articulate them, and extended forward to … Read More
Chapter 4: We Agnostics
Having been raised in a religious family, I was, like so many of us were, told what God was. After years of praying as I was educated to pray, of believing I should have visions and conversations with God, and failing to make that sort of contact with It (I’ll refrain from using gender related terms about God, as I … Read More
2013 Holiday Gatherings
Need a place to go over the holidays? Looking for something different to do on Christmas and New Year’s Eve or Day? The Salt Lake City Central Office is hosting Christmas and New Year’s holiday gatherings. There will be food, good company, and maybe even a little craziness. If you would enjoy some laughter and friendship with some kindred spirits, … Read More
2013 Changes to the online and print schedule
We are pleased to announce a few improvements to how we publish the local AA meeting schedule. First up is a slew of updates to the online listing. We’ve cleaned up the overall layout, making the map links more prominent, giving more room to the address, and made it possible to click the format codes on each line and see … Read More