Alcoholics Anonymous

mikerowewave · mikerowewave

Hello, I am new to the AA program and to this message board. I've been to a few meetings in my area, but have not been consistently going with my new work schedule. I am glad to have found this board to share stories, get support, and give support. A little bit about myself: where I grew up both of my parents a...

12StepBookworm · 12StepBookworm

Just bought a Nook and got an AA ebook that was published in Sept. It's an updated version of the Big Book. For anyone interested, I used a half-off coupon ($4 instead of 7.99) that's good until June 30. It's FP23T and you have to redeem it on Smashwords.com I think.

justadrunk · justadrunk

In your opinion, was it best to pick a few meetings a week and stick to those, or just go to random ones as you could make it. I will no longer be going every day or 2x per day, and because of the expense in babysitters and gas (I live in the country) I would like to see how 4-5 meetings feels for a while. If you d...

Closer · Closer

When I started using AA I felt a higher power in my life, and it isnt something Im taking with a grain of salt. I do not know where my HP is coming from but I am trying to find out by educating myself on different forms of spirituality. I have chosen not to say the serenity prayer for a long time because I have...

manxkiwi · manxkiwi

Hi, I have just moved to St Helens in Merseyside and need to organise to attend meetings in the area. I dont drive so will need a number of someone local to see if they can pick me up for the ones that i cant walk to. Ive got one sorted down the road for the Sunday but would like to be doing about 4 a week if possib...

frederico · frederico

Hi..I come here a lot and read but I am still on and off the wagon. I have begun making deals with myself to "let" myself have a drink if I do something...usually workout.. or try to do only a couple days a week. I have read and listened to so much stuff but still I cannot stop Just one, it'll be ok...

railroadman1 · railroadman1

Hello all, I thought i should stick my head in and thank everyone for thier support. Shortly before i wrote that post, minutes earlier in fact, i loaded a single shell in my shotgun and paced around for a few minutes. God stopped me and i am so grateful. I have continued over the course of my life to relapse...

Ruhig · Ruhig

See Me What do you see, nurses, what do you see? Are you thinking, when you look at me -- A crabby old woman, not very wise, Uncertain of habit, with far-away eyes, Who dribbles her food and makes no reply, When you say in a loud voice -- "I do wish you'd try." Who seems not to notice the t...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Hey, I'm off to NI for work next week - for one night only! Anybody here know where the meetings are in Belfast on a wednesday night?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

-- Edited by Pythonpappy on Thursday 21st of June 2012 04:52:12 PM

Violet260709 · Violet260709

http://godisdoingforuswhatwecouldnotdoforourselves.wordpres...

Run · Run

I was recently on vacation and walking the boardwalk down by the beach with my girlfriend. The entire time we were looking at the restaurants and shops and such. She noted one restaurant in particular was selling hot wings. I noticed that same place had a Yuengling sign that I had never seen before. I di...

railroadman1 · railroadman1

I know a thousand of us have been here but i am really tired of fighting!!! This disease has whooped me from a very early age. i get sober for a year.....or 9 which is my record. sometimes i just want to quit and say enough is enough...this fucking disease is relentless......I AM SO TIRED!!!

bizzaro me · bizzaro me

To occupy a lot of my time I do artwork. It helps me stay sober and busy. But if anyone wants to check it out or maybe buy something, let me know. http://nickjyoho.tumblr.com/ Thanks, Nick

justadrunk · justadrunk

There was a time I got so wasted, that I woke up in my apartment in the morning, clueless as to how I got there... got ready for work, grabbed my keys, only to realize my car was not in the garage. Had to call into work sick - call a cab to drive me around town (to all the bars) looking for my car. Good thing I usu...

Ruhig · Ruhig

"there is one mind common to all individual men" (point here is simple unity, nothing more nothing less)

Angell · Angell

In my last thread I wrote about my working the program and dealing with life issues as a Buddhist and atheist. In that thread I received some comments that seemed, to me, to make the assumption that my lack of belief was a result of anger at God. i.e. If there was a god, how could he let such things happ...

Angell · Angell

Im going to be very candid and ask that you trust me that I am not trying to be divisive. My questions are quite sincere. Though I recounted the following details in a recent thread, its probably worthwhile to repeat it here for those who hadnt seen that thread: I had my last drink on May 10th 1992. I...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Could write this and have me thinking that he must have known me pre-sobriety cuz he just gave a perfect synopsis of what I used to be like. One of my AA friends put this as his facebook status. I thought it might be from one of our own books but apparently he wrote it himself. "You leave havoc in your...

deb365 · deb365

"Cling to Me until the life from Me, the divine life, by that very contact flows into your being and revives your fainting spirit. Become recharged. When weary, do as I did on earth - sit by the well. Rest. Rest and gain power and strength, and the work, too, will come to you as it came to Me. Rest til...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But does trust require that we be blind to other people's motives or, indeed, to our own? Not at all; this would be folly. Most certainly, we should assess the capacity for harm as well as the capability for good in every person that we would trust. Such a private inventory can reveal the degree of confid...

billyjack · billyjack

Im standing on the middle of virginia and 3rd in down town reno. Charlie musslewhite blowing on his harp and some young kid with screeming guitar on stage with him lookin like damn I made it. A few thousnd people wandering around 6 blocks of beer and bbq stands.Im hard pressed to find anyone with out a pla...

Ruhig · Ruhig

He says to me- you wanna take a ride? And I excitedly say yes-- I love superfluous driving. We pick a destination about an hour away. But after getting turned around twice, he's getting impatient. A few valid reasons... And a few invalid reasons. So we stop and I ask valero for directions. I come back wit...

Bosco · Bosco

Hi, I'm new to this board and have been sober for 22+ months. I stopped taking Paxil in January of this year, and my doctor prescribed Ativan to help "bridge" me over the tough withdrawal symptoms from Paxil. That worked well, but I have this major side effect now: my skin feels squeaky or buz...

kim71 · kim71

Enough said. I look forward to making friends.

kim71 · kim71

Enough said. I look forward to making friends.

Bluebell · Bluebell

Dear All, thankyou for welcoming me to your site. I am not used to this kind of medium in which to communicate but overwhelmed with your kindness. I am now back at AA meetings and slowly starting to speak and thank God that I had a program to follow whilst unable to speak. I am still a little anxious at me...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I realized as I was making my potatoes oooooooooooooooo so creamy, with just the right blend of garlic, herbs from the garden, cream & butter from local cows, chicken stock from our very own home grown chickens, and sea salt - that I finally got it just right!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love mashed potatoes....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Here is a turkey recipe that also includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing -- imagine that. When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but not dried out. Give this a try. 8 - 15 lb. turkey 1 cup melted butte...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Heaven One day a cat dies of natural causes and goes to heaven and meets the Lord Himself.........The Lord says to the cat, "You lived a good life and if there is anyway I can make your stay in heaven more comfortable, please let Me know." The cat thinks for a moment and says, "Lord,...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. -- Herm Albright

Stepchild · Stepchild

This short word somehow touches about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil and corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn't deserve. But did not we, ourselves, set the ball rolling? So...

deb365 · deb365

"Go forward fearlessly. Do not think about the Red Sea that lies ahead. Be very sure that when you come to it, the waters will part and you will pass over to your promised land of freedom." 365 One-Minute Meditations from God Calling -- Edited by deb365 on Friday 22nd of June 2012 10:32:32...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

This brought me to the good healthy realization that there were plenty of situations left in the world over which I had no personal power-that if I was so ready to admit that to be the case with alcohol, so I must make the same admission with respect to much else. I would have to be still and know that He, no...

bizzaro me · bizzaro me

I've been sober for some time now and still cannot wrap my head around this. My older brother falls into that category, wh couldn't I? I know there is no ONE drink for me and am slowly learning more and more reading the big book often. Does it ever just bother the hell out of anyone else of the label we're ach...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A rabbi, priest, and a preacher meet every Monday in a coffee shop to talk things over about their spiritual life. One day, the priest makes a bet with the other guys that he could convert a bear in the woods over to his religion. The others nod and say "Yeah, I'll bet we could do it quicker than you co...

Tracey C · Tracey C

Hi, Here I am again with the same issue. My parents came to a school sports day to watch their grandchildren. While there Mum's mouth started flapping again. Yabbering on about various members of our family (not in a good way), telling me what I shared on facebook was a crock of bull****. Yesterday...

nezyb · nezyb

How do you give back what has been so freely given when what you have been given is your life back? I have heard it said in meetings that if I would have written down what I wanted from recovery/sobriety when I first started and settled for that, I would have sold myself short. Truth be told, when I first sta...

Col · Col

Hey guys:) I just had a rather bizarre experience. I was at my night job after a long day. The night at work proved to be frustrating. To get this story you have to know my night job is in a restaurant and I wait tables in a rather high end place. So, I'm making no $ as my section is right next to bar and there's a b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Click on pic to enlarge! -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Thursday 21st of June 2012 04:49:41 PM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Inner Peace: This is so trueIf you can start the day without caffeine, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can understand when your loved ones a...

Major Tom · Major Tom

Hello everyone, my name is A.K.A. Major Tom, I am at the beginng of my recovery and am struggling with being a dry drunk. I'm wondering if there is anyone out there who could give me some helpful sulitons to my recovery?

Rob84 · Rob84

So on my way home from work I stop at the golf range, hit some balls, then stop to clean my clubs at the bucket of water w/ brushes inside. The little bird in the picture stops a few feet from me. I was amazed at how close he was, I steped forward and stuck out my hand and he lightly pecked my fingernail. I f...

justadrunk · justadrunk

The old timer in my day time home group shared today that he will have 32 yrs of sobriety. Pretty amazing. He also shared that his original sponsor had gone back out after even more yrs of sobriety about 9 months ago - finally ending with a drunk driving ticket. He felt really bad, and I could relate to th...

Jon V · Jon V

Stepchild · Stepchild

But I'm still practicing these principles in all my affairs ....Practice...Practice...Practice! This is day 355 for me....And I'm very grateful to God...AA...And the 12 steps. And you people!

Polly · Polly

There Is A Solution WE, OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill. Nearly all have recovered. They have solved the drink problem. We are average Americans. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented, a...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Mark 4:39 And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a GREAT CALM. So anyway, at a time of great stress, I come across this. Now that is just what I needed from my HP! Tom -- Edited by turninggrey on Tuesday 19th of June 2012 07:13:33 PM

Closer · Closer

Some might call you a weirdo for being drug and alcohol free...Some might call you a weirdo for going out doing things...but think about it. I noticed some rather strange things today. "He cant seriously be going fishing, who is he?" "You want to go to school?, Who the hell are you?&q...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We often ask God for spiritual assets without recognizing the work we need to do to get them. To grow strong, we must learn to carry burdens; to gain patience, we must learn to handle stress; to follow God's will, we must become willing to let go. To be courageous, we must practice faith in the face of fear...

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	new to the message board (Preview) Hello, I am new to the AA program and to this message board. I've been to a few meetings in my area, but have not been consistently going with my new work schedule. I am glad to have found this board to share stories, get support, and give support. A little bit about myself: where I grew up both of my parents a...	mikerowewave	11	580	Jun 28, 2012 by Rob84
	new revision of big book on Nook Big Book revision e-book. Nook digital reader (Preview) Just bought a Nook and got an AA ebook that was published in Sept. It's an updated version of the Big Book. For anyone interested, I used a half-off coupon ($4 instead of 7.99) that's good until June 30. It's FP23T and you have to redeem it on Smashwords.com I think.	12StepBookworm	4	3669	Jun 28, 2012 by Rob84
	Time for a transition. (Preview) In your opinion, was it best to pick a few meetings a week and stick to those, or just go to random ones as you could make it. I will no longer be going every day or 2x per day, and because of the expense in babysitters and gas (I live in the country) I would like to see how 4-5 meetings feels for a while. If you d...	justadrunk	15	833	Jun 28, 2012 by Rob84
	Diagnosing your higher power. (Preview) When I started using AA I felt a higher power in my life, and it isnt something Im taking with a grain of salt. I do not know where my HP is coming from but I am trying to find out by educating myself on different forms of spirituality. I have chosen not to say the serenity prayer for a long time because I have...	Closer	30	1763	Jun 27, 2012 by stayhumble
	Meetings search (Preview) Hi, I have just moved to St Helens in Merseyside and need to organise to attend meetings in the area. I dont drive so will need a number of someone local to see if they can pick me up for the ones that i cant walk to. Ive got one sorted down the road for the Sunday but would like to be doing about 4 a week if possib...	manxkiwi	9	380	Jun 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Let's Make a Deal (Preview) Hi..I come here a lot and read but I am still on and off the wagon. I have begun making deals with myself to "let" myself have a drink if I do something...usually workout.. or try to do only a couple days a week. I have read and listened to so much stuff but still I cannot stop Just one, it'll be ok...	frederico	9	443	Jun 26, 2012 by Rob84
	Not giving up follow up to prior post please read i need to share this (Preview) Hello all, I thought i should stick my head in and thank everyone for thier support. Shortly before i wrote that post, minutes earlier in fact, i loaded a single shell in my shotgun and paced around for a few minutes. God stopped me and i am so grateful. I have continued over the course of my life to relapse...	railroadman1	8	293	Jun 26, 2012 by jj
	Irrelavent & beautiful (Preview) See Me What do you see, nurses, what do you see? Are you thinking, when you look at me -- A crabby old woman, not very wise, Uncertain of habit, with far-away eyes, Who dribbles her food and makes no reply, When you say in a loud voice -- "I do wish you'd try." Who seems not to notice the t...	Ruhig	3	518	Jun 26, 2012 by Stepchild
	Business Trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland (Preview) Hey, I'm off to NI for work next week - for one night only! Anybody here know where the meetings are in Belfast on a wednesday night?	bikerbill	10	2853	Jun 25, 2012 by bikerbill
	Weight Watchers - 2nd TRY (Preview) -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Thursday 21st of June 2012 04:52:12 PM	Pythonpappy	7	719	Jun 25, 2012 by bikerbill
	Recovery blog (Preview) http://godisdoingforuswhatwecouldnotdoforourselves.wordpres...	Violet260709	9	386	Jun 25, 2012 by Violet260709
	Diseased Brain (Preview) I was recently on vacation and walking the boardwalk down by the beach with my girlfriend. The entire time we were looking at the restaurants and shops and such. She noted one restaurant in particular was selling hot wings. I noticed that same place had a Yuengling sign that I had never seen before. I di...	Run	4	341	Jun 25, 2012 by Mr_David
	Giving up...... (Preview) I know a thousand of us have been here but i am really tired of fighting!!! This disease has whooped me from a very early age. i get sober for a year.....or 9 which is my record. sometimes i just want to quit and say enough is enough...this fucking disease is relentless......I AM SO TIRED!!!	railroadman1	25	745	Jun 25, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Not sure if anyone is interested, but... (Preview) To occupy a lot of my time I do artwork. It helps me stay sober and busy. But if anyone wants to check it out or maybe buy something, let me know. http://nickjyoho.tumblr.com/ Thanks, Nick	bizzaro me	10	434	Jun 25, 2012 by bizzaro me
	Sharing some of the crap I don't have to ever experience again if I keep coming back. (Preview) There was a time I got so wasted, that I woke up in my apartment in the morning, clueless as to how I got there... got ready for work, grabbed my keys, only to realize my car was not in the garage. Had to call into work sick - call a cab to drive me around town (to all the bars) looking for my car. Good thing I usu...	justadrunk	6	475	Jun 24, 2012 by Violet260709
	Emerson & unity (Preview) "there is one mind common to all individual men" (point here is simple unity, nothing more nothing less)	Ruhig	3	285	Jun 24, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	How I came to believe (Preview) In my last thread I wrote about my working the program and dealing with life issues as a Buddhist and atheist. In that thread I received some comments that seemed, to me, to make the assumption that my lack of belief was a result of anger at God. i.e. If there was a god, how could he let such things happ...	Angell	3	407	Jun 24, 2012 by justadrunk
	I have no idea what to call this thread (Preview) Im going to be very candid and ask that you trust me that I am not trying to be divisive. My questions are quite sincere. Though I recounted the following details in a recent thread, its probably worthwhile to repeat it here for those who hadnt seen that thread: I had my last drink on May 10th 1992. I...	Angell	26	778	Jun 24, 2012 by Stepchild
	Only another alcholic (Preview) Could write this and have me thinking that he must have known me pre-sobriety cuz he just gave a perfect synopsis of what I used to be like. One of my AA friends put this as his facebook status. I thought it might be from one of our own books but apparently he wrote it himself. "You leave havoc in your...	pinkchip	7	385	Jun 24, 2012 by SteveP
	God Calling - Cling to Me (Preview) "Cling to Me until the life from Me, the divine life, by that very contact flows into your being and revives your fainting spirit. Become recharged. When weary, do as I did on earth - sit by the well. Rest. Rest and gain power and strength, and the work, too, will come to you as it came to Me. Rest til...	deb365	1	249	Jun 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Trusting Others & 24hrs a Day (Preview) But does trust require that we be blind to other people's motives or, indeed, to our own? Not at all; this would be folly. Most certainly, we should assess the capacity for harm as well as the capability for good in every person that we would trust. Such a private inventory can reveal the degree of confid...	Sobrietyspell	2	396	Jun 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	brews, blues, and bbq (Preview) Im standing on the middle of virginia and 3rd in down town reno. Charlie musslewhite blowing on his harp and some young kid with screeming guitar on stage with him lookin like damn I made it. A few thousnd people wandering around 6 blocks of beer and bbq stands.Im hard pressed to find anyone with out a pla...	billyjack	5	457	Jun 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	Slow & Steady (Preview) He says to me- you wanna take a ride? And I excitedly say yes-- I love superfluous driving. We pick a destination about an hour away. But after getting turned around twice, he's getting impatient. A few valid reasons... And a few invalid reasons. So we stop and I ask valero for directions. I come back wit...	Ruhig	13	442	Jun 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	Question about Ativan in recovery (Preview) Hi, I'm new to this board and have been sober for 22+ months. I stopped taking Paxil in January of this year, and my doctor prescribed Ativan to help "bridge" me over the tough withdrawal symptoms from Paxil. That worked well, but I have this major side effect now: my skin feels squeaky or buz...	Bosco	6	2791	Jun 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	I need help now (Preview) Enough said. I look forward to making friends.	kim71	11	792	Jun 23, 2012 by pinkchip
	I need help now (Preview) Enough said. I look forward to making friends.	kim71	2	321	Jun 23, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	enforced isolation (Preview) Dear All, thankyou for welcoming me to your site. I am not used to this kind of medium in which to communicate but overwhelmed with your kindness. I am now back at AA meetings and slowly starting to speak and thank God that I had a program to follow whilst unable to speak. I am still a little anxious at me...	Bluebell	5	367	Jun 23, 2012 by Frodo
	Wanna be a better cook? (Preview) I realized as I was making my potatoes oooooooooooooooo so creamy, with just the right blend of garlic, herbs from the garden, cream & butter from local cows, chicken stock from our very own home grown chickens, and sea salt - that I finally got it just right!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love mashed potatoes....	justadrunk	5	383	Jun 23, 2012 by Rob84
	Recipe for Tasha (Preview) Here is a turkey recipe that also includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing -- imagine that. When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but not dried out. Give this a try. 8 - 15 lb. turkey 1 cup melted butte...	Pythonpappy	10	365	Jun 23, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Heaven (Preview) Heaven One day a cat dies of natural causes and goes to heaven and meets the Lord Himself.........The Lord says to the cat, "You lived a good life and if there is anyway I can make your stay in heaven more comfortable, please let Me know." The cat thinks for a moment and says, "Lord,...	Pythonpappy	1	276	Jun 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	Attitude (Preview) A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. -- Herm Albright	Pythonpappy	1	274	Jun 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	Let's talk about Fear. (Preview) This short word somehow touches about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil and corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn't deserve. But did not we, ourselves, set the ball rolling? So...	Stepchild	13	838	Jun 22, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	God Calling - Your Red Sea (Preview) "Go forward fearlessly. Do not think about the Red Sea that lies ahead. Be very sure that when you come to it, the waters will part and you will pass over to your promised land of freedom." 365 One-Minute Meditations from God Calling -- Edited by deb365 on Friday 22nd of June 2012 10:32:32...	deb365	2	277	Jun 22, 2012 by vixen
	Daily Reflections ~ Today, I'm Free & 24hrs a Day (Preview) This brought me to the good healthy realization that there were plenty of situations left in the world over which I had no personal power-that if I was so ready to admit that to be the case with alcohol, so I must make the same admission with respect to much else. I would have to be still and know that He, no...	Sobrietyspell	2	269	Jun 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	Hardcore drinker to an alcoholic (Preview) I've been sober for some time now and still cannot wrap my head around this. My older brother falls into that category, wh couldn't I? I know there is no ONE drink for me and am slowly learning more and more reading the big book often. Does it ever just bother the hell out of anyone else of the label we're ach...	bizzaro me	21	1802	Jun 22, 2012 by stayhumble
	Converting a Bear (Preview) A rabbi, priest, and a preacher meet every Monday in a coffee shop to talk things over about their spiritual life. One day, the priest makes a bet with the other guys that he could convert a bear in the woods over to his religion. The others nod and say "Yeah, I'll bet we could do it quicker than you co...	Pythonpappy	1	320	Jun 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	Mother - Scattered Letter (Preview) Hi, Here I am again with the same issue. My parents came to a school sports day to watch their grandchildren. While there Mum's mouth started flapping again. Yabbering on about various members of our family (not in a good way), telling me what I shared on facebook was a crock of bull****. Yesterday...	Tracey C	19	503	Jun 22, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	How do you...... (Preview) How do you give back what has been so freely given when what you have been given is your life back? I have heard it said in meetings that if I would have written down what I wanted from recovery/sobriety when I first started and settled for that, I would have sold myself short. Truth be told, when I first sta...	nezyb	9	673	Jun 22, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Bizarre coincidence?? (Preview) Hey guys:) I just had a rather bizarre experience. I was at my night job after a long day. The night at work proved to be frustrating. To get this story you have to know my night job is in a restaurant and I wait tables in a rather high end place. So, I'm making no $ as my section is right next to bar and there's a b...	Col	11	402	Jun 22, 2012 by Stepchild
	Hunters and their Rear Ends - 2nd TRY (Preview) Click on pic to enlarge! -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Thursday 21st of June 2012 04:49:41 PM	Pythonpappy	5	607	Jun 21, 2012 by Stepchild
	Inner Peace! (Preview) Inner Peace: This is so trueIf you can start the day without caffeine, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can understand when your loved ones a...	Pythonpappy	1	398	Jun 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	I am a new comer and am looking for help and people to talk to. (Preview) Hello everyone, my name is A.K.A. Major Tom, I am at the beginng of my recovery and am struggling with being a dry drunk. I'm wondering if there is anyone out there who could give me some helpful sulitons to my recovery?	Major Tom	14	500	Jun 21, 2012 by Stepchild
	My bird story (Preview) So on my way home from work I stop at the golf range, hit some balls, then stop to clean my clubs at the bucket of water w/ brushes inside. The little bird in the picture stops a few feet from me. I was amazed at how close he was, I steped forward and stuck out my hand and he lightly pecked my fingernail. I f...	Rob84	7	323	Jun 21, 2012 by justadrunk
	I am reminded today that we ALL need support. (Preview) The old timer in my day time home group shared today that he will have 32 yrs of sobriety. Pretty amazing. He also shared that his original sponsor had gone back out after even more yrs of sobriety about 9 months ago - finally ending with a drunk driving ticket. He felt really bad, and I could relate to th...	justadrunk	10	329	Jun 21, 2012 by Stepchild
	My Road Part III (Preview)	Jon V	3	267	Jun 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	I've been away for awhile.. (Preview) But I'm still practicing these principles in all my affairs ....Practice...Practice...Practice! This is day 355 for me....And I'm very grateful to God...AA...And the 12 steps. And you people!	Stepchild	14	483	Jun 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	For the new members...There is a Solution. :} (Preview) There Is A Solution WE, OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill. Nearly all have recovered. They have solved the drink problem. We are average Americans. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented, a...	Polly	7	502	Jun 21, 2012 by justadrunk
	... And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm... (Preview) Mark 4:39 And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a GREAT CALM. So anyway, at a time of great stress, I come across this. Now that is just what I needed from my HP! Tom -- Edited by turninggrey on Tuesday 19th of June 2012 07:13:33 PM	turninggrey	7	415	Jun 21, 2012 by justadrunk
	An entire world, or a case of beer? (Preview) Some might call you a weirdo for being drug and alcohol free...Some might call you a weirdo for going out doing things...but think about it. I noticed some rather strange things today. "He cant seriously be going fishing, who is he?" "You want to go to school?, Who the hell are you?&q...	Closer	13	527	Jun 20, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Footwork (Preview) We often ask God for spiritual assets without recognizing the work we need to do to get them. To grow strong, we must learn to carry burdens; to gain patience, we must learn to handle stress; to follow God's will, we must become willing to let go. To be courageous, we must practice faith in the face of fear...	Pythonpappy	3	458	Jun 20, 2012 by Mr_David
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