Author: johnfsca

Stepping Through the Holidays in L.A.

Stepping
Through
The
Holidays

(Sober,
Sane,
Serene)

SATURDAY,
DEC
3

9:00
AM
-­ 2:00
PM

PLUMMER
PARK

Art
Room
One

7377
Santa
Monica
Blvd, West
Hollywood,
CA
90046

(park
on
NORTH
lot,
3
hr
limit
on
south
lot)

Please
bring:
AA
Big
Book
,
AA
12
&
12,
Large
notebook
,
Pen/ Pencil

Donation:
$10.00

HOLIDAYS can be emotionally charged for
many addicts. We have expectations
about what’s the “spirit of
Christmas” and whether we’re part of it; how,
when, where and
with whom I’m to share this special time. Does the
celebration
bring a renewed faith in our HP, feelings of being safe, loved
and
belonging with “good will to all men.” Or instead, are we
overcome
with isolation, self loathing (what’s wrong with me that
I can’t do and
feel what I see others enjoying), depression and
hopelessness?

FAMILY visits can also be be
emotionally charged. We may have unresolved
issues with other family
members that trigger old pain by seeing them
again in old familiar
locations. We may come from a dysfunctional family where we’re the
only one in recovery and they still practice the old
behaviors:
pitting self will, demands and manipulations against other
family to
get what they want. This causes other members to resist and
retaliate in kind. A family engrossed in a constant collision of
wills
isn’t a safe environment for an addict.

HOLIDAYS and FAMILY combined can
threaten our newfound sobriety or
recovery. This workshop will
identify the people where you feel discomfort
and show you how to
apply the Steps using specific suggestions from the AA
Big Book and
12 & 12. You will come out with a new PLAN OF ACTION based
upon
the AA 12 steps instead of your old tools for coping with Family and
Holidays.

Stepping Through the Holidays in L.A.

When: Sat., Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Plummer Park,  Art  Room 1
7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA  90046
Donation:  $10.00
HOLIDAYS and FAMILY combined can threaten our newfound sobriety or recovery. This workshop will identify the people where you feel discomfort and show you how to apply the Steps using specific suggestions from the AA Big Book and 12 & 12. You will come out with a new PLAN OF ACTION based upon the AA 12 steps instead of your old tools for coping with Family and Holidays.

Los Angeles: One Day Workshop Retreat

Steps 8 & 9 (Personal Relations)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
PLUMMER PARK
7377 Santa Monica Blvd., Art Rm. 1, West Hollywood, CA 90046
Donation: $10.00
(Suggested donation to pay for materials. None turned away for lack of funds. Net proceeds go to SCA / LA Intergroup.)
Contact: workshops@scalosangeles.org
This workshop is to help any SCA Member struggling with their Sexual Compulsion or Love Addiction. See http://www.scalosangeles.org for more information.

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In service,
John F.

Step 6&7 Workshop in L.A.

SCA Los Angeles will have a workshop on Steps Six and Seven (Releasing the Defects of
Character), Saturday, September 10th, from 9:00 a.m., to 1:00 p.m., in
Art Room 1, of Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., in West Hollywood.

This is another in the series of workshops to help retain those new to
the Fellowship of SCA, and help to move forward in staying sexually
sober, through working the Twelve Steps. The workshops are also for
those seeking a breakthrough in their recovery from compulsive sexual
behavior.

We ask a donation of $10.00, to pay for the workshop
materials. None are turned away for lack of funds.

Please bring your AA
Big Book, AA Twelve & Twelve, a large Spiral bound notebook, a pen
or pencil and your work on the previous Steps, including the Step Four
& Five workshop last month.

So far, we have had workshops on Steps One, Two and Three, Four and
Five, as well as on Sponsorship. Please join us as we work on Step Six,
“became entirely ready,” and on Step Seven, “humbly asked.”

The workshop will be conducted in English. We are tentatively scheduling
another workshop for October, on Steps 8 & 9. Give us your feedback
and look for confirmation on that workshop next month. Feel free to
download our current flier, and distribute it to your local meeting. Let
us know how many to expect, by emailing us at workshops@scalosangeles.org.

See http://www.scalosangeles.org for more information.