Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Gossip barbed with our anger, a polite form of murder by character assassination, has its satisfactions for us, too. Here we are not trying to help those we criticize; we are trying to proclaim our own righteousness. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 67 Sometimes I don't realize that I gossip...

Angell · Angell

In the wee hours of the morning on Thursday I found myself in the emergency room at the hospital after work. It was my heart. Twenty years clean has healed alot of the physical problems brought on by active addiction but there is some wreckage that can't be resolved and the damage done to my heart falls in...

John · John

Soldier sues hospital over penis amputation 38 35062Wednesday, 3 October 2012 A former US soldier is suing a hospital claiming that excessive ice-pack treatment on his groin led to the amputation of his penis. Michael Nash claims that a nurse repeatedly put ice packs on him after surgery, c...

Closer · Closer

(Edited this entire post which discusses relapse and glorifies violent crime.) sincerely, "closer" -- Edited by pinkchip on Sunday 14th of October 2012 08:41:13 PM

justadrunk · justadrunk

Do any of you refer to this board in your everyday life, with your family or friends out side of AA, or in? I have a few - maybe 4 times. A couple times to my sponsor - talking about how online support seems like it could really be something younger ones sobering up could latch onto. She's around 50 I think...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A person shows their true self by how much they need other people. --Anonymous What giving we have discovered in our Fellowship! From the very first meeting, we received an outstretched hand that offered us help. People gave freely and asked nothing in return. We, who had known so much taking, could h...

nezyb · nezyb

Today was going to be a banner day in my life. A changing day, as Dr Phil likes to say....

We were going to court, my son and I, before the judge to have my legal guardianship finalized. Due to the fact that he is a vulernable adult, forever a man-child, he needs a guardian to help him navigate life and ens...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So if you are handed lemons----- I have my foot up, eating Greek Yogart(thanks Wren) Drinking lots of water (Thanks Dean) And giving myself milk and honey enemas (Thanks Pappy) One of the things I have done while sitting here is getting tech saavy. I have installed a VOIP phone called "Magic Jac...

barisax · barisax

Experience isn't just everything that has happened to us and everything we've done, it's how it has shaped us, how we've dealt with it, reacted to it, and how it shapes our dealings today. The exact same thing can happen to two people, but their experience may be completely different. I believe exper...

LinBabaAgo-go · LinBabaAgo-go

It's been a few years since I picked up a drink, in twenty years I've drank twice, and in neither instance was the alcohol the problem. My spiritual condition was the problem, my emotional condition, even my health, physical and mental played a part. Sobriety, to me, means healthy in mind, body and spi...

cag333 · cag333

Hello everyone. I dont know why I am sharing this. I guess I hope to find people with similar feelings at this moment or sometime in their life. I have been sober for 63 days. YAy. well I woke up today and went to class and ended up zoning out and I found this in my notebook. It explained how I was feeling at tha...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Good over evil. A Higher Power. Great graphics. Just keepin' it simple! Tom

Mike B. · Mike B.

I took my car to the garage. Suspected the wheel bearing or cv unit was gone on the driver's side. I had another vehicle to use in the interim. The garage calls and tells me the car is done and ready for pickup. They informed me the only problem I had was a loose tire. My initial reaction was- what, that...

Closer · Closer

Sometimes a good song is better than a case of beer...What are you listening to these days... Im enjoying this one, old but good... Don't think sorry's easily said Don't try turning tables instead Youv'e taken lots of chances before But I'm not gonna give anymore Don't ask me That's how it goes Cause pa...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So on the busted leg front, today was the day I got to take off the bandage and was going to be able to wash the old leg. It was wrapped up for a week. When I pulled off the bangage the outdide incision was not good. That is where the bone broke the skin. Sooo I am back on an antibotic, hoping it heals up so the pl...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

It's already in the 30's at night there. 60 gallons of paint has my name on it. See you soon. Dean -- Edited by StPeteDean at 15:53, 2008-09-30

nezyb · nezyb

It's o'dark thirty here in the Great Pacific Northwest, so not my time of day.

Been awake for a couple of hours now, finally gave up trying to go back to sleep. The hamster was on the wheel, running in circles, round and round and round. The good thing is that a couple of years ago, this was a daily(or nig...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Today I am home alone. Well not completely alone - my kids are here of course. Just as I emerged with this sentence, it occured to me that in my drinking life, I would be completely blacked out, passed out and gone by now. 8:21 pm. My kids, would likely not be asleep yet. They would be wondering why Mom...

odat · odat

Welp, this is it...tomorrow I move back to the city... "I Don't Know" are the most important words I can say today. I don't know what is next, who I will meet, how things will be. All I know is if I take care of myself and my illness I'll do ok. God will bring me everything I need. Self-care is impor...

Mike B. · Mike B.

I've learned through The 12 Step process and working The Program of AA that a power outside myself exist. He was always there for me, but I would walk through the gifts and treated them as accomplishments. The lessons sent my way(many of them painful) I blew through and failed to heed the warnings. T...

odat · odat

On pg 88 BB I ask God every morning to help me be watchful of excitement. Excitement is a defect of character which leads me to being dishonest and looking for the old queer idea of fun I was addicted to...wanting attention and approval and going to places I really don't need to be. Even happiness is a word...

John · John

Hi everyone! Please give a warm thanks to Rob84 and Pinkchip for their willingness to provide their service on MIP's AA message board as moderators. They will help us continue offering a safehaven to our board visitors seeking support and help via AA and the online community. They are respons...

barisax · barisax

I came in late to the "Dated" thread, so I thought I'd start a new one. Someone there mentioned AA being used as "talk therapy" and thus watering down the program. I don't know if I agree that having discussion meetings waters down AA. I've always been a talker. I've been to the...

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

Mason · Mason

Hello I have a friend who would like to talk to people in Recovery, he has reached out from a Wisconsin prison, If anyone feels like doing some service work please write to : Jacob Muller #455495 Unit 15 Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution P.O. Box 282, W9071 Forest Drive Plymouth, WI 53073-0282...

emy · emy

Last Thursday I got really, really ridiculously physically ill. Ever since I was in high school I've known that when I'm about to throw up, I have a tendency to pass out (which I also now suspect is a vasovagal response) so, I was laying in bed after I had already thrown up at least a couple times, when I sta...

justadrunk · justadrunk

When I'm really happy and excited, it isn't a fleeting moment of joy. It isn't just that synthetic feeling I get after 2 drinks that only hangs on 10 minutes... which I pay for dearly with hours and sometimes days of drunken stooper. It's more like that feeling you get when you're 6, and you know it's th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Enjoy your day, zzworldontheweb! So nice to see you still here & going strong. God bless you in your sobriety, Danielle x

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 8, 2012 Quote of the Week "H.A.L.T. - Hungry Angry Lonely Tired" One of the things we get in recovery is a "spiritual toolkit" that contains new ways of thinking about and dealing with life. Before recovery so many situations and people used to baffle me, and I was il...

aliasisme · aliasisme

So, between everything in my life things have been very crazy. School for all of us, lots of homework for myself, lots of work and lots of things going on with the kids. Football, dance, birthdays and such. I coach my daughters cheer squad so we had that all day Saturday, kind of a competition but everyon...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So after writing that I was off Oxycodone 10 days ago, I went 3 days without it, and then the pain started showing up again. I think it was due to me doing more with the leg. So I have been min running the dosage for 6 days. I am taking Percoset 5/325 (whatever that means) amd the dose is 1 every 4 to 6 hours....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how difficult recovery is, and surely our Hi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my wo...

justadrunk · justadrunk

C, E-flat and G go into a bar. The bartender says, sorry, but we dont serve minors. So E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and G is out flat. F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. D comes in and heads for the bat...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how diffi...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I guess the reason I held onto those resentments, babied them and nurtured them, was because if I flip that same card over, they become excuses. If I have excuses, I can use them for reasons to behave badly, to drink, to whine and complain... to feel really sorry for myself. In this program, I don't allo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One could say that I had a happy childhood, although I showed little talent for being happy. -- Samuel Beckett Our choices in relationships, careers, lifestyle, and expression of feelings and talents are often the result of our upbringing. Has the social climate changed significantly since our ch...

Wren · Wren

Y'know, when I first came into the program, and I read those 12 Steps, I was in awe. So much to aspire to! If I do ALL those steps, I'm going to be, like, a SAINT. Can I live up to that? I was totally intimidated, but just as I was told, I hung onto those first three until I was urged to move further. (omg, did I w...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Before: After:[IMG]https://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii277/turninggrey/brokenfoot005....

rellik · rellik

First off if I am being rude or invasive by seaking anwers here I apologize. My wife has recently went to rehab and is now back home trying to be sober (unsucesfully) I know her and lover her very much. And she IS trying. I am going to al-anon meetings and reading the big book. I am gaining understandin...

sorrowfloats · sorrowfloats

I have only been to one meeting so far. I went yesterday, and noticed the car (big ole jeep with big ole tires, hard to miss) of a co-worker. He is very open about his issues, and has been sober for years. I didn't go in. I am not ready to let people know...very scared of the failure, and even when I do, thi...

Jaywolf · Jaywolf

Greetings! I recently came accross this site, and found it both informative and welcoming. (So I thought to join/post). My name is Jay, and I recently had an "awakening" (so to speak) regarding my drinking habits. I have been drinking for the better part of the past decade. These last fews...

SteveP · SteveP

I'm one sometimes to share on the small miracles that AA delivers, like the one I experienced today. My wife usually picks up my son from the school bus on Fridays and they go to a nearby pub/restaurant for a snack. She's working today so I picked him up instead. He wanted his usual snack at the pub -- my off...

MooMoo · MooMoo

Hi all.... I am discouraged today. I cant say my life alone and drinking was all that bad. I did drink and drive for many years (like 35) but at the end, I mostly got a 30 pack and sat home alone feeling sad and or sorry for myself, drinking beer after beer, watching tv and eating pizza. When I joined AA I made l...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Not having a 'shot' at people who have been thru hell over divorce . I have been there , Very painful . Even 35yrs later , she tries to give me hell. Bless her Lord , "I Wish her Well" "Best Divorce Letter EVER Written Dear Wife, Im writing you this letter to tell you that Im leaving you fore...

flipper · flipper

Another month sober and smoke free, 5 sober 10 smoke free. Alot of hard work, alot deceiding who I want to be and becoming who I am. I am a sober, life enjoying father, and husband, with a great support system which includes each and every single person on this board! Thank you! So even though I've been he...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

As I have mentioned , last week I was at a Navy reunion in Texas . My mate came down to breakfast on Fri morn wearing a 'T' shirt with - "I Am Too good looking to Be this old" written on it . Most days don't ya just Love life , that's how I feel Right Now . Gotta go , 2 meetings waiting for me. Rick.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Here is a beautiful 3 1/2 clip that is simlpy a great way to view Life ... and to help us keep our perspective of 'why' we are here ... ENJOY:http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/if-life-is-a-game-these-are-the-rules-v/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-FR-_-10.05.12-_-ILIGmovie&j=17081&a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Gifts of the Spirit Through the program, we come to desire spiritual gifts as well as material necessities. Experience shows us that serenity is priceless and something to be desired. Courage, wisdom, faith, hope, love, humility - these are all spiritual gifts which come to us from our Higher Power...

odat · odat

There are basically two directions I can go in once I get into AA. There's getting the willingness to work the program of recovery and knowing God and aligning my will with His once I understand what that means, and there's believing that I'm here for me. There's the complete destruction of self-cente...

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	Daily Reflections ~ My Checklist, Not Yours & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Gossip barbed with our anger, a polite form of murder by character assassination, has its satisfactions for us, too. Here we are not trying to help those we criticize; we are trying to proclaim our own righteousness. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 67 Sometimes I don't realize that I gossip...	Sobrietyspell	1	756	Oct 16, 2012 by Mr_David
	A good day to live (Preview) In the wee hours of the morning on Thursday I found myself in the emergency room at the hospital after work. It was my heart. Twenty years clean has healed alot of the physical problems brought on by active addiction but there is some wreckage that can't be resolved and the damage done to my heart falls in...	Angell	10	404	Oct 16, 2012 by Rob84
	And we've had a bad day??? (Preview) Soldier sues hospital over penis amputation 38 3 5062Wednesday, 3 October 2012 A former US soldier is suing a hospital claiming that excessive ice-pack treatment on his groin led to the amputation of his penis. Michael Nash claims that a nurse repeatedly put ice packs on him after surgery, c...	John	12	591	Oct 15, 2012 by Tanin
	Abuse, Drugs, I dont care anymore. (closed) (Preview) (Edited this entire post which discusses relapse and glorifies violent crime.) sincerely, "closer" -- Edited by pinkchip on Sunday 14th of October 2012 08:41:13 PM	Closer	8	647	Oct 15, 2012 by Wren
	Are we friends? (Preview) Do any of you refer to this board in your everyday life, with your family or friends out side of AA, or in? I have a few - maybe 4 times. A couple times to my sponsor - talking about how online support seems like it could really be something younger ones sobering up could latch onto. She's around 50 I think...	justadrunk	7	480	Oct 15, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 10-14 (Preview) A person shows their true self by how much they need other people. --Anonymous What giving we have discovered in our Fellowship! From the very first meeting, we received an outstretched hand that offered us help. People gave freely and asked nothing in return. We, who had known so much taking, could h...	Pythonpappy	3	361	Oct 15, 2012 by Mr_David
	Pride and ego and what I learned about mine today (Preview) Today was going to be a banner day in my life. A changing day, as Dr Phil likes to say.... We were going to court, my son and I, before the judge to have my legal guardianship finalized. Due to the fact that he is a vulernable adult, forever a man-child, he needs a guardian to help him navigate life and ens...	nezyb	12	659	Oct 14, 2012 by justadrunk
	Turning down time into--tech time. (Preview) So if you are handed lemons----- I have my foot up, eating Greek Yogart(thanks Wren) Drinking lots of water (Thanks Dean) And giving myself milk and honey enemas (Thanks Pappy) One of the things I have done while sitting here is getting tech saavy. I have installed a VOIP phone called "Magic Jac...	turninggrey	6	399	Oct 14, 2012 by turninggrey
	What Does Experience Mean To You? (Preview) Experience isn't just everything that has happened to us and everything we've done, it's how it has shaped us, how we've dealt with it, reacted to it, and how it shapes our dealings today. The exact same thing can happen to two people, but their experience may be completely different. I believe exper...	barisax	10	478	Oct 14, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	What does Sobriety mean to you? (Preview) It's been a few years since I picked up a drink, in twenty years I've drank twice, and in neither instance was the alcohol the problem. My spiritual condition was the problem, my emotional condition, even my health, physical and mental played a part. Sobriety, to me, means healthy in mind, body and spi...	LinBabaAgo-go	29	3261	Oct 14, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	TODAY (Preview) Hello everyone. I dont know why I am sharing this. I guess I hope to find people with similar feelings at this moment or sometime in their life. I have been sober for 63 days. YAy. well I woke up today and went to class and ended up zoning out and I found this in my notebook. It explained how I was feeling at tha...	cag333	13	763	Oct 14, 2012 by Rob84
	Watching Avatar again. (Preview) Good over evil. A Higher Power. Great graphics. Just keepin' it simple! Tom	turninggrey	7	367	Oct 13, 2012 by turninggrey
	Saving Face- Why? (Preview) I took my car to the garage. Suspected the wheel bearing or cv unit was gone on the driver's side. I had another vehicle to use in the interim. The garage calls and tells me the car is done and ready for pickup. They informed me the only problem I had was a loose tire. My initial reaction was- what, that...	Mike B.	11	520	Oct 13, 2012 by justadrunk
	Music... (Preview) Sometimes a good song is better than a case of beer...What are you listening to these days... Im enjoying this one, old but good... Don't think sorry's easily said Don't try turning tables instead Youv'e taken lots of chances before But I'm not gonna give anymore Don't ask me That's how it goes Cause pa...	Closer	16	512	Oct 13, 2012 by justadrunk
	Sigh, Infection (Preview) So on the busted leg front, today was the day I got to take off the bandage and was going to be able to wash the old leg. It was wrapped up for a week. When I pulled off the bangage the outdide incision was not good. That is where the bone broke the skin. Sooo I am back on an antibotic, hoping it heals up so the pl...	turninggrey	11	472	Oct 12, 2012 by pinkchip
	Going to the mountains for few days (Preview) It's already in the 30's at night there. 60 gallons of paint has my name on it. See you soon. Dean -- Edited by StPeteDean at 15:53, 2008-09-30	StPeteDean	7	460	Oct 11, 2012 by StPeteDean
	The house of cards.... (Preview) It's o'dark thirty here in the Great Pacific Northwest, so not my time of day. Been awake for a couple of hours now, finally gave up trying to go back to sleep. The hamster was on the wheel, running in circles, round and round and round. The good thing is that a couple of years ago, this was a daily(or nig...	nezyb	7	460	Oct 11, 2012 by mikef
	Home alone (Preview) Today I am home alone. Well not completely alone - my kids are here of course. Just as I emerged with this sentence, it occured to me that in my drinking life, I would be completely blacked out, passed out and gone by now. 8:21 pm. My kids, would likely not be asleep yet. They would be wondering why Mom...	justadrunk	14	438	Oct 11, 2012 by vixen
	Motives in Recovery (Preview) Welp, this is it...tomorrow I move back to the city... "I Don't Know" are the most important words I can say today. I don't know what is next, who I will meet, how things will be. All I know is if I take care of myself and my illness I'll do ok. God will bring me everything I need. Self-care is impor...	odat	9	1433	Oct 11, 2012 by Mr_David
	My HP works in different ways (Preview) I've learned through The 12 Step process and working The Program of AA that a power outside myself exist. He was always there for me, but I would walk through the gifts and treated them as accomplishments. The lessons sent my way(many of them painful) I blew through and failed to heed the warnings. T...	Mike B.	7	381	Oct 11, 2012 by Mr_David
	Excitement (Preview) On pg 88 BB I ask God every morning to help me be watchful of excitement. Excitement is a defect of character which leads me to being dishonest and looking for the old queer idea of fun I was addicted to...wanting attention and approval and going to places I really don't need to be. Even happiness is a word...	odat	15	788	Oct 11, 2012 by StPeteDean
	welcome our new board moderators! (Preview) Hi everyone! Please give a warm thanks to Rob84 and Pinkchip for their willingness to provide their service on MIP's AA message board as moderators. They will help us continue offering a safehaven to our board visitors seeking support and help via AA and the online community. They are respons...	John	24	556	Oct 11, 2012 by carlasober
	AA as "Talk Therapy" (Preview) I came in late to the "Dated" thread, so I thought I'd start a new one. Someone there mentioned AA being used as "talk therapy" and thus watering down the program. I don't know if I agree that having discussion meetings waters down AA. I've always been a talker. I've been to the...	barisax	20	757	Oct 10, 2012 by justadrunk
	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	3	3889	Oct 10, 2012 by GOLFERJOHNNY
	Please Write to my friend who has reached out for help From a Wisconsin Prison, he has a 14 month wait list for a rehab. Please read !!! (Preview) Hello I have a friend who would like to talk to people in Recovery, he has reached out from a Wisconsin prison, If anyone feels like doing some service work please write to : Jacob Muller #455495 Unit 15 Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution P.O. Box 282, W9071 Forest Drive Plymouth, WI 53073-0282...	Mason	19	754	Oct 10, 2012 by Mason
	checking in... life on life's terms? (Preview) Last Thursday I got really, really ridiculously physically ill. Ever since I was in high school I've known that when I'm about to throw up, I have a tendency to pass out (which I also now suspect is a vasovagal response) so, I was laying in bed after I had already thrown up at least a couple times, when I sta...	emy	5	507	Oct 10, 2012 by emy
	Here's why I love AA (Preview) When I'm really happy and excited, it isn't a fleeting moment of joy. It isn't just that synthetic feeling I get after 2 drinks that only hangs on 10 minutes... which I pay for dearly with hours and sometimes days of drunken stooper. It's more like that feeling you get when you're 6, and you know it's th...	justadrunk	7	3043	Oct 10, 2012 by Mr_David
	Happy BB Birthday, ZZ! (Preview) Enjoy your day, zzworldontheweb! So nice to see you still here & going strong. God bless you in your sobriety, Danielle x	Sobrietyspell	6	409	Oct 10, 2012 by justadrunk
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) October 8, 2012 Quote of the Week "H.A.L.T. - Hungry Angry Lonely Tired" One of the things we get in recovery is a "spiritual toolkit" that contains new ways of thinking about and dealing with life. Before recovery so many situations and people used to baffle me, and I was il...	Pythonpappy	5	433	Oct 10, 2012 by Rob84
	Just an update (Preview) So, between everything in my life things have been very crazy. School for all of us, lots of homework for myself, lots of work and lots of things going on with the kids. Football, dance, birthdays and such. I coach my daughters cheer squad so we had that all day Saturday, kind of a competition but everyon...	aliasisme	9	425	Oct 9, 2012 by justadrunk
	Oxycodone and I Part Duex (Preview) So after writing that I was off Oxycodone 10 days ago, I went 3 days without it, and then the pain started showing up again. I think it was due to me doing more with the leg. So I have been min running the dosage for 6 days. I am taking Percoset 5/325 (whatever that means) amd the dose is 1 every 4 to 6 hours....	turninggrey	16	788	Oct 9, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift 10-8 (Preview) Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how difficult recovery is, and surely our Hi...	Pythonpappy	3	329	Oct 9, 2012 by Mike B.
	Daily Reflections ~ Daily Inventory & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my wo...	Sobrietyspell	1	327	Oct 9, 2012 by Mr_David
	Music theory anyone? (Preview) C, E-flat and G go into a bar. The bartender says, sorry, but we dont serve minors. So E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and G is out flat. F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. D comes in and heads for the bat...	justadrunk	6	368	Oct 9, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how diffi...	justadrunk	2	311	Oct 9, 2012 by Mr_David
	How do I be love? (Preview) I guess the reason I held onto those resentments, babied them and nurtured them, was because if I flip that same card over, they become excuses. If I have excuses, I can use them for reasons to behave badly, to drink, to whine and complain... to feel really sorry for myself. In this program, I don't allo...	justadrunk	13	545	Oct 9, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 10-7 (Preview) One could say that I had a happy childhood, although I showed little talent for being happy. -- Samuel Beckett Our choices in relationships, careers, lifestyle, and expression of feelings and talents are often the result of our upbringing. Has the social climate changed significantly since our ch...	Pythonpappy	5	279	Oct 9, 2012 by mich
	Giving myself permission (Preview) Y'know, when I first came into the program, and I read those 12 Steps, I was in awe. So much to aspire to! If I do ALL those steps, I'm going to be, like, a SAINT. Can I live up to that? I was totally intimidated, but just as I was told, I hung onto those first three until I was urged to move further. (omg, did I w...	Wren	9	536	Oct 8, 2012 by Mr_David
	Is anyone interested in an update on my foot? (Sorry I'm bored) NOT FOR THE SQUEMISH (Preview) Before: After:[IMG]https://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii277/turninggrey/brokenfoot005....	turninggrey	23	914	Oct 7, 2012 by turninggrey
	Question for AWs I need honesty (Preview) First off if I am being rude or invasive by seaking anwers here I apologize. My wife has recently went to rehab and is now back home trying to be sober (unsucesfully) I know her and lover her very much. And she IS trying. I am going to al-anon meetings and reading the big book. I am gaining understandin...	rellik	15	520	Oct 7, 2012 by rellik
	meetings (Preview) I have only been to one meeting so far. I went yesterday, and noticed the car (big ole jeep with big ole tires, hard to miss) of a co-worker. He is very open about his issues, and has been sober for years. I didn't go in. I am not ready to let people know...very scared of the failure, and even when I do, thi...	sorrowfloats	16	589	Oct 7, 2012 by sorrowfloats
	New here, need help & advice. (Preview) Greetings! I recently came accross this site, and found it both informative and welcoming. (So I thought to join/post). My name is Jay, and I recently had an "awakening" (so to speak) regarding my drinking habits. I have been drinking for the better part of the past decade. These last fews...	Jaywolf	18	535	Oct 7, 2012 by sorrowfloats
	AA and the family (Preview) I'm one sometimes to share on the small miracles that AA delivers, like the one I experienced today. My wife usually picks up my son from the school bus on Fridays and they go to a nearby pub/restaurant for a snack. She's working today so I picked him up instead. He wanted his usual snack at the pub -- my off...	SteveP	7	553	Oct 7, 2012 by justadrunk
	22 Months in..... And discouraged (Preview) Hi all.... I am discouraged today. I cant say my life alone and drinking was all that bad. I did drink and drive for many years (like 35) but at the end, I mostly got a 30 pack and sat home alone feeling sad and or sorry for myself, drinking beer after beer, watching tv and eating pizza. When I joined AA I made l...	MooMoo	9	610	Oct 7, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Time for a funny (Preview) Not having a 'shot' at people who have been thru hell over divorce . I have been there , Very painful . Even 35yrs later , she tries to give me hell. Bless her Lord , "I Wish her Well" "Best Divorce Letter EVER Written Dear Wife, Im writing you this letter to tell you that Im leaving you fore...	Zoomtopz	7	385	Oct 6, 2012 by SteveP
	Here we are again.......a (Preview) Another month sober and smoke free, 5 sober 10 smoke free. Alot of hard work, alot deceiding who I want to be and becoming who I am. I am a sober, life enjoying father, and husband, with a great support system which includes each and every single person on this board! Thank you! So even though I've been he...	flipper	12	625	Oct 6, 2012 by Wren
	an Aussie in Texas (Preview) As I have mentioned , last week I was at a Navy reunion in Texas . My mate came down to breakfast on Fri morn wearing a 'T' shirt with - "I Am Too good looking to Be this old" written on it . Most days don't ya just Love life , that's how I feel Right Now . Gotta go , 2 meetings waiting for me. Rick.	Zoomtopz	2	322	Oct 6, 2012 by Mr_David
	The 10 Rules for Being Human ... from Life's Instruction Manual (Preview) Here is a beautiful 3 1/2 clip that is simlpy a great way to view Life ... and to help us keep our perspective of 'why' we are here ... ENJOY:http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/if-life-is-a-game-these-are-the-rules-v/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-FR-_-10.05.12-_-ILIGmovie&j=17081&a...	Pythonpappy	1	703	Oct 6, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-05 (Preview) Gifts of the Spirit Through the program, we come to desire spiritual gifts as well as material necessities. Experience shows us that serenity is priceless and something to be desired. Courage, wisdom, faith, hope, love, humility - these are all spiritual gifts which come to us from our Higher Power...	Pythonpappy	1	243	Oct 6, 2012 by Mr_David
	Two Directions (Preview) There are basically two directions I can go in once I get into AA. There's getting the willingness to work the program of recovery and knowing God and aligning my will with His once I understand what that means, and there's believing that I'm here for me. There's the complete destruction of self-cente...	odat	23	453	Oct 6, 2012 by Mr_David
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