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How an SA Group Dealt With an Invitation to Appear on Television

In the five-plus years that SA has existed in Toronto, we have received numerous requests to be involved in radio or television programs. With careful attention to the SA position papers on media publicity, we have always declined. In January 1996, our group agreed to take part in a TV program. This decision, however, gave rise to many questions and concerns within the fellowship, which led to a review of the decision in a group conscience meeting. We would like to share with you what happened and how we resolved it.

By Brian H., SA Intergroup, Toronto|2026-05-17T23:00:16-05:00June 13, 1996|Comments Off

Are the Twelve Steps Meaningful Only to Individuals, or Do These Principles Also Apply to Our Fellowship?

Question: “How can SA as a fellowship work the Steps; I thought only individuals could do that?” Response: “The idea does sound kind of new and strange, doesn’t it? But let’s see what it might look like.”

By Roy K.|2026-05-17T23:00:59-05:00June 21, 1995|Comments Off

12 Steps as Principles of Recovery from where I am Today

Dying: Admit I am powerless over lust; that my sex, sexuality, orientation and relational misconnection are unmanageable.

By R.K.|2026-05-17T23:01:34-05:00May 21, 1995|Comments Off

Turning it Over

I became willing to turn my life over to the care of God. My first time was when I first entered the program. Then I finally admitted that it was not up to me to define the bottom line. To really turn over to my sponsor—regular contact, honest sharing of my lust and resentment and regular work on the Steps is my next step.

By D.F.|2026-05-17T23:03:50-05:00June 25, 1994|Comments Off

The Group Conscience

There are two ways for a group to arrive at a group conscience. One is the competitive way, the other is the cooperative way. In the competitive, you push your ideas across, take a vote, and the majority carry the decision. This leaves behind a disgruntled minority that feel that its truths are lost sight of in the decision.

By Anonymous|2026-05-17T23:07:06-05:00September 28, 1993|Comments Off

Ego

Ego has been said to mean Edging God Out. How desperately I want to sign this piece so that I’ll be admired and praised — so that I’ll feel less small and gray. But this means I am mistakenly allowing, indeed inviting, others to validate me — thinking that they can fill me up and make me whole.

By Anonymous|2026-05-17T23:07:58-05:00September 28, 1993|Comments Off

The Tenth Step

When I began my sobriety in recovery in SA over three years ago, I listened to the Tenth Step as it was read at every meeting. At that time all I could hear was the reflection of my guilt, my shame and my pain. I thought that this Step meant that I would have to quickly proclaim to everyone all the screw-ups that I make in my life. I had enough difficulty revealing my past screw-ups!

By P.G.|2026-05-17T23:09:30-05:00March 28, 1993|Comments Off

SA’s Third Tradition: The Only (Two) Requirement(s) for Membership

The wording of the Third Tradition in SA is different than in most other Twelve Step programs. The Third Tradition in AA is: “The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.” In SA, however, the Third Tradition is: “The only requirement for SA membership is a desire to stop lusting and become sexually sober.” I believe SA’s formulation of the Third Tradition involves a two-part membership requirement — a desire to stop lusting and a desire to become sexually sober — and that both parts are equally important to the spiritual health of the fellowship and the quality of meetings.

By B.K.|2026-05-17T23:09:59-05:00December 3, 1992|Comments Off

“The Steps For Me Today”

(The following is an extract from a talk given by Roy K. at the Socio-Psychosomatic Clinic in Bad Herrenalb, Germany, in November 1985. Roy’s audience consisted primarily of members of 12-Step Fellowships.)

By Roy K.|2026-05-17T23:10:29-05:00June 3, 1992|Comments Off

Has Your Group Taken the First Step Yet?

We all know how far we get in this program if we as individuals don’t have that First Step realization of our utter powerlessness over lust. Nowhere! Have you ever thought there might be such a thing as the group or SA as a whole being powerless over lust? If our malady has been telling us anything, it is that none of us as individuals or groups has the power to conquer lust and create sobriety, joy, and freedom.

By Anonymous|2026-05-17T23:10:53-05:00January 26, 1988|Comments Off

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