Extracts
from our forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/aacultwatch
under thread: “aacultwatch forum daily reflections”
“Many
a power-driven ego ran hog-wild among us in those days, and it
was the Traditions that finally brought order, coherence, and
effective functioning out of the noisy anarchy which for a time
threatened us with collapse.” –Bill W. (AA Grapevine July 1960
[sic] [actually AA Grapevine, November 1972]. Language of the Heart page 248)
“AA
draws frankly upon emotion and faith, while the scientific
intellectual would avoid those resources as much as he can. Yet the
more intellectual techniques do work sometimes, reaching those who
might never be able to take the stronger dose. Besides, they remind
us, when overly proud of our own accomplishment, that AA has no
monopoly on reviving alcoholics” - Bill W. (AA Grapevine September 1944. Language of the Heart page 98)
“It
is tradition among us that the individual has the unlimited right to
his own opinion on any subject under the sun. He is compelled to
agree with no one; if he likes he can disagree with everyone. And
indeed, when on a ‘dry bender,’ many AAs do.” – Bill W.
(AA Grapevine September 1944. Language of the Heart page 98)
(our emphases)
Cheerio
The
Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
