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Big Book topics for study, meditation or use with a sponsee (From our online literature studies at AABookClub.org): The Unexpected Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking. He gets a thrill out of skipping in front of fast-moving vehicles. He enjoys himself for a few years in spite of friendly warnings. Up to this point you would label him as a foolish chap having queer ideas of fun. Luck then deserts him and he is slightly injured several times in succession. You would expect him, if he were normal, to cut it out. Presently he is hit again and this time has a fractured skull. Within a week after leaving the hospital a fast-moving trolley car breaks his arm. He tells you he has decided to stop jay-walking for good, but in a few weeks he breaks both legs. On through the years this conduct continues, accompanied by his continual promises to be careful or to keep off the ...
A Book of Recovery is a free, anonymous personal memoir featuring an account of increasing alcoholism and mental and emotional decline, leading to membership in AA and recovery from alcoholism. It includes a detailed account of taking the Steps, going to meetings, service and analysis of the Big Book and Twelve and Twelve. Stories of living the sober life in and out of meetings can be found at the end. Here is an excerpt: I spent a great deal of time writing down what I have learned for those who want to read it. I did it for four reasons: 1. To disclose in a detailed way what it used to be like, what happened and what it is like now. 2. To describe what our literature says about alcoholism and the program of recovery. 3. To show what our literature does not say. ...
AA history and literature together - read Bill's 1948 Grapevine article on Tradition Ten: Tradition Ten To most of us, Alcoholics Anonymous has become as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar. We like to believer that it will soon be as well known and just as enduring as that historic landmark. We enjoy this pleasant conviction because nothing has yet occurred to disturb it; we reason that we must hang together or die. Hence we take for granted our continued unity as a movement. But should we? Though God has bestowed upon us great favors, and though we are bound by stronger ties of love and necessity than most societies, is it prudent to suppose that automatically these great gifts and attributes shall be ours forever? If we are worthy, we shall probably continue to enjoy them. So the real question is, how shall we always be worthy of our present blessings? Seen from this point of view, our AA Traditions are those attributes and practices by which we may deserv...
Throwback Thursday AA history post - The six articles published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in late 1939 led to tremendous growth in Cleveland's AA Group #3, but also got Clarence kicked out: That fall Clarence smuggled freelance reporter Elrick Davis into meetings of that first Greater Cleveland group and Mr. Davis wrote a series of articles on A.A. which were published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. This resulted in over 500 calls for help to be tended by the only 13 active members... Many members were upset by this workload and by the surreptitious manner in which it was done. So they voted Clarence out of A.A. (which was something that could be done at the time). (aa.cle.org) Reprinted from the October 23, 1939, Cleveland Plain Dealer with permission. [5th of 6 articles] Alcoholics Anonymous Makes Its Stand Here by ELRICK B. DAVIS October 26, 1939 Cleveland Plain Dealer In previous installments, Mr. Davis has told of Alcoholics Anonymous, an informal society of ...
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