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So concentrate on conquering it." "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for
the things itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. -- Matthew VI,
34. These words are taken from the Sermon on the Mount. Simply, they mean live in today only. Forget yesterday. Do not anticipate tomorrow. You can only live one day at a time, and if you do a good job of that, you will have little trouble. One of the easiest, most practical ways of keeping sober ever devised is the day by day plan, the 24-hour plan. You know that it is possible to stay sober for 24 hours. You have done it many times. All right. Stay sober for one day at a time. When you get up in the morning make up your mind that you will not take a drink for the entire day. Ask the Greater Power for a little help in this. If anyone asks you to have a drink, take a rain check. Say you will have it tomorrow. Then when you go to bed at night, finding yourself sober, say a little word of thanks to the Greater Power for having helped you. Repeat the performance the next day. And the next. Before you realize it you will have been sober a week, a month, a year. And yet you will have only been sober a day at a time. "There is an old saying, "Easy does it." It is a motto that any alcoholic could
well ponder. A child learns to add and subtract in the lower grades. He is not
expected to do problems in algebra until he is in high school. Sobriety is a thing that must be learned step by step. If anything puzzles you, ask your new friends about it, or forget it for the time being. The time is not so far away when you will have a good understanding of the entire program. Meantime, EASY DOES IT!" From another of the earliest Akron Pamphlets: "The road to rehabilitation is not as long as the road to alcoholism, but neither is it as tough. If you have successfully made the Sixth and Seventh Steps you will fully understand this. Always remember, easy does it. We must take life and its problems a single thing at a time" The Akron Guide to the 12 Steps
does it?) As Jared mentions, one of the earliest uses of "But for the grace of God"….. is John Bradford who I would suggest took it from Paul's letter to the Corinthians slightly out of context but expressing the identical idea as Saint Paul.
the judge. Knowing the Biblical roots of our program as noted above,the fledgling fellowship (the First Forty and One Hundred)modeling itself after another fledling fellowship (The Oxford Group) modeling itself after another fledgling fellowship (The First Century followers of the teachings of the Man from Galillee) why should it surprise us that our slogans all came from the bible?
grace
[or Grace] of God" tho' there might well be a different slant according to whether "Grace" is capitalized. But my point was that the phrase long antedates AA (so, for example, does "One Day At A Time" -- which was the title of a column by William Lyon Phelps in the newspapers in the 1920s) and I figured AA history doesn't start with AA (Washingtonians? Oxford Group?), so perhaps AA historylovers might be interested in how this slogan started. As I say, I'm not
sure I see a significant difference between "but for the Grace of God" and "[There] but for the Grace of God" -- but they may well have different connotations to different people. I certainly agree that contentiousness is in the eye of the beholder: it just happens that -- just in my experience -- the view that alcoholics do not get sober on their own isn't particularly contentious -- which was my other point here.
slogans, he did point out that the new comer is sensitive to aggression in the name of spirituality. God making me better off than the next person is aggression. The beholder may think that we are making fun of him. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5843. . . . . . . . . . . . Serenity Prayer and conference approval
From: The Wilsons . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/2/2009 1:56:00 AM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Just out of curiousity, since the short form of the Serenity Prayer is given at the end of the chapter on Step Three in the book "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions," and that book is conference approved, wouldn't that automatically make this version of the short form of the Serenity Prayer a conference approved text? Bob Wilson IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5844. . . . . . . . . . . . Another of the slogans: Think think think
From: J. Lobdell . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/1/2009 1:40:00 PM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII We have been discussing the early AA slogans, especially "But for the Grace of God." But another of the early slogans was also mentioned: This one -- "Think think think" -- was perhaps not biblical. It seems to have been an IBM slogan put up on a Cleveland AA bulletin board or the equivalent ca 1944 much to the chagrin of Clarence S., who observed (approximately) "Alcoholics don't think -- they emote." (Mitch K. can probably provide chapter and verse on this.) - - - - > From: John B (jax760 at yahoo.com) > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 > Subject: Re: There but for the grace of God > The Biblical Roots of the Slogans are as follows" > Think Think Think - Romans12:3 > "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5845. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: There but for the grace of God From: Arthur S . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/3/2009 12:03:00 AM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII If you have a copy of the March 1, 1941 Saturday Evening Post magazine with Jack Alexander's article, one of the photos is of a staged meeting (its caption ends with "... A typical clubhouse discussion group").
fireplace mantle behind the attendees facing forward (i.e. Ruth Hock, Bill W, Dick S and Lois W) is a rather large sign (possibly needlepoint embroidery) that reads "But for the Grace of God." Cheers Arthur
++++Message 5846. . . . . . . . . . . . First AA group in each US state and Canadian province From: Glenn Chesnut . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/8/2009 6:22:00 PM
giving the town or city in which the first AA group was formed in each of the 50 US states and 10 Canadian provinces, and also (where possible) the month, day, and year the group was started. This will be used as part of the celebration of AA's 75th anniversary next year. I'll start it off by giving the information on my home state of Indiana, plus the date of Dr. Bob's last drink in Akron, Ohio.
state and province could write in and give us the relevant information for where they live.
Alabama
Alaska Arizona
Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida
Georgia Hawaii
Idaho Illinois
Indiana: Evansville, 23 April 1940 Iowa
Kansas Kentucky
Louisiana Maine
Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
Montana Nebraska
Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio: Akron, 17 June 1935 Oklahoma Oregon
Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas
Utah Vermont
Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Alberta
British Columbia Manitoba
New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario
Prince Edward Island Quebec
Saskatchewan IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5847. . . . . . . . . . . . T. Willard Hunter died on July 1, 2009
From: diazeztone . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/8/2009 8:44:00 PM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Rev. T. Willard Hunter passed away July 1 2009 in Claremont, California. He was co-author of "Uncommon Friends" by Jim Newton. He and Newton were Oxford Group members. Willard had been in the company of Frank Buchman, Sam Shoemaker, and many other well-known early Oxford Group people.
www.aabibliography.com IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5848. . . . . . . . . . . . History of the Chicago Group From: Glenn Chesnut . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/10/2009 11:33:00 AM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII From (dbennitt at sbcglobal.net) History of the Chicago Group http://hindsfoot.org/chicago1.pdf From Don B., Past Delegate from Chicago. History of Chicago area A.A. from the first group meeting on September 20, 1939 in Earl Treat's apartment in Evanston, down to the early 1970's. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5849. . . . . . . . . . . . AA''s First Meeting on the West Coast: San Francisco From: Glenn Chesnut . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/10/2009 11:12:00 AM
November 21, 1939 in San Francisco Full story at http://hindsfoot.org/wcoast1.pdf (Adapted from C.N.C.A History, prepared by the CNCA Archives Committee, September 1984) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5850. . . . . . . . . . . . Who is going to the National Archives Workshop? From: Shakey1aa@aol.com . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/8/2009 3:07:00 PM
AAHL members who will be attending the National Archives Workshop in September, before we get there if possible. Perhaps we could get together after we arrive and urge them to have more AA history sessions during the annual Workshops.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - - - - THE WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT Original message from: Charles Knapp The 13th National Archives Workshop will be Sept 24 thru 27th, 2009 in Woodland Hills, California
(FriendLeeCPA at msn.com) September 24th - 27th 2009 Warner Center Marriott Hotel 21850 Oxnard Blvd Woodland Hills, California 91367 phone: 818 887 4800 Room rate = $110/night plus tax (mention NAAAW), cutoff date Sept 7th Special Guest: National Archives Workshop Archivist Gail L. Preservation/Conservation Presenters: David C. (Washington), Perry D. (Arkansas), Terry L. (Arkansas) using a hands on format
818 378-4186 NAAAW09@aol.com Co-chair - Mike S 805 338 5140 aaarchivesmike@sbcglobal.net IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5851. . . . . . . . . . . . First AA group in Texas: Houston From: Arthur S . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/8/2009 8:00:00 PM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII AA Started in Texas in February 1940 In late January and early February 1940, the Houston Press ran a series of six articles about AA written anonymously by Larry J (Jewell). He was rescued from Cleveland's skid row by the AA members there and had set out by train from Cleveland to live and work in Houston. Larry had never attended an AA meeting. While reading the Big Book on the train he had a spiritual awakening. Soon after the articles were published Larry was joined by Roy Y (Yeargan) and Ed H (Hudson) and AA started in Texas. The first Texas AA meeting was on March 15, 1940 at the Houston YMCA. The news articles also attracted the first Texas woman AA member, Benita C, who later married Larry J.
writer. In April 1940, the Alcoholic Foundation reprinted Larry J's Houston Press articles as AA's first pamphlet. Sadly, though, Larry J later returned to drinking and it lead to his death in 1944.
Info on the date of Dr Bob's last drink (based on some old, old notes) ======================================================================
The AMA Archives in Chicago, IL has confirmed that the 1935 Atlantic City, NJ Convention that Dr Bob attended was held from Monday to Friday June 10-14. Images of the AMA convention program and session minutes are circulating on the web showing June 10-14, 1935 as the dates of the convention. There are also good clues in AA literature for a deduction. In "AA Comes of Age" (pgs 70-71) Bill W writes "So he [Dr Bob] went to the Atlantic City Medical Convention and nothing was heard of him for several days." In "Dr Bob and the Good Oldtimers" (pgs 72-75) it cites (with editing for brevity): "Dr Bob ... began drinking ... as he boarded the train to Atlantic City. On his arrival he bought several quarts on his way to the hotel. That was Sunday night. He stayed sober on Monday until after dinner ... On Tuesday, Bob started drinking in the morning and ... [checked out of the hotel] ... The next thing he knew ... he was ... in the ... home of his office nurse ... The blackout was certainly more than 24 hours long ... Bill and Anne had waited for five days from the time Bob left before they heard from the nurse ... She had picked him up that morning at the Akron railroad station ... As Bill and Sue [Smith] remembered, there was a 3-day sobering up period ... Upon Dr Bob's return, they had discovered that he was due to perform surgery 3 days later ... At 4 o'clock on the morning of the operation [Bob] . said 'I am going through with this ...' On the way to City Hospital ... Bill ... gave him a beer ..." In the video "Bill's Own Story" Bill W says he gave Dr Bob a beer and "goofball" [a barbiturate] the morning of the surgery. The same information is repeated in "Pass It On" pgs 147-149. See also "Not God" pgs 32-33.
Jersey he bought several quarts and checked into Atlantic City hotel June 10 Monday: stayed sober until after dinner June 11 Tuesday: started drinking in the morning - later checked out of the hotel.
June 13 Thursday: blackout continues (may have arrived at Akron train station)
picked up by Bill W at nurse's house (5 days after leaving). Day 1 of 3-day dry out period with Bill W. June 15 Saturday: day 2 of 3-day dry out period with Bill W. June 16 Sunday: day 3 of 3-day dry out period with Bill W. June 17 Monday: day of the surgery - Bill W gives Dr Bob a beer and a goofball (3 days after Dr Bob's return) Cheers Arthur
++++Message 5852. . . . . . . . . . . . First AA group in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia From: J. Lobdell . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/9/2009 9:58:00 AM
Bayard B., Fitz M., George S., McCready H. [at whose place it was held, 2209 Delancey St], and Ed P. Bayard B. was also the founder of AA on Martha's Vineyard -- he's the only one I ever met, shortly before his death in, I think, 1961. Jim B. and Fitz have stories in the Big Book. - - - - From: Cindy Miller (cm53 at earthlink.net) Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, 28 February 1940 - - - - From: Shakey1aa@aol.com Greetings from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the 1st organizational meeting was 2/28/1940 and the 1st group was the Philadelphia Mother Group formed by Jimmy Burwell on March 6, 1940.
Feb and June 1940 Fitz," meaning J. H. Fitzhugh Mayo "and myself started groups in Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore." Shakey Mike Gwirtz Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (see you at the National Archives Workshop in California later this summer) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5853. . . . . . . . . . . . First AA group: Minn., N.J., Utah, S.C., Mich., Wisc., Akron From: Glenn Chesnut . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/10/2009 12:55:00 PM
Michigan, Wisconsin, Akron group founding date celebrated as July 4, 1935
(jeanfid at gmail.com) Patrick Cronin's dry date was November 11, 1940; he was visited by Chan Forman (a former Minnesotan) and Bill Long from Chicago AA. The Armistice Day blizzard kept them here in Minneapolis long enough to help Cronin stay sober and hear the message. In April of 1941 Pat got two rooms (which quickly spread to five rooms) and a telephone at 200 East Franklin so as to organize a group.
Minneapolis on October 26, 1941. Eventually the club was moved to the Washburn House at 2218 1st Ave So, now lovingly known as the Cronin house.
in here~
Jean F in Minnesota
(sawyer7952 at yahoo.com) What a cool idea for A.A.'s 75th!! - - - - From: South Orange, New Jersey May 14, 1939 (AA Group #4) I would respectfully point out that AA Literature lists Akron Group #1 as July 4, 1935. The discharge date of Bill Dotson from Akron City Hospital. Akron Intrergroup has confirmed to me that 7/4 is the day they celebrate their anniversary. - - - - From: "Kimball ROWE" (roweke at msn.com) Utah - Dec 19, 1944 Salt Lake Group #1 formed, Owen L (the man that carried the message to Utah) was elected group secretary.
that the Spartanburg group stopped meeting after a while and had to be restarted, so Columbia, South Carolina, in late November 1944, may hold the title of oldest continuing group in that state. Both places and dates have therefore been inserted in the list.]
(odaat5 at gmail.com) Jan 4, 1940 - 1st AA group formed in Detroit, Michigan. Cherie' H Warren, MI - - - - From: California: San Francisco, November 21, 1939 Wisconsin: Milwaukee May 1, 1941 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5854. . . . . . . . . . . . First AA groups: places where we need more accurate dates From: Glenn Chesnut . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/10/2009 1:33:00 PM
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AAHistoryLovers/message/3679 From the list which Ruth Hock gave on November 14, 1940 of the AA groups which were in existence by then, we know that these seven cities had AA established by that date: Arkansas: Little Rock Connecticut: Greenwich Maryland: Baltimore New York: New York City Vermont: Wallingford Virginia: Richmond Washington D.C.
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