Wed Night AA Riverside Men's Group

Hello folks,  Just your friendly reminder about this week's reading; we're on to the 2nd half of  Chapt 2: The Golden Key - p.56-73  - A New pair of Glasses by Chuck C. I gotta say I'm really enjoying this book the 2nd time around. The first time I read it I loved it too but I was more impressed with the things on the surface: The writing style, some of the catchy expressions and that sort of stuff. What I find really fascinating today is that this book, a transcript of a share he gave at an AA retreat in 1975, is really a condensation of the tons of knowledge accumulated here in AA. That accumulated knowledge has been hard to come by; Chuck talks about losing friends to the disease and I'm sure many can relate. The passing of this accumulated knowledge from one generation to the next is such a crucial part of AA,  be it through sponsorship, fellowship or even just sharing at meetings. So I'm just amazed & grateful to be part of something that has been as...

Good evening, Hope everyone had a good weekend. I know those that went to the Manuel Antonio round-up sure seemed to enjoy it! I went last year and it was great fun, sorry I couldn't be there with you this year, but there's always next year! Wanted to thank Russ W. for sharing his experience, strength and hope with us. Totally different story from mine, which just serves to illustrate to me clearly that the disease of alcoholism manifests itself in as many ways as there are different personalities. Better to identify than to compare. This week we delve into the  2nd chapter of  A New Pair of Glasses  by Chuck C: The Golden Key pages 35-55.  I think we can all agree that the program of AA isn't meant to be worked cafeteria style, but is there any one thing I could point out as the "Golden Key." That's a tough call...  Still, I remember when I was first "experimenting" with AA that I had one thought going through my mind and its the one bit of ...

Hello everyone, This week we will be starting on a new book:  A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C.  I wanted to start by giving a big THANK YOU to Todd P for making a bunch of copies available to everyone in the group.  If you don't have a copy you can buy one from Todd for only $7!! (~¢3.700)  And as an added bonus, if you call now, Todd will gift wrap it, include a box of assorted chocolates and personally hand deliver the book to you at a time & place of your choosing... Just Kidding!!  At the bottom of the e-mail you will see the new schedule for the book. I've tried to break it down into smaller parts so that It'll take us about 3 months to get through all ~190 pages. I tried breaking it on pages where it made sense to take a break but If the paragraph doesn't end neatly on that page just read until the end of that paragraph. I'm looking forward to trading in my Faux kleys & Ray- Bons for a new pair!! See everyone soon, David t 2015 ...