Web Reviews: the Sobriety Calendar
With marked days in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous the annual Sobriety Calendar makes a great gift for sponsors, members or anyone interested in the Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship and living sober. The calendar follows the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, features original images, days in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous and much more.
“The Sobriety Calendar was created in 1990 by Charlie Bishop, AA archivist, author, publisher, and founder of The Bishop of Books. Born Nov. 10, 1938, Charlie graduated Wheeling Jesuit University in 1960 with an A.B. in English. He taught high school English for one year in Wheeling, WV, and 3 years in Maryland. After that, he wrote for the Associated Press in Bluefield, WV, and then reported for The Wheeling News-Register for about six years, becoming city editor.”
To read more about the Sobriety Calendar or to order your very own, visit the Sobriety Calendar online at www.SobrietyCalendar.com
Oxford Group soul surgery techniques called for augmentation of GUILT leading to the conversion experience.
The alcoholics had learned, through their own conversion, a different method, augmentation of FEAR with an initial diminution of GUILT.
“It’s not your fault it’s a DISEASE. There is nothing you can do about it. You’ll die unless you believe.”
When a person was properly convinced & reached a point of proper desperation, GUILT was then applied to bring about conversion of God control.
These new groupers – 12 STEPPERS = were motivated not primarily by guilt, but by FEAR.
The other groupers – 12 STEPPERS – being GOD CONTROLLED through GUILT would use GUILT to MANIPULATE others.