Saturday AA speaker/history post - A short bio and several talks by Clarence Snyder, AA pioneer founder Group #3 in Cleveland: Clarence Snyder, AA pioneer and Cleveland Group Founder
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Big Book topics for study, meditation or use with a sponsee, from our online AA literature study guide at AA Book Club : A Design for Living We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs.(Page 19) When, therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. (Page 25) What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, a design for living that really works. (Page 28) It is a design for living that works in rough going. (Page 15) Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems. (Page 42) When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God s h...
Thoughts on Tradition Four from the Shropshire (UK) Intergroup (More HERE ): Short form Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. Long form With respect to its own affairs, each A.A. group should be responsible to no other authority other than its own conscience. But when its plans concern the welfare of neighbouring groups also, those groups ought to be consulted. And no group, regional committee, or individual should ever take any action that might greatly affect A.A. as a whole without conferring with the trustees of the General Service Board. On such issues our common welfare is paramount. **************** A member who does any amount of travelling finds the AA spirit much the same everywhere. But apart from this inward kinship, there are vast differences among groups. Here, the traveller finds three members discussing the Steps in somebody's living room; there, 300 listening to speakers in a church auditor...
Bill W.'s original Grapevine article introducing Tradition Four: Tradition Four Tradition Four is a specific application of general principles already outlined in Traditions One and Two. Tradition One states : "Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. AA must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward." Tradition Two states: " For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority -- a loving God as he may express himself in our group conscience." With these concepts in mind, let us look more closely at Tradition Four. The first sentence guarantees each AA group local autonomy. With respect to its own affairs, the group may make any decisions, adopt any attitudes that it likes. No overall or intergroup authority should challenge this primary privilege. We feel this ought to be so, even though the group might somet...
