Alcoholics Anonymous

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 21, 2009ProcrastinationI wanted to rest on my laurels after my first attempt at making amends.I was relieved, and thought my task was finished.I was tempted to skip the more humiliating meetings that still remained,and to find plausible excus...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone- even alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.84 When AA found me I thought I was in for a struggle, and that AA might provide me the strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that fight, who knows what other battles I could win. I would need to be strong, th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day We're all looking for the power to overcome drinking. When we alcoholics come into A.A., our first question is: "How do I get the strength to quit?" At first it seems to us that we will never get t...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPage 81 "Selfish"? "I can see why you are disturbed to hear some A.A. speakers say, 'A.A. is a selfish program.' The word 'selfish' ordinarily implies that one is acquisitive, demanding, and thoughtless of the welfare of others. Of course, the A.A. way of life does not...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

I am struggling a lot with anxiety and aggression. It has definitley gotten worse since I quit drinking. I have always been an extremly nervous and anxious person, but the aggression, that has came out of no where. Did any of you deal with those types of things after becoming sober? If so, could yo...

steviep · steviep

Can anyone tell me what the agenda is for next weekend at the Norbreck? I've not been to a convention before and I am staying with family nearby, that was the end of my anonymity with them! I want to enjoy as much as I can without worrying about times etc.

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Twenty-two/3:00 AM: In prayer, "We can use words or we can pray silently through careful, mindful, spiritual acts. We can pray for ourselves or others, for what we need or want, or we can pray to follow the will of our Higher Power. In fact, we can make a prayer out of most anything we do. The wa...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I'm so angry right now and just tired of this life at the moment. Anyone ever feel like it would just be infinitely better to just not BE, just *poof*. Some philosopher once said that true Nirvana is a state of not being. Writing this thread seems rather retarded but if I'm gonna slam the keys might as we...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Ok..so I'm headed down to a statewide AA conference today in Miami. The fellowship has been gearing up for this for months and all the fundraisers that went on had proceeds going to this. Not sure what it will be like, but I'm about to find out. Will report back (anonymously of course lol).

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Page 80 Debits and Credits Following a gossip binge, we can well ask ourselves these questions: "Why did we say what we did? Were we only trying to be helpful and informative? Or were we not trying to feel superior by confessing the other fellow's sins? Or, because of fear and dislik...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we used to worry about the future. Worry is terrible mental punishment. What's going to become of me? Where will I end up? In the gutter or the sanitarium? We can see ourselves slipping, getting worse and worse, and we wonder what the finish will be. Someti...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Love and tolerance of others is our code. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 I have found that I have to forgive others in all situations to maintain any real spiritual progress. The vital importance of forgiving may not be obvious to me at first sight, but my studies tell me that every great spiritual teache...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Happy Birthday! Danielle -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 06:37:58 AM -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 01:45:15 PM

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 19, 2009The LessonThe most important thing I've learned is this:When I'm feeling bad emotionally, it's usually my own fault.In nearly every case, I had made the choices that had gotten me there.But AA never said,"Perhaps this isn't for yo...

Jane05 · Jane05

Jane05 · Jane05

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of Ebby Thacher (March 21, 1966) . . . in doing some research I found this dedication that Bill Wilson wrote in an AA book that he gave to Ebby at the Long Beach International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1960: "Dear Ebby, No day passes that I do not r...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 20, 2009An Open GateThe Fellowship of AA has said that no matter what was out there,they would stand by me and help me through.More importantly, a Higher Power of my own understandingwould be there with me,and they could show me the way to tap int...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Page 79 Whose Responsibility? "An A.A. group, as such, cannot take on all the personal problems of its members, let alone those of non-alcoholics in the world around us. The A.A. group is not, for example, a mediator of domestic relations, nor does it furnish personal financial...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

This day has been stressful/crazy to say the least. I attempted to drive my car, which has failing breaks, to the auto shop. Bad idea. The car died and brakes locked up a couple of blocks from my apartment. Called a tow truck and my mother picked me up from the dealership later on and took me to her house for...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It has been well said that almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 Having grown up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolish when I first tried praying. I knew there was a Higher Power working in my life how else was I stayin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we used to be ashamed of the past. Remorse is terrible mental punishment: ashamed of ourselves for the things we've said and done, afraid to face people because of what they might think of us, afraid of the consequences of what we did when we were drunk. In A...

Jane05 · Jane05

Yes, I've been ask by my Sponsor to look at what I did to cause that really off day that ending with an emotional hangover and to look at what I might have been able to do to, maybe, have prevented it. I've been reading and talking with some other members and I wanted to see if you'd like to share on the subje...

Dakota · Dakota

How the "ego" can crush the ability and thwart the best of intentions. The simplest thing that has been working very well for me given any kind of negative sitch, and creating the ability to rise above has been a simple mantra..."let God in" This is working. It is simple. I don'...

Jane05 · Jane05

"As We See It"March 19 Boy, oh boy, do I LOVE my sponsor! Only God could put together two such imperfect people (who would not normally mix) and end up with a perfect match! Today's six words: Finally comfortable in my own skin. As We See It reflects the experience, strength, and hope of the...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Page 78 Clearing A Channel During the day, we can pause where situations must be met and decisions made, and renew the simple request "Thy will, not mine, be done." If at these points our emotional disturbances happens to be great, we will more surely keep our balance provid...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 36 I start with a little willingness to trust God and He causes that willingness to grow. The more willingness I have, the more trust I gain, and the more trust I gain, th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When we alcoholics first come into A.A. and we face the fact that we must spend the rest of our life without liquor, it often seems like an impossibility to us. So A.A. tells us to forget about the future and take it one day at a time. All we really have is now. We have no past time and no...

Tina · Tina

Morning All Just thought I'd let you know what the results of my test were, the result came back a nagetive, there's nothing to worry about. I'm still healthy, the reasoning why I've been feeling so BLAH is stress related. My doctor suggested to join up in a fitness club, Tai Gwan Do, walking, etc. So...

Jane05 · Jane05

"As We See It"March 18 Thanks to Tom H. for today's AWSI: "Spread the message of Alcoholics Anonymous wherever you go. Use words when necessary." Today's six words: "Bang! Then it all went blank." As We See It reflects the experience, strength, and hope of the lis...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayMarch 18, 2009 (Scroll down for share) 'Pass It On' As I read the Big Book daily, I am learning how to stay on the path that the first one hundred members cleared for me. Whenever I am feeling low, I think of "Bill's Story," on page 15, when he was full of self-pity during...

Tina · Tina

Just want to request prayers For a family in town that over the weekend that lost their 5 year old to a drowning incident in the home. I'm uncertained that I know this family, but probably know them to see them. I'm not certain of all the details, but the child drowned while takin a bath, all was done to try...

Wren · Wren

Few begin with anything like a clear view of what they want to do, and the fortune they seek may come in a very different form from that which they have kept in view.--The Independent, August 1898 Take a look at the mose focused and purposeful people we know, and we'll find one common trait. Although m...

Quetzal · Quetzal

One of the long-term effects of living in a dysfunctional family - as children or adults - is that we don't feel safe. Much of what we call codependency happens because we don't feel safe in relationships. This can cause us to control, obsess, or focus on the other person, while neglecting ourselves...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." The wasted energy of negative emotions and the ensuing resentments/arguements not only makes us want to drink, but it wastes our most valuable r...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

The Rev. Joseph C. Martin dies at 84; expert on alcoholism and drug addictionMartin's lectures and films have been leading tools in recovery programs for more than 40 years. His book 'Chalk Talks on Alcohol' was published in 1982 and is still in print. The Rev. Joseph C. Martin, an expert on alcoholi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. also helps us to hang onto sobriety. By having regular meetings so that we can associate with other alcoholics who have come through that same door in the wall, by encouraging us to tell the story of our own sad experiences with alcohol, and by showing us how to help other alc...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform. TWELVE STEPS...

Proud_Mother · Proud_Mother

My daughter is reaching the 1 year anniversary of her sobriety! Does anyone have any suggestions for a very special gift from this very proud mother to my daughter? I have several thoughts but would love your input. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Danette

Jane05 · Jane05

"As We See It"March 17 Thanks to Jennie for today's AWSI: "I've never heard anyone complain about Step Four who has actually taken Step Four." Today's six words from a newcomer: "In my case self-absorption is justified!" As We See It reflects the experience, st...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 17, 2009 Truth I began with little faith, but found proof that the truth is that it works.I started to believe others after hearing how they suffered from their alcoholism, because I could see them enjoying sobriety through AA.That truth was...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It p. 76 Only God Is Unchanging "Change is the characteristic of all growth. From drinking to society, from dishonesty to honesty, from conflict to serenity, from hate to love, from childish independence to adult responsibilityall this and infinitely more represent change for t...

lani · lani

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Empowering You can think. You can feel. You can solve your problems. You can take care of yourself. Those words have often benefited me more than the most profound and elaborate advice. How easy it is to fall into the trap o...

debbi · debbi

hi folks.....finally making some progress in a certain relationship.....up to now i could recite forward, backward, and inside out the slogans....yet somehow internalizing them was a different tune...in my head i had em down pat.....in my heart....where i needed to apply them the most....that...

kkotz401 · kkotz401

Hey everyone. So I am 21-years-old and I have probably been an alcoholic for three years. Anyways, my family and friends convinced me that I have to go to rehab and I am leaving Wednesday. I am not reall sure what to expect. I know I have to go though. I just feel like I am kind of in limbo right now. I have been...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea . . . Why dont you choose your own conception of God? That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years. I stood in the sunlight at last. It was only a matter of being willing to believe in...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Before we decide to quit drinking, most of us have to come up against a blank wall. We see that we're licked, that we have to quit. But we don't know which way to turn for help. There seems to be no door in that blank wall. A.A. opens the door that leads to sobriety. By encouraging us to...

lani · lani

Monday, March 16, 2009 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Positive Energy It's so easy to look around and notice what's wrong. It takes practice to see what's right. Many of us have lived around negativity for years. We've become skilled at labeling what's wrong with other peopl...

Jane05 · Jane05

March 16, 2009 Quote of the Week "The problem with isolating is that you get such bad advice." By the end of my drinking and using, I was all alone. Unlike some of the stories I hear about people drinking in bars, I preferred to drink alone in my home, and after months of listening to my own bes...

Jane05 · Jane05

"As We See It"March 16 Thanks to Susan for today's AWSI: When I got sober my sponsor told me that I had to be willing to change everything about my life...everything. I wore blue jeans and switched to slacks. I wore western shirts and switched to T-shirts. But, the one thing I just wouldn't g...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)~ Scroll down for share ~March 15, 2009InsanityI had no idea how truly insane my drinking behavior was, and could not bear to face it when it was suggested that I was in fact mentally ill. However, I could not deny it when I realized that my destructive alco...

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	Procrastination (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 21, 2009ProcrastinationI wanted to rest on my laurels after my first attempt at making amends.I was relieved, and thought my task was finished.I was tempted to skip the more humiliating meetings that still remained,and to find plausible excus...	Jane05	4	4528	Mar 22, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ No More Struggle (Preview) And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone- even alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.84 When AA found me I thought I was in for a struggle, and that AA might provide me the strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that fight, who knows what other battles I could win. I would need to be strong, th...	Sobrietyspell	0	339	Mar 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 22nd March 09 (Preview) You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day We're all looking for the power to overcome drinking. When we alcoholics come into A.A., our first question is: "How do I get the strength to quit?" At first it seems to us that we will never get t...	Sobrietyspell	0	292	Mar 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	"Selfish"? (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPage 81 "Selfish"? "I can see why you are disturbed to hear some A.A. speakers say, 'A.A. is a selfish program.' The word 'selfish' ordinarily implies that one is acquisitive, demanding, and thoughtless of the welfare of others. Of course, the A.A. way of life does not...	Jane05	2	355	Mar 22, 2009 by Jane05
	Anxiety (Preview) I am struggling a lot with anxiety and aggression. It has definitley gotten worse since I quit drinking. I have always been an extremly nervous and anxious person, but the aggression, that has came out of no where. Did any of you deal with those types of things after becoming sober? If so, could yo...	cramcj01	6	434	Mar 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Blackpool next weekend (Preview) Can anyone tell me what the agenda is for next weekend at the Norbreck? I've not been to a convention before and I am staying with family nearby, that was the end of my anonymity with them! I want to enjoy as much as I can without worrying about times etc.	steviep	1	994	Mar 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Twenty-two/3:00 AM: In prayer, "We can use words or we can pray silently through careful, mindful, spiritual acts. We can pray for ourselves or others, for what we need or want, or we can pray to follow the will of our Higher Power. In fact, we can make a prayer out of most anything we do. The wa...	Jane05	0	222	Mar 22, 2009 by Jane05
	I'm close to a drink tonight (Preview) I'm so angry right now and just tired of this life at the moment. Anyone ever feel like it would just be infinitely better to just not BE, just poof. Some philosopher once said that true Nirvana is a state of not being. Writing this thread seems rather retarded but if I'm gonna slam the keys might as we...	Dodsworth	11	1005	Mar 21, 2009 by Dodsworth
	State wide conference (Preview) Ok..so I'm headed down to a statewide AA conference today in Miami. The fellowship has been gearing up for this for months and all the fundraisers that went on had proceeds going to this. Not sure what it will be like, but I'm about to find out. Will report back (anonymously of course lol).	pinkchip	7	516	Mar 21, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Debits and Credits (Preview) As Bill Sees It Page 80 Debits and Credits Following a gossip binge, we can well ask ourselves these questions: "Why did we say what we did? Were we only trying to be helpful and informative? Or were we not trying to feel superior by confessing the other fellow's sins? Or, because of fear and dislik...	Jane05	0	505	Mar 21, 2009 by Jane05
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we used to worry about the future. Worry is terrible mental punishment. What's going to become of me? Where will I end up? In the gutter or the sanitarium? We can see ourselves slipping, getting worse and worse, and we wonder what the finish will be. Someti...	Sobrietyspell	1	319	Mar 20, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ Love & Tolerance (Preview) Love and tolerance of others is our code. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 I have found that I have to forgive others in all situations to maintain any real spiritual progress. The vital importance of forgiving may not be obvious to me at first sight, but my studies tell me that every great spiritual teache...	Sobrietyspell	0	336	Mar 20, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy Birthday Sobrietyspell (Preview) Happy Birthday! Danielle -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 06:37:58 AM -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 01:45:15 PM	StPeteDean	12	402	Mar 20, 2009 by Ms London
	The Lesson (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 19, 2009The LessonThe most important thing I've learned is this:When I'm feeling bad emotionally, it's usually my own fault.In nearly every case, I had made the choices that had gotten me there.But AA never said,"Perhaps this isn't for yo...	Jane05	8	409	Mar 20, 2009 by Ms London
	Dr. Bob's RX for Sobriety (Preview)	Jane05	0	4295	Mar 20, 2009 by Jane05
	Ebby Thacher - From AWSI (Preview) Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of Ebby Thacher (March 21, 1966) . . . in doing some research I found this dedication that Bill Wilson wrote in an AA book that he gave to Ebby at the Long Beach International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1960: "Dear Ebby, No day passes that I do not r...	Jane05	0	2774	Mar 20, 2009 by Jane05
	An Open Gate (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 20, 2009An Open GateThe Fellowship of AA has said that no matter what was out there,they would stand by me and help me through.More importantly, a Higher Power of my own understandingwould be there with me,and they could show me the way to tap int...	Jane05	0	209	Mar 20, 2009 by Jane05
	Whose Responsibility? (Preview) As Bill Sees It Page 79 Whose Responsibility? "An A.A. group, as such, cannot take on all the personal problems of its members, let alone those of non-alcoholics in the world around us. The A.A. group is not, for example, a mediator of domestic relations, nor does it furnish personal financial...	Jane05	0	539	Mar 20, 2009 by Jane05
	Toughest Day (Preview) This day has been stressful/crazy to say the least. I attempted to drive my car, which has failing breaks, to the auto shop. Bad idea. The car died and brakes locked up a couple of blocks from my apartment. Called a tow truck and my mother picked me up from the dealership later on and took me to her house for...	Dodsworth	6	393	Mar 19, 2009 by Ms London
	Daily Reflections ~ Prayer: It Works (Preview) It has been well said that almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 Having grown up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolish when I first tried praying. I knew there was a Higher Power working in my life how else was I stayin...	Sobrietyspell	0	369	Mar 19, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 19th March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we used to be ashamed of the past. Remorse is terrible mental punishment: ashamed of ourselves for the things we've said and done, afraid to face people because of what they might think of us, afraid of the consequences of what we did when we were drunk. In A...	Sobrietyspell	0	294	Mar 19, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Emotional Hangover Anyone? (Preview) Yes, I've been ask by my Sponsor to look at what I did to cause that really off day that ending with an emotional hangover and to look at what I might have been able to do to, maybe, have prevented it. I've been reading and talking with some other members and I wanted to see if you'd like to share on the subje...	Jane05	2	1261	Mar 19, 2009 by StPeteDean
	it isn't about me (Preview) How the "ego" can crush the ability and thwart the best of intentions. The simplest thing that has been working very well for me given any kind of negative sitch, and creating the ability to rise above has been a simple mantra..."let God in" This is working. It is simple. I don'...	Dakota	6	399	Mar 19, 2009 by StPeteDean
	As We See It (Preview) *"As We See It"March 19 Boy, oh boy, do I LOVE my sponsor! Only God could put together two such imperfect people (who would not normally mix) and end up with a perfect match! Today's six words: Finally comfortable in my own skin. As We See It reflects the experience, strength, and hope of the...*	Jane05	0	241	Mar 19, 2009 by Jane05
	Clearing A Channel (Preview) As Bill Sees It Page 78 Clearing A Channel During the day, we can pause where situations must be met and decisions made, and renew the simple request "Thy will, not mine, be done." If at these points our emotional disturbances happens to be great, we will more surely keep our balance provid...	Jane05	0	223	Mar 19, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ Real Independence (Preview) The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 36 I start with a little willingness to trust God and He causes that willingness to grow. The more willingness I have, the more trust I gain, and the more trust I gain, th...	Sobrietyspell	0	316	Mar 18, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we alcoholics first come into A.A. and we face the fact that we must spend the rest of our life without liquor, it often seems like an impossibility to us. So A.A. tells us to forget about the future and take it one day at a time. All we really have is now. We have no past time and no...	Sobrietyspell	0	512	Mar 18, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Test results (Preview) Morning All Just thought I'd let you know what the results of my test were, the result came back a nagetive, there's nothing to worry about. I'm still healthy, the reasoning why I've been feeling so BLAH is stress related. My doctor suggested to join up in a fitness club, Tai Gwan Do, walking, etc. So...	Tina	4	410	Mar 18, 2009 by Tina
	As We See It (Preview) *"As We See It"March 18 Thanks to Tom H. for today's AWSI: "Spread the message of Alcoholics Anonymous wherever you go. Use words when necessary." Today's six words: "Bang! Then it all went blank." As We See It reflects the experience, strength, and hope of the lis...*	Jane05	0	452	Mar 18, 2009 by Jane05
	Pass It On (Preview) AA Thought for the DayMarch 18, 2009 (Scroll down for share) 'Pass It On' As I read the Big Book daily, I am learning how to stay on the path that the first one hundred members cleared for me. Whenever I am feeling low, I think of "Bill's Story," on page 15, when he was full of self-pity during...	Jane05	0	3846	Mar 18, 2009 by Jane05
	Tragedy (Preview) Just want to request prayers For a family in town that over the weekend that lost their 5 year old to a drowning incident in the home. I'm uncertained that I know this family, but probably know them to see them. I'm not certain of all the details, but the child drowned while takin a bath, all was done to try...	Tina	4	381	Mar 18, 2009 by lani
	A Message from "Night Light" (Preview) Few begin with anything like a clear view of what they want to do, and the fortune they seek may come in a very different form from that which they have kept in view.--The Independent, August 1898 Take a look at the mose focused and purposeful people we know, and we'll find one common trait. Although m...	Wren	2	338	Mar 18, 2009 by Quetzal
	Safety (Preview) One of the long-term effects of living in a dysfunctional family - as children or adults - is that we don't feel safe. Much of what we call codependency happens because we don't feel safe in relationships. This can cause us to control, obsess, or focus on the other person, while neglecting ourselves...	Quetzal	0	208	Mar 18, 2009 by Quetzal
	"The Things We Can Not Change" (Preview) "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." The wasted energy of negative emotions and the ensuing resentments/arguements not only makes us want to drink, but it wastes our most valuable r...	StPeteDean	8	451	Mar 17, 2009 by Download AA Speakers .com
	RIP Father Martin (Preview) The Rev. Joseph C. Martin dies at 84; expert on alcoholism and drug addictionMartin's lectures and films have been leading tools in recovery programs for more than 40 years. His book 'Chalk Talks on Alcohol' was published in 1982 and is still in print. The Rev. Joseph C. Martin, an expert on alcoholi...	eastcoastscott	4	4282	Mar 17, 2009 by Download AA Speakers .com
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 17th March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. also helps us to hang onto sobriety. By having regular meetings so that we can associate with other alcoholics who have come through that same door in the wall, by encouraging us to tell the story of our own sad experiences with alcohol, and by showing us how to help other alc...	Sobrietyspell	1	255	Mar 17, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ Mysterious Ways (Preview) . . . out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform. TWELVE STEPS...	Sobrietyspell	0	333	Mar 17, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Gift for 1 yr sobriety (Preview) My daughter is reaching the 1 year anniversary of her sobriety! Does anyone have any suggestions for a very special gift from this very proud mother to my daughter? I have several thoughts but would love your input. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Danette	Proud_Mother	8	1352	Mar 17, 2009 by Tina
	"As We See It" (Preview) *"As We See It"March 17 Thanks to Jennie for today's AWSI: "I've never heard anyone complain about Step Four who has actually taken Step Four." Today's six words from a newcomer: "In my case self-absorption is justified!" As We See It reflects the experience, st...*	Jane05	0	499	Mar 17, 2009 by Jane05
	Truth (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 17, 2009 Truth *I began with little faith, but found proof that the truth is that it works.I started to believe others after hearing how they suffered from their alcoholism,* because I could see them enjoying sobriety through AA.That truth was...	Jane05	0	221	Mar 17, 2009 by Jane05
	Only God Is Unchanging (Preview) As Bill Sees It p. 76 Only God Is Unchanging "Change is the characteristic of all growth. From drinking to society, from dishonesty to honesty, from conflict to serenity, from hate to love, from childish independence to adult responsibilityall this and infinitely more represent change for t...	Jane05	0	245	Mar 17, 2009 by Jane05
	Language of letting go: (Preview) Tuesday, March 17, 2009 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Empowering You can think. You can feel. You can solve your problems. You can take care of yourself. Those words have often benefited me more than the most profound and elaborate advice. How easy it is to fall into the trap o...	lani	1	1085	Mar 17, 2009 by lani
	progress (Preview) hi folks.....finally making some progress in a certain relationship.....up to now i could recite forward, backward, and inside out the slogans....yet somehow internalizing them was a different tune...in my head i had em down pat.....in my heart....where i needed to apply them the most....that...	debbi	4	416	Mar 16, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Hello (Preview) Hey everyone. So I am 21-years-old and I have probably been an alcoholic for three years. Anyways, my family and friends convinced me that I have to go to rehab and I am leaving Wednesday. I am not reall sure what to expect. I know I have to go though. I just feel like I am kind of in limbo right now. I have been...	kkotz401	11	1059	Mar 16, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ As We Understand Him (Preview) My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea . . . Why dont you choose your own conception of God? That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years. I stood in the sunlight at last. It was only a matter of being willing to believe in...	Sobrietyspell	0	345	Mar 16, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 16th March 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Before we decide to quit drinking, most of us have to come up against a blank wall. We see that we're licked, that we have to quit. But we don't know which way to turn for help. There seems to be no door in that blank wall. A.A. opens the door that leads to sobriety. By encouraging us to...	Sobrietyspell	0	260	Mar 16, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Language of letting go: BE POSITIVE "young Grasshopper!!!" (Preview) Monday, March 16, 2009 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Positive Energy It's so easy to look around and notice what's wrong. It takes practice to see what's right. Many of us have lived around negativity for years. We've become skilled at labeling what's wrong with other peopl...	lani	1	419	Mar 16, 2009 by John
	The Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 16, 2009 Quote of the Week "The problem with isolating is that you get such bad advice." By the end of my drinking and using, I was all alone. Unlike some of the stories I hear about people drinking in bars, I preferred to drink alone in my home, and after months of listening to my own bes...	Jane05	0	3206	Mar 16, 2009 by Jane05
	"As We See It" (Preview) *"As We See It"*March 16 Thanks to Susan for today's AWSI: When I got sober my sponsor told me that I had to be willing to change everything about my life...everything. I wore blue jeans and switched to slacks. I wore western shirts and switched to T-shirts. But, the one thing I just wouldn't g...	Jane05	0	236	Mar 16, 2009 by Jane05
	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)~ Scroll down for share ~March 15, 2009InsanityI had no idea how truly insane my drinking behavior was, and could not bear to face it when it was suggested that I was in fact mentally ill. However, I could not deny it when I realized that my destructive alco...	Jane05	2	221	Mar 16, 2009 by Jane05
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