Alcoholics Anonymous

Tanin · Tanin

Welcome to the newly-registered forum members: Tim Nelson and ColoradoRyan Let us know if we can help...

Peter H · Peter H

Hi Everyone, As a part of my service work, I repair Big Books for free. Pages fall out, tear and covers loosen as they accompany us on our journey in recovery. I mend them a longer life. For more info, visit www.bigbookrepair.com. Please announce my service work at the meetings you attend. Thanks, ...

Posey · Posey

Amy Winehouse is singin' that stupid song in my head... it seems my husband (as well as my best "friend") want me to go to rehab instead of AA. And I said.... !!! So.... not sure I'm going to get much support from the hubby (best friend person lives really far & her opinion is pretty much...

audioman · audioman

Hi everyone, Im Tim. Ive been an alcoholic since I was 14. I drank on and off for the first few years but around age 20 is when I drank every day up until about a few months ago. Like most of you know, Ive been ambivalent about stopping since I realized I was an alcoholic, but never really tried. Recently, I ha...

blessdmegz · blessdmegz

SO IM JUST GETTIN STARTED ON STEP 4...MY SPONSOR BASICALLY TOLD ME TO START OFF MAKING A GRUDGE LIST. AS IM READING ABOUT IT THE 12 IN 12, I AM SOOOOO CON FUSED...STEPS 1-3 WERE PRETTY OK FOR ME...BUT READING STEP 4 IN THE 12 IN 12 IS LIKE READING GERMAN TO ME. SHOULD I BE MAKING A LIST OF PEOPLE I HAVE RESENTM...

GreyGirl · GreyGirl

Hi all. I don't use message boards and am jittery with nerves so hopefully I do this right. I'm two days (well, it'll be two days in about an hour) sober and attending my first meeting tonight. I'm extremely nervous, a million thoughts going through my head. Will people be nice? Accepting? Intim...

MifMars · MifMars

Hello everyone, My name is Agnes. I still have a bottle of gin which I indulged in today (after telling myself I wouldn't) after a night of throwing up from drinking since noon. I have gone to an outbound group setting at CAMH (here in Toronto) for a while (about a year) which did not help. I probably shou...

wingateg3 · wingateg3

I'm new to this board, but it looks like there is quite a bit of activity here...that's awesome...my home group is going to start a Big Book study one night a week, and I was asked to get some feedback on other people's experiences with different meeting formats...thanks to everyone in advance for your...

hopefulone · hopefulone

http://alcoholrehab.com/addiction-articles/emotional-sobriety/-- Edited by hopefulone on Thursday 13th of August 2015 11:52:43 PM

John · John

Why We Were Chosen God in HIS wisdom has selected this group of men and women to be the purveyors of His Goodness. In selecting them through whom to bring about this phenomenon, He went not to the proud, the mighty, the famous or the brilliant. He went to the humble, to the sick, to the un...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Or in other words, not take words so literally. If you say to me "call lots of people to take some of the burden off your sponsor", I don't hear that I should call lots of people for my own sake and the sake of another, all I hear is that I'm a burden. Then I spiral down the slippery sloap of discou...

Percival · Percival

January 12th celebrated 48 years of continuous sobriety since my First AA Meeting....Going back now many years....I can see where the Program meets one at the level of your needs... God at times always worked Miracles for me...for that I am profoundly grateful......He gave me almost consecuativ...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

It's been a while. Still alive, though. I'm retired now, so I don't have any cute stories about work. My home group is back to zoom meetings. we're having pandemic issues again. It is what it is. We either adapt to life on life's terms or we can have our misery refunded to us. On November 30, I celebrated 24...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I'm sneaking up on two years sober. This might not seem like a big deal to anyone who hasn't met me before, but if you're at all familiar with my idiocy on this forum over the years, you're probably a bit shocked. I am walking, living, breathing proof that if you never quit trying, it just might stick one...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1306/MUaqFV.gif-- Edited by FlyingSquirrel on Saturday 18th of December 2021 02:17:59 AM -- Edited by FlyingSquirrel on Saturday 18th of December 2021 02:19:06 AM

Beth L · Beth L

I swear I read somewhere in AA literature that if you arent in alignment with your home group to find another group. Does anyone know where I can find this in the literature? My group has 20+ meetings a week. Should there be one group conscience meeting for the entire group? Some members think its the gr...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

Anyone who has been to more then a few meeting has seen the AA slogans on the wall. Easy Does It (my favorite) Just for today and Think, Think, Think. Most of us have heard the story of the sponser who told his sponsee that the "Think, think, think" didn't apply to him as his thinker was broken, LOL. That a...

liljeeplover · liljeeplover

Hello I have 8 years of sobriety which is a lot for my area. I cant find a sponsor here and would like to find one online. My original sponsor relapsed 5 years ago. I spent about 2 years upset about this and the past 3 going through people like theres no tomorrow kind of... I would ask someone and they would sa...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Hiya, Jasper's Sober Fishing thread gave me an idea.... The weather for Sunday, 11/1/09 in Zip Code 52101 looks pretty hard to pass up! At about 11am my (3) kids and I are going on a fishing outing for the day. Any one on this board who wants to stop by is welcome!! We're hoping to get there by 11am and leav...

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

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Merry Christmas!

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that, I am responsible. This is the AA responsibility statement. I have recited this statement before. I have not been very good at putting it into practice, however. Judging by what I have seen on this me...

Wobbly McStumble · Wobbly McStumble

Greetings. I am on day 7 of my sobriety journey. Today I really felt like drinking for some reason. I didnt do it...but it was close. WM

Dreamnine · Dreamnine

Where I live, there seems to be a big division between those AAs who say they have recovered and those who say they are recovering. The 'recovered' ones insist that no time can be lost, to get a sponsor, take the steps and, above all, to find a higher power. Personally, I went through a 4th and 5th step befo...

haarifAlli · haarifAlli

Well, for the perfect app development if you have strategies like easy handling software instruct the employees related to this app development there is such companies who provide you proper knowledge link is here you should know about the cost of developing a banking app As all info is available h...

AdamL · AdamL

Hey, Everyone! Come join and support The Program Works Group's online Zoom meeting. Every night at 8 pm EST. www.theprogramworks.com - tap Use App button to join from Facebook page Meeting ID 860-801-229 Note- There is no password, however, meeting greeters will remove any hijackers. Service co...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Since first coming into AA I adopted a zero tolerance for any food that uses alcohol of any type in the recipe. My well meaning "Normal" friends have tried to persuade me for years that "Its OK the alcohol cooks off". I never believed that and would not take any chances eating...

Wren · Wren

I just read this today. I'd heard it long ago, but forgotten it until now. And look who wrote it! Keep Us From Pettiness ~ Mary Stewart, Queen of ScotsKeep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away al...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Just sayin.

jfred1610 · jfred1610

Relapse in progress

zebrafishguy · zebrafishguy

Day 1

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...

TLH · TLH

Hey, all. I have not been here regularly in a very long time. I have been out of the rooms for around 10 years, and of course you can predict that nothing great resulted from that. Nothing terrible happened, except that I wasted ten more years of my life, doing the same old shit. Anyhow, I am back working...

Iniegomontoya · Iniegomontoya

Went to my first meeting today and scheduled for rehab on Monday. How do you guys deal with the small hours when you are up, used to drinking by yourself, and everyone is asleep? I am 48 hours without a drink, some withdrawal stuff (no DTs) but need someone to help with ideas that wont have me relapse.

dlowens777 · dlowens777

Trouble starting

DAV99 · DAV99

Hello my name is David and I am here from NV and I am an alcoholic. I know that I am in the right place when I can speak about my experience with alcohol. I am forty four years old. I grew up pretty normal from the outside although inside alot of turmoil. I got to drinking pretty early around sixteen. I a...

420 Guy · 420 Guy

I went to AA for 24 years and had some success but very little. I became the club relapse king and my self esteem went way south to the point that I went from being a problem drinker to a full blown alky with street bum mentality, I drank cologne and rubbing alcohol to take off the shakes on many occasions. I w...

WebHelper · WebHelper

The Sparklit Board Funding has been expended. We are asking in the spirit of Tradition 7 for funding to continue the forums. Sparklit ActiveBoard Donations GoDaddy will be ready for renewal in May as well. We are looking for a solution for accepting donations. Last year we used my business PayPal a...

NEW USER · JohnS

Hello, new to this Hopefully I can give as well as learn.

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

I just know all three of you are on the edge of your seats, wondering what could be so important. Well, you just better be here to see it. This will be world-shattering.

BigZen · BigZen

Hello Everyone, I am not so well-versed in all AA terminology, so I would like to get your opinion about the term "a geographical." I read that it means to move in order to get a fresh start, or begin with a clean slate. Would changing university majors, transferring to several different universities,...

Stepchild · Stepchild

A guy in a meeting yesterday was saying the ABC's are steps one, two and three. Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas:(a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives. (b) That probably...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

The founders of this great group originally talked about an unwritten 13th Step. And it was a thing of beauty. After living a life of sobriety by using the 12 Steps, the alcoholic took the 13th Step to his/her grave. When they were placed in their grave they began their 13th Step. There by living in...

mikef · mikef

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Anybody got one of these in their area? Im lucky I guess, there are more than a dozen within walking distance of my house. https://littlefreelibrary.org/ https://i.postimg.cc/7YwycNZL/9-EA8-C7-B3-E19-C-4617-847-F-3-EFD1-BAB539-C.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/jjwVNgZM/276-B74-B4-8-...

dlowens777 · dlowens777

Lack of replies to newcomer posts. You know, I want to say that doesnt surprise me about self centered alcoholics. But even I know I have to be willing to help those struggling if I am to stay sober. Else what's the purpose of me being here. Reminds me of the church who doesnt know you if you dont give an offe...

Tanin · Tanin

Two AA clubs in my area have discontinued meetings due to the virus crisis. Over a week now of missed meetings... Another place, with 4 meetings a day, has suspended the custom of holding hands during the meeting-ending Lord's Prayer. How much has AA been affected in your area and what alternatives ar...

Percival · Percival

Today where I am it is the morning of January 12...12 hours ahead of N. Y time....47 years ago there were no personal computers relating to such a thing as online AA. In 1996 AA as an organization, the internet quite new was just starting up...I learned HTML and designed for myself a website, It still ex...

Dawn Mist · Dawn Mist

I would like to know if there are other transgender alcoholics on here who I can talk with about ways to deal with staying sober? Please help! Thanks, Dawn Mist

StartNow · StartNow

Hi all, First month is behind me. On to month 2 one day at a time. I was thinking about the morass of a nightmare drinking becomes and it reminds me of swimming. Profuse drinking really is like swimming under water..you can barely see when you open your eyes, you cant breath, you cant listen or hear and yo...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Welcome To The Forum! Newcomers (Preview) Welcome to the newly-registered forum members: Tim Nelson and ColoradoRyan Let us know if we can help...	Tanin	24	2600	April 16th by GarySmith
	Big Book repair (Preview) Hi Everyone, As a part of my service work, I repair Big Books for free. Pages fall out, tear and covers loosen as they accompany us on our journey in recovery. I mend them a longer life. For more info, visit www.bigbookrepair.com. Please announce my service work at the meetings you attend. Thanks, ...	Peter H	3	666	April 12th by MaryBoyd
	Rehab vs. AA (Preview) Amy Winehouse is singin' that stupid song in my head... it seems my husband (as well as my best "friend") want me to go to rehab instead of AA. And I said.... !!! So.... not sure I'm going to get much support from the hubby (best friend person lives really far & her opinion is pretty much...	Posey	17	3333	April 7th by GarySmith
	Therapist and "Functioning" Alcoholic Recently Sober (Preview) Hi everyone, Im Tim. Ive been an alcoholic since I was 14. I drank on and off for the first few years but around age 20 is when I drank every day up until about a few months ago. Like most of you know, Ive been ambivalent about stopping since I realized I was an alcoholic, but never really tried. Recently, I ha...	audioman	0	126	April 7th by audioman
	I NEED SOME HELP WITH STEP 4 (Preview) SO IM JUST GETTIN STARTED ON STEP 4...MY SPONSOR BASICALLY TOLD ME TO START OFF MAKING A GRUDGE LIST. AS IM READING ABOUT IT THE 12 IN 12, I AM SOOOOO CON FUSED...STEPS 1-3 WERE PRETTY OK FOR ME...BUT READING STEP 4 IN THE 12 IN 12 IS LIKE READING GERMAN TO ME. SHOULD I BE MAKING A LIST OF PEOPLE I HAVE RESENTM...	blessdmegz	12	2887	April 6th by GregoryReyes
	First AA meeting tonight; nervous (Preview) Hi all. I don't use message boards and am jittery with nerves so hopefully I do this right. I'm two days (well, it'll be two days in about an hour) sober and attending my first meeting tonight. I'm extremely nervous, a million thoughts going through my head. Will people be nice? Accepting? Intim...	GreyGirl	31	2876	April 3rd by johnshu452
	25/F/Newbie/ready for change (Preview) Hello everyone, My name is Agnes. I still have a bottle of gin which I indulged in today (after telling myself I wouldn't) after a night of throwing up from drinking since noon. I have gone to an outbound group setting at CAMH (here in Toronto) for a while (about a year) which did not help. I probably shou...	MifMars	4	1289	March 29th by CharlieMalone
	Big Book Study format (Preview) I'm new to this board, but it looks like there is quite a bit of activity here...that's awesome...my home group is going to start a Big Book study one night a week, and I was asked to get some feedback on other people's experiences with different meeting formats...thanks to everyone in advance for your...	wingateg3	5	4923	March 28th by CharlieMalone
	Emotional Sobriety online by Tom B tape and another online article if you are interested (Preview) http://alcoholrehab.com/addiction-articles/emotional-sobriety/-- Edited by hopefulone on Thursday 13th of August 2015 11:52:43 PM	hopefulone	3	623	March 9th by johnson4852
	Why We Were Chosen (Preview) Why We Were Chosen God in HIS wisdom has selected this group of men and women to be the purveyors of His Goodness. In selecting them through whom to bring about this phenomenon, He went not to the proud, the mighty, the famous or the brilliant. He went to the humble, to the sick, to the un...	John	17	25273	March 3rd by PatriciaPhilips
	How can I stop taking things so personally? (Preview) Or in other words, not take words so literally. If you say to me "call lots of people to take some of the burden off your sponsor", I don't hear that I should call lots of people for my own sake and the sake of another, all I hear is that I'm a burden. Then I spiral down the slippery sloap of discou...	justadrunk	12	975	January 27th by johnson4852
	It's a Tradition going back over25 years that I post my AA anniversy (Preview) January 12th celebrated 48 years of continuous sobriety since my First AA Meeting....Going back now many years....I can see where the Program meets one at the level of your needs... God at times always worked Miracles for me...for that I am profoundly grateful......He gave me almost consecuativ...	Percival	0	242	January 26th by Percival
	Been A While (Preview) It's been a while. Still alive, though. I'm retired now, so I don't have any cute stories about work. My home group is back to zoom meetings. we're having pandemic issues again. It is what it is. We either adapt to life on life's terms or we can have our misery refunded to us. On November 30, I celebrated 24...	Wolfie55	3	428	January 19th by johnson4852
	Want to hear something funny? (Preview) I'm sneaking up on two years sober. This might not seem like a big deal to anyone who hasn't met me before, but if you're at all familiar with my idiocy on this forum over the years, you're probably a bit shocked. I am walking, living, breathing proof that if you never quit trying, it just might stick one...	TipsyMcstagger	1	328	January 8th by FlyingSquirrel
	Easy does it (Preview) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1306/MUaqFV.gif-- Edited by FlyingSquirrel on Saturday 18th of December 2021 02:17:59 AM -- Edited by FlyingSquirrel on Saturday 18th of December 2021 02:19:06 AM	FlyingSquirrel	1	327	January 7th by Boxer1200
	Home Group Questions... home group business meetings group conscience (Preview) I swear I read somewhere in AA literature that if you arent in alignment with your home group to find another group. Does anyone know where I can find this in the literature? My group has 20+ meetings a week. Should there be one group conscience meeting for the entire group? Some members think its the gr...	Beth L	2	350	January 7th by Boxer1200
	Think, Think, Think?? (Preview) Anyone who has been to more then a few meeting has seen the AA slogans on the wall. Easy Does It (my favorite) Just for today and Think, Think, Think. Most of us have heard the story of the sponser who told his sponsee that the "Think, think, think" didn't apply to him as his thinker was broken, LOL. That a...	cooncatbob	21	8733	January 5th by Boxer1200
	online sponsor (Preview) Hello I have 8 years of sobriety which is a lot for my area. I cant find a sponsor here and would like to find one online. My original sponsor relapsed 5 years ago. I spent about 2 years upset about this and the past 3 going through people like theres no tomorrow kind of... I would ask someone and they would sa...	liljeeplover	4	2808	January 1st by FlyingSquirrel
	Fishing Invitation - Mississippi River, L&D #9, Harpers Ferry Great fishing songs :-) (Preview) Hiya, Jasper's Sober Fishing thread gave me an idea.... The weather for Sunday, 11/1/09 in Zip Code 52101 looks pretty hard to pass up! At about 11am my (3) kids and I are going on a fishing outing for the day. Any one on this board who wants to stop by is welcome!! We're hoping to get there by 11am and leav...	Aquaman	14	1957	January 1st by FlyingSquirrel
	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	1	345	Dec 29, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Checking in.. (Preview) Merry Christmas!	FlyingSquirrel	0	362	Dec 25, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	I am responsible (Preview) When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that, I am responsible. This is the AA responsibility statement. I have recited this statement before. I have not been very good at putting it into practice, however. Judging by what I have seen on this me...	FlyingSquirrel	0	348	Dec 11, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	I am new (Preview) Greetings. I am on day 7 of my sobriety journey. Today I really felt like drinking for some reason. I didnt do it...but it was close. WM	Wobbly McStumble	11	2504	Dec 10, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Am I recovered or recovering? (Preview) Where I live, there seems to be a big division between those AAs who say they have recovered and those who say they are recovering. The 'recovered' ones insist that no time can be lost, to get a sponsor, take the steps and, above all, to find a higher power. Personally, I went through a 4th and 5th step befo...	Dreamnine	61	13281	Dec 10, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	flutter apps needed (Preview) Well, for the perfect app development if you have strategies like easy handling software instruct the employees related to this app development there is such companies who provide you proper knowledge link is here you should know about the cost of developing a banking app As all info is available h...	haarifAlli	0	395	Nov 28, 2021 by haarifAlli
	The Program Works Group Needs Support (Preview) Hey, Everyone! Come join and support The Program Works Group's online Zoom meeting. Every night at 8 pm EST. www.theprogramworks.com - tap Use App button to join from Facebook page Meeting ID 860-801-229 Note- There is no password, however, meeting greeters will remove any hijackers. Service co...	AdamL	1	920	Nov 25, 2021 by Kathyhaines
	When Food Is Cooked With Alcohol (Preview) Since first coming into AA I adopted a zero tolerance for any food that uses alcohol of any type in the recipe. My well meaning "Normal" friends have tried to persuade me for years that "Its OK the alcohol cooks off". I never believed that and would not take any chances eating...	Larry_H	19	9799	Nov 16, 2021 by StPeteDean
	Pettiness Prayer (Preview) I just read this today. I'd heard it long ago, but forgotten it until now. And look who wrote it! Keep Us From Pettiness ~ Mary Stewart, Queen of ScotsKeep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away al...	Wren	4	3903	Nov 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	This is currently the only online message board I haven’t been banned from. (Preview) Just sayin.	FlyingSquirrel	1	351	Nov 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	Need help getting sober (Preview) Relapse in progress	jfred1610	1	592	Nov 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	Day 1 (Preview) Day 1	zebrafishguy	1	462	Oct 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	Gratitude (Preview) Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...	Wolfie55	1	1485	Oct 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	It has been a long while since I have been here. Aloha. :) (Preview) Hey, all. I have not been here regularly in a very long time. I have been out of the rooms for around 10 years, and of course you can predict that nothing great resulted from that. Nothing terrible happened, except that I wasted ten more years of my life, doing the same old shit. Anyhow, I am back working...	TLH	6	2398	Oct 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	The small hours (Preview) Went to my first meeting today and scheduled for rehab on Monday. How do you guys deal with the small hours when you are up, used to drinking by yourself, and everyone is asleep? I am 48 hours without a drink, some withdrawal stuff (no DTs) but need someone to help with ideas that wont have me relapse.	Iniegomontoya	1	545	Jul 25, 2021 by bournetobewild
	Newly sober (Preview) Trouble starting	dlowens777	3	1129	Jul 25, 2021 by bournetobewild
	Bottom of the Barrel (Preview) Hello my name is David and I am here from NV and I am an alcoholic. I know that I am in the right place when I can speak about my experience with alcohol. I am forty four years old. I grew up pretty normal from the outside although inside alot of turmoil. I got to drinking pretty early around sixteen. I a...	DAV99	0	491	May 4, 2021 by DAV99
	420 Friendly AA Meetings (Preview) I went to AA for 24 years and had some success but very little. I became the club relapse king and my self esteem went way south to the point that I went from being a problem drinker to a full blown alky with street bum mentality, I drank cologne and rubbing alcohol to take off the shakes on many occasions. I w...	420 Guy	5	2274	Apr 27, 2021 by Bill_Wilson_Dropped Acid
	Sparklit Board & GoDaddy Funding Request (Preview) The Sparklit Board Funding has been expended. We are asking in the spirit of Tradition 7 for funding to continue the forums. Sparklit ActiveBoard Donations GoDaddy will be ready for renewal in May as well. We are looking for a solution for accepting donations. Last year we used my business PayPal a...	WebHelper	0	648	Apr 10, 2021 by WebHelper
	NEW USER (Preview) Hello, new to this Hopefully I can give as well as learn.	JohnS	61	3149	Mar 15, 2021 by TurningYoung
	In 13 days I will have a major announcement to make. (Preview) I just know all three of you are on the edge of your seats, wondering what could be so important. Well, you just better be here to see it. This will be world-shattering.	FlyingSquirrel	2	768	Feb 17, 2021 by edatkin
	A Geographical (Preview) Hello Everyone, I am not so well-versed in all AA terminology, so I would like to get your opinion about the term "a geographical." I read that it means to move in order to get a fresh start, or begin with a clean slate. Would changing university majors, transferring to several different universities,...	BigZen	1	518	Feb 16, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	How do you read the ABC's? (Preview) A guy in a meeting yesterday was saying the ABC's are steps one, two and three. Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas:(a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives. (b) That probably...	Stepchild	15	3266	Feb 3, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	The original 13th Step (Preview) The founders of this great group originally talked about an unwritten 13th Step. And it was a thing of beauty. After living a life of sobriety by using the 12 Steps, the alcoholic took the 13th Step to his/her grave. When they were placed in their grave they began their 13th Step. There by living in...	Dave Harm	17	18100	Feb 1, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	sorry folks , couldnt find delete post ,my posted 3x (Preview)	mikef	2	723	Feb 1, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Little Free Library (Preview) Anybody got one of these in their area? Im lucky I guess, there are more than a dozen within walking distance of my house. https://littlefreelibrary.org/ https://i.postimg.cc/7YwycNZL/9-EA8-C7-B3-E19-C-4617-847-F-3-EFD1-BAB539-C.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/jjwVNgZM/276-B74-B4-8-...	FlyingSquirrel	0	679	Feb 1, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Giving it away to keep it. (Preview) Lack of replies to newcomer posts. You know, I want to say that doesnt surprise me about self centered alcoholics. But even I know I have to be willing to help those struggling if I am to stay sober. Else what's the purpose of me being here. Reminds me of the church who doesnt know you if you dont give an offe...	dlowens777	1	998	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	AA Meetings And Coronavirus (Preview) Two AA clubs in my area have discontinued meetings due to the virus crisis. Over a week now of missed meetings... Another place, with 4 meetings a day, has suspended the custom of holding hands during the meeting-ending Lord's Prayer. How much has AA been affected in your area and what alternatives ar...	Tanin	10	993	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	TODAY IS MY 47 TH YEAR OF SOBRIETY (Preview) Today where I am it is the morning of January 12...12 hours ahead of N. Y time....47 years ago there were no personal computers relating to such a thing as online AA. In 1996 AA as an organization, the internet quite new was just starting up...I learned HTML and designed for myself a website, It still ex...	Percival	2	686	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Transgender Alcoholics (Preview) I would like to know if there are other transgender alcoholics on here who I can talk with about ways to deal with staying sober? Please help! Thanks, Dawn Mist	Dawn Mist	32	5140	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Just an observation...... (Preview) Hi all, First month is behind me. On to month 2 one day at a time. I was thinking about the morass of a nightmare drinking becomes and it reminds me of swimming. Profuse drinking really is like swimming under water..you can barely see when you open your eyes, you cant breath, you cant listen or hear and yo...	StartNow	2	306	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
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