tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142327341608998711.post7637973469062056169..comments2024-01-10T12:07:21.637-08:00Comments on William Hay, Writer: North Shore AA Round Uphaykindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390376509834647445noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142327341608998711.post-29809998599999791672012-04-07T10:13:58.909-07:002012-04-07T10:13:58.909-07:00One should maintain an "open mind" but n...One should maintain an "open mind" but not be so open that our brains fall out. When we consider being born we first must ask how much we believe in 'determinism' or 'fate' and how much we believe in 'free will'. What's your fundamental view about this interplay. And where is God in this? Next we have to consider genetics and the environment as it applies to disease. Dr. Bob and I would thoroughly agree today and Bill Wilson given how much material and spiritual help his doctor brother gave him and Lois always recommended we learn from physicians. One of the controversies that reigns in AA is about the 'doctor's opinion'. Should it be updated. Certainly the doctor who wrote it wouldn't want it treated 'religiously' and no one wants the Big Book to become a 'cult classic'. AA lives because it's alive. Let's not kill it. The whole issue of 'control' and 'surrender' is a central topic of Christian 'faith and works'. Not surprisingly this persists in keeping Catholics and Protestants separate. In the end I'm in recovery and really glad to see all those around me celebrating 'similiarities' rather than 'differences'. It's another North Shore Round Up this weekend. I have my tickets but have yet to hear the speakers. Looking forward to more learning.haykindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390376509834647445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142327341608998711.post-12086263998274755772012-04-07T09:49:54.904-07:002012-04-07T09:49:54.904-07:00You're born with it, predisposed to the addict...You're born with it, predisposed to the addiction. It's not something you have any control over. You, my friend, need to have an open mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142327341608998711.post-47598782850793236212010-07-15T19:44:24.844-07:002010-07-15T19:44:24.844-07:00All the fanfare and celebration! 75 years of conve...All the fanfare and celebration! 75 years of converting new drunks to the happy halls of AA and not a moment or thought about how to stop or prevent addiction from happening in the first place.winston6312@yahoo.comhttp://winston6312@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.com