[Businessmtg] Responsibility

[logmark at comcast.net]

Good morning Biz-Pals, 



Before I go through my daily ritual of reading a page 

in one of my readers and spending a few moments on an 

inventory and prayer, I'd like to use a little of the 

"ornery" I have carried over from yesterday and express 

my disappointment over how this process of rotating the 

office of Treasurer of ASP is stuck. 



You may know me as a reliable and honest trusted servant 

(and all-around good guy,) but there are other sides to 

me. (Else why would I be here, right?) I'm upset that 

no one here at ASP is stepping up to the service plate. 

That I should be expected to continue indefinitely in 

this service without rotation is saying 1) that Rotation 

of Office is NOT an important principle of service within 

Al-Anon (when it is,) and 2) that Jerry'll do it. 



In many face-to-face meetings I've seen this same thing. 

Usually it takes the trusted servant pressing for the 

group to take on its responsibility and elect new servants. 

More rarely it takes an outright resignation. Sometimes the 

Treasurer's position changes only when the Treasurer brings 

the treasury to a meeting, drops it on the table, and walks 

away. Then someone picks up the service. 



I can't do that here on line. Too bad because my pre-morning 

ritual self surely would like to. Perhaps this is a bit of 

my own making. I was one of those who pressed our founder 

to have elected group servants. I stood for the office, then 

expected that normal Al-Anon practices would follow. When the 

time came for rotation I pressed within the Business Meeting 

for elections. Now, two years after the normal three-year 

service period, here I still am. Nearly 5 years. 



So let's get on with this. It's an easy job. Somebody has to 

do it. Jerry won't do it forever. Please don't force me into 

ultimatums and strong boundaries - I've been at this recovery 

for plenty enough years to know how to do them really well. 

I'd much rather have an election and smooth transfer of service 

than have some of the things running around in my noggin come 

to pass. 



For the record we have enough money in the Treasury right now 

to keep us going for about 1-1/3 years without any new monies 

and a Treasurer in place. We are secure in that aspect. Where 

we are not secure is in the willingness of our membership to 

serve. Without that ASP can not continue to proclaim itself 

as being fully Al-Anon. 



In the old days they'd snag someone and tell them to "Get in 

the car," meaning we're going to Assembly whether you like it 

or not. 



It's time for somebody here to "Get in the car." 



[It's also time for me to read my page for the day don't you think... :-)] 



Love and Hugs, 

Jerry 

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