Alcoholics Anonymous

loretta · loretta

Hi my name is loretta I am new here and have no clue how to use this board or what i am doing. But I am a Alcoholic and want to get sober and stay sober. I found a local AA meeting thatI am going to start going to. I am a single mom to an 8 year old boy. I have tried to get sober on my own numerous times w/o any support an...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi Everyone, I have a tumor, that is right in the area next to my heart, next to my esophagus, and right lung...it carries many risks, of each of this vital organs...so it is fear of death, not from drinking, but of the radiation not honing into the microscopic area, this is a new tumor, stage 1, so I do ha...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Life will take on a new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you. to have a host of friends - this is an experience you must not miss. . . . Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. A...

jvian · jvian

During the wee hours, mind abuzz, I have often used the Serenity Prayer to gain the calmness I need to sleep. During the fall when I was going through a particularly bad patch, the Serenity prayer was not enough. I began to wonder what other things my higher power might grant me and so extended the pray...

mental defect · mental defect

Hi my name is Bill I am a recovered alcoholic. How many times I say that in a day.I never wonder what people think when I say that . I also never care what they think when I sit down open my book and start studying.Or if I have some thing heavy and I had to write on it forth step style.the people who have shown me p...

Rainspa · Rainspa

December 7 Every person at some time in life has a spiritual experience of some kind. It may have been no more than a soul-stimulating experience after hearing a beautiful hymn, beautifully sung. Perhaps it is only an undefined hunger within when viewing alone a star-studded sky, or an awe-inspiris...

gonee · gonee

Had a wonderful weekend with my AA family. The beauty of going on these retreats is that we know so many people. The 400 odd people that fellowshipped had such a nice time. Some I have known for the last 22 years. The Alateens have grown up and many now have children of their own. For me this is recovery at it...

Jeanne · Jeanne

That's all I gotta say. I'm struggling. No sponsor, no support at home... Lots of books, got a car to get me to meetings... but my head is playing games w/ me today. Essentially lost my jobyesterday due to the economy... good side of that: Plenty of time for meetings; bad side: feel like a failure even...

Jupiter76 · Jupiter76

and what a great feeling! my homegroup (fairly new one we're just getting started) is also doing the Back to Basics. I am very excited to start this process as I haven't really started taking the steps, except Step 1-3...and have struggled with finding a sponsor. Has anyone on the board done this 4 week...

LinBaba · LinBaba

Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking. He gets a thrill out of skipping in front of fast-moving vehicles. He enjoys himself for a few years in spite of friendly warnings. Up to this point you would lab...

Full Flight · Full Flight

Upon Self Seekin Give me mine, dam yu and the world Selfishness , Avoid discomfort i was was burned up i saw that it was my -> Self Esteem, ambitions ,pocketbook ,personal relationships - Sexual - security being hurt or threatend bottom of 64 roll over to 86 explore my life with god and expose m...

mental defect · mental defect

As I opened my eyes this morning.and thanks God that one never get tired .lol I hope you are pleased that I will be bragging on you all day again But first before I get started can you direct my thinking please divorce it from self pity < the fact that I am out of work only gives me more time to serve you and n...

Rainspa · Rainspa

December 6 If you are satisfied with your progress in AA, you are not only an exception but you may be headed for trouble. Remember One Day at a Time, and Easy Does It. Before you measure your advancement, be sure you have an accurate yardstick. Nature is always slow in its development of good things...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Did you expect people who had your number to call and check on you? Or...did you take initiative and call them. I think a lot of newcomers don't understand that they need to get phone numbers off the bat and actually CALL THEM. WE want to hear from you. I have given out my phone number to a bunch of newco...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 124-25 During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in everything I d...

gonee · gonee

A young man committed suicide by hanging himself. This has become almost a daily statistic in our area. My heart breaks everytime I think of the pain and suffering that family must endure for the rest of their lives. Alcoholism is killing a lot of younger people today. Our Monday night group consists o...

LinBaba · LinBaba

Won't keep us sober I loved what Steve wrote in another thread SteveP wrote:Reason is a human power and no human power can cure me of my alcoholism. Steve Meetings are a human power The minute we put our work on a service plane, the alcoholic commences to rely upon our assistance rather than upon God. He c...

Rainspa · Rainspa

December 5 A man once ridiculed me in front of a large class in school, and I have hated his guts ever since. That was 35 years ago and I do not know whether he is dead or alive. If he was aware of my intense dislike, it certainly never bothered him. But it certainly bothers me even now. His face springs up in my...

aprilleaves · aprilleaves

I had my last drink last night and now I want to go to the bar and get more beer. My head has been messing with me all day, saying, go get the beer. I want to drink. I think no, I can't. I just want to relax with 6 or 7 beers. I want to go to the bar and right now. I have been praying to God and reading the big book. I stil...

Rainspa · Rainspa

I saw this article and thought it was worthwhile. Does anybody have an opinion on this? Gresham's Law and Alcoholics Anonymous by Tom P., Jr.Editor's Note: Gresham's law is commonly stated as: "Bad money drives good money out of circulation". A more correct rendering of Gresham's Law is...

gonee · gonee

Why is AA dying slowly? I have wondered about this in recent years. Many who were on fire for the fellowship have now burnt out. Many who vowed to serve until they die are not even vaguely interested in even attending meetings. For myself I had found very early in my recovery, that if I relied on own power a...

Thirsty1 · Thirsty1

Greetings from Maine. My name is Thirsty1 and I am an alcoholic. We are powerless over alcohol, our lives have become unmanageable. I am powerless because: I will never be cured of Alcoholism. I will never out grow of being an alcoholic. I will never graduate from Alcoholics Anonymous. Be...

Jeanne · Jeanne

Hello, So I'm doing well... feeling great and strong in the knowledge that I cannot drink without serious consequences... I definitely do not want to pick up that first drink... again. I am here in AA to stay and I mean business. This is my choice, my life and in order for it to keep going well, alcoho...

mikef · mikef

As I start today,sober and free from active addiction by the grace and mercy of the God of my understanding,(I also do the work)I can reflect on the idea that there is some task God has for me to do today and it will remain undone until by faith and obedience I step into God's will..I will also remember th...

Rainspa · Rainspa

December 2 Fires, floods and epidemics are nobody's business - they are everybody's business. Alcoholism is equally devastating and just as much a community catastrophe. We in AA are unique in that we are trained veterans in the art of combating this disease. Its prevalence demands the complete co...

Rainspa · Rainspa

December 3 I feel good today and I ought to. I slept like a baby last night, had a fine breakfast that I relished, the wife and kids kissed me as I left the house, I arrived at the office whistling and didn't give a damn whether the boss was in a good humor or not. The work, too, seemed so much easier to do and the...

bikerbill · bikerbill

It took me nearly 45 minutes to get home from the meeting. Learnt a lot on the way home, like driving up Harbrough Hill Road, dual carriageway, 40 tonner artic in the nearside lane crawling up at less than walking pace, I didn't want to slow down so went for the overtake, but no, not enough grip. Came to a st...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

Jeanne · Jeanne

Hello... This is my first post to these boards. I am fairly new to AA, having just acknowledged my disease this past Summer. I have been going to meetings as much as I can and doing a lot of reading... trying my best to not pick up. I feel so good when I don't drink. I know for sure I am an alcoholic and hav...

mikef · mikef

On this date,December 2nd,1984,it was a Sunday morning, I "came to" for the last time, raising my twisted head from the floor and crying out for God's mercy and received His grace....Please join me today in a celebration of life ,26 years of uninterrupted sobriety, a day at a time.To the n...

barisax · barisax

Does your part of the world have them? What is the format? And do they tend to be large or small, frequented by both oldtimers and beginners alike? Barisax

jj · jj

my sponsor says always have a 'plan B' so you never are "stuck" in a situation with alcohol temptations. and she is right. as soon as i feel uncomforable in a situation, i need to remove myself from it. the stronger i get in my AA program, the less i feel uncomfortable. i do not 'roma...

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

OK, here's a question from an 18-monther: Does working the steps mean: A. Marking each step formally, in order, in public or in the presence of a sponsor, by reciting certain phrases verbally. B. Simply using the principles behind the steps as a general philosophy of living. C. Something in betw...

John · John

gonee · gonee

Going away for the weekend. It's our annual AA, Alanon and Alateen roundup. My family and I have been going there for the last 22 years. The kids were 6 & 2. They still like to attend. Their friends have grown up with them in recovery. The entire resort on the beach is booked. It's great because we have...

TwelveSteps · TwelveSteps

A recent thread reminded me that it might be helpful to others if I posted on this topic. During my first several months in AA, I was a chronic relapser. I had always heard that when one relapses after a period of sobriety, you pick up at a point that is as if you had continued drinking the entire time. Alcoh...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasn't sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experiencing serenity. It was a good feeling, but where had it come from? Then I realized it had come ". . .as the result of...

Jeanne · Jeanne

So... how did I get here? Not sure... I think I was 'here' all along... as far back as my first drinks as a high school Junior. (My 25th reunion was last night -- I could not go... just not at all ready or stable enough to do so). So here I sit this morning feeling sorry for myself, as I get emails from old...

Rainspa · Rainspa

November 24 Every practicing alcoholic is firmly convinced that the Devil has all the good tunes. It was the music we had wanted and the tunes to which we had attuned our ears. His music was louder, more catchy and, and to our thinking, was prettier. We suspected, however, that it did not have...

Jerry F · Jerry F

clearer, wider, deeper more contrasted. When I found out that my blindness was in fact correctable and not inoperable I delighted in the news that the surgery was scheduled for the Thanksgiving holiday, the 24 and 25th. My wife and family didn't think that the best idea however I know from past expe...

Rainspa · Rainspa

December 1 There will always be a difference of opinion as long as people have different interests, different prejudices and different mental capacities. To expect people to disagree with you is only sensible and reasonable. If everybody agreed with you, everybody would be as smart as you and you w...

Rainspa · Rainspa

This used to be ubiquitous in AA meetings; it was so common as the way to help beginners get through the steps and seems to have been lost. I think it might prove helpful. It's a bit long, but remember it was the basis of a meeting or talk so would usually be an hour and half or two hours or so. Good way to do ste...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Post up your videos, tunes, lyrics, or poetry, that have a realted message or express old ways of thinking. Here's a couple from SRV's last album "In Step". This came out the year that I got sober and I was lucky enough to see it live. Caught up in a whirlwind, can't catch my breath. Knee...

mikef · mikef

Recovered because today I drink as much as I want to I just no longer choose to drink alcohol! Recovering is knowing I am one drink away from my next drunk. Recovered is knowing I am one infinitely powered God away from my next drunk.. Not meant to stir controversy or be devisive........ I am an "A...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening. . . . A.A.'s manner of making ready to receive this gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 106-07 I rem...

workingout · workingout

Hi everyone. I'm in Alanon, my husband is an A and in AA. I lurk on these AA boards mostly (participate in alanon boards) but today I've decided to speak up, I have a question - I hope it's ok I"m here! :) First some background info: My husb started going to AA about a year ago - he would go once a week, the...

Rainspa · Rainspa

November 30 Many who are active in AA work come to feel they just can't carry on any longer. There is so much to do; so little time that can be spared to do it; so few to do the work. There is a limit to their endurance. After all a guy has just so much strength health, and patience. When burdens get too heav...

Kimmer · Kimmer

Hello!! As of tomorrow , I am one week sober. I am also attending an out-patient treatment program (I previously attended AA and got my 1 month chip, but never worked the program, and so I drank again). I want to work the program and take a full-on approach to my recovery. How soon should I get a sponsor and...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I traveled home to the DC metro area for the holiday. We spent Thanksgiving on the eastern shore which is about a 2 hour drive from my parents' home in Annapolis. Anyhow, I was feeling kinda squirrely (not like I was going to drink at all, but just sort of all weird and up in my head)...so I got online and w...

countrygirl · countrygirl

Hi I am an alcoholic, and so is my husband. I live in a small town, and do not want to go to a meeting there, because i don't feel that it would be anonamous. Does anyone have any suggestions. I do not trust myself, and am afraid i will never quit drinking.

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	i am new here (Preview) Hi my name is loretta I am new here and have no clue how to use this board or what i am doing. But I am a Alcoholic and want to get sober and stay sober. I found a local AA meeting thatI am going to start going to. I am a single mom to an 8 year old boy. I have tried to get sober on my own numerous times w/o any support an...	loretta	16	924	Dec 7, 2010 by Full Flight
	What is up in my little life today.... (Preview) Hi Everyone, I have a tumor, that is right in the area next to my heart, next to my esophagus, and right lung...it carries many risks, of each of this vital organs...so it is fear of death, not from drinking, but of the radiation not honing into the microscopic area, this is a new tumor, stage 1, so I do ha...	Just Toni	15	984	Dec 7, 2010 by loretta
	Daily Reflections ~ Service & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Life will take on a new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you. to have a host of friends - this is an experience you must not miss. . . . Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. A...	Sobrietyspell	0	573	Dec 7, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Prayer to Higher Power - Serenity and More (Preview) During the wee hours, mind abuzz, I have often used the Serenity Prayer to gain the calmness I need to sleep. During the fall when I was going through a particularly bad patch, the Serenity prayer was not enough. I began to wonder what other things my higher power might grant me and so extended the pray...	jvian	2	988	Dec 7, 2010 by leeu
	experience can benefit others (Preview) Hi my name is Bill I am a recovered alcoholic. How many times I say that in a day.I never wonder what people think when I say that . I also never care what they think when I sit down open my book and start studying.Or if I have some thing heavy and I had to write on it forth step style.the people who have shown me p...	mental defect	3	808	Dec 7, 2010 by Mike B.
	Beauty and Power The Eye Opener (Preview) December 7 Every person at some time in life has a spiritual experience of some kind. It may have been no more than a soul-stimulating experience after hearing a beautiful hymn, beautifully sung. Perhaps it is only an undefined hunger within when viewing alone a star-studded sky, or an awe-inspiris...	Rainspa	1	3866	Dec 7, 2010 by Mike B.
	Awsome AAA weekend. (Preview) Had a wonderful weekend with my AA family. The beauty of going on these retreats is that we know so many people. The 400 odd people that fellowshipped had such a nice time. Some I have known for the last 22 years. The Alateens have grown up and many now have children of their own. For me this is recovery at it...	gonee	3	675	Dec 7, 2010 by TwelveSteps
	Struggling (Preview) That's all I gotta say. I'm struggling. No sponsor, no support at home... Lots of books, got a car to get me to meetings... but my head is playing games w/ me today. Essentially lost my jobyesterday due to the economy... good side of that: Plenty of time for meetings; bad side: feel like a failure even...	Jeanne	22	1252	Dec 7, 2010 by Tina
	2 months today! (Preview) and what a great feeling! my homegroup (fairly new one we're just getting started) is also doing the Back to Basics. I am very excited to start this process as I haven't really started taking the steps, except Step 1-3...and have struggled with finding a sponsor. Has anyone on the board done this 4 week...	Jupiter76	14	1037	Dec 7, 2010 by Jupiter76
	The JayWalker (Preview) Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking. He gets a thrill out of skipping in front of fast-moving vehicles. He enjoys himself for a few years in spite of friendly warnings. Up to this point you would lab...	LinBaba	2	9908	Dec 6, 2010 by mental defect
	Upon Awakening. Git it in an gitrr Dun... (Preview) Upon Self Seekin Give me mine, dam yu and the world Selfishness , Avoid discomfort i was was burned up i saw that it was my -> Self Esteem, ambitions ,pocketbook ,personal relationships - Sexual - security being hurt or threatend bottom of 64 roll over to 86 explore my life with god and expose m...	Full Flight	4	902	Dec 6, 2010 by pinkchip
	looking at my life on a daily ? (Preview) As I opened my eyes this morning.and thanks God that one never get tired .lol I hope you are pleased that I will be bragging on you all day again But first before I get started can you direct my thinking please divorce it from self pity < the fact that I am out of work only gives me more time to serve you and n...	mental defect	4	679	Dec 6, 2010 by mental defect
	Satisfaction: I can't get no... The Eye Opener pub. Hazeldon (Preview) December 6 If you are satisfied with your progress in AA, you are not only an exception but you may be headed for trouble. Remember One Day at a Time, and Easy Does It. Before you measure your advancement, be sure you have an accurate yardstick. Nature is always slow in its development of good things...	Rainspa	5	4739	Dec 6, 2010 by zzworldontheweb
	When you were new to AA... (Preview) Did you expect people who had your number to call and check on you? Or...did you take initiative and call them. I think a lot of newcomers don't understand that they need to get phone numbers off the bat and actually CALL THEM. WE want to hear from you. I have given out my phone number to a bunch of newco...	pinkchip	17	1112	Dec 6, 2010 by mental defect
	Daily Reflections ~ True Ambition & 24hrs a Day (Preview) True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 124-25 During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in everything I d...	Sobrietyspell	1	1384	Dec 6, 2010 by mental defect
	A young man dies. (Preview) A young man committed suicide by hanging himself. This has become almost a daily statistic in our area. My heart breaks everytime I think of the pain and suffering that family must endure for the rest of their lives. Alcoholism is killing a lot of younger people today. Our Monday night group consists o...	gonee	5	1071	Dec 6, 2010 by Full Flight
	Human Power (Preview) Won't keep us sober I loved what Steve wrote in another thread SteveP wrote:Reason is a human power and no human power can cure me of my alcoholism. Steve Meetings are a human power The minute we put our work on a service plane, the alcoholic commences to rely upon our assistance rather than upon God. He c...	LinBaba	2	712	Dec 6, 2010 by SteveP
	Resentments = Dumb The Eye Opener pub. Hazelden (Preview) December 5 A man once ridiculed me in front of a large class in school, and I have hated his guts ever since. That was 35 years ago and I do not know whether he is dead or alive. If he was aware of my intense dislike, it certainly never bothered him. But it certainly bothers me even now. His face springs up in my...	Rainspa	3	4317	Dec 5, 2010 by zzworldontheweb
	I want to drink beer and right now (Preview) I had my last drink last night and now I want to go to the bar and get more beer. My head has been messing with me all day, saying, go get the beer. I want to drink. I think no, I can't. I just want to relax with 6 or 7 beers. I want to go to the bar and right now. I have been praying to God and reading the big book. I stil...	aprilleaves	21	7845	Dec 5, 2010 by mental defect
	AA - 3 kinds (Preview) I saw this article and thought it was worthwhile. Does anybody have an opinion on this? Gresham's Law and Alcoholics Anonymous by Tom P., Jr.Editor's Note: Gresham's law is commonly stated as: "Bad money drives good money out of circulation". A more correct rendering of Gresham's Law is...	Rainspa	3	973	Dec 5, 2010 by mental defect
	Will AA sustain itself? (Preview) Why is AA dying slowly? I have wondered about this in recent years. Many who were on fire for the fellowship have now burnt out. Many who vowed to serve until they die are not even vaguely interested in even attending meetings. For myself I had found very early in my recovery, that if I relied on own power a...	gonee	27	1225	Dec 5, 2010 by LinBaba
	I am powerless (Preview) Greetings from Maine. My name is Thirsty1 and I am an alcoholic. We are powerless over alcohol, our lives have become unmanageable. I am powerless because: I will never be cured of Alcoholism. I will never out grow of being an alcoholic. I will never graduate from Alcoholics Anonymous. Be...	Thirsty1	8	1015	Dec 4, 2010 by Thirsty1
	How to handle new situations (Preview) Hello, So I'm doing well... feeling great and strong in the knowledge that I cannot drink without serious consequences... I definitely do not want to pick up that first drink... again. I am here in AA to stay and I mean business. This is my choice, my life and in order for it to keep going well, alcoho...	Jeanne	10	1362	Dec 4, 2010 by SteveP
	Welcome to another day of life! (Preview) As I start today,sober and free from active addiction by the grace and mercy of the God of my understanding,(I also do the work)I can reflect on the idea that there is some task God has for me to do today and it will remain undone until by faith and obedience I step into God's will..I will also remember th...	mikef	4	1083	Dec 4, 2010 by SteveP
	To Your Posts, Everybody! The Eye Opener (Preview) December 2 Fires, floods and epidemics are nobody's business - they are everybody's business. Alcoholism is equally devastating and just as much a community catastrophe. We in AA are unique in that we are trained veterans in the art of combating this disease. Its prevalence demands the complete co...	Rainspa	5	4694	Dec 3, 2010 by Dan B 76
	Gifts The Eye Opener (Preview) December 3 I feel good today and I ought to. I slept like a baby last night, had a fine breakfast that I relished, the wife and kids kissed me as I left the house, I arrived at the office whistling and didn't give a damn whether the boss was in a good humor or not. The work, too, seemed so much easier to do and the...	Rainspa	2	4349	Dec 3, 2010 by zzworldontheweb
	Well it's snowing. (Preview) It took me nearly 45 minutes to get home from the meeting. Learnt a lot on the way home, like driving up Harbrough Hill Road, dual carriageway, 40 tonner artic in the nearside lane crawling up at less than walking pace, I didn't want to slow down so went for the overtake, but no, not enough grip. Came to a st...	bikerbill	6	712	Dec 3, 2010 by leeu
	Daily Reflections ~ Into Action & 24hrs a Day (Preview) A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13 I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become active in our God-given progr...	Sobrietyspell	0	654	Dec 3, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	The ups & downs in the first few months of recovery (Preview) Hello... This is my first post to these boards. I am fairly new to AA, having just acknowledged my disease this past Summer. I have been going to meetings as much as I can and doing a lot of reading... trying my best to not pick up. I feel so good when I don't drink. I know for sure I am an alcoholic and hav...	Jeanne	14	1245	Dec 3, 2010 by pinkchip
	CELEBRATION OF LIFE! (Preview) On this date,December 2nd,1984,it was a Sunday morning, I "came to" for the last time, raising my twisted head from the floor and crying out for God's mercy and received His grace....Please join me today in a celebration of life ,26 years of uninterrupted sobriety, a day at a time.To the n...	mikef	10	1874	Dec 3, 2010 by LinBaba
	Beginner Meetings (Preview) Does your part of the world have them? What is the format? And do they tend to be large or small, frequented by both oldtimers and beginners alike? Barisax	barisax	6	4015	Dec 3, 2010 by Rob84
	always have a plan B (Preview) my sponsor says always have a 'plan B' so you never are "stuck" in a situation with alcohol temptations. and she is right. as soon as i feel uncomforable in a situation, i need to remove myself from it. the stronger i get in my AA program, the less i feel uncomfortable. i do not 'roma...	jj	9	1078	Dec 3, 2010 by turninggrey
	Working the steps. (Preview) OK, here's a question from an 18-monther: Does working the steps mean: A. Marking each step formally, in order, in public or in the presence of a sponsor, by reciting certain phrases verbally. B. Simply using the principles behind the steps as a general philosophy of living. C. Something in betw...	zzworldontheweb	8	1041	Dec 2, 2010 by pinkchip
	Alcoholic Monkey's Gone Wild! (Funny Video) (Preview)	John	2	691	Dec 2, 2010 by Posey
	AAA ROUNDUP (Preview) Going away for the weekend. It's our annual AA, Alanon and Alateen roundup. My family and I have been going there for the last 22 years. The kids were 6 & 2. They still like to attend. Their friends have grown up with them in recovery. The entire resort on the beach is booked. It's great because we have...	gonee	3	656	Dec 2, 2010 by pinkchip
	Relapses Get Progressively Worse (Preview) A recent thread reminded me that it might be helpful to others if I posted on this topic. During my first several months in AA, I was a chronic relapser. I had always heard that when one relapses after a period of sobriety, you pick up at a point that is as if you had continued drinking the entire time. Alcoh...	TwelveSteps	9	1146	Dec 2, 2010 by mental defect
	Daily Reflections ~ Serenity & 24hrs a Day (Preview) As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasn't sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experiencing serenity. It was a good feeling, but where had it come from? Then I realized it had come ". . .as the result of...	Sobrietyspell	0	533	Dec 2, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	My 'story' as I see it, 3 months into accepting my disease (Preview) So... how did I get here? Not sure... I think I was 'here' all along... as far back as my first drinks as a high school Junior. (My 25th reunion was last night -- I could not go... just not at all ready or stable enough to do so). So here I sit this morning feeling sorry for myself, as I get emails from old...	Jeanne	6	773	Dec 2, 2010 by SteveP
	Ah One, and Ah Two.. The Eye Opener (Preview) November 24 Every practicing alcoholic is firmly convinced that the Devil has all the good tunes. It was the music we had wanted and the tunes to which we had attuned our ears. His music was louder, more catchy and, and to our thinking, was prettier. We suspected, however, that it did not have...	Rainspa	3	1764	Dec 2, 2010 by attilio
	My vision is getting... (Preview) clearer, wider, deeper more contrasted. When I found out that my blindness was in fact correctable and not inoperable I delighted in the news that the surgery was scheduled for the Thanksgiving holiday, the 24 and 25th. My wife and family didn't think that the best idea however I know from past expe...	Jerry F	5	832	Dec 1, 2010 by Just Toni
	Right You Are The Eye Opener (Preview) December 1 There will always be a difference of opinion as long as people have different interests, different prejudices and different mental capacities. To expect people to disagree with you is only sensible and reasonable. If everybody agreed with you, everybody would be as smart as you and you w...	Rainspa	1	1721	Dec 1, 2010 by Mike B.
	Table Talk Table Talk Step 1 (Preview) This used to be ubiquitous in AA meetings; it was so common as the way to help beginners get through the steps and seems to have been lost. I think it might prove helpful. It's a bit long, but remember it was the basis of a meeting or talk so would usually be an hour and half or two hours or so. Good way to do ste...	Rainspa	0	1079	Dec 1, 2010 by Rainspa
	Music with a recovery message or a "how it was" theme (Preview) Post up your videos, tunes, lyrics, or poetry, that have a realted message or express old ways of thinking. Here's a couple from SRV's last album "In Step". This came out the year that I got sober and I was lucky enough to see it live. Caught up in a whirlwind, can't catch my breath. Knee...	StPeteDean	22	1896	Nov 30, 2010 by TwelveSteps
	I like this! (Preview) Recovered because today I drink as much as I want to I just no longer choose to drink alcohol! Recovering is knowing I am one drink away from my next drunk. Recovered is knowing I am one infinitely powered God away from my next drunk.. Not meant to stir controversy or be devisive........ I am an "A...	mikef	2	588	Nov 30, 2010 by mikef
	Daily Reflections ~ "Suggested" Steps & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening. . . . A.A.'s manner of making ready to receive this gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 106-07 I rem...	Sobrietyspell	0	568	Nov 30, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	How long to get sober question (Preview) Hi everyone. I'm in Alanon, my husband is an A and in AA. I lurk on these AA boards mostly (participate in alanon boards) but today I've decided to speak up, I have a question - I hope it's ok I"m here! :) First some background info: My husb started going to AA about a year ago - he would go once a week, the...	workingout	23	2235	Nov 30, 2010 by leeu
	Solution to Busy The Eye Opener (Preview) November 30 Many who are active in AA work come to feel they just can't carry on any longer. There is so much to do; so little time that can be spared to do it; so few to do the work. There is a limit to their endurance. After all a guy has just so much strength health, and patience. When burdens get too heav...	Rainspa	2	4336	Nov 30, 2010 by jj
	How soon should I get a sponsor? (Preview) Hello!! As of tomorrow , I am one week sober. I am also attending an out-patient treatment program (I previously attended AA and got my 1 month chip, but never worked the program, and so I drank again). I want to work the program and take a full-on approach to my recovery. How soon should I get a sponsor and...	Kimmer	13	2282	Nov 30, 2010 by Jupiter76
	Cool experiences this Thanksgiving (Preview) I traveled home to the DC metro area for the holiday. We spent Thanksgiving on the eastern shore which is about a 2 hour drive from my parents' home in Annapolis. Anyhow, I was feeling kinda squirrely (not like I was going to drink at all, but just sort of all weird and up in my head)...so I got online and w...	pinkchip	6	877	Nov 30, 2010 by pinkchip
	Don't Know What To Do (Preview) Hi I am an alcoholic, and so is my husband. I live in a small town, and do not want to go to a meeting there, because i don't feel that it would be anonamous. Does anyone have any suggestions. I do not trust myself, and am afraid i will never quit drinking.	countrygirl	10	940	Nov 29, 2010 by zzworldontheweb
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