Alcoholics Anonymous

gladlee · gladlee

A Walk in Dry Places Selfishness We're told again and again that we have to be selfish about our own recovery, but this seems to be in conflict with the fact that selfishness is the root of our problem. How can selfishness be both good and bad? The selfishness we need for recovery is a devotion to self-im...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 What glorious mysteries paradoxes are! They do not compute, yet when recognized and accepted, they reaffirm somethi...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Leave room for God to surprise you! --Ernie K. It is human to be disappointed when we don't get what we want. But when we dwell on our disappointment, as if we should have gotten what we wanted, then we forget to trust that God may have something different in store for us....

gladlee · gladlee

Decision Making Self-pity is often rooted in the strong feeling that we have been victimized by people or conditions. "I never had a chance" and "You deceived me!" are common complaints that reveal self-pity. It is astonishing and humbling to learn that we always have choic...

gladlee · gladlee

Power in Purpose When riding in an airplane on automatic pilot, I marvel at the way the aircraft stays on course even while bouncing and shaking through pockets of turbulence. Even more significant is the pilot's calm indifference to these minor movements as he checks occasionally to make sure the...

gladlee · gladlee

"Love the busy life. It is a joy-filled life. I love you and bid you be of good cheer. Live outside whenever possible. Sun and air are My great healing forces. Never forget that real healing of body, mind, and spirit comes from within, from the close, loving contact of your spirit with My Spirit...

gladlee · gladlee

"TODAY I LET GO OF THE THINGS I CAN'T CONTROL" The concept of letting go is difficult to grasp. When my home life was chaotic, I tried everything in my power to control what I could. When my home life was rigid, I was taught that to be out of control was disastrous. To conceive of letting go of...

gladlee · gladlee

Acceptance As life unfolds, we sometimes get unexpected disappointments that seem undeserved - the car breaks down, a business deal goes sour, or a close friend betrays us. As alcoholics, most of us don't handle such things too well. "Why me..?" we often respond. Our best approach is...

Aquaman · Aquaman

So, I'm having a burger with my sponsor discussing my sponsees' statii and he tells me "Your Grandsponsor wants me to tell you "thanks." and I asked "What for?" My sponsor tells me that sponsorship isn't just about the Service & Recovery elements of the triangle, bu...

joelo · joelo

Tonight at a meeting i mentioned that i am using a workbook i found on the internet to guide me through the steps. I may have mentioned to you guys that four years ago i had 16 months of sobriety, and relapsed. In those sixteen months, i had read the "Big Book" and the "12 steps/12 Traditio...

mikef · mikef

prayers.Yesterday,work/hospitals/doctor's/police/family/meetings/airplanes&airports

Larry_H · Larry_H

thought from Hazelden is: Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy. --Children's Letters to God Sometimes we look around, assess the situation, and decide what we think we need. So we go to God and begin praying. Out of the blue, our prayers get answered. But the answer i...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

... this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however... haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51 As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I understa...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=h60r2HPsiuM&feature=youtube_gdata_player -- Edited by StPeteDean on Monday 21st of February 2011 05:04:11 PM

gladlee · gladlee

"I EXPECT TO BE HEALTHY" It is God's intention to create a universe that is whole, pure and balanced. So, too, my physical health is an expression of what God intends. The truth is that I am meant to be well and whole. As a child of an alcoholic, I sometimes tend to ignore my physical needs. F...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Please?

John · John

I thought I would share this video with the members of AA, although it was originally created and dedicated to a member of MIP Al-Anon. It's a 1 hour, 15 minute video... so please allow yourself enough time to view it in whole, so that you might be able to get the full message of what it carries for you. John...

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

A fairly new (under a year) member of one of my groups posited the question: "Are we addicted to meetings now instead of alcohol?" His wording was unfortunate, obviously. But I think what he was getting at may have been legitimate.Some people go to AA every day. Good for them. That is obvi...

gladlee · gladlee

"I ACCEPT MY MISTAKES AND LET THEM CONTRIBUTE TO MY LEARNING AND GROWTH" "The price I must pay for any knowledge is to discover it for myself. I must learn my own lessons - I must make my own mistakes. I must pay my own consequences. The knowledge that I gain presents me with a challeng...

mikef · mikef

I am a true believer in the power of prayer and thru the years I have learned that sharing my anxieties and pain with others just like me is integral for my continued positive spiritual condition.My wifes younger sister(40"s)was just admitted to ICU for suicide attempt,we are still finding out...

gladlee · gladlee

"Only self can cast a shadow on the way. Be more afraid of spirit-unrest, of soul-disturbance, than of earthquake or fire, or any outside forces. When you feel the absolute calm has been broken - away alone with Me until your heart sings and all is strong and calm. All that you have to do is to ke...

gladlee · gladlee

Releasing the Past "We will not regret the past nor fear the future," goes one of the promises in Twelve Step programs. Neither the past nor the future should control what we're thinking and doing today. After all, if our Higher Power is everything, no person or action an be outside of thi...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Today I may get fired. At the very least I will get a pedantic ass-chewing. As we recover from a self-prophesized recession, A can't pay B and B can't pay C and so on. My annual salary, ALL commission, qualifys as "working poor". It's annual bonus time and I NEED my bonus to get a car out of the sh...

gladlee · gladlee

"In everything by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known unto God." But do not beg. Rather come as a business manager bringing to the owner the needs, checks to be signed, etc., and knowing that to lay the matter before him means immediate supply. I long to supply, but the a...

barisax · barisax

Having the acquired taste for alcohol in whatever form doesn't seem to be a requirement for alcoholics. I've heard a number of AA members say that they hated the taste of beer/booze/whatever, and drank only to get drunk. A speaker I heard recently said it took him several years to "get it"...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi Dod's, So happy your are doing it....we all watched your struggling for so long.. A giant Big Hats off to you my friend... Please let us hear from you, can barely wait to see how your doing, and loving your new Sobriety! Love and Hugs, and.... Tonicakes

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I know with all my heart that intimate relationships in early recovery can be very deadly at worst, and extremely painful and uncomfortable at times, at best. Do I want to continue to have the high of elation, and the low of a bear trap closing in on my chest, one then the other, like a merry go round? Joy, p...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Oh boy what a hell of a past couple weeks. Been separated over 5 years now, been sober over 4 years. Got a glimpse of how life could be and it rocked me to my boots. Realised we (Eileen and I) have been 'idling in a regressive groove' for so long we are growing apart. How can it be that I love her so much but I'm cu...

Gzepe · Gzepe

God and the Devil Must a Christ be crucified in every generation for the benefit of those who have no imaginationGeorge Bernard Shaw Christ, is a title, Jesus is the name, the man from Galilee who could rarely rub two shekels together and could make no claim to lay his head night or day. A fellow so plain,...

gladlee · gladlee

February 18 "Never miss these times. It is not what I reveal to you so much as the linking up of your frail natures with the limitless Divine Powers. Already, forces are set in motion. Only My Will is coming to pass. And now God is blessing you very richly. You think that there is much to do in a cri...

gonee · gonee

This was given to me:If God is planning our lives, then why should we get involved? Except to pray according to His will which is clearly defined by our Lord Jesus Christ in the prayer which He gave us in the Gospel of St Matthew 6:9-15. Our uttermost desires and requests must be placed with Him. He will pl...

GRnc · GRnc

Good evening! I'm new to this forum, and now glad I have found it as this will be a simple tool for me to use on my way to recovery. I'm an active AA member, but this is just icing on the cake for me to do some pondering when I'm not at my local AA meeting. Can't wait to discuss future topics with you all!! With t...

Randjet · Randjet

Where do I find the promises on this site?

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

... there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: courageously; complete...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I believe this site was posted on the AA links above but for those that might miss it or didnt know you can actually watch free versions of My Name is Bill W and When love isnt enough, theres also tons of other free AA media... http://silkworth.net/freestuff.html EDIT--- Nevermind, it seems they have a...

gladlee · gladlee

"Even were I never to speak to you, you would be well rewarded for setting apart this time, if you only sat still and longed for Me, if you just drew hungering breaths for Me, as you do for the fresh pure air of the open." Be still, be calm. Wait before Me. Learn of Me, patience, humility, peace...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Not to offend or start any type of drama, if you dont wish to answer I respect that but for those that choose to share: I was wondering if your HP has a voice and if so how do you hear it? Does it come audible in your ears? Is it more of a judgemental thing like an angel on your shoulder devil on the other? Do yo...

Linistea · Linistea

Step Work Board

gonee · gonee

I have observed that there are many new people that have come to the board. Firstly, I want to encourage you to stay in recovery. Secondly, do not be discouraged. We have all been there. I can write a book about my 1st day, my 1st month, my 1st year. Having lost all faith in myself and despite myself, I still...

gladlee · gladlee

February 15 "You shall be used. The Divine Force is never less. It is sufficient for all the work in the world. I only need the instruments for Me to use. To know that would re-make the world. The world does not need super-men, but super-natural men. Men who will persistently turn the self out...

Brian19246 · Brian19246

Sometimes when I'm real drunk I have urges/feelings of cutting myself and wanting to die.

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

My God, what have I DONE??????? I have not drank. But when I did relapse this winter, I got in more trouble with the law, and now I can't find a job. I badly need a job. My ex is not paying his support, and I can no longer afford my divorce lawyer! So I have to wait around for a low-income legal service to schedul...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. --Mother Teresa Our spiritual nature must be nurtured. Prayer and meditation lovingly kindle the flame that guides us from within. Because we're human, we often let the flame flicker and perhaps go out. And th...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I've tried on a few different occassions to work with a temporary sponsor to go through the steps but for one reason or another it didn't go well. One was a lunatic AA nazi who I thought was an unstable nut. A few went back out shortly after they became my temporary sponsor. A few I treated poorly and they ga...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us--sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze, is the ability...

SteveP · SteveP

lol...heard a great one today... "When can an alcoholic drink safely again?" "When they close the lid." One to remember. Of course, without AA, my insane mind would think "yeah, well, that's true for all those hundreds of millions of alcoholics, but I'm different.&quo...

LinBaba · LinBaba

Having a typical Alcoholic Valentines day, remember, you aren't alone Personally I had a great Valentines Day weekend, but still remember I had plenty of days like these, so if all those happy joyous and so called "free" people i...

puzzled · puzzled

I drank a whole load of beer and whiskey on Thursday after being sober for a few years. (see my previous post) I've been in touch with my sponsor and another AA who have both been very supportive, and the advice was that I should get back to a meeting as soon as possible. Yesterday I still felt very raw; but w...

Jamie D · Jamie D

I sometimes feel within the privacy of my own mind, that to call this thing we have "addiction" rather than alcoholism seems more accurate to my experience strength and hope ,and all emcompassing. I have been to alot of AA meetings over the years and I notice that alot of members in the roo...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

As many of you may know I have been in and out of AA since oct 10.. Well Im back on the wagon and have been needing a meeting however all of the local ones have people I dont want to see, 3 ex sponsors that gave up on me, and regulars that have went "back out" with me but keep it a secret from AA,etc.....

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	Daily Meditations (combined) (Preview) A Walk in Dry Places Selfishness We're told again and again that we have to be selfish about our own recovery, but this seems to be in conflict with the fact that selfishness is the root of our problem. How can selfishness be both good and bad? The selfishness we need for recovery is a devotion to self-im...	gladlee	0	672	Feb 24, 2011 by gladlee
	Daily Reflections ~ Mysterious Paradoxes & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 What glorious mysteries paradoxes are! They do not compute, yet when recognized and accepted, they reaffirm somethi...	Sobrietyspell	1	908	Feb 23, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	Leave room for God to surprise you! (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Leave room for God to surprise you! --Ernie K. It is human to be disappointed when we don't get what we want. But when we dwell on our disappointment, as if we should have gotten what we wanted, then we forget to trust that God may have something different in store for us....	Larry_H	1	769	Feb 23, 2011 by HeatherK
	We Always Have Choices (Walk in Dry Places) (Preview) Decision Making Self-pity is often rooted in the strong feeling that we have been victimized by people or conditions. "I never had a chance" and "You deceived me!" are common complaints that reveal self-pity. It is astonishing and humbling to learn that we always have choic...	gladlee	1	673	Feb 23, 2011 by SteveP
	Staying on Course (Walk in Dry Places) (Preview) Power in Purpose When riding in an airplane on automatic pilot, I marvel at the way the aircraft stays on course even while bouncing and shaking through pockets of turbulence. Even more significant is the pilot's calm indifference to these minor movements as he checks occasionally to make sure the...	gladlee	3	689	Feb 23, 2011 by SteveP
	Secret of Healing (God Calling) (Preview) "Love the busy life. It is a joy-filled life. I love you and bid you be of good cheer. Live outside whenever possible. Sun and air are My great healing forces. Never forget that real healing of body, mind, and spirit comes from within, from the close, loving contact of your spirit with My Spirit...	gladlee	0	512	Feb 23, 2011 by gladlee
	Letting Go (ACOA) (Preview) "TODAY I LET GO OF THE THINGS I CAN'T CONTROL" The concept of letting go is difficult to grasp. When my home life was chaotic, I tried everything in my power to control what I could. When my home life was rigid, I was taught that to be out of control was disastrous. To conceive of letting go of...	gladlee	0	1012	Feb 23, 2011 by gladlee
	Unexpected Disappointments (Walk in Dry Places) (Preview) Acceptance As life unfolds, we sometimes get unexpected disappointments that seem undeserved - the car breaks down, a business deal goes sour, or a close friend betrays us. As alcoholics, most of us don't handle such things too well. "Why me..?" we often respond. Our best approach is...	gladlee	3	900	Feb 23, 2011 by SteveP
	One More Benefit of Sponsorship... (Preview) So, I'm having a burger with my sponsor discussing my sponsees' statii and he tells me "Your Grandsponsor wants me to tell you "thanks." and I asked "What for?" My sponsor tells me that sponsorship isn't just about the Service & Recovery elements of the triangle, bu...	Aquaman	3	682	Feb 23, 2011 by SteveP
	Bleeding Deacon "All you need is the Big Book" (Preview) Tonight at a meeting i mentioned that i am using a workbook i found on the internet to guide me through the steps. I may have mentioned to you guys that four years ago i had 16 months of sobriety, and relapsed. In those sixteen months, i had read the "Big Book" and the "12 steps/12 Traditio...	joelo	19	8465	Feb 22, 2011 by Klaatu
	Always God First! (Preview) prayers.Yesterday,work/hospitals/doctor's/police/family/meetings/airplanes&airports	mikef	3	690	Feb 22, 2011 by carlasober
	God, help me remember to be thankful even when the gift is not quite what I expected (Preview) thought from Hazelden is: Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy. --Children's Letters to God Sometimes we look around, assess the situation, and decide what we think we need. So we go to God and begin praying. Out of the blue, our prayers get answered. But the answer i...	Larry_H	4	948	Feb 22, 2011 by mikef
	Daily Reflections ~ Guidance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) ... this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however... haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51 As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I understa...	Sobrietyspell	0	516	Feb 22, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	What Equals 101% (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=h60r2HPsiuM&feature=youtube_gdata_player -- Edited by StPeteDean on Monday 21st of February 2011 05:04:11 PM	StPeteDean	8	943	Feb 22, 2011 by billyjack
	Health (ACOA) (Preview) "I EXPECT TO BE HEALTHY" It is God's intention to create a universe that is whole, pure and balanced. So, too, my physical health is an expression of what God intends. The truth is that I am meant to be well and whole. As a child of an alcoholic, I sometimes tend to ignore my physical needs. F...	gladlee	0	397	Feb 22, 2011 by gladlee
	CODA BOARD.. (Preview) Please?	SoberSteve	3	643	Feb 21, 2011 by Aquaman
	Letting Go, Letting God, Reclaiming our Lives, Releasing Resentment (Dedicated Video) (Preview) I thought I would share this video with the members of AA, although it was originally created and dedicated to a member of MIP Al-Anon. It's a 1 hour, 15 minute video... so please allow yourself enough time to view it in whole, so that you might be able to get the full message of what it carries for you. John...	John	1	841	Feb 21, 2011 by leeu
	Do more meetings unfailingly lead to better sobriety? (Preview) A fairly new (under a year) member of one of my groups posited the question: "Are we addicted to meetings now instead of alcohol?" His wording was unfortunate, obviously. But I think what he was getting at may have been legitimate.Some people go to AA every day. Good for them. That is obvi...	zzworldontheweb	19	1604	Feb 21, 2011 by attilio
	Building on Mistakes (ACOA) (Preview) "I ACCEPT MY MISTAKES AND LET THEM CONTRIBUTE TO MY LEARNING AND GROWTH" "The price I must pay for any knowledge is to discover it for myself. I must learn my own lessons - I must make my own mistakes. I must pay my own consequences. The knowledge that I gain presents me with a challeng...	gladlee	1	761	Feb 21, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Prayer and support (Preview) I am a true believer in the power of prayer and thru the years I have learned that sharing my anxieties and pain with others just like me is integral for my continued positive spiritual condition.My wifes younger sister(40"s)was just admitted to ICU for suicide attempt,we are still finding out...	mikef	11	889	Feb 21, 2011 by gonee
	"Nothing Can Hurt" (God Calling) (Preview) "Only self can cast a shadow on the way. Be more afraid of spirit-unrest, of soul-disturbance, than of earthquake or fire, or any outside forces. When you feel the absolute calm has been broken - away alone with Me until your heart sings and all is strong and calm. All that you have to do is to ke...	gladlee	0	505	Feb 21, 2011 by gladlee
	A Day of Acceptance (Walk in Dry Places) (Preview) Releasing the Past "We will not regret the past nor fear the future," goes one of the promises in Twelve Step programs. Neither the past nor the future should control what we're thinking and doing today. After all, if our Higher Power is everything, no person or action an be outside of thi...	gladlee	2	950	Feb 21, 2011 by Rob84
	something had to snap...and it was me. (Preview) Today I may get fired. At the very least I will get a pedantic ass-chewing. As we recover from a self-prophesized recession, A can't pay B and B can't pay C and so on. My annual salary, ALL commission, qualifys as "working poor". It's annual bonus time and I NEED my bonus to get a car out of the sh...	Aquaman	13	866	Feb 20, 2011 by jonijoni1
	"Claim Your Rights" (God Calling) (Preview) "In everything by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known unto God." But do not beg. Rather come as a business manager bringing to the owner the needs, checks to be signed, etc., and knowing that to lay the matter before him means immediate supply. I long to supply, but the a...	gladlee	2	673	Feb 20, 2011 by SoberSteve
	A Taste for Alcohol (Preview) Having the acquired taste for alcohol in whatever form doesn't seem to be a requirement for alcoholics. I've heard a number of AA members say that they hated the taste of beer/booze/whatever, and drank only to get drunk. A speaker I heard recently said it took him several years to "get it"...	barisax	5	1272	Feb 19, 2011 by bikerbill
	Ya HOOO! Dodworth!!! (Preview) Hi Dod's, So happy your are doing it....we all watched your struggling for so long.. A giant Big Hats off to you my friend... Please let us hear from you, can barely wait to see how your doing, and loving your new Sobriety! Love and Hugs, and.... Tonicakes	Just Toni	15	1235	Feb 18, 2011 by LinBaba
	Relationships/Rollercoasters (Preview) I know with all my heart that intimate relationships in early recovery can be very deadly at worst, and extremely painful and uncomfortable at times, at best. Do I want to continue to have the high of elation, and the low of a bear trap closing in on my chest, one then the other, like a merry go round? Joy, p...	jonijoni1	18	1438	Feb 18, 2011 by barisax
	Eyup, I'm Back (Preview) Oh boy what a hell of a past couple weeks. Been separated over 5 years now, been sober over 4 years. Got a glimpse of how life could be and it rocked me to my boots. Realised we (Eileen and I) have been 'idling in a regressive groove' for so long we are growing apart. How can it be that I love her so much but I'm cu...	bikerbill	10	1014	Feb 18, 2011 by bikerbill
	God and the Devil page 11 BB (Preview) God and the Devil Must a Christ be crucified in every generation for the benefit of those who have no imaginationGeorge Bernard Shaw Christ, is a title, Jesus is the name, the man from Galilee who could rarely rub two shekels together and could make no claim to lay his head night or day. A fellow so plain,...	Gzepe	5	1023	Feb 18, 2011 by attilio
	"Let Me Do It" (God Calling) (Preview) February 18 "Never miss these times. It is not what I reveal to you so much as the linking up of your frail natures with the limitless Divine Powers. Already, forces are set in motion. Only My Will is coming to pass. And now God is blessing you very richly. You think that there is much to do in a cri...	gladlee	0	883	Feb 18, 2011 by gladlee
	Through my unbearable pain...... (Preview) This was given to me:If God is planning our lives, then why should we get involved? Except to pray according to His will which is clearly defined by our Lord Jesus Christ in the prayer which He gave us in the Gospel of St Matthew 6:9-15. Our uttermost desires and requests must be placed with Him. He will pl...	gonee	0	639	Feb 18, 2011 by gonee
	Appeal hearing for reinstatement of drivers license appeal license hearing (Preview) Good evening! I'm new to this forum, and now glad I have found it as this will be a simple tool for me to use on my way to recovery. I'm an active AA member, but this is just icing on the cake for me to do some pondering when I'm not at my local AA meeting. Can't wait to discuss future topics with you all!! With t...	GRnc	18	11136	Feb 18, 2011 by SoberSteve
	The promises (Preview) Where do I find the promises on this site?	Randjet	6	1103	Feb 17, 2011 by LinBaba
	Daily Reflections ~ Our Paths are Our Own & 24hrs a Day (Preview) ... there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: courageously; complete...	Sobrietyspell	1	655	Feb 17, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	Watch: My name is Bill. W and When love isnt enough here free... EDIT inside! (Preview) I believe this site was posted on the AA links above but for those that might miss it or didnt know you can actually watch free versions of My Name is Bill W and When love isnt enough, theres also tons of other free AA media... http://silkworth.net/freestuff.html EDIT--- Nevermind, it seems they have a...	SoberSteve	3	6220	Feb 17, 2011 by Klaatu
	Never Ruffled (God Calling) (Preview) "Even were I never to speak to you, you would be well rewarded for setting apart this time, if you only sat still and longed for Me, if you just drew hungering breaths for Me, as you do for the fresh pure air of the open." Be still, be calm. Wait before Me. Learn of Me, patience, humility, peace...	gladlee	2	749	Feb 17, 2011 by leeu
	Does your higher power have a voice? (Preview) Not to offend or start any type of drama, if you dont wish to answer I respect that but for those that choose to share: I was wondering if your HP has a voice and if so how do you hear it? Does it come audible in your ears? Is it more of a judgemental thing like an angel on your shoulder devil on the other? Do yo...	SoberSteve	12	2716	Feb 17, 2011 by LinBaba
	Step 6 is posted on the step work board (Preview) Step Work Board	Linistea	0	458	Feb 16, 2011 by Linistea
	To Newcomers. (Preview) I have observed that there are many new people that have come to the board. Firstly, I want to encourage you to stay in recovery. Secondly, do not be discouraged. We have all been there. I can write a book about my 1st day, my 1st month, my 1st year. Having lost all faith in myself and despite myself, I still...	gonee	4	1089	Feb 16, 2011 by leeu
	Inspiration - Not Aspiration (God Calling) (Preview) February 15 "You shall be used. The Divine Force is never less. It is sufficient for all the work in the world. I only need the instruments for Me to use. To know that would re-make the world. The world does not need super-men, but super-natural men. Men who will persistently turn the self out...	gladlee	2	712	Feb 16, 2011 by leeu
	Alcohol cutting/suicidal (Preview) Sometimes when I'm real drunk I have urges/feelings of cutting myself and wanting to die.	Brian19246	10	1222	Feb 16, 2011 by SteveP
	Even worse today..... in tears (Preview) My God, what have I DONE??????? I have not drank. But when I did relapse this winter, I got in more trouble with the law, and now I can't find a job. I badly need a job. My ex is not paying his support, and I can no longer afford my divorce lawyer! So I have to wait around for a low-income legal service to schedul...	jonijoni1	19	1131	Feb 16, 2011 by jonijoni1
	Our spiritual nature must be nurtured (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. --Mother Teresa Our spiritual nature must be nurtured. Prayer and meditation lovingly kindle the flame that guides us from within. Because we're human, we often let the flame flicker and perhaps go out. And th...	Larry_H	3	701	Feb 16, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Do we really need omeone to walk us through the steps (Preview) I've tried on a few different occassions to work with a temporary sponsor to go through the steps but for one reason or another it didn't go well. One was a lunatic AA nazi who I thought was an unstable nut. A few went back out shortly after they became my temporary sponsor. A few I treated poorly and they ga...	TipsyMcstagger	22	1242	Feb 15, 2011 by PhilipD
	Daily Reflections ~ Taking Action & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us--sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze, is the ability...	Sobrietyspell	0	543	Feb 15, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	"When they close the lid" (Preview) lol...heard a great one today... "When can an alcoholic drink safely again?" "When they close the lid." One to remember. Of course, without AA, my insane mind would think "yeah, well, that's true for all those hundreds of millions of alcoholics, but I'm different.&quo...	SteveP	9	904	Feb 15, 2011 by davason
	For all those (Preview) Having a typical Alcoholic Valentines day, remember, you aren't alone Personally I had a great Valentines Day weekend, but still remember I had plenty of days like these, so if all those happy joyous and so called "free" people i...	LinBaba	8	1418	Feb 15, 2011 by davason
	Went to a meeting tonight, but... (Preview) I drank a whole load of beer and whiskey on Thursday after being sober for a few years. (see my previous post) I've been in touch with my sponsor and another AA who have both been very supportive, and the advice was that I should get back to a meeting as soon as possible. Yesterday I still felt very raw; but w...	puzzled	12	1067	Feb 14, 2011 by mental defect
	A Thinking Disease not a Drinking Disease (Preview) I sometimes feel within the privacy of my own mind, that to call this thing we have "addiction" rather than alcoholism seems more accurate to my experience strength and hope ,and all emcompassing. I have been to alot of AA meetings over the years and I notice that alot of members in the roo...	Jamie D	6	2420	Feb 14, 2011 by mental defect
	Meeting Question.... (Preview) As many of you may know I have been in and out of AA since oct 10.. Well Im back on the wagon and have been needing a meeting however all of the local ones have people I dont want to see, 3 ex sponsors that gave up on me, and regulars that have went "back out" with me but keep it a secret from AA,etc.....	SoberSteve	17	1094	Feb 14, 2011 by mental defect
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