Alcoholics Anonymous

Aquaman · Aquaman

The message board DEfaults, to be precise. I mean...it's hard to be selfless and God-centered when my words are the center of the page.It's not usually encouraged in AA to always be justified, either.And how am I supposed to maintain humility if I'm always right?I guess I'm just going to have to acce...

barisax · barisax

I remember as my 16th birthday approached, I was telling my younger cousin (13) how much I was looking forward to getting my drivers license. He kept saying "why?". I said just think, I'll be able to go wherever I want to, whenever I want to. He said "Why? It's fun bein' a kid."...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.s all around the gl...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

One of our posters found an obit for JustToni from a couple months ago. Apparently she lost her brave battle with cancer. What a wonderful Lady, full of love and encouragement here on the board. We love and miss you Toni.

"Thought I would send a pic from last year on my Son's Outsid...

pinkchip · pinkchip

That was the first time I told my story in a meeting in like 2 years. I also picked up the 3 year medallion, as they celebrate anniversaries at the end of the month. It was cool and I did not think about it and just let it rip. Of course now that I am sitting here I am all like "Oh crap...I forgot to talk a...

Jaz1 · Jaz1

After discovering this board a couple of days ago, I decided to reach out to all the wonderful members here. I got sober in late 2009 for a little over 8 months and as I wasn't working at the time, worked a strong program (for me). I really felt great. When I found employment and relocated, as it was a small...

melanietorres · melanietorres

I am female, 47, I hate it, hate drinking but have to every night. I have a good job and kids. I can imagine losing everything. I pass out in bed and awake in shit and vommit. I have been to two AA meetings. I wish you all well.

appaholic · appaholic

Going to be in the area next week and was planning on attending Mon & Wed, 8p and wanted to make sure they are still operational... -- Edited by appaholic on Wednesday 26th of October 2011 11:29:58 AM

Rezzy · Rezzy

I have been a dry drunk for a long time. I have also survived more things that I care to write about. It is not a bottoming out for me; I think I surpassed that... Simply, now it is about making the right choices for my family. I am a single-parent, single income mom with 3 children. There is no more room i...

gonee · gonee

My family & I took step 3 very seriously. My wife taught me very early in my sobriety through her example that she was willing to let God make decisions for her. I remember when our business was going through a really tough time, I was going to go back to work again. She then reminded me that about our 3r...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

For the past 16 years, the owner of a 12-step shop in my city of 100,000 has rented out her basement to AA groups which now make up 30% of the total meetings in the city (29 per week). This has come to an abrupt end and we are now all scrambling to find new homes for our meetings (11 groups) in the 21 remaining da...

bikerbill · bikerbill

We often don't see the changes in ourselves and they have to be pointed out to us. I've just got back from a friends wedding in South Wales. His 1st wife died suddenly around 5 years ago. His new wife's 1st husband died suddenly around 4 years ago. The man, who I love as a brother, is a man I work with. This pas...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I have dropped down to 2 meetings a week. I come here all the time and to the alanon board to though. I go to the alanon board mostly cuz there are even more stories of newcomers and their horrible bottoming out behaviors (granted they are told by their spouses) and that helps me "keep it green&quo...

LucentSunbeam · LucentSunbeam

Hey everyone, My name is Katie and I am new to this forum, but not new to the program. I live in Seattle and just got back into going to meetings. I think I just need additonal support while I start working on getting a routine down and all of that. I am not really sure what to say, except hello and I am new here...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thank you for sharing in & passing on your recovery, Bill dear brother. You always have your heart wide open here for recovery love & fellowship. I am So Proud of You! Godbless, love & keep you 1Day@aTime ;) Liverpool Love :) Danielle x

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Went to dr today cause of anxiety.. got 9 days sober tomorrow. She prescribed me Zoloft. Can I still keep my sobriety date since all AA requires is a desire to stop drinking and I am taking the meds as prescribed?

appaholic · appaholic

...and was so thankful to be in my homegroup and with my sponsor again. I wanted to thank this board for being my lifeline as I relapsed overseas. I needed your reinforcement all was not lost and there's always a place for me in the program. I feel a genuine love for the AA program, my sponsor & my ho...

Frodo · Frodo

So my wife has started making noises that she would like us to get back together again. Good, huh? I get to re-unite with my family and show them I can be the father and husband that they deserve. BUT During the split I have fallen in love with a girl I have known for several years. She is a really nice girl w...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 92 The thought occurred to me that all peopl...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Shoemaker, stick to thy last! . . . better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition [Five]. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 150 Th...

Aquaman · Aquaman

I went to my home-group and 'fessed up today. I asked for a lead on a new sponsor and got a name & number. I called him and we talked for a bit. Sounds like a good fit. He wants me to get into as much step-work as I can handle and call him when I want & need to. My old sponsor, no-hard-feelings, insisted...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Just thought I would let you all know I am thinking and praying for you! Tom

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Have a beautiful 24hrs, Wayne brother. All my fellowship love to you, Danielle xxx

zangra-prem · zangra-prem

can someone share his prespective on my day to day symptoms of selfishness,how an alcoholic act selfishly. what is BB perspective on this.

frederico · frederico

I have been a lurker here for a while, even posted some..once a long time ago that I had quit..ha, what a laugh. I cannot quit for more than 5 or 6 months at a time... I read some postings on here tho of people that have gone days...months...and years...and years more. I bow to you, you are incredible and sh...

Rob84 · Rob84

Just hit the 27 year mark of continuous sobriety several days ago. Very grateful for my God and the Program and people of AA for showing me the road to recovery. I really appreciate everyone here and their contributions, it's great to jump on line and see familiar avitars and feel connected. The prom...

Lofg0029 · Lofg0029

Hey, My name's Mike, I'm 28, and hit what's evidently known as a "high bottom" in terms of my drinking. I'm engaged to a beautiful, intelligent, supportive and succesful woman, and as for myself, I'm finishing up a Ph.D. that should net a fulfilling mid-to-low six figure salary within a ye...

gladlee · gladlee

"You are building up an unshakable faith. Be furnishing the quiet places of your souls now. Fill them with all that is harmonious, good, beautiful, and enduring. Home-build in the Spirit now, and the waiting time will be well spent." 365 One-minute Meditations from God Calling

appaholic · appaholic

My first relapse since joining the program 97 days ago....traveling in Finland on business...been carrying some resentments, stressed out, tired and gave up my sobriety with barely a whimper. Showed up to meeting late this morning still half drunk....I don't miss this feeling....'m very disap...

John · John

i ride a motorcycle i paint for a living i play guitar i work on web sites have 5 lil dogs that need lots of petting.... today i fell 20 ft on a ladder and fractured both of my wrist badly and an elbow! i'm now in partical cast and a sling pecking one damn keyboard key at a time i have had better and worse days.....

zangra-prem · zangra-prem

can u make me understand this self-centeredness as encountered in alcoholics,common symptoms and what is the BB perespective on this. how it differs from selfishness?

Suba · Suba

Good morning all, Just had an e-mail from John regarding the above. I agree that there are few messages, some of which are quite old. I'm a newbie (77 days sober) and am so grateful for AA that I'm almost lost for words.............that's a new one! I thank AA with my whole being for the love, warmth, sugg...

John · John

A lesson based on personal experience!When trying to move up the ladder of life be very careful. The closer you get to the top...the futher the fall. Violet took this picture at hospital before we knew the wrist in sling was also fractured. i guess the shock kept the pain in it at bay longer than my rig...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Having turned my Will and my LIFE over to the care of the God of my understanding...the ideation and impulse to self-terminate is lifted. Suicide is the ultimate act of arrogance. This life is not of my creation, and I have returned it's use to it's Creator, therefore it is not mine to terminate. Best, R...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Marvelous!! Got to the meeting; one I've been to before however I'm not usually a night meeting fellow and then HP takes care of the whole deal for me as this was a read and share from the 12X12 on the 5th step. If you've got a 12X12 and you want to reflect on the 5th it was just where I needed to be while li...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Week sober today, feels good and different, know I said it before but am here to mostly listen and take in what I need. Doing things different this time, been to a bunch of meetings and overcame my fear of going to the old ones in my neighborhood. Thanks for always keeping the light on for me.

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha All...haven't felt a busted ego and pride for a long while...I can handle it with my HP and support and it just feels to real without the anesthesia of alcohol to block out the reality. I can hear the disease laughing and can feel the support of my HP at the same time...weird drama. Everyone's bee...

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...

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	Problems With Faults (Preview) The message board DEfaults, to be precise. I mean...it's hard to be selfless and God-centered when my words are the center of the page.It's not usually encouraged in AA to always be justified, either.And how am I supposed to maintain humility if I'm always right?I guess I'm just going to have to acce...	Aquaman	9	597	Oct 28, 2011 by Loira
	Alcohol and Freedom (Preview) I remember as my 16th birthday approached, I was telling my younger cousin (13) how much I was looking forward to getting my drivers license. He kept saying "why?". I said just think, I'll be able to go wherever I want to, whenever I want to. He said "Why? It's fun bein' a kid."...	barisax	3	907	Oct 28, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Global Sharing & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.s all around the gl...	Sobrietyspell	1	371	Oct 28, 2011 by Mr_David
	RIP JustToni (Merged 4x Jerryf, gonee, JJ, MikeF, John...) (Preview) One of our posters found an obit for JustToni from a couple months ago. Apparently she lost her brave battle with cancer. What a wonderful Lady, full of love and encouragement here on the board. We love and miss you Toni. "Thought I would send a pic from last year on my Son's Outsid...	StPeteDean	43	11654	Oct 27, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Just qualified. (Preview) That was the first time I told my story in a meeting in like 2 years. I also picked up the 3 year medallion, as they celebrate anniversaries at the end of the month. It was cool and I did not think about it and just let it rip. Of course now that I am sitting here I am all like "Oh crap...I forgot to talk a...	pinkchip	9	636	Oct 27, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Ready again. (Preview) After discovering this board a couple of days ago, I decided to reach out to all the wonderful members here. I got sober in late 2009 for a little over 8 months and as I wasn't working at the time, worked a strong program (for me). I really felt great. When I found employment and relocated, as it was a small...	Jaz1	11	543	Oct 27, 2011 by SteveP
	new on here (Preview) I am female, 47, I hate it, hate drinking but have to every night. I have a good job and kids. I can imagine losing everything. I pass out in bed and awake in shit and vommit. I have been to two AA meetings. I wish you all well.	melanietorres	15	661	Oct 27, 2011 by carlasober
	Anybody here familiar with Irons, MI? (Preview) Going to be in the area next week and was planning on attending Mon & Wed, 8p and wanted to make sure they are still operational... -- Edited by appaholic on Wednesday 26th of October 2011 11:29:58 AM	appaholic	2	720	Oct 27, 2011 by Mr_David
	Sober Today (Preview) I have been a dry drunk for a long time. I have also survived more things that I care to write about. It is not a bottoming out for me; I think I surpassed that... Simply, now it is about making the right choices for my family. I am a single-parent, single income mom with 3 children. There is no more room i...	Rezzy	11	554	Oct 26, 2011 by mikef
	Just a little bit about me & my family. (Preview) My family & I took step 3 very seriously. My wife taught me very early in my sobriety through her example that she was willing to let God make decisions for her. I remember when our business was going through a really tough time, I was going to go back to work again. She then reminded me that about our 3r...	gonee	5	490	Oct 26, 2011 by mikef
	Anyone have the slightest clue how to form an Alano Club? (Preview) For the past 16 years, the owner of a 12-step shop in my city of 100,000 has rented out her basement to AA groups which now make up 30% of the total meetings in the city (29 per week). This has come to an abrupt end and we are now all scrambling to find new homes for our meetings (11 groups) in the 21 remaining da...	FlyingSquirrel	4	761	Oct 26, 2011 by Mr_David
	Humbled, Grateful, good things. (Preview) We often don't see the changes in ourselves and they have to be pointed out to us. I've just got back from a friends wedding in South Wales. His 1st wife died suddenly around 5 years ago. His new wife's 1st husband died suddenly around 4 years ago. The man, who I love as a brother, is a man I work with. This pas...	bikerbill	9	540	Oct 26, 2011 by bikerbill
	Confused. (Preview) I have dropped down to 2 meetings a week. I come here all the time and to the alanon board to though. I go to the alanon board mostly cuz there are even more stories of newcomers and their horrible bottoming out behaviors (granted they are told by their spouses) and that helps me "keep it green&quo...	pinkchip	16	1101	Oct 25, 2011 by turninggrey
	New to the boards~ (Preview) Hey everyone, My name is Katie and I am new to this forum, but not new to the program. I live in Seattle and just got back into going to meetings. I think I just need additonal support while I start working on getting a routine down and all of that. I am not really sure what to say, except hello and I am new here...	LucentSunbeam	15	661	Oct 25, 2011 by B-lever2day
	Happy FIVE Years, Biker BILL! XXXXX (Preview) Thank you for sharing in & passing on your recovery, Bill dear brother. You always have your heart wide open here for recovery love & fellowship. I am So Proud of You! Godbless, love & keep you 1Day@aTime ;) Liverpool Love :) Danielle x	Sobrietyspell	15	836	Oct 24, 2011 by SteveP
	zoloft in aa? (Preview) Went to dr today cause of anxiety.. got 9 days sober tomorrow. She prescribed me Zoloft. Can I still keep my sobriety date since all AA requires is a desire to stop drinking and I am taking the meds as prescribed?	SoberSteve	13	4420	Oct 24, 2011 by SteveP
	Picked Up A White Chip Today.... (Preview) ...and was so thankful to be in my homegroup and with my sponsor again. I wanted to thank this board for being my lifeline as I relapsed overseas. I needed your reinforcement all was not lost and there's always a place for me in the program. I feel a genuine love for the AA program, my sponsor & my ho...	appaholic	11	739	Oct 24, 2011 by SteveP
	Choices (Preview) So my wife has started making noises that she would like us to get back together again. Good, huh? I get to re-unite with my family and show them I can be the father and husband that they deserve. BUT During the split I have fallen in love with a girl I have known for several years. She is a really nice girl w...	Frodo	14	908	Oct 24, 2011 by Frodo
	Daily Reflections ~ True Tolerance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 92 The thought occurred to me that all peopl...	Sobrietyspell	1	606	Oct 24, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ What We Know Best & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Shoemaker, stick to thy last! . . . better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition [Five]. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 150 Th...	Sobrietyspell	1	457	Oct 24, 2011 by Mr_David
	Meet My New Sponsor Tuesday... (Preview) I went to my home-group and 'fessed up today. I asked for a lead on a new sponsor and got a name & number. I called him and we talked for a bit. Sounds like a good fit. He wants me to get into as much step-work as I can handle and call him when I want & need to. My old sponsor, no-hard-feelings, insisted...	Aquaman	6	461	Oct 23, 2011 by SteveP
	Missing Just Toni, Aquaman, Linbaba to name a few (Preview) Just thought I would let you all know I am thinking and praying for you! Tom	turninggrey	17	937	Oct 23, 2011 by SteveP
	Happy Bellybutton Bday, Toad! (Preview) Have a beautiful 24hrs, Wayne brother. All my fellowship love to you, Danielle xxx	Sobrietyspell	8	533	Oct 23, 2011 by Jerry F
	selfishness (Preview) can someone share his prespective on my day to day symptoms of selfishness,how an alcoholic act selfishly. what is BB perspective on this.	zangra-prem	3	682	Oct 23, 2011 by LucentSunbeam
	on the wagon and falling off... (Preview) I have been a lurker here for a while, even posted some..once a long time ago that I had quit..ha, what a laugh. I cannot quit for more than 5 or 6 months at a time... I read some postings on here tho of people that have gone days...months...and years...and years more. I bow to you, you are incredible and sh...	frederico	13	587	Oct 23, 2011 by frederico
	Thank You all for being here (Preview) Just hit the 27 year mark of continuous sobriety several days ago. Very grateful for my God and the Program and people of AA for showing me the road to recovery. I really appreciate everyone here and their contributions, it's great to jump on line and see familiar avitars and feel connected. The prom...	Rob84	14	715	Oct 22, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	Traded a life of addiction for no life and AA addiction (Preview) Hey, My name's Mike, I'm 28, and hit what's evidently known as a "high bottom" in terms of my drinking. I'm engaged to a beautiful, intelligent, supportive and succesful woman, and as for myself, I'm finishing up a Ph.D. that should net a fulfilling mid-to-low six figure salary within a ye...	Lofg0029	16	1103	Oct 22, 2011 by Jerry F
	God Calling ~ Home-building (Preview) "You are building up an unshakable faith. Be furnishing the quiet places of your souls now. Fill them with all that is harmonious, good, beautiful, and enduring. Home-build in the Spirit now, and the waiting time will be well spent." 365 One-minute Meditations from God Calling	gladlee	1	394	Oct 22, 2011 by Mr_David
	So, I relapsed last night..... (Preview) My first relapse since joining the program 97 days ago....traveling in Finland on business...been carrying some resentments, stressed out, tired and gave up my sobriety with barely a whimper. Showed up to meeting late this morning still half drunk....I don't miss this feeling....'m very disap...	appaholic	22	1465	Oct 22, 2011 by Lance Romance
	what an f'ing day! (Preview) i ride a motorcycle i paint for a living i play guitar i work on web sites have 5 lil dogs that need lots of petting.... today i fell 20 ft on a ladder and fractured both of my wrist badly and an elbow! i'm now in partical cast and a sling pecking one damn keyboard key at a time i have had better and worse days.....	John	13	642	Oct 22, 2011 by StPeteDean
	selfcenteredness (Preview) can u make me understand this self-centeredness as encountered in alcoholics,common symptoms and what is the BB perespective on this. how it differs from selfishness?	zangra-prem	3	421	Oct 22, 2011 by jj
	message board (Preview) Good morning all, Just had an e-mail from John regarding the above. I agree that there are few messages, some of which are quite old. I'm a newbie (77 days sober) and am so grateful for AA that I'm almost lost for words.............that's a new one! I thank AA with my whole being for the love, warmth, sugg...	Suba	6	520	Oct 21, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Securing yourself**** (Preview) A lesson based on personal experience!When trying to move up the ladder of life be very careful. The closer you get to the top...the futher the fall. Violet took this picture at hospital before we knew the wrist in sling was also fractured. i guess the shock kept the pain in it at bay longer than my rig...	John	7	597	Oct 21, 2011 by HeatherK
	Happy BiProduct of Step 3 (Preview) Having turned my Will and my LIFE over to the care of the God of my understanding...the ideation and impulse to self-terminate is lifted. Suicide is the ultimate act of arrogance. This life is not of my creation, and I have returned it's use to it's Creator, therefore it is not mine to terminate. Best, R...	Aquaman	3	434	Oct 21, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Solace for Confusion & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...	Sobrietyspell	1	629	Oct 21, 2011 by Mr_David
	Tuesday Night...Elavata stay broke (use the steps) (Preview) Marvelous!! Got to the meeting; one I've been to before however I'm not usually a night meeting fellow and then HP takes care of the whole deal for me as this was a read and share from the 12X12 on the 5th step. If you've got a 12X12 and you want to reflect on the 5th it was just where I needed to be while li...	Jerry F	3	423	Oct 20, 2011 by mikef
	Im Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! (Preview) Week sober today, feels good and different, know I said it before but am here to mostly listen and take in what I need. Doing things different this time, been to a bunch of meetings and overcame my fear of going to the old ones in my neighborhood. Thanks for always keeping the light on for me.	SoberSteve	11	761	Oct 20, 2011 by happycamper
	Ego's busted.... (Preview) Aloha All...haven't felt a busted ego and pride for a long while...I can handle it with my HP and support and it just feels to real without the anesthesia of alcohol to block out the reality. I can hear the disease laughing and can feel the support of my HP at the same time...weird drama. Everyone's bee...	Jerry F	4	585	Oct 20, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ Hear My Answer (Preview) "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...	gladlee	3	368	Oct 20, 2011 by Mr_David
	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	404	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	435	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	1215	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	483	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	738	Oct 19, 2011 by angelov8
	They Each Said "I DO"! (Preview) 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...	leeu	5	484	Oct 19, 2011 by angelov8
	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	595	Oct 18, 2011 by Mr_David
	I LOVE MY LIFE BUT WHY AM I STILL SO SAD! (Preview) 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...	ANGELINA	11	1210	Oct 17, 2011 by Papengena
	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	847	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	602	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	601	Oct 15, 2011 by Fyne Spirit
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