I still remember walking into AA meetings and seeing that framed set of the Twelve Concepts for World Service hanging on the wall, and honestly, they looked like legal documents to me. I didn’t understand them or what they had to do with getting sober. The Steps made sense. They were about me and my …
There Is Always a Seat for One More “The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.” I’ve always thought Tradition Three might be one of the most beautiful (and radical) things about Alcoholics Anonymous. Think about it for a moment. Most of us arrived at our first meeting carrying far more …
One of the greatest freedoms recovery offers is the ability to stop letting other people decide who we’re going to be. Most of us arrived in Alcoholics Anonymous with a long list of reasons why we drank, acted out, exploded, withdrew, lied, manipulated, or held resentments. We became experts at pointing to what someone else …
There’s a moment in recovery where life starts pressing in from every side and it feels like everything is falling apart. The relationship is strained. The finances are tight. The emotions are raw. The character defects are impossible to ignore. The loneliness feels louder now that the noise of alcohol, chaos, or compulsions has been …
There comes a point in recovery when the question is no longer, “Am I sober?” but instead, “What kind of witness (example) is my life becoming?” Not a witness in the courtroom sense. Not someone standing on a stage preaching to others. But a living, breathing example that change is possible. A person whose life …
Recovery is not just about stopping a behavior. It’s about becoming a different person. Too often, people think sobriety simply means not drinking alcohol or avoiding destructive behaviors. While abstinence may be the beginning, it is not the whole journey. Real sobriety is much deeper. It is emotional, spiritual, relational, and personal transformation. Sobriety is …
I was at a recent home group meeting and the chair, Dave, chose to have a discussion about Step Two and he read from the 12&12 and the Big Book. “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” There were some awesome shares on this power we talk about …
Step One, Acceptance, and the Freedom Found in Surrender One of the most exhausting things an alcoholic ever does is negotiate with reality. We negotiate with consequences. We negotiate with truth. We negotiate with our own patterns, our own pain, our own powerlessness. We say things like: “Maybe this time will be different.” “I can …
Evidence Journal: Training Your Eyes to See God at Work Bill W. wrote in Concept Nine’s essay, “Leadership in A.A. – Ever a Vital Need” that a good idea can come from anywhere. The key to allowing that to be true in ones life is when we can sit back and listen, truly listen to …
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The Twelve Concepts for World Service were written by A.A.’s co-founder Bill W., and are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.
Get StartedThe primary purpose of this site is to share with those who have a desire to stop drinking, one individual A.A. member’s journey & experience (sober since November 17, 1987) of taking the 12 Steps, studying the 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts for World Service.
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