Alcoholics Anonymous

lani · lani

39 STEPS 01. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. 02. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often. 03. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car. 04. Artificial intelligence is no...

Ms London · Ms London

I had 13 days under my belt, and then had a drink on Christmas Day, and one yesterday. I am so annoyed with myself. I was really proud of my progress. I scraped through Christmas Eve with some difficulty, and then ruined it for no real reason. Any similar stories, and ways you got through it? Any tips fo...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Just as when we were children and grew out of favorite toys and clothes, we sometimes grow out of things as adults - people, jobs, and homes. This can be confusing. We may wonder why someone or something that was so special and important to us last year doesn't fit the same way in our life today. We may wond...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Learn the art of acceptance. It's a lot of grief. -- Codependent No More Sometimes, as part of taking care of ourselves, it becomes time to end certain relationships. Sometimes, it comes time to change the parameters of a particular relationship. This is true in love, in friendships, with famil...

Ms London · Ms London

What does this stand for?!

pinkchip · pinkchip

Well folks, as long as I get through the rest of this 24 hours, I will become "red chip" though of course this moniker will still be a good reminder of my progress. So...it is day 89 and the 90/90 is around the corner. Odd feelings, but mostly happy. My spirituality seems to be broadening an...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

I've poped on here and there but been busy with work and meetings. In spite of myself I've acquired 126.. 24 hour days. I don't say the in spite of myself lightly. My thinker is broken but on the mend. Hope the holiday season is going well with you all,,Hugs brothers and sisters.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.s Twelfth Step. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 A.A. is a joyful program! Even so, I occasionally balk at taking the necessary steps to move ahead, and find myself resisting the very actions that could bring about the joy I want. I would...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Participating in the privileges of the movement, I shall share in the responsibilities, taking it upon myself to carry my fair share of the load, not grudgingly but joyfully. I am deeply grateful for the privileges I enjoy because of my membership in this great movement. They...

lani · lani

wISHING OUR GREAT FRIEND CAROL(Quetzal) A MOST AWESOME BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!! MAY ALL YOUR BIRTHDAY DREAMS AND WISHES COME TRUE!!!!! lOTS OF LOVE TODAY AND ALWAYS!!!!! LAURIE

Quetzal · Quetzal

I know you're tired. I know you feel overwhelmed. You may feel as though this crisis, this problem, this hard time will last forever. It won't. You are almost through. You don't just think it has been hard; it has been hard. You have been tested, tried, and retested on what you have learned. Your b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Don't panic! If panic strikes, we do not have to allow it to control our behaviors. Behaviors controlled by panic tend to be self-defeating. No matter what the situation or circumstance, panic is usually not a good foundation. No matter what the situation or circumstance, we usually have at least...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and the good life. My feet have been set upon the right path. I feel it in the depths of my being. I am going in the right direction. The future can be safely left to God. Whateve...

sober091206 · sober091206

I'm new to this board and I joined after looking around for online resourses specifically because I am going out of town to visit my Grandmother. Two and a half years ago, when I was last there, I drank three gallons of bourbon over a very short period of time. I decided that nearly killing myself on that...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

That's all I wanted for Christmas. But I got an iphone...so you know, that's pretty good too. Merry Christmas and happy new year everyone, from your little internet friend with the white-knuckle death grip on sobriety :) Sincerely, Tipsy McStagger

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety - we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 21 The old line says, Suit up and show up. That...

John · John

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Wow, have not been awake at this time since my last drunk. I initially awoke iritated, having a couple of teenagers sleeping over in the living room making noise at this hour........ but I have to laugh, as I am SOBER (and so are they), and on vacation, so I can always take a nap later on today. I will miss m...

Doll · Doll

15 months today! Seems like I spent the first 12 figureing out what's 'wrong' and the last 3 trying to work on the solution. Not been easy. I think the first yr was definately a walk in the park compared to what's ahead..... Been dating some. Not into it! I seem to compare everyone to my John, guess that mea...

nique · nique

You replied to my "Marijuana Maintenance" message and you were sooooooo right on about how crappy it is of me to get help and spend the little money I do get on drugs and alchol. I am very ashamed of that. And funny thing I got a taste of the other side of this qoin today. This girl I know from AA bu...

TLH · TLH

LITTLE KNOWN NAVAL HISTORY The USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) as a combat vessel carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at sea. She carried no evaporators (fresh water distillers). However, let it...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 42 Through the recovery process described in the Big Book, I have come to realize that the same instructions that work on my alcoholism, work on much more. Whenever I am angry or frus...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me, that good life, which I had misplaced, but which I found again in this fellowship. This life within me is developing slowly but surely, with many setbacks, many mistakes, many failures, but still deve...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Furthermore, how shall we come to terms with seeming failure or success? Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride? Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we steadfastly content ourselves with the humbler, yet sometimes m...

lani · lani

Merry christmas to all of my wonderful friends here on MIP!! What a blessing for me to have met such incredible people who share the same love of sobriety that I do!!! We are sooo lucky!!!! Thank you to all of you that have made a huge difference in my life!! Quick share.... My kids really out did themselve...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

I know I'm a little late but the journey here has been so indicative of the journey I have been on for the last 11 months. I think it is absolutely amazing that I have not even come close to having the urge to have a drink since getting down here. Alcohol is widely consumed and my friends down here respe...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Merry Christmas to all of my wonderful friends!!! I wish everyone here on MIP a truly wonderful, peaceful and sober Christmas and a very Happy New Year. And, 'thank you' for making this board such a very special place throughout the whole year. With love, Carol

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day I am glad to be a part of A.A., of that great fellowship that is spreading over the United States and all over the world. I am only one of the many A.A.s, but I am one. I am grateful to be living at this time, when I can help A.A. to grow, when it needs me to put my shoulder to the wheel and he...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Many alcoholics will be saying today: "This is a good Christmas for me." They will be looking back over past Christmases, which were not like this one. They will be thanking God for their sobriety and their newfound life. They will be thinking about how their lives w...

TysonMike · TysonMike

Haven't been on in a while, new job has me swamped---actually, I was used to making my own hours, so now a normal 9-5 feels like an 18 hour day! I lost track of how long it's been but I had it written down weeks ago-so that makes 145 days! The urge is still there, but fleeting more and more. Even when my comp...

Phil · Phil

'Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house, A drunkard was getting the word from his spouse. His skull was like fractured, his nerves were in shreds, And visions like sledgehammers danced in his head. Shaking and sweating and down in the dumps, Old Rudolph, the red nose, was getting hi...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, the holidays are filled with the joy we associate with that time of year. The season flows. Magic is in the air. Sometimes, the holidays can be difficult and lonely. Here are some ideas I've learned through personal experience, and practice, to help us get through difficult holidays...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of Gods will into all of our activities. How can I best serve Thee Thy will (not mine) be done. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 I read this passage each morning, to start off my day, because it is a continual reminder to practice these principles in all my affairs...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE The terms spiritual experience and spiritual awakening are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms. Yet it is true t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

For some, the sights, signs, and smells of the holidays bring joy and a warm feeling. But, while others are joyously diving into the season, some of us are dipping into conflict, guilt, and a sense of loss. We read articles on how to enjoy the holidays, we read about the Christmas blues, but many of us s...

FindingFreedom · FindingFreedom

I went to a family Christmas lunch yesterday. I had been looking forward to it because we haven't gotten together as a family since 2004. The day arrived and a weird thing happened, I started to feel anxious, I did not expect that. I wasn't even sure what I was anxious about, maybe just the unknown. M...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Our Twelfth Step carrying the message is the basic service that AAs Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, P. 160 I thank God for those who came before me, those who told me not to forget the Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Servic...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day We have definitely left that dream world behind. It was only a sham. It was a world of our making and it was not the real world. We are sorry for the past, yes, but we learned a lot from it. We can put it down to experience, valuable experience, as we see it now, because it has given us th...

nique · nique

Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace, goodwill toward men! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone! Love, Allison

Tina · Tina

Just wanted to drop in and wish everyone a special Merry Christmas and A Sober New Year. From my family to yours Have a safe Holiday while traveling. Thanks to all and Hugs. Tina

Quetzal · Quetzal

One year, when I was a child, my father got drunk and violent at Christmas. I had just unwrapped a present, a bottle of hand lotion, when he exploded in an alcoholic rage. Our Christmas was disrupted. It was terrible. It was frightening for the whole family. Now, thirty-five years later, whenever I sme...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The way our worthy alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the less worthy is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another! THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37 Who am I to judge anyone? When I first entered the Fellowship I found that I liked everyone. After all...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day As we look back over our drinking careers, we must realize that our lives were a mess because we were a mess inside. The trouble was in us, not in life itself. Life itself was good enough, but we were looking at it the wrong way. We were looking at life through the bottom of a whiskey g...

beachgirl · beachgirl

just thinking about how nice it has been to be snowbound for 2 days...in my drinking days, I would have "alcoholed" my way thru....but I have been shoveling snow, cleaning things only a mother would care about, listening to music, playing online scrabble with friends, cooking, reading....

Phil · Phil

Twas the night before Christmas when I went on a bender, Not a creature was stirring, not even a bartender. The empties were stacked by the chimney just fine, In hopes that St. Nick would fill them with wine. With Mama in her kerchief and I with my booze, We'd just settled down for a long winter's snooze....

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Have I ceased being inwardly defeated, at war with myself? Have I given myself freely to A.A. and to the Higher Power? Have I got over being sick inside? Am I still wandering mentally or am I "on the beam"? I can face anything if I am sure I am on the way. When I am sure, I sho...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Do not worry about how the good that has been planned for you will come. It will come. Do not worry, obsess, and think you have to control it, go out hunting for it, or tangle your mind trying to figure out how and when it will find you. It will find you. Surrender to your Higher Power each day. Trust...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

When working with a man and his family, you should take care not to participate in their quarrels. You may spoil your chance of being helpful if you do. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 100 When trying to help a fellow alcoholic, Ive given in to an impulse to give advice, and perhaps thats inevitable. But allow...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Strive for balanced expectations of others. Strive for healthy tolerance. In the past, we may have tolerated too much or too little. We may have expected too much or too little. We may swing from tolerating abuse, mistreatment, and deception to refusing to tolerate normal, human, imperfect be...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward, whether his brother has yet received anything or not. TWELVE STEPS A...

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	39 steps (Preview) 39 STEPS 01. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. 02. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often. 03. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car. 04. Artificial intelligence is no...	lani	3	360	Dec 30, 2008 by Tipsy McStagger
	Slips (Preview) I had 13 days under my belt, and then had a drink on Christmas Day, and one yesterday. I am so annoyed with myself. I was really proud of my progress. I scraped through Christmas Eve with some difficulty, and then ruined it for no real reason. Any similar stories, and ways you got through it? Any tips fo...	Ms London	8	621	Dec 30, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	Growth (Preview) Just as when we were children and grew out of favorite toys and clothes, we sometimes grow out of things as adults - people, jobs, and homes. This can be confusing. We may wonder why someone or something that was so special and important to us last year doesn't fit the same way in our life today. We may wond...	Quetzal	3	428	Dec 30, 2008 by lani
	Moving On (Preview) Learn the art of acceptance. It's a lot of grief. -- Codependent No More Sometimes, as part of taking care of ourselves, it becomes time to end certain relationships. Sometimes, it comes time to change the parameters of a particular relationship. This is true in love, in friendships, with famil...	Quetzal	1	323	Dec 29, 2008 by lani
	E S & H (Preview) What does this stand for?!	Ms London	2	3146	Dec 29, 2008 by Ms London
	Tomorrow... (Preview) Well folks, as long as I get through the rest of this 24 hours, I will become "red chip" though of course this moniker will still be a good reminder of my progress. So...it is day 89 and the 90/90 is around the corner. Odd feelings, but mostly happy. My spirituality seems to be broadening an...	pinkchip	5	483	Dec 29, 2008 by pinkchip
	Hey sorry been busy. (Preview) I've poped on here and there but been busy with work and meetings. In spite of myself I've acquired 126.. 24 hour days. I don't say the in spite of myself lightly. My thinker is broken but on the mend. Hope the holiday season is going well with you all,,Hugs brothers and sisters.	buckeyebear	2	418	Dec 29, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ The Joy of Living (Preview) . . . therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.s Twelfth Step. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 A.A. is a joyful program! Even so, I occasionally balk at taking the necessary steps to move ahead, and find myself resisting the very actions that could bring about the joy I want. I would...	Sobrietyspell	0	443	Dec 29, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th Dec 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Participating in the privileges of the movement, I shall share in the responsibilities, taking it upon myself to carry my fair share of the load, not grudgingly but joyfully. I am deeply grateful for the privileges I enjoy because of my membership in this great movement. They...	Sobrietyspell	0	358	Dec 29, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	HAPPY BIRTHDAY XMAS BABY CAROL!!!!! (Preview) wISHING OUR GREAT FRIEND CAROL(Quetzal) A MOST AWESOME BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!! MAY ALL YOUR BIRTHDAY DREAMS AND WISHES COME TRUE!!!!! lOTS OF LOVE TODAY AND ALWAYS!!!!! LAURIE	lani	6	393	Dec 28, 2008 by Tina
	Near the Top (Preview) I know you're tired. I know you feel overwhelmed. You may feel as though this crisis, this problem, this hard time will last forever. It won't. You are almost through. You don't just think it has been hard; it has been hard. You have been tested, tried, and retested on what you have learned. Your b...	Quetzal	5	372	Dec 28, 2008 by lani
	Panic (Preview) Don't panic! If panic strikes, we do not have to allow it to control our behaviors. Behaviors controlled by panic tend to be self-defeating. No matter what the situation or circumstance, panic is usually not a good foundation. No matter what the situation or circumstance, we usually have at least...	Quetzal	1	363	Dec 28, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 28th Dec 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and the good life. My feet have been set upon the right path. I feel it in the depths of my being. I am going in the right direction. The future can be safely left to God. Whateve...	Sobrietyspell	1	340	Dec 28, 2008 by lani
	Going out of town (Preview) I'm new to this board and I joined after looking around for online resourses specifically because I am going out of town to visit my Grandmother. Two and a half years ago, when I was last there, I drank three gallons of bourbon over a very short period of time. I decided that nearly killing myself on that...	sober091206	5	469	Dec 28, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	An easier softer way... (Preview) That's all I wanted for Christmas. But I got an iphone...so you know, that's pretty good too. Merry Christmas and happy new year everyone, from your little internet friend with the white-knuckle death grip on sobriety :) Sincerely, Tipsy McStagger	Tipsy McStagger	8	485	Dec 28, 2008 by Phil
	Daily Reflections ~ Suit Up And Show Up (Preview) In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety - we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 21 The old line says, Suit up and show up. That...	Sobrietyspell	0	960	Dec 28, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	John and Rose Christmas Wish to YOU (Preview)	John	6	455	Dec 27, 2008 by lani
	Up at 4am............ (Preview) Wow, have not been awake at this time since my last drunk. I initially awoke iritated, having a couple of teenagers sleeping over in the living room making noise at this hour........ but I have to laugh, as I am SOBER (and so are they), and on vacation, so I can always take a nap later on today. I will miss m...	jonijoni1	4	374	Dec 27, 2008 by lani
	What a long, strange trip it's been....... (Preview) 15 months today! Seems like I spent the first 12 figureing out what's 'wrong' and the last 3 trying to work on the solution. Not been easy. I think the first yr was definately a walk in the park compared to what's ahead..... Been dating some. Not into it! I seem to compare everyone to my John, guess that mea...	Doll	7	453	Dec 27, 2008 by Doll
	For Crystal (Preview) You replied to my "Marijuana Maintenance" message and you were sooooooo right on about how crappy it is of me to get help and spend the little money I do get on drugs and alchol. I am very ashamed of that. And funny thing I got a taste of the other side of this qoin today. This girl I know from AA bu...	nique	1	329	Dec 27, 2008 by Doll
	Interesting Historic alcohol factoid: "Old Ironsides" Statistical Information Seldom Shared (Preview) LITTLE KNOWN NAVAL HISTORY The USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) as a combat vessel carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at sea. She carried no evaporators (fresh water distillers). However, let it...	TLH	5	744	Dec 27, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Problem Solving (Preview) Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 42 Through the recovery process described in the Big Book, I have come to realize that the same instructions that work on my alcoholism, work on much more. Whenever I am angry or frus...	Sobrietyspell	1	395	Dec 27, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 27th Dec 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me, that good life, which I had misplaced, but which I found again in this fellowship. This life within me is developing slowly but surely, with many setbacks, many mistakes, many failures, but still deve...	Sobrietyspell	0	288	Dec 27, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Accepting Success or Failure (Preview) Furthermore, how shall we come to terms with seeming failure or success? Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride? Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we steadfastly content ourselves with the humbler, yet sometimes m...	Sobrietyspell	2	416	Dec 27, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy Holidays!!!! (Preview) Merry christmas to all of my wonderful friends here on MIP!! What a blessing for me to have met such incredible people who share the same love of sobriety that I do!!! We are sooo lucky!!!! Thank you to all of you that have made a huge difference in my life!! Quick share.... My kids really out did themselve...	lani	3	415	Dec 27, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Merry Christmas everyone from Bermuda ! (Preview) I know I'm a little late but the journey here has been so indicative of the journey I have been on for the last 11 months. I think it is absolutely amazing that I have not even come close to having the urge to have a drink since getting down here. Alcohol is widely consumed and my friends down here respe...	mstrmsn66	4	421	Dec 27, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Merry Christmas Everyone!!! (Preview) Merry Christmas to all of my wonderful friends!!! I wish everyone here on MIP a truly wonderful, peaceful and sober Christmas and a very Happy New Year. And, 'thank you' for making this board such a very special place throughout the whole year. With love, Carol	Quetzal	2	363	Dec 26, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 26th Dec 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day I am glad to be a part of A.A., of that great fellowship that is spreading over the United States and all over the world. I am only one of the many A.A.s, but I am one. I am grateful to be living at this time, when I can help A.A. to grow, when it needs me to put my shoulder to the wheel and he...	Sobrietyspell	0	332	Dec 26, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 25th Dec 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Many alcoholics will be saying today: "This is a good Christmas for me." They will be looking back over past Christmases, which were not like this one. They will be thanking God for their sobriety and their newfound life. They will be thinking about how their lives w...	Sobrietyspell	1	332	Dec 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	Happy Holidays Everyone!!! (Preview) Haven't been on in a while, new job has me swamped---actually, I was used to making my own hours, so now a normal 9-5 feels like an 18 hour day! I lost track of how long it's been but I had it written down weeks ago-so that makes 145 days! The urge is still there, but fleeting more and more. Even when my comp...	TysonMike	2	352	Dec 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	Have a Safe and Sober Christmas Season ehh (Preview) 'Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house, A drunkard was getting the word from his spouse. His skull was like fractured, his nerves were in shreds, And visions like sledgehammers danced in his head. Shaking and sweating and down in the dumps, Old Rudolph, the red nose, was getting hi...	Phil	6	493	Dec 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	The Holidays (Preview) Sometimes, the holidays are filled with the joy we associate with that time of year. The season flows. Magic is in the air. Sometimes, the holidays can be difficult and lonely. Here are some ideas I've learned through personal experience, and practice, to help us get through difficult holidays...	Quetzal	0	320	Dec 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ At Peace With Life (Preview) Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of Gods will into all of our activities. How can I best serve Thee Thy will (not mine) be done. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 I read this passage each morning, to start off my day, because it is a continual reminder to practice these principles in all my affairs...	Sobrietyspell	0	363	Dec 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Spiritual Experience (Preview) SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE The terms spiritual experience and spiritual awakening are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms. Yet it is true t...	soberdrunk	4	390	Dec 24, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Getting Through the Holidays (Preview) For some, the sights, signs, and smells of the holidays bring joy and a warm feeling. But, while others are joyously diving into the season, some of us are dipping into conflict, guilt, and a sense of loss. We read articles on how to enjoy the holidays, we read about the Christmas blues, but many of us s...	Quetzal	2	436	Dec 24, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Facing Family and Myself at Christmas (Preview) I went to a family Christmas lunch yesterday. I had been looking forward to it because we haven't gotten together as a family since 2004. The day arrived and a weird thing happened, I started to feel anxious, I did not expect that. I wasn't even sure what I was anxious about, maybe just the unknown. M...	FindingFreedom	3	418	Dec 24, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	Daily Reflections ~ Recovery, Unity, Service (Preview) Our Twelfth Step carrying the message is the basic service that AAs Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, P. 160 I thank God for those who came before me, those who told me not to forget the Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Servic...	Sobrietyspell	0	983	Dec 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd Dec 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day We have definitely left that dream world behind. It was only a sham. It was a world of our making and it was not the real world. We are sorry for the past, yes, but we learned a lot from it. We can put it down to experience, valuable experience, as we see it now, because it has given us th...	Sobrietyspell	0	352	Dec 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy Holidays! (Preview) Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace, goodwill toward men! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone! Love, Allison	nique	4	397	Dec 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Christmas (Preview) Just wanted to drop in and wish everyone a special Merry Christmas and A Sober New Year. From my family to yours Have a safe Holiday while traveling. Thanks to all and Hugs. Tina	Tina	5	670	Dec 23, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Holiday Triggers (Preview) One year, when I was a child, my father got drunk and violent at Christmas. I had just unwrapped a present, a bottle of hand lotion, when he exploded in an alcoholic rage. Our Christmas was disrupted. It was terrible. It was frightening for the whole family. Now, thirty-five years later, whenever I sme...	Quetzal	0	824	Dec 23, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Principles, Not Personalities (Preview) The way our worthy alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the less worthy is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another! THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37 Who am I to judge anyone? When I first entered the Fellowship I found that I liked everyone. After all...	Sobrietyspell	0	443	Dec 22, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 22nd Dec 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day As we look back over our drinking careers, we must realize that our lives were a mess because we were a mess inside. The trouble was in us, not in life itself. Life itself was good enough, but we were looking at it the wrong way. We were looking at life through the bottom of a whiskey g...	Sobrietyspell	0	340	Dec 22, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	snowbound (Preview) just thinking about how nice it has been to be snowbound for 2 days...in my drinking days, I would have "alcoholed" my way thru....but I have been shoveling snow, cleaning things only a mother would care about, listening to music, playing online scrabble with friends, cooking, reading....	beachgirl	10	510	Dec 22, 2008 by StPeteDean
	A 12-STEP VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS (Preview) Twas the night before Christmas when I went on a bender, Not a creature was stirring, not even a bartender. The empties were stacked by the chimney just fine, In hopes that St. Nick would fill them with wine. With Mama in her kerchief and I with my booze, We'd just settled down for a long winter's snooze....	Phil	2	508	Dec 22, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 21st Dec 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Have I ceased being inwardly defeated, at war with myself? Have I given myself freely to A.A. and to the Higher Power? Have I got over being sick inside? Am I still wandering mentally or am I "on the beam"? I can face anything if I am sure I am on the way. When I am sure, I sho...	Sobrietyspell	1	330	Dec 22, 2008 by lani
	Good Things Coming (Preview) Do not worry about how the good that has been planned for you will come. It will come. Do not worry, obsess, and think you have to control it, go out hunting for it, or tangle your mind trying to figure out how and when it will find you. It will find you. Surrender to your Higher Power each day. Trust...	Quetzal	0	390	Dec 22, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Listen, Share & Pray (Preview) When working with a man and his family, you should take care not to participate in their quarrels. You may spoil your chance of being helpful if you do. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 100 When trying to help a fellow alcoholic, Ive given in to an impulse to give advice, and perhaps thats inevitable. But allow...	Sobrietyspell	0	414	Dec 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Balance (Preview) Strive for balanced expectations of others. Strive for healthy tolerance. In the past, we may have tolerated too much or too little. We may have expected too much or too little. We may swing from tolerating abuse, mistreatment, and deception to refusing to tolerate normal, human, imperfect be...	Quetzal	0	310	Dec 21, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ The Rewards of Giving (Preview) This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward, whether his brother has yet received anything or not. TWELVE STEPS A...	Sobrietyspell	0	335	Dec 20, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
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