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GEMS: 12-Step Meeting Shares, Notes and Thoughts
Where did these GEMS come from?
When I am listening to fellow alcoholics share at Meetings, I take notes. Not transcriptions, just notes of things that catch my attention. By jotting a reminder, I can later recall the thought.
One night, my sponsor asked me, "what do you do with your notes?"
"I keep them and reread them, often the next morning during my morning quiet time," I replied. "They bring to mind the wisdom and humour that I heard. I meditate on the comments and see the insights that I missed. I feel grateful all over again... then I throw them away."
"You should write your thoughts down and share them," he said, "you might have some fun and it might do some good."
So I started writing my meditations. In the beginning, I only shared them with my sponsees, who passed the notes to their sponsees, and then others in the Program. A couple of the recipients, involved in treatment centres with newsletters, reposted them in their newsletters and websites. They seemed to attract attention, so I started a website the4thdimension.ca and posted them online.
One day I thought, "maybe a book is a good idea."
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This edition has been formatted with Verdana 18 pt, 1.5 line spacing, and double-spaced paragraphs in accordance with the recommendations of the American Council for the Blind.
When I am listening to fellow alcoholics share at Meetings, I take notes. Not transcriptions, just notes of things that catch my attention. By jotting a reminder, I can later recall the thought.
One night, my sponsor asked me, "what do you do with your notes?"
"I keep them and reread them, often the next morning during my morning quiet time," I replied. "They bring to mind the wisdom and humour that I heard. I meditate on the comments and see the insights that I missed. I feel grateful all over again... then I throw them away."
"You should write your thoughts down and share them," he said, "you might have some fun and it might do some good."
So I started writing my meditations. In the beginning, I only shared them with my sponsees, who passed the notes to their sponsees, and then others in the Program. A couple of the recipients, involved in treatment centres with newsletters, reposted them in their newsletters and websites. They seemed to attract attention, so I started a website the4thdimension.ca and posted them online.
One day I thought, "maybe a book is a good idea."
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This edition has been formatted with Verdana 18 pt, 1.5 line spacing, and double-spaced paragraphs in accordance with the recommendations of the American Council for the Blind.
222 pages, Paperback
Published September 13, 2023
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About the author
Andy C.
4 books3 followersAndy Crooks, writing as Andy C, was born in Port Arthur, Ontario. He graduated from Lakehead University with a Commerce and Finance Degree and then completed a Law Degree at the University of Toronto.
He sobered up in his third year of law school, November 3, 1977. Since then, he has completed over 48 years of continuous sobriety.
He moved to Calgary. He married his wife Doreen, and they have two children.
For Andy, not drinking was the first spiritual awakening. He’s been blessed with subsequent spiritual awakenings as the results of the practice of the principles of the 12 - Steps in more and more of his affairs.
Andy has been instrumental in the foundation and ongoing growth of Simon House in Calgary. He was also a leader in the creation and management of the Alberta Lawyers’ Assist Program, assisting lawyers in crisis, often with booze and alcohol. He is currently a Past Trustee for the International Lawyers in AA. Andy is active in 12-Step work. He has sponsored and sponsors.
Andy has written five books on Recovery, meditations and reflections on spiritual growth.
He sobered up in his third year of law school, November 3, 1977. Since then, he has completed over 48 years of continuous sobriety.
He moved to Calgary. He married his wife Doreen, and they have two children.
For Andy, not drinking was the first spiritual awakening. He’s been blessed with subsequent spiritual awakenings as the results of the practice of the principles of the 12 - Steps in more and more of his affairs.
Andy has been instrumental in the foundation and ongoing growth of Simon House in Calgary. He was also a leader in the creation and management of the Alberta Lawyers’ Assist Program, assisting lawyers in crisis, often with booze and alcohol. He is currently a Past Trustee for the International Lawyers in AA. Andy is active in 12-Step work. He has sponsored and sponsors.
Andy has written five books on Recovery, meditations and reflections on spiritual growth.
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