Alcoholics Anonymous

gonee · gonee

About just over a year ago I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic. My doctor prescribed a tablet called Metformin, which I take twice a day. It keeps my blood sugar under control and is very effective and I am grateful. I do not meet with other diabetics to share my ESH. But every now and again I get somebody who te...

stnatina · stnatina

The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be. Horace Bushnell

deb365 · deb365

"Love the busy life. It is a joy-filled life. I love you and bid you be of good cheer. Live outside whenever possible. Sun and air are My great healing forces. Never forget that real healing of body, mind, and spirit comes from within, from, the close, loving contact of your spirit with My spiri...

John · John

how big your fears are.. and start telling your fears how BIG your God is!

chester · chester

Thanks AA. Day 1 agian

strawberry · strawberry

The four emotional enemies that I have battled are resentment, guilt, anger, regret and fear. These emotions are triggers which have not only initiated drinking binge but are encountered during drinking binge. It is a continual event releasing will to the Lord.

The Addiction Club · The Addiction Club

Good morning everyone, it's nice and cool here in south florida today, a high in the upper 60's.

deb365 · deb365

"The way is plain. You do not need to see far ahead. Just one step at a time with Me. Only self can cast a shadow on the way. Be more afraid of spirit-unrest, of soul-disturbance, than of earthquake or fire. When you feel the absolute calm has been broken - away alone with Me until your heart sings a...

Closer · Closer

Ive got a question about the AA program and Im wondering if anyone here knows how to answer it. I was reading the stuff on the wikipedia about alcoholics anonymous and it says the programs beginnings sprung from a christian movement in the 1920s and 30s called the oxford group. Im really wondering wh...

chester · chester

Hi Well still not drinking yea!!. I guess I should say a bit about what happened to me. i had just gone through a life saving operation and needed 8 months to recover. all was well. No drinking not smoking cigs no more and feeling alot better about myself and where i was going.. Then came Oct 23.11. I was vis...

littlebit · littlebit

As I examine my thoughts, they are often quite laughable in regards to quitting drinking. The illusion that somehow someday I will be able to control and enjoy my drinking is indeed astonishing! So I was thinking about that passage that talks about all the ways we tried to stop or moderate, at the end...

Christine63 · Christine63

Just checking in. Day 15 - ~10 meetings I've tried out some discussion groups, some open groups and a women's group. So far, I enjoy the discussion groups the most and the one women's meeting resulted in me getting pretty honest with myself for the first time. I'm not really enjoying the open meetings w...

Senior member scared. · Tasha

I'm a senior member? WO! Cool! I feel so honored, but, how did I become one??? LOL And should I not be a Senorita???

Driving home tonight, on the slushy/snowy Wisconsin roads, I had a moment of sheer horror at all the awful things that I've done. My drinking days were loooong and plentiful. But...

Aquaman · Aquaman

But it's my longest HONEST stretch of sobriety in 32 years, the last 4 of which were in The Program. Thank You. All of You. You are blessings for which I am grateful. Best - Rob

deb365 · deb365

"In everything by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known unto God." But do not beg. Rather come as a business manager bringing to the owner the needs, checks to be signed, and so on, and knowing that to lay the matter before him means immediate supply. I long to supply, but t...

chester · chester

I read along time ago that the eyes are the window to the soul. -- Edited by chester on Tuesday 21st of February 2012 08:33:46 AM

Tasha · Tasha

Drinking sucks. Please take me back everyone... I can do this right. I know I can do this! I proved a very important thing to myself. AA is right for me. Drinking is very very wrong for me, and I don't even like it anymore! After being sober for a month and a half, it was pure misery to feel how I did on V-day and...

John · John

Hi everyone, I don't really know why I'm sharing this here, but it really means a lot to me so here I am. As many of you know I ran away from home at the age of 12 years old and didn't have any contact with family for over 20 years. When I reunited with family for the first time as a part of my recovery process, I d...

MelissaMM · MelissaMM

I was going to attend my first meeting today at noon but I chickened out! My town is very small and I dont know what to expect from these meetings or if they expect me to say anything!

Can we keep a "member" out? · PJH

Weve had a guy coming to our meetings for years now who continually tells us that we are stuck with him. He tells people that the steps will get them drunk, no need to look at the past. He shares how he believes in willpower and positive thinking. He takes anti-depressants and sleeping medication. He nev...

Christine63 · Christine63

Hi All - I'm at 17 days sober and have attended meetings almost daily. I've been to 7 different groups so far and am liking some better than others. There is one group that I would not consider missing. It is a smaller, closed discussion group that meets once a week. I really like it - although I've only att...

deb365 · deb365

"Meet all your difficulties with love and laughter. I am with you. Do not fail Me. I cannot fail you. How many of the world's prayers have gone unanswered because My children who prayed did not endure to the end. They thought it was too late, and that they must act for themselves, that I was not g...

stnatina · stnatina

Hey all. I am new to the board. Never knew it exsisted. So glad I found it. I am not new to AA. Been in and out of the Rooms since 2010. My new sobriety date is 2-10-12. Currently I am in IOP. (Instense Out Patient) treatment. I am learning indeed that this disease is progressive. Keep me in your prayers! Gla...

deb365 · deb365

"Never miss these times. It is not what I reveal to you so much as the linking up of your frail natures with the limitless divine powers. Already, forces are set in motion. Only My will is coming to pass. And now God is blessing you very richly. You think that there is much to "do" in a c...

Yikes-1970 · Yikes-1970

I don't know if this is even appropriate to post here, either it's gonna be totally frowned upon, or you guys will "get" it. I am not sober. I want to be, yet I am not...yet. So, Somehow I sort of always knew. (Sorry if that sounds totally cliche.) I mean even as a child, I think I knew what I would t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: courageously; completely;...

James916 · James916

I am dealing with constant sounds in my head. They go on 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I also have disturbing dreams and horrible instrusive thoughts. Intrusive thoughts are terrible things/visions you see in your mind or words that just pop into your head. I have never thought these things before...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Just popping in to say hello..... logging on from library as I just moved and internet not hooked up at home yet.... so glad I remembered login info!! LOL Talk to you all soon, gotta run for now.... :)

John · John

Our web site, 12stepforums.net is down for the time being, not long, but a short while. I am working diligently to get it back up and running asap. John

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among ussometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze, is the ability to...

deb365 · deb365

"You do not realize that you would have broken down under the weight of your cares but for the renewing time with Me. It is not what I say; it is I Myself. It is not the hearing Me so much as the being in My presence. Gradually you will be transformed, physically, mentally, spiritually. All who see...

deb365 · deb365

"The world does not need supermen, but supernatural men. Men who will persistently turn the self out of their lives and let divine power work through them. Let inspiration take the place of aspiration. I have always plenty of work to be done and always pay My workpeople well, as you will see, as...

deb365 · deb365

"Be still. Be calm. Wait before Me. Learn of patience, humility, peace. When will you be absolutely unruffled whatever happens? You are slow to learn your lesson. In the rush and work and worry, the very seeking a silence must help. In bustle so little is accomplished. You must learn to t...

MelissaMM · MelissaMM

Again everyone was very welcoming! One guy tried to invite me to the big table (I was sitting on the out skirts of the room) I told him maybe next week. lol. One of the ladies came and sat with me and asked me if I had the big book, I told her I didn't so she went and got one for me and told me that her and another wan...

Frodo · Frodo

Saw this movie the other days. It was pretty good. Interesting subject matter and Streep just doesn't do average performances. Anyway at one point Maggie was explaining her personal philosophy: Watch your thoughts because they become your words. Watch your words because they become your actions...

Thank you members old and new. · gonee

It's such a blessing to be on this forum. The recent posts by both our older members and especially our new ones has been such an inspiration to me personally. Thank you all. Alone I will perish no matter how long I am sober. God has been good to me by giving me the gift of you. I have been blessed just by the ho...

Anita · Anita

i am new to this site. i'm trying to find out about the 9pm online meeting tonight. i can't bring up the info when i click on it. what about my paper that needs to be signed for court? i don't understand. please explain. help! thank you.

Closer · Closer

Ive been sober for 69 days . Im starting to see something I havent seen in years and its something the promises state about gaining interest in our fellows. Im really noticing how good of a feeling it is to care for someone else or just want to brighten someones day which has really gotten me thinking a...

Ruhig · Ruhig

Saturday was my father's mother's 90th birthday. Everyone was there. All of my 7 surviving aunts and uncles, and their family. It was gigantic. For the begining, I was more distracted that I didn't know most of the people there, but then, my sister and I stood by the poster board of the pictures of my gra...

John · John

I want to say "Congradulations" to Barisax and Flyn S. who both celebrated double decade sobriety birthdays this month. I wish you both many more sober 24 hours!

deb365 · deb365

"Life is really consciousness of Me. Have no fear. A very beautiful future lies before you. Let it be a new life, a new existence, in which in every single happening, event, plan you are conscious of Me. Get this ever-consciousness and you have eternal life. Be in all things led by the spirit of...

mikef · mikef

Hello and blessings of this day! Welcome to all newcomers, those just coming around and those just coming back, WE are glad your here. Welcome to those continuing their daily journey, a day at a time,working in the "solution". I am still in physical recovery from a long sickness(for me) bu...

deb365 · deb365

"Just go step by step. My will shall be revealed as you go. You will never cease to be thankful for this time when you felt at peace and trustful, and yet had no human security. When human support or material help is removed, My power can become operative. I cannot teach a man to walk who is trustin...

gonee · gonee

One of my friends who came into AA with me, lost his son. This child was in Alateen, spoke at conventions and an altar boy in church. Some one apparently spiked his drink at a club and he went into a coma and died. He was married with 3 children, one of whom is 5weeks old. This was a sad funeral to see a sober fat...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Selfishnessself-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and things will be perfectly okay without my...

Aquaman · Aquaman

This is the second half of my son's 8th grade year. He's 13. So was I, I think. It started when my cat got killed by a car outside the apartment and my sister, ten years older and broken inside, gave me a vodka & OJ to "make me feel better." It was Mother's Milk. I got drunk. I felt whole, and saf...

Ruhig · Ruhig

My question: I have an account on the NA message boards, just for support, a supplement. And now I have an account here. I think that the NA meets in my area are a joke, all about slap and tickle BS. I thought I could go to AA, they are more focused, and I don't mind not including drugs in the actual meeting. I w...

nezyb · nezyb

I am very confused and a bit sad right now about something that is occuring in my home group and was hoping to get a little input from folks here. There is a male member who has been coming in & out of the hall I go to for the past year, about the same amount of time I have been going there. He identifies him...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Sad to think its most likely addiction related.. RIP

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I am very grateful! Its amazing how good it gets... a bit scary but I am humble and grateful for this gift :)

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Diabetes and alcoholism. (Preview) About just over a year ago I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic. My doctor prescribed a tablet called Metformin, which I take twice a day. It keeps my blood sugar under control and is very effective and I am grateful. I do not meet with other diabetics to share my ESH. But every now and again I get somebody who te...	gonee	3	577	Feb 25, 2012 by kld47
	Empowerment~ (Preview) The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be. Horace Bushnell	stnatina	5	571	Feb 25, 2012 by StPeteDean
	God Calling - Secret of Healing (Preview) "Love the busy life. It is a joy-filled life. I love you and bid you be of good cheer. Live outside whenever possible. Sun and air are My great healing forces. Never forget that real healing of body, mind, and spirit comes from within, from, the close, loving contact of your spirit with My spiri...	deb365	4	306	Feb 25, 2012 by Closer
	Stop telling God... (Preview) how big your fears are.. and start telling your fears how BIG your God is!	John	6	362	Feb 25, 2012 by Closer
	Back on Track (Preview) Thanks AA. Day 1 agian	chester	16	584	Feb 22, 2012 by chester
	Emotional Enemies Emotional Enemies (Preview) The four emotional enemies that I have battled are resentment, guilt, anger, regret and fear. These emotions are triggers which have not only initiated drinking binge but are encountered during drinking binge. It is a continual event releasing will to the Lord.	strawberry	3	361	Feb 22, 2012 by stnatina
	The good morning good night thread ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Good morning everyone, it's nice and cool here in south florida today, a high in the upper 60's.	The Addiction Club	119	1965	Feb 22, 2012 by StPeteDean
	God Calling - Nothing Can Hurt (Preview) "The way is plain. You do not need to see far ahead. Just one step at a time with Me. Only self can cast a shadow on the way. Be more afraid of spirit-unrest, of soul-disturbance, than of earthquake or fire. When you feel the absolute calm has been broken - away alone with Me until your heart sings a...	deb365	4	332	Feb 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	Spiritual Question. (Preview) Ive got a question about the AA program and Im wondering if anyone here knows how to answer it. I was reading the stuff on the wikipedia about alcoholics anonymous and it says the programs beginnings sprung from a christian movement in the 1920s and 30s called the oxford group. Im really wondering wh...	Closer	13	600	Feb 22, 2012 by Dan B 76
	About what happened (Preview) Hi Well still not drinking yea!!. I guess I should say a bit about what happened to me. i had just gone through a life saving operation and needed 8 months to recover. all was well. No drinking not smoking cigs no more and feeling alot better about myself and where i was going.. Then came Oct 23.11. I was vis...	chester	13	760	Feb 22, 2012 by strawberry
	Ways you tried to quit drinking (Preview) As I examine my thoughts, they are often quite laughable in regards to quitting drinking. The illusion that somehow someday I will be able to control and enjoy my drinking is indeed astonishing! So I was thinking about that passage that talks about all the ways we tried to stop or moderate, at the end...	littlebit	11	858	Feb 22, 2012 by strawberry
	Still sober ~15 days (Preview) Just checking in. Day 15 - ~10 meetings I've tried out some discussion groups, some open groups and a women's group. So far, I enjoy the discussion groups the most and the one women's meeting resulted in me getting pretty honest with myself for the first time. I'm not really enjoying the open meetings w...	Christine63	15	911	Feb 22, 2012 by strawberry
	Senior member scared. (Preview) I'm a senior member? WO! Cool! I feel so honored, but, how did I become one??? LOL And should I not be a Senorita??? Driving home tonight, on the slushy/snowy Wisconsin roads, I had a moment of sheer horror at all the awful things that I've done. My drinking days were loooong and plentiful. But...	Tasha	10	563	Feb 21, 2012 by Tasha
	123 Days may not SEEM like much... (Preview) But it's my longest HONEST stretch of sobriety in 32 years, the last 4 of which were in The Program. Thank You. All of You. You are blessings for which I am grateful. Best - Rob	Aquaman	17	812	Feb 21, 2012 by mikef
	God Calling - Claim Your Rights (Preview) "In everything by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known unto God." But do not beg. Rather come as a business manager bringing to the owner the needs, checks to be signed, and so on, and knowing that to lay the matter before him means immediate supply. I long to supply, but t...	deb365	4	290	Feb 21, 2012 by The Addiction Club
	Eyes (Preview) I read along time ago that the eyes are the window to the soul. -- Edited by chester on Tuesday 21st of February 2012 08:33:46 AM	chester	0	301	Feb 20, 2012 by chester
	I drank. Yes I did. And I proved something to myself. (Preview) Drinking sucks. Please take me back everyone... I can do this right. I know I can do this! I proved a very important thing to myself. AA is right for me. Drinking is very very wrong for me, and I don't even like it anymore! After being sober for a month and a half, it was pure misery to feel how I did on V-day and...	Tasha	15	670	Feb 21, 2012 by Picard
	Family History (Preview) Hi everyone, I don't really know why I'm sharing this here, but it really means a lot to me so here I am. As many of you know I ran away from home at the age of 12 years old and didn't have any contact with family for over 20 years. When I reunited with family for the first time as a part of my recovery process, I d...	John	8	508	Feb 20, 2012 by Closer
	AA Meeting (Preview) I was going to attend my first meeting today at noon but I chickened out! My town is very small and I dont know what to expect from these meetings or if they expect me to say anything!	MelissaMM	22	1062	Feb 20, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Can we keep a "member" out? (Preview) Weve had a guy coming to our meetings for years now who continually tells us that we are stuck with him. He tells people that the steps will get them drunk, no need to look at the past. He shares how he believes in willpower and positive thinking. He takes anti-depressants and sleeping medication. He nev...	PJH	10	681	Feb 20, 2012 by Mr_David
	How/When/Why do I select a Home Group ? (Preview) Hi All - I'm at 17 days sober and have attended meetings almost daily. I've been to 7 different groups so far and am liking some better than others. There is one group that I would not consider missing. It is a smaller, closed discussion group that meets once a week. I really like it - although I've only att...	Christine63	7	712	Feb 20, 2012 by Mr_David
	God Calling - Endure (Preview) "Meet all your difficulties with love and laughter. I am with you. Do not fail Me. I cannot fail you. How many of the world's prayers have gone unanswered because My children who prayed did not endure to the end. They thought it was too late, and that they must act for themselves, that I was not g...	deb365	6	298	Feb 20, 2012 by Mr_David
	Hello newbie (Preview) Hey all. I am new to the board. Never knew it exsisted. So glad I found it. I am not new to AA. Been in and out of the Rooms since 2010. My new sobriety date is 2-10-12. Currently I am in IOP. (Instense Out Patient) treatment. I am learning indeed that this disease is progressive. Keep me in your prayers! Gla...	stnatina	13	458	Feb 20, 2012 by Closer
	God Calling - Let Me do it (Preview) "Never miss these times. It is not what I reveal to you so much as the linking up of your frail natures with the limitless divine powers. Already, forces are set in motion. Only My will is coming to pass. And now God is blessing you very richly. You think that there is much to "do" in a c...	deb365	4	414	Feb 20, 2012 by Closer
	New here.... (Preview) I don't know if this is even appropriate to post here, either it's gonna be totally frowned upon, or you guys will "get" it. I am not sober. I want to be, yet I am not...yet. So, Somehow I sort of always knew. (Sorry if that sounds totally cliche.) I mean even as a child, I think I knew what I would t...	Yikes-1970	10	446	Feb 20, 2012 by Closer
	Daily Reflections ~ Our Paths Are Our Own & 24hrs a Day (Preview) there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: courageously; completely;...	Sobrietyspell	3	316	Feb 20, 2012 by Closer
	Please pray for me (Preview) I am dealing with constant sounds in my head. They go on 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I also have disturbing dreams and horrible instrusive thoughts. Intrusive thoughts are terrible things/visions you see in your mind or words that just pop into your head. I have never thought these things before...	James916	16	577	Feb 19, 2012 by John
	YoooHooo.... (Preview) Just popping in to say hello..... logging on from library as I just moved and internet not hooked up at home yet.... so glad I remembered login info!! LOL Talk to you all soon, gotta run for now.... :)	jonijoni1	13	442	Feb 18, 2012 by jonijoni1
	Site is down.... (Preview) Our web site, 12stepforums.net is down for the time being, not long, but a short while. I am working diligently to get it back up and running asap. John	John	3	332	Feb 17, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Taking Action & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among ussometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze, is the ability to...	Sobrietyspell	3	545	Feb 17, 2012 by Mr_David
	God Calling - In My Presence (Preview) "You do not realize that you would have broken down under the weight of your cares but for the renewing time with Me. It is not what I say; it is I Myself. It is not the hearing Me so much as the being in My presence. Gradually you will be transformed, physically, mentally, spiritually. All who see...	deb365	4	317	Feb 17, 2012 by Mr_David
	God Calling - Inspiration, Not Aspiration (Preview) "The world does not need supermen, but supernatural men. Men who will persistently turn the self out of their lives and let divine power work through them. Let inspiration take the place of aspiration. I have always plenty of work to be done and always pay My workpeople well, as you will see, as...	deb365	3	359	Feb 17, 2012 by Mr_David
	God Calling - Never Ruffled (Preview) "Be still. Be calm. Wait before Me. Learn of patience, humility, peace. When will you be absolutely unruffled whatever happens? You are slow to learn your lesson. In the rush and work and worry, the very seeking a silence must help. In bustle so little is accomplished. You must learn to t...	deb365	4	396	Feb 17, 2012 by Mr_David
	Second meeting today! (Preview) Again everyone was very welcoming! One guy tried to invite me to the big table (I was sitting on the out skirts of the room) I told him maybe next week. lol. One of the ladies came and sat with me and asked me if I had the big book, I told her I didn't so she went and got one for me and told me that her and another wan...	MelissaMM	10	433	Feb 16, 2012 by Mike B.
	The Iron Lady (Preview) Saw this movie the other days. It was pretty good. Interesting subject matter and Streep just doesn't do average performances. Anyway at one point Maggie was explaining her personal philosophy: Watch your thoughts because they become your words. Watch your words because they become your actions...	Frodo	6	356	Feb 16, 2012 by stnatina
	Thank you members old and new. (Preview) It's such a blessing to be on this forum. The recent posts by both our older members and especially our new ones has been such an inspiration to me personally. Thank you all. Alone I will perish no matter how long I am sober. God has been good to me by giving me the gift of you. I have been blessed just by the ho...	gonee	9	380	Feb 16, 2012 by SoberSteve
	how do online meetings work? online meetings schedules (Preview) i am new to this site. i'm trying to find out about the 9pm online meeting tonight. i can't bring up the info when i click on it. what about my paper that needs to be signed for court? i don't understand. please explain. help! thank you.	Anita	4	415	Feb 16, 2012 by SoberSteve
	Something Im seeing... revelations from a new comer (Preview) Ive been sober for 69 days . Im starting to see something I havent seen in years and its something the promises state about gaining interest in our fellows. Im really noticing how good of a feeling it is to care for someone else or just want to brighten someones day which has really gotten me thinking a...	Closer	10	517	Feb 16, 2012 by SoberSteve
	Dead Parent Advice Please (Preview) Saturday was my father's mother's 90th birthday. Everyone was there. All of my 7 surviving aunts and uncles, and their family. It was gigantic. For the begining, I was more distracted that I didn't know most of the people there, but then, my sister and I stood by the poster board of the pictures of my gra...	Ruhig	4	449	Feb 15, 2012 by Mr_David
	Barisax and Flyn S. Happy Sobriety Birthday! (Preview) I want to say "Congradulations" to Barisax and Flyn S. who both celebrated double decade sobriety birthdays this month. I wish you both many more sober 24 hours!	John	9	369	Feb 14, 2012 by carlasober
	God Calling - Meet Me Everywhere (Preview) "Life is really consciousness of Me. Have no fear. A very beautiful future lies before you. Let it be a new life, a new existence, in which in every single happening, event, plan you are conscious of Me. Get this ever-consciousness and you have eternal life. Be in all things led by the spirit of...	deb365	4	338	Feb 14, 2012 by The Addiction Club
	When it gets Dark, AND IT WILL!! (Preview) Hello and blessings of this day! Welcome to all newcomers, those just coming around and those just coming back, WE are glad your here. Welcome to those continuing their daily journey, a day at a time,working in the "solution". I am still in physical recovery from a long sickness(for me) bu...	mikef	10	493	Feb 14, 2012 by Closer
	God Calling - Drop Your Crutch (Preview) "Just go step by step. My will shall be revealed as you go. You will never cease to be thankful for this time when you felt at peace and trustful, and yet had no human security. When human support or material help is removed, My power can become operative. I cannot teach a man to walk who is trustin...	deb365	1	315	Feb 14, 2012 by Closer
	The disease marches on! (Preview) One of my friends who came into AA with me, lost his son. This child was in Alateen, spoke at conventions and an altar boy in church. Some one apparently spiked his drink at a club and he went into a coma and died. He was married with 3 children, one of whom is 5weeks old. This was a sad funeral to see a sober fat...	gonee	7	534	Feb 14, 2012 by Closer
	Daily Reflections ~ The Root of Our Troubles & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Selfishnessself-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and things will be perfectly okay without my...	Sobrietyspell	3	684	Feb 14, 2012 by Closer
	Sometimes I have to remember The Beginning... (Preview) This is the second half of my son's 8th grade year. He's 13. So was I, I think. It started when my cat got killed by a car outside the apartment and my sister, ten years older and broken inside, gave me a vodka & OJ to "make me feel better." It was Mother's Milk. I got drunk. I felt whole, and saf...	Aquaman	4	713	Feb 14, 2012 by Rob84
	Brand Spankin New, With a question. (Preview) My question: I have an account on the NA message boards, just for support, a supplement. And now I have an account here. I think that the NA meets in my area are a joke, all about slap and tickle BS. I thought I could go to AA, they are more focused, and I don't mind not including drugs in the actual meeting. I w...	Ruhig	13	589	Feb 13, 2012 by SoberSteve
	AA Traditions (Preview) I am very confused and a bit sad right now about something that is occuring in my home group and was hoping to get a little input from folks here. There is a male member who has been coming in & out of the hall I go to for the past year, about the same amount of time I have been going there. He identifies him...	nezyb	8	1516	Feb 13, 2012 by nezyb
	Whitney Houston Dead at 48 (Preview) Sad to think its most likely addiction related.. RIP	SoberSteve	6	609	Feb 13, 2012 by Tasha
	4 months without a drop today! (Preview) I am very grateful! Its amazing how good it gets... a bit scary but I am humble and grateful for this gift :)	SoberSteve	19	529	Feb 12, 2012 by John
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