About Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services (AA) has been highly praised for its life-saving abilities by those who have attended its meetings. However, some members have expressed concern about the organization's financial practices, noting that they are not a typical non-profit and have significant funds in their accounts. Despite this, AA has been commended for its welcoming and positive atmosphere, which has been found to be uplifting by those who have attended, including non-alcoholics. AA has support groups for various issues, such as Emotions Anonymous, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and even a Covid support group. AA has also been recognized for providing a Veteran's suicide hotline, which is accessible to both civilians and veterans. The organization has been described as a valuable resource for anyone going through difficult times, especially since therapy may not be an affordable option for many people. AA has been said to be a journey towards health and well-being, and their service committee has been helpful in providing thorough responses to inquiries.
Thank you to all the PEOPLE who do service below the group level here at the General Service Office. Your service is recognized and appreciated by this Grateful Recovering Alcoholic. Many Alcoholics and non-alcoholics do not realize that any updates to things like the Big Book and AA preamble actually take months even years of discussions between the GSR's the groups, and back to the local or regional GSO offices before changes can actually be voted on and implemented. Even so the group still holds the right to participate or not participate by either implementing or not implementing the changes as is their group conscious. I for my part want to say the GSO is doing a...read full review
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If a moral code or philosophy of life were sufficient to overcome alcoholism, many of us might have recovered long ago.
But we have found that no amount of moral codes or philosophies help, no matter how hard we try.
We could turn to morality or find solace in philosophy, but neither had the necessary power, no matter how much we longed for it.
Our internal reserves, led by will, turned out to be insufficient; for them it was an impossible task.
Lack of strength - that was our dilemma.
We needed to find a force that would guide us in life, and this Force had to be more powerful than ourselves.
This is completely obvious.
But where and how to find...read full review