Page 13 - AA NEWS JUNE 2019

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THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO GO Third Weekenders Camping
Lake Morena County Park
Where: 2550 Lake Morena Dr, Campo
When: July 19 - 21
Contact: Bill H: holmes.family.8925@gmail.com
A.A. Desert Pow Wow
Where: Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa, Indian Wells
When: June 6 - 9
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
35th Annual Sunshine of the Spirit High Desert Convention
Where: Holiday Inn, Victorville
When: June 7 - 9
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
84th Anniversary of Alcoholics Anonymous Where: Akron, OH
When: June 7 - 9
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
73rd Annual Texas State Convention Where: Westin Galleria Hotel, Houston
When: June 7 - 9
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
Area 8 Literature Committee Workshop Where: Church, 1200 E. H St, Chula Vista
When: Saturday, June 15, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Contact: Literature8@area8aa.org
San Diego Intergroup's Founders Day Picnic/Area 8 Unity Day Where: Harry Griffin Park site 2, 9550 Milden St, La Mesa When: Saturday, June 15, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
Monterey Bay Area Round-Up Where: Monterey Conference Ctr, Monterey
When: August 30 - September 1 Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
2020 International Convention Where: Detroit, Michigan
When: July 2-5, 2020
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
A.A. Comes of Age, Chapter II; page 49
"The chief inheritances of the first twenty years of Alcoholics Anonymous are the Legacies of Recovery, of Unity, and of Service. By the first we recover from alcoholism; by the second we stay together in unity; and by the third our society functions and serves its primary purpose of carrying the A.A. message to all who need it and want it."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
"The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous" (P-53) page 28
"The Twelve Steps of A.A. were written in 1938. We soon found that unless we, as
individuals, conformed fairly well and voluntarily to our Twelve Steps, as individuals, we got drunk. A group shattered, and those individuals who did follow the Steps went out and formed still more groups. So underneaath A.A. structure lay the dreadful imperative of John Barleycorn, who, in effect, was promising death or insanity as the price of not conforming. After a while, we began to see that these simple Steps were right because they worked. And finally, in our spiritual development, some of us came to love these principles for themselves and for ourselves."
from Bill W.'s last major talk, Oct. 1969 Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
"The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous" (P-53) page 17
"The four absolutes, as we called them, were the only yardsticks we had in the early days, before the Steps. I think the absolutes still hold good and can be extremely helpful. I have found at times that a question arises, and I want to do the right thing, but the answer is not obvious. Almost always, if I measure my decision carefully by the yardsticks of absolute honesty, absolute unselfishness, absolute purity, and absolute love, and it checks up pretty well with those four, then my answer can't be very far out of the way. If, however, I do that and I'm still not too satisfied with the answer, I usually consult with some friend whose judgment, in this particular case, would be very much better than mine. But usually the absolutes can help you to reach your own personal decision without bothering your friends." from Dr. Bob's last major talk, Dec. 1948 Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
Big Book page 86
"We relax and take it easy. We don't struggle." Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
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