angus
10-24-2010, 07:18 AM
At a meeting last night I heard a man with 1 years sobriety under his belt sharing about how he thinks AA is not modern enough, isnt moving with the times, puts off newcomers with talk of God, and some members are miserable. He boasted about the great relationship he had formed with another newcomer when they were just 6 months around the rooms.
It's not the first time I've heard pink cloud enthusiasts who wanted to re-write the Big Book and it wont be the last. But I must say, my kettle was at boiling point and its lid was rattling to the point I had to bite my tongue.
I wanted to say, newcomer's are generaly incapable of distinguishing true reason from false excuses so God is a pretty good excuse to reject what AA has to offer, but I was conscious that I might express too much of my own discomfort so I stayed schtumm and let the group soak it up.
Driving home and my feeling of disagreement turned to a sense of gratitude that I was at least trying to be tolerant of others - even though it was through gritted teeth!
Angus
It's not the first time I've heard pink cloud enthusiasts who wanted to re-write the Big Book and it wont be the last. But I must say, my kettle was at boiling point and its lid was rattling to the point I had to bite my tongue.
I wanted to say, newcomer's are generaly incapable of distinguishing true reason from false excuses so God is a pretty good excuse to reject what AA has to offer, but I was conscious that I might express too much of my own discomfort so I stayed schtumm and let the group soak it up.
Driving home and my feeling of disagreement turned to a sense of gratitude that I was at least trying to be tolerant of others - even though it was through gritted teeth!
Angus