East Tennessee
Intergroup of
Alcoholics Anonymous
Click for December Newsletter “The joy of living is the theme of AA’s Twelfth Step, and action is its key word.” “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these
STEP ELEVEN: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for the knowledge of His will for us and the power
“This thought brings us to Step Ten, which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along. We vigorously commenced
  “Good judgement, a careful sense of timing, courage and prudence-these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine.” Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 83 Click
Step Eight: “Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.” “Every A.A. has found that he can make little headway in
STEP SEVEN: “Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.” My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now
Step 6: We became willing to ask God to help us remove our defects of character
STEP FIVE: Admitted to God, to ourselves a d to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. This is perhaps difficult, especially discussing our defects with another person.
Fun in Sobriety features 50-plus inspiring stories by members of Alcoholics Anonymous about the many ways they’ve learned to have a good time after putting down the drink. Chapters include
STEP FOUR: Take a searching and fearless moral inventory. We must find out what we’ve got, what we need to get rid of, and what we need to acquire. There