Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a w...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

My old sponsor is moving out of state so I asked another guy I trusted and he said he would be honored!

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Hi Everybody... I just wanted to stop by and share some personal thoughts with you. The first board I ever belonged to on MIP was this one. As time moved on, I joined a few others and found a home at one of them. Though I do come back here every now and then, after all, in the MIP world, this is my "home...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

What does this mean to you?

runnergirl · runnergirl

Trying to make some important decisions today... 90 in 90 or outpatient? Last night was a nightmare. I spent an hour crying, sobbing, at a meeting. I don't think I said one word. I just put my head down and cried through the whole thing. Went with a bottle of wine in my belly, which I put down in about 30...

mom2two · mom2two

I am so greatful to have found this forum. I have recognized for quite some time that I have a problem with alcohol. I always drink to get drunk and the situation keeps escalating. I am a wife and mother to 2 beautiful. I want to kive a sober life for them and for me. I am sick and tired of the guilt, regrets, ha...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation-- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed t...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

My last drink was on 2-1-10 so my first day completely sober without a drink was 2-2-10... today is 2-25-10 so I was under the imptession I have 24 days sober. I just used the sobriety calculator on the homepage http://www.12stepforums.net/counter.html and it said I have 25 days sober...?

tlcate · tlcate

Hello MIP Family, I have posted Step One on the step boards and am hoping to get a little more traffic on this portion of the MIP web site. I am a double winner, though I have not posted much here on the AA site. I have gone through the steps once and am preparing to take my second round through them. I see ne...

blue2 · blue2

The meetings I have been attending are predominantly men, and the few women are relatively new, like myself. I would appreciate guidance. Many thanks to you all.

ElectricTwist · ElectricTwist

Hi Everyone: I realize I've been posting pretty often here lately.... I've been trying to stay extremely positive about sobriety, taking into consideration what everyone here has said, as well as my girlfriend who is supportive, and overall - just what the booze does to my body/mind/spirit. I just...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Hey all. Just wanted to say that I'm starting to have some success with a new meeting a friend and I started! Starting to have some success with my sobriety too! I am celebrating an anniversary tomorrow. 37 years of life! It's nice to look forward to a sober birthday. I am really starting to feel that I hav...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Saturday afternoon, my first shift ever on the helpline starts in 50 minutes, Italy v Scotland on the TV and a regimental curry night tonight. Have I got enough on my plate?

jj · jj

The AA Promises If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No m...

jj · jj

heard this at a conference in Redding a couple of weeks ago. there was an ant on a log that was floating down a river. the ant was scurrying back and forth, up and down, positive that it was steering the log. LMAO!!!! how much like this ant am I? the log is my life, the river is my Higher Power..... ...

cybrownaz · cybrownaz

The Lois Wilson Story-the Founding of Al-Anon and her life with Bill Wilson... Hallmark Hall of Fame April 25, 2010-looks like a very important production especially for people in recovery... "WHEN LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH" TO AIR ON CBS NETWORK SUNDAY, APRIL 25 AT 9 PM EST http://williambor...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues. . . . our friends gasp and exclaim, "This simply can't be . . ." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I finally made my way to A.A., I could not believe that t...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I know not to count the days but make the days count but I really want my to earn my 30 day coin again as it helps inspire me. Please say a prayer for me that I may get this in 5 days, as I will pray for you to stay sober to, thanks!

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Where does A.A. get its direction? . . . These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may express Himself in the group conscience. . . The elder statesman is the one who sees the wisdom of the group's decision, who holds no resentment over his...

runnergirl · runnergirl

I mentioned before that I have a sponsor. She's a nice woman, but I feel like I'm making all of the effort to stay in touch with her. Is that silly? Is this a program where I am supposed to be an adult and, as the sponsee, keep calling her? Do sponsors usually check in, too? There is another woman that I m...

jj · jj

Sobriety dates are not for 'us', really... each minute we stay sober is important, but it starts all over the next day. " I " did not even do it, God did. Sobriety dates are just one way of showing newcomers that it works.

Aquaman · Aquaman

So yesterday I stopped in to the business of my close friend, favorite client and my tattoo artist to pay for and discuss my next tattoo. I'm always very friendly to his customers and sometimes help out with answering his phones, giving bids or selling appointments for him. I'm comfy there and he's co...

bikerbill · bikerbill

but eventually I turned it off. I have a man cold again, not as bad as last time as I went to the chemist for some remedy before getting too ill. Yesterday morning I woke up with one eye glued shut - got some sort of infection in my left eye. Bathed it, looked at it (big bloodshot thing going on here, much worse...

Avril G · Avril G

This is copied from one of my Facebook friends and being a Yorkshire lass through and through I LOVE IT!!!! THE DIFFERENCE IF YOU MARRY A Yorkshire lass The first man married a woman from Essex. He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning.. It took a couple of days, but on the third day, he ca...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, terror and pain. As I listened further, I soon hea...

ElectricTwist · ElectricTwist

I suppose my subject line is pretty self-explanatory. I think my lack of motivation to go to a meeting comes from a few different places (all of which will most likely seem like excuses, etc, to most or all of you). First of all - this is day 5 for me of being sober. To tell you the truth, i'm not having as diff...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

with a condo association president and manager (customer). Finished the job in December, been waiting for final payment and in the mean time they've been getting creative about extra work that they want to be done for free. 3 punch out lists later, with agreements to everyone that the job would be a...

Tessa · Tessa

Idle time to an alcoholic mind is dangerous!!! Since I was laid off last Friday the water pump went out on my car. A friend is out there in the cold fixing it now. I just can't stand sitting here day after day with nothing to do! I borrowed my sons car Monday to put some applications in & have been online p...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I was nervous but am glad I did!

slugcat · slugcat

i posted in alanon too. my husbands drinking is getting slowly worse. i dont know if he has a problem or not. his drinking is not social drinking but its not like bad bad either. we used to drink together and loved it, before i got into aa ive been sober 10 years now. i sobered up he kept on. he does drink heavy...

ElectricTwist · ElectricTwist

Hi Everyone, As I am about to start reading a free version of an online version of the Big book (Thank you StPeteDean!). I have been thinking, all afternoon, about how I have to/want to/need to go about doing this, how I can "work the program" (as I've heard many of you have discussed), and a fe...

LastOneLeft · LastOneLeft

5 Days sober! Mood swings are still up and down but mostly Im just really tired now.I feel like I could go to sleep for a few days, but Im Feeling alot better.Taking it One day at a time and trying to stay focused.Got a Long road ahead of me. Still havn't spoke at any meetings.I dont think Im ready to start sha...

Tessa · Tessa

This is God based so wanted to warn others in case they'd prefer not to read.... A guy was talking at the meeting the other evening & said his dad never could figure out when he got a bonus, extra hours, etc that either his car would break down, one of the kids would get sick, etc. He never could seem to ge...

Avril G · Avril G

Is it just moderators and Admins who can make topics sticky ones?? If so, is it possible to have a sticky topic where we can post funnies, like jokes or funny stories etc. It'd be good to have a RULE 62 (Jokes) page

Tessa · Tessa

I've been in the program for 18 months. Being sober a few days from 2 years & although the old timers encourages me to talk in a meeting saying I have some good advice to offer. I find myself stumbling for the right words & feeling like I'm rambling. I can sit here on this message board & type ou...

runnergirl · runnergirl

Lost my best paying freelance gig today. Sure, the money loss sucks, but the feelings of worthlessness it provokes are worse. Making it to bed time... that's the goal.

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

I was at the bank today making small talk with the teller. I said "What's up?" He said, "Nothing much... the sun went away." I glanced outside and said, "No, it's still there. Just can't see it with all those clouds in the way." (I'm sure you all can figure out where...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Yeah. Despite all advice...I did start a relationship at 2 months sober that has been going on til this point of me being sober almost 17 months. I just broke up with him and am feeling a wide array of feelings that mostly suck. Thank god I have AA and nothing happens in God's world by mistake. I am free f...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 31 How thankful I am today, to know that all my past failures were necessary for me to be where I am now. Through much pain came experience and, in sufferi...

ElectricTwist · ElectricTwist

Hi Everyone, Thanks to all of you who have been so receptive over the past few days, and understanding about my sudden leave, but return, to the boards and towards recovery. I'll keep this quick - along with feeling completely unhealthy emotionally, about my drinking, I also feel extremely unhealth...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I bought a mug early on in sobriety - a half litre, berghaus insulated aluminium mug. I toted it round the meetings to keep my tea hot. One meeting I was bemoaning afterwards that my wife doesn't trust me, 'why can't she see how I've changed, why can't she see how well I'm doing?' that sort of thing. A chap (...

LastOneLeft · LastOneLeft

3 meetings in 3 days and 3 days Sober.. I havnt gone this long without a drink in 10 years.Its not easy today. I feel like Im going to explode. Ive Been staying buisy today working on my Jeep,Jaming on my guitar to the Ramones, cleaned my garage,Took my dog for a walk.Im To short fused to hang with my family...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Think I'm gonna try to do one of these a day (or maybe every few days, whatever seems good.) My current favorite: "I know I have another drunk left in me.... I don't know if I have another recovery left in me."

Aquaman · Aquaman

Okay, Early here in recoverry I find daily step-work sometimes exhausting; constantly keeping sobriety as a way of life in the forefront of my consciousness. Daily inventories, practicing acceptance, saying "God Grant Me..." instead of "God Dammit!" when I am vexed, side...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Never mind, I'm gonna post this and then log off and do the damn thing I've been putting off.

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Just thought Id share! Last time I went almost 60 days but didn't follow the suggestions etc. I just got back from my 10th meeting in 7 days and have never felt better. I still have not had any urges to drink these 7 days and just wanted to share that if I can do it anyone can! Thanks to everyone on this boa...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

When I was in the bathroom this morning and was getting "ready", I noticed on the back of my deodorant stick that the first ingredient was "alcohol denatured"...also on the back it said "Warning, may be flammable"...and the stuff smells strongly of alcohol (or may...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Oh I've just about had enough of this good old fashioned winter. A week or two of good weahter, I planned to walk the Snow Road today and I can't get there for the snow! There'll be a reason for my HP changing my plans. [Make God laugh, tell Him all your plans eh?] So what else - I trimmed my beard and had a shave...

LastOneLeft · LastOneLeft

I was on my way to my first meeting,I ruined it ,I and I just made it to a bar. I drank and drank...I never made it to my first meeting..,, fuck. why cant i get myself there....Why cant I my hands are please

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	Daily Reflections ~ Hope & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a w...	Sobrietyspell	1	414	Mar 3, 2010 by Mizuno54
	Got a new sponsor!~! (Preview) My old sponsor is moving out of state so I asked another guy I trusted and he said he would be honored!	SoberSteve	8	883	Mar 2, 2010 by SoberSteve
	Lets Get Honest (Preview) Hi Everybody... I just wanted to stop by and share some personal thoughts with you. The first board I ever belonged to on MIP was this one. As time moved on, I joined a few others and found a home at one of them. Though I do come back here every now and then, after all, in the MIP world, this is my "home...	Dave Harm	7	514	Mar 2, 2010 by ljc
	One day at a time... (Preview) What does this mean to you?	SoberSteve	13	946	Mar 2, 2010 by Aquaman
	Lovely. Back to Day 1. (Preview) Trying to make some important decisions today... 90 in 90 or outpatient? Last night was a nightmare. I spent an hour crying, sobbing, at a meeting. I don't think I said one word. I just put my head down and cried through the whole thing. Went with a bottle of wine in my belly, which I put down in about 30...	runnergirl	16	947	Mar 2, 2010 by Dodsworth
	New here (Preview) I am so greatful to have found this forum. I have recognized for quite some time that I have a problem with alcohol. I always drink to get drunk and the situation keeps escalating. I am a wife and mother to 2 beautiful. I want to kive a sober life for them and for me. I am sick and tired of the guilt, regrets, ha...	mom2two	21	1167	Mar 2, 2010 by carlasober
	Acceptance Pg. 417 4th edition Or pg. 449 for the rest of us! (Preview) And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation-- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed t...	soberdrunk	15	19717	Mar 1, 2010 by StPeteDean
	QUESTION ABOUT SOBRIETY DATE!!! (Preview) My last drink was on 2-1-10 so my first day completely sober without a drink was 2-2-10... today is 2-25-10 so I was under the imptession I have 24 days sober. I just used the sobriety calculator on the homepage http://www.12stepforums.net/counter.html and it said I have 25 days sober...?	SoberSteve	10	1606	Mar 1, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Step One - Posted on the Step Board (Preview) Hello MIP Family, I have posted Step One on the step boards and am hoping to get a little more traffic on this portion of the MIP web site. I am a double winner, though I have not posted much here on the AA site. I have gone through the steps once and am preparing to take my second round through them. I see ne...	tlcate	3	641	Mar 1, 2010 by Rob B
	Hello everyone. I am seeking some suggestions on finding a sponsor. (Preview) The meetings I have been attending are predominantly men, and the few women are relatively new, like myself. I would appreciate guidance. Many thanks to you all.	blue2	6	873	Mar 1, 2010 by blue2
	Bad luck blueeeessss :( (Preview) Hi Everyone: I realize I've been posting pretty often here lately.... I've been trying to stay extremely positive about sobriety, taking into consideration what everyone here has said, as well as my girlfriend who is supportive, and overall - just what the booze does to my body/mind/spirit. I just...	ElectricTwist	20	1253	Mar 1, 2010 by ElectricTwist
	Starting to have some success! (Preview) Hey all. Just wanted to say that I'm starting to have some success with a new meeting a friend and I started! Starting to have some success with my sobriety too! I am celebrating an anniversary tomorrow. 37 years of life! It's nice to look forward to a sober birthday. I am really starting to feel that I hav...	soberdrunk	12	891	Mar 1, 2010 by pinkchip
	Just steadying my head. (Preview) Saturday afternoon, my first shift ever on the helpline starts in 50 minutes, Italy v Scotland on the TV and a regimental curry night tonight. Have I got enough on my plate?	bikerbill	8	772	Feb 28, 2010 by bikerbill
	the promises for us to keep and remember (Preview) The AA Promises If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No m...	jj	5	648	Feb 28, 2010 by pinkchip
	The log and the ant (Preview) heard this at a conference in Redding a couple of weeks ago. there was an ant on a log that was floating down a river. the ant was scurrying back and forth, up and down, positive that it was steering the log. LMAO!!!! how much like this ant am I? the log is my life, the river is my Higher Power..... ...	jj	8	1093	Feb 28, 2010 by jj
	The Lois Wilson Story starring Winona Ryder... (Preview) The Lois Wilson Story-the Founding of Al-Anon and her life with Bill Wilson... Hallmark Hall of Fame April 25, 2010-looks like a very important production especially for people in recovery... "WHEN LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH" TO AIR ON CBS NETWORK SUNDAY, APRIL 25 AT 9 PM EST http://williambor...	cybrownaz	7	1941	Feb 28, 2010 by tlcate
	Daily Reflections ~ What No President? & 24hrs a Day (Preview) When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues. . . . our friends gasp and exclaim, "This simply can't be . . ." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I finally made my way to A.A., I could not believe that t...	Sobrietyspell	0	564	Feb 28, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	25 days sober... (Preview) I know not to count the days but make the days count but I really want my to earn my 30 day coin again as it helps inspire me. Please say a prayer for me that I may get this in 5 days, as I will pray for you to stay sober to, thanks!	SoberSteve	8	2623	Feb 27, 2010 by Just Toni
	Daily Reflections ~ A Unique Stability & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Where does A.A. get its direction? . . . These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may express Himself in the group conscience. . . The elder statesman is the one who sees the wisdom of the group's decision, who holds no resentment over his...	Sobrietyspell	0	728	Feb 26, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	How is this sponsor/sponsee thing supposed to work? (Preview) I mentioned before that I have a sponsor. She's a nice woman, but I feel like I'm making all of the effort to stay in touch with her. Is that silly? Is this a program where I am supposed to be an adult and, as the sponsee, keep calling her? Do sponsors usually check in, too? There is another woman that I m...	runnergirl	10	5067	Feb 26, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	What are sobriety dates for? (Preview) Sobriety dates are not for 'us', really... each minute we stay sober is important, but it starts all over the next day. " I " did not even do it, God did. Sobriety dates are just one way of showing newcomers that it works.	jj	7	974	Feb 26, 2010 by Dave Harm
	Giving and Getting... (Preview) So yesterday I stopped in to the business of my close friend, favorite client and my tattoo artist to pay for and discuss my next tattoo. I'm always very friendly to his customers and sometimes help out with answering his phones, giving bids or selling appointments for him. I'm comfy there and he's co...	Aquaman	5	1021	Feb 26, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	and last night I had the washing machine going in my head. (Preview) but eventually I turned it off. I have a man cold again, not as bad as last time as I went to the chemist for some remedy before getting too ill. Yesterday morning I woke up with one eye glued shut - got some sort of infection in my left eye. Bathed it, looked at it (big bloodshot thing going on here, much worse...	bikerbill	11	977	Feb 26, 2010 by bikerbill
	RULE 62 9aka - why I am proud to be a Yorkshire lass) Post your jokes here thread FOR A LIMITED TIME, be nice! (Preview) This is copied from one of my Facebook friends and being a Yorkshire lass through and through I LOVE IT!!!! THE DIFFERENCE IF YOU MARRY A Yorkshire lass The first man married a woman from Essex. He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning.. It took a couple of days, but on the third day, he ca...	Avril G	14	2383	Feb 25, 2010 by jj
	Daily Reflections ~ No Ordinary Success Story & 24hrs a Day (Preview) A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, terror and pain. As I listened further, I soon hea...	Sobrietyspell	0	626	Feb 25, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Can you find a sponsor without going to a meeting first? (Preview) I suppose my subject line is pretty self-explanatory. I think my lack of motivation to go to a meeting comes from a few different places (all of which will most likely seem like excuses, etc, to most or all of you). First of all - this is day 5 for me of being sober. To tell you the truth, i'm not having as diff...	ElectricTwist	8	1111	Feb 25, 2010 by LastOneLeft
	I'm a bit peeved right now (Preview) with a condo association president and manager (customer). Finished the job in December, been waiting for final payment and in the mean time they've been getting creative about extra work that they want to be done for free. 3 punch out lists later, with agreements to everyone that the job would be a...	StPeteDean	18	1223	Feb 25, 2010 by newcomer
	Too much time on my hands....boredom setting in (Preview) Idle time to an alcoholic mind is dangerous!!! Since I was laid off last Friday the water pump went out on my car. A friend is out there in the cold fixing it now. I just can't stand sitting here day after day with nothing to do! I borrowed my sons car Monday to put some applications in & have been online p...	Tessa	5	1029	Feb 25, 2010 by kld47
	Chaired my first AA meeting.. (Preview) I was nervous but am glad I did!	SoberSteve	6	942	Feb 25, 2010 by kld47
	concerned about husband. i am an alki myself (Preview) i posted in alanon too. my husbands drinking is getting slowly worse. i dont know if he has a problem or not. his drinking is not social drinking but its not like bad bad either. we used to drink together and loved it, before i got into aa ive been sober 10 years now. i sobered up he kept on. he does drink heavy...	slugcat	6	1228	Feb 25, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Is it possible to keep your "drinking" friends while becoming sober? (Preview) Hi Everyone, As I am about to start reading a free version of an online version of the Big book (Thank you StPeteDean!). I have been thinking, all afternoon, about how I have to/want to/need to go about doing this, how I can "work the program" (as I've heard many of you have discussed), and a fe...	ElectricTwist	21	2267	Feb 25, 2010 by Dodsworth
	5 Days Sober (Preview) 5 Days sober! Mood swings are still up and down but mostly Im just really tired now.I feel like I could go to sleep for a few days, but Im Feeling alot better.Taking it One day at a time and trying to stay focused.Got a Long road ahead of me. Still havn't spoke at any meetings.I dont think Im ready to start sha...	LastOneLeft	22	3291	Feb 25, 2010 by SteveP
	Something I heard in a meeting the other evening...God based... (Preview) This is God based so wanted to warn others in case they'd prefer not to read.... A guy was talking at the meeting the other evening & said his dad never could figure out when he got a bonus, extra hours, etc that either his car would break down, one of the kids would get sick, etc. He never could seem to ge...	Tessa	11	565	Feb 25, 2010 by Tessa
	STICKY TOPICS (Preview) Is it just moderators and Admins who can make topics sticky ones?? If so, is it possible to have a sticky topic where we can post funnies, like jokes or funny stories etc. It'd be good to have a RULE 62 (Jokes) page	Avril G	8	936	Feb 25, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Speaking on a topic at an AA meeting... (Preview) I've been in the program for 18 months. Being sober a few days from 2 years & although the old timers encourages me to talk in a meeting saying I have some good advice to offer. I find myself stumbling for the right words & feeling like I'm rambling. I can sit here on this message board & type ou...	Tessa	11	4443	Feb 25, 2010 by Avril G
	Trigger. Ack. One day at a time! (Preview) Lost my best paying freelance gig today. Sure, the money loss sucks, but the feelings of worthlessness it provokes are worse. Making it to bed time... that's the goal.	runnergirl	11	1221	Feb 25, 2010 by StPeteDean
	The sun never went away (Preview) I was at the bank today making small talk with the teller. I said "What's up?" He said, "Nothing much... the sun went away." I glanced outside and said, "No, it's still there. Just can't see it with all those clouds in the way." (I'm sure you all can figure out where...	FlyingSquirrel	3	703	Feb 24, 2010 by Aquaman
	Apparent break up (Preview) Yeah. Despite all advice...I did start a relationship at 2 months sober that has been going on til this point of me being sober almost 17 months. I just broke up with him and am feeling a wide array of feelings that mostly suck. Thank god I have AA and nothing happens in God's world by mistake. I am free f...	pinkchip	14	723	Feb 24, 2010 by pinkchip
	Daily Reflections - The Challenge of Failure + 24hrs a Day (Preview) In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 31 How thankful I am today, to know that all my past failures were necessary for me to be where I am now. Through much pain came experience and, in sufferi...	Sobrietyspell	0	566	Feb 24, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Detox Diet - is there such a thing? (Preview) Hi Everyone, Thanks to all of you who have been so receptive over the past few days, and understanding about my sudden leave, but return, to the boards and towards recovery. I'll keep this quick - along with feeling completely unhealthy emotionally, about my drinking, I also feel extremely unhealth...	ElectricTwist	8	1036	Feb 24, 2010 by slugcat
	Trust is Earned (Preview) I bought a mug early on in sobriety - a half litre, berghaus insulated aluminium mug. I toted it round the meetings to keep my tea hot. One meeting I was bemoaning afterwards that my wife doesn't trust me, 'why can't she see how I've changed, why can't she see how well I'm doing?' that sort of thing. A chap (...	bikerbill	5	584	Feb 23, 2010 by Aquaman
	3 Days Sober (Preview) 3 meetings in 3 days and 3 days Sober.. I havnt gone this long without a drink in 10 years.Its not easy today. I feel like Im going to explode. Ive Been staying buisy today working on my Jeep,Jaming on my guitar to the Ramones, cleaned my garage,Took my dog for a walk.Im To short fused to hang with my family...	LastOneLeft	28	2825	Feb 23, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	DAILY TOPIC: Best thing you heard in a meeting today! (Preview) Think I'm gonna try to do one of these a day (or maybe every few days, whatever seems good.) My current favorite: "I know I have another drunk left in me.... I don't know if I have another recovery left in me."	FlyingSquirrel	8	1297	Feb 23, 2010 by Aquaman
	Step Exhaustion (Preview) Okay, Early here in recoverry I find daily step-work sometimes exhausting; constantly keeping sobriety as a way of life in the forefront of my consciousness. Daily inventories, practicing acceptance, saying "God Grant Me..." instead of "God Dammit!" when I am vexed, side...	Aquaman	7	933	Feb 23, 2010 by leeu
	Somebody tell me why I'm still procrastinating (Preview) Never mind, I'm gonna post this and then log off and do the damn thing I've been putting off.	FlyingSquirrel	10	997	Feb 23, 2010 by murrill
	I am a week sober today! (Preview) Just thought Id share! Last time I went almost 60 days but didn't follow the suggestions etc. I just got back from my 10th meeting in 7 days and have never felt better. I still have not had any urges to drink these 7 days and just wanted to share that if I can do it anyone can! Thanks to everyone on this boa...	SoberSteve	30	1141	Feb 23, 2010 by SoberSteve
	Daily Reflections - Mysterious Paradoxes + 24hrs a Day (Preview) Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 What glorious mysteries paradoxes are! They do not compute, yet when recognized and accepted, they reaffirm somethi...	Sobrietyspell	0	668	Feb 22, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Alcohol in my deodorant...? (Preview) When I was in the bathroom this morning and was getting "ready", I noticed on the back of my deodorant stick that the first ingredient was "alcohol denatured"...also on the back it said "Warning, may be flammable"...and the stuff smells strongly of alcohol (or may...	Dodsworth	22	7954	Feb 22, 2010 by bikerbill
	It's snowing! Again! (Preview) Oh I've just about had enough of this good old fashioned winter. A week or two of good weahter, I planned to walk the Snow Road today and I can't get there for the snow! There'll be a reason for my HP changing my plans. [Make God laugh, tell Him all your plans eh?] So what else - I trimmed my beard and had a shave...	bikerbill	8	551	Feb 22, 2010 by bikerbill
	first meeting.... (Preview) I was on my way to my first meeting,I ruined it ,I and I just made it to a bar. I drank and drank...I never made it to my first meeting..,, fuck. why cant i get myself there....Why cant I my hands are please	LastOneLeft	28	1408	Feb 22, 2010 by Avril G
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