This website is designed to help those who wish to start Beginners Meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. Each weekly
talk given here is a summary of a much fuller and detailed discussion of each subject that is at the site www.miseryisoptional.info. If you find the information contain
in this site helpful, then we suggest that you might find this second site helpful
too.
This site is in four sections:
Weekly Talks
The texts for a cycle of 24 talks to be read out at each meeting. They take the beginner right from their first meeting through the programme of recovery, the 12 Steps and the the 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous
Setting up a Group
Gives a suggested format for the group which allows for a set talk read out by a group member, a chair (personal testimony from an invited speaker) and then sharing from the floor. It also gives guidelines for setting up a steering committee and running a group conscience.
Supporting Material
Some of the weekly talks refer to visual aids. This section gives the handouts that support the weekly talks (for example for Step 4).
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