Alcoholics Anonymous

John · John

As many of you know, my life is dedicated to trying to provide a safe haven for alcoholics, addicts and their families who have a desire to recover; Both online with the MIP web site and here in Wilmington, NC with the MIP recovery homes. Well, this past Friday I came home to find the police (7 cars) in fr...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hi everyone!! Just popping in to say hello... things are going well, as they tend to do in recovery even in rough times, once we figure out how to sometimes make lemonade out of lemons. Just going to a lot of meetings, still about 5 - 6 a week, reading the BB and 12&12, working steps, working at job, an...

karmaslovechild · karmaslovechild

I am a single mother (28yrs old) blessed with a son who just happened to have Down Syndrome. I never thought I could have children and when I concieved him I was so happy and thrilled. At my 3rd mth Doctor visit I found out about him having Downs. It broke my heart but I decided to continue with the pregnancy...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi to all my cyber friends... Just wanted to check in and say this is one Awesome day, First, Thank you to GOD, my HP for pulling me up out of a life that was not really a LIFE, and one day at a time remaining to help me every single day of these last twenty years in keeping me SOBER.... Awe what a wonderful day, i...

Glenns · Glenns

It says in Living Sober that we as recovering alcoholics shouldn't use sleeping pills (sic), because they may jepordize recovery efforts. But the book doesn't explain how though! Also, and more importantly, can the benzodiazepine be thought of as an acceptable substitute for the recovering alco...

Jerry F · Jerry F

So good to have you back and your response on "dating" below is classic willingness to do whatever it takes to get and stay sober. Hope your time away was good for you.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside. This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower; it was instead a matter of developing the willingness to accept these new facts of living. We neither ran nor fought. But accept we did. And then we were free. BEST OF THE GRAP...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Some folks here have indicated that my well being matters to them so I am droppin' a note lettin' ya'll know that I am peachy-keen. I've had some emotions lately and even lipped off about one of them at my wife, but I let it go, re-aquired my Serenity and apologized for an unfair declaration. Today I au...

MAL · MAL

Go to meetings!!!! I want to but something is blocking me. I know what I have to do but I can't seem to do it. I want someone to take me under their wing and make sure I get to meetings for just one week. I can't go to rehab. Not with my position and my job. People look up to me. I'll be O.K. if I can get to me...

barisax · barisax

Is this perhaps the most important of the promises? It's buried in the middle... when it comes to the promises, the ones that usually stand out for me are "We will comprehend the word serenity.." and "We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us". My...

Jenna-1974 · Jenna-1974

Good Morning: I am on my 6th day of not drinking. The first step for me was easy to admit that I am an alcoholic and that my life is completely unmanageable. I think I don't have much of a problem with step 2. I know that there is a power greater than myself and that is god. Step 3.... Wow... I have had this...

mikef · mikef

In God's grace we fly out at noon to Florida.!..Will check in tonight and see how all are doing.Got some meeting places lined up (some at beach) and looking forward to some FACE-TO FACE with my wife,,,,no work(job) no kids,no schedule(except meetings)How blessed is that!!! Anyway,keep us in your p...

Jerry F · Jerry F

This was part of the topic for this mornings meetings and by listening I was caused to remember how the amends process expanded as I listened, learned and practiced our program. I share with the group one of the amends perspectives that didn't seem to be included with direct and indirect amends makin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.563 Just as the Twelve Steps of A.A. are written in a specific se...

jennamia · jennamia

Listening The girl walks to the meeting in the rain with a cold wind at her back. The cigarette she tries to smoke keeps going out. She flicks her Bic in a few vain attempts before throwing the half-drenched cigarette in the gutter. She looks down and sees the puddles forming on the sidewalk. She ad...

Glenn · Glenn

Hello - Hope all are well. I cannot reach my sponsor, and am in a very rural area (i.e. no one available in this extremely small town to turn to at the moment). I am trying to help a Friend who is struggling, and cannot find my Big Book, nor can I find that which I am trying to share with this person in the 12 and...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God's help and guidance--meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 86-87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my work on Step Ni...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

http://www.aagrapevine.org/da/grabbag.php (Each time you refresh your browser, you get a new joke.)

Reffner · Reffner

Over the past several weeks it's starting to look like my son may have asthma. He's been put on a few meds, but things aren't a whole lot better. Growing up with severe asthma myself, it breaks my heart that he may suffer from it too. I know the panic of not being able to breath, and the feeling of helples...

bigdog · bigdog

can any one tell me if having a alanon group meeting going on in a different room of the same building while a open a.a. meeting is going on breaks someones anonmity thank you bigdog

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 243 On awakening, let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity and from dishonest or self-seeking motives. Free of these, we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for God gave us brains to use. ...

fallen angel · fallen angel

Hi i'm new on here and just looking for more words of wisdom really! I'm 31 mum of 3 kiddies. I'm just over 3 months sober now, have a sponser and on step 9. I'm not doing anywhere near enough meetings and i've been feeling a bit odd the last 2 weeks. 'Dry drunk' has been mentioned to me. Any thoughts on this? T...

Jerry F · Jerry F

LOL!! I rarely if ever get physically ill especially with flus or colds or the like and am now experiencing what that feels like again. I've been blessed for such a long time that this brings up gratitude for all of the past years I've been free of bugs. My spouse offered to make me some chicken soup and I...

gonee · gonee

I went out for dinner tonight with my 2 children and my wife. These were things we could not do when I was drinking. It was my daughter's 28th birthday. She was just over 5years old when I came into AA. A year before I came into AA. In one of my drunken sprees I would have lost my entire family. I had driven duri...

SUSIE · SUSIE

Thats all! Just a beautiful day to be sober! Oh and fit. Went for my run today. 4miles today 9 tomorrow! Training for my 8th half marathon here in Michigan! Don't think I would be doing this if I was still out in the madness. Very grateful

barisax · barisax

Well I guess that's the other side of the coin. Again a medical test could determine I haven't had any alcohol in the past few days. And other medical tests would show that my body doesn't show damage from heavy drinking. But the quality and length of my sobriety are truly known by no one but me. And ev...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: She had trouble defining herself independently of her husband, tried to talk to him about it, but he said nonsense, he had no trouble defining her at all. --Cynthia Propper Seton To recover means to learn who we are, independent of friends, children, parents, or int...

TaylorKk · TaylorKk

So im new at this so sorry if i dont explain this too well. Im 17 and have been drinking since i was 12 I am an alcoholic I crave it all the time, i live in a small town and there is surrounding me is drugs and alcohol. My father and stepmom are both in recovery theve been clean for a year, ive been through alot wit...

jazzyblue · jazzyblue

I found out this morning that my childhood best friend's father has only a few days left to live. Growing up they lived next door to me. They moved in when I was about 5 years old and I immediately became friends with the whole family! Their father was an alcoholic and there were many times when he would...

barisax · barisax

There isn't any proof. I suppose if I had continued to drink the way I had been, a doctor could look at my liver or other vitals and say, this guy is an alcoholic. But other than circumstantial after the fact evidence, there's really no proof. We say we're like the man who lost his legs and can't grow new...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 242 After failure on my part to dry up any drunks, Dr. Silkworth reminded me of Professor William James's observation that truly transforming spiritual experiences are nearly always founded on calamity and collapse. "Stop preaching at them," Dr. Silkworth said, "and give th...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 239 Men who cry for money and shelter as a condition of their sobriety are on the wrong track. Yet we sometimes do provide a new prospect with these very things -- when it becomes clear that he is willing to place his recovery first. It is not whether we shall give that is the question, but when and how to...

turninggrey · turninggrey

I miss you guys.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

They [the Promises] will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS p. 84 Sometimes I think: "Making these amends is going too far! No one should have to humble himself like that!" However, it is this very humbling of myself that brings me that much closer to the sunlight...

barisax · barisax

When I was going through a divorce at 5 years sober, I had to face the fact that either it was my fault or I was powerless. If I caused this, then it meant I was unfit and unworthy of love - my best efforts got me to this point. If she had done it to me, and was in the wrong, then I was powerless over that. Of the t...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Complacency breeds old behavior and unnecessary problems. "The Promises," as suggested in the Big Book, clearly indicate that we have work to do if we want the rewards that are guaranteed in this program of recovery. Getting complacent, not using the t...

soberchick · soberchick

I find it almost impossible to distinguish (without the pain of getting it wrong) where the line should be drawn between me practising growth in tolerance n patience and someone else leaning on me too much!! Is this just the way we all learn about personal bloomin boundaries n doing too much or not en...

lotan · lotan

Hi, I'm Lotan and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new here. I chose this forum so that I could discuss something that has been weighing on my mind. It involves someone else and it is her anonymity that I would like to protect. If I were to discuss this with people I know it would be obvious who I was talking about. I've...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

This page in the Big Book, which we read tonight at a BB study, in the Chapter "To Wives" at the bottom of page 118: "Another feeling that we are very likely to entertain is one of resentment that love and loyalty could not cure our husbands...." (of alcoholism.... but in my case, o...

SUSIE · SUSIE

Just a quick note to tell my MIP friends..... I was granted full privileges for my driving license! I have worked the system for 2 1/2 years to be granted the privilege. And it is a privilege I took for granted. But with the AA program and my higher power I now see that and I won't be taking it for granted...

susanbiel · susanbiel

Well last night was Tuesday and pay day. I am really proud of myself. I stuck to the budget and didn't spend any money other than food, gas(for my van) and lunch money for my son for school. I paid everything that was due before my next check and shocking as it was I still have money. LOL I did get scared...

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

I've hit some kind of a wall here and am not sure what to do about it. It's primarily work-related stress, and I'm having a real tough time "letting go and letting God". I've never gotten a bad performance review, in fact never gotten ANYTHING but but good feedback and raises from my bosses...

Detroit · Detroit

I'm a chronic relapser, need some advice please!!!!

mikef · mikef

Spiritual writings always remind me"Who has woe,who has sorrow?Who has strife? Who has complaints?Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?Those who linger over wine!,who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.DO NOT GAZE AT WINE WHEN IT IS RED,WHEN IT SPARKLES IN THE CUP,WHEN IT GOES DOWN...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and set goals for mysel...

Simple · Simple

Life goes on in sobriety - and for me, quite literally! Theodore was born on Aug 26, at 8 lbs 11 oz. We waited to find out the sex, so the surprise was so much fun. I am now a mommy times two - it is blowing my mind! Our family feels perfect and complete - a daughter who is 2 yrs, 8 months and now a son. I have ve...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: A.A. Thought for the Day Our faith is apt to be weak, and so we have to strengthen and build up this faith. We do this by going to meetings and listening to others tell how they have found all the strength they need to overcome drinking. Is my faith being strengthened by th...

susanbiel · susanbiel

September 8, I have an intense desire to return to the womb--Anybody's ----Woody Allen Some days the world just doesn't seem safe. Maybe a friend died and you are hurting. Maybe you argued with a loved one. You just want someone to take care of you. You want to feel safe and warm. Turn to the spi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 77-78 I made amends to my dad after I quit drinking. My words fell...

jazzyblue · jazzyblue

Hi everyone, As of today I have four months sober. I am feeling really good about my recovery, my meetings, my relationship with my sponsor, my realtionship with my HP, and my AA family. I feel like I have finally found a sponsor who I can really work with and will call me on my sh--! She's not harsh or me...

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	Frustrated and Hurt (Preview) As many of you know, my life is dedicated to trying to provide a safe haven for alcoholics, addicts and their families who have a desire to recover; Both online with the MIP web site and here in Wilmington, NC with the MIP recovery homes. Well, this past Friday I came home to find the police (7 cars) in fr...	John	15	1753	Sep 19, 2010 by leeu
	10,000 mile check-up (Preview) Hi everyone!! Just popping in to say hello... things are going well, as they tend to do in recovery even in rough times, once we figure out how to sometimes make lemonade out of lemons. Just going to a lot of meetings, still about 5 - 6 a week, reading the BB and 12&12, working steps, working at job, an...	jonijoni1	8	706	Sep 19, 2010 by leeu
	High Stress raising my son with Down Syndrome (Preview) I am a single mother (28yrs old) blessed with a son who just happened to have Down Syndrome. I never thought I could have children and when I concieved him I was so happy and thrilled. At my 3rd mth Doctor visit I found out about him having Downs. It broke my heart but I decided to continue with the pregnancy...	karmaslovechild	5	1154	Sep 19, 2010 by Glinda
	20 Blessed Years today... (Preview) Hi to all my cyber friends... Just wanted to check in and say this is one Awesome day, First, Thank you to GOD, my HP for pulling me up out of a life that was not really a LIFE, and one day at a time remaining to help me every single day of these last twenty years in keeping me SOBER.... Awe what a wonderful day, i...	Just Toni	22	1306	Sep 19, 2010 by Just Toni
	Benzodiazepine use with the recovering alcoholic. Wise? Or foolish? (Preview) It says in Living Sober that we as recovering alcoholics shouldn't use sleeping pills (sic), because they may jepordize recovery efforts. But the book doesn't explain how though! Also, and more importantly, can the benzodiazepine be thought of as an acceptable substitute for the recovering alco...	Glenns	17	11677	Sep 18, 2010 by sobercanbegreat
	Welcome Home Dean!! (Preview) So good to have you back and your response on "dating" below is classic willingness to do whatever it takes to get and stay sober. Hope your time away was good for you.	Jerry F	7	889	Sep 18, 2010 by Just Toni
	Daily Reflections ~ Loved Back to Recovery & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside. This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower; it was instead a matter of developing the willingness to accept these new facts of living. We neither ran nor fought. But accept we did. And then we were free. BEST OF THE GRAP...	Sobrietyspell	0	562	Sep 18, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Checkin' In... (Preview) Some folks here have indicated that my well being matters to them so I am droppin' a note lettin' ya'll know that I am peachy-keen. I've had some emotions lately and even lipped off about one of them at my wife, but I let it go, re-aquired my Serenity and apologized for an unfair declaration. Today I au...	Aquaman	14	1106	Sep 18, 2010 by Reffner
	I know what you're going to say! (Preview) Go to meetings!!!! I want to but something is blocking me. I know what I have to do but I can't seem to do it. I want someone to take me under their wing and make sure I get to meetings for just one week. I can't go to rehab. Not with my position and my job. People look up to me. I'll be O.K. if I can get to me...	MAL	18	1147	Sep 18, 2010 by Aquaman
	Our Whole Attitude and Outlook Upon Life Will Change (Preview) Is this perhaps the most important of the promises? It's buried in the middle... when it comes to the promises, the ones that usually stand out for me are "We will comprehend the word serenity.." and "We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us". My...	barisax	1	3907	Sep 18, 2010 by learning
	Step 1, 2, 3 (Preview) Good Morning: I am on my 6th day of not drinking. The first step for me was easy to admit that I am an alcoholic and that my life is completely unmanageable. I think I don't have much of a problem with step 2. I know that there is a power greater than myself and that is god. Step 3.... Wow... I have had this...	Jenna-1974	17	2231	Sep 17, 2010 by louisa
	Florida Bound! (Preview) In God's grace we fly out at noon to Florida.!..Will check in tonight and see how all are doing.Got some meeting places lined up (some at beach) and looking forward to some FACE-TO FACE with my wife,,,,no work(job) no kids,no schedule(except meetings)How blessed is that!!! Anyway,keep us in your p...	mikef	8	898	Sep 17, 2010 by mikef
	Daily Reflections 9/13...on amends. (Preview) This was part of the topic for this mornings meetings and by listening I was caused to remember how the amends process expanded as I listened, learned and practiced our program. I share with the group one of the amends perspectives that didn't seem to be included with direct and indirect amends makin...	Jerry F	2	747	Sep 16, 2010 by mikef
	Daily Reflections ~ We Stand-Or Fall-Together & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.563 Just as the Twelve Steps of A.A. are written in a specific se...	Sobrietyspell	0	611	Sep 16, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Listening (Preview) Listening The girl walks to the meeting in the rain with a cold wind at her back. The cigarette she tries to smoke keeps going out. She flicks her Bic in a few vain attempts before throwing the half-drenched cigarette in the gutter. She looks down and sees the puddles forming on the sidewalk. She ad...	jennamia	5	1050	Sep 16, 2010 by happycamper
	Can't find my Big Book and can't find want I'm looking for in the 12 & 12?? (Preview) Hello - Hope all are well. I cannot reach my sponsor, and am in a very rural area (i.e. no one available in this extremely small town to turn to at the moment). I am trying to help a Friend who is struggling, and cannot find my Big Book, nor can I find that which I am trying to share with this person in the 12 and...	Glenn	10	981	Sep 15, 2010 by pinkchip
	Daily Reflections ~ Peace of Mind & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God's help and guidance--meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 86-87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my work on Step Ni...	Sobrietyspell	2	583	Sep 15, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Hmmm, endless drunk jokes... (Preview) http://www.aagrapevine.org/da/grabbag.php (Each time you refresh your browser, you get a new joke.)	FlyingSquirrel	2	802	Sep 15, 2010 by Rainspa
	Prayers for my son (Preview) Over the past several weeks it's starting to look like my son may have asthma. He's been put on a few meds, but things aren't a whole lot better. Growing up with severe asthma myself, it breaks my heart that he may suffer from it too. I know the panic of not being able to breath, and the feeling of helples...	Reffner	24	1519	Sep 14, 2010 by StPeteDean
	anonymous (Preview) can any one tell me if having a alanon group meeting going on in a different room of the same building while a open a.a. meeting is going on breaks someones anonmity thank you bigdog	bigdog	6	930	Sep 14, 2010 by Rob84
	~ As Bill Sees It: Morning Thoughts ~ (Preview) p. 243 On awakening, let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity and from dishonest or self-seeking motives. Free of these, we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for God gave us brains to use. ...	FlyingSquirrel	2	1446	Sep 14, 2010 by Mike B.
	I'm new here and wondering what a dry drunk is! (Preview) Hi i'm new on here and just looking for more words of wisdom really! I'm 31 mum of 3 kiddies. I'm just over 3 months sober now, have a sponser and on step 9. I'm not doing anywhere near enough meetings and i've been feeling a bit odd the last 2 weeks. 'Dry drunk' has been mentioned to me. Any thoughts on this? T...	fallen angel	9	1100	Sep 14, 2010 by Rainspa
	Chicken Soup... (Preview) LOL!! I rarely if ever get physically ill especially with flus or colds or the like and am now experiencing what that feels like again. I've been blessed for such a long time that this brings up gratitude for all of the past years I've been free of bugs. My spouse offered to make me some chicken soup and I...	Jerry F	4	638	Sep 13, 2010 by louisa
	But for the grace of God. (Preview) I went out for dinner tonight with my 2 children and my wife. These were things we could not do when I was drinking. It was my daughter's 28th birthday. She was just over 5years old when I came into AA. A year before I came into AA. In one of my drunken sprees I would have lost my entire family. I had driven duri...	gonee	5	1207	Sep 13, 2010 by Rainspa
	Beautiful! (Preview) Thats all! Just a beautiful day to be sober! Oh and fit. Went for my run today. 4miles today 9 tomorrow! Training for my 8th half marathon here in Michigan! Don't think I would be doing this if I was still out in the madness. Very grateful	SUSIE	3	631	Sep 11, 2010 by happycamper
	I Can't Prove I'm Sober (Preview) Well I guess that's the other side of the coin. Again a medical test could determine I haven't had any alcohol in the past few days. And other medical tests would show that my body doesn't show damage from heavy drinking. But the quality and length of my sobriety are truly known by no one but me. And ev...	barisax	6	3348	Sep 11, 2010 by jj
	To recover means to learn who we are, (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: She had trouble defining herself independently of her husband, tried to talk to him about it, but he said nonsense, he had no trouble defining her at all. --Cynthia Propper Seton To recover means to learn who we are, independent of friends, children, parents, or int...	Larry_H	2	607	Sep 11, 2010 by louisa
	Letting Go Is Hard.. (Preview) So im new at this so sorry if i dont explain this too well. Im 17 and have been drinking since i was 12 I am an alcoholic I crave it all the time, i live in a small town and there is surrounding me is drugs and alcohol. My father and stepmom are both in recovery theve been clean for a year, ive been through alot wit...	TaylorKk	8	1303	Sep 10, 2010 by Toad
	Feeling a little blue! (Preview) I found out this morning that my childhood best friend's father has only a few days left to live. Growing up they lived next door to me. They moved in when I was about 5 years old and I immediately became friends with the whole family! Their father was an alcoholic and there were many times when he would...	jazzyblue	8	875	Sep 10, 2010 by happycamper
	I Can't Prove I'm an Alcoholic (Preview) There isn't any proof. I suppose if I had continued to drink the way I had been, a doctor could look at my liver or other vitals and say, this guy is an alcoholic. But other than circumstantial after the fact evidence, there's really no proof. We say we're like the man who lost his legs and can't grow new...	barisax	9	1178	Sep 10, 2010 by happycamper
	~ As Bill Sees It: Let Go Absolutely ~ (Preview) p. 242 After failure on my part to dry up any drunks, Dr. Silkworth reminded me of Professor William James's observation that truly transforming spiritual experiences are nearly always founded on calamity and collapse. "Stop preaching at them," Dr. Silkworth said, "and give th...	FlyingSquirrel	1	1201	Sep 10, 2010 by Jerry F
	~ As Bill Sees It: When and How to Give ~ (Preview) p. 239 Men who cry for money and shelter as a condition of their sobriety are on the wrong track. Yet we sometimes do provide a new prospect with these very things -- when it becomes clear that he is willing to place his recovery first. It is not whether we shall give that is the question, but when and how to...	FlyingSquirrel	2	562	Sep 9, 2010 by Dakota
	OK, St Pete Dean, Biker Bill, Ago time to come back!!! (Preview) I miss you guys.	turninggrey	8	1012	Sep 9, 2010 by turninggrey
	Daily Reflections ~ Recovery By Proxy? & 24hrs a Day (Preview) They [the Promises] will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS p. 84 Sometimes I think: "Making these amends is going too far! No one should have to humble himself like that!" However, it is this very humbling of myself that brings me that much closer to the sunlight...	Sobrietyspell	0	727	Sep 9, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Winning the Battles = Winning the War (Preview) When I was going through a divorce at 5 years sober, I had to face the fact that either it was my fault or I was powerless. If I caused this, then it meant I was unfit and unworthy of love - my best efforts got me to this point. If she had done it to me, and was in the wrong, then I was powerless over that. Of the t...	barisax	2	691	Sep 9, 2010 by typ0
	Complacency breeds old behavior and unnecessary problems (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Complacency breeds old behavior and unnecessary problems. "The Promises," as suggested in the Big Book, clearly indicate that we have work to do if we want the rewards that are guaranteed in this program of recovery. Getting complacent, not using the t...	Larry_H	1	2938	Sep 9, 2010 by Halfwolf
	Growing pains in all my affairs! (Preview) I find it almost impossible to distinguish (without the pain of getting it wrong) where the line should be drawn between me practising growth in tolerance n patience and someone else leaning on me too much!! Is this just the way we all learn about personal bloomin boundaries n doing too much or not en...	soberchick	6	736	Sep 9, 2010 by soberchick
	Looking for opinions... (Preview) Hi, I'm Lotan and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new here. I chose this forum so that I could discuss something that has been weighing on my mind. It involves someone else and it is her anonymity that I would like to protect. If I were to discuss this with people I know it would be obvious who I was talking about. I've...	lotan	12	1037	Sep 9, 2010 by ciamar
	HIt with a TON OF BRICKS tonight (Preview) This page in the Big Book, which we read tonight at a BB study, in the Chapter "To Wives" at the bottom of page 118: "Another feeling that we are very likely to entertain is one of resentment that love and loyalty could not cure our husbands...." (of alcoholism.... but in my case, o...	jonijoni1	18	1072	Sep 9, 2010 by ciamar
	license! (Preview) Just a quick note to tell my MIP friends..... I was granted full privileges for my driving license! I have worked the system for 2 1/2 years to be granted the privilege. And it is a privilege I took for granted. But with the AA program and my higher power I now see that and I won't be taking it for granted...	SUSIE	14	685	Sep 9, 2010 by SUSIE
	Bills/Fear (Preview) Well last night was Tuesday and pay day. I am really proud of myself. I stuck to the budget and didn't spend any money other than food, gas(for my van) and lunch money for my son for school. I paid everything that was due before my next check and shocking as it was I still have money. LOL I did get scared...	susanbiel	5	618	Sep 9, 2010 by susanbiel
	15 months on and hitting a rocky patch. (Preview) I've hit some kind of a wall here and am not sure what to do about it. It's primarily work-related stress, and I'm having a real tough time "letting go and letting God". I've never gotten a bad performance review, in fact never gotten ANYTHING but but good feedback and raises from my bosses...	zzworldontheweb	11	821	Sep 8, 2010 by pinkchip
	relapse (Preview) I'm a chronic relapser, need some advice please!!!!	Detroit	11	1000	Sep 8, 2010 by pinkchip
	EVERY NOW AND THEN! (Preview) Spiritual writings always remind me"Who has woe,who has sorrow?Who has strife? Who has complaints?Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?Those who linger over wine!,who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.DO NOT GAZE AT WINE WHEN IT IS RED,WHEN IT SPARKLES IN THE CUP,WHEN IT GOES DOWN...	mikef	2	762	Sep 8, 2010 by Just Toni
	Daily Reflections ~ Opening New Doors & 24hrs a Day (Preview) They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and set goals for mysel...	Sobrietyspell	0	503	Sep 8, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	New Baby - so happy to be a sober mom! (Preview) Life goes on in sobriety - and for me, quite literally! Theodore was born on Aug 26, at 8 lbs 11 oz. We waited to find out the sex, so the surprise was so much fun. I am now a mommy times two - it is blowing my mind! Our family feels perfect and complete - a daughter who is 2 yrs, 8 months and now a son. I have ve...	Simple	12	852	Sep 8, 2010 by ferrisdp
	Our faith is apt to be weak (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: A.A. Thought for the Day Our faith is apt to be weak, and so we have to strengthen and build up this faith. We do this by going to meetings and listening to others tell how they have found all the strength they need to overcome drinking. Is my faith being strengthened by th...	Larry_H	1	603	Sep 8, 2010 by mikef
	Keep It Simple--Hazelden Meditation Series (Preview) September 8, I have an intense desire to return to the womb--Anybody's ----Woody Allen Some days the world just doesn't seem safe. Maybe a friend died and you are hurting. Maybe you argued with a loved one. You just want someone to take care of you. You want to feel safe and warm. Turn to the spi...	susanbiel	0	1702	Sep 8, 2010 by susanbiel
	Daily Reflections ~ Our Side of the Street & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 77-78 I made amends to my dad after I quit drinking. My words fell...	Sobrietyspell	1	534	Sep 7, 2010 by susanbiel
	Four months and feeling great! (Preview) Hi everyone, As of today I have four months sober. I am feeling really good about my recovery, my meetings, my relationship with my sponsor, my realtionship with my HP, and my AA family. I feel like I have finally found a sponsor who I can really work with and will call me on my sh--! She's not harsh or me...	jazzyblue	7	825	Sep 7, 2010 by susanbiel
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