Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

DayTrader069 · DayTrader069

Ran into a snag with this quote the other day at a speaker mtg. Long and short, three individuals were talking throughout the mtg (2 guys fighting over the attention of a girl - and her lapping up the attention), thus being disrespectful to the speakers as well as other attendees. Neither the Secreta...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"One AA member recalls that, even during the worst of her drinking career, she never lost her faith. "I had a firm, unshakable belief--in disaster." she explains. "Every morning, almost my first conscious thought was "Oh, my God, I wonder what new troubles are going to h...

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

My reaction to reading the BB this morning was "ya ya ya I've been through this for years". I only have 5 weeks sober. I'm an a-hole sometimes and that will take me out. I know nothing and will read before I start my day. Anythoughts are nice. I just wanted to tell someone before the day starts...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 8 "If it were not for the 'we' of AA, there would be no 'I'."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at t...

Jerry F · Jerry F

I've been put on alert. I've been blessed for such a long time and HP wanted to let me know that I'm still human and subject to "humaness".Friday tried to finish a bathroom remodel for a client and thought (lol) I had all my ducks in line and then of course learned "you don't take a duc...

abe · abe

how is it that although they are very moody and can't tell the truth, when you ask them anything, they are never at fault, and you are to blame for everything? How do you constructively deal with this and still maintain a decent relationship

Tracey C · Tracey C

Hi Its been a while since Ive posted. Yesterday a male friend called asking if I would help him to give up the grog. He had seen the alanon pampblets I had sent to his wife so he thougbt he could talk to me. Im aware that its not a good thing long term for male/female. Hopefully Ill get him connected with a mal...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I have developed a friendship with another alcoholic. We along with my SO have had long chats before and after the meetings, gone out for coffee and meals, etc. for a few months now. This person said recently that they became so angry with another person (not an AA'er, but a stranger) that they actuall...

debird17 · debird17

Happy New Year All. I have been off line for a while. Was away on a boating trip which was very good to get all of my thoughts together. I am on day 79 of my sobriety and have had some days that where harder than others but I am still standing strong. Christmas Day I had 16 family and friends over for the day....

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	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	1528	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	438	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	477	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	701	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	705	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	441	Jan 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	A funny Pappy will enjoy! LOL (Preview)	John	3	384	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	418	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	384	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	367	Jan 15, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 15 "We are called to unity, not uniformity."	Mike B.	2	367	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	505	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	530	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	327	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	606	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	670	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	313	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	1001	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	3397	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	886	Jan 13, 2014 by AlcoHater
	Where is Roger? (Preview) Pappy?????	justadrunk	10	578	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	669	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	338	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	790	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	523	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	767	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	1220	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	593	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	793	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	486	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	477	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	428	Jan 10, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) January 10 "The AA message does not carry itself; somebody must carry it."	Mike B.	1	324	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	437	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	624	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	836	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	352	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	650	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	814	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	860	Jan 8, 2014 by Stepchild
	"Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern." (Preview) Ran into a snag with this quote the other day at a speaker mtg. Long and short, three individuals were talking throughout the mtg (2 guys fighting over the attention of a girl - and her lapping up the attention), thus being disrespectful to the speakers as well as other attendees. Neither the Secreta...	DayTrader069	3	843	Jan 8, 2014 by DayTrader069
	"I had a firm unshakeable belief -- in disaster" (Preview) "One AA member recalls that, even during the worst of her drinking career, she never lost her faith. "I had a firm, unshakable belief--in disaster." she explains. "Every morning, almost my first conscious thought was "Oh, my God, I wonder what new troubles are going to h...	betterthanyesterday52	2	525	Jan 8, 2014 by davep12and12
	I just had to humble myself the second this thought came up. (Preview) My reaction to reading the BB this morning was "ya ya ya I've been through this for years". I only have 5 weeks sober. I'm an a-hole sometimes and that will take me out. I know nothing and will read before I start my day. Anythoughts are nice. I just wanted to tell someone before the day starts...	Lizmccal	4	603	Jan 8, 2014 by SolanoGypsy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 8 "If it were not for the 'we' of AA, there would be no 'I'."	Mike B.	2	398	Jan 8, 2014 by SolanoGypsy
	Strength Quote (Preview) Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at t...	betterthanyesterday52	2	426	Jan 8, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Okay...Next!! (Preview) I've been put on alert. I've been blessed for such a long time and HP wanted to let me know that I'm still human and subject to "humaness".Friday tried to finish a bathroom remodel for a client and thought (lol) I had all my ducks in line and then of course learned "you don't take a duc...	Jerry F	5	585	Jan 8, 2014 by mikef
	why do alcoholics lie about unrelated, insignificate things? and don't recognize that you've changed (Preview) how is it that although they are very moody and can't tell the truth, when you ask them anything, they are never at fault, and you are to blame for everything? How do you constructively deal with this and still maintain a decent relationship	abe	6	981	Jan 7, 2014 by abe
	Question (Preview) Hi Its been a while since Ive posted. Yesterday a male friend called asking if I would help him to give up the grog. He had seen the alanon pampblets I had sent to his wife so he thougbt he could talk to me. Im aware that its not a good thing long term for male/female. Hopefully Ill get him connected with a mal...	Tracey C	5	419	Jan 7, 2014 by davep12and12
	Would Like Your Input on This (Preview) I have developed a friendship with another alcoholic. We along with my SO have had long chats before and after the meetings, gone out for coffee and meals, etc. for a few months now. This person said recently that they became so angry with another person (not an AA'er, but a stranger) that they actuall...	betterthanyesterday52	8	537	Jan 7, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Checking In (Preview) Happy New Year All. I have been off line for a while. Was away on a boating trip which was very good to get all of my thoughts together. I am on day 79 of my sobriety and have had some days that where harder than others but I am still standing strong. Christmas Day I had 16 family and friends over for the day....	debird17	3	474	Jan 7, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
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