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mudflap · 12-21-2003, 10:25 AM

thanks phoenix
yep please, but don't delete me tho! LOL heres the post I ment glad it wernt some horseshoein link I did hey ??? LM
AA 1940 PREAMBLE

We are gathered here because we are faced with the fact that we are powerless over alcohol and unable to do anything about it without the help of a Power greater than ourselves.

We feel that each person's religious views, if any, are his own affair. The simple purpose of the program of Alcoholics Anonymous is to show what may be done to enlist the aid of a Power greater than ourselves regardless of what our individual conception of that Power may be. In order to form a habit of depending upon and referring all we do to that Power, we must at first apply ourselves with some diligence. By often repeating these acts, they become habitual and the help rendered becomes natural to us.

We have all come to know that as alcoholics we are suffering from a serious illness for which medicine has no cure.

Our condition may be the result of an allergy which makes us different from other people. It has never been by any treatment with which we are familiar, permanently cured. The only relief we have to offer is absolute abstinence, the second meaning of A.A.

There are no dues or fees. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Each member squares his debt by helping others to recover.
An Alcoholics Anonymous is an alcoholic who through application and adherence to the A.A. program has forsworn the use of any and all alcoholic beverage in any form.

The moment he takes so much as one drop of beer, wine, spirits or any other alcoholic beverage he automatically loses all status as a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
A.A. is not interested in sobering up drunks who are not sincere in their desire to remain sober for all time. Not being reformers, we offer our experience only to those who want it.

We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree and on which we can join in harmonious action. Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our program. Those who do not recover are people who will not or simply cannot give themselves to
this simple program. Now you may like this program or you may not, but the fact remains, it works. It is our only chance to recover.

There is a vast amount of fun in the A.A. fellowship. Some people might be shocked at our seeming worldliness and levity but just underneath there lies a deadly earnestness and a full realization that we must put first things first and with each of us the first thing is our alcoholic problem. To drink is to die. Faith must work twenty-four hours a day in and through us or we perish.

In order to set our tone for this meeting I ask that we bow our heads in a few moments of silent prayer and meditation. I wish to remind you that whatever is said at this meeting expresses our own individual opinion as of today and as of up to this moment.

We do not speak for A.A. as a whole and you are free to agree or disagree as you see fit, in fact, it is suggested that you pay no attention to anything which might not be reconciled with what is in the A.A. Big Book.

If you don't have a Big Book, it's time you bought you one. Read it, study it, live with it, loan it, scatter it, and then learn from it what it means to be an A.A.
AO

phoenix · 12-21-2003, 10:36 AM

Good one...thanks for posting it

phoenix

mudflap · 12-21-2003, 10:47 AM

I like it thanks I seen it over Woody's site ,shows how this progam of aa was set up and how simple it can be worked.I know from years of not workin a progam,I have made my life way to complicated.Now just got a new cell phone manoman,what a trip 2004 commin at ya lol. take care mudflap

BillJ · 12-21-2003, 12:38 PM

Some people might be shocked at our seeming worldliness and levity but just underneath there lies a deadly earnestness and a full realization that we must put first things first...
Where I sobered up, my home group read a similar statement as part of the preamble, and I always loved it. Theirs read "just underneath there lies a deep sincerity of purpose..."

Either wording, it's great news for the suffering alcoholic. Yes, we battle a deadly disease but, as the AA book says, "we absolutely insist on enjoying life."

mudflap · 12-21-2003, 06:34 PM

hey BillJ,<"we absolutely insist on enjoying life.">now don,t that beat all, for years I thought I was haveing fun with all that booze,came up with reasons to stay drunk,stoned man that was cool.Now I look back and think I hope I don't have to go thru that again LOL. hey one day at a time

msmattie · 12-25-2003, 11:12 PM

Thanks for posting that Mudflap...like it alot. Would be nice to hear it read more...so, i printed it!
I'll take the good, the bad, and the ugly any day over what I had when I was drinkin and druggin'...feels good to laugh from the gut today and enjoy life.
Mattie

mudflap · 12-26-2003, 02:30 PM

hi Mattie,im glad ya found somethin to use,I find somethin to help me look at the way,I have come about being sober and clean,and it usually someone like you pointing it out to me thru themselfs.I know what ya mean about a gut laugh.hey one day at a time sis. thanks mudflap

12-21-2003, 12:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
BillJ Casual Hero and Raconteur Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 1,240	Some people might be shocked at our seeming worldliness and levity but just underneath there lies a deadly earnestness and a full realization that we must put first things first... Where I sobered up, my home group read a similar statement as part of the preamble, and I always loved it. Theirs read "just underneath there lies a deep sincerity of purpose..." Either wording, it's great news for the suffering alcoholic. Yes, we battle a deadly disease but, as the AA book says, "we absolutely insist on enjoying life." __________________ Bill J. from Austin Rigid rat shovel (AKA "The Bitch") Ratted-out Evo FLT (AKA "The Bagger") The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom, and I'm trying to get there as fast as I can!

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12-21-2003, 10:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
mudflap Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 30	thanks phoenix yep please, but don't delete me tho! LOL heres the post I ment glad it wernt some horseshoein link I did hey ??? LM AA 1940 PREAMBLE We are gathered here because we are faced with the fact that we are powerless over alcohol and unable to do anything about it without the help of a Power greater than ourselves. We feel that each person's religious views, if any, are his own affair. The simple purpose of the program of Alcoholics Anonymous is to show what may be done to enlist the aid of a Power greater than ourselves regardless of what our individual conception of that Power may be. In order to form a habit of depending upon and referring all we do to that Power, we must at first apply ourselves with some diligence. By often repeating these acts, they become habitual and the help rendered becomes natural to us. We have all come to know that as alcoholics we are suffering from a serious illness for which medicine has no cure. Our condition may be the result of an allergy which makes us different from other people. It has never been by any treatment with which we are familiar, permanently cured. The only relief we have to offer is absolute abstinence, the second meaning of A.A. There are no dues or fees. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Each member squares his debt by helping others to recover. An Alcoholics Anonymous is an alcoholic who through application and adherence to the A.A. program has forsworn the use of any and all alcoholic beverage in any form. The moment he takes so much as one drop of beer, wine, spirits or any other alcoholic beverage he automatically loses all status as a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. A.A. is not interested in sobering up drunks who are not sincere in their desire to remain sober for all time. Not being reformers, we offer our experience only to those who want it. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree and on which we can join in harmonious action. Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our program. Those who do not recover are people who will not or simply cannot give themselves to this simple program. Now you may like this program or you may not, but the fact remains, it works. It is our only chance to recover. There is a vast amount of fun in the A.A. fellowship. Some people might be shocked at our seeming worldliness and levity but just underneath there lies a deadly earnestness and a full realization that we must put first things first and with each of us the first thing is our alcoholic problem. To drink is to die. Faith must work twenty-four hours a day in and through us or we perish. In order to set our tone for this meeting I ask that we bow our heads in a few moments of silent prayer and meditation. I wish to remind you that whatever is said at this meeting expresses our own individual opinion as of today and as of up to this moment. We do not speak for A.A. as a whole and you are free to agree or disagree as you see fit, in fact, it is suggested that you pay no attention to anything which might not be reconciled with what is in the A.A. Big Book. If you don't have a Big Book, it's time you bought you one. Read it, study it, live with it, loan it, scatter it, and then learn from it what it means to be an A.A. AO

12-21-2003, 10:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
phoenix Paused Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dreaming Summer Posts: 803	Good one...thanks for posting it phoenix

12-21-2003, 10:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
mudflap Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 30	I like it thanks I seen it over Woody's site ,shows how this progam of aa was set up and how simple it can be worked.I know from years of not workin a progam,I have made my life way to complicated.Now just got a new cell phone manoman,what a trip 2004 commin at ya lol. take care mudflap

12-21-2003, 06:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
mudflap Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 30	hey BillJ,<"we absolutely insist on enjoying life.">now don,t that beat all, for years I thought I was haveing fun with all that booze,came up with reasons to stay drunk,stoned man that was cool.Now I look back and think I hope I don't have to go thru that again LOL. hey one day at a time

12-25-2003, 11:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
msmattie Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gettysburg, Pa Posts: 14	Thanks for posting that Mudflap...like it alot. Would be nice to hear it read more...so, i printed it! I'll take the good, the bad, and the ugly any day over what I had when I was drinkin and druggin'...feels good to laugh from the gut today and enjoy life. Mattie

12-26-2003, 02:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
mudflap Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 30	hi Mattie,im glad ya found somethin to use,I find somethin to help me look at the way,I have come about being sober and clean,and it usually someone like you pointing it out to me thru themselfs.I know what ya mean about a gut laugh.hey one day at a time sis. thanks mudflap

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