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Do you have something to
contribute? We would
love to
include ARTS-related
personal stories of
experience, strength and
hope, poetry, photos,
audio files, writing,
and art. The Twelve
Traditions apply. Email
the editors at: newsletter@artsanonymous.org
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Announcements
A.R.T.S. Anonymous Conference
Charter and Concepts of Service:
These can now be found on the
ARTS website in a downloadable
and printable format, on both
the About A.R.T.S. page and the
Service Info page.
Conference Charter
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Concepts of Service.
Treasurer’s Report:
Click here for the
December 2022 Treasurer’s Report
for Worldwide Services
Meeting Page Updates:
Check out the
ARTS Meeting Page!
Thanks to Kerimera S. Kweli B.
and Jay M., there is updated
information for starting and
holding meetings, with the hope
of providing encouragement,
support, and practical
information. This includes a
downloadable and printable
document called A.R.T.S. Meeting
Basics. Additionally, Jay M. and
Chinu, our Office Manager, have
endeavored to update the meeting
list and provide a sortable
feature so that you can view the
list by time, day, time zone,
country, etc. We hope this eases
the ability to find and access
ARTS meetings, including on
phone screens.
Tax-Exempt
Statements for 2022 Donations:
A.R.T.S. Anonymous, Inc. Is a
not-for-profit 501(3)
(c) entity, and so your
financial contributions are
tax-exempt. The World Service
Office emailed statements to the
138 members who gave to the
A.R.T.S. “basket” this year.
Thank you! If you feel you did
not get your statement and you
need it, please contact
officemanager@artsanonymous.org
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For 2023: Writings on the
Traditions
While the Twelve Steps of
A.R.T.S. Anonymous guide us to
recover our inspiration and joy
in expressing our creativity,
the Twelve Traditions guide our
focus on our primary purpose in
A.R.T.S. Anonymous. What better
way to begin this new year of
2023 than with a focus on the
Tradition that corresponds with
each of the 12 months. Below in
this January issue of the
newsletter is one member’s
personal response to Tradition
1.
February’s Newsletter welcomes
your response to Tradition 2:
For our group purpose there is
but one ultimate authority – a
loving God as he may express
Himself in our group conscience.
Our leaders are but trusted
servants, they do not govern.
We suggest the following series
of questions when writing your
response.
What does
Tradition 2 mean to you?
How do you feel
about Tradition 2?
How may Tradition
2 assist your creative
expressions?
It will be wonderful to receive
your thoughts, feelings, and
application of Tradition 2.
Please send your response to the
editors at
newsletter@artsanonymous.org
for possible publication.
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Tradition One – A Personal
Response
Tradition 1: Our common welfare
should come first; personal
recovery depends upon A.R.T.S.
unity.
I love that the first tradition
on this list of twelve is about
welfare and unity. Like many of
us, I come from a childhood that
failed to demonstrate what
behaviors of health, well-being,
or unity look like. The meeting
I chose to attend opens with the
guiding words of the Serenity
Prayer, on how to sort out what
I am powerless over, from what I
may seek to change. With God’s
guidance, I reach the wisdom and
the courage I need to sojourn
through the labyrinth of my
experiences. Tradition one
secures that I am a valued part
of a group pledging to maintain
an environment of well-being. I
am joining people who also
struggle to engage their
creativity. I feel relieved that
I am not strange, and no longer
alone.
Click here for the full essay |
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Join in on Planning the
2023 A.R.T.S. World Service
Conference
We’re trying something a little
different this year. Instead of
holding Agenda-Setting meetings,
we are inviting all those that
are interested to come and help
set the agendas for the Pre-
Conference meetings at the
Conference Planning Committee
meeting.
Main items for discussion at the
Conference Planning Committee
meeting; Dates / Times /Days for
the Conference, Convention and
Celebration Day, election of
officers for the Committee,
setting a calendar for the
Pre-Conference meetings, and the
agenda for the February
Pre-Conference meeting.
As always, the Committee can be
reached at
conference@artsanonymous.org
All welcome!
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