Alcoholics Anonymous

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

-- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 27th of March 2012 08:27:54 PM

Idontwanttorunawayanymore · Idontwanttorunawayanymore

I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of my depression, without meds. Not because I'm against pharmacology, but because I still drink. I know if i stop drinking that would help, but can't seem to make that idea stick. but how do I beat this hopeless and sneaky monster? What have you guys done that worked...

TwelveSteps · TwelveSteps

Like everyone, I find myself going through stretches where I get complacent with my program, especially when I haven't felt the urge to drink in a few months and life is going fine... so I just had to share a story that happened recently... One of our group of friends, who I see at the same meeting every we...

deb365 · deb365

"I reward your seeking with My presence. Rejoice and be glad. I am your God. Courage and joy will conquer all troubles. First things first. Seek Me, love Me, joy in Me. I am your guide. No perils can affright you, no discipline exhaust you. Can you hold on in My strength? I need you more than...

babyblueeyes30 · babyblueeyes30

First off let me introduce myself, my name is theresa. I am a soon to be 30 year old mother of 2, a wife, a daughter, a friend and a sister. I have decided to live a sober life, right now I can not say how long I will be doing so, because its to hard to think about. I'm taking it one day at a time. Here is my story, I ca...

deb365 · deb365

"Faith and obedience will remove mountains, mountains of evil, mountains of difficulty. But they must go hand in hand." 365 One-Minute Meditations from God Calling

fresher2000 · fresher2000

This is cool... at a womens meeting in Phx. AZ a list of tools got started...it's being passed around the world!!! If you would like to see the list and / or add to it...email me @ hmbur@yahoo.com Put something like AA Tool list in the subject line.

Aquaman · Aquaman

We're going to sell our house and move 89 miles north, so my wife is closer to her job. We are re-modeling, de-cluttering and keeping an almost two-year old safe and out-of-the-way. I'm finding my serenity elusive and day 148 of sobriety felt like pure luck. I'm having a problem accepting what I can't...

deb365 · deb365

"I am with you to guide you and help you. Unseen forces are controlling your destiny. Your petty fears are groundless. What of a man walking through a glorious glade who fretted because ahead there lay a river he might not be able to cross, when all the time that river was spanned by a bridge? And...

Mike B. · Mike B.

I thought I would share some recent events where God has done for me what I could never do on my own. God and The Program in action. Yesterday was the final mediation meeting for my upcoming divorce. My wife and I have been separated for 7 months. Spiritually, emotional and physical incompatiable fo...

deb365 · deb365

"I am beside you to bless and help you. Waver not in your prayers. They shall be heard. All power is Mine. Say that to yourself often and steadily. Say it until your heart sings with the joy of the safety and power it means to you. Use it as a battle cry - "All power is given unto my Lord."...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasnt made to Gods image to be an automation. As Bill Sees It, p. 55 Before I joined A.A., I often did not think, and reacted to people and situations. When not reacting I acted in a mechanical fashion. After joining A.A., I started seeking daily guidance from a Power g...

trishapjjw · trishapjjw

I have a brother who is an Alcoholic. He has had a drinking problem for many years but he has now reached his lowest point. He is homeless, jobless and has burnt his bridges as far as family and friends are concerned. We are trying to find him help and somewhere to go. We are not sure what to do. I do kno...

deb365 · deb365

"Withdraw into the calm of communion with Me. Rest in that calm and peace. Life knows no greater joy than you will find in converse and companionship with Me. You are Mine. When the soul finds its home of rest in Me, then it is that its real life begins." 365 One-Minute Meditations fro...

Frodo · Frodo

My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea . . . Why dont you choose your own conception of God? That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years. I stood in the sunlight at last. It was only a matter of being willing to believe in...

maire rua · maire rua

I am going through some of the toughest times in my life at present due to family issues. My son got involved in a terrible incident through drink and drugs last week and a man was seriously injured as a result. It only took three days of him running amok with alcohol and drugs for this to occur but was six mo...

katiemae11 · katiemae11

I got sick and tired of being sick and tired and it took somebody to hurt me deeply saying I would never amount to anything to get myself clean and sober, but I don't forget those days when I was drinking, it was fun at first and it slowly developed into disaster, black outs, jail, promiscious, angry, suic...

justadrunk · justadrunk

When I think about drinking, I always remember that scene in gremlins where they are drinking and smoking and acting stupid. Makes me realize how stupid I probably look. The baby eagles I watch on webcam are hatching today. Life is miraculous, and so intricate. Must be the work of a Higher Power, t...

bsfilterson88 · bsfilterson88

Hello family my name is Yolanda, alcoholic. In the past 5 months or so, i've started having panic attacks. I talk to my aa friends which is great, as a matter of fact i've phoned and talked to more friends since i first got sober! I've tried some techniques (breathing with praying). But it seems the w...

chris · chris

I got a message from the above mentioned member/moderator. I guess I have been a member of this message board since October of '06 and have never posted once until today. Huh. Well, I got sober on October 10, 2006, so I supposed that's why I joined this board on October 30, 2006. No, I am not a detectiv...

maire rua · maire rua

My sleep pattern is very disturbed with all the stress I am going through at present. I wake at 3.30 or 4.00. I am praying at these times rather than letting my mind race though I wonder should I get up and go back to bed then again. I do eventually get back to sleep and sleep until the alarm at 7.30. I am not exh...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Happy Birthday, Rob, dear brother. So pleased you're here & such a wonderful presence & contribution for MIP. Recovery love to you, dear one. Danielle x

JoeyJoeShabadoo · JoeyJoeShabadoo

My name is Steve and I am an alcoholic. That's only the second time I've said that, the first being at my first aa meeting this morning. Has quite a ring to it... In a way though I'm almost relEived to have finally pulled the trigger and decided to get it together. Like most people on here, I'm sure, I ha...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It has been well said that almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 Having grown up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolish when I first tried praying. I knew there was a Higher Power working in my life how else was I stayin...

joanna · joanna

Well I am still hanging in there. I have not had a drink and feeling better every day. I still have my ups and downs with my emotions but I am learning that it is all a part of me getting better. I called my mom and talked with her, and admitted being an alcoholic and what I have been doing about makeing mys...

thetick · thetick

I just wondered if there was a recovery wristband similar to the "livestrong" type ones ?

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Happy Birthday Danielle, Hope you're having a wonderful day/evening!

SeekingSerenity · SeekingSerenity

Hi It has been awile since I posted. I was in an accident and have not been on the PC lots. I have the neverending headache made worse by things like reading, tv, computer ... Whenever it does hurt I say a prayer of thanks because it means I am alive to hurt. I am grateful for the accident (woman ran a yeild)...

stnatina · stnatina

Contemplating a direction from the logic of the brainLeaves you feeling emptyWishing you would have abstained. Contemplating a direction from the whimsical heartWill leave you with a notion0f its abstract arts. Contemplating a direction from the profundity of the soulEmpties human power S...

ASpaceOdyssey · ASpaceOdyssey

Comrade, if you feel so inclined and consider yourself an Adult Child, I am asking for you to paticipate in the adult Children forum so as to mature the group. We have a reoccuring issue with whose recovery efforts are superior. I think part of the problem is that we are not mature as a group. Part of th...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Last night while the crazy rambler at my home group was spewing out non-sense, I remembered my sponsor told me to do a serenity prayer marathon in my head, so as not to be tempted to get up and slap him. It was particularily bad last night. He was more off his rocker than usual. I was pretty embarrased be...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

If you've ever wondered what the phrase "steal a little vicarious pleasure" on page 101 of the Big Book means... well, now you know! God bless, MikeH -- Edited by Fyne Spirit on Friday 9th of March 2012 08:51:15 PM

mikef · mikef

When I "came to" for the last time that cold December 2nd morning in 1984, after 25 years of total devastation to myself and all around me there was a strange sense of "finality" in my foggy mind. I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the insanity of continuing to do the same thing...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Make God laugh tell Him all your plans. The delightful property in Kilmarnock has just been withdrawn from the rental market - OK God, OK I get it, don't count yout chickens before they're hatched - I put my hands up, I was projecting more than planning. There'll be a reason for this - like maybe I couldn...

John · John

The Thirteenth Step... "My life is completely unmanagable, I am looking for a job, but haven't had any luck in the past 3 years, I have a nice ten speed bicycle, and live in a half way house. A local church and social services help pay my rent. I have good friends that pitched in to buy me a hair cut, and bod...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God. Our ideas did not work. But the God idea did. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 52 Like a blind man gradually being restored to sight, I slowly groped my way to the Third Step. Havi...

justadrunk · justadrunk

My sponsor says, talk about it, keep talking about it, just get it out there and you'll feel better. It will be good for others, and you will be helping someone else. My questions are basically how? And why? I don't know, maybe it was just me, but hearing about all these people who relasped, and "...

joanna · joanna

I have now hit my 2weeks of being sober. I was watching t.v. with my 18yr. old son who has his own appartment. I don't get to see him all the time because of our work schedules, so he does not know that I am not drinking. I spent most of his years drinking and makeing bad choices. I told him today that...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

No, it's not all bad there's a sweeter tasting core there is a good time to be had & you can look for the good things forever more We all belong together we can't survive alone even if we're not birds of a feather we're matched like a dog & bone There is hope for us all we've just got to spread it arou...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Just got a letter from the solicitor today, the financial agreement is ready for sign off within the next few weeks and then the divorce can progress. Can't get to view the property in scotland until after easter, but financially that works for me. Landlord's agent seems to think I could take my shed wi...

deb365 · deb365

"Persevere in all I tell you to do. The persistent carrying out of My commands, My desires, will unfailingly bring you, as far as spiritual, mental, and temporal things are concerned, to that place where you would be. Man's ecstasy is God's touch on quickened, responsive spirit-nerves.&quo...

Closer · Closer

Can anyone tell me what stage 4 is like??? Cause I dont wanna go there......... -- Edited by Closer on Tuesday 13th of March 2012 01:07:37 AM -- Edited by Closer on Tuesday 13th of March 2012 02:02:30 AM

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The word entered . . . and the phrase entered into the world of the Spirit are very significant. Th...

Closer · Closer

Was out in a restaurant with my uncle today. Havent seen him much in 4-5 years. Ive been to 3 meetings in the last 5 days. Ive been practicing the steps and working sobriety as well as I can. what Ive found is the freedom from the old worries and the ability to handle things easily, like the promises hav...

barisax · barisax

The Big Book has a chapter called The Family Afterward. It's a chapter I dwelled on because it seemed like a lot of my family difficulties started *after* I got sober. But of course they were there all along, either I was blinded to them by my drinking or the family members kept them to themselves. But...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

On awakening let us think of the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 Every day I ask God to kindle within me...

ccromangirl · ccromangirl

is it possible to maintain sobriety, if a person is unable to leave their home, due to agoraphoebia?? couldnt they still do meetings online and even have a online sponsor?? I want to remain sober but have alot anxiety issues. can any one help me?? I have been sober since March 4th 2012. and very much wou...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I've been prevaricating, procrastinating and generally planning to move home for some time. About a year I thought, but a friend in the fellowship tells me I've been dancing round this for around 3 years. Now God has aligned the planets for me. There are changes afoot at work, I'll either have a new job...

deb365 · deb365

"Simplicity is the keynote of My kingdom. Choose simple things always. Love and reverence the humble and the simple. Have only simple things. Your standard must never be the world's standard."

justadrunk · justadrunk

Mostly I just want to give up. But actually I really really want to have what most of you have. I am not dealing with anything in particular. My life is pretty spoiled actually. Not sure why I'm killing myself still. Wish I knew. AA is still my hope and inspiration. Tasha

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	Alcoholic Brain (Preview) -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 27th of March 2012 08:27:54 PM	StPeteDean	5	556	Mar 31, 2012 by leeu
	Depression questions (Preview) I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of my depression, without meds. Not because I'm against pharmacology, but because I still drink. I know if i stop drinking that would help, but can't seem to make that idea stick. but how do I beat this hopeless and sneaky monster? What have you guys done that worked...	Idontwanttorunawayanymore	10	584	Mar 31, 2012 by leeu
	A Reminder That This is a Matter of Life and Death (Preview) Like everyone, I find myself going through stretches where I get complacent with my program, especially when I haven't felt the urge to drink in a few months and life is going fine... so I just had to share a story that happened recently... One of our group of friends, who I see at the same meeting every we...	TwelveSteps	4	497	Mar 31, 2012 by jj
	God Calling - A Life Apart (Preview) "I reward your seeking with My presence. Rejoice and be glad. I am your God. Courage and joy will conquer all troubles. First things first. Seek Me, love Me, joy in Me. I am your guide. No perils can affright you, no discipline exhaust you. Can you hold on in My strength? I need you more than...	deb365	4	458	Mar 30, 2012 by SoberSteve
	I'm new and this is my attempt to reaching out and trying to understand my issue. (Preview) First off let me introduce myself, my name is theresa. I am a soon to be 30 year old mother of 2, a wife, a daughter, a friend and a sister. I have decided to live a sober life, right now I can not say how long I will be doing so, because its to hard to think about. I'm taking it one day at a time. Here is my story, I ca...	babyblueeyes30	17	635	Mar 29, 2012 by New day
	God Calling - Evil Mountains (Preview) "Faith and obedience will remove mountains, mountains of evil, mountains of difficulty. But they must go hand in hand." 365 One-Minute Meditations from God Calling	deb365	1	440	Mar 29, 2012 by Mr_David
	List of AA Tools (Preview) This is cool... at a womens meeting in Phx. AZ a list of tools got started...it's being passed around the world!!! If you would like to see the list and / or add to it...email me @ hmbur@yahoo.com Put something like AA Tool list in the subject line.	fresher2000	9	4232	Mar 28, 2012 by fresher2000
	Need a little support in NOT polevaulting over anthills... (Preview) We're going to sell our house and move 89 miles north, so my wife is closer to her job. We are re-modeling, de-cluttering and keeping an almost two-year old safe and out-of-the-way. I'm finding my serenity elusive and day 148 of sobriety felt like pure luck. I'm having a problem accepting what I can't...	Aquaman	12	700	Mar 28, 2012 by justadrunk
	God Calling - Follow Your Guide (Preview) "I am with you to guide you and help you. Unseen forces are controlling your destiny. Your petty fears are groundless. What of a man walking through a glorious glade who fretted because ahead there lay a river he might not be able to cross, when all the time that river was spanned by a bridge? And...	deb365	1	545	Mar 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	The Promises (Preview) I thought I would share some recent events where God has done for me what I could never do on my own. God and The Program in action. Yesterday was the final mediation meeting for my upcoming divorce. My wife and I have been separated for 7 months. Spiritually, emotional and physical incompatiable fo...	Mike B.	12	686	Mar 26, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	God Calling - Until Your Heart Sings (Preview) "I am beside you to bless and help you. Waver not in your prayers. They shall be heard. All power is Mine. Say that to yourself often and steadily. Say it until your heart sings with the joy of the safety and power it means to you. Use it as a battle cry - "All power is given unto my Lord."...	deb365	2	410	Mar 26, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Active, Not Passive & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasnt made to Gods image to be an automation. As Bill Sees It, p. 55 Before I joined A.A., I often did not think, and reacted to people and situations. When not reacting I acted in a mechanical fashion. After joining A.A., I started seeking daily guidance from a Power g...	Sobrietyspell	2	442	Mar 26, 2012 by Mr_David
	brother pjjw@hotmail.com (Preview) I have a brother who is an Alcoholic. He has had a drinking problem for many years but he has now reached his lowest point. He is homeless, jobless and has burnt his bridges as far as family and friends are concerned. We are trying to find him help and somewhere to go. We are not sure what to do. I do kno...	trishapjjw	5	683	Mar 25, 2012 by Jerry F
	God Calling - No Greater Joy (Preview) "Withdraw into the calm of communion with Me. Rest in that calm and peace. Life knows no greater joy than you will find in converse and companionship with Me. You are Mine. When the soul finds its home of rest in Me, then it is that its real life begins." 365 One-Minute Meditations fro...	deb365	3	495	Mar 25, 2012 by twc130
	AS WE UNDERSTAND HIM (Preview) My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea . . . Why dont you choose your own conception of God? That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years. I stood in the sunlight at last. It was only a matter of being willing to believe in...	Frodo	5	515	Mar 25, 2012 by justadrunk
	Distressing times (Preview) I am going through some of the toughest times in my life at present due to family issues. My son got involved in a terrible incident through drink and drugs last week and a man was seriously injured as a result. It only took three days of him running amok with alcohol and drugs for this to occur but was six mo...	maire rua	8	566	Mar 25, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	proud to say I have been sober for 11 yrs today (Preview) I got sick and tired of being sick and tired and it took somebody to hurt me deeply saying I would never amount to anything to get myself clean and sober, but I don't forget those days when I was drinking, it was fun at first and it slowly developed into disaster, black outs, jail, promiscious, angry, suic...	katiemae11	12	834	Mar 24, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Bald Eagles (Preview) When I think about drinking, I always remember that scene in gremlins where they are drinking and smoking and acting stupid. Makes me realize how stupid I probably look. The baby eagles I watch on webcam are hatching today. Life is miraculous, and so intricate. Must be the work of a Higher Power, t...	justadrunk	5	658	Mar 24, 2012 by leeu
	Issue with anxiety/panic attacks Panic/anxiety attacks (Preview) Hello family my name is Yolanda, alcoholic. In the past 5 months or so, i've started having panic attacks. I talk to my aa friends which is great, as a matter of fact i've phoned and talked to more friends since i first got sober! I've tried some techniques (breathing with praying). But it seems the w...	bsfilterson88	11	865	Mar 23, 2012 by Halfwolf
	Forced to Post by StPeteDean (Preview) I got a message from the above mentioned member/moderator. I guess I have been a member of this message board since October of '06 and have never posted once until today. Huh. Well, I got sober on October 10, 2006, so I supposed that's why I joined this board on October 30, 2006. No, I am not a detectiv...	chris	11	605	Mar 22, 2012 by Mike B.
	situation update (Preview) My sleep pattern is very disturbed with all the stress I am going through at present. I wake at 3.30 or 4.00. I am praying at these times rather than letting my mind race though I wonder should I get up and go back to bed then again. I do eventually get back to sleep and sleep until the alarm at 7.30. I am not exh...	maire rua	7	618	Mar 22, 2012 by Mike B.
	Happy Belly Button Birthday, Aquaman! HaHa! (Preview) Happy Birthday, Rob, dear brother. So pleased you're here & such a wonderful presence & contribution for MIP. Recovery love to you, dear one. Danielle x	Sobrietyspell	7	538	Mar 21, 2012 by mikef
	Hi everyone (Preview) My name is Steve and I am an alcoholic. That's only the second time I've said that, the first being at my first aa meeting this morning. Has quite a ring to it... In a way though I'm almost relEived to have finally pulled the trigger and decided to get it together. Like most people on here, I'm sure, I ha...	JoeyJoeShabadoo	14	638	Mar 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Prayer: It Works & 24hrs a Day (Preview) It has been well said that almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 Having grown up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolish when I first tried praying. I knew there was a Higher Power working in my life how else was I stayin...	Sobrietyspell	2	891	Mar 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	Still Sober (Preview) Well I am still hanging in there. I have not had a drink and feeling better every day. I still have my ups and downs with my emotions but I am learning that it is all a part of me getting better. I called my mom and talked with her, and admitted being an alcoholic and what I have been doing about makeing mys...	joanna	11	664	Mar 21, 2012 by Jerry F
	Is there a recovery wristband ? (Preview) I just wondered if there was a recovery wristband similar to the "livestrong" type ones ?	thetick	7	6630	Mar 20, 2012 by SoberSteve
	Happy Biological Birthday Danielle (Preview) Happy Birthday Danielle, Hope you're having a wonderful day/evening!	StPeteDean	6	715	Mar 19, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	recovering from accident (Preview) Hi It has been awile since I posted. I was in an accident and have not been on the PC lots. I have the neverending headache made worse by things like reading, tv, computer ... Whenever it does hurt I say a prayer of thanks because it means I am alive to hurt. I am grateful for the accident (woman ran a yeild)...	SeekingSerenity	9	617	Mar 19, 2012 by jj
	Directions By Tina (Preview) Contemplating a direction from the logic of the brainLeaves you feeling emptyWishing you would have abstained. Contemplating a direction from the whimsical heartWill leave you with a notion0f its abstract arts. Contemplating a direction from the profundity of the soulEmpties human power S...	stnatina	1	598	Mar 18, 2012 by Mr_David
	Gray hairs needed in Adult Children (Preview) Comrade, if you feel so inclined and consider yourself an Adult Child, I am asking for you to paticipate in the adult Children forum so as to mature the group. We have a reoccuring issue with whose recovery efforts are superior. I think part of the problem is that we are not mature as a group. Part of th...	ASpaceOdyssey	0	482	Mar 17, 2012 by ASpaceOdyssey
	Praying with children. (Preview) Last night while the crazy rambler at my home group was spewing out non-sense, I remembered my sponsor told me to do a serenity prayer marathon in my head, so as not to be tempted to get up and slap him. It was particularily bad last night. He was more off his rocker than usual. I was pretty embarrased be...	justadrunk	9	708	Mar 17, 2012 by stnatina
	Amazing Sex for Sober Alcoholics (Preview) If you've ever wondered what the phrase "steal a little vicarious pleasure" on page 101 of the Big Book means... well, now you know! God bless, MikeH -- Edited by Fyne Spirit on Friday 9th of March 2012 08:51:15 PM	Fyne Spirit	14	1224	Mar 17, 2012 by John
	Some days it seems I work harder than others ,but I work everyday!!! (Preview) When I "came to" for the last time that cold December 2nd morning in 1984, after 25 years of total devastation to myself and all around me there was a strange sense of "finality" in my foggy mind. I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the insanity of continuing to do the same thing...	mikef	7	622	Mar 16, 2012 by justadrunk
	Bugger, Higher Power shows his sense of humour again! (Preview) Make God laugh tell Him all your plans. The delightful property in Kilmarnock has just been withdrawn from the rental market - OK God, OK I get it, don't count yout chickens before they're hatched - I put my hands up, I was projecting more than planning. There'll be a reason for this - like maybe I couldn...	bikerbill	5	518	Mar 16, 2012 by Mike B.
	Humor... (Preview) The Thirteenth Step... "My life is completely unmanagable, I am looking for a job, but haven't had any luck in the past 3 years, I have a nice ten speed bicycle, and live in a half way house. A local church and social services help pay my rent. I have good friends that pitched in to buy me a hair cut, and bod...	John	8	583	Mar 16, 2012 by jj
	Daily Reflections ~ The God Idea & 24hrs a Day (Preview) When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God. Our ideas did not work. But the God idea did. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 52 Like a blind man gradually being restored to sight, I slowly groped my way to the Third Step. Havi...	Sobrietyspell	3	575	Mar 16, 2012 by Mike B.
	Thinking about relapse (Preview) My sponsor says, talk about it, keep talking about it, just get it out there and you'll feel better. It will be good for others, and you will be helping someone else. My questions are basically how? And why? I don't know, maybe it was just me, but hearing about all these people who relasped, and "...	justadrunk	16	905	Mar 16, 2012 by justadrunk
	disappointment (Preview) I have now hit my 2weeks of being sober. I was watching t.v. with my 18yr. old son who has his own appartment. I don't get to see him all the time because of our work schedules, so he does not know that I am not drinking. I spent most of his years drinking and makeing bad choices. I told him today that...	joanna	22	1412	Mar 16, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Poem (Preview) No, it's not all bad there's a sweeter tasting core there is a good time to be had & you can look for the good things forever more We all belong together we can't survive alone even if we're not birds of a feather we're matched like a dog & bone There is hope for us all we've just got to spread it arou...	Sobrietyspell	6	596	Mar 16, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	Things moving forward (Preview) Just got a letter from the solicitor today, the financial agreement is ready for sign off within the next few weeks and then the divorce can progress. Can't get to view the property in scotland until after easter, but financially that works for me. Landlord's agent seems to think I could take my shed wi...	bikerbill	4	478	Mar 15, 2012 by StPeteDean
	God Calling - God's Touch (Preview) "Persevere in all I tell you to do. The persistent carrying out of My commands, My desires, will unfailingly bring you, as far as spiritual, mental, and temporal things are concerned, to that place where you would be. Man's ecstasy is God's touch on quickened, responsive spirit-nerves.&quo...	deb365	2	403	Mar 15, 2012 by Mr_David
	Question about the stages of alcoholism. (Preview) Can anyone tell me what stage 4 is like??? Cause I dont wanna go there......... -- Edited by Closer on Tuesday 13th of March 2012 01:07:37 AM -- Edited by Closer on Tuesday 13th of March 2012 02:02:30 AM	Closer	8	835	Mar 14, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Daily Reflections ~ A World of the Spirit & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The word entered . . . and the phrase entered into the world of the Spirit are very significant. Th...	Sobrietyspell	2	474	Mar 14, 2012 by Mr_David
	Working well, attending meetings. (Preview) Was out in a restaurant with my uncle today. Havent seen him much in 4-5 years. Ive been to 3 meetings in the last 5 days. Ive been practicing the steps and working sobriety as well as I can. what Ive found is the freedom from the old worries and the ability to handle things easily, like the promises hav...	Closer	9	532	Mar 14, 2012 by Jerry F
	The Family During (Preview) The Big Book has a chapter called The Family Afterward. It's a chapter I dwelled on because it seemed like a lot of my family difficulties started after I got sober. But of course they were there all along, either I was blinded to them by my drinking or the family members kept them to themselves. But...	barisax	5	674	Mar 14, 2012 by maire rua
	Daily Reflections ~ A Day's Plan & 24hrs a Day (Preview) On awakening let us think of the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 Every day I ask God to kindle within me...	Sobrietyspell	3	783	Mar 13, 2012 by Mike B.
	agoraphoebia (Preview) is it possible to maintain sobriety, if a person is unable to leave their home, due to agoraphoebia?? couldnt they still do meetings online and even have a online sponsor?? I want to remain sober but have alot anxiety issues. can any one help me?? I have been sober since March 4th 2012. and very much wou...	ccromangirl	14	608	Mar 13, 2012 by rrib
	It's time for me to step out of the comfort zone. (Preview) I've been prevaricating, procrastinating and generally planning to move home for some time. About a year I thought, but a friend in the fellowship tells me I've been dancing round this for around 3 years. Now God has aligned the planets for me. There are changes afoot at work, I'll either have a new job...	bikerbill	9	847	Mar 13, 2012 by StPeteDean
	God Calling - Simplicity (Preview) "Simplicity is the keynote of My kingdom. Choose simple things always. Love and reverence the humble and the simple. Have only simple things. Your standard must never be the world's standard."	deb365	1	421	Mar 13, 2012 by Mr_David
	when it's so embarrasing to be a drunk again (Preview) Mostly I just want to give up. But actually I really really want to have what most of you have. I am not dealing with anything in particular. My life is pretty spoiled actually. Not sure why I'm killing myself still. Wish I knew. AA is still my hope and inspiration. Tasha	justadrunk	11	800	Mar 13, 2012 by justadrunk
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