Alcoholics Anonymous

Simple · Simple

I want to start a brief conversation about consequences in sobriety. Someone once said in a meeting that he thinks that being sober is the act of actively facing the consequences to your actions. That hit me hard and has stayed with me. I drank because I'm an alcoholic, but I also tried to drink away t...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

I do my best to avoid members of the opposite sex in A.A. that I am attracted to, because I am trying to follow suggestions and don't trust myself to do the right thing. But something that happened yesterday made me question myself. Someone who came into the program around the same time as me (last April...

barisax · barisax

Does your part of the world have them? What is the format? And do they tend to be large or small, frequented by both oldtimers and beginners alike? Barisax

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 55 Seeking Guidance "Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made in God's image to be an automaton. "My own formula along this lines runs as follows: First, think through every situation pro and con, praying meanwhile that I be not influenced by ego considerations....

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 21, 2009ProcrastinationI wanted to rest on my laurels after my first attempt at making amends.I was relieved, and thought my task was finished.I was tempted to skip the more humiliating meetings that still remained,and to find plausible excus...

Doll · Doll

The wars, when we fight, cannot be won But they will not be lost if His will done Serenity and Acceptance these are the keys Humility and Gratitude will help set me free. I am an alcoholic this I know, "Easy does it," they say; "Let yourself grow." "I have no patience," I exclaim with a sigh, "Give it time,"...

Stepchild · Stepchild

Going Through The Steps With A Sponsee As it was done in the beginningBefore beginning the steps the sponsor must first qualify the person who has requested to follow the path. Find out if they really are alcoholic and, just as important, if YOU feel that they willing and ready to go to any lengths to ch...

Doll · Doll

Ya'll may be familiar w/this but in case someone is not: My area AA f2fs have a chip system. Different color poker like chips that mark time in sobriety. At the end of the f2f when someone gives them out, they go thru the colors and say how much time each one represents, white-24 hours or surrender, silver...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I came across this earlier today and just thought I'd like to share it with you. I love reading about how AA started around the world and here's how it started here in UK. Take care, Carol ******************************************* The venue for AA's first meet...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 243 On awakening, let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity and from dishonest or self-seeking motives. Free of these, we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for God gave us brains to use. ...

Tony A · Tony A

I'm Tony, an alcoholic who is grateful for every sober day. Just today I had the experience of being BANNED from an AA chat room for a rather tame but inapropriate remark. It was only my 2nd day online (have only recently, thanks to an Aust' gov't promise) been given satellite access to b'band), and I cou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.68 All of my character defects separate me from God's will. When I ignore my association with Him I face the world and my alcoholism alone and must depend on self-reliance. I have never fou...

Phil · Phil

What is insecurity? Insecurity is:Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being...

susanbiel · susanbiel

OK here goes, and this is hard for me. Not because I am embarrassed but because it still hurts at times to think about the little girl I was and how fast she grew up when it happened. When I was around 8-10 I was molested by my twin uncles. I have done my resentment list like the BB says to do. And I have made my...

Stepchild · Stepchild

If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to take certain steps. I guess for myself that meant doing things I didn't want to do...And hearing things I didn't want to hear. I not only had to admit to my innermost self I was alcoholic...I had to adm...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Good Morning All, I was just reading the Board, and I saw something that is sort of one of my little "pet peeves" And that is someone with a lot of time, giving unsolicted advised to someone that is newer in the Program. Whether it be someone saying good quality sharing, or some unsolici...

Bob K · Bob K

ALCOHOLICS PRAYER God bless all the alcoholics wherever they may be Bless those unfortunates who are in most need of sobriety Look upon them with compassion and mercy And lead them onto this wonderful fellowship That they may help themselves as they have helped us And thousands of others Bless those...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

This is one of the first expressions I heard when I started AA. It was said to a newcomer who didn't understand and had alot of doubts about AA. They far exceeded the three minutes that the Chair had stated everyone adhere to with their shares. I was getting frustrated myself and wanted to hear from the ol...

Phil · Phil

A helpful tool in our recovery, especially in the behavior we call detachment, is learning to identify who owns what. Then we let each person own and possess his or her rightful property. If another person has an addiction, a problem, a feeling, or a self-defeating behavior, that is the...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

We in AA and other 12 Step groups hear,,, do not live in the wreckage of the future. I used to think that just meant that it will happen when it happens and there is nothing we can do about it so why worry or do anything about it when it is hopeless and later. but I am learning to see that d...

Danielle72 · Danielle72

I've been doing some serious reflecting. I started this program over 10 years ago. I was "sober" for a couple of years, then after a while of not going meetings ended up on a 10 year relapse. I always heard the phrase, "Fake it til you make it". So I did. EXCEPT I took it as an excu...

autumnspirit · autumnspirit

please i really need help. this has plagued me for a few years now. i attach a strange meaning to all number and dates. this is the reason i can't choose a sober date. i realize getting sober and being healthy is so much more important but i'm compelled nonetheless. i have picked sober days before but whe...

Tanin · Tanin

Here's a nice history of the Jung connection to AA I came across in my readings today. There may be a couple of small errors in it. How Jung gave me the power to save my life ROSS FITZGERALD From: The Australian July 28, 2012 12:00AMWHEN I visited the famous psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung's son, Franz,...

AGO · AGO

This is a "we" Program, we hear that at meetings all the time Many people who say that are able to stay sober by frequent meeting attendance, who say "we" refers to all of the people in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, who use meetings for group therapy and for them it does, my hat...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

During my share at tonight's meeting, in response to an 'anger' topic, I shared that I had accumulated enough tools that I could deal with about anything today that would have sent me into orbit a long time ago ... that when we commit ourselves to this program, we learn how to deal with life, that the past...

GammyRose · GammyRose

NO MORE STRUGGLE. . . And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone--even alcohol.     ...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day The slogan "Live and Let Live" can be extremely helpful when we are having trouble tolerating other people's behavior. We know for certain that nobody's behavior - no matter how offensive, distasteful or vicious - is worth the pri...

slugcat · slugcat

I am angry i hate addictions. I am worried about a food addict and i feel theres no where to really talk about it. I tried a coda meeting today i was hoping to hear someone speak about having an addict in their life and didnt hear that. I dont know what to do. I am going nuts. I am reading alanon book from when my...

hopefulone · hopefulone

I found out last night that a member of AA is spreading a malicious lie involving me and a male member having intimate relations. It is in retaliation for me distancing myself from her a while back because her controlling and manipulative behavior was draining me dry and was one of the things which happ...

Col · Col

This is something I am learning to not expect. For an alcoholic, it's pretty common to want it. Or to expect instantaneous results, or an external response or sign of a job well done. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has felt as though they are somehow not cutting it in terms of AA or sobriety. I've had an in...

Geneva · Geneva

All AA folks! I've come across some of the recommendations for AA meeting Snacks. I get so surprised many do not understand nutrition, and the dietary "helpers" we all need in EARLY recovery, or to sustain sobriety. Providing coffee or cafinated only drinks, and carb. And sugar based foods only co...

gill71188 · gill71188

Is anyone interested in a GOLF tournament @ the International Convention a group of us from the SO CAL area are putting one on. We will be playing Wed June 30 @ Canyon Srings Golf Course in San Antonio to Register find flyer @ soberfx.com/golf.pdf

Closer · Closer

Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired! (HALT)Has anyone heard this saying in AA, it is new to me. Closer.

Col · Col

This is a phrase I hear often in the rooms- and it's true. I used to hear this being said, look around me nodding my head, and think "isn't that the truth!!" while looking down my nose at others. It took me a while to realize I should be looking at myself when these words are said. I didn't realize...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Thinking of others has never come easily to me. Even when I try to work the A.A. program, Im prone to thinking, How do I feel today. Am I happy, joyous and fr...

jelODG · jelODG

I am reading "Dr.Bob and the Good Oldtimers" Great stuff. I heard a conversation by newcomers knocking AA. One guy said "They even call their book the Big Book, like it is the "Bible" or something". Even though that's my feeling I humbly restrained myself from telli...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some more. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 35 The willingness to give up my pride and self-will to a Power greater than myself has proved to be the only ingredient absolu...

Serenity · Serenity

Good Evening My Friends, These are todays questions from Step Six and my answers to them i hope no one minds that i am shareing this way??? Step 6 - I become entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of character Describe the kind of activities that you really enjoy (NOT) your addictiv...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Say when it's time to do that difficult thing.Sometimes, true windows of opportunity open in our lives. We get a chance to make that amend. The perfect time to end or resolve that relationship arises. It's like a gift from God when that window opens up. All we need to do is gently step through. But someti...

LinBaba · LinBaba

Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking. He gets a thrill out of skipping in front of fast-moving vehicles. He enjoys himself for a few years in spite of friendly warnings. Up to this point you would lab...

Ruhig · Ruhig

Riddle: After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X = 10 IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete. Have fun wit...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- The Alcoholic And Grandiosity The alcoholic is a classic case of "an egomaniac with an inferiority complex." This apparent contradiction in terms com...

dagenham · dagenham

I wonder if you guys can help me with a worry I have. A few weeks ago my closest friend in recovery told me that he had feelings for me. I am a gay man and so is he. I had heard that this could be dangerous to his recovery, so I told him that I like him but I do not feel the same way and that our friendship would have to...

limegreenery · limegreenery

Thanks for your time... I'm in need of a wedding sermon or message to give at a wedding ceremony for a couple in recovery. If you can help, I'd be very appreciative... limegreenery

Rick · Rick

A STEP 3 PARABLE A drunk is staggering along the street and he meets God. "God, I can't do this anymore," he says. "Please, please, will you give me sobriety?" God says, "Sobriety isn't free, how much money have you got?" The drunk reaches into his pocket. "Fifty bucks." "I'...

John · John

AA Quotes and Slogans easy does itfirst things firstlive and let livebut for the grace of godthink......think.......thinkone day at timelet go and let godkiss---keep it simple stupidact as if.........this too shall passexpect miraclesI can't .........he can..........I think I'll let him (s...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Yeah the street is less messy, but still pretty messy. I cannot stop beating myself up. I am fearful of the future. It's like all of the sudden, I hit the backwards promises and I feel like a total newcomer. I have not had cravings to drink, but have had some regarding smoking cigarettes. I am gettin...

Doll · Doll

'Twas the night before Christmas, we were all in the club, Enjoying the meeting, instead of the pub; The ashtrays were clean and the coffee was made, The Big Books were out, and all had prayed. When out in the lot, there arose such a clatter, We jumped up from the table to see what was the matter. The Chair w...

EddieB · EddieB

I'm working with a fellow and am searching for a passage in the Big Book (I believe it is in the personal stories) where it describes a suggestion for praying for someone toward whom we hold a resentment. Can anyone help? Thanks

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	consequences in sobriety (Preview) I want to start a brief conversation about consequences in sobriety. Someone once said in a meeting that he thinks that being sober is the act of actively facing the consequences to your actions. That hit me hard and has stayed with me. I drank because I'm an alcoholic, but I also tried to drink away t...	Simple	9	2356	Apr 30, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Encouraging members of opposite sex in A.A. / do my motives have to be pure as snow? (Preview) I do my best to avoid members of the opposite sex in A.A. that I am attracted to, because I am trying to follow suggestions and don't trust myself to do the right thing. But something that happened yesterday made me question myself. Someone who came into the program around the same time as me (last April...	FlyingSquirrel	23	8353	Apr 30, 2026 by bryandrew863
	Beginner Meetings (Preview) Does your part of the world have them? What is the format? And do they tend to be large or small, frequented by both oldtimers and beginners alike? Barisax	barisax	9	12883	Apr 28, 2026 by BossFlint
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 55 Seeking Guidance "Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made in God's image to be an automaton. "My own formula along this lines runs as follows: First, think through every situation pro and con, praying meanwhile that I be not influenced by ego considerations....	Jane05	3	3044	Apr 25, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Procrastination (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 21, 2009ProcrastinationI wanted to rest on my laurels after my first attempt at making amends.I was relieved, and thought my task was finished.I was tempted to skip the more humiliating meetings that still remained,and to find plausible excus...	Jane05	5	5302	Apr 25, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Poem - "I am a newcomer" (Preview) The wars, when we fight, cannot be won But they will not be lost if His will done Serenity and Acceptance these are the keys Humility and Gratitude will help set me free. I am an alcoholic this I know, "Easy does it," they say; "Let yourself grow." "I have no patience," I exclaim with a sigh, "Give it time,"...	Doll	8	2700	Apr 24, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Going through the steps with a sponsee. (Preview) Going Through The Steps With A Sponsee As it was done in the beginningBefore beginning the steps the sponsor must first qualify the person who has requested to follow the path. Find out if they really are alcoholic and, just as important, if YOU feel that they willing and ready to go to any lengths to ch...	Stepchild	7	4009	Apr 23, 2026 by kirurumaru
	? about sobriety time (Preview) Ya'll may be familiar w/this but in case someone is not: My area AA f2fs have a chip system. Different color poker like chips that mark time in sobriety. At the end of the f2f when someone gives them out, they go thru the colors and say how much time each one represents, white-24 hours or surrender, silver...	Doll	9	2254	Apr 23, 2026 by kirurumaru
	The History of AA in UK (Preview) Hi everyone, I came across this earlier today and just thought I'd like to share it with you. I love reading about how AA started around the world and here's how it started here in UK. Take care, Carol ******************************************* The venue for AA's first meet...	Quetzal	3	1048	Apr 23, 2026 by kirurumaru
	~ As Bill Sees It: Morning Thoughts ~ (Preview) p. 243 On awakening, let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity and from dishonest or self-seeking motives. Free of these, we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for God gave us brains to use. ...	FlyingSquirrel	5	2524	Apr 21, 2026 by hewof
	Kicked out of AA??!!! (Preview) I'm Tony, an alcoholic who is grateful for every sober day. Just today I had the experience of being BANNED from an AA chat room for a rather tame but inapropriate remark. It was only my 2nd day online (have only recently, thanks to an Aust' gov't promise) been given satellite access to b'band), and I cou...	Tony A	16	3732	Apr 21, 2026 by chanchal01
	Daily Reflections ~ The Limits of Self-Reliance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.68 All of my character defects separate me from God's will. When I ignore my association with Him I face the world and my alcoholism alone and must depend on self-reliance. I have never fou...	Sobrietyspell	1	2044	Apr 20, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Handling Insecurity (Preview) What is insecurity? Insecurity is:Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being...	Phil	4	2827	Apr 19, 2026 by Coek
	Step 4 my part in it. (Preview) OK here goes, and this is hard for me. Not because I am embarrassed but because it still hurts at times to think about the little girl I was and how fast she grew up when it happened. When I was around 8-10 I was molested by my twin uncles. I have done my resentment list like the BB says to do. And I have made my...	susanbiel	9	7512	Apr 18, 2026 by chanchal01
	Willing to go to any length...What does that mean to you? (Preview) If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to take certain steps. I guess for myself that meant doing things I didn't want to do...And hearing things I didn't want to hear. I not only had to admit to my innermost self I was alcoholic...I had to adm...	Stepchild	14	8444	Apr 16, 2026 by barek1337
	Cross Talk in AA Meetings (Preview) Good Morning All, I was just reading the Board, and I saw something that is sort of one of my little "pet peeves" And that is someone with a lot of time, giving unsolicted advised to someone that is newer in the Program. Whether it be someone saying good quality sharing, or some unsolici...	toni baloney	32	13189	Apr 16, 2026 by benperry
	Alcoholic prayer (Preview) ALCOHOLICS PRAYER God bless all the alcoholics wherever they may be Bless those unfortunates who are in most need of sobriety Look upon them with compassion and mercy And lead them onto this wonderful fellowship That they may help themselves as they have helped us And thousands of others Bless those...	Bob K	6	3953	Apr 16, 2026 by kirurumaru
	"Take the Cotton Out of Your Ears and Stick it In Your Mouth" (Preview) This is one of the first expressions I heard when I started AA. It was said to a newcomer who didn't understand and had alot of doubts about AA. They far exceeded the three minutes that the Chair had stated everyone adhere to with their shares. I was getting frustrated myself and wanted to hear from the ol...	betterthanyesterday52	11	3788	Apr 15, 2026 by pinoh57032
	Property Lines (Preview) A helpful tool in our recovery, especially in the behavior we call detachment, is learning to identify who owns what. Then we let each person own and possess his or her rightful property. If another person has an addiction, a problem, a feeling, or a self-defeating behavior, that is the...	Phil	4	986	Apr 15, 2026 by pinoh57032
	the wreckage of the future (Preview) *We in AA and other 12 Step groups hear,,, do not live in the wreckage of the future.* I used to think that just meant that it will happen when it happens and there is nothing we can do about it so why worry or do anything about it when it is hopeless and later. but I am learning to see that d...	amanda2u2	2	8692	Apr 15, 2026 by kirurumaru
	"Fake it til you make it..." ???? (Preview) I've been doing some serious reflecting. I started this program over 10 years ago. I was "sober" for a couple of years, then after a while of not going meetings ended up on a 10 year relapse. I always heard the phrase, "Fake it til you make it". So I did. EXCEPT I took it as an excu...	Danielle72	9	5703	Apr 15, 2026 by kirurumaru
	how do you pick a sobriety date, when you obsessive compulsive about numbers/ dates/ months etc? (Preview) please i really need help. this has plagued me for a few years now. i attach a strange meaning to all number and dates. this is the reason i can't choose a sober date. i realize getting sober and being healthy is so much more important but i'm compelled nonetheless. i have picked sober days before but whe...	autumnspirit	20	6398	Apr 14, 2026 by barek1337
	Carl Jung and Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Here's a nice history of the Jung connection to AA I came across in my readings today. There may be a couple of small errors in it. How Jung gave me the power to save my life ROSS FITZGERALD From: The Australian July 28, 2012 12:00AMWHEN I visited the famous psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung's son, Franz,...	Tanin	10	8944	Apr 13, 2026 by monkaw34
	This is a We Program (Preview) This is a "we" Program, we hear that at meetings all the time Many people who say that are able to stay sober by frequent meeting attendance, who say "we" refers to all of the people in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, who use meetings for group therapy and for them it does, my hat...	AGO	6	5766	Apr 10, 2026 by kirurumaru
	What's in Your 'Tool Box' ??? (Preview) During my share at tonight's meeting, in response to an 'anger' topic, I shared that I had accumulated enough tools that I could deal with about anything today that would have sent me into orbit a long time ago ... that when we commit ourselves to this program, we learn how to deal with life, that the past...	Pythonpappy	13	3853	Apr 10, 2026 by benperry
	March 22 AA Daily Reflection (Preview) NO MORE STRUGGLE. . . And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone--even alcohol.     ...	GammyRose	4	4542	Apr 10, 2026 by kirurumaru
	"Live and Let Live" (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day The slogan "Live and Let Live" can be extremely helpful when we are having trouble tolerating other people's behavior. We know for certain that nobody's behavior - no matter how offensive, distasteful or vicious - is worth the pri...	Larry_H	3	10659	Apr 10, 2026 by kirurumaru
	washing machine head and everything else (Preview) I am angry i hate addictions. I am worried about a food addict and i feel theres no where to really talk about it. I tried a coda meeting today i was hoping to hear someone speak about having an addict in their life and didnt hear that. I dont know what to do. I am going nuts. I am reading alanon book from when my...	slugcat	9	4156	Apr 8, 2026 by Coek
	Gossip (Preview) I found out last night that a member of AA is spreading a malicious lie involving me and a male member having intimate relations. It is in retaliation for me distancing myself from her a while back because her controlling and manipulative behavior was draining me dry and was one of the things which happ...	hopefulone	15	2491	Apr 7, 2026 by hewof
	Instant gratification (Preview) This is something I am learning to not expect. For an alcoholic, it's pretty common to want it. Or to expect instantaneous results, or an external response or sign of a job well done. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has felt as though they are somehow not cutting it in terms of AA or sobriety. I've had an in...	Col	10	1985	Apr 7, 2026 by SrrAlexxa
	Healthiest snacks for AA Meetings; PLEASE READ ! meeting snacks healthy meeting snacks recovery nutrition (Preview) All AA folks! I've come across some of the recommendations for AA meeting Snacks. I get so surprised many do not understand nutrition, and the dietary "helpers" we all need in EARLY recovery, or to sustain sobriety. Providing coffee or cafinated only drinks, and carb. And sugar based foods only co...	Geneva	4	5526	Apr 6, 2026 by SrrAlexxa
	Sober Golf (Preview) Is anyone interested in a GOLF tournament @ the International Convention a group of us from the SO CAL area are putting one on. We will be playing Wed June 30 @ Canyon Srings Golf Course in San Antonio to Register find flyer @ soberfx.com/golf.pdf	gill71188	4	4733	Apr 6, 2026 by SrrAlexxa
	HALT! (Preview) Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired! (HALT)Has anyone heard this saying in AA, it is new to me. Closer.	Closer	15	11398	Apr 6, 2026 by Coek
	Some people are sicker than others... (Preview) This is a phrase I hear often in the rooms- and it's true. I used to hear this being said, look around me nodding my head, and think "isn't that the truth!!" while looking down my nose at others. It took me a while to realize I should be looking at myself when these words are said. I didn't realize...	Col	26	7293	Apr 5, 2026 by dinarikas
	Daily Reflections ~ An Unsuspected Inner Resource (Preview) With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these words...	Sobrietyspell	3	1789	Apr 5, 2026 by AlexSeen
	Daily Reflections ~ Thinking of Others & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Thinking of others has never come easily to me. Even when I try to work the A.A. program, Im prone to thinking, How do I feel today. Am I happy, joyous and fr...	Sobrietyspell	1	990	Apr 4, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Size and Weight of 1st Edition "Big Book" (Preview) I am reading "Dr.Bob and the Good Oldtimers" Great stuff. I heard a conversation by newcomers knocking AA. One guy said "They even call their book the Big Book, like it is the "Bible" or something". Even though that's my feeling I humbly restrained myself from telli...	jelODG	18	12981	Apr 4, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Daily Reflections ~ The Key is Willingness & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some more. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 35 The willingness to give up my pride and self-will to a Power greater than myself has proved to be the only ingredient absolu...	Sobrietyspell	1	1588	Apr 3, 2026 by Jamiel1241
	More On Step Six (Preview) Good Evening My Friends, These are todays questions from Step Six and my answers to them i hope no one minds that i am shareing this way??? Step 6 - I become entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of character Describe the kind of activities that you really enjoy (NOT) your addictiv...	Serenity	3	1544	Apr 3, 2026 by Jamiel1241
	Today's Gift 3/16 (Preview) Say when it's time to do that difficult thing.Sometimes, true windows of opportunity open in our lives. We get a chance to make that amend. The perfect time to end or resolve that relationship arises. It's like a gift from God when that window opens up. All we need to do is gently step through. But someti...	Pythonpappy	1	727	Apr 3, 2026 by Jamiel1241
	The JayWalker (Preview) Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking. He gets a thrill out of skipping in front of fast-moving vehicles. He enjoys himself for a few years in spite of friendly warnings. Up to this point you would lab...	LinBaba	4	11289	Apr 3, 2026 by barek1337
	Redneck riddle (Preview) Riddle: After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X = 10 IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete. Have fun wit...	Ruhig	10	4462	Apr 3, 2026 by kirurumaru
	The Alcoholic And Grandiosity (Preview) Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- *The Alcoholic And Grandiosity* The alcoholic is a classic case of "an egomaniac with an inferiority complex." This apparent contradiction in terms com...	Larry_H	8	11925	Apr 3, 2026 by kirurumaru
	Help with a crush...what is the correct AA thing to do? (Preview) I wonder if you guys can help me with a worry I have. A few weeks ago my closest friend in recovery told me that he had feelings for me. I am a gay man and so is he. I had heard that this could be dangerous to his recovery, so I told him that I like him but I do not feel the same way and that our friendship would have to...	dagenham	17	3919	Apr 2, 2026 by barek1337
	Wedding sermon needed for a couple in recovery. Can you help? (Preview) Thanks for your time... I'm in need of a wedding sermon or message to give at a wedding ceremony for a couple in recovery. If you can help, I'd be very appreciative... limegreenery	limegreenery	7	4500	Apr 2, 2026 by benperry
	Third step parable (Preview) A STEP 3 PARABLE A drunk is staggering along the street and he meets God. "God, I can't do this anymore," he says. "Please, please, will you give me sobriety?" God says, "Sobriety isn't free, how much money have you got?" The drunk reaches into his pocket. "Fifty bucks." "I'...	Rick	4	8039	Apr 1, 2026 by kirurumaru
	AA Quotes and Slogans AA Quotes and Slogans (Preview) AA Quotes and Slogans easy does itfirst things firstlive and let livebut for the grace of godthink......think.......thinkone day at timelet go and let godkiss---keep it simple stupidact as if.........this too shall passexpect miraclesI can't .........he can..........I think I'll let him (s...	John	5	10313	Mar 28, 2026 by frederickgragg
	Trying to put the bat away (Preview) Yeah the street is less messy, but still pretty messy. I cannot stop beating myself up. I am fearful of the future. It's like all of the sudden, I hit the backwards promises and I feel like a total newcomer. I have not had cravings to drink, but have had some regarding smoking cigarettes. I am gettin...	pinkchip	16	2197	Mar 28, 2026 by frederickgragg
	'Twas the night before Christmas (Preview) 'Twas the night before Christmas, we were all in the club, Enjoying the meeting, instead of the pub; The ashtrays were clean and the coffee was made, The Big Books were out, and all had prayed. When out in the lot, there arose such a clatter, We jumped up from the table to see what was the matter. The Chair w...	Doll	3	5605	Mar 27, 2026 by pandrhola
	Big Book Help (Preview) I'm working with a fellow and am searching for a passage in the Big Book (I believe it is in the personal stories) where it describes a suggestion for praying for someone toward whom we hold a resentment. Can anyone help? Thanks	EddieB	4	6613	Mar 27, 2026 by PatriciaJBynum
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