That Ain't In The Big Book
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Originally Posted by dsmaxis10 
Get a sponsor not in there in the first 164
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Originally Posted by Gottalife
But there is a whole chapter on how to be a sponsor. It seems working with others is quite important.
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I've got an acquaintance who belongs to an aa home group which doesn't believe in sponsorship because it is not mentioned in the bb. Hard core aa.
Heard him speak a few months back and he can slam the bb with the best of them
Heard him speak a few months back and he can slam the bb with the best of them
(slams the BB)
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Well, as per usual, I look at a title, I read the very first post to get an idea of whats going on in some newbies head, or "old-timer"
So the Big Book is a base-line. You need a foundation. The Big Book is it. There are many things spouted off in a meeting room that are well meant, but most of the time just verbal diaherra, or something to make spoutter off look good. A few things of note: Male must sponsor male, female to female, I call absolute and utter BS on that tall tale,. Back in the day, when AA wasnt so watered down, males sponsored females and vice versa. Now it seems like its rivetted in stone. Hog Wash. Look at LGQT or whatever gay term is. Right BS. Small town anywhere, one meeting a week, a male newcomer comes into a female decader with solid foundation of AA. Go for it. Non of this treatment centre line, big city town BS.
Fake it until you make it.
The Big Book suggests, Complete and utter honesty.
We will love you until you can love yourself.
Might as well drink, slap em a $100.
You work the steps to get better, you never feel better then work the steps.
Love Kills....soometimes!
Co-Dependacy
Enabling
proves my point
So the Big Book is a base-line. You need a foundation. The Big Book is it. There are many things spouted off in a meeting room that are well meant, but most of the time just verbal diaherra, or something to make spoutter off look good. A few things of note: Male must sponsor male, female to female, I call absolute and utter BS on that tall tale,. Back in the day, when AA wasnt so watered down, males sponsored females and vice versa. Now it seems like its rivetted in stone. Hog Wash. Look at LGQT or whatever gay term is. Right BS. Small town anywhere, one meeting a week, a male newcomer comes into a female decader with solid foundation of AA. Go for it. Non of this treatment centre line, big city town BS.
Fake it until you make it.
The Big Book suggests, Complete and utter honesty.
We will love you until you can love yourself.
Might as well drink, slap em a $100.
You work the steps to get better, you never feel better then work the steps.
Love Kills....soometimes!
Co-Dependacy
Enabling
proves my point
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