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THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO GO Third Weekenders Camping Potrero County Park
Where: 24800 Potrero Park Dr, Potrero , 91963 When: May 15 - 17
Contact: Bill H: holmes.family.8925@gmail.com
CANCELED
20/20 Vision
San Diego Spring Round Up 2020
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
The Old Town Speakers Anniversary Potluck Where: Church, 6551 Soledad Mountain Rd, La Jolla
When: Sunday, April 19
Potluck Begins at 5:00 pm; Meeting Begins at 7:00 pm
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
Meditation Workshop
Where: Church Theater, 3598 Talbot St, Point Loma
When: Saturday, April 25, 9:00am - 12:00pm Contact: David P at meditation@area8aa.org
35th Annual Laguna Mountain May Day Madness
Where: Lake Henshaw, 26439 Highway 76, Santa Ysabel When: May 1 - 3
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
Over the Bridge Group Steps & Traditions Workshop
Where: Church, 8350 Lake Murray Blvd, San Carlos When: Saturday, May 23, 10:00am - 12:40pm Contact: DCM_11@area8aa.org
A.A. Desert Pow Wow
Where: Resort & Spa, 44-400 Indian Wells Ln, Indian Wells, 92210
When: June 11 - 14
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
2020 International Convention Where: Detroit, Michigan
When: July 2 - 5
Contact: Central Office 619-265-8762
Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers, Ch. XVII
As Dr. Bob said ..., page 227
"There are many things Dr. Bob definitely did say, and many he might well have said - they sound characteristic of him. Apart from "Let's keep it simple", however, it is difficult to tell which are which. Different people had different perspectives on Dr. Bob. But regardless of their point of view, they were looking at the same man - serious and humorous, earthy and spiritual, outgoing and shy, friendly and aloof.
Dr. Bob did elaborate on his keep-it-simple theme as far as the A.A. program is concerned, incidentally. In a September 1948 article for the Grapevine, he wrote:
'As finally expressed and offered, they (the Twelve Steps) are simple in language, plain in meaning. They are also workable by any person having a sincere desire to obtain and keep sobriety. The results are the proof. Their simplicity and workability are such that no special interpretations, and certainly no reservations, have ever been necessary. And it has become increasingly clear that the degree of harmonious living which we achieve is in direct ratio to our earnest attempt to follow them literally under divine guidance to the best of our ability."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
Big Book; "On the Move", page 491
"One evening I did the unimaginable - at least for me. After picking up my sponsor of the month to go to a meeting, I informed him that I was ready to work the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. In most respects my life began again that night. That man took me through the steps in a loving, gentle way that taught me to look inward at my soul, to welcome a Higher Power into my life, and to reach out to others. He taught me how to look into a mirror and to like, and even respect, the man who looked back at me."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,
Step 1, page 21
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable." "We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
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