Wed Night AA Riverside Men's Group

Good afternoon folks, My apologies for being late with the reminder, I'm just testing out the idea of  Easy Does it -- But Do It!!  This week we'll be going over TRADITIONS ELEVEN & TWELVE pg. 180-187. As was agreed upon by group vote, after the speaker meeting next week we'll be diving back into the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Hope to see everyone soon! Regards, David t 2014 Meeting Dates 01/29/14  Speaker Meeting <Shane B> 02/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Fred D> 03/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Pete T> 04/30/14  Speaker Meeting <Clive T> 05/28/14  Speaker Meeting <Todd P> 07/30/14 Speaker Meeting <Dave W> 08/06/14 "Tradition Eight" 08/13/14 "Tradition Nine & Ten" 08/20/14 "Tradition Eleven & Twelve" 08/27/14 SPEAKER MEETING 09/03/14 BIG BOOK - TBD feedback from members: Happy Wednesday to everybody!. Here is a wonderful video of Andrea Bocel...

Hey guys, It's come to my attention, after  several subtle hints  were dropped during the meetings, that the traditions are not as compelling to the individual as the rest of the AA literature is. On one hand, the traditions  are  a central part of the collective AA program and key to its continued success, but on the other hand we've been fortunate to have several new comers participate and the traditions are most decidedly  NOT  newcomer material.... So after careful consideration I believe we've found a compromise to finish the traditions thoroughly and hopefully get on to more captivating material sooner. Instead of combining all of the remaining four traditions into one meeting or going through each tradition individually, we'll be doing them in groups of two. This way we'll finish the traditions by next week instead of a month. So this week we'll be discussing TRADITIONS NINE & TEN both. Tell all your friends about it!! In other news, I'm s...

Hi everyone, Just your friendly weekly reminder about this week's meeting. This week we're back to reading our beloved traditions, we're on TRADITION EIGHT pgs.166-171. (BTW, I'm reading from an older edition so if my page numbers are off someone please let me know) "The problem with all the so-called secrets in the world is that they don't work unless you do"  - Unknown See you soon! Regards, David 

Okay... so today is the kind of day I say  Better late than Never  in regards to sending this e-mail!! The good news for me is that if you were waiting on the arrival of this reminder to decide whether or not to make it... you probably weren't going to make it anyway!! This week we will be discussing TRADITION SEVEN from the Twelve & Twelve pgs 160-165. Seems like some people are getting a bit bored of the traditions (except for Todd, he seems to love them!!). However, they are undeniably an important part of AA. It seems to me that if we like what AA as a whole has given us, it should matter to us how to keep AA healthy for the newcomer and for our own continued sobriety. PLUS.... There's only 6 more left so suck it up!! Best regards, David t

Hello Folks, Looking forward to this week's Wednesday night meeting. This week we will be discussing TRADITION SIX. Regards, David t

Hello everyone, We've been having a good steady turn out at the meetings and the discussions have been excellent as always. This week we are going over TRADITION FIVE, pgs.150-154. (super long chapter). Its a shame La SELE lost. However, even in their defeat they brought honor to this tiny country of 4.8 million people. Step 10 pg93: "Even when we have tried hard and failed, we may chalk that up as one of the greatest credits of all." Progress, not perfection... Look forward to seeing everyone!       Best Regards, David t.

Good evening, Quick thanks to all those who showed up at the first meeting here, it was an excellent meeting and a great start!! Glad everyone found the place OK and we had an excellent discussion on the Third Tradition. This week's reading is the  Fourth Tradition, pgs.146-149. We're fortunate that "LA SELE" doesn't play during the week, so no excuses!! This whole World Cup just goes to show that sometimes GOD has greater plans for you than you could possibly imagine.  Looking forward to seeing everyone!!       Best Regards, David 

Hello everyone, We will finally be restarting  the Wednesday night meeting of the Big Book Study Group. I am eager to see everyone and keep the Wednesday night meeting going! Hopefully, there won't be too many kinks to work out but this is our first time meeting here, so who knows... If you need directions there is a map below or just give me a call. Remember the new meeting time is 7:30pm. Although tomorrow is the last Wednesday of the week, given we've been away for a couple of weeks, we'll be retaking the traditions where we left off. This week's reading will be  Tradition Three pgs 139-145 . Below you can find the usual law & order of the meeting and the re-set schedule which we'll follow from here on out. I feel like there are a lot more people who come to the meeting (off & on) than are on my e-mail list. If you could, please just help spread the word. In any case, I'm extremely gratified for having this honor and sincerely hope we can ke...