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2026 Conference Motions Summarized
The following are plain-language summaries of the eight motions being considered at the 2026 SAA International Conference. Each summary is written for the general fellowship — no procedural background needed. We encourage every member to read through these and come to your own sense of where you stand. Motion 2026-D001 — Updating the Wording of…
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Apr/2026 Intergroup Agenda
Agenda for this Wednesday’s Intergroup business meeting: Other committee reports will be delivered via the minutes following the meeting. Everyone is welcome to join the meeting which starts at 6:30pm on Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4128656862?pwd=UTVSSlNWU0huajF6endTckNaWGFsQT09
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Ep 185 Why Stepping Back Can Help You Move Forward
In this episode, Jason talks about how stepping back after being overwhelmed allowed for being producitive in other areas.
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Don’t obsess about the past!
What a great Voices of Recovery reading today. I don’t obsess over the past like I used so this was both a great reminder to me, but also a great indicator of how much I have progressed in my recovery. It’s a great read!
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The Strength of Fellowship
This is the title of the latest issue of “The Outer Circle”. You can download below. There are a number of great articles in this issue. Take a read, you’ll appreciate it.
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The Truth will set you free ~ but first it will make you uncomfortable.
The self that we think we are and project to others is our “survival” self. How can I feel safe? How do I belong? How do I maintain some control? This is an unconscious organic development resulting from our reactions to our history of care givers and the tenets of our culture. We don’t know…
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Shaking Hands with the Monster
I recently listened to Maggie Gyllenhaal on *The Interview* with Lulu García-Navarro (The New York Times), and one passage stopped me cold. Talking about her film “The Bride!”, she said: “Yeah. I mean, I think we have monstrous aspects inside of us, each of us, all of us. I do believe that. I think…