AA Thought for the Day

It is commonly known that the Traditions evolved
from Bill's personal experience
and the experience of the Fellowship,
as well as from the mistakes made by earlier institutions
and movements, the history of which Bill had studied.
But not so many AA's are aware that Bill did not use
every experience relayed by the groups,
nor did he use the group conscience as his guide.
He was selective, using only those experiences that
went to the heart of AA problems.
Since his desire was always the best interest of AA,
his so-called manipulations always worked
for the good of the Fellowship.
(As he put it, "My personal life may not be exemplary,
but I have never made a mistake about AA.")

Thought to Ponder....

The Steps are there to protect me from myself;
the Traditions are there to protect AA from me.

Recovery Related Acronym

S O B E R = Simply Observe Bill's Exemplary Recovery.