Alcoholics Anonymous

Non AA member question for step 9 · KB

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

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

bikerbill · bikerbill

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

John · John

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Stepchild · Stepchild

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Stepchild · Stepchild

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

Andrew99 · Andrew99

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

mikef · mikef

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

SeekingSerenity · SeekingSerenity

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

Geraldo · Geraldo

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

Stepchild · Stepchild

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

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

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

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

Geraldo · Geraldo

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

gonee · gonee

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

Stepchild · Stepchild

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

Aquaman · Aquaman

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

moopoo02 · moopoo02

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

John · John

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

jdfitch2 · jdfitch2

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

jj · jj

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

bikerbill · bikerbill

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

Andrew99 · Andrew99

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

gezepe · gezepe

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

Stepchild · Stepchild

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

Stepchild · Stepchild

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

sgt · sgt

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

gonee · gonee

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

mbd · mbd

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Stepchild · Stepchild

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

John · John

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

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

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

Frodo · Frodo

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

Indigo · Indigo

I have recently arrived in Puerto RICO Gran Canaria And know there are no Alanon meetings,wonder can I attend open AA ones.? Thanks, Julie

pinkchip · pinkchip

I am pretty firmly tied to the idea that alcholism is a disease but that it is a disease like Diabetes that can be kept in remission through learning how to live well in AA (first learning tools to abstain, then learning emotional sobriety and balancing). Accepting this so fully makes step 1 very easy f...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I have had more miracles happen these last 45 days than I can count! I am very excited to see what is in store for me in the future as long as I keep doing the work. I am just curious to how your life has changed and what promises have come true for you. Thanks

Esteban · Esteban

Yesterday I had one of my more common thoughts. After sobering up, after spending days in bed, anxiety ridden and depressed, not wanting to see or talk to anyone, I eventually feel better. So much better that I think I can drink again, and do. This time though, I told myself, the reason you feel better is...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

It is said that just prior to that famous and disastrous charge in the Crimean war, General Cardigan considered reinforcements were required. His method for requesting same was to have a verbal message passed along a line of sentries guarding the flank and thence to the reserve company in the rear. T...

kamazon · kamazon

Having a group conscience after our regular meeting on Saturday about inappropriate sexual behavior of one of our members. As the new GSR would love to have any online resources you've used on how to conduct the meeting and any experience, strength and hope you have to share. Thank you, Kamazon

Stepchild · Stepchild

Why is the default of these threads sorted by date? Wouldn't last time modified make more sense? Maybe ther is a way I can change it to that??

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In the years before the publication of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming our book The Way Out. . . .One of our early lone members. . . found exactly twelve books already titled The Way Out.. . . So Alcoholics Anonymous became first choice. Tha...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I am just finishing step 2, I have tried to work them before but got stuck on the 4th, my new sponsor is very good and has me reading the 12&12 and writing down each paragraph as it pertains to me. This is the most thorough step work I have ever done. I was just wondering how many times you have worked th...

gonee · gonee

Over the last 23 years of my recovery, my children have been observing and applying the steps of recovery in their individual lives. My daughter and her fiance came to me about wedding plans. I was quiet amazed to see how simple they had kept their plans and how mature in their approach to their future. T...

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	Non AA member question for step 9 (Preview) Hi there, Recently I was contacted by an ex-boyfriend who is currently going through the steps, and is currently at step 9. What I would like to know is if it is okay to contact him via email instead of a phone conversation? I do not want to call him, but I do not want to impede his progress in his program....	KB	8	473	Dec 5, 2011 by angelov8
	How about a little Humor? (Preview) Donation Father O'Malley answers the phone. 'Hello, is this Father O'Malley?' 'It is!' 'This is the IRS. Can you help us?' 'I can!' 'Do you know a Ted Houlihan?' 'I do!' 'Is he a member of your congregation?' 'He is!' 'Did he d...	Pythonpappy	6	400	Dec 5, 2011 by angelov8
	Dan B's story (Preview) Hi Im Dan and Im an alcoholic.I came from an alcoholic family. My father was an alcoholic and most of my siblings, there were 7 of them, could be in the program. Other than that my life to me seemed normal. I didnt do well in school I had friends and was involved on sports. But there seemed to be somethin...	Dan B 76	2	448	Dec 4, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Powerlessness (Preview) Step 1 says we admitted we were powerless over alcohol. Over time I've come to accept that I am powerless over many things. This latest one is a crunch. A good friend of mine, Rico, has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his throat. It's not responding to Chemo and so on Tuesday he starts an agressi...	bikerbill	8	830	Dec 4, 2011 by mikef
	INTO ACTION - Daily Reflections Mediation 12/4/ (Preview) INTO ACTIONDECEMBER 4, 2011A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven’t been given the truth may die.AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become a...	John	0	506	Dec 4, 2011 by John
	Change or No? (Preview) God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. --Reinhold Niebuhr Some things I cannot change: my age, who my relatives are, my eye color, my height, my childhood experiences, my inborn talents, my nature, s...	Pythonpappy	8	589	Dec 4, 2011 by Frodo
	Something for the toolbox... (Preview) When I got into this program I always heard about this toolbox we could use to keep us sober...Of course mine was empty....like anyone else that stumbles or crawls into AA, at first I thought...Oh no, another slogan...These are doing nothing for me....Keep it Simple...One day at a time...Nothing ch...	Stepchild	21	2106	Dec 3, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	More Humor (Preview) Brothel Trip An elderly man goes into a brothel and tells the madam he would like a young girl for the night. Surprised, she looks at the ancient man and asks how old he is. 'I'm 90 years old,' he says. '90?' replies the woman. 'Don't you realize you've had it?' 'Oh, sorry,' says the old man....	Pythonpappy	0	251	Dec 3, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	First things first... (closed) (Preview) You see the sign hanging up in many AA rooms...I went to a meeting last night and a guy brought this up as a topic. What does that mean to you?? And there was some really interesting takes on this. I kind of took it as getting busy on the recovery part of the program...Make that my priority and take care of th...	Stepchild	18	4046	Dec 3, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Hard Truth (Preview) Hi All, Thought about writing this in my own private journal. But, here it may help some other person that is dealing with the reality of who they are. Had a crummy day at work today. Had to get tires put on my vehicle and it took 4X longer than expected causing work to be even more stressful. Normally, I w...	Andrew99	29	713	Dec 3, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Through God's grace and mercy,celebration of life! anniversary (Preview) It was a cold December 2nd morning in 1984 when I "came to" for the last time in my life. I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the insanity of not only making the same mistakes and expecting different results ,but knowing what the results would be,based on the evidence, I lifted my head and be...	mikef	9	5519	Dec 3, 2011 by vixen
	Hi New here and very glad to be here (Preview) I was asked to introduce myself. Well my name is Donna, an I am an alcoholic. An alcoholic who as my handle says is seeking serenity and sobriety on a daily basis. Most days now when I do my do things I find it is not so hard to do the right thing. which seems to lead to the serenity. Id like to say I love this for...	SeekingSerenity	10	456	Dec 3, 2011 by vixen
	Resentments (Preview) Hi, it's me again, the past few weeks my resentments towards my siblings has compounded. My mother is in a care home with Alzheimer's disease and my father/best friend passed away in September. I'm still looking for a place to live and none of my siblings have offered their home to me, not one word. I kno...	Geraldo	20	558	Dec 2, 2011 by Dan B 76
	Longtimers... (Preview) I've got two guys in my home group that have 49 years each in AA. That's almost a friggen 100 years of sobriety with two very cool people. They still attend meetings on a regular basis...and the passion these guys have for this program is truly a gift for me. I have become friends with both of them and I can...	Stepchild	19	562	Dec 2, 2011 by Dan B 76
	Daily Reflections ~ Serenity & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasnt sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experiencing ser...	Sobrietyspell	0	304	Dec 2, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	AA Historical Timeline (Preview) http://alcoholicsanonymous.9f.com/aa_history_timeline.htmAA History Timeline With in-depth information and photos on Alcoholics AnonymousThis Alcoholics Anonymous History Timeline began while serving as edito...	StPeteDean	10	3479	Dec 2, 2011 by StPeteDean
	THE SEA IS CALLING going away for while (Preview) Hi guys, The summer is here at last and I get to indulge one of my great passions in sobriety, sailing. Probably cruising is the more accurate term. All depending on God"s will and the weather, I will be sailing north to the Marlborough Sounds on Monday. Joining me as crew will be my daughter Georgi...	Fyne Spirit	12	451	Dec 2, 2011 by Rob84
	Sobriety (Preview) Hello everyone, it's been a while since I have logged in here. I have a dilemma. #1 I have relapsed again but I'm back to my meetings and nearing my 30 days sobriety. Sadly enough, a while back I had 12 years of sobriety but I ended up in a slippery situation and an unhealthy relationship so I "Picke...	Geraldo	13	437	Dec 1, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	My sponsor's suggestion. (Preview) I used to focus on trivial things in AA, usually stuff that had no direct bearing on my recovery from alcoholism. I thought I had done the steps by attending AA step meetings and acting like I knew all. I remained like that for 3 years in AA, until my very good sponsor got hold of me. He told me one day: "...	gonee	5	458	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Relapse Questions... (Preview) No...I'm not asking how to do it. The reason I bring this up is a meeting I went to this morning they asked for a topic and a guy shared that he was coming back and and he had been in and out of AA for years. He said he had cut down on going to meetings and went back out after 4 months sober. Never brought up the step...	Stepchild	17	3623	Nov 30, 2011 by Stepchild
	Doing better... (Preview) Hi all! Some of you were pretty concerned after my last relapse and I wanted to thank you for your open-hearted love. Only recovering alkies & addicts can love each other the way we do, and understand without condemnation. It's so true...We Don't Shoot Our Wounded. The suicidal feelings/plan/i...	Aquaman	11	457	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	I need help. (Preview) I am retaching out to you all... I ave tryed to surch for a AA forrum but I have not clue if I found one. BAD forum... I will show you a good one or 2 layouts. Anyway,,, I cannot stop drinking. I am drunk and trying to stop now. I stopped for 2 weeks... but hey.. that is nothing. :( I always go back and IDK why.......	moopoo02	15	1005	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Twenty Four Hours A Day - Nov. 30th, 2011 (Preview) Wednesday, November 30, 2011You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)A.A. Thought for the Day We have slips in A.A. It has been said these are not slips but premeditated drunks, because we have to think about taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought alwa...	John	2	286	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	The Party was ALways On (Preview) I origianally posted this as a link, but decided to put the entire post as it was on the other website. Here Goes: Ever since I was a child, I was always told about the Evils of Alcohol and Drugs, but starting at the Age of 17, I turned my back on everything I had learned, and dared God to prove me wrong. Comin...	jdfitch2	6	403	Nov 29, 2011 by pinkchip
	the dreaded "boredom" syndrome (Preview) This is so appropriate for all of us, but especially the newcomer. A.A. Thought for the Day I have got rid of most of my boredom. One of the hardest things that a new member of A.A. has to understand is how to stay sober and not be bored. Drinking was always the answer to all kinds of boring people or boring si...	jj	12	6162	Nov 29, 2011 by pinkchip
	Honesty is it's own reward (Preview) at least that's what my Mum used to say. Living the programme means we try to practice rigourous honesty. AA doesn't only ruin your drinking, it also ruins your lying! Last night, on the way to the meeting, I called off at the local store to get money and tobacco. As I reversed my car out, I reversed it bang...	bikerbill	8	655	Nov 29, 2011 by Mike B.
	Just Got Here (Preview) Hi Everyone, I'm Andrew and I'm an alcoholic. I started drinking at age 15 and quit around age 25 when I became a Christian. After several years, my addictive tendencies surfaced in other areas of my life. I started drinking again at age 36 or so after some rocky times in my marriage. Fast forward to age 4...	Andrew99	31	758	Nov 29, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Marsie dotes and dosy dotes and Lambdas eat a little spicy Open mindeness A.A. A.A. Sponsorship recovery from addiction character defects grandiosity illusion of control (Preview) Lambda is the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.Lambda denotes the Lebesgue measure in mathematical (set) theory.Lambda denotes the long-term intrinsic growth rate of a population.King Louis XIII of France made popular the phrase lucky thirteen, for no matter the number so engaged the ca...	gezepe	2	6421	Nov 29, 2011 by jj
	Friends in AA.. (Preview) I think if there is one thing that really blows my mind about AA it's the friends I have found in my short life without alcohol. I walked into my first few meetings thinking...Look at these poor saps....I'm not like that. I couldn't have been more wrong. I just kept coming back and the more I listened to th...	Stepchild	9	487	Nov 29, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Little help here. (Preview) I was talking to a friend from my homegroup and he had just completed his fifth step. He said to me that he didn't know it was about forgiving himself but thought it was about having God forgive him. I mentioned this to another family member in my HG, one with more sobriety than I have and he said that nowher...	Stepchild	14	597	Nov 29, 2011 by Aquaman
	My friend feels used by AA extremeists (Preview) I need advice. A friend who is 9 months sober is very upset. His sponsor said "i cant sponsor you if you take medication". He stopped taking the medication for mental health issues and consequently became very ill. He has since "sacked" this sponsor. The problem is that this is n...	sgt	19	1166	Nov 29, 2011 by Aquaman
	Stopped smoking 27/11/1995. (Preview) I thank God for giving me strength by using the 12 step program to stop smoking cigarettes. I used to smoke 40-60 cigarettes a day. The day I stopped smoking I had no desire to stop, but I asked God to stop me smoking. That night I went to bed and the next day I suffered the worst withdrawals that I ever did. Bu...	gonee	4	327	Nov 28, 2011 by Jerry F
	Daily Reflections ~ Attraction, Not Promotion & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice. We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather than promotion. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 180-81 While I was dri...	Sobrietyspell	0	256	Nov 28, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	Step Work (Preview) I have been sober for over 8 years and doing very well - but like everybody, I have my moments. [Progress not perfection, right?] That said, I haven't done a lot of formal step work ongoing, and lately I keep hearing about continually "working the steps" in meetings. Then I realized that,...	mbd	9	420	Nov 28, 2011 by Stepchild
	Life's Difficulties (Preview) Hey guys, ... I came across this on another site and know that some of us are faced with difficult choices ... thought this might help put things in perspective ... DifficultiesDefeat lies not in failing or making mistakes; rather, it lies in giving up on ourselves when we do so. Reality is harsh. It ca...	Pythonpappy	4	580	Nov 28, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	New...And glad to be here. (Preview) Hello, I am new here and in AA. I wont get into the wreckage of my past, just take your past and insert my name. Nobody gets into AA on a winning streak. They said to come into this program with an open mind. I had been drinking 35 yearsdaily, and I cant ever remember having one beer only. I didnt have the sligh...	Stepchild	11	468	Nov 28, 2011 by Stepchild
	Daily Reflections ~ The Perils of the Limelight & 24hrs a Day (Preview) In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its indi...	Sobrietyspell	2	383	Nov 27, 2011 by thereishope100211
	Step Work Board support (Preview) http://stepwork.activeboard.com David W has agreed to chair the AA portion of our step work board on a weekly basis,. It would be great if you folks would browse over to it and share your es&h related to the current step thats been posted for this week.. Step 1. So, each Sunday go on over to the Ste...	John	7	487	Nov 27, 2011 by Stepchild
	Musing on Meds (Preview) Recently I posted about an event in my life which brought home some rather adverse consequences for an alcoholic who tried to get sober with the aid of prescribed medication. See What would you do? for details. It got me thinking about this whole business so I thought I would share my thoughts with you...	Fyne Spirit	18	648	Nov 27, 2011 by John
	Interesting article I read (Preview) http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/sharing-12-steps-to-abstinence-helps-make-the-heart-grow-fonder/story-e6frg7eo-1226206475004	Frodo	0	410	Nov 27, 2011 by Frodo
	Alanon meeting (Preview) I have recently arrived in Puerto RICO Gran Canaria And know there are no Alanon meetings,wonder can I attend open AA ones.? Thanks, Julie	Indigo	2	920	Nov 27, 2011 by Indigo
	How do you view your "disease"? (Preview) I am pretty firmly tied to the idea that alcholism is a disease but that it is a disease like Diabetes that can be kept in remission through learning how to live well in AA (first learning tools to abstain, then learning emotional sobriety and balancing). Accepting this so fully makes step 1 very easy f...	pinkchip	17	544	Nov 27, 2011 by Fyne Spirit
	How has your life changed since you have been sober? What promises have come true for you? (Preview) I have had more miracles happen these last 45 days than I can count! I am very excited to see what is in store for me in the future as long as I keep doing the work. I am just curious to how your life has changed and what promises have come true for you. Thanks	SoberSteve	9	1538	Nov 26, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Sobriety (Preview) Yesterday I had one of my more common thoughts. After sobering up, after spending days in bed, anxiety ridden and depressed, not wanting to see or talk to anyone, I eventually feel better. So much better that I think I can drink again, and do. This time though, I told myself, the reason you feel better is...	Esteban	7	566	Nov 26, 2011 by Esteban
	Getting the Message (Preview) It is said that just prior to that famous and disastrous charge in the Crimean war, General Cardigan considered reinforcements were required. His method for requesting same was to have a verbal message passed along a line of sentries guarding the flank and thence to the reserve company in the rear. T...	Fyne Spirit	9	704	Nov 25, 2011 by Fyne Spirit
	Need literature info on group conscience for inappropriate sexual behavior as new GSR (Preview) Having a group conscience after our regular meeting on Saturday about inappropriate sexual behavior of one of our members. As the new GSR would love to have any online resources you've used on how to conduct the meeting and any experience, strength and hope you have to share. Thank you, Kamazon	kamazon	5	1172	Nov 25, 2011 by Stepchild
	Simple questions for a Moderator (Preview) Why is the default of these threads sorted by date? Wouldn't last time modified make more sense? Maybe ther is a way I can change it to that??	Stepchild	6	367	Nov 25, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ A Powerful Tradition & 24hrs a Day (Preview) In the years before the publication of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming our book The Way Out. . . .One of our early lone members. . . found exactly twelve books already titled The Way Out.. . . So Alcoholics Anonymous became first choice. Tha...	Sobrietyspell	1	348	Nov 25, 2011 by SoberSteve
	How many times have you worked the steps? (Preview) I am just finishing step 2, I have tried to work them before but got stuck on the 4th, my new sponsor is very good and has me reading the 12&12 and writing down each paragraph as it pertains to me. This is the most thorough step work I have ever done. I was just wondering how many times you have worked th...	SoberSteve	20	743	Nov 25, 2011 by John
	AA recovery for my family as well. (Preview) Over the last 23 years of my recovery, my children have been observing and applying the steps of recovery in their individual lives. My daughter and her fiance came to me about wedding plans. I was quiet amazed to see how simple they had kept their plans and how mature in their approach to their future. T...	gonee	4	348	Nov 24, 2011 by Stepchild
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