Wed Night AA Riverside Men's Group

Hello guys, This week we begin on part 2 of the personal stories in the back of the Big Book -  They Stopped in Time.  These are the stories of men & women who  "have never reached the advanced stages of alcoholism, though given time all might have."  There is peculiar old idea I used to have relating to this. Back in 2006 -ish,  I knew absolutely zero about alcoholism or AA but I knew I didn't drink like everyone else and I was sick & tired of being sick & tired. All of my efforts to curb my drinking habit on my own had failed. So after a  very polite suggestion  from my ex-wife, I called in to a Rehab center at a local hospital and they told me to come in the next day first thing in the morning. Suddenly I felt a rather irrational fear, I wasn't afraid that they'd put me in rehab, actually I was afraid that they would somehow think I wasn't  bad enough  to give me treatment. After all, no way was I  as bad  as those...

Hello folks, This weekend was amazing, the men's retreat out in San Juan del Sur was excellent. Eight of us from San Jose got out there and shared a truly unique experience with something like 50 sober members of Alcoholics Anonymous. One of the coolest things I heard out there was "if you put me on an island with nothing but a Big Book, my Higher Power and a case of Scotch.... I don't like my chances." Indeed, the fellowship is an essential part of this program. As long as its "Me & I" instead of "Us & we", my chances are less than average. But  with  the fellowship, the program & a higher power it never fails. This week we review  The Keys of the Kingdom p268-280 , look forward to seeing everyone!!  Best regards, David t. 2015 Meeting Dates 10/29/14 Speaker Meeting <David t> 11/26/14 Speaker Meeting <Roy M> -->Reading: Being Sober and Becoming Happy 01/28/15 Speaker Meeting <Steve W....

Hello everyone, This Wednesday night we'll be going over  He Sold Himself Short p258-267  in the Big Book. That phrase, selling yourself short, always reminds me of a little anecdote I heard in an AA room some years ago. Not sure if it's really pertinent to the story.... but  hell  I can't get it out of my mind now so here goes: The tale is of a fella who had been saving up for his first cruise boat. He didn't make much money so it took the guy quite some time to save up for this. Every day he'd put away whatever he'd have left in his pocket until finally he had just enough to buy the ticket. So he bought the ticket and got some vacation time off from work. Being that he didn't have much money and he didn't want to suckered into any big expenses, he decided to fill his bag with crackers & cheese thinking that would be a good way to save money. Once he was on the cruise, he'd watch people crowd into one of the luxury dining rooms everyday --...