Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Jane05 · Jane05

Personality Change "It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently wit...

BigZen · BigZen

Hello Everyone, I have been chronically un/underemployed for years. Can anyone suggest an AA speaker from a speaker tape website that addresses the issue of unemployment, and for me, the side-effects of anger, resentment, giving up hope... BigZen

WebHelper · WebHelper

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Wren · Wren

I just read this today. I'd heard it long ago, but forgotten it until now. And look who wrote it! Keep Us From Pettiness ~ Mary Stewart, Queen of ScotsKeep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away al...

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

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?

John · John

I found this very informative writing while cruising the internet this morning and wanted to share it with the Miracles In Progress family. I believe it will move your heart to understand Tradition 3 in a new light. ************************************** The first woman kicked out of AA This wa...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- The Degrading Social Network Of The Alcoholic If the alcoholic is not a solitary drinker their social network will gradually degrade because their behavior, moods, an...

slurms · slurms

Hi there,I'm just reaching out online for the first time. I'm not particulairly new to the program but I am young (21). This time I've got just about 6 months sober in the program. I live in a remote northern community so at most there's 3 meetings a week. That being said I love the meetings (just wish we co...

hime · hime

Had the weirdest experience today of meeting up with an old friend and having them spend some of the time taking MY inventory. I feel like I am centered enough to not become out right angry with the person. I figure this was their first experience in taking inventory and it is easier to explore why someon...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Hmmmm looks like it's been over a year since anyone posted a daily "As Bill Sees It" here... I would like to take that on for awhile, starting with p. 214 since it's the 214th day of the year. ----- Only Try In my teens, I had to be an athlete because I was not an athlete. I had to be a musician becau...

jonijoni · jonijoni

A New Life Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life-- the one that did not wo...

lani · lani

I have to share this.. On two occassions now I have made comments at meetings and was told that "perhaps thats something you need to ask before the meeting, questions arent asked here, you should talk to your sponser, you dont put the money in the basket before its passed....Talk to so and so, mayb...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 55 Seeking Guidance "Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made in God's image to be an automaton. "My own formula along this lines runs as follows: First, think through every situation pro and con, praying meanwhile that I be not influenced by ego considerations....

Doll · Doll

The wars, when we fight, cannot be won But they will not be lost if His will done Serenity and Acceptance these are the keys Humility and Gratitude will help set me free. I am an alcoholic this I know, "Easy does it," they say; "Let yourself grow." "I have no patience," I exclaim with a sigh, "Give it time,"...

Doll · Doll

Ya'll may be familiar w/this but in case someone is not: My area AA f2fs have a chip system. Different color poker like chips that mark time in sobriety. At the end of the f2f when someone gives them out, they go thru the colors and say how much time each one represents, white-24 hours or surrender, silver...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I came across this earlier today and just thought I'd like to share it with you. I love reading about how AA started around the world and here's how it started here in UK. Take care, Carol ******************************************* The venue for AA's first meet...

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. ...

Tony A · Tony A

I'm Tony, an alcoholic who is grateful for every sober day. Just today I had the experience of being BANNED from an AA chat room for a rather tame but inapropriate remark. It was only my 2nd day online (have only recently, thanks to an Aust' gov't promise) been given satellite access to b'band), and I cou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.68 All of my character defects separate me from God's will. When I ignore my association with Him I face the world and my alcoholism alone and must depend on self-reliance. I have never fou...

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...

susanbiel · susanbiel

OK here goes, and this is hard for me. Not because I am embarrassed but because it still hurts at times to think about the little girl I was and how fast she grew up when it happened. When I was around 8-10 I was molested by my twin uncles. I have done my resentment list like the BB says to do. And I have made my...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Good Morning All, I was just reading the Board, and I saw something that is sort of one of my little "pet peeves" And that is someone with a lot of time, giving unsolicted advised to someone that is newer in the Program. Whether it be someone saying good quality sharing, or some unsolici...

Bob K · Bob K

ALCOHOLICS PRAYER God bless all the alcoholics wherever they may be Bless those unfortunates who are in most need of sobriety Look upon them with compassion and mercy And lead them onto this wonderful fellowship That they may help themselves as they have helped us And thousands of others Bless those...

Phil · Phil

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 self-defeating behavior, that is the...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

We in AA and other 12 Step groups hear,,, do not live in the wreckage of the future. I used to think that just meant that it will happen when it happens and there is nothing we can do about it so why worry or do anything about it when it is hopeless and later. but I am learning to see that d...

Danielle72 · Danielle72

I've been doing some serious reflecting. I started this program over 10 years ago. I was "sober" for a couple of years, then after a while of not going meetings ended up on a 10 year relapse. I always heard the phrase, "Fake it til you make it". So I did. EXCEPT I took it as an excu...

autumnspirit · autumnspirit

please i really need help. this has plagued me for a few years now. i attach a strange meaning to all number and dates. this is the reason i can't choose a sober date. i realize getting sober and being healthy is so much more important but i'm compelled nonetheless. i have picked sober days before but whe...

Tanin · Tanin

Here's a nice history of the Jung connection to AA I came across in my readings today. There may be a couple of small errors in it. How Jung gave me the power to save my life ROSS FITZGERALD From: The Australian July 28, 2012 12:00AMWHEN I visited the famous psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung's son, Franz,...

AGO · AGO

This is a "we" Program, we hear that at meetings all the time Many people who say that are able to stay sober by frequent meeting attendance, who say "we" refers to all of the people in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, who use meetings for group therapy and for them it does, my hat...

GammyRose · GammyRose

NO MORE STRUGGLE. . . And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone--even alcohol.     ...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day The slogan "Live and Let Live" can be extremely helpful when we are having trouble tolerating other people's behavior. We know for certain that nobody's behavior - no matter how offensive, distasteful or vicious - is worth the pri...

slugcat · slugcat

I am angry i hate addictions. I am worried about a food addict and i feel theres no where to really talk about it. I tried a coda meeting today i was hoping to hear someone speak about having an addict in their life and didnt hear that. I dont know what to do. I am going nuts. I am reading alanon book from when my...

hopefulone · hopefulone

I found out last night that a member of AA is spreading a malicious lie involving me and a male member having intimate relations. It is in retaliation for me distancing myself from her a while back because her controlling and manipulative behavior was draining me dry and was one of the things which happ...

Col · Col

This is something I am learning to not expect. For an alcoholic, it's pretty common to want it. Or to expect instantaneous results, or an external response or sign of a job well done. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has felt as though they are somehow not cutting it in terms of AA or sobriety. I've had an in...

Geneva · Geneva

All AA folks! I've come across some of the recommendations for AA meeting Snacks. I get so surprised many do not understand nutrition, and the dietary "helpers" we all need in EARLY recovery, or to sustain sobriety. Providing coffee or cafinated only drinks, and carb. And sugar based foods only co...

gill71188 · gill71188

Is anyone interested in a GOLF tournament @ the International Convention a group of us from the SO CAL area are putting one on. We will be playing Wed June 30 @ Canyon Srings Golf Course in San Antonio to Register find flyer @ soberfx.com/golf.pdf

Closer · Closer

Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired! (HALT)Has anyone heard this saying in AA, it is new to me. Closer.

Col · Col

This is a phrase I hear often in the rooms- and it's true. I used to hear this being said, look around me nodding my head, and think "isn't that the truth!!" while looking down my nose at others. It took me a while to realize I should be looking at myself when these words are said. I didn't realize...

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...

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	STICKY: Post your AA birthday here. ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 ) Register your Anniversary (Preview) 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	641	411209	September 30th by idadana
	STICKY: Letter To A Woman Alcoholic (Preview) 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...	John	63	36479	September 23rd by idadana
	STICKY: Looking for Speakers Speaker Search AA Story Military (Preview) 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...	The1nonly36	13	12238	September 9th by Slava Bodnar
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	STICKY: Step Work Board Info (Merged) (Preview) 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...	John	16	48287	August 21st by VernonnPerkinsd
	STICKY: Share Your AA Story Here ( 1 2 ) (Preview) 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...	StPeteDean	128	210301	August 5th by VernonnPerkinsd
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	STICKY: Website Links To Recovery Based Sites, AA Speaker tapes, etc (Preview) 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...	StPeteDean	59	322852	Jul 29, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	STICKY: MIP Funding Drive (Preview) 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...	hotrod990	2	36453	May 3, 2018 by hotrod990
	So much spam fml (Preview) 65 pages left to clean.	WebHelper	2	66	1h ago by WebHelper
	Personality Change (Preview) Personality Change "It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently wit...	Jane05	9	5705	2h ago by WebHelper
	AA Speaker tape that deals with unemployment (Preview) Hello Everyone, I have been chronically un/underemployed for years. Can anyone suggest an AA speaker from a speaker tape website that addresses the issue of unemployment, and for me, the side-effects of anger, resentment, giving up hope... BigZen	BigZen	5	6982	2h ago by WebHelper
	AA speaker share: Ben S. (Preview) -- Edited by WebHelper on Wednesday 11th of November 2026 10:01:27 PM -- Edited by WebHelper on Wednesday 11th of November 2026 10:25:07 PM	WebHelper	1	46	yesterday by WebHelper
	Pettiness Prayer (Preview) I just read this today. I'd heard it long ago, but forgotten it until now. And look who wrote it! Keep Us From Pettiness ~ Mary Stewart, Queen of ScotsKeep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away al...	Wren	5	9665	2 days ago by WebHelper
	A New Topic From St. Pete Dean March 22, 2026 Howdy Old Timers! (Preview) 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	StPeteDean	1	339	3 days ago by WebHelper
	Got A Favorite "Guy walks into a bar" Joke? (Preview) 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?	Aquaman	21	8307	3 days ago by WebHelper
	Irma Livoni - The woman who was kicked out of AA - Tradition Three (Preview) I found this very informative writing while cruising the internet this morning and wanted to share it with the Miracles In Progress family. I believe it will move your heart to understand Tradition 3 in a new light. ************************************** The first woman kicked out of AA This wa...	John	16	10082	8 days ago by WebHelper
	The Degrading Social Network Of The Alcoholic (Preview) Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- *The Degrading Social Network Of The Alcoholic* If the alcoholic is not a solitary drinker their social network will gradually degrade because their behavior, moods, an...	Larry_H	10	1933	9 days ago by WebHelper
	Just looking for some help and guidance (Preview) Hi there,I'm just reaching out online for the first time. I'm not particulairly new to the program but I am young (21). This time I've got just about 6 months sober in the program. I live in a remote northern community so at most there's 3 meetings a week. That being said I love the meetings (just wish we co...	slurms	6	1004	October 22nd by tonylarp
	What to do when someone else takes your inventory...Thoughts? (Preview) Had the weirdest experience today of meeting up with an old friend and having them spend some of the time taking MY inventory. I feel like I am centered enough to not become out right angry with the person. I figure this was their first experience in taking inventory and it is easier to explore why someon...	hime	5	9137	August 20th by chanchal01
	~ As Bill Sees It: p. 214 ~ (Preview) Hmmmm looks like it's been over a year since anyone posted a daily "As Bill Sees It" here... I would like to take that on for awhile, starting with p. 214 since it's the 214th day of the year. ----- Only Try In my teens, I had to be an athlete because I was not an athlete. I had to be a musician becau...	FlyingSquirrel	4	5326	July 24th by sofiacarson
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *A New Life* Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life-- the one that did not wo...	jonijoni	3	5580	July 11th by yuvi01
	WHERES THE RULE BOOK.... (Preview) I have to share this.. On two occassions now I have made comments at meetings and was told that "perhaps thats something you need to ask before the meeting, questions arent asked here, you should talk to your sponser, you dont put the money in the basket before its passed....Talk to so and so, mayb...	lani	7	2550	July 11th by yuvi01
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 55 Seeking Guidance "Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made in God's image to be an automaton. "My own formula along this lines runs as follows: First, think through every situation pro and con, praying meanwhile that I be not influenced by ego considerations....	Jane05	3	3054	Apr 25, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Poem - "I am a newcomer" (Preview) The wars, when we fight, cannot be won But they will not be lost if His will done Serenity and Acceptance these are the keys Humility and Gratitude will help set me free. I am an alcoholic this I know, "Easy does it," they say; "Let yourself grow." "I have no patience," I exclaim with a sigh, "Give it time,"...	Doll	8	2714	Apr 24, 2026 by kirurumaru
	? about sobriety time (Preview) Ya'll may be familiar w/this but in case someone is not: My area AA f2fs have a chip system. Different color poker like chips that mark time in sobriety. At the end of the f2f when someone gives them out, they go thru the colors and say how much time each one represents, white-24 hours or surrender, silver...	Doll	9	2263	Apr 23, 2026 by kirurumaru
	The History of AA in UK (Preview) Hi everyone, I came across this earlier today and just thought I'd like to share it with you. I love reading about how AA started around the world and here's how it started here in UK. Take care, Carol ******************************************* The venue for AA's first meet...	Quetzal	3	1058	Apr 23, 2026 by kirurumaru
	~ As Bill Sees It: Morning Thoughts ~ (Preview) 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. ...	FlyingSquirrel	5	2532	Apr 21, 2026 by hewof
	Kicked out of AA??!!! (Preview) I'm Tony, an alcoholic who is grateful for every sober day. Just today I had the experience of being BANNED from an AA chat room for a rather tame but inapropriate remark. It was only my 2nd day online (have only recently, thanks to an Aust' gov't promise) been given satellite access to b'band), and I cou...	Tony A	16	3736	Apr 21, 2026 by chanchal01
	Daily Reflections ~ The Limits of Self-Reliance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.68 All of my character defects separate me from God's will. When I ignore my association with Him I face the world and my alcoholism alone and must depend on self-reliance. I have never fou...	Sobrietyspell	1	2053	Apr 20, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Handling Insecurity (Preview) 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...	Phil	4	2833	Apr 19, 2026 by Coek
	Step 4 my part in it. (Preview) OK here goes, and this is hard for me. Not because I am embarrassed but because it still hurts at times to think about the little girl I was and how fast she grew up when it happened. When I was around 8-10 I was molested by my twin uncles. I have done my resentment list like the BB says to do. And I have made my...	susanbiel	9	7524	Apr 18, 2026 by chanchal01
	Cross Talk in AA Meetings (Preview) Good Morning All, I was just reading the Board, and I saw something that is sort of one of my little "pet peeves" And that is someone with a lot of time, giving unsolicted advised to someone that is newer in the Program. Whether it be someone saying good quality sharing, or some unsolici...	toni baloney	32	13196	Apr 16, 2026 by benperry
	Alcoholic prayer (Preview) ALCOHOLICS PRAYER God bless all the alcoholics wherever they may be Bless those unfortunates who are in most need of sobriety Look upon them with compassion and mercy And lead them onto this wonderful fellowship That they may help themselves as they have helped us And thousands of others Bless those...	Bob K	6	3961	Apr 16, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Property Lines (Preview) 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 self-defeating behavior, that is the...	Phil	4	997	Apr 15, 2026 by pinoh57032
	the wreckage of the future (Preview) *We in AA and other 12 Step groups hear,,, do not live in the wreckage of the future.* I used to think that just meant that it will happen when it happens and there is nothing we can do about it so why worry or do anything about it when it is hopeless and later. but I am learning to see that d...	amanda2u2	2	8710	Apr 15, 2026 by kirurumaru
	"Fake it til you make it..." ???? (Preview) I've been doing some serious reflecting. I started this program over 10 years ago. I was "sober" for a couple of years, then after a while of not going meetings ended up on a 10 year relapse. I always heard the phrase, "Fake it til you make it". So I did. EXCEPT I took it as an excu...	Danielle72	9	5708	Apr 15, 2026 by kirurumaru
	how do you pick a sobriety date, when you obsessive compulsive about numbers/ dates/ months etc? (Preview) please i really need help. this has plagued me for a few years now. i attach a strange meaning to all number and dates. this is the reason i can't choose a sober date. i realize getting sober and being healthy is so much more important but i'm compelled nonetheless. i have picked sober days before but whe...	autumnspirit	20	6409	Apr 14, 2026 by barek1337
	Carl Jung and Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Here's a nice history of the Jung connection to AA I came across in my readings today. There may be a couple of small errors in it. How Jung gave me the power to save my life ROSS FITZGERALD From: The Australian July 28, 2012 12:00AMWHEN I visited the famous psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung's son, Franz,...	Tanin	10	8956	Apr 13, 2026 by monkaw34
	This is a We Program (Preview) This is a "we" Program, we hear that at meetings all the time Many people who say that are able to stay sober by frequent meeting attendance, who say "we" refers to all of the people in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, who use meetings for group therapy and for them it does, my hat...	AGO	6	5776	Apr 10, 2026 by kirurumaru
	March 22 AA Daily Reflection (Preview) NO MORE STRUGGLE. . . And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone--even alcohol.     ...	GammyRose	4	4548	Apr 10, 2026 by kirurumaru
	"Live and Let Live" (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day The slogan "Live and Let Live" can be extremely helpful when we are having trouble tolerating other people's behavior. We know for certain that nobody's behavior - no matter how offensive, distasteful or vicious - is worth the pri...	Larry_H	3	10666	Apr 10, 2026 by kirurumaru
	washing machine head and everything else (Preview) I am angry i hate addictions. I am worried about a food addict and i feel theres no where to really talk about it. I tried a coda meeting today i was hoping to hear someone speak about having an addict in their life and didnt hear that. I dont know what to do. I am going nuts. I am reading alanon book from when my...	slugcat	9	4164	Apr 8, 2026 by Coek
	Gossip (Preview) I found out last night that a member of AA is spreading a malicious lie involving me and a male member having intimate relations. It is in retaliation for me distancing myself from her a while back because her controlling and manipulative behavior was draining me dry and was one of the things which happ...	hopefulone	15	2500	Apr 7, 2026 by hewof
	Instant gratification (Preview) This is something I am learning to not expect. For an alcoholic, it's pretty common to want it. Or to expect instantaneous results, or an external response or sign of a job well done. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has felt as though they are somehow not cutting it in terms of AA or sobriety. I've had an in...	Col	10	1992	Apr 7, 2026 by SrrAlexxa
	Healthiest snacks for AA Meetings; PLEASE READ ! meeting snacks healthy meeting snacks recovery nutrition (Preview) All AA folks! I've come across some of the recommendations for AA meeting Snacks. I get so surprised many do not understand nutrition, and the dietary "helpers" we all need in EARLY recovery, or to sustain sobriety. Providing coffee or cafinated only drinks, and carb. And sugar based foods only co...	Geneva	4	5532	Apr 6, 2026 by SrrAlexxa
	Sober Golf (Preview) Is anyone interested in a GOLF tournament @ the International Convention a group of us from the SO CAL area are putting one on. We will be playing Wed June 30 @ Canyon Srings Golf Course in San Antonio to Register find flyer @ soberfx.com/golf.pdf	gill71188	4	4744	Apr 6, 2026 by SrrAlexxa
	HALT! (Preview) Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired! (HALT)Has anyone heard this saying in AA, it is new to me. Closer.	Closer	15	11405	Apr 6, 2026 by Coek
	Some people are sicker than others... (Preview) This is a phrase I hear often in the rooms- and it's true. I used to hear this being said, look around me nodding my head, and think "isn't that the truth!!" while looking down my nose at others. It took me a while to realize I should be looking at myself when these words are said. I didn't realize...	Col	26	7299	Apr 5, 2026 by dinarikas
	Daily Reflections ~ An Unsuspected Inner Resource (Preview) 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...	Sobrietyspell	3	1795	Apr 5, 2026 by AlexSeen
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