Alcoholics Anonymous

franny · franny

Dear God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference. Relapsed tonigt. I guess you all were right that I need to go to AA meetings. 28 days gone down the tubes..... May peace be with you......... Franny

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

AA and common sense suggestions, that's it. A slip after a long time with no mettings, a month clean and sober again while going through a divorce, a serious hand unjury, a move out of my home and into an apartment, psychiatric issues, money issues, Group counseling at an outpatient facility, and a h...

Matt · Matt

Hello my name is Matt and I live in Queen CreekArizona. Unfortunately in Queen Creek most of our meetings are late in the afternoon (7:30pm) and few and far between, I believe there is a total of 10 only per week. I prefer the 12:00 meetings at my home group G.I.T. in Chandler, Arizona however it is a 40 min...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: My relationship with nature and plants is almost like religion with me. --Monty Cralley Feeling connected to something outside of ourselves is important to our perception of life. And being alive assures us of many new situations. Maybe it's a move to a smaller res...

camitch · camitch

After a busy week at work I am tired and my mind is wandering into that place that it shouldnt go. I got plenty of sleep last night and a few cups of coffee when I woke this morning. I will be fine.I think what is getting to me is loneliness. Living sober I have realized how isolated I have made my life. I h...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Wishing all Mothers a great and happy Mothers Day!!!!!! Larry, ----------------- A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan -- Edited by Larry_H on Sunday 9th of May 2010 06:56:39 AM

Larry_H · Larry_H

--------------------------------------------------- Is Alcoholism The Result Of Nature Or Nurture? The debate as to whether alcoholism is a product of nature (genetic) or nurture (l...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Another great dividend we may expect from confiding our defects to another human being is humility - a word often misunderstood. . . . it amounts to a clear recognition of what and who we really are, followed by a sincere attempt to become what we could be. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 58 I knew...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Aha, Larry!!!! I know you're on 499 at the time of this posting but one more & you're there!!! LOL Thank you for all you share here. There's been much response to your sagely postings & you stimulate alot. Thank you for sharing in your recovery with us. You are a gift. Thank you for being here. God...

littlelost · littlelost

Hi all. I am nine days sober. Just saying hello. I am 29 years old. I drink to the point of blacking out regularly. It is these blackouts that have terrified me, as I become violent or other things happen to me that are very bad. I am terrified. I have come to accept Step 1. But I am having a really hard time &qu...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I heard this a the between meeting smoke break. Waht's that I ask. Well it seems to be the way many AA meetings are going - keep coming back, God loves you and so do we, don't worry about going back out just keep coming back and finally, Don't Drink and Go To Meetings - said this guy. I dunno - does keep coming b...

tblack1 · tblack1

Well, really not sure if this is the best place... or not, but I'm needing a bit of advice. My boyfriend is a recovering alcoholic and has been through an AA program within the last 2 years (before I met him). When I first met him he was also smoking (cigerates) as well as drinking it was like the two went tog...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Just wanted to let you all know I'm still alive. Probably going into a 90 day program. Right now that sounds like a vacation. I've lived most of my adult life in institutions. Jails, institutions, and ????? Well, I'm alive and sober. Not so much by choice right now because things suck. I am still having t...

Jerry F · Jerry F

I also submitted this on the Al-Anon board...My bro and I are doubles... I once thought that when a recovering Alcoholic was taken at gun point from a meeting while on his way from the bathroom that HP could not raise the "test" bar any further. It's true he was taken at gun point (after the fac...

John · John

Came here for wifes family reunion. Went to AA intergroup and got a great archive tour. Got to hold the very first Big Book that was published and given to Bill W by the publisher for review. I am tickled by how well the history oF AA is being recorded here. Just wanted to post this from my blackberry, will s...

SteveP · SteveP

I did my step 5 a while ago as well as Step 9, etc. I work my Step 10 daily and to my Step 11 work too. I still notice my character defects like impatience, selfishness, fearfulness, pride, dishonesty, carelessness, procrastination, self-pity, sloth, and about 10 zillion others really ruling the roos...

carlasober · carlasober

Congratulations and thanks for sharing your sobriety with us. Keep Coming Back!

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi All, Was reading the Post below about how to achieve Happiness, and whenever I see the word Happiness, I almost always think inside, I choose Peace of Mind over Happiness. Have spent many years in this Program, and doing all the Stepwork involved to give me a better chance at staying sober, and of cou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires . . . they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than Five. But scarcely any Step is more necessary to longtime sobriety and peace of mind than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p...

gonee · gonee

Our local AA clubhouse organised a dinner and dance today. It is a platform for newcomers to experience fun without alcohol. My wife and I had a lot of fun and humour at the dinner tables and on the dance floor. Everyone enjoyed themselves. But just underneath is an earnestness to recover and get well th...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Was talking to a guy at a meeting during the break, and he said something that seemed instantly true to me. He said, "Well, you can't have a relapse if you haven't had a recovery." Good point! So I would suggest to anyone who's had a relapse, (and to my future self, should I relapse), to try a...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Sigh................ God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is,...

bikerbill · bikerbill

But you got to know when to stop. I met a newcomer on Wednesday, gave him my phone number and he started ringing me from 6 a.m. on Thursday. Called me every hour on the hour to midday. We were all set to go to a meeting when he cried off, started drinking again, because his doctor had told him not to stop dead wi...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Disclaimer: This is Not my Writing, but I tend to agree with it --------------------------------------------------------------------------And most will also agree that all alcoholics are typically diagnosed and seek help for their problem much l...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Okay - since coming into AA and trying to live a sober life I've yielded on many, many points of contention and responded passively to many situations, filing them under "the things i cannot change" and not putting many things into the "change the things I can." Now I have to make...

AGO · AGO

Dr Bob's Last message was: "But there are two or three things that flashed into my mind on which it would be fitting to lay a little emphasis; one is the simplicity of our Program. Let's not louse it all up with Freudian complexes and things that are interesting to the scientific mind, but have very...

bikerbill · bikerbill

In the words of Canned Heat - I'm on the road again. Well not quite but starting next week. Tuesday Grimsby, Wednesday Warrington, Thursday London, following week, 3 days and 2 nights in Glasgow., In a perverse way I'm looking forward to it and I'll be able to get to different meetings in Glasgow (this l...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

This morning, I woke to a text message from soon to be ex (ok, will call him "ex" from now on), apologizing for treating me like a pile of SH%! last night, because I ordered a pizza a few minutes later than I had been "instructed to do" by phone. (Ex was up for over 48 hours working on a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always considerate of others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 74 Respect for others is the lesson that I take out of this passage. I must go to any lengths to free myself if I wish to find t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Happy Happy Joyful BIG1 Birthday, Laurie!!! I hope you spent it peaceful & sober. Please let us know how it was for you, dear sister. Godbless you. Love in recovery, Danielle x

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Life is good. Tomorrow's another day at the playground! (looks just like my elkhound baby girl Scouty!!) -- Edited by jonijoni1 on Tuesday 4th of May 2010 11:29:10 PM

SteveP · SteveP

Sorry if this is a re-post. But this kind of is my "what is was like" part of the story. Absolutely classic: Larry Miller's Five Stages of DrinkingLEVEL 1:It's 11.00 on a weeknight, you've had a few beers. You get up to leave because you have work the next day and one of your friends buys anothe...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Here are some Humorus Signs You Might Be an Alcoholic. PLease add your own to these and see how many we get. Larry, ------------ We are not a glum lot ----------------------------------- 1. Your bar bill last month was twice your mortgage payment. 2. You don't understand why people have problems q...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Humility "Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. "It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised, it is to have a b...

gonee · gonee

Thank you all for just being there and just being your selves. You are a special bunch who care. Here is my prayer for you. Each and every one. May God the Father heal you. May He come to your home and dwell with you, so that no evil may touch you. May He guard your life. He got tired of seeing us alcoholics suf...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Good Stuff, that HALT - Hungry...covered, ate a bunch of taquitos. Angry...stating to get too one-way with my oldest kids about their caonstant fighting and treatng each other lousy. Lonely...Yeah, I guess a little. Wife belongs to Baby, kids belong to homework, most of my old friends are still on...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Hey, a new MIP record set today "The most users ever online was 10 member(s) and 9 guest(s) at 5:35pm May 04, 2010"

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

After much discussion with my sponsor, I have made it my last Group Treatment Session. Why? Let me explain. I have been to treatment on several occasions. I have lived ina treatmetn center for a grand total of 7 months, that was years ago. I have worked in a treatment center as a residential superviso...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 60 I cannot count the times when I have been angry and frust...

Carlotta · Carlotta

Just to let those of you who so kindly responded to my desperation cry know, I successfully got through Grad Celebrations. It was a huge success and although there was some drama, it was sort of a close call as I found my self looking to drink because, I was happy, I was disappointed, I was jealous, I was o...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

LOL..... yep, it's true. Was in Big Lots shopping for a few odds and ends for the apartment and I went ot go throught the checkout, and WHAM!!!! An old shelf, those grocery store ones that are metal and painted cream, the ones that they can raise and lower the shelves with those little diamond shaped hole...

Larry_H · Larry_H

I was at a meeting just recently and a man who was sober for 42 years made the following statement."I have been sober for 42 years and unless you have been sober for 43 years or longer you have absolutely nothing to offer me. You can't help me be sober for 43 years unless you have done it. I am here to...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Growing We all perform on two stages: one public, one private. The Public stage is what we do and say. The Private stage is what we think and what we rehearse in our minds to do on the Public stage. Even though we may never perform it, what we rehearse in our minds helps mol...

AGO · AGO

As a sponsor I mean For me it has been by far the most rewarding part of the program, I get 10% by learning, 90% by teaching, in every case whatever I was passing on to my sponsee was exactly what I needed to hear at that time. I have had maybe 100 Sponsees over the years, maybe 30 of whom I made it to step 12 with,...

AGO · AGO

OK, sound track is safe, watching with kiddies over your shoulder isn't, NSFW if someone is looking I am sorry but this as "what it was like" made me spray coffee out my nose all over the monitor What it was Like Of course that was what it was like, and what happened, this is what it's like now muc...

mikef · mikef

If I could suggest, we all get up out of our seats,walk over to someone,give them a hug and tell them you love them and then we'll move forward,doing God's will ,loving Him and loving others!

runnergirl · runnergirl

I'm feeling really alone and helpless right now. Plotting. Not good. But it feels like the only way I can rely on feeling good. Even though I know I will utlimately feel worse.

Just Toni · Just Toni

To all my brothers and sisters here, sure hope more that anything, I will not offend in any way as to the nature of this Post. My first thoughts were "Well certainly cannot a Post about it, I do not share this in meetings, only with one other person, that has a very ill child. So here goes, as most of yo...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

You know that bawling I was doing about not having anyone to eat Chinese with in my new bare apartment on the floor at 11pm?? Well, YOU all can do that with me. :o) Thanks for coming over!!

tlcate · tlcate

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Franny (Preview) Dear God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference. Relapsed tonigt. I guess you all were right that I need to go to AA meetings. 28 days gone down the tubes..... May peace be with you......... Franny	franny	7	990	May 10, 2010 by ljc
	It's Working :o) TAKE HEED!! (Preview) AA and common sense suggestions, that's it. A slip after a long time with no mettings, a month clean and sober again while going through a divorce, a serious hand unjury, a move out of my home and into an apartment, psychiatric issues, money issues, Group counseling at an outpatient facility, and a h...	jonijoni1	2	968	May 10, 2010 by Aquaman
	Looking to ride share in Arizona (Preview) Hello my name is Matt and I live in Queen CreekArizona. Unfortunately in Queen Creek most of our meetings are late in the afternoon (7:30pm) and few and far between, I believe there is a total of 10 only per week. I prefer the 12:00 meetings at my home group G.I.T. in Chandler, Arizona however it is a 40 min...	Matt	3	632	May 10, 2010 by Larry_H
	Feeling connected to something outside of ourselves - Hazelden (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: My relationship with nature and plants is almost like religion with me. --Monty Cralley Feeling connected to something outside of ourselves is important to our perception of life. And being alive assures us of many new situations. Maybe it's a move to a smaller res...	Larry_H	0	613	May 10, 2010 by Larry_H
	A New Day (Preview) After a busy week at work I am tired and my mind is wandering into that place that it shouldnt go. I got plenty of sleep last night and a few cups of coffee when I woke this morning. I will be fine.I think what is getting to me is loneliness. Living sober I have realized how isolated I have made my life. I h...	camitch	5	862	May 10, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Happy Mothers day to all Mothers (Preview) Wishing all Mothers a great and happy Mothers Day!!!!!! Larry, ----------------- A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan -- Edited by Larry_H on Sunday 9th of May 2010 06:56:39 AM	Larry_H	3	560	May 9, 2010 by Cait
	Is Alcoholism The Result Of Nature Or Nurture? (Preview) --------------------------------------------------- Is Alcoholism The Result Of Nature Or Nurture? The debate as to whether alcoholism is a product of nature (genetic) or nurture (l...	Larry_H	5	7230	May 9, 2010 by mikef
	Daily Reflections ~ Free At Last & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Another great dividend we may expect from confiding our defects to another human being is humility - a word often misunderstood. . . . it amounts to a clear recognition of what and who we really are, followed by a sincere attempt to become what we could be. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 58 I knew...	Sobrietyspell	0	502	May 9, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Congratulating Our Newest Old Timer!!! (Preview) Aha, Larry!!!! I know you're on 499 at the time of this posting but one more & you're there!!! LOL Thank you for all you share here. There's been much response to your sagely postings & you stimulate alot. Thank you for sharing in your recovery with us. You are a gift. Thank you for being here. God...	Sobrietyspell	7	843	May 9, 2010 by carlasober
	i'm new here (Preview) Hi all. I am nine days sober. Just saying hello. I am 29 years old. I drink to the point of blacking out regularly. It is these blackouts that have terrified me, as I become violent or other things happen to me that are very bad. I am terrified. I have come to accept Step 1. But I am having a really hard time &qu...	littlelost	12	1118	May 9, 2010 by carlasober
	contemporary AA (Preview) I heard this a the between meeting smoke break. Waht's that I ask. Well it seems to be the way many AA meetings are going - keep coming back, God loves you and so do we, don't worry about going back out just keep coming back and finally, Don't Drink and Go To Meetings - said this guy. I dunno - does keep coming b...	bikerbill	14	1034	May 9, 2010 by janet
	Need a bit of advice (Preview) Well, really not sure if this is the best place... or not, but I'm needing a bit of advice. My boyfriend is a recovering alcoholic and has been through an AA program within the last 2 years (before I met him). When I first met him he was also smoking (cigerates) as well as drinking it was like the two went tog...	tblack1	13	928	May 9, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Hey all (Preview) Just wanted to let you all know I'm still alive. Probably going into a 90 day program. Right now that sounds like a vacation. I've lived most of my adult life in institutions. Jails, institutions, and ????? Well, I'm alive and sober. Not so much by choice right now because things suck. I am still having t...	soberdrunk	7	734	May 9, 2010 by StPeteDean
	I just want my bro back!! (Preview) I also submitted this on the Al-Anon board...My bro and I are doubles... I once thought that when a recovering Alcoholic was taken at gun point from a meeting while on his way from the bathroom that HP could not raise the "test" bar any further. It's true he was taken at gun point (after the fac...	Jerry F	8	1057	May 9, 2010 by jonijoni1
	i'm in Akron, OH (Preview) Came here for wifes family reunion. Went to AA intergroup and got a great archive tour. Got to hold the very first Big Book that was published and given to Bill W by the publisher for review. I am tickled by how well the history oF AA is being recorded here. Just wanted to post this from my blackberry, will s...	John	9	968	May 9, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Character defects (Preview) I did my step 5 a while ago as well as Step 9, etc. I work my Step 10 daily and to my Step 11 work too. I still notice my character defects like impatience, selfishness, fearfulness, pride, dishonesty, carelessness, procrastination, self-pity, sloth, and about 10 zillion others really ruling the roos...	SteveP	13	7071	May 9, 2010 by SteveP
	Happy 25th Anniversary, Ellen!!! (Preview) Congratulations and thanks for sharing your sobriety with us. Keep Coming Back!	carlasober	11	738	May 9, 2010 by SteveP
	After staying sober just for today, what is you next desire, Happiness or Peace of Mind? (Preview) Hi All, Was reading the Post below about how to achieve Happiness, and whenever I see the word Happiness, I almost always think inside, I choose Peace of Mind over Happiness. Have spent many years in this Program, and doing all the Stepwork involved to give me a better chance at staying sober, and of cou...	Just Toni	15	1128	May 8, 2010 by Just Toni
	Daily Reflections ~ A Resting Place & 24hrs a Day (Preview) All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires . . . they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than Five. But scarcely any Step is more necessary to longtime sobriety and peace of mind than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p...	Sobrietyspell	1	734	May 8, 2010 by MLB
	Fun without alcohol (Preview) Our local AA clubhouse organised a dinner and dance today. It is a platform for newcomers to experience fun without alcohol. My wife and I had a lot of fun and humour at the dinner tables and on the dance floor. Everyone enjoyed themselves. But just underneath is an earnestness to recover and get well th...	gonee	6	891	May 8, 2010 by Cait
	If you've just had a relapse.... congratulations! (Preview) Was talking to a guy at a meeting during the break, and he said something that seemed instantly true to me. He said, "Well, you can't have a relapse if you haven't had a recovery." Good point! So I would suggest to anyone who's had a relapse, (and to my future self, should I relapse), to try a...	FlyingSquirrel	11	1075	May 8, 2010 by AGO
	Stock Market, Volcanoes, Times Square, Job Market, Oil Spills, Disobedient Kids......... (Preview) Sigh................ God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is,...	turninggrey	6	587	May 8, 2010 by angelov8
	Sometimes you go a bit more than half way to a newcomer. (Preview) But you got to know when to stop. I met a newcomer on Wednesday, gave him my phone number and he started ringing me from 6 a.m. on Thursday. Called me every hour on the hour to midday. We were all set to go to a meeting when he cried off, started drinking again, because his doctor had told him not to stop dead wi...	bikerbill	6	530	May 8, 2010 by Jerry F
	Late Diagnosis - Late To Get Help (Preview) Disclaimer: This is Not my Writing, but I tend to agree with it --------------------------------------------------------------------------And most will also agree that all alcoholics are typically diagnosed and seek help for their problem much l...	Larry_H	7	1034	May 7, 2010 by SteveP
	Wisdom to know the difference (Preview) Okay - since coming into AA and trying to live a sober life I've yielded on many, many points of contention and responded passively to many situations, filing them under "the things i cannot change" and not putting many things into the "change the things I can." Now I have to make...	Aquaman	14	1226	May 7, 2010 by bikerbill
	Love and Service (Preview) Dr Bob's Last message was: "But there are two or three things that flashed into my mind on which it would be fitting to lay a little emphasis; one is the simplicity of our Program. Let's not louse it all up with Freudian complexes and things that are interesting to the scientific mind, but have very...	AGO	1	947	May 6, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Out and About (Preview) In the words of Canned Heat - I'm on the road again. Well not quite but starting next week. Tuesday Grimsby, Wednesday Warrington, Thursday London, following week, 3 days and 2 nights in Glasgow., In a perverse way I'm looking forward to it and I'll be able to get to different meetings in Glasgow (this l...	bikerbill	3	564	May 6, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Great spiritual day sad and wonderful (Preview) This morning, I woke to a text message from soon to be ex (ok, will call him "ex" from now on), apologizing for treating me like a pile of SH%! last night, because I ordered a pizza a few minutes later than I had been "instructed to do" by phone. (Ex was up for over 48 hours working on a...	jonijoni1	7	945	May 6, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Respect For Others & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always considerate of others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 74 Respect for others is the lesson that I take out of this passage. I must go to any lengths to free myself if I wish to find t...	Sobrietyspell	0	312	May 6, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy 40th Runner Girl!!! (Preview) *Happy Happy Joyful BIG1 Birthday, Laurie!!! I hope you spent it peaceful & sober. Please let us know how it was for you, dear sister. Godbless you. Love in recovery, Danielle x*	Sobrietyspell	10	1039	May 6, 2010 by carlasober
	Yay!!! I'm going to bed before 1am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Life is good. Tomorrow's another day at the playground! (looks just like my elkhound baby girl Scouty!!) -- Edited by jonijoni1 on Tuesday 4th of May 2010 11:29:10 PM	jonijoni1	7	572	May 6, 2010 by Oblong
	Larry Miller's Five Stages of Drinking (Preview) Sorry if this is a re-post. But this kind of is my "what is was like" part of the story. Absolutely classic: Larry Miller's Five Stages of DrinkingLEVEL 1:It's 11.00 on a weeknight, you've had a few beers. You get up to leave because you have work the next day and one of your friends buys anothe...	SteveP	9	4260	May 6, 2010 by SteveP
	Humorus Signs You Might Be an Alcoholic (Preview) Here are some Humorus Signs You Might Be an Alcoholic. PLease add your own to these and see how many we get. Larry, ------------ We are not a glum lot ----------------------------------- 1. Your bar bill last month was twice your mortgage payment. 2. You don't understand why people have problems q...	Larry_H	18	4732	May 6, 2010 by SteveP
	Humility - by Dr. Bob (Preview) Humility "Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. "It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised, it is to have a b...	Larry_H	5	8180	May 6, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Thanks and Prayer (Preview) Thank you all for just being there and just being your selves. You are a special bunch who care. Here is my prayer for you. Each and every one. May God the Father heal you. May He come to your home and dwell with you, so that no evil may touch you. May He guard your life. He got tired of seeing us alcoholics suf...	gonee	4	816	May 6, 2010 by jonijoni1
	HALT (Preview) Good Stuff, that HALT - Hungry...covered, ate a bunch of taquitos. Angry...stating to get too one-way with my oldest kids about their caonstant fighting and treatng each other lousy. Lonely...Yeah, I guess a little. Wife belongs to Baby, kids belong to homework, most of my old friends are still on...	Aquaman	9	1051	May 5, 2010 by jonijoni1
	A new MIP record set today (Preview) Hey, a new MIP record set today "The most users ever online was 10 member(s) and 9 guest(s) at 5:35pm May 04, 2010"	Larry_H	5	729	May 5, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Had to make some CHANGES today (Preview) After much discussion with my sponsor, I have made it my last Group Treatment Session. Why? Let me explain. I have been to treatment on several occasions. I have lived ina treatmetn center for a grand total of 7 months, that was years ago. I have worked in a treatment center as a residential superviso...	jonijoni1	8	939	May 5, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ The Forest And The Trees & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 60 I cannot count the times when I have been angry and frust...	Sobrietyspell	0	389	May 5, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Got Through Graduation Celebrations (Preview) Just to let those of you who so kindly responded to my desperation cry know, I successfully got through Grad Celebrations. It was a huge success and although there was some drama, it was sort of a close call as I found my self looking to drink because, I was happy, I was disappointed, I was jealous, I was o...	Carlotta	6	1405	May 5, 2010 by SteveP
	Trip to the E.R. Today!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) LOL..... yep, it's true. Was in Big Lots shopping for a few odds and ends for the apartment and I went ot go throught the checkout, and WHAM!!!! An old shelf, those grocery store ones that are metal and painted cream, the ones that they can raise and lower the shelves with those little diamond shaped hole...	jonijoni1	21	1064	May 5, 2010 by Ms London
	Heard at a AA Meeting (Preview) I was at a meeting just recently and a man who was sober for 42 years made the following statement."I have been sober for 42 years and unless you have been sober for 43 years or longer you have absolutely nothing to offer me. You can't help me be sober for 43 years unless you have done it. I am here to...	Larry_H	18	934	May 5, 2010 by bikerbill
	Growing -- from Hazelden (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Growing We all perform on two stages: one public, one private. The Public stage is what we do and say. The Private stage is what we think and what we rehearse in our minds to do on the Public stage. Even though we may never perform it, what we rehearse in our minds helps mol...	Larry_H	0	485	May 5, 2010 by Larry_H
	What is your experience with Sponsorship? (Preview) As a sponsor I mean For me it has been by far the most rewarding part of the program, I get 10% by learning, 90% by teaching, in every case whatever I was passing on to my sponsee was exactly what I needed to hear at that time. I have had maybe 100 Sponsees over the years, maybe 30 of whom I made it to step 12 with,...	AGO	15	1502	May 5, 2010 by Mike B.
	Offensive on every level (Preview) OK, sound track is safe, watching with kiddies over your shoulder isn't, NSFW if someone is looking I am sorry but this as "what it was like" made me spray coffee out my nose all over the monitor What it was Like Of course that was what it was like, and what happened, this is what it's like now muc...	AGO	0	582	May 4, 2010 by AGO
	One giant hug! (Preview) If I could suggest, we all get up out of our seats,walk over to someone,give them a hug and tell them you love them and then we'll move forward,doing God's will ,loving Him and loving others!	mikef	10	940	May 4, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Dumping (Preview) I'm feeling really alone and helpless right now. Plotting. Not good. But it feels like the only way I can rely on feeling good. Even though I know I will utlimately feel worse.	runnergirl	10	1177	May 4, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Well this Post is gong to be difficult.... (Preview) To all my brothers and sisters here, sure hope more that anything, I will not offend in any way as to the nature of this Post. My first thoughts were "Well certainly cannot a Post about it, I do not share this in meetings, only with one other person, that has a very ill child. So here goes, as most of yo...	Just Toni	19	1297	May 4, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Celebrate with me!! (Preview) You know that bawling I was doing about not having anyone to eat Chinese with in my new bare apartment on the floor at 11pm?? Well, YOU all can do that with me. :o) Thanks for coming over!!	jonijoni1	19	979	May 4, 2010 by SteveP
	Step 3 - Step Work Board (Preview) http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42763	tlcate	0	525	May 4, 2010 by tlcate
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