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The Twelve Concepts for Dummies is our original introduction to the Twelve Concepts for World Service, AA's third Legacy. Learn about the principles which guide our AA service structure, from the local district and area to the national level at the General Service Organization. Here is an excerpt: The proceedings at these annual General Service meetings, with their committees, motions, reports and the like, may seem abstract and far removed from the original fellowship which stated, in the Forward to the first edition of its primary text, that “We are not an organization in the conventional sense of the word.” Such an impression could reinforce the idea that the Twelve Concepts are irrelevant to sobriety in A.A., and discourage their study. But it is important to note that the Alcoholic Foundation (precursor to the General Service Board), with its board of trustees, and an office with a full time secretary devoted to A.A. affairs, both predate the Big Book. (Se...
Real People of the Big Book - looking at the individuals behind aa folklore Henry G. "Hank" Parkhurst (1895-1954) is the person in these anecdotes: About one year prior to this experience a man was brought in to be treated for chronic alcoholism. He had but partially recovered from a gastric hemorrhage and seemed to be a case of pathological mental deterioration. He had lost everything worthwhile in life and was only living, one might say, to drink. He frankly admitted and believed that for him there was no hope. Following the elimination of alcohol, there was found to be no permanent brain injury. He accepted the plan outlined in this book. One year later he called to see me, and I experienced a very strange sensation. I knew the man by name, and partly recognized his features, but there all resemblance ended. From a trembling, despairing, nervous wreck, had emerged a man brimming over with self-reliance and contentment. I talked with him for some time, but was not able t...
