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Do you have something to
contribute? We
would love to
include A.R.T.S.
Anonymous-related
personal stories
of experience,
strength and
hope, poetry,
photos, audio
files, writing,
and art. Email
the editors at: newsletter@artsanonymous.org
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Announcements
June 17
Pre-Conference meeting:
All members of A.R.T.S. Anonymous are invited to join on
Saturday June 17 at 1pm
PT/4pm ET/ 21.00 GMT
(6am in Australia on
Sunday June 18), via
Zoom.
Click here to register
for the Zoom.
We especially need the
delegates (or
alternates) to discuss
and make decisions.
Click here for the
Agenda
Did you enjoy the
A.R.T.S. Zoomathon?:
Do you want to have more? Lovers of Zoomathon are getting
together. Please bring
your talented self and
be ready to offer your
creative ideas. With you
there we will keep this
wonderful experience
going. We can’t do it
without you! Come join
us each Wednesday, at
5:00 pm EST/ 2:00 pm
PST. To request the
INVITE-ZOOM LINK
contact: zoomathon@artsanonymous.org.
Pamphlets Update:
Two pamphlets will be considered by the World Service
Conference on
July 15
at a Special One-Day
Conference for the
Purposes of Approving
Pamphlet Literature
(On
Being the Perfect Artist,
and updates to
Facing Avoidance).
Check in with your
Meeting’s Delegate to
find out about what is
in store for these two
pamphlets!
The Basic Pamphlet
is provided as a
free download
on the A.R.T.S.
Anonymous website. The
Conference-approved
(2002) version of From
Envy to Appreciation is
now available via kindle
on the Literature page
of the
artsanonymous.org
website.
Deadline is June 24!
Submitting Motions
and/or Topics for
Discussion:
Do you or your meeting
have a topic of
discussion or a motion
to bring to the World
Service Conference in
October? The deadline is
June 24 to make your
submission. Please find
the form by clicking
here: submit
motions and/or topics
for discussion.
Website Update: Continuing efforts to attract the struggling artist, the
About A.R.T.S. page on
the website is
undergoing some changes.
We have included
testimonials and artwork
by members of A.R.T.S.
Check it out! To submit
a testimonial (including
an image of your work or
in conjunction with
another member's work,
if possible!) Email:
webliaison@artsanonymous.org Check
it out at: About
A.R.T.S.
Members Stories: The Members Stories sub-committee of the Literature
Committee is celebrating
the first story
submitted from and
A.R.T.S. members since
beginning this project!
Submit your story of
experience, strength and
hope in recovery through
A.R.T.S. Anonymous.
The plan to develop
these stories into a
book to add to our
A.R.T.S. Literature. For
questions, suggestions
and guidelines, or to
make a submission,
email:
memberstories@artsanonymous.org
Treasurer’s Report:
Click here for the May
2023 Treasurer’s Report.
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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 twelve
months. Below in this
June issue of the
newsletter is one
member’s personal
response to Tradition
6.
June’s Newsletter
welcomes your response
to
Tradition 7: Every A.R.T.S. group ought
to be fully
self-supporting,
declining outside
contributions.
We suggest the following
series of questions when
writing your response.
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What does Tradition
7 mean to you?
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How do you feel
about Tradition 7?
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How may Tradition
7 help your creative
expression?
It will be wonderful to
receive your thoughts,
feelings, and
application of Tradition
7. Please send your
response to the editors
at
newsletter@artsanonymous.org
for possible
publication.
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Tradition Six – A
Personal Response
Tradition 6: An A.R.T.S.
group ought never
endorse, finance, or
lend the A.R.T.S. name
to any related facility
or outside enterprise,
lest problems of money,
property and prestige
divert us from our
primary purpose.
I am not a
dyed-in-the-wool expert
on the Traditions, but
here is my take on
Tradition 6:
Definition: An A.R.T.S.
“group” is any
collection of A.R.T.S.
members coming together
for a common purpose.
The most common example
is A.R.T.S. meetings,
but also includes
committees, workshops,
and any other ad hoc
group of members, up to
and including the Board
of Trustees.
Logic: The underlying
logic behind Tradition 6
is the necessity of
maintaining a safe
environment for our
members, each of whom is
entitled to his or her
own experience,
strength, hope and
opinions. While we do
elect “visible” members
to a Board of Trustees,
they do not govern, and
neither they, nor any
other A.R.T.S. group,
can claim to represent
or speak for A.R.T.S. as
a whole. (A singular
exception would be where
governmental or other
legal participation is
required, such as filing
taxes.) So, by not
putting ourselves in the
position of having
opinions or taking
actions purporting to
represent A.R.T.S. as a
whole, we ensure the
safety and anonymity of
our members.
And finally, the most
obvious aspect of
Tradition 6: If we were
to lend our name to any
facility or outside
enterprise, we would
automatically be obliged
to make decisions which,
to varying degrees,
would have to take into
account that
relationship, and
therefore divert us from
our primary purpose – to
express our creative
gifts and help others to
achieve artistic
freedom.
— Jay
M.
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a prayer for serenity (ayreÁnna R)
God, please grant me
the
serenity to accept
pain in my body,
the courage to
pause
and acknowledge its
subtle,
and not so subtle
messages, and the
wisdom to hear its
wisdom,
to better discern
and care for its
needs.
may i honor my
body,
the one vehicle
i have for being
here. may i learn
how to care
for it in pain and
in full vibrancy,
to not push it
farther than
it can go, to rest
when it is weary,
to dance when it
wants to move,
to be still when it
is telling me to
stop and listen to
the birds,
to feel the
moisture
in the morning air,
to drink in the
fragrance of
just-watered soil,
to
observe and delight
in the myriad shades
of
green, and relish
the
bittersweet tea in
my mouth. God,
please grant me the
serenity to
slow down and be
here,
the courage to live
from the
remembrance of the
abiding peace which
lives within, the
wisdom to
walk the middle
path.
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