Alcoholics Anonymous

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 6, 2009 WillingnessAlcohol is a formidable opponent: much stronger than we are when we're at our weakest! But with God's help, we can stand against it. When we are willing to do what we have to do to stay sober, we will stay sober! (Big Book, pp. 58-...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 65 Growth By The Tenth Step In the years ahead A.A. will, of course, make mistakes. Experience has taught us that we need have no fear of doing this, providing that we always remain willing to admit our faults and to correct them promptly. Our growth as individuals has depended upon t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Do not let any prejudice you might have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 47 The idea of faith is a very large chunk to swallow when fear, doubt and anger abound in and around me. Sometimes just the idea of doing something dif...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day In A.A. we must surrender, give up, admit that we're helpless. We surrender our lives to God and ask Him for help. When He knows that we're ready, He gives us by His grace the free gift of sobriety. And we can't take any credit for having stopped drinking, because we didn't do it by o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Anxiety is often our first reaction to conflict, problems, or even our own fears. In those moments, detaching and getting peaceful may seem disloyal or apathetic. We think: If I really care, I'll worry; if this is really important to me, I must stay upset. We convince ourselves that outcomes will be p...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow take it easy? Thats what I want to know. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 I was never known for my patience. How many times have I asked, Why should I wait, when I can have it all right now? Indeed, when I was first presented the Twelve Steps, I was...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Sometimes we try too hard to get this program. It is better to relax and accept it. It will be given to us, with no effort on our part, if we stop trying too hard to get it. Sobriety can be a free gift of God, which He gives us by His grace when He knows we are ready for it. But we have to be re...

Jane05 · Jane05

Dealing with Disagreeable People has been brought up here a time or two and it can be a frequent topic of a couple of my friends. It also comes up pretty regularly in AA meetings I attend. The problems - dealing with disagreeable people. Whether they are spouses, ex-spouses, parents, siblings, nei...

Jane05 · Jane05

http://area62.org/area62/convention/09SC62Cflyer1.pdf-- Edited by Sobrietyspell at 22:41, 2009-03-04

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 5, 2009 Denial It's often said, "Denial is a symptom of the disease of alcoholism." Of course, it's one thing to deny being an alcoholic when one has never had a drink. It's an entirely different story when one denies it while wondering w...

gary4u · gary4u

Hi Iam Gary age 39. I started drinking from the age of 24yrs. At first it was just an half a glass of beer which sent me spinning , but it was not often it was once in 2-3 months at first. Then it became once in an month then twice , thrice in an month. It never really did borther me much that I will become an alcho...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

I can see that we've had 12 Guests this morning already. We want to welcome you and encourage you to join our board and introduce yourself. Dean -- Edited by StPeteDean at 13:00, 2009-03-04

annmarie · annmarie

Hi everyone, I am a member of Alanon and have been helped greatly in my recovery so far on this site. I'm hoping someone may be able to give me their opinion or some direction on a question thats been bugging me for a while. |I am the oldest child in my family and in my opinion suffered a great deal because...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

I'm sure most of you are in relationships with, or have close family members/friends that are non-alcoholic. I have learned through meetings that someone without the disease will never be able to fully understand it. There is someone in my life that does not threaten my sobriety, nor EVER ask me to...

lucaskywalker · lucaskywalker

Hi, I'm Lucas. I have been in recovery for...about 2 years, now. In that time I have picked up five 24-Hour chips, four 1-Month chips, three 2-Month chips, and one 10-Month chip...and now I have to pick up another 24-Hour chip if I want to keep doing the deal. Which I do. Part of me just wants to vent,...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 64Search For MotivesSome of us clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. Our families didn't suffer, because we always paid the bills and seldom drank at home. Our business associates didn't suffer, because we were usually on the job. Our reputa...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The essence of all growth is a willingness to make a change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 115 By the time I had reached Step Three I had been freed of my dependence on alcohol, but bitter experience has shown me th...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Please welcome Danielle "Sobrietyspell" as our newest Moderator. She is certainly deserving of the position and immediatly accepted when asked to serve the board, which she has been doing. Not singling her out, as we have several members that work to post daily readings and answer...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

CONSCIOUS CONTACT RETREAT Friday 6th ~ Sunday 8th March 2009 St Josephs Retreat Centre, Formby. Price ~ £20 Deposit £60 on Arrival Covers cost of room & all meals pp Arrival Time ~ 5pm Friday before Dinner Departure ~ 1.30pm after Lunch Contacts ~ Carl 07999 556 553...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Having surrendered our lives to God and put our drink problem in His hands doesn't mean that we'll never be tempted to drink. So we must build up strength for the time when temptation will come. In this quiet time, we read and pray and get our minds in the right mood for the day. Star...

Dakota · Dakota

What makes it difficult to see personal needs , change. What is it that keeps a person from getting into the same victimization cycle time after time. It is so easy to see problems in another that is victimizing you. How to get beyond that? Case in point. You are in a work place and you draw the same kind of...

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...

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	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 6, 2009 WillingnessAlcohol is a formidable opponent: much stronger than we are when we're at our weakest! But with God's help, we can stand against it. When we are willing to do what we have to do to stay sober, we will stay sober! (Big Book, pp. 58-...	Jane05	0	247	Mar 6, 2009 by Jane05
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 65 Growth By The Tenth Step In the years ahead A.A. will, of course, make mistakes. Experience has taught us that we need have no fear of doing this, providing that we always remain willing to admit our faults and to correct them promptly. Our growth as individuals has depended upon t...	Jane05	0	273	Mar 6, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ The Idea of Faith (Preview) Do not let any prejudice you might have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 47 The idea of faith is a very large chunk to swallow when fear, doubt and anger abound in and around me. Sometimes just the idea of doing something dif...	Sobrietyspell	0	313	Mar 6, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day In A.A. we must surrender, give up, admit that we're helpless. We surrender our lives to God and ask Him for help. When He knows that we're ready, He gives us by His grace the free gift of sobriety. And we can't take any credit for having stopped drinking, because we didn't do it by o...	Sobrietyspell	0	278	Mar 6, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Peace (Preview) Anxiety is often our first reaction to conflict, problems, or even our own fears. In those moments, detaching and getting peaceful may seem disloyal or apathetic. We think: If I really care, I'll worry; if this is really important to me, I must stay upset. We convince ourselves that outcomes will be p...	Quetzal	0	598	Mar 6, 2009 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ A Lifelong Task (Preview) But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow take it easy? Thats what I want to know. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 I was never known for my patience. How many times have I asked, Why should I wait, when I can have it all right now? Indeed, when I was first presented the Twelve Steps, I was...	Sobrietyspell	0	311	Mar 5, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 5th March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Sometimes we try too hard to get this program. It is better to relax and accept it. It will be given to us, with no effort on our part, if we stop trying too hard to get it. Sobriety can be a free gift of God, which He gives us by His grace when He knows we are ready for it. But we have to be re...	Sobrietyspell	0	307	Mar 5, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Dealing with Disagreeable People (Preview) Dealing with Disagreeable People has been brought up here a time or two and it can be a frequent topic of a couple of my friends. It also comes up pretty regularly in AA meetings I attend. The problems - dealing with disagreeable people. Whether they are spouses, ex-spouses, parents, siblings, nei...	Jane05	10	527	Mar 5, 2009 by StPeteDean
	AA State Convention - Columbia, S.C. 4th-6th April 2009 (Preview) http://area62.org/area62/convention/09SC62Cflyer1.pdf-- Edited by Sobrietyspell at 22:41, 2009-03-04	Jane05	3	382	Mar 5, 2009 by Jane05
	Denial (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 5, 2009 Denial It's often said, "Denial is a symptom of the disease of alcoholism." Of course, it's one thing to deny being an alcoholic when one has never had a drink. It's an entirely different story when one denies it while wondering w...	Jane05	3	2195	Mar 5, 2009 by Mike B.
	Iam facing the Liquor of Death (Preview) Hi Iam Gary age 39. I started drinking from the age of 24yrs. At first it was just an half a glass of beer which sent me spinning , but it was not often it was once in 2-3 months at first. Then it became once in an month then twice , thrice in an month. It never really did borther me much that I will become an alcho...	gary4u	6	403	Mar 5, 2009 by lani
	Welcome to all of our Guests (Preview) I can see that we've had 12 Guests this morning already. We want to welcome you and encourage you to join our board and introduce yourself. Dean -- Edited by StPeteDean at 13:00, 2009-03-04	StPeteDean	7	378	Mar 5, 2009 by lani
	oldest child (Preview) Hi everyone, I am a member of Alanon and have been helped greatly in my recovery so far on this site. I'm hoping someone may be able to give me their opinion or some direction on a question thats been bugging me for a while. \|I am the oldest child in my family and in my opinion suffered a great deal because...	annmarie	3	417	Mar 5, 2009 by lani
	Non-alcoholic (Preview) I'm sure most of you are in relationships with, or have close family members/friends that are non-alcoholic. I have learned through meetings that someone without the disease will never be able to fully understand it. There is someone in my life that does not threaten my sobriety, nor EVER ask me to...	cramcj01	5	394	Mar 5, 2009 by lani
	Slips / Relapse slips relapse (Preview) Hi, I'm Lucas. I have been in recovery for...about 2 years, now. In that time I have picked up five 24-Hour chips, four 1-Month chips, three 2-Month chips, and one 10-Month chip...and now I have to pick up another 24-Hour chip if I want to keep doing the deal. Which I do. Part of me just wants to vent,...	lucaskywalker	8	9293	Mar 5, 2009 by lani
	Search For Motives (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 64Search For MotivesSome of us clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. Our families didn't suffer, because we always paid the bills and seldom drank at home. Our business associates didn't suffer, because we were usually on the job. Our reputa...	Jane05	1	235	Mar 5, 2009 by Dakota
	Daily Reflections ~ Weeding The Garden (Preview) The essence of all growth is a willingness to make a change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 115 By the time I had reached Step Three I had been freed of my dependence on alcohol, but bitter experience has shown me th...	Sobrietyspell	1	310	Mar 5, 2009 by Dakota
	Welcome to our newest Moderator (Preview) Please welcome Danielle "Sobrietyspell" as our newest Moderator. She is certainly deserving of the position and immediatly accepted when asked to serve the board, which she has been doing. Not singling her out, as we have several members that work to post daily readings and answer...	StPeteDean	7	380	Mar 5, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	Retreat in Merseyside, U.K. (Preview) CONSCIOUS CONTACT RETREAT Friday 6th ~ Sunday 8th March 2009 St Josephs Retreat Centre, Formby. Price ~ £20 Deposit £60 on Arrival Covers cost of room & all meals pp Arrival Time ~ 5pm Friday before Dinner Departure ~ 1.30pm after Lunch Contacts ~ Carl 07999 556 553...	Sobrietyspell	7	1880	Mar 5, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Having surrendered our lives to God and put our drink problem in His hands doesn't mean that we'll never be tempted to drink. So we must build up strength for the time when temptation will come. In this quiet time, we read and pray and get our minds in the right mood for the day. Star...	Sobrietyspell	0	304	Mar 4, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	scary bullies (Preview) What makes it difficult to see personal needs , change. What is it that keeps a person from getting into the same victimization cycle time after time. It is so easy to see problems in another that is victimizing you. How to get beyond that? Case in point. You are in a work place and you draw the same kind of...	Dakota	6	2498	Mar 4, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	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	232	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	254	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	267	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	346	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	248	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	243	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	1766	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	288	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	449	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	288	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	1501	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	421	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	396	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	331	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	402	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	700	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	429	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	266	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	904	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	198	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	283	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	331	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	266	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	200	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	3814	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	431	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	178	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	250	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	362	Feb 28, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
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