Alcoholics Anonymous

Mike B. · Mike B.

I've heard this recently at meetings and thought it would be a good topic to post here. 'You can be right or you can be happy, but you can't be both." Prior to working The Program it was really important for me to be right. I guess it was for selfish reasons and a way to boost my pride and ego. Simple...

leggs · leggs

Does Alcoholics Anonymous big book acknowledge that somethings may trigger you to want to drink again?

gonee · gonee

continuing personal inventory & amends for harm done [step 10]; continuing prayer & meditation to improve contact with God[step 11]; continuing to carry the message to alcoholics & practicing the principles [step 12]. Why make resolutions when AA has done it for us 76 years ago...

The Addiction Club · The Addiction Club

I was sitting in an open discussion at lunch yesterday and it was a good one. It got me thinking about some of the types of meetings we go to on a daily basis, open, closed, discussion, speaker, step, tradition, and a host of others. I guess I just want to know what your favorite type of meeting is and why? I...

gladlee · gladlee

"Pray daily for faith. It is My gift. It is your only requisite for the accomplishment of mighty deeds. Certainly you have to work, you have to pray, but upon faith alone depends the answer to your prayers - your works. I give it you in response to your prayer, because it is the necessary weapon fo...

Jacq · Jacq

I posted almost three weeks ago with a promise to stop drinking. I have done that. I am proud to say this yet is easlier than I had thought it would be. I think the only really difficult moment was when my husband was caught in a couple "white" lies that I had to deal with. Normally I would hav...

daria · daria

-- Edited by daria on Wednesday 19th of January 2011 02:27:23 PM

transamsam · transamsam

It like I am ready and she isnt, or I have done my inventory and now I have more inventory...I seem to be able to talk with me better than women. I am envious that they have a husband, boyfriend, just being loved, you have to be there for them. Me I am just another alcoholic and that's it...The man I loved be...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

"Dean, the state of Indiana has finally put me in prison for my 6th DUI. It was the night before court, for my 5th DUI, when I pulled out of the liqour store parking lot, right in front of a unmarked State Trooper." He's serving 3 years. Wife is leaving him, his home will be foreclosed on by...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

http://wakeup-world.com/2011/05/19/99-ways-to-help-live-more-consciously/

barisax · barisax

Ego is unavoidable... Maybe there are people who aren't egotistical but usually if they say they aren't it means they are

I'm egotistical. Not bragging, not complaining, it's just the truth, or rather my opinion since I've got only one perspective. What other people think is none of my busines...

gonee · gonee

"Rarely have we seen a person fail..." BB pg 58. I used to hear this part of the book being read every day at meetings. Notice there are no statistics given here. In almost every other area, if people want to indicate success, they will provide numbers. This completely took me by surprise, be...

gladlee · gladlee

"Relax, do not get tense, have no fear. All is for the best. How can you fear change when your life is hid with Me in God, who changes not? Claim My power. The same power with which I cast out devils is your today. You cannot ask too much. Never think you are too busy. As long as you get back to Me and r...

gladlee · gladlee

"Glad indeed are the souls with whom I walk. Walking with Me is security. The coming of My spirit into a life, and its working, is imperceptible, but the result is mighty. Learn of Me. Kill the self. Every blow to self is used to shape the real, eternal, imperishable you. Be very candid and rigo...

Tasha · Tasha

I'm only sober a couple of weeks, but I'm naturally working through the steps. They are happening to me, without my even really trying all that hard. Just the idea that I have this cure in my grips, has moved me through these first three steps with my HP. Even the spiritual awakening which I thought I woul...

gonee · gonee

One of the things that has kept me humble is the suffering I see every day in AA, Alanon and Alateen. But I find that this pain and suffering is the touchstone to spiritual progress. If i remove this by not going to meetings and witnessing first hand suffering from alcoholism, then I become like the moder...

The Addiction Club · The Addiction Club

I thought it would be nice to hear from the ladies and gentlemen who are pretty new to the program, just to see what's going on in your lives, what you're doing to stay sober, and most importantly. How Are You Doing?

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Thank you all so much for your support!!!!! This is the longest I have ever had and it is the best feeling in the world!!!! Going to get my 90 day chip tonight :)

gladlee · gladlee

"You must say "thank you" for everything, even seeming trials and worries. Joy is the whole being's attitude of "thank you" to Me. Be glad. Rejoice. A father loves to see his children happy. Seek to find a heart-home for each truth I have imparted to you. Use all I giv...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I've decided to quit drinking. For real this time. I hope I'll be welcomed back in spite of my previous shortcomings.

gonee · gonee

My sponsor used to say that if you were ever want to know God, then travel the high seas. A 150000 ton ship which looks so huge in the harbour is like a tiny twig. Containers are like a matchstick in the storm, broken free from the big chains and spun around like a top. If the depth of vision changes, then the...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

20 Ways to Get Good KarmaBy The Dalai LamaPublished 11/16/2006Wisdom Rating: Unrated Instructions for Life by The Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama Ask The Dalai Lama a Question Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.When you lose, dont lose the lesson.Follow the th...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha all...been growing still abided by HP and the program versus my current life status and physical, mental, emotional and spiritual condition. Listening to an old tape in my head with my elder sponsors voice telling me, "If you're not recovering on all four levels, all at the same time, y...

SeekingSerenity · SeekingSerenity

In my last 10 or 15 years of drinking when I was to the point of I didn't want to live without drinking and I didn't want to live drinking, I used to wonder why I was always "blessed?" with being saved a journey to jail, institution or death. My grandson is 8. Due to a # of circumstances he has spent...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone,I hope that you are all good and had a lovely, sober Christmas and New Year.I haven't posted for quite while as I have been busy. Life is good and I am still sober (six years on 5th February, God willing).My sobriety keeps getting better and better and I love my life without alcohol in it. I rem...

170Y · 170Y

I need help. I have a problem with alcohol. I drink brandy or whiskey almost every night. Probably the equivalent of 2 6 shots. Sometimes when I drink too much and do something stupid and embarrassing I can stop drinking for a week or two but soon decide that I can control it and start again. I really...

Cohioc · Cohioc

Hello everyone, This is my first time visiting. I felt I needed to look online for support since I have not been able to control my desire for a drink. I find myself enjoying being awake more with a drink. Weekdays, I can't wait until I get home from work. Weekends - cant wait for noon for a reason. ...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Saw this on facebook (thanks Bill) As Maria Robinson once said, Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been h...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

We could skype or you could just tell me what to do via email. Whaddya say?

maire rua · maire rua

This has been happening to me a lot lately. On Monday evening I was at a work supper. The meal was lovely, the dessert choice terrible, only one dessert had no alcohol in it. I am thinking about writing to the restaurant. The service was great, the start and main course excellent but the last aspect gave n...

vixen · vixen

I picked up my 4 month chip today at a meeting I am currently the secretary for. I know some people were surprised that it wasn't an 8 month chip. It's true that I haven't had any alcohol for 8 months. I did indulge in pot nightly for the first four months to help with sleep though. After working (and still wo...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Congrats to you Sheila!. You are truly an inspiration to me!!!! You have helped me more than you will ever know!!!! Thank you so much! You are a true MIRACLE!!! -- Edited by SoberSteve on Tuesday 10th of January 2012 01:36:28 AM

richard2472 · richard2472

Hi there, I drink too much. It is hurting my relationships and my health. I have tried to stop drinking before. But i constantly fail, I really want to heal myself and get on with my life. Right now i usually drink everyday, usually beer. On the weekends I binge while out with my friends.. I am confu...

trueblue2020 · trueblue2020

I had been widowed four four years when I met "Bill". Everything deemed to fit perfectly as a new couple we talked three or four times a day. We spent every free moment together. Wow!!! We said out loud "I Love You" to each other. We were planning all the things we would do together....

BottomBungy · BottomBungy

Hi guys new here. My tolefence has become incredible recently. Im drinking 28 or more units a night and im still not getting drunk. i can drink all night and not get smashed. Its 03:05 here in the uk and iv been drinking for hours and im still not smashed yet. I wil be stopping drinking in the next day or tw...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Here it is, the first tattoo of my life and quite possibly the last.

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Happy 23rd Sandy, from another member of the Class of '89! -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 3rd of January 2012 12:24:49 PM

LucentSunbeam · LucentSunbeam

I was thinking about what some of my triggers to drink are, and I noticed a big thing, when I am sober I crave sugar like crazy! When I am actively drinking I have no desire for sweet things. Has anyone noticed the blood suger connection? What has been helping me is when I do get cravings to drink, having so...

leggs · leggs

How long does it normally take to work throught the 12 steps. And yes I know that some of the steps are on going but to get to my 12th step what is the avg time frame?

jj · jj

I no longer have the excuse of being drunk or hungover when i make up my mind to do something that is not right for me or that hurts others. I know right from wrong and i know good from bad.... but sometimes it is so tempting to want a 'person, place, or thing' from my past that will not be healthy for my s...

gonee · gonee

In my ignorance I nearly die of alcoholism. A book was written and published by our early pioneers of AA and I chose to ignore the principles that were embodied in that book. Thank God for my sponsors in my early days of recovery, who through their example inculcated a culture of reading and applying AA p...

John · John

Let me tell ya a little story about rednecks in AA... I was visiting my sister in Georgia, a few miles outside Monroe. So far in the country that if you ask someone to use their cell phone, they think you mean a phone moved from cell to cell inside the jail, during phone call hours. LOL I called the intergro...

frankd · frankd

So in my morning prayers I asked my higher power if my life would always be so unhappy. Some situations with my home life have been making me very unhappy and have not changed when I stopped drinking a year ago. I asked for a sign that I would find happiness. Later that day a girl I dated when I was 15 sent me a L...

Frodo · Frodo

It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and direction), came as I experie...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.24 My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no choice I cant drink...

gladlee · gladlee

"Be calm, no matter what may befall you. Rest in Me. Be patient, and let patience have her perfect work. Never think things overwhelming. How can you be overwhelmed when I am with you? Do you not see I am a Master Instrument-maker? Have I not fashioned each part? Do I not know just what it can b...

BrendaJo · BrendaJo

Hi...I'm diving back in to the 12 step life. I was married to an A/Addict/ Gambler/Porn Addict for a LOOOOONG time. In and out of treatments. I maintained AlAnon and then a 12 step Christ based group for many years. Then total peace entered my world. I dropped out of meetings, continued readings a...

staysoberlex · staysoberlex

I woke up WAY too late yesterday and if I go to sleep now I will miss a therapy appointment (my last one ever with this particular "therapist" thank god)- so anyway. I have to stay up. I am bored of video games. So I thought I would start another feel-good thread here. It's different than the fun...

gonee · gonee

When I am weak then I am strong, not weak in the physical but in the spiritual. When prayer becomes difficult, where God is not manifest, then the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us, through groanings not understood by us. Thanks be to God that there is nothing for us to do in our weakness, but God...

AshleyGreen · AshleyGreen

I am so grateful today for AA, because of AA I have been sober since 9-22-2011 and I am so eternally grateful. I struggle here and there but I haven't had to drink over it, which is a miracle. Thanks to everyone who reads this, because it is YOU that has saved my life, one day at a time.

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	What does this mean to you? (Preview) I've heard this recently at meetings and thought it would be a good topic to post here. 'You can be right or you can be happy, but you can't be both." Prior to working The Program it was really important for me to be right. I guess it was for selfish reasons and a way to boost my pride and ego. Simple...	Mike B.	7	494	Jan 22, 2012 by Jerry F
	Alcoholics Anonymous big book and TRIGGERS??????????????? BIG BOOK TRIGGERS (Preview) Does Alcoholics Anonymous big book acknowledge that somethings may trigger you to want to drink again?	leggs	8	7195	Jan 21, 2012 by TwelveSteps
	My program. (Preview) continuing personal inventory & amends for harm done [step 10]; continuing prayer & meditation to improve contact with God[step 11]; continuing to carry the message to alcoholics & practicing the principles [step 12]. Why make resolutions when AA has done it for us 76 years ago...	gonee	4	551	Jan 19, 2012 by NickG
	What's your favorite meeting? (Preview) I was sitting in an open discussion at lunch yesterday and it was a good one. It got me thinking about some of the types of meetings we go to on a daily basis, open, closed, discussion, speaker, step, tradition, and a host of others. I guess I just want to know what your favorite type of meeting is and why? I...	The Addiction Club	9	587	Jan 19, 2012 by Tasha
	God Calling ~ Faith-Works (Preview) "Pray daily for faith. It is My gift. It is your only requisite for the accomplishment of mighty deeds. Certainly you have to work, you have to pray, but upon faith alone depends the answer to your prayers - your works. I give it you in response to your prayer, because it is the necessary weapon fo...	gladlee	0	364	Jan 18, 2012 by gladlee
	Thoughts on not using. Sponsor? sponsor wanted (Preview) I posted almost three weeks ago with a promise to stop drinking. I have done that. I am proud to say this yet is easlier than I had thought it would be. I think the only really difficult moment was when my husband was caught in a couple "white" lies that I had to deal with. Normally I would hav...	Jacq	5	810	Jan 18, 2012 by happycamper
	WHY AM I AN ALCOHOLIC? MY STORY ABOUT INSANE THINKING (Preview) -- Edited by daria on Wednesday 19th of January 2011 02:27:23 PM	daria	2	4200	Jan 18, 2012 by scollar
	I am getting ready to do the fourth step and my sponsor keeps having other oblications (Preview) It like I am ready and she isnt, or I have done my inventory and now I have more inventory...I seem to be able to talk with me better than women. I am envious that they have a husband, boyfriend, just being loved, you have to be there for them. Me I am just another alcoholic and that's it...The man I loved be...	transamsam	7	623	Jan 17, 2012 by transamsam
	Come home to a letter from a friend (Preview) "Dean, the state of Indiana has finally put me in prison for my 6th DUI. It was the night before court, for my 5th DUI, when I pulled out of the liqour store parking lot, right in front of a unmarked State Trooper." He's serving 3 years. Wife is leaving him, his home will be foreclosed on by...	StPeteDean	8	592	Jan 17, 2012 by Pablomoses
	99 ways to increase our consciousness (Preview) http://wakeup-world.com/2011/05/19/99-ways-to-help-live-more-consciously/	StPeteDean	4	842	Jan 16, 2012 by Rob84
	Ego (Preview) Ego is unavoidable... Maybe there are people who aren't egotistical but usually if they say they aren't it means they are I'm egotistical. Not bragging, not complaining, it's just the truth, or rather my opinion since I've got only one perspective. What other people think is none of my busines...	barisax	8	4169	Jan 16, 2012 by pinkchip
	What if? (Preview) "Rarely have we seen a person fail..." BB pg 58. I used to hear this part of the book being read every day at meetings. Notice there are no statistics given here. In almost every other area, if people want to indicate success, they will provide numbers. This completely took me by surprise, be...	gonee	3	389	Jan 15, 2012 by Frodo
	God Calling ~ Relax (Preview) "Relax, do not get tense, have no fear. All is for the best. How can you fear change when your life is hid with Me in God, who changes not? Claim My power. The same power with which I cast out devils is your today. You cannot ask too much. Never think you are too busy. As long as you get back to Me and r...	gladlee	0	269	Jan 15, 2012 by gladlee
	God Calling ~ Mighty and Marvelous (Preview) "Glad indeed are the souls with whom I walk. Walking with Me is security. The coming of My spirit into a life, and its working, is imperceptible, but the result is mighty. Learn of Me. Kill the self. Every blow to self is used to shape the real, eternal, imperishable you. Be very candid and rigo...	gladlee	0	239	Jan 14, 2012 by gladlee
	Sponser is holding me back... not sure what to do... HELP! (Preview) I'm only sober a couple of weeks, but I'm naturally working through the steps. They are happening to me, without my even really trying all that hard. Just the idea that I have this cure in my grips, has moved me through these first three steps with my HP. Even the spiritual awakening which I thought I woul...	Tasha	14	729	Jan 14, 2012 by Tasha
	The lepers (Preview) One of the things that has kept me humble is the suffering I see every day in AA, Alanon and Alateen. But I find that this pain and suffering is the touchstone to spiritual progress. If i remove this by not going to meetings and witnessing first hand suffering from alcoholism, then I become like the moder...	gonee	3	400	Jan 14, 2012 by Rob84
	New Comers (Preview) I thought it would be nice to hear from the ladies and gentlemen who are pretty new to the program, just to see what's going on in your lives, what you're doing to stay sober, and most importantly. How Are You Doing?	The Addiction Club	8	655	Jan 14, 2012 by jj
	90 days today! Longest I have ever had!!!! (Preview) Thank you all so much for your support!!!!! This is the longest I have ever had and it is the best feeling in the world!!!! Going to get my 90 day chip tonight :)	SoberSteve	19	486	Jan 14, 2012 by Frodo
	God Calling ~ Thanks for Trials (Preview) "You must say "thank you" for everything, even seeming trials and worries. Joy is the whole being's attitude of "thank you" to Me. Be glad. Rejoice. A father loves to see his children happy. Seek to find a heart-home for each truth I have imparted to you. Use all I giv...	gladlee	2	284	Jan 13, 2012 by SoberSteve
	Honeys, I'm hoooooome. (Preview) I've decided to quit drinking. For real this time. I hope I'll be welcomed back in spite of my previous shortcomings.	TipsyMcstagger	19	782	Jan 13, 2012 by Jerry F
	My vision. (Preview) My sponsor used to say that if you were ever want to know God, then travel the high seas. A 150000 ton ship which looks so huge in the harbour is like a tiny twig. Containers are like a matchstick in the storm, broken free from the big chains and spun around like a top. If the depth of vision changes, then the...	gonee	2	333	Jan 13, 2012 by Mike B.
	20 Ways to Get Good Karma (Preview) 20 Ways to Get Good KarmaBy The Dalai LamaPublished 11/16/2006Wisdom Rating: Unrated Instructions for Life by The Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama Ask The Dalai Lama a Question Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.When you lose, dont lose the lesson.Follow the th...	StPeteDean	5	698	Jan 13, 2012 by jj
	Facing the "Risk Taker" (Preview) Aloha all...been growing still abided by HP and the program versus my current life status and physical, mental, emotional and spiritual condition. Listening to an old tape in my head with my elder sponsors voice telling me, "If you're not recovering on all four levels, all at the same time, y...	Jerry F	6	466	Jan 13, 2012 by Jerry F
	Do you ever wonder what your purpose is? (Preview) In my last 10 or 15 years of drinking when I was to the point of I didn't want to live without drinking and I didn't want to live drinking, I used to wonder why I was always "blessed?" with being saved a journey to jail, institution or death. My grandson is 8. Due to a # of circumstances he has spent...	SeekingSerenity	18	675	Jan 13, 2012 by Frodo
	Long Time Since I Posted!!! (Preview) Hi everyone,I hope that you are all good and had a lovely, sober Christmas and New Year.I haven't posted for quite while as I have been busy. Life is good and I am still sober (six years on 5th February, God willing).My sobriety keeps getting better and better and I love my life without alcohol in it. I rem...	Quetzal	14	605	Jan 13, 2012 by bikerbill
	I want to stop new (Preview) I need help. I have a problem with alcohol. I drink brandy or whiskey almost every night. Probably the equivalent of 2 6 shots. Sometimes when I drink too much and do something stupid and embarrassing I can stop drinking for a week or two but soon decide that I can control it and start again. I really...	170Y	36	9797	Jan 13, 2012 by Frodo
	Hello. I am new and looking for inspiration and motivation newcomer (Preview) Hello everyone, This is my first time visiting. I felt I needed to look online for support since I have not been able to control my desire for a drink. I find myself enjoying being awake more with a drink. Weekdays, I can't wait until I get home from work. Weekends - cant wait for noon for a reason. ...	Cohioc	8	7617	Jan 13, 2012 by Tasha
	30 Things To Stop Doing To Youself Good Read! (Preview) Saw this on facebook (thanks Bill) As Maria Robinson once said, Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been h...	StPeteDean	7	644	Jan 13, 2012 by Brian_2012
	Anyone here with long term sobriety who's interested in being a temp sponsor? (Preview) We could skype or you could just tell me what to do via email. Whaddya say?	TipsyMcstagger	11	523	Jan 12, 2012 by PhilipD
	confectionary and desserts with alcohol in them (Preview) This has been happening to me a lot lately. On Monday evening I was at a work supper. The meal was lovely, the dessert choice terrible, only one dessert had no alcohol in it. I am thinking about writing to the restaurant. The service was great, the start and main course excellent but the last aspect gave n...	maire rua	3	2102	Jan 12, 2012 by Rob84
	8 months, 4 months, 2 months (Preview) I picked up my 4 month chip today at a meeting I am currently the secretary for. I know some people were surprised that it wasn't an 8 month chip. It's true that I haven't had any alcohol for 8 months. I did indulge in pot nightly for the first four months to help with sleep though. After working (and still wo...	vixen	9	424	Jan 11, 2012 by Mike B.
	HAPPY 3 YEAR BIRTHDAY JJ (Yesterday Jan 8th)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Congrats to you Sheila!. You are truly an inspiration to me!!!! You have helped me more than you will ever know!!!! Thank you so much! You are a true MIRACLE!!! -- Edited by SoberSteve on Tuesday 10th of January 2012 01:36:28 AM	SoberSteve	11	392	Jan 11, 2012 by carlasober
	I'm new :) newcomer (Preview) Hi there, I drink too much. It is hurting my relationships and my health. I have tried to stop drinking before. But i constantly fail, I really want to heal myself and get on with my life. Right now i usually drink everyday, usually beer. On the weekends I binge while out with my friends.. I am confu...	richard2472	15	9607	Jan 11, 2012 by carlasober
	Break-up led me to AA and I'm shattered (Preview) I had been widowed four four years when I met "Bill". Everything deemed to fit perfectly as a new couple we talked three or four times a day. We spent every free moment together. Wow!!! We said out loud "I Love You" to each other. We were planning all the things we would do together....	trueblue2020	12	990	Jan 11, 2012 by carlasober
	Tollerence. newcomer (Preview) Hi guys new here. My tolefence has become incredible recently. Im drinking 28 or more units a night and im still not getting drunk. i can drink all night and not get smashed. Its 03:05 here in the uk and iv been drinking for hours and im still not smashed yet. I wil be stopping drinking in the next day or tw...	BottomBungy	7	6069	Jan 11, 2012 by carlasober
	Try again - 5th Soberversary and Christmas Present to my self (Preview) Here it is, the first tattoo of my life and quite possibly the last.	bikerbill	11	540	Jan 11, 2012 by carlasober
	Happy 23rd Anniversary Sandrajay! new member (Preview) Happy 23rd Sandy, from another member of the Class of '89! -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 3rd of January 2012 12:24:49 PM	StPeteDean	5	5638	Jan 11, 2012 by carlasober
	Sugar and alcoholism? (Preview) I was thinking about what some of my triggers to drink are, and I noticed a big thing, when I am sober I crave sugar like crazy! When I am actively drinking I have no desire for sweet things. Has anyone noticed the blood suger connection? What has been helping me is when I do get cravings to drink, having so...	LucentSunbeam	11	3301	Jan 11, 2012 by The Addiction Club
	How long does it take to work the steps????? (Preview) How long does it normally take to work throught the 12 steps. And yes I know that some of the steps are on going but to get to my 12th step what is the avg time frame?	leggs	7	10411	Jan 11, 2012 by The Addiction Club
	Yes, we are responsible for all our choices (Preview) I no longer have the excuse of being drunk or hungover when i make up my mind to do something that is not right for me or that hurts others. I know right from wrong and i know good from bad.... but sometimes it is so tempting to want a 'person, place, or thing' from my past that will not be healthy for my s...	jj	7	604	Jan 11, 2012 by Jerry F
	AA works if I work it. (Preview) In my ignorance I nearly die of alcoholism. A book was written and published by our early pioneers of AA and I chose to ignore the principles that were embodied in that book. Thank God for my sponsors in my early days of recovery, who through their example inculcated a culture of reading and applying AA p...	gonee	2	338	Jan 11, 2012 by Jerry F
	Rednecks in AA! (Preview) Let me tell ya a little story about rednecks in AA... I was visiting my sister in Georgia, a few miles outside Monroe. So far in the country that if you ask someone to use their cell phone, they think you mean a phone moved from cell to cell inside the jail, during phone call hours. LOL I called the intergro...	John	9	1621	Jan 10, 2012 by jj
	Higher Power sending strange clues or it has a sick sense of humor!! (Preview) So in my morning prayers I asked my higher power if my life would always be so unhappy. Some situations with my home life have been making me very unhappy and have not changed when I stopped drinking a year ago. I asked for a sign that I would find happiness. Later that day a girl I dated when I was 15 sent me a L...	frankd	5	574	Jan 9, 2012 by Jerry F
	AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE (Preview) It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and direction), came as I experie...	Frodo	3	5819	Jan 9, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ Do I Have a Choice? & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.24 My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no choice I cant drink...	Sobrietyspell	0	359	Jan 9, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	God Calling ~No Strain (Preview) "Be calm, no matter what may befall you. Rest in Me. Be patient, and let patience have her perfect work. Never think things overwhelming. How can you be overwhelmed when I am with you? Do you not see I am a Master Instrument-maker? Have I not fashioned each part? Do I not know just what it can b...	gladlee	0	277	Jan 9, 2012 by gladlee
	New Here ESH Welcomed! Al-anon help (Preview) Hi...I'm diving back in to the 12 step life. I was married to an A/Addict/ Gambler/Porn Addict for a LOOOOONG time. In and out of treatments. I maintained AlAnon and then a 12 step Christ based group for many years. Then total peace entered my world. I dropped out of meetings, continued readings a...	BrendaJo	4	578	Jan 8, 2012 by SoberSteve
	Inspirational Stuff (pics, vids, poems, etc) (Preview) I woke up WAY too late yesterday and if I go to sleep now I will miss a therapy appointment (my last one ever with this particular "therapist" thank god)- so anyway. I have to stay up. I am bored of video games. So I thought I would start another feel-good thread here. It's different than the fun...	staysoberlex	7	1436	Jan 8, 2012 by SoberSteve
	When I am weak.......... (Preview) When I am weak then I am strong, not weak in the physical but in the spiritual. When prayer becomes difficult, where God is not manifest, then the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us, through groanings not understood by us. Thanks be to God that there is nothing for us to do in our weakness, but God...	gonee	2	349	Jan 8, 2012 by SoberSteve
	104 Days Sober! (Preview) I am so grateful today for AA, because of AA I have been sober since 9-22-2011 and I am so eternally grateful. I struggle here and there but I haven't had to drink over it, which is a miracle. Thanks to everyone who reads this, because it is YOU that has saved my life, one day at a time.	AshleyGreen	9	1231	Jan 8, 2012 by Frodo
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