Alcoholics Anonymous

John · John

Source: Good Housekeeping, March 1954 A Letter To A Woman Alcoholic Wherever you are, at whatever stage in the long descent, this is for you. It says nothing of shame or scorn or ridicule; it brings only love and understanding. And help If I lived across the street from you and saw you gallantly but hop...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

This thread is an archive for members to post their "Story" in a collection in a convenient location for others to read. Please be sure to include the post sobriety portion. Please create an original thread for your story, so that others can reply. After your thread is a few days old, cut...

John · John

Please accept this as your personal invitation to join us at the Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums Step Work Board and share with us, your own experience, strength and hope. If you are new to recovery, you can ask questions related to the 12 Steps here, see how others work and apply the step...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Use this thread to post your sobriety date and any other related stuff like where you got sober, and what group if you like. I got this idea from the NA board, which has 3 pages of replies, most of which are less than a year. Mine is July 25th, 1989. I got sober at the Unity Club in Falls Church, Va. -- Edited...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Please use this thread to post (and find) links to sites containing AA literature, step work, or other spiritual material that has helped you. No spam, self promotion, or sites that could be deemed as controversial with regards to the program or specific religious content, thanks. I found this wh...

WebHelper · WebHelper

The MIP Business board has been set up at https://mipbusiness.activeboard.com MIP Business is a place where members of all the fellowships in Miracles in Progress can be informed and have a say in changes that affect the MIP website pages. This is a place to communicate, discuss, and, when necess...

The1nonly36 · The1nonly36

Hi Folks, Next month I'll be chairing my home group's weekly, open AA meeting on Zoom, and I'm looking for folks that want to tell their stories. Our format, like many others, starts with some readings, reminding folks of ground rules, then introductions before the meat of the meeting (see what I di...

hotrod990 · hotrod990

Reply DeleteKennyFenderjazz Hi everyone the bills to cover the operations of the MIP Boards are again due I have established a pay pal account to receive funds for the Go Daddy bill of: $187.05 and urge all to contribute . Remember a contribution of as little as $5.-- helps. Please note...

WebHelper · WebHelper

Our GoDaddy annual subscription of $187.87 for web hosting is due May 15, 2021. A MIP member has graciously volunteered to collect donations via PayPal and use the funds to pay our bill. Please use PayPal to send donations of any amount to lightning711@yahoo.com For our Sparklit account, which m...

nazaretalazareta · nazaretalazareta

Hi everyone! Im thinking about trying online trading and looking for a platform with a user-friendly demo account. Can anyone recommend something?

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

It's been about 5 years since I last cleaned up the 1st page of the Time Machine. I'm really hoping to see some of the gang respond to this. It should be fun. ODAT Love to all. Dean

Pablo · Pablo

In our group we have three developementally delayed individuals. Two of the three cause few interruptions and are receptive to constructive criticism and are welcomed by our members and visitors alike. A third person has been in and out of our group for years and within the past year his behav...

Doll · Doll

'Twas the night before Christmas, we were all in the club, Enjoying the meeting, instead of the pub; The ashtrays were clean and the coffee was made, The Big Books were out, and all had prayed. When out in the lot, there arose such a clatter, We jumped up from the table to see what was the matter. The Chair w...

Phil · Phil

What is insecurity? Insecurity is:Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being...

Angell · Angell

A little background first: I am native American. My belief system includes a spirit animal which in my particular case is the mountain lion. My inner child is also personified by a mountain lion - they are the same to me: inner child = spirit animal. So anyway, my wife is driving to work last night in o...

nique · nique

Hi! My name is Allison and I am an alcoholic. I am disabled and online a lot now and would love to have some recovery friends to email with and I also have windows messenger. If you would like to pen pal with me let me know.

Tanin · Tanin

There is an island of sobriety there in Sturgis. Brought to you by Alcoholics Anonymous and a bunch of sober members. Encouraging... Staying sober in Sturgis no easy rideMike Anderson August 10, 2016 A man at the back of the room threw his hand up."Name's Jason," he said. "I'm an alcoholic."The 13...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. 12 & 12, p. 90 I never truly understood the Tenth Steps spiritual axiom until I had the following experience. I was sitting in my bedroom, reading into the wee hours, when suddenly...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

How does one go about changing sponsors? I suppose technically I don't have a sponsor at the moment because I've been drinking and not working the program. But, I want to stop drinking and that means getting sponsorship again. My "old" sponsor and I have a lot of history (4-5 relapses) and h...

Phil · Phil

Conquering the fear of failure may just be the single most important thing you can do to improve your level of success and achieve your dreams and goals. There are many ways to conquer the fear of failing, and it is important to choose the techniques that best suit your own personality and style. When d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The only way out is through. The only way to heal the pain is to embrace the pain.--Fritz PerlsYou are like a diamond that is continually being polished and perfected. As this purification proceeds, old thought forms and negative patterns rise to the surface to be released. Past unfinished business...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 243 On awakening, let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity and from dishonest or self-seeking motives. Free of these, we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for God gave us brains to use. ...

Aquaman · Aquaman

One good thing came from years of riding a whiskey-saddle at the bar...a fair collection of "guy walks into a bar" jokes. My favorite? A baby seal walks into a bar and the barman asks "what'll it be?" and the baby seal says, "anything but a Canadian Club." Next?

Tanin · Tanin

AA's legal entities have dodged a legal bullet. For now. But there remain knotty emerging problems regarding the issue of legal responsibility: for AA sponsors, AA members, meeting site owners and, still, AA itself. AA dismissed as defendant in Brada wrongful death lawsuit By Jim...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these words...

VitalHempReviewsResult · VitalHempReviewsResult

Vital Hemp In todays fast-paced world, maintaining balance between work, family, and personal well-being can be challenging. Daily responsibilities, long work hours, digital overload, and constant mental stimulation can leave many people feeling overwhelmed, fatigued, and stressed. This...

gonee · gonee

I found myself backsliding spiritually recently. For me it is a lack of discipline in the basics of what the BB teaches. Some of my old defects came to visit me, restlessness; irritation & discontent. It came in small doses but enough to put me right back in to my program. God uses one of the best inst...

Twist · Twist

This is my first time coming to this site, I just wanted to thank Bob Earl. about 17 years ago, I heard a tape that one of my family members had, I could relate to his words so much. I had forgotten about that tape until yesterday. I had the "vulture on my headboard", and could not make it shut up!...

gonee · gonee

You know many of us made resolutions never to lie or never to drink alcohol, but we always failed with our strong resolve. Just like we are powerless over alcohol, we are also powerless over our defects of character. That is why we have step6&7. When we are ready, then God removes. If we are not ready...

RamaSethu2001 · RamaSethu2001

Quotes from Our Co-Founder: Bill W.-Part 2 "No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity. Quicksand stretched around me in all directions. I had met my match. Alcohol was my master." Bill Wilson Source: c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, Bi...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Since I have been in AA I have had my share of people who have been trying to work the 13th Step with me. When I started AA this last time, I was extremely insecure, self-conscious and as so many alcoholics are by the time they get into AA, beaten down. I felt like crap, looked like crap and kept my head down fo...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 221 "Word comes to me that you are making a magnificent stand in adversity -- this adversity being the state of your health. It gives me a chance to express my gratitude for your recovery in A.A. and especially for the demonstration of its principles you are now so inspiringly giving to us all....

Doll · Doll

Someone emailed me this link.....I have no clue who.. and no idea why! Anyone I'm not personally familiar with who'd have my email address would have to be someone from the recovery sites I frequent....anyway....just wondering if anyone else (on MIP) received this via email.......I guess somebod...

shadowZero45 · shadowZero45

I recently had a really poor experience at a garage where they recommended a bunch of unnecessary work and I ended up paying for services I didn't need. It's made me realize I need to be much more careful about choosing where to take my car. I want to find a place that is genuinely trustworthy and focuses o...

Stepchild · Stepchild

I heard this a lot when I came into AA...But I never saw it anywhere in the book....It got me wondering about where it came from. I was talking with an oldtimer that does a Big Book workshop I attend about it and he told me..."I'm not powerless over people, places and things...I was powerless over a...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

Anyone who has been to more then a few meeting has seen the AA slogans on the wall. Easy Does It (my favorite) Just for today and Think, Think, Think. Most of us have heard the story of the sponser who told his sponsee that the "Think, think, think" didn't apply to him as his thinker was broken, LOL. That a...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I've been sober since Aug. 22nd and am living with my parents again. That has been a blow to the ego, but really at this point I can't really hold on to much in that department and for good reason. My ego is destructive. Every day it rears its ugly head at some point and then I stop and remind myself that there...

Jamiel1241 · Jamiel1241

Rent went up again this month and I was scrambling to cover it without cutting back on groceries too much. Wanted to find something with free spins or no-deposit bonuses so I could try my luck without putting in heaps of my own money straight away. Came across this https://roletabrasileiraca.com/ ro...

Laer · Laer

Hey everyone, nights are the hardest for me. I lie down tired but my mind wont slow. I dont want sleep meds. I just want to unwind naturally. What actually helped you?

cowboys2840 · cowboys2840

Hello, I have been dating a girl for 1 year and half that is alcoholic . We recently broke up. She told me when we first started dating about her issue with alcohol. I asked if she could handle the social situation with friends that were social drinkers, she said yes. So I trusted her. Well I have never date...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. . . . But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual experience, this business of resentment is infinitely grave. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p 66 Know God; Know peace. No God; No...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 Fear knocked at the door; faith answered; no one was there. I dont know to whom this quote should be attributed, but it certainly indicates clearly that fear is an illusion. I create the illus...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good Morning to Everyone: I copied and Pasted this excerpt from "How it Works", Chapter 5, Alcoholics Anonymous. This is the part I LISTENED to everyday, VERY INTENSELY. It is read at the begining of each meeting. With my Chronic Relapse history, and failure to grasp this Program, for a 10 ye...

cindy · cindy

despite all we can say, many who are real alcoholics are not going to believe they are in that class. by every form of self-deception and experimentation, they will try to prove themselves exceptions to the rule, therefore nonalcoholic. if anyone who is showing inability to control his drinking can...

HeatherK · HeatherK

Ok, ok. So I admit I've been a disaster in relationships. I do not know how to be in a healthy relationship! I have had two divorces and countless failed attempts at relationships..and the common factor is ME. I become nuts in a relationship- crazy town! I go from sweetheart to insane in 2.5 seconds....

Bryan39 · Bryan39

I'm sure this has been covered here before. But how and when do you tell someone you're an alcoholic. I finally have ask a woman out!!!! I Don'y hear from the comittee in my head as often as i used to but man they are sounding of on this one. Any advice helpful thanks Bryan

GLPuraPrisResultatSE · GLPuraPrisResultatSE

GLPura I en värld där vardagen ofta går i högt tempo och kraven på oss som individer ständigt ökar, blir behovet av struktur, balans och medvetna val allt viktigare. GLPura är ett kosttillskott för vuxna, framtaget för att passa in i en modern och medveten livsstil. Produkten är avsedd för personer s...

bikerbill · bikerbill

A brother in fellowship uses this acronym extensively and, until tonight, when I needed to hear it, it used to irritate the face off me. PAGGLES - Pride, Anger, Greed, Gluttony, Lust, Envy and Sloth - the seven deadly sins that as an alcoholic, I fell prey to and sometimes still do. But I know when the sin...

Frodo · Frodo

Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.Avoid loud and aggressi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a w...

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	Supporting girlfriend in recovery (Preview) Hello, I have been dating a girl for 1 year and half that is alcoholic . We recently broke up. She told me when we first started dating about her issue with alcohol. I asked if she could handle the social situation with friends that were social drinkers, she said yes. So I trusted her. Well I have never date...	cowboys2840	15	1740	January 31st by vassapa
	Daily Reflections ~ Know God; Know Peace & 24hrs a Day (Preview) It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. . . . But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual experience, this business of resentment is infinitely grave. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p 66 Know God; Know peace. No God; No...	Sobrietyspell	1	931	January 29th by Abamenko
	Daily Reflections ~ Love & Fear as Opposites (Preview) All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 Fear knocked at the door; faith answered; no one was there. I dont know to whom this quote should be attributed, but it certainly indicates clearly that fear is an illusion. I create the illus...	Sobrietyspell	2	1677	January 29th by pinoh57032
	"There are such unfortunates" (Preview) Good Morning to Everyone: I copied and Pasted this excerpt from "How it Works", Chapter 5, Alcoholics Anonymous. This is the part I LISTENED to everyday, VERY INTENSELY. It is read at the begining of each meeting. With my Chronic Relapse history, and failure to grasp this Program, for a 10 ye...	Toni Baloney	3	5158	January 28th by SteveMicheal
	chapter 3 'big book' page 31 (for the new ones) (Preview) despite all we can say, many who are real alcoholics are not going to believe they are in that class. by every form of self-deception and experimentation, they will try to prove themselves exceptions to the rule, therefore nonalcoholic. if anyone who is showing inability to control his drinking can...	cindy	3	6318	January 28th by Abamenko
	Dating in first year...Just say NO! (Preview) Ok, ok. So I admit I've been a disaster in relationships. I do not know how to be in a healthy relationship! I have had two divorces and countless failed attempts at relationships..and the common factor is ME. I become nuts in a relationship- crazy town! I go from sweetheart to insane in 2.5 seconds....	HeatherK	14	11850	January 27th by RealismAddict
	Dating advice (Preview) I'm sure this has been covered here before. But how and when do you tell someone you're an alcoholic. I finally have ask a woman out!!!! I Don'y hear from the comittee in my head as often as i used to but man they are sounding of on this one. Any advice helpful thanks Bryan	Bryan39	9	1082	January 25th by RealismAddict
	GLPura i fokus: Flexibelt kosttillskott för en genomtänkt livsstil (Preview) GLPura I en värld där vardagen ofta går i högt tempo och kraven på oss som individer ständigt ökar, blir behovet av struktur, balans och medvetna val allt viktigare. GLPura är ett kosttillskott för vuxna, framtaget för att passa in i en modern och medveten livsstil. Produkten är avsedd för personer s...	GLPuraPrisResultatSE	0	103	January 25th by GLPuraPrisResultatSE
	PAGGLES (Preview) A brother in fellowship uses this acronym extensively and, until tonight, when I needed to hear it, it used to irritate the face off me. PAGGLES - Pride, Anger, Greed, Gluttony, Lust, Envy and Sloth - the seven deadly sins that as an alcoholic, I fell prey to and sometimes still do. But I know when the sin...	bikerbill	5	2173	January 24th by Coek
	Desiderata (Preview) Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.Avoid loud and aggressi...	Frodo	11	5590	January 24th by dinarikas
	Daily Reflections ~ Hope & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a w...	Sobrietyspell	3	1645	January 24th by barek1337
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