Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Being still inexperienced & having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 87 Some say that experience is the best teacher, but I believe that experience is the only teacher. I have been able to learn of God's l...

soberbytheGOG · soberbytheGOG

For those in the USA, enjoy the long weekend! I made in back safe and sober from my high school reunion. I had a wonderful time and do believe it was an opportunity to let go of some painful memories of my past. Today, I am grateful, willing to grow spiritually and loving God for the program of Alcoholic...

Bobby C · Bobby C

I was and starting to come out of a bad depression. I was off work due to the severe depression. I have to admit I was laying in it and not doing enough to get out of it. You know, like take a walk, exercise, fish, or maybe and this is brilliant, call my sponsor. This has only been a couple days ago so prayer...

gonee · gonee

Had good fellowship & good food. All possible by our good Lord's grace. My son will be 25 years old. He is my gift from God. AA made it possible by giving me the gift of sobriety & sanity thro' it's 12 steps of recovery. Almost 23 years now. We will never know what God has in store for us if we do not acc...

angelov8 · angelov8

I am writing to tell everyone on this board that I miss and think of you often. This board has been a total lifeline for me, and was the link that got me to AA. For that I am forever grateful. I think fondly of the people invidually that I got to interact with and all of those who've come since I have not post...

cookiemonster · cookiemonster

So I've checked out the list of AA meetings in somewhat of my area. There are a lot of different types of meetings...open, closed, discussion, Big Book discussion, Speaker, etc. However, none just for women and none for beginners. Is there a type that would suit a beginner more? As others, I will b...

gladlee · gladlee

"Seek in every way to become childlike. Not only for its simple trust must you copy the child-spirit, but for its joy in life, its ready laughter, its lack of criticism, its desire to share all. Ask much that you may become as little children, friendly and loving towards all - not critical, not f...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We find the no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty & open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensible. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 568 Am I honest enough to accept myself as I am & let this be the "me" I let o...

mikef · mikef

Today I will continue to share,with my support group areas of my life that may be hurting my spiritual health. Listening closely to hear what needs to change in areas of my life, letting God speak and feeling the peace that does "surpass all understanding. As we continue to pray on life chang...

gladlee · gladlee

"Take joy wherever you go. You have been much blessed. You are being much blessed. Such stores of blessing are awaiting you in the months and years that lie ahead. Pass every blessing on. Love can and does go around the world, passed on the God-currents from one to the other. Shed a little sunsh...

joet · joet

Hi Every one, Trying to find an old tape , maybe a CD now of Bob Earl speaking in Murray Utah. Any help will be greatly appreciated

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The unity, the effectiveness, & even the survival of A.A. will always depend upon our continued willingness to give up some of our personal ambitions & desires for the common safety & welfare. Just as sacrifice means survival for the individual alcoholic, so does sacrifice mean unity...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All There have been times this past year that I thought I would not make it without a drink, but I did make it. Well what with all the pressure of trying to see about a job, then the problems with College-had problems with financial aid and they had said I was not eligible but I was, then to top it all off now...

gladlee · gladlee

"You can never go beyond My love and care. Circumstances I bless and use must be the right ones for you. But the first step is to lay your will before Me as an offering, sure that if you trust Me, what I do for you will be best. Your second step is to be sure that I am powerful enough to do everything, that...

cookiemonster · cookiemonster

Ughh...I've done something so disgusting and horrible and barely remember it. I just have flashes in my mind like snapshots of the memories. I am so scared to think about who I am and how I let myself get so plastered. I really want this to be my rock bottom. Right now, I'm afraid to take one sip...I wa...

Goodbye Persona · Goodbye Persona

When first getting sober, what physical withdarwal symptoms did you exhibit, and how did you deal with them? Sorry if this has been asked before.

gladlee · gladlee

"It has not been in vain this training and teaching time. The time of suppression, repression, depression is changed now into a time of glorious expression. Life is flooded through and through with joy and gladness. Indeed I have prepared a table of delights, a feast of all good things for you...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A year & six months later these three had succeeded with seven more. Alcoholics Anonymous p. 159 If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, A.A. would have quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings weekly in the city where I live...

Goodbye Persona · Goodbye Persona

I'm going to my first meeting at 11:00 tommorow. If I decide that I want to continue going, what will be expected of me? Will I be required to do the 12 steps if I want to keep going? Also, I have concerns that a group where all everyone does is talk about drinking is just going to make me dwell on drinking....

happycamper · happycamper

My sponsor Mary died saturday afternoon in Cleveland where she got sober 20 yrs ago. I am not ready to say good-bye to her and I cannot let her go. I know she is not suffering anymore and I also know that God is taking very good care of her. I pray I never, ever forget anything that she has taught me. She was a...

Almedingen · Almedingen

Does anyone have any advice for someone who is in early recovery and trying to find meaning in their life? I wake up every morning and think I have 40 plus years of emptiness to go. I feel so empty towards my HP and other people. I have run off from life so long that I don't know how to live. I have 21 months of so...

gonee · gonee

I have observed many new people come to the board recently. First of all I want to welcome you. We are a fellowship of people who have lost the ability to control our drinking. Please read the Alcoholics Anonymous book so that you can diagnose yourself properly. Once you have done that then you can embar...

WanderingSoul · WanderingSoul

Hey... I am new to AA. I know I belong here 'coz I am so happy to have amazing people around me. But I am still drinking after meetings. I am so scared to reach out... I am so overwhelmed with what I have to deal with. I know I want to stop. But that other part of my brain just guides to the next liquor store after a...

nezyb · nezyb

Hi all. I have a question and thought I could get some feedback here. Will discuss with my homegroup also, but can use all feedback I can get right now. Last week I decided that I could manage my alcoholism/addiction, as I have been sober for a little bit. As you can imagine, it did not go too well. I lied t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We obey A.A.'s Steps & Traditions because we really want them for ourselves. It is no longer a question of good or evil; we conform because we genuinely want to conform. Such is our our process of growth in unity & function. Such is the evidence of God's grace & love among us. A.A. Comes of Ag...

gezepe · gezepe

Ok guys,don't hold back1) Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.1) Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfa...

gladlee · gladlee

"The eternal arms shelter you. "Underneath are the Everlasting Arms." This promise is to those who rise above the earth-life and seek to soar higher, to the kingdom of heaven. You must not feel the burden of your failure. Go on in faith, the clouds will clear, and the way will light...

Halfwolf · Halfwolf

Everyday we have the option to choose, Jails, Institutions, Death or the best for last Sobriety. Today a friend chose Death. What are you going to choose ?

gonee · gonee

We alcoholics in AA are very fortunate to have a book that gives very plain but clearcut instructions. The very 1st instruction given to me on my daily program is this statement on Pg 86 of the book: "On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead." That takes all the stress and w...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi All my Friends, I really wass not feel well for about two weeks, weaker by the day so I went in to have my blood work done and that was done. My Doc said well your sodium looks too low but I'll gt a clearer reading tomorrow...she calls me at 8 00 am and says you Must get to the ER stat....so my friend drove me t...

gladlee · gladlee

"Learn in the little daily things of life to delay action until you get My guidance. So many lives lack poise. For in the momentous decisions and the big things of life, they ask My help, but into the small things they rush alone. By what you do in the small things, those around you are most often ant...

gezepe · gezepe

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. Concerning the Big Book, Clarence S. told his wife Grace about a weekend trip Bill Wilson made toAkron,Ohio, to visit Dr. Bob sh...

SteveP · SteveP

OK, I know that we can't harbour resentment, but sometimes I get a little pissed off with folks who think that they've come up with a really clever new AA slogan, and keep repeating it in the rooms, while it actually is totally wrong in AA terms and potentially misleading. What's got my goat is some yo-yo...

TwelveSteps · TwelveSteps

I just watched the charming little movie "Another Year" and decided to share about it here because while it wasn't directly related to alcoholism (although that is touched on in the film), what it's about is reaping the rewards of living a life of humility, usefulness, and selflessness,...

bikerbill · bikerbill

that's it guys. I've seen one up close and personal. God can take me any time He wants now!

gladlee · gladlee

"I am your friend. The companion of the dreary ways of life. I rob those ways of their grayness and horror. I transform them. Have you ever realized the wonder of the friendship you can have with Me? Have you ever thought what it means to be able to summon at will the God of the world? To My subject...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day One of the most encouraging facts of life is that your weakness can become your greatest asset. Kites and airplanes rise against the wind. In climbing up a high mountain, we need the stony crags and rough places to aid us in our climb. So your weakness can become an asset if you wil...

gladlee · gladlee

"As I prompt you - act. When you have no clear guidance, then go forward quietly along the path of duty I have set before you. No fear, no panic, quietly doing your daily duty. This attitude of faith will receive its reward, as surely as the acting upon My direct guidance. Rejoice in the sense of se...

gladlee · gladlee

"Go forward fearlessly. Do not think about the Red Sea that lies ahead. Be very sure that when you come to it, the waters will part and you will pass over to your promised land of freedom." 365 One-Minute Meditations of God Calling

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The achievement of freedom from fear is a lifetime undertaking, one that can never be wholly completed. When under heavy attack, acute illness, or in other condition of insecurity, we shall all react to this emotion well or badly, as the case may be. Only the self-deceived will claim perfect freedom...

gladlee · gladlee

"Cling to Me until the life from Me, the divine life, by that very contact, flows into your being and revives your fainting spirit. Become recharged. When weary, do as I did on earth - sit by the well. Rest. Rest and gain power and strength, and the work, too, will come to you as it came to Me. Rest t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

This brought me to the good healthy realization that there were plenty of situations left in the world over which I had no personal powerthat if I was so ready to admit that to be the case with alcohol, so I must make the same admission with respect to much else. I would have to be still and know that He, not I...

bikerbill · bikerbill

you tell me. I've been and I'm still on a long promisee, long planned eagerly awaited trip. I finally realised if not now, then when? The gets laid plans and all that, the trip was planned within an inch of it's life. Plans were abandoned on day two. To date I've seen more buzzards to thepoint they have bec...

tracey33 · tracey33

hey everyone . its been ages since i posted internet access been a prob in my neck of the woods but thank god i am up and running again :) life is good for me i am so grateful to be sober. im a 2 yrs living in my new town and i am well settled now in my aa groups made lots of friends and feel part of again! please god i c...

SUSIE · SUSIE

I was told from the beginning of my recovery that you cant hang with your old friends. I thought ok.....makes sence that you wouldnt want to hang with the people you were with while self destructing. I have 2 friends who have stuck by me and love me for who I am. They still drink, how much? Not sure. On...

ferrisdp · ferrisdp

After 15 months, I went back out. I post this reluctantly, and admittedly, still intoxicated. And I am sitting in my basement, asking myself, did life get better. It's been a week, not crazy, just drunk, for a week, every night. Only nights, not days or mornings like before. But finding old behav...

bikerbill · bikerbill

well now, three days working in Newcstle upon tyne, achieved far more than I estimated, then a productive targets and objectives setting meeting today in Birmingham, a meeting every night this week, an unexpected pay rise and an unexpected bonus payment. Management have agreed that I can self mana...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find both the courage and grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 61 Most of my decisions were based on fear. Alcoho...

turninggrey · turninggrey

I have a friend that is struggling. I am not his sponsor as he is a long distance buddy and is in NA. From what I can gather, his HP has laid down a red carpet of welcome, but for some reason, he is missing the signs. It really seems like he feels unworthy or even afraid of accepting the help. Its almost lik...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of ones old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 A thousand beatings by John Barleycorn did not encourage me to admit defeat. I believed it was my moral obligation to con...

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	Daily Reflections ~ Experience: The Best Teacher & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Being still inexperienced & having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 87 Some say that experience is the best teacher, but I believe that experience is the only teacher. I have been able to learn of God's l...	Sobrietyspell	1	511	Jul 4, 2011 by Mr_David
	Happy Sober 4th of July! (Preview) For those in the USA, enjoy the long weekend! I made in back safe and sober from my high school reunion. I had a wonderful time and do believe it was an opportunity to let go of some painful memories of my past. Today, I am grateful, willing to grow spiritually and loving God for the program of Alcoholic...	soberbytheGOG	2	825	Jul 4, 2011 by Mr_David
	God doing for me what I could not do myself (Preview) I was and starting to come out of a bad depression. I was off work due to the severe depression. I have to admit I was laying in it and not doing enough to get out of it. You know, like take a walk, exercise, fish, or maybe and this is brilliant, call my sponsor. This has only been a couple days ago so prayer...	Bobby C	4	1791	Jul 3, 2011 by leeu
	A gift from God. (Preview) Had good fellowship & good food. All possible by our good Lord's grace. My son will be 25 years old. He is my gift from God. AA made it possible by giving me the gift of sobriety & sanity thro' it's 12 steps of recovery. Almost 23 years now. We will never know what God has in store for us if we do not acc...	gonee	3	610	Jul 2, 2011 by gonee
	Heartfelt Hello (Preview) I am writing to tell everyone on this board that I miss and think of you often. This board has been a total lifeline for me, and was the link that got me to AA. For that I am forever grateful. I think fondly of the people invidually that I got to interact with and all of those who've come since I have not post...	angelov8	6	911	Jul 2, 2011 by pinkchip
	What kind of meeting should a newcomer attend? (Preview) So I've checked out the list of AA meetings in somewhat of my area. There are a lot of different types of meetings...open, closed, discussion, Big Book discussion, Speaker, etc. However, none just for women and none for beginners. Is there a type that would suit a beginner more? As others, I will b...	cookiemonster	10	1302	Jul 2, 2011 by TwelveSteps
	God Calling ~ The Child-Spirit (Preview) "Seek in every way to become childlike. Not only for its simple trust must you copy the child-spirit, but for its joy in life, its ready laughter, its lack of criticism, its desire to share all. Ask much that you may become as little children, friendly and loving towards all - not critical, not f...	gladlee	1	461	Jul 2, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ The Heart of True Sobriety & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We find the no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty & open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensible. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 568 Am I honest enough to accept myself as I am & let this be the "me" I let o...	Sobrietyspell	1	656	Jul 2, 2011 by Mr_David
	Spiritual Health (Preview) Today I will continue to share,with my support group areas of my life that may be hurting my spiritual health. Listening closely to hear what needs to change in areas of my life, letting God speak and feeling the peace that does "surpass all understanding. As we continue to pray on life chang...	mikef	2	616	Jun 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~Understand them (Preview) "Take joy wherever you go. You have been much blessed. You are being much blessed. Such stores of blessing are awaiting you in the months and years that lie ahead. Pass every blessing on. Love can and does go around the world, passed on the God-currents from one to the other. Shed a little sunsh...	gladlee	1	471	Jun 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	Looking for an old tape (Preview) Hi Every one, Trying to find an old tape , maybe a CD now of Bob Earl speaking in Murray Utah. Any help will be greatly appreciated	joet	2	567	Jun 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Sacrifice = Unity = Survival & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The unity, the effectiveness, & even the survival of A.A. will always depend upon our continued willingness to give up some of our personal ambitions & desires for the common safety & welfare. Just as sacrifice means survival for the individual alcoholic, so does sacrifice mean unity...	Sobrietyspell	1	550	Jun 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	9 Years Today (Preview) Hi All There have been times this past year that I thought I would not make it without a drink, but I did make it. Well what with all the pressure of trying to see about a job, then the problems with College-had problems with financial aid and they had said I was not eligible but I was, then to top it all off now...	kld47	13	642	Jun 30, 2011 by The Walk
	God Calling ~ My Will, Your Joy (Preview) "You can never go beyond My love and care. Circumstances I bless and use must be the right ones for you. But the first step is to lay your will before Me as an offering, sure that if you trust Me, what I do for you will be best. Your second step is to be sure that I am powerful enough to do everything, that...	gladlee	1	546	Jun 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	I'm scared (Preview) Ughh...I've done something so disgusting and horrible and barely remember it. I just have flashes in my mind like snapshots of the memories. I am so scared to think about who I am and how I let myself get so plastered. I really want this to be my rock bottom. Right now, I'm afraid to take one sip...I wa...	cookiemonster	11	1931	Jun 29, 2011 by pinkchip
	Physical Withdrawal (Preview) When first getting sober, what physical withdarwal symptoms did you exhibit, and how did you deal with them? Sorry if this has been asked before.	Goodbye Persona	7	744	Jun 29, 2011 by zzworldontheweb
	God Calling ~ Table of Delights (Preview) "It has not been in vain this training and teaching time. The time of suppression, repression, depression is changed now into a time of glorious expression. Life is flooded through and through with joy and gladness. Indeed I have prepared a table of delights, a feast of all good things for you...	gladlee	1	538	Jun 29, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ The Determination of Our Founders & 24hrs a day (Preview) A year & six months later these three had succeeded with seven more. Alcoholics Anonymous p. 159 If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, A.A. would have quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings weekly in the city where I live...	Sobrietyspell	1	429	Jun 29, 2011 by Mr_David
	What will be expected of me if I decide to attend meetings? (Preview) I'm going to my first meeting at 11:00 tommorow. If I decide that I want to continue going, what will be expected of me? Will I be required to do the 12 steps if I want to keep going? Also, I have concerns that a group where all everyone does is talk about drinking is just going to make me dwell on drinking....	Goodbye Persona	21	861	Jun 29, 2011 by Rainspa
	I dont want to say good-bye... (Preview) My sponsor Mary died saturday afternoon in Cleveland where she got sober 20 yrs ago. I am not ready to say good-bye to her and I cannot let her go. I know she is not suffering anymore and I also know that God is taking very good care of her. I pray I never, ever forget anything that she has taught me. She was a...	happycamper	12	1157	Jun 28, 2011 by happycamper
	Meaning of Life (Preview) Does anyone have any advice for someone who is in early recovery and trying to find meaning in their life? I wake up every morning and think I have 40 plus years of emptiness to go. I feel so empty towards my HP and other people. I have run off from life so long that I don't know how to live. I have 21 months of so...	Almedingen	7	703	Jun 28, 2011 by Dodsworth
	To newcomers. (Preview) I have observed many new people come to the board recently. First of all I want to welcome you. We are a fellowship of people who have lost the ability to control our drinking. Please read the Alcoholics Anonymous book so that you can diagnose yourself properly. Once you have done that then you can embar...	gonee	14	922	Jun 28, 2011 by SteveP
	Help... (Preview) Hey... I am new to AA. I know I belong here 'coz I am so happy to have amazing people around me. But I am still drinking after meetings. I am so scared to reach out... I am so overwhelmed with what I have to deal with. I know I want to stop. But that other part of my brain just guides to the next liquor store after a...	WanderingSoul	8	790	Jun 28, 2011 by Rainspa
	What to do? (Preview) Hi all. I have a question and thought I could get some feedback here. Will discuss with my homegroup also, but can use all feedback I can get right now. Last week I decided that I could manage my alcoholism/addiction, as I have been sober for a little bit. As you can imagine, it did not go too well. I lied t...	nezyb	11	754	Jun 28, 2011 by pinkchip
	Daily Reflections ~ Conforming to the A.A. Way & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We obey A.A.'s Steps & Traditions because we really want them for ourselves. It is no longer a question of good or evil; we conform because we genuinely want to conform. Such is our our process of growth in unity & function. Such is the evidence of God's grace & love among us. A.A. Comes of Ag...	Sobrietyspell	1	747	Jun 28, 2011 by Mr_David
	In the beginning, Tradition One (Preview) Ok guys,don't hold back1) Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.1) Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfa...	gezepe	1	894	Jun 28, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ No self-reproach (Preview) "The eternal arms shelter you. "Underneath are the Everlasting Arms." This promise is to those who rise above the earth-life and seek to soar higher, to the kingdom of heaven. You must not feel the burden of your failure. Go on in faith, the clouds will clear, and the way will light...	gladlee	1	586	Jun 28, 2011 by Mr_David
	4 choices (Preview) Everyday we have the option to choose, Jails, Institutions, Death or the best for last Sobriety. Today a friend chose Death. What are you going to choose ?	Halfwolf	7	689	Jun 27, 2011 by mikef
	24 hour solution. (Preview) We alcoholics in AA are very fortunate to have a book that gives very plain but clearcut instructions. The very 1st instruction given to me on my daily program is this statement on Pg 86 of the book: *"On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead."* That takes all the stress and w...	gonee	2	534	Jun 27, 2011 by mikef
	Holly Molly - What a scare (Preview) Hi All my Friends, I really wass not feel well for about two weeks, weaker by the day so I went in to have my blood work done and that was done. My Doc said well your sodium looks too low but I'll gt a clearer reading tomorrow...she calls me at 8 00 am and says you Must get to the ER stat....so my friend drove me t...	Just Toni	7	624	Jun 27, 2011 by mikef
	God Calling ~ Do not Rush (Preview) "Learn in the little daily things of life to delay action until you get My guidance. So many lives lack poise. For in the momentous decisions and the big things of life, they ask My help, but into the small things they rush alone. By what you do in the small things, those around you are most often ant...	gladlee	1	502	Jun 27, 2011 by Mr_David
	The Traditions were born under a cloud of conflict (Preview) Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. Concerning the Big Book, Clarence S. told his wife Grace about a weekend trip Bill Wilson made toAkron,Ohio, to visit Dr. Bob sh...	gezepe	11	1228	Jun 26, 2011 by SteveP
	First drink optional? -- err no. (Preview) OK, I know that we can't harbour resentment, but sometimes I get a little pissed off with folks who think that they've come up with a really clever new AA slogan, and keep repeating it in the rooms, while it actually is totally wrong in AA terms and potentially misleading. What's got my goat is some yo-yo...	SteveP	16	1373	Jun 26, 2011 by SteveP
	Another Year (Preview) I just watched the charming little movie "Another Year" and decided to share about it here because while it wasn't directly related to alcoholism (although that is touched on in the film), what it's about is reaping the rewards of living a life of humility, usefulness, and selflessness,...	TwelveSteps	1	545	Jun 25, 2011 by Mr_David
	white tailed or sea eagle (Preview) that's it guys. I've seen one up close and personal. God can take me any time He wants now!	bikerbill	12	648	Jun 25, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ God's Friendship (Preview) "I am your friend. The companion of the dreary ways of life. I rob those ways of their grayness and horror. I transform them. Have you ever realized the wonder of the friendship you can have with Me? Have you ever thought what it means to be able to summon at will the God of the world? To My subject...	gladlee	1	460	Jun 25, 2011 by Mr_David
	24hrs a Day (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day One of the most encouraging facts of life is that your weakness can become your greatest asset. Kites and airplanes rise against the wind. In climbing up a high mountain, we need the stony crags and rough places to aid us in our climb. So your weakness can become an asset if you wil...	Sobrietyspell	1	637	Jun 25, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ When Guidance Tarries (Preview) "As I prompt you - act. When you have no clear guidance, then go forward quietly along the path of duty I have set before you. No fear, no panic, quietly doing your daily duty. This attitude of faith will receive its reward, as surely as the acting upon My direct guidance. Rejoice in the sense of se...	gladlee	1	523	Jun 24, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ Your Red Sea (Preview) "Go forward fearlessly. Do not think about the Red Sea that lies ahead. Be very sure that when you come to it, the waters will part and you will pass over to your promised land of freedom." 365 One-Minute Meditations of God Calling	gladlee	2	558	Jun 24, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Fear and Faith & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The achievement of freedom from fear is a lifetime undertaking, one that can never be wholly completed. When under heavy attack, acute illness, or in other condition of insecurity, we shall all react to this emotion well or badly, as the case may be. Only the self-deceived will claim perfect freedom...	Sobrietyspell	1	812	Jun 24, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling ~ Cling to Me (Preview) "Cling to Me until the life from Me, the divine life, by that very contact, flows into your being and revives your fainting spirit. Become recharged. When weary, do as I did on earth - sit by the well. Rest. Rest and gain power and strength, and the work, too, will come to you as it came to Me. Rest t...	gladlee	1	520	Jun 24, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Today, I'm Free & 24hrs a Day (Preview) This brought me to the good healthy realization that there were plenty of situations left in the world over which I had no personal powerthat if I was so ready to admit that to be the case with alcohol, so I must make the same admission with respect to much else. I would have to be still and know that He, not I...	Sobrietyspell	1	894	Jun 24, 2011 by Mr_David
	an epiphany? A spiritual awakening? A change anyway (Preview) you tell me. I've been and I'm still on a long promisee, long planned eagerly awaited trip. I finally realised if not now, then when? The gets laid plans and all that, the trip was planned within an inch of it's life. Plans were abandoned on day two. To date I've seen more buzzards to thepoint they have bec...	bikerbill	3	747	Jun 24, 2011 by Mr_David
	i am back (Preview) hey everyone . its been ages since i posted internet access been a prob in my neck of the woods but thank god i am up and running again :) life is good for me i am so grateful to be sober. im a 2 yrs living in my new town and i am well settled now in my aa groups made lots of friends and feel part of again! please god i c...	tracey33	4	629	Jun 23, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Past Friends.... (Preview) I was told from the beginning of my recovery that you cant hang with your old friends. I thought ok.....makes sence that you wouldnt want to hang with the people you were with while self destructing. I have 2 friends who have stuck by me and love me for who I am. They still drink, how much? Not sure. On...	SUSIE	10	725	Jun 22, 2011 by happycamper
	Did life get better? (Preview) After 15 months, I went back out. I post this reluctantly, and admittedly, still intoxicated. And I am sitting in my basement, asking myself, did life get better. It's been a week, not crazy, just drunk, for a week, every night. Only nights, not days or mornings like before. But finding old behav...	ferrisdp	15	942	Jun 22, 2011 by LinBaba
	Holiday time! (That's vacation time to my colonial cousins!) (Preview) well now, three days working in Newcstle upon tyne, achieved far more than I estimated, then a productive targets and objectives setting meeting today in Birmingham, a meeting every night this week, an unexpected pay rise and an unexpected bonus payment. Management have agreed that I can self mana...	bikerbill	7	544	Jun 21, 2011 by bikerbill
	Daily Reflections ~ Release From Fear & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find both the courage and grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 61 Most of my decisions were based on fear. Alcoho...	Sobrietyspell	1	6001	Jun 21, 2011 by Mr_David
	Do not feel unworthy of your HP. (Preview) I have a friend that is struggling. I am not his sponsor as he is a long distance buddy and is in NA. From what I can gather, his HP has laid down a red carpet of welcome, but for some reason, he is missing the signs. It really seems like he feels unworthy or even afraid of accepting the help. Its almost lik...	turninggrey	5	801	Jun 20, 2011 by turninggrey
	Daily Reflections ~ A.A. Regeneration & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of ones old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 A thousand beatings by John Barleycorn did not encourage me to admit defeat. I believed it was my moral obligation to con...	Sobrietyspell	3	2077	Jun 20, 2011 by mikef
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