Alcoholics Anonymous

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 4, 2009 ~ Scroll down for share ~ Trust I trusted no one.I was very sure I could control my drinking by myself.I was convinced my intelligence would be enough.I looked in the mirror and discovered where my self-will had taken me.I surrende...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It pg. 63Free Of Dependence I asked myself, "Why can't the Twelve Steps work to release me from this unbearable depression?" By the hour, I stared at the St. Francis Prayer: "It is better to comfort than to be comforted." Suddenly I realized what the answer might be....

Quetzal · Quetzal

I've learned I can take care of myself, and what I can't do, God will do for me. -- Al-Anon member God, a Higher Power as we understand Him, is our source of guidance and positive change. This doesn't mean we're not responsible for ourselves. We are. But we aren't in this alone. Recovery is not a do-it...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesnt think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us! ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p....

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day After we've made a surrender, the drink problem is out of our hands and in the hands of God. The thing we have to do is to be sure that we never reach out and take the problem back into our own hands. Leave it in God's hands. Whenever I'm tempted to take a drink, I must say to my self: &quo...

Quetzal · Quetzal

While driving one day, a woman's attention focused on the license plate of the car ahead. The license read: B WHO UR. How can I? she thought. I don't know who I am! Some of us may have felt confused when people encouraged us to be ourselves. How could we know ourselves, or be who we are, when, for years, ma...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 62 A Different Swinging Door When a drunk shows up among us and says that he doesn't like the A.A. principles, people, or service management, when he declares that he can do better elsewhere -- we are not worried. We simply say, "Maybe your case really is different. Why don't y...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 3, 2009 No Rules. . . Just Right Aren't you glad that AA has no big rules or regulations to get and stay sober? Thank your HP for that. The earlier groups discovered that we in AA could best help if we shared our collective experience, strength and h...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a w...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Over a period of drinking years, we've proved to ourselves and to everybody else that we can't stop drinking by our own will power. We have been proved helpless before the power of alcohol. So the only way we could stop drinking was by turning to a Power greater than ourselves. We...

Deafhawk · Deafhawk

Some of you have asked questions and offered suggestion, thank you. The situation of Deaf in AA highlights some very basic characteristics of AA that almost nobody realises. Perhaps if we have some discussion here the light will spread. In 2000 I became General Service Representative for the Bet...

beachgirl · beachgirl

Speaking of "therapist, heal thyself"- I went on chemistry.com and met a really nice man- me, at 55 years old, had finally given up...but a few weeks ago I had a moment of inspiration, and did it. How lucky am I? But as you all know, relationships are scarey. And sadly, I am among the milli...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Today I have 5 months. Just claiming my cyberseat here. Thanks all for the support.

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 2, 2009 Growing PainsDon't blow this chance to grow. God will give you a clean slate from which to begin each day. You will have many opportunities and what you do with each one will determine your own growth. Anonymous Thought to Ponder . . .I am no...

nique · nique

Hi gang! I have been fighting cravings for both alcohol and cigarettes and it is tough but I am doing it. Been 36 days! But last night I was stressed to the max. Was having trouble with my digital tv and had the company on the phone. wont go into details but it was stressful and the stress kept building...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 61 Resolving Fear Fear somehow touched about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil and corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn't deserve. But did we not often set t...

laurenrich777 · laurenrich777

I stopped drinking Jan 1st. I found that drinking wine was going to get me broke (I like expensive wine) or really depressed. You cannot find depression with a depressant; there is the old insanity that is talked about in the Big Book. I decided, like so many of us this past week, that I was through with t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I'm furious about my job. Another man got a promotion that I believe I deserve. I'm so mad I feel like quitting. Now my wife says I should deal with my feelings. What good will that do? He still got the promotion. -- Anonymous Our feelings at work are as important as our feelings in any other area of our li...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day February 23, 2009 Humility They told me, "You've got to get out and work a little; you've got to give." They told me that giving was living, and that living was loving, and loving was God. And you don't have to worry about God, because He's sitting right in front of your e...

Jane05 · Jane05

Day One/7:00 PM: There is no right way to do the wrong thing. Whatever you were thinking of doing, you can not rationalize it into "right" action by saying, "yes but this" or "no but that." You know what's right and you know what's wrong-that gut feeling guides you....

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 29, 2009 Toolkit A.A. has many tools to initiate change, growth, survival as well as to just stay sober. There are the 12 Steps which will produce a spiritual awakening and, when practiced on a daily basis, a lifetime of sobriety. There are...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It works it really does. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 88 When I got sober I initially had faith only in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Desperation and fear kept me sober (and maybe a caring and/or tough sponsor helped!). Faith in a Higher Power came much later. This faith came slowly at first, after...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When I find myself thinking about taking a drink, I say to myself: "Don't reach out and take that problem back. You've given it to God and there's nothing you can do about it." So I forget about the drink. One of the most important parts of the A.A. program is to give our d...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 60 Brain Power Alone? To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you -- far too smart for our own good. We loved to have people call us precocious. We used our education to blow ourselves up into prideful balloons, though we wer...

Quetzal · Quetzal

In recovery, we often discuss anger objectively. Yes, we reason, it's an emotion we're all prone to experience. Yes, the goal in recovery is to be free of resentment and anger. Yes, it's okay to feel angry, we agree. Well, maybe. . . . Anger is a powerful and sometimes frightening emotion. It's also a...

JrG · JrG

My Name is Junior I'm an alcoholic I'm not 'new' per se' I was sober and happy in AA for 15 years then for some insane reason I thought I could drink again I'm older now, I can handle it, right? I know what I need to do I've gotten to that point where I'm never drunk but I'm never sober either Going to the doctors...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 28, 2009ResentmentsWe need to take resentments very seriously. More than anything else, they can lead to relapse and all forms of spiritual illness. To live a happy, productive and sober life, we must free ourselves of our resentments. (Bi...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 59 Conviction and Compromise One qualification for a useful life is give-and-take, the ability to compromise cheerfully. Compromise comes hard to us "all or nothing" drunks. Nevertheless, we must never lose sight of the fact that progress is nearly always charact...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues. . . . our friends gasp and exclaim, This simply cant be . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I finally made my way to A.A., I could not believe that there was no trea...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We are slow to believe that which, if believed, would hurt our feelings. -- Ovid Most of us in recovery have engaged in denial from time to time. Some of us relied on this tool. We may have denied events or feelings from our past. We may have denied other people's problems; we may have denied our own pr...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Is it rare to see someone my age (25) to come into AA and stay sober for the rest of their lives? I'm just asking because almost everyone in my home meeting has talked about their relapses in the past. Last night a man showed up with 21 years of sobriety...then a recent relapse. So scary.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Have you ever been around people-pleasers? They tend to be displeasing. Being around someone who is turned inside out to please another is often irritating and anxiety- producing. People-pleasing is a behavior we may have adapted to survive in our family. We may not have been able to get the love a...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I have been doing a lot of pondering on how I became a substance abuse therapist who is also an alcoholic and has major problems with self esteem and self-care. I came into AA with a very deep understanding and knowledge that the life I was leading was complete hypocrisy and there was a drastic need to ch...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 58Righteous Indignation"The positive value of righteous indignation is theoretical -- especially for alcoholics. It leaves every one of us open to the rationalization that we may be as angry as we like provided we can claim to be righteous about it."<< <<...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, terror and pain. As I listened further, I soon hea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When we came into A.A., we came to believe in a Power greater than ourselves. We came to believe in that Divine Principle in the universe, which we call God, and to whom we can turn for help. Each morning we have a quiet time. We ask God for the power to stay sober for the next twenty-f...

nique · nique

Hi all! It has been a while since I have posted. Anyway I have been trying for several years now to stay clean and sober without F2F meetings. What a failure I have been with it. Anyway there is a part in the Big Book that says "No one has ever won in single handed combat without the unaided will&qu...

Doll · Doll

The kid has been doing so well over the last 5 months! Got his GED, is working FULL time, likes his job, paying his bills, etc. THEN his Girlfriend came home from rehab on Friday! It's been downhill since. He didn't go to work Sunday! They had unprotected sex at his ex stepfather's house (where he's livin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In Gods economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 31 How thankful I am today, to know that all my past failures were necessary for me to be where I am now. Through much pain came experience and, in sufferin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I was furious when I found myself at my first Al-Anon meeting. It seemed so unfair that he had the problem and I had to go to a meeting. But by that time, I had nowhere left in the world to go with my pain. Now, I'm grateful for Al-Anon and my codependency recovery. Al-Anon keeps me on track; recovery has give...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We don't always have to be strong. Sometimes, our strength is expressed in being vulnerable. Sometimes, we need to fall apart to regroup and stay on track. We all have days when we cannot push any harder, cannot hold back self-doubt, cannot stop focusing on fear, cannot be strong. There are days w...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day February 26, 2009Staying Alive In A.A. we seek so much more than just sobriety. Although sobriety is of extreme importance, along with keeping our side of the street clean and spiritual growth, we are also trying to stay alive. Interestingly enough, just by being sober, our ch...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 57 Better than Gold As newcomers, many of us have indulged in spiritual intoxication. Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, we saw our pick strike gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. The newcomer feels he has struck...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Some people find it hard to believe in a Power greater than themselves. But not to believe in such a Power forces us to atheism. It has been said that atheism is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and aimlessly rushes nowhere. That's...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day February 25, 2009 H.A.L.T. "Don't become too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired." My use of "H-A-L-T" is possible only because of the awarenesses I receive through the use of the Twelve Steps. They remain the hub on my wheel of sobriety. I am trying very hard t...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 56 Facing Criticism Sometimes, we register surprise, shock, and anger when people find fault with A.A. We are apt to be disturbed to such an extent that we cannot benefit by constructive criticism. This sort of resentment makes no friends and achieves no constructive purpose. Cer...

Deafhawk · Deafhawk

Hello, my name is Greg and I am a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Thank you St. Pete Dean for inviting me to this forum. The facts of our stories are often quite different. However the Truths of our stories are the same. The Truth of my story is that my ego took control of my life, my mind and my body earl...

Quetzal · Quetzal

"Why do I do this to myself?" asked a woman who wanted to lose weight. "I went to my support group feeling so guilty and ashamed because I ate half a cookie that wasn't on the diet. I found out that everyone cheats a little, and some people cheat a lot. I felt so ashamed before I came to the gr...

medioxcore · medioxcore

ok, ill start off with a short story of me. im 20 years old. ive been drinking since i was 13. its only really became a problem these last three years. i drink myself into blackouts and violent stupors. i swallowed a bottle of adivan and 10 vicodin and drank a litre of vodka about a week ago. a little more no...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I try to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, ones heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 My sponsor told me that I should be a grateful alcoholic and al...

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	Trust (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 4, 2009 ~ Scroll down for share ~ Trust I trusted no one.I was very sure I could control my drinking by myself.I was convinced my intelligence would be enough.I looked in the mirror and discovered where my self-will had taken me.I surrende...	Jane05	1	223	Mar 4, 2009 by Dakota
	Free Of Dependence (Preview) As Bill Sees It pg. 63Free Of Dependence I asked myself, "Why can't the Twelve Steps work to release me from this unbearable depression?" By the hour, I stared at the St. Francis Prayer: "It is better to comfort than to be comforted." Suddenly I realized what the answer might be....	Jane05	0	239	Mar 4, 2009 by Jane05
	Higher Power as a Source (Preview) I've learned I can take care of myself, and what I can't do, God will do for me. -- Al-Anon member God, a Higher Power as we understand Him, is our source of guidance and positive change. This doesn't mean we're not responsible for ourselves. We are. But we aren't in this alone. Recovery is not a do-it...	Quetzal	0	250	Mar 4, 2009 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Overcoming Self-Will (Preview) So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesnt think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us! ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p....	Sobrietyspell	0	329	Mar 3, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 3rd March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day After we've made a surrender, the drink problem is out of our hands and in the hands of God. The thing we have to do is to be sure that we never reach out and take the problem back into our own hands. Leave it in God's hands. Whenever I'm tempted to take a drink, I must say to my self: &quo...	Sobrietyspell	0	237	Mar 3, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Accepting Ourselves (Preview) While driving one day, a woman's attention focused on the license plate of the car ahead. The license read: B WHO UR. How can I? she thought. I don't know who I am! Some of us may have felt confused when people encouraged us to be ourselves. How could we know ourselves, or be who we are, when, for years, ma...	Quetzal	2	234	Mar 3, 2009 by lani
	A Different Swinging Door (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 62 A Different Swinging Door When a drunk shows up among us and says that he doesn't like the A.A. principles, people, or service management, when he declares that he can do better elsewhere -- we are not worried. We simply say, "Maybe your case really is different. Why don't y...	Jane05	2	1652	Mar 3, 2009 by lani
	No Rules. . . Just Right (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 3, 2009 No Rules. . . Just Right Aren't you glad that AA has no big rules or regulations to get and stay sober? Thank your HP for that. The earlier groups discovered that we in AA could best help if we shared our collective experience, strength and h...	Jane05	0	274	Mar 3, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ Hope (Preview) Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a w...	Sobrietyspell	0	440	Mar 2, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 2nd March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Over a period of drinking years, we've proved to ourselves and to everybody else that we can't stop drinking by our own will power. We have been proved helpless before the power of alcohol. So the only way we could stop drinking was by turning to a Power greater than ourselves. We...	Sobrietyspell	0	278	Mar 2, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Deaf Alcoholics (Preview) Some of you have asked questions and offered suggestion, thank you. The situation of Deaf in AA highlights some very basic characteristics of AA that almost nobody realises. Perhaps if we have some discussion here the light will spread. In 2000 I became General Service Representative for the Bet...	Deafhawk	5	1491	Mar 2, 2009 by StPeteDean
	attainable love (Preview) Speaking of "therapist, heal thyself"- I went on chemistry.com and met a really nice man- me, at 55 years old, had finally given up...but a few weeks ago I had a moment of inspiration, and did it. How lucky am I? But as you all know, relationships are scarey. And sadly, I am among the milli...	beachgirl	5	410	Mar 2, 2009 by lani
	Just sharing... (Preview) Today I have 5 months. Just claiming my cyberseat here. Thanks all for the support.	pinkchip	6	384	Mar 2, 2009 by lani
	Growing Pains (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 2, 2009 Growing PainsDon't blow this chance to grow. God will give you a clean slate from which to begin each day. You will have many opportunities and what you do with each one will determine your own growth. Anonymous Thought to Ponder . . .I am no...	Jane05	1	322	Mar 2, 2009 by pinkchip
	Total Freak Out (Preview) Hi gang! I have been fighting cravings for both alcohol and cigarettes and it is tough but I am doing it. Been 36 days! But last night I was stressed to the max. Was having trouble with my digital tv and had the company on the phone. wont go into details but it was stressful and the stress kept building...	nique	9	391	Mar 2, 2009 by pinkchip
	Resolving Fear (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 61 Resolving Fear Fear somehow touched about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil and corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn't deserve. But did we not often set t...	Jane05	0	687	Mar 2, 2009 by Jane05
	What I Have Learned About Myself and This Program (Preview) I stopped drinking Jan 1st. I found that drinking wine was going to get me broke (I like expensive wine) or really depressed. You cannot find depression with a depressant; there is the old insanity that is talked about in the Big Book. I decided, like so many of us this past week, that I was through with t...	laurenrich777	5	418	Mar 2, 2009 by Jane05
	Feelings on the Job (Preview) I'm furious about my job. Another man got a promotion that I believe I deserve. I'm so mad I feel like quitting. Now my wife says I should deal with my feelings. What good will that do? He still got the promotion. -- Anonymous Our feelings at work are as important as our feelings in any other area of our li...	Quetzal	0	244	Mar 2, 2009 by Quetzal
	Humility (Preview) AA Thought for the Day February 23, 2009 Humility They told me, "You've got to get out and work a little; you've got to give." They told me that giving was living, and that living was loving, and loving was God. And you don't have to worry about God, because He's sitting right in front of your e...	Jane05	5	895	Mar 1, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day One/7:00 PM: There is no right way to do the wrong thing. Whatever you were thinking of doing, you can not rationalize it into "right" action by saying, "yes but this" or "no but that." You know what's right and you know what's wrong-that gut feeling guides you....	Jane05	0	187	Mar 1, 2009 by Jane05
	Toolkit (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 29, 2009 Toolkit A.A. has many tools to initiate change, growth, survival as well as to just stay sober. There are the 12 Steps which will produce a spiritual awakening and, when practiced on a daily basis, a lifetime of sobriety. There are...	Jane05	1	272	Mar 1, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ It Works! (Preview) It works it really does. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 88 When I got sober I initially had faith only in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Desperation and fear kept me sober (and maybe a caring and/or tough sponsor helped!). Faith in a Higher Power came much later. This faith came slowly at first, after...	Sobrietyspell	0	317	Mar 1, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When I find myself thinking about taking a drink, I say to myself: "Don't reach out and take that problem back. You've given it to God and there's nothing you can do about it." So I forget about the drink. One of the most important parts of the A.A. program is to give our d...	Sobrietyspell	0	258	Mar 1, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Brain Power Alone? (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 60 Brain Power Alone? To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you -- far too smart for our own good. We loved to have people call us precocious. We used our education to blow ourselves up into prideful balloons, though we wer...	Jane05	0	191	Mar 1, 2009 by Jane05
	Letting Go of Anger (Preview) In recovery, we often discuss anger objectively. Yes, we reason, it's an emotion we're all prone to experience. Yes, the goal in recovery is to be free of resentment and anger. Yes, it's okay to feel angry, we agree. Well, maybe. . . . Anger is a powerful and sometimes frightening emotion. It's also a...	Quetzal	0	3715	Mar 1, 2009 by Quetzal
	Hello (Preview) My Name is Junior I'm an alcoholic I'm not 'new' per se' I was sober and happy in AA for 15 years then for some insane reason I thought I could drink again I'm older now, I can handle it, right? I know what I need to do I've gotten to that point where I'm never drunk but I'm never sober either Going to the doctors...	JrG	6	419	Feb 28, 2009 by pinkchip
	Resentments (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 28, 2009ResentmentsWe need to take resentments very seriously. More than anything else, they can lead to relapse and all forms of spiritual illness. To live a happy, productive and sober life, we must free ourselves of our resentments. (Bi...	Jane05	0	167	Feb 28, 2009 by Jane05
	Conviction and Compromise (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 59 Conviction and Compromise One qualification for a useful life is give-and-take, the ability to compromise cheerfully. Compromise comes hard to us "all or nothing" drunks. Nevertheless, we must never lose sight of the fact that progress is nearly always charact...	Jane05	0	240	Feb 28, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ What No President? (Preview) When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues. . . . our friends gasp and exclaim, This simply cant be . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I finally made my way to A.A., I could not believe that there was no trea...	Sobrietyspell	0	348	Feb 28, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Letting Go of Denial (Preview) We are slow to believe that which, if believed, would hurt our feelings. -- Ovid Most of us in recovery have engaged in denial from time to time. Some of us relied on this tool. We may have denied events or feelings from our past. We may have denied other people's problems; we may have denied our own pr...	Quetzal	0	190	Feb 28, 2009 by Quetzal
	Relapse (Preview) Is it rare to see someone my age (25) to come into AA and stay sober for the rest of their lives? I'm just asking because almost everyone in my home meeting has talked about their relapses in the past. Last night a man showed up with 21 years of sobriety...then a recent relapse. So scary.	cramcj01	11	481	Feb 27, 2009 by JrG
	People-Pleasers (Preview) Have you ever been around people-pleasers? They tend to be displeasing. Being around someone who is turned inside out to please another is often irritating and anxiety- producing. People-pleasing is a behavior we may have adapted to survive in our family. We may not have been able to get the love a...	Quetzal	3	1220	Feb 27, 2009 by Dakota
	Therapist heal thyself (Preview) I have been doing a lot of pondering on how I became a substance abuse therapist who is also an alcoholic and has major problems with self esteem and self-care. I came into AA with a very deep understanding and knowledge that the life I was leading was complete hypocrisy and there was a drastic need to ch...	pinkchip	8	415	Feb 27, 2009 by Dakota
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 58Righteous Indignation"The positive value of righteous indignation is theoretical -- especially for alcoholics. It leaves every one of us open to the rationalization that we may be as angry as we like provided we can claim to be righteous about it."<< <<...	Jane05	0	1329	Feb 27, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ No Ordinary Success Story (Preview) A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, terror and pain. As I listened further, I soon hea...	Sobrietyspell	0	476	Feb 26, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 26th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we came into A.A., we came to believe in a Power greater than ourselves. We came to believe in that Divine Principle in the universe, which we call God, and to whom we can turn for help. Each morning we have a quiet time. We ask God for the power to stay sober for the next twenty-f...	Sobrietyspell	0	269	Feb 26, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	The Necesity of Going to F2F Meetings (Preview) Hi all! It has been a while since I have posted. Anyway I have been trying for several years now to stay clean and sober without F2F meetings. What a failure I have been with it. Anyway there is a part in the Big Book that says "No one has ever won in single handed combat without the unaided will&qu...	nique	8	297	Feb 26, 2009 by cramcj01
	Prayers, Thoughts, for my son. (Preview) The kid has been doing so well over the last 5 months! Got his GED, is working FULL time, likes his job, paying his bills, etc. THEN his Girlfriend came home from rehab on Friday! It's been downhill since. He didn't go to work Sunday! They had unprotected sex at his ex stepfather's house (where he's livin...	Doll	11	390	Feb 26, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ The Challenge of Failure (Preview) In Gods economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 31 How thankful I am today, to know that all my past failures were necessary for me to be where I am now. Through much pain came experience and, in sufferin...	Sobrietyspell	1	345	Feb 26, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Twelve Step Programs (Preview) I was furious when I found myself at my first Al-Anon meeting. It seemed so unfair that he had the problem and I had to go to a meeting. But by that time, I had nowhere left in the world to go with my pain. Now, I'm grateful for Al-Anon and my codependency recovery. Al-Anon keeps me on track; recovery has give...	Quetzal	1	259	Feb 26, 2009 by Mike B.
	Strength (Preview) We don't always have to be strong. Sometimes, our strength is expressed in being vulnerable. Sometimes, we need to fall apart to regroup and stay on track. We all have days when we cannot push any harder, cannot hold back self-doubt, cannot stop focusing on fear, cannot be strong. There are days w...	Quetzal	1	196	Feb 26, 2009 by Tina
	Staying Alive (Preview) AA Thought for the Day February 26, 2009Staying Alive In A.A. we seek so much more than just sobriety. Although sobriety is of extreme importance, along with keeping our side of the street clean and spiritual growth, we are also trying to stay alive. Interestingly enough, just by being sober, our ch...	Jane05	0	232	Feb 26, 2009 by Jane05
	Better than Gold (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 57 Better than Gold As newcomers, many of us have indulged in spiritual intoxication. Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, we saw our pick strike gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. The newcomer feels he has struck...	Jane05	0	1444	Feb 26, 2009 by Jane05
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 25th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Some people find it hard to believe in a Power greater than themselves. But not to believe in such a Power forces us to atheism. It has been said that atheism is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and aimlessly rushes nowhere. That's...	Sobrietyspell	0	253	Feb 25, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	H.A.L.T. (Preview) AA Thought for the Day February 25, 2009 H.A.L.T. "Don't become too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired." My use of "H-A-L-T" is possible only because of the awarenesses I receive through the use of the Twelve Steps. They remain the hub on my wheel of sobriety. I am trying very hard t...	Jane05	2	1800	Feb 25, 2009 by Ms London
	Facing Criticism (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 56 Facing Criticism Sometimes, we register surprise, shock, and anger when people find fault with A.A. We are apt to be disturbed to such an extent that we cannot benefit by constructive criticism. This sort of resentment makes no friends and achieves no constructive purpose. Cer...	Jane05	1	558	Feb 25, 2009 by Dodsworth
	Introduce Myself (Preview) Hello, my name is Greg and I am a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Thank you St. Pete Dean for inviting me to this forum. The facts of our stories are often quite different. However the Truths of our stories are the same. The Truth of my story is that my ego took control of my life, my mind and my body earl...	Deafhawk	5	394	Feb 25, 2009 by lani
	Accepting Imperfection (Preview) "Why do I do this to myself?" asked a woman who wanted to lose weight. "I went to my support group feeling so guilty and ashamed because I ate half a cookie that wasn't on the diet. I found out that everyone cheats a little, and some people cheat a lot. I felt so ashamed before I came to the gr...	Quetzal	1	274	Feb 25, 2009 by lani
	sobriety, day 1. (Preview) ok, ill start off with a short story of me. im 20 years old. ive been drinking since i was 13. its only really became a problem these last three years. i drink myself into blackouts and violent stupors. i swallowed a bottle of adivan and 10 vicodin and drank a litre of vodka about a week ago. a little more no...	medioxcore	9	384	Feb 25, 2009 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ A Thankful Heart (Preview) I try to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, ones heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 My sponsor told me that I should be a grateful alcoholic and al...	Sobrietyspell	0	306	Feb 24, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
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