A.A. Monterey Newsletter

Published on 02/21/2021

Step 2 – “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” “Therefore, step Two is the rallying point for all of us. Whether agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we can stand together on this Step. True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. […]

Published on 01/22/2021

Step 1 – “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable” “Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to A.A. and there we discover the fatal nature of our situation. Then, and only then, do we become as open-minded to conviction and as willing to listen as the […]

Published on 12/15/2020

Step 12 – “Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of theses steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” “The joy of living is the theme of AA’s Twelfth Step, and action is the key word. Here we turn outward toward our fellow […]

Published on 11/22/2020

Step 11 – “ Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” “Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than […]

Published on 10/23/2020

Step 10 – “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” “A spot–check inventory taken in the midst of such disturbances can be of very great help in quieting stormy emotions.  Today’s spot check finds its chief application to situations which arise in each day’s march.  The consideration of long-standing difficulties […]

Published on 09/20/2020

Step 9 – “Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” “Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid. For the readiness to take the full consequence of our past acts, and to take responsibility […]

Published on 08/09/2020

Step 8 – “Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.” “When I approached the Eighth Step, I wondered how I could list all the things that I have done to other people since there were so many people, and some of them weren’t alive […]

Published on 02/25/2020

Step 2 – “Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I understand Him, I began to see that there was a life which , if I could have it, I would have chosen for […]

Published on 01/22/2020

Step 1 – “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol -that our lives had become unmanageable.” Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.  Page 21 “It is no coincidence that the very first step mentions powerlessness; An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is the cornerstone of the foundation of recovery. I’ve learned that I do not […]

Published on 12/17/2019

Step 12 – “Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.  Page 106 “Practically every AA member declares that no satisfaction has been deeper and no joy greater than in […]