Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51 As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I understand H...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought For The Day Besides our jobs, our families, our friends and our sobriety, we have something else which many of us found through A.A. That's faith in a Power greater than ourselves, to which we can turn for help: faith in that Divine Principle in the universe which we call God and which is on o...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

The night I've been fearing since I quit drinking (12 days ago) has come and gone, and I came out the other side sober. Whheeew. Several of my friends were there, all of them completely wasted, along with the rest of the crowd. The opportunity and excuse to drink was sooo right there. This was definatel...

getlow316 · getlow316

Woke up today to start another day sober. First thing I thought about was what meeting I was going to go to. Next thing was I wanted a cup of coffee.(Yeah, drinking a cup in the morning and one at a meeting, don't want to get hyper) Last Sat. was mylast day I drank so getting through this weekend was really a b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I ask that You might help me work through all my problems, to Your Glory and Honor. -- Alcoholics Anonymous Many of us lived in situations where it wasn't okay to identify, have, or talk about problems. Denial became a way of life -- our way of dealing with problems In recovery, many of us still fear...

getlow316 · getlow316

Three inches of snow has fell already, total mess out. But I am sober. I'm in my warm house that I cleaned all day (God knows it needed it) Cooked a good meal, and have my dog (my best freind) sitting by my side. Not to mention i got a F2F meeting in this morning along with an online one and some great chat at my o...

Dakota · Dakota

Last night I chose to drink and get drunk. I hate myself for that. But I think I am learning something. I look at myself and see that I am able to stop for days and then it is as though I am rewarding myself with a crappy thing. It is opposite what a reward should be. There have been some good improvements in m...

ziacles · ziacles

I'm in a very remote artea and there are no meetings on the weekends, and only a few during the week. Can someone steer me to some online meetings, if such a thing exists? I went to one supposed online meeting but it had been spammed to death and there was little activity in the last 2 weeks. Thank you and God...

pinkchip · pinkchip

The may be the same or totally opposite from GETLOW's post but my coffee drinking is getting out of control and it is resembling my alcoholism completely now. It is screwing up my sleep, making me anxious, giving me heart palpitations, making me want to smoke even more cigarettes (i think). I am get...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 53 "Loners"--but Not Alone What can be said of many A.A. members who, for a variety of reasons, cannot have a family life? At first many of these feel lonely, hurt, and left out as they witness so much domestic happiness about them. If they cannot have this kind of happines...

Tomas · Tomas

When someone does something to harm you, write your hurts in the sand. A parable for today. Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything wro...

therunner · therunner

I ask this question because it say in the big book that, "there is one who has all power, that one is god may you find him now!" Well, I've honestly lost faith in god. I've got just over five years sober. Have worked the steps with a sponsor, have two sonsees and attened meetings on ver regula...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Can anyone become an alcoholic/addict? I guess I'm wondering that if my path was different in the past, would I have turned out different? I know that environmental factors go into almost everything. I'm not asking to find an excuse, but just out of curiosity. Do you have to be a 'special' (no pun...

Jane05 · Jane05

Good Morning Friends Day Twenty-one/2:00 PM: Do not project into the future how things are going to be. Tomorrow is today's mystery. If you project a continuum of pain and failure, you only invite that pain and failure. Allow the world to surprise you, because it surely will. Tomorrow is today's mys...

getlow316 · getlow316

I went to my first meeting tonight in 5 years. Funny how I forgot how stimulating they are. Also all the stuff I forgot about meetings, sponsers, home groups, etc. Also forgot about the people. I guess I expected the people to look how I felt while I was using. I found myself looking around the room and at p...

Codependent2 · Codependent2

I had my last drink last Sunday morning at app 2am. I also stopped the Kolonopin my Psych had prescribed two days ago. I weaned myself off. I am feeling more hopeful. Thanks for the support!

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day February 21, 2009 Bedevilments We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we coul...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 52 To Guard Against a Slip Suppose we fall short of the chosen ideal and stumble? Does this mean we are going to get drunk? Some people tell us so. But this is only a half-truth. It depends on us and on our motives. If we are sorry for what we have done, and have the honest desire to let God tak...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The present moment is all we have. Yes, we have plans and goals, a vision for tomorrow. But now is the only time we possess. And it is enough. We can clear our mind of the residue of yesterday. We can clear our mind of fears of tomorrow. We can be present, now. We can make ourselves available to this moment...

laurenrich777 · laurenrich777

I'm a bit confused right now in my program. The problem is that when I took the "test" in the little AA booklet, the one that they give you to qualify you, I only scored a two. I honestly can only say yes to two of those questions. And then someone gave me a cd the other day. It was a live event and th...

Jerry · Jerry

Thanks to each of you for being there this morning.

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 18, 2009 Self-pity No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity. Quicksand stretched around me in all directions. I had met my match. I had been overwhelmed. Alcohol was my master. - Bill W. Reprin...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 51 The Coming of Faith In my own case, the foundation stone of freedom from fear is that of faith: a faith that, despite all worldly appearances to the contrary, causes me to believe that I live in a universe that makes sense. To me, this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justi...

runs10k11714 · runs10k11714

Members: Spontaneous Stupidity was just one of the many experiencial things I was going to need in my life if I was gonna keep from developing somekind of recovery AA theology and decending into the abyss of "bleeding deaconism" or P.I.A for the rest of us. One of the...

Mike B. · Mike B.

My daugther age 11, has hit puberty and hangs around with 13 & 14 year olds at school. She brings home the school talk and attitude and treats my wife and I like sh*t. Her comments are along the lines of: I don't answer stupid questions, your mom(comeback), that's stupid and in general just disrep...

getlow316 · getlow316

I'm coming back to the program. My name is Scott and I am an alcoholic. i was in the program about 5-6 years ago and sober for about a year. It all started with my first (and only) DUI. I was sentenced to 6 days in jail. Three of the days i did in a med. security prison and the other three I was able to do in a class t...

Jane05 · Jane05

Chapter 5 - How It Works Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. Ther...

Bee22 · Bee22

Am I selfish for wanting to cut all ties with certain people if they're not helping me? In other words, my friend's an alcoholic and when ever we see each other we wind up having a drink despite the fact that I always tell myself I won't. Thing is though, I think she has no intention to stop. Can anyone relat...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the high bottoms, the women said they were different; . . . The Skid-Rower said he was different . . . so did the artists and the professional people, the rich, the poor, the religious, the...

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Twenty/5:00 AM: "If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are." ~ Zen Proverb I don't have to understand how the Steps work, just that they do. Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & othe...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day February 20, 2009 A New Attitude And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone -- even alcohol. For by this time sanity will have returned. We will seldom be interested in liquor. If tempted, we recoil from it as from a hot flame. We react sanely and normally, and we will find th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Liquor used to be my friend. I used to have a lot of fun drinking. Practically all the fun I had was connected with drinking. But the time came when liquor became my enemy. I don't know just when liquor turned against me and became my enemy, but I know it happened, because I began to g...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

At this juncture, his A.A. sponsor usually laughs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 Before my recovery from alcoholism began, laughter was one of the most painful sounds I knew. I never laughed and I felt that anyone elses laughter was directed at me! My self-pity and anger denied me the si...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We are powerless over other people's expectations of us. We cannot control what others want, what they expect, or what they want us to do and be. We can control how we respond to other people's expectations. During the course of any day, people may make demands on our time, talents, energy, money,...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Oh my goodness, thank you Danielle for the suggestion. It is such an exhiliarating way to refresh and renew!!!!!!! It is changing my life is such wonderful ways.... :o)

Bee22 · Bee22

I got drunk last night and I just feel so guilty and humiliated. Alcohol is dominating my life, I feel like I can't go anywhere now because people have seen me in a state too many times. I want to be able to enjoy a drink without becoming an emotional wreck, I only intended on having one glass of wine and some...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Many things we do in A.A. are in preparation for that crucial moment when, walking down the street on a nice sunshiny day, we see a nice cool cocktail lounge and the idea of having a drink pops into our minds. If we've trained our minds so that we're well prepared for that crucial mo...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

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Jane05 · Jane05

Day Nineteen/6:00 PM: This is a good time to grasp the moment. No need to regret the past and what you did or didn't do; no need to contemplate the future for what "misfortunes" lay ahead. Simplify, simplify. Do you have laundry to wash? Can you fix a meal or call someone and go to a meeting? You...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day February 19, 2009Readjustment Life is God's good gift to me. I must cooperate with it to live it, which means constant readjustment and the throwing out of phoney fancies as to how I might manage it by the thankful sharing of all honest thinking with my fellows. Living means growi...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 50 A.A.: Benign Anarchy and Democracy When we come into A.A. we find a greater personal freedom than any other society knows. We cannot be compelled to do anything. In that sense our Society is a benign anarchy. The word "anarchy" has a bad meaning to most of us. But I think...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Recovery is not about being right; it's about allowing ourselves to be who we are and accepting others as they are. That concept can be difficult for many of us if we have lived in systems that functioned on the "right/wrong" justice scale. The person who was right was okay; the person who...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I just spent several hours with someone from my group, and I feel like I'm losing my mind. This woman insisted that the only way I would make progress in my program was to go to her church and succumb to her religious rules. She pushed and insisted, and insisted and pushed. She's been in the program so much...

slhNY125 · slhNY125

I've been trying and trying. I can't help but think "maybe I'm just not ready", but inside I know I have a problem and know what it will cost me if I don't stop. I can't seem to devote myself to recovery even though I hate myself after a binge (and the binges happen often). I'm lying to my husba...

Doll · Doll

I thought since we have so many folks from all over the world someone might be able to tell me what to do. I have a friggin' armadillo problem! They have somehow made their way into my area and are DESTROYING my yard. They've dug up my flowers, plants, shrubs, and are now digging at the foundation of my hous...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: courageously; completely;...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day After I became an alcoholic, alcohol poisoned my love for my family and friends, it poisoned my ambition, it poisoned my self-respect. It poisoned my whole life, until I met A.A. My life is happier now than it has been for a long time. I don't want to commit suicide. So with the hel...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I just wanted to start this topic because it does seem like a lot of people check out this website before coming to any meetings and because it is a first step for them in seeking out AA. One of my initial fears was that if I conceded I was an alcoholic, I would never be able to have fun again. All the clubs an...

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Eighteen/7:00 AM: God didn't do it! God doesn't do anything to me, but always through me. Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & other Meditation Books Thought for the Day Create A Peaceful Thought When your open your eyes in the morning, Sit for a moment and ap...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 49 Out of Defeat...Strength If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that some day we will be immune to alcohol. << << << >> >> >> Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength a...

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	Daily Reflections ~ Guidance (Preview) this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51 As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I understand H...	Sobrietyspell	0	1100	Feb 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 22nd Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought For The Day Besides our jobs, our families, our friends and our sobriety, we have something else which many of us found through A.A. That's faith in a Power greater than ourselves, to which we can turn for help: faith in that Divine Principle in the universe which we call God and which is on o...	Sobrietyspell	0	277	Feb 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Just got home from a party (Preview) The night I've been fearing since I quit drinking (12 days ago) has come and gone, and I came out the other side sober. Whheeew. Several of my friends were there, all of them completely wasted, along with the rest of the crowd. The opportunity and excuse to drink was sooo right there. This was definatel...	Dodsworth	9	530	Feb 22, 2009 by lani
	ANOTHER DAY SOBER (Preview) Woke up today to start another day sober. First thing I thought about was what meeting I was going to go to. Next thing was I wanted a cup of coffee.(Yeah, drinking a cup in the morning and one at a meeting, don't want to get hyper) Last Sat. was mylast day I drank so getting through this weekend was really a b...	getlow316	4	795	Feb 22, 2009 by Jane05
	Solving Problems (Preview) I ask that You might help me work through all my problems, to Your Glory and Honor. -- Alcoholics Anonymous Many of us lived in situations where it wasn't okay to identify, have, or talk about problems. Denial became a way of life -- our way of dealing with problems In recovery, many of us still fear...	Quetzal	1	308	Feb 22, 2009 by getlow316
	WHAT A GREAT DAY (Preview) Three inches of snow has fell already, total mess out. But I am sober. I'm in my warm house that I cleaned all day (God knows it needed it) Cooked a good meal, and have my dog (my best freind) sitting by my side. Not to mention i got a F2F meeting in this morning along with an online one and some great chat at my o...	getlow316	3	295	Feb 22, 2009 by Dakota
	choice I made (Preview) Last night I chose to drink and get drunk. I hate myself for that. But I think I am learning something. I look at myself and see that I am able to stop for days and then it is as though I am rewarding myself with a crappy thing. It is opposite what a reward should be. There have been some good improvements in m...	Dakota	5	397	Feb 22, 2009 by Dakota
	Where are some AA CHat places on the web? (Preview) I'm in a very remote artea and there are no meetings on the weekends, and only a few during the week. Can someone steer me to some online meetings, if such a thing exists? I went to one supposed online meeting but it had been spammed to death and there was little activity in the last 2 weeks. Thank you and God...	ziacles	5	327	Feb 22, 2009 by getlow316
	The opposite COFFEE post (Preview) The may be the same or totally opposite from GETLOW's post but my coffee drinking is getting out of control and it is resembling my alcoholism completely now. It is screwing up my sleep, making me anxious, giving me heart palpitations, making me want to smoke even more cigarettes (i think). I am get...	pinkchip	4	388	Feb 22, 2009 by Dakota
	"Loners"--but Not Alone (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 53 "Loners"--but Not Alone What can be said of many A.A. members who, for a variety of reasons, cannot have a family life? At first many of these feel lonely, hurt, and left out as they witness so much domestic happiness about them. If they cannot have this kind of happines...	Jane05	0	297	Feb 22, 2009 by Jane05
	Just a Thought on Forgiveness (Preview) When someone does something to harm you, write your hurts in the sand. A parable for today. Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything wro...	Tomas	2	327	Feb 22, 2009 by ziacles
	How does an atheist stay sober? (closed) (Preview) I ask this question because it say in the big book that, "there is one who has all power, that one is god may you find him now!" Well, I've honestly lost faith in god. I've got just over five years sober. Have worked the steps with a sponsor, have two sonsees and attened meetings on ver regula...	therunner	14	1856	Feb 21, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Can anyone be an alcoholic? (Preview) Can anyone become an alcoholic/addict? I guess I'm wondering that if my path was different in the past, would I have turned out different? I know that environmental factors go into almost everything. I'm not asking to find an excuse, but just out of curiosity. Do you have to be a 'special' (no pun...	cramcj01	6	752	Feb 21, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Good Morning Friends *Day Twenty-one/2:00 PM:* Do not project into the future how things are going to be. Tomorrow is today's mystery. If you project a continuum of pain and failure, you only invite that pain and failure. Allow the world to surprise you, because it surely will. *Tomorrow is today's mys...*	Jane05	0	234	Feb 21, 2009 by Jane05
	FIRST MEETING IN FIVE YEARS (Preview) I went to my first meeting tonight in 5 years. Funny how I forgot how stimulating they are. Also all the stuff I forgot about meetings, sponsers, home groups, etc. Also forgot about the people. I guess I expected the people to look how I felt while I was using. I found myself looking around the room and at p...	getlow316	5	395	Feb 21, 2009 by getlow316
	5 days sober (Preview) I had my last drink last Sunday morning at app 2am. I also stopped the Kolonopin my Psych had prescribed two days ago. I weaned myself off. I am feeling more hopeful. Thanks for the support!	Codependent2	6	1275	Feb 21, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Bedevilments (Preview) AA Thought for the Day February 21, 2009 Bedevilments We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we coul...	Jane05	0	2629	Feb 21, 2009 by Jane05
	To Guard Against a Slip (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 52 To Guard Against a Slip Suppose we fall short of the chosen ideal and stumble? Does this mean we are going to get drunk? Some people tell us so. But this is only a half-truth. It depends on us and on our motives. If we are sorry for what we have done, and have the honest desire to let God tak...	Jane05	0	660	Feb 21, 2009 by Jane05
	Living in the Present (Preview) The present moment is all we have. Yes, we have plans and goals, a vision for tomorrow. But now is the only time we possess. And it is enough. We can clear our mind of the residue of yesterday. We can clear our mind of fears of tomorrow. We can be present, now. We can make ourselves available to this moment...	Quetzal	0	453	Feb 21, 2009 by Quetzal
	I Think I Need To Speak To Someone At Tomorrow's Meeting~ (Preview) I'm a bit confused right now in my program. The problem is that when I took the "test" in the little AA booklet, the one that they give you to qualify you, I only scored a two. I honestly can only say yes to two of those questions. And then someone gave me a cd the other day. It was a live event and th...	laurenrich777	8	414	Feb 20, 2009 by OHAAT
	Thank you. (Preview) Thanks to each of you for being there this morning.	Jerry	2	249	Feb 20, 2009 by runs10k11714
	Self-pity (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 18, 2009 Self-pity No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity. Quicksand stretched around me in all directions. I had met my match. I had been overwhelmed. Alcohol was my master. - Bill W. Reprin...	Jane05	3	2284	Feb 20, 2009 by runs10k11714
	The Coming of Faith (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 51 The Coming of Faith In my own case, the foundation stone of freedom from fear is that of faith: a faith that, despite all worldly appearances to the contrary, causes me to believe that I live in a universe that makes sense. To me, this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justi...	Jane05	1	267	Feb 20, 2009 by runs10k11714
	Spontaneous Stupidity!!!!! (Preview) Members: Spontaneous Stupidity was just one of the many experiencial things I was going to need in my life if I was gonna keep from developing somekind of recovery AA theology and decending into the abyss of "bleeding deaconism" or P.I.A for the rest of us. One of the...	runs10k11714	3	484	Feb 20, 2009 by runs10k11714
	Question regarding kids (Preview) My daugther age 11, has hit puberty and hangs around with 13 & 14 year olds at school. She brings home the school talk and attitude and treats my wife and I like sh*t. Her comments are along the lines of: I don't answer stupid questions, your mom(comeback), that's stupid and in general just disrep...	Mike B.	6	399	Feb 20, 2009 by lani
	HELLO AGAIN (Preview) I'm coming back to the program. My name is Scott and I am an alcoholic. i was in the program about 5-6 years ago and sober for about a year. It all started with my first (and only) DUI. I was sentenced to 6 days in jail. Three of the days i did in a med. security prison and the other three I was able to do in a class t...	getlow316	5	431	Feb 20, 2009 by StPeteDean
	How It Works (Preview) Chapter 5 - How It Works Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. Ther...	Jane05	11	1503	Feb 20, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Can I be selfish? (Preview) Am I selfish for wanting to cut all ties with certain people if they're not helping me? In other words, my friend's an alcoholic and when ever we see each other we wind up having a drink despite the fact that I always tell myself I won't. Thing is though, I think she has no intention to stop. Can anyone relat...	Bee22	5	1108	Feb 20, 2009 by laurenrich777
	Daily Reflections ~ I'm Not Different (Preview) In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the high bottoms, the women said they were different; . . . The Skid-Rower said he was different . . . so did the artists and the professional people, the rich, the poor, the religious, the...	Sobrietyspell	3	353	Feb 20, 2009 by pinkchip
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Twenty/5:00 AM: "If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are." ~ Zen Proverb *I don't have to understand how the Steps work, just that they do.* Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & othe...	Jane05	0	255	Feb 20, 2009 by Jane05
	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day February 20, 2009 A New Attitude And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone -- even alcohol. For by this time sanity will have returned. We will seldom be interested in liquor. If tempted, we recoil from it as from a hot flame. We react sanely and normally, and we will find th...	Jane05	0	301	Feb 20, 2009 by Jane05
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Liquor used to be my friend. I used to have a lot of fun drinking. Practically all the fun I had was connected with drinking. But the time came when liquor became my enemy. I don't know just when liquor turned against me and became my enemy, but I know it happened, because I began to g...	Sobrietyspell	1	336	Feb 20, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ The Gift of Laughter (Preview) At this juncture, his A.A. sponsor usually laughs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 Before my recovery from alcoholism began, laughter was one of the most painful sounds I knew. I never laughed and I felt that anyone elses laughter was directed at me! My self-pity and anger denied me the si...	Sobrietyspell	1	323	Feb 20, 2009 by Jane05
	Setting Our Own Course (Preview) We are powerless over other people's expectations of us. We cannot control what others want, what they expect, or what they want us to do and be. We can control how we respond to other people's expectations. During the course of any day, people may make demands on our time, talents, energy, money,...	Quetzal	0	259	Feb 20, 2009 by Quetzal
	Yogaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.......... (Preview) Oh my goodness, thank you Danielle for the suggestion. It is such an exhiliarating way to refresh and renew!!!!!!! It is changing my life is such wonderful ways.... :o)	jonijoni1	4	347	Feb 19, 2009 by Ms London
	I feel horrible. (Preview) I got drunk last night and I just feel so guilty and humiliated. Alcohol is dominating my life, I feel like I can't go anywhere now because people have seen me in a state too many times. I want to be able to enjoy a drink without becoming an emotional wreck, I only intended on having one glass of wine and some...	Bee22	6	557	Feb 19, 2009 by Tomas
	24Hrs a Day ~ 19th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Many things we do in A.A. are in preparation for that crucial moment when, walking down the street on a nice sunshiny day, we see a nice cool cocktail lounge and the idea of having a drink pops into our minds. If we've trained our minds so that we're well prepared for that crucial mo...	Sobrietyspell	0	303	Feb 19, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Extra Emoticons, enjoy (Preview) ...	StPeteDean	2	898	Feb 19, 2009 by chester
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Nineteen/6:00 PM: This is a good time to grasp the moment. No need to regret the past and what you did or didn't do; no need to contemplate the future for what "misfortunes" lay ahead. Simplify, simplify. Do you have laundry to wash? Can you fix a meal or call someone and go to a meeting? You...	Jane05	1	268	Feb 19, 2009 by jonijoni1
	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day February 19, 2009Readjustment Life is God's good gift to me. I must cooperate with it to live it, which means constant readjustment and the throwing out of phoney fancies as to how I might manage it by the thankful sharing of all honest thinking with my fellows. Living means growi...	Jane05	0	289	Feb 19, 2009 by Jane05
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 50 A.A.: Benign Anarchy and Democracy When we come into A.A. we find a greater personal freedom than any other society knows. We cannot be compelled to do anything. In that sense our Society is a benign anarchy. The word "anarchy" has a bad meaning to most of us. But I think...	Jane05	0	1388	Feb 19, 2009 by Jane05
	Being Right (Preview) Recovery is not about being right; it's about allowing ourselves to be who we are and accepting others as they are. That concept can be difficult for many of us if we have lived in systems that functioned on the "right/wrong" justice scale. The person who was right was okay; the person who...	Quetzal	2	266	Feb 19, 2009 by Quetzal
	Our Path (Preview) I just spent several hours with someone from my group, and I feel like I'm losing my mind. This woman insisted that the only way I would make progress in my program was to go to her church and succumb to her religious rules. She pushed and insisted, and insisted and pushed. She's been in the program so much...	Quetzal	0	234	Feb 19, 2009 by Quetzal
	Just can't get sober (Preview) I've been trying and trying. I can't help but think "maybe I'm just not ready", but inside I know I have a problem and know what it will cost me if I don't stop. I can't seem to devote myself to recovery even though I hate myself after a binge (and the binges happen often). I'm lying to my husba...	slhNY125	24	1446	Feb 18, 2009 by jonijoni1
	WAY OFF TOPIC -- I mean way, way, way off! But need some help! (Preview) I thought since we have so many folks from all over the world someone might be able to tell me what to do. I have a friggin' armadillo problem! They have somehow made their way into my area and are DESTROYING my yard. They've dug up my flowers, plants, shrubs, and are now digging at the foundation of my hous...	Doll	11	433	Feb 18, 2009 by chester
	Daily Reflections ~ Our Paths Are Our Own (Preview) there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: courageously; completely;...	Sobrietyspell	0	591	Feb 18, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day After I became an alcoholic, alcohol poisoned my love for my family and friends, it poisoned my ambition, it poisoned my self-respect. It poisoned my whole life, until I met A.A. My life is happier now than it has been for a long time. I don't want to commit suicide. So with the hel...	Sobrietyspell	0	290	Feb 18, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	How to how fun without alcohol (Preview) I just wanted to start this topic because it does seem like a lot of people check out this website before coming to any meetings and because it is a first step for them in seeking out AA. One of my initial fears was that if I conceded I was an alcoholic, I would never be able to have fun again. All the clubs an...	pinkchip	8	1917	Feb 18, 2009 by pinkchip
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Eighteen/7:00 AM: God didn't do it! *God doesn't do anything to me, but always through me.* Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & other Meditation Books Thought for the Day Create A Peaceful Thought When your open your eyes in the morning, Sit for a moment and ap...	Jane05	0	240	Feb 18, 2009 by Jane05
	Out of Defeat...Strength (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 49 Out of Defeat...Strength If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that some day we will be immune to alcohol. << << << >> >> >> Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength a...	Jane05	0	280	Feb 18, 2009 by Jane05
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