(week 120) 10 April 2014  12-step Study All Addictions Big Book Workshop

AA 12 x 12   Tradition 2.

“For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.â€

From page 133  ‘The founder and his friends channel spirituality to newcomers…’ until end of paragraph on page 134: ‘…Thus throughout A.A. does the group conscience decree the terms upon which its leaders shall serve.’

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Stephanie Whiting
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Recently Stephanie paid $900 to get an upgrade to the website.
The more powerful server will cost the group $100 month and the P.O. Box is $50 a year. Not too many other expenses.

Stephanie: ‘I really recommend that you use the website. The group pays for it and I think its pretty good. Have dedicated team of volunteers. On occasion we have paid our webmaster but the majority of the time she does it for free. We’re paying for the storage so if you want to go back and listen to the two years of steps 1 and 2, all the questions, it is all there. Really a remarkable website. Not blowing my own horn as nothing to do with it. It is Linda and Jen and all the others they have trained who can take the credit, not me.

‘Thank you Leslie for stepping up and helping Ashira.’

Soul work

Q1. What was the last thing you did in service?
What was your true motivation:
a) to get a little glory?
b) were you really doing it for your Higher Power?

Q2. ‘When I start thinking I know how things should be run, I am playing God.’  
Do you agree with this?

Q3a With your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/children/colleagues, etc. are you
a) trying to have a firm hand of control?
b) trying to have healthy boundaries?
c) Do you know the difference?

Q4. Re-read the paragraph beginning: ‘The founder and his friends…’ 
a) Do you see yourself in this? 
b) If you don’t see yourself today can you relate to this in your past?

Q5. In no sense whatever can we govern or direct anyone. We are servants. 
Write on this from your relationships with husband/wife/work colleagues/boss/children/neighbor etc. 

Q6. ’These are universal experiences’. What does that mean? 
[Take it out of our 12-step groups and bring it into every area, family, work, etc.]

Ends