Alcoholics Anonymous

Rob84 · Rob84

Congrats Chaya, Some say getting 30 days can be more difficult than getting 30 years. The difficult grind of the first weeks picking up tools along the way to help us become content in sobriety can be trying. Watching new people recover makes this so rewarding for us all.

SpiritBear · SpiritBear

Why I don't attend many meetings anymore - I'm disgusted with hearing people repeat the same bullshit over and over again, whether it be some cliche that they think makes them sound important, such as: "Meeting makers make it." (Make what?) Or the standard rehab-ese psychobabble, such...

Finally · Finally

Hi, I had posted last week about my problem and wife's insistence that I go inpatient. My decision is made to go inpatient. It will be for at least a week, but we literally have no money to plan on anything longer. I have had alcohol twice in the past week but remain determined to stop once and for all. Does a...

apple_mac_dude · apple_mac_dude

I am working with a sponsee. He has decided [without consulting his sponsor, which would be me] to 'celebrate' his 3 year sobriety date one day early. He is planning to do this at our local homegroup with a celebratory AA meeting; cake, guests, the whole 9 yards. Now guys, I am NOT the 'AA' gestapo, a...

hecramsey2 · hecramsey2

I love AA and owe my life to it. But this BS makes me sick. That people would co-opt and distort our loving and tolerant and inclusive program into what i describe below makes me really angry. So I knew this was a "pacific group style' meeting (or a "real" meeting as they describe it). ...

cat005 · cat005

Hello, I am a mother of 3 and married for 10 years. I can say the last 2 years of our lives have been devasting to say the least. My husband's drinking became unbearable. We seperated for 8 months then he decided to go to rehab. After much consideration we decided to have him back home once his 30 days was don...

flipper · flipper

I was just reading a bunch of older post from my start 7 months ago. I was suprised to see alot of people no longer post or visit the site. I hope they are all happy sober and safe during this holay season, and if not I hope the do find their way to soberity - aa or not- all I know is I can not beleive we all lived tha...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Hello! I'm excited to be home and see everyone. Can't imagine I would have said that I would be excited to see my fellow Wisconsin AAer's 6 months ago! But I really am... no one in particular... just all the farmiliar people that are my close family here. I went to a meeting while in Virginia. It was d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Looking for beauty It is important that we look for beauty. There are beautiful things in the world each and every day, if we only know how to see. In recovery, in serenity, beauty is everywhere even in pain and suffering if we only know how to see. Higher Power, help me to use my recovery, my new vision, to...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that. -- Norman Vincent Peale Beginning our days with a positive mental outlook is a great depression chaser. Simply lifting our heads and l...

Col · Col

Hey all:) I have posted here a few times about my inability to open up to people, and although I'm working the rest of the program as suggested, this has been a huge roadblock for me in terms of getting connected to the program. Last week at a meeting a gentleman was speaking of ego and humility. Something...

Glitterbaby · Glitterbaby

Why does recovery have to be so hard? Being currently sober, a recovering addict that is just starting to feel again... Hard to explain, but the hurt won't stop. Lots of bad, disgusting memories that won't go away, along with the hurt. Especially if you aren't trying to numb it. People look down on my di...

Rob84 · Rob84

Why? Because it didn't work. Got a call from a sponcee today, he came in the rooms about 2 years ago extremely distressed, facing his 3d DUI in 5 years. He is slightly mental handicap, but I have never seen anyone put as much effort into the program as he has. He calls 70-100 people a week and a lot of...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"I was lucky," a man explained to me. "One of my first mentors in life made me practice serenity. Whenever I'd call him in full-blown panic mode or with that frantic tone in my voice, he'd refuse to talk to me until I calmed myself down."'Go get centered,' he'd tell me. 'Then we'll...

flipper · flipper

Let me start by saying I am truely thank full for my soberity, and I wish all f you best and hope you all have a great holiday. That said Ive been having alot of mixed feelings lately, all are based on life being somewhat boring now. So I took 7 months to get myself on stable ground, family is happy, kids are he...

Chaya · Chaya

Went to a good women's meeting tonight, but because I was new there and it was all women I think it really triggered my insecurity. After the meeting I started getting anxious for work tomorrow as well as obsessing over my ex (it's been a year already). I thought about what I will do with the next 15 minute...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its indi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

... satisfaction is a lowly thing, how pure a thing is joy. --Marianne Moore Our perfectionism generally dashes all hopes of self-satisfaction. But the program is here to show us that we can make progress. We can learn to believe that we are doing any task as well as we need to do it, at this time. Our job i...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

November 27 "There is always grace for the days I'm helpless." Allyn, Wash., February 1997 From: "Another Hand to Help Me Along" Best of the Grapevine, Vol. 3

BT · BT

First time poster here. Bare with me. My partner, my best friend and the love of my life is an alcoholic. I'll preffice this by saying - I have had no personal experience with alcoholism before. And I'm finding it difficult to understand this disease. A bit of back ground. High achiever. Smart and sel...

Finally · Finally

I am a 40 something male married 12 years, 3 young children. I/my wife has been dealing with my alcohol problem since before our marriage. I have been good at times, but have been terribly impaired to the point of near disaster many, many times. I have managed to become and remain very successful in term...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 26, 2012 Quote of the Week "When you get to your wit's end, you'll findthat God lives there" Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I would leave jobs, relationships, and even states looking for a different solut...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

OptimismWhat I think about surrounds me. What I allow to be entertained in my mind becomes a reality. If I think negatively, I will attract negativity in my life. On the other hand, if I concentrate on developing positive thoughts, I will attract positive people and events to my life. My potential wil...

joby · joby

With out going into to much detail, I'm having a very trying weekend. My son (19, in college) made a very "unwise" decision Friday that could have caused legal issues. He was with his cousin, my wife's sister's son, and they did something very stupid. I am having great resentment toward...

Chaya · Chaya

I'm struggling. Really struggling. Tearfully opened up about it at a meeting tonight. I want so badly to make it to 30 days but it feels like its been forever. I need to change what I'm doing because it's not working. I'm not fully giving myself to the program. I don't have a strong enough sponsor to guide...

Ame · Ame

I'm an alcoholic named Ame. I've been a recovered alcoholic in AA for over twelve years. Today has been plodding and rough. I have a surgery coming up and find myself thinking of the free high coming. I feel bored and panicky by turn. Panicky when I think about lack of money/lack of a job right no...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God gave burdens, also shoulders. --Yiddish proverbSome days we wake up, and we know we can't get out of bed. We lie there, trying to force ourselves, but none of the usual motivations work. We may be depressed, we may be grieving, or we may simply be tired. It's hard to resist the temptation to believe t...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

November 25 "I know that I will never be sober long enough to be alcohol-proof."

pinkchip · pinkchip

I went to see Twilight this past weekend (like any good gay guy would). There was a whole row of women sitting behind me. I would guess they were in their mid 20s. They were all loud and they each had coffees from starbucks. 1 of them is really drunk and saying stuff like "You guys aren't my friend...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my beloved MIP brothers and sisters! To all of our new comers, you are family here. Stick close during the holidays, which is the thoughest time of the year to stay sober.

Col · Col

As my first holiday season sober is upon us, I'm trying to not fall into the usual default pity party. That's my typical 'go to'.. I avoid my family and have the perfect excuse to sit in a bar all day. I'm grateful that will not be the case this year:) I'm not spending today with family- I just know I'm not rea...

pinkchip · pinkchip

That is a cliche name for a topic but there are some cool firsts this year. I'm not going to say my life is perfect. God would probably smite me lol. But...This is literally the first time in my adult life that I have had people come over to my house for Thanksgiving. 4 years ago, I lived in filth and didn'...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The expression of praise as thanksgiving, gratitude, and joy is among the most powerful forms of affirmation. --Catherine PonderPraise inevitably has a multiple effect. It positively acknowledges another human being, enhancing his or her well being, while making us feel good. This offering of...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Tomorrow we will be getting up at 3:30am to carry our (hopefully) sleeping children to the car for our 1.5 hr drive to the Minneapolis airport. From there we will head to Roanoke Virginia, and should have a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with my brother. We're all really excited. I'm a little nervo...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Well I just pulled this stunt (as Neophyte mentioned in another post entitled: It's never them, it's always me) with my hubby last night. Big time resentments going on - or as we would call it in the olden days "not talking to that ass". We are both capable of carrying on the silent treatmen...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 21 "The emotional balance that eluded me is returning with prayer." Seattle, Wash., April 1974 From: "Prayer" Spiritual Awakenings

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. --Matthew 6:34 To worry about something ahead of time is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent on living a full life today. For instance, if we spend hours today worrying about an important test at schoo...

joby · joby

Hello everyone, excited to be here. I got out of a self-admitted rehab 2 months ago, after about 30 yrs of drinking. Have been going to at least 1 meeting a day since then. Have been feeling pretty good, trying to take it easy and learn all that I can. The one main problem that I am dealing with right no...

brokenrecord · brokenrecord

Sunday, November 19, 2012. Hi I'm Bethany, and I'm an alcoholic. I've been debating with that statement in my head for a long time now, and tonight I finally went to my first meeting...and I can't wait to go back!! I listened and spoke to some pretty amazing people tonight. I received some free liter...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . when making specific requests, it will be well to add to each one of them this qualification. ". . . if it be Thy will." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 102 I ask simply that throughout the day God place in me the best understanding of His will that I can have for that day, and that I b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We can stop making mountains out of molehills.Learning to let go of the choices other people make takes away much of the angst we have grown accustomed to. Letting go of the outcome of all experiences, even those that involve us, frees our minds from the needless worry that keeps us stuck. The more we fo...

Frodo · Frodo

Hi all. I'm a bit busy at the moment but I thought I'd give you a progress report. Got my divorce finalised on Wednesday. No bitterness, anger or regrets. Just a gentle turning of the page, and excitement about what the next chapter of my life will be like. Finished my civil construction course. That me...

Bob A · Bob A

I had 10 years sobriety. I then started feeling confident and stopped going to AA meetings. I now have around 2 weeks sobriety. Has this happened to anyone like me with several years sobriety?

justadrunk · justadrunk

Anyone from this message board from Roanoke VA? I could use a ride to a meeting sometime during the dates Thurs - Tues.

leeu · leeu

Was down in the dumps the other day and I was projecting a loneliness in advance. I am fairly antisocial, and live alone, so Thanksgiving could be "just another day" if I don't put some effort into making sure I get some turkey somewhere! Of course, it's not really about the turkey, is it? Do...

Chaya · Chaya

For one, I'm thinking about how much contempt I had for alcoholics and addicts when I was younger. I remember being at a show in San Francisco when I was about 19. This one guy was so plastered and he fell backwards, his head landing on top of my foot. I can remember my utter disgust as I swiftly pulled my foo...

billyjack · billyjack

Just wanted to thank those who gave me a birthday wish. I been without internet for a while and missed it. I just got it turned back on so I hope to be around more. Here is my favorite birthday song. -- Edited by billyjack on Monday 19th of November 2012 11:09:03 P...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We A.A.'s are active folk, enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, . . . So it isn't surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 I had been slipping away from the program...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Sometimes we do make a really huge deal out of getting a sponsor don't we! LOL I sure did at least. It feels like this really huge thing, and really it's not. We are not marrying this person... but we take it that seriously sometimes! As if it must be the one and only, and we can never move on. We're sca...

Dimanchestreet · Dimanchestreet

Its almost been a year since I entered a 28 day rehab, one week after leaving I started drinking again until I got in a lot of trouble at work for not showing up because I was afraid to be drunk on duty. I was then put on antabuse and was pretty much a dry drunk for two months and picked up again. I have continued...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Chaya Congrats 30 days! (Preview) Congrats Chaya, Some say getting 30 days can be more difficult than getting 30 years. The difficult grind of the first weeks picking up tools along the way to help us become content in sobriety can be trying. Watching new people recover makes this so rewarding for us all.	Rob84	14	577	Dec 1, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Why I don't attend many meetings these days... (Preview) Why I don't attend many meetings anymore - I'm disgusted with hearing people repeat the same bullshit over and over again, whether it be some cliche that they think makes them sound important, such as: "Meeting makers make it." (Make what?) Or the standard rehab-ese psychobabble, such...	SpiritBear	18	911	Dec 1, 2012 by SteveP
	Caron? (Preview) Hi, I had posted last week about my problem and wife's insistence that I go inpatient. My decision is made to go inpatient. It will be for at least a week, but we literally have no money to plan on anything longer. I have had alcohol twice in the past week but remain determined to stop once and for all. Does a...	Finally	13	755	Dec 1, 2012 by Jerry F
	Celebrating Sobriety Dates early? Need input gang, please- sobriety date-early- sobriety-date-first sober day (Preview) I am working with a sponsee. He has decided [without consulting his sponsor, which would be me] to 'celebrate' his 3 year sobriety date one day early. He is planning to do this at our local homegroup with a celebratory AA meeting; cake, guests, the whole 9 yards. Now guys, I am NOT the 'AA' gestapo, a...	apple_mac_dude	25	2656	Dec 1, 2012 by Wren
	Worst. Meeting. Ever. California Group, Chicago, Tues 7PM AAAARRGGH (Preview) I love AA and owe my life to it. But this BS makes me sick. That people would co-opt and distort our loving and tolerant and inclusive program into what i describe below makes me really angry. So I knew this was a "pacific group style' meeting (or a "real" meeting as they describe it). ...	hecramsey2	16	14364	Dec 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	Husband back home from rehab (Preview) Hello, I am a mother of 3 and married for 10 years. I can say the last 2 years of our lives have been devasting to say the least. My husband's drinking became unbearable. We seperated for 8 months then he decided to go to rehab. After much consideration we decided to have him back home once his 30 days was don...	cat005	6	704	Dec 1, 2012 by Tanin
	come and gone...... (Preview) I was just reading a bunch of older post from my start 7 months ago. I was suprised to see alot of people no longer post or visit the site. I hope they are all happy sober and safe during this holay season, and if not I hope the do find their way to soberity - aa or not- all I know is I can not beleive we all lived tha...	flipper	6	566	Dec 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	Just reading (Preview) Hello! I'm excited to be home and see everyone. Can't imagine I would have said that I would be excited to see my fellow Wisconsin AAer's 6 months ago! But I really am... no one in particular... just all the farmiliar people that are my close family here. I went to a meeting while in Virginia. It was d...	justadrunk	5	490	Nov 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-30 (Preview) Looking for beauty It is important that we look for beauty. There are beautiful things in the world each and every day, if we only know how to see. In recovery, in serenity, beauty is everywhere even in pain and suffering if we only know how to see. Higher Power, help me to use my recovery, my new vision, to...	Pythonpappy	2	378	Nov 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-29 (Preview) One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that. -- Norman Vincent Peale Beginning our days with a positive mental outlook is a great depression chaser. Simply lifting our heads and l...	Pythonpappy	1	349	Nov 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Ego and fear (Preview) Hey all:) I have posted here a few times about my inability to open up to people, and although I'm working the rest of the program as suggested, this has been a huge roadblock for me in terms of getting connected to the program. Last week at a meeting a gentleman was speaking of ego and humility. Something...	Col	6	540	Nov 30, 2012 by Rob84
	When will the hurt go away? (Preview) Why does recovery have to be so hard? Being currently sober, a recovering addict that is just starting to feel again... Hard to explain, but the hurt won't stop. Lots of bad, disgusting memories that won't go away, along with the hurt. Especially if you aren't trying to numb it. People look down on my di...	Glitterbaby	11	1724	Nov 30, 2012 by Frodo
	Had to quit playing God... (Preview) Why? Because it didn't work. Got a call from a sponcee today, he came in the rooms about 2 years ago extremely distressed, facing his 3d DUI in 5 years. He is slightly mental handicap, but I have never seen anyone put as much effort into the program as he has. He calls 70-100 people a week and a lot of...	Rob84	18	2397	Nov 29, 2012 by Rob84
	Today's Gift 11-28 (Preview) "I was lucky," a man explained to me. "One of my first mentors in life made me practice serenity. Whenever I'd call him in full-blown panic mode or with that frantic tone in my voice, he'd refuse to talk to me until I calmed myself down."'Go get centered,' he'd tell me. 'Then we'll...	Pythonpappy	2	327	Nov 29, 2012 by Mr_David
	mixed feelings......s (Preview) Let me start by saying I am truely thank full for my soberity, and I wish all f you best and hope you all have a great holiday. That said Ive been having alot of mixed feelings lately, all are based on life being somewhat boring now. So I took 7 months to get myself on stable ground, family is happy, kids are he...	flipper	11	650	Nov 29, 2012 by Tanin
	I want to be sick?! (Preview) Went to a good women's meeting tonight, but because I was new there and it was all women I think it really triggered my insecurity. After the meeting I started getting anxious for work tomorrow as well as obsessing over my ex (it's been a year already). I thought about what I will do with the next 15 minute...	Chaya	6	604	Nov 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ The Perils of the Limelight & 24hrs a Day (Preview) In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its indi...	Sobrietyspell	1	435	Nov 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-27 (Preview) ... satisfaction is a lowly thing, how pure a thing is joy. --Marianne Moore Our perfectionism generally dashes all hopes of self-satisfaction. But the program is here to show us that we can make progress. We can learn to believe that we are doing any task as well as we need to do it, at this time. Our job i...	Pythonpappy	1	417	Nov 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	Grapevine Quote of the Day Nov 27 (Preview) November 27 "There is always grace for the days I'm helpless." Allyn, Wash., February 1997 From: "Another Hand to Help Me Along" Best of the Grapevine, Vol. 3	StPeteDean	5	493	Nov 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	I'm the partner of an alcoholic.. and I don't understand. (Preview) First time poster here. Bare with me. My partner, my best friend and the love of my life is an alcoholic. I'll preffice this by saying - I have had no personal experience with alcoholism before. And I'm finding it difficult to understand this disease. A bit of back ground. High achiever. Smart and sel...	BT	15	995	Nov 28, 2012 by MooMoo
	Need help getting wife's support! (Preview) I am a 40 something male married 12 years, 3 young children. I/my wife has been dealing with my alcohol problem since before our marriage. I have been good at times, but have been terribly impaired to the point of near disaster many, many times. I have managed to become and remain very successful in term...	Finally	25	1925	Nov 28, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 26, 2012 Quote of the Week "When you get to your wit's end, you'll findthat God lives there" Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I would leave jobs, relationships, and even states looking for a different solut...	Pythonpappy	1	395	Nov 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-26 (Preview) OptimismWhat I think about surrounds me. What I allow to be entertained in my mind becomes a reality. If I think negatively, I will attract negativity in my life. On the other hand, if I concentrate on developing positive thoughts, I will attract positive people and events to my life. My potential wil...	Pythonpappy	4	409	Nov 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Trying weekend!! (Preview) With out going into to much detail, I'm having a very trying weekend. My son (19, in college) made a very "unwise" decision Friday that could have caused legal issues. He was with his cousin, my wife's sister's son, and they did something very stupid. I am having great resentment toward...	joby	9	633	Nov 27, 2012 by joby
	On thin ice (Preview) I'm struggling. Really struggling. Tearfully opened up about it at a meeting tonight. I want so badly to make it to 30 days but it feels like its been forever. I need to change what I'm doing because it's not working. I'm not fully giving myself to the program. I don't have a strong enough sponsor to guide...	Chaya	13	718	Nov 27, 2012 by Chaya
	discontent restless irritable discontent first step (Preview) I'm an alcoholic named Ame. I've been a recovered alcoholic in AA for over twelve years. Today has been plodding and rough. I have a surgery coming up and find myself thinking of the free high coming. I feel bored and panicky by turn. Panicky when I think about lack of money/lack of a job right no...	Ame	11	832	Nov 27, 2012 by runs10k11714
	Today's Gift 11-25 (Preview) God gave burdens, also shoulders. --Yiddish proverbSome days we wake up, and we know we can't get out of bed. We lie there, trying to force ourselves, but none of the usual motivations work. We may be depressed, we may be grieving, or we may simply be tired. It's hard to resist the temptation to believe t...	Pythonpappy	3	445	Nov 26, 2012 by Mike B.
	Grapevine Quote of the Day (Preview) November 25 "I know that I will never be sober long enough to be alcohol-proof."	StPeteDean	5	1341	Nov 26, 2012 by jj
	Stupid drunk girls (Preview) I went to see Twilight this past weekend (like any good gay guy would). There was a whole row of women sitting behind me. I would guess they were in their mid 20s. They were all loud and they each had coffees from starbucks. 1 of them is really drunk and saying stuff like "You guys aren't my friend...	pinkchip	8	701	Nov 26, 2012 by Neophyte
	Holiday Greatings (Preview) Happy Thanksgiving to all of my beloved MIP brothers and sisters! To all of our new comers, you are family here. Stick close during the holidays, which is the thoughest time of the year to stay sober.	StPeteDean	7	514	Nov 26, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	I'll be praying frequently (Preview) As my first holiday season sober is upon us, I'm trying to not fall into the usual default pity party. That's my typical 'go to'.. I avoid my family and have the perfect excuse to sit in a bar all day. I'm grateful that will not be the case this year:) I'm not spending today with family- I just know I'm not rea...	Col	6	577	Nov 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	The first Thanksgiving (Preview) That is a cliche name for a topic but there are some cool firsts this year. I'm not going to say my life is perfect. God would probably smite me lol. But...This is literally the first time in my adult life that I have had people come over to my house for Thanksgiving. 4 years ago, I lived in filth and didn'...	pinkchip	5	548	Nov 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-22 (Preview) The expression of praise as thanksgiving, gratitude, and joy is among the most powerful forms of affirmation. --Catherine PonderPraise inevitably has a multiple effect. It positively acknowledges another human being, enhancing his or her well being, while making us feel good. This offering of...	Pythonpappy	1	367	Nov 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	Have a wonderful Thanksgiving : ) (Preview) Tomorrow we will be getting up at 3:30am to carry our (hopefully) sleeping children to the car for our 1.5 hr drive to the Minneapolis airport. From there we will head to Roanoke Virginia, and should have a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with my brother. We're all really excited. I'm a little nervo...	justadrunk	10	534	Nov 22, 2012 by Jerry F
	Oh, so you thought everything was so honky dory ALL the time... um nope... (Preview) Well I just pulled this stunt (as Neophyte mentioned in another post entitled: It's never them, it's always me) with my hubby last night. Big time resentments going on - or as we would call it in the olden days "not talking to that ass". We are both capable of carrying on the silent treatmen...	justadrunk	7	647	Nov 22, 2012 by bikerbill
	Grapevine (Preview) November 21 "The emotional balance that eluded me is returning with prayer." Seattle, Wash., April 1974 From: "Prayer" Spiritual Awakenings	Pythonpappy	1	383	Nov 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-21 (Preview) Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. --Matthew 6:34 To worry about something ahead of time is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent on living a full life today. For instance, if we spend hours today worrying about an important test at schoo...	Pythonpappy	1	344	Nov 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	New guy here! (Preview) Hello everyone, excited to be here. I got out of a self-admitted rehab 2 months ago, after about 30 yrs of drinking. Have been going to at least 1 meeting a day since then. Have been feeling pretty good, trying to take it easy and learn all that I can. The one main problem that I am dealing with right no...	joby	17	866	Nov 22, 2012 by leeu
	Finally admitting it (Preview) Sunday, November 19, 2012. Hi I'm Bethany, and I'm an alcoholic. I've been debating with that statement in my head for a long time now, and tonight I finally went to my first meeting...and I can't wait to go back!! I listened and spoke to some pretty amazing people tonight. I received some free liter...	brokenrecord	32	795	Nov 21, 2012 by justadrunk
	Daily Reflections ~ Thy Will, Not Mine & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . when making specific requests, it will be well to add to each one of them this qualification. ". . . if it be Thy will." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 102 I ask simply that throughout the day God place in me the best understanding of His will that I can have for that day, and that I b...	Sobrietyspell	2	402	Nov 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-20 (Preview) We can stop making mountains out of molehills.Learning to let go of the choices other people make takes away much of the angst we have grown accustomed to. Letting go of the outcome of all experiences, even those that involve us, frees our minds from the needless worry that keeps us stuck. The more we fo...	Pythonpappy	3	390	Nov 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	It's been a good week. (Preview) Hi all. I'm a bit busy at the moment but I thought I'd give you a progress report. Got my divorce finalised on Wednesday. No bitterness, anger or regrets. Just a gentle turning of the page, and excitement about what the next chapter of my life will be like. Finished my civil construction course. That me...	Frodo	12	785	Nov 21, 2012 by SteveP
	Long term sobriety (Preview) I had 10 years sobriety. I then started feeling confident and stopped going to AA meetings. I now have around 2 weeks sobriety. Has this happened to anyone like me with several years sobriety?	Bob A	19	902	Nov 21, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	I will be in Roanoke VA from Thurs - Tues (Preview) Anyone from this message board from Roanoke VA? I could use a ride to a meeting sometime during the dates Thurs - Tues.	justadrunk	5	577	Nov 21, 2012 by Rob84
	Is Thanksgiving coming or is it already here? (Preview) Was down in the dumps the other day and I was projecting a loneliness in advance. I am fairly antisocial, and live alone, so Thanksgiving could be "just another day" if I don't put some effort into making sure I get some turkey somewhere! Of course, it's not really about the turkey, is it? Do...	leeu	7	461	Nov 21, 2012 by runs10k11714
	All these things floating around my head (Preview) For one, I'm thinking about how much contempt I had for alcoholics and addicts when I was younger. I remember being at a show in San Francisco when I was about 19. This one guy was so plastered and he fell backwards, his head landing on top of my foot. I can remember my utter disgust as I swiftly pulled my foo...	Chaya	9	610	Nov 20, 2012 by runs10k11714
	Thank you (Preview) Just wanted to thank those who gave me a birthday wish. I been without internet for a while and missed it. I just got it turned back on so I hope to be around more. Here is my favorite birthday song. -- Edited by billyjack on Monday 19th of November 2012 11:09:03 P...	billyjack	2	423	Nov 20, 2012 by Mike B.
	Daily Reflections ~ "I Was Slipping Fast" & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We A.A.'s are active folk, enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, . . . So it isn't surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 I had been slipping away from the program...	Sobrietyspell	2	571	Nov 20, 2012 by justadrunk
	Thoughts on sponsorship - (for Chaya) (Preview) Sometimes we do make a really huge deal out of getting a sponsor don't we! LOL I sure did at least. It feels like this really huge thing, and really it's not. We are not marrying this person... but we take it that seriously sometimes! As if it must be the one and only, and we can never move on. We're sca...	justadrunk	13	597	Nov 20, 2012 by justadrunk
	Day One (again) (Preview) Its almost been a year since I entered a 28 day rehab, one week after leaving I started drinking again until I got in a lot of trouble at work for not showing up because I was afraid to be drunk on duty. I was then put on antabuse and was pretty much a dry drunk for two months and picked up again. I have continued...	Dimanchestreet	17	672	Nov 20, 2012 by Mike B.
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