Vince Hawkins

Secular AA; Atheists Unofficial Guide to AA; 12 Steps to Self-improvement; Everyone's an Addict or As Vince Sees It. All on Amazon/Kindle. Fiction: Trader Bob

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My latest non-fiction addiction offer is Secular AA: Design & Build Your Own Program. It makes steps, spirituality and sponsorship optional but underlines the importance of meetings. It is truly assemble your own tool kit and leave the rest. Get it at your local Amazon or Kindle.

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@SkyCricket Why do the commentators and graphics all use different names for the Sri Lankans than the ones on the back of their shirts?

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The next International Secular AA convention will be held on Fri-Sun 29-31 October 2021 at the Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Maryland atop the Bethesda stop on the Washington DC Metro system. Room rate $129. This is a postponement from 2020.

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Here's my #bbccricket England XI of the 2010s. Do you agree? https://t.co/Y9RCd5wRHv #bbccricket

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Since every individual interprets AA's 12 steps differently, every member is rewriting the steps - so there is absolutely no reason to make a fuss about the myriad of different versions of the steps

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I just took the #SecularSurvey! If you're an atheist, agnostic, humanist, or non-religious American, you can tell your story and help our community be heard! Check it out at https://t.co/Tda7ArXc0K

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@aviatorsteve @BBCRMsport @BBCRadioManc @ChampionsLeague @MikeMinay @billrice23 @markcrossley @BBCSport @BBCMOTD @SEF_MUFC @City_Watch Juve v Barca to weaken the field. City v Porto and Utd v Ajax to keep Manchester clubs apart until the final. That leaves Liverpool v Tottenham

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I know the difference between fiction and non-fiction. I write both. And I can tell you that religion belongs in the fiction category - certainly NOT within non-fiction and ESPECIALLY NOT in addiction non-fiction. Addicts need to get real

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If you'd like to start reading Everyone's an Addict from page one - January 1 - the time to buy it is NOW. Get it on Amazon or visit https://t.co/tx5zFtCSzd

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I've revised EVERYONE'S AN ADDICT slightly to be more Christian-friendly. But at an AA meeting the other day a member introduced themself as a Christian Alcoholic. Yes, they are TWO BIG PROBLEMS, but you should really be sorting out the religious stuff somewhere else.

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Dr Ray B's science-based conclusions at the 2018 Secular AA Convention in Toronto were: Abstention is a MUST, the key in the door to treatment; Outcomes for members who do the 12 steps are better than for those who don't; Religion helps some members, but is not a requirement.

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The next International Secular AA convention will be held on Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2020 at the Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Maryland atop the Bethesda stop on the Washington DC Metro system. Room rate $129.

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Journalists two a penny https://t.co/vKUIdXHyEK

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Get my latest book EVERYONE'S AN ADDICT at Amazon. It's secular - for everyone - with traditional & god-free step options. Goes with any 12-step program, rehab course or other treatment.

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Get my latest book EVERYONE'S AN ADDICT at Amazon. Much more than just a daybook with 366 inspirational entries. There's a bucketload of practical tips. Even those who think they're not addicted, but would like to improve, can benefit, too.

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Go to https://t.co/2TOLtFqjCK to book into its next two-yearly conference on 24-26 August 2018 in Toronto. Theme: Inclusion & diversity

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If bookmakers cared about families crippled by gambling addiction, wouldn't they set up 12-step groups? Idea for governments

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The note left by a young man with £50,000 of gambling debts who took his own life: "addiction is cruel."

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Folks say Bill W 'suggested' the steps in the same way that a parachute is 'suggested' if you jump out of an aeroplane.

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I've heard AA members say there are no slogans at meetings saying: "question the program." But what about 'Think, think, think'?