From Your Chair – Wendy W – August 2014

Greetings, Salt Lake Central Office! I hope everyone’s summer is going well, but enough with the heat already. I’m always ready for some warmth, but this is a little over the top. Oh well, the snow will be here soon enough. The big news around here is the ratification of the new Bylaws, after 6 months of ad hoc-ing and … Read More

Chapter 8: To Wives – Sandra D – 2014

An alcoholic reading through the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous for the first time might be tempted to skip over Chapter 8 since it is titled “To Wives” but on further examination, will find that it was actually written by Bill W.  Skipping this chapter for any reason would be a serious oversight and one that might hinder, rather than … Read More

The Speak Easy Ladies Group: 40th Anniversary – 2014

“This ladies AA group began in 1974 with a group of women alcoholics who wanted to meet regularly and listen to recordings made by alcoholics who shared their experience, strength and hope with other alcoholics.  The ladies found it useful to have a discussion following the recordings…and to identify the Speak Easy Ladies Group as a closed group…limited to persons … Read More

Step 8 – Rod G – 2014

By now on step 8, we are well on our way in a spiritual and healing journey. I believe that each step should be taken individually, I believe especially step 8 and step 4 should be done, without forward looking to the next step to come. Because if not done that way, it is easy to get into fear in … Read More