Wed Night AA: Speaker Meeting

Good evening everyone,

So tonight I join the ranks of all those who've ever come to the meeting having skipped ahead or having read the wrong section... I just spent 30 mins reading only to find out this week we have a Speaker meeting!!! Doh!!! Oh Well, no big deal, means I'm all caught up for next week - plus I loved that story but I'll save my comments for next week! This week, we will have a speaker meeting chosen randomly (unless we have any volunteers). 

Last week it was mentioned a few times from several members what they get or don't get from reading the stories in the back of the Big Book. One of the things I've always felt about stories, even more so with speaker meetings, is that the difference between the first 164 pages and the stories is somewhat like the difference between reading a how-to manual and watching some one do it.

Now it can be very useful to see how someone does something you've never done before, but despite all the macho bravado in the world, when endeavoring to do something you've never attempted for the very first time, you will usually fail miserably without some basic instruction on what to do. On the other hand, all the instruction in the world won't do much good unless illuminated by a few practical examples. Instruction & Example go hand-in-hand in the same way, I believe, the first 164 pages and the stories go hand-in-hand. 

Happy 24hrs,

David t.

2015 Meeting Dates

-->Reading: 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.>
--> Reading: A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C. 
04/29/15 Speaker Meeting <Russ W.>
05/27/15 Speaker Meeting <Omar P.>
06/24/15 Speaker Meeting <Ricardo A.>

--> Reading: Personal Stories back of Big Book of AA <--

07/29/15 Speaker Meeting <Adam S.>
08/26/15 Speaker Meeting <Kevin M.>
09/30/15 Speaker Meeting <Fred D.>
10/28/15 Speaker Meeting <Owen A.>
11/25/15 Speaker Meeting <Roy M.>
12/30/15 Speaker Meeting <Joe B.>
1/27/16 Speaker Meeting <Todd P.>

2/03/16 Winner Takes All p375-381
2/10/16 Me an Alcoholic? p382-387
2/17/16 The Perpetual Quest p388-397
2/24/16 Speaker Meeting

03/02/16 A Drunk, like You p398-406

03/09/16 Acceptance was the Answer p407-420

03/16/16 Window of Opportunity p421-436

03/23/16 My Bottle, My Resentments, and Me p437-445

03/30/16 Speaker Meeting

04/06/16 He Lived Only to Drink p446-451

04/13/16 Safe Haven p452-457

04/20/16 Listening to the Wind p458-469

04/27/16 Speaker Meeting