The Daily Reprieve

Montana Bob from AA talks about Tradition 2

Montana Bob from AA talks about Tradition 1 One—Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.

Experience, strength and hope about traditions 8 through 11 at the 2014 Nashville SA Convention Eight—Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. Nine—A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. Ten—Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy. Eleven—Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.

Experience, strength and hope about traditions 6 and 7 at the 2014 Nashville SA convention. Six—An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose. Seven—Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

Experience, strength and hope about traditions 4 through 10 at the 2014 Nashville Convention Four—Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. Five—Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. Six—An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose. Seven—Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. Eight—Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. Nine—A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. Ten—Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

John B and Bob H talk about their experience around tradition 3, 4 and 5 at the 2014 SA Nashville Convention. Three—The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. Four—Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. Five—Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.

John B and Bob H share their experience about Traditions 1 and 2 1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity. 2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.

Terry M, Cindy B, and Terry S talk about the lust resentment connection. SA & S-Anon International Conference, Oklahoma City Jan 10-12, 1997

Terry and Doug talk about their experience, strength and hope about being a sponsor and getting a sponsor.

12 Principles of Recovery presented by Roy K. HONESTY – Fairness and straight forwardness of conduct: adherence to the facts. HOPE – To expect with desire; something on which hopes are centered. FAITH – Complete confidence; belief and trust. COURAGE – Firmness of mind and will in the face of extreme difficulty; mental or moral strength to withstand fear. INTEGRITY – The quality or state of being complete or undivided; soundness. WILLINGNESS – Prompt to act or respond; accepted and done of choice or without reluctance. HUMILITY – Not proud or haughty; not arrogant or assertive; a clear and concise understanding of what we are, followed by a sincere desire to become what we can be. LOVE – Unselfish concern that freely accepts another in loyalty and seeks his good to hold dear. DISCIPLINE – Training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character; to bring under control; to train or develop by instruction. PATIENCE/PERSEVERANCE – Steadfast despite opposition or adversity; able or willing to bear; to persist in an understanding in spite of counter influences. AWARENESS – Alive and alert; vigilance in observing. SERVICE – A helpful act; contribution to the welfare of others; useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity.

SA/SANON Conference in Chicago 1996 Sponsorship Panel Discussion

Roy K, Founder of SA, talks about how SA started. The 4 false starts of SA. What from his view is happening in SA in 1998. And his vision for SA in the future.

Harvey A. shares his experience, strength and hope about what is sex with self.

Lee T talk about Sex Addiction and the effects from the brain from a scientific perspective. Listen to the discussion at the end. Very good take from a Spiritual aspect as well.

Ed R Talks about Sponsorship in Chattanooga TN.

Ed R tells his story at the Atlanta SA Convention 2013

Ed R. Talks about obstacles to recovery at the 2014 Atlanta Quarterly Speaker Meeting.

Atlanta Quarterly Speaker Meeting August 15, 2015. Art B. tells his story. Q&A session at the end.

Harvey A talks more about Lust Recovery and sobriety in SA. In a workshop in Atlanta GA.

12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

Name? Sobriety date? Acting out behaviors? When we got sober? Which step we are working on? How long we've been in the program?

7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

What does life on life's terms mean to you? What does acceptance mean to you? What does self-will look like for you?

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable.

Welcome to the 3rd Annual The Steps We Took Workshop. We hope you enjoy these recordings brought to you in the spirit of the 12th step to carry the message. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery:

A panel of three SA members talk about why it is so difficult to be honest and how to stay honest in recovery.

Peter H talks about his experience with slipping. Akron SA Convention in 2008.

Steve S talks about getting sober in SA using the Whitebook and the Big Book. Part 10.

Steve S talks about getting sober in SA using the Whitebook and the Big Book. Part 11.

Steve S talks about getting sober in SA using the Whitebook and the Big Book. Part 10. *Please note that only the last part was recorded due to an error.

Steve S talks about getting sober in SA using the Whitebook and the Big Book. Part 9