District 9

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

SWRAASA?

What is the Southwest Regional Alcoholics Anonymous Service Assembly?

Information is available at this link of FAQ > http://swraasa2014.org/faq/

If your District 8C AA Group would like to assist SWRAASA by volunteering your time or with donations of funds; contact District 8C DCM Mario R for information.

If you would like to attend the event registration is available here >

http://swraasa2014.org/

Friday, August 29, 2014

AA Thought for the Day - August 30, 2014

AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

August 30, 2014

Essentials
Most emphatically we wish to say that any alcoholic capable of facing his problems in the light of our experience can recover,
provided he does not close his mind to all spiritual concepts.
He can only be defeated by an attitude of intolerance or belligerent denial.
We find that no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program.
Willingness, honesty and open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensable.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 568

Thought to Ponder . . .
A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
W H O = Willingness, Honesty, Open-mindedness.

Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA message.
Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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Saturday, August 2, 2014

On-line Intergroup (OIAA) Steppers report for JUly

Hello O.I.A.A. Assembly,

As July has come to a close, we are presenting the activity for the 12-Steppers Committee:
We thought June was busy.. and look what happened in July !

Total Urgent Calls to Steppers: 534
Total Steppers Replies to Callers: 1495

Urgent Callers by Source:

Intergroup 412
AA-Online 72
Unknown 11
AA SouthAfrica 6

Google.com 7
York PA AA 2

BING 2
Yahoo! 1
e-AA 2
AA-Serenity 4

Vancouver intergroup 3

aoig.oso-aa.org 2

Christianrecoveryministries.com .........1

aasoberliving.com........2

aaloners.org..................3

alkies.org................1

stayingcyber.org...... 1

bluidkiti.com.........1

oso-aa.org.......1

We also have 2 potential steppers in orientation at present.

Thank you for allowing us to be of service to our callers and the O.I.A.A.

Gary W. and Hal H.

AA Thought for the Day August 2, 2014

AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

August 2, 2014

Solution
The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution.
We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree,
and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action.
This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 17

Thought to Ponder . . .
Walk softly and carry a Big Book.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
S T E P S = Solutions Through Each Positive Step.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

AA Thought for the Day - July 21, 2014

AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

July 21, 2014

Today
But today is always here. Life is daily; today is all we have;
and anybody can go one day without drinking.
First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober -- and it works.
Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24-hour segments
is an effective and satisfying way to handle many other matters as well.
- Living Sober, p. 7

Thought to Ponder . . .
Just for today, I choose not to drink.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
S I T = Stay In Today.

Friday, July 18, 2014

AA Thought for the Day - July 19, 2014

AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

July 19, 2014

Requirements
What if the doors to AA could really be locked against me?
What if it was possible to take away my membership?
Maybe because I hadn't paid my dues, or because I didn't meet some ethical or ethnic standards,
or maybe because I "broke the rules" by going out and getting drunk,
as I have a few times during my long association with the Fellowship?
But then I recall the Preamble, and the Third Tradition . . .
"The only requirement for AA membership," it says, "is a desire to stop drinking."
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 55

Thought to Ponder . . .
AA is like an adjustable wrench, it fits almost any nut.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = All Accepted.

Monday, July 7, 2014

AA Thought for the Day 7-7-14

AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

July 7, 2014

"If"
Alcoholism respects no ifs. It does not go away, not for a week, for a day, or even for an hour,
leaving us nonalcoholic and able to drink again on some special occasion,
or for some extraordinary reason -- not even if it is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration,
or if a big sorrow hits us, or if it rains in Spain or the stars fall on Alabama.
Alcoholism is for us unconditional, with no dispensations available at any price.
- Living Sober, p. 63

Thought to Ponder . . .
Nothing is so bad that a drink won't make worse.

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