New to AA? Sent by the courts, your psychologist, or your employer and not sure what to expect? Or, maybe you’ve stumbled into a meeting and are now scratching your head wondering, “what the heck is going on here?” Well, this post is for you! AA Background AA may be the most successful mainstream “treatment”…
Anyone who has been around AA for awhile had heard a grumpy old timer share about the glory days when newcomers were told to, “take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth.” Or, they have heard the other, harsher version of this cliché, “Sit down, shut up, and hold on!”…
When I was new, I was told there were three things I had to have to get sober. A sobriety date. A homegroup. A sponsor. While the sobriety date is a bit of a “duh” to those who have been around, newcomers often don’t grasp the importance of having one or even what it means. It’s…