NA Way of Life
Dalton Literature
Conference
Minutes
Agenda
Saturday Morning to Late
Sunday Morning till 2:00 p.m.
GOAL
To root out typos, poorly worded sentences and read in group setting to mark hot
spots and discuss changes. This is something we believe only NA members can do and do
well. We really need your support on this!
Bring food and blankets - bring laptops or supplies like paper and legal pads.
There is no charge for these
Conferences.
We pass the basket to buy groceries. Come on and help make it better!
Go north (or South!) on I-75 to the Rocky Face Exit. This is the exit just north of Walnut. Go East (that's right if you northbound, left if southbound) one half mile to Shugart at the QT Station. Turn right for one mile on Shugart to Waugh Street. Left on Waugh a little over two miles to the Krystal on the right. Just past this, angle to the right to take the access strip down to North Hamilton Street. Turn left under the bridge to Carter Hope Center, 309 North Hamilton Street - 706/226-7044
Contact: Steve or Marla for further information! 706/517-8684 simmons_s@hotmail.com
Attendance: Steve S., Marla C., Rob D. Kelly S., John G., Gary C., Linda
Saturday, January 29, 200012:00 Gathered at the Carter Hope Center, discussed why we are here and what we would like to see accomplished.
Bo introduced and Steve chaired the first session.
Steve opened with the Serenity Prayer.
Rob read Traditions
Intros and where we were at on concerns and goals for this weekend.
Gary Newcomer has something to go to, evolution of the book, getting it to the point of having something in our hands.
Kelly Agrees with collapsing chapters. Trying to pull out but doing it anyway. Trying to take his life & working to another level. Didnt want to be here today, but did it anyway.
Marla Needs to be here. By the grace of God I stand for something today. I believe in this project, doesnt always make me popular.
Steve By adding in writing from people in this area, will show them that we are willing to do this. All has to congel somewhere, went thru open stage now going thru opposition from outside forces stage, following thru encourges support. Valid that we follow thru on our promise.
John When it gets tough chapter may fit in with chapter on emotional pain.
Steve May combine older chapters withb this new one.
Bo Agrees with combining some of older chapters with when it gets tough.
John dont convert people they are just missing the big picture.
Rob Flow reading, building on smaller chapters. Smaller chapters are distint ideas. Doesnt really agree with merging chapters just because they are small.
Steve Anything we share in this book is based on principles, so there should always be a place for something in one of the steps.
Linda Trust-possibly toi be combined
Steve Chapter on Sex may be merged on relationships.
Rob Sex chapter should stand.
Steve Maybe retitle life threatening illness. People need to know how to die clean.
Retail Therapy put in Disease concept??
Put Chapters together, merge ch 13 and 2
Maybe he can share what he saw Greg P do
Emotional pain and abuse & neglect
Ch 9 and ch 14
Maybe merge in as we edit
Past creates pain in recovery
Bo Would b good to collapse & would make it cohesive. Maybe more on Gossip.
You can take any topic lose focus
Dont have to include every aspect of NA in that topic.
Steve Emotional Pain. Leaves as chapter
Maybe find other things to go with it open for input.
Personal Responsibility (Ch. 15) Keep as is.
Gay in recovery merged with Gender Ch 17.
Kelly Youth in Recovery, Gays in Recovery, and Gender & the Message be combined and title changed.
Steve Stay away from Group Therapy, Stay focused on NA.
Kelly About droping labels, identify in.
Rob Need to steer kids to identify in, need to keep separate chapters.
Kelly Need to zero in on people in recovery
John Need to keep Ch. the same to "catch" them- get then to read it.
Youth and Recovery doesnt fit under Gender.
Merge Gays in Recovery with Gender.
Leave Youth in Recovery Standing.
Parenting (Ch. 19) stands on its own.
Steve God as we understand him or Higher Power put NA Athiest with that
Replace God with Power Greater then Ourselves and include NA Athiest with it.
Merge ch 20 & 21.
Marla Miracles ch needs to stand, need stories of miracles in recovery
Bo Jody story will go in there
Steve Chapter 3, 23 & 24 merge.
Chapter 1 & 26 merge
Renumber chapter & reconsider order
Bo Make History & Origins 2nd chapter
Make NA Society 1st chapter
Unleash the Energy over to Trust
Rob Gossip may go into Trust
4:00 lunch
4:30 pm resume
After long and detailed discussion, the following chapter changes were decided upon:
NEW OLD
New
Title
CH CH
Section One: Orientation
1 28 NA Society
2 2 Disease Concept
3 Power Greater than Ourselves
4 3,23,24 Spiritually Clean
5 4 Personality Change
6 6 Recovery Process
7 5 Trust
8 1 Learning to Live
9 15 Personal Responsibility
Section Two: Issues
10 14 Emotional Pain
11 8 Loneliness and Reaching Out
12 9 Getting over Abuse and Neglect
13 11 Jails, Institutions and Death
14 29 When It gets Tough
15 12 Life-Threatening Illness
Section Three: Applications
16 7 Relationships
17 10 Sex
18 17 Gender and the Message
19 18 Youth in Recovery
20 19 Parenting
21 16 Employment
22 13 Compulsive Spending
Section Four: Evidence
23 22 Miracles
24 27 History and Origins
25 25 Service
Sunday 11:00 to 3:00 pm
Flow read in two workshops
Jackie H., Terry, Mike, Nicole and others. Special thanks to Carter Hope Center and all who helped make this Conference a huge success. Re-ordering the chapters and continuing the flow reads to correct the chapters plus the fine job Dalton members have done on Step One, the Pledge, Prefact, Introduction and the Miracles chapters is just great!
Thanks to all!
Next Conference in Moultrie, Georgia, date to be announced.
hits in 1999!
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