Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The trouble with us alcoholics was this: We demanded that the world give us happiness and peace of mind in just the particular order we wanted to get it by the alcohol route. And we werent successful. But when we take time to find out some of the spiritual laws, and familiarize ourselves with them, and pu...

Tomas · Tomas

It must be 15 years or so ago at the meeting after the meeting.. True story.. One of the group members, we called him angry Harvey stated that he had quality sobriety.. Harvey had about 2 years sobriety before his slip now he was back 4 months.. Jersey John had about 15 years.. he had a plate in his head from...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 17 "My drinking career was all about running away. I could pack up and vanish in a flash. Now ... I'm taking the risk to stick around, to just show up and see what happens. "

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. --Hannah Arendt When we refuse to forgive ourselves, we think we are being very noble for not letting ourselves off the hook. What we're really doing, however, is setting ourselves up to use again.We're not accepting the fact that we are powerless over ou...

RubyTues · RubyTues

If you are married or in a relationship, how much do you talk with your partner about recovery? Do they 'get it'? I find myself not knowing how to talk about it.

Rob84 · Rob84

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions... There was no internet at the time of my first AA meeting, my shrink gave me a card with the AA phone # on it. I called and the lady gave me a time and address of a meeting close to my home, asked if I would need a ride and had someone from the meet...

gonee · gonee

"For a brief moment, I had needed and wanted God. There had been a humble willingness to have Him with me-and He came. But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out byworldly clamors, mostly those within myself. And so it had been ever since. How blind I had been." BB pg12. Just a so...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I don't even understand what that could possibly mean for over 1 year, and all at once the fog sloooowly begins to lift. How can I not be my identity? That was always how I blew that phrase off and kept myself from really caring or wondering what more could be revealed. I am sober - so this is my sober iden...

Sober McHappy · Sober McHappy

Wanna know why? It's a really stupid reason. Somewhere in my alcoholic brain I thought that if I changed the face I saw in the mirror it would help me change who I am inside. I've always been this baby faced man-child who everyone seems to let get away with murder and I thought that maybe if I looked more gro...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Buckle up fellers, this could be a long 'un. we'll start with the motorbike. Caught fire a couple weeks ago and the parts list to repair comes to almost as much as the insurance valuation. Add labour and I reckon it'll be a write off. I'm keeping positive as no one was hurt, it's insured, it's below freezi...

ghostman1960 · ghostman1960

Do not use your regular email address here. Someone Googled my email address and found me on this and another forum related to the same thing.. Plus I was stupid for putting my own pic up as my avatar. I never knew they could find you that way.

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

A while ago, prior to my coming back, I worked with a guy who was an alcoholic and I really used to bust his balls about being in AA. I was constantly making drinking jokes, threatening to spike his coffee, burping at him after a night out, etc. very immature stuff. He was a very calm, mild mannered guy...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love must be learned, and learned again and again; there is no end to it. Hate needs no instruction, but only waits to be provoked. --Katherine Anne PorterWe often enter into our relationships believing there is one perfect way to act, and if we can only find that way, we'll be successful, accepted. Bu...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The self is a calm stable center surrounded by a continuous changing sea. Merge with yourself and be ready for any emergent sea. --Coretta Scott King Wise ones tell us to be true to ourselves. Being true to ourselves means daring to disagree with a loved one, even when we know it might cause painful tens...

Sober McHappy · Sober McHappy

Everything was going great, you might even say I was getting a little cocksure of myself and my newfound mature outlook on sobriety...and then I got absolutely hammered. I'm sitting here asking myself why I did it and I have no answers. None that make sense anyway. I don't drive drunk, fight anyone or e...

s_lukin · s_lukin

Well I made a fine mess this weekend. And by "fine mess" I mean I relapsed & nothing happened other than I pissed off my family & now I feel like a loser YET AGAIN. Basically I just sat on my couch, watched TV, nothing else happened which I think is the worst thing that could ever happe...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Well folks, I am back from my 7 day cruise. San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Thomas....all very pretty. I had a wonderful time with my partner. I have to say the most unexpected and pleasant thing of the whole trip was the AA meetings on the boat. There were about 7 of us. I had planned on maybe going to one me...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 15 "I am grateful that the people in AA showed me how to live sober. However, I have learned many things from other sources. I learned about quiet from the breeze floating through the grass on a warm summer day. I have...

Chaya · Chaya

I can't believe how many ppl, institutions, and principles I have on my list. It's insane. I carry around more resentment and negativity than I even realize. It's ugly. I woke up today knowing I need to stay close to the program and my Higher Power. Tough stuff coming up in stepwork is coinciding with t...

SereneSteve · SereneSteve

Well I went to a local pro wrestling event tonight. Got there and seen behind us was a small window with a sign $2.00 beers, now the old me would have had probably 10 of them and I did think to myself that price isnt too high but that was it, watching others guzzle them down made me sick. So instead I sipped m...

Col · Col

Goodness, Ive been working on step 4 for a long time! Months! I understand the need for being thorough, and that it's a crucial step. It just seems to be a very drawn out process. I don't know if it's me, or my sponser, or that I just have more work than most to do- but most people I've heard talk about it have m...

ChristineG · ChristineG

There is a house 3 away from me that always has a lot of traffic. Lots of different people in and out. I was talking to a couple guys at the meeting tonight. They live there. It's a sober house. Had to go all the way to AA to meet the neighbors. I need to get out of my bubble a little more! Also ran into a lady at a me...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

NowOvercastTemperature66.0 °FFeels Like 66.0 °FWind(mph)5.0Sunrise / Set7:42 AM5:51 PMMoonWaxing CrescentMore Astronomy Tonight59 °FRain Showers70% chance of precipitationTomorrow72 °FRain Showers80% chance of precipitationTomorrow Night46 °FRain Showers70% chance of pr...

gonee · gonee

"The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly." BB pg 75. What a wonderful feeling this was, when I left my sponsor after doing my 5th step with him. For the first time I experienced real sobriety. My drinking friends also knew that I was on my way to recovery. I...

Bob K · Bob K

I got this in an email yesterday.It goes along with something I was told by my sponsor several years ago, that it's not that we aim to high and fail but that we aim to low and succeed and accept things as the best they will ever be. "It must be born in mind, that the tragedy of life does not lie in not re...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 >From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you play with a thing long enough, you will surely break it. --AnonymousSome things shouldn't be played with. Our recovery program is one of these things. When we play with our program, we're taking a risk. We play with the program by missing meetings. Or by not calling our sponsors. Or by skipping t...

TeganTantalize · TeganTantalize

I got so angry at my home group meeting one of my really really good friends whos like a mother figure to me also lead my homegroup...Theres someone who i kinda had a crush on HAD i sat at the table with her and the whole freaking time she was talking mad shit about my freind who was leading..making fun of he...

nezyb · nezyb

I have a sister (actually two sisters) who are still in active alcoholism. I don't get to see them often, once or twice a year, as we live in different states. I try to call them or hope that they call me earlier in the day, as that way maybe they won't be drunk, or quite so drunk yet. The conversations are alw...

SoberSince2010 · SoberSince2010

me neither. though I do react adversely to self willingness, self centerdness, dishonesty and the like (fear) you ?

gonee · gonee

Thanks all for your prayer and blessings. The healing power of my friends and their prayer is amazing. I am well again!!

justadrunk · justadrunk

So here I am. Waiting around for someone to notice me. Hoping that someone will pick me. Bursting with the desire to share what I have found... yet... opportunity does not knock. Do I really trust in the path today? Do I really believe I am exactly where I am suppose to be? Do I belong to this moment....

Pablomoses · Pablomoses

I was able to connect with these two young men-(students) because we had similar families. One side that is sober. One side that are abusers. There are not too many normies in this group. Same goes for my family. The party yesterday was to love and support one of the young men who is about to become a f...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Courage and Patience There are times when the "poor me" mood strikes us all. We complain that things are not better. We bemoan our sorry lot in life. We condemn ourselves and others for not meeting our expectations. What can we do when these destructive emotions engulf us? First, we can rea...

Marge · Marge

Hiya all just wanted to know if having trouble sleeping is part of the course with early recovery? I havent had a decent nights sleep for 6 nights now and im exhusted!!! Will this right itself with time? Anyone else had this problem? On the plus side have been having lots of late night chats with god

mich · mich

So, I just celebrated 5 months on December 31st. Woohoo! The real gift came soon after the New Year. My mom and I have always had a difficult relationship. She was physically and mentally abused by my grandmother who is now 83. As a result I grew up similarly in a very abusive, aggressive, angry, sc...

Col · Col

I was at a meeting recently, one that I go to almost every day. It's a great meeting that I feel welcome at and a few people I used to drink with go, too- which I think is great. This particular meeting is full of oldtimers, so I often just listen as there is much to learn from these guys. Anyway, one gentleman...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: If I just dont drink, everything will be all right. Once the fog cleared for me, I saw for the firs...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Page 122 & 123 ... ... ... 12 & 12 'When AA was quite young, a number of eminent psychologists and doctors made an exhaustive study of a good sized group of so-called problem drinkers. The doctors weren't trying to find how different we were from one another; they sought to find whatever pers...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I got this from one of the two meetings I went to today ... it's called Whisper of the Heart 1. Make peace with your past, so it won't screw up the present. 2. What others think about you is none of your business. 3. Time heals most everything, give it time. 4. Don't comp[are your life to others and do...

gatefold_cover · gatefold_cover

I have what may be a silly question - The big book in chapter 3 lays out what it says are ways that people are alcoholics, and without getting into a lengthy explanation of my condition, I was wondering if the suggestion to have a drink and try to stop is actually a worthwhile test - on pp31-31 is suggests th...

longroad12 · longroad12

New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. --Norman Vincent Peale What does it mean to like other people? It means giving respect and attention to their opinions and perspectives on life. It means respecting their feelings, attitudes, and values without passing judgment or...

HJF454 · HJF454

Just here to claim my seat. Grateful to be sober today. Went to a meeting, doing some step work, talked to my sponser. I also worked out, spent a few hours with the wife and bought her some new boots and shoes without expecting anything in return. Imagine doing something for someone as selfless. I'm at wo...

mandm · mandm

So I just got off work, well a little while ago. The last hour at work, all i could think about is that I wanted to kill off a 8 pack. I was really jonesing for a drink. I kept thinking how this time its ok. But then I started to think about this Ted talk I watched on happyness. And it talks about long term happy...

Phil · Phil

Resentment is the: harboring of animosity against a person or group of people whom I feel has mistreated me. unresolved anger I have over a negative event which occurred in my past life. seething, aching emotional turmoil I feel whenever a certain person or event is discussed. lack of forgiving, t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 11 "We organize our principles merely so that they can be better understood, and we continue so to organize our services that AA's life-blood can be transfused into those who must otherwise die. That is the all-in...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Newcomer You've told me I should pray for someone who's been causing me all sorts of problems. But that's not going to change that person, is it? Sponsor I've heard various descriptions of how prayer works. Some say God listens, some say our thoughts affect the energy of the universe and create change...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I'm so grateful to be sober tonight. There were so many people who came in to this evenings meeting that have been around since I have, that confessed to a relapse tonight. It was shocking how many and I thought of the difficulty people have with the holidays... but then I remembered, we're just alcoh...

gonee · gonee

I thank God for His grace given to me. I only realise how vulnerable and weak I am , is when I get sick. My body temperature just has to elevate by 1 degree and I am disabled. Therefore it makes me realise that all 6 billion people on earth are all vulnerable. Despite our arrogance He has shown mercy to us. Phy...

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	Daily Reflections ~ Happiness Comes Quietly & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The trouble with us alcoholics was this: We demanded that the world give us happiness and peace of mind in just the particular order we wanted to get it by the alcohol route. And we werent successful. But when we take time to find out some of the spiritual laws, and familiarize ourselves with them, and pu...	Sobrietyspell	0	662	Jan 17, 2013 by Sobrietyspell
	Funny But True (Preview) It must be 15 years or so ago at the meeting after the meeting.. True story.. One of the group members, we called him angry Harvey stated that he had quality sobriety.. Harvey had about 2 years sobriety before his slip now he was back 4 months.. Jersey John had about 15 years.. he had a plate in his head from...	Tomas	7	465	Jan 18, 2013 by Tomas
	From the Grapevine (Preview) January 17 "My drinking career was all about running away. I could pack up and vanish in a flash. Now ... I'm taking the risk to stick around, to just show up and see what happens. "	Mike B.	0	284	Jan 17, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 01-17 (Preview) Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. --Hannah Arendt When we refuse to forgive ourselves, we think we are being very noble for not letting ourselves off the hook. What we're really doing, however, is setting ourselves up to use again.We're not accepting the fact that we are powerless over ou...	Pythonpappy	3	275	Jan 17, 2013 by justadrunk
	Recovery and your significant other (Preview) If you are married or in a relationship, how much do you talk with your partner about recovery? Do they 'get it'? I find myself not knowing how to talk about it.	RubyTues	15	814	Jan 17, 2013 by justadrunk
	Alcoholics.......Anonymous? (Preview) Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions... There was no internet at the time of my first AA meeting, my shrink gave me a card with the AA phone # on it. I called and the lady gave me a time and address of a meeting close to my home, asked if I would need a ride and had someone from the meet...	Rob84	13	734	Jan 17, 2013 by Rob84
	A solitary moment. (Preview) "For a brief moment, I had needed and wanted God. There had been a humble willingness to have Him with me-and He came. But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out byworldly clamors, mostly those within myself. And so it had been ever since. How blind I had been." BB pg12. Just a so...	gonee	5	365	Jan 17, 2013 by lady eli
	Sober identity (Preview) I don't even understand what that could possibly mean for over 1 year, and all at once the fog sloooowly begins to lift. How can I not be my identity? That was always how I blew that phrase off and kept myself from really caring or wondering what more could be revealed. I am sober - so this is my sober iden...	justadrunk	17	460	Jan 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	I grew a beard (Preview) Wanna know why? It's a really stupid reason. Somewhere in my alcoholic brain I thought that if I changed the face I saw in the mirror it would help me change who I am inside. I've always been this baby faced man-child who everyone seems to let get away with murder and I thought that maybe if I looked more gro...	Sober McHappy	10	572	Jan 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Material Possessions, romance and Finance (Preview) Buckle up fellers, this could be a long 'un. we'll start with the motorbike. Caught fire a couple weeks ago and the parts list to repair comes to almost as much as the insurance valuation. Add labour and I reckon it'll be a write off. I'm keeping positive as no one was hurt, it's insured, it's below freezi...	bikerbill	7	515	Jan 17, 2013 by bikerbill
	WARNING! My annonimity has been compromised here. (Preview) Do not use your regular email address here. Someone Googled my email address and found me on this and another forum related to the same thing.. Plus I was stupid for putting my own pic up as my avatar. I never knew they could find you that way.	ghostman1960	10	612	Jan 17, 2013 by Sober McHappy
	Saying sorry (Preview) A while ago, prior to my coming back, I worked with a guy who was an alcoholic and I really used to bust his balls about being in AA. I was constantly making drinking jokes, threatening to spike his coffee, burping at him after a night out, etc. very immature stuff. He was a very calm, mild mannered guy...	Tipsy McStagger	12	643	Jan 17, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 01-15 (Preview) Love must be learned, and learned again and again; there is no end to it. Hate needs no instruction, but only waits to be provoked. --Katherine Anne PorterWe often enter into our relationships believing there is one perfect way to act, and if we can only find that way, we'll be successful, accepted. Bu...	Pythonpappy	10	359	Jan 17, 2013 by Col
	Today's Gift 01-16 (Preview) The self is a calm stable center surrounded by a continuous changing sea. Merge with yourself and be ready for any emergent sea. --Coretta Scott King Wise ones tell us to be true to ourselves. Being true to ourselves means daring to disagree with a loved one, even when we know it might cause painful tens...	Pythonpappy	2	304	Jan 16, 2013 by Mike B.
	I'm having a very difficult time all of a sudden (Preview) Everything was going great, you might even say I was getting a little cocksure of myself and my newfound mature outlook on sobriety...and then I got absolutely hammered. I'm sitting here asking myself why I did it and I have no answers. None that make sense anyway. I don't drive drunk, fight anyone or e...	Sober McHappy	14	628	Jan 16, 2013 by chris
	Not much luck finding a sponsor... definitely need one (Preview) Well I made a fine mess this weekend. And by "fine mess" I mean I relapsed & nothing happened other than I pissed off my family & now I feel like a loser YET AGAIN. Basically I just sat on my couch, watched TV, nothing else happened which I think is the worst thing that could ever happe...	s_lukin	15	588	Jan 16, 2013 by Sober McHappy
	Cruising in AA (Preview) Well folks, I am back from my 7 day cruise. San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Thomas....all very pretty. I had a wonderful time with my partner. I have to say the most unexpected and pleasant thing of the whole trip was the AA meetings on the boat. There were about 7 of us. I had planned on maybe going to one me...	pinkchip	11	799	Jan 16, 2013 by Sober McHappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 15 "I am grateful that the people in AA showed me how to live sober. However, I have learned many things from other sources. I learned about quiet from the breeze floating through the grass on a warm summer day. I have...	Pythonpappy	5	291	Jan 16, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	And here comes Step Four (Preview) I can't believe how many ppl, institutions, and principles I have on my list. It's insane. I carry around more resentment and negativity than I even realize. It's ugly. I woke up today knowing I need to stay close to the program and my Higher Power. Tough stuff coming up in stepwork is coinciding with t...	Chaya	10	461	Jan 16, 2013 by RubyTues
	$2.00 beers (Preview) Well I went to a local pro wrestling event tonight. Got there and seen behind us was a small window with a sign $2.00 beers, now the old me would have had probably 10 of them and I did think to myself that price isnt too high but that was it, watching others guzzle them down made me sick. So instead I sipped m...	SereneSteve	8	529	Jan 15, 2013 by rx2man
	The never ending step 4... (Preview) Goodness, Ive been working on step 4 for a long time! Months! I understand the need for being thorough, and that it's a crucial step. It just seems to be a very drawn out process. I don't know if it's me, or my sponser, or that I just have more work than most to do- but most people I've heard talk about it have m...	Col	8	559	Jan 15, 2013 by lady eli
	The neighbors (Preview) There is a house 3 away from me that always has a lot of traffic. Lots of different people in and out. I was talking to a couple guys at the meeting tonight. They live there. It's a sober house. Had to go all the way to AA to meet the neighbors. I need to get out of my bubble a little more! Also ran into a lady at a me...	ChristineG	11	535	Jan 15, 2013 by Frodo
	Tasha? (Preview) NowOvercastTemperature66.0 °FFeels Like 66.0 °FWind(mph)5.0Sunrise / Set7:42 AM5:51 PMMoonWaxing CrescentMore Astronomy Tonight59 °FRain Showers70% chance of precipitationTomorrow72 °FRain Showers80% chance of precipitationTomorrow Night46 °FRain Showers70% chance of pr...	Pythonpappy	11	486	Jan 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Step 5 (Preview) "The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly." BB pg 75. What a wonderful feeling this was, when I left my sponsor after doing my 5th step with him. For the first time I experienced real sobriety. My drinking friends also knew that I was on my way to recovery. I...	gonee	6	385	Jan 15, 2013 by Ex-MA Hole
	Dreams (Preview) I got this in an email yesterday.It goes along with something I was told by my sponsor several years ago, that it's not that we aim to high and fail but that we aim to low and succeed and accept things as the best they will ever be. "It must be born in mind, that the tragedy of life does not lie in not re...	Bob K	4	565	Jan 15, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ An Unsuspected Inner Resource & 24hrs a Day (Preview) With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 >From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these w...	Sobrietyspell	2	484	Jan 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 01-14 (Preview) If you play with a thing long enough, you will surely break it. --AnonymousSome things shouldn't be played with. Our recovery program is one of these things. When we play with our program, we're taking a risk. We play with the program by missing meetings. Or by not calling our sponsors. Or by skipping t...	Pythonpappy	2	332	Jan 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Just need to vent (Preview) I got so angry at my home group meeting one of my really really good friends whos like a mother figure to me also lead my homegroup...Theres someone who i kinda had a crush on HAD i sat at the table with her and the whole freaking time she was talking mad shit about my freind who was leading..making fun of he...	TeganTantalize	6	486	Jan 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Where did you learn that? (Preview) I have a sister (actually two sisters) who are still in active alcoholism. I don't get to see them often, once or twice a year, as we live in different states. I try to call them or hope that they call me earlier in the day, as that way maybe they won't be drunk, or quite so drunk yet. The conversations are alw...	nezyb	5	552	Jan 14, 2013 by Col
	tried any controlled drinking lately (Preview) me neither. though I do react adversely to self willingness, self centerdness, dishonesty and the like (fear) you ?	SoberSince2010	48	977	Jan 14, 2013 by TeganTantalize
	Restored! (Preview) Thanks all for your prayer and blessings. The healing power of my friends and their prayer is amazing. I am well again!!	gonee	3	366	Jan 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” (Preview) So here I am. Waiting around for someone to notice me. Hoping that someone will pick me. Bursting with the desire to share what I have found... yet... opportunity does not knock. Do I really trust in the path today? Do I really believe I am exactly where I am suppose to be? Do I belong to this moment....	justadrunk	4	563	Jan 14, 2013 by Jerry F
	Attended a baby shower for a former student yesterday. (Preview) I was able to connect with these two young men-(students) because we had similar families. One side that is sober. One side that are abusers. There are not too many normies in this group. Same goes for my family. The party yesterday was to love and support one of the young men who is about to become a f...	Pablomoses	2	528	Jan 14, 2013 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 01-13 (Preview) Courage and Patience There are times when the "poor me" mood strikes us all. We complain that things are not better. We bemoan our sorry lot in life. We condemn ourselves and others for not meeting our expectations. What can we do when these destructive emotions engulf us? First, we can rea...	Pythonpappy	0	331	Jan 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sleeping. (Preview) Hiya all just wanted to know if having trouble sleeping is part of the course with early recovery? I havent had a decent nights sleep for 6 nights now and im exhusted!!! Will this right itself with time? Anyone else had this problem? On the plus side have been having lots of late night chats with god	Marge	13	497	Jan 13, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Healing (Preview) So, I just celebrated 5 months on December 31st. Woohoo! The real gift came soon after the New Year. My mom and I have always had a difficult relationship. She was physically and mentally abused by my grandmother who is now 83. As a result I grew up similarly in a very abusive, aggressive, angry, sc...	mich	6	568	Jan 13, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Open hostility towards newcomers? (Preview) I was at a meeting recently, one that I go to almost every day. It's a great meeting that I feel welcome at and a few people I used to drink with go, too- which I think is great. This particular meeting is full of oldtimers, so I often just listen as there is much to learn from these guys. Anyway, one gentleman...	Col	17	772	Jan 13, 2013 by ChristineG
	Daily Reflections ~ It Doesn't Happen Overnight & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: If I just dont drink, everything will be all right. Once the fog cleared for me, I saw for the firs...	Sobrietyspell	0	397	Jan 13, 2013 by Sobrietyspell
	Are We Still Childish? - Grandiose? - Emotionally Sensitive? (Preview) Page 122 & 123 ... ... ... 12 & 12 'When AA was quite young, a number of eminent psychologists and doctors made an exhaustive study of a good sized group of so-called problem drinkers. The doctors weren't trying to find how different we were from one another; they sought to find whatever pers...	Pythonpappy	6	2863	Jan 13, 2013 by lady eli
	Whisper of the Heart (Preview) I got this from one of the two meetings I went to today ... it's called Whisper of the Heart 1. Make peace with your past, so it won't screw up the present. 2. What others think about you is none of your business. 3. Time heals most everything, give it time. 4. Don't comp[are your life to others and do...	Pythonpappy	3	418	Jan 13, 2013 by lady eli
	testing for alcoholism (Preview) I have what may be a silly question - The big book in chapter 3 lays out what it says are ways that people are alcoholics, and without getting into a lengthy explanation of my condition, I was wondering if the suggestion to have a drink and try to stop is actually a worthwhile test - on pp31-31 is suggests th...	gatefold_cover	18	690	Jan 13, 2013 by Ex-MA Hole
	Freedom Fighter/Twelve Step (Preview) New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...	longroad12	3	472	Jan 13, 2013 by Ex-MA Hole
	Today's Gift 01-12 (Preview) Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. --Norman Vincent Peale What does it mean to like other people? It means giving respect and attention to their opinions and perspectives on life. It means respecting their feelings, attitudes, and values without passing judgment or...	Pythonpappy	0	357	Jan 12, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Checkig in (Preview) Just here to claim my seat. Grateful to be sober today. Went to a meeting, doing some step work, talked to my sponser. I also worked out, spent a few hours with the wife and bought her some new boots and shoes without expecting anything in return. Imagine doing something for someone as selfless. I'm at wo...	HJF454	5	385	Jan 12, 2013 by SolanoGypsy
	Decided not to go swimming. (Preview) So I just got off work, well a little while ago. The last hour at work, all i could think about is that I wanted to kill off a 8 pack. I was really jonesing for a drink. I kept thinking how this time its ok. But then I started to think about this Ted talk I watched on happyness. And it talks about long term happy...	mandm	4	585	Jan 12, 2013 by Rob84
	Resentment (Preview) *Resentment is the:* harboring of animosity against a person or group of people whom I feel has mistreated me. unresolved anger I have over a negative event which occurred in my past life. seething, aching emotional turmoil I feel whenever a certain person or event is discussed. lack of forgiving, t...	Phil	9	641	Jan 12, 2013 by Frodo
	Grapevine (Preview) January 11 "We organize our principles merely so that they can be better understood, and we continue so to organize our services that AA's life-blood can be transfused into those who must otherwise die. That is the all-in...	Pythonpappy	0	287	Jan 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 01-11 (Preview) Newcomer You've told me I should pray for someone who's been causing me all sorts of problems. But that's not going to change that person, is it? Sponsor I've heard various descriptions of how prayer works. Some say God listens, some say our thoughts affect the energy of the universe and create change...	Pythonpappy	1	323	Jan 11, 2013 by Col
	Sober anyone? (Preview) I'm so grateful to be sober tonight. There were so many people who came in to this evenings meeting that have been around since I have, that confessed to a relapse tonight. It was shocking how many and I thought of the difficulty people have with the holidays... but then I remembered, we're just alcoh...	justadrunk	13	576	Jan 11, 2013 by Bob K
	Sick. (Preview) I thank God for His grace given to me. I only realise how vulnerable and weak I am , is when I get sick. My body temperature just has to elevate by 1 degree and I am disabled. Therefore it makes me realise that all 6 billion people on earth are all vulnerable. Despite our arrogance He has shown mercy to us. Phy...	gonee	7	474	Jan 11, 2013 by StPeteDean
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