Alcoholics Anonymous

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.

gladlee · gladlee

"Each word or thought of yours can be like a pearl that you drop into the secret place of another heart, and in some hour of need, lo! the recipient finds the treasure and realized for the first time its value. Do not be too ready to do; just be. I said, "Be ye therefore perfect," not &qu...

bigdonkey1 · bigdonkey1

I was reading some facts online and stuff, and heard there's a chance of erm, termination, if you decide to go off the bottle. However, I want to quit, as I feel like this might be turning into a problem again. I was pretty much drunk everday from thanks giving to christmas, now I'm sober again, but just wa...

mikef · mikef

Good morning,Welcome and Blessings of this day! Just For Today, through God's grace and application of our program into the attitudes ,behaviors and actions of my life, I am striving to be' ENTIRELY READY".With much practice,I have become truly aware when my actions and behaviors are leadin...

leeu · leeu

An individual who has a condition in common with us here, and crucial to my life as a mother, took from me something very precious and valuable, over 30 years ago, when I had no recourse in the matter. I thought that it was long gone, not just from my world, but that it had been sold. Took a long time for the h...

gladlee · gladlee

"You must pray. The way will open. God cares and His plans unfold. Just love and wait. Love is the key. No door is too difficult for it to open. What cause have you to fear? Has He not cared for and protected you? Hope on. Hope gladly. Hope with certainty. Be calm, calm in My power. Never negl...

ASpaceOdyssey · ASpaceOdyssey

Hi, all. I am an Adult Child (formerly "of Alcoholics") in the other section of this website and binge on food and drink a 6pack of Lite beer pretty much nightly. I have been reading all your posts, especially those to McSwagger. Very interesting. I am working the 12 steps with Adult Ch...

TryingToLiveLife · TryingToLiveLife

Hello fellow alcoholics! My name is John, and here is my story. I started drinking at a young age, about 14. After drinking for about a year occasionally with friends, I began to drink more heavily and party a lot. Never liking the taste really, I just wanted the buzz of alcohol. Also, I began smokin...

gladlee · gladlee

"Love Me and do My will. No evil shall befall you. Take no thought for tomorrow. Rest in My presence brings peace. God will help you. Desire brings fulfillment. Peace like a quiet flowing river cleanses, sweeps all irritants away. You shall be taught, continue these prayer-times, even if...

Sunflower11 · Sunflower11

I just wanted to introduce myself. I am new to this board, and I guess I wanted to find some extra support right now in my life. I got sober almost two years ago (as of Febuary 1st) I was a blackout drinker, and I started very young, about 10 years old. The end of my drinking was horrible, but I was lucky to have...

kendramae89 · kendramae89

Hi everyone I am new here. I have recently realized that I have an alcohol problem. I am 22 years old, female. I have been drinking alcohol for around 6 years. I was only drinking on the weekends with friends all 6 years. The past 2 months have been very stressful. My boyfriend and I of 3 1/2 years broke up. I...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 564 Tradition Twelve became important early in my sobriety and, along with the Twelve Steps, it continues to be a must in my recovery. I became aware afte...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I know its not a common milestone like 60 or 90 etc but its a big one for me, every since I came to AA two years ago this is the longest I have been without a drink. The longest before was over a year ago and I had 76.. So that means since I started drinking at 15, in the 15 years that followed this is the longest I h...

gladlee · gladlee

"All is well. Wonderful things are happening. Do not limit God at all. He cares and provides. Uproot self - the channel blocker. Do not plan ahead; the way will unfold step by step. Leave tomorrow's burden. (Higher power) is the great burden bearer. You cannot bear His load, and He only ex...

gladlee · gladlee

"You must be renewed, remade... Everything must rest on Me. Only love is a conquering force. Be not afraid; I will help you. Take heart. God loves, God helps, God fights, God wins. You shall see. You shall know. The way will open. All My love has ever planned, all My love has ever thought, y...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So I swear like a drunken sailor. I am very good at combining some of the most offensive curse words, usually starting or ending (sometimes starting AND ending) with the F word or some derivatives. I have kids, and many times I can not stop myself, even in front of them. My wife has asked me to at least dr...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the foundation of recovery....

fastfrank · fastfrank

I recently went to a meeting where someone was thrown out because he sat in the back working on a laptop. I saw people texting with no consequences but one overbearing member told the person to leave. While there may be a group conscience is the texting ok then? Does this cross the boundry of the only requ...

John · John

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sshamir87 · sshamir87

Hello, I am looking for a sponsor for my boyfriend who is currently incarcerated, colorado state penitentiary. He is trying to make parole in April and wants to do everything he can to stay on the right track. Someone in Grand Junction would be ideal but the Denver metro area is alright. If anyone has an...

gladlee · gladlee

"You are to help to save others. Never let one day pass when you have not reached out an arm of love to someone outside your home - a note, a letter, a visit, help in some way. Be full of joy. Joy saves. Joy cures. Joy in Me. In every ray of sunlight, every smile, every act of kindness, or love, every...

Bella123 · Bella123

Here I sit at work, feeling very bad that I know when I get off work, I will drink about 10 beers. That is my daily consumption. I hate myself every morning and ask myself and god why do I do this everyday. Been through the program before with 8 and 2 years sober. I'm so sick of this, but scared to face reality....

B-lever2day · B-lever2day

coming back, in every sense of these words. with just under a year of being sober, i surrendered to my disease and picked up that first drink. i had walked out of the sunlight of the spirit one day at a time. had a very difficult personal situatation. my sponsor and i agreed to no longer continue a sponsor/...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Happy New Year! I am so glad I am sober. I am so content to go to bed at 10:00pm and sleep well! Peace my friends!

jess1818 · jess1818

The way that I lie to myself is astounding . I have been saying that I have not been drinking to myself for years , but that is not true. I have been drinking not everyday , never did , but once a week or every two weeks drunk, I think If I have one drink I get drunk. I open a bottle of wine and then finish it and the...

gladlee · gladlee

"I stand between the years. The light of My presence is flung across the year to come - the radiance of the sun of righteousness. Backward, over the past year, is My shadow thrown, hiding trouble and sorrow and disappointment. Dwell not on the past - only on the present. Only use the past as the t...

Aquaman · Aquaman

At a meeting tnight, instead of a typical meeting, we listened to a tape made of Bill W. speaking at the one year anniversary of a new group. However, just before leaving for the meeting he recieved a telegram from Bob. Jr. "Uncle Bill. Dad passed peacefully in his sleep last night." Referri...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 This truly is a fact in my life tod...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

weird, sitting here at work, a new girl came over and said "hey bud do you want some vodka" I said no im an alcoholic and she said so do you want some, i said no thanks Im in the program. The weird thing was my natural instinct was to grab the glass before it even occured... maybe it was a test..eit...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The way our worthy alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the less worthy is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another! THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37 Who am I to judge anyone? When I first entered the Fellowship I found that I liked everyone. After all...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Im on step 4 and my sponsor said to write down any resentments I ever had regarding to drinking or not. Can anyone share some examples or tips? Thanks

Brian_2012 · Brian_2012

Hi, My names Brian and Im an Alcoholic. I thought Id join the forums online as well as go to meetings. I first came to AA in 2009 but I didnt start working the program properly until about May 1st of 2011. Im hoping I can post messages with other members to help keep me away from drinking. Ive gotten myself...

Jacq · Jacq

This is new for me. I am making a promise to not drink. My husband of 15 months and I do not see eye-to-eye on drinking. I have a few drinks and he doesn't like it. I am thin and on medication so drinking is not wise for me. Actually, it's not wise at all. I am very good at functioning and drinking. I work every da...

SteveW · SteveW

I started attending AA this year and it has been a great help! I had to stop drinking because I found out I have liver disease. Once I stopped drinking it helped my liver but not as much as I expected. I was still having problems with my liver, and my Doctor told me there isn't much that can be done other than a...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha MIPers...It was appropriate that this past awareness from past inventories came back to mind this morning and that somewhat of an urge to try it again also passed my frontal lobe. I got frustrated and angry and resentful and fearful...harrassed again by the police...and so for the moment I w...

LinBabaAgo-go · LinBabaAgo-go

The First few times I went surfing were some of the most miserable times of my life, the board wobbled underneath me and would hit me in the face and moved around with every little bump in the water as I struggled to control it, paddling out used muscles I was unfamiliar with and the workout I got was unlike...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

At times I don't like the way it makes me feel but I do it anyway. Then there are other times when I can drink like a regular person with few consequences or I can not drink at all. I seem to be able to say no to it when I should and I can go for weeks without touching a drop. So am I really an alcoholic? I've read som...

MKN · MKN

Dear Family. I just wanted to remind myself how grateful I am for the blessings. I thought I could start the list and anyone who wants can add as we approach the holidays and the New Year. For starters I am grateful for: My children. -- Edited by MKN on Friday 16th of December 2011 12:14:45 AM

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 21 The old line says, Suit up and show up. That a...

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	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	11047	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	688	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	431	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	1707	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	677	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	6178	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	449	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	353	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	663	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	1537	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	421	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	1306	Jan 8, 2012 by Frodo
	God Calling ~ The Secret Pearl (Preview) "Each word or thought of yours can be like a pearl that you drop into the secret place of another heart, and in some hour of need, lo! the recipient finds the treasure and realized for the first time its value. Do not be too ready to do; just be. I said, "Be ye therefore perfect," not &qu...	gladlee	1	404	Jan 7, 2012 by KeepingFaith
	Noob question about withdrawl? New Comer (Preview) I was reading some facts online and stuff, and heard there's a chance of erm, termination, if you decide to go off the bottle. However, I want to quit, as I feel like this might be turning into a problem again. I was pretty much drunk everday from thanks giving to christmas, now I'm sober again, but just wa...	bigdonkey1	20	2170	Jan 7, 2012 by StPeteDean
	ENTIRELY READY!! (Preview) Good morning,Welcome and Blessings of this day! Just For Today, through God's grace and application of our program into the attitudes ,behaviors and actions of my life, I am striving to be' ENTIRELY READY".With much practice,I have become truly aware when my actions and behaviors are leadin...	mikef	3	549	Jan 7, 2012 by The Addiction Club
	Talk about amends!! (Preview) An individual who has a condition in common with us here, and crucial to my life as a mother, took from me something very precious and valuable, over 30 years ago, when I had no recourse in the matter. I thought that it was long gone, not just from my world, but that it had been sold. Took a long time for the h...	leeu	5	710	Jan 6, 2012 by Mike B.
	God Calling ~ Sharp and Ready (Preview) "You must pray. The way will open. God cares and His plans unfold. Just love and wait. Love is the key. No door is too difficult for it to open. What cause have you to fear? Has He not cared for and protected you? Hope on. Hope gladly. Hope with certainty. Be calm, calm in My power. Never negl...	gladlee	0	320	Jan 6, 2012 by gladlee
	I don't know if I'm an alcoholic but I'm going to start meetings anyway new comer (Preview) Hi, all. I am an Adult Child (formerly "of Alcoholics") in the other section of this website and binge on food and drink a 6pack of Lite beer pretty much nightly. I have been reading all your posts, especially those to McSwagger. Very interesting. I am working the 12 steps with Adult Ch...	ASpaceOdyssey	15	2262	Jan 6, 2012 by SoberSteve
	My story, advice please alcoholic childhood story my story advice DLAD hearing hearing license appeal appeal (Preview) Hello fellow alcoholics! My name is John, and here is my story. I started drinking at a young age, about 14. After drinking for about a year occasionally with friends, I began to drink more heavily and party a lot. Never liking the taste really, I just wanted the buzz of alcohol. Also, I began smokin...	TryingToLiveLife	7	8155	Jan 6, 2012 by Rob84
	God Calling ~ Hoard nothing (Preview) "Love Me and do My will. No evil shall befall you. Take no thought for tomorrow. Rest in My presence brings peace. God will help you. Desire brings fulfillment. Peace like a quiet flowing river cleanses, sweeps all irritants away. You shall be taught, continue these prayer-times, even if...	gladlee	2	720	Jan 6, 2012 by The Addiction Club
	Hi everyone, I'm new here New member (Preview) I just wanted to introduce myself. I am new to this board, and I guess I wanted to find some extra support right now in my life. I got sober almost two years ago (as of Febuary 1st) I was a blackout drinker, and I started very young, about 10 years old. The end of my drinking was horrible, but I was lucky to have...	Sunflower11	12	5054	Jan 6, 2012 by StPeteDean
	PLEASE HELP...bedwetting :((((( (Preview) Hi everyone I am new here. I have recently realized that I have an alcohol problem. I am 22 years old, female. I have been drinking alcohol for around 6 years. I was only drinking on the weekends with friends all 6 years. The past 2 months have been very stressful. My boyfriend and I of 3 1/2 years broke up. I...	kendramae89	12	3802	Jan 5, 2012 by Rob84
	Daily Reflections ~ Anonymity & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 564 Tradition Twelve became important early in my sobriety and, along with the Twelve Steps, it continues to be a must in my recovery. I became aware afte...	Sobrietyspell	1	401	Jan 5, 2012 by Jerry F
	78 days!! (Preview) I know its not a common milestone like 60 or 90 etc but its a big one for me, every since I came to AA two years ago this is the longest I have been without a drink. The longest before was over a year ago and I had 76.. So that means since I started drinking at 15, in the 15 years that followed this is the longest I h...	SoberSteve	11	566	Jan 5, 2012 by Tasha
	God Calling ~ Do Not Plan (Preview) "All is well. Wonderful things are happening. Do not limit God at all. He cares and provides. Uproot self - the channel blocker. Do not plan ahead; the way will unfold step by step. Leave tomorrow's burden. (Higher power) is the great burden bearer. You cannot bear His load, and He only ex...	gladlee	1	363	Jan 4, 2012 by SoberSteve
	God Calling ~ The Way will Open (Preview) "You must be renewed, remade... Everything must rest on Me. Only love is a conquering force. Be not afraid; I will help you. Take heart. God loves, God helps, God fights, God wins. You shall see. You shall know. The way will open. All My love has ever planned, all My love has ever thought, y...	gladlee	1	362	Jan 4, 2012 by Denise L
	Resolutions Anyone? (Preview) So I swear like a drunken sailor. I am very good at combining some of the most offensive curse words, usually starting or ending (sometimes starting AND ending) with the F word or some derivatives. I have kids, and many times I can not stop myself, even in front of them. My wife has asked me to at least dr...	turninggrey	9	802	Jan 3, 2012 by LinBabaAgo-go
	Daily Reflections ~ Powerless & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the foundation of recovery....	Sobrietyspell	0	811	Jan 3, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	traditions The only requirement (Preview) I recently went to a meeting where someone was thrown out because he sat in the back working on a laptop. I saw people texting with no consequences but one overbearing member told the person to leave. While there may be a group conscience is the texting ok then? Does this cross the boundry of the only requ...	fastfrank	9	691	Jan 3, 2012 by LinBabaAgo-go
	Happy New Year (video from John to you!) (Preview) [video=]	John	2	361	Jan 3, 2012 by SoberSteve
	Looking for a Sponsor in Grand Junction/Denver Metro Area.. (Preview) Hello, I am looking for a sponsor for my boyfriend who is currently incarcerated, colorado state penitentiary. He is trying to make parole in April and wants to do everything he can to stay on the right track. Someone in Grand Junction would be ideal but the Denver metro area is alright. If anyone has an...	sshamir87	2	675	Jan 3, 2012 by Rob84
	God Calling ~ Arm of Love (Preview) "You are to help to save others. Never let one day pass when you have not reached out an arm of love to someone outside your home - a note, a letter, a visit, help in some way. Be full of joy. Joy saves. Joy cures. Joy in Me. In every ray of sunlight, every smile, every act of kindness, or love, every...	gladlee	1	354	Jan 3, 2012 by Jerry F
	Oh boy new member (Preview) Here I sit at work, feeling very bad that I know when I get off work, I will drink about 10 beers. That is my daily consumption. I hate myself every morning and ask myself and god why do I do this everyday. Been through the program before with 8 and 2 years sober. I'm so sick of this, but scared to face reality....	Bella123	18	6002	Jan 2, 2012 by TwelveSteps
	almost died (Preview) coming back, in every sense of these words. with just under a year of being sober, i surrendered to my disease and picked up that first drink. i had walked out of the sunlight of the spirit one day at a time. had a very difficult personal situatation. my sponsor and i agreed to no longer continue a sponsor/...	B-lever2day	9	629	Jan 2, 2012 by B-lever2day
	OMG, HNY!!! (Preview) Happy New Year! I am so glad I am sober. I am so content to go to bed at 10:00pm and sleep well! Peace my friends!	turninggrey	8	530	Jan 2, 2012 by jj
	Step 4 stuff I need to really do (i think) new member (Preview) The way that I lie to myself is astounding . I have been saying that I have not been drinking to myself for years , but that is not true. I have been drinking not everyday , never did , but once a week or every two weeks drunk, I think If I have one drink I get drunk. I open a bottle of wine and then finish it and the...	jess1818	10	4919	Jan 1, 2012 by jess1818
	God Calling ~ Between the Years (Preview) "I stand between the years. The light of My presence is flung across the year to come - the radiance of the sun of righteousness. Backward, over the past year, is My shadow thrown, hiding trouble and sorrow and disappointment. Dwell not on the past - only on the present. Only use the past as the t...	gladlee	0	408	Jan 1, 2012 by gladlee
	profoundly moving speaker tape (Preview) At a meeting tnight, instead of a typical meeting, we listened to a tape made of Bill W. speaking at the one year anniversary of a new group. However, just before leaving for the meeting he recieved a telegram from Bob. Jr. "Uncle Bill. Dad passed peacefully in his sleep last night." Referri...	Aquaman	10	1031	Jan 1, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflection ~ I am a Miracle & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 This truly is a fact in my life tod...	Sobrietyspell	0	434	Jan 1, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	Just got offered a shot of vodka here now at work... (Preview) weird, sitting here at work, a new girl came over and said "hey bud do you want some vodka" I said no im an alcoholic and she said so do you want some, i said no thanks Im in the program. The weird thing was my natural instinct was to grab the glass before it even occured... maybe it was a test..eit...	SoberSteve	13	607	Dec 31, 2011 by mikef
	Daily Reflections ~ Principles, Not Personalities & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The way our worthy alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the less worthy is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another! THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37 Who am I to judge anyone? When I first entered the Fellowship I found that I liked everyone. After all...	Sobrietyspell	2	529	Dec 31, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Step 4 (Preview) Im on step 4 and my sponsor said to write down any resentments I ever had regarding to drinking or not. Can anyone share some examples or tips? Thanks	SoberSteve	4	684	Dec 31, 2011 by SoberSteve
	New to Online Forums. new member (Preview) Hi, My names Brian and Im an Alcoholic. I thought Id join the forums online as well as go to meetings. I first came to AA in 2009 but I didnt start working the program properly until about May 1st of 2011. Im hoping I can post messages with other members to help keep me away from drinking. Ive gotten myself...	Brian_2012	12	2683	Dec 30, 2011 by carlasober
	I'm New. Support??? newcomer (Preview) This is new for me. I am making a promise to not drink. My husband of 15 months and I do not see eye-to-eye on drinking. I have a few drinks and he doesn't like it. I am thin and on medication so drinking is not wise for me. Actually, it's not wise at all. I am very good at functioning and drinking. I work every da...	Jacq	21	10838	Dec 30, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Everything keeps getting better and better!! (Preview) I started attending AA this year and it has been a great help! I had to stop drinking because I found out I have liver disease. Once I stopped drinking it helped my liver but not as much as I expected. I was still having problems with my liver, and my Doctor told me there isn't much that can be done other than a...	SteveW	4	514	Dec 30, 2011 by Rob84
	I use to drink to trash myself... (Preview) Aloha MIPers...It was appropriate that this past awareness from past inventories came back to mind this morning and that somewhat of an urge to try it again also passed my frontal lobe. I got frustrated and angry and resentful and fearful...harrassed again by the police...and so for the moment I w...	Jerry F	4	571	Dec 29, 2011 by leeu
	Worth a repost on the holidays (Preview) The First few times I went surfing were some of the most miserable times of my life, the board wobbled underneath me and would hit me in the face and moved around with every little bump in the water as I struggled to control it, paddling out used muscles I was unfamiliar with and the workout I got was unlike...	LinBabaAgo-go	5	521	Dec 29, 2011 by SeekingSerenity
	I assume that I have a drinking problem because... (Preview) At times I don't like the way it makes me feel but I do it anyway. Then there are other times when I can drink like a regular person with few consequences or I can not drink at all. I seem to be able to say no to it when I should and I can go for weeks without touching a drop. So am I really an alcoholic? I've read som...	TipsyMcstagger	20	832	Dec 29, 2011 by SeekingSerenity
	Gratitude List (PLEASE ADD ITEMS) gratitude grateful (Preview) Dear Family. I just wanted to remind myself how grateful I am for the blessings. I thought I could start the list and anyone who wants can add as we approach the holidays and the New Year. For starters I am grateful for: My children. -- Edited by MKN on Friday 16th of December 2011 12:14:45 AM	MKN	24	8935	Dec 29, 2011 by SeekingSerenity
	Daily Reflections ~ Suit Up and Show Up & 24hrs a Day (Preview) In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 21 The old line says, Suit up and show up. That a...	Sobrietyspell	1	1439	Dec 28, 2011 by SoberSteve
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