This past weekend, I had the honor of attending the 77th Texas State A.A. Convention in Irving, TX and it was amazing. We heard a lot of great speakers and I wanted to share one thing I heard from one of them in particular. Erin B., Cleveland OH gave an outstanding A.A. talk on Saturday …
“Have you ever heard of the Prep Steps?” I had never heard anyone say these words out loud or infer that what I’m even sharing in this post is true. It’s certainly not in our literature anywhere, but it absolutely is MY experience. The interesting thing about it though is that I only realized this …
On this day, June 10, 1935, 89 years ago, A.A. was founded and changed my life forever. Here’s an excerpt from that story found on the “A.A. Timeline” (https://www.aa.org/aa-timeline). 1935 A BUSINESS TRIP TO AKRON A short-term job opportunity takes Bill to Akron, Ohio. In the lobby of his hotel, he finds himself fighting the …
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