Alcoholics Anonymous

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

mikeL27 · mikeL27

Hey guys, I'm new to this all. Just signed up, but am at the beginning of a second recovery. Needless to say, my first one went for a little under two months until I thought since my mind felt more clear (wonder why, eh?), then my drinking would be controlled, as well. I started back up and made a conscious d...

SUSIE · SUSIE

Just a random post. I was talking to my boyfriend the other day who is also in the program. We are both a little over 2 years sober. I said "yeah I wish I could drink socially like other people." Well after giving it some thought and being the alcoholic that I am I realize that I really don't w...

charlie76 · charlie76

VIOLENT drinkers??? I am .i dont know why tho.. When I am sober i am the coolest person ever... Beer B****??? My firend tells me i need to go talk to one i am holding shit back .. not true i am not a rich person but I was blessed with great parents and family who support everything I do .. I wasent abuse as a ch...

Tessa · Tessa

For years I was in denial of my drug & alcohol addiction. I'm going back way further than most showing how I grew up & what life dealt me. My father was an alcoholic & my mother had quit having relations with him. After about 3 months he came home drunk & raped my mother. I was born 9 months l...

SteveP · SteveP

...that some people will get to the Big Book. So remember that." My sponsor said that to me last night. Blew me away b/c it's so true. It's attraction and not promotion. If I'm in disarray, I'm not attracting alkies to AA, I'm pushing them away.... Good sobriety and good day to all... Steve

Tessa · Tessa

Yesterday was my belly button birthday. Great day...I went into work & boss called a couple of us into her office & the doors are closing on Friday. Bussiness is slow & they've decided to go out of bussiness. Now, I'd liked to have had more notice. But, I take this as god doing for me what I can...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Please join us!

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

... this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however... haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51 As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I understa...

cybrownaz · cybrownaz

Does anyone know where I can find a meeting format / preamble for giving out sobriety chips prior to a meeting? I've looked and looked but still haven't found it. I've been asked to do the chips and want to just read it off a sheet. Thanks,CyNAZ

ElectricTwist · ElectricTwist

Hi Everyone: Haven't been here in a few months. Feeling awful about it, and trying to get ahold of myself again, and try to attend a meeting. A few of you, in the past, sent me some really great links, sharing where I could go in my area (Boston, MA). If anyone has a moment, would you mind sharing some res...

cindy · cindy

this is my new prayer, when i need to know my HP is with me..When im completely freaked out about some kind of crisis thing, i say it repeatedly and it throws me into the solutions. This beats the hell outta of being stuck in "the problem" ..6 billion people and this "thing" loves ea...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I noticed it said this: More meetings will be added as chairpersons become available and willing. I would be interested in chairing for different days. Whom do I contact?

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I have a big book and 12 and 12 but Im looking for NA big book Daily Reflections Living Sober Came to Believe Dr Bob and the good oldtimers Twenty Four hours a day My mind is out to get me and any other ones that are AA related I dont have much money and just got my new job so I can pay you back later perhaps, just wa...

Aquaman · Aquaman

AS we forgive those who trespass against us. Well I have a grudge that I can't seem to purge, no matter how many times I 'turn it over'. My two oldest kids are in the local Mentoring Program, kinda like Big Brothers & Big Sisters. My daughter has been with her Mentor for three years and benefits treme...

Aquaman · Aquaman

You can never step in the same river twice. Because the water you step in isn't the same water that you stepped in before. Beyond that...it's just kinda worth pondering. Peace, Rob

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Any tips, suggestions etc on how I could start my own local AA meeting?

Tessa · Tessa

A few of you may remember a couple weeks ago when I found this board I wanted to go out & drink. Even tho you didn't know me from Jack a few of you stepped in & replied. You helped keep me sober that night!! I'm so glad I found this board because you welcomed me from the start & made me feel right at h...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Great little book, if anyone hasn't heard of it.. has over 500 sayings and slogans collected from A.A. meetings. It can be ordered from Hazelden, 1-800-328-9000 (1-651-213-4000 outside the U.S. and Canada) www.hazelden.org Anyway, I was wondering what good little tidbits others have heard in m...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

At once, I became a part--if only a tiny part--of a cosmos.... AS BILL SEES IT, p. 225 When I first came to A.A., I decided that "they" were very nice people--perhaps a little naive, a little too friendly, but basically decent, earnest people (with whom I had nothing in common). I saw "t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Once there was a caterpillar named Charlie who lived in the Valley of Promises. There was nothing observably special about Charlie. He was an average looking caterpillar amidst thousands of others. Like them, he spent the majority of his time crawling from leaf to leaf, eating as much as he pleased,...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I am having a NIGHT OWL online meeting tonight at 12 am pst or 3 am est I am in OREGON USA and you can use a time converter here http://www.google.com/landing/searchtips/#time just type in oregon and it will convert to your time. It will be at 12 am pst my time tonight starting at midnight on 2-20-2010 tha...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I got a new good job!!!!! I start Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LastOneLeft · LastOneLeft

Not sure who Im derecting this at, or who Im typing too.I've been Drunk for 20 years.Been a mess for the last 2 years....Been a drunk since my first drink. Im losing my house,fucked up my job.My freinds are all gone.My Family has emotionally left me, or maybe Ive left them... And I have a set of Broke...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Sigh. I fondly remember all my thoughts leading up to this 1-year birthday of mine - how I was gonna not announce it till it actually happened, then on my birthday I'd quietly, with the proper measure of humility and keeping any touch of pride out of my voice say, "1 year today" at a meeting. B...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

At this juncture, his A.A. sponsor usually laughs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 Before my recovery from alcoholism began, laughter was one of the most painful sounds I knew. I never laughed and I felt that anyone else's laughter was directed at me! My self-pity and anger denied me the sim...

kld47 · kld47

Many a Tuesday or Saturday Night at 8:00 P. M. or because of Daylight Savings Time at 9:00 P. M. I check the Miracles In Progress Online Meeting Site. When I get on, I usually try and use the same nickname, that way if a person gets on and sees it they will know I have been on before. Quite a few times people get...

runnergirl · runnergirl

Bad night for me last night. It was like something was set in motion that I had no control over. Went out for dinner with a friend and drank. I'm really working hard at getting step 1 and last night may have been what I needed. Talked to a couple of friends and my sponsor today, feeling pretty crappy about ev...

mikef · mikef

Morning family,wanted to share some joy in this man's heart.When my children from my 1st marriage left for Texas with their mom after my first divorce,it was almost 31 years before I reestablished contact physically.I kept in touch by mail,birthdays,holidays sent $$ etc but God urged me to step up....

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	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	2269	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	3333	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	937	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	4501	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	569	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	1038	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	587	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	2826	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	1298	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	1142	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	677	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	8049	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
	Hello -- Quick Introduction (Preview) Hey guys, I'm new to this all. Just signed up, but am at the beginning of a second recovery. Needless to say, my first one went for a little under two months until I thought since my mind felt more clear (wonder why, eh?), then my drinking would be controlled, as well. I started back up and made a conscious d...	mikeL27	14	1234	Feb 22, 2010 by StPeteDean
	HONESTY :) (Preview) Just a random post. I was talking to my boyfriend the other day who is also in the program. We are both a little over 2 years sober. I said "yeah I wish I could drink socially like other people." Well after giving it some thought and being the alcoholic that I am I realize that I really don't w...	SUSIE	11	1055	Feb 22, 2010 by Dodsworth
	how many of you are or where?? (Preview) VIOLENT drinkers??? I am .i dont know why tho.. When I am sober i am the coolest person ever... Beer B****??? My firend tells me i need to go talk to one i am holding shit back .. not true i am not a rich person but I was blessed with great parents and family who support everything I do .. I wasent abuse as a ch...	charlie76	20	1084	Feb 22, 2010 by Avril G
	My alcoholic story.... (Preview) For years I was in denial of my drug & alcohol addiction. I'm going back way further than most showing how I grew up & what life dealt me. My father was an alcoholic & my mother had quit having relations with him. After about 3 months he came home drunk & raped my mother. I was born 9 months l...	Tessa	8	1097	Feb 22, 2010 by Avril G
	"You are the closest thing.... (Preview) ...that some people will get to the Big Book. So remember that." My sponsor said that to me last night. Blew me away b/c it's so true. It's attraction and not promotion. If I'm in disarray, I'm not attracting alkies to AA, I'm pushing them away.... Good sobriety and good day to all... Steve	SteveP	3	489	Feb 22, 2010 by Avril G
	Just lost my job.... (Preview) Yesterday was my belly button birthday. Great day...I went into work & boss called a couple of us into her office & the doors are closing on Friday. Bussiness is slow & they've decided to go out of bussiness. Now, I'd liked to have had more notice. But, I take this as god doing for me what I can...	Tessa	11	1097	Feb 22, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Meeting starting now in AA chat.... starting at 8pm pst in 7 minutes!~ (Preview) Please join us!	SoberSteve	1	640	Feb 21, 2010 by SoberSteve
	Daily Reflections - Guidance + 24hrs a Day (Preview) ... this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however... haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51 As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I understa...	Sobrietyspell	0	559	Feb 21, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Meeting format for giving out chips celebrating sobriety (Preview) Does anyone know where I can find a meeting format / preamble for giving out sobriety chips prior to a meeting? I've looked and looked but still haven't found it. I've been asked to do the chips and want to just read it off a sheet. Thanks,CyNAZ	cybrownaz	6	24815	Feb 21, 2010 by Tessa
	Good Sources to find a local meeting??? (Preview) Hi Everyone: Haven't been here in a few months. Feeling awful about it, and trying to get ahold of myself again, and try to attend a meeting. A few of you, in the past, sent me some really great links, sharing where I could go in my area (Boston, MA). If anyone has a moment, would you mind sharing some res...	ElectricTwist	9	864	Feb 21, 2010 by ElectricTwist
	bring me closer to you (Preview) this is my new prayer, when i need to know my HP is with me..When im completely freaked out about some kind of crisis thing, i say it repeatedly and it throws me into the solutions. This beats the hell outta of being stuck in "the problem" ..6 billion people and this "thing" loves ea...	cindy	6	838	Feb 21, 2010 by Tessa
	Chairing the online chat meetings... (Preview) I noticed it said this: More meetings will be added as chairpersons become available and willing. I would be interested in chairing for different days. Whom do I contact?	SoberSteve	12	1001	Feb 21, 2010 by SoberSteve
	Does anyone have any literature they can pass along? (Preview) I have a big book and 12 and 12 but Im looking for NA big book Daily Reflections Living Sober Came to Believe Dr Bob and the good oldtimers Twenty Four hours a day My mind is out to get me and any other ones that are AA related I dont have much money and just got my new job so I can pay you back later perhaps, just wa...	SoberSteve	5	983	Feb 21, 2010 by SoberSteve
	Forgive Us Our Trespasses... (Preview) AS we forgive those who trespass against us. Well I have a grudge that I can't seem to purge, no matter how many times I 'turn it over'. My two oldest kids are in the local Mentoring Program, kinda like Big Brothers & Big Sisters. My daughter has been with her Mentor for three years and benefits treme...	Aquaman	20	760	Feb 21, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Deep Thought I heard today... (Preview) You can never step in the same river twice. Because the water you step in isn't the same water that you stepped in before. Beyond that...it's just kinda worth pondering. Peace, Rob	Aquaman	9	1030	Feb 21, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Starting my own local meeting... (Preview) Any tips, suggestions etc on how I could start my own local AA meeting?	SoberSteve	20	5641	Feb 20, 2010 by Jerry F
	A special Thank You!! (Preview) A few of you may remember a couple weeks ago when I found this board I wanted to go out & drink. Even tho you didn't know me from Jack a few of you stepped in & replied. You helped keep me sober that night!! I'm so glad I found this board because you welcomed me from the start & made me feel right at h...	Tessa	5	761	Feb 20, 2010 by Jerry F
	My Mind Is Out To Get Me (Preview) Great little book, if anyone hasn't heard of it.. has over 500 sayings and slogans collected from A.A. meetings. It can be ordered from Hazelden, 1-800-328-9000 (1-651-213-4000 outside the U.S. and Canada) www.hazelden.org Anyway, I was wondering what good little tidbits others have heard in m...	FlyingSquirrel	5	608	Feb 20, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Daily reflections ~ I'm Part of The Whole & 24hrs a Day (Preview) At once, I became a part--if only a tiny part--of a cosmos.... AS BILL SEES IT, p. 225 When I first came to A.A., I decided that "they" were very nice people--perhaps a little naive, a little too friendly, but basically decent, earnest people (with whom I had nothing in common). I saw "t...	Sobrietyspell	0	465	Feb 20, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	The Brown Bottle by Penny Jones (Preview) Once there was a caterpillar named Charlie who lived in the Valley of Promises. There was nothing observably special about Charlie. He was an average looking caterpillar amidst thousands of others. Like them, he spent the majority of his time crawling from leaf to leaf, eating as much as he pleased,...	Sobrietyspell	2	13753	Feb 20, 2010 by Tessa
	ONLINE NIGHT OWL MEETING TONIGHT!!!! 12 AM PST 3 AM EST!!!! (Preview) I am having a NIGHT OWL online meeting tonight at 12 am pst or 3 am est I am in OREGON USA and you can use a time converter here http://www.google.com/landing/searchtips/#time just type in oregon and it will convert to your time. It will be at 12 am pst my time tonight starting at midnight on 2-20-2010 tha...	SoberSteve	4	1107	Feb 20, 2010 by Tessa
	My Higher Power came through again! (Preview) I got a new good job!!!!! I start Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!	SoberSteve	10	1224	Feb 20, 2010 by SoberSteve
	I guess its my turn... (Preview) Not sure who Im derecting this at, or who Im typing too.I've been Drunk for 20 years.Been a mess for the last 2 years....Been a drunk since my first drink. Im losing my house,fucked up my job.My freinds are all gone.My Family has emotionally left me, or maybe Ive left them... And I have a set of Broke...	LastOneLeft	20	1058	Feb 19, 2010 by kkotz401
	Um, thanks God. (Preview) Sigh. I fondly remember all my thoughts leading up to this 1-year birthday of mine - how I was gonna not announce it till it actually happened, then on my birthday I'd quietly, with the proper measure of humility and keeping any touch of pride out of my voice say, "1 year today" at a meeting. B...	FlyingSquirrel	5	783	Feb 19, 2010 by kkotz401
	Daily Reflections ~ The Gift of Laughter & 24hrs a Day (Preview) At this juncture, his A.A. sponsor usually laughs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 Before my recovery from alcoholism began, laughter was one of the most painful sounds I knew. I never laughed and I felt that anyone else's laughter was directed at me! My self-pity and anger denied me the sim...	Sobrietyspell	0	1213	Feb 19, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Our Online Meetings (Preview) Many a Tuesday or Saturday Night at 8:00 P. M. or because of Daylight Savings Time at 9:00 P. M. I check the Miracles In Progress Online Meeting Site. When I get on, I usually try and use the same nickname, that way if a person gets on and sees it they will know I have been on before. Quite a few times people get...	kld47	7	1025	Feb 19, 2010 by SoberSteve
	Boom. On my ass again. (Preview) Bad night for me last night. It was like something was set in motion that I had no control over. Went out for dinner with a friend and drank. I'm really working hard at getting step 1 and last night may have been what I needed. Talked to a couple of friends and my sponsor today, feeling pretty crappy about ev...	runnergirl	18	1222	Feb 19, 2010 by murrill
	Trinity Rose,another of God's miracles!!! (Preview) Morning family,wanted to share some joy in this man's heart.When my children from my 1st marriage left for Texas with their mom after my first divorce,it was almost 31 years before I reestablished contact physically.I kept in touch by mail,birthdays,holidays sent $$ etc but God urged me to step up....	mikef	4	723	Feb 19, 2010 by SteveP
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