Alcoholics Anonymous

justadrunk · justadrunk

For ALL the fathers who may read this, suffering and not - I wish you love today.

gonee · gonee

To all Father's, happy Father's day. We can be good fathers, now that we are sober. I am grateful that my children could enjoy 23 happy father's days. God appointed fathers to guide the family and instruct them. My drinking had all but destroyed that job. Now I meet at least once a week with my children, t...

justadrunk · justadrunk

"The poorest are not without a cent - but without a dream." - unknown What's your dream?

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We have found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the realm of spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all men. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 7 Open-mindedness to concepts of a Higher Power can ope...

lucky · lucky

im currently doing my first step first time ive ever done them throughly and honestly and im stuck on ummanageable i just need a few examples to get my mind rolling on them please help thanks

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Inspirational Quotes" ~~ June __________________________________________________ ____

justadrunk · justadrunk

I've accepted that I have the disease of alcoholism. What was harder for me to accept, was that it means I have a mental handicap. There is another layer to the acceptance of this disease for me. I must also accept that AA is the solution to arresting my disease - and that's a big chunk of the cookie to sw...

Col · Col

Hey guys:) sorry to dominate forum last couple of days..have a lot going on in my head and still trying to figure the aa thing out. So today I went to a meeting, and was feeling pretty good as it is 30 days sober for me. The meeting was mostly men, which is fine..I'm generally comfortable around men..have 3...

gonee · gonee

Just hi to all my MIP friends. Nothing to post really, just gratitude for sobriety and God's grace upon me. As the song says, I was once lost but now I am found. I will do something nice for somebody today and not be found out.

justadrunk · justadrunk

I have opened this thread/topic to be "corrected" after what I wrote in hatrabbit's post. I can FEEL it's not right - but I don't KNOW why exactly... would love some insight please.

justadrunk · justadrunk

My husband said that because of my back condition, I am causing him more work. He said I should get it "taken care of". For me that means surgery or steroid shots, and I'm not ready to play that game. I had to dig deep to remember that I am worth loving for who I am today. That I am good enough. ...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I got the kitty just before Nate committed suicide. I was 20. The first thing I did after coming out of shock was go to the pound to get him. The police said they had him in a special room. He was just as terrified looking as I felt. He laid next to me while I cried and cried. Truly my only solace. He watc...

Col · Col

I just hit 30 days sober..literally like 1minute ago haha. For some reason this 30 day mark has been a focal point for me this past month. Like now it's real. I, Colleen, me.. Have lived a month of my life completely sober. This hasn't happened for over 20 years. 3 days without the comfort and protection o...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline that doesn't take itself too seriously. Have a read about their Customer Relations. WHAT A PITY KULULA DOESN'T FLY INTERNATIONALLY - WE SHOULD SUPPORT THEM IF ONLY FOR THEIR HUMOUR - SO TYPICALLY SOUTH AFRICAN.Kulula is an Airline with head office sit...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the Cabbie says, 'Perfect timing. You're just like Frank.' Passenger: 'Who?' Cabbie: 'Frank Feldman...He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happe...

E-Man · E-Man

Alcoholic for 40 years, 2 re-habs, 10 years of sobriety in A.A. and then have been drunk for the last 20 years. 7 days sober today. De-toxed on my own and it wasn't (isn't) pretty. First day I can hold a glass without spilling. I know the drill, I know the Big Book, I know the Steps and Traditions. I just wond...

deb365 · deb365

"I am planning for you. Wonderful are My ways beyond your knowledge. Realize My bounty and My goodness more and more. The wonder of being led by Me! The beauty of a guided life! You are overcoming. You are counting all things but loss if you can win Me. And the promises to him who overcomes are t...

Col · Col

Ok, so I'm only 29 days sober today...haven't had any great spiritual awakenings to speak of, though I'm working on my relationship with God. I'm enjoying the little things I'm noticing being sober. For example, today I got a manicure. Not a big deal, I know. But the first manicure I've gotten where I d...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It is a design for living that works in rough going. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15 When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking? I had my doubts. After being sober for more than two years I got my ans...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

MURDER AT COSTCO Tired of constantly being broke and stuck in an unhappy marriage, a young husband decided to solve both problems by taking out a large insurance policy on his wife, with himself as the beneficiary, and then arranging to have her killed. A 'friend of a friend' put him in touch with a nefa...

flipper · flipper

Thanks to your support I have 43 days sober today. Tonight, in a 100 % clear mind, I get to watch my daughter graduate preschool! We are both starting the next chapter of our life, smiling and happy. Thank you! -- Edited by flipper on Thursday 14th of June 2012 03:02:08 PM

Polly · Polly

Thank God for them all, and all of AA for not to have AA in my life I would die. I saw the light and wanted to live. I no longer wished to kill myself either with drink or by taking my own life. I wanted to live and be happy and free from the bondage of drink. I came to believe in a higher power and that he wanted mor...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I'm kind of scared lately. Someone mentioned to me that at some point this may happen. The song amazing grace keeps running through my head. The line in particular is - I once was blind, but now I see. It's like I've been granted sight after being blind for 10 years, and when I look in the mirror, my hair...

hatrabbit · hatrabbit

Hi All,I've never been great about attending meetings, working the steps, etc., but one way or another I've made it 20 years (well, tomorrow will be 20) sober. Though I haven't been the best AA participant I would like to go to a meeting and announce it publicly... do a little shameless bragging as well...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Sometimes when I'm singing, I am just doing so to get to the good part. But this morning, as I was singing the boring low tones of the chorus, I realized, that sometimes a wise person can get more from the low notes, than a fool could get singing the high ones. I was the fool thinking that the song would sou...

Seaweed · Seaweed

Just want to say "Hi" -- I am new to this and new to the online concept. But I know I need help. Thank you.

Ruhig · Ruhig

My sister is #1 on my graditude list. She is my biggest supporter in sobriety. And sometimes, her lack of knowledge and her concern teach me more than she knows. This week, she told me she's happy that we are still as close now as we were when we were using together. To her it means I really love her, and ca...

Ruhig · Ruhig

Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young Engineer fresh out of Texas A&M, "And what starting salary were you looking for?" The Engineer said, "In the neighbourhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interview...

Fay · Fay

Hi, new member here. Having a rough time and need all the support I can get.

Col · Col

So I just got myself a Sponser. Well actually someone volunteered to be my Sponser. She seems really sweet and all, but I don't know her at all..pretty much a total stranger, just met her last night. So I call her today to "check in" and it was a pretty basic small talk conversation. It was a bit...

Angell · Angell

Hello, I saw four of us in the room and decided to open the meeting room a bit early. If anyone would like to join, just click on the 'Online Meeting' link at the top, middle of the page. Off to make virtual coffee...

justadrunk · justadrunk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O0Kfy1ZOUk&sns=fb

Tracey C · Tracey C

Today while I was shopping in a shopping centre, with 2 of my children, a fight broke out between a man and a woman. We were standing in a bakery, when the yelling and cursing started. My God, I've never heard anything like it before in public. They just didn't seem to care. The shop assistant and othe...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE...

Ruhig · Ruhig

Every single moment has meaning in it. We can discover meaning in a situation and respond to it in a meaningful way. The action or attitude we take may be spontaneous or planned, fateful or ordinary. When we discover meaning we surrender not in defeat but with an awesome, wondrous sense that something...

Angell · Angell

"He clamors for this or that, claiming he cannot master alcohol until his material needs are cared for. Nonsense. Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job--wife or no wife--..." Big book p. 98 The book goes on to say, "Burn into the consciousness of eve...

Closer · Closer

After a long time of "stumbling" in this program I have found the basic principle that is helping me more than ever. I have been in a very ugly place which is where my alcoholism took me. I was there for years. I managed to have a spiritual experience that was keeping me sober, but I was still...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

http://www.rtbot.net/play.php?id=Xv1tMioGgXIWatch the whole thing.

Polly · Polly

Already I have a big smile on my face,just reading your postings and catching up with you all. Thank goodness too that I have my password still :} lol. I have had problems with my laptop and still have,but hope to sort it soon. I have had a wonderful 5 days with my daughter and 3yr old grandson on a visit ove...

gonee · gonee

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." I have read this statement for many years. I was weary and burdened. Sometimes I felt like life had no real meaning for me. It was only when I entered the doors of AA and read: "We admiited we were powerless over alco...

Angell · Angell

My wife is recovering from surgery and I'm staying close by this week. As she's doing alot of sleeping, I'm finding myself with alot more time than normal and it's got me thinking. Thinking leads to posting and so... Let me first say that it is my own life that is prompting the questions in this thread -...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I've spent the last few days in a funk. Totally selfish and self centered once again. I began to question things about AA. My sponsor told me to read pages 68 & 69 of the big book. I did, and was kind of even more upset by them. The line that says we should laugh at non-spiritual folks got me to wonde...

mossleyhill · mossleyhill

need some help please! -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 24th of April 2012 03:02:46 PM

Angell · Angell

What does 'carrying the message' mean to you? I have been reading some old grapevine articles today and it seems to me that our (re:AA-ers) understanding of the twelfth step has changed significantly. Perhaps, and this is only one man's opinion of course, we place too much responsibility on the ne...

bikerbill · bikerbill

31st May, after a meeting, check my phone to find a missed call from my 86 yr old Mum. Message was Ring me now, Oh shit thinks I, she's had a fall of summat, no just a panicky call to say that the van I was picking up wasn't available - not much I could do at 9 at night.........only a moderate panic tho' Still,...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Sooooooo, I buy a condo in Florida and actually reside there. My work actually has me in Florida half the year, and since it is within a couple hours from my house in South Carolina, it made sense to have a place there. Like all the condo associations in Florida, there are issues. The board members ask...

odat · odat

At the end of my 4th step I had found God. I had a spiritual awakening that was very powerful and the strange thing is, I went right out and did what I had just written about, jumped into a codependent mistake with a guy who I had nothing in common with, someone coming out of prison. I had a long history of tryi...

Col · Col

So, today is 24 days sober for me. Ive read that it is not wise or advisable to make any rash decisions during early sobriety, and I agree. Heres my plight.. I work 2 jobs, and have for a while now in an effort to reduce debt. My primary goal is to get caught up on student loans so that I can go to grad school and...

Polly · Polly

Just found this and thought I would share.... Without acceptance of step one I will die... The Steps shall set you free, but first they'll piss you off." (modern, anon.) Don't be surprised if you get very angry while working through these worksheets. Look over page 3 of these worksheets and see...

justadrunk · justadrunk

If and when, I can stop that argument, that leads to hurt feelings, that leads to a heavy foot and unattentiveness, that leads to a speeding ticket, that leads to anger and disappointment, that leads to blame, that leads to more guilt, that leads to apologies, that leads to that wondeful hug I should ha...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Happiness and sobriety wishes for Fathers day! (Preview) For ALL the fathers who may read this, suffering and not - I wish you love today.	justadrunk	3	266	Jun 18, 2012 by Mr_David
	Happy Father's day. (Preview) To all Father's, happy Father's day. We can be good fathers, now that we are sober. I am grateful that my children could enjoy 23 happy father's days. God appointed fathers to guide the family and instruct them. My drinking had all but destroyed that job. Now I meet at least once a week with my children, t...	gonee	3	420	Jun 18, 2012 by Mr_David
	The poorest (Preview) "The poorest are not without a cent - but without a dream." - unknown What's your dream?	justadrunk	10	384	Jun 17, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Daily Reflections ~ Open-Mindedness & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We have found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the realm of spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all men. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 7 Open-mindedness to concepts of a Higher Power can ope...	Sobrietyspell	3	411	Jun 17, 2012 by justadrunk
	need help and examples (Preview) im currently doing my first step first time ive ever done them throughly and honestly and im stuck on ummanageable i just need a few examples to get my mind rolling on them please help thanks	lucky	14	7805	Jun 17, 2012 by Closer
	Inspirational Quote (Preview) "Inspirational Quotes" ~~ June __________________________________________________ ____	Pythonpappy	3	3264	Jun 17, 2012 by Closer
	acceptance (Preview) I've accepted that I have the disease of alcoholism. What was harder for me to accept, was that it means I have a mental handicap. There is another layer to the acceptance of this disease for me. I must also accept that AA is the solution to arresting my disease - and that's a big chunk of the cookie to sw...	justadrunk	17	423	Jun 17, 2012 by Mr_David
	Some advice from the ladies? (Preview) Hey guys:) sorry to dominate forum last couple of days..have a lot going on in my head and still trying to figure the aa thing out. So today I went to a meeting, and was feeling pretty good as it is 30 days sober for me. The meeting was mostly men, which is fine..I'm generally comfortable around men..have 3...	Col	15	544	Jun 17, 2012 by Jerry F
	Just gratitude. (Preview) Just hi to all my MIP friends. Nothing to post really, just gratitude for sobriety and God's grace upon me. As the song says, I was once lost but now I am found. I will do something nice for somebody today and not be found out.	gonee	5	398	Jun 17, 2012 by Mr_David
	I stand corrected. (Preview) I have opened this thread/topic to be "corrected" after what I wrote in hatrabbit's post. I can FEEL it's not right - but I don't KNOW why exactly... would love some insight please.	justadrunk	9	389	Jun 17, 2012 by justadrunk
	100 pennies make a dollar (Preview) My husband said that because of my back condition, I am causing him more work. He said I should get it "taken care of". For me that means surgery or steroid shots, and I'm not ready to play that game. I had to dig deep to remember that I am worth loving for who I am today. That I am good enough. ...	justadrunk	4	641	Jun 17, 2012 by Polly
	Mr Fluffy (Preview) I got the kitty just before Nate committed suicide. I was 20. The first thing I did after coming out of shock was go to the pound to get him. The police said they had him in a special room. He was just as terrified looking as I felt. He laid next to me while I cried and cried. Truly my only solace. He watc...	justadrunk	6	363	Jun 16, 2012 by Polly
	30 day:)!!?? (Preview) I just hit 30 days sober..literally like 1minute ago haha. For some reason this 30 day mark has been a focal point for me this past month. Like now it's real. I, Colleen, me.. Have lived a month of my life completely sober. This hasn't happened for over 20 years. 3 days without the comfort and protection o...	Col	7	411	Jun 16, 2012 by Polly
	A GOOD LAUGH FROM GONEE LAND (Preview) Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline that doesn't take itself too seriously. Have a read about their Customer Relations. WHAT A PITY KULULA DOESN'T FLY INTERNATIONALLY - WE SHOULD SUPPORT THEM IF ONLY FOR THEIR HUMOUR - SO TYPICALLY SOUTH AFRICAN.Kulula is an Airline with head office sit...	Fyne Spirit	5	340	Jun 16, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	The Taxi Ride (Preview) A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the Cabbie says, 'Perfect timing. You're just like Frank.' Passenger: 'Who?' Cabbie: 'Frank Feldman...He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happe...	Pythonpappy	4	358	Jun 16, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	"Made a Decision" and yet........ (Preview) Alcoholic for 40 years, 2 re-habs, 10 years of sobriety in A.A. and then have been drunk for the last 20 years. 7 days sober today. De-toxed on my own and it wasn't (isn't) pretty. First day I can hold a glass without spilling. I know the drill, I know the Big Book, I know the Steps and Traditions. I just wond...	E-Man	11	506	Jun 16, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	God Calling - Glory, Glory Dawneth (Preview) "I am planning for you. Wonderful are My ways beyond your knowledge. Realize My bounty and My goodness more and more. The wonder of being led by Me! The beauty of a guided life! You are overcoming. You are counting all things but loss if you can win Me. And the promises to him who overcomes are t...	deb365	2	237	Jun 16, 2012 by justadrunk
	Its the little things.... (Preview) Ok, so I'm only 29 days sober today...haven't had any great spiritual awakenings to speak of, though I'm working on my relationship with God. I'm enjoying the little things I'm noticing being sober. For example, today I got a manicure. Not a big deal, I know. But the first manicure I've gotten where I d...	Col	5	311	Jun 15, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Daily Reflections ~ When The Going Gets Rough & 24hrs a Day (Preview) It is a design for living that works in rough going. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15 When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking? I had my doubts. After being sober for more than two years I got my ans...	Sobrietyspell	1	216	Jun 15, 2012 by Mr_David
	A Murder at Costco (Preview) MURDER AT COSTCO Tired of constantly being broke and stuck in an unhappy marriage, a young husband decided to solve both problems by taking out a large insurance policy on his wife, with himself as the beneficiary, and then arranging to have her killed. A 'friend of a friend' put him in touch with a nefa...	Pythonpappy	1	658	Jun 15, 2012 by Mr_David
	Thanks! (Preview) Thanks to your support I have 43 days sober today. Tonight, in a 100 % clear mind, I get to watch my daughter graduate preschool! We are both starting the next chapter of our life, smiling and happy. Thank you! -- Edited by flipper on Thursday 14th of June 2012 03:02:08 PM	flipper	6	296	Jun 15, 2012 by Mr_David
	Traditions. (Preview) Thank God for them all, and all of AA for not to have AA in my life I would die. I saw the light and wanted to live. I no longer wished to kill myself either with drink or by taking my own life. I wanted to live and be happy and free from the bondage of drink. I came to believe in a higher power and that he wanted mor...	Polly	5	312	Jun 15, 2012 by Mr_David
	amazing grace (Preview) I'm kind of scared lately. Someone mentioned to me that at some point this may happen. The song amazing grace keeps running through my head. The line in particular is - I once was blind, but now I see. It's like I've been granted sight after being blind for 10 years, and when I look in the mirror, my hair...	justadrunk	12	513	Jun 15, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	"Birthday" question (Preview) Hi All,I've never been great about attending meetings, working the steps, etc., but one way or another I've made it 20 years (well, tomorrow will be 20) sober. Though I haven't been the best AA participant I would like to go to a meeting and announce it publicly... do a little shameless bragging as well...	hatrabbit	12	581	Jun 15, 2012 by Wolfie55
	Singing a new tune. (Preview) Sometimes when I'm singing, I am just doing so to get to the good part. But this morning, as I was singing the boring low tones of the chorus, I realized, that sometimes a wise person can get more from the low notes, than a fool could get singing the high ones. I was the fool thinking that the song would sou...	justadrunk	10	527	Jun 14, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	Just want to say "Hi" (Preview) Just want to say "Hi" -- I am new to this and new to the online concept. But I know I need help. Thank you.	Seaweed	9	334	Jun 14, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Graditude (Preview) My sister is #1 on my graditude list. She is my biggest supporter in sobriety. And sometimes, her lack of knowledge and her concern teach me more than she knows. This week, she told me she's happy that we are still as close now as we were when we were using together. To her it means I really love her, and ca...	Ruhig	5	367	Jun 14, 2012 by Mike B.
	Lol (Preview) Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young Engineer fresh out of Texas A&M, "And what starting salary were you looking for?" The Engineer said, "In the neighbourhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interview...	Ruhig	7	324	Jun 14, 2012 by justadrunk
	Newbie (Preview) Hi, new member here. Having a rough time and need all the support I can get.	Fay	13	577	Jun 14, 2012 by Mr_David
	Another silly question (Preview) So I just got myself a Sponser. Well actually someone volunteered to be my Sponser. She seems really sweet and all, but I don't know her at all..pretty much a total stranger, just met her last night. So I call her today to "check in" and it was a pretty basic small talk conversation. It was a bit...	Col	6	379	Jun 13, 2012 by pinkchip
	Opening the meeting room (Preview) Hello, I saw four of us in the room and decided to open the meeting room a bit early. If anyone would like to join, just click on the 'Online Meeting' link at the top, middle of the page. Off to make virtual coffee...	Angell	5	306	Jun 13, 2012 by justadrunk
	“When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.” (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O0Kfy1ZOUk&sns=fb	justadrunk	2	257	Jun 13, 2012 by Mr_David
	Shopping (Preview) Today while I was shopping in a shopping centre, with 2 of my children, a fight broke out between a man and a woman. We were standing in a bakery, when the yelling and cursing started. My God, I've never heard anything like it before in public. They just didn't seem to care. The shop assistant and othe...	Tracey C	3	301	Jun 13, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Forming True Partnerships & 24hrs a Day (Preview) But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE...	Sobrietyspell	1	286	Jun 13, 2012 by Mr_David
	Food for thought? (Preview) Every single moment has meaning in it. We can discover meaning in a situation and respond to it in a meaningful way. The action or attitude we take may be spontaneous or planned, fateful or ordinary. When we discover meaning we surrender not in defeat but with an awesome, wondrous sense that something...	Ruhig	4	305	Jun 13, 2012 by Mr_David
	What have you stayed sober through? (Preview) "He clamors for this or that, claiming he cannot master alcohol until his material needs are cared for. Nonsense. Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job--wife or no wife--..." Big book p. 98 The book goes on to say, "Burn into the consciousness of eve...	Angell	17	759	Jun 13, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Amazing Progress. (Preview) After a long time of "stumbling" in this program I have found the basic principle that is helping me more than ever. I have been in a very ugly place which is where my alcoholism took me. I was there for years. I managed to have a spiritual experience that was keeping me sober, but I was still...	Closer	6	441	Jun 13, 2012 by Closer
	Seniors Moments (Preview) http://www.rtbot.net/play.php?id=Xv1tMioGgXIWatch the whole thing.	Pythonpappy	3	282	Jun 13, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	An abundance of love,joy and happiness all in AA. You guys are tops :} (Preview) Already I have a big smile on my face,just reading your postings and catching up with you all. Thank goodness too that I have my password still :} lol. I have had problems with my laptop and still have,but hope to sort it soon. I have had a wonderful 5 days with my daughter and 3yr old grandson on a visit ove...	Polly	6	606	Jun 13, 2012 by bizzaro me
	God's call to a sick mind. (Preview) "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." I have read this statement for many years. I was weary and burdened. Sometimes I felt like life had no real meaning for me. It was only when I entered the doors of AA and read: *"We admiited we were powerless over alco...*	gonee	7	349	Jun 13, 2012 by Closer
	Progress not perfection (Preview) My wife is recovering from surgery and I'm staying close by this week. As she's doing alot of sleeping, I'm finding myself with alot more time than normal and it's got me thinking. Thinking leads to posting and so... Let me first say that it is my own life that is prompting the questions in this thread -...	Angell	8	2371	Jun 12, 2012 by Mike B.
	Funk (Preview) I've spent the last few days in a funk. Totally selfish and self centered once again. I began to question things about AA. My sponsor told me to read pages 68 & 69 of the big book. I did, and was kind of even more upset by them. The line that says we should laugh at non-spiritual folks got me to wonde...	justadrunk	12	439	Jun 12, 2012 by TipsyMcstagger
	Would be good to chat with any people from Liverpool (or UK) (Preview) need some help please! -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 24th of April 2012 03:02:46 PM	mossleyhill	8	735	Jun 12, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	The twelfth step (Preview) What does 'carrying the message' mean to you? I have been reading some old grapevine articles today and it seems to me that our (re:AA-ers) understanding of the twelfth step has changed significantly. Perhaps, and this is only one man's opinion of course, we place too much responsibility on the ne...	Angell	11	290	Jun 12, 2012 by Rob84
	Well Hell, what a week this has been (Preview) 31st May, after a meeting, check my phone to find a missed call from my 86 yr old Mum. Message was Ring me now, Oh shit thinks I, she's had a fall of summat, no just a panicky call to say that the van I was picking up wasn't available - not much I could do at 9 at night.........only a moderate panic tho' Still,...	bikerbill	7	311	Jun 12, 2012 by Gerrit
	So why would an alcoholic become a condo assn board member? (Preview) Sooooooo, I buy a condo in Florida and actually reside there. My work actually has me in Florida half the year, and since it is within a couple hours from my house in South Carolina, it made sense to have a place there. Like all the condo associations in Florida, there are issues. The board members ask...	turninggrey	17	1109	Jun 11, 2012 by justadrunk
	Trying to Find Joy Again (Preview) At the end of my 4th step I had found God. I had a spiritual awakening that was very powerful and the strange thing is, I went right out and did what I had just written about, jumped into a codependent mistake with a guy who I had nothing in common with, someone coming out of prison. I had a long history of tryi...	odat	8	428	Jun 11, 2012 by Mr_David
	What to do?? (Preview) So, today is 24 days sober for me. Ive read that it is not wise or advisable to make any rash decisions during early sobriety, and I agree. Heres my plight.. I work 2 jobs, and have for a while now in an effort to reduce debt. My primary goal is to get caught up on student loans so that I can go to grad school and...	Col	11	372	Jun 11, 2012 by billyjack
	Step One...Cant be too hard,we all need to accept it :} (Preview) Just found this and thought I would share.... Without acceptance of step one I will die... The Steps shall set you free, but first they'll piss you off." (modern, anon.) Don't be surprised if you get very angry while working through these worksheets. Look over page 3 of these worksheets and see...	Polly	3	318	Jun 10, 2012 by Mr_David
	Just stop and hug before you start. (Preview) If and when, I can stop that argument, that leads to hurt feelings, that leads to a heavy foot and unattentiveness, that leads to a speeding ticket, that leads to anger and disappointment, that leads to blame, that leads to more guilt, that leads to apologies, that leads to that wondeful hug I should ha...	justadrunk	3	402	Jun 10, 2012 by Mr_David
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