Alcoholics Anonymous

Larry_H · Larry_H

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

Aquaman · Aquaman

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

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

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

runnergirl · runnergirl

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

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

Larry_H · Larry_H

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

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

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

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

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

Jamison · Jamison

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

Jerry F · Jerry F

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

Larry_H · Larry_H

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

lightweight92 · lightweight92

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

Oblong · Oblong

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

pinkchip · pinkchip

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

MLB · MLB

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

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

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

Larry_H · Larry_H

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

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

AGO · AGO

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

barisax · barisax

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

bikerbill · bikerbill

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

Larry_H · Larry_H

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

Larry_H · Larry_H

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

Just Toni · Just Toni

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

Larry_H · Larry_H

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

Oblong · Oblong

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

gonee · gonee

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

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

AGO · AGO

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

gonee · gonee

Today is a special day in my life. My home group is 23 years old. This was the home for me to go to. They call them home groups because we are a family. Just like any other family with all its differences and personalities, it still provides the base for an alcoholic to touchdown. Our elder statesmen are the...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

All A.A. progress can be reckoned in terms of just two words: humility and responsibility. Our whole spiritual development can be accurately measured by our degree of adherence to these magnificent standards. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 271 To acknowledge and respect the views, accomplishments and prero...

MAL · MAL

My sponser said I have to want this more than anything else. I'm ready - sick to death of letting myself listen to the bad wolf voice. I want back on the path. I will WIN this battle. MAL

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

Alright. Forgive my language, but yesterday was a rough one. I did my best to shake off vanilla girl from my previous post and celebrate the fact that I had hit two weeks. It was very rainy and cold here in NYC. The rain has always gotten to me. It puts me in a bad mood and makes me want to stay in bed. I kn...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All Did anyone else catch that Hallmark Special on CBS last night on Lois Wilson? I hate to say it, but there were some parts that were very flaky. I have read a few stories and books about both of their pasts. Some was probably believeable but some not. The film focused mostly on his drinking and how s...

Larry_H · Larry_H

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Aquaman · Aquaman

Every time the phone rang today my heart leapt up into my chest. False Positive? Real Positive? Real Positive and Really Bad? It rang. Results may take up a WEEK!!!! GGGGrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! Not in a good place. I know...could be worse...LOTS worse. We all want perfect, healthy kids and that's what we...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

We have collectively revealed this past week or so, a whole lot of stuff that goes on among AA folk once in awhile, whether in the meetings or one on one, or at clubs.... which is petty and unkind, as we can often be, as we are humans (and rather emotionally sick ones, at that). Lets talk about kindness, an...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Walk in Dry Places -- HazeldenWho pushes my buttons? Personal Relations AA old-timers would be mystified today to hear program members talk about people pushing their buttons. (They can't get your goat if they don't know where it is tied) This expression wasn't around when the early AA members pull...

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

Well I had myself a busy weekend. Lotsa meetings and fellowship. And cooking. Here are the ups and downs. Friday I went to a meeting that I really like called "Fearless" where the focus is, well, fear and the role it plays in alcoholism. It was cool as always. Afterwards I got asked to go...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Regret is an appalling waste of energy, you can't build on it: it's only good for wallowing in. --Katherine Mansfield Newcomer Someone I hoped would be an important part of my life for years to come has left. I'm devastated. I don't know how much of what happened is my f...

snobug · snobug

I am new to this forum and thought this would be the best place to network. I am relocating to Fayetteville North Carolina and am looking for a contact person when I get there. Any females able to help me? I have some contacts in Southern Pines that are available and a couple in South Carolina but it wou...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Walk in Dry Places -- Hazelden Mistakes are for learning_____Personal growth. One sign of an alcoholic's immaturity is revealed in responses to personal mistakes. We take each simple mistake as further proof of our inadequacy. As one person observed, "I can handle a general catastrophe, bu...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

There they are again.. the "I can't believe this" emoticons. I have truly lost my mind this time. For starters, small thing--- and then it gets bigger and snowballs...... I have not been able to concentrate all weekend on a paper due tomorrow (and trust me, I LOVE school and what we study and...

Carlotta · Carlotta

ok, I am getting nervous. My sponsor is out of the country, I am getting strong urges to drink, maybe not today but I feel like it's in my plan but not consciously, but I remember in the past this is how the relapses would happen.. in the mind - over time. There will be a big celebration in my life next week,...

AGO · AGO

Why Does AA Insist upon "Singleness of Purpose"? Why do they insist only alcoholics can become members? (and yes they do, read the long form of Tradition Three, it is stated and restated in AA literature that only Alcoholics can become members over and over again) Visitors are welcomed a...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day Why do I do what I do? Why did I say what I said? Why on earth did I put off an important responsibility? Questions like these, best asked of myself in a quiet time of meditation, demand honest answers. I may have to think deeply for those answers, go...

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	Fear (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: I walked across an open field at winter's break as the sun danced on the last few drifts. I imagined my fears would melt one by one as I learned to love myself. --Laurel Lewis Fear is as familiar as our image in a mirror. Although we have resolved many of the fears that boun...	Larry_H	4	8937	May 3, 2010 by Mike B.
	Joyous, Happy & Free!!!!!! (Preview) We spent the day at the Mayo Clinic and while we don't have FINAL answers we have very good news! IF (and I mean IF) little River Rose has a carnitine deficiency disorder it would be one of the easily manageable kinds (very meaty diet or simple supplement required) and the blessing is that it was caug...	Aquaman	13	1099	May 2, 2010 by Ellen E
	Everybody poops. Except me. (Preview) Aren't I such a lady? Sorry folks but it must be addressed. This is not for the faint of heart. Since I have quit drinking, I can't. I don't. Coffee, veggies, salad, fruit, fiber one... nothing makes a difference. Now I realize wine can have a laxative effect but I didn't realize how much. Now I woul...	whitewhineoh	20	1096	May 2, 2010 by Ellen E
	Doesn't it get old? (Preview) Doesn't it get painful old listening to people, like me, who are constantly battling their sobriety... Thinking they just need one more time to give it a try, see if it can work. I haven't picked up, but I'm fighting it tooth and nail. For those of you who have completely given yourselves to the progr...	runnergirl	18	1141	May 2, 2010 by turninggrey
	Daily Reflections ~ Lighting The Dark Past & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have - the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p 124 No longer is my past an autobiography; it is a reference book to be taken down, opened and sha...	Sobrietyspell	1	1271	May 2, 2010 by Jerry F
	4am and I'm a mess,, (Preview) the last 3 weeks have been pretty bad, even to my standards (which isn't sayin much considering AA groups). I drove drunk and broke through some dude's fence (Badly), had multiple fights with a certain person and just have drank really bad since. A 5th of vodka without a sweat (no pun intended), that w...	Dodsworth	11	996	May 2, 2010 by Just Toni
	Schizophrenia (Preview) Hey MIP friends I need help. Last night following a meeting I agreed to sponsor a person coming back from an extended research period. He shared with me that he has Schizophrenia that is severe at times. He is on and off medication for it depending on his whim of the moment. Am I at risk physically arou...	Larry_H	12	2129	May 2, 2010 by Larry_H
	"In The Rooms" (Preview) Facebook Group, I joined. http://intherooms.com/?id=facebookonepieceofinfo	StPeteDean	4	870	May 2, 2010 by StPeteDean
	A.A. Speaker tips (Preview) So I've done a lot of growing up in the past little while. There was a shift in my thought processes, and life is just easier. I don't know how or when, but pretty sure it was God just doing it for me. No more poor me's, etc. etc. no more loneliness even though I am alone (but I do have my son back in my life !), and...	mstrmsn66	2	11966	May 2, 2010 by angelov8
	New here (Preview) Hi. Just thought I would introduce myself. I am an alcoholic and am on 12 days sober. I also know after many failed attempts in the past, that I need the support of AA. My therapist suggested going to a women only meeting. I live in a small town with not many meetings. I am also agoraphobic, so I have to prac...	Jamison	21	978	May 2, 2010 by kld47
	Historically interesting... (Preview) I just very recently got this link via email from a recovering friend who got it from a relative. For those of you who are interested in "first seeds" of recovery it is very inlightening. For others maybe not. Our fight against this disease is an old one and has included many many people in...	Jerry F	5	1348	May 2, 2010 by jonijoni1
	12 Traditions Checklist (Preview) 12 Traditions Checklist Tradition One: Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity. 1. Am I in my group a healing, mending, integrating person, or am I divisive? What about gossip and taking other members inventories? 2. Am I a peacemaker? Or do I, with pious prelud...	Larry_H	1	650	May 1, 2010 by Oblong
	set aside prayer (Preview) my sobriety date is 9/15/05. i have recently started a new big book study with my sponsor and have been using the set aside prayer and loving the effect that prayer has had on me and my program. does anyone know the orgin of this prayer?	lightweight92	10	8076	May 1, 2010 by AGO
	Going to a meeting! (Preview) I'm going to a meeting tonight. The same one I went to before that I didn't like. Gonna give it another shot. I have a feeling it will be better just because I've been there already so I kind of know what to expect.	Oblong	10	718	May 1, 2010 by Oblong
	Not Drinking and Going to Meetings (Preview) Yah...I would not ever call going to a meeting a day, doing over 90 meetings in 90 days right from the start, and adhering to the policy of not drinking no matter what "watered down AA." I would call it a good program. That is what I did primarily (though I had a sponsor and did as much stepwork...	pinkchip	16	1865	May 1, 2010 by AGO
	Need tips for at home detox. (Preview) Just wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestion to help ease the at home detox pains. I got 4 days into the detox last week and lost it. Thanks	MLB	28	691	May 1, 2010 by Larry_H
	My "friend" CODA and me - in various places (Preview) A friend here, in response to a post about grieving, mentioned CODA meetings. I am probably in dire need for some of those as well. Not only do I have a codependent marriage, but there is the sickest kind of codependency between my Al Anon aunt and I (who has actually been my "pseudo-mom" sinc...	jonijoni1	6	1110	May 1, 2010 by pinkchip
	Transportation to and from Alcoholics Anonymous meetings may be - Tax Deductable (Preview) http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/publications/p502/ar02.html#en_US_publink1000178889------------------------------------------------------- You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for an inpatient's t...	Larry_H	2	1391	May 1, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Let the real PAIN begin........ (Preview) I knew it was coming and I held it at bay for as long as I could, my powerful subconscious. I have a history of PTSD, and things that are NOT life-threatening even, my inner psyche often will suppress, as a "protective mechanism". (Freud would have loved to pick this brain.) If it hurts, it is h...	jonijoni1	15	1119	Apr 30, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Healing Heart and Mind & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 55 Since it is true that God comes to me through people, I can see that by keeping people at a distance I also keep God at a distance. God is nearer to me than I think and I can exper...	Sobrietyspell	0	721	Apr 30, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	When DO you want to get well? (Preview) Working the Steps I have been scolded a few times (by fellow AA's) because of the fact that I sometimes share at meetings about how the Steps are meant to be worked immediately and quickly. I've been told that this "theory" will "harm" newcomers (having only a few days, a few week...	AGO	7	2125	Apr 30, 2010 by pinkchip
	Fellowship and First Impressions (Preview) bikerbill wrote: I remember when I first came in the rooms there were all these people who knew so much more than me, I judged them to be a bunch of smartarses and felt intimidated and 'little.' My absolute first impression of AA - my first contact via phone - was "These people sound like a bunch of sm...	barisax	4	1612	Apr 30, 2010 by pinkchip
	What Fellowship means to me (Preview) I remember when I first came in the rooms there were all these people who knew so much more than me, I judged them to be a bunch of smartarses and felt intimidated and 'little.' as time went on, I realised that these people knew so much more than I about some things, then realised they knew so much more than m...	bikerbill	3	970	Apr 30, 2010 by bikerbill
	Attitudes and Limitation (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Attitudes and Limitation To a large extent, the way we think determines who we are and what happens to us. We cannot harbor poisonous thoughts without their effects visibly showing in our lives. If we dwell on our inadequacy and ineffectiveness, for example, circu...	Larry_H	0	591	Apr 30, 2010 by Larry_H
	I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. -- Winston Churchill We are used to learning the hard way. Many of us think we're different and can do things our own way. But then we get in too much trouble or pain. The first A.A. members were just li...	Larry_H	0	1446	Apr 30, 2010 by Larry_H
	Did you ever wake up to this one???? (Preview) Good Morning to all my dear friends. Well I did wake up first, and have some coffee, and really needed to edit something I had written, it was what woke me up early, so I have my coffee, come in my office and turn on my Computer. And my computer refuses to let me just get on the damn thing. So I spent most of an ho...	Just Toni	3	464	Apr 29, 2010 by jonijoni1
	The goal isn't to do a successful inventory (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: The goal isn't to do a successful inventory. The goal is to dig to the deepest levels of self-honesty. --Anonymous The Fourth Step is the hardest one for many newcomers in the Program. It is so difficult, in fact, that some of us still waiting to do it are no longer newco...	Larry_H	8	1086	Apr 29, 2010 by Aquaman
	I still haven't had a drink.... (Preview) but today I really feel like I want to. Like really want to. The voice in my head is saying "Like would it be such a big deal if I just ran over to the liquor store and got some beer? Stayed home alone and listened to music and drank... would that really be so horrible?!" That's how I feel right now b...	Oblong	15	1136	Apr 29, 2010 by gonee
	Daily Reflections ~ A Great Paradox & 24hrs a Day (Preview) These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 The great paradox of A.A. is that I k...	Sobrietyspell	1	615	Apr 29, 2010 by Larry_H
	Pg 59. There are those........ (Preview) I just got back from my 23rd group birthday. It was sad to see the man who brought me to AA and saved my life. The book says there are those who do not recover. I was fortunate to take the AA program seriously and work it diligently. Principles before personalities. I worked on the principles. The personal...	gonee	5	845	Apr 29, 2010 by louisa
	Our Newest Oldtimer..... (Preview) Congratulations, Biker Bill! Thank you for sharing your humility, your pride, your ego, your willingness, your wisdom & your ability to put our 12Steps into action & share with us all about it. Thank you for sharing your recovery, your journey & your SOBRIETY with us *all@MIP. Thank you...***	Sobrietyspell	8	1157	Apr 29, 2010 by angelov8
	what a difference a HALT makes!! (Preview) Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.... HALT. Talk about a recipe for a delicious, steaming hot bowl of calamity!! No WONDER I nearly lost the last morsel of sanity within me the other night. Some prayer, 2 nights of decent sleep (7-8 hours), some fruit and milk and chicken and fish and spinach and oranges an...	jonijoni1	3	411	Apr 28, 2010 by Dave Harm
	Intro to The Steps (Preview) I was thinking about The Triumvirate of AA, How we have three parts in AA, One is The Program of AA which is contained in the Book Alcoholics Anonymous, in which our Organization is named after, in multiple printings, and four editions, the first 164 pages have remained unchanged by an overwhelming vo...	AGO	1	1623	Apr 28, 2010 by Larry_H
	My group (Preview) Today is a special day in my life. My home group is 23 years old. This was the home for me to go to. They call them home groups because we are a family. Just like any other family with all its differences and personalities, it still provides the base for an alcoholic to touchdown. Our elder statesmen are the...	gonee	4	478	Apr 28, 2010 by Larry_H
	Daily Reflections ~ Two 'Magnificent Standards' & 24hrs a Day (Preview) All A.A. progress can be reckoned in terms of just two words: humility and responsibility. Our whole spiritual development can be accurately measured by our degree of adherence to these magnificent standards. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 271 To acknowledge and respect the views, accomplishments and prero...	Sobrietyspell	0	437	Apr 28, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Day One for Me (Preview) My sponser said I have to want this more than anything else. I'm ready - sick to death of letting myself listen to the bad wolf voice. I want back on the path. I will WIN this battle. MAL	MAL	17	1121	Apr 27, 2010 by Larry_H
	Yesterday - (Preview) Alright. Forgive my language, but yesterday was a rough one. I did my best to shake off vanilla girl from my previous post and celebrate the fact that I had hit two weeks. It was very rainy and cold here in NYC. The rain has always gotten to me. It puts me in a bad mood and makes me want to stay in bed. I kn...	whitewhineoh	6	726	Apr 27, 2010 by whitewhineoh
	Lois Wilson Story (Preview) Hi All Did anyone else catch that Hallmark Special on CBS last night on Lois Wilson? I hate to say it, but there were some parts that were very flaky. I have read a few stories and books about both of their pasts. Some was probably believeable but some not. The film focused mostly on his drinking and how s...	kld47	13	1223	Apr 27, 2010 by ljc
	1940 AA Preamble (Preview) ----------------------------------------------------------...	Larry_H	3	3289	Apr 27, 2010 by AGO
	Waiting...Waiting... (Preview) Every time the phone rang today my heart leapt up into my chest. False Positive? Real Positive? Real Positive and Really Bad? It rang. Results may take up a WEEK!!!! GGGGrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! Not in a good place. I know...could be worse...LOTS worse. We all want perfect, healthy kids and that's what we...	Aquaman	11	1061	Apr 27, 2010 by turninggrey
	Let's Discuss This- KINDNESS (Preview) We have collectively revealed this past week or so, a whole lot of stuff that goes on among AA folk once in awhile, whether in the meetings or one on one, or at clubs.... which is petty and unkind, as we can often be, as we are humans (and rather emotionally sick ones, at that). Lets talk about kindness, an...	jonijoni1	6	1012	Apr 27, 2010 by Aquaman
	Who pushes my buttons? (Preview) Walk in Dry Places -- HazeldenWho pushes my buttons? Personal Relations AA old-timers would be mystified today to hear program members talk about people pushing their buttons. (They can't get your goat if they don't know where it is tied) This expression wasn't around when the early AA members pull...	Larry_H	4	1186	Apr 27, 2010 by bikerbill
	Eeks! It's been two weeks! (Preview) Well I had myself a busy weekend. Lotsa meetings and fellowship. And cooking. Here are the ups and downs. Friday I went to a meeting that I really like called "Fearless" where the focus is, well, fear and the role it plays in alcoholism. It was cool as always. Afterwards I got asked to go...	whitewhineoh	19	1247	Apr 27, 2010 by bikerbill
	Regret is an appalling waste of energy (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Regret is an appalling waste of energy, you can't build on it: it's only good for wallowing in. --Katherine Mansfield Newcomer Someone I hoped would be an important part of my life for years to come has left. I'm devastated. I don't know how much of what happened is my f...	Larry_H	1	558	Apr 27, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Relocation-seeking support (Preview) I am new to this forum and thought this would be the best place to network. I am relocating to Fayetteville North Carolina and am looking for a contact person when I get there. Any females able to help me? I have some contacts in Southern Pines that are available and a couple in South Carolina but it wou...	snobug	7	879	Apr 27, 2010 by louisa
	Mistakes are for learning (Preview) Walk in Dry Places -- Hazelden Mistakes are for learning_____Personal growth. One sign of an alcoholic's immaturity is revealed in responses to personal mistakes. We take each simple mistake as further proof of our inadequacy. As one person observed, "I can handle a general catastrophe, bu...	Larry_H	6	820	Apr 27, 2010 by angelov8
	HOLY- "I Haven't got a CLUE"...................... HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) There they are again.. the "I can't believe this" emoticons. I have truly lost my mind this time. For starters, small thing--- and then it gets bigger and snowballs...... I have not been able to concentrate all weekend on a paper due tomorrow (and trust me, I LOVE school and what we study and...	jonijoni1	19	1302	Apr 26, 2010 by Larry_H
	Help .. I need a word of encouragement (Preview) ok, I am getting nervous. My sponsor is out of the country, I am getting strong urges to drink, maybe not today but I feel like it's in my plan but not consciously, but I remember in the past this is how the relapses would happen.. in the mind - over time. There will be a big celebration in my life next week,...	Carlotta	14	1539	Apr 26, 2010 by Carlotta
	Singleness of Purpose (Preview) Why Does AA Insist upon "Singleness of Purpose"? Why do they insist only alcoholics can become members? (and yes they do, read the long form of Tradition Three, it is stated and restated in AA literature that only Alcoholics can become members over and over again) Visitors are welcomed a...	AGO	12	9845	Apr 26, 2010 by AGO
	Why do I do what I do? (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day Why do I do what I do? Why did I say what I said? Why on earth did I put off an important responsibility? Questions like these, best asked of myself in a quiet time of meditation, demand honest answers. I may have to think deeply for those answers, go...	Larry_H	1	573	Apr 26, 2010 by Jerry F
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