Alcoholics Anonymous

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I miss you guys.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

They [the Promises] will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS p. 84 Sometimes I think: "Making these amends is going too far! No one should have to humble himself like that!" However, it is this very humbling of myself that brings me that much closer to the sunlight...

barisax · barisax

When I was going through a divorce at 5 years sober, I had to face the fact that either it was my fault or I was powerless. If I caused this, then it meant I was unfit and unworthy of love - my best efforts got me to this point. If she had done it to me, and was in the wrong, then I was powerless over that. Of the t...

soberchick · soberchick

I find it almost impossible to distinguish (without the pain of getting it wrong) where the line should be drawn between me practising growth in tolerance n patience and someone else leaning on me too much!! Is this just the way we all learn about personal bloomin boundaries n doing too much or not en...

lotan · lotan

Hi, I'm Lotan and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new here. I chose this forum so that I could discuss something that has been weighing on my mind. It involves someone else and it is her anonymity that I would like to protect. If I were to discuss this with people I know it would be obvious who I was talking about. I've...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

This page in the Big Book, which we read tonight at a BB study, in the Chapter "To Wives" at the bottom of page 118: "Another feeling that we are very likely to entertain is one of resentment that love and loyalty could not cure our husbands...." (of alcoholism.... but in my case, o...

SUSIE · SUSIE

Just a quick note to tell my MIP friends..... I was granted full privileges for my driving license! I have worked the system for 2 1/2 years to be granted the privilege. And it is a privilege I took for granted. But with the AA program and my higher power I now see that and I won't be taking it for granted...

susanbiel · susanbiel

Well last night was Tuesday and pay day. I am really proud of myself. I stuck to the budget and didn't spend any money other than food, gas(for my van) and lunch money for my son for school. I paid everything that was due before my next check and shocking as it was I still have money. LOL I did get scared...

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

I've hit some kind of a wall here and am not sure what to do about it. It's primarily work-related stress, and I'm having a real tough time "letting go and letting God". I've never gotten a bad performance review, in fact never gotten ANYTHING but but good feedback and raises from my bosses...

Detroit · Detroit

I'm a chronic relapser, need some advice please!!!!

mikef · mikef

Spiritual writings always remind me"Who has woe,who has sorrow?Who has strife? Who has complaints?Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?Those who linger over wine!,who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.DO NOT GAZE AT WINE WHEN IT IS RED,WHEN IT SPARKLES IN THE CUP,WHEN IT GOES DOWN...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and set goals for mysel...

Simple · Simple

Life goes on in sobriety - and for me, quite literally! Theodore was born on Aug 26, at 8 lbs 11 oz. We waited to find out the sex, so the surprise was so much fun. I am now a mommy times two - it is blowing my mind! Our family feels perfect and complete - a daughter who is 2 yrs, 8 months and now a son. I have ve...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: A.A. Thought for the Day Our faith is apt to be weak, and so we have to strengthen and build up this faith. We do this by going to meetings and listening to others tell how they have found all the strength they need to overcome drinking. Is my faith being strengthened by th...

susanbiel · susanbiel

September 8, I have an intense desire to return to the womb--Anybody's ----Woody Allen Some days the world just doesn't seem safe. Maybe a friend died and you are hurting. Maybe you argued with a loved one. You just want someone to take care of you. You want to feel safe and warm. Turn to the spi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 77-78 I made amends to my dad after I quit drinking. My words fell...

jazzyblue · jazzyblue

Hi everyone, As of today I have four months sober. I am feeling really good about my recovery, my meetings, my relationship with my sponsor, my realtionship with my HP, and my AA family. I feel like I have finally found a sponsor who I can really work with and will call me on my sh--! She's not harsh or me...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Ugh Three nights ago I dreamed I was drinking vodka and beer. Woke up with heartburn. Just now I woke up from a dope-smoking dream where I inhaled sharply and held my breath until I woke up with my temples painfully throbbing. Cunning, Baffling & Poweful...eh? Peace & Tylenol, Rob

susanbiel · susanbiel

Well I got some good news today. MY X husband, who was fired from his job because of his temper, finally got the Cobra insurance straightened out and qualified for the Obama plan where he pays a smaller amount for the insurance for himself and our kids. Our daughter had knee surgery this past March and...

Vividangel1983 · Vividangel1983

I just need a place to vent. I'm sorry if I sound a bit selfish, but I have no one else to really talk to. My parents don't undertand and neither do my friends. I just want to start off by saying that alcohol has ruined my life. It all started a couple of years ago, when me and my boyfriend broke up. We still did t...

susanbiel · susanbiel

Well, everyone we went through every single bill I have last night. The results.......not as bad as I thought it would be. I just have to learn how to budget. We will sit down every Tuesday after I get my check and I will write out the checks. The alcoholic mind of mine thought I some how had more bills t...

John · John

I hope each and everyone of you of the Miracles In Progress Family have a fun and safe Labor Day! With Love, Rose and John

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

So.............. I get a text message not 5 minutes after I walk in my apartment from taking my dog to the grooming salon.... it was from a strictly platonic male friend in AA whom I don't see nor talk to but twice a week maybe? It said, "Look outside in your hallway." Flowers. Roses, pink, ye...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Must be a full moon somewhere around here, or just that a lot of us on MIP right now have a few beefs to let out, and hopefully let go, on this board, where it is healthy and safe to do so. I feel sooooooo... uhhh.... well........ lonely (there! I said it!!!) tonight!!! And this is not "romantic"...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

By the Grace of God and the fellowship of people like you... today I will be celebrating my 16th soberversary... I will top of my day of gratitude Saturday night when a gentleman with 38 years sobriety will hand me my chip... And a gift for you, for being here... always being here when I drop by... [video=...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible,. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 83 When I survey my drinking days, I recall many people whom my life touched casually, but whose days I troubled through my anger and sarcasm. These people are untraceable, and direct amends to them are...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

i got the job. dermatology and plastic surgery. great pay, benefits, uniform allowances, etc.... i am so very grateful and humbled. just NOT picking up, one day at a time, and it comes together when it is supposed to.

leeu · leeu

Ever get aggrevated at AA "cliques"? Get this....I go to a district cookout in an area I have never been to. I know not one single person and no one has ever seen me. I could be a scared newcomer, an out-of-towner, or even someone who wandered in by mistake. NO ONE..not one single person amon...

carlyjo · carlyjo

Hi, Im Carly and Im an Alcoholic. 26 years old. July 27 was my first birthday. I had no knowlege that I was an alcoholic, because I was raised by a meth addict and two alcoholics. I didnt know anyone was sober. two years ago my father died of complications of alcoholism.. liver failure, he was 49. To mourn h...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: I have to laugh at the times Ive knocked myself out over a tough spot only to find out afterwards there was an easier way through. --Robert Franklin Leslie We receive messages throughout the day that tell us ways of doing things. The door to the store says, Pull. The red...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Yeah. I'm sober, content and grateful. I feel that I have gained enough stability in my sobriety that I can cautiously start to stretch my personal perimeter in the world around me. I have been cleared to reduce my rehab schedule. Work really needs me to kick some serious fiscal a$$ between now and the e...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Ok Confession is good for the Soul so here goes, Yesterday, was my biological BD, no biggy ever. But yesterday when I was at a doc. office, this woman got bitchy with me for asking too many questions, that is how it started, then I got home and my Son that had plans with me, had to cancel, I did see him in the...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 240 We cannot disclose anything to our wives or our parents which will hurt them and make them unhappy. We have no right to save our own skins at their expense. Such damaging parts of our story we tell to someone else who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is, we must be hard on ourselves, bu...

MissT · MissT

and doesn't care to understand. I'm in trouble.. It's like talking to a brick wall. Long story..short or at least I'll try. We met when I was sober..(2 1/2 years sober)..I was seperated and after my divorce, he left his wife of 30+ years for me. This is about the time after we were seeing each other, t...

SUSIE · SUSIE

Had an interesting discussion with my oldest daughter yesterday. We were talking about a high school principal/football coach who had his second brush with the law. Dui, driving down a one way street the wrong way. I said he needs to get it together since he is a mentor for young kids. She said &quo...

mikef · mikef

Morning! My wife and I are finally heading South to Deerfield Beach Florida for little RR.(10 days and bring my in-laws back with us for a week)We are highly anticipating some down time as Life has been really making its point!(Joy and Pain)I have located meeting places and have a list(one spot on the...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Good Morning my Friends, Woke up fully recovered from my little "Lucy's Mad at Charlie Brown" and no long laying down and kicking in revolt over not getting what she wanted.....who knows maybe on our BDs we go into primal childhood bs. that is how it feels for me today. I have this awesome CD...

New Member, Questions · Vickie

I attended my first meeting today, & quit drinking 2 days ago.How long before the body feels normal again ? I was drinking 12 to 18 beers a day. Also is O'Doul's NA Beer permitted ? The people at the meeting were wonderful, I wish I could take one or two home with me for the next 2 or 3 Days. I still fee...

Reffner · Reffner

If you are and wanna be friends, send me a message and I'll give you my info. Brian

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We feel a man is unthinking when he says sobriety is enough. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.82 When I reflect on Step Nine, I see that physical sobriety must be enough for me. I need to remember the hopelessness I felt before I found sobriety, and how I was willing to go to any lengths for it. Physical sobriety i...

hayestracey · hayestracey

ive moved to a new county over a Year now. ive still been using my old sponsor from from home town the area im in is mostly male members. im 4rs around and alot of the female members in my groups are in and out not around very long and havent worked all the steps. ive never had a male sponsor and always stuck to t...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 238 "Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and comsuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudin form of martyrdom, which we can ill aff...

susanbiel · susanbiel

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 serentiy and we will know peace. No matter how far do...

ferrisdp · ferrisdp

So I started working on my fourth step today. My sponsor suggested that I get it done in 2 weeks, so I procrastinated for 6 days but started it today. I know the fear many have of this step. I didn't feel this way. I felt that if I was grounded spritually in steps 2 and 3 my HP would guide me. So the resentm...

Lexie · Lexie

Celebrating two years sobriety, today. I have two home groups (being a good alcoholic I can't have "just one"), and apparently my Friday night group was expecting me to share last night for my anniversary (we celebrate home group anniversaries on the last Friday of the month). Last yea...

aprilleaves · aprilleaves

I had 5 days sober, then I had 4 beers today and really I do not feel very well. I have to keep going to the bathroom and I feel sick. I know what always happens when I drink too much beer, yet I keep doing it. Why Can't I stop? I want to quit drinking, but then after a few days I want a buzz, so then I have more beer. P...

Jason J · Jason J

I spent the first year of sobriety feeling great, I could not believe I could live without drinking every day and was thrilled to discover it was possible after drinking daily for nearly 20 years. I attended a meeting once or twice a week, read the big book through once, read from the Daily Reflections...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out. --Edwin Markham So life has given us some dents. So what? Dents are necessary, besides being unavoidable and painful. Each dent is a part of the process that enables us to embrace life as a creat...

susanbiel · susanbiel

I wanted to share I took a huge step last night. I admitted to the man I am in love with that I suck at managing money. The reason I pushed him away the past 8-9 months was because I was scared that he wouldn't love me anymore if I told him I needed help with finances. I have a lot of medical bills from my thera...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p...

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	OK, St Pete Dean, Biker Bill, Ago time to come back!!! (Preview) I miss you guys.	turninggrey	8	1107	Sep 9, 2010 by turninggrey
	Daily Reflections ~ Recovery By Proxy? & 24hrs a Day (Preview) They [the Promises] will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS p. 84 Sometimes I think: "Making these amends is going too far! No one should have to humble himself like that!" However, it is this very humbling of myself that brings me that much closer to the sunlight...	Sobrietyspell	0	849	Sep 9, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Winning the Battles = Winning the War (Preview) When I was going through a divorce at 5 years sober, I had to face the fact that either it was my fault or I was powerless. If I caused this, then it meant I was unfit and unworthy of love - my best efforts got me to this point. If she had done it to me, and was in the wrong, then I was powerless over that. Of the t...	barisax	2	868	Sep 9, 2010 by typ0
	Growing pains in all my affairs! (Preview) I find it almost impossible to distinguish (without the pain of getting it wrong) where the line should be drawn between me practising growth in tolerance n patience and someone else leaning on me too much!! Is this just the way we all learn about personal bloomin boundaries n doing too much or not en...	soberchick	6	873	Sep 9, 2010 by soberchick
	Looking for opinions... (Preview) Hi, I'm Lotan and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new here. I chose this forum so that I could discuss something that has been weighing on my mind. It involves someone else and it is her anonymity that I would like to protect. If I were to discuss this with people I know it would be obvious who I was talking about. I've...	lotan	12	1132	Sep 9, 2010 by ciamar
	HIt with a TON OF BRICKS tonight (Preview) This page in the Big Book, which we read tonight at a BB study, in the Chapter "To Wives" at the bottom of page 118: "Another feeling that we are very likely to entertain is one of resentment that love and loyalty could not cure our husbands...." (of alcoholism.... but in my case, o...	jonijoni1	18	1181	Sep 9, 2010 by ciamar
	license! (Preview) Just a quick note to tell my MIP friends..... I was granted full privileges for my driving license! I have worked the system for 2 1/2 years to be granted the privilege. And it is a privilege I took for granted. But with the AA program and my higher power I now see that and I won't be taking it for granted...	SUSIE	14	801	Sep 9, 2010 by SUSIE
	Bills/Fear (Preview) Well last night was Tuesday and pay day. I am really proud of myself. I stuck to the budget and didn't spend any money other than food, gas(for my van) and lunch money for my son for school. I paid everything that was due before my next check and shocking as it was I still have money. LOL I did get scared...	susanbiel	5	715	Sep 9, 2010 by susanbiel
	15 months on and hitting a rocky patch. (Preview) I've hit some kind of a wall here and am not sure what to do about it. It's primarily work-related stress, and I'm having a real tough time "letting go and letting God". I've never gotten a bad performance review, in fact never gotten ANYTHING but but good feedback and raises from my bosses...	zzworldontheweb	11	915	Sep 8, 2010 by pinkchip
	relapse (Preview) I'm a chronic relapser, need some advice please!!!!	Detroit	11	1125	Sep 8, 2010 by pinkchip
	EVERY NOW AND THEN! (Preview) Spiritual writings always remind me"Who has woe,who has sorrow?Who has strife? Who has complaints?Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?Those who linger over wine!,who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.DO NOT GAZE AT WINE WHEN IT IS RED,WHEN IT SPARKLES IN THE CUP,WHEN IT GOES DOWN...	mikef	2	872	Sep 8, 2010 by Just Toni
	Daily Reflections ~ Opening New Doors & 24hrs a Day (Preview) They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and set goals for mysel...	Sobrietyspell	0	615	Sep 8, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	New Baby - so happy to be a sober mom! (Preview) Life goes on in sobriety - and for me, quite literally! Theodore was born on Aug 26, at 8 lbs 11 oz. We waited to find out the sex, so the surprise was so much fun. I am now a mommy times two - it is blowing my mind! Our family feels perfect and complete - a daughter who is 2 yrs, 8 months and now a son. I have ve...	Simple	12	952	Sep 8, 2010 by ferrisdp
	Our faith is apt to be weak (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: A.A. Thought for the Day Our faith is apt to be weak, and so we have to strengthen and build up this faith. We do this by going to meetings and listening to others tell how they have found all the strength they need to overcome drinking. Is my faith being strengthened by th...	Larry_H	1	711	Sep 8, 2010 by mikef
	Keep It Simple--Hazelden Meditation Series (Preview) September 8, I have an intense desire to return to the womb--Anybody's ----Woody Allen Some days the world just doesn't seem safe. Maybe a friend died and you are hurting. Maybe you argued with a loved one. You just want someone to take care of you. You want to feel safe and warm. Turn to the spi...	susanbiel	0	1849	Sep 8, 2010 by susanbiel
	Daily Reflections ~ Our Side of the Street & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 77-78 I made amends to my dad after I quit drinking. My words fell...	Sobrietyspell	1	618	Sep 7, 2010 by susanbiel
	Four months and feeling great! (Preview) Hi everyone, As of today I have four months sober. I am feeling really good about my recovery, my meetings, my relationship with my sponsor, my realtionship with my HP, and my AA family. I feel like I have finally found a sponsor who I can really work with and will call me on my sh--! She's not harsh or me...	jazzyblue	7	918	Sep 7, 2010 by susanbiel
	2nd bad dream in 3 days (Preview) Ugh Three nights ago I dreamed I was drinking vodka and beer. Woke up with heartburn. Just now I woke up from a dope-smoking dream where I inhaled sharply and held my breath until I woke up with my temples painfully throbbing. Cunning, Baffling & Poweful...eh? Peace & Tylenol, Rob	Aquaman	14	937	Sep 7, 2010 by susanbiel
	Some Good News (Preview) Well I got some good news today. MY X husband, who was fired from his job because of his temper, finally got the Cobra insurance straightened out and qualified for the Obama plan where he pays a smaller amount for the insurance for himself and our kids. Our daughter had knee surgery this past March and...	susanbiel	5	717	Sep 7, 2010 by susanbiel
	Alcohol is ruining my life. (Preview) I just need a place to vent. I'm sorry if I sound a bit selfish, but I have no one else to really talk to. My parents don't undertand and neither do my friends. I just want to start off by saying that alcohol has ruined my life. It all started a couple of years ago, when me and my boyfriend broke up. We still did t...	Vividangel1983	7	5444	Sep 7, 2010 by mikef
	money/debt/fear (Preview) Well, everyone we went through every single bill I have last night. The results.......not as bad as I thought it would be. I just have to learn how to budget. We will sit down every Tuesday after I get my check and I will write out the checks. The alcoholic mind of mine thought I some how had more bills t...	susanbiel	6	715	Sep 7, 2010 by susanbiel
	Labor Day (Preview) I hope each and everyone of you of the Miracles In Progress Family have a fun and safe Labor Day! With Love, Rose and John	John	4	694	Sep 6, 2010 by Vividangel1983
	Rut-Roohhh....................................................... (Preview) So.............. I get a text message not 5 minutes after I walk in my apartment from taking my dog to the grooming salon.... it was from a strictly platonic male friend in AA whom I don't see nor talk to but twice a week maybe? It said, "Look outside in your hallway." Flowers. Roses, pink, ye...	jonijoni1	13	1208	Sep 6, 2010 by Jerry F
	Let me add my restlessness.... (Preview) Must be a full moon somewhere around here, or just that a lot of us on MIP right now have a few beefs to let out, and hopefully let go, on this board, where it is healthy and safe to do so. I feel sooooooo... uhhh.... well........ lonely (there! I said it!!!) tonight!!! And this is not "romantic"...	jonijoni1	12	1378	Sep 6, 2010 by pinkchip
	Sweet 16 (Preview) By the Grace of God and the fellowship of people like you... today I will be celebrating my 16th soberversary... I will top of my day of gratitude Saturday night when a gentleman with 38 years sobriety will hand me my chip... And a gift for you, for being here... always being here when I drop by... [video=...	Dave Harm	12	1187	Sep 5, 2010 by Dave Harm
	Daily Reflections ~ Emotional Balance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Made direct amends to such people wherever possible,. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 83 When I survey my drinking days, I recall many people whom my life touched casually, but whose days I troubled through my anger and sarcasm. These people are untraceable, and direct amends to them are...	Sobrietyspell	0	782	Sep 5, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) i got the job. dermatology and plastic surgery. great pay, benefits, uniform allowances, etc.... i am so very grateful and humbled. just NOT picking up, one day at a time, and it comes together when it is supposed to.	jonijoni1	16	1211	Sep 4, 2010 by zzworldontheweb
	Somewhat Ticked (Preview) Ever get aggrevated at AA "cliques"? Get this....I go to a district cookout in an area I have never been to. I know not one single person and no one has ever seen me. I could be a scared newcomer, an out-of-towner, or even someone who wandered in by mistake. NO ONE..not one single person amon...	leeu	12	931	Sep 4, 2010 by zzworldontheweb
	Hi. Is this what I am looking for? (Preview) Hi, Im Carly and Im an Alcoholic. 26 years old. July 27 was my first birthday. I had no knowlege that I was an alcoholic, because I was raised by a meth addict and two alcoholics. I didnt know anyone was sober. two years ago my father died of complications of alcoholism.. liver failure, he was 49. To mourn h...	carlyjo	4	967	Sep 4, 2010 by Jerry F
	We receive messages throughout the day that tell us ways of doing things. (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: I have to laugh at the times Ive knocked myself out over a tough spot only to find out afterwards there was an easier way through. --Robert Franklin Leslie We receive messages throughout the day that tell us ways of doing things. The door to the store says, Pull. The red...	Larry_H	4	760	Sep 4, 2010 by happycamper
	Umm...I feel great! (Preview) Yeah. I'm sober, content and grateful. I feel that I have gained enough stability in my sobriety that I can cautiously start to stretch my personal perimeter in the world around me. I have been cleared to reduce my rehab schedule. Work really needs me to kick some serious fiscal a$$ between now and the e...	Aquaman	9	855	Sep 4, 2010 by pinkchip
	Covered in Yucky Yucky stuff... (Preview) Ok Confession is good for the Soul so here goes, Yesterday, was my biological BD, no biggy ever. But yesterday when I was at a doc. office, this woman got bitchy with me for asking too many questions, that is how it started, then I got home and my Son that had plans with me, had to cancel, I did see him in the...	Just Toni	8	681	Sep 3, 2010 by jazzyblue
	~ As Bill Sees It: Hard on Ourselves, Considerate of Others ~ (Preview) p. 240 We cannot disclose anything to our wives or our parents which will hurt them and make them unhappy. We have no right to save our own skins at their expense. Such damaging parts of our story we tell to someone else who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is, we must be hard on ourselves, bu...	FlyingSquirrel	0	1172	Sep 3, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Spouse not understanding "How it Works" (Preview) and doesn't care to understand. I'm in trouble.. It's like talking to a brick wall. Long story..short or at least I'll try. We met when I was sober..(2 1/2 years sober)..I was seperated and after my divorce, he left his wife of 30+ years for me. This is about the time after we were seeing each other, t...	MissT	16	2054	Sep 3, 2010 by happycamper
	starting to stand on my own convictions........ (Preview) Had an interesting discussion with my oldest daughter yesterday. We were talking about a high school principal/football coach who had his second brush with the law. Dui, driving down a one way street the wrong way. I said he needs to get it together since he is a mentor for young kids. She said &quo...	SUSIE	6	934	Sep 3, 2010 by Just Toni
	Time to chill!! (Preview) Morning! My wife and I are finally heading South to Deerfield Beach Florida for little RR.(10 days and bring my in-laws back with us for a week)We are highly anticipating some down time as Life has been really making its point!(Joy and Pain)I have located meeting places and have a list(one spot on the...	mikef	6	938	Sep 3, 2010 by mikef
	THE POWER OF THE ELEVENTH STEP! (Preview) Good Morning my Friends, Woke up fully recovered from my little "Lucy's Mad at Charlie Brown" and no long laying down and kicking in revolt over not getting what she wanted.....who knows maybe on our BDs we go into primal childhood bs. that is how it feels for me today. I have this awesome CD...	Just Toni	3	681	Sep 3, 2010 by jonijoni1
	New Member, Questions (Preview) I attended my first meeting today, & quit drinking 2 days ago.How long before the body feels normal again ? I was drinking 12 to 18 beers a day. Also is O'Doul's NA Beer permitted ? The people at the meeting were wonderful, I wish I could take one or two home with me for the next 2 or 3 Days. I still fee...	Vickie	14	1551	Sep 3, 2010 by Reffner
	Who's on Facebook? (Preview) If you are and wanna be friends, send me a message and I'll give you my info. Brian	Reffner	4	1057	Sep 3, 2010 by barisax
	Daily Reflections ~ Building A New Life & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We feel a man is unthinking when he says sobriety is enough. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.82 When I reflect on Step Nine, I see that physical sobriety must be enough for me. I need to remember the hopelessness I felt before I found sobriety, and how I was willing to go to any lengths for it. Physical sobriety i...	Sobrietyspell	0	658	Sep 3, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	findingit diffcult to find anew sponsor (Preview) ive moved to a new county over a Year now. ive still been using my old sponsor from from home town the area im in is mostly male members. im 4rs around and alot of the female members in my groups are in and out not around very long and havent worked all the steps. ive never had a male sponsor and always stuck to t...	hayestracey	2	548	Sep 2, 2010 by louisa
	~ As Bill Sees It: Maudlin Martyrdom ~ (Preview) p. 238 "Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and comsuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudin form of martyrdom, which we can ill aff...	FlyingSquirrel	4	4911	Sep 2, 2010 by TwelveSteps
	Promises (Preview) 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 serentiy and we will know peace. No matter how far do...	susanbiel	10	1284	Sep 2, 2010 by susanbiel
	4th step (Preview) So I started working on my fourth step today. My sponsor suggested that I get it done in 2 weeks, so I procrastinated for 6 days but started it today. I know the fear many have of this step. I didn't feel this way. I felt that if I was grounded spritually in steps 2 and 3 my HP would guide me. So the resentm...	ferrisdp	4	1143	Sep 1, 2010 by turninggrey
	Two years sober today! (Preview) Celebrating two years sobriety, today. I have two home groups (being a good alcoholic I can't have "just one"), and apparently my Friday night group was expecting me to share last night for my anniversary (we celebrate home group anniversaries on the last Friday of the month). Last yea...	Lexie	20	1152	Sep 1, 2010 by Pablomoses
	I wish I could stop drinking. (Preview) I had 5 days sober, then I had 4 beers today and really I do not feel very well. I have to keep going to the bathroom and I feel sick. I know what always happens when I drink too much beer, yet I keep doing it. Why Can't I stop? I want to quit drinking, but then after a few days I want a buzz, so then I have more beer. P...	aprilleaves	16	5249	Aug 31, 2010 by Lexie
	emotional sobriety (Preview) I spent the first year of sobriety feeling great, I could not believe I could live without drinking every day and was thrilled to discover it was possible after drinking daily for nearly 20 years. I attended a meeting once or twice a week, read the big book through once, read from the Daily Reflections...	Jason J	8	1280	Aug 31, 2010 by pinkchip
	So life has given us some dents. So what? (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out. --Edwin Markham So life has given us some dents. So what? Dents are necessary, besides being unavoidable and painful. Each dent is a part of the process that enables us to embrace life as a creat...	Larry_H	4	744	Aug 31, 2010 by Just Toni
	Huge step (Preview) I wanted to share I took a huge step last night. I admitted to the man I am in love with that I suck at managing money. The reason I pushed him away the past 8-9 months was because I was scared that he wouldn't love me anymore if I told him I needed help with finances. I have a lot of medical bills from my thera...	susanbiel	9	1118	Aug 31, 2010 by mikef
	Daily Reflections ~ A Unique Program & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p...	Sobrietyspell	0	720	Aug 31, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
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