Alcoholics Anonymous

Frodo · Frodo

On Friday I spoke to my wife face to face for the first time in several months. It was nice. Nothing earth shattering but just a nice pleasant conversation after months of anger and misunderstandings. On Tuesday I dropped off the kids and saw her again. This time we laughed and joked, we spoke for a long t...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Used a little bit of my left over sarcasm the other day when the definition of R.I.D. was asked for and said, for me, "Rice Is Done"...let's eat!! Actually it's not the rice that is done at the moment but me...I'm toast regarding patience, tolerance, not reacting, expectations (reasona...

gladlee · gladlee

"Rest in Me. Seek this evening time just to be with Me. Do not feel you have failed if sometmes I ask you only to rest together in My presence. I am with you... not only at these times, at all times. Feel conscious of My presence. Earth has no greater joy than that."

John · John

Hello Everyone, As the founder and webmaster of Miracles In Progress I want to extent a personal "Thank You" to each of you for valuing and utilizing the CoDA portion of our site. As we grow in our recoveries from alcoholism, addiction, or being a family member of a loved one who suffers from this di...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I'm really good at building up fantasy worlds im my head. Then I start to confuse the fantasies with reality until I convince myself that the fantasy is the reality. Then when I see the true reality I'm hurt that the reality doesn't match the fantasy. There won't be a happy ever after. All I have is what Go...

pinkchip · pinkchip

It is interesting what freedom and choices there are in life now that I am not a slave to alcohol. For about a year and a half I would say, I was building a foundation to just resist alcohol....I had major shifts in my thinking and a really painful period of growth. I stuck it out. Where does that leave me...

mikef · mikef

Morning and welcome to another blessed day of life! During my morning reflections,I remembered back to a really pertinent moment of humility and the lesson of remaining humble.I wanted to share this with you. I remember back to my first round of Steps 6&7 and how I was feeling and what was reveale...

gladlee · gladlee

"I am all powerful and all knowing, and I have all your affairs in My hands. Divine efficiency, as well as divine power is being brought to bear on them. The kingdom of heaven can only be preached by those who have learned to prize the authority of its kingdom. A many-sided training My apostles ne...

kld47 · kld47

Hi Have not been on much due to College Classes and Health Issues. Well the health has taken another turn--I am now doing physical therapy for water on my right knee, plus now have to use a Cane. I do not recall in any earlier post if I had said anything about being a Type 2 Diabetic since Feb 4 which was broug...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Although I'm booked at the stop smoking clinic tomorrow, as I ran out of tobacco at 0830 today, I'm going to stop smoking as of now. One day at a time, one hour at a time, one cigarette at a time. I've been a non smoker for exactly 60 minutes now. It's not for health reasons, it's not becuase my breath and clot...

mikef · mikef

Morning, just wanted to wish all newcomers welcome and say hey to all here. Been fast and furious in my part of the planet so havent been on much lately,but do hold all in prayer and support. STOP!!! be grateful for this day of life and remember not to forskae in the dark what your own concept of your Hi...

gladlee · gladlee

"I am here. Here as truly as I was with My disciples of old. Here to help and bless you. Here to company with you. Do you know, even yet, that this is the priceless blessing of your life? I forgive you, as you have prayed Me to, for all neglects of My commands, but start anew from today. Study My wor...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 42 Step Four is the vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what the liabilities in each of us have been, and are. I want to find exactly how, when, and where my natural desires have warped me....

bikerbill · bikerbill

It ain't rushing and pushing me and it ain't idling along and having me waste time. Life just seems to be going at the proper pace - erm, I think that means that maybe I'm fitting myself to today's circumstances? It's been a beautiful day even though i spent the bulk of it in the office and I'm still here. t...

gladlee · gladlee

"I judge not by outward appearances. I judge the heart, and I see in your heart one single desire: to do My will. The simplest offering by a child with the one desire to show you love, is it not more loved by you than the offerings of those who love you not? So, though you may feel that your work has be...

redtara · redtara

Hi Everyone. I called the cops on my son the other day as his boss told me he was worried about his life he looked so bad. He's had so many run ins with the police -2 probation breaches. They have him in jail - he doesn't know it was me who turned him in. He's 24. Court appearnace tommorow. I feel torn but...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I am prepared to walk away from this marriage with no equity if I have to. what I wasn't prepared for was that my ex has a legal right to combine her pension and mine so we have the same. we have assetts of around £250k in property, shares and savings. That'd be £125k each, but my pension pot is worth around £...

LinBaba · LinBaba

This is the pebble rattling around my tin can today,....success as defined by other people...and being shamed into having someone else's definition of success become our own There are studies that show if you put a person in a room with 9 other people and those 9 people all give a flagrantly wrong answ...

bikerbill · bikerbill

As my ex wife goes to alanon that's co located with one of my regular AA meetings and I'm not yet ready to see her across the car park, I'm staying away from that particular meeting and going to another. however, due to getting tied up in work I ended up setting off way too late to get to the meeting of choice....

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AAs will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . . LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 303 I craved freedom. First, freedom to drink; later, freedom from dri...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . sometimes the good is the enemy of the best. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p. 101 I think these words apply to every area of A.A.s Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Service! I want them etched in my mind and life as I trudge the Road of Happy Destiny (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164). These words...

Mooncalf · Mooncalf

Hi all. Thank you again for your responses and I shall try to compose my self defences a little tighter from now on. I posted to my original thread last night about powerlessness and received a response. But I thought perhaps I should post it as a seperate thread so more of you would see it and add your pe...

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

Ive expressed here a couple of times that Im uncomfortable with the meeting after the meeting and many have encouraged me to get over that and participate. I guess I just need some practical advice on how. I do share in meetings and THINK I treat everyone cordially, smile at them, etc. When they ask m...

bikerbill · bikerbill

So I try to stop smoking - by lunchtime I'm shaking like a sh*tting dog - but I got some Nicotine Replacement therapy, which included a dummy cigarette with a capsule of nicotine in it. After sucking on it for 10 minutes until I had Keef Richards cheekbones, I figured this ain't working. I'll pass that to...

bikerbill · bikerbill

The only conventions I've been to have been either outdoor camping events, little local things, or one day conventions in hotels etc. so being at a loose end on saturday I went to the Northern National Convention in Blackpool. How many shares did I hear? 2. How many speaker events did I get to? 0. Why? w...

Michelle2 · Michelle2

I really need some kind of support to quit drinking, I've tried it on my own before and only lasted 3 weeks. My problem is that I'm agnostic and AA is very spiritually based. I feel like a hypocrite during the prayer at the end of the meeting.. I don't believe that "God" will help me quit drinkin...

Mad_Jasper · Mad_Jasper

Hey guys. Work schedule has been demanding for the last couple of weeks and will be through mid-april. I finally made a church-based recovery meeting last night, first meeting in a week. I doubt I will have a chance again til this weekend, but I plan to go to my normal group and finally get things goi...

bikerbill · bikerbill

it's 05.45 am in the uk. I'm awake and sitting at the kitchen table. The coffee is hot and strong. I woke up with a smile on my face after 7 hours unbroken sleep. The birds are singing and the sun is rising. I know I don't need to worry about what I said or did yesterday. I'm pleasantly hungry and have food in th...

Tracey C · Tracey C

Hi, Seeing the Overeaters Anon is based on the principles of AA, I was wondering would it be ok if I could share on this board about my struggles. I'm not expecting anything really in return. It's just so I have somewhere that I can share. I do have a sponsor, sometimes I just need to feel like I'm being h...

Mad_Jasper · Mad_Jasper

So I've taken some time to ponder my previous posts and consider some of the advice I've been given from a few of you. I've also spoken with a fellow Christian AA member with whom I am very close. My work schedule completely blew away my chances to get to meetings as the only time I been off before 8 this we...

lilyemmagrace · lilyemmagrace

I have been limited to only participating through reading all of your posts, and now suddenly my java is ok. Anyone understand this?

Jerry F · Jerry F

I get those unsolicited awarenesses of how cunning, powerful and baffling this disease is. My subconscious must have been bleeding off some gas as when I was finishing work on a project for another long time member yesterday afternoon and I was wet and cold and dealing with a flu that was trying to en...

gonee · gonee

I used to be an introvert. Alcoholism caused that, not mine but my dad's. My 1st day at school was bad. I went to over 15 different schools, so you can imagine what it did to me. Alcohol was the solution to that. It made me an extrovert, if only temporarily, which is why I did not want to get into recovery. I ha...

bikerbill · bikerbill

driving back from me mum's last night with the ipod on too loud I found some songs got the tears rolling down my cheeks. Probably not what I'd expected neither. Tom Robinson's Martin. The pogues waltzing Matilda. Johnny cash wanted man. Leadbelly goodnight Irene (ok that ones obvious) Hendrix hey Jo...

bikerbill · bikerbill

So - renewed the passport this morning, went to Mum's and took her for lunch straight from the hairdressers. Limped aong cus I've wrenched my knee, got a frozen shoulder and a wry neck. If I were a horse, they'd shoot me. Had half an hour kip on her spare bed then weeded the side garden finally got to a meeti...

gonee · gonee

The man that saved my life would have been 24 years sober this year, but instead he celebrates 1 year. This man has such a compassion for souls. He would go on a 12 step call and win the newcomer over, and yet his own life was not in order. He has always been a wonderful friend to me, and he had the humility to ha...

Jamie D · Jamie D

At my first meeting of Alcoholics anonymous I had the obsession to drink removed, period. I know what I was before that meeting and how I felt and how deeply I enjoyed the sensations of being High and drunk and bombastically lost. Most importantly of all I know how I felt after that meeting, and how PRO...

bikerbill · bikerbill

gold plated. The clutch slave cylinder seal popped last night on the bike. I changed the seal after limping the bike home and found I don't have any clutch fluid. I can get some this morning though. What's all this to do wi recovery? Well in the drinking days this would have been god's judgement on me for p...

Mad_Jasper · Mad_Jasper

No doubt I've spent many years sowing seeds of discontent. I've shared some of my stories with you guys here over the last month. Sunday brought about a decision to make amends to a neighbor concerning a series of bad actions/reactions that almost resulted in us coming to blows. I called him, left a m...

Bobby C · Bobby C

I dried out December 8, 2010. I went to a private psychiatrist who put me on 2 mg/day klonopin, seroquel, effexor, Lunesta and I kept neurotin. I just cannot afford the scrips anywhere but the VA outside of the Kpin and I get the Lunesta from CVS. The rest I get from the VA. I made an appointment to the...

gladlee · gladlee

" I reward your seeking with My Presence. Rejoice and be glad. I am your God. Courage and joy will conquer all troubles. First things first. Seek Me, love Me, joy in Me. I am your Guide. No perils can affright you, no discipline exhaust you. Persevere. Can you hold on in My strength? I need...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Day 1 sober will be tomorrow, my mom found out I was drinking again, thank God she didnt tell my dad or Id be homeless. I am required to go to meetings daily or I will be kicked out. I am almost 30 years old dealing with all types of Sh&T, feeling alone, living with my parents this old, financial situat...

holly1885 · holly1885

Hey everyone. Im brand new, Ive tried to quit drinking before without really committing to AA, but now Im ready. I need a change NOW. Where do I start???

lostinthisworld · lostinthisworld

Im 16 and my dad is an alcoholic. There is nothing i want more then for my family to stay together and be happy but i do not know when or if that is even possible. In the fall of last year we had an intervention for my dad, he refused to have treatment but said that he would just stop drinking. His drinking has g...

leeu · leeu

Going to the city, and when I am there I will be celebrating 28 years! Hot damn! Anybody know a small-ish, step or study meeting in Manhattan they can particularly recommend?

sol · sol

Hi, my name is Sol Auerbach. I run a charity called "The Better Life: the Quit Smoking and Substance Abuse Society". Its a little known charity based in NY in which im just getting off the ground. with this charity I give out free books to help people stop smoking, drinking, and drugs. My ques...

bikerbill · bikerbill

This too shall pass. It's half one in the morning here in the UK. I've just woke up in a flat spin panic, from an awful nightmare. I was dreaming that I'd gone back to my ex wife, moved into the house, built a relationship with my son and daughter and then.............it all went wrong. My ex wife turned int...

gladlee · gladlee

"Faith and obedience will remove mountains, mountains of evil, mountains of difficulty. But they must go hand in hand."

gonee · gonee

My wife and I worked with a newly married couple who are expecting their first child. They are so keen to work the program. Reason: Husband unemployed; marital stress; and living with in laws. I hope this one's different. Later on in recovery, they will have a baby, husband gets a nice job and they have t...

gladlee · gladlee

"Rest in Me, quiet in My love, strong in My power. Think what it is to possess a power greater than any earthly force. A sway greater, and more far-reaching than that of any earthly king. No invention, no electricity, no magnetism, no gold, could achieve one millionth part of all that you can ach...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Gratitude (Preview) On Friday I spoke to my wife face to face for the first time in several months. It was nice. Nothing earth shattering but just a nice pleasant conversation after months of anger and misunderstandings. On Tuesday I dropped off the kids and saw her again. This time we laughed and joked, we spoke for a long t...	Frodo	9	1310	Apr 6, 2011 by Frodo
	R.I.D. (Preview) Used a little bit of my left over sarcasm the other day when the definition of R.I.D. was asked for and said, for me, "Rice Is Done"...let's eat!! Actually it's not the rice that is done at the moment but me...I'm toast regarding patience, tolerance, not reacting, expectations (reasona...	Jerry F	5	998	Apr 6, 2011 by Jerry F
	God Calling - April 5 (Preview) "Rest in Me. Seek this evening time just to be with Me. Do not feel you have failed if sometmes I ask you only to rest together in My presence. I am with you... not only at these times, at all times. Feel conscious of My presence. Earth has no greater joy than that."	gladlee	2	804	Apr 5, 2011 by Mr_David
	A simple "CoDA" Thank you (Preview) Hello Everyone, As the founder and webmaster of Miracles In Progress I want to extent a personal "Thank You" to each of you for valuing and utilizing the CoDA portion of our site. As we grow in our recoveries from alcoholism, addiction, or being a family member of a loved one who suffers from this di...	John	1	886	Apr 5, 2011 by Mr_David
	my head tells me lies. (Preview) I'm really good at building up fantasy worlds im my head. Then I start to confuse the fantasies with reality until I convince myself that the fantasy is the reality. Then when I see the true reality I'm hurt that the reality doesn't match the fantasy. There won't be a happy ever after. All I have is what Go...	bikerbill	6	1249	Apr 5, 2011 by LinBaba
	post-newcomer sobriety... (Preview) It is interesting what freedom and choices there are in life now that I am not a slave to alcohol. For about a year and a half I would say, I was building a foundation to just resist alcohol....I had major shifts in my thinking and a really painful period of growth. I stuck it out. Where does that leave me...	pinkchip	6	1195	Apr 4, 2011 by leeu
	Remaining Humble.especially when you think you got it!!! (Preview) Morning and welcome to another blessed day of life! During my morning reflections,I remembered back to a really pertinent moment of humility and the lesson of remaining humble.I wanted to share this with you. I remember back to my first round of Steps 6&7 and how I was feeling and what was reveale...	mikef	5	1544	Apr 4, 2011 by recovered55
	God Calling - Divine Efficiency (Preview) "I am all powerful and all knowing, and I have all your affairs in My hands. Divine efficiency, as well as divine power is being brought to bear on them. The kingdom of heaven can only be preached by those who have learned to prize the authority of its kingdom. A many-sided training My apostles ne...	gladlee	1	764	Apr 4, 2011 by Mr_David
	Been To The Doctor Again (Preview) Hi Have not been on much due to College Classes and Health Issues. Well the health has taken another turn--I am now doing physical therapy for water on my right knee, plus now have to use a Cane. I do not recall in any earlier post if I had said anything about being a Type 2 Diabetic since Feb 4 which was broug...	kld47	4	906	Apr 4, 2011 by Mike B.
	While I'm at it I thought I might as well stop smoking (Preview) Although I'm booked at the stop smoking clinic tomorrow, as I ran out of tobacco at 0830 today, I'm going to stop smoking as of now. One day at a time, one hour at a time, one cigarette at a time. I've been a non smoker for exactly 60 minutes now. It's not for health reasons, it's not becuase my breath and clot...	bikerbill	10	1210	Apr 4, 2011 by bikerbill
	Blessings of another day of "LIFE" (Preview) Morning, just wanted to wish all newcomers welcome and say hey to all here. Been fast and furious in my part of the planet so havent been on much lately,but do hold all in prayer and support. STOP!!! be grateful for this day of life and remember not to forskae in the dark what your own concept of your Hi...	mikef	2	799	Apr 2, 2011 by SoberSteve
	God Calling - The Priceless Blessing (Preview) "I am here. Here as truly as I was with My disciples of old. Here to help and bless you. Here to company with you. Do you know, even yet, that this is the priceless blessing of your life? I forgive you, as you have prayed Me to, for all neglects of My commands, but start anew from today. Study My wor...	gladlee	1	677	Apr 2, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Looking Within & 24hrs a Day (Preview) A.A. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 42 Step Four is the vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what the liabilities in each of us have been, and are. I want to find exactly how, when, and where my natural desires have warped me....	Sobrietyspell	1	565	Apr 1, 2011 by Mr_David
	Life's going at life's proper pace today. (Preview) It ain't rushing and pushing me and it ain't idling along and having me waste time. Life just seems to be going at the proper pace - erm, I think that means that maybe I'm fitting myself to today's circumstances? It's been a beautiful day even though i spent the bulk of it in the office and I'm still here. t...	bikerbill	3	827	Apr 1, 2011 by Mike B.
	God Calling - Love's Offering (Preview) "I judge not by outward appearances. I judge the heart, and I see in your heart one single desire: to do My will. The simplest offering by a child with the one desire to show you love, is it not more loved by you than the offerings of those who love you not? So, though you may feel that your work has be...	gladlee	1	1155	Apr 1, 2011 by Mr_David
	called the cops (Preview) Hi Everyone. I called the cops on my son the other day as his boss told me he was worried about his life he looked so bad. He's had so many run ins with the police -2 probation breaches. They have him in jail - he doesn't know it was me who turned him in. He's 24. Court appearnace tommorow. I feel torn but...	redtara	9	1283	Mar 31, 2011 by redtara
	Bloody British divorce Laws! (Preview) I am prepared to walk away from this marriage with no equity if I have to. what I wasn't prepared for was that my ex has a legal right to combine her pension and mine so we have the same. we have assetts of around £250k in property, shares and savings. That'd be £125k each, but my pension pot is worth around £...	bikerbill	7	1265	Mar 31, 2011 by bikerbill
	Conformity (Preview) This is the pebble rattling around my tin can today,....success as defined by other people...and being shamed into having someone else's definition of success become our own There are studies that show if you put a person in a room with 9 other people and those 9 people all give a flagrantly wrong answ...	LinBaba	13	1590	Mar 31, 2011 by Jamie D
	Ah no meeting tonight so made amends instead (Preview) As my ex wife goes to alanon that's co located with one of my regular AA meetings and I'm not yet ready to see her across the car park, I'm staying away from that particular meeting and going to another. however, due to getting tied up in work I ended up setting off way too late to get to the meeting of choice....	bikerbill	2	1107	Mar 31, 2011 by Jerry F
	Daily Reflections ~ A.A.'s Freedoms & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AAs will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . . LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 303 I craved freedom. First, freedom to drink; later, freedom from dri...	Sobrietyspell	1	1125	Mar 31, 2011 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Our Group Conscience & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . sometimes the good is the enemy of the best. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p. 101 I think these words apply to every area of A.A.s Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Service! I want them etched in my mind and life as I trudge the Road of Happy Destiny (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164). These words...	Sobrietyspell	1	902	Mar 31, 2011 by Mr_David
	Powerlessness (Preview) Hi all. Thank you again for your responses and I shall try to compose my self defences a little tighter from now on. I posted to my original thread last night about powerlessness and received a response. But I thought perhaps I should post it as a seperate thread so more of you would see it and add your pe...	Mooncalf	11	1819	Mar 30, 2011 by bikerbill
	Practical advice for a shy person (Preview) Ive expressed here a couple of times that Im uncomfortable with the meeting after the meeting and many have encouraged me to get over that and participate. I guess I just need some practical advice on how. I do share in meetings and THINK I treat everyone cordially, smile at them, etc. When they ask m...	zzworldontheweb	8	6598	Mar 30, 2011 by HeatherK
	Oh I think I might have bitten off a bit too much (Preview) So I try to stop smoking - by lunchtime I'm shaking like a sh*tting dog - but I got some Nicotine Replacement therapy, which included a dummy cigarette with a capsule of nicotine in it. After sucking on it for 10 minutes until I had Keef Richards cheekbones, I figured this ain't working. I'll pass that to...	bikerbill	13	1369	Mar 30, 2011 by bikerbill
	So what's the deal with conventions? (Preview) The only conventions I've been to have been either outdoor camping events, little local things, or one day conventions in hotels etc. so being at a loose end on saturday I went to the Northern National Convention in Blackpool. How many shares did I hear? 2. How many speaker events did I get to? 0. Why? w...	bikerbill	12	1464	Mar 30, 2011 by bikerbill
	First meeting tonight and feeling a bit out of place (Preview) I really need some kind of support to quit drinking, I've tried it on my own before and only lasted 3 weeks. My problem is that I'm agnostic and AA is very spiritually based. I feel like a hypocrite during the prayer at the end of the meeting.. I don't believe that "God" will help me quit drinkin...	Michelle2	14	1340	Mar 30, 2011 by LinBaba
	Checking in.... (Preview) Hey guys. Work schedule has been demanding for the last couple of weeks and will be through mid-april. I finally made a church-based recovery meeting last night, first meeting in a week. I doubt I will have a chance again til this weekend, but I plan to go to my normal group and finally get things goi...	Mad_Jasper	5	1137	Mar 30, 2011 by happycamper
	dawn chorus (Preview) it's 05.45 am in the uk. I'm awake and sitting at the kitchen table. The coffee is hot and strong. I woke up with a smile on my face after 7 hours unbroken sleep. The birds are singing and the sun is rising. I know I don't need to worry about what I said or did yesterday. I'm pleasantly hungry and have food in th...	bikerbill	9	1189	Mar 30, 2011 by Frodo
	A letter about Overeaters Anonymous (Preview) Hi, Seeing the Overeaters Anon is based on the principles of AA, I was wondering would it be ok if I could share on this board about my struggles. I'm not expecting anything really in return. It's just so I have somewhere that I can share. I do have a sponsor, sometimes I just need to feel like I'm being h...	Tracey C	12	1644	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	Duly Noted (Preview) So I've taken some time to ponder my previous posts and consider some of the advice I've been given from a few of you. I've also spoken with a fellow Christian AA member with whom I am very close. My work schedule completely blew away my chances to get to meetings as the only time I been off before 8 this we...	Mad_Jasper	5	1371	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	I finally got in! What's with java? (Preview) I have been limited to only participating through reading all of your posts, and now suddenly my java is ok. Anyone understand this?	lilyemmagrace	3	897	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	Knee jerk reaction...only (Preview) I get those unsolicited awarenesses of how cunning, powerful and baffling this disease is. My subconscious must have been bleeding off some gas as when I was finishing work on a project for another long time member yesterday afternoon and I was wet and cold and dealing with a flu that was trying to en...	Jerry F	10	1329	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	Introvert. (Preview) I used to be an introvert. Alcoholism caused that, not mine but my dad's. My 1st day at school was bad. I went to over 15 different schools, so you can imagine what it did to me. Alcohol was the solution to that. It made me an extrovert, if only temporarily, which is why I did not want to get into recovery. I ha...	gonee	8	2770	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	Why does some stuff reduce me to tears? (Preview) driving back from me mum's last night with the ipod on too loud I found some songs got the tears rolling down my cheeks. Probably not what I'd expected neither. Tom Robinson's Martin. The pogues waltzing Matilda. Johnny cash wanted man. Leadbelly goodnight Irene (ok that ones obvious) Hendrix hey Jo...	bikerbill	8	1333	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	Been a busy day, got a busy weekend to come. (Preview) So - renewed the passport this morning, went to Mum's and took her for lunch straight from the hairdressers. Limped aong cus I've wrenched my knee, got a frozen shoulder and a wry neck. If I were a horse, they'd shoot me. Had half an hour kip on her spare bed then weeded the side garden finally got to a meeti...	bikerbill	4	1116	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	My sponsors 1st birthday. (Preview) The man that saved my life would have been 24 years sober this year, but instead he celebrates 1 year. This man has such a compassion for souls. He would go on a 12 step call and win the newcomer over, and yet his own life was not in order. He has always been a wonderful friend to me, and he had the humility to ha...	gonee	6	1348	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	Sobriety, Magic , Realisations and Conscious Contact (Preview) At my first meeting of Alcoholics anonymous I had the obsession to drink removed, period. I know what I was before that meeting and how I felt and how deeply I enjoyed the sensations of being High and drunk and bombastically lost. Most importantly of all I know how I felt after that meeting, and how PRO...	Jamie D	3	1691	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	got a whole new problem. (Preview) gold plated. The clutch slave cylinder seal popped last night on the bike. I changed the seal after limping the bike home and found I don't have any clutch fluid. I can get some this morning though. What's all this to do wi recovery? Well in the drinking days this would have been god's judgement on me for p...	bikerbill	12	1224	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	Sowing what you reap (Preview) No doubt I've spent many years sowing seeds of discontent. I've shared some of my stories with you guys here over the last month. Sunday brought about a decision to make amends to a neighbor concerning a series of bad actions/reactions that almost resulted in us coming to blows. I called him, left a m...	Mad_Jasper	10	1231	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	living problems (Preview) I dried out December 8, 2010. I went to a private psychiatrist who put me on 2 mg/day klonopin, seroquel, effexor, Lunesta and I kept neurotin. I just cannot afford the scrips anywhere but the VA outside of the Kpin and I get the Lunesta from CVS. The rest I get from the VA. I made an appointment to the...	Bobby C	14	1456	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling - A Life Apart (Preview) " I reward your seeking with My Presence. Rejoice and be glad. I am your God. Courage and joy will conquer all troubles. First things first. Seek Me, love Me, joy in Me. I am your Guide. No perils can affright you, no discipline exhaust you. Persevere. Can you hold on in My strength? I need...	gladlee	2	827	Mar 30, 2011 by Mr_David
	SoberSteve's Daily Journal... To Infinity and beyooooooond!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Day 1 sober will be tomorrow, my mom found out I was drinking again, thank God she didnt tell my dad or Id be homeless. I am required to go to meetings daily or I will be kicked out. I am almost 30 years old dealing with all types of Sh&T, feeling alone, living with my parents this old, financial situat...	SoberSteve	15	1875	Mar 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Brand New- Where to start? (Preview) Hey everyone. Im brand new, Ive tried to quit drinking before without really committing to AA, but now Im ready. I need a change NOW. Where do I start???	holly1885	10	1277	Mar 29, 2011 by SoberSteve
	my dad (Preview) Im 16 and my dad is an alcoholic. There is nothing i want more then for my family to stay together and be happy but i do not know when or if that is even possible. In the fall of last year we had an intervention for my dad, he refused to have treatment but said that he would just stop drinking. His drinking has g...	lostinthisworld	7	3195	Mar 29, 2011 by happycamper
	NYC Here I Come (Preview) Going to the city, and when I am there I will be celebrating 28 years! Hot damn! Anybody know a small-ish, step or study meeting in Manhattan they can particularly recommend?	leeu	5	1243	Mar 29, 2011 by leeu
	How do I tell people how to dance without getting drunk? (Preview) Hi, my name is Sol Auerbach. I run a charity called "The Better Life: the Quit Smoking and Substance Abuse Society". Its a little known charity based in NY in which im just getting off the ground. with this charity I give out free books to help people stop smoking, drinking, and drugs. My ques...	sol	7	1739	Mar 29, 2011 by HeatherK
	The Stuff of Dreams and Nightmares (Preview) This too shall pass. It's half one in the morning here in the UK. I've just woke up in a flat spin panic, from an awful nightmare. I was dreaming that I'd gone back to my ex wife, moved into the house, built a relationship with my son and daughter and then.............it all went wrong. My ex wife turned int...	bikerbill	4	1287	Mar 29, 2011 by bikerbill
	God Calling - Evil Mountains (Preview) "Faith and obedience will remove mountains, mountains of evil, mountains of difficulty. But they must go hand in hand."	gladlee	2	987	Mar 29, 2011 by gladlee
	We do it over & over. (Preview) My wife and I worked with a newly married couple who are expecting their first child. They are so keen to work the program. Reason: Husband unemployed; marital stress; and living with in laws. I hope this one's different. Later on in recovery, they will have a baby, husband gets a nice job and they have t...	gonee	4	1028	Mar 29, 2011 by Mr_David
	God Calling - Go Forward (Preview) "Rest in Me, quiet in My love, strong in My power. Think what it is to possess a power greater than any earthly force. A sway greater, and more far-reaching than that of any earthly king. No invention, no electricity, no magnetism, no gold, could achieve one millionth part of all that you can ach...	gladlee	2	895	Mar 29, 2011 by Mr_David
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