TOPICS – 10 / 26 / 2025
1) ONE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority — a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132
2) WALK IN DRY PLACES
Though AA’s avowed mission is to carry its message to alcoholics, the fellowship does not really have a one-size-fits-all definition of alcoholism. Our best course is to keep the door open for any person who comes to AA sincerely desiring help. If people find their answer in AA, they probably belong in the fellowship.
3) FREEDOM COMES FROM WITHIN
We were not free. We were prisoners of our illness. What our illness wanted, we gave it: our dignity, our self-respect, even our families. Our prison walls were made of denial, false pride, and self-will run riot. Slowly, we’re learning about freedom. We’re learning that freedom comes from within. It comes when we take responsibility. The key to freedom is in loving our Higher Power.
4) KINDNESS
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao-tzu
Today I know that I give only what I received — and I received a great deal. People loved me enough to be patient, they cared enough to telephone, they encouraged me with the gentle word of hope: I am in the flow.