Wed Night AA Riverside Men's Group

Good evening everyone, This week we'll be reading  Window of Opportunity p421-436 . This fellow's story is one of those self-admittedly short drinking careers gone awry. Most took far longer, with far more consequences, to realize they had a problem. However, when he talks about his behavior while under the influence, there is no denying his qualifications as an alcoholic. It's a very interesting story and it reminded me of how important it is to  identify  rather than to  compare. When remembering the times where I actively made the effort to  compare  my story and find how I was different, what I was actually doing was trying to shield myself from anything that could challenge my carefully constructed wall of denial. It was a hateful thing inside me causing this conscious separation of self from others  - The Ego.  When I was finally ready to  identify ,  I had given up struggling with the question, I admitted I had a problem and b...

Hi everyone, My apologies on sending this out late this week, I've been battling a little bit of a cold lately. Anywho, I'd like to thank Dave W. for sharing his excellent story with us last week, nothing helps recovery along like a heavy dose of humor & depravity and Jesus Dave delivered in spades!! Also I'd like to remind everyone of the upcoming AA convention in Manuel Antonio that's taking place from May 6-8th. We're still working on the details of organizing our group to get out there but let me know if your interested and go online to  register now  -  It's FREE!!  (to register anyways, you pay later!!) This week we'll be reading  A Drunk, like You p398-406 . This was the first time for me reading it and I got a lot out of it. Aside from the fact that I always love listening to another  Member of the Tribe  breaking barriers by showing that alcoholism is no respecter of race, religion or creed, proving you  jew *i mean too*  ...

Good evening everyone,        This is your friendly reminder that this week we will continue upon our path to  happy usefulness  (p130) by reading chapter 9 - The Family Afterward.        So often it is said  better to identify than to compare . That seemed to be true of the reading last week. This week there are certainly no shortage of things to identify with in the chapter.         Last week I had a strange feeling about the reading, although I forgot to share about it! (of course) This week that feeling seems to be confirmed. That feeling is that no matter what part of the big book you're reading, no matter whether you are single, married (with children or without), a single parent, divorced, windowed, whether you're high bottom or low bottom, cross addicted or straight alcoholic, whether you're a rocket scientist or  just plain retarded  (please refer to the 2...