Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A.A. is like a dike, holding back the ocean of liquor. If we take one glass of liquor, it is like making a small hole in the dike and once such a hole has been made, the whole ocean of alcohol may rush in upon us. By practicing the A.A. principles we keep the dike strong and in repair. W...

noahsark · noahsark

Hi all, noah, alcoholic. Wow, what a road to be back in AA! This is where I started a long time ago, but lost my way. I've been hurting, and I needed to come out and say that I am an alcoholic. I drink and it hurts me in every way. I go into denial, and it takes sometimes earth shaking wake up calls to get through t...

jc2008 · jc2008

I've been perusing the messages here on occasion but I haven't posted in a long time. Reading Allison's (Nique's) post from a few days ago shook me up and has motivated me to post again. I have been taking narcotic pain pills, legitimately, for a back problem, but I started getting concerned that I wa...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Trees And People A tree that is beginning to grow sends roots down into Mother Earth even as it reaches and opens to the sky above, seeking nourishment from the sun and the moisture in the air and in the rain that falls. In the same way, we can envision ourselves as treelike beings, imagining that we have r...

lani · lani

Where does the time go!!! Celebrated 9 months of sobriety yesterday! Going to my home group tonight to get my big ole coin!!!!! What an awesome feeling and I am so blessed to have come this far...The journey never ends!!!

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Self-centeredness was my problem. All my life people had been doing things for me and I not only expected it, but I was ungrateful and resentful they did...

nique · nique

Ive been sober a little over a week. Yesterday I couldnt remember things I was abut to do or say. Its like I was having mini black outs. It is scary. I am going to my doc today hopefully he can help me. I was just wondering has this happend to any of you??????? Help!!! Love, Allison

nique · nique

for a year now my back has been in such pain I cant stand or walk more than 5 minutes before my back gives out and I fall. Well I went to an orthopedic doc yesterday./ This JERK told me there is nothing wrong with my back he said my back hurts cause I am FAT!!!!! I told him where to stick it and left his office w...

TheStory · TheStory

Was wondering what anyone's experience or thoughts were on this theory. Particularly in regard to depression or bipolar disorder.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Denial is a powerful tool. Never underestimate its ability to cloud your vision. Be aware that, for many reasons, we have become experts at using this tool to make reality more tolerable. We have learned well how to stop the pain caused by reality - not by changing our circumstances, but by pretendi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Having admitted my powerlessness and made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God, as I understand Him, I dont decide which de...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Stop trying so hard to make it happen. Stop doing so much, if doing so much is wearing you out or not achieving the desired results. Stop thinking so much and so hard about it. Stop worrying so about it. Stop trying to force, to manipulate, to coerce, or to make it happen. Making things happen is contr...

nique · nique

Hi everyone! I have missed you and I have missed myself. I wont go on and on with all the details but I will tell you snippits.. I had a physc doc for many years and he knows me up and down and would never give me any narcotics even thoug I begged. So I fired him and found a doc who was very liberal with giving o...

lani · lani

LIVING "It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." --Marcus Aurelius For years I did not live I simply existed. What many people take for granted I did not have: friends, vacations, job satisfaction, gratitude, family, communication and love of s...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have trust issues. Some of us tried long and hard to trust untrustworthy people. Over and again, we believed lies and promises never to be kept. Some of us tried to trust people for the impossible; for instance, trusting a practicing alcoholic not to drink again. Some of us trusted our Hi...

lani · lani

IGNORANCE "Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge." --Alfred North Whitehead How little I understood when I was living as an alcoholic. How little I wanted to know. Ignorance was bliss in my addiction. And the real tragedy was that I was ignorant of the exten...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

Friday, July 18th was my six year anniversary! I have been clean and sober for six years! It's only through the help and guidance of my Higher Power and the strength I got from AA that I managed to achieve these six years. It was a bittersweet day though. My sponsor never even called me to wish m...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxietyin other words, to all of usthis newfound pea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we feel the need of saying something to put another member on the right track, we should try to say it with understanding and sympathy, not with a critical attitude. We should keep everything out in the open and aboveboard. The A.A. program is wonderful, but we must really fo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We must be loyal to the group and to each member of it. We must never accuse members behind their backs or even to their faces. It's up to them to tell us themselves if anything is wrong. More than that, we must try not to think bad things about any members, because if we do, we're con...

lani · lani

Just got back from an awesome meeting... Just curious...... One gal just suffered a stroke and has weakness and slurred speech, things are very "slow" for her. She wonders, "why me, I cant figure it out" She has great sobriety and tremendous faith but we still, honestly, ask ou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But now the words Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works began to carry bright promise and meaning. 12 & 12, p. 75 When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that there are no blanks to fill in. It doesnt say, Humbly asked Him to (fill in the blank) remove our shortcomings. For ye...

Tina · Tina

Just thought I'd drop in, Things are going well and slow the way I like it, sometimes ppl places and things can tick us off but it's all in how u procieve it. I do now have 5 years in soberity and it feels good, I've had one of my son's friends who is 27 years of age. Come to me for advice on the program. Well my f...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Do not be in such a hurry to move on. Relax. Breathe deeply. Be. Be in harmony today. Be open. There is beauty around and in us today. There is purpose and meaning in today. There is importance in today - not so much in what happens to us, but in how we respond. Let today happen. We learn our lessons,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I spent a year trying to prove to my husband how much his drinking was hurting me. When I began to recover, I realized I was the one who needed to realize how much his drinking was hurting me. -- Anonymous I spent months trying to prove to a man I was dating how responsible and healthy I was. Then I realized...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. 12 & 12, p. 75 Many false notions operate in false pride. The need for direction to live a decent life is satisfied by the hope experienced in...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Gossip about or criticism of personalities has no place in an A.A. clubroom. Every man in A.A. is a brother and every woman is a sister, as long as he or she is a member of A.A. We ought not to gossip about the relationships of any man or woman in the group. And if we say about another m...

lani · lani

Hopefully this will shed some light to us ladies out there on why men are never depressed, cause at the end of the day, men are just happier people - What do you expect from such simple (and proud of it) creatures? Your last name stays put.The garage is all yours.Wedding plans take care of themselves.Cho...

Doll · Doll

Thank you, again, all for the thoughts and prayers. It's been a tough day and we're pretty much back at square one. I couldn't believe it when the judge said he could only be detained to a juvenile facility, that since he was 17 she couldn't send him to the county. All of this being said after she made a sp...

Doll · Doll

I am full of fear at this moment. In just a few short hours I get to watch my son be 'carted' off to jail to be held until under suicide watch till a rehab bed becomes available...My mind is ALL over the place. I spoke to him last night & he sounded like the 'happy kid' I once I knew, therefore I've question...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. 12 & 12, p. 75 Today my prayers consist mostly of saying thank you to my Higher Power for my sobriety and for the wonder of Gods abundance, but I need also to ask for help and t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Two things can spoil group unity - gossip and criticism. To avoid these divisive things, we must realise we're all in the same boat. We're like a group of people in a life-boat after the steamer has sunk. If we're going to be saved, we've got to pull together. It's a matter of lif...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a mother or father who said, "I love you" to us, and then abandoned or neglected us, giving us c...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We deserve the best life and love has to offer, but we are each faced with the challenge of learning to identify what that means in our life. We must each come to grips with our own understanding of what we believe we deserve, what we want, and whether we are receiving it. There is only one place to start,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It can signal other people's problems, our problems, or simply problems we need to address. We d...

lani · lani

July 17, 2008 Daily Reflections SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy depen...

Doll · Doll

Things coming outta left field... Don't think I'm not equipped or ready for any of this... In my circle of HG winners that I surround myself with, there's a guy that I've always gotten along with moreso than any of the other men, always been able to talk to about my son and he's always available when I've...

Family Members · Quetzal

I was thirty five years old the first time I spoke up to my mother and refused to buy into her games and manipulation. I was terribly frightened and almost couldn't believe I was doing this. I found I didn't have to be mean. I didn't have to start an argument. But I could say what I wanted and needed to say to t...

Doll · Doll

On Thursday my 17 yr old will be remanded to the county jail where he will be detained until a bed in a inpatient rehab becomes available.....This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life up to this point. And the miracle is I don't want to drink! Someone once said to me, "give him to God an...

lani · lani

Keep It Simple Let there be spaces in your togetherness.---Kahil Gilran We all need time alone. Then we can get to know our Higher Power better too. When we were using chemicals, we were afraid of being alone. We didn't want to think too much. So we got high. Now we know we're never totally alone. Our Hig...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Hello everyone, Haven't been posting much, but I've been stopping by about everyday. Always great words of wisdom on this site. Anyway, I've been doing my first sponsorship in a loooooonnnnnnngggggg time and it's been a blast "rediscovering" the 12 Steps. So much so, I wrote a poem abo...

Doll · Doll

"The idea that somehow, some day, he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death." AA BB pg. 30 How blessed I am today the obsession has been removed...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Well no rest for the wicked. Another 6 days of work on my house. Maybe I'll figure out how to use brighthouses dial up and I won't be gone so long. If not, see you in a week. Dean

FindingFreedom · FindingFreedom

Hi Everyone, its been awhile since I last posted but here I am still an alcoholic and drug addict, grateful for my recovery and it does get better and better each day. I love this board and I love going to meetings. We are all in the same lifeboat and Ive got a hold of my oar, when you get tired, Ill take my tu...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of all humility, a desire to seek and do Gods will, was missing. 12 & 12, p.72 When I first came to A.A., I wanted to find some of the elusive quality called humility. I didnt...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day - Before alcoholics come into A.A., they are "flying blind." But A.A. gives them a directed beam in the A.A. program. As long as they keep on this beam, the signal of sobriety keeps coming through. If they have a slip, the signal is broken. If they swing off course into...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

For without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all.. . Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose, or, in adversity, be able to summon the faith that can meet any emergency. 12 & 12, p.70 Why do I balk at the word humility? I am not humbling myself toward other people, but...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day - Today is ours. Let us live today, as we believe God wants us to live. Each day will have a new pattern, which we cannot foresee. But we can open each day with a quiet period in which we say a little prayer, asking God to help us through the day. Personal contact with God, as we underst...

lani · lani

Dolls posts made me think today of where I was a few short months ago. I could never in my life imagine a life without drinking! How could I pay the bills, go to a party, interact with people, deal with stress or unhappiness.......without drinking! Today I cannot imagine a life with drinking! Ive posted...

lani · lani

Today is July 12, 2008 A Great Day for Recovery! VIOLENCE "Violence is counter-productive and produces changes of a sort you don't want. It is a very dangerous instrument and can destroy those who wield it." --John Gardner I believed I wasn't violent when I drank but that is not true; I wasn...

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	24 Hrs a Day ~ 24th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A.A. is like a dike, holding back the ocean of liquor. If we take one glass of liquor, it is like making a small hole in the dike and once such a hole has been made, the whole ocean of alcohol may rush in upon us. By practicing the A.A. principles we keep the dike strong and in repair. W...	Sobrietyspell	1	272	Jul 25, 2008 by lani
	Bad headaches and loneliness (Preview) Hi all, noah, alcoholic. Wow, what a road to be back in AA! This is where I started a long time ago, but lost my way. I've been hurting, and I needed to come out and say that I am an alcoholic. I drink and it hurts me in every way. I go into denial, and it takes sometimes earth shaking wake up calls to get through t...	noahsark	5	703	Jul 25, 2008 by lani
	I'm back... (Preview) I've been perusing the messages here on occasion but I haven't posted in a long time. Reading Allison's (Nique's) post from a few days ago shook me up and has motivated me to post again. I have been taking narcotic pain pills, legitimately, for a back problem, but I started getting concerned that I wa...	jc2008	7	428	Jul 25, 2008 by lani
	Children of Mother Earth (Preview) Trees And People A tree that is beginning to grow sends roots down into Mother Earth even as it reaches and opens to the sky above, seeking nourishment from the sun and the moisture in the air and in the rain that falls. In the same way, we can envision ourselves as treelike beings, imagining that we have r...	Sobrietyspell	0	266	Jul 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	9 months baby!!!!! (Preview) Where does the time go!!! Celebrated 9 months of sobriety yesterday! Going to my home group tonight to get my big ole coin!!!!! What an awesome feeling and I am so blessed to have come this far...The journey never ends!!!	lani	7	872	Jul 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Helping Others (Preview) Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Self-centeredness was my problem. All my life people had been doing things for me and I not only expected it, but I was ungrateful and resentful they did...	Sobrietyspell	0	309	Jul 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Short Term Memory Loss (Preview) Ive been sober a little over a week. Yesterday I couldnt remember things I was abut to do or say. Its like I was having mini black outs. It is scary. I am going to my doc today hopefully he can help me. I was just wondering has this happend to any of you??????? Help!!! Love, Allison	nique	3	782	Jul 24, 2008 by Phil
	Doctors Stink! (Preview) for a year now my back has been in such pain I cant stand or walk more than 5 minutes before my back gives out and I fall. Well I went to an orthopedic doc yesterday./ This JERK told me there is nothing wrong with my back he said my back hurts cause I am FAT!!!!! I told him where to stick it and left his office w...	nique	2	338	Jul 24, 2008 by Quetzal
	Self Medication (Preview) Was wondering what anyone's experience or thoughts were on this theory. Particularly in regard to depression or bipolar disorder.	TheStory	9	461	Jul 24, 2008 by hellobecka
	Denial (Preview) Denial is a powerful tool. Never underestimate its ability to cloud your vision. Be aware that, for many reasons, we have become experts at using this tool to make reality more tolerable. We have learned well how to stop the pain caused by reality - not by changing our circumstances, but by pretendi...	Quetzal	0	375	Jul 24, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ I Ask God To Decide (Preview) I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Having admitted my powerlessness and made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God, as I understand Him, I dont decide which de...	Sobrietyspell	0	306	Jul 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Making It Happen (Preview) Stop trying so hard to make it happen. Stop doing so much, if doing so much is wearing you out or not achieving the desired results. Stop thinking so much and so hard about it. Stop worrying so about it. Stop trying to force, to manipulate, to coerce, or to make it happen. Making things happen is contr...	Quetzal	2	325	Jul 23, 2008 by noahsark
	I'm Back! (Preview) Hi everyone! I have missed you and I have missed myself. I wont go on and on with all the details but I will tell you snippits.. I had a physc doc for many years and he knows me up and down and would never give me any narcotics even thoug I begged. So I fired him and found a doc who was very liberal with giving o...	nique	9	463	Jul 22, 2008 by Phil
	Father Leo (Preview) LIVING "It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." --Marcus Aurelius For years I did not live I simply existed. What many people take for granted I did not have: friends, vacations, job satisfaction, gratitude, family, communication and love of s...	lani	0	218	Jul 22, 2008 by lani
	Learning to Trust Again (Preview) Many of us have trust issues. Some of us tried long and hard to trust untrustworthy people. Over and again, we believed lies and promises never to be kept. Some of us tried to trust people for the impossible; for instance, trusting a practicing alcoholic not to drink again. Some of us trusted our Hi...	Quetzal	1	322	Jul 22, 2008 by lani
	Father leo (Preview) IGNORANCE "Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge." --Alfred North Whitehead How little I understood when I was living as an alcoholic. How little I wanted to know. Ignorance was bliss in my addiction. And the real tragedy was that I was ignorant of the exten...	lani	3	687	Jul 22, 2008 by lani
	six years!! (Preview) Friday, July 18th was my six year anniversary! I have been clean and sober for six years! It's only through the help and guidance of my Higher Power and the strength I got from AA that I managed to achieve these six years. It was a bittersweet day though. My sponsor never even called me to wish m...	carolinagirl	8	334	Jul 22, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ A Priceless Gift (Preview) By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxietyin other words, to all of usthis newfound pea...	Sobrietyspell	0	340	Jul 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 21st July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we feel the need of saying something to put another member on the right track, we should try to say it with understanding and sympathy, not with a critical attitude. We should keep everything out in the open and aboveboard. The A.A. program is wonderful, but we must really fo...	Sobrietyspell	0	277	Jul 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We must be loyal to the group and to each member of it. We must never accuse members behind their backs or even to their faces. It's up to them to tell us themselves if anything is wrong. More than that, we must try not to think bad things about any members, because if we do, we're con...	Sobrietyspell	1	335	Jul 21, 2008 by lani
	"Why Me" (Preview) Just got back from an awesome meeting... Just curious...... One gal just suffered a stroke and has weakness and slurred speech, things are very "slow" for her. She wonders, "why me, I cant figure it out" She has great sobriety and tremendous faith but we still, honestly, ask ou...	lani	6	394	Jul 21, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections ~ Shortcomings Removed (Preview) But now the words Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works began to carry bright promise and meaning. 12 & 12, p. 75 When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that there are no blanks to fill in. It doesnt say, Humbly asked Him to (fill in the blank) remove our shortcomings. For ye...	Sobrietyspell	0	781	Jul 20, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	It's all well (Preview) Just thought I'd drop in, Things are going well and slow the way I like it, sometimes ppl places and things can tick us off but it's all in how u procieve it. I do now have 5 years in soberity and it feels good, I've had one of my son's friends who is 27 years of age. Come to me for advice on the program. Well my f...	Tina	3	257	Jul 20, 2008 by lani
	Letting Go of Resistance (Preview) Do not be in such a hurry to move on. Relax. Breathe deeply. Be. Be in harmony today. Be open. There is beauty around and in us today. There is purpose and meaning in today. There is importance in today - not so much in what happens to us, but in how we respond. Let today happen. We learn our lessons,...	Quetzal	0	259	Jul 20, 2008 by Quetzal
	Proving It to Ourselves (Preview) I spent a year trying to prove to my husband how much his drinking was hurting me. When I began to recover, I realized I was the one who needed to realize how much his drinking was hurting me. -- Anonymous I spent months trying to prove to a man I was dating how responsible and healthy I was. Then I realized...	Quetzal	2	342	Jul 19, 2008 by CAM
	Daily Reflections ~ False Pride (Preview) Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. 12 & 12, p. 75 Many false notions operate in false pride. The need for direction to live a decent life is satisfied by the hope experienced in...	Sobrietyspell	0	1531	Jul 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 19th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Gossip about or criticism of personalities has no place in an A.A. clubroom. Every man in A.A. is a brother and every woman is a sister, as long as he or she is a member of A.A. We ought not to gossip about the relationships of any man or woman in the group. And if we say about another m...	Sobrietyspell	0	263	Jul 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	And..."WHY" men are happier (Preview) Hopefully this will shed some light to us ladies out there on why men are never depressed, cause at the end of the day, men are just happier people - What do you expect from such simple (and proud of it) creatures? Your last name stays put.The garage is all yours.Wedding plans take care of themselves.Cho...	lani	2	353	Jul 19, 2008 by Tuggboat
	The outcome ..... God's will, I guess..... (Preview) Thank you, again, all for the thoughts and prayers. It's been a tough day and we're pretty much back at square one. I couldn't believe it when the judge said he could only be detained to a juvenile facility, that since he was 17 she couldn't send him to the county. All of this being said after she made a sp...	Doll	1	280	Jul 19, 2008 by Tuggboat
	It's today......Thoughts & prayers, please (Preview) I am full of fear at this moment. In just a few short hours I get to watch my son be 'carted' off to jail to be held until under suicide watch till a rehab bed becomes available...My mind is ALL over the place. I spoke to him last night & he sounded like the 'happy kid' I once I knew, therefore I've question...	Doll	5	287	Jul 19, 2008 by Tuggboat
	Daily Reflections ~ Grateful For What I Have (Preview) During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. 12 & 12, p. 75 Today my prayers consist mostly of saying thank you to my Higher Power for my sobriety and for the wonder of Gods abundance, but I need also to ask for help and t...	Sobrietyspell	0	298	Jul 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Two things can spoil group unity - gossip and criticism. To avoid these divisive things, we must realise we're all in the same boat. We're like a group of people in a life-boat after the steamer has sunk. If we're going to be saved, we've got to pull together. It's a matter of lif...	Sobrietyspell	0	279	Jul 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Love, in Words and Actions (Preview) Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a mother or father who said, "I love you" to us, and then abandoned or neglected us, giving us c...	Quetzal	1	345	Jul 18, 2008 by mstrmsn66
	Insisting on the Best (Preview) We deserve the best life and love has to offer, but we are each faced with the challenge of learning to identify what that means in our life. We must each come to grips with our own understanding of what we believe we deserve, what we want, and whether we are receiving it. There is only one place to start,...	Quetzal	3	371	Jul 18, 2008 by lani
	Time to Get Angry (Preview) It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It can signal other people's problems, our problems, or simply problems we need to address. We d...	Quetzal	0	249	Jul 18, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily reflection/24 hrs day (Preview) July 17, 2008 Daily Reflections SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy depen...	lani	0	253	Jul 17, 2008 by lani
	Oh good gravy... now what! (Preview) Things coming outta left field... Don't think I'm not equipped or ready for any of this... In my circle of HG winners that I surround myself with, there's a guy that I've always gotten along with moreso than any of the other men, always been able to talk to about my son and he's always available when I've...	Doll	9	693	Jul 16, 2008 by Sick of being sick
	Family Members (Preview) I was thirty five years old the first time I spoke up to my mother and refused to buy into her games and manipulation. I was terribly frightened and almost couldn't believe I was doing this. I found I didn't have to be mean. I didn't have to start an argument. But I could say what I wanted and needed to say to t...	Quetzal	2	281	Jul 15, 2008 by nmike
	Mandating my son.......and don't want to drink! (Preview) On Thursday my 17 yr old will be remanded to the county jail where he will be detained until a bed in a inpatient rehab becomes available.....This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life up to this point. And the miracle is I don't want to drink! Someone once said to me, "give him to God an...	Doll	4	320	Jul 15, 2008 by Doll
	keep it simple (Preview) Keep It Simple Let there be spaces in your togetherness.---Kahil Gilran We all need time alone. Then we can get to know our Higher Power better too. When we were using chemicals, we were afraid of being alone. We didn't want to think too much. So we got high. Now we know we're never totally alone. Our Hig...	lani	0	224	Jul 15, 2008 by lani
	12 Steps (Preview) Hello everyone, Haven't been posting much, but I've been stopping by about everyday. Always great words of wisdom on this site. Anyway, I've been doing my first sponsorship in a loooooonnnnnnngggggg time and it's been a blast "rediscovering" the 12 Steps. So much so, I wrote a poem abo...	Dave Harm	2	307	Jul 14, 2008 by lani
	Screwed up as a Christmas turkey.....and LOVING it! (Preview) "The idea that somehow, some day, he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death." AA BB pg. 30 How blessed I am today the obsession has been removed...	Doll	5	364	Jul 14, 2008 by Phil
	Off to the mountains again (Preview) Well no rest for the wicked. Another 6 days of work on my house. Maybe I'll figure out how to use brighthouses dial up and I won't be gone so long. If not, see you in a week. Dean	StPeteDean	1	377	Jul 13, 2008 by lani
	Sharing some Experience, Strength and Hope (Preview) Hi Everyone, its been awhile since I last posted but here I am still an alcoholic and drug addict, grateful for my recovery and it does get better and better each day. I love this board and I love going to meetings. We are all in the same lifeboat and Ive got a hold of my oar, when you get tired, Ill take my tu...	FindingFreedom	3	300	Jul 13, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections - Humility Is A Gift (Preview) As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of all humility, a desire to seek and do Gods will, was missing. 12 & 12, p.72 When I first came to A.A., I wanted to find some of the elusive quality called humility. I didnt...	Sobrietyspell	0	455	Jul 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day - 13th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day - Before alcoholics come into A.A., they are "flying blind." But A.A. gives them a directed beam in the A.A. program. As long as they keep on this beam, the signal of sobriety keeps coming through. If they have a slip, the signal is broken. If they swing off course into...	Sobrietyspell	0	711	Jul 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections - Giving Up Centre Stage (Preview) For without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all.. . Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose, or, in adversity, be able to summon the faith that can meet any emergency. 12 & 12, p.70 Why do I balk at the word humility? I am not humbling myself toward other people, but...	Sobrietyspell	0	325	Jul 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day - 12th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day - Today is ours. Let us live today, as we believe God wants us to live. Each day will have a new pattern, which we cannot foresee. But we can open each day with a quiet period in which we say a little prayer, asking God to help us through the day. Personal contact with God, as we underst...	Sobrietyspell	0	299	Jul 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Came to believe (Preview) Dolls posts made me think today of where I was a few short months ago. I could never in my life imagine a life without drinking! How could I pay the bills, go to a party, interact with people, deal with stress or unhappiness.......without drinking! Today I cannot imagine a life with drinking! Ive posted...	lani	0	239	Jul 12, 2008 by lani
	Father Leo (Preview) Today is July 12, 2008 A Great Day for Recovery! VIOLENCE "Violence is counter-productive and produces changes of a sort you don't want. It is a very dangerous instrument and can destroy those who wield it." --John Gardner I believed I wasn't violent when I drank but that is not true; I wasn...	lani	0	240	Jul 12, 2008 by lani
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