Alcoholics Anonymous

Give me strength · Give me strength

It will be 2 mos tomorrow that I havent had a drink. In the beginning--I guess during my "pink cloud" phase it didnt bother me that my husband had a drink in front of me. He doesnt have a problem with drinking, I do. The last week or so, I have been resenting him drinking in front of me...I have...

bikerbill · bikerbill

if i had a dog, he'd be cowering under the table just now. my life has been manic the past 2 weeks. I've been working too many hours, not getting enough meetings, forcing myself to do things and go places for all the wrong reasons, not getting enough sleep, not talking to enough normal (i.e.Alkie) people...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

relapse..... few days of drinking and drugs.... loneliness and insanity captured my mind and heart, and no matter what I did I could not fill the hole..... this is a big problem, and it needs to be addressed and wokred out because I don;t want to be a tornado anymore, and I don't want to die.... My ex stopp...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...

Give me strength · Give me strength

Hi, My husband and I just got invited out with friends for dinner. I am already worried about how I will explain my not drinking. I have made it through a couple situations with people by simply saying, "I am trying to cut alcohol out"...and people have really accepted that ...saying tha...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

The last four days I have really struggled with memories. Where do I start? You see these memories I thought were long gone and accepted. What brought them to light was an e-mail from an old childhood friend. This is kind of lengthy, but it really has really touched many emotions in me. Humility, gratit...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All Late this afternoon My Mom was taken by Ambulance to the local Hospital. I was not home, My Dad called me and said she ws incoherent and was trying to get out of the house in only a nightgown. She did not know her name, my dads name, where she lived, nor knew who her sisters were. She did know the Presid...

JB3 · JB3

Hello all. Thanks for letting me join the program. I am as much a beginner ad a beginner can be. Attended my first meeting on Monday (actually attended two the same day). I bit overwheleming and confusing. I've only been sober for six days. As of right now, I have no desire for a drink. Reason being, I feel...

barisax · barisax

I too have been reawakening some childhood memories of late. Going through many old photographs - my dad had a top notch camera and I'm finding pristine black and white negatives that are over 50 years old, that haven't seen daylight in almost as long. Pictures of me, my parents, friends some of whic...

gonee · gonee

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alcoholics Anonymous. I never want to forget how I cried some 22 years ago. No one understood. Only the man from AA understood. He knew me better than I knew myself then, because he was there and he got out of there and now he wanted to get me there. He not only came to tell me wh...

nate · nate

I have been in A.A. for a lot of years and have had several 1 to 2 year stretches of sobriety. In the last two years I have experienced the most growth in sobriety that I have ever. Growth defined as learning to act in new ways in spite of my fear, being engaged in meaningful relationships, seeking challe...

Aquaman · Aquaman

My group and individual counselors at the Shrink Shack I go to had a talk and after tossing some names around asked me if I would lead & organize a men's recovery group. No AA stuff, no therapy-structure, just a sober social night every-other Tuesday. We can use their conference facilities for a wh...

The Texan · The Texan

I see that there will be a meeting tonight. How does that work? It says it will be at 9 eastern time. Is that 8 Houston time?

John · John

Just a general discussion question. What does Miracles In Progress mean to you? How has it helped you start or add to your program of recovery? How often do you use the MIP site? Just reply with your ideas, feelings, thoughts, and give us an idea of how you are benefiting from having MIP as a part of y...

jj · jj

Emotions/feelings are internal things that actually give me choices to make. to wallow in, to curse, to blame, to react on or about, to display, to internalize, to make known.... to turn into resentments...... someone else is not the cause of my problems or feelings. my reactions are. how i...

gonee · gonee

I have to always focus on the program of recovery first. That takes effort. I found that when I put program first, my life became more manageable. I began to be OK around my fellowship of AA friends. Those that are on the program were easy to fellowship with, because we were always talking about our own in...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. . . . we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life -- the one tha...

Carlotta · Carlotta

Hi Everyone:I shared at a BB meeting last wednesday that I had a brush with alcohol. I have over-night guests whom I invited for dinner, they showed up with a bottle of chilled white dinner wine.. "oh my, what a treat" I thought, "1 bottle of wine & three people, no harm in that!!&q...

Carlotta · Carlotta

Did anyone see that movie? I found it quite depressing but Jeff Bridges totally depicted the character of a broken down alcoholic. He was so believable, I could almost smell the sour ole booze & sweat & other body fluids. I think for us alcoholics that movie is a pretty good wake up call as t...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

http://www.aa.org/subpage.cfm?page=199 Who's going? I think that I am. Planning on going thursday thru saturday night 2010 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS The 2010 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held July 1-4 in San Antonio, Texas...

Jane05 · Jane05

"As I Step into the A.A. light, my heart fills with the presence of God" Good Morning All :0) How are you all? Guess I'll find out as I go through and read a few post. :0) I'm very grateful to be sober and "Reasonably Happy" today. One of my sponsee's is working her Fourth Step righ...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Congratulations, Tom. Thank you for all of your posts here :) Happy Sober Day, Sir.. Bless you, Brother! Recovery Love & Fellowship, Danielle x -- Edited by Sobrietyspell on Saturday 5th of June 2010 09:34:41 PM

Toad · Toad

Hi, When I got clean and sober I started to get all kinds of emotions. Scared the tar out of me. I did not want to feel that stuff. Hell !! sometimes I would bust out crying for no reason at all. Then I would feel rage. Then I felt like I was going crazy. I guess I did not know that the booze and the dope had been shu...

patty cakes · patty cakes

My name is patrick i'm recently 21, i've been drinking heavily since I was put in rehab at 15 for marijuana possession. I feel like I drink alot, but a week ago a girl i've been seeing on and off for 2 years told me the only time i'm not drunk is when im in bed hungover (she has never seen me sober in 2 years). W...

odaat · odaat

I remember the group "Miracles In Progress" and John from "Firetalk" days. I have been in 12 step recovery since Jan 94 and in AA since Dec 97 and sober since Dec 2000. Have learned alot since then. Willingness to change I think stands out as one of the most important attributes of...

gonee · gonee

I am amazed at how many people take alcoholism so lightly. Many think it's a bad habit. If alcoholism was a bad habit then I would have recovered by practising good virtues on a ongoing basis. But it is not. Alcoholism is a physical disease. I react to alcohol abnormally, because of some change that took...

sandy2010 · sandy2010

Hi, I dont know where to get advice, so hence the post.. hoping someone can help.. me and my partner are in recovery.. I put alot into my recovery, so therefore got alot out of it... There are two people ... those who are victims and those who learn and grow from their experiences.. my partner is still play...

barisax · barisax

I've always been a Star Trek fan, since before I was officially an alcoholic, when I was a kid - in my drinking years, and in my sober years. Not so much for the often overly idealistic view of the future but just because it was good stuff. The idealistic future does not seem to have any room for alcoholics...

The Texan · The Texan

Hello. I am new here. I have been sober before but have never worked the program. I could never get past the step where you have to be honest about everything I did out there. I know I need to do this. I stop using yesterday and I am needing to get a sponsor. I think I need an older sponsor. I am going to do this th...

angelov8 · angelov8

My husband has called now after 6 hours on a drunken binge AGAIN wanting a ride home, or should he walk. I'm so pissed. I did the only calm thing I could think of and said can I call you back in a 10 minutes. Am I enabling by being convenient sober car pool? I don't think he'll drive. I'm so sick of this. I sho...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which w...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I am tasked to go to Glasgow for work reasons and I'll be there for 3 nights. So.................... I'm leaving the car at home, taken the cat to the cattery and I'm getting the bete brun out, the bike, the beast, I shall be a road warrior for a few hours. Going up the A1, call off at Mum's for a cuppa, then A1...

Ellen · Ellen

I'm Ellen E. but I couldn't get in the regular way so I had to start over again. It all started when my grand-daughter downloaded a virus onto my laptop. I had to reset it to the original settings, which means I lost all my bookmarks. I rely too much on them, I admit. I should write the url down in my journ...

Reffner · Reffner

I posted about a week ago about a counselor position at one of the local rehab facilities in town. Well, I got the job. I passed all the background checks , and everything else went through no problem. I go in this afternoon to start orientation and set up my schedule. I've put so much thought in this,...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Her: "Why are you eating so much damned ice-cream tonight?" Me: "Because chocolate syrup tastes like sh*t on cheese!" Peace, Rob

gonee · gonee

One of the many reasons I drank liquor was because I could not get rid of the past. Today I have resolved that through the steps of recovery in AA. It was not easy. A price had to be paid. My actions of my past were mostly under the influence of alcohol. Those actions were committed by a sick individual who wa...

SteveP · SteveP

Hey all, Steve here, an alcoholic. Am in Belgium with the family today -- arrived yesterday and will leave Monday. Went to my first meeting in another country today. It was an 0930 meeting at a clubhouse here in Ghent. Got there early to meet the locals. The meeting itself was in Flemish (Dutch) but it di...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

"This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.". . . the difference between "the boys and the men" is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . . It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willi...

Richard from Louisville · Richard from Louisville

I am Richard and I'm a miserable alcoholic prick. Maybe cause I haven't been sober in over 10-15 years, who knows anymore. I haven't been to jail because of alcoholism, never lost a job due to it either. But I'm miserable! I have told my friends I was gonna stop over and over again. I have told myself I woul...

Richard from Louisville · Richard from Louisville

I am sitting here coming to an end of my 3rd day of sobriety. It's so freaking weird. I went to a 10pm meeting and met some really awesome people. I was invited out afterwards for food and talk. I am nowhere near comfortable enough to share at a meeting, so it was nice to be able to ask questions to a group of gu...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All I am back. And no I have not been out drinking at all. Just Life getting in the way a bit. What with the College classes and then some tooth problems which ached like heck and finally had it taken out. I have looked at posts when I could but did not have a chance to respond like I normally do to a lot of th...

Aquaman · Aquaman

I wish I hadn't ever allowed this disease to grow in me. Alcoholism sucks. I will meditate. I will pray to turn it over. I will work my steps as I am told but sometimes I just have a sh***y day and today is one of them. I'm tired. I'm pissy. I know lots of people have it worse than me and my gratuity list is long a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Steps Four and Five were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was stuck on Step Six and, in despair, I picked up the Big Book and read this passage. I was outside, praying for willingness, whe...

turninggrey · turninggrey

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/koppel_son_LNjqoiEfi8DCtPkX0hxBNI#ixzz0paxqoI3FLast Updated: 6:11 PM, June 1, 2010Posted: 2:51 AM, June 1, 2010 The son of legendary TV newsman Ted Koppel was found dea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Aye Up, Billy Boy!!! I hope you're having a wonderful 24hrs of peace & sobriety. I'm sure you'll be back to tell us how it's all been for you & what you got up to on your special day. Thinking of you :) Godblessings, hugs & presence.. Danielle x

SteveP · SteveP

Worked for me today. Was at a business reception in which the hosts said, "come get a drink". Waiters hovering everywhere, asking you if want FREE drinks -- wine, beer, etc. Thought about drinking that stuff as much as I would drinking paint. Had an orange juice and left when I felt like lea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Here are the steps we took. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all psychological and philosophical considerations about the rightness of the Steps. They describe what I did: I took the Steps and sobriety w...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Whatever I am (or perhaps You are..)feeling right now, it won't last for long.... lol wow. what a revelation.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Dear, sweet Angela darling sister I'm so pleased & proud for you TODAY on this so special occasion of your One Year Soberversary!!! Thank you for sharing your sobriety & your experience, strength & hope with us all here on MIP. I know you can still feel shy & cautious amongst us but wil...

mikef · mikef

This wednesday is our 26th anniversry of marriage(I truly love my wife more each day) and for the next couple days we took off from work to chill and renew our spirits.We have a closing on our home that we have lived in for over 20 years by end of month and still looking for a place to live,We don't know wher...

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	Staying sober when someone else in the house drinks... (Preview) It will be 2 mos tomorrow that I havent had a drink. In the beginning--I guess during my "pink cloud" phase it didnt bother me that my husband had a drink in front of me. He doesnt have a problem with drinking, I do. The last week or so, I have been resenting him drinking in front of me...I have...	Give me strength	13	4530	Jun 12, 2010 by pinkchip
	If you want to know how an alkie's doing, look at his dog. (Preview) if i had a dog, he'd be cowering under the table just now. my life has been manic the past 2 weeks. I've been working too many hours, not getting enough meetings, forcing myself to do things and go places for all the wrong reasons, not getting enough sleep, not talking to enough normal (i.e.Alkie) people...	bikerbill	9	990	Jun 12, 2010 by StPeteDean
	eeks (Preview) relapse..... few days of drinking and drugs.... loneliness and insanity captured my mind and heart, and no matter what I did I could not fill the hole..... this is a big problem, and it needs to be addressed and wokred out because I don;t want to be a tornado anymore, and I don't want to die.... My ex stopp...	jonijoni1	20	1266	Jun 11, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Forming True Partnerships & 24hrs a Day (Preview) But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...	Sobrietyspell	0	660	Jun 11, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	First time not drinking around friends...what do you say? (Preview) Hi, My husband and I just got invited out with friends for dinner. I am already worried about how I will explain my not drinking. I have made it through a couple situations with people by simply saying, "I am trying to cut alcohol out"...and people have really accepted that ...saying tha...	Give me strength	21	1908	Jun 11, 2010 by Rainspa
	By the Grace of God (Preview) The last four days I have really struggled with memories. Where do I start? You see these memories I thought were long gone and accepted. What brought them to light was an e-mail from an old childhood friend. This is kind of lengthy, but it really has really touched many emotions in me. Humility, gratit...	Dave Harm	5	915	Jun 11, 2010 by Simple
	Prayer Request (Preview) Hi All Late this afternoon My Mom was taken by Ambulance to the local Hospital. I was not home, My Dad called me and said she ws incoherent and was trying to get out of the house in only a nightgown. She did not know her name, my dads name, where she lived, nor knew who her sisters were. She did know the Presid...	kld47	8	908	Jun 11, 2010 by Mike B.
	First post (Preview) Hello all. Thanks for letting me join the program. I am as much a beginner ad a beginner can be. Attended my first meeting on Monday (actually attended two the same day). I bit overwheleming and confusing. I've only been sober for six days. As of right now, I have no desire for a drink. Reason being, I feel...	JB3	12	1083	Jun 11, 2010 by Bob K
	We Will Not Regret The Past (Preview) I too have been reawakening some childhood memories of late. Going through many old photographs - my dad had a top notch camera and I'm finding pristine black and white negatives that are over 50 years old, that haven't seen daylight in almost as long. Pictures of me, my parents, friends some of whic...	barisax	2	1569	Jun 10, 2010 by mikef
	AA 75 years old (Preview) I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alcoholics Anonymous. I never want to forget how I cried some 22 years ago. No one understood. Only the man from AA understood. He knew me better than I knew myself then, because he was there and he got out of there and now he wanted to get me there. He not only came to tell me wh...	gonee	3	791	Jun 10, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Harm Reduction a losing battle for me. (Preview) I have been in A.A. for a lot of years and have had several 1 to 2 year stretches of sobriety. In the last two years I have experienced the most growth in sobriety that I have ever. Growth defined as learning to act in new ways in spite of my fear, being engaged in meaningful relationships, seeking challe...	nate	10	1173	Jun 10, 2010 by jj
	An Honor and a Privelage (Preview) My group and individual counselors at the Shrink Shack I go to had a talk and after tossing some names around asked me if I would lead & organize a men's recovery group. No AA stuff, no therapy-structure, just a sober social night every-other Tuesday. We can use their conference facilities for a wh...	Aquaman	9	669	Jun 9, 2010 by Oblong
	Tonights meeting (Preview) I see that there will be a meeting tonight. How does that work? It says it will be at 9 eastern time. Is that 8 Houston time?	The Texan	2	614	Jun 9, 2010 by The Texan
	What does MIP mean to you? (Preview) Just a general discussion question. What does Miracles In Progress mean to you? How has it helped you start or add to your program of recovery? How often do you use the MIP site? Just reply with your ideas, feelings, thoughts, and give us an idea of how you are benefiting from having MIP as a part of y...	John	13	1645	Jun 9, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	a feeling never killed anybody (Preview) Emotions/feelings are internal things that actually give me choices to make. to wallow in, to curse, to blame, to react on or about, to display, to internalize, to make known.... *to turn into resentments...... someone else* is not the cause of my problems or feelings. my reactions are. how i...	jj	3	954	Jun 8, 2010 by mikef
	Program 1st then fellowship. (Preview) I have to always focus on the program of recovery first. That takes effort. I found that when I put program first, my life became more manageable. I began to be OK around my fellowship of AA friends. Those that are on the program were easy to fellowship with, because we were always talking about our own in...	gonee	4	684	Jun 8, 2010 by mikef
	Daily Reflections ~ Opening Up To Change & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. . . . we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life -- the one tha...	Sobrietyspell	0	651	Jun 8, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Grateful (Preview) Hi Everyone:I shared at a BB meeting last wednesday that I had a brush with alcohol. I have over-night guests whom I invited for dinner, they showed up with a bottle of chilled white dinner wine.. "oh my, what a treat" I thought, "1 bottle of wine & three people, no harm in that!!&q...	Carlotta	7	660	Jun 8, 2010 by Simple
	Crazy Heart (Preview) Did anyone see that movie? I found it quite depressing but Jeff Bridges totally depicted the character of a broken down alcoholic. He was so believable, I could almost smell the sour ole booze & sweat & other body fluids. I think for us alcoholics that movie is a pretty good wake up call as t...	Carlotta	3	829	Jun 8, 2010 by Reffner
	75 Years! AA International Convention in San Antonio July 1st - 4th (Preview) http://www.aa.org/subpage.cfm?page=199 Who's going? I think that I am. Planning on going thursday thru saturday night 2010 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS The 2010 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held July 1-4 in San Antonio, Texas...	StPeteDean	9	5011	Jun 8, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Good Morning (Preview) *"As I Step into the A.A. light, my heart fills with the presence of God"* Good Morning All :0) How are you all? Guess I'll find out as I go through and read a few post. :0) I'm very grateful to be sober and "Reasonably Happy" today. One of my sponsee's is working her Fourth Step righ...	Jane05	5	577	Jun 8, 2010 by Jane05
	Our Newest MIP Oldtimer.. Turninggrey!!! (Preview) Congratulations, Tom. Thank you for all of your posts here :) Happy Sober Day, Sir.. Bless you, Brother! Recovery Love & Fellowship, Danielle x -- Edited by Sobrietyspell on Saturday 5th of June 2010 09:34:41 PM	Sobrietyspell	11	1511	Jun 7, 2010 by janet
	Feeling's (Preview) Hi, When I got clean and sober I started to get all kinds of emotions. Scared the tar out of me. I did not want to feel that stuff. Hell !! sometimes I would bust out crying for no reason at all. Then I would feel rage. Then I felt like I was going crazy. I guess I did not know that the booze and the dope had been shu...	Toad	2	529	Jun 7, 2010 by Aquaman
	24 hours sober (Preview) My name is patrick i'm recently 21, i've been drinking heavily since I was put in rehab at 15 for marijuana possession. I feel like I drink alot, but a week ago a girl i've been seeing on and off for 2 years told me the only time i'm not drunk is when im in bed hungover (she has never seen me sober in 2 years). W...	patty cakes	11	4051	Jun 7, 2010 by Aquaman
	Experience, Strength and Hope (Preview) I remember the group "Miracles In Progress" and John from "Firetalk" days. I have been in 12 step recovery since Jan 94 and in AA since Dec 97 and sober since Dec 2000. Have learned alot since then. Willingness to change I think stands out as one of the most important attributes of...	odaat	2	1685	Jun 7, 2010 by Aquaman
	Disease or habit? (Preview) I am amazed at how many people take alcoholism so lightly. Many think it's a bad habit. If alcoholism was a bad habit then I would have recovered by practising good virtues on a ongoing basis. But it is not. Alcoholism is a physical disease. I react to alcohol abnormally, because of some change that took...	gonee	5	958	Jun 7, 2010 by sandy2010
	help! (Preview) Hi, I dont know where to get advice, so hence the post.. hoping someone can help.. me and my partner are in recovery.. I put alot into my recovery, so therefore got alot out of it... There are two people ... those who are victims and those who learn and grow from their experiences.. my partner is still play...	sandy2010	10	1427	Jun 7, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Alcoholics on Star Trek (Preview) I've always been a Star Trek fan, since before I was officially an alcoholic, when I was a kid - in my drinking years, and in my sober years. Not so much for the often overly idealistic view of the future but just because it was good stuff. The idealistic future does not seem to have any room for alcoholics...	barisax	6	2019	Jun 7, 2010 by barisax
	New Here from Houston(ish) Texas (Preview) Hello. I am new here. I have been sober before but have never worked the program. I could never get past the step where you have to be honest about everything I did out there. I know I need to do this. I stop using yesterday and I am needing to get a sponsor. I think I need an older sponsor. I am going to do this th...	The Texan	9	671	Jun 7, 2010 by The Texan
	Emergency-anyone there for some sanity help at the moment? (Preview) My husband has called now after 6 hours on a drunken binge AGAIN wanting a ride home, or should he walk. I'm so pissed. I did the only calm thing I could think of and said can I call you back in a 10 minutes. Am I enabling by being convenient sober car pool? I don't think he'll drive. I'm so sick of this. I sho...	angelov8	7	1092	Jun 7, 2010 by angelov8
	Daily Reflections ~ Long-Term Hope & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which w...	Sobrietyspell	0	478	Jun 6, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	I'm giving myself a treat now. (Preview) I am tasked to go to Glasgow for work reasons and I'll be there for 3 nights. So.................... I'm leaving the car at home, taken the cat to the cattery and I'm getting the bete brun out, the bike, the beast, I shall be a road warrior for a few hours. Going up the A1, call off at Mum's for a cuppa, then A1...	bikerbill	6	976	Jun 6, 2010 by Aquaman
	Good grief! Had to crawl in the window! (Preview) I'm Ellen E. but I couldn't get in the regular way so I had to start over again. It all started when my grand-daughter downloaded a virus onto my laptop. I had to reset it to the original settings, which means I lost all my bookmarks. I rely too much on them, I admit. I should write the url down in my journ...	Ellen	9	1100	Jun 6, 2010 by Ellen
	Nervous but excited (Preview) I posted about a week ago about a counselor position at one of the local rehab facilities in town. Well, I got the job. I passed all the background checks , and everything else went through no problem. I go in this afternoon to start orientation and set up my schedule. I've put so much thought in this,...	Reffner	10	706	Jun 6, 2010 by Dave Harm
	Snackin' Like An Alkie... (Preview) Her: "Why are you eating so much damned ice-cream tonight?" Me: "Because chocolate syrup tastes like sh*t on cheese!" Peace, Rob	Aquaman	6	707	Jun 6, 2010 by Aquaman
	"We will not regret the past........................"pg 83 AA book. (Preview) One of the many reasons I drank liquor was because I could not get rid of the past. Today I have resolved that through the steps of recovery in AA. It was not easy. A price had to be paid. My actions of my past were mostly under the influence of alcohol. Those actions were committed by a sick individual who wa...	gonee	4	2792	Jun 6, 2010 by Dave Harm
	First Meeting Abroad (Preview) Hey all, Steve here, an alcoholic. Am in Belgium with the family today -- arrived yesterday and will leave Monday. Went to my first meeting in another country today. It was an 0930 meeting at a clubhouse here in Ghent. Got there early to meet the locals. The meeting itself was in Flemish (Dutch) but it di...	SteveP	5	705	Jun 6, 2010 by SteveP
	Daily Reflections ~ Entirely Ready? & 24hrs a Day (Preview) "This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.". . . the difference between "the boys and the men" is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . . It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willi...	Sobrietyspell	0	487	Jun 5, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	ok, here goes. (Preview) I am Richard and I'm a miserable alcoholic prick. Maybe cause I haven't been sober in over 10-15 years, who knows anymore. I haven't been to jail because of alcoholism, never lost a job due to it either. But I'm miserable! I have told my friends I was gonna stop over and over again. I have told myself I woul...	Richard from Louisville	14	717	Jun 5, 2010 by Aquaman
	WOW! you AA people are pretty awesome. (Preview) I am sitting here coming to an end of my 3rd day of sobriety. It's so freaking weird. I went to a 10pm meeting and met some really awesome people. I was invited out afterwards for food and talk. I am nowhere near comfortable enough to share at a meeting, so it was nice to be able to ask questions to a group of gu...	Richard from Louisville	9	1153	Jun 5, 2010 by Aquaman
	Still Around (Preview) Hi All I am back. And no I have not been out drinking at all. Just Life getting in the way a bit. What with the College classes and then some tooth problems which ached like heck and finally had it taken out. I have looked at posts when I could but did not have a chance to respond like I normally do to a lot of th...	kld47	4	582	Jun 5, 2010 by angelov8
	Spoiler Alert - whining ahead (Preview) I wish I hadn't ever allowed this disease to grow in me. Alcoholism sucks. I will meditate. I will pray to turn it over. I will work my steps as I am told but sometimes I just have a sh***y day and today is one of them. I'm tired. I'm pissy. I know lots of people have it worse than me and my gratuity list is long a...	Aquaman	14	1090	Jun 4, 2010 by John
	Daily Reflections ~ On a Wing and a Prayer & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Steps Four and Five were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was stuck on Step Six and, in despair, I picked up the Big Book and read this passage. I was outside, praying for willingness, whe...	Sobrietyspell	0	386	Jun 3, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Sound Familiar? Sad (Preview) http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/koppel_son_LNjqoiEfi8DCtPkX0hxBNI#ixzz0paxqoI3FLast Updated: 6:11 PM, June 1, 2010Posted: 2:51 AM, June 1, 2010 The son of legendary TV newsman Ted Koppel was found dea...	turninggrey	7	1034	Jun 3, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Happy Bellybutton Birthday, Biker Bill!!! (Preview) Aye Up, Billy Boy!!! I hope you're having a wonderful 24hrs of peace & sobriety. I'm sure you'll be back to tell us how it's all been for you & what you got up to on your special day. Thinking of you :) Godblessings, hugs & presence.. Danielle x	Sobrietyspell	12	723	Jun 3, 2010 by louisa
	It works if we work it (Preview) Worked for me today. Was at a business reception in which the hosts said, "come get a drink". Waiters hovering everywhere, asking you if want FREE drinks -- wine, beer, etc. Thought about drinking that stuff as much as I would drinking paint. Had an orange juice and left when I felt like lea...	SteveP	4	856	Jun 2, 2010 by bikerbill
	Daily Reflections ~ The Upward Path & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Here are the steps we took. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all psychological and philosophical considerations about the rightness of the Steps. They describe what I did: I took the Steps and sobriety w...	Sobrietyspell	0	534	Jun 2, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	GUARANTEED................................................................. (Preview) Whatever I am (or perhaps You are..)feeling right now, it won't last for long.... lol wow. what a revelation.	jonijoni1	5	845	Jun 2, 2010 by gonee
	Happy 1st Year, Angelov8!!!! \o/ xXx (Preview) Dear, sweet Angela darling sister I'm so pleased & proud for you TODAY on this so special occasion of your One Year Soberversary!!! Thank you for sharing your sobriety & your experience, strength & hope with us all here on MIP. I know you can still feel shy & cautious amongst us but wil...	Sobrietyspell	10	1634	Jun 1, 2010 by angelov8
	I am so blessed! (Preview) This wednesday is our 26th anniversry of marriage(I truly love my wife more each day) and for the next couple days we took off from work to chill and renew our spirits.We have a closing on our home that we have lived in for over 20 years by end of month and still looking for a place to live,We don't know wher...	mikef	5	959	Jun 1, 2010 by Larry_H
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