Chapt 3: The Power of Truth - p.95-110

Good evening my friends,

Last week Omar P. shared his excellent story, we're all still wondering where to look for that expensive watch you left behind!! Congratulations on 12 years of sobriety brother!! This week we go back to our book, A New Pair of Glasses - Chapt 3: The Power of Truth - p.95-110. 

The more I think about it, Truth is indeed a power, a force to be reckoned with. I happened to read a great article today published by "Psychology Today" about the illusion of knowledge (yeah, cuz' I read cool stuff like that).  

Basically, there are known-knows or things we know that we know  like our age or hair color and there are known-unknown or things we know that we don't know like the theory of particle physics in which point-like particles are replaced by one-dimensional objects called strings (wtf??). 

But where we really get into trouble is with Unknown-Unknowns or the things we don't know that we don't know!! During my teenage years and most of my 20's I knew I was not an alcoholic. I was sure of it!! Hell, I knew-it-all... and life sucked!! 

People close to me would say "whats wrong with you?" and I'd think "what's wrong with YOU?!" That sort of self-will run riot drove me to all sorts of ridiculous false gestures of pride and defiance. Eventually, that attitude took me to the jumping off point, the point of desperation.
 

That desperation, though unpleasant, proved to be the greatest gift from God; it dealt a heavy blow to my ego and left a tiny chink in my armor just barely wide enough for the truth to find it's way through. The truth that I had a serious problem and had to have help flooded through me. 

When that truth really and truly, at-long-last, finally sank into the marrow of my bones, I knew the only hope of recovery and to live a life worth living was through a higher power and the easier softer way for me to do that was through this tremendous fellowship we're all blessed to be a part of! 

Happy 24hrs,

David t.

Group Feedback:

"I am the Way the Truth and the Life"
Always inJoy Life,lonnie 

I know this for sure...every human on the face of the earth is influenced by two main drives...no not sex ( but a great one!)  FEAR AND INSECURITY...and everyone tries to find a way to escape...in our case.. Senor Alcho Hol.
 
See you tomorrow!
Russ

2015 Meeting Dates

01/29/14  Speaker Meeting <Shane B>

02/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Fred D>

03/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Pete T>

04/30/14  Speaker Meeting <Clive T>

05/28/14  Speaker Meeting <Todd P>

07/30/14 Speaker Meeting <Dave W>

08/27/14 Speaker Meeting <Edwin H>

09/24/14 Speaker Meeting <Larry H>

10/29/14 Speaker Meeting <David t>

11/26/14 Speaker Meeting <Roy M>

-->Book: Being Sober and Becoming Happy

01/28/15 Speaker Meeting <Steve W.>

02/25/15 Speaker Meeting <Gerard P>

03/25/15 Speaker Meeting <Mark D.>

--> NEW Book: A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C. <--

04/15/15 Chapt 1: The Problem - p.0-19

04/22/15 Chapt 1: The Problem - p.20-34 

04/29/15 Speaker Meeting <Russ W.>

05/06/15 Chapt 2: The Golden Key - p.35-55  

05/13/15 Chapt 2: The Golden Key - p.56-73

05/20/15 Chapt 3: The Power of Truth - p.75-95

05/27/15 Speaker Meeting <Omar P.>

06/03/15 Chapt 3: The Power of Truth - p.95-110

06/10/15 Chapt 4: Sobriety - A Spiritual Rest - p.111-127

06/17/15 Chapt 4: Sobriety - A Spiritual Rest - p.127-142
06/24/15 Speaker Meeting

07/01/15 INTERNATIONAL AA CONVENTION - NO MEETING - 

07/08/15 Chapt 5: The Prodigal Son - p.143-156

07/15/15 Chapt 6: Questions & Awnsers - p.157-191

07/22/15 TBD

07/29/15 TBD

08/05/15 TBD
08/12/15 TBD
08/19/15 TBD
08/26/15 TBD