12 Misc.

The New York Times published an interesting article on July 10th that is worth a look. It talks about a growing trend to treat addiction as a medical problem rather than a spiritual, or psychological, disorder. The article speaks of addiction as a “disease” which will bother some. I’d prefer the word “condition.” It compares…

LifeRing’s year-long planning process will begin in earnest Monday, July 11, with a meeting in the LifeRing chat room at 5, and again at 9 PM Pacific on skype and in chat. On Tuesday morning, July 12 we’ll hold another meeting in skype at 6 AM Pacific. Please join us! This month we’ll be focusing…

One of LifeRing’s convenors writes: Tonight’s meeting was just one of those wonderful gatherings in which I felt tremendous love and connectedness with each person present. A member with 11 months’ sobriety convened the meeting. It’s such a joy to see the transformation that has taken place in him, as he moved from viewing sobriety…

A couple of new meetings have sneaked into the ever-growing list of Sacramento’s schedule. Congratulations to Liz G. in Northern California for her new meeting Fridays at 6:00 p.m. at the Raley’s Supermarket, 4650 Natomas Blvd, Sacramento CA in the Event Center Room. For more information, contact Liz at 916.548.7531/lgibson5@comcast.net. And congratulations also to Bill…