September, 2022
Volume 3, Issue 5

50 Tips for 50 Years:
Celebrating 50
Years of EAI*

Strength & Hope
A message in support of emotional well-being.

Healthy groups makehealthy fellowship
members.

* Item #102

Annual Business Meeting 2022
Mark your calendars to attend the Annual Business Meeting on October22, 2022 this year. You’ll hear updates on the organization from theBoard of Trustee’s President and the Executive Director and be able toshare any concerns or ideas you may have to make the program strongerand better known! The meeting will be held virtually starting at 10 a.m.
Central Time. How to call in or connect via computer will be posted on
the website later this month.
DRAFT AGENDA● Call to Order with Serenity Prayer● Reading of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions● Introduction of Officers and Trustees● Annual Message & Update by President & Executive Director● Adoption of Rules of Order● Registration of group representative in attendance (one person pergroup should be designated as the group delegate)● Committee reports● New Businesso Quarterly Member Q & A sessions with the Trustees● Request for New Business from Delegates● Meeting Topic for Discussion:o What could EAI do to increase membership/groups?
o What else could EAI offer to members?
● Announcements● ClosureYour Trustees
Paul N. — TX, USA
929-399-6515
Aibtikarfoundation@gmail.com
President
Steve B. — CA, USA
909-438-4938
Stevebell_28@yahoo.com
Vice President
Colleen C. — MN, USA
651-245-5461
Coyne2003@hotmail.com
Secretary
Kelsey W. — IL, USA
618-334-6658
Knlweez@gmail.com
Behzad A. D. — Kerman, Iran0098 913 341 4015
Behzad_7761@yahoo.com
Fred F. — CA, USA
909-384-2935
Oldpilot62@gmail.com
Carolina W. —NY, USA
646-525-0095
Sanctuarynyc2021@gmail.com
Kathleen E. — MN, USA
320-267-2040
Kathleene.engel@gmail.com

Meditation & Prayer — Luz M.
September’s Tools
for Recovery
Step 9Made direct amends to suchpeople wherever possible, except when to do so would injure
them or others.
Promise 9
Our relationships with otherpeople improve.

I feel a true sense of consciousness and calm after a quiet
time of prayer and meditation. I fill my mind and my heartwith my HP ́s love and words as well as I connect with myself and with others looking for clarity and good discernment.
I may savor this inner silence and peace. Daily moments likethis continue to sculpt my spiritual and emotional growth.

This too… - Scherrone D.
When situations are unbearable or uncomfortable, I pull thissaying out from my mind to use. “This too shall pass” allows
me to know that this "bad" experience is fleeting and that I
will come out the other side intact.

Just for Today 9
I will have a quiet time ofmeditation wherein I shallthink of my Higher Power, ofmyself, and of my neighbor. I
shall relax and seek truth.
Slogan 9
This too shall pass.
Helpful Concept 9
We utilize the program—wedo not analyze it. Understanding comes with experience.
Each day we apply some partof the program to our personal
lives.

Arizona Tempe-Mesa Group Shares their
Meeting Structure:
We asked groups to share how they run their meetings, andthe Tempe-Mesa group offered their structure:
We read the entire yellow pamphlet, one paragraph or itemper person, rotating around the room.

We rotate topics week by week of the month, reading the item
"for that month", i.e. we read Step 2 in Feb, Step 7 in July).
• Week-1 Step for that month from Blue Book
• Week-2 Tradition for that month• Week-3 EA Story (leader's choice) from Blue Book,
sometimes a member will share their story.
• Week-4 Emotion/Principle (group choice) from EA Book
or Pamphlet• Week-5 story/emotion/group choice, from EA Book orPamphlet, sometimes a member will share their story.

Tradition 9EA, as such, ought never beorganized; but we may create
service boards or committees
directly responsible to thosethey serve.

Please write!
If you enjoy reading the reflections in this newsletter, pleaseconsider submitting one of your own. Emailsubmissions@emotionsanonymous.org. Please note the step/
promise/tradition etc. and hopefully you’ll see it in print soon!

Principle 9Justice

You can find the Trustee Reflections on the website,www.emotionsanonymous.org.
This month we focus on JFT 9.
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Contribution Gratitude
EAI could not operate without donations
and we deeply appreciate your support!
Recent gifts have been received fromthese groups:
Wellesley, MA
2:30 PM, ET Sun (Zoom)
Lima, OH
Brevard, NC
Fridley, MNMidwest City, OK
Bend, OR (3 Zoom Groups)
Brainerd, MN (Afternoon)Apple Valley EA (Burnsville, MN)
Austin, TX (Zoom)

In Memory of:
MaryEllen, from the Next Frontier
Daily Phone Group

From the Executive Director
A bit of sad news to start with — former
Non-Member Trustee Phyllis R. passed
away on August 8, 2022, 20 days before
her 44th AA anniversary and 12 days
before her 67th wedding anniversary.
She was 89 years old. A memorial service
will be held on September 24 in Arizona.
Phyllis was an important part of theTrustee group when I first arrived at EAI
and cared deeply about the organization.

Life in Recovery — Lynn A.
I am not naturally patient. It's just not in my DNA. Thatmeans I have to work hard for it, and stay vigilant. Easier
said than done, but it is rewarding. I am not going to tell you
it's a cake walk, because it is anything but. My experience isthat the tools I use are directly connected to the result. One of
the most valuable tools is Faith, but it is not a stand alone
tool. Because fear is comprehensive, meaning it has manycomponents. So only an equally comprehensive approachseems to work best for me. That means Faith blended in withpatience and acceptance of the circumstances, whether it bepeople, places or things. Meanwhile, meditation helps calm
the mind even though there are times where I feel like I am
trying to crawl right out of my skin, I stay the course as best I
can and try to do the next right thing.
The reality is, there will be triggers, there will be flashbacks
that instantly provoke PTSD traumas, and there will be sadness. These are all normal for me as I process through thewaiting game. And that's the silver lining. Knowing myHigher Power, whom I choose to call God, loves me no matter what, gives me the motivation to wait. I know I am notbeing punished. I know there is a purpose behind it, and I
don't need to know what it is to wait for it. In the meantime, I
get on with life in recovery. I cannot afford to get wrapped up
over something that is out of my control. Whatever the result
is, I know I will have the tools and the program to deal with itappropriately. And if that means I lose something, then I
need to respect that, learn from it, and move forward.
Today, I will let go and let God. I surrender.

And a bit of happy news— if you’veemailed me recently you may havenoticed a name change! I was married on
August 19 and so Weber Nelson became
Delavy—same person, new name!

Please support your support system

Karen G. officially ended her tenure at
EAI in August. She was a huge help one
afternoon each week, producing
materials and being generally helpful!
She made sure our inventory was wellstocked before her final day and we’regoing to try to keep up without filling her
position. A great volunteer opportunity
for anyone local to help us out!

Office Information

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support to keep the website current, this newsletter
published, questions answered and much more. Please go tohttps://emotionsanonymous.org/donate.html today.

EAI P.O. Box 4245 St. Paul MN 55104-0245 USA
Office Hours: TU-TH 12p.m. (noon) — 5 p.m. CT
Phone: +1 651-647-9712
www.emotionsanonymous.org
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