Alcoholics Anonymous

turninggrey · turninggrey

Anyone recognize the signs of addiction in this sad story? I really do not like this guy but the signs are classic. I am just really glad his last name was not "Vagina".

recoverywfaith · recoverywfaith

Been reading alot of good recovery; thanks. Been in and out of the program for a decade or more. What is different this time is the realization that the program works when I grow spiritually. Glad to be here.

pc2u4uraqt · pc2u4uraqt

Just wondering how this all works? i have an issue and need help

soberbytheGOG · soberbytheGOG

All: I just wanted to share a teeny bit here tonight. I was feeling lower than whale doodoo tonight for some reason. Not really sure, but all day today, I've been in a funk. I feel like if I tried to explain why I am feeling so low that I will start crying. My high school reunion is this Friday through Sun...

bikerbill · bikerbill

so listen to this for a cnain of coincidences. I'm in another city 120 miles from home. Went to a ,meeting last night and met a lad from sheffield (just down the road from home) another man whois relocating to another city where a friend of mine lives, so I could pass his details on, same guy got the job thro...

ChelseaOT · ChelseaOT

This is the first time for me. After being booted out of the Al-Anon posts (when I already feel like an outcast), I am reluctant to repost TOM, but I need advice. I Have been drinking since I was 16. Heavily since I was 18. I'm now 28. Was addicted to pain pills (and alcohol) after I graduated college (2005...

Amora · Amora

I am new here. I have never admitted that I am an alcoholic. The truth is, I am an alcoholic. I live in a very small town and am afraid to attend meetings because I am well known. I have a copy of the Big Book and just began reading. I have so much work to do and yet I'm terrified of exposing myself. I've tr...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . You can . . . make A.A. itself your higher power. Heres a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem. . . . many members . . . have crossed the threshold just this way. . . . their faith broadened and deepened. . . . transformed, they came to believe in a Higher Power. . . TWELVE STEPS A...

Tristhain · Tristhain

Hi there. I am coming to this forum in desperate need of help, I have 40+ days without a drink and am doing ok with that facet of the program. where I am floundering ENORMOUSLY is in being able to get out of my own head and deal with the real problem my mind. I have been unable thus far to get out of the lieing,...

Jane05 · Jane05

I have read today's Daily Reflections several times now and today has been, mostly, no different then the other times. I can go on and on about how, before A.A., I was incapable of having *any type* of true and meaningful relationship. But, I'm guessing most of us can. What I seem to focus on is the qu...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It is a design for living that works in rough going. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15 When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking? I had my doubts. After being sober for more than two years I got my answe...

andreaa · andreaa

I am haveing trouble finding the route of my fears in the second column please someone message me so i may discuss it more openly.

New member: Seeking similar stories · bubrat

Hi, I'm a new member here and would like to make contact with someone that shares a story similar to mine. I am in agony at this moment that I have made the mistake of drinking again, yet my path has been different from most of the alcoholics I've known. I began drinking at the age of 18. It was binge drinking...

milo alexander · milo alexander

Hi I'm Milo. I'm not new to AA by any means, I've been to several meetings over the past 3 years. And all of them have gave me wonderful support. I never really had the will power or tenacity to continue or make a change, I always would go through phases of quitting make it through a few days and go back to dr...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic. The entire family is to some extent, ill. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 122 It is important for me to realize that, as an alcoholic, I not only hurt myself, but also those around me. Making amends to my family, and to the famil...

maire rua · maire rua

Dear All, Today I put diesel into my petrol car and had to get towed home. Two good things, had automobile cover which paid for that and was just after a meeting so fairly well grounded, am still a bit stressed though, so am just going to chill now.

Notmyfault · Notmyfault

What can I say....I'm a functioning alcoholic...my husband is also an alcoholic..... He's struggling...health issues...HE IS STRUGGLING...been to the ER twice via rescue I'm trying to help him yet I'm trying to save me.... I feel that I'm the one with the life preserver, staying afloat...someti...

John · John

Hello everyone, As many of us already know, the economy is taking a toll on so many people, so hard that life as we once knew it has changed. So it is with me. As I write this post I am struggling to just keep my head above water, but the water is rising very fast. And I am reaching out for help. At one time, th...

AY · AY

Hi everyone, I am 35 yrs of age. I grew up in a home with a functional alcoholic father. I began drinking around 18 yrs of age mostly social situations. As I went to college/grad school, I seemed to drink faster and more than everyone else around me. I would have occasional blackouts, but nothing reg...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...

bikerbill · bikerbill

just received the results of the AA UK Survey 2010 - makes interesting reading. How did you hear about AA 31% via exisitng member, 20% out the phone book, 14% from their doctor, 13% via Treatment Centre, 5% Internet, 4% returning member, 2 % each Radio, newspaper, Leaflet, Probation and 1% other notic...

turninggrey · turninggrey

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/06/10/happy-birthday-alcoholics-anonymous/

EMM · EMM

i am very confused. i am 6 days sober now and confused on the relationship thing. i have been in a relationship for 7 months now.. i have decided to quit drinking. this was a big part of our relationship. he brews beer and enjoys it very much. to support me, he has been sober for 5 days now. he does not howeve...

bikerbill · bikerbill

The first man I met in the fellowship was a guy from my home village. I was always scared of him as he had a violent reputation. Of course now I know him better I'd trust him with my life and liberty. Gypsy Steve has been sober since Adam was a lad. A couple of years ago he was diagnosed with a form of Leukemia. Y...

ConfusedGal · ConfusedGal

I will spare you the gory details as I am sure everyone is well versed in the pain and basic problems that come with dating an alcoholic. For the purpose of this post, I will only provide what is necessary. My BF has tried to get sober a few times before. The last time he made it a month and then relapsed righ...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . a spiritual life which does not include . . . family obligations may not be so perfect after all. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129 I can be doing great in the programapplying it at meetings, at work, and in service activitiesand find that things have gone to pieces at home. I expect my loved ones to under...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Retread - someone who got sober, stayed sober over a year, went on the booze and then came back Golden Slipper - someone who manages to get sober and stay sober for anything up to a few months, goes and does some more research, then comes back Fallen Warrior - someone who gets sober, stays sober a long time...

soberbytheGOG · soberbytheGOG

I have a question regarding the different labels that are affixed to various member's names. Examples are: Senior member, MIP oldtimer, veteran member, newbie (that's obvious) plain old 'member' etc., Just curious as to what criteria is required for the various labels. Thanks! Teresa (al...

vixen · vixen

I picked up my 30 day chip at my home group this week. Wow...I didn't expect to be filled with so much emotion and even shed a tear or three. When I was asked how I did it two things immediately came to mind. One was the grace of God. I have prayed more these last weeks than I have in the last ten years and I know I a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 111 Impatience with other people is one of my principal failings. Following a slow car in a no-passing lane, or waiting in a restaurant for the check, drives me to distraction. Before I give God a chance to slow me down, I ex...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I say this comment on fb and I think it bears repeating here. Just because you think it doesn't mean you have to believe it......... When a thought pops into your head you don't have to give it a second thought........ Wow. That's simple!

SandyC · SandyC

I'm not a newbie as drinking, God knows I've been drinking pretty much all my life. I just turned 65. My drinking was always pretty much social drinking and a few beers at home with my husband after work. In the last couple of years however, the company I worked for for 20 years closed it's doors and I was...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Morning All, Last Evening I responded to Jane's Post on Prayer and Medidation and I said no, and thanked her for giving me the poke I needed to start practicing. Well it was just about 5 months ago, that a great Doc, did give me a real sharp poke verbally, went to the Pharmacy on my way home, threw out all the...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive Gods help. . . . we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life the one that di...

Rod H · Rod H

This is tough. I have known I am an alcoholic for a long time. But I always said because I wasn't falling down in the street drunk, I never physically abused my fanily, and I never missed work I wasn't a "drunk"...But I knew. My grandfather was a raging alcoholic and it permeates both sides of...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Good Evening every one, just sharing a situation that happened this morning, started the coffee, came in here and when I hit that Start button, my computer started this loud screching noise, checked all my wires, 3 times and the router, and finally called the man, that is head of the Salk intitute, the...

gladlee · gladlee

"And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, a still small voice." 1 Kings 19:11-12 "Listen to My voice. Never heed the voices of the world - only the tender divine voice...

Nahmi · Nahmi

Thank you John, For the notice that it's been awhile since I checked in, need that and so appreciate the love. It's been rough, I am still in recovery, thank God. I have 19 years in. I was married in 2009 and it's been a rough year and a half. The best man at our wedding shot himself playing around with a gu...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Still no internet at home but it's been way too long since I checked in... still sober, 2 years 3 1/2 months (840 days)

Have an annoying sponsor that I refuse to fire, boring home group that I refuse to leave, service work answering the hotline that wakes me up wayyy too early in the morning that I refus...

Jane05 · Jane05

Evening :) I've always, since getting sober, ;) enjoyed listening to other share about their prayer and meditation practices. My sponsor had me practicing prayer and mediation from day one. Today, I would not go a day without it, but do find that I have to change things up sometimes. Not sure what...

SteveP · SteveP

lol - saw a good example of the difference between normal thinking and alcoholic thinking on the weekend. Had a weekend away with the family and in-laws at hotel run by a famous hotel chain. Nice place, except for the food. My wife was sitting in the bar having a drink (she's not an alkie, she can have jus...

schooner · schooner

Hi Guys & Gals - You too Toni I finally found what forum I'm suppose to have join - its such fun being and getting OLD ! ! ! Computers - Mine is an extention of reaching out to OTHERS. Sharing closely with pirvate messages to those GOD puts me in contact with. Meetings - My A.A. home group meeting is ver...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Yes indeedy...workaday is OK, I can bury myself in work, the day has structure and clear purpose, but weekends....man there's only so many times I can mow the lawn, wash the car, trim the hedge and the kitchen is sparkling already! Obviously I need structure and purpose for the weekend, to keep me away...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isnt strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which we...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.. . . the difference between the boys and the men is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willing to aim toward perfection. ....

gezepe · gezepe

Its just my luck or lack thereof when things have been going from bad to curse and suicide sounds like an appealing vacation destination. You just can find the end of the world when you need one to save your life. Sure when things are on the upswing and every day comes with awe and expectation, thats when t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Carefully reading the first five proposals we ask if we have omitted anything, for we are building an arch through which we shall walk a free man at last. . . . Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 75, 76 The Sixth Step...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All Finally got the results back from an MRI I had done about 2 weeks ago. Not good, torn cartilage behind the kneecap. Still doing physical therapy for the next few weeks and then will relook at the range of motion and see if surgery is the next way to go on it. Of course was very down at hearing the news,...

Heather73 · Heather73

I just joined. I want to stop drinking. I drink once a week but know no moderation and often drink to excess. I spend the entire next day obsessing about what I said, did, etc. It is not worth it to go through what I do but I still do it anyway. I am conflicted with AA bc while I know I need a place for support, bu...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Steps Four and Five were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was stuck on Step Six and, in despair, I picked up the Big Book and read this passage. I was outside, praying for willingness, whe...

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	Anyone having thoughts about Weiner? (Preview) Anyone recognize the signs of addiction in this sad story? I really do not like this guy but the signs are classic. I am just really glad his last name was not "Vagina".	turninggrey	11	651	Jun 16, 2011 by barisax
	New to Site (Preview) Been reading alot of good recovery; thanks. Been in and out of the program for a decade or more. What is different this time is the realization that the program works when I grow spiritually. Glad to be here.	recoverywfaith	7	558	Jun 16, 2011 by happycamper
	new to the forum (Preview) Just wondering how this all works? i have an issue and need help	pc2u4uraqt	12	703	Jun 16, 2011 by soberbytheGOG
	Just a short note... (Preview) All: I just wanted to share a teeny bit here tonight. I was feeling lower than whale doodoo tonight for some reason. Not really sure, but all day today, I've been in a funk. I feel like if I tried to explain why I am feeling so low that I will start crying. My high school reunion is this Friday through Sun...	soberbytheGOG	5	871	Jun 16, 2011 by soberbytheGOG
	coincidences? (Preview) so listen to this for a cnain of coincidences. I'm in another city 120 miles from home. Went to a ,meeting last night and met a lad from sheffield (just down the road from home) another man whois relocating to another city where a friend of mine lives, so I could pass his details on, same guy got the job thro...	bikerbill	5	512	Jun 16, 2011 by bikerbill
	WE need advice. I cheated, we love oneanother. Alcohol & Xanax addiction. Gr8tfulOne (Preview) This is the first time for me. After being booted out of the Al-Anon posts (when I already feel like an outcast), I am reluctant to repost TOM, but I need advice. I Have been drinking since I was 16. Heavily since I was 18. I'm now 28. Was addicted to pain pills (and alcohol) after I graduated college (2005...	ChelseaOT	23	2157	Jun 16, 2011 by ChelseaOT
	New. Still Drinking. Want to Stop. (Preview) I am new here. I have never admitted that I am an alcoholic. The truth is, I am an alcoholic. I live in a very small town and am afraid to attend meetings because I am well known. I have a copy of the Big Book and just began reading. I have so much work to do and yet I'm terrified of exposing myself. I've tr...	Amora	8	1721	Jun 16, 2011 by pinkchip
	Daily Reflections ~ Making A.A. Your Higher Power & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . You can . . . make A.A. itself your higher power. Heres a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem. . . . many members . . . have crossed the threshold just this way. . . . their faith broadened and deepened. . . . transformed, they came to believe in a Higher Power. . . TWELVE STEPS A...	Sobrietyspell	2	578	Jun 16, 2011 by Mr_David
	First steps. (Preview) Hi there. I am coming to this forum in desperate need of help, I have 40+ days without a drink and am doing ok with that facet of the program. where I am floundering ENORMOUSLY is in being able to get out of my own head and deal with the real problem my mind. I have been unable thus far to get out of the lieing,...	Tristhain	10	569	Jun 15, 2011 by soberbytheGOG
	Relationships Relationships (Preview) I have read today's Daily Reflections several times now and today has been, mostly, no different then the other times. I can go on and on about how, before A.A., I was incapable of having any type of true and meaningful relationship. But, I'm guessing most of us can. What I seem to focus on is the qu...	Jane05	5	8620	Jun 15, 2011 by Frodo
	Daily Reflections ~ When the Going Gets Rough & 24 hrs a Day (Preview) It is a design for living that works in rough going. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15 When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking? I had my doubts. After being sober for more than two years I got my answe...	Sobrietyspell	1	566	Jun 14, 2011 by Mr_David
	I am new to the online blogging, can someone help me with my fears? (Preview) I am haveing trouble finding the route of my fears in the second column please someone message me so i may discuss it more openly.	andreaa	7	446	Jun 14, 2011 by gonee
	New member: Seeking similar stories (Preview) Hi, I'm a new member here and would like to make contact with someone that shares a story similar to mine. I am in agony at this moment that I have made the mistake of drinking again, yet my path has been different from most of the alcoholics I've known. I began drinking at the age of 18. It was binge drinking...	bubrat	6	680	Jun 14, 2011 by gonee
	First Post (Preview) Hi I'm Milo. I'm not new to AA by any means, I've been to several meetings over the past 3 years. And all of them have gave me wonderful support. I never really had the will power or tenacity to continue or make a change, I always would go through phases of quitting make it through a few days and go back to dr...	milo alexander	19	688	Jun 14, 2011 by milo alexander
	Daily Reflections ~ Living Our Amends & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic. The entire family is to some extent, ill. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 122 It is important for me to realize that, as an alcoholic, I not only hurt myself, but also those around me. Making amends to my family, and to the famil...	Sobrietyspell	1	522	Jun 14, 2011 by Mr_David
	stressed out - I am a gom (Preview) Dear All, Today I put diesel into my petrol car and had to get towed home. Two good things, had automobile cover which paid for that and was just after a meeting so fairly well grounded, am still a bit stressed though, so am just going to chill now.	maire rua	3	563	Jun 14, 2011 by Mr_David
	new to forum....Help! (Preview) What can I say....I'm a functioning alcoholic...my husband is also an alcoholic..... He's struggling...health issues...HE IS STRUGGLING...been to the ER twice via rescue I'm trying to help him yet I'm trying to save me.... I feel that I'm the one with the life preserver, staying afloat...someti...	Notmyfault	13	613	Jun 14, 2011 by Rainspa
	Request for help... (Preview) Hello everyone, As many of us already know, the economy is taking a toll on so many people, so hard that life as we once knew it has changed. So it is with me. As I write this post I am struggling to just keep my head above water, but the water is rising very fast. And I am reaching out for help. At one time, th...	John	4	2180	Jun 13, 2011 by John
	Hard Drinker vs. alcoholic? (Preview) Hi everyone, I am 35 yrs of age. I grew up in a home with a functional alcoholic father. I began drinking around 18 yrs of age mostly social situations. As I went to college/grad school, I seemed to drink faster and more than everyone else around me. I would have occasional blackouts, but nothing reg...	AY	39	4095	Jun 13, 2011 by Rainspa
	Daily Reflections ~ Forming True Partnerships & 24hrs a Day (Preview) But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...	Sobrietyspell	1	516	Jun 13, 2011 by Mr_David
	AA UK 2010 Survey (Preview) just received the results of the AA UK Survey 2010 - makes interesting reading. How did you hear about AA 31% via exisitng member, 20% out the phone book, 14% from their doctor, 13% via Treatment Centre, 5% Internet, 4% returning member, 2 % each Radio, newspaper, Leaflet, Probation and 1% other notic...	bikerbill	15	1147	Jun 12, 2011 by leeu
	Happy B day AA (Preview) http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/06/10/happy-birthday-alcoholics-anonymous/	turninggrey	5	476	Jun 12, 2011 by gonee
	Confused (Preview) i am very confused. i am 6 days sober now and confused on the relationship thing. i have been in a relationship for 7 months now.. i have decided to quit drinking. this was a big part of our relationship. he brews beer and enjoys it very much. to support me, he has been sober for 5 days now. he does not howeve...	EMM	6	515	Jun 11, 2011 by zzworldontheweb
	Please mention my buddy in your prayers tonight (Preview) The first man I met in the fellowship was a guy from my home village. I was always scared of him as he had a violent reputation. Of course now I know him better I'd trust him with my life and liberty. Gypsy Steve has been sober since Adam was a lad. A couple of years ago he was diagnosed with a form of Leukemia. Y...	bikerbill	10	545	Jun 11, 2011 by happycamper
	Alcoholic Boyfriend and I NEED advice (Preview) I will spare you the gory details as I am sure everyone is well versed in the pain and basic problems that come with dating an alcoholic. For the purpose of this post, I will only provide what is necessary. My BF has tried to get sober a few times before. The last time he made it a month and then relapsed righ...	ConfusedGal	8	1859	Jun 11, 2011 by Rainspa
	Daily Reflections ~ Family Obligations & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . a spiritual life which does not include . . . family obligations may not be so perfect after all. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129 I can be doing great in the programapplying it at meetings, at work, and in service activitiesand find that things have gone to pieces at home. I expect my loved ones to under...	Sobrietyspell	1	407	Jun 11, 2011 by Mr_David
	A retread returned the other night (Preview) Retread - someone who got sober, stayed sober over a year, went on the booze and then came back Golden Slipper - someone who manages to get sober and stay sober for anything up to a few months, goes and does some more research, then comes back Fallen Warrior - someone who gets sober, stays sober a long time...	bikerbill	6	4136	Jun 11, 2011 by bikerbill
	Questions on labels (Preview) I have a question regarding the different labels that are affixed to various member's names. Examples are: Senior member, MIP oldtimer, veteran member, newbie (that's obvious) plain old 'member' etc., Just curious as to what criteria is required for the various labels. Thanks! Teresa (al...	soberbytheGOG	4	472	Jun 11, 2011 by soberbytheGOG
	~ 30 Day Chip and The Grace of God (Preview) I picked up my 30 day chip at my home group this week. Wow...I didn't expect to be filled with so much emotion and even shed a tear or three. When I was asked how I did it two things immediately came to mind. One was the grace of God. I have prayed more these last weeks than I have in the last ten years and I know I a...	vixen	11	1157	Jun 11, 2011 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ Impatient? Try Levitating & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 111 Impatience with other people is one of my principal failings. Following a slow car in a no-passing lane, or waiting in a restaurant for the check, drives me to distraction. Before I give God a chance to slow me down, I ex...	Sobrietyspell	1	746	Jun 10, 2011 by Mr_David
	Just because you think it (Preview) I say this comment on fb and I think it bears repeating here. Just because you think it doesn't mean you have to believe it......... When a thought pops into your head you don't have to give it a second thought........ Wow. That's simple!	bikerbill	6	755	Jun 10, 2011 by bikerbill
	I'm a newbie here, Please help me (Preview) I'm not a newbie as drinking, God knows I've been drinking pretty much all my life. I just turned 65. My drinking was always pretty much social drinking and a few beers at home with my husband after work. In the last couple of years however, the company I worked for for 20 years closed it's doors and I was...	SandyC	13	846	Jun 10, 2011 by maire rua
	About the 12 Steps always remaining in our lives! (Preview) Morning All, Last Evening I responded to Jane's Post on Prayer and Medidation and I said no, and thanked her for giving me the poke I needed to start practicing. Well it was just about 5 months ago, that a great Doc, did give me a real sharp poke verbally, went to the Pharmacy on my way home, threw out all the...	Just Toni	4	506	Jun 9, 2011 by KATHY W
	Daily Reflections ~ Opening Up To Change & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive Gods help. . . . we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life the one that di...	Sobrietyspell	1	1059	Jun 9, 2011 by Mr_David
	Where to begin (Preview) This is tough. I have known I am an alcoholic for a long time. But I always said because I wasn't falling down in the street drunk, I never physically abused my fanily, and I never missed work I wasn't a "drunk"...But I knew. My grandfather was a raging alcoholic and it permeates both sides of...	Rod H	15	1209	Jun 9, 2011 by Rod H
	Morning PANIC!!!! (Preview) Good Evening every one, just sharing a situation that happened this morning, started the coffee, came in here and when I hit that Start button, my computer started this loud screching noise, checked all my wires, 3 times and the router, and finally called the man, that is head of the Salk intitute, the...	Just Toni	6	541	Jun 8, 2011 by leeu
	God Calling ~ That tender voice (Preview) "And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, a still small voice." 1 Kings 19:11-12 "Listen to My voice. Never heed the voices of the world - only the tender divine voice...	gladlee	2	456	Jun 8, 2011 by soberbytheGOG
	It has been awhile... (Preview) Thank you John, For the notice that it's been awhile since I checked in, need that and so appreciate the love. It's been rough, I am still in recovery, thank God. I have 19 years in. I was married in 2009 and it's been a rough year and a half. The best man at our wedding shot himself playing around with a gu...	Nahmi	5	552	Jun 8, 2011 by Nahmi
	Hi all :-) (Preview) Still no internet at home but it's been way too long since I checked in... still sober, 2 years 3 1/2 months (840 days) Have an annoying sponsor that I refuse to fire, boring home group that I refuse to leave, service work answering the hotline that wakes me up wayyy too early in the morning that I refus...	FlyingSquirrel	10	487	Jun 8, 2011 by Jane05
	Prayer and Meditation Prayer and Meditation (Preview) Evening :) I've always, since getting sober, ;) enjoyed listening to other share about their prayer and meditation practices. My sponsor had me practicing prayer and mediation from day one. Today, I would not go a day without it, but do find that I have to change things up sometimes. Not sure what...	Jane05	11	1256	Jun 8, 2011 by Jane05
	Rotten burgers? We'll just never eat there... (Preview) lol - saw a good example of the difference between normal thinking and alcoholic thinking on the weekend. Had a weekend away with the family and in-laws at hotel run by a famous hotel chain. Nice place, except for the food. My wife was sitting in the bar having a drink (she's not an alkie, she can have jus...	SteveP	4	547	Jun 8, 2011 by Mr_David
	Computers,Meetings & Sober Living Called LIFE (Preview) *Hi Guys & Gals - You too Toni* *I finally found what forum I'm suppose to have join - its such fun being and getting OLD ! ! !* *Computers - Mine is an extention of reaching out to OTHERS. Sharing closely* *with pirvate messages to those GOD puts me in contact with.* *Meetings - My A.A. home group meeting is ver...*	schooner	4	441	Jun 7, 2011 by Just Toni
	Weekday workdays OK, Weekends are a chore. (Preview) Yes indeedy...workaday is OK, I can bury myself in work, the day has structure and clear purpose, but weekends....man there's only so many times I can mow the lawn, wash the car, trim the hedge and the kitchen is sparkling already! Obviously I need structure and purpose for the weekend, to keep me away...	bikerbill	1	693	Jun 7, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Long-Term Hope & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isnt strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which we...	Sobrietyspell	1	363	Jun 7, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Entirely Ready? & 24hrs a Day (Preview) This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.. . . the difference between the boys and the men is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willing to aim toward perfection. ....	Sobrietyspell	1	683	Jun 7, 2011 by Mr_David
	The problem with end of the world is you never can find one, when you need one Is A.A. on the decline.Have we lost singleness of purpose? Has the A.A. message been diluted? (Preview) Its just my luck or lack thereof when things have been going from bad to curse and suicide sounds like an appealing vacation destination. You just can find the end of the world when you need one to save your life. Sure when things are on the upswing and every day comes with awe and expectation, thats when t...	gezepe	8	588	Jun 4, 2011 by leeu
	Daily Reflections ~ Letting Go of Our Old Selves & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Carefully reading the first five proposals we ask if we have omitted anything, for we are building an arch through which we shall walk a free man at last. . . . Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 75, 76 The Sixth Step...	Sobrietyspell	1	573	Jun 4, 2011 by Mr_David
	MRI Results (Preview) Hi All Finally got the results back from an MRI I had done about 2 weeks ago. Not good, torn cartilage behind the kneecap. Still doing physical therapy for the next few weeks and then will relook at the range of motion and see if surgery is the next way to go on it. Of course was very down at hearing the news,...	kld47	4	511	Jun 4, 2011 by mikef
	Conflicted (Preview) I just joined. I want to stop drinking. I drink once a week but know no moderation and often drink to excess. I spend the entire next day obsessing about what I said, did, etc. It is not worth it to go through what I do but I still do it anyway. I am conflicted with AA bc while I know I need a place for support, bu...	Heather73	7	549	Jun 4, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ On a Wing and a Prayer & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Steps Four and Five were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was stuck on Step Six and, in despair, I picked up the Big Book and read this passage. I was outside, praying for willingness, whe...	Sobrietyspell	2	519	Jun 4, 2011 by Mr_David
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