Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I won't give away your age but I know there's a Beatles song in there somewhere! ;) I hope you're feeling happy, joyous & free today, Danielle x

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

As much as we are alike, in this fraternaty, we're all a little different too, especially in the way we learn and absorb information. With that said, so are our perceptions of what helped us most when first ariving at an AA meeting or the first few meetings. So, in your opinion, what was the most import...

Stepchild · Stepchild

Let's say you had to describe the 12 steps of AA to someone that knew nothing about them...Knew nothing about AA. And you had three sentences to do it...And this is for people that have taken the steps, are working on the steps...Or people that haven't even started them. How would you sum them up in thre...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

well I hate how right it always is. It's like some jerk followed me around listening to exactly what goes on in my head and watching all the bad, stupid things that I do and wrote it all down. I'm doing pretty good if any of you are interested. Feeling better everyday...making sure I get to meetings, keepi...

John · John

John F. speaking at the Tri City Conference in Petersburg, Va on Oct. 21, 2011. [video=]

billyjack · billyjack

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

True ambition is not what we thought is was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 124-125 During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in everything I d...

lion34 · lion34

please help i need to talk to a sponser.

thereishope100211 · thereishope100211

I'm Jenn I'm an alcoholic. Today I met with my sponsor and two of her other sponsees, and we are starting a Joe and Charlie big book step study or something like that. I'm 56 days sober, so this is my first time "working" the steps. Well maybe this isn't a question but more of a rambling. I'm ho...

Aquaman · Aquaman

No, he isn't drinking or drugging. He's 13 and I don't know how to raise him. When I was 13 I started drinking and my Mom (dad died 6 years prior) was just too tired to deal with me. My behavior was horrible. I was criminal and when I wasn't getting the shit kicked out of me by my peers, I was dolling out violenc...

Non AA member question for step 9 · KB

Hi there, Recently I was contacted by an ex-boyfriend who is currently going through the steps, and is currently at step 9. What I would like to know is if it is okay to contact him via email instead of a phone conversation? I do not want to call him, but I do not want to impede his progress in his program....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Donation Father O'Malley answers the phone. 'Hello, is this Father O'Malley?' 'It is!' 'This is the IRS. Can you help us?' 'I can!' 'Do you know a Ted Houlihan?' 'I do!' 'Is he a member of your congregation?' 'He is!' 'Did he d...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Hi Im Dan and Im an alcoholic.I came from an alcoholic family. My father was an alcoholic and most of my siblings, there were 7 of them, could be in the program. Other than that my life to me seemed normal. I didnt do well in school I had friends and was involved on sports. But there seemed to be somethin...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Step 1 says we admitted we were powerless over alcohol. Over time I've come to accept that I am powerless over many things. This latest one is a crunch. A good friend of mine, Rico, has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his throat. It's not responding to Chemo and so on Tuesday he starts an agressi...

John · John

INTO ACTIONDECEMBER 4, 2011A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven’t been given the truth may die.AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. --Reinhold Niebuhr Some things I cannot change: my age, who my relatives are, my eye color, my height, my childhood experiences, my inborn talents, my nature, s...

Stepchild · Stepchild

When I got into this program I always heard about this toolbox we could use to keep us sober...Of course mine was empty....like anyone else that stumbles or crawls into AA, at first I thought...Oh no, another slogan...These are doing nothing for me....Keep it Simple...One day at a time...Nothing ch...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Brothel Trip An elderly man goes into a brothel and tells the madam he would like a young girl for the night. Surprised, she looks at the ancient man and asks how old he is. 'I'm 90 years old,' he says. '90?' replies the woman. 'Don't you realize you've had it?' 'Oh, sorry,' says the old man....

Stepchild · Stepchild

You see the sign hanging up in many AA rooms...I went to a meeting last night and a guy brought this up as a topic. What does that mean to you?? And there was some really interesting takes on this. I kind of took it as getting busy on the recovery part of the program...Make that my priority and take care of th...

Andrew99 · Andrew99

Hi All, Thought about writing this in my own private journal. But, here it may help some other person that is dealing with the reality of who they are. Had a crummy day at work today. Had to get tires put on my vehicle and it took 4X longer than expected causing work to be even more stressful. Normally, I w...

mikef · mikef

It was a cold December 2nd morning in 1984 when I "came to" for the last time in my life. I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the insanity of not only making the same mistakes and expecting different results ,but knowing what the results would be,based on the evidence, I lifted my head and be...

SeekingSerenity · SeekingSerenity

I was asked to introduce myself. Well my name is Donna, an I am an alcoholic. An alcoholic who as my handle says is seeking serenity and sobriety on a daily basis. Most days now when I do my do things I find it is not so hard to do the right thing. which seems to lead to the serenity. Id like to say I love this for...

Geraldo · Geraldo

Hi, it's me again, the past few weeks my resentments towards my siblings has compounded. My mother is in a care home with Alzheimer's disease and my father/best friend passed away in September. I'm still looking for a place to live and none of my siblings have offered their home to me, not one word. I kno...

Stepchild · Stepchild

I've got two guys in my home group that have 49 years each in AA. That's almost a friggen 100 years of sobriety with two very cool people. They still attend meetings on a regular basis...and the passion these guys have for this program is truly a gift for me. I have become friends with both of them and I can...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasnt sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experiencing ser...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

http://alcoholicsanonymous.9f.com/aa_history_timeline.htmAA History Timeline With in-depth information and photos on Alcoholics AnonymousThis Alcoholics Anonymous History Timeline began while serving as edito...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

Hi guys, The summer is here at last and I get to indulge one of my great passions in sobriety, sailing. Probably cruising is the more accurate term. All depending on God"s will and the weather, I will be sailing north to the Marlborough Sounds on Monday. Joining me as crew will be my daughter Georgi...

Geraldo · Geraldo

Hello everyone, it's been a while since I have logged in here. I have a dilemma. #1 I have relapsed again but I'm back to my meetings and nearing my 30 days sobriety. Sadly enough, a while back I had 12 years of sobriety but I ended up in a slippery situation and an unhealthy relationship so I "Picke...

gonee · gonee

I used to focus on trivial things in AA, usually stuff that had no direct bearing on my recovery from alcoholism. I thought I had done the steps by attending AA step meetings and acting like I knew all. I remained like that for 3 years in AA, until my very good sponsor got hold of me. He told me one day: "...

Stepchild · Stepchild

No...I'm not asking how to do it. The reason I bring this up is a meeting I went to this morning they asked for a topic and a guy shared that he was coming back and and he had been in and out of AA for years. He said he had cut down on going to meetings and went back out after 4 months sober. Never brought up the step...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Hi all! Some of you were pretty concerned after my last relapse and I wanted to thank you for your open-hearted love. Only recovering alkies & addicts can love each other the way we do, and understand without condemnation. It's so true...We Don't Shoot Our Wounded. The suicidal feelings/plan/i...

moopoo02 · moopoo02

I am retaching out to you all... I ave tryed to surch for a AA forrum but I have not clue if I found one. BAD forum... I will show you a good one or 2 layouts. Anyway,,, I cannot stop drinking. I am drunk and trying to stop now. I stopped for 2 weeks... but hey.. that is nothing. :( I always go back and IDK why.......

John · John

Wednesday, November 30, 2011You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)A.A. Thought for the Day We have slips in A.A. It has been said these are not slips but premeditated drunks, because we have to think about taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought alwa...

jdfitch2 · jdfitch2

I origianally posted this as a link, but decided to put the entire post as it was on the other website. Here Goes: Ever since I was a child, I was always told about the Evils of Alcohol and Drugs, but starting at the Age of 17, I turned my back on everything I had learned, and dared God to prove me wrong. Comin...

jj · jj

This is so appropriate for all of us, but especially the newcomer. A.A. Thought for the Day I have got rid of most of my boredom. One of the hardest things that a new member of A.A. has to understand is how to stay sober and not be bored. Drinking was always the answer to all kinds of boring people or boring si...

bikerbill · bikerbill

at least that's what my Mum used to say. Living the programme means we try to practice rigourous honesty. AA doesn't only ruin your drinking, it also ruins your lying! Last night, on the way to the meeting, I called off at the local store to get money and tobacco. As I reversed my car out, I reversed it bang...

Andrew99 · Andrew99

Hi Everyone, I'm Andrew and I'm an alcoholic. I started drinking at age 15 and quit around age 25 when I became a Christian. After several years, my addictive tendencies surfaced in other areas of my life. I started drinking again at age 36 or so after some rocky times in my marriage. Fast forward to age 4...

gezepe · gezepe

Lambda is the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.Lambda denotes the Lebesgue measure in mathematical (set) theory.Lambda denotes the long-term intrinsic growth rate of a population.King Louis XIII of France made popular the phrase lucky thirteen, for no matter the number so engaged the ca...

Stepchild · Stepchild

I think if there is one thing that really blows my mind about AA it's the friends I have found in my short life without alcohol. I walked into my first few meetings thinking...Look at these poor saps....I'm not like that. I couldn't have been more wrong. I just kept coming back and the more I listened to th...

Stepchild · Stepchild

I was talking to a friend from my homegroup and he had just completed his fifth step. He said to me that he didn't know it was about forgiving himself but thought it was about having God forgive him. I mentioned this to another family member in my HG, one with more sobriety than I have and he said that nowher...

sgt · sgt

I need advice. A friend who is 9 months sober is very upset. His sponsor said "i cant sponsor you if you take medication". He stopped taking the medication for mental health issues and consequently became very ill. He has since "sacked" this sponsor. The problem is that this is n...

gonee · gonee

I thank God for giving me strength by using the 12 step program to stop smoking cigarettes. I used to smoke 40-60 cigarettes a day. The day I stopped smoking I had no desire to stop, but I asked God to stop me smoking. That night I went to bed and the next day I suffered the worst withdrawals that I ever did. Bu...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice. We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather than promotion. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 180-81 While I was dri...

mbd · mbd

I have been sober for over 8 years and doing very well - but like everybody, I have my moments. [Progress not perfection, right?] That said, I haven't done a lot of formal step work ongoing, and lately I keep *hearing* about continually "working the steps" in meetings. Then I realized that,...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hey guys, ... I came across this on another site and know that some of us are faced with difficult choices ... thought this might help put things in perspective ... DifficultiesDefeat lies not in failing or making mistakes; rather, it lies in giving up on ourselves when we do so. Reality is harsh. It ca...

Stepchild · Stepchild

Hello, I am new here and in AA. I wont get into the wreckage of my past, just take your past and insert my name. Nobody gets into AA on a winning streak. They said to come into this program with an open mind. I had been drinking 35 yearsdaily, and I cant ever remember having one beer only. I didnt have the sligh...

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...

John · John

http://stepwork.activeboard.com David W has agreed to chair the AA portion of our step work board on a weekly basis,. It would be great if you folks would browse over to it and share your es&h related to the current step thats been posted for this week.. Step 1. So, each Sunday go on over to the Ste...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

Recently I posted about an event in my life which brought home some rather adverse consequences for an alcoholic who tried to get sober with the aid of prescribed medication. See What would you do? for details. It got me thinking about this whole business so I thought I would share my thoughts with you...

Frodo · Frodo

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/sharing-12-steps-to-abstinence-helps-make-the-heart-grow-fonder/story-e6frg7eo-1226206475004

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	Happy Bellybutton Bday, Phil!!! MIP Longtimer :D (Preview) I won't give away your age but I know there's a Beatles song in there somewhere! ;) I hope you're feeling happy, joyous & free today, Danielle x	Sobrietyspell	2	287	Dec 8, 2011 by bikerbill
	What's most important? (Preview) As much as we are alike, in this fraternaty, we're all a little different too, especially in the way we learn and absorb information. With that said, so are our perceptions of what helped us most when first ariving at an AA meeting or the first few meetings. So, in your opinion, what was the most import...	StPeteDean	11	741	Dec 8, 2011 by LinBabaAgo-go
	12 Step question (Preview) Let's say you had to describe the 12 steps of AA to someone that knew nothing about them...Knew nothing about AA. And you had three sentences to do it...And this is for people that have taken the steps, are working on the steps...Or people that haven't even started them. How would you sum them up in thre...	Stepchild	17	779	Dec 7, 2011 by LinBabaAgo-go
	I hate the Big Book... (Preview) well I hate how right it always is. It's like some jerk followed me around listening to exactly what goes on in my head and watching all the bad, stupid things that I do and wrote it all down. I'm doing pretty good if any of you are interested. Feeling better everyday...making sure I get to meetings, keepi...	Tipsy McStagger	13	794	Dec 7, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Speaker Tape - John F. (Tri City Conference 2011) (Preview) John F. speaking at the Tri City Conference in Petersburg, Va on Oct. 21, 2011. [video=]	John	2	2969	Dec 7, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Did someone say Humor? (Preview)	billyjack	1	324	Dec 7, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ True Ambition & 24hrs a Day (Preview) True ambition is not what we thought is was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 124-125 During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in everything I d...	Sobrietyspell	0	406	Dec 7, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	sponser not available (Preview) please help i need to talk to a sponser.	lion34	9	401	Dec 6, 2011 by Aquaman
	Step 1 question. (Preview) I'm Jenn I'm an alcoholic. Today I met with my sponsor and two of her other sponsees, and we are starting a Joe and Charlie big book step study or something like that. I'm 56 days sober, so this is my first time "working" the steps. Well maybe this isn't a question but more of a rambling. I'm ho...	thereishope100211	11	2181	Dec 6, 2011 by SeekingSerenity
	My rebellious teen... (Preview) No, he isn't drinking or drugging. He's 13 and I don't know how to raise him. When I was 13 I started drinking and my Mom (dad died 6 years prior) was just too tired to deal with me. My behavior was horrible. I was criminal and when I wasn't getting the shit kicked out of me by my peers, I was dolling out violenc...	Aquaman	15	503	Dec 6, 2011 by Loopylous
	Non AA member question for step 9 (Preview) Hi there, Recently I was contacted by an ex-boyfriend who is currently going through the steps, and is currently at step 9. What I would like to know is if it is okay to contact him via email instead of a phone conversation? I do not want to call him, but I do not want to impede his progress in his program....	KB	8	469	Dec 5, 2011 by angelov8
	How about a little Humor? (Preview) Donation Father O'Malley answers the phone. 'Hello, is this Father O'Malley?' 'It is!' 'This is the IRS. Can you help us?' 'I can!' 'Do you know a Ted Houlihan?' 'I do!' 'Is he a member of your congregation?' 'He is!' 'Did he d...	Pythonpappy	6	392	Dec 5, 2011 by angelov8
	Dan B's story (Preview) Hi Im Dan and Im an alcoholic.I came from an alcoholic family. My father was an alcoholic and most of my siblings, there were 7 of them, could be in the program. Other than that my life to me seemed normal. I didnt do well in school I had friends and was involved on sports. But there seemed to be somethin...	Dan B 76	2	440	Dec 4, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Powerlessness (Preview) Step 1 says we admitted we were powerless over alcohol. Over time I've come to accept that I am powerless over many things. This latest one is a crunch. A good friend of mine, Rico, has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his throat. It's not responding to Chemo and so on Tuesday he starts an agressi...	bikerbill	8	826	Dec 4, 2011 by mikef
	INTO ACTION - Daily Reflections Mediation 12/4/ (Preview) INTO ACTIONDECEMBER 4, 2011A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven’t been given the truth may die.AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become a...	John	0	502	Dec 4, 2011 by John
	Change or No? (Preview) God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. --Reinhold Niebuhr Some things I cannot change: my age, who my relatives are, my eye color, my height, my childhood experiences, my inborn talents, my nature, s...	Pythonpappy	8	572	Dec 4, 2011 by Frodo
	Something for the toolbox... (Preview) When I got into this program I always heard about this toolbox we could use to keep us sober...Of course mine was empty....like anyone else that stumbles or crawls into AA, at first I thought...Oh no, another slogan...These are doing nothing for me....Keep it Simple...One day at a time...Nothing ch...	Stepchild	21	2092	Dec 3, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	More Humor (Preview) Brothel Trip An elderly man goes into a brothel and tells the madam he would like a young girl for the night. Surprised, she looks at the ancient man and asks how old he is. 'I'm 90 years old,' he says. '90?' replies the woman. 'Don't you realize you've had it?' 'Oh, sorry,' says the old man....	Pythonpappy	0	245	Dec 3, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	First things first... (closed) (Preview) You see the sign hanging up in many AA rooms...I went to a meeting last night and a guy brought this up as a topic. What does that mean to you?? And there was some really interesting takes on this. I kind of took it as getting busy on the recovery part of the program...Make that my priority and take care of th...	Stepchild	18	3989	Dec 3, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Hard Truth (Preview) Hi All, Thought about writing this in my own private journal. But, here it may help some other person that is dealing with the reality of who they are. Had a crummy day at work today. Had to get tires put on my vehicle and it took 4X longer than expected causing work to be even more stressful. Normally, I w...	Andrew99	29	707	Dec 3, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Through God's grace and mercy,celebration of life! anniversary (Preview) It was a cold December 2nd morning in 1984 when I "came to" for the last time in my life. I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the insanity of not only making the same mistakes and expecting different results ,but knowing what the results would be,based on the evidence, I lifted my head and be...	mikef	9	5310	Dec 3, 2011 by vixen
	Hi New here and very glad to be here (Preview) I was asked to introduce myself. Well my name is Donna, an I am an alcoholic. An alcoholic who as my handle says is seeking serenity and sobriety on a daily basis. Most days now when I do my do things I find it is not so hard to do the right thing. which seems to lead to the serenity. Id like to say I love this for...	SeekingSerenity	10	451	Dec 3, 2011 by vixen
	Resentments (Preview) Hi, it's me again, the past few weeks my resentments towards my siblings has compounded. My mother is in a care home with Alzheimer's disease and my father/best friend passed away in September. I'm still looking for a place to live and none of my siblings have offered their home to me, not one word. I kno...	Geraldo	20	553	Dec 2, 2011 by Dan B 76
	Longtimers... (Preview) I've got two guys in my home group that have 49 years each in AA. That's almost a friggen 100 years of sobriety with two very cool people. They still attend meetings on a regular basis...and the passion these guys have for this program is truly a gift for me. I have become friends with both of them and I can...	Stepchild	19	557	Dec 2, 2011 by Dan B 76
	Daily Reflections ~ Serenity & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasnt sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experiencing ser...	Sobrietyspell	0	296	Dec 2, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	AA Historical Timeline (Preview) http://alcoholicsanonymous.9f.com/aa_history_timeline.htmAA History Timeline With in-depth information and photos on Alcoholics AnonymousThis Alcoholics Anonymous History Timeline began while serving as edito...	StPeteDean	10	3407	Dec 2, 2011 by StPeteDean
	THE SEA IS CALLING going away for while (Preview) Hi guys, The summer is here at last and I get to indulge one of my great passions in sobriety, sailing. Probably cruising is the more accurate term. All depending on God"s will and the weather, I will be sailing north to the Marlborough Sounds on Monday. Joining me as crew will be my daughter Georgi...	Fyne Spirit	12	447	Dec 2, 2011 by Rob84
	Sobriety (Preview) Hello everyone, it's been a while since I have logged in here. I have a dilemma. #1 I have relapsed again but I'm back to my meetings and nearing my 30 days sobriety. Sadly enough, a while back I had 12 years of sobriety but I ended up in a slippery situation and an unhealthy relationship so I "Picke...	Geraldo	13	433	Dec 1, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	My sponsor's suggestion. (Preview) I used to focus on trivial things in AA, usually stuff that had no direct bearing on my recovery from alcoholism. I thought I had done the steps by attending AA step meetings and acting like I knew all. I remained like that for 3 years in AA, until my very good sponsor got hold of me. He told me one day: "...	gonee	5	452	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Relapse Questions... (Preview) No...I'm not asking how to do it. The reason I bring this up is a meeting I went to this morning they asked for a topic and a guy shared that he was coming back and and he had been in and out of AA for years. He said he had cut down on going to meetings and went back out after 4 months sober. Never brought up the step...	Stepchild	17	3604	Nov 30, 2011 by Stepchild
	Doing better... (Preview) Hi all! Some of you were pretty concerned after my last relapse and I wanted to thank you for your open-hearted love. Only recovering alkies & addicts can love each other the way we do, and understand without condemnation. It's so true...We Don't Shoot Our Wounded. The suicidal feelings/plan/i...	Aquaman	11	450	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	I need help. (Preview) I am retaching out to you all... I ave tryed to surch for a AA forrum but I have not clue if I found one. BAD forum... I will show you a good one or 2 layouts. Anyway,,, I cannot stop drinking. I am drunk and trying to stop now. I stopped for 2 weeks... but hey.. that is nothing. :( I always go back and IDK why.......	moopoo02	15	995	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Twenty Four Hours A Day - Nov. 30th, 2011 (Preview) Wednesday, November 30, 2011You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)A.A. Thought for the Day We have slips in A.A. It has been said these are not slips but premeditated drunks, because we have to think about taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought alwa...	John	2	282	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	The Party was ALways On (Preview) I origianally posted this as a link, but decided to put the entire post as it was on the other website. Here Goes: Ever since I was a child, I was always told about the Evils of Alcohol and Drugs, but starting at the Age of 17, I turned my back on everything I had learned, and dared God to prove me wrong. Comin...	jdfitch2	6	398	Nov 29, 2011 by pinkchip
	the dreaded "boredom" syndrome (Preview) This is so appropriate for all of us, but especially the newcomer. A.A. Thought for the Day I have got rid of most of my boredom. One of the hardest things that a new member of A.A. has to understand is how to stay sober and not be bored. Drinking was always the answer to all kinds of boring people or boring si...	jj	12	6061	Nov 29, 2011 by pinkchip
	Honesty is it's own reward (Preview) at least that's what my Mum used to say. Living the programme means we try to practice rigourous honesty. AA doesn't only ruin your drinking, it also ruins your lying! Last night, on the way to the meeting, I called off at the local store to get money and tobacco. As I reversed my car out, I reversed it bang...	bikerbill	8	649	Nov 29, 2011 by Mike B.
	Just Got Here (Preview) Hi Everyone, I'm Andrew and I'm an alcoholic. I started drinking at age 15 and quit around age 25 when I became a Christian. After several years, my addictive tendencies surfaced in other areas of my life. I started drinking again at age 36 or so after some rocky times in my marriage. Fast forward to age 4...	Andrew99	31	748	Nov 29, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Marsie dotes and dosy dotes and Lambdas eat a little spicy Open mindeness A.A. A.A. Sponsorship recovery from addiction character defects grandiosity illusion of control (Preview) Lambda is the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.Lambda denotes the Lebesgue measure in mathematical (set) theory.Lambda denotes the long-term intrinsic growth rate of a population.King Louis XIII of France made popular the phrase lucky thirteen, for no matter the number so engaged the ca...	gezepe	2	6220	Nov 29, 2011 by jj
	Friends in AA.. (Preview) I think if there is one thing that really blows my mind about AA it's the friends I have found in my short life without alcohol. I walked into my first few meetings thinking...Look at these poor saps....I'm not like that. I couldn't have been more wrong. I just kept coming back and the more I listened to th...	Stepchild	9	486	Nov 29, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Little help here. (Preview) I was talking to a friend from my homegroup and he had just completed his fifth step. He said to me that he didn't know it was about forgiving himself but thought it was about having God forgive him. I mentioned this to another family member in my HG, one with more sobriety than I have and he said that nowher...	Stepchild	14	591	Nov 29, 2011 by Aquaman
	My friend feels used by AA extremeists (Preview) I need advice. A friend who is 9 months sober is very upset. His sponsor said "i cant sponsor you if you take medication". He stopped taking the medication for mental health issues and consequently became very ill. He has since "sacked" this sponsor. The problem is that this is n...	sgt	19	1157	Nov 29, 2011 by Aquaman
	Stopped smoking 27/11/1995. (Preview) I thank God for giving me strength by using the 12 step program to stop smoking cigarettes. I used to smoke 40-60 cigarettes a day. The day I stopped smoking I had no desire to stop, but I asked God to stop me smoking. That night I went to bed and the next day I suffered the worst withdrawals that I ever did. Bu...	gonee	4	319	Nov 28, 2011 by Jerry F
	Daily Reflections ~ Attraction, Not Promotion & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice. We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather than promotion. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 180-81 While I was dri...	Sobrietyspell	0	252	Nov 28, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	Step Work (Preview) I have been sober for over 8 years and doing very well - but like everybody, I have my moments. [Progress not perfection, right?] That said, I haven't done a lot of formal step work ongoing, and lately I keep hearing about continually "working the steps" in meetings. Then I realized that,...	mbd	9	415	Nov 28, 2011 by Stepchild
	Life's Difficulties (Preview) Hey guys, ... I came across this on another site and know that some of us are faced with difficult choices ... thought this might help put things in perspective ... DifficultiesDefeat lies not in failing or making mistakes; rather, it lies in giving up on ourselves when we do so. Reality is harsh. It ca...	Pythonpappy	4	575	Nov 28, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	New...And glad to be here. (Preview) Hello, I am new here and in AA. I wont get into the wreckage of my past, just take your past and insert my name. Nobody gets into AA on a winning streak. They said to come into this program with an open mind. I had been drinking 35 yearsdaily, and I cant ever remember having one beer only. I didnt have the sligh...	Stepchild	11	460	Nov 28, 2011 by Stepchild
	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	2	376	Nov 27, 2011 by thereishope100211
	Step Work Board support (Preview) http://stepwork.activeboard.com David W has agreed to chair the AA portion of our step work board on a weekly basis,. It would be great if you folks would browse over to it and share your es&h related to the current step thats been posted for this week.. Step 1. So, each Sunday go on over to the Ste...	John	7	481	Nov 27, 2011 by Stepchild
	Musing on Meds (Preview) Recently I posted about an event in my life which brought home some rather adverse consequences for an alcoholic who tried to get sober with the aid of prescribed medication. See What would you do? for details. It got me thinking about this whole business so I thought I would share my thoughts with you...	Fyne Spirit	18	638	Nov 27, 2011 by John
	Interesting article I read (Preview) http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/sharing-12-steps-to-abstinence-helps-make-the-heart-grow-fonder/story-e6frg7eo-1226206475004	Frodo	0	404	Nov 27, 2011 by Frodo
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