Alcoholics Anonymous

Marc T. · Marc T.

http://www.natureofspirit.com/alcoholics_anonymous/12_steps_12_traditions/index.php

Marc T. · Marc T.

"A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve." WHEN Tradition Nine was first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs that least possible organization." In years since then, we h...

nique · nique

Hi family! I am so happy today! It is one of those days where everything fell into place and went so smooth I am afraid to pinch myself! Anyway to start I am sober 6 days today and that may not seem much but to me it is an eternity! Anyway, I have been battling mysterious physical pain in my mouth, tounge, e...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can be loving, trusting people and still not allow ourselves to be used or abused. We don't have to let people do whatever they want to us. Not all requests are legitimate! Not all requests require a yes! Life may test us. People may seek out our weak spots. We may see a common denominator to the limit...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, Well I just moved to a new town, actually the town my family all lives in... I was getting sick of being out in the country so far from everything, so my dad moved me into one of his houses here. I'm just outside of Memphis, still in Mississippi though, and I've got my mom, dad, sister, and littl...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . and Fear says, You dare not look! TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 How often I avoided a task in my drinking days, just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder even if I have been sober for some time, that I will act that same way when faced with what appears to be a monumental job, such...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Is it my desire to be a big shot in A.A.? Do I always want to be up front in the limelight? Do I feel that nobody else can do as good a job as I can? Or am I willing to take a seat in the back row once in a while and let somebody else carry the ball? Part of the effectiveness of any A.A. group is t...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Not sure where to start. Things go good for a while and self-destruct happens. Just got out of Cook Cty. Jail in Chicago. Not a nice place. Been drinking and shooting dope. Great combination.....not really. Got caught driving without license and they are talking about prison time. All of this really...

New member..... · Jeff5104

Hi everyone, I am totally new to this and have no experience dealing with AA, so please bear with me.... I'm 24 and having a bit of a tough time wondering whether I have a problem with alcohol or not. I think I may have, but I was looking for advice from people who have been through this. I drink heavily about...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I dreamt I met my Higher Power and I listened while He talked He reminded to me the difficult path in life that I had often walked We laughed and cried and talked together as the memories tumbled by Slowly as heartache turned to anger I asked the question Why??? Why didn't you protect me when my body was abu...

matay · matay

Hi Folks, Well, Wednesday at 12:20 she went into the operating room, and at 2:30 she was out. We came home yesterday, and while I should have popped in to let you know there was a 101 things-to-do and only a 75 things-to-do time slot. Go figure, huh. Sounds about right on par for life's things-to-do list...

Citizluvme · Citizluvme

Allow me to introduce myself. I go by Citizluvme. I am 35 years old. I came here today because I decided to turn my life around. Here's my background: I grew up with a mom who abused Alcohol (30 pack every 2 days) and a absent father who not only abused me and my sisters (one older,one younger)but abused dru...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel resentful and victimized - b...

Marc T. · Marc T.

Anytime I get into an arguement with another I find that it is because I am trying to impress my truth onto them or I'm not listening to their truth. I don't have to agree with their truth. I just ought to understand that it is their truth. To me the Spirit is infinite; so if I can have all of it, so can anyon...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 88 I have more than enough t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Do I have any hard feelings about other group members or for any other A.A. group? Am I critical of the way a group member thinks or acts? Do I feel that another group is operating in the wrong way and do I broadcast it? Or do I realize that all A.A. members, no matter what their limita...

matay · matay

Hi Folks... I've invited a long time friend of mine to join us here. However - from the MIP Home Page ... how does one find this forum? Thanks, have a nice sober day. Bruce

Quetzal · Quetzal

Learn to let yourself be guided into truth. We will know what we need to know, when we need to know that. We don't have to feel badly about taking our own time to reach our insights. We don't have to force insight or awareness before it's time. Yes! Maybe the whole world saw a particular truth in our lif...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Has anyone every tried using Campral? It is a medication that is supposed to reduce alcohol cravings. My doctor would like me to start taking it after seeing him tomorrow. He said that it will not keep a person that is going to drink from drinking, but it does make it easier on someone who already had t...

tlcate · tlcate

And it was incredible! It is a 12x12 study which I needed. They were studying step 3, which is also just what I needed. It was a 90 minute meeting with the reading by all, a break for fellowship, a speaker, and plenty of time for folks to share. It is well attended, LOTS of women, and just about every one o...

alana · alana

hi, im new to this aa online thing. whatta we do....just vent about how bad our lives get? i just got off a three day bender and im utterly pissed with myself. if i say i wondt touch another drink again to myself im gonna jump. im so bored of drinking, im so sick of everything it ruins. the shame mostly. the ha...

gregmc · gregmc

im trying to not drink after yet another failed attempt of trying to be a normal drinking. everything has fallen apart. im like a prisoner in my mind to paranoid to go anywhere if im not drinking. i have that sick feeling in my stomach from guilt. anything that you could say that may help right now would g...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94 I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She commente...

md85 · md85

Hey everyone, my name is Mary and I'm an alcoholic. It still seems very surreal to me and I can't believe that I'm saying this. I'm 23-years-old and weekend drinking has been VERY out of hand for a very long time. I am making life for my fiance and friends very difficult because of it. I'm finally admittin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Am I critical of other members of A.A. or of new prospects? Do I ever say about other members: "I don't think they're sincere, I think they're bluffing, or I think they're taking a few drinks on the quiet?" Do I realize that my doubtful and skeptical attitude is hurtin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, there is not enough money to make ends meet, much less afford any luxuries. People may tell us to do a budget, and we chuckle. The expenses we need to pay for survival surpass the income. We look at the situation; shake our heads, and say, "No way." Many of us have had to live t...

Hot Tamale 007 · Hot Tamale 007

Thanks everyone on this board, for the support in my early sobriety. I came to this site looking for the courage to walk into a meeting and to find the support network I so desperately needed. I have been sober for well over a month now and I couldn't have done it with out you. Thank you, thank you, thank...

Marc T. · Marc T.

When the chaos that is me returns I find that I'm Missing a step or stumbling- if you will. Powerlessness was my missgiving today and in that: I missed giving. I have been "trying" to control my two year old. It doesn't make sense that she should obey "King Marc" any more than God w...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to good purpose...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day How do I talk with new prospects? Am I always trying to dominate the conversation? Do I lay down the law and tell prospects what they will have to do? Do I judge them privately and feel that they have small chance of making the program? Do I belittle them to myself? Or am I willing to b...

Tina · Tina

Just thought I'd say hi Sorry I haven't been in for a bit, just gettin situated and son is now working and going to school. And my daughter is doing the same, I've been in alot of pain the last week or so, Got to go see the dentist. And trying to get things caught up and been gettin to more meetings. And looki...

annie · annie

Hi all, I'm new here, on day 12 no wine and finding it very hard. Life without alcohol is dull, unrewarding and I hate myself for feeling this way. I wish I knew why I'm doing this beyond to satisfy everyone else, but I don't want to be a middle aged lush. Problem is, I don't know what I do want to be....Any adv...

Doll · Doll

Was (for whatever reason) thinking about some of those AA slogans. I soon realized some that I used to just down right HATE, loathe, almost made me puke...... Then the light came on! I don't know when, but it did. "Just for today." - I realllly didn't get that one, cause I am a "planner/...

tlcate · tlcate

Last night's meeting was incredible! It is just odd how things happen when you need them. Just out of a very toxic relationship - the ending was a great reflection of the entire thing - from beginning to end. It was painful - and I isolated. I have lost a meeting due to the breakup and the desire to neve...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Surrender to the pain. Then learn to surrender to the good. It's there and more is on the way. -- Beyond Codependency Our goal in recovery is to make us feel comfortable, peaceful, and content. Happy. We want to be at peace with our environment and ourselves. Sometimes, to do that, we need to be willin...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Getting Glum, as is the usual case when the weather changes and it gets cold and dark. Have to keep my head out of the blahs and the poor me's. Need to make a gratitude list this morning, and if it helps no one else, it is intended to help ME get through the day. I am grateful for my day to day sobriety. I am appre...

lani · lani

Hello all! Some of you were aware that I had applied for a new job. Well, I had my interview today and she offered me the job right there! Its at the same hospital but a different, better paying (yea!) position! Its funny, I got so nervous before going but prayed to my HP that his will be done! I guess its mean...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.'s can agree with him. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My ev...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day What makes an effective talk at an A.A. meeting? It is not a fine speech with fine choice of words and an impressive delivery. Often a few simple words direct from the heart are more effective than the most polished speech. There is always a temptation to speak beyond your own exp...

Sobrietybell · Sobrietybell

Happy 2nd sobriety day Danielle. I hope your day was filled with joy and freedom. Well done girl, you know it works if you work it. With Love and Fellowship, Carl x

Quetzal · Quetzal

There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some people choose to stay connected with family members and learn different behaviors. Some disconnect for a time, and then return slowly on a different basis. Ther...

TysonMike · TysonMike

I hit a milestone! Hope I can keep it up! Good luck to everyone!

matay · matay

Hi Folks, For the past week or so I've mainly been reading here. My wife, Liliana, has been visiting different doctors and labs to get tests done for the operation she will be having tomorrow. As it is a custom here, I will be staying in the hospital with her. She is terrified about this as she hates the i...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession. A.A. Comes Of Age Page 139 Early in my A.A. life, I became employed in its services and I found...

Marc T. · Marc T.

A.A. is much more than just not drinking and drugging. It is a pathway to peace and serenity. Comfort within our own skin. True confidence. All we have to do is go to a meeting until we find the one we feel has GOOD sobriety (time meens little)- it is a certain wisdom you will see. And simply ask for help, i.e...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I've just had, perhaps, the worst twenty-four hours of my life. I have just come back from saying goodbye to my love of over seventeen years at the airport. I don't know when we will be together again. I have cried and cried today. So has he. We were so blissfully happy until my alcoholis...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Well, I'm on day 19 right now. I'll be off too see my Doctor in a few hours. I would have to say this is definitely anything but easy, but no one told me that it was going to be : ) Alcohol is on my mind 24 hours a day in some way or another. If it isn't about drinking, it's about my mistakes, or feeling guily f...

Dreamnine · Dreamnine

A bloke I know, and who had encouraged into AA has started drinking again. I'm really upset. He seemed to be doing well and was a regular at our Thursday Step meeting. Now he's locked himself into his flat and is just associating with other drinkers. There doesn't seem much I and others can do- I feel help...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

LEST WE BECOME COMPLACENT It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 When I am in pain it is easy to stay close to the friends I have found in the programs. Relief from that pain is p...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. will lose some of its effectiveness if I do not do my share. Where am I failing? Are there some things I do not feel like doing? Am I held back by self-consciousness or fear? Self-consciousness is a form of pride. It is a fear that something may happen to you. What happens to you...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Good Link... (Preview) http://www.natureofspirit.com/alcoholics_anonymous/12_steps_12_traditions/index.php	Marc T.	0	336	Oct 7, 2008 by Marc T.
	Tradition nine (Preview) "A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve." WHEN Tradition Nine was first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs that least possible organization." In years since then, we h...	Marc T.	0	262	Oct 7, 2008 by Marc T.
	Relief! (Preview) Hi family! I am so happy today! It is one of those days where everything fell into place and went so smooth I am afraid to pinch myself! Anyway to start I am sober 6 days today and that may not seem much but to me it is an eternity! Anyway, I have been battling mysterious physical pain in my mouth, tounge, e...	nique	4	468	Oct 7, 2008 by lani
	Letting Go of Naivete (Preview) We can be loving, trusting people and still not allow ourselves to be used or abused. We don't have to let people do whatever they want to us. Not all requests are legitimate! Not all requests require a yes! Life may test us. People may seek out our weak spots. We may see a common denominator to the limit...	Quetzal	0	273	Oct 7, 2008 by Quetzal
	Hey y'all (Preview) Hey y'all, Well I just moved to a new town, actually the town my family all lives in... I was getting sick of being out in the country so far from everything, so my dad moved me into one of his houses here. I'm just outside of Memphis, still in Mississippi though, and I've got my mom, dad, sister, and littl...	ChicknLittle	2	261	Oct 6, 2008 by tlcate
	Daily Reflections ~ Facing Ourselves (Preview) . . . . and Fear says, You dare not look! TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 How often I avoided a task in my drinking days, just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder even if I have been sober for some time, that I will act that same way when faced with what appears to be a monumental job, such...	Sobrietyspell	0	306	Oct 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Is it my desire to be a big shot in A.A.? Do I always want to be up front in the limelight? Do I feel that nobody else can do as good a job as I can? Or am I willing to take a seat in the back row once in a while and let somebody else carry the ball? Part of the effectiveness of any A.A. group is t...	Sobrietyspell	0	223	Oct 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Rock Bottom? (Preview) Not sure where to start. Things go good for a while and self-destruct happens. Just got out of Cook Cty. Jail in Chicago. Not a nice place. Been drinking and shooting dope. Great combination.....not really. Got caught driving without license and they are talking about prison time. All of this really...	soberdrunk	8	451	Oct 6, 2008 by jonijoni1
	New member..... (Preview) Hi everyone, I am totally new to this and have no experience dealing with AA, so please bear with me.... I'm 24 and having a bit of a tough time wondering whether I have a problem with alcohol or not. I think I may have, but I was looking for advice from people who have been through this. I drink heavily about...	Jeff5104	14	563	Oct 6, 2008 by Jeff5104
	I dreamt I met my Higher Power.. (Preview) I dreamt I met my Higher Power and I listened while He talked He reminded to me the difficult path in life that I had often walked We laughed and cried and talked together as the memories tumbled by Slowly as heartache turned to anger I asked the question Why??? Why didn't you protect me when my body was abu...	Sobrietyspell	1	998	Oct 6, 2008 by lani
	We're back from the hospital!!! All OK! (Preview) Hi Folks, Well, Wednesday at 12:20 she went into the operating room, and at 2:30 she was out. We came home yesterday, and while I should have popped in to let you know there was a 101 things-to-do and only a 75 things-to-do time slot. Go figure, huh. Sounds about right on par for life's things-to-do list...	matay	9	433	Oct 6, 2008 by KLT
	Hello (Preview) Allow me to introduce myself. I go by Citizluvme. I am 35 years old. I came here today because I decided to turn my life around. Here's my background: I grew up with a mom who abused Alcohol (30 pack every 2 days) and a absent father who not only abused me and my sisters (one older,one younger)but abused dru...	Citizluvme	3	282	Oct 6, 2008 by Quetzal
	Taking Care of Ourselves (Preview) It's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel resentful and victimized - b...	Quetzal	0	291	Oct 6, 2008 by Quetzal
	Priceless. (Preview) Anytime I get into an arguement with another I find that it is because I am trying to impress my truth onto them or I'm not listening to their truth. I don't have to agree with their truth. I just ought to understand that it is their truth. To me the Spirit is infinite; so if I can have all of it, so can anyon...	Marc T.	2	322	Oct 5, 2008 by nmike
	Daily Reflections ~ Yesterday's Baggage (Preview) For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 88 I have more than enough t...	Sobrietyspell	0	376	Oct 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 5th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Do I have any hard feelings about other group members or for any other A.A. group? Am I critical of the way a group member thinks or acts? Do I feel that another group is operating in the wrong way and do I broadcast it? Or do I realize that all A.A. members, no matter what their limita...	Sobrietyspell	0	277	Oct 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	(( Dumb ? )) Question. (Preview) Hi Folks... I've invited a long time friend of mine to join us here. However - from the MIP Home Page ... how does one find this forum? Thanks, have a nice sober day. Bruce	matay	3	314	Oct 5, 2008 by lani
	Knowledge (Preview) Learn to let yourself be guided into truth. We will know what we need to know, when we need to know that. We don't have to feel badly about taking our own time to reach our insights. We don't have to force insight or awareness before it's time. Yes! Maybe the whole world saw a particular truth in our lif...	Quetzal	1	271	Oct 5, 2008 by tlcate
	Campral (Preview) Has anyone every tried using Campral? It is a medication that is supposed to reduce alcohol cravings. My doctor would like me to start taking it after seeing him tomorrow. He said that it will not keep a person that is going to drink from drinking, but it does make it easier on someone who already had t...	cramcj01	9	466	Oct 5, 2008 by cramcj01
	Found a New Meeting! (Preview) And it was incredible! It is a 12x12 study which I needed. They were studying step 3, which is also just what I needed. It was a 90 minute meeting with the reading by all, a break for fellowship, a speaker, and plenty of time for folks to share. It is well attended, LOTS of women, and just about every one o...	tlcate	1	259	Oct 5, 2008 by Doll
	hello (Preview) hi, im new to this aa online thing. whatta we do....just vent about how bad our lives get? i just got off a three day bender and im utterly pissed with myself. if i say i wondt touch another drink again to myself im gonna jump. im so bored of drinking, im so sick of everything it ruins. the shame mostly. the ha...	alana	9	313	Oct 4, 2008 by Tipsy McStagger
	1st day of not drinking (Preview) im trying to not drink after yet another failed attempt of trying to be a normal drinking. everything has fallen apart. im like a prisoner in my mind to paranoid to go anywhere if im not drinking. i have that sick feeling in my stomach from guilt. anything that you could say that may help right now would g...	gregmc	7	1994	Oct 4, 2008 by matay
	Daily Reflections ~ A Necessary Pruning (Preview) . . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94 I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She commente...	Sobrietyspell	0	643	Oct 4, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Hey everyone - New Here (Preview) Hey everyone, my name is Mary and I'm an alcoholic. It still seems very surreal to me and I can't believe that I'm saying this. I'm 23-years-old and weekend drinking has been VERY out of hand for a very long time. I am making life for my fiance and friends very difficult because of it. I'm finally admittin...	md85	8	438	Oct 4, 2008 by matay
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Am I critical of other members of A.A. or of new prospects? Do I ever say about other members: "I don't think they're sincere, I think they're bluffing, or I think they're taking a few drinks on the quiet?" Do I realize that my doubtful and skeptical attitude is hurtin...	Sobrietyspell	0	275	Oct 4, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Faith and Money (Preview) Sometimes, there is not enough money to make ends meet, much less afford any luxuries. People may tell us to do a budget, and we chuckle. The expenses we need to pay for survival surpass the income. We look at the situation; shake our heads, and say, "No way." Many of us have had to live t...	Quetzal	1	277	Oct 4, 2008 by Marc T.
	Just want to say THANK YOU!!! (Preview) Thanks everyone on this board, for the support in my early sobriety. I came to this site looking for the courage to walk into a meeting and to find the support network I so desperately needed. I have been sober for well over a month now and I couldn't have done it with out you. Thank you, thank you, thank...	Hot Tamale 007	6	411	Oct 3, 2008 by Marc T.
	EVERY step of the way. (Preview) When the chaos that is me returns I find that I'm Missing a step or stumbling- if you will. Powerlessness was my missgiving today and in that: I missed giving. I have been "trying" to control my two year old. It doesn't make sense that she should obey "King Marc" any more than God w...	Marc T.	0	273	Oct 3, 2008 by Marc T.
	Daily Reflections ~ "The Acid Test" (Preview) As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to good purpose...	Sobrietyspell	0	351	Oct 3, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 3rd Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day How do I talk with new prospects? Am I always trying to dominate the conversation? Do I lay down the law and tell prospects what they will have to do? Do I judge them privately and feel that they have small chance of making the program? Do I belittle them to myself? Or am I willing to b...	Sobrietyspell	0	327	Oct 3, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Just checking in (Preview) Just thought I'd say hi Sorry I haven't been in for a bit, just gettin situated and son is now working and going to school. And my daughter is doing the same, I've been in alot of pain the last week or so, Got to go see the dentist. And trying to get things caught up and been gettin to more meetings. And looki...	Tina	0	253	Oct 3, 2008 by Tina
	day 12 (Preview) Hi all, I'm new here, on day 12 no wine and finding it very hard. Life without alcohol is dull, unrewarding and I hate myself for feeling this way. I wish I knew why I'm doing this beyond to satisfy everyone else, but I don't want to be a middle aged lush. Problem is, I don't know what I do want to be....Any adv...	annie	13	400	Oct 3, 2008 by celtcgrrl
	Hate.......to..........Love (Preview) Was (for whatever reason) thinking about some of those AA slogans. I soon realized some that I used to just down right HATE, loathe, almost made me puke...... Then the light came on! I don't know when, but it did. "Just for today." - I realllly didn't get that one, cause I am a "planner/...	Doll	4	364	Oct 3, 2008 by cheri
	Just what you need when you need it. (Preview) Last night's meeting was incredible! It is just odd how things happen when you need them. Just out of a very toxic relationship - the ending was a great reflection of the entire thing - from beginning to end. It was painful - and I isolated. I have lost a meeting due to the breakup and the desire to neve...	tlcate	3	389	Oct 3, 2008 by lani
	Getting Through the Discomfort (Preview) Surrender to the pain. Then learn to surrender to the good. It's there and more is on the way. -- Beyond Codependency Our goal in recovery is to make us feel comfortable, peaceful, and content. Happy. We want to be at peace with our environment and ourselves. Sometimes, to do that, we need to be willin...	Quetzal	0	281	Oct 3, 2008 by Quetzal
	Gratitude List (Preview) Getting Glum, as is the usual case when the weather changes and it gets cold and dark. Have to keep my head out of the blahs and the poor me's. Need to make a gratitude list this morning, and if it helps no one else, it is intended to help ME get through the day. I am grateful for my day to day sobriety. I am appre...	jonijoni1	5	2321	Oct 2, 2008 by tlcate
	New job!! (Preview) Hello all! Some of you were aware that I had applied for a new job. Well, I had my interview today and she offered me the job right there! Its at the same hospital but a different, better paying (yea!) position! Its funny, I got so nervous before going but prayed to my HP that his will be done! I guess its mean...	lani	6	404	Oct 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Serenity After The Storm (Preview) Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.'s can agree with him. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My ev...	Sobrietyspell	0	317	Oct 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 2nd Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day What makes an effective talk at an A.A. meeting? It is not a fine speech with fine choice of words and an impressive delivery. Often a few simple words direct from the heart are more effective than the most polished speech. There is always a temptation to speak beyond your own exp...	Sobrietyspell	0	300	Oct 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy Birthday (Preview) Happy 2nd sobriety day Danielle. I hope your day was filled with joy and freedom. Well done girl, you know it works if you work it. With Love and Fellowship, Carl x	Sobrietybell	9	390	Oct 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Coping with Families (Preview) There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some people choose to stay connected with family members and learn different behaviors. Some disconnect for a time, and then return slowly on a different basis. Ther...	Quetzal	2	318	Oct 2, 2008 by NELL
	60 Days! (Preview) I hit a milestone! Hope I can keep it up! Good luck to everyone!	TysonMike	13	564	Oct 2, 2008 by TysonMike
	My wife is going to the hospital... (Preview) Hi Folks, For the past week or so I've mainly been reading here. My wife, Liliana, has been visiting different doctors and labs to get tests done for the operation she will be having tomorrow. As it is a custom here, I will be staying in the hospital with her. She is terrified about this as she hates the i...	matay	8	404	Oct 2, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections ~ The Circle And The Triangle (Preview) The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession. A.A. Comes Of Age Page 139 Early in my A.A. life, I became employed in its services and I found...	Sobrietyspell	1	393	Oct 2, 2008 by lani
	To: New Hope (Preview) A.A. is much more than just not drinking and drugging. It is a pathway to peace and serenity. Comfort within our own skin. True confidence. All we have to do is go to a meeting until we find the one we feel has GOOD sobriety (time meens little)- it is a certain wisdom you will see. And simply ask for help, i.e...	Marc T.	2	294	Oct 2, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Just Need To Share (Preview) Hi everyone, I've just had, perhaps, the worst twenty-four hours of my life. I have just come back from saying goodbye to my love of over seventeen years at the airport. I don't know when we will be together again. I have cried and cried today. So has he. We were so blissfully happy until my alcoholis...	Quetzal	10	414	Oct 2, 2008 by jonijoni1
	19 days....woo-hoo! (Preview) Well, I'm on day 19 right now. I'll be off too see my Doctor in a few hours. I would have to say this is definitely anything but easy, but no one told me that it was going to be : ) Alcohol is on my mind 24 hours a day in some way or another. If it isn't about drinking, it's about my mistakes, or feeling guily f...	cramcj01	8	341	Oct 2, 2008 by Doll
	A guy I know started drinking again. (Preview) A bloke I know, and who had encouraged into AA has started drinking again. I'm really upset. He seemed to be doing well and was a regular at our Thursday Step meeting. Now he's locked himself into his flat and is just associating with other drinkers. There doesn't seem much I and others can do- I feel help...	Dreamnine	5	406	Oct 1, 2008 by hills alive
	Daily Reflections ~ Lest We Become Complacent (Preview) LEST WE BECOME COMPLACENT It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 When I am in pain it is easy to stay close to the friends I have found in the programs. Relief from that pain is p...	Sobrietyspell	1	432	Oct 1, 2008 by Marc T.
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. will lose some of its effectiveness if I do not do my share. Where am I failing? Are there some things I do not feel like doing? Am I held back by self-consciousness or fear? Self-consciousness is a form of pride. It is a fear that something may happen to you. What happens to you...	Sobrietyspell	0	306	Oct 1, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
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