Alcoholics Anonymous

aissela · aissela

Hi everyone...I'm new to this website. I've come here because I've got a small problem. In exactly one week (June 4, 2010) it will be my One Year Recovery Birthday. This is from alcohol, drugs, and bulimia. That's great!...Right? Well, although I've done great and I read the Big Book every day and I do a...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: If one is going to be truthful, one has to be very tender. --Florida Scott-Maxwell Honesty is always the best policy, right? We glibly recite that saying, but it's important to reevaluate its meaning when we are eager to correct or direct the actions of the other peop...

Give me strength · Give me strength

Hello friends, I am new here, am happily 6 weeks sober. I am struggling with step 3. I am trying to be conscious of turning my worries and life over to God. I seem to be able to do this in most aspects of my life, but I just cannot do this with the sadness I have suffered in the past...I have suffered many los...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Go and wake up your luck. -- Persian proverb We've been given recovery. For this, we're lucky. And we're grateful. Now it's up to us. We must accept our choices. When we're afraid, do we choose to be alone? Or do we choose to go to an extra meeting? When we're not honest, d...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission--to carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a way out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 The "Light" to freedom shines bright on my fellow alcoholics as each one of us challenges the other to grow. The &quo...

gonee · gonee

AA book. Pg 30. "Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics." I dont know why, but I was not willing to admit I was a "real" alcoholic. On my 1st entry to AA, I admitted I was an alcoholic but I did not know what a real alcoholic was. On my re-entry to AA after a little...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: The best things in life are appreciated most after they have been lost. --Roy L. Smith Humankind has made such great technological progress, developing marvelous tools and instruments to make our life easier, that it is hard to imagine the struggles our ancestors...

gonee · gonee

AA book. Pg 47. "As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way." When I first came to the reality of this statement in the AA book, I was amazed at how little was asked of me as an alcoholic. At the time I could not do more than t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to A.A. I could not accept myself, my alcoholism, or a Higher Power. If there had been any physical, mental, m...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Every year we have the Annual Performance Review - 7 years ago I was 'excellent' - driving initiatives, saluting the flag and singing the company song with a smile on my face. 6 years ago I was just a VG - the initiatives weren't driven so well, the voice was cracking, the flag was waved at and I rarely smi...

mikef · mikef

A spiritual writing that talks of our journey into oblivion: 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.Do not gaze at wine when it is red,when it sparkles in the cup.when it goes down smoothly! In the end...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

My friend last night: "Why can we not tolerate pain, and why do we keep running from it? My thought: because we are "pleasure junkies", ever searching for more of it, and pain does not feel good, especially the way we magnify it and feed it and make it bigger through our willful actions W...

Simple · Simple

I tend to pop on and off but I thought I'd give a brief update on my life just to keep connected. I am now almost 7 months pregnant and today I gave notice at work so my last day will be July 6. My husband accepted a great job in our hometown which is 100 miles away, so he's been staying there during the week. O...

mikef · mikef

Morning! As this weekend comes to pass,could we share a moment to honor those who served our country to give us a place of freedom to celebrate our recovery and hopefully carry the message of hope to those willing to accept it.Stay especially vigilante as wetake to the highways among the still sick an...

SUSIE · SUSIE

Hi everyone! Just wondering what everyone is doing to celebrate and stay sober this holiday weekend. I'm running a half marathon! It will be my 7th since I became sober. When you take away the booze you need to find something to replace it with. I felt a little lost at first without being able to go t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

At one time or another most A.A. groups go on rule making benders. . . . After a time fear and intolerance subside. [and we realize] We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to recover from alcoholism. We wish to be just as inclusive as we can, never exclusive. "A.A. TRADITION: HOW IT DEVELOPED.&quo...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I've just spent a day in Newcastle upon Tyne, being brainwashed by Human Resources at work. The stick is the same but been renamed and the carrots have been taken away. The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off to help reduce carbon footprint. Thank God that though I can be cynical, I have just...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Change in all things is sweet. -- Aristotle Newcomer I don't know why I'm still going through such emotional ups and downs at this point. I'm not in withdrawal, my body chemistry is no longer in chaos, and I know how to take better care of myself. I'm open to many new thin...

MAL · MAL

Oh God, I'm never going to GET this. I've completely fallen apart and turned to the source of comfort that lets me forget for awhile. My son (31 years old) came home from Afghanistan for two weeks - mid assignment reprieve - but he goes back this Sat. I'm a mess and have totally melted down. I HATE THIS...

jazzyblue · jazzyblue

I need some advice. I was recently in a rehab and was told that my urinalisis came back positive for drugs. Benzos I think is what they called the drug. They took a second test and this also came back positive. I an a true alcoholic, but did not take any drugs while I was in rehab or out of rehab for that m...

barisax · barisax

I try to mostly work on my own honesty, and not obsess over others - i.e., is this person being honest or not. I found that in working with alcoholics, it's not really all that important to try and guess at everything they say and decide if it's true or not. The message is the same, my duty to pass on my expe...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I am not alone, nor do I feel alone today. I will enjoy it while it lasts. It will come and go, but just for today, I will embrace it. Off for long evening power-walk, then back here to continue my Inventory. OUCH! But it is not as bad as our instinct to STAY fearful and sick would lend us to believe. I feel the...

james vaughn · james vaughn

i am tring a way to do these classes online and i have a paper i must show to the probation officer if ther is anyone with any info it would be appreciated

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I am starting to really see these 12 Steps as "Steps toward Freedom", freedom from much more than just alcohol and drugs. We relieve ourselves from jobs we were trying to do which we just weren't cut out for. We have been trying to make things we did not know how to make, stop things we had no pow...

mikef · mikef

Today I will reflect on the truth that all of us are helpless until God rescues us"! Our HP has cast our character defects and shortcomings into the sea and he even put a "no fishing" sign over the spot"! .Just for today I will continue to reflect on God's grace and mercy,work to...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

My GOD, I just finished my 4th Step. It is the best thing I have done for myself to date. The BEST. I feel more love for myself and my fellow man, for God and for AA than I EVER HAVE. I have not even done my 5th yet, but will be doing that Thursday with my sponsor. I am looking forward to it. The release I feel now is...

The Sword · The Sword

I had one last night. I was happy to realize I was sober this morning. These must be gifts from God to remind us. I don't want to go back, ever. I have been having a few thoughts of drinking recently, but that's all they have been, they were idle thoughts. These drunk dreams are a good way to knock that hor...

Mizuno54 · Mizuno54

It's amazing. If you had told me on March 2nd, 2010, that I would be where I am on this date (today), I would have probably laughed in your face. My date of sobriety is 3/3/2010, and it still seems like it was ages ago. That wrecked and frail man, only a few drinks away from death, hoping that the next drink wo...

gonee · gonee

I pray, for each and every one of you who may be hurting, or depressed or relapsing or weeping. I pray that God gives you strength, serenity and peace. I pray that you will be protected from any harm that may come to you. For those that may be separated from your loved ones, I pray that God holds you in the com...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Our spiritual and emotional growth in A.A. does not depend so deeply upon success as it does upon our failures and setbacks. If you will bear this in mind. I think that your slip will have the effect of kicking you upstairs, instead of down. AS BILL SEES IT , p. 184 In keeping with the pain and adversity whi...

not normal · not normal

nothing I've done is going to sound unusual around here I know but maybe writing it will help me with the choice I've got to make.I sit here once again deciding that I have to quit, again.I'm forty eight years old and I've been fighting this same thing since I first took a drink at maybe 12 or 13.It always t...

mikef · mikef

"We focus on anything that isn't going our way and ignore all the beauty in our lives!Its easy to be grateful when everthing runs smoothly,but we find ourselves obsessed with the things that are wrong even though everything else may be wonderful..Even when we are suffering from illness or debi...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day Every man and woman who has joined The Program and intends to stick around has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that, in all matters related to their addictions, each of them has decided to turn his or her life o...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: "The secret, kid," said the seal, bending toward him and speaking behind his flipper, "is to have a good compass and a following wind." --Will Watkins Sid Seal, Houseman The secret, for us, is to never let our recovery become "dead in the...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I am at the end of my rope, literally, hanging on by a thread. I do NOT want to drink, but I also do not want to go on this way emotionally. The grief over not only my relationship, but over my mother, grief at the person I have become, I am in more pain than I have ever been and I am F--ing SOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...

barryr · barryr

Hello, My name is Barry R and I am an alcoholic. I have started a new website, www.mylastdrunk.com and it is a place for you to share your "last drunk" story with other alcohlics and carry the message. Here is my last drunk story: My last drunk was January 25th 2008.The night began around 5p...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Been "Showing Up" this week, at AA meetings, as well as "showing up" to do the things I love that are productive and good, which I have left by the wayside not only during drinking, but for a long time before the slip, when I was obsessed with hiding from reality and my own Truths. I w...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- The Alcoholic And Isolation Many alcoholics become what we call solitary drinkers. They can't stand to be around most other people, and their drinking is done primaril...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Happy Happy Joy Joy for Today, Glenn. I hope you've had a very special 24 hours feeling loved, loving & loveable. Thinking of you this happy sober day, Danielle x

jazzyblue · jazzyblue

Hi, I have been in recovery for twenty years. Most of the twenty years have been sober, but in the last 4 and a half years I have had 5 relapses. The relapses are short lived, a couple of days, but they have been killer relapses and I know it is a miricle I am still alive. As soon as I relapse I get ri...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

So how is everyone?

jcjohnson86 · jcjohnson86

Hi, my name is Chris J, and I am an alcoholic.I have found a home group here and and sponsor from my home group. But I thought it would be helpful for me to also find something like this online. Being new to this, many things have been brought to my attention(since im no longer ignoring everything). The mai...

aprilleaves · aprilleaves

I read it is important to make a list of why you don't want to drink, then keep that list with you, so here is my list. You can make the list here, or just write it to yourself, if you want to. I read this does help. Evertime you want to drink, read the list. That is what I am going to do. 1. Health reasons. I don't w...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Perspective: It only takes a tiny seed to experience a different way of life Sowing tiny seeds, a ritual that farmers experience each spring, is the beginning of the life forms that will sustain them and many other families for the coming year. The miracle that a tin...

mikef · mikef

Morning everyone! For a lot of us it is back to the work week,our encounter with the worldly adventures of life. As I put on my ARMOR(my spiritual readings and my sword and shield of spiritual principles)I will try and spend this day as an empowered agent of the God of my understanding.I pray that this...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. I called it guilt instead of shame. Larry, ------------------- The Role Of Shame In Addictions Recent research indicates that "shame" plays a rather important role in addictions. If th...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Someone was showing me this software, and it only works on a "free" basis to other users of same. I have heard of it, like in very remote foreign countries. you can buy a little camera at Target for 20 to 40 bucks. Well I am so conservative, haha, maybe more of a scady cat when it comes to programs...

AGO · AGO

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. Show up at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, raise your hand, state your name followed by "I am an alcoholic" congratulations, you have taken step one, none of us flew in on the wings of victory, if a pow...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous, and free. We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us. But it is clear that we made our own misery. God didn't do it. Avoid then, the deliberate manufacture of misery, but if trouble comes, cheerf...

gonee · gonee

The worst days of my drinking life and sobriety turned out to be the best things to share with newcomers. Its my broken life that was of maximum benefit to others. When I got sober in AA I was very excited, because such a huge addiction had been conquered. I was in for a big surprise, because recovery meant...

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	In Need of Encouragement shy meetings recovery chips (Preview) Hi everyone...I'm new to this website. I've come here because I've got a small problem. In exactly one week (June 4, 2010) it will be my One Year Recovery Birthday. This is from alcohol, drugs, and bulimia. That's great!...Right? Well, although I've done great and I read the Big Book every day and I do a...	aissela	10	12170	May 31, 2010 by pinkchip
	If one is going to be truthful (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: If one is going to be truthful, one has to be very tender. --Florida Scott-Maxwell Honesty is always the best policy, right? We glibly recite that saying, but it's important to reevaluate its meaning when we are eager to correct or direct the actions of the other peop...	Larry_H	1	830	May 31, 2010 by mikef
	Need help with Step 3 (Preview) Hello friends, I am new here, am happily 6 weeks sober. I am struggling with step 3. I am trying to be conscious of turning my worries and life over to God. I seem to be able to do this in most aspects of my life, but I just cannot do this with the sadness I have suffered in the past...I have suffered many los...	Give me strength	9	1185	May 31, 2010 by pinkchip
	Go and wake up your luck (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Go and wake up your luck. -- Persian proverb We've been given recovery. For this, we're lucky. And we're grateful. Now it's up to us. We must accept our choices. When we're afraid, do we choose to be alone? Or do we choose to go to an extra meeting? When we're not honest, d...	Larry_H	0	731	May 31, 2010 by Larry_H
	Daily Reflections ~ Readiness to Serve Others & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission--to carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a way out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 The "Light" to freedom shines bright on my fellow alcoholics as each one of us challenges the other to grow. The &quo...	Sobrietyspell	0	900	May 31, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	UNWILLING. (Preview) AA book. Pg 30. "Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics." I dont know why, but I was not willing to admit I was a "real" alcoholic. On my 1st entry to AA, I admitted I was an alcoholic but I did not know what a real alcoholic was. On my re-entry to AA after a little...	gonee	7	1299	May 31, 2010 by SteveP
	The best things in life (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: The best things in life are appreciated most after they have been lost. --Roy L. Smith Humankind has made such great technological progress, developing marvelous tools and instruments to make our life easier, that it is hard to imagine the struggles our ancestors...	Larry_H	2	964	May 30, 2010 by Dave Harm
	WILLING. (Preview) AA book. Pg 47. "As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way." When I first came to the reality of this statement in the AA book, I was amazed at how little was asked of me as an alcoholic. At the time I could not do more than t...	gonee	5	1167	May 30, 2010 by Larry_H
	Daily Reflections ~ True Tolerance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to A.A. I could not accept myself, my alcoholism, or a Higher Power. If there had been any physical, mental, m...	Sobrietyspell	0	1056	May 29, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	My Boss says i'm a Role Model! (Preview) Every year we have the Annual Performance Review - 7 years ago I was 'excellent' - driving initiatives, saluting the flag and singing the company song with a smile on my face. 6 years ago I was just a VG - the initiatives weren't driven so well, the voice was cracking, the flag was waved at and I rarely smi...	bikerbill	5	1148	May 29, 2010 by SteveP
	Who has woe,who has sorrow! (Preview) A spiritual writing that talks of our journey into oblivion: 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.Do not gaze at wine when it is red,when it sparkles in the cup.when it goes down smoothly! In the end...	mikef	4	1604	May 28, 2010 by Larry_H
	Discussion about Pain (Preview) My friend last night: "Why can we not tolerate pain, and why do we keep running from it? My thought: because we are "pleasure junkies", ever searching for more of it, and pain does not feel good, especially the way we magnify it and feed it and make it bigger through our willful actions W...	jonijoni1	7	1164	May 28, 2010 by Simple
	update on life (Preview) I tend to pop on and off but I thought I'd give a brief update on my life just to keep connected. I am now almost 7 months pregnant and today I gave notice at work so my last day will be July 6. My husband accepted a great job in our hometown which is 100 miles away, so he's been staying there during the week. O...	Simple	5	981	May 28, 2010 by Simple
	Reflection! dynamite (Preview) Morning! As this weekend comes to pass,could we share a moment to honor those who served our country to give us a place of freedom to celebrate our recovery and hopefully carry the message of hope to those willing to accept it.Stay especially vigilante as wetake to the highways among the still sick an...	mikef	3	899	May 28, 2010 by mikef
	Celebrate Holiday??? (Preview) Hi everyone! Just wondering what everyone is doing to celebrate and stay sober this holiday weekend. I'm running a half marathon! It will be my 7th since I became sober. When you take away the booze you need to find something to replace it with. I felt a little lost at first without being able to go t...	SUSIE	7	1237	May 28, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Equal Rights & 24hrs a Day (Preview) At one time or another most A.A. groups go on rule making benders. . . . After a time fear and intolerance subside. [and we realize] We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to recover from alcoholism. We wish to be just as inclusive as we can, never exclusive. "A.A. TRADITION: HOW IT DEVELOPED.&quo...	Sobrietyspell	0	692	May 28, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Changing my view of things. (Preview) I've just spent a day in Newcastle upon Tyne, being brainwashed by Human Resources at work. The stick is the same but been renamed and the carrots have been taken away. The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off to help reduce carbon footprint. Thank God that though I can be cynical, I have just...	bikerbill	8	880	May 28, 2010 by bikerbill
	Change in all things is sweet (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Change in all things is sweet. -- Aristotle Newcomer I don't know why I'm still going through such emotional ups and downs at this point. I'm not in withdrawal, my body chemistry is no longer in chaos, and I know how to take better care of myself. I'm open to many new thin...	Larry_H	0	655	May 28, 2010 by Larry_H
	WAR IS HELL (Preview) Oh God, I'm never going to GET this. I've completely fallen apart and turned to the source of comfort that lets me forget for awhile. My son (31 years old) came home from Afghanistan for two weeks - mid assignment reprieve - but he goes back this Sat. I'm a mess and have totally melted down. I HATE THIS...	MAL	10	1129	May 28, 2010 by Ellen
	Having trouble letting go........ (Preview) I need some advice. I was recently in a rehab and was told that my urinalisis came back positive for drugs. Benzos I think is what they called the drug. They took a second test and this also came back positive. I an a true alcoholic, but did not take any drugs while I was in rehab or out of rehab for that m...	jazzyblue	10	1250	May 28, 2010 by Ellen
	Honesty (Preview) I try to mostly work on my own honesty, and not obsess over others - i.e., is this person being honest or not. I found that in working with alcoholics, it's not really all that important to try and guess at everything they say and decide if it's true or not. The message is the same, my duty to pass on my expe...	barisax	2	993	May 28, 2010 by Rob84
	feeling all the support today (Preview) I am not alone, nor do I feel alone today. I will enjoy it while it lasts. It will come and go, but just for today, I will embrace it. Off for long evening power-walk, then back here to continue my Inventory. OUCH! But it is not as bad as our instinct to STAY fearful and sick would lend us to believe. I feel the...	jonijoni1	13	1118	May 28, 2010 by Pablomoses
	need 13 weeks of classes at 2 a week (Preview) i am tring a way to do these classes online and i have a paper i must show to the probation officer if ther is anyone with any info it would be appreciated	james vaughn	3	1067	May 27, 2010 by Rob84
	Steps 5, 6, 7............. more freedom (Preview) I am starting to really see these 12 Steps as "Steps toward Freedom", freedom from much more than just alcohol and drugs. We relieve ourselves from jobs we were trying to do which we just weren't cut out for. We have been trying to make things we did not know how to make, stop things we had no pow...	jonijoni1	0	504	May 27, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Our Truth! (Preview) Today I will reflect on the truth that all of us are helpless until God rescues us"! Our HP has cast our character defects and shortcomings into the sea and he even put a "no fishing" sign over the spot"! .Just for today I will continue to reflect on God's grace and mercy,work to...	mikef	7	748	May 27, 2010 by StPeteDean
	RELIEF from Step 4- let's talk about character defects???? (Preview) *My GOD, I just finished my 4th Step.* It is the best thing I have done for myself to date. The BEST. I feel more love for myself and my fellow man, for God and for AA than I EVER HAVE. I have not even done my 5th yet, but will be doing that Thursday with my sponsor. I am looking forward to it. The release I feel now is...	jonijoni1	14	4680	May 27, 2010 by slugcat
	Drunk Dreams (Preview) I had one last night. I was happy to realize I was sober this morning. These must be gifts from God to remind us. I don't want to go back, ever. I have been having a few thoughts of drinking recently, but that's all they have been, they were idle thoughts. These drunk dreams are a good way to knock that hor...	The Sword	7	1770	May 26, 2010 by jazzyblue
	79 Days -- Just checking in. (Preview) It's amazing. If you had told me on March 2nd, 2010, that I would be where I am on this date (today), I would have probably laughed in your face. My date of sobriety is 3/3/2010, and it still seems like it was ages ago. That wrecked and frail man, only a few drinks away from death, hoping that the next drink wo...	Mizuno54	14	1296	May 26, 2010 by jj
	My prayer for you. (Preview) I pray, for each and every one of you who may be hurting, or depressed or relapsing or weeping. I pray that God gives you strength, serenity and peace. I pray that you will be protected from any harm that may come to you. For those that may be separated from your loved ones, I pray that God holds you in the com...	gonee	3	734	May 26, 2010 by angelov8
	Daily Reflections ~ Turning Negative To Positive & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Our spiritual and emotional growth in A.A. does not depend so deeply upon success as it does upon our failures and setbacks. If you will bear this in mind. I think that your slip will have the effect of kicking you upstairs, instead of down. AS BILL SEES IT , p. 184 In keeping with the pain and adversity whi...	Sobrietyspell	1	684	May 25, 2010 by jj
	Same old story.... (Preview) nothing I've done is going to sound unusual around here I know but maybe writing it will help me with the choice I've got to make.I sit here once again deciding that I have to quit, again.I'm forty eight years old and I've been fighting this same thing since I first took a drink at maybe 12 or 13.It always t...	not normal	16	1237	May 25, 2010 by not normal
	Something to remember (Preview) "We focus on anything that isn't going our way and ignore all the beauty in our lives!Its easy to be grateful when everthing runs smoothly,but we find ourselves obsessed with the things that are wrong even though everything else may be wonderful..Even when we are suffering from illness or debi...	mikef	7	1350	May 25, 2010 by jazzyblue
	Reflection for the Day (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day Every man and woman who has joined The Program and intends to stick around has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that, in all matters related to their addictions, each of them has decided to turn his or her life o...	Larry_H	1	852	May 25, 2010 by jj
	The secret, for us (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: "The secret, kid," said the seal, bending toward him and speaking behind his flipper, "is to have a good compass and a following wind." --Will Watkins Sid Seal, Houseman The secret, for us, is to never let our recovery become "dead in the...	Larry_H	3	891	May 25, 2010 by jj
	Desparate cry for prayer (Preview) I am at the end of my rope, literally, hanging on by a thread. I do NOT want to drink, but I also do not want to go on this way emotionally. The grief over not only my relationship, but over my mother, grief at the person I have become, I am in more pain than I have ever been and I am F--ing SOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...	jonijoni1	13	1044	May 25, 2010 by Mike B.
	My Last Drunk - New Website! (Preview) Hello, My name is Barry R and I am an alcoholic. I have started a new website, www.mylastdrunk.com and it is a place for you to share your "last drunk" story with other alcohlics and carry the message. Here is my last drunk story: My last drunk was January 25th 2008.The night began around 5p...	barryr	0	1013	May 25, 2010 by barryr
	Showing Up is Key (Preview) Been "Showing Up" this week, at AA meetings, as well as "showing up" to do the things I love that are productive and good, which I have left by the wayside not only during drinking, but for a long time before the slip, when I was obsessed with hiding from reality and my own Truths. I w...	jonijoni1	5	585	May 24, 2010 by Aquaman
	The Alcoholic And Isolation (Preview) Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- *The Alcoholic And Isolation* Many alcoholics become what we call solitary drinkers. They can't stand to be around most other people, and their drinking is done primaril...	Larry_H	4	7844	May 24, 2010 by janet
	Happy 42nd Bellybutton Birthday, Flying Squirrel! (Preview) *Happy Happy Joy Joy for Today, Glenn. I hope you've had a very special 24 hours feeling loved, loving & loveable. Thinking of you this happy sober day, Danielle x*	Sobrietyspell	6	915	May 24, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Serenity (Preview) Hi, I have been in recovery for twenty years. Most of the twenty years have been sober, but in the last 4 and a half years I have had 5 relapses. The relapses are short lived, a couple of days, but they have been killer relapses and I know it is a miricle I am still alive. As soon as I relapse I get ri...	jazzyblue	7	709	May 24, 2010 by jazzyblue
	Hiya :) (Preview) So how is everyone?	Tipsy McStagger	24	1236	May 24, 2010 by cooncatbob
	New and Confused (Preview) Hi, my name is Chris J, and I am an alcoholic.I have found a home group here and and sponsor from my home group. But I thought it would be helpful for me to also find something like this online. Being new to this, many things have been brought to my attention(since im no longer ignoring everything). The mai...	jcjohnson86	12	973	May 24, 2010 by Cait
	List reasons why you don't want to drink alcohol (Preview) I read it is important to make a list of why you don't want to drink, then keep that list with you, so here is my list. You can make the list here, or just write it to yourself, if you want to. I read this does help. Evertime you want to drink, read the list. That is what I am going to do. 1. Health reasons. I don't w...	aprilleaves	33	1887	May 24, 2010 by sandy2010
	Sowing tiny seeds (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Perspective: It only takes a tiny seed to experience a different way of life Sowing tiny seeds, a ritual that farmers experience each spring, is the beginning of the life forms that will sustain them and many other families for the coming year. The miracle that a tin...	Larry_H	2	620	May 24, 2010 by Mike B.
	Empowered agents of God! (Preview) Morning everyone! For a lot of us it is back to the work week,our encounter with the worldly adventures of life. As I put on my ARMOR(my spiritual readings and my sword and shield of spiritual principles)I will try and spend this day as an empowered agent of the God of my understanding.I pray that this...	mikef	1	726	May 24, 2010 by gonee
	The Role Of Shame In Addictions (Preview) Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. I called it guilt instead of shame. Larry, ------------------- The Role Of Shame In Addictions Recent research indicates that "shame" plays a rather important role in addictions. If th...	Larry_H	7	1804	May 24, 2010 by StPeteDean
	OFF Topic, but does anyone use Skype for webcam internet calling?? (Preview) Someone was showing me this software, and it only works on a "free" basis to other users of same. I have heard of it, like in very remote foreign countries. you can buy a little camera at Target for 20 to 40 bucks. Well I am so conservative, haha, maybe more of a scady cat when it comes to programs...	Just Toni	8	2470	May 23, 2010 by Cait
	Steps 1-2-3 in 30 seconds (Preview) 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. Show up at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, raise your hand, state your name followed by "I am an alcoholic" congratulations, you have taken step one, none of us flew in on the wings of victory, if a pow...	AGO	14	1106	May 23, 2010 by AGO
	Daily Reflections ~ Happy, Joyous and Free & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous, and free. We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us. But it is clear that we made our own misery. God didn't do it. Avoid then, the deliberate manufacture of misery, but if trouble comes, cheerf...	Sobrietyspell	0	1460	May 23, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Brokenness (Preview) The worst days of my drinking life and sobriety turned out to be the best things to share with newcomers. Its my broken life that was of maximum benefit to others. When I got sober in AA I was very excited, because such a huge addiction had been conquered. I was in for a big surprise, because recovery meant...	gonee	5	708	May 23, 2010 by StPeteDean
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