For my Sponsees. Ongoing posts to explain my personal interpretation, and preferred method, of recovering from Alcoholism, using the Basic Text of Alcoholics Anonymous as a template. Based on 20yrs sober life experience. I just add bits when I remember something. NOBODY, including myself, speaks for AA as a whole. Take what you like and leave the rest. Live and Let Live. The Principles of Unity and Tolerance of other people's views and opinions are FAR more important than ANY personality in AA
Thursday, July 13, 2006
ALL AA suggestions can be mis-used in a destructive way
I am also and irish friend of bill and and a post Spiritual experience Atheist. I definitely agree with you. Anything can be misued. I think that most of the people in AA are well intentioned and spiritual. But thanks to our fanatical religious friends accreoss the world, it is difficult to find anywhere where the one way mentality dosent exist. Everyone believes that their way is the only way. So just think for yourself its one of the greatest perks of being happy joyous and free. Higher power dosent have to exist to be yours it just has to be greater.
Spirituality- Attachment to moral values -websters
I am also and irish friend of bill and and a post Spiritual experience Atheist. I definitely agree with you. Anything can be misued. I think that most of the people in AA are well intentioned and spiritual. But thanks to our fanatical religious friends accreoss the world, it is difficult to find anywhere where the one way mentality dosent exist. Everyone believes that their way is the only way. So just think for yourself its one of the greatest perks of being happy joyous and free. Higher power dosent have to exist to be yours it just has to be greater.
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-websters