Alcoholics Anonymous

gonee · gonee

AA book pg 63. Boy was I unhappy with that. But it was absolutely necessary. My sponsor guided me very sensibly through the steps [4-9]. It's only in retrospect that I see the value of these steps. I used to do a lot of talking about the steps with people who used to talk a lot about the steps, but my sponsor g...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 17 "When things go well, we must never fall into the error of believing that no great ill can befall us. Nor should we accuse ourselves of 'negative thinking' when we insist on facing the destructive forces in and around us, both realistically and effectively. Vigilance will always b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sobriety is a big gift box with a hundred little packages inside to unwrap. --Oscar MorrisSobriety is its own reward and then some. Sobriety is a condition of openness and receptivity to the treasure of life. It is the ability to view the world through gentler glasses and hear our fellows with kinder e...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.Pythagoras

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

One of my favorite shows growing up (and I admit even today) is The Andy Griffith Show. I never really thought too much about Otis's alcoholism until I became sober this last time. For being intoxicated in public, Otis had a bed in the jail cell, Aunt Bea's cooking, and he was allowed to come in to the Cour...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Our problem is that we expect to feel secure.Many of us have had past crises and problems, yet our worries and anxieties continue in the present. We believe that our situation causes our fears and we say, "If only things were different, I could relax." Yet even when everything is going well...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 16 "Sponsorship is a bridge to trusting the human race, the very race we once resigned from. In learning to trust, we are strengthening our sobriety."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours. --Our Daily BreadHow do we feel when someone we know makes a mistake? What happens when the boss makes an error and we have to work overtime to straighten it out? How do we feel when a cashier overcharges us, the post office loses our...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch heaven.Johannes A. Gaertner

james2 · james2

i cant seem to stop drinking. i have been at this for almost 15 years. i stop for a while and then im worse when i start back up. im guessing some of you know about this so im asking for help. where do i start?

shydryguy · shydryguy

Wow, what a difference a week makes. Just last week I was still amazed at the welcoming nature of AA and totally at awe with the fellowship in my local groups. I have been at it 3 weeks and felt comfortable enough to open up about my atheism. I was totally honest and spoke up about my fears of "faking...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"No-one can force me to feel ANYTHING I don't allow them to, even to myself" Pappy just posted this on another posting and I wanted to do a separate posting with it, because it has such an important meaning to me, as I used "what other people did or said to me" and subsequent feeling...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Wife texts husband on a cold winters morning: "Windows frozen, won't open." Husband texts back: "Gently pour some lukewarm water over it." Wife texts back 5 minutes later: "Computer really f'd up now. Sorry Sweetheart ... (:P) -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Tuesday 14t...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I was just responding to a post and this memory popped into my head... I used to feel guilty for drinking milk when I was growing up. Although I didn't grow up in poverty--my dad had a good job--I felt "poor". My mom would buy a quart of milk instead of a larger one because she walked to the store m...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I have always dealt with my emotions for face value--taking them for what they appear or seem to be without trying to understand other possibilities. I feel low today--it's because everything is crap in my life; I don't make enough money--it's because I lack in skills and am not worth making more mone...

otrbrian · otrbrian

Hi Im brian and new to the room, my sobriety date is Oct. 16th 2004 and i live in New Jersey, Ive checked out a few of the post posted here recently and thought Id like to join in on the discussions. so hello to you all and glad to be here. Thanks

John · John

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Step Two: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.-- Step Two of Al-AnonWe come to believe in a better life through the powerful gift of other people - hearing them, seeing them, and watching the gift of recovery at work in their lives. There is a Power greater than...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations. The most glowing successes are but reflections of an inner fire.Kenneth Hildebrand

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I got my 'Rogaine & Viagra' pills mixed up back at home ... ... ... I had hair growing real thick, but Lord, it was way too stiff to comb ... ... ... I hate when that happens, LOL ...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 15 "We are called to unity, not uniformity."

gonee · gonee

"Remember that we deal with alcohol--cunning, baffling, powerful!"Pg 58 AA book "Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles." pg 62 AA book. I always thought that the root of my troubles was alcohol. If that was the case then when I stop...

justadrunk · justadrunk

... someone who I hadn't seen in a long while. A lovely young girl who ended up in one of the many meetings around here that are mostly men, or all men - tho not mens meetings... and couldn't stick with that for whatever reason. We got to talk about other options today... and some other things too: She wa...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 14 "The other day, I sent an AA friend on a job interview. He went to the wrong address and he lost the man's name. In another office, he stated his purpose, was offered a job, and came back with one better than the job I sent him to look for."

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

Anyone who has had the experience of knowing me over the past few years is familiar with my struggle with alcohol and my inability to make any sort of lasting change. Some of you have witnessed my roller coaster of highs and lows and, with good reason, written me off as one of the unfortunate souls who w...

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

I start a new semester in school today. One I will not drop out of because I won't drink or smoke myself into crazy town. My lawyer for something I did last year detoxing is only going to cost 4k (only ya my savings is gone but with out smoking weed/drinking/cigarettes I am saving more that I thought I could...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 13 "In relinquishing some goals because of lessened physical energy, I have been freed to achieve other and more satisfying ones that a deeper and more extensive Me has always known it wanted."

tirian · tirian

Hey guys, I am coming up to my 9th month sober. So much has changed for the better - not just the absence of the booze. It seems from what I read online and even people I've met at AA that even 20+years down the track they still call themselves alcoholic. Don't we get to leave that behind? I don't feel like an a...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge." Gerald Jampolsky -- Edited by betterthanyesterday52 on Saturday 11th of January 2014 08:48:03 A...

Tomas · Tomas

40 Years of continuous sobriety this weekend...Had my last drink several hours before my first meeting of Alcoholics Anonomous...Jan 12th, 1974. What I did with my sobriety can be best seen in part on my Face Book Page...Tomas Sailor. "As Kevin Costner once said to me...Don't tell us abou...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Pappy?????

Buddhamom · Buddhamom

hi, i have been in the program, going to many meetings weekly and have been sober nearly 16 months. i'm also a a buddhist who meditates daily, takes retreats and workshops working on the ego ( that small i!) and also i go to SMART meetings for basic cognitive behavioral training and further tools to proc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The gift of love means this: I want to share with you whatever I have that is good. --John Powell, S.J. How loving are we, really? Do we keep score when we do favors for a friend, keeping in mind that we're owed one? Do we hoard rather than share a favorite treat, hoping to prolong our own feast? And the good m...

Tracey C · Tracey C

Last night I was sitting and doing a jigsaw puzzle when a program came over the radio. It was on how to know ifwe're on the right pathway with our life and making the right decisions. One of the points they made was to make sure that we don't want something more than what our Higher Power does for us. That set...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Being retired and self employed has many benefits for me. Where I work in contract has me meet many travelers who vacation on my island home. I tend the grounds of a hotel and the center point is a inner garden that is beautiful...with bridges and pools and plants and trees and ...me. Today some vis...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Hello Everyone I am a grateful member of alanon, and have a question about the 1 yr sobriety date of a close friend. He and I have known each other for many many years, but came to know each other in recovery this past year as he began working an AA program and I in Alanon. His 1 yr sobriety date is coming up...

BarbaraLu · BarbaraLu

Good morning. I'm in a pickle. I have a sponsee who has gotten into a good bit of trouble. (The last, a domestic violence charge from beating on her boyfriend when drunk.) Her problems come with a toxic combination of alcohol and bad relationships. She thinks her problems come more from the men than the...

tryinghard · tryinghard

I've been working out of my apartment and drinking about 3 bottles of wine over the course of each day (for 5 years).. I need to get clean for a new job, am I at risk for seizures or will it just suck?

SolanoGypsy · SolanoGypsy

I have spent the whole day irritable and pissed off and I don't even know why. And I don't even know what it's about. Feels pretty jacked up though. Just wanted to get that off my chest.

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." Ernest Hemingway I made a lot of promises when I was drunk. Problem is, I cannot remember them all now that I am sober. So I carry alot of guilt around with me for that. Now I still do it for example, telli...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow. William Shakespeare

gonee · gonee

"Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power." AA book pg 43. This one line, reaffirmed my powerless...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 10 "The AA message does not carry itself; somebody must carry it."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

It amazes me that I don't having the cravings for alcohol like I did. I am not going to question it, but enjoy it one day at a time and continue to work the program. I have been sick with the flu and have missed AA meetings. I have been coming to this board more than I usually do and that has helped me this week. I...

gonee · gonee

"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 drink...

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

I have only been able to go too about 3 meetings a week for the past two weeks due to car problems. My car is up and running thank God. I can go to meetings at night again. It's not safe to walk at night where I live. Now that I'm sober I recognize this when I was drinking I didn't care. You don't know what you hav...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 9 "By revealing our secrets and thereby ridding ourselves of guilt we can actually change our thinking and by altering our thinking we can change ourselves. What we will be tomorrow is determined by what we think today."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don't live in a world all of your own. Albert Schweitzer

Aaronmk · Aaronmk

I got out of the VA treatment program back in the middle of December. I have PTSD along with addiction which is pretty common with all my brothers. The past eight years plus I have been clean and have had no problems. During this time my girls and I have had a wonderful relationship, they are daddy's littl...

gonee · gonee

In a nutshell this about sums up my alcoholism and the disease itself. Very basic explanation by good Doctor Silkworth, of the problem, the solution and the prescription. The script is given to the apothecary; AA's 12 steps; the medicine for the illness. "Men and women drink essentially becau...

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	"Our liquor was but a symptom. So we had to get down to causes and conditions." (Preview) AA book pg 63. Boy was I unhappy with that. But it was absolutely necessary. My sponsor guided me very sensibly through the steps [4-9]. It's only in retrospect that I see the value of these steps. I used to do a lot of talking about the steps with people who used to talk a lot about the steps, but my sponsor g...	gonee	6	1664	Jan 17, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	Grapevine (Preview) January 17 "When things go well, we must never fall into the error of believing that no great ill can befall us. Nor should we accuse ourselves of 'negative thinking' when we insist on facing the destructive forces in and around us, both realistically and effectively. Vigilance will always b...	Mike B.	2	317	Jan 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Sobriety is a big gift box with a hundred little packages inside to unwrap. --Oscar MorrisSobriety is its own reward and then some. Sobriety is a condition of openness and receptivity to the treasure of life. It is the ability to view the world through gentler glasses and hear our fellows with kinder e...	Pythonpappy	1	242	Jan 17, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.Pythagoras	Pythonpappy	1	261	Jan 17, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Otis the Alcoholic (Preview) One of my favorite shows growing up (and I admit even today) is The Andy Griffith Show. I never really thought too much about Otis's alcoholism until I became sober this last time. For being intoxicated in public, Otis had a bed in the jail cell, Aunt Bea's cooking, and he was allowed to come in to the Cour...	betterthanyesterday52	5	4181	Jan 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - Boy, did I need this one 'Today' ... (Preview) Our problem is that we expect to feel secure.Many of us have had past crises and problems, yet our worries and anxieties continue in the present. We believe that our situation causes our fears and we say, "If only things were different, I could relax." Yet even when everything is going well...	Pythonpappy	9	675	Jan 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 16 "Sponsorship is a bridge to trusting the human race, the very race we once resigned from. In learning to trust, we are strengthening our sobriety."	Mike B.	1	321	Jan 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours. --Our Daily BreadHow do we feel when someone we know makes a mistake? What happens when the boss makes an error and we have to work overtime to straighten it out? How do we feel when a cashier overcharges us, the post office loses our...	Pythonpappy	3	337	Jan 16, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch heaven.Johannes A. Gaertner	Pythonpappy	2	326	Jan 16, 2014 by Mike B.
	hi (Preview) i cant seem to stop drinking. i have been at this for almost 15 years. i stop for a while and then im worse when i start back up. im guessing some of you know about this so im asking for help. where do i start?	james2	27	848	Jan 16, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	The honeymoon is over, feeling discouraged with AA (Preview) Wow, what a difference a week makes. Just last week I was still amazed at the welcoming nature of AA and totally at awe with the fellowship in my local groups. I have been at it 3 weeks and felt comfortable enough to open up about my atheism. I was totally honest and spoke up about my fears of "faking...	shydryguy	24	1452	Jan 15, 2014 by shydryguy
	"No one can force me to feel ANYTHING I don't allow them to, even to myself" Thanks Pappy! (Preview) "No-one can force me to feel ANYTHING I don't allow them to, even to myself" Pappy just posted this on another posting and I wanted to do a separate posting with it, because it has such an important meaning to me, as I used "what other people did or said to me" and subsequent feeling...	betterthanyesterday52	2	367	Jan 15, 2014 by Mike D
	Another 'Tasha' Moment (Preview) Wife texts husband on a cold winters morning: "Windows frozen, won't open." Husband texts back: "Gently pour some lukewarm water over it." Wife texts back 5 minutes later: "Computer really f'd up now. Sorry Sweetheart ... (:P) -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Tuesday 14t...	Pythonpappy	5	407	Jan 15, 2014 by justadrunk
	Childhood Experiences, Drinking and Growing Up (Preview) I was just responding to a post and this memory popped into my head... I used to feel guilty for drinking milk when I was growing up. Although I didn't grow up in poverty--my dad had a good job--I felt "poor". My mom would buy a quart of milk instead of a larger one because she walked to the store m...	betterthanyesterday52	19	627	Jan 15, 2014 by Stepchild
	Emotions and Spiritual Development (Preview) I have always dealt with my emotions for face value--taking them for what they appear or seem to be without trying to understand other possibilities. I feel low today--it's because everything is crap in my life; I don't make enough money--it's because I lack in skills and am not worth making more mone...	betterthanyesterday52	21	634	Jan 15, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	new to the forum (Preview) Hi Im brian and new to the room, my sobriety date is Oct. 16th 2004 and i live in New Jersey, Ive checked out a few of the post posted here recently and thought Id like to join in on the discussions. so hello to you all and glad to be here. Thanks	otrbrian	12	376	Jan 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	A funny Pappy will enjoy! LOL (Preview)	John	3	319	Jan 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Step Two: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.-- Step Two of Al-AnonWe come to believe in a better life through the powerful gift of other people - hearing them, seeing them, and watching the gift of recovery at work in their lives. There is a Power greater than...	Pythonpappy	4	350	Jan 15, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations. The most glowing successes are but reflections of an inner fire.Kenneth Hildebrand	Pythonpappy	4	322	Jan 15, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Hit 'n Run 'Funny' ... (Preview) I got my 'Rogaine & Viagra' pills mixed up back at home ... ... ... I had hair growing real thick, but Lord, it was way too stiff to comb ... ... ... I hate when that happens, LOL ...	Pythonpappy	1	301	Jan 15, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 15 "We are called to unity, not uniformity."	Mike B.	2	292	Jan 15, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Our troubles! (Preview) "Remember that we deal with alcohol--cunning, baffling, powerful!"Pg 58 AA book "Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles." pg 62 AA book. I always thought that the root of my troubles was alcohol. If that was the case then when I stop...	gonee	3	435	Jan 15, 2014 by Butterfinger
	Ran into... (Preview) ... someone who I hadn't seen in a long while. A lovely young girl who ended up in one of the many meetings around here that are mostly men, or all men - tho not mens meetings... and couldn't stick with that for whatever reason. We got to talk about other options today... and some other things too: She wa...	justadrunk	5	463	Jan 14, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) January 14 "The other day, I sent an AA friend on a job interview. He went to the wrong address and he lost the man's name. In another office, he stated his purpose, was offered a job, and came back with one better than the job I sent him to look for."	Mike B.	0	262	Jan 14, 2014 by Mike B.
	Just checking in... (Preview) Anyone who has had the experience of knowing me over the past few years is familiar with my struggle with alcohol and my inability to make any sort of lasting change. Some of you have witnessed my roller coaster of highs and lows and, with good reason, written me off as one of the unfortunate souls who w...	Butterfinger	9	539	Jan 14, 2014 by Stepchild
	So excited couldn't sleep. Woke up at 3:30am. (Preview) I start a new semester in school today. One I will not drop out of because I won't drink or smoke myself into crazy town. My lawyer for something I did last year detoxing is only going to cost 4k (only ya my savings is gone but with out smoking weed/drinking/cigarettes I am saving more that I thought I could...	Lizmccal	9	602	Jan 14, 2014 by pinkchip
	Grapevine (Preview) January 13 "In relinquishing some goals because of lessened physical energy, I have been freed to achieve other and more satisfying ones that a deeper and more extensive Me has always known it wanted."	Mike B.	1	249	Jan 14, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	I dont feel like an alcoholic (Preview) Hey guys, I am coming up to my 9th month sober. So much has changed for the better - not just the absence of the booze. It seems from what I read online and even people I've met at AA that even 20+years down the track they still call themselves alcoholic. Don't we get to leave that behind? I don't feel like an a...	tirian	13	929	Jan 14, 2014 by Butterfinger
	Judging Others Quote (Preview) "When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge." Gerald Jampolsky -- Edited by betterthanyesterday52 on Saturday 11th of January 2014 08:48:03 A...	betterthanyesterday52	2	3038	Jan 13, 2014 by Jerry F
	MY 40 TH AA ANNIVERSARY OF CONTINUOUS SOBRIETY (Preview) 40 Years of continuous sobriety this weekend...Had my last drink several hours before my first meeting of Alcoholics Anonomous...Jan 12th, 1974. What I did with my sobriety can be best seen in part on my Face Book Page...Tomas Sailor. "As Kevin Costner once said to me...Don't tell us abou...	Tomas	13	820	Jan 13, 2014 by AlcoHater
	Where is Roger? (Preview) Pappy?????	justadrunk	10	507	Jan 13, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Help? Feel I need to come clean, if not totally come OUT. Falling apart a bit over here in California! Women feedback? (Preview) hi, i have been in the program, going to many meetings weekly and have been sober nearly 16 months. i'm also a a buddhist who meditates daily, takes retreats and workshops working on the ego ( that small i!) and also i go to SMART meetings for basic cognitive behavioral training and further tools to proc...	Buddhamom	8	594	Jan 13, 2014 by Lizmccal
	Today's Gift (Preview) The gift of love means this: I want to share with you whatever I have that is good. --John Powell, S.J. How loving are we, really? Do we keep score when we do favors for a friend, keeping in mind that we're owed one? Do we hoard rather than share a favorite treat, hoping to prolong our own feast? And the good m...	Pythonpappy	2	270	Jan 12, 2014 by Mike D
	What my Hp wants (Preview) Last night I was sitting and doing a jigsaw puzzle when a program came over the radio. It was on how to know ifwe're on the right pathway with our life and making the right decisions. One of the points they made was to make sure that we don't want something more than what our Higher Power does for us. That set...	Tracey C	5	690	Jan 12, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	Enjoying life.... (Preview) Being retired and self employed has many benefits for me. Where I work in contract has me meet many travelers who vacation on my island home. I tend the grounds of a hotel and the center point is a inner garden that is beautiful...with bridges and pools and plants and trees and ...me. Today some vis...	Jerry F	6	457	Jan 12, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	1 yr sobriety question (Preview) Hello Everyone I am a grateful member of alanon, and have a question about the 1 yr sobriety date of a close friend. He and I have known each other for many many years, but came to know each other in recovery this past year as he began working an AA program and I in Alanon. His 1 yr sobriety date is coming up...	yanksfan51	6	698	Jan 11, 2014 by otrbrian
	working with a sponsee who doesn't know if she is alcoholic (Preview) Good morning. I'm in a pickle. I have a sponsee who has gotten into a good bit of trouble. (The last, a domestic violence charge from beating on her boyfriend when drunk.) Her problems come with a toxic combination of alcohol and bad relationships. She thinks her problems come more from the men than the...	BarbaraLu	13	1093	Jan 11, 2014 by tomsteve
	Question on seizures watched my father have awful seizures (Preview) I've been working out of my apartment and drinking about 3 bottles of wine over the course of each day (for 5 years).. I need to get clean for a new job, am I at risk for seizures or will it just suck?	tryinghard	4	516	Jan 11, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Resulted, Irritable and Discontent (Preview) I have spent the whole day irritable and pissed off and I don't even know why. And I don't even know what it's about. Feels pretty jacked up though. Just wanted to get that off my chest.	SolanoGypsy	5	722	Jan 10, 2014 by SolanoGypsy
	"Always Do Sober......" Quote (Preview) *"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."* Ernest Hemingway I made a lot of promises when I was drunk. Problem is, I cannot remember them all now that I am sober. So I carry alot of guilt around with me for that. Now I still do it for example, telli...	betterthanyesterday52	2	417	Jan 10, 2014 by RubyTues
	Friendship Quote (Preview) A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow. William Shakespeare	betterthanyesterday52	1	404	Jan 10, 2014 by tcmoon
	Powerless once more? (Preview) "Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power." AA book pg 43. This one line, reaffirmed my powerless...	gonee	2	359	Jan 10, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) January 10 "The AA message does not carry itself; somebody must carry it."	Mike B.	1	252	Jan 10, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	I'm Grateful For This Board (Preview) It amazes me that I don't having the cravings for alcohol like I did. I am not going to question it, but enjoy it one day at a time and continue to work the program. I have been sick with the flu and have missed AA meetings. I have been coming to this board more than I usually do and that has helped me this week. I...	betterthanyesterday52	3	372	Jan 10, 2014 by Jerry F
	What can we say? (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 drink...	gonee	3	555	Jan 9, 2014 by Mike B.
	Meetings (Preview) I have only been able to go too about 3 meetings a week for the past two weeks due to car problems. My car is up and running thank God. I can go to meetings at night again. It's not safe to walk at night where I live. Now that I'm sober I recognize this when I was drinking I didn't care. You don't know what you hav...	Lizmccal	5	760	Jan 9, 2014 by John
	Grapevine (Preview) January 9 "By revealing our secrets and thereby ridding ourselves of guilt we can actually change our thinking and by altering our thinking we can change ourselves. What we will be tomorrow is determined by what we think today."	Mike B.	1	286	Jan 9, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Helping Others Quotation (Preview) Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don't live in a world all of your own. Albert Schweitzer	betterthanyesterday52	3	578	Jan 9, 2014 by tirian
	Heartbroken in Nebraska (Preview) I got out of the VA treatment program back in the middle of December. I have PTSD along with addiction which is pretty common with all my brothers. The past eight years plus I have been clean and have had no problems. During this time my girls and I have had a wonderful relationship, they are daddy's littl...	Aaronmk	31	748	Jan 9, 2014 by Aaronmk
	Doctor's opinion. (Preview) In a nutshell this about sums up my alcoholism and the disease itself. Very basic explanation by good Doctor Silkworth, of the problem, the solution and the prescription. The script is given to the apothecary; AA's 12 steps; the medicine for the illness. "Men and women drink essentially becau...	gonee	3	795	Jan 8, 2014 by Stepchild
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