How do we ensure Newcomers and others get to meetings focused on the solution?

So many want to stop but cannot.

Page 25:1 There is a solution. Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it. When, therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even dreamed.

25:2 The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward God's universe. The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves.

25:3 If you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there is no middle-of-the-road solution. We were in a position where life was becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from which there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives: One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could; and the other, to accept spiritual help. This we did because we honestly wanted to, and were willing to make the effort.


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AA meetings in Arkansas - in 1962

When I came to A.A., each home group had two meetings a week: a speaker meeting, at which a person would talk about his recovery, and a Twelve Step meeting.

The purpose of the Twelve Step meeting was to make sure that the new members could go through the Steps with the group's guidance. New people had the opportunity to get the program and "old" people had the opprtunity to work with the new people. Each person had a sponsor and was given so many weeks to work the Steps.

Many of our meetings today have become "discussion" meetings, where people simply discuss their problems -- like group therapy.


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