Recently one or more members granted interviews with the press, which were published in a local newspaper but then picked up by other papers in the chain and by the wire services. One member’s first name and home address were listed in the newspaper article, and that member has been inundated with inquiries.
Let’s look at the positive side: First, the get-together helped get the SA booklet into being; and it has so far proven to be much-needed and helpful to many. Somehow, getting it together and bound, even in the form that it is, puts SA into a position it didn’t have before.
1. You. How are you doing? Are you sober? According to the SA concept of sexual sobriety? How long? Are you comfortable with it? If you’d care to, we’d love to have you write something about where you’re at or what’s been happening in you in the Program.
Dear SA Friends, I’d like to take this opportunity, the publication of our first brochure, to say hello to all our friends in SA—those with whom we have been communicating as well as those with whom we’ve been out of touch.
As we sit across the table from one another, or talk or write to one another, let us forgive and pray for that one other member who is so disturbing to us.
Traditionally in AA, November is a time for gratitude, and I'd like to share mine with you. Today I'm grateful for:
We’d like to know how you’re doing and whether we can help. Drop us a line or give us a call.
If you’ve moved and still want to be on the mailing list, be sure to send in your change of address.
Spouses of sexaholics have formed S-Anon, patterned after Al-Anon, and are currently holding meetings in Arizona and California. Contact SA GSO if you want more information.
In response to questions from members, we announce that SA is officially an exempt, non-profit organization in the same category (code 573) as Alcoholics Anonymous. This holds true for all of 1982 and part of 1981. We are using the following notice to SA members in compliance with our Seventh Tradition:
