Hi again, Judith,
In another message (12-21-95) to Sharon Stevens you wrote:
MA>I joke around saying that I am going to start Ev.A.  - Everything
MA>Anonymous - so I can only go to a few meetings a week and have time for
MA>a life WITH my recovery.  Bill W. talked about living life on life's
MA>terms, so I have a feeling he didn't mean that the 12 steps should be
MA>used the way they are now, so that there is a different "program" or
MA>FELLOWSHIP for each thing.  I have a feeling this is also the reason
Feelings aren't facts. The fact is that in the pamphlet "Problems Other Than 
Alcohol" Bill writes:
Our first duty, as a society, is to insure our own survival. Therefore, we 
have to avoid distractions and multipurpose activity. An A.A. group, as such, 
cannot take on All the personal problems of its members, let alone the 
problems of the whole world.
Sobriety - freedom from alcohol - through the teaching and practice of the 
Twelve Steps is the sole purpose af an A.A. group. Groups have repeatedly 
tried other activities, and they have always failed. It has also been learned 
that there is no possible way to make nonalcohlics into A.A. members. We have 
to confine our membership to alcoholics, and whe have to confine our A.A. 
groups to a single purpose. If we don't stick to these principles, we shall 
almost surely collapse. And if we collapse, we cannot help anyone.
And even if you don't believe it
-----------------------I__L_O_V_E__Y_O_U__!----------------------
  (((Judith)))                                            Lynda
===
 * SLMR 2.1a * God's delays are not God's denials.
 * KMail 3.00y
--- Squish v1.01
:109/432)
---------------