Group Inventory Meeting Sheets

Many groups periodically hold a “group inventory meeting” to evaluate how well they are fulfilling their primary purpose: to help alcoholics recover through A.A.’s suggested Twelve Steps of recovery. Some groups take inventory by examining our Twelve Traditions, one at a time, to determine how well they are living up to these principles.

Groups interested in taking regular inventory will find a review of the Tenth Step helpful. The following links listed below are compiled from A.A.’s shared experience may be useful in arriving at an informed group conscience.

Click here to learn Why You Should Do a Group Inventory

Click here for Doing an A.A. Group Inventory — as suggested for the G.S.R.

Click here for Group Inventory Questions

Click here for Group Inventory Format

Click here for Group Inventory Worksheets

Click here for more information — The A.A. Group: Where It All Begins

How to Conduct a Sharing Session

The purpose of a Sharing Session is to fill a need for improved communication among Area committee, Districts, and Groups, thereby strengthening services in A.A. through cooperation. These sessions are called for a specific purpose requiring shared experience and ideas to serve Alcoholics Anonymous best. Sharing Sessions are not designed to conclude as, say, at a regular A.A. business meeting. They are usually held where a problem has reached difficult proportions at the service level involved, and options to surmount the challenge need to be thought about.

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Precisely How We Have Recovered Part 3

Welcome to this four-part series developed by Michael M. of Wheaton, IL. Below is a breakdown of what this series will be focusing on over the next few months.

Part 1 – Steps 1, 2, and 3

Part 2 – Steps 4 and 5

Part 3 – Steps 6, 7, 8 and 9

Part 4 – Steps 10, 11 and 12

Here is a breakdown of the third video series titled “Precisely How We Have Recovered Part 3 (Steps 6 through 9)”:

Step Six: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Step Seven: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Step Eight: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

Step Nine: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

The Twelve Steps are outlined in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. They can be found at the beginning of the chapter “How It Works.” of the Big Book.

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Below are some great quotes and sayings that are found in #HeardinaMeeting…

Take the cotton out of your ears and stick it in your mouth.

When you learn to listen and not judge, you will see the beauty of the world.

The ‘love and tolerance’ code of AA comes from living life one day at a time, putting yourself at God’s disposal, and having the ability to do anything and anywhere to help another alcoholic.

Religion is for people who want to stay out of hell. Spirituality is for people who already have been there.

…I got a quiet mind and loving heart

The real peace and relief comes from being relieved of my shortcomings.