Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job wife or no wife we simply do not stop drinking so long as we place dependence upon other people ahead of dependence on God. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98 Before coming to A.A., I always had excuses for taking a drink: She said . . . , He sai...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Our task is not a naive one of feeling safe, of living and loving in a utopian world. One woman commented that our task is making ourselves feel safe while learning to live and love in a world that is unsafe. We do not want to dwell on the danger for that gives power to the negative. Neither do we want to ign...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Let us consider the term "spiritual experience" as given in Appendix II of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous: "A spiritual experience is something that brings about a personality change. By surrendering our lives to God as we understand Him, we are change...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Dear Mr. W. Your letter has been very welcome indeed. I had no news from Rowland H. anymore and often wondered what has been his fate. Our conversation which he has adequately reported to you had an aspect of which he did not know. The reason that I could not tell him everything was that those days I had to b...

nique · nique

Hello family! As most of you know I have been going to doctor after doctor trying to get help for my sore tounge and ear. Well after 4 docs and an ER visit I had an apt. with a brand new doc today and she was wonderful! She really cared and I didnt feel intimidated like I ususally do with doc. Anyway she kne...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Even God cannot change the past. -- Agathon Holding on to the past, either through guilt, longing, denial, or resentment, is a waste of valuable energy - energy that can be used to transform today and tomorrow. "I used to live in my past," said one recovering woman. "I was either t...

nique · nique

Dancing With God When I meditated on the word Guidance I kept seeing 'dance' at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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 drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be i...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Let us continue with Step Twelve. We must practice these principles in all our affairs. This part of the twelfth step must not be overlooked. It is the carrying on of the whole program. We do not just practice these principles in regard to our drinking problem. We practice them i...

KLT · KLT

Congratulations on 1 year sober. Sorry its late, not been reading on here as much as usual. Im one year at the beginning of December one day at a time and like others, I thought you had longer with your knowledge and great advise. I still feel like a baby in A.A. You seem to have great recovery. God ble...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can accept ourselves as people who have needs - the need for comfort, love, understanding, friendship, and healthy touch. We need positive reinforcement, someone to listen to us, someone to give to us. We are not weak for needing these things. These needs make us human and healthy. Getting our nee...

tlcate · tlcate

So, I can hear the little voice inside my head saying "just let it go, just wait until you actually get there" - but it won't go away and is causing me a little discomfort - so what does it hurt to ask...??? (I am only on step 2 with my sponsor) And - I know my sponsor is the appropriate person to ask...

nique · nique

I'll be a monkey's uncle! I am a Senior Member here on MIP! What a great honour! Now the quesiton is,,,,,,,,,,how do I become an Oldtimer? LOL! Love you all! You are the best family I could ask for. Lots of Love, Allison

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Step Four is, "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." Step Five is, "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our, wrongs." Step Six is, "Were entirely ready to have God remove all these de...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

He [Bill W.] said to me, gently and simply, Do you think that you are one of us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 413 During my drinking life I was convinced I was an exception. I thought I was beyond petty requirements and had the right to be excused. I never realized that the dark counterbalance of my attitude w...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Step Twelve is, "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs." Note that the basis of our effectiveness in carrying the message to others is the real...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Practice tolerance. Tolerate our quirks, our feelings, our reactions, our peculiarities, and our humanness. Tolerate our ups and downs, our resistance to change, and our struggling and sometimes awkward nature. Tolerate our fears, our mistakes, our natural tendency to duck from problems...

Doll · Doll

http://www.aahistory.com/ Found this website looking for AA history. It has links to The BB, The Grapevine, Meeting schedules, Just for Today, etc. along with some other cool stuff like Trivia, sobriety calculator....... Enjoy! ~ J

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Don't mean to upset anyone, but this is just another reason to stay clean and sober.... love you, all my female friends here. We can make it, we really can!!! Love, Joni

Doll · Doll

....and 10,000 ass-kicking nights. But I finally made it! Woo Hoo! Thanks to all of you who have been so instrumental in this process of recovery. (((hugs))) -- Edited by Doll at 07:51, 2008-09-22

lizziep · lizziep

Hi Ive just joined site and this is my first posting so apoligies if I get it wrong .. Ive been in the rooms 5yrs now and have managed to stay sober a day at a time (not bad for a girl that had to hit rock rock bottom before finding the rooms)! However I struggle with emotional sobriety people intereaction is...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Thanks for the many years of laughs and ES&H, Phil!!! This is YOU, from 2004...... The why and how of things 1. Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it? 2. Why is it that no matter what color of bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white? 3. Is there ever a day that mattres...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, our pick struck gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. Father feels he has struck something better than gold. For a time he may try to hug the new treasure to himself. He may not see at once that he has barely...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Step Eight is, "Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all." Step Nine is, "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others." Making restitution for the wrong...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

My name is Carl and I am an Alcoholic. For me, to drink is to die. The last drink I had was on 27th July 2007 and at that time my life was helpless, homeless and hopeless. I had spent the previous hours debating whether to kill everybody in the world or myself. As the affects of my last drunk wore off I knew the w...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Last week one of the best-known teetotalers in the U. S., John D. Rockefeller, had 60 people to dinner. No cocktails were served, for several of Mr. Rockefeller's guests were members of "Alcoholics Anonymous," a widespread, publicity-shy group of one-time guzzlers who have cured...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us believed that heeding the words of God or our Higher Power meant following rigid rules, an instruction booklet for life. Many of us now believe differently. The rigid rules, the endless instructions, the exhortation to perfection, are not the words our Higher Power whispers. The wor...

nique · nique

Oh yes, it is Sunday morning. Every Sunday morning I come up with some excuse not to go to church. Well this morning I guided through my satalite tv to see what is on today and there is an all day marathon I want to watch today so of course wasnt going to go to church. So Im sitting here enjoying my program a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 84 The last promise in the Big Book came true for me on the very first day of sobriety. God kept me sober that day, and on every other day I allowed Him to operate in my life. He gives me the strength...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Let us continue with Steps Four, Five, Six, Seven, and Ten. In taking a personal inventory of ourselves, we have to face facts as they really are. We have to stop running away. We must face reality. We must see ourselves as we really are. We must admit our faults openly and try to co...

BIGBrandon2785 · BIGBrandon2785

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Doll · Doll

My noon F2F was an awesome one, today. A LOT of good shares. Things I had never heard before. I listened & hung on every word of everyone. So, here's what I learned about myself....... I never knew just how much pain I was in, until I came to Alcoholics Anonymous. There has been all types of pain fo...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

Well, for those of you who might have forgotten, the alcohol is still there and it does the same things it used to do... Leading up to Monday night, I had this itch to do some "research", to see if maybe my mindset was different, that maybe all this calamity of the last 6 months had changed my app...

Quetzal · Quetzal

One thing at a time. That's all we have to do. Not two things at once, but one thing done in peace. One task at a time. One feeling at a time. One day at a time. One problem at a time. One step at a time. One pleasure at a time. Relax. Let go of urgency. Begin calmly now. Take one thing at a time. See how e...

nique · nique

Hello family! The other night my 6 month old kitty was really sick. My hubby and I felt sooo powerless!! I think I felt more powerless over this than alchol, maybe not but close. Anyway, we had not a single dime to our name and my hubby was getting paid the next day but we felt she couldnt wait. I called...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside. This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower; it was instead a matter of developing the willingness to accept these new facts of living. We neither ran nor fought. But accept we did. And then we were free. BEST OF THE GRAP...

nique · nique

Well thank you whoever prayed for me cause I took my DMV test over this morning and passed with flying colors!! I am soooo happy. And I am so greatful I didnt drink over it yesterday cause lord knows if I had drank I would have never been able to take the test this morning! Love you all! Allison

nmike · nmike

I attended an awesome AA/Alanon camp-out this weekend on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Freedom in Sobriety. The speakers were inspiring - AA, Alanon, and Alateen. The Alateen speakers in particular were so powerful. I went to sleep under a full moon listening to a drum group. I am committed to ke...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 164 Having a right relationship with God seemed to be an impossible order. My chaotic past had left me filled with guilt and remors...

Quetzal · Quetzal

In recovery, we're learning to let ourselves go! We're learning to be spontaneous. Spontaneity may frighten some of us. We may be afraid of the loss of control involved with spontaneity. We may still be operating under the codependent rules that prohibit spontaneity: be good; be right; be perfec...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, I had an ultrasound Monday and I found out I'm having a boy! His name will be David O'donel (David after my sponsor and O'donel after my dad). Here's the ultrasound pics... This one shows he's a boy... This one shows his hand up by his face... looks like he's praying This one shows his head...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We admitted we couldnt lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power ( if only our A.A. group ) could do this hitherto impossible job. The moment we were able to accept these facts fully, our release from the alcohol compulsion ha...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Let us continue with Steps Two, Three and Eleven. We must turn to a Higher Power for help, because we are helpless ourselves. When we put our drink problem in God's hands and leave it there, we have made the most important decision of our lives. From then on, we trust God for the str...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I had not posted for a bit. I remodeled my bedroom this past couple of weeks and it is looking real nice now with new carpet and 4 coats of paint and now the window sill and molding and new door has to go in. I also ordered a vibrating, raises at the feet and head made of memory foam and something combine...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, we act in a manner with which we are less than comfortable. That's human. That's why we have the words: "I'm sorry." They heal and bridge the gap. But we don't have to say, "I'm sorry" if we didn't do anything wrong. A sense of shame can keep us apologizing for everythin...

Doll · Doll

I Wish You Enough! Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you and I wish you enough. The daughter replied, "Mom, our life toge...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

Hi, I am asking for help. I have a HUGE situation that is not being resolved and it is just festering inside me... leading to resentment. Ok, I can't get into much detail because it is a very sticky and very sensitive issue. And nothing is being done about it! (I'll just say it involves a little girl....

nique · nique

I finally have decided to join the new technology by ending my days of dial-up and I ordered DSL Well the package came today and man am I overwhelmed! There are all these wires and gizmos and gagets. I am not good at reading and comprehending instructions so I am so frustrated. I want to get on fast spee...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Step Two is, "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." Step Three is, "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." Step Eleven is, "Sought through prayer and medi...

BGG · BGG

Hey folks: Just checking in. Got caught up the past week in work projects, home projects, etc., and haven't been to a meeting since last Wednesday (where I took my 2 year cake). Most of you know my story about gradually stopping meetings well into double-digit sobriety, and then "the great f...

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	Daily Reflections ~ First Things First (Preview) Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job wife or no wife we simply do not stop drinking so long as we place dependence upon other people ahead of dependence on God. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98 Before coming to A.A., I always had excuses for taking a drink: She said . . . , He sai...	Sobrietyspell	1	1019	Sep 26, 2008 by lani
	Feeling Protected (Preview) Our task is not a naive one of feeling safe, of living and loving in a utopian world. One woman commented that our task is making ourselves feel safe while learning to live and love in a world that is unsafe. We do not want to dwell on the danger for that gives power to the negative. Neither do we want to ign...	Quetzal	0	303	Sep 26, 2008 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 25th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Let us consider the term "spiritual experience" as given in Appendix II of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous: "A spiritual experience is something that brings about a personality change. By surrendering our lives to God as we understand Him, we are change...	Sobrietyspell	0	312	Sep 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Reply from Dr. Carl Jung To Bill W ~ 01.30.61 (Preview) Dear Mr. W. Your letter has been very welcome indeed. I had no news from Rowland H. anymore and often wondered what has been his fate. Our conversation which he has adequately reported to you had an aspect of which he did not know. The reason that I could not tell him everything was that those days I had to b...	Sobrietyspell	0	421	Sep 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Persistance (Preview) Hello family! As most of you know I have been going to doctor after doctor trying to get help for my sore tounge and ear. Well after 4 docs and an ER visit I had an apt. with a brand new doc today and she was wonderful! She really cared and I didnt feel intimidated like I ususally do with doc. Anyway she kne...	nique	6	428	Sep 25, 2008 by nique
	Peace with the Past (Preview) Even God cannot change the past. -- Agathon Holding on to the past, either through guilt, longing, denial, or resentment, is a waste of valuable energy - energy that can be used to transform today and tomorrow. "I used to live in my past," said one recovering woman. "I was either t...	Quetzal	0	340	Sep 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	Dancing With God (Preview) Dancing With God When I meditated on the word Guidance I kept seeing 'dance' at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky...	nique	0	330	Sep 25, 2008 by nique
	Daily Reflections ~ Vigilance (Preview) 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 drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be i...	Sobrietyspell	0	735	Sep 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 24th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Let us continue with Step Twelve. We must practice these principles in all our affairs. This part of the twelfth step must not be overlooked. It is the carrying on of the whole program. We do not just practice these principles in regard to our drinking problem. We practice them i...	Sobrietyspell	0	393	Sep 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Hey Doll (Preview) Congratulations on 1 year sober. Sorry its late, not been reading on here as much as usual. Im one year at the beginning of December one day at a time and like others, I thought you had longer with your knowledge and great advise. I still feel like a baby in A.A. You seem to have great recovery. God ble...	KLT	1	347	Sep 24, 2008 by Doll
	Allowing Ourselves to be Needy (Preview) We can accept ourselves as people who have needs - the need for comfort, love, understanding, friendship, and healthy touch. We need positive reinforcement, someone to listen to us, someone to give to us. We are not weak for needing these things. These needs make us human and healthy. Getting our nee...	Quetzal	0	437	Sep 24, 2008 by Quetzal
	Step 4 Question (Preview) So, I can hear the little voice inside my head saying "just let it go, just wait until you actually get there" - but it won't go away and is causing me a little discomfort - so what does it hurt to ask...??? (I am only on step 2 with my sponsor) And - I know my sponsor is the appropriate person to ask...	tlcate	6	1183	Sep 24, 2008 by Doll
	Looky Looky!! (Preview) I'll be a monkey's uncle! I am a Senior Member here on MIP! What a great honour! Now the quesiton is,,,,,,,,,,how do I become an Oldtimer? LOL! Love you all! You are the best family I could ask for. Lots of Love, Allison	nique	7	603	Sep 23, 2008 by matay
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Step Four is, "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." Step Five is, "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our, wrongs." Step Six is, "Were entirely ready to have God remove all these de...	Sobrietyspell	2	465	Sep 23, 2008 by Marc T.
	Daily Reflections ~ I Was An Exception (Preview) He [Bill W.] said to me, gently and simply, Do you think that you are one of us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 413 During my drinking life I was convinced I was an exception. I thought I was beyond petty requirements and had the right to be excused. I never realized that the dark counterbalance of my attitude w...	Sobrietyspell	0	468	Sep 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Step Twelve is, "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs." Note that the basis of our effectiveness in carrying the message to others is the real...	Sobrietyspell	0	391	Sep 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Tolerance (Preview) Practice tolerance. Tolerate our quirks, our feelings, our reactions, our peculiarities, and our humanness. Tolerate our ups and downs, our resistance to change, and our struggling and sometimes awkward nature. Tolerate our fears, our mistakes, our natural tendency to duck from problems...	Quetzal	3	472	Sep 23, 2008 by nique
	Cool AA 'stuff' (Preview) http://www.aahistory.com/ Found this website looking for AA history. It has links to The BB, The Grapevine, Meeting schedules, Just for Today, etc. along with some other cool stuff like Trivia, sobriety calculator....... Enjoy! ~ J	Doll	4	443	Sep 23, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	We women need to stay sober!!!! (Preview) Don't mean to upset anyone, but this is just another reason to stay clean and sober.... love you, all my female friends here. We can make it, we really can!!! Love, Joni	jonijoni1	3	503	Sep 23, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	365 Days......... (Preview) ....and 10,000 ass-kicking nights. But I finally made it! Woo Hoo! Thanks to all of you who have been so instrumental in this process of recovery. (((hugs))) -- Edited by Doll at 07:51, 2008-09-22	Doll	19	615	Sep 23, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Let it be ?? (Preview) Hi Ive just joined site and this is my first posting so apoligies if I get it wrong .. Ive been in the rooms 5yrs now and have managed to stay sober a day at a time (not bad for a girl that had to hit rock rock bottom before finding the rooms)! However I struggle with emotional sobriety people intereaction is...	lizziep	10	515	Sep 22, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Repost: Funnies from Phil 2004 (Preview) Thanks for the many years of laughs and ES&H, Phil!!! This is YOU, from 2004...... The why and how of things 1. Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it? 2. Why is it that no matter what color of bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white? 3. Is there ever a day that mattres...	jonijoni1	4	427	Sep 22, 2008 by Phil
	Daily Reflections ~ A Limitless Lode (Preview) Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, our pick struck gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. Father feels he has struck something better than gold. For a time he may try to hug the new treasure to himself. He may not see at once that he has barely...	Sobrietyspell	0	1171	Sep 22, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 22nd Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Step Eight is, "Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all." Step Nine is, "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others." Making restitution for the wrong...	Sobrietyspell	0	388	Sep 22, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Carl's Recovery Share (Preview) My name is Carl and I am an Alcoholic. For me, to drink is to die. The last drink I had was on 27th July 2007 and at that time my life was helpless, homeless and hopeless. I had spent the previous hours debating whether to kill everybody in the world or myself. As the affects of my last drunk wore off I knew the w...	Sobrietyspell	3	420	Sep 22, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Time Magazine's 1940 AA Article (Preview) Last week one of the best-known teetotalers in the U. S., John D. Rockefeller, had 60 people to dinner. No cocktails were served, for several of Mr. Rockefeller's guests were members of "Alcoholics Anonymous," a widespread, publicity-shy group of one-time guzzlers who have cured...	jonijoni1	3	2069	Sep 22, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Trusting Ourselves (Preview) Many of us believed that heeding the words of God or our Higher Power meant following rigid rules, an instruction booklet for life. Many of us now believe differently. The rigid rules, the endless instructions, the exhortation to perfection, are not the words our Higher Power whispers. The wor...	Quetzal	0	318	Sep 22, 2008 by Quetzal
	Wanna Make God Laugh? Tell Him your Plans!! (Preview) Oh yes, it is Sunday morning. Every Sunday morning I come up with some excuse not to go to church. Well this morning I guided through my satalite tv to see what is on today and there is an all day marathon I want to watch today so of course wasnt going to go to church. So Im sitting here enjoying my program a...	nique	2	396	Sep 21, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ The Last Promise (Preview) We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 84 The last promise in the Big Book came true for me on the very first day of sobriety. God kept me sober that day, and on every other day I allowed Him to operate in my life. He gives me the strength...	Sobrietyspell	0	3014	Sep 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 21st Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Let us continue with Steps Four, Five, Six, Seven, and Ten. In taking a personal inventory of ourselves, we have to face facts as they really are. We have to stop running away. We must face reality. We must see ourselves as we really are. We must admit our faults openly and try to co...	Sobrietyspell	0	326	Sep 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (Preview) aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-- Edited by BIGBrandon2785 at 15:38, 2008-09-20	BIGBrandon2785	8	828	Sep 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Pain - F2F topic today (Preview) My noon F2F was an awesome one, today. A LOT of good shares. Things I had never heard before. I listened & hung on every word of everyone. So, here's what I learned about myself....... I never knew just how much pain I was in, until I came to Alcoholics Anonymous. There has been all types of pain fo...	Doll	4	369	Sep 21, 2008 by tlcate
	Relapsed with 67 days.. (Preview) Well, for those of you who might have forgotten, the alcohol is still there and it does the same things it used to do... Leading up to Monday night, I had this itch to do some "research", to see if maybe my mindset was different, that maybe all this calamity of the last 6 months had changed my app...	Dodsworth	7	528	Sep 21, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Letting Go of Urgency (Preview) One thing at a time. That's all we have to do. Not two things at once, but one thing done in peace. One task at a time. One feeling at a time. One day at a time. One problem at a time. One step at a time. One pleasure at a time. Relax. Let go of urgency. Begin calmly now. Take one thing at a time. See how e...	Quetzal	1	293	Sep 21, 2008 by Doll
	Relieved! (Preview) Hello family! The other night my 6 month old kitty was really sick. My hubby and I felt sooo powerless!! I think I felt more powerless over this than alchol, maybe not but close. Anyway, we had not a single dime to our name and my hubby was getting paid the next day but we felt she couldnt wait. I called...	nique	3	349	Sep 20, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ Loved Back to Recovery (Preview) Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside. This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower; it was instead a matter of developing the willingness to accept these new facts of living. We neither ran nor fought. But accept we did. And then we were free. BEST OF THE GRAP...	Sobrietyspell	2	589	Sep 20, 2008 by lizziep
	I passed!!!!! (Preview) Well thank you whoever prayed for me cause I took my DMV test over this morning and passed with flying colors!! I am soooo happy. And I am so greatful I didnt drink over it yesterday cause lord knows if I had drank I would have never been able to take the test this morning! Love you all! Allison	nique	5	520	Sep 20, 2008 by Dodsworth
	Awesome Camp-out for AA/Alanon (Preview) I attended an awesome AA/Alanon camp-out this weekend on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Freedom in Sobriety. The speakers were inspiring - AA, Alanon, and Alateen. The Alateen speakers in particular were so powerful. I went to sleep under a full moon listening to a drum group. I am committed to ke...	nmike	4	1832	Sep 20, 2008 by hills alive
	Daily Reflections ~ H.P. As Guide (Preview) See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 164 Having a right relationship with God seemed to be an impossible order. My chaotic past had left me filled with guilt and remors...	Sobrietyspell	1	423	Sep 20, 2008 by lani
	Spontaneity (Preview) In recovery, we're learning to let ourselves go! We're learning to be spontaneous. Spontaneity may frighten some of us. We may be afraid of the loss of control involved with spontaneity. We may still be operating under the codependent rules that prohibit spontaneity: be good; be right; be perfec...	Quetzal	0	284	Sep 20, 2008 by Quetzal
	It's a boy! (Preview) Hey y'all, I had an ultrasound Monday and I found out I'm having a boy! His name will be David O'donel (David after my sponsor and O'donel after my dad). Here's the ultrasound pics... This one shows he's a boy... This one shows his hand up by his face... looks like he's praying This one shows his head...	ChicknLittle	6	858	Sep 20, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ Acceptance (Preview) We admitted we couldnt lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power ( if only our A.A. group ) could do this hitherto impossible job. The moment we were able to accept these facts fully, our release from the alcohol compulsion ha...	Sobrietyspell	0	1244	Sep 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 19th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Let us continue with Steps Two, Three and Eleven. We must turn to a Higher Power for help, because we are helpless ourselves. When we put our drink problem in God's hands and leave it there, we have made the most important decision of our lives. From then on, we trust God for the str...	Sobrietyspell	0	388	Sep 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Having a hard time..... (Preview) Hi All, I had not posted for a bit. I remodeled my bedroom this past couple of weeks and it is looking real nice now with new carpet and 4 coats of paint and now the window sill and molding and new door has to go in. I also ordered a vibrating, raises at the feet and head made of memory foam and something combine...	Rosie	26	715	Sep 19, 2008 by Rosie
	Apologies (Preview) Sometimes, we act in a manner with which we are less than comfortable. That's human. That's why we have the words: "I'm sorry." They heal and bridge the gap. But we don't have to say, "I'm sorry" if we didn't do anything wrong. A sense of shame can keep us apologizing for everythin...	Quetzal	0	316	Sep 19, 2008 by Quetzal
	I Wish You Enough! (Preview) I Wish You Enough! Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you and I wish you enough. The daughter replied, "Mom, our life toge...	Doll	4	349	Sep 18, 2008 by learning
	Help with resentment!! (Preview) Hi, I am asking for help. I have a HUGE situation that is not being resolved and it is just festering inside me... leading to resentment. Ok, I can't get into much detail because it is a very sticky and very sensitive issue. And nothing is being done about it! (I'll just say it involves a little girl....	carolinagirl	7	546	Sep 18, 2008 by StPeteDean
	ADD Frustration! (Preview) I finally have decided to join the new technology by ending my days of dial-up and I ordered DSL Well the package came today and man am I overwhelmed! There are all these wires and gizmos and gagets. I am not good at reading and comprehending instructions so I am so frustrated. I want to get on fast spee...	nique	4	458	Sep 18, 2008 by matay
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Step Two is, "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." Step Three is, "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." Step Eleven is, "Sought through prayer and medi...	Sobrietyspell	0	317	Sep 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Time for a Meeting (Preview) Hey folks: Just checking in. Got caught up the past week in work projects, home projects, etc., and haven't been to a meeting since last Wednesday (where I took my 2 year cake). Most of you know my story about gradually stopping meetings well into double-digit sobriety, and then "the great f...	BGG	6	417	Sep 18, 2008 by StPeteDean
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