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Deadline: 5th day of month -- Send submissions to [email protected]
Publication 11-2014
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DISTRICT 29 TRUSTED SERVANTS
New Permanent Action Log Email address:
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
DCM
ALTERNATE DCM
ARCHIVES
CENTRAL SERVICE OFFICE
LAIASON
COOPERATION WITH THE
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
We are in need of group representatives...we
are more efficient when we have your attendance.
Our next District CPC Committee meeting is on
Thursday November 13, 2014 at 6:30pm; Puyallup
Elks.
We will be attending our final Area Quarterly of
this rotation on Saturday November 8, 2014 in
Seattle and will be glad to share with you at our
next meeting. This is a great time for all interested
in service work to attend our meeting.
Thank you for your continued support of CPC
Committee. We have allot too do for our District
29 Community.
[email protected]
Deborah M.
CORRECTIONS
Please send your reports, articles, letters, and
Hello from Corrections, I unfortunately missed falderal direct to me at
the GSR and district 29 Corrections Meetings
this month due to a sick family member. Huge
d29actionlog
thanks to my alternate Andy C from Meeker for
@piercecountyaa.org
representing Corrections at both meetings while
I was unavailable :)
We are very short on Women volunteers for the Thanks for letting me to serve !
Women’s’ meetings at the Puyallup jail. I have
submitted two applicants within the past few
weeks but they are still going through the
approval process. If you know of anyone that
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would like to bring meetings into the jail please
let us know how we can help to get them
Trusted Servants: Page 1-2
cleared. Please note that clearance can take 3
months or so. Either ask your group's
Corrections rep for more information, stop by
District 29 Group Reports:
our district 29 Corrections Meeting (this
Pages 3, 4, 5
month's meeting: Wed Nov 19th at 6:30PM) or
email [email protected]
In service,
Don S
PUBLIC INFORMATION
HOSPITAL & TREATMENT
Financial Report:
page 6
Into Action & Bear Tracts
Page 7
Upcoming Event Flyers:
Pages 8-10 & 12
Calendar:
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DISTRICT 29 TRUSTED SERVANTS
REGISTRAR
(Vacant position)
SECRETARY
(no report)
TREASURER
(Financial Report on Page 6)
TWELVE STEP SERVICE
COMMITTEE
The phone coordinators discussed the need for
volunteers to answer the phones.
Shannon B daytime coordinator has opening
for Tue 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
Several hours coverage were missed on 10/1
&10/12.
Joe T has two openings on 2nd Wed 6.00 to
10.00pm and the 5th Sat 6.00 to10.00 pm.
Yours truly,
Phil M
October 10
"AA is not an 'insiders' kind of
Fellowship, thanks to the efforts of
hundreds of thousands of AAs
worldwide. We'll help any drunk
anywhere, any time."
Longview, Wash., March 1987
"Rule 62,"
AA Grapevine
October 20
"The things that count cease being
those that can be held in the hand and
become only what can be held in the
heart."
North Hollywood, Calif., August 1982
"Savoring Our Sobriety,"
Emotional Sobriety
October 25
"Well-remembered is the comfort I
used to take from an exaggerated belief
in my own honesty ... I was so absurdly
proud of my business standards that I
never failed to whip up a fine contempt
for those of my fellow Wall-Streeters
who were prone to short-change their
customers. This was arrogant enough,
but the ensuing self-deception proved
even worse. My prized business
honesty was presently converted into a
comfortable cloak under which I could
hide the many serious flaws that beset
other departments of my life. Being
certain of this one virtue, it was easy to
conclude that I had them all. For years
on end, this prevented me from taking a
good look at myself."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1961
"This Matter of Honesty,"
The Language of the Heart
November 3
"No self-pity, no anger, no jealousy, no
hate. What had this program done to
me?"
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June 1978
"That's My Sponsor!,"
One on One
It is amazing what you can accomplish
if you do not care who gets the credit.
---Harry S. Truman
Keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end
of the world, it’s the beginning of a new
life.
---unattributed
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out
of our deeds we form habits; out of our
habits grows our character; and on our
character we build our destiny.
---Henry Hancock
Acceptance is not submission; it is
acknowledgement of the facts of a
situation, then deciding what you’re going
to do about it
---Kathleen Casey Theisen
Our Wholeness exists in us now.
Trapped though it may be, it can be
called upon for guidance, direction, and
most fundamentally, comfort. It can be
remembered. Eventually we may come to
live by it.
---Rachel Naomi Remen
If we can recognize that change and
uncertainty are basic principles, we can
greet the future and the transformation
we are undergoing with the
understanding that we do not know
enough to be pessimistic.
---Hazel Henderson
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DISTRICT 29 GROUP REPORTS
are a big book study group with a wide variety of am reminded that there is hope, not just for me
recovery time.
but for others and I see all my friends there. I
have nothing but gratitude for Alcoholics
Hello again from the Above Ground group. It's
Greg W.
24 hrs
Anonymous for taking me in and showing me
November already and the official start of the
Leland
P.
5
months
the way to a better life. Thank you.
holiday season...yeah! We meet Monday and
5 months
Birthdays, well it's BIRTHDAY! For this
Friday at the Daffodil Bowl in Puyallup at noon. Jessica W.
Jim
C.
5
months
month is our very own Terri, celebrating 8
Come join us, it's a great little meeting.
Ron
G.
9
months
years. Happy Birthday!!
Here are the birthdays for October:
Tony W.
9 months
Fresh Start holds meetings every Friday at
David
K.
18
months
10:30am and 6:30pm. We are at the Lakeside
Jenny
52 days
Andre F.
1 year
Milam 405 W. Stewart Street in Downtown
Tony
3 months
Robert
B.
7
years
Puyallup. We welcome you to come out and
Malynda
3 months
Carol R.
7 years
share with us your experience, strength, and
Max
1 year
Matt
F.
13
years
hope.
Denice 11 years
Don
39 years
Unity, Service, Recovery
Carlos W.
Tony W
Have a blessed day
Denice H
ABOVE GROUND
GOLD GATE
FIRGROVE
Mike A.
24hrs
John
P.
24hrs
Hello from the Firgrove group! Come check us
24hrs
out. We meet Monday and Friday nights at 8pm Jordan H.
Greetings from Back to Basics! We meet
James
L.
90
Days
Tuesdays at Mountain View Lutheran Church in at the Pilgrim Lutheran church located at 10510
Lisa B.
4 Months
136th St E. Our business meeting is the third
Edgewood. (7pm)
Chelsea
G.
5 Months
Monday of the month and birthday night is the
There's a speaker meeting the third Tuesday,
Nate J.
5 Months
last Friday of the month with a guest speaker.
birthdays are celebrated the last.
Justin
M.
6 Months
October's guest speaker was the fabulous Crystal
Birthdays for October:
Mike L.
6 Months
K from Parkland Hall. She was awesome and
Karla
F.
7 Months
Firgrove thanks you Crystal for sharing your
Shannon
2 months
Brenda
H.
10 Months
story. Here are the birthdays celebrated in
Jamie
3 months
Max S.
1 Year
October:
Tracy
4 months
Tiffany
D.
1 Year
Max
1 year
Trey T.
2 Years
24 hours
John
Wayne
2 years
Jay
S.
36 Years
1 month
Patrick
Floyd
6 years
2 months
Joe
Scott
10 years
Gold Gate Group, G.G.G has meetings
2 months
Michelle
Kay
33 years
everyday Monday-Saturday At 10pm-11pm,
4 months
Lisa
Clark
33 years
Sunday At 9:30pm-10:30. Our birthday night is
6 months
Dawn
always the last Friday of each month, Andy W,
10 months
Dan
Thanks for my sobriety,
shared his experience, strength, and hope this
1 year
Gerald
Rockin Ron
month. We would love more support, if you
1 year
Graham
ever think there was a late meeting you wanted
1 year
Dave
to go to, this would be it. We believe in a
9 years
Mark
BRUNCH BUNCH
design for living that really works. We’re not a
22 years
Julie
glum lot. Come join us for some great
30 years
Mary Jo
fellowship.
Congratulations to all! Have a great month.
ELBE
-In Service,
~Michelle
James L.
BACK TO BASICS
FAMILIES IN RECOVERY
Hello to all from the FIR group. We meet every
Tuesday at 7:30pm and Saturday at 8am. We
celebrate birthdays the last Tuesday of the
month, with an AA and Al-Anon speaker. We
FRESH START
HAIR OF THE DOG
Hola District 29, Greetings from Fresh Start. I'm
asking for support because our meeting has had
Hello from the Hair of the Dog group. We meet
low attendance the last few months. We have
great meetings and I always walk away a better every Wednesday nite at the Poodle Dog
man than when I walked in. I think it's because I restaurant in Fife at 7pm. Here are the birthdays
for October:
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DISTRICT 29 GROUP REPORTS
Dana
Mike
Kari
(Hair Of The Dog – continued)
3 months
6 months
9 months
God Bless
Dave H
HANG IN THERE
Lisha H
Dana O
Pat
Brenda J
Tina M
Rochelle
Greg
Tyler M
Sean
Jim
5 months
6 months
7 months
7 months
11 months
1 year
3 years
7 years
27 years
32 years
candlelight meetings. Our birthday night
meeting happens on the last Saturday of the
month. We have a potluck meeting which
starts with food at 7:00pm. Followed by a
speaker meeting at 8:00pm, and birthday
coins and cake passed out at 9:00pm.
October’s birthday night speaker was
Gretchen B. from Seattle. We also had a
casserole cook off which there was a lot of
delicious food! Hope to see you in
November.
Birthdays for the month of October were:
Happy Birthday everyone!
Blessings to all,
Brenda J. (Alt. GSR)
HOLE IN THE DONUT
Greetings from the Bakery!!! First I'd like to
say thank you to all who get up so early on
Sunday mornings and come share your lives
with us! We have been having some pretty
phenomenal meetings lately and if you don't
get there early there is no where to sit! So,
thank you!
Also, please join me in celebrating these
birthdays,
Jill N.
Rick S.
Ashley C.
John C.
Allen M.
Jim C.
Pat H.
Jason P.
Mary M.
Cindy M
1 month
1 month
2 months
2 months
4 months
5 months
7 months
10 months
4 years
30 years
Thank you Alcoholics Anonymous!
In Service,
Stephanie C.
KEEP IT SIMPLE SUMNER
Greetings from the Keep It Simple Sumner
group! We have a great meeting here on
Wednesday nights here in Sumner! Our
meetings are held from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.
Business Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday
following the regular meeting. We are located
at: 901 Wood Ave, United Methodist Church in
Sumner, hope to see you there!
Here are the people who celebrated birthdays in
October:
Shannon
James
2 month
3 months
LIVING FREE
Welcome to the Living Free Group. We have a
Birthday Potluck meeting with a guest speaker
on the last Sunday of the month, family and
friends are all welcome to attend.
Our guest speaker was Buddy, who started this
A.A. journey at Living Free, He wished he could
just buy his sobriety and be done with it, but it
was not that easy. He said, “When I get 5 years I
will be fixed, % years came around and I
realized just how sick I was. Thank you for
sharing your recovery with us.
The October birthdays are as follows:
Craig
Katie
Pat
Brianna
Tony
Ronnie
Floyd
Cherrie
Joe
Buddy
24 Hours
4 Months
7 Months
9 Months
9 Months
2 Years
6 Years
7 Years
9 Years
11 Years
Happy Birthday to all of you!
Kevin C.
LOFT
MEEKER
The Meeker group is located at 414 ½ Spring
street in Puyallup. We have daily meetings at
6:00am, 9:00am, Noon, 5:30pm, and 8:00pm.
Friday’s and Saturday’s we have midnight
Brian H.
James L
Max G aka “LP”
Kevin C
Max S
Zarita
Randy P
Kay L
Bill H
24hrs
60 days
1 year
1 year
1 year
18 months
22 years
33 years
39 years
Trusted servant
Roy F
NO NAME GROUP
. No Name Group is a closed meeting that
meets every Thursday, 7-8:30 PM at the
Puyallup Elks Lodge. Ordering dinner is an
option during this meeting. The second
Thursday of each month we meet in the
dining room instead of the back room to
allow the PI Committee meeting to use the
room. We are a small group that is growing.
Come join us.
Jim E., Sec.
OHOP NUTS & BOLTS
We are so happy to share 40 years with one
of our old timers that many of us grew up
around out here in the sticks! Roger P shared
a personal story that let us all know when we
are willing and make the effort, old hurts can
be forgiven and our families can heal. Also,
thru the years of sobriety the joys, pain and
health (good and bad), sober is always better.
Sara B.
Samantha J
Chelsie L
Kyle S
Kevin H
Nathan M
24 hours
1 month
1 month
1 month
2 months
2 months
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DISTRICT 29 GROUP REPORTS
Brandon m
Nicki R
Kyle B
Sabrina S
Trevor A
Jenny O
Jamie H
Kim R
Julie O
Dustin C
Jessica G
Gene O
Roger P
(OHOP – continued)
4 months
4 months
4 months
4 months
4 months
6 months
7 months
7 months
9 months
10 months
1 year
2 years
40 years
Love to all
Jeanette V
PUYALLUP GROUP
speakers lately. Danny M. from the OHOP group
was this months’ speaker. We felt blessed to
hear such an unvarnished account of all his
experiences.
Wayne went to the Assembly with our group’s
vote. A few members got together to cut fire
wood for the fireplace. We are starting to collect
clothing for our Christmas Eve annual event.
In the meantime we will save your chair in front
of the warm fireplace, hot dogs for your tummy
and lots of good stuff for your soul.
Greetings again from the Puyallup Group
here on 5th Street SW and Pioneer. We hope
that everyone is enjoying "sobriety" and
taking advantage of the gift that has been
given to us. I know with the Holiday Season
coming on we are hopeful that many of you
will join us on Thursday and Sunday
evenings at 8pm to share your experience,
strength and hope. The message we provide
to each other can be the difference to the
Love Without Conditions,
newcomer. We had a Great Birthday Night
again with our guest speaker being, Mary Jo. Karen E, Secretary
We want to "Thank" her for sharing her story
and allowing us into her life. We would also
TRUSTED SERVANTS
like to congratulate the following AA
Birthdays:
Joshua
6 Months
James
9 Months
Greetings from Orting Fireside Group!! Wow!
Gerald S.
1 Year
What a huge birthday night! There were so many Suzi W.
18 Months
birthdays and what is also pretty amazing was to Ronnie
2 Years
see all the support of our friends and families that Mary Jo
30 Years
came to celebrate with us our special day!
Bill
39 years
I want to say a special thank you to Jennifer N.
for coming out and sharing so freely of her with
It is with tremendous effort and true
us. It takes a lot of courage and you did it!
vigilance that we continue to do what is
Thank you!
needed to stay "Clean and Sober." The feat at
Please join me in wishing a Happy Birthday to:
times seems daunting but with the help of
AA, Our Higher Power and Our Sponsor, we
Gavin
24hours
take this journey "One Day at a Time."
Brandy B.
24hours
Josh M.
24hours
Bless you all!!!!
Tonya D.
1 month
Freddie T.
William F.
2months
Rick M.
2months
Nathan M.
2months
SEEKING OUR SOLUTION
Lou N.
2months
Elaina S.
2months
STRAIGHT SHOOTERS
Brandon M.
3months
Tracy E.
4months
Terry
5months
Straight Shooters meet every Monday night
Emily K.
11months
@ 7 PM at the Sumner Sportsman Club.
Jessica G.
1 YEAR!
Second Monday is potluck night and we are
Gene O.
2 years
soon going to bring back the raffle; Third
Wally B.
3 years
Monday is the business meeting directly after
Cheri C.
7 YEARS!!!
the regular meeting. Birthdays are celebrated
Bill
23 years
on the last Monday of the month.
Mary Jo V.
30 years!!!
Birthdays for the month of October were:
Hello all! We had yet another great birthday night
at Trusted Servants in Sumner. This month we
celebrated:
Whewwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!! What a night!!!!!
There were over 70 of us there!
Forever Grateful,
Stephanie C.
Thank you,
Corrine C.
ORTING FIRESIDE
1 Month
2 Months
2 Months
4 Months
10 Months
1 Year
Brandon T.
Steve Z.
James L.
Trevor A.
Brenda H.
Max G.
PUYALLUP A I R
We are grateful for so many wonderful
Graham B.
Justin M.
Tyler M.
Mark
Rob
Gary L.
1 year
1 year
7 years
9 years
17 years
23 years
We hope to see you all next month! Birthdays are
celebrated the last Monday of the month with a
potluck that starts at 6:30pm followed by our
birthday meeting and speaker. Trusted Servants
meets every Monday at 7:30pm at the Faith
Covenant Church in Sumner.
WOMEN ON TAPPS
Hello, below are our birthdays.
Women on Tapps (District 29)
Lake Tapps Community Church
17017 Forest Canyon Rd. E
Bonney Lake, WA 98390
Monday 7:00 p.m.
October 2014 Birthdays
·
Katrina – 24 hours
·
Maria – 1 Month
·
Vickie – 9 Months
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DISTRICT 29 FINANCIAL REPORT
September
DISTRICT 29 FINANCIAL REPORT 2014
MONTHLY Group Contributions JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
Above Ground
$
86.00 $
70.00 $
84.00 $
38.00
Back to Basics
$ 40.00 $
40.00 $
40.00 $
40.00
Brunch Bunch
Eatonville Group
$ 125.00
Elbe Friday Niters
$
15.20
Fellowship in Recovery (FIR)
$ 240.00
Firgrove Group Puyallup
$ 360.00
Fresh Start
$ 113.40
Gold Gate group
$ 600.00
Graham Group
Hair of the Dog-Fife
$
25.00 $
25.00 $
20.00
Hang in There (HIT)
$ 478.32
$
65.83 $ 113.84 $ 355.31
Hole in the donut
KISS-Keep it Simple Sumner
Living Free
$ 125.00
$ 125.00
Loft Group
Meeker Fellowship
No Name Group
Nooner to Niner
OHOP
$ 17.14
$
28.96 $
46.88 $ 128.43
Orting Fireside
$
50.00
Out to Lunch Bunch
$ 200.00
Puyallup A.I.R.
$ 120.00
$ 105.00
Puyallup Group
Puyallup Men
Puyallup Service Group
Shop Group
Seeking Our Solution (SOS)
Straight Shooters
$ 53.75
Trusted Servants
$ 126.00
Women on Tapps
TOTAL Group contributions
$ 834.21 $ 966.00 $ 859.39 $ 899.72 $ 541.74
District 29 7th Trad
$ 36.00 $
24.00 $
39.00 $
27.40 $
Misappropriated Reimbursed
$ 500.00
Other cash income
$
5.00
Total Income
$ 870.21 $ 990.00 $ 1,398.39 $ 927.12 $ 546.74
EXPENSES
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
DCM Expenses
$ 77.76
$
88.27 $ 141.11
75.33
Alt DCM Expenses
Treasurer
$ 18.40
Post Office Box rental
$
80.00
Rent-Elks
$ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 200.00
Bldg/Maint
$
38.88
Banking expenses
Central Service Office Phones $ 65.00 $
65.00 $
65.00 $
65.00 $
65.00
Copy Expenses
$ 43.76
Newsletter
$ 114.32 $ 144.96 $ 144.96 $ 186.53
Misappropriated funds
$ 200.00 $ 1,200.00 $ 450.00 $ 400.00
Banquet expense
Banquet expence returned
COMMITTEE EXPENSES
Accessibility
Archives
Corrections
$ 300.00
CPC
$ 236.64 $
67.99
Grapevine/Literature
Public Information
$ 15.23
$ 239.17
Hospital and treatment
$ 137.00
Special Events Advance
$ 250.00
Monies rec. Special Events
7th Trad CSO 60%
$ 480.00
7th tradition WWA 30%
7th tradition GSO 10%
TOTAL Expenses
$ 534.47 $ 1,226.96 $ 1,698.23 $ 1,887.33 $ 1,108.32
Begin Bank Balance - ACTUAL $1,686.10 $ 2,179.92 $ 1,784.88 $ 1,485.04 $ 867.47
Total Income
$ 870.21 $ 990.00 $ 1,398.39 $ 927.12 $ 546.74
EXPENSES
$ (534.47) $(1,226.96) $(1,698.23) $(1,887.33) $(1,108.32)
plus checks not cleared
$ 223.08 $
65.00 $
65.00 $ 407.64 $ 265.00
Less prev Mo. cleared checks $ (65.00) $ (223.08) $ (65.00) $ (65.00) $ (407.64)
NET Monthly Balance
$2,179.92 $ 1,784.88 $ 1,485.04 $ 867.47 $ 163.25
PRUDENT RESERVE
OPERATING BALANCE
SPECIAL EVENTS ACCT
misappropriated fund reimbursed
less check
Ticket sales
Monies Transferred Gen Acc
Picnic proceeds deposit
SPEC EVENTS Bank Balance
$ 257.40 $ 257.40 $ 225.40 $
53.40 $
53.40
$
$
JUNE
72.00
80.00
JULY
$
40.00
AUG
$
80.00
SEPT
$
OCT
NOV
DEC
40.00
$ 100.00
$
$
15.00
66.40
$
30.00
$
30.00
$ 631.11
$
39.00
$ 1,200.00
$
$
30.00
47.00
$
-
$
$ 1,870.11
SEPT
$
77.00
OCT
$ 356.56
$
NOV
$
$
257.00
$
159.11
$
50.00
$
125.00
$ 125.00
$ 100.00
$ 124.69
$ 105.00
$ 363.40
$ 65.00
$1,100.40
$ 145.00
$ 41.80
$1,528.80
JUNE
$ 32.00
$ 186.80
JULY
$
$ 105.00
$ 534.69
$ 44.25
$ 400.00
$ 120.00
$ 1,098.94
AUG
$ 20.00
10.93
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
$
$ 65.00
$ 83.53
$ 175.59
$ 32.16
$ 114.32
65.00
$ 175.59
$
$
74.35
$
$
200.00
13.05
$
114.32
$
200.00
$
$
71.32
114.32
$
605.89
$
(17.81)
-
DEC
30.05
$
46.41
$
30.00
$
50.15
$
$ 502.64
$ 163.25
$1,528.80
$ (502.64)
$ 95.05
$ (265.00)
$1,019.46
17.81
$ 611.46
$1,019.46
$ 186.80
$ (611.46)
$ 416.63
$ 594.80
$ 1,098.94
$ (416.63)
$ 56.70
$ 419.53
$ 1,333.81
$ 1,870.11
$ (419.53)
$ 1,330.28 $
$ 2,784.39
$
77.00 $
$ (1,330.28) $
$ 164.68
-
$
-
-
$
$
-
$ 594.80
$ 1,333.81
$ 2,784.39 $ 1,695.79 $
$(1,700.00) $ (1,700.00)
$ 1,084.39 $
(4.21)
$ 1,335.39
1317.58
-
$
-
$ 882.10
$ (19.69)
$
$ 915.81
$ 419.58
$1,335.39
$ 1,335.39
(17.81)
$ 1,317.58
$ 1,317.58
Yr to Date
$ 350.00
$ 400.00
$
$ 225.00
$
45.20
$ 240.00
$ 617.00
$ 113.40
$ 759.11
$
$
85.00
$ 1,079.70
$
$
30.00
$ 375.00
$
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Trouble With Myself
I have had more trouble with myself
than with any other person I've met.
---Dwight Moody
It's certainly easy to relate to Dwight's statement--it seems
that most of us have more trouble with ourselves than with
anyone else. We criticize ourselves, we get angry with ourselves,
we make choices and decisions that hurt ourselves; in short, we
often don't treat ourselves very well at all. And through all this,
we rarely focus on treating ourselves well by forgiving ourselves,
having compassion with ourselves, understanding ourselves, or
giving ourselves a break.
There's really no need for all of this, and it's a shame that so
many of us treat ourselves in the ways that we do. It's easy for
us to say that everyone on the planet is worthy of our love and
respect, but then turn around and treat ourselves with almost
none of either. It's easy for us to say that we're "looking out
for number one," but that type of attitude tends to have more
to do with material goods than with spiritual or emotional needs.
It's also important to keep in mind that when we have trouble
with ourselves, we're virtually guaranteeing that we're going to
have trouble with other people. We can only give to others what
we're willing to give ourselves, after all, and if we give ourselves
troubles, we're setting ourselves up for problems with others.
If someone is kind and compassionate to me, then I almost
never have trouble with that person. If I'm kind and
compassionate to myself, then how difficult it will be to have
trouble with myself! And I'm worth my own kindness and
compassion.
You and I can profit by asking ourselves: What do I see when I
look through the lens of my attitude toward myself? Am I more
a critic than a friend? Do I look beyond the surface blemishes
to find the truly beautiful and unique person that I am? Or do I
play the destructive "comparison game"? What verdict does the
juror of my mind pass on me: "good at heart" or "guilty on all
counts"?
---John Powell, S.J.
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An accurate definition of the self is impossible. You are
more than you realize, more than you can define. And the
more time you spend trying to nail down the definition, the
less time you spend living right now. . . Your past is not your
identity. . . You, living now, is your identity.
---George Lawrence-Ell
It's kind of funny how much time we spend trying to figure
ourselves out. Perhaps it's a result of existential angst-maybe we feel that if we can define ourselves, our
mortality will be explained to us and we'll have answers to
important questions before we actually die. But many of
the greatest thinkers of the world have realized that we go
about creating who we are each day of our lives, through
our thoughts, actions, and deeds. We don't need to stop
and take a snapshot of exactly who we are, for such a
snapshot will be incomplete and unfulfilling.
We have to choose where we spend our energy, and it
doesn't make a whole lot of sense to spend it trying to
come up with something that necessarily will be inaccurate.
My identity is not something that can be written down or
captured, and it's much more fun for me to be living my life
fully and getting the most out of life instead of sitting in
some "library" somewhere trying to figure out who I am.
I can see important images of who I am--reflections, if
your will--in the things I do, the people I like and dislike,
the things I own, the actions I take, the things I say. And
that should be enough. These things won't provide me with
a complete definition of my identity, but they most
certainly can help me to see important parts of myself. I
don't need to waste time and energy on a futile task,
especially when I consider that six months from now, any
definition I come up with will be irrelevant and out of date.
How can you develop a self-concept linked to your
untapped potential? First, you can decide on the kind of
life you would like to lead in ten or fifteen years. This will
give you a standard for making decisions about current
activities and will reduce the inclination to compare
yourself unfavorably to others. Learn to ask, "How would I
handle this situation were I the person I hope to become?"
And then take action in line with your vision.
---Ari Kiev
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one or two sentences may seem abrupt, but is anything else
worth saying? Those who have had a spiritual experience
already know all about it, while for those who have not yet had
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The search for a higher power and the nature of that power,
when found, are very personal matters. Many of us have no
trouble in accepting God as our Higher Power; many
others
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presence of some sort of universal force; still others look upon
our AA group or all of AA s a power greater than ourselves.
In all these cases, though, we have acquired a belief in some
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will do exactly as the Step says. But that statement is no help at
all to those who haven’t.
What may help is a very brief description of one member’s
struggles
with the Second Step.
December 6, 2014
District 29 Gratitude Banquet
5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Saturday
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anything much, but I wanted to. Although I couldn’t begin to
acceptDec
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obvious peace of mind I saw in those who did believe.
observed
As my time in the program grew, this desire grew. Also
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unrelieved pain—
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not physical pain, but a longing inside my brain and my heart
for something above and, most important, beyond me.
Jan 17, 2015
Accessibility Committee
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My group
and the whole AA program
and as time went
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by I began to perceive some sort of order where there had been
only confusion, some sense of guidance where there had been
only a labyrinth of blind alleys.
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Then one day (on the Garden State Parkway, as unlikely as that
sounds) all the pieces fell into place. Whatever barrier had
blinded my vision, preventing me from seeing the true nature
of things, was gone. For the first time in my life, I became
aware of the all pervading presence of an incomprehensibly
vast power.
Then, too, I became aware that I was only one infinitely
small—but vitally important— part of the universe. Infinitely
small because I was one tiny soul on one planet going around
one sun in one galaxy of countless billions, but vitally
important because the entire, immense universe would be very,
very, very slightly different without me, as it would be
different without any of us.
The vision, if I may call it that, was momentarily staggering,
but only momentarily. The essential rightness of my vision
sustained me, and still sustains me. If I am a part of the
whole—even a tiny part—I belong here.
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am supposed to be and do. For me as an alcoholic, part of this
answer is obvious. The universe has the ability—
-A.L. Editor
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