Alcoholics Anonymous

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Since I really got back on this sobriety business, I've found that, once in a while, especially after a little "channeling" (sort of like a meditative poking around in the subconscious closet of the mind) that I can find my brain has left the station without me. It's actu...

Rick · Rick

Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself. --Gerald Brenan As teenagers, most of us were very self-conscious and concerned about how we looked to others. That was a normal stage in development. But, for many of us, our addictions beg...

Rick · Rick

There are two kinds of slaves, the prisoners of addiction, and the prisoners of envy. --Ivan Ilich No emotion brings us more personal pain or wastes more of our time than envy. When we envy, we are never free from stress, because envy takes no holidays. Shakespeare called envy the green sicknes...

wantneeda · wantneeda

ARIES Drinking style: Impulsive Aries people like to party and sometimes don't know when to call it a night. Their competitive streak makes them prone to closing time shot contests. They're sloppy, fun drunks, and they get mighty flirty after a couple tipples. Getting Aries people drunk is a good wa...

wantneeda · wantneeda

we set them, others set them, we get let down, but life goes on i can stew on it or make pie... jeez, did any of that make sense??? i am going ahead with my road trip plans, i don't care what happens or who thinks what, where, when, why or how!!!! i just looked up meetings in calgary, wow theres a ton of...

Rick · Rick

What we do upon some great occasion will probably depend on what we already are: and what we already are will be the result of previous years of self-discipline. --H. P. Viddon In the ninth inning of the baseball game with a tie score and the bases loaded, the batter hit a home run. The fans and the t...

Phil · Phil

Effects of Traumatic Experiences A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet by Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D. and Josef Ruzek, Ph.D. When people find themselves suddenly in danger, sometimes they are overcome with feelings of fear, helplessness, or horror. These events are called traumatic experiences. So...

Doll · Doll

DAILY MONITORING     &nb...

Doll · Doll

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Doll · Doll

1. Surrender. So absolutely important in my recovery. After recognizing I had a problem with booze I found out the only way to win was to surrender. To admit I was, without a doubt, beaten. 2. Uncertainty: Coupled with fear. Will I be the same? What is going to become of me? Will I really stop drinking j...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

How lucky we are that our "disease" can be cured simply by not picking up a bottle of booze again...if only cancer patients or diabetics could be so fortunate! Please people, be honest with yourselves...it's a character defect, like picking your nose in public or not covering your mouth when you...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

I dont exactly know the proper way to do it, I'm not sure if there's some sort of protocol or etiquette, all I know is that I am totally hopeless on my own...alcohol is too strong for me, it's beaten me and without help it will always have me in it's grip. This morning I prayed, pleaded and sucked up to god as b...

Phil · Phil

Today I will delete from my diary two days: yesterday and tomorrow Yesterday was to learn and tomorrow will be the consequence of what I can do today.   ...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i'm going to Calgary this weekend!!!!!!! to see my mom and my sister!!! i very rarely get a whole weekend off, and it so happens that this weekend is thanksgiving for us here in canada i'm so excited!!! my mom says she is too. i haven't seen them now for a couple of years my sister asked if i could ta...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is October 6, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! FORGIVENESS "Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." -- Hannah Arendt Early in sobriety I found it easy to forgive others but hard to forgive myself. This kept me sick and negative, even in recovery, because I was unable to p...

Phil · Phil

Its amazing how someone can break your heart but you can still love them with e v e r y broken peice of it .. Love doesnt require you to be p e r f e c t but it does require you to f o r g i v e Love isnt finding the perfect person its seeing a imperfect person perfectly Sometimes you just gotta figure .. if an...

Doll · Doll

FACING OURSELVES    

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Well, we've made it through the first winter storm of the season! We went for 12 hours without electricity because the heavy wet snow, combined with the high winds, knocked down a lot of trees and powerlines! October 5 is absurdly early, EVEN for this far north! Got kinda chilly living...

Doll · Doll

SLIPS AND HUMAN NATURE By William D."Silky" Silkworth, M.D. The mystery of slips is not so deep as it may appear. While it does seem odd that an alcoholic, who has restored himself to a dignified place among his fellowmen and continues dry for years, should suddenly throw all his happiness overboard a...

Doll · Doll

Hey man. Haven't seen you around this site for a about a day now. How you holding up? Made it to a meeting yet? Inquiring minds want to know. Hugs, Doll

wagon · wagon

hey guys took the day off work going to see my son in college for most of the day, have lunch and just visit. i been looking forward to this.maybe stop at walmart for i have not been in a walmart yet. yep to busy drinking before. man what a life i had. evey one stay safe today god bless u wagon

Doll · Doll

Just checking on ya! How you holding up today? Keep posting. You're in my thoughts Doll

Doll · Doll

Today is a new day. I will not sit on my pity pot over John today. I will not allow him to rent space in my head today. I pray I will learn from this experience and I will grow from it. My recovery comes first, without that, nothing else matters. Nothing happens by mistake. And *God don...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Good to see you back friend. It's been kind of quiet here without you and Phil. How was your trip? Going to Colorado are you? I'm getting a bit envious.... (((Hugs))) GammyRose

cheri · cheri

Sitting here watching the first snow of the season sift down...I am always amazed at how clean it looks. Snowball fight anyone??? Love cheri

Doll · Doll

Yesterday's Baggage For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. 12 Steps and 12 Traditions p.88 I have mor...

wagon · wagon

Big Book On Line Now available The Big Book Online Fourth Edition - Table of Contents ... V. The Religious View on AA · html · VI. How to Get in Touch With AA · html ... www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfm - 8k - Cached - Similar pagesget bored ,want to do some reading, i use this w...

Doll · Doll

And the bad part is, he hasn't even bothered to tell me yet. Still no phone call, no email. I am OK, other than a bit frustated as to WHY all of a sudden....... another woman is my guess........... ya'll pray for my obsessing over WHY to end soon. It's better today than ye...

Mikel · Mikel

Hi. I'm Mikel, and I'm an alcoholic. Boy, am I ever. Two days ago, when I found myself purchasing a fifth of Wellers at ten in the morning, it suddenly gripped me by the gonads: This has to stop. So I went home, went to the Internet, found a detox hospital, and checked mys...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

A normal alcoholic I mean...because it's day five and I feel weird. I feel like I can't concentrate, I feel tense and my muscles kind of ache, and I'm really hypersensitive and cranky. I've quit for spurts here and there before but I don't remember feeling this way. Is this what happens when you sto...

Doll · Doll

........we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. 12&12 p. 94 (my favorite!) I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She comment...

Doll · Doll

I posted this about a month ago, guys. Hope no one minds the "repost". I need it today, maybe someone else does also. Much love, Doll We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend t...

Doll · Doll

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a >particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where >they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic >schedules, it was >difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. > >So...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is October 4, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! LIFE "I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today." -- William Allen White Today I have confidence in my life and I am experiencing consistency in my behavior and attitude. In recovery, things follow a nat...

GammyRose · GammyRose

I just wanted to say I hope you are having a good day. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Have you got the car running yet? (((Hugs))) GammyRose

cheri · cheri

Hi Tip, I can't really define surrender, but I can share my story with you. I think for each of us, it is a personal thing- this surrender and being powerless- but I can sure tell you what happened with me. If it helps you or anyone else, it's worth telling. I had my first drink when I was 14...

Fammon · Fammon

I just ducked in to see what's happenin'. How is everybody doing? _____________ FamMon Serenity Now!

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

I'm sorry, I don't mean to be so negative but sobriety better get more attractive pretty damn fast our I'm going to crawl inside a bottle and not come out until spring :( I feel restless, grumpy and fat.

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all. I survived the stag weekend, but not sober, really fluffed up and got wasted 3 nights running. I've got video footage of me running into the sea naked at 3am and then losing all my clothes, my friends had to dress me and carry me off the beach. I'm lucky to have friends that would do that. Totally p...

Doll · Doll

Well, MIP family, still no word from John. I emailed him this morning and asked "what's going" on, he read it, but has yet to answer, he may have emailed me at home, I'll find out in a few hours. In the meantime I've been trying to figure this all out. Some of you may be aware of this other " ISM ",...

wantneeda · wantneeda

well..i had a horrible sleep the other night..after 7 or so drinks, had to work yesterday, was very tired yup, actions and consequences...was it worth it????....NO all i know is today i will not drink!!!!!!' i admit i am powerless over alcohol and I have become unmanageable hugs, Wendy

Doll · Doll

ACTION AND CONSEQUENCE The actions you take have consequences, and some of those consequences can be painful. Yet life would be hopelessly more painful if there were no consequences. If actions had no consequences, there would be no reliable way to achieve anything. There would be no way for you to d...

Doll · Doll

SERENITY AFTER THE STORM Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we AA's can agree with him...... 12&12 pp 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

I am somewhat confused by something and I'm hoping one of you can help me. I hear the word "surrender" being used often and while dictionary.com defines it as... "dr) v. sur·ren·dered, sur·ren·der·ing, sur·ren·ders v. tr. 1. To relinquish possession or control of to another becau...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

Two whole days have gone by and I feel pretty good. Sundays are somewhat difficult for me because it's my custom to meet up with my drinking associates and swill beer in whatever neighborhood pub we haven't recently been thrown out of. It's usually a very relaxing day and normally I don't get too wasted...

CAM · CAM

Sunday morning has always been a great day of the week for me. I reminds me of rebirth. Change can happen! Another good point, I have finished all of my taped TV shows from the week. I have 2 VCR's & multiple tapes...confusion is very easy as I tape a lot of s...

Phil · Phil

Taking 10 days guys and going South to spend time with a buddy. Kickin back--smokin good cigars-relaxing-enjoying-and hitting a few meetings, and meeting some new freinds. And Doll? Im sure wele make a point of hookin up. You smoke cigars?? lol The only concern I have is getting these Canadia...

Doll · Doll

This letter appeared in the "Grapevine" January 1958. Bill suffered from acute chronic depressions for the first 14 years of his sobriety. "I think that many oldsters who have put our AA "booze cure" to severe but successful tests still find they often lack emotional sobriety. Perhaps they will be t...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

Instead I stayed home and watched 'Bowling For Columbine' with my dog. I guess I'll still wake up with a bitch but least I wont wake up hungover :) My resolve is so darn strong on day one! I usually crack around day six. Any tips for day six?

Phil · Phil

The deepest darkest fear In all the world dwells in our Mind. It never eats it never sleeps But it waits with infinite patience Upon when to strike its prey You Like a leech, it feeds off the Deepest and most hateful emotions, Churning and seething until one dark moon less night, You stare out in...

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	My Brain Train (Preview) Since I really got back on this sobriety business, I've found that, once in a while, especially after a little "channeling" (sort of like a meditative poking around in the subconscious closet of the mind) that I can find my brain has left the station without me. It's actu...	Sick of being sick	3	387	Oct 8, 2005 by Doll
	today's gift (Preview) *Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself. --Gerald Brenan* As teenagers, most of us were very self-conscious and concerned about how we looked to others. That was a normal stage in development. But, for many of us, our addictions beg...	Rick	0	347	Oct 7, 2005 by Rick
	10/7 thought (Preview) *There are two kinds of slaves, the prisoners of addiction, and the prisoners of envy. --Ivan Ilich* No emotion brings us more personal pain or wastes more of our time than envy. When we envy, we are never free from stress, because envy takes no holidays. Shakespeare called envy the green sicknes...	Rick	2	376	Oct 8, 2005 by rosie light shines
	alcohoroscopes:) (Preview) ARIES Drinking style: Impulsive Aries people like to party and sometimes don't know when to call it a night. Their competitive streak makes them prone to closing time shot contests. They're sloppy, fun drunks, and they get mighty flirty after a couple tipples. Getting Aries people drunk is a good wa...	wantneeda	5	437	Oct 8, 2005 by Doll
	conditions (Preview) we set them, others set them, we get let down, but life goes on i can stew on it or make pie... jeez, did any of that make sense??? i am going ahead with my road trip plans, i don't care what happens or who thinks what, where, when, why or how!!!! i just looked up meetings in calgary, wow theres a ton of...	wantneeda	2	367	Oct 7, 2005 by GammyRose
	10/6 THOUGHT (Preview) *What we do upon some great occasion will probably depend on what we already are: and what we already are will be the result of previous years of self-discipline. --H. P. Viddon* In the ninth inning of the baseball game with a tie score and the bases loaded, the batter hit a home run. The fans and the t...	Rick	0	322	Oct 7, 2005 by Rick
	Traumatic Experiences (Preview) Effects of Traumatic Experiences A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet by Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D. and Josef Ruzek, Ph.D. When people find themselves suddenly in danger, sometimes they are overcome with feelings of fear, helplessness, or horror. These events are called traumatic experiences. So...	Phil	6	468	Oct 7, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Daily Reflections Oct 7 (Preview) DAILY MONITORING   * * &nb...	Doll	1	369	Oct 7, 2005 by Phil
	DISEASE - Noun (Preview) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------	Doll	0	365	Oct 6, 2005 by Doll
	8 Stages of Sobriety (Preview) 1. Surrender. So absolutely important in my recovery. After recognizing I had a problem with booze I found out the only way to win was to surrender. To admit I was, without a doubt, beaten. 2. Uncertainty: Coupled with fear. Will I be the same? What is going to become of me? Will I really stop drinking j...	Doll	2	2506	Oct 6, 2005 by Doll
	I cannot accept that we call it a disease (Preview) How lucky we are that our "disease" can be cured simply by not picking up a bottle of booze again...if only cancer patients or diabetics could be so fortunate! Please people, be honest with yourselves...it's a character defect, like picking your nose in public or not covering your mouth when you...	TipsyMcStagger	12	455	Oct 7, 2005 by GammyRose
	I surrender (Preview) I dont exactly know the proper way to do it, I'm not sure if there's some sort of protocol or etiquette, all I know is that I am totally hopeless on my own...alcohol is too strong for me, it's beaten me and without help it will always have me in it's grip. This morning I prayed, pleaded and sucked up to god as b...	TipsyMcStagger	7	394	Oct 7, 2005 by amanda2u2
	TODAY (Preview) Today I will delete from my diary two days: yesterday and tomorrow Yesterday was to learn and tomorrow will be the consequence of what I can do today.   ...	Phil	3	474	Oct 6, 2005 by Phil
	finally!!!!! (Preview) i'm going to Calgary this weekend!!!!!!! to see my mom and my sister!!! i very rarely get a whole weekend off, and it so happens that this weekend is thanksgiving for us here in canada i'm so excited!!! my mom says she is too. i haven't seen them now for a couple of years my sister asked if i could ta...	wantneeda	6	1186	Oct 6, 2005 by cheri
	tis a great day for recovery-forgiveness (Preview) Today is October 6, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! FORGIVENESS "Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." -- Hannah Arendt Early in sobriety I found it easy to forgive others but hard to forgive myself. This kept me sick and negative, even in recovery, because I was unable to p...	wantneeda	4	351	Oct 8, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Thoughts For Thursday (Preview) Its amazing how someone can break your heart but you can still love them with e v e r y broken peice of it .. Love doesnt require you to be p e r f e c t but it does require you to f o r g i v e Love isnt finding the perfect person its seeing a imperfect person perfectly Sometimes you just gotta figure .. if an...	Phil	9	414	Oct 6, 2005 by Phil
	Daily Reflections 10/6 (Preview) *FACING OURSELVES  *  **	Doll	0	282	Oct 6, 2005 by Doll
	Blizzard of '05 (Preview) Well, we've made it through the first winter storm of the season! We went for 12 hours without electricity because the heavy wet snow, combined with the high winds, knocked down a lot of trees and powerlines! October 5 is absurdly early, EVEN for this far north! Got kinda chilly living...	Sick of being sick	3	349	Oct 6, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	SLIPS AND HUMAN NATURE (Preview) SLIPS AND HUMAN NATURE By William D."Silky" Silkworth, M.D. The mystery of slips is not so deep as it may appear. While it does seem odd that an alcoholic, who has restored himself to a dignified place among his fellowmen and continues dry for years, should suddenly throw all his happiness overboard a...	Doll	3	844	Sep 26, 2015 by Tanin
	What's up Tipsy? (Preview) Hey man. Haven't seen you around this site for a about a day now. How you holding up? Made it to a meeting yet? Inquiring minds want to know. Hugs, Doll	Doll	4	377	Oct 6, 2005 by Doll
	hello everone (Preview) hey guys took the day off work going to see my son in college for most of the day, have lunch and just visit. i been looking forward to this.maybe stop at walmart for i have not been in a walmart yet. yep to busy drinking before. man what a life i had. evey one stay safe today god bless u wagon	wagon	2	446	Oct 6, 2005 by wantneeda
	Mikel........ (Preview) Just checking on ya! How you holding up today? Keep posting. You're in my thoughts Doll	Doll	1	321	Oct 5, 2005 by Mikel
	Ladies, Thank you (Preview) Today is a new day. I will not sit on my pity pot over John today. I will not allow him to rent space in my head today. I pray I will learn from this experience and I will grow from it. My recovery comes first, without that, nothing else matters. *Nothing happens by mistake. And God don...**	Doll	1	492	Oct 5, 2005 by wantneeda
	Hey Rick... (Preview) Good to see you back friend. It's been kind of quiet here without you and Phil. How was your trip? Going to Colorado are you? I'm getting a bit envious.... (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	0	324	Oct 5, 2005 by GammyRose
	Hi Y'all (Preview) Sitting here watching the first snow of the season sift down...I am always amazed at how clean it looks. Snowball fight anyone??? Love cheri	cheri	7	379	Oct 6, 2005 by cheri
	Daily Reflections 10/05 (Preview) Yesterday's Baggage For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. 12 Steps and 12 Traditions p.88 I have mor...	Doll	0	307	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	big book (Preview) Big Book On Line Now available The Big Book Online Fourth Edition - Table of Contents ... V. The Religious View on AA · html · VI. How to Get in Touch With AA · html ... www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfm - 8k - Cached - Similar pagesget bored ,want to do some reading, i use this w...	wagon	1	377	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Yep! I've been dumped (Preview) And the bad part is, he hasn't even bothered to tell me yet. Still no phone call, no email. I am OK, other than a bit frustated as to WHY all of a sudden....... another woman is my guess........... ya'll pray for my obsessing over WHY to end soon. It's better today than ye...	Doll	6	489	Oct 5, 2005 by Mikel
	Hello There (Preview) Hi. I'm Mikel, and I'm an alcoholic. Boy, am I ever. Two days ago, when I found myself purchasing a fifth of Wellers at ten in the morning, it suddenly gripped me by the gonads: This has to stop. So I went home, went to the Internet, found a detox hospital, and checked mys...	Mikel	17	499	Oct 5, 2005 by Mikel
	Am I normal? (Preview) A normal alcoholic I mean...because it's day five and I feel weird. I feel like I can't concentrate, I feel tense and my muscles kind of ache, and I'm really hypersensitive and cranky. I've quit for spurts here and there before but I don't remember feeling this way. Is this what happens when you sto...	TipsyMcStagger	3	366	Oct 5, 2005 by cheri
	Daily Reflections 10/4 (Preview) ........we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. 12&12 p. 94 (my favorite!) I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She comment...	Doll	0	334	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Today I Will Remember (Preview) *I posted this about a month ago, guys. Hope no one minds the "repost". I need it today, maybe someone else does also.* *Much love, Doll* We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend t...	Doll	0	322	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	A little humor to brighten the day (Preview) A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a >particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where >they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic >schedules, it was >difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. > >So...	Doll	1	348	Oct 4, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	life (Preview) Today is October 4, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! LIFE "I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today." -- William Allen White Today I have confidence in my life and I am experiencing consistency in my behavior and attitude. In recovery, things follow a nat...	wantneeda	1	501	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Wendy... (Preview) I just wanted to say I hope you are having a good day. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Have you got the car running yet? (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	2	412	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Surrender story for Tipsy (Preview) Hi Tip, I can't really define surrender, but I can share my story with you. I think for each of us, it is a personal thing- this surrender and being powerless- but I can sure tell you what happened with me. If it helps you or anyone else, it's worth telling. I had my first drink when I was 14...	cheri	5	379	Oct 4, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	What's Up? (Preview) I just ducked in to see what's happenin'. How is everybody doing? _____________ FamMon Serenity Now!	Fammon	3	450	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Today sucks (Preview) I'm sorry, I don't mean to be so negative but sobriety better get more attractive pretty damn fast our I'm going to crawl inside a bottle and not come out until spring :( I feel restless, grumpy and fat.	TipsyMcStagger	3	380	Oct 4, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Check in (Preview) Hi all. I survived the stag weekend, but not sober, really fluffed up and got wasted 3 nights running. I've got video footage of me running into the sea naked at 3am and then losing all my clothes, my friends had to dress me and carry me off the beach. I'm lucky to have friends that would do that. Totally p...	Cabbageheadchris	6	457	Oct 8, 2005 by rosie light shines
	ANOTHER "ism" (Preview) Well, MIP family, still no word from John. I emailed him this morning and asked "what's going" on, he read it, but has yet to answer, he may have emailed me at home, I'll find out in a few hours. In the meantime I've been trying to figure this all out. Some of you may be aware of this other " ISM ",...	Doll	3	988	Oct 5, 2005 by Trixie
	"I" have become unmanageable (Preview) well..i had a horrible sleep the other night..after 7 or so drinks, had to work yesterday, was very tired yup, actions and consequences...was it worth it????....NO all i know is today i will not drink!!!!!!' i admit i am powerless over alcohol and I have become unmanageable hugs, Wendy	wantneeda	2	445	Oct 3, 2005 by Doll
	ACTION AND CONSEQUENCE (Preview) ACTION AND CONSEQUENCE The actions you take have consequences, and some of those consequences can be painful. Yet life would be hopelessly more painful if there were no consequences. If actions had no consequences, there would be no reliable way to achieve anything. There would be no way for you to d...	Doll	0	330	Oct 3, 2005 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 10/03 (Preview) SERENITY AFTER THE STORM Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we AA's can agree with him...... 12&12 pp 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My...	Doll	0	310	Oct 3, 2005 by Doll
	I'm waving a pair of my white undies and it aint helping... (Preview) I am somewhat confused by something and I'm hoping one of you can help me. I hear the word "surrender" being used often and while dictionary.com defines it as... "dr) v. sur·ren·dered, sur·ren·der·ing, sur·ren·ders v. tr. 1. To relinquish possession or control of to another becau...	TipsyMcStagger	7	484	Oct 2, 2005 by amanda2u2
	And then there were two... (Preview) Two whole days have gone by and I feel pretty good. Sundays are somewhat difficult for me because it's my custom to meet up with my drinking associates and swill beer in whatever neighborhood pub we haven't recently been thrown out of. It's usually a very relaxing day and normally I don't get too wasted...	TipsyMcStagger	9	590	Oct 2, 2005 by asmith
	Happy Sober Sunday Morn'! (Preview) Sunday morning has always been a great day of the week for me. I reminds me of rebirth. Change can happen! Another good point, I have finished all of my taped TV shows from the week. I have 2 VCR's & multiple tapes...confusion is very easy as I tape a lot of s...	CAM	1	329	Oct 2, 2005 by cheri
	Im outa here!! and on vacation from me:) (Preview) Taking 10 days guys and going South to spend time with a buddy. Kickin back--smokin good cigars-relaxing-enjoying-and hitting a few meetings, and meeting some new freinds. And Doll? Im sure wele make a point of hookin up. You smoke cigars?? lol The only concern I have is getting these Canadia...	Phil	3	359	Oct 2, 2005 by cheri
	Emotional Sobriety (Preview) This letter appeared in the "Grapevine" January 1958. Bill suffered from acute chronic depressions for the first 14 years of his sobriety. "I think that many oldsters who have put our AA "booze cure" to severe but successful tests still find they often lack emotional sobriety. Perhaps they will be t...	Doll	2	366	Oct 2, 2005 by Phil
	I didnt get drunk tonight (Preview) Instead I stayed home and watched 'Bowling For Columbine' with my dog. I guess I'll still wake up with a bitch but least I wont wake up hungover :) My resolve is so darn strong on day one! I usually crack around day six. Any tips for day six?	TipsyMcStagger	6	392	Oct 2, 2005 by TipsyMcStagger
	Fear Of The Unknown (Preview) The deepest darkest fear In all the world dwells in our Mind. It never eats it never sleeps But it waits with infinite patience Upon when to strike its prey You Like a leech, it feeds off the Deepest and most hateful emotions, Churning and seething until one dark moon less night, You stare out in...	Phil	0	420	Oct 1, 2005 by Phil
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