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THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO GO Holiday Alkathon
Where: Legion Hall, 8118 University Ave., La Mesa When: Tues, December 24, 12:00 Noon-12:00 Midnight ASL Translation Provided
Speaker Meeting: 7:45 pm; Potluck 6:15 pm (Bring a dish) When: Wed, December 25, 12:00 Midnight-12:00 Noon ASL Translation Provided
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
South Bay Holiday Alkathon Where: Recv Hm, 270 C St., Chula Vista
When: Tues, Dec 24, Marathon Meetings start at 1:30 pm Potluck 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm (Bring a dish)
When: Wed, Dec 25, Marathon Meetings end at 12:00 Noon Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
New Year's Eve 2019 Speakers Meeting and Sober Dance
Where: Marina Village, Captain's Rm, 1936 Quivira Wy, Mission Bay When: Tuesday, December 31, 7:00 pm
Contact: nyesoberdance.event@gmail.com
South Bay Holiday Alkathon Where: Recv Hm, 270 C St., Chula Vista
When: Tues, Dec 31, Marathon Meetings start at 1:30 pm Potluck 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm (Bring a dish)
When: Wed, Jan 1, Marathon Meetings end at 12:00 Noon Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
New Year's Eve Alkathon Where: Church, 625 Pennsylvania Ave., Hillcrest
When: Tues, Dec 31, Marathon Meetings start at 5:00 pm ASL Translation Provided
When: Wed, Jan 1, Marathon Meetings end at 2:00 pm Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
2020 International Convention Where: Detroit, Michigan
When: July 2-5, 2020
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
As Bill Sees It; "Whose Will?" page 170 "We have seen A.A.'s ask with much earnestness and faith for God's explicit guidance on matters ranging all the way from a shattering domestic or financial crisis to a minor personal fault, like tardiness. A man who tries to run his life rigidly by this kind of prayer, by this self-serving demand of God for replies, is a particularly disconcerting individual. To any questioning or criticism of his actions, he instantly proffers his reliance upon prayer for guidance in all matters great or small.
He may have forgotten the possibility that his own wishful thinking and the human tendency to rationalize have distorted his so-called guidance. With the best of intentions, he tends to force hi will into all sorts of situations and problems with the comfortable assurance that he is acting under God's specific direction."
Twelve and Twelve, pages 103-104
Big Book; "The Perpetual Quest" page 397 "The hardest thing I had to deal with in sobriety was my own anger and the violence I lived through in my childhood. I had forgiven those involved as best I could, but the mind seems never to forget. I had gratefully received years of outside help because I was told that my drinking was only the symptom of deeper troubles. Yet despite the help of many professionals, I know I would never have recovered from violence and alcoholism without A.A.'s Twelve Steps, which are uniquely tailored for people like me.
Just as importantly, I believe that I recovered through the grace of a Higher Power, despite the fact that I was very angry and wanted nothing to do with God when I arrived at Alcoholics Anonymous. In fact, I did not need to find God. I only need an open mind, and the spirit found me."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
As Bill Sees It; "Look Before You Leap"? page 253 "We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small, as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we can, if we will, learn from the experience. Should our decision be the right one, we can thank God for giving us the courage and the grace that caused us so to act." Letter, 1966 Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
Big Book page 68
"All men of faith have courage, They trust their God. We never apologize for God. Instead we let Him demonstrate, through us, what He can do. We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be. At once, we commence to outgrow fear."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
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