Alcoholics Anonymous

camitch · camitch

I have been sober since January 31, 2010. I have been making better decisions, living better, developing relationships that just wasn't possible before. I started AA on April 10th. I have bought the big book and am starting chapter 6 Into Action. I will be attending an AA meeting in the next half ho...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 73-74 Honesty, like all virtues, is to be shared. It began after I shared ". . . [my] whole life's story with someone . . . " in order to find my place in the Fellowship. Later I sh...

Just Toni · Just Toni

This is a Posting of Oblongs that was down the Page, so I thought I would bring it up to the surface---for it's content: Oblong wrote: One of the first things I thought of when I woke up this morning was about this website and "well, I guess I can't go back on there anymore". But I am back here beca...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought for Hazelden is: Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and dust doth corrupt, where thieves break through and steal; but lay up treasures in heaven ... for where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. --Matthew 6:19 21 The True Treasure Consider the followi...

Oblong · Oblong

Hi everyone! This might sound odd to some people but after I take that very first sip of alcohol (no matter in what form) I get a bit of a pain. It's not really so much of a pain as it is a feeling of pressure or something in my urethra (I know, I know, I'm sorry but I had to say where... it might be relevant!) And i...

gonee · gonee

The AA book says "Do not be discouraged............." Why would I be discouraged? The only time I became discouraged was when my own selfish needs were not met. I am hardly ever discouraged these days because I consistently work with newcomers. The context of the book is referring to the w...

kkotz401 · kkotz401

Hello all! Just thought I would let everyone know that it is my one year anniversary of sobriety. Thank you all for you help!

Larry_H · Larry_H

A short time ago Dean started an informal poll on Quitting drinking. I would like to start another one about how did you get to AA. This is just for fun to see what the demographics of the MIP members is. Select which number fits you best. 1. Came straight to AA was sick and tired of being sick and tired and a...

Just Toni · Just Toni

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmxmxmxmx ok lets see if this prints....if so, I dont think the Site is functioning as it usually does..... Here is a test... Ok, the preview worked, so maybe just a little hick up...... The site was not letting me edit, or even Post, but looks like it is Ok now... Toni.

Jerry F · Jerry F

I thought about it first and came up with the opportunity anyway. She was there at my home group Sunday morning meeting at "AA at the Bay" Hilo. Before the meeting started we did our Ahas!! and hugged. I listened as best I could to her "coming out" statements but no doubt I'm dea...

leeu · leeu

Hey...I am going on a 2 week vacationstaying w/my sister down south and we will go see my daughter. So looking forward to this!! Dunno about internet, so not to worry if I dont post for a while. I know Ill check e-mail at the library, at a minimum, so write if u wish. Check yall L8TR:)

Oblong · Oblong

Need I say more? well I will... I am so ashamed of myself I can't even tell you. I went and drank last night. I guess that voice got stronger and stronger. And ya, nothing bad happened or anything, but I feel like crying all day today or throwing up or something just from the guilt of it. It was a stupid mistak...

Mike B. · Mike B.

Trying to turn it over to the best of my ability. Having relationship issues and my default setting is to dive right in and fix everything. I need to know the end result of all this now. With this thinking I've kicked god out of the drivers seat and replaced him with me. Not a good idea. What I've learn...

Larry_H · Larry_H

The Eye Opener from Hazelden The aim of AA is not Sobriety but Happy Sobriety. The most effective and incidentally the soberest group, is the happiest group. It is possible that you can't speak at meetings, maybe you are not in a position to "carry the message," but you can and sho...

barisax · barisax

I'm shocked and saddened to learn of the alcoholic death of an old friend from the program. Yet, like my father's death many years ago, it's not surprising that a person would die from a fatal disease. My friend had some years of sobriety. He was a good friend, we did have other activities together bes...

gonee · gonee

AA book pg 27. The doctor said: "You have the mind of a chronic alcoholic. I have NEVER seen one single case recover, where that state of mind existed to the extent that it does in you." Towards the end of my drinking I wondered what was wrong with me. I could not understand how I was able to funct...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi Friends, Feeling so happy, I did what looked like the Impossible to do, and I did it. My computer just went south the other day, I was able to get on and made a few folders and was really missing my computer the way it had been. So I kept, very cautiously trying to not mess it up further, but see if I could s...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: I walked across an open field at winter's break as the sun danced on the last few drifts. I imagined my fears would melt one by one as I learned to love myself. --Laurel Lewis Fear is as familiar as our image in a mirror. Although we have resolved many of the fears that boun...

Aquaman · Aquaman

We spent the day at the Mayo Clinic and while we don't have FINAL answers we have very good news! IF (and I mean IF) little River Rose has a carnitine deficiency disorder it would be one of the easily manageable kinds (very meaty diet or simple supplement required) and the blessing is that it was caug...

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

Aren't I such a lady? Sorry folks but it must be addressed. This is not for the faint of heart. Since I have quit drinking, I can't. I don't. Coffee, veggies, salad, fruit, fiber one... nothing makes a difference. Now I realize wine can have a laxative effect but I didn't realize how much. Now I woul...

runnergirl · runnergirl

Doesn't it get painful old listening to people, like me, who are constantly battling their sobriety... Thinking they just need one more time to give it a try, see if it can work. I haven't picked up, but I'm fighting it tooth and nail. For those of you who have completely given yourselves to the progr...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have - the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p 124 No longer is my past an autobiography; it is a reference book to be taken down, opened and sha...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

the last 3 weeks have been pretty bad, even to my standards (which isn't sayin much considering AA groups). I drove drunk and broke through some dude's fence (Badly), had multiple fights with a certain person and just have drank really bad since. A 5th of vodka without a sweat (no pun intended), that w...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Hey MIP friends I need help. Last night following a meeting I agreed to sponsor a person coming back from an extended research period. He shared with me that he has Schizophrenia that is severe at times. He is on and off medication for it depending on his whim of the moment. Am I at risk physically arou...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Facebook Group, I joined. http://intherooms.com/?id=facebookonepieceofinfo

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

So I've done a lot of growing up in the past little while. There was a shift in my thought processes, and life is just easier. I don't know how or when, but pretty sure it was God just doing it for me. No more poor me's, etc. etc. no more loneliness even though I am alone (but I do have my son back in my life !), and...

Jamison · Jamison

Hi. Just thought I would introduce myself. I am an alcoholic and am on 12 days sober. I also know after many failed attempts in the past, that I need the support of AA. My therapist suggested going to a women only meeting. I live in a small town with not many meetings. I am also agoraphobic, so I have to prac...

Jerry F · Jerry F

I just very recently got this link via email from a recovering friend who got it from a relative. For those of you who are interested in "first seeds" of recovery it is very inlightening. For others maybe not. Our fight against this disease is an old one and has included many many people in...

Larry_H · Larry_H

12 Traditions Checklist Tradition One: Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity. 1. Am I in my group a healing, mending, integrating person, or am I divisive? What about gossip and taking other members inventories? 2. Am I a peacemaker? Or do I, with pious prelud...

lightweight92 · lightweight92

my sobriety date is 9/15/05. i have recently started a new big book study with my sponsor and have been using the set aside prayer and loving the effect that prayer has had on me and my program. does anyone know the orgin of this prayer?

Oblong · Oblong

I'm going to a meeting tonight. The same one I went to before that I didn't like. Gonna give it another shot. I have a feeling it will be better just because I've been there already so I kind of know what to expect.

pinkchip · pinkchip

Yah...I would not ever call going to a meeting a day, doing over 90 meetings in 90 days right from the start, and adhering to the policy of not drinking no matter what "watered down AA." I would call it a good program. That is what I did primarily (though I had a sponsor and did as much stepwork...

MLB · MLB

Just wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestion to help ease the at home detox pains. I got 4 days into the detox last week and lost it. Thanks

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

A friend here, in response to a post about grieving, mentioned CODA meetings. I am probably in dire need for some of those as well. Not only do I have a codependent marriage, but there is the sickest kind of codependency between my Al Anon aunt and I (who has actually been my "pseudo-mom" sinc...

Larry_H · Larry_H

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/publications/p502/ar02.html#en_US_publink1000178889------------------------------------------------------- You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for an inpatient's t...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I knew it was coming and I held it at bay for as long as I could, my powerful subconscious. I have a history of PTSD, and things that are NOT life-threatening even, my inner psyche often will suppress, as a "protective mechanism". (Freud would have loved to pick this brain.) If it hurts, it is h...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 55 Since it is true that God comes to me through people, I can see that by keeping people at a distance I also keep God at a distance. God is nearer to me than I think and I can exper...

AGO · AGO

Working the Steps I have been scolded a few times (by fellow AA's) because of the fact that I sometimes share at meetings about how the Steps are meant to be worked immediately and quickly. I've been told that this "theory" will "harm" newcomers (having only a few days, a few week...

barisax · barisax

bikerbill wrote: I remember when I first came in the rooms there were all these people who knew so much more than me, I judged them to be a bunch of smartarses and felt intimidated and 'little.' My absolute first impression of AA - my first contact via phone - was "These people sound like a bunch of sm...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I remember when I first came in the rooms there were all these people who knew so much more than me, I judged them to be a bunch of smartarses and felt intimidated and 'little.' as time went on, I realised that these people knew so much more than I about some things, then realised they knew so much more than m...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Attitudes and Limitation To a large extent, the way we think determines who we are and what happens to us. We cannot harbor poisonous thoughts without their effects visibly showing in our lives. If we dwell on our inadequacy and ineffectiveness, for example, circu...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. -- Winston Churchill We are used to learning the hard way. Many of us think we're different and can do things our own way. But then we get in too much trouble or pain. The first A.A. members were just li...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Good Morning to all my dear friends. Well I did wake up first, and have some coffee, and really needed to edit something I had written, it was what woke me up early, so I have my coffee, come in my office and turn on my Computer. And my computer refuses to let me just get on the damn thing. So I spent most of an ho...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: The goal isn't to do a successful inventory. The goal is to dig to the deepest levels of self-honesty. --Anonymous The Fourth Step is the hardest one for many newcomers in the Program. It is so difficult, in fact, that some of us still waiting to do it are no longer newco...

Oblong · Oblong

but today I really feel like I want to. Like really want to. The voice in my head is saying "Like would it be such a big deal if I just ran over to the liquor store and got some beer? Stayed home alone and listened to music and drank... would that really be so horrible?!" That's how I feel right now b...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 The great paradox of A.A. is that I k...

gonee · gonee

I just got back from my 23rd group birthday. It was sad to see the man who brought me to AA and saved my life. The book says there are those who do not recover. I was fortunate to take the AA program seriously and work it diligently. Principles before personalities. I worked on the principles. The personal...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Congratulations, Biker Bill! Thank you for sharing your humility, your pride, your ego, your willingness, your wisdom & your ability to put our 12Steps into action & share with us all about it. Thank you for sharing your recovery, your journey & your SOBRIETY with us all@MIP. Thank you...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.... HALT. Talk about a recipe for a delicious, steaming hot bowl of calamity!! No WONDER I nearly lost the last morsel of sanity within me the other night. Some prayer, 2 nights of decent sleep (7-8 hours), some fruit and milk and chicken and fish and spinach and oranges an...

AGO · AGO

I was thinking about The Triumvirate of AA, How we have three parts in AA, One is The Program of AA which is contained in the Book Alcoholics Anonymous, in which our Organization is named after, in multiple printings, and four editions, the first 164 pages have remained unchanged by an overwhelming vo...

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	90 Days Sober (Preview) I have been sober since January 31, 2010. I have been making better decisions, living better, developing relationships that just wasn't possible before. I started AA on April 10th. I have bought the big book and am starting chapter 6 Into Action. I will be attending an AA meeting in the next half ho...	camitch	10	974	May 4, 2010 by itsmichael
	Daily Reflections ~ "Entirely Honest" & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 73-74 Honesty, like all virtues, is to be shared. It began after I shared ". . . [my] whole life's story with someone . . . " in order to find my place in the Fellowship. Later I sh...	Sobrietyspell	2	410	May 4, 2010 by Larry_H
	Did you just come to MIP and then leave..... (Preview) This is a Posting of Oblongs that was down the Page, so I thought I would bring it up to the surface---for it's content: Oblong wrote: One of the first things I thought of when I woke up this morning was about this website and "well, I guess I can't go back on there anymore". But I am back here beca...	Just Toni	13	1085	May 4, 2010 by Reffner
	The True Treasure (Preview) Today's thought for Hazelden is: Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and dust doth corrupt, where thieves break through and steal; but lay up treasures in heaven ... for where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. --Matthew 6:19 21 The True Treasure Consider the followi...	Larry_H	2	495	May 4, 2010 by mikef
	pain after first sip (Preview) Hi everyone! This might sound odd to some people but after I take that very first sip of alcohol (no matter in what form) I get a bit of a pain. It's not really so much of a pain as it is a feeling of pressure or something in my urethra (I know, I know, I'm sorry but I had to say where... it might be relevant!) And i...	Oblong	7	1084	May 4, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Do not be discouraged. (Preview) The AA book says "Do not be discouraged............." Why would I be discouraged? The only time I became discouraged was when my own selfish needs were not met. I am hardly ever discouraged these days because I consistently work with newcomers. The context of the book is referring to the w...	gonee	0	594	May 4, 2010 by gonee
	One year sober (Preview) Hello all! Just thought I would let everyone know that it is my one year anniversary of sobriety. Thank you all for you help!	kkotz401	16	1103	May 4, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	An informal poll on how did you get to AA? (Preview) A short time ago Dean started an informal poll on Quitting drinking. I would like to start another one about how did you get to AA. This is just for fun to see what the demographics of the MIP members is. Select which number fits you best. 1. Came straight to AA was sick and tired of being sick and tired and a...	Larry_H	16	999	May 3, 2010 by barisax
	Is anyone having problems with how this site usually functions??? (Preview) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmxmxmxmx ok lets see if this prints....if so, I dont think the Site is functioning as it usually does..... Here is a test... Ok, the preview worked, so maybe just a little hick up...... The site was not letting me edit, or even Post, but looks like it is Ok now... Toni.	Just Toni	2	413	May 3, 2010 by Larry_H
	I scolded her with love... (Preview) I thought about it first and came up with the opportunity anyway. She was there at my home group Sunday morning meeting at "AA at the Bay" Hilo. Before the meeting started we did our Ahas!! and hugged. I listened as best I could to her "coming out" statements but no doubt I'm dea...	Jerry F	2	851	May 3, 2010 by Jerry F
	Breaking Good (Preview) Hey...I am going on a 2 week vacationstaying w/my sister down south and we will go see my daughter. So looking forward to this!! Dunno about internet, so not to worry if I dont post for a while. I know Ill check e-mail at the library, at a minimum, so write if u wish. Check yall L8TR:)	leeu	6	431	May 3, 2010 by Just Toni
	Today is day one (Preview) Need I say more? well I will... I am so ashamed of myself I can't even tell you. I went and drank last night. I guess that voice got stronger and stronger. And ya, nothing bad happened or anything, but I feel like crying all day today or throwing up or something just from the guilt of it. It was a stupid mistak...	Oblong	17	1111	May 3, 2010 by SteveP
	Acceptance is the key to all my problems today (Preview) Trying to turn it over to the best of my ability. Having relationship issues and my default setting is to dive right in and fix everything. I need to know the end result of all this now. With this thinking I've kicked god out of the drivers seat and replaced him with me. Not a good idea. What I've learn...	Mike B.	3	2948	May 3, 2010 by SteveP
	The aim of AA is not Sobriety but Happy Sobriety (Preview) The Eye Opener from Hazelden The aim of AA is not Sobriety but Happy Sobriety. The most effective and incidentally the soberest group, is the happiest group. It is possible that you can't speak at meetings, maybe you are not in a position to "carry the message," but you can and sho...	Larry_H	3	1037	May 3, 2010 by Mike B.
	Cunning, Baffling, Powerful but Not Surprising (Preview) I'm shocked and saddened to learn of the alcoholic death of an old friend from the program. Yet, like my father's death many years ago, it's not surprising that a person would die from a fatal disease. My friend had some years of sobriety. He was a good friend, we did have other activities together bes...	barisax	6	1154	May 3, 2010 by BGG
	My Mind. (Preview) AA book pg 27. The doctor said: "You have the mind of a chronic alcoholic. I have NEVER seen one single case recover, where that state of mind existed to the extent that it does in you." Towards the end of my drinking I wondered what was wrong with me. I could not understand how I was able to funct...	gonee	2	444	May 3, 2010 by AGO
	Ya HOO, I did it! I did it!... I DID IT!!!! (Preview) Hi Friends, Feeling so happy, I did what looked like the Impossible to do, and I did it. My computer just went south the other day, I was able to get on and made a few folders and was really missing my computer the way it had been. So I kept, very cautiously trying to not mess it up further, but see if I could s...	Just Toni	6	740	May 3, 2010 by Mike B.
	Fear (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: I walked across an open field at winter's break as the sun danced on the last few drifts. I imagined my fears would melt one by one as I learned to love myself. --Laurel Lewis Fear is as familiar as our image in a mirror. Although we have resolved many of the fears that boun...	Larry_H	4	8417	May 3, 2010 by Mike B.
	Joyous, Happy & Free!!!!!! (Preview) We spent the day at the Mayo Clinic and while we don't have FINAL answers we have very good news! IF (and I mean IF) little River Rose has a carnitine deficiency disorder it would be one of the easily manageable kinds (very meaty diet or simple supplement required) and the blessing is that it was caug...	Aquaman	13	1067	May 2, 2010 by Ellen E
	Everybody poops. Except me. (Preview) Aren't I such a lady? Sorry folks but it must be addressed. This is not for the faint of heart. Since I have quit drinking, I can't. I don't. Coffee, veggies, salad, fruit, fiber one... nothing makes a difference. Now I realize wine can have a laxative effect but I didn't realize how much. Now I woul...	whitewhineoh	20	1064	May 2, 2010 by Ellen E
	Doesn't it get old? (Preview) Doesn't it get painful old listening to people, like me, who are constantly battling their sobriety... Thinking they just need one more time to give it a try, see if it can work. I haven't picked up, but I'm fighting it tooth and nail. For those of you who have completely given yourselves to the progr...	runnergirl	18	1108	May 2, 2010 by turninggrey
	Daily Reflections ~ Lighting The Dark Past & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have - the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p 124 No longer is my past an autobiography; it is a reference book to be taken down, opened and sha...	Sobrietyspell	1	1147	May 2, 2010 by Jerry F
	4am and I'm a mess,, (Preview) the last 3 weeks have been pretty bad, even to my standards (which isn't sayin much considering AA groups). I drove drunk and broke through some dude's fence (Badly), had multiple fights with a certain person and just have drank really bad since. A 5th of vodka without a sweat (no pun intended), that w...	Dodsworth	11	963	May 2, 2010 by Just Toni
	Schizophrenia (Preview) Hey MIP friends I need help. Last night following a meeting I agreed to sponsor a person coming back from an extended research period. He shared with me that he has Schizophrenia that is severe at times. He is on and off medication for it depending on his whim of the moment. Am I at risk physically arou...	Larry_H	12	2073	May 2, 2010 by Larry_H
	"In The Rooms" (Preview) Facebook Group, I joined. http://intherooms.com/?id=facebookonepieceofinfo	StPeteDean	4	839	May 2, 2010 by StPeteDean
	A.A. Speaker tips (Preview) So I've done a lot of growing up in the past little while. There was a shift in my thought processes, and life is just easier. I don't know how or when, but pretty sure it was God just doing it for me. No more poor me's, etc. etc. no more loneliness even though I am alone (but I do have my son back in my life !), and...	mstrmsn66	2	11499	May 2, 2010 by angelov8
	New here (Preview) Hi. Just thought I would introduce myself. I am an alcoholic and am on 12 days sober. I also know after many failed attempts in the past, that I need the support of AA. My therapist suggested going to a women only meeting. I live in a small town with not many meetings. I am also agoraphobic, so I have to prac...	Jamison	21	939	May 2, 2010 by kld47
	Historically interesting... (Preview) I just very recently got this link via email from a recovering friend who got it from a relative. For those of you who are interested in "first seeds" of recovery it is very inlightening. For others maybe not. Our fight against this disease is an old one and has included many many people in...	Jerry F	5	1316	May 2, 2010 by jonijoni1
	12 Traditions Checklist (Preview) 12 Traditions Checklist Tradition One: Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity. 1. Am I in my group a healing, mending, integrating person, or am I divisive? What about gossip and taking other members inventories? 2. Am I a peacemaker? Or do I, with pious prelud...	Larry_H	1	619	May 1, 2010 by Oblong
	set aside prayer (Preview) my sobriety date is 9/15/05. i have recently started a new big book study with my sponsor and have been using the set aside prayer and loving the effect that prayer has had on me and my program. does anyone know the orgin of this prayer?	lightweight92	10	7670	May 1, 2010 by AGO
	Going to a meeting! (Preview) I'm going to a meeting tonight. The same one I went to before that I didn't like. Gonna give it another shot. I have a feeling it will be better just because I've been there already so I kind of know what to expect.	Oblong	10	687	May 1, 2010 by Oblong
	Not Drinking and Going to Meetings (Preview) Yah...I would not ever call going to a meeting a day, doing over 90 meetings in 90 days right from the start, and adhering to the policy of not drinking no matter what "watered down AA." I would call it a good program. That is what I did primarily (though I had a sponsor and did as much stepwork...	pinkchip	16	1693	May 1, 2010 by AGO
	Need tips for at home detox. (Preview) Just wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestion to help ease the at home detox pains. I got 4 days into the detox last week and lost it. Thanks	MLB	28	654	May 1, 2010 by Larry_H
	My "friend" CODA and me - in various places (Preview) A friend here, in response to a post about grieving, mentioned CODA meetings. I am probably in dire need for some of those as well. Not only do I have a codependent marriage, but there is the sickest kind of codependency between my Al Anon aunt and I (who has actually been my "pseudo-mom" sinc...	jonijoni1	6	1081	May 1, 2010 by pinkchip
	Transportation to and from Alcoholics Anonymous meetings may be - Tax Deductable (Preview) http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/publications/p502/ar02.html#en_US_publink1000178889------------------------------------------------------- You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for an inpatient's t...	Larry_H	2	1347	May 1, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Let the real PAIN begin........ (Preview) I knew it was coming and I held it at bay for as long as I could, my powerful subconscious. I have a history of PTSD, and things that are NOT life-threatening even, my inner psyche often will suppress, as a "protective mechanism". (Freud would have loved to pick this brain.) If it hurts, it is h...	jonijoni1	15	1086	Apr 30, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Healing Heart and Mind & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 55 Since it is true that God comes to me through people, I can see that by keeping people at a distance I also keep God at a distance. God is nearer to me than I think and I can exper...	Sobrietyspell	0	687	Apr 30, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	When DO you want to get well? (Preview) Working the Steps I have been scolded a few times (by fellow AA's) because of the fact that I sometimes share at meetings about how the Steps are meant to be worked immediately and quickly. I've been told that this "theory" will "harm" newcomers (having only a few days, a few week...	AGO	7	2062	Apr 30, 2010 by pinkchip
	Fellowship and First Impressions (Preview) bikerbill wrote: I remember when I first came in the rooms there were all these people who knew so much more than me, I judged them to be a bunch of smartarses and felt intimidated and 'little.' My absolute first impression of AA - my first contact via phone - was "These people sound like a bunch of sm...	barisax	4	1557	Apr 30, 2010 by pinkchip
	What Fellowship means to me (Preview) I remember when I first came in the rooms there were all these people who knew so much more than me, I judged them to be a bunch of smartarses and felt intimidated and 'little.' as time went on, I realised that these people knew so much more than I about some things, then realised they knew so much more than m...	bikerbill	3	941	Apr 30, 2010 by bikerbill
	Attitudes and Limitation (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Attitudes and Limitation To a large extent, the way we think determines who we are and what happens to us. We cannot harbor poisonous thoughts without their effects visibly showing in our lives. If we dwell on our inadequacy and ineffectiveness, for example, circu...	Larry_H	0	547	Apr 30, 2010 by Larry_H
	I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. -- Winston Churchill We are used to learning the hard way. Many of us think we're different and can do things our own way. But then we get in too much trouble or pain. The first A.A. members were just li...	Larry_H	0	1427	Apr 30, 2010 by Larry_H
	Did you ever wake up to this one???? (Preview) Good Morning to all my dear friends. Well I did wake up first, and have some coffee, and really needed to edit something I had written, it was what woke me up early, so I have my coffee, come in my office and turn on my Computer. And my computer refuses to let me just get on the damn thing. So I spent most of an ho...	Just Toni	3	436	Apr 29, 2010 by jonijoni1
	The goal isn't to do a successful inventory (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: The goal isn't to do a successful inventory. The goal is to dig to the deepest levels of self-honesty. --Anonymous The Fourth Step is the hardest one for many newcomers in the Program. It is so difficult, in fact, that some of us still waiting to do it are no longer newco...	Larry_H	8	1039	Apr 29, 2010 by Aquaman
	I still haven't had a drink.... (Preview) but today I really feel like I want to. Like really want to. The voice in my head is saying "Like would it be such a big deal if I just ran over to the liquor store and got some beer? Stayed home alone and listened to music and drank... would that really be so horrible?!" That's how I feel right now b...	Oblong	15	1113	Apr 29, 2010 by gonee
	Daily Reflections ~ A Great Paradox & 24hrs a Day (Preview) These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 The great paradox of A.A. is that I k...	Sobrietyspell	1	592	Apr 29, 2010 by Larry_H
	Pg 59. There are those........ (Preview) I just got back from my 23rd group birthday. It was sad to see the man who brought me to AA and saved my life. The book says there are those who do not recover. I was fortunate to take the AA program seriously and work it diligently. Principles before personalities. I worked on the principles. The personal...	gonee	5	817	Apr 29, 2010 by louisa
	Our Newest Oldtimer..... (Preview) Congratulations, Biker Bill! Thank you for sharing your humility, your pride, your ego, your willingness, your wisdom & your ability to put our 12Steps into action & share with us all about it. Thank you for sharing your recovery, your journey & your SOBRIETY with us *all@MIP. Thank you...***	Sobrietyspell	8	1121	Apr 29, 2010 by angelov8
	what a difference a HALT makes!! (Preview) Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.... HALT. Talk about a recipe for a delicious, steaming hot bowl of calamity!! No WONDER I nearly lost the last morsel of sanity within me the other night. Some prayer, 2 nights of decent sleep (7-8 hours), some fruit and milk and chicken and fish and spinach and oranges an...	jonijoni1	3	386	Apr 28, 2010 by Dave Harm
	Intro to The Steps (Preview) I was thinking about The Triumvirate of AA, How we have three parts in AA, One is The Program of AA which is contained in the Book Alcoholics Anonymous, in which our Organization is named after, in multiple printings, and four editions, the first 164 pages have remained unchanged by an overwhelming vo...	AGO	1	1376	Apr 28, 2010 by Larry_H
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