Good evening Folks, This week we will be reading & discussing Gutter Bravado p501-511. One of the great joys of my life is hosting this Wednesday night meeting of which I've had the privileged to serve for some time now. So it gives me a great sense of satisfaction whenever I hear someone, especially a new comer, say that there is something special about our meeting. To me it means that the same something-ness with which I fell in love with is still there. Last week, Fred brought up an article originally written in the July 1976 issue of "24 Magazine". In the article, the unknown author compares the quality of someone's AA program to Strong/Medium/Week Coffee. See the article here: http://www. barefootsworld.net/ aagreshamslaw.html It's a bit long but well worth the read (kind of like my e-mails!! lol). Basically it describes how the rapid growth of AA in the early 40's created a situation in which y...
This blog is a compilation of commentaries about AA, alcoholism, sobriety and recovery. They were created as part of a weekly email series I send out to the AA Wed Night Riverside Men's Group in Escazú, San José, Costa Rica. We are a Men's Big Book and AA-related literature study group with the aim of expanding our knowledge and understanding of the principles set forth by the book Alcoholics Anonymous.