The Essence of A.A.

The Essence of A.A.

"Whenever, wherever, one alcoholic meets another alcoholic and sees in that person first and foremost not that he or she male or female, or black or white, or Christian, Buddhist, Jew, or Atheist, gay or straight, or whatever, but sees..that he or she is alcoholic and that therefore both of them need each other - there will be not only an Alcoholics Anonymous, but there will be the Alcoholics Anonymous that you and I love so much and respect so deeply.".......Ernie Kurtz in Not God: A History of Alcoholics Page 305

A.A.'s Greatest Danger

A.A.'s Greatest Danger.

"If you were to ask me what is the greatest danger facing A.A. today, I would have to answer: the growing rigidity -- the increasing demand for absolute answers to nit-picking questions; pressure for G.S.O. to 'enforce' our Traditions; screening alcoholics at closed meetings; prohibiting non-Conference-approved literature, i.e., 'banning books'; laying more and more rules on groups and members.".....Bob Pearson .....AA's Greatest Danger - Rigidity

Sunday, June 20

Exᴄᴜsᴇs, Exᴄᴜsᴇs

1. Everybody else is doing it so why shouldn't I?
2. I only drink on weekends.
3. I don't see anything bad happening to me so far.
4. I can stop anytime I want to.
5. I am the way I am.
6. I'll only do it for a while.
7. If I didn't do this I'd be doing something worse.
8. I only do it to relax.
9. My problem is no worse than yours.
10. We all have to die sometime.
11. What I do is not binge drinking.
12. I'm not an alcoholic.
13. Drinking helps me forget my problems.
14. I don't want to be left out.		 15. I'm not hurting anybody but myself.
16. I only get drunk once in a while.
17. Drinking helps me overcome my shyness.
18. It helps me relate better to other people.
19. It's only a problem if you do it everyday.
20. Now is not a good time to stop.
21. If I don't drink, they'll think I'm a snob.
22. I'm not nearly as bad as other people.
23. It's rude to refuse.
24. I only drink a little.
25. I don't have a problem.
26. Drinking helps me to be more confident.
27. Nobody is going to tell ME what to do.

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