Defining Recovery in AA in the 21st Century
Defining Recovery in AA in the 21st Century By Dave W. My goodness we are an efficient bunch in AA. Got it all nailed down. Nothing new under the sun. […]
Historical Data – The Birth of A.A. and its Growth in the U.S./Canada
Historical Data: The Birth of A.A. and Its Growth in the U.S./Canada A.A. had its beginnings in 1935 at Akron, Ohio, as the outcome of a meeting between Bill W., […]
About Sponsorship in AA
About Sponsorship in AA aabeyondbelief.org/2019/06/23/about-sponsorship-in-aa/ June 23, 2019 As a newcomer, I felt as if I was under constant pressure to get a sponsor. During meetings people often shared tidbits […]
What is AA?
What is AA? By Roger C. Let’s go simple with the answer to this question. Fellowship We can start with the first sentence of the AA Preamble published in 1947 […]
Early Women of AA
Marty Mann and the Early Women of AA By bob k A tremendous change has taken place over the past few generations in the way alcoholics are viewed in our […]
The Strange Obession
Alcoholism is an obsession of the mind that condemns one to drink and an allergy of the body that condemns one to die.” — Dr. Wm. D. Silkworth THE STRANGE […]
The Man On The Bed – Bill Dotson, AA Member #3
On a Friday night, September 17, 1954, Bill Dotson died in Akron, Ohio. “That is, people say he died, but he really didn’t,” wrote Bill Wilson. “His spirit and works […]
Why we call it The Big Book
A printer in Cornwall, NY, named Edward Blackwell, had been highly recommended to Bill Wilson. Blackwell was the President of Cornwall Press. So Bill and Hank Parkhurst (author of the […]
Bill W. – Hero of the Century From Time Magazine’s “Heroes of the Century” By Susan Cheever
Second Lieut. Bill Wilson didn’t think twice when the first butler he had ever seen offered him a drink. The 22-year-old soldier didn’t think about how alcohol had destroyed his […]
After 3-year fight, AA body backs down on ‘God or gone’ stance
“I’m glad it’s over,” said Larry Knight, a 59-year-old woodworker who launched the complaint against Greater Toronto Area Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous in 2014. “I took a lot of time […]