Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

Compassion – by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. What if there was one choice you could make that would change everything in your life for the better? Actually, there is. It’s the choice to move out of judgment and into compassion for yourself and others. Compassion is defined as a deep caring...

Rob · Rob

I was just readin my very first post on this board... It was on the 6th feb.. Soo.. iv been on here for two months now.. I just wana thank everyone again.. For everything.. For welcoming me. For all your support. All the information.. For listening to m...

Rob · Rob

Well the offli is closed.. Another sober night for me

I didnt go to a meeting.. Had been thinkign about it.. wasnt really sure if i would or wouldnt tonight.. but i kept dosing off in the bath and when i woke up i was starvin, no time to eat and go to meetin.. So went out for a burger....

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

" 'Oh no! Not something else to work on!' How often we feel discouraged when we become aware of yet another self-defeating pattern in our lives. 'Who needs this much awareness?' we may wonder. Yet many of these frustrating patterns are rooted in a healthy love- centered search for what is beautiful. W...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi There, I saw that you were online, and just wanted to say Good Morning. Hope today brings you some good things your way, Love, Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:12, 2006-04-07

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

From: Why Dogs Don't Live As Long As People... Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very much attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle. I examine...

Phil · Phil

Those Old Time Feelings I still have bad days. But thats okay. I used to have bad years. --Anonymous Sometimes, the old feelings creep back in. We may feel fearful, ashamed, and hopeless. We may feel not good enough, unlovable, victimized, helpless, and resentful about it all. This is a cond...

Robert · Robert

I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY ! ! !

Michelle · Michelle

Just a few days ago, I was feeling so sorry for myself... My marriage sucks, my job sucks, I feel the only good thing in my life is my children. and then... Well , there's this woman who needs an apartment, and we work with this group, Cascade Aids Project, not too many people will re...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed an...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

      &n...

Hanuman · Hanuman

Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune. Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734), Gnomologia, 1732 One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time. Nancy Astor (1879 - 1964) Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with,...

Hanuman · Hanuman

Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind. William James (1842 - 1910) I am still determined to be cheerful...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I just want to say hello to everyone. I see a lot of us happen to be online at the moment. love in recovery, amanda

Hanuman · Hanuman

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through exper...

Rob · Rob

Bollox to it.. Iv got no alcohol here and i havent had any.. I now have 3 days sober.. So Alcohol, you tried to catch me? Not this time my old friend! No this time I stay with my new friend Sobriety. Alcohol how many times did you bring me down and let me down? Sobriety n...

Rob · Rob

Well its coming up to 22:30, offi closed half an hour ago.. didnt buy drink.. BUT i did find a can under my bed when i was looking for some crisps. I have not drank it.. i prob wont. But im not gona post till tomorrow.. just encase .. Not much else to say at the mo.. i pretty much posted ever...

Phil · Phil

Random Thoughts and Reflections on Love Larry James How do you define love? Some say it's mysterious, magical, complex, difficult, imaginary, thought-provoking, inspirational, intuitional, joyous, immeasurable, ecstasy, and undefinable. Perhaps. In one of Dr. John Gray's audi...

Robert · Robert

Hi there, sorry for my out burst, I have been a little down in the dumps of late. I am feeling not too bad today and intend to keep it that way. I understand that alcoholism is a disease not just a moral issue.

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

The following is from "Hope for Today" An Al-Anon daily meditation reader approved by World Service Conference Al-Anon Family Groups (c) 2002 Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc --------------------------------------------- Hope for Today - April 6 I always used s...

Doll · Doll

Daily Reflections A LIFETIME PROCESS We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of rea...

Rick · Rick

"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are m...

Rick · Rick

* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. * Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. * Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. * A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. * Words that soak into your ears ar...

Phil · Phil

Patience How sick and tired we may become of people telling us to be patient or to learn patience. How frustrating it can be to want to finally have something, or to move forward, and then not have that happen. How irritating to have someone tell us to wait while our needs have not been met and were in t...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I don't know what's going on with me. I'm sober and I feel like crap. I feel like someone injected freon in my veins. I had this horrible headache and now I feel like I've been poisoned or something. Talk about fear. I took excederin and then ibuprofen a few hours later. I don't think that can cause problem...

Rick · Rick

Property Lines A helpful tool in our recovery, especially in the behavior we call detachment, is learning to identify who owns what. Then we let each person own and possess his or her rightful property. If another person has an addiction, a problem, a feeling, or a sel...

Rob · Rob

Ok.. so its just gone 10pm.. the offlicense is now closed and im sober.. I tired as hell and going to bed soon.. Probably for the best.. probably dream about irish shellfish with italian names scuttling along a sandy beach.. and mabe something to do with pigs... lol.. Again Alcoho...

Phil · Phil

When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a BEACH. When I stand up for Those I love, They call me a BEACH. When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things my own way, They call me a BEACH. Being a BEACH means I won't Compromise what's in my heart. ...

francesco · francesco

I was amazed on my way back from a meeting, there was a injured wood pidgeon in the road and another wood pidgeon swooped down, picked this injured bird up with its feet and fluttered it to safty. Why would a bird do that? I always thought it was only humans who were given the gift of God and spirituality, bu...

Rob · Rob

Omg i am so tired.. Stayed up online and then watchin film till bout 01:40 this morning.. got to sleep by about 2 or alittle after i gues.. .. Bit of a rough night.. no too bad.. t-shirt soaked when i woke up.. bloody sweats.... Actualy i had a dream that it was today and that i had real bad shake...

Rick · Rick

One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone. --Ida Scott Taylor It's not always easy to understand that the day stretching before us is all that counts. Daydreaming about the party last week, or getting upset all over again about a fight we had yester...

Rick · Rick

Self Pity "Poor little ol' me." The PLOMS. How often do we succumb to this temptation? Usually it's an excuse for not doing what we know we should do, but do not want to do. Or it's a way to manipulate someone else into doing something for us which we should be doing ourselves. If we spend our tim...

Phil · Phil

Real love is like holding an egg in your hand. The tighter you squeeze, the more you lose. Ron P. When we learn to love the beauty & gifts of others as separate from us, healthy relationships can flourish. Control is the enemy of love & at the heart of our pa...

francesco · francesco

Hey guys. have done my morning prayer and feeling good, I wondered if you could share insight as to what to pray as I am new. I know that the book tells us " Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives...

Hanuman · Hanuman

Hello folks ... I'm not trying to stir up controversy but I've had an on-going concern (for about 15 years) of closing meetings with "The Lord's Prayer". I've become general chair of an 11th Step group in my area where it's becoming increasingly common for people to be a bit indiscreet in shar...

paul · paul

I was just telling Rob how I ran across this on the web. Some of you 'ol timers probably know about the other part to it. I just am really finding it useful lately. "moment by moment..." (Ps:I was not big on the 'God', or 'hereafter' when I first got sober, and never thought I would ever...

wagon · wagon

well the wheather is getting warm. and im am glad . going to get gared tilled next week. and getting my tomatoes started. (friom seed). also flower box to fill so starting flowers too. life is good!!!! take care all stay sober wagon

Rob · Rob

Hey everyone. Well i didnt go to the meeting tonight.. gees im so tired tonight.. even more so when i first left work... I kept thinking of walking into the meeting and the guy called Carl outside sayin "how are you doing?... improvement?".. he said somethign like that last week ..and also facing ala...

Phil · Phil

The Truth About Relationship Expectations Larry James Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! - Guy Finl...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

TUESDAY , APRIL 04, 2006 You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1098>. All we are asked to bear we can bear. That is a law of the spiritual life. The only hindrance to the working of this law, as of all benign laws, is fear. --Elizabeth...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

TUESDAY , APRIL 04, 2006 You are reading from the book Food for Thought </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=33>. Resting We compulsive overeaters often used food as a stimulant when we felt the need to be busy about something. Of course, food did not keep us stimulated for long, sin...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

TUESDAY , APRIL 04, 2006 You are reading from the book Touchstones </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=212>. What is obvious to me is that we did not create ourselves... life is something inside of you. You did not create it. Once you understand that, .you are in a spiritual realm. -...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

You are reading from the book Twenty-Four Hours a Day - Hardcover (24 Hours) </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1096>. A.A. Thought for the Day When I came into A.A., I found men and women who had been through the same things I had been through. But now they were thinking more about h...

francesco · francesco

Hi A.A. I think that I suffer with stress and it has to be stopped, I cant seem to be able to relax and I am always anxious about things, I would say my career in business does not help too much, a lady said reiki is my answer today but I do not know if I believe in it! Have you had a problem with stress? and how...

Rick · Rick

Say when it's time to do that difficult thing. Sometimes, true windows of opportunity open in our lives. We get a chance to make that amend. The perfect time to end or resolve that relationship arises. It's like a gift from God when that window opens up. All we need to do is gently step through...

francesco · francesco

I did not think as a 23 year old I could be alcoholic, you get a idea in your head of a dirty old man with a trench coat and brown paper bag. I am so glad that my eyes were open to the fact I was, the great alcohol beat me into it , now I need to find another Higher Power.

Phil · Phil

There are offenses given & offenses not given but taken. —Izaak Walton We bring on a lot of unnecessary suffering by being supersensitive. How often, for example, do we get our feelings hurt by what someone else has said? If this is a regular refrain in our lives, we may need to listen mo...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Here is the information on how to contact the GSO in the USA, in New York City,,, and the general website: http://www.aa.org/en_information_aa.cfm?PageID=48 http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

francesco · francesco

I like what this program brings me. I can start the day again at any stage, it tells me so in the big book, as we go through the day we pause when agitated I am not good at posting so please be awaire of that, and if I go off the subject at all please let me know.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	A Powerful Doorway to Personal Growth (Preview) Compassion – by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. What if there was one choice you could make that would change everything in your life for the better? Actually, there is. It’s the choice to move out of judgment and into compassion for yourself and others. Compassion is defined as a deep caring...	Phil	0	274	Apr 7, 2006 by Phil
	Two months on this forum!!.. Thankyou (Preview) I was just readin my very first post on this board... It was on the 6th feb.. Soo.. iv been on here for two months now.. I just wana thank everyone again.. For everything.. For welcoming me. For all your support. All the information.. For listening to m...	Rob	6	253	Apr 8, 2006 by Rob
	4th Night sober ! :-) (Preview) Well the offli is closed.. Another sober night for me I didnt go to a meeting.. Had been thinkign about it.. wasnt really sure if i would or wouldnt tonight.. but i kept dosing off in the bath and when i woke up i was starvin, no time to eat and go to meetin.. So went out for a burger....	Rob	9	282	Apr 8, 2006 by amanda2u2
	does this snake have a tail??? (Preview) " 'Oh no! Not something else to work on!' How often we feel discouraged when we become aware of yet another self-defeating pattern in our lives. 'Who needs this much awareness?' we may wonder. Yet many of these frustrating patterns are rooted in a healthy love- centered search for what is beautiful. W...	rosie light shines	3	255	Apr 7, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Good morning Rob (Preview) Hi There, I saw that you were online, and just wanted to say Good Morning. Hope today brings you some good things your way, Love, Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:12, 2006-04-07	Toni Baloney	6	277	Apr 7, 2006 by Rob
	Why Dogs Don't Live as Long as People (Preview) From: Why Dogs Don't Live As Long As People... Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very much attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle. I examine...	Sick of being sick	5	280	Apr 7, 2006 by Cabbageheadchris
	Those Old Time Feelings (Preview) Those Old Time Feelings *I still have bad days. But thats okay. I used to have bad years. --Anonymous* Sometimes, the old feelings creep back in. We may feel fearful, ashamed, and hopeless. We may feel not good enough, unlovable, victimized, helpless, and resentful about it all. This is a cond...	Phil	2	270	Apr 7, 2006 by Robert
	HEY (Preview) I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY ! ! !	Robert	6	256	Apr 7, 2006 by Wren
	a new perspective... (Preview) Just a few days ago, I was feeling so sorry for myself... My marriage sucks, my job sucks, I feel the only good thing in my life is my children. and then... Well , there's this woman who needs an apartment, and we work with this group, Cascade Aids Project, not too many people will re...	Michelle	3	241	Apr 7, 2006 by rosie light shines
	paradoxical commandments (Preview) The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed an...	amanda2u2	5	246	Apr 7, 2006 by amanda2u2
	The Promises -My Experience Today (Preview)       &n...	Toni Baloney	5	283	Apr 7, 2006 by JohnV
	drinking quotes (Preview) Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune. Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734), Gnomologia, 1732 One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time. Nancy Astor (1879 - 1964) Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with,...	Hanuman	0	266	Apr 6, 2006 by Hanuman
	Attitude (Preview) Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind. William James (1842 - 1910) I am still determined to be cheerful...	Hanuman	1	243	Apr 6, 2006 by amanda2u2
	hey, everybody!! (Preview) *I just want to say hello to everyone. I see a lot of us happen to be online at the moment.* *love in recovery,* *amanda*	amanda2u2	1	337	Apr 7, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Security (and more) (Preview) Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through exper...	Hanuman	1	239	Apr 6, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Poured it down the toilet.. I dont need it! (Preview) Bollox to it.. Iv got no alcohol here and i havent had any.. I now have 3 days sober.. So Alcohol, you tried to catch me? Not this time my old friend! No this time I stay with my new friend Sobriety. Alcohol how many times did you bring me down and let me down? Sobriety n...	Rob	16	367	Apr 8, 2006 by Rob
	Tonight (Preview) Well its coming up to 22:30, offi closed half an hour ago.. didnt buy drink.. BUT i did find a can under my bed when i was looking for some crisps. I have not drank it.. i prob wont. But im not gona post till tomorrow.. just encase .. Not much else to say at the mo.. i pretty much posted ever...	Rob	8	249	Apr 6, 2006 by Rob
	An Article On The "Big One" (Preview) Random Thoughts and Reflections on Love Larry James How do you define love? Some say it's mysterious, magical, complex, difficult, imaginary, thought-provoking, inspirational, intuitional, joyous, immeasurable, ecstasy, and undefinable. Perhaps. In one of Dr. John Gray's audi...	Phil	1	277	Apr 6, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Hiya (Preview) Hi there, sorry for my out burst, I have been a little down in the dumps of late. I am feeling not too bad today and intend to keep it that way. I understand that alcoholism is a disease not just a moral issue.	Robert	12	301	Apr 6, 2006 by amanda2u2
	when i laugh now it is REAL (Preview) The following is from "Hope for Today" An Al-Anon daily meditation reader approved by World Service Conference Al-Anon Family Groups (c) 2002 Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc --------------------------------------------- Hope for Today - April 6 I always used s...	rosie light shines	1	269	Apr 6, 2006 by Rob
	Daily Reflections April 6 (Preview) Daily Reflections A LIFETIME PROCESS We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of rea...	Doll	1	3573	Apr 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Only Human (Preview) "We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are m...	Rick	2	230	Apr 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	FARMER (Preview) * Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. * Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. * Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. * A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. * Words that soak into your ears ar...	Rick	7	296	Apr 6, 2006 by Wren
	Good Morning (Preview) Patience How sick and tired we may become of people telling us to be patient or to learn patience. How frustrating it can be to want to finally have something, or to move forward, and then not have that happen. How irritating to have someone tell us to wait while our needs have not been met and were in t...	Phil	3	271	Apr 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	????????? (Preview) I don't know what's going on with me. I'm sober and I feel like crap. I feel like someone injected freon in my veins. I had this horrible headache and now I feel like I've been poisoned or something. Talk about fear. I took excederin and then ibuprofen a few hours later. I don't think that can cause problem...	soberdrunk	9	357	Apr 6, 2006 by jeannie
	Property Lines (Preview) Property Lines A helpful tool in our recovery, especially in the behavior we call detachment, is learning to identify who owns what. Then we let each person own and possess his or her rightful property. If another person has an addiction, a problem, a feeling, or a sel...	Rick	2	400	Apr 6, 2006 by jeannie
	2nd night sober (Preview) Ok.. so its just gone 10pm.. the offlicense is now closed and im sober.. I tired as hell and going to bed soon.. Probably for the best.. probably dream about irish shellfish with italian names scuttling along a sandy beach.. and mabe something to do with pigs... lol.. Again Alcoho...	Rob	21	402	Apr 6, 2006 by amanda2u2
	BEACHOLOGY (Preview) When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a BEACH. When I stand up for Those I love, They call me a BEACH. When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things my own way, They call me a BEACH. Being a BEACH means I won't Compromise what's in my heart. ...	Phil	17	359	Apr 6, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Amazing (Preview) I was amazed on my way back from a meeting, there was a injured wood pidgeon in the road and another wood pidgeon swooped down, picked this injured bird up with its feet and fluttered it to safty. Why would a bird do that? I always thought it was only humans who were given the gift of God and spirituality, bu...	francesco	11	281	Apr 5, 2006 by Phil
	Today was quite fun. (Preview) Omg i am so tired.. Stayed up online and then watchin film till bout 01:40 this morning.. got to sleep by about 2 or alittle after i gues.. .. Bit of a rough night.. no too bad.. t-shirt soaked when i woke up.. bloody sweats.... Actualy i had a dream that it was today and that i had real bad shake...	Rob	5	263	Apr 5, 2006 by recovering jb
	Keep it in today (Preview) *One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone. --Ida Scott Taylor* It's not always easy to understand that the day stretching before us is all that counts. Daydreaming about the party last week, or getting upset all over again about a fight we had yester...	Rick	2	223	Apr 5, 2006 by Phil
	Pour ME (Preview) *Self Pity* "Poor little ol' me." The PLOMS. How often do we succumb to this temptation? Usually it's an excuse for not doing what we know we should do, but do not want to do. Or it's a way to manipulate someone else into doing something for us which we should be doing ourselves. If we spend our tim...	Rick	4	276	Apr 6, 2006 by mikey50
	Wednesday (Preview) Real love is like holding an egg in your hand. The tighter you squeeze, the more you lose. Ron P. When we learn to love the beauty & gifts of others as separate from us, healthy relationships can flourish. Control is the enemy of love & at the heart of our pa...	Phil	6	248	Apr 5, 2006 by rosie light shines
	A great day (Preview) Hey guys. have done my morning prayer and feeling good, I wondered if you could share insight as to what to pray as I am new. I know that the book tells us " Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives...	francesco	11	352	Apr 5, 2006 by francesco
	a concern (Preview) Hello folks ... I'm not trying to stir up controversy but I've had an on-going concern (for about 15 years) of closing meetings with "The Lord's Prayer". I've become general chair of an 11th Step group in my area where it's becoming increasingly common for people to be a bit indiscreet in shar...	Hanuman	12	401	Apr 7, 2006 by kspear
	The Full Serenity prayer... (Preview) I was just telling Rob how I ran across this on the web. Some of you 'ol timers probably know about the other part to it. I just am really finding it useful lately. "moment by moment..." (Ps:I was not big on the 'God', or 'hereafter' when I first got sober, and never thought I would ever...	paul	0	226	Apr 4, 2006 by paul
	hey all (Preview) well the wheather is getting warm. and im am glad . going to get gared tilled next week. and getting my tomatoes started. (friom seed). also flower box to fill so starting flowers too. life is good!!!! take care all stay sober wagon	wagon	4	243	Apr 5, 2006 by jeannie
	I didnt go to a meeting today but i didnt drink either (Preview) Hey everyone. Well i didnt go to the meeting tonight.. gees im so tired tonight.. even more so when i first left work... I kept thinking of walking into the meeting and the guy called Carl outside sayin "how are you doing?... improvement?".. he said somethign like that last week ..and also facing ala...	Rob	17	368	Apr 5, 2006 by Rob
	Relationships and Expectations (Preview) The Truth About Relationship Expectations Larry James Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! - Guy Finl...	Phil	1	296	Apr 4, 2006 by paul
	screw the challenges---i need some joy AND hugs (Preview) TUESDAY , APRIL 04, 2006 You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1098>. *All we are asked to bear we can bear. That is a law of the spiritual life. The only hindrance to the working of this law, as of all benign laws, is fear. --Elizabeth...*	rosie light shines	5	349	Apr 4, 2006 by paul
	addictions and "back up" addictions (Preview) TUESDAY , APRIL 04, 2006 You are reading from the book Food for Thought </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=33>. Resting We compulsive overeaters often used food as a stimulant when we felt the need to be busy about something. Of course, food did not keep us stimulated for long, sin...	rosie light shines	2	277	Apr 4, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	i am here---making the best of it (Preview) TUESDAY , APRIL 04, 2006 You are reading from the book Touchstones </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=212>. *What is obvious to me is that we did not create ourselves... life is something inside of you. You did not create it. Once you understand that, .you are in a spiritual realm. -...*	rosie light shines	1	356	Apr 4, 2006 by Phil
	balance---being a blessing AND accepting my limits (Preview) You are reading from the book Twenty-Four Hours a Day - Hardcover (24 Hours) </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1096>. A.A. Thought for the Day When I came into A.A., I found men and women who had been through the same things I had been through. But now they were thinking more about h...	rosie light shines	0	537	Apr 4, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Stress (Preview) Hi A.A. I think that I suffer with stress and it has to be stopped, I cant seem to be able to relax and I am always anxious about things, I would say my career in business does not help too much, a lady said reiki is my answer today but I do not know if I believe in it! Have you had a problem with stress? and how...	francesco	16	379	Apr 5, 2006 by francesco
	God's time (Preview) Say when it's time to do that difficult thing. Sometimes, true windows of opportunity open in our lives. We get a chance to make that amend. The perfect time to end or resolve that relationship arises. It's like a gift from God when that window opens up. All we need to do is gently step through...	Rick	3	241	Apr 4, 2006 by Phil
	Too Young? (Preview) I did not think as a 23 year old I could be alcoholic, you get a idea in your head of a dirty old man with a trench coat and brown paper bag. I am so glad that my eyes were open to the fact I was, the great alcohol beat me into it , now I need to find another Higher Power.	francesco	8	319	Apr 5, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Have a good night eh? (Preview) There are offenses given & offenses not given but taken. —Izaak Walton We bring on a lot of unnecessary suffering by being supersensitive. How often, for example, do we get our feelings hurt by what someone else has said? If this is a regular refrain in our lives, we may need to listen mo...	Phil	6	263	Apr 4, 2006 by Phil
	for those in the USA (Preview) *Here is the information on how to contact the GSO in the USA, in New York City,,, and the general website:* http://www.aa.org/en_information_aa.cfm?PageID=48 http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash	amanda2u2	0	390	Apr 3, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Robert, Now we're sorry! (Preview)	Toni Baloney	1	215	Apr 3, 2006 by amanda2u2
	New Start (Preview) I like what this program brings me. I can start the day again at any stage, it tells me so in the big book, as we go through the day we pause when agitated I am not good at posting so please be awaire of that, and if I go off the subject at all please let me know.	francesco	4	245	Apr 4, 2006 by francesco
«First < 1 … 412 413 414 415 416 … 483 > Last» \| Page of 483 sorted by