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THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO GO Third Weekenders Camping
Agua Caliente
Where: 39555 County Route S2
When: April 17 - 19
Contact: Bill H: holmes.family.8925@gmail.com
PRAASA 2020 Where: Westin La Paloma Resort, Tucson
When: March 6 - 8
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
11th Annual
Women Sponsoring Women Workshop
Where: Church, 1200 E. H St, Chula Vista When: Saturday, March 21, 9:00am - 2:30pm
Breakfast & Potluck Lunch - Bring a dish to share! Contact: southbaywsw@gmail.com
20/20 Vision
San Diego Spring Round Up 2020
Where: Town and Country Resort Hotel
500 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley 92108 When: April 9 - 12
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
2020 International Convention Where: Detroit, Michigan
When: July 2 - 5
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
Understanding Anonymity, P-47 page 5 "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities."
"What is the purpose of anonymity in Alcoholics Anonymous? Why is it often referred to as the greatest single protection the Fellowship has to assure its continued existence and growth?
If we look at the history of A.A., from its beginning in 1935 until now, it is clear that anonymity serves two different yet equally vital functions:
- At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers.
- At the public level of press, radio, TV, films and other media technologies such as the Internet, anonymity stresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by putting the brakes on those who might otherwise exploit their A.A. affiliation to achieve recognition, power,
or personal gain.
When using digital media, A.A. members are responsible for their own anonymity and that of others. When we post, text, or blog, we should assume that we are publishing at the public level. When we break our anonymity in these forums, we may inadvertently break the anonymity
of others.
The word "anonymous" in our name is meant to provide as much privacy as an individual may desire regarding membership in A.A." Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,
Step 12, pages 109-110
"Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps we tried to carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers and to practice these principles in all our affairs."
"Even the newest of newcomers finds undreamed rewards as he tries to help his brother alcoholic, the one who is even blinder than he. This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward, whether his brother has yet received anything or not. His own character may still be gravely defective, but he somehow knows that God has enabled him to make a mighty beginning, and he senses that he stands at the edge of new mysteries, joys, and experiences of which he had never even dreamed."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
Big Book; "Window of Opportunity"
page 431
"I was married shortly after my ninth anniversary to a
loving woman. One week before my twelfth anniversary, our son was born. Through him I learned more about unconditional love, the value of wonder, and the sheer joy of being alive. I have a wonderful job that (most days) I appreciate. I am active in A.A. service work and have both a sponsor and several sponsees with whom it is a privilege to work. All of those are gifts from God. I express my gratitude by enjoying them.
I once knew a woman who was crying before a meeting. She was approached by a five-year-old girl who told her, 'You don't have to cry here. This is a good place. They took my daddy and they made him better.' That is exactly what A.A. did for me; it took me and it made me better. For that I am eternally grateful."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
Big Book page 77
"Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
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