Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

Experiment. Try something new. Try stepping out. We have been held back too long. We have held ourselves back too long. As children, many of us were deprived of the right to experiment. Many of us are depriving ourselves of the right to experiment and learn as adults. Now is the time to experimen...

Tuggboat · Tuggboat

Found this new guy playing the Bistros of New York City while I was researching some web designs. Kinda laid back, Jazz blues and this tune has some soul to it. http://www.lipbone.com/ Struggling throught he high f...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Picture yourself walking through a meadow. There is a path opening before you. As you walk, you feel hungry. Look to your left. There's a fruit tree in full ripe. Pick what you need. Steps later, you notice you're thirsty. On your right, there's a fresh water spring. When you are tired, a resting pl...

Doll · Doll

March 29, 2008 Daily Reflections TRUSTED SERVANTS They are servants. Theirs is the sometimes thankless privilege of doing the group's chores. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 134 In Zorba the Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis describes an encounter between his principle character and an old man bu...

beachgirl · beachgirl

I have trouble with the disease thing, even after a year. The act of taking a drink is my responsibility/choice- whatever may be driving it and even if it is a disease- oh, hell. I'm not like normal people and that fills me with shame

beachgirl · beachgirl

In therapy, being honest...finding it's not a matter of "triggers"- but "permission points"- There is always a narrative that goes with what started a relapse....why at any given moment I let it be an option is what I struggle with.

jonijoni · jonijoni

Didn't Sally Field write a book with that title or something?... Anyway, I am such a freegin' whiner. I just sat here and realized that although you would not hear a verbal complaint out of me to save my life, as it is just not my "outward personality style", I have a ton of INNER complaints at...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Seek balance. Balance emotions with reason. Combine detachment with doing our part. Balance giving with receiving. Alternate work with play, business with personal activities. Balance tending to our spiritual needs with tending to our other needs. Juggle responsibilities to ot...

jc2008 · jc2008

First: Anger. There is an individual I've been working with (opposing counsel) who is obstinate, combative, and generally uncivil about everything, even when it involves mundane issues. She makes everything difficult and unpleasant, and has wasted hours of my time with unnecessary hearing...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When you come into an A.A. meeting, you're not just coming into a meeting, you're coming into a new life. I'm always impressed by the change I see in people after they've been in A.A. for a while. I sometimes take an inventory of myself, to see whether I have changed, and if so, in w...

Dublin · Dublin

I've looked online for all the meetings in the area and found alot. Now I need to make the time (away from kids and spouse) and get to a meeting.... What can I expect the first time???

lani · lani

EQUALITY March 28, 2008 Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism. Hence we may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, pr...

LIT · LIT

Hi everyone, I'm not sure where I belong. I am the child of 2 alcoholics and the girlfriend of an alcoholic/addict. I've been attending f2f and online alanon meetings for a little while now. Problem is...I have an addiction, myself. But, so far, it has not manifested in drinking or drug abuse. Rat...

Tina · Tina

Hey all, Just thought I'd check in and let ya know that I'm still here. Been busy working 2 jobs and taking care of the homestead, my son had some good news today about school and also could be on his way to gettin a placement for work through a schalorship or appreticiship (no sure it that is right). My da...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ You get the power to overcome drinking through the fellowship of other alcoholics who have found the way out. You get power by honestly sharing your past experience by a personal witness. You get power by coming to believe in a Higher Power, the Divine Principle in the univers...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

The Man in the Glass Author Unknown When you get what you want in your struggles for self And the world makes you king for a day, Just go to a mirror and look at yourself And see what that man has to say. For it isn't your father or mother or wife Whose judgment upon you must pass, The fellow whose verdict coun...

lani · lani

A.A.s FREEDOMS March 27, 2008 | We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AAs will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . . LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 303 I craved freedom. First, f...

lani · lani

Faith For me, AA is a synthesis of all the philosophy I've ever read, all of the positive, good philosophy, all of it based on love. I have seen that there is only one law, the law of love, and there are only two sins; the first is to interfere with the growth of another person, and the second is to interfere w...

Nisha · Nisha

Today I woke up to reality- realization of the changes in my life already.I am now able to get up in time and report for office in a far more cheery mood than ever.Come to think of, the morning after alcohol grumpiness and guilt still haunt me.And nothing I would eat or drink could convince my body that I a...

Quetzal · Quetzal

How could I do it? How could I say it? Even though I meant it, I still feel ashamed, guilty, and afraid. This is common reaction to new, exciting recovery behaviors. Anything to do with owning our power and taking care of ourselves can trigger feelings of shame, guilt, and fear. We do not have to allo...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

Too many items to mention, as I am deeply ashamed of all of it. I had to lose it all, and hit rock bottom. And when I thought I had resurfaced after hitting rock bottom, God took me back down, to open my eyes. Here it is in short form. On Jan. 26 my wife left me. I came back home from an out of town trip, to find her...

Phil · Phil

Don't Quit Author Unknown When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road your trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with its twi...

lani · lani

THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER March 26, 2008 Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of u...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

OMG!!! Imagine the most fabulous resort, in Jamaica, away from it all, awesome weather and activities, the best food, all brand name liquor. All of it free for the taking. Well this alcoholic just could not compete and after 3 months of amazing recovery....drank. If you have read any of my posts, you'...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes also from working with other alcoholics. When you are trying to help a new prospect with the program, you are building up your own strength at the same time. You see the other person in the condition you might be in yourself and it makes your resolve to stay sober s...

Lee P · Lee P

Hello Everyone.. I apologize if starting a new topic for what follows is not what I should have done. In time, I'll learn the ways of the forum, I hope.. I'm Lee and I'm new here, although i'm not new to the Fellowship. I just want to relate a quick story about gratitude and about how having an "att...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Children are gifts, if we accept them. -- Kathleen Turner Crilly Children are gifts. Our children, if we have children, are a gift to us. We, as children, were gifts to our parents. Sadly, many of us did not receive the message from our parents that we were gifts to them and to the Universe. Maybe our...

tennis · tennis

my son has 2 dwi"s and calls us to pick him up from bars or friends houses when he wants to come home. We do not want to do this but we are terrified of him getting another DWI AND GOING to jail or him getting into an accident/killing someone on the way home. What do you think we should do/

jc2008 · jc2008

I sweated, cried and prayed it out, and read all of your wonderful posts here. I had terrifying dreams, not about drinking, but about death, losing my job, getting shot, people falling out of windows. I always have vivid, violent dreams when I'm going through a hard time. This just came out of nowhere y...

jonijoni · jonijoni

i TELL YOU, I am in such a rotten mood this weekend. I am having a hard time adjusting to so many hours working during the week, the stress of the field itself, and then MORE endless WORK once the weekend comes. i slept 11 hours between Friday night and Saturday morning, and it STILL did not feel like enoug...

lani · lani

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning When I slow down long enough to smell the roses, I usually see the beauty and all else that is ours to share. --Morgan Jennings We overlook so many joys, so many hidden treasures, when we hurry from place to place, person...

lani · lani

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Strength comes from coming to believe in a Higher Power that can help you. You can't define this Higher Power, but you can see how it helps other alcoholics. You hear them tal...

lani · lani

A FULL AND THANKFUL HEART I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain certain conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 I believe that we in Alcohol...

Quetzal · Quetzal

What if we knew for certain that everything we're worried about today will work out fine? What if . . . we had a guarantee that the problem bothering us would be worked out in the most perfect way, and at the best possible time? Furthermore, what if we knew that three years from now we'd be grateful for th...

jc2008 · jc2008

I've had a rough year health wise, not just because of my drinking (though that didn't help). I thought I was emerging from this stuff, but now I'm in the midst of another potential crisis. I'm very scared and angry. Maybe feeling a little sorry for myself, if I'm totally honest. Naturally I want to...

lani · lani

Daily Reflections A FULL AND THANKFUL HEART I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain certain conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 I believ...

lani · lani

Monday, March 24, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Strength comes from honestly telling your own experiences with drinking. In religion, they call it confession. We call it witnessing or sharing. You give a persona...

Bryan39 · Bryan39

hi all how are ya? I haven't been here in ages as my pc broke and I just got back online. I see some faliliar faces and some new ones. I got sober march 25 2007 ( yay almost one year). this place wasd a life saver those first couple of months so i thought i'd come back and give back good to be here and great to be so...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We are the greatest things that will ever happen to us. Believe it. It makes life much easier. -- Codependent No More It is time to stop this nonsense of running around picking on ourselves. We may have walked through much of our life apologizing for ourselves either directly or indirectly - feeli...

Nisha · Nisha

Its a Sunday and I have had three days straight at home after ages.I am getting irritaed over trivial things, again unable to cope with the stress that my piled up work has put on me. I thought i had got over my break up.But now absolutely i feel so helpless.I feel like crying out at sudden impulse.I feel t...

jc2008 · jc2008

I went to my home group meeting this morning and saw my sponsor. Everything was fine. I even got my 30 day chip. Then I went to grocery store with my kids. I went down the aisle next to the wine. I started missing wine something fierce. I long to be a normal drinker, to share a bottle with my husband on the week...

lani · lani

Have a great day! hahahahahaha

lani · lani

Does anyone even read the daily reflections or 23 hours a day!?

lani · lani

March 24, 2008 Daily Reflections . . . AND NO MORE RESERVATIONS We have seen the truth again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.". . . If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol...

lani · lani

Sunday, March 23, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Strength comes from the fellowship you find when you come into A.A. Just being with men and women who have found the way out gives you a feeling of security. You listen to the sp...

moonbeams888 · moonbeams888

This is my first time at this site. I am 3 days sober. I just tried to connect the chat and I get a message about java. I have java but do not understand. I hope I can get it working because I would like to participate in meetings on Tuesday and Sunday nights. Can anyone help me with this problem?

Nisha · Nisha

I have stopped keeping track of the days that I have been sobre. Only one day at a time should matter... Today is a national festival out here-its called 'Holi' ..people splash each other with colours , play, merry- some adventurous people drink to celebrate too...I am not among them, so happy to sti...

jc2008 · jc2008

Well folks, here I am -- 30 days without a drink. I am astounded by how much better I feel, physically and emotionally. Of course, I have a lot of work to do -- I romanticize drinking, I'm self-centered and not always as honest as I should be -- but at least I'm sober (today). I have found so much comfort i...

lani · lani

Well who would have believed it! Feeling great and wondering where all the time went! Life is flying by gloryouosly!!! Thanks to my HP and all of you for seeing me through and allowing this to happen! Isnt life grand!!!! Lani

lani · lani

Daily Reflections NO MORE STRUGGLE And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone -- even alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 When A.A. found me, I thought I was in for a struggle, and that A.A. might provide the strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that fight, who knows what other battle...

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	Experiment (Preview) Experiment. Try something new. Try stepping out. We have been held back too long. We have held ourselves back too long. As children, many of us were deprived of the right to experiment. Many of us are depriving ourselves of the right to experiment and learn as adults. Now is the time to experimen...	Quetzal	1	284	Mar 30, 2008 by lani
	Working on Gratitude (Preview) Found this new guy playing the Bistros of New York City while I was researching some web designs. Kinda laid back, Jazz blues and this tune has some soul to it. http://www.lipbone.com/ Struggling throught he high f...	Tuggboat	0	271	Mar 30, 2008 by Tuggboat
	Getting Needs Met (Preview) Picture yourself walking through a meadow. There is a path opening before you. As you walk, you feel hungry. Look to your left. There's a fruit tree in full ripe. Pick what you need. Steps later, you notice you're thirsty. On your right, there's a fresh water spring. When you are tired, a resting pl...	Quetzal	1	366	Mar 30, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Trusted Servants (Preview) March 29, 2008 Daily Reflections TRUSTED SERVANTS They are servants. Theirs is the sometimes thankless privilege of doing the group's chores. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 134 In Zorba the Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis describes an encounter between his principle character and an old man bu...	Doll	2	2152	Mar 29, 2008 by lani
	shame (Preview) I have trouble with the disease thing, even after a year. The act of taking a drink is my responsibility/choice- whatever may be driving it and even if it is a disease- oh, hell. I'm not like normal people and that fills me with shame	beachgirl	7	808	Mar 29, 2008 by StPeteDean
	sober for a year- faltering (Preview) In therapy, being honest...finding it's not a matter of "triggers"- but "permission points"- There is always a narrative that goes with what started a relapse....why at any given moment I let it be an option is what I struggle with.	beachgirl	12	817	Mar 29, 2008 by Tuggboat
	GET OVER IT!!!!! (Preview) Didn't Sally Field write a book with that title or something?... Anyway, I am such a freegin' whiner. I just sat here and realized that although you would not hear a verbal complaint out of me to save my life, as it is just not my "outward personality style", I have a ton of INNER complaints at...	jonijoni	4	371	Mar 29, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Balance (Preview) Seek balance. Balance emotions with reason. Combine detachment with doing our part. Balance giving with receiving. Alternate work with play, business with personal activities. Balance tending to our spiritual needs with tending to our other needs. Juggle responsibilities to ot...	Quetzal	5	374	Mar 28, 2008 by jonijoni
	2 things (long) (Preview) First: Anger. There is an individual I've been working with (opposing counsel) who is obstinate, combative, and generally uncivil about everything, even when it involves mundane issues. She makes everything difficult and unpleasant, and has wasted hours of my time with unnecessary hearing...	jc2008	7	403	Mar 28, 2008 by jonijoni
	24Hrs a Day ~ 28th March 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When you come into an A.A. meeting, you're not just coming into a meeting, you're coming into a new life. I'm always impressed by the change I see in people after they've been in A.A. for a while. I sometimes take an inventory of myself, to see whether I have changed, and if so, in w...	Sobrietyspell	2	274	Mar 28, 2008 by lostmdboy
	Need to walk into a meeting for the first time... help? (Preview) I've looked online for all the meetings in the area and found alot. Now I need to make the time (away from kids and spouse) and get to a meeting.... What can I expect the first time???	Dublin	6	948	Mar 28, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections 3\28 (Preview) EQUALITY March 28, 2008 Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism. Hence we may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, pr...	lani	0	240	Mar 28, 2008 by lani
	OT - Trying to find where I belong.... (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm not sure where I belong. I am the child of 2 alcoholics and the girlfriend of an alcoholic/addict. I've been attending f2f and online alanon meetings for a little while now. Problem is...I have an addiction, myself. But, so far, it has not manifested in drinking or drug abuse. Rat...	LIT	7	482	Mar 27, 2008 by LIT
	Checkin in miss me yet (Preview) Hey all, Just thought I'd check in and let ya know that I'm still here. Been busy working 2 jobs and taking care of the homestead, my son had some good news today about school and also could be on his way to gettin a placement for work through a schalorship or appreticiship (no sure it that is right). My da...	Tina	5	391	Mar 27, 2008 by lani
	24Hrs a Day ~ 27th March 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ You get the power to overcome drinking through the fellowship of other alcoholics who have found the way out. You get power by honestly sharing your past experience by a personal witness. You get power by coming to believe in a Higher Power, the Divine Principle in the univers...	Sobrietyspell	0	281	Mar 27, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	The Man In The Glass (Preview) The Man in the Glass Author Unknown When you get what you want in your struggles for self And the world makes you king for a day, Just go to a mirror and look at yourself And see what that man has to say. For it isn't your father or mother or wife Whose judgment upon you must pass, The fellow whose verdict coun...	StPeteDean	6	7590	Mar 27, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 3\27 (Preview) A.A.s FREEDOMS March 27, 2008 \| We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AAs will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . . LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 303 I craved freedom. First, f...	lani	1	290	Mar 27, 2008 by lani
	Faith (Preview) Faith For me, AA is a synthesis of all the philosophy I've ever read, all of the positive, good philosophy, all of it based on love. I have seen that there is only one law, the law of love, and there are only two sins; the first is to interfere with the growth of another person, and the second is to interfere w...	lani	0	220	Mar 27, 2008 by lani
	Waking Up (Preview) Today I woke up to reality- realization of the changes in my life already.I am now able to get up in time and report for office in a far more cheery mood than ever.Come to think of, the morning after alcohol grumpiness and guilt still haunt me.And nothing I would eat or drink could convince my body that I a...	Nisha	9	480	Mar 27, 2008 by lani
	After-Burn (Preview) How could I do it? How could I say it? Even though I meant it, I still feel ashamed, guilty, and afraid. This is common reaction to new, exciting recovery behaviors. Anything to do with owning our power and taking care of ourselves can trigger feelings of shame, guilt, and fear. We do not have to allo...	Quetzal	0	273	Mar 27, 2008 by Quetzal
	I am a new member, and here is my story...... (Preview) Too many items to mention, as I am deeply ashamed of all of it. I had to lose it all, and hit rock bottom. And when I thought I had resurfaced after hitting rock bottom, God took me back down, to open my eyes. Here it is in short form. On Jan. 26 my wife left me. I came back home from an out of town trip, to find her...	mstrmsn66	11	610	Mar 26, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	When the goin gets tough? The tough get goin!! (Preview) Don't Quit Author Unknown When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road your trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with its twi...	Phil	0	234	Mar 26, 2008 by Phil
	Daily Reflections 3\26 (Preview) THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER March 26, 2008 Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of u...	lani	0	266	Mar 26, 2008 by lani
	All Inclusive!!!!! (Preview) OMG!!! Imagine the most fabulous resort, in Jamaica, away from it all, awesome weather and activities, the best food, all brand name liquor. All of it free for the taking. Well this alcoholic just could not compete and after 3 months of amazing recovery....drank. If you have read any of my posts, you'...	eastcoastscott	11	1039	Mar 26, 2008 by Phil
	24Hrs a Day ~ 26th March 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes also from working with other alcoholics. When you are trying to help a new prospect with the program, you are building up your own strength at the same time. You see the other person in the condition you might be in yourself and it makes your resolve to stay sober s...	Sobrietyspell	1	300	Mar 26, 2008 by lani
	Gratitude (Preview) Hello Everyone.. I apologize if starting a new topic for what follows is not what I should have done. In time, I'll learn the ways of the forum, I hope.. I'm Lee and I'm new here, although i'm not new to the Fellowship. I just want to relate a quick story about gratitude and about how having an "att...	Lee P	3	270	Mar 26, 2008 by Quetzal
	Gifts, Not Burdens (Preview) Children are gifts, if we accept them. -- Kathleen Turner Crilly Children are gifts. Our children, if we have children, are a gift to us. We, as children, were gifts to our parents. Sadly, many of us did not receive the message from our parents that we were gifts to them and to the Universe. Maybe our...	Quetzal	0	298	Mar 26, 2008 by Quetzal
	Alcohol Problems (Preview) my son has 2 dwi"s and calls us to pick him up from bars or friends houses when he wants to come home. We do not want to do this but we are terrified of him getting another DWI AND GOING to jail or him getting into an accident/killing someone on the way home. What do you think we should do/	tennis	3	420	Mar 25, 2008 by lani
	made it (Preview) I sweated, cried and prayed it out, and read all of your wonderful posts here. I had terrifying dreams, not about drinking, but about death, losing my job, getting shot, people falling out of windows. I always have vivid, violent dreams when I'm going through a hard time. This just came out of nowhere y...	jc2008	4	360	Mar 25, 2008 by Sept_19_2002
	BIG FAT CRABBY BUTT!!!!!! (Preview) i TELL YOU, I am in such a rotten mood this weekend. I am having a hard time adjusting to so many hours working during the week, the stress of the field itself, and then MORE endless WORK once the weekend comes. i slept 11 hours between Friday night and Saturday morning, and it STILL did not feel like enoug...	jonijoni	11	1327	Mar 25, 2008 by Sept_19_2002
	24-too (Preview) Tuesday, March 25, 2008 You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning When I slow down long enough to smell the roses, I usually see the beauty and all else that is ours to share. --Morgan Jennings We overlook so many joys, so many hidden treasures, when we hurry from place to place, person...	lani	0	233	Mar 25, 2008 by lani
	24 hours a day-March 25 (Preview) Tuesday, March 25, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Strength comes from coming to believe in a Higher Power that can help you. You can't define this Higher Power, but you can see how it helps other alcoholics. You hear them tal...	lani	0	516	Mar 25, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections 3\25 (Preview) A FULL AND THANKFUL HEART I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain certain conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 I believe that we in Alcohol...	lani	0	237	Mar 25, 2008 by lani
	Letting Go of Worry (Preview) What if we knew for certain that everything we're worried about today will work out fine? What if . . . we had a guarantee that the problem bothering us would be worked out in the most perfect way, and at the best possible time? Furthermore, what if we knew that three years from now we'd be grateful for th...	Quetzal	0	549	Mar 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	health scare (Preview) I've had a rough year health wise, not just because of my drinking (though that didn't help). I thought I was emerging from this stuff, but now I'm in the midst of another potential crisis. I'm very scared and angry. Maybe feeling a little sorry for myself, if I'm totally honest. Naturally I want to...	jc2008	16	552	Mar 25, 2008 by moonbeams888
	Daily Reflections 3\24 (Preview) Daily Reflections A FULL AND THANKFUL HEART I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain certain conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 I believ...	lani	0	406	Mar 24, 2008 by lani
	24 hours a day-March 24 (Preview) Monday, March 24, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Strength comes from honestly telling your own experiences with drinking. In religion, they call it confession. We call it witnessing or sharing. You give a persona...	lani	0	420	Mar 24, 2008 by lani
	happy easter (Preview) hi all how are ya? I haven't been here in ages as my pc broke and I just got back online. I see some faliliar faces and some new ones. I got sober march 25 2007 ( yay almost one year). this place wasd a life saver those first couple of months so i thought i'd come back and give back good to be here and great to be so...	Bryan39	2	280	Mar 24, 2008 by Quetzal
	Appreciating Ourselves (Preview) We are the greatest things that will ever happen to us. Believe it. It makes life much easier. -- Codependent No More It is time to stop this nonsense of running around picking on ourselves. We may have walked through much of our life apologizing for ourselves either directly or indirectly - feeli...	Quetzal	0	265	Mar 24, 2008 by Quetzal
	Easy Way Out (Preview) Its a Sunday and I have had three days straight at home after ages.I am getting irritaed over trivial things, again unable to cope with the stress that my piled up work has put on me. I thought i had got over my break up.But now absolutely i feel so helpless.I feel like crying out at sudden impulse.I feel t...	Nisha	5	732	Mar 23, 2008 by Nisha
	thirsty (Preview) I went to my home group meeting this morning and saw my sponsor. Everything was fine. I even got my 30 day chip. Then I went to grocery store with my kids. I went down the aisle next to the wine. I started missing wine something fierce. I long to be a normal drinker, to share a bottle with my husband on the week...	jc2008	13	1602	Mar 23, 2008 by Bryan39
	Happy Easter (Preview) Have a great day! hahahahahaha	lani	3	249	Mar 23, 2008 by lani
	question (Preview) Does anyone even read the daily reflections or 23 hours a day!?	lani	12	451	Mar 23, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections 3\23 (Preview) March 24, 2008 Daily Reflections . . . AND NO MORE RESERVATIONS We have seen the truth again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.". . . If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol...	lani	0	206	Mar 23, 2008 by lani
	24 hours a day-March 23 (Preview) Sunday, March 23, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Strength comes from the fellowship you find when you come into A.A. Just being with men and women who have found the way out gives you a feeling of security. You listen to the sp...	lani	0	236	Mar 23, 2008 by lani
	Newby (Preview) This is my first time at this site. I am 3 days sober. I just tried to connect the chat and I get a message about java. I have java but do not understand. I hope I can get it working because I would like to participate in meetings on Tuesday and Sunday nights. Can anyone help me with this problem?	moonbeams888	12	430	Mar 22, 2008 by moonbeams888
	Stopped Counting (Preview) I have stopped keeping track of the days that I have been sobre. Only one day at a time should matter... Today is a national festival out here-its called 'Holi' ..people splash each other with colours , play, merry- some adventurous people drink to celebrate too...I am not among them, so happy to sti...	Nisha	1	254	Mar 22, 2008 by Phil
	30 days (Preview) Well folks, here I am -- 30 days without a drink. I am astounded by how much better I feel, physically and emotionally. Of course, I have a lot of work to do -- I romanticize drinking, I'm self-centered and not always as honest as I should be -- but at least I'm sober (today). I have found so much comfort i...	jc2008	9	409	Mar 22, 2008 by Phil
	5 months!!!!!! (Preview) Well who would have believed it! Feeling great and wondering where all the time went! Life is flying by gloryouosly!!! Thanks to my HP and all of you for seeing me through and allowing this to happen! Isnt life grand!!!! Lani	lani	6	418	Mar 22, 2008 by Phil
	Daily Reflections 3\22 (Preview) Daily Reflections NO MORE STRUGGLE And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone -- even alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 When A.A. found me, I thought I was in for a struggle, and that A.A. might provide the strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that fight, who knows what other battle...	lani	0	206	Mar 22, 2008 by lani
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