Why Public Information?

I got active in Public Information to give myself something to do other than be self-absorbed. I was welcomed at the District, PI hadn’t been active there for a while. I read the workbook and chose the tasks that didn’t seem too complicated or inconvenient. I began taking literature to hospital emergency rooms, asking the charge nurse where I could … Read More

Volunteerism

“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”   -Albert Schweitzer Volunteer service opportunities exist that match up with any skill set and time schedule a member may have.  As a volunteer in service I can … Read More

May 2012 Women’s Sponsorship Workshop

The first thought that usually comes to my mind when I think about a group of women getting together is drama (no offense ladies). At least that’s what it used to be. But there was none of that at the last Women’s sponsorship workshop held this past May in Altamont, Utah. Instead, the best way I can describe my experience … Read More

Finding a Spiritual Remedy

In the time and place I grew up alcohol was widely accepted. Having watched my family struggle with their addictions, I began to set boundaries believing this would protect me from suffering like them.  As time passed and the disease took hold these boundaries got in the way of my drinking. So one by one they were dismissed until I … Read More

Concept VII

“The Conference recognizes that the Charter and the Bylaws of the General Service Board are legal instruments: that the Trustees are thereby fully empowered to manage and conduct all of the world service affairs of Alcoholics Anonymous. It is further understood that the Conference Charter itself is not a legal document: that it relies instead upon the force of tradition … Read More

Tradition 7: Responsibility

There are so many benefits to this tradition for the alcoholic and for the group and for all AA as a whole. When we first come into AA we were at a bottom — nothing was working for us. Many did not have a job or a place to stay, but most could still find the money for the next … Read More

From: The Chair in the Corner, July 2012

Wow can you believe it? Spring has come and gone. June has come and gone. The Founders Day Spring Kick Off has come and gone. By the time you read this and before you know it July will have come and gone. I hope you were able to attend the Kick Off, Xtreme Yard Sale and Group Competitions. If not … Read More