Neil found the part in the 12&12 he was looking for:

Step Five in the AA 12&12

P.57 – middle of the page

Isolation – the mysterious barrier that we could neither surmount nor understand

The paragraph before the bottom of the page

A bit further down - “…while we weren’t alone in a social sense, we still suffered many of the old pangs of anxious apartness”

Oregon Intergroup does a monthly newcomer meeting. Long pitch (40 minutes) with a lot of colorful language. 

Just another Saturday morning pitch. 

TinyUrl.com/NLS12Step

Great discussion on Tradition Eight: "Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers."

AA Tradition Eight

Tradition Eight Speaker

AA Traditions Illustrated Pamphlet

This talk is from session 3 of "Choosing to Be A Caregiver" Al-Anon workshop.  You can download all of Fr Terry's talks here.

In exploring Step Two, Stephanie and I talk about our positive and negative experiences growing up and learning about God. 

Earl H was another very important recovery hero for me.  Here is the full talk.

Dr Paul is the author of the story "Acceptance is the Answer" in the Big Book of AA.  Here is a link to his 1998 Talk in Playa Blanca, Mexico. 

Dr Paul wrote "Acceptance is the Answer" in the AA Big Book.  Here is his 1983 talk in Omaha, NE.