Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, the gray days scare us. Those are the days when the old feelings come rushing back. We may feel needy, scared, ashamed, and unable to care for ourselves. When this happens, it's hard to trust ourselves, others, the goodness of life, and the good intentions of our Higher Power. Problems s...

nique · nique

Hi Everyone! I am back. I have eliminated many things in my life and am changing 110% I have not smoked pot in over 2 months, I have not had a cigarette in 19 days and hav not had a drink in 3 days. I am surprised at how well it is going, especially the cigarettes!! I hope you are all well. Allison

Reece · Reece

I am looking for old sobriety buddies that used to hang out in the rooms in Santa Monica CA from 1996-1999. My sponsor at the time was Aggie.

JackieR · JackieR

Hello. I think I may have a problem with alcohol, but I wanted to get the board's opinion. I hope you don't mind this sensitive question. I'm too embarrassed to ask anyone at this point. I've never been a drinker. My dad, who I met twice, was supposedly an alcoholic according to my mom. I never got into the...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 14, 2009 Happiness I have found a joy in living that has nothing to do with money or material success. I know that incomparable happiness that comes from helping some other fellow get straightened out. Don't get me wrong. We are not a bunch of ang...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 45 Our Companions Today, the vast majority of us welcome any new light that can be thrown on the alcoholic's mysterious and baffling malady. We welcome new and valuable knowledge whether it is issues from a test tube, from a psychiatrist's couch, or from revealing social studies....

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.s can say, Yes, we were like youfar too smart for our own good. Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brilliant mind is no defense against the disease of alcoho...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Sometimes we can't help thinking: Why can't we ever drink again? We know it's because we're alcoholics, but why did we have to get that way? The answer is that at some time in our drinking careers, we passed what is called our "tolerance point." When we passed this poi...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 13, 2009 Essentials Any alcoholic capable of honestly facing his problems in the light of our experience can recover provided he does not close his mind to all spiritual concepts. He can only be defeated by an attitude of intolerance or bellig...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 44 Daily Acceptance "Too much of my life has been spent in dwelling upon the faults of others. This is a most subtle and perverse form of self-satisfaction, which permits us to remain comfortably unaware of our own defects. Too often we are heard to say, 'If it weren't for him...

Quetzal · Quetzal

What a great gift we've been given - ourselves. To listen to ourselves, to trust instinct and intuition, is to pay tribute to that gift. What a disservice not to heed the leadings and leanings that so naturally arise from within. When will we learn that these leadings and leanings draw us into God's r...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Selfishnessself-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and things will be perfectly okay without my...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day As we look back on all those troubles we used to have when we were drinking, the hospitals, the jails, we wonder how we could have wanted that kind of a life. As we look back on it now, we see our drinking life as it really was and we're glad we're out of it. So after a few months in A.A., w...

Moth · Moth

I left AA over a number of issues. I attended AA faithfully for 10 years and I still practice the steps. When I relapsed after that period of time I had to employ medicine in an attempt to save my life.I had an anxiety disorder and was nearly dead from alcohol and opiates together. To keep from another rela...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 12, 2009 Selfishness Selfishness -- self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Some...

Jane05 · Jane05

Wisdom of the Rooms February 9, 2009 Quote of the Week "Resentment - Taking poison and hoping the other person dies." Boy was this a shocker the first time I heard it. I was new in recovery and I had so many resentments that I didn't even know about them all yet. What I also didn't realize was tha...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 43 How Much Anonymity?, p. 43 As a rule, the average newcomer wanted his family to know immediately what he was trying to do. He also wanted to tell others who had tried to help him--his doctor, his minister, and close friends. As he gained confidence, he felt it right to explain his ne...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can go forward with our life and recoveries, even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the bridge it is cold and dark. We stood there with others in the cold and darkness, doubled over in pain. Some of us developed an eating disorder to cope with the pain. Some...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasnt it because self-reliance failed us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.68 All of my character defects separate me from Gods will. When I ignore my association with Him I face the world and my alcoholism alone and must depend on self-reliance. I have never found...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day If we're going to stay sober, we've got to learn to want something else more than we want to drink. When we first came into A.A., we couldn't imagine wanting any thing else so much or more than drinking. So we had to stop drinking on faith, on faith that some day we really would want s...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Send me the right thought, word, or action. Show me what my next step should be. In times of doubt and indecision please send your inspiration and guidance. -- Alcoholics Anonymous The good news of surrendering ourselves and our life to a Power greater than ourselves is that we come into harmony wit...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 42 Self-Confidence and Will Power When we first challenged to admit defeat, most of us revolted. We had approached A.A. expecting to be taught self-confidence. Then we had been told so far as alcohol was concerned, self-confidence was no good whatever; in fact, it was a total liab...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey everyone... it seems like forever since I've been on here! Well now I really don't have much time at all to get on the computer, David O'donel was born last Wednesday, February 4th at 9:04am! He weighs 5 pounds 7 ounces, and is 19 inches long... sooooo tiny, but he is healthy and will hopefully put...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 11, 2009 Immunity We have seen the truth demonstrated again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic." Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are in a short time as bad as ever. If we are planning to stop drinkin...

DOH · DOH

Hi there, My name is David and I'm an alcoholic. I'm sober now and really glad for that. Life has been tough recently and I've just joined AA and stumbled across this page whilst looking for some online support. I've hurt and embarrassed people who mean so much to me, and with a sober head on I can't believ...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isnt. What was our choice to be? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.53 Today my choice is God. He is everyt...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Since I realized that I had become an alcoholic and could never have any more fun with liquor and since I knew that from then on liquor would always get me into trouble, common sense told me that the only thing left for me was a life of sobriety. But I learned another thing in A.A., th...

Daveypoos · Daveypoos

This is Estela, she has been going to meetings for over 2 years. She was rescued from Spain by my wife. When she started going to meetings she was still easily scared. Her confidence has grown and our fellow members have commented that meetings have done her the world of good as well. She refuses to dr...

barisax · barisax

Right about now, exactly 20 years ago I set down a half glass of beer. I had no idea at the time that I wouldn't have a drink of alcohol for 20 years. I had no plans to go to AA the next day - but that's where I wound up. That was just a day, and today is just another day, and tomorrow will be just another day. Th...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 41 Membership Rules? Around 1943 or 1944, the Central Office asked the groups to list their membership rules and send them in. After they arrived we set them all down. A little reflection upon these many rules brought us to an astonishing conclusion. If all of these edicts had been i...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Feeling good about ourselves is a choice. So is feeling guilty. When guilt is legitimate, it acts as a warning light, signaling that we're off course. Then its purpose is finished. Wallowing in guilt allows others to control us. It makes us feel not good enough. It prevents us from setting boundari...

Quetzal · Quetzal

A block to joy and love can be unresolved sadness from the past. In the past, we told ourselves many things to deny the pain: It doesn't hurt that much.... Maybe if I just wait, things will change.... It's no big deal. I can get through this.... Maybe if I try to change the other person, I won't have to cha...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 10, 2009 Discovery I've learned since being in AA that the more I worry about me loving you, and the less I worry about you loving me, the happier I'll be. I discovered a fellowship of human beings that I'd never seen before. I learned how to have se...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

How often do we sit in AA meetings and hear the speaker declare, But I havent yet got the spiritual angle. Prior to this statement, he had described a miracle of transformation which had occurred in him not only his release from alcohol, but a complete change in his whole attitude toward life and the liv...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day In the past, we kept right on drinking in spite of all the trouble we got into. We were foolish enough to believe that drinking could still be fun in spite of everything that happened to us. When we came into A.A., we found a lot of people who, like ourselves, had had fun with drinkin...

maggie22 · maggie22

Hi, my name is Maggie and I'm an alcoholic! It's been a long time since I've said that. I've been sober since July 2000. I haven't been to a meeting in about four years. I've been doing really well...just moved to a new state, got an awesome job, got a little money in my savings account...but I'm defin...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 36 Humility First We found many in A.A. who once thought, as we did, that humility was another name for weakness. They helped us to get down to right size. By their example they showed us that humility and intellect could be compatible, provided we placed humility first. When we beg...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPg. 40 Material Achievement No member of A.A. wants to deprecate material achievement. Nor do we enter into debate with the many who cling to the belief that to satisfy our basic natural desires is the main object of life. Be we are sure that no class of people in the world ever made a wors...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 9, 2009 Patience Just try it. Drive with an easy rein; don't worry; seek and be with the Group as much as you possibly can. Coast along with us, work with us, and you will gradually find fear being replaced by confidence, doubts taking wing; depre...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When people with a compulsive disorder do whatever it is they are compelled to do, they are not saying they don't love you - they are saying they don't love themselves. -- Codependent No More Gentle people, gentle souls, go in love. Yes, at times we need to be firm, assertive: those times when we cha...

B@M · B@M

I have battled a drinking problem for the past few years and just recently started attending AA meetings. The meetings have helped me immensely however I have only been attending meetings for a little over two weeks but the people i have met are already hounding me to get a sponsor.The sponsor as we un...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Even then, as we hew away, peace and joy will still elude us. Thats the place so many of us A.A. oldsters have come to. And its a hell of a spot, literally. How shall our unconsciousfrom which so many of our fears, compulsions and phony aspirations still streambe brought into line with what we actually be...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When the morning sun comes up on a nice bright day and we jump out of bed, we're thankful to God that we feel well and happy instead of sick and disgusted. Serenity and happiness have become much more important to us than the excitement of drinking, which lifts us up for a short whil...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Hi Everyone, Just got home from a meeting and we kind of bounced around the idea of what one reading, phrase or subject can you not hear enough of. I said - The Promises. I love them. To me they are pure words from Above. They are music to my ears. Other folks said different phrases and different parag...

Supercub · Supercub

Last night my grandmother passed away at 92 years old. She lived a full life and died peacefully in her sleep. She was the only grandparent I have ever known and I love her very much. I'm grateful to have had her in my life and I am going to miss her always. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers thi...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

After trying to stop smoking countless times for over two decades I was finally able to kick it a while back. My success wasn't due to some wonder drug, nicotine gum/lip balm/inhaler, or any of the other dozens of things I had tried in the past. What finally helped me say goodbye to tobacco permanently w...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We need to make a distinction between powerlessness and owning our power. The first step in recovery is accepting powerlessness. There are some things we can't do, no matter how long or hard we try. These things include changing other people, solving their problems, and controlling their behavi...

BLUE · BLUE

being in the program is not always easy.they say if you dont,drink you had a good day .well for me there's more first i have to take the steps like it's in the big book,then i have to let god in my heart and life.and become willing to be like he wants me too.thats the hard part,when i have to face the pain.t...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) ~ Scroll down for share ~ February 8, 2009 Decision It is by circumstance rather than by any virtue that we have been driven to AA, have admitted defeat, have acquired the rudiments of faith, and now want to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over...

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Eight/8:00 PM: "You can't laugh and think at the same time! So every time you laugh you're getting a break from you." ~Ken D. (P 153, Alkiespeak) I take my program seriously, not myself. Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & other Meditation Book...

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	Control (Preview) Sometimes, the gray days scare us. Those are the days when the old feelings come rushing back. We may feel needy, scared, ashamed, and unable to care for ourselves. When this happens, it's hard to trust ourselves, others, the goodness of life, and the good intentions of our Higher Power. Problems s...	Quetzal	0	621	Feb 15, 2009 by Quetzal
	A Whole Recovery (Preview) Hi Everyone! I am back. I have eliminated many things in my life and am changing 110% I have not smoked pot in over 2 months, I have not had a cigarette in 19 days and hav not had a drink in 3 days. I am surprised at how well it is going, especially the cigarettes!! I hope you are all well. Allison	nique	0	291	Feb 14, 2009 by nique
	Looking for Old Friends (Preview) I am looking for old sobriety buddies that used to hang out in the rooms in Santa Monica CA from 1996-1999. My sponsor at the time was Aggie.	Reece	2	463	Feb 14, 2009 by BGG
	How do you know if you're an alcoholic? (Preview) Hello. I think I may have a problem with alcohol, but I wanted to get the board's opinion. I hope you don't mind this sensitive question. I'm too embarrassed to ask anyone at this point. I've never been a drinker. My dad, who I met twice, was supposedly an alcoholic according to my mom. I never got into the...	JackieR	9	840	Feb 14, 2009 by Tomas
	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 14, 2009 Happiness I have found a joy in living that has nothing to do with money or material success. I know that incomparable happiness that comes from helping some other fellow get straightened out. Don't get me wrong. We are not a bunch of ang...	Jane05	0	362	Feb 14, 2009 by Jane05
	Our Companions (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 45 Our Companions Today, the vast majority of us welcome any new light that can be thrown on the alcoholic's mysterious and baffling malady. We welcome new and valuable knowledge whether it is issues from a test tube, from a psychiatrist's couch, or from revealing social studies....	Jane05	0	496	Feb 14, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ We Can't Think Our Way Sober (Preview) To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.s can say, Yes, we were like youfar too smart for our own good. Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brilliant mind is no defense against the disease of alcoho...	Sobrietyspell	0	414	Feb 13, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 13th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Sometimes we can't help thinking: Why can't we ever drink again? We know it's because we're alcoholics, but why did we have to get that way? The answer is that at some time in our drinking careers, we passed what is called our "tolerance point." When we passed this poi...	Sobrietyspell	0	339	Feb 13, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 13, 2009 Essentials Any alcoholic capable of honestly facing his problems in the light of our experience can recover provided he does not close his mind to all spiritual concepts. He can only be defeated by an attitude of intolerance or bellig...	Jane05	0	364	Feb 13, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Acceptance (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 44 Daily Acceptance "Too much of my life has been spent in dwelling upon the faults of others. This is a most subtle and perverse form of self-satisfaction, which permits us to remain comfortably unaware of our own defects. Too often we are heard to say, 'If it weren't for him...	Jane05	0	978	Feb 13, 2009 by Jane05
	Trusting Ourselves (Preview) What a great gift we've been given - ourselves. To listen to ourselves, to trust instinct and intuition, is to pay tribute to that gift. What a disservice not to heed the leadings and leanings that so naturally arise from within. When will we learn that these leadings and leanings draw us into God's r...	Quetzal	0	310	Feb 13, 2009 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ The Root of Our Troubles (Preview) Selfishnessself-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and things will be perfectly okay without my...	Sobrietyspell	0	391	Feb 12, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 12th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day As we look back on all those troubles we used to have when we were drinking, the hospitals, the jails, we wonder how we could have wanted that kind of a life. As we look back on it now, we see our drinking life as it really was and we're glad we're out of it. So after a few months in A.A., w...	Sobrietyspell	0	396	Feb 12, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	addiction/dependance (Preview) I left AA over a number of issues. I attended AA faithfully for 10 years and I still practice the steps. When I relapsed after that period of time I had to employ medicine in an attempt to save my life.I had an anxiety disorder and was nearly dead from alcohol and opiates together. To keep from another rela...	Moth	6	519	Feb 12, 2009 by StPeteDean
	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 12, 2009 Selfishness Selfishness -- self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Some...	Jane05	0	540	Feb 12, 2009 by Jane05
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) Wisdom of the Rooms February 9, 2009 Quote of the Week "Resentment - Taking poison and hoping the other person dies." Boy was this a shocker the first time I heard it. I was new in recovery and I had so many resentments that I didn't even know about them all yet. What I also didn't realize was tha...	Jane05	2	1077	Feb 12, 2009 by Tomas
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 43 How Much Anonymity?, p. 43 As a rule, the average newcomer wanted his family to know immediately what he was trying to do. He also wanted to tell others who had tried to help him--his doctor, his minister, and close friends. As he gained confidence, he felt it right to explain his ne...	Jane05	0	542	Feb 12, 2009 by Jane05
	Letting Go of Those Not in Recovery (Preview) We can go forward with our life and recoveries, even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the bridge it is cold and dark. We stood there with others in the cold and darkness, doubled over in pain. Some of us developed an eating disorder to cope with the pain. Some...	Quetzal	0	504	Feb 12, 2009 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ The Limits of Self-Reliance (Preview) We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasnt it because self-reliance failed us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.68 All of my character defects separate me from Gods will. When I ignore my association with Him I face the world and my alcoholism alone and must depend on self-reliance. I have never found...	Sobrietyspell	0	402	Feb 11, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 11th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day If we're going to stay sober, we've got to learn to want something else more than we want to drink. When we first came into A.A., we couldn't imagine wanting any thing else so much or more than drinking. So we had to stop drinking on faith, on faith that some day we really would want s...	Sobrietyspell	0	375	Feb 11, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Divinely Led (Preview) Send me the right thought, word, or action. Show me what my next step should be. In times of doubt and indecision please send your inspiration and guidance. -- Alcoholics Anonymous The good news of surrendering ourselves and our life to a Power greater than ourselves is that we come into harmony wit...	Quetzal	1	589	Feb 11, 2009 by Tomas
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 42 Self-Confidence and Will Power When we first challenged to admit defeat, most of us revolted. We had approached A.A. expecting to be taught self-confidence. Then we had been told so far as alcohol was concerned, self-confidence was no good whatever; in fact, it was a total liab...	Jane05	2	5270	Feb 11, 2009 by Tomas
	I'm a mommy! (Preview) Hey everyone... it seems like forever since I've been on here! Well now I really don't have much time at all to get on the computer, David O'donel was born last Wednesday, February 4th at 9:04am! He weighs 5 pounds 7 ounces, and is 19 inches long... sooooo tiny, but he is healthy and will hopefully put...	ChicknLittle	6	529	Feb 11, 2009 by lani
	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 11, 2009 Immunity We have seen the truth demonstrated again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic." Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are in a short time as bad as ever. If we are planning to stop drinkin...	Jane05	0	566	Feb 11, 2009 by Jane05
	New to all this (Preview) Hi there, My name is David and I'm an alcoholic. I'm sober now and really glad for that. Life has been tough recently and I've just joined AA and stumbled across this page whilst looking for some online support. I've hurt and embarrassed people who mean so much to me, and with a sober head on I can't believ...	DOH	5	469	Feb 10, 2009 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ I Don't Run The Show (Preview) When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isnt. What was our choice to be? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.53 Today my choice is God. He is everyt...	Sobrietyspell	0	425	Feb 10, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 10th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Since I realized that I had become an alcoholic and could never have any more fun with liquor and since I knew that from then on liquor would always get me into trouble, common sense told me that the only thing left for me was a life of sobriety. But I learned another thing in A.A., th...	Sobrietyspell	0	315	Feb 10, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Sober dog (Preview) This is Estela, she has been going to meetings for over 2 years. She was rescued from Spain by my wife. When she started going to meetings she was still easily scared. Her confidence has grown and our fellow members have commented that meetings have done her the world of good as well. She refuses to dr...	Daveypoos	4	1119	Feb 10, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Thanks for 20 Years (Preview) Right about now, exactly 20 years ago I set down a half glass of beer. I had no idea at the time that I wouldn't have a drink of alcohol for 20 years. I had no plans to go to AA the next day - but that's where I wound up. That was just a day, and today is just another day, and tomorrow will be just another day. Th...	barisax	9	601	Feb 10, 2009 by barisax
	Membership Rules? (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 41 Membership Rules? Around 1943 or 1944, the Central Office asked the groups to list their membership rules and send them in. After they arrived we set them all down. A little reflection upon these many rules brought us to an astonishing conclusion. If all of these edicts had been i...	Jane05	2	1090	Feb 10, 2009 by barisax
	Letting Go of Guilt (Preview) Feeling good about ourselves is a choice. So is feeling guilty. When guilt is legitimate, it acts as a warning light, signaling that we're off course. Then its purpose is finished. Wallowing in guilt allows others to control us. It makes us feel not good enough. It prevents us from setting boundari...	Quetzal	1	4382	Feb 10, 2009 by Mike B.
	Letting Go of Sadness (Preview) A block to joy and love can be unresolved sadness from the past. In the past, we told ourselves many things to deny the pain: It doesn't hurt that much.... Maybe if I just wait, things will change.... It's no big deal. I can get through this.... Maybe if I try to change the other person, I won't have to cha...	Quetzal	0	1138	Feb 10, 2009 by Quetzal
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 10, 2009 Discovery I've learned since being in AA that the more I worry about me loving you, and the less I worry about you loving me, the happier I'll be. I discovered a fellowship of human beings that I'd never seen before. I learned how to have se...	Jane05	0	332	Feb 10, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ Getting The "Spiritual Angle" (Preview) How often do we sit in AA meetings and hear the speaker declare, But I havent yet got the spiritual angle. Prior to this statement, he had described a miracle of transformation which had occurred in him not only his release from alcohol, but a complete change in his whole attitude toward life and the liv...	Sobrietyspell	0	408	Feb 9, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 9th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day In the past, we kept right on drinking in spite of all the trouble we got into. We were foolish enough to believe that drinking could still be fun in spite of everything that happened to us. When we came into A.A., we found a lot of people who, like ourselves, had had fun with drinkin...	Sobrietyspell	0	330	Feb 9, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Long Time Away (Preview) Hi, my name is Maggie and I'm an alcoholic! It's been a long time since I've said that. I've been sober since July 2000. I haven't been to a meeting in about four years. I've been doing really well...just moved to a new state, got an awesome job, got a little money in my savings account...but I'm defin...	maggie22	6	487	Feb 9, 2009 by Mike B.
	Humility First (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 36 Humility First We found many in A.A. who once thought, as we did, that humility was another name for weakness. They helped us to get down to right size. By their example they showed us that humility and intellect could be compatible, provided we placed humility first. When we beg...	Jane05	4	1654	Feb 9, 2009 by Mike B.
	Material Achievement (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPg. 40 Material Achievement No member of A.A. wants to deprecate material achievement. Nor do we enter into debate with the many who cling to the belief that to satisfy our basic natural desires is the main object of life. Be we are sure that no class of people in the world ever made a wors...	Jane05	1	490	Feb 9, 2009 by Daveypoos
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) February 9, 2009 Patience Just try it. Drive with an easy rein; don't worry; seek and be with the Group as much as you possibly can. Coast along with us, work with us, and you will gradually find fear being replaced by confidence, doubts taking wing; depre...	Jane05	0	935	Feb 9, 2009 by Jane05
	Letting Go in Love (Preview) When people with a compulsive disorder do whatever it is they are compelled to do, they are not saying they don't love you - they are saying they don't love themselves. -- Codependent No More Gentle people, gentle souls, go in love. Yes, at times we need to be firm, assertive: those times when we cha...	Quetzal	0	326	Feb 9, 2009 by Quetzal
	Is This Extreme?? (Preview) I have battled a drinking problem for the past few years and just recently started attending AA meetings. The meetings have helped me immensely however I have only been attending meetings for a little over two weeks but the people i have met are already hounding me to get a sponsor.The sponsor as we un...	B@M	5	674	Feb 9, 2009 by barisax
	Daily Reflections ~ Convincing "Mr. Hyde" (Preview) Even then, as we hew away, peace and joy will still elude us. Thats the place so many of us A.A. oldsters have come to. And its a hell of a spot, literally. How shall our unconsciousfrom which so many of our fears, compulsions and phony aspirations still streambe brought into line with what we actually be...	Sobrietyspell	0	468	Feb 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 8th Feb 09 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When the morning sun comes up on a nice bright day and we jump out of bed, we're thankful to God that we feel well and happy instead of sick and disgusted. Serenity and happiness have become much more important to us than the excitement of drinking, which lifts us up for a short whil...	Sobrietyspell	0	402	Feb 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Favorite saying, quote, reading... (Preview) Hi Everyone, Just got home from a meeting and we kind of bounced around the idea of what one reading, phrase or subject can you not hear enough of. I said - The Promises. I love them. To me they are pure words from Above. They are music to my ears. Other folks said different phrases and different parag...	Dave Harm	2	439	Feb 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Asking for prayers (Preview) Last night my grandmother passed away at 92 years old. She lived a full life and died peacefully in her sleep. She was the only grandparent I have ever known and I love her very much. I'm grateful to have had her in my life and I am going to miss her always. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers thi...	Supercub	10	496	Feb 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Do we make it more difficult than it needs to be? (Preview) After trying to stop smoking countless times for over two decades I was finally able to kick it a while back. My success wasn't due to some wonder drug, nicotine gum/lip balm/inhaler, or any of the other dozens of things I had tried in the past. What finally helped me say goodbye to tobacco permanently w...	Tipsy McStagger	4	514	Feb 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Owning Our Power (Preview) We need to make a distinction between powerlessness and owning our power. The first step in recovery is accepting powerlessness. There are some things we can't do, no matter how long or hard we try. These things include changing other people, solving their problems, and controlling their behavi...	Quetzal	1	456	Feb 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	liveing the 12 steps (Preview) being in the program is not always easy.they say if you dont,drink you had a good day .well for me there's more first i have to take the steps like it's in the big book,then i have to let god in my heart and life.and become willing to be like he wants me too.thats the hard part,when i have to face the pain.t...	BLUE	4	425	Feb 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) ~ Scroll down for share ~ February 8, 2009 Decision It is by circumstance rather than by any virtue that we have been driven to AA, have admitted defeat, have acquired the rudiments of faith, and now want to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over...	Jane05	0	608	Feb 8, 2009 by Jane05
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Eight/8:00 PM: "You can't laugh and think at the same time! So every time you laugh you're getting a break from you." ~Ken D. (P 153, Alkiespeak) *I take my program seriously, not myself.* Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & other Meditation Book...	Jane05	0	284	Feb 8, 2009 by Jane05
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