On this date in 1879 Robert
Holbrook Smith
was born in St. Johnsbury, VT.
Happy Birthday Dr. Bob and thanks!
~A.A. Thoughts
For
The Day~
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Growth
"Regardless of worldly success or failure,
regardless of pain or joy, regardless of sickness or health or even of
death itself, a new life of endless possibilities can be lived if we are
willing to continue our awakening, through the practice of A.A.'s Twelve
Steps."
Bill W., AA Grapevine, December 1957
1967 AAWS, As Bill
Sees It, p. 8
Thought
to Consider . . .
A.A. is
not something you join, it's a way of life.
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P R O G R A M
People Relying On God Relaying A Message
In my view, there isn't the slightest objection to groups
who wish to remain strictly anonymous, or to people who think they would not
like their membership in A.A. known at all. That is their business, and this is
a very natural reaction.
However, most people find that anonymity to this degree is not necessary, or even desirable. Once one is fairly sober, and sure of this, there seems no reason for failing to talk about A.A. membership in the right places. This has a tendency to bring in other people. Word of mouth is one of our most important communications.
So we should criticize neither the people who wish to remain
silent, nor even the people who wish to talk too much about belonging to A.A.,
provided they do not do so at the public level and thus compromise our whole
Society.
Letter 1962 1967 AAWS, Inc.
As Bill Sees
It, page
120