Alcoholics Anonymous

gladlee · gladlee

"The cry of the human soul is never unheard. It is never that God does not hear the cry, but that man fails to hear the response. But man treats this cry as if it were a thing alone, not realizing that the response was there in all eternity, and only man's failing to listen kept him unhelped by it.&quo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The principle that we shall find no enduring strength until we first admit complete defeat is the main taproot from which our whole Society has sprung and flowered. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 21-22 Defeated, and knowing it, I arrived at the doors of A.A., alone and afraid of the unknown....

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of Gods will into all of our activities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 How do I maintain my spiritual condition? For me its quite simple: on a daily basis I ask my Higher Power to grant me the gift of sobriety for that day! I have talked to many alcoholics who hav...

Aquaman · Aquaman

RelapseFirst came the impotent rage and I prayed.Then I craaaaved and I prayed.Then I caved.Then everything was allbetternow.In tender, loving shackles and chains; beer & vodkas willing, drunken, grinning, idiot slave.Just like every previous year, I was free from my anger and fears.AllB...

gladlee · gladlee

"I know what loneliness, desertion, and solitude mean. Every act of yours of faithfulness is a comfort to My heart. It was to those deserters I gave the task of bringing My message to mankind. To those deserters, those fearful ones, I gave My power to heal, to raise to life. Earth's successes a...

aubstucker · aubstucker

Hard not wanting a drink while living in an extended stay hotel. Especially with the stress grad school puts on me. Wish me luck.

leeu · leeu

Got to see my daughter get married....how incredible it was...a beautiful small ceramony on the beach on the Outer Banks. This is the best gift of sobriety I could ever have. People who know my story knoow the hell I went through and the hell she went through--that either of us are alive is a blessing by t...

turninggrey · turninggrey

My job takes me away from the fam quite a bit. I have missed them before, but I just got to thinking about how tall my oldest is and I started thinking about both the boys and their fleeting boyhood. That got me to thinking about my whole family and the longing actually hurt. It was too late to call my wife...

ANGELINA · ANGELINA

SINCE I STOPPED DRINKING MY LIFE HAS CHANGED FULL CIRCLE.I DO NOT HAVE MONEY WORRIES,I HAVE THE LOVE OF MY FAMILY,I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO TRAVEL TO UGANDA EVERY YEAR TO UGANDA AS A VOLUNTEER,...THERE IS NOTHING I NEED OR WANT! SO WHY AM I UNHAPPY? I LOST MY SON TO THIS ILLNES IN 2004....I WATCHED HIM BLEED TO D...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

LB is on indefinite sabatacle. Just wanted to take the opportunity to say that he'll be missed and wish him well. Thanks for all the great posts, I learned and laughed plenty. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Friday 7th of October 2011 04:24:13 PM

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 33 My alcoholic thinking led me to believe that I could control my drinking, but I couldnt. When I came to A.A., I realized that God was speaking to me through my group. My mind was open just enough to know that I ne...

mikef · mikef

Thank you for thoughts and prayers,my 23 year old now in recovery from disc surgery.It turned out the herniation and bulge had calcified and was putting much pressure on her spine.DOCTORS SPENT OVER 2 HOURS ,FOR SUPPOSEDLY 1 HOUR SURGERY AND KEPT HER OVERNITE,BUT ALL IS WELL.GOD IS GOOD AND WE ARE RES...

B-lever2day · B-lever2day

hello everyone. i am a newbie in every sense of the term. this is the first time i've ever been on a cyber recovery site. have been blessed with my very first p.c. this is the first site i logged onto. i really don't know how this works. i will introduce myself briefly, in hopes that it will open the doors for...

gonee · gonee

"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be console...

B-lever2day · B-lever2day

congrats on that 3yrs.!! what a miracle!! for me, it started with step one. understanding my powerlessness not only over alcohol but over most everything. surrender. realizing that if i was able to change myself i wouldn't have been an alcoholic to begin with. armed with that knowledge, i was able to...

elaine · elaine

I dont know if this is in the right place, so please feel free to move/remove. I have just came on here tonight to say a big massive thank you to the AA. 4 years ago yesterday, I was at my lowest ebb and couldnt handle life with my alcoholic partner anymore. He had just attempted suicide the day before i rea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

When we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 Being fair-minded and tolerant is a goal toward which I must work daily. I ask God, as I understand Him, to help me to be loving and tolerant to my loved ones...

kld47 · kld47

Hi Went out with some friends after an event--yes, to an family style pub--had a Dr Pepper with a Fuzzy Toothpick so would know the differenece. But somehow in the course of 3 hours, not knowing it until after tasting it, ended up with a mixed drink of some sort, did not have the whole drink of course. Sinc...

BGG · BGG

So, like many of us, I have a real issue with procrastination in some areas of my life. And, now I'm paying the price. Several months ago, I noticed that I was having an issue with a lower tooth. But, it wasn't causing me pain, so I said to myself, "I need to go to the dentist," but I didn't take...

Suba · Suba

Hi to everyone reading this. As my subject suggests, I'm new to sobriety, 2 months sober.....yay! I can't believe how well I feel in such a short time. I love AA and everything about it. I do what is suggested by my fellow members and it's working. I've got dry on my own (14 years) only to go back down the sl...

Tracey C · Tracey C

Hi, I wanted to share that I have been 30 days abstinent with my eating. It has been quite a journey, my body still is in shock. The differences in myself and how I am is quite amazing. I realize now that I truly am powerless over the food I put into myself. The first 3 steps, I can't, He can so Let him, has p...

Cliodude · Cliodude

Anyone have opinions on using pot instead of booze and as a way of getting off of booze? What are the pros and cons?

Blu858 · Blu858

Hello everyone, I just found this board. I'm an opiate and cocaine addict. I never liked alcohol- it just never did the trick for me. I desperately need a fellowship (support group) and have been unable to find a home in NA. Of course there are exceptions but basicly NA where I live is a sub culture of folk...

butterfly · butterfly

Hello Everyone, I am new here and very unsure of myself. I know I drink too much, but I am not sure I want to stop drinking. I started drinking more heavily while my husband was deployed and now I want to drink all the time. I am not sure I am ready to admit I'm an alcoholic because it doesn't seem that extrem...

gonee · gonee

I consider myself to be very priviliged to be a member of the AA fellowship. Membership was very expensive, pain & suffering. I have experienced much pain in my life, but I have also experienced so much joy through recovery. I am very grateful for that. But nothing gives me so much joy as to see a new p...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All It has been too long; anyone at all heard from Toni; good or bad so prayers can be sent, either to her or to the Family. I hope and Pray that nothing bad has happened to her and if it has that doctors can fix what is wrong or help out . She has not been on for almost 4 months now. I am worried, we had a number of...

bikerbill · bikerbill

It's cold, very windy and lot's of slashing rain. My sister (who's a coronor's officer) tells me the fatal pneumonia season has started early, snow is falling on the scottish mountains (ok they're maybe just hills to you guys, but they're big enough to ski down), I'd like to get the remaining site audi...

MooMoo · MooMoo

Hi all ... I joined this board in july and have read it every day...I have found so much information and help here...thank you all. I have been in AA for 9 months now and have attended 3 to 7 meetings a week...I have a sponsor and have been working with her on my steps. I find that I just want to get a 12 pack of be...

rrib · rrib

The long form of Tradition 6 reads, in part:"Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups. Hence such facilities ought not to use the A.A...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Continued to take personal inventory. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 88 The spiritual axiom referred to in the Tenth Stepevery time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with usalso tells me that there are no exceptions to it. No matter how unreasonable ot...

mikef · mikef

Morning and Blessings of this day! I wanted to share 2 things this morning with y'all.First ,my 23 year old going in Monday for back surgery for a bulging disc that has been causing her severe pain for about 11 months now. After much prayer, 1st and 2nd opinions from medical people,ortho's and neuro's s...

gladlee · gladlee

"I know all. Every cry for mercy. Every sigh of weariness. Every plea for help. Every sorrow over failure. Every weakness. I am with you through all. My tender sympathy is yours. My strength is yours. Rejoice at your weakness. My strength is made perfect in weakness. When you are weak...

bluebee · bluebee

Hi All, I received some devastating news on Monday. My sponsor told me that she drank over the weekend and that she feels that she is not in the proper place to be sponsoring someone. I am so fucking upset - not because I need to find a new sponsor or because she relapsed - I'm so fucking pissed at this diseas...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . and Fear says, You dare not look! TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 How often I avoided a task in my drinking days, just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder even if I have been sober for some time, that I will act that same way when faced with what appears to be a monumental job, such as...

gladlee · gladlee

"Do you no know what it means to feel a little trusting hand in yours, to know a child's confidence? Does that not draw out your love and desire to protect? Think what My heart feels, when in your helplessness you turn to Me. Would you fail that child, faulty and weak as you are? Could I fail you? Ju...

TwelveSteps · TwelveSteps

Wow, I just saw the 2008 movie "Julia" with Tilda Swinton in it, and I'm not sure if it is a "good" movie for alcoholics to watch (might trigger some people) but what a terrific example of that crazy alcoholic thinking -- making bad, impulsive decision after bad decision -- that I...

gladlee · gladlee

"All your movements, your goings and comings, controlled by Me. Every meeting not a chance meeting, but planned by Me. All blessed. Led by the spirit, a proof of sonship. "As many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God," then heirs of God. What a heritage! Your suffe...

bandit714 · bandit714

Hi, I've been looking around the internet trying to find some ideas to help my wife get sober, when we first met we were both drinking and hanging out in clubs, at that time I didn't feel like there was problem because we didn't drink all the time, but we did drink a lot because it was a new relationship and w...

leeu · leeu

I am so excited--beginning vacation mid-week, will hook up w/my sister and then be fully present, fully involved, fully welcome at my daughter's wedding!!! She will have TWO sober parents there, an absolute miracle if there ever was one.

pml1614 · pml1614

I am new to this program and I am trying to get an understanding to The Doctor's Opinion.HELP ME??

David W · David W

Hey. I admit that it is definately better than it was 10 days ago. I have a sponsor who started me reading the Big Book from the beginning and I read some everyday. I feel like every move I make has to be forced. Going out in public- even to a meeting is hard until I actually do it. The constant gnawing in my gut...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I'm ahead by a few hours so I'm still able to catch you during your 24hrs, Mark! God bless you today, brother. You are a beautiful example of how our program works. You bring love, love & love to us at MIP. Long may your experience, strength & hope last 1Day@aTime. I see how much your recovery help...

salone · salone

I do not know if this is the place but I would like to interduce myself.. I'm salone.. Im a prostitute for the past 15 yrs..and no Im not the average street walker .. I travel all over the country I dress nice and most of my jons are rich and upscale .. I work in the highest upscale hotels and wear fine suits ha...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Thanks for all you do here! Wishing you a special day! Mark

gladlee · gladlee

"How easy it is to lead and guide when you are responsive to My wish! The hurts of life come only when you resist My hand. But in willing My will, there must be a gladness. The meek shall inherit the earth.... that is, the meek shall control others and the material forces of the earth. But this is th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.s can agree with him. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My evo...

ReginaFalangees · ReginaFalangees

I'm thirty, I started drinking at 15, I never had a crash or hit bottom, but I always liked alcohol way too much. When other people stopped at drink #2, 3, 4, I kept going to 5, 6, 7. My parents nagged me, my friends said I drank too often and too much, but since it was never a problem, I just thought I could keep...

pinkchip · pinkchip

My sponsor assigned me to find out where the saying "Keep coming back it works if you work it. So work it you're worth it" came from. I remember someone giving the answer to this in an AA meeting once but can't recall what he said. I know it is not really "AA" and it just came about li...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 When I am in pain it is easy to stay close to the friends I have found in the programs. Relief from that pain is provided in the solutions c...

gladlee · gladlee

"Look to no other source for salvation. Look unto Me, and you shall be saved. Regard Me as your only supply. That is the secret of prosperity for you, and you in your turn shall save many from poverty ad distress. Whatever danger threatens, look unto Me. Whatever you desire or need, or desire o...

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	Daily Reflections ~ A.A.'s Main Taproot & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The principle that we shall find no enduring strength until we first admit complete defeat is the main taproot from which our whole Society has sprung and flowered. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 21-22 Defeated, and knowing it, I arrived at the doors of A.A., alone and afraid of the unknown....	Sobrietyspell	1	393	Oct 20, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ A Daily Tune-Up & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of Gods will into all of our activities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 How do I maintain my spiritual condition? For me its quite simple: on a daily basis I ask my Higher Power to grant me the gift of sobriety for that day! I have talked to many alcoholics who hav...	Sobrietyspell	2	425	Oct 19, 2011 by alldone
	A poem thing... (Preview) RelapseFirst came the impotent rage and I prayed.Then I craaaaved and I prayed.Then I caved.Then everything was allbetternow.In tender, loving shackles and chains; beer & vodkas willing, drunken, grinning, idiot slave.Just like every previous year, I was free from my anger and fears.AllB...	Aquaman	8	1203	Oct 19, 2011 by turninggrey
	God Calling ~ Loneliness (Preview) "I know what loneliness, desertion, and solitude mean. Every act of yours of faithfulness is a comfort to My heart. It was to those deserters I gave the task of bringing My message to mankind. To those deserters, those fearful ones, I gave My power to heal, to raise to life. Earth's successes a...	gladlee	1	470	Oct 19, 2011 by Mr_David
	Starting my sobriety Today. Its tough. (Preview) Hard not wanting a drink while living in an extended stay hotel. Especially with the stress grad school puts on me. Wish me luck.	aubstucker	6	726	Oct 19, 2011 by angelov8
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	I just had a serious longing for my family. (Preview) My job takes me away from the fam quite a bit. I have missed them before, but I just got to thinking about how tall my oldest is and I started thinking about both the boys and their fleeting boyhood. That got me to thinking about my whole family and the longing actually hurt. It was too late to call my wife...	turninggrey	8	586	Oct 18, 2011 by Mr_David
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	Linbaba (Preview) LB is on indefinite sabatacle. Just wanted to take the opportunity to say that he'll be missed and wish him well. Thanks for all the great posts, I learned and laughed plenty. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Friday 7th of October 2011 04:24:13 PM	StPeteDean	9	838	Oct 17, 2011 by angelov8
	Daily Reflections ~ An Open Mind & 24hrs a Day (Preview) True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 33 My alcoholic thinking led me to believe that I could control my drinking, but I couldnt. When I came to A.A., I realized that God was speaking to me through my group. My mind was open just enough to know that I ne...	Sobrietyspell	1	595	Oct 16, 2011 by Mr_David
	Sarah IN RECOVERY! (Preview) Thank you for thoughts and prayers,my 23 year old now in recovery from disc surgery.It turned out the herniation and bulge had calcified and was putting much pressure on her spine.DOCTORS SPENT OVER 2 HOURS ,FOR SUPPOSEDLY 1 HOUR SURGERY AND KEPT HER OVERNITE,BUT ALL IS WELL.GOD IS GOOD AND WE ARE RES...	mikef	8	594	Oct 15, 2011 by Fyne Spirit
	hello all (Preview) hello everyone. i am a newbie in every sense of the term. this is the first time i've ever been on a cyber recovery site. have been blessed with my very first p.c. this is the first site i logged onto. i really don't know how this works. i will introduce myself briefly, in hopes that it will open the doors for...	B-lever2day	9	546	Oct 15, 2011 by Fyne Spirit
	St Francis prayer. (Preview) "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be console...	gonee	8	2580	Oct 15, 2011 by jj
	answer to pink chips question (Preview) congrats on that 3yrs.!! what a miracle!! for me, it started with step one. understanding my powerlessness not only over alcohol but over most everything. surrender. realizing that if i was able to change myself i wouldn't have been an alcoholic to begin with. armed with that knowledge, i was able to...	B-lever2day	2	648	Oct 15, 2011 by Mr_David
	Thank You (Preview) I dont know if this is in the right place, so please feel free to move/remove. I have just came on here tonight to say a big massive thank you to the AA. 4 years ago yesterday, I was at my lowest ebb and couldnt handle life with my alcoholic partner anymore. He had just attempted suicide the day before i rea...	elaine	5	856	Oct 14, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Curbing Rashness & 24hrs a Day (Preview) When we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 Being fair-minded and tolerant is a goal toward which I must work daily. I ask God, as I understand Him, to help me to be loving and tolerant to my loved ones...	Sobrietyspell	2	755	Oct 13, 2011 by Mr_David
	Had a Problem (Preview) Hi Went out with some friends after an event--yes, to an family style pub--had a Dr Pepper with a Fuzzy Toothpick so would know the differenece. But somehow in the course of 3 hours, not knowing it until after tasting it, ended up with a mixed drink of some sort, did not have the whole drink of course. Sinc...	kld47	11	781	Oct 11, 2011 by bikerbill
	Procrastination (Preview) So, like many of us, I have a real issue with procrastination in some areas of my life. And, now I'm paying the price. Several months ago, I noticed that I was having an issue with a lower tooth. But, it wasn't causing me pain, so I said to myself, "I need to go to the dentist," but I didn't take...	BGG	10	1317	Oct 11, 2011 by Mike B.
	Newbie (Preview) Hi to everyone reading this. As my subject suggests, I'm new to sobriety, 2 months sober.....yay! I can't believe how well I feel in such a short time. I love AA and everything about it. I do what is suggested by my fellow members and it's working. I've got dry on my own (14 years) only to go back down the sl...	Suba	10	544	Oct 11, 2011 by pinkchip
	30 Days of Abstinence (Preview) Hi, I wanted to share that I have been 30 days abstinent with my eating. It has been quite a journey, my body still is in shock. The differences in myself and how I am is quite amazing. I realize now that I truly am powerless over the food I put into myself. The first 3 steps, I can't, He can so Let him, has p...	Tracey C	5	938	Oct 10, 2011 by Tracey C
	pot vs alcohol? (Preview) Anyone have opinions on using pot instead of booze and as a way of getting off of booze? What are the pros and cons?	Cliodude	12	1068	Oct 10, 2011 by ANGELINA
	Drug addict that never liked alcohol wants to switch to AA over NA- I need your opinion (Preview) Hello everyone, I just found this board. I'm an opiate and cocaine addict. I never liked alcohol- it just never did the trick for me. I desperately need a fellowship (support group) and have been unable to find a home in NA. Of course there are exceptions but basicly NA where I live is a sub culture of folk...	Blu858	29	1605	Oct 10, 2011 by ANGELINA
	Need help (Preview) Hello Everyone, I am new here and very unsure of myself. I know I drink too much, but I am not sure I want to stop drinking. I started drinking more heavily while my husband was deployed and now I want to drink all the time. I am not sure I am ready to admit I'm an alcoholic because it doesn't seem that extrem...	butterfly	22	1170	Oct 10, 2011 by ANGELINA
	Selfishness the root of our troubles. Pg 62 BB. (Preview) I consider myself to be very priviliged to be a member of the AA fellowship. Membership was very expensive, pain & suffering. I have experienced much pain in my life, but I have also experienced so much joy through recovery. I am very grateful for that. But nothing gives me so much joy as to see a new p...	gonee	5	1643	Oct 10, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Hi Anyone heard from Toni? (Preview) Hi All It has been too long; anyone at all heard from Toni; good or bad so prayers can be sent, either to her or to the Family. I hope and Pray that nothing bad has happened to her and if it has that doctors can fix what is wrong or help out . She has not been on for almost 4 months now. I am worried, we had a number of...	kld47	4	567	Oct 10, 2011 by John
	Well now - has winter started early? (Preview) It's cold, very windy and lot's of slashing rain. My sister (who's a coronor's officer) tells me the fatal pneumonia season has started early, snow is falling on the scottish mountains (ok they're maybe just hills to you guys, but they're big enough to ski down), I'd like to get the remaining site audi...	bikerbill	3	549	Oct 10, 2011 by bikerbill
	Program works if you work it .... But.... (Preview) Hi all ... I joined this board in july and have read it every day...I have found so much information and help here...thank you all. I have been in AA for 9 months now and have attended 3 to 7 meetings a week...I have a sponsor and have been working with her on my steps. I find that I just want to get a 12 pack of be...	MooMoo	9	1017	Oct 9, 2011 by Suba
	Some feedback on Tradition 6 please. (Preview) The long form of Tradition 6 reads, in part:"Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups. Hence such facilities ought not to use the A.A...	rrib	13	4839	Oct 9, 2011 by rrib
	Daily Reflections ~ Daily Monitoring & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Continued to take personal inventory. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 88 The spiritual axiom referred to in the Tenth Stepevery time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with usalso tells me that there are no exceptions to it. No matter how unreasonable ot...	Sobrietyspell	1	828	Oct 9, 2011 by Mr_David
	Couple Things (Preview) Morning and Blessings of this day! I wanted to share 2 things this morning with y'all.First ,my 23 year old going in Monday for back surgery for a bulging disc that has been causing her severe pain for about 11 months now. After much prayer, 1st and 2nd opinions from medical people,ortho's and neuro's s...	mikef	5	519	Oct 8, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ Rejoice at weakness (Preview) "I know all. Every cry for mercy. Every sigh of weariness. Every plea for help. Every sorrow over failure. Every weakness. I am with you through all. My tender sympathy is yours. My strength is yours. Rejoice at your weakness. My strength is made perfect in weakness. When you are weak...	gladlee	2	386	Oct 8, 2011 by Mr_David
	My sponsor relapsed. (Preview) Hi All, I received some devastating news on Monday. My sponsor told me that she drank over the weekend and that she feels that she is not in the proper place to be sponsoring someone. I am so fucking upset - not because I need to find a new sponsor or because she relapsed - I'm so fucking pissed at this diseas...	bluebee	5	2285	Oct 8, 2011 by Rainspa
	Daily Reflections ~ Facing Ourselves & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . . and Fear says, You dare not look! TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 How often I avoided a task in my drinking days, just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder even if I have been sober for some time, that I will act that same way when faced with what appears to be a monumental job, such as...	Sobrietyspell	1	525	Oct 7, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ A child's hand (Preview) "Do you no know what it means to feel a little trusting hand in yours, to know a child's confidence? Does that not draw out your love and desire to protect? Think what My heart feels, when in your helplessness you turn to Me. Would you fail that child, faulty and weak as you are? Could I fail you? Ju...	gladlee	1	405	Oct 7, 2011 by Mr_David
	Movie - "Julia" (Preview) Wow, I just saw the 2008 movie "Julia" with Tilda Swinton in it, and I'm not sure if it is a "good" movie for alcoholics to watch (might trigger some people) but what a terrific example of that crazy alcoholic thinking -- making bad, impulsive decision after bad decision -- that I...	TwelveSteps	1	809	Oct 6, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ No Chance Meetings (Preview) "All your movements, your goings and comings, controlled by Me. Every meeting not a chance meeting, but planned by Me. All blessed. Led by the spirit, a proof of sonship. "As many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God," then heirs of God. What a heritage! Your suffe...	gladlee	1	383	Oct 6, 2011 by Mr_David
	What is expected of ME??? (Preview) Hi, I've been looking around the internet trying to find some ideas to help my wife get sober, when we first met we were both drinking and hanging out in clubs, at that time I didn't feel like there was problem because we didn't drink all the time, but we did drink a lot because it was a new relationship and w...	bandit714	7	915	Oct 5, 2011 by TwelveSteps
	Healing and Hope and Happiness (Preview) I am so excited--beginning vacation mid-week, will hook up w/my sister and then be fully present, fully involved, fully welcome at my daughter's wedding!!! She will have TWO sober parents there, an absolute miracle if there ever was one.	leeu	7	737	Oct 5, 2011 by Jerry F
	Help on The Doctor's Opinion & its meaning (Preview) I am new to this program and I am trying to get an understanding to The Doctor's Opinion.HELP ME??	pml1614	6	6560	Oct 5, 2011 by Mr_David
	10 days sober/ anxiety ridden (Preview) Hey. I admit that it is definately better than it was 10 days ago. I have a sponsor who started me reading the Big Book from the beginning and I read some everyday. I feel like every move I make has to be forced. Going out in public- even to a meeting is hard until I actually do it. The constant gnawing in my gut...	David W	8	1994	Oct 5, 2011 by Mr_David
	Congrats on 3yrs Today, PinkChip!!! (Preview) I'm ahead by a few hours so I'm still able to catch you during your 24hrs, Mark! God bless you today, brother. You are a beautiful example of how our program works. You bring love, love & love to us at MIP. Long may your experience, strength & hope last 1Day@aTime. I see how much your recovery help...	Sobrietyspell	15	661	Oct 4, 2011 by SUSIE
	my life as a upscale call girl.. (Preview) I do not know if this is the place but I would like to interduce myself.. I'm salone.. Im a prostitute for the past 15 yrs..and no Im not the average street walker .. I travel all over the country I dress nice and most of my jons are rich and upscale .. I work in the highest upscale hotels and wear fine suits ha...	salone	18	2886	Oct 4, 2011 by turninggrey
	Happy 5 Year Anniversary Sobrietyspell!!! (Preview) Thanks for all you do here! Wishing you a special day! Mark	pinkchip	14	1064	Oct 4, 2011 by Rob84
	God Calling ~ True Meekness (Preview) "How easy it is to lead and guide when you are responsive to My wish! The hurts of life come only when you resist My hand. But in willing My will, there must be a gladness. The meek shall inherit the earth.... that is, the meek shall control others and the material forces of the earth. But this is th...	gladlee	1	518	Oct 4, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Serenity after the Storm & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.s can agree with him. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My evo...	Sobrietyspell	1	527	Oct 4, 2011 by Mr_David
	This is the first day. I'm not in a program (Preview) I'm thirty, I started drinking at 15, I never had a crash or hit bottom, but I always liked alcohol way too much. When other people stopped at drink #2, 3, 4, I kept going to 5, 6, 7. My parents nagged me, my friends said I drank too often and too much, but since it was never a problem, I just thought I could keep...	ReginaFalangees	11	662	Oct 3, 2011 by TwelveSteps
	AA history question (Preview) My sponsor assigned me to find out where the saying "Keep coming back it works if you work it. So work it you're worth it" came from. I remember someone giving the answer to this in an AA meeting once but can't recall what he said. I know it is not really "AA" and it just came about li...	pinkchip	10	6668	Oct 3, 2011 by angelov8
	Daily Reflections ~ Lest We Become Complacent & 24hrs a Day (Preview) It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 When I am in pain it is easy to stay close to the friends I have found in the programs. Relief from that pain is provided in the solutions c...	Sobrietyspell	1	1080	Oct 1, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ Secret of Prosperity (Preview) "Look to no other source for salvation. Look unto Me, and you shall be saved. Regard Me as your only supply. That is the secret of prosperity for you, and you in your turn shall save many from poverty ad distress. Whatever danger threatens, look unto Me. Whatever you desire or need, or desire o...	gladlee	1	395	Oct 1, 2011 by Mr_David
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