Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

Thank you, again, all for the thoughts and prayers. It's been a tough day and we're pretty much back at square one. I couldn't believe it when the judge said he could only be detained to a juvenile facility, that since he was 17 she couldn't send him to the county. All of this being said after she made a sp...

Doll · Doll

I am full of fear at this moment. In just a few short hours I get to watch my son be 'carted' off to jail to be held until under suicide watch till a rehab bed becomes available...My mind is ALL over the place. I spoke to him last night & he sounded like the 'happy kid' I once I knew, therefore I've question...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. 12 & 12, p. 75 Today my prayers consist mostly of saying thank you to my Higher Power for my sobriety and for the wonder of Gods abundance, but I need also to ask for help and t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Two things can spoil group unity - gossip and criticism. To avoid these divisive things, we must realise we're all in the same boat. We're like a group of people in a life-boat after the steamer has sunk. If we're going to be saved, we've got to pull together. It's a matter of lif...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a mother or father who said, "I love you" to us, and then abandoned or neglected us, giving us c...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We deserve the best life and love has to offer, but we are each faced with the challenge of learning to identify what that means in our life. We must each come to grips with our own understanding of what we believe we deserve, what we want, and whether we are receiving it. There is only one place to start,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It can signal other people's problems, our problems, or simply problems we need to address. We d...

lani · lani

July 17, 2008 Daily Reflections SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy depen...

Doll · Doll

Things coming outta left field... Don't think I'm not equipped or ready for any of this... In my circle of HG winners that I surround myself with, there's a guy that I've always gotten along with moreso than any of the other men, always been able to talk to about my son and he's always available when I've...

Family Members · Quetzal

I was thirty five years old the first time I spoke up to my mother and refused to buy into her games and manipulation. I was terribly frightened and almost couldn't believe I was doing this. I found I didn't have to be mean. I didn't have to start an argument. But I could say what I wanted and needed to say to t...

Doll · Doll

On Thursday my 17 yr old will be remanded to the county jail where he will be detained until a bed in a inpatient rehab becomes available.....This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life up to this point. And the miracle is I don't want to drink! Someone once said to me, "give him to God an...

lani · lani

Keep It Simple Let there be spaces in your togetherness.---Kahil Gilran We all need time alone. Then we can get to know our Higher Power better too. When we were using chemicals, we were afraid of being alone. We didn't want to think too much. So we got high. Now we know we're never totally alone. Our Hig...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Hello everyone, Haven't been posting much, but I've been stopping by about everyday. Always great words of wisdom on this site. Anyway, I've been doing my first sponsorship in a loooooonnnnnnngggggg time and it's been a blast "rediscovering" the 12 Steps. So much so, I wrote a poem abo...

Doll · Doll

"The idea that somehow, some day, he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death." AA BB pg. 30 How blessed I am today the obsession has been removed...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Well no rest for the wicked. Another 6 days of work on my house. Maybe I'll figure out how to use brighthouses dial up and I won't be gone so long. If not, see you in a week. Dean

FindingFreedom · FindingFreedom

Hi Everyone, its been awhile since I last posted but here I am still an alcoholic and drug addict, grateful for my recovery and it does get better and better each day. I love this board and I love going to meetings. We are all in the same lifeboat and Ive got a hold of my oar, when you get tired, Ill take my tu...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of all humility, a desire to seek and do Gods will, was missing. 12 & 12, p.72 When I first came to A.A., I wanted to find some of the elusive quality called humility. I didnt...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day - Before alcoholics come into A.A., they are "flying blind." But A.A. gives them a directed beam in the A.A. program. As long as they keep on this beam, the signal of sobriety keeps coming through. If they have a slip, the signal is broken. If they swing off course into...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

For without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all.. . Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose, or, in adversity, be able to summon the faith that can meet any emergency. 12 & 12, p.70 Why do I balk at the word humility? I am not humbling myself toward other people, but...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day - Today is ours. Let us live today, as we believe God wants us to live. Each day will have a new pattern, which we cannot foresee. But we can open each day with a quiet period in which we say a little prayer, asking God to help us through the day. Personal contact with God, as we underst...

lani · lani

Dolls posts made me think today of where I was a few short months ago. I could never in my life imagine a life without drinking! How could I pay the bills, go to a party, interact with people, deal with stress or unhappiness.......without drinking! Today I cannot imagine a life with drinking! Ive posted...

lani · lani

Today is July 12, 2008 A Great Day for Recovery! VIOLENCE "Violence is counter-productive and produces changes of a sort you don't want. It is a very dangerous instrument and can destroy those who wield it." --John Gardner I believed I wasn't violent when I drank but that is not true; I wasn...

sweatpea · sweatpea

I am 31 and have not been happy about my drinking for atleast the past 3 years. Three years ago I found out I had a brain tumor the doctors did not know if it was cancer for three months (november thru January) I had my surgery the day after my daughters first Birthday. I was very lucky it was not cancer, but I...

Doll · Doll

Dynamic, challenging, insightful and witty, Reverend Leo Booth is a minister cut from a very different cloth. He says you don't have to be religious to be spiritual. He's as likely to quote from the Beatles, The Velveteen Rabbit, or Oscar Wilde, as he is from the Bible. His passion is to help people dis...

Dublin · Dublin

I haven't been happy with my drinking FOR YEARS. I'm unhappy in my personal life and my drinking has progressed.. not blaming him... just blaming my unhappiness and ability to cope. I am ASHAMED how much I drink and the frequency. My health is deteriorating (bp is skyhigh!). I have 2 boys that are t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Bring any request you have to God. No request is too large; none too small or insignificant. How often we limit God by not bringing to God everything we want and need. Do we need help getting our balance? Getting through the day? Do we need help in a particular relationship? With a particular ch...

lani · lani

CHANGE "The foolish and the dead never change their opinion." --James Russell Lowell Part of my understanding of spirituality is that I will change. I will change my mind, my attitude and my opinion. My understanding of sobriety is that I will grow, grow in an understanding of myself, gr...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . when we have taken a square look at some of these defects, have discussed them with another, and have become willing to have them removed, our thinking about humility commences to have a wider meaning. 12 & 12, p.74 When situations arise which destroy my serenity, pain often motivates me to as...

lani · lani

Thursday, July 10, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day We in Alcoholics Anonymous do not enter into theological discussions, but in carrying our message we attempt to explain the simple "how" of the spiritual life...

lani · lani

Hi all... My vacation is going fabulously and Ive had such a ball! FINALLY, did my 4th and 5th step!!!!!!!! It went great and I feel sooo much better having done it! Put it off, made excuses and the time was finally right and its done for today!!!!! Had a few new AA friends over for a cookout and we had fun eat...

lani · lani

Father Leo's Daily Meditation PESSIMISM "There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist." --Mark Twain I meet so many young people who have "aged" because of their drug addiction. They have lost that "spark" of youth that is both creative and hopeful. They reveal...

Phil · Phil

http://greatday.com/v.html?2018e07HMcqp

Quetzal · Quetzal

It takes courage and honesty to end a relationship - with friends, loved ones, or a work relationship. Sometimes, it may appear easier to let the relationship die from lack of attention rather than risk ending it. Sometimes, it may appear easier to let the other person take responsibility for endi...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I used to beat my husband to death with my credit card. It made me feel like I had some control, some way to get even with him. -- Anonymous I spent ten years buying everything for myself at garage sales. I didn't even buy myself a new pair of shoes. The entire time I was depriving myself, my husband was gam...

stressedoutmom · stressedoutmom

Hello to you all. I am new here. 5 months sober. I am an alcoholic and realize I can never drink again. It's not an option I just have times where it's almost unbearable to fight the urge. I quit smoking a year and a half ago and gave up drinking for 3 months just to get past that. I thought I was ok that if...

lora · lora

I'm new to this. Seems like the only time I want help is when I'm drinking. When I'm not drinking, I'm miserable and depressed. Maybe this isn't where I should be but I don't know where else to go. Please help me.

lani · lani

Daily Reflections I AM AN INSTRUMENT Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 12 & 12, p.70 The subject of humility is a difficult one. Humility is not thinking less of myself than I ought to; it is acknowledging that I do certain things well, it is accepting a compliment graciously. God can on...

lani · lani

Disillusionment and spiritual confusion mark our age. Many of us have cast aside old ideas without acquiring new ones. Many men and women are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and i...

Phil · Phil

No matter how hard we try and how positive we try to remain about situations, we all end up having to deal with disappointments sometime during our life. We plan, we set goals in order to succeed in life but invariably, even though we give it our best shot, things dont turn out as expected and disapp...

TheStory · TheStory

Just wanted to say Happy 4th of July everyone. May we all be Independent of the chains that held us. For as much as I lurk I thought I should contribute a bit. I am new to AA and will be six months straight as of July 15th. Its been an interesting 6 months, for sure. I went to my first and only meeting with a g...

Doll · Doll

I had been putting off my 8th Step due to the fact that I am not willing to make amends to them all. I had it my head that if I couldn't include everyone then what was the point of even listing only some. I have spent much time praying and asking for willingness. So, not so long ago, I got out my paper and pe...

CAM · CAM

It just never stops, the more things change, the more they stay the same... My HP has a sense of humor. i'm still smiling - i have a serenity - new feelings - i guess this is what normal feels like? I never knew so how would I know? I live and learn. Usually, those feelings are real - and yes, they change an...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Wagon and I had a good meeting last sunday. I won't be able to chair this morning as I have a 9-10 am appointment. Help!

lani · lani

Monday, July 7, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day We had become hopelessly sick people, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. The power that controlled us was greater than ourselves - it was John Barleycorn. Many drin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76 When I feel uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, I look for fear. This evil and corroding thread is the root of my distress: Fear of failure; fear of others opinions; fear of harm, and many ot...

lani · lani

AND LETTING GO OF IT July 7, 2008 . . . primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual disturbance and frustration. Therefore, no peace was to be had unless we cou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Enjoy your days while I'm away, dear Sobervibers! I'll be back around the 17th July x I don't know if I'll have access to any internet so I can't promise to post the 24 or Reflections. If anyone here would like to you're most welcome. They help keep me sober :) If I do get to visit I'll pop up what I can. Until...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We begin recovering. We begin taking care of ourselves. Our recovery program starts to work in our life, and we begin to feel good about ourselves. Then it hits. Guilt. Whenever we begin to experience the fullness and joy of life, we may feel guilty about those we've left behind - those not recover...

Doll · Doll

I'm driving to work at 3:30am Friday, July 4th. I'm the only car on the road until I'm about 2 miles from my destination. I stop at redlight and a car load of 20something year old guys pulls up beside me. The passenger side window goes down and this drunken 'boy' proceeds to shout at me "Hey baby, foll...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

I was laying linoleum in the spare bedroom on Friday. The floor was cut and the sub-floor prepared. I had to go out to the shop to get the floor adhesive. As I went to pick up the pail, the smelt net (Google 'smelt net' if you don't know what that is) behind it moved. Caught in the clutches of the fine netting...

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	The outcome ..... God's will, I guess..... (Preview) Thank you, again, all for the thoughts and prayers. It's been a tough day and we're pretty much back at square one. I couldn't believe it when the judge said he could only be detained to a juvenile facility, that since he was 17 she couldn't send him to the county. All of this being said after she made a sp...	Doll	1	358	Jul 19, 2008 by Tuggboat
	It's today......Thoughts & prayers, please (Preview) I am full of fear at this moment. In just a few short hours I get to watch my son be 'carted' off to jail to be held until under suicide watch till a rehab bed becomes available...My mind is ALL over the place. I spoke to him last night & he sounded like the 'happy kid' I once I knew, therefore I've question...	Doll	5	379	Jul 19, 2008 by Tuggboat
	Daily Reflections ~ Grateful For What I Have (Preview) During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. 12 & 12, p. 75 Today my prayers consist mostly of saying thank you to my Higher Power for my sobriety and for the wonder of Gods abundance, but I need also to ask for help and t...	Sobrietyspell	0	389	Jul 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Two things can spoil group unity - gossip and criticism. To avoid these divisive things, we must realise we're all in the same boat. We're like a group of people in a life-boat after the steamer has sunk. If we're going to be saved, we've got to pull together. It's a matter of lif...	Sobrietyspell	0	361	Jul 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Love, in Words and Actions (Preview) Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a mother or father who said, "I love you" to us, and then abandoned or neglected us, giving us c...	Quetzal	1	455	Jul 18, 2008 by mstrmsn66
	Insisting on the Best (Preview) We deserve the best life and love has to offer, but we are each faced with the challenge of learning to identify what that means in our life. We must each come to grips with our own understanding of what we believe we deserve, what we want, and whether we are receiving it. There is only one place to start,...	Quetzal	3	452	Jul 18, 2008 by lani
	Time to Get Angry (Preview) It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It can signal other people's problems, our problems, or simply problems we need to address. We d...	Quetzal	0	348	Jul 18, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily reflection/24 hrs day (Preview) July 17, 2008 Daily Reflections SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy depen...	lani	0	331	Jul 17, 2008 by lani
	Oh good gravy... now what! (Preview) Things coming outta left field... Don't think I'm not equipped or ready for any of this... In my circle of HG winners that I surround myself with, there's a guy that I've always gotten along with moreso than any of the other men, always been able to talk to about my son and he's always available when I've...	Doll	9	774	Jul 16, 2008 by Sick of being sick
	Family Members (Preview) I was thirty five years old the first time I spoke up to my mother and refused to buy into her games and manipulation. I was terribly frightened and almost couldn't believe I was doing this. I found I didn't have to be mean. I didn't have to start an argument. But I could say what I wanted and needed to say to t...	Quetzal	2	361	Jul 15, 2008 by nmike
	Mandating my son.......and don't want to drink! (Preview) On Thursday my 17 yr old will be remanded to the county jail where he will be detained until a bed in a inpatient rehab becomes available.....This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life up to this point. And the miracle is I don't want to drink! Someone once said to me, "give him to God an...	Doll	4	395	Jul 15, 2008 by Doll
	keep it simple (Preview) Keep It Simple Let there be spaces in your togetherness.---Kahil Gilran We all need time alone. Then we can get to know our Higher Power better too. When we were using chemicals, we were afraid of being alone. We didn't want to think too much. So we got high. Now we know we're never totally alone. Our Hig...	lani	0	307	Jul 15, 2008 by lani
	12 Steps (Preview) Hello everyone, Haven't been posting much, but I've been stopping by about everyday. Always great words of wisdom on this site. Anyway, I've been doing my first sponsorship in a loooooonnnnnnngggggg time and it's been a blast "rediscovering" the 12 Steps. So much so, I wrote a poem abo...	Dave Harm	2	389	Jul 14, 2008 by lani
	Screwed up as a Christmas turkey.....and LOVING it! (Preview) "The idea that somehow, some day, he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death." AA BB pg. 30 How blessed I am today the obsession has been removed...	Doll	5	442	Jul 14, 2008 by Phil
	Off to the mountains again (Preview) Well no rest for the wicked. Another 6 days of work on my house. Maybe I'll figure out how to use brighthouses dial up and I won't be gone so long. If not, see you in a week. Dean	StPeteDean	1	461	Jul 13, 2008 by lani
	Sharing some Experience, Strength and Hope (Preview) Hi Everyone, its been awhile since I last posted but here I am still an alcoholic and drug addict, grateful for my recovery and it does get better and better each day. I love this board and I love going to meetings. We are all in the same lifeboat and Ive got a hold of my oar, when you get tired, Ill take my tu...	FindingFreedom	3	377	Jul 13, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections - Humility Is A Gift (Preview) As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of all humility, a desire to seek and do Gods will, was missing. 12 & 12, p.72 When I first came to A.A., I wanted to find some of the elusive quality called humility. I didnt...	Sobrietyspell	0	548	Jul 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day - 13th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day - Before alcoholics come into A.A., they are "flying blind." But A.A. gives them a directed beam in the A.A. program. As long as they keep on this beam, the signal of sobriety keeps coming through. If they have a slip, the signal is broken. If they swing off course into...	Sobrietyspell	0	789	Jul 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections - Giving Up Centre Stage (Preview) For without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all.. . Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose, or, in adversity, be able to summon the faith that can meet any emergency. 12 & 12, p.70 Why do I balk at the word humility? I am not humbling myself toward other people, but...	Sobrietyspell	0	432	Jul 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day - 12th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day - Today is ours. Let us live today, as we believe God wants us to live. Each day will have a new pattern, which we cannot foresee. But we can open each day with a quiet period in which we say a little prayer, asking God to help us through the day. Personal contact with God, as we underst...	Sobrietyspell	0	371	Jul 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Came to believe (Preview) Dolls posts made me think today of where I was a few short months ago. I could never in my life imagine a life without drinking! How could I pay the bills, go to a party, interact with people, deal with stress or unhappiness.......without drinking! Today I cannot imagine a life with drinking! Ive posted...	lani	0	336	Jul 12, 2008 by lani
	Father Leo (Preview) Today is July 12, 2008 A Great Day for Recovery! VIOLENCE "Violence is counter-productive and produces changes of a sort you don't want. It is a very dangerous instrument and can destroy those who wield it." --John Gardner I believed I wasn't violent when I drank but that is not true; I wasn...	lani	0	334	Jul 12, 2008 by lani
	I am very new to this, well admiting it. (Preview) I am 31 and have not been happy about my drinking for atleast the past 3 years. Three years ago I found out I had a brain tumor the doctors did not know if it was cancer for three months (november thru January) I had my surgery the day after my daughters first Birthday. I was very lucky it was not cancer, but I...	sweatpea	3	440	Jul 12, 2008 by lani
	Getting to know Reverend Leo Booth (Preview) Dynamic, challenging, insightful and witty, Reverend Leo Booth is a minister cut from a very different cloth. He says you don't have to be religious to be spiritual. He's as likely to quote from the Beatles, The Velveteen Rabbit, or Oscar Wilde, as he is from the Bible. His passion is to help people dis...	Doll	1	1306	Jul 12, 2008 by lani
	What was the turning point that made you WANT/READY to change? (very long and babbling) (Preview) I haven't been happy with my drinking FOR YEARS. I'm unhappy in my personal life and my drinking has progressed.. not blaming him... just blaming my unhappiness and ability to cope. I am ASHAMED how much I drink and the frequency. My health is deteriorating (bp is skyhigh!). I have 2 boys that are t...	Dublin	4	390	Jul 11, 2008 by sweatpea
	Bring Any Request to God (Preview) Bring any request you have to God. No request is too large; none too small or insignificant. How often we limit God by not bringing to God everything we want and need. Do we need help getting our balance? Getting through the day? Do we need help in a particular relationship? With a particular ch...	Quetzal	2	363	Jul 11, 2008 by sweatpea
	Father leo (Preview) CHANGE "The foolish and the dead never change their opinion." --James Russell Lowell Part of my understanding of spirituality is that I will change. I will change my mind, my attitude and my opinion. My understanding of sobriety is that I will grow, grow in an understanding of myself, gr...	lani	1	642	Jul 11, 2008 by mstrmsn66
	Daily Reflections - Toward Peace & Serenity (Preview) . . . when we have taken a square look at some of these defects, have discussed them with another, and have become willing to have them removed, our thinking about humility commences to have a wider meaning. 12 & 12, p.74 When situations arise which destroy my serenity, pain often motivates me to as...	Sobrietyspell	0	348	Jul 10, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 hours a day-7/10 (Preview) Thursday, July 10, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day We in Alcoholics Anonymous do not enter into theological discussions, but in carrying our message we attempt to explain the simple "how" of the spiritual life...	lani	0	351	Jul 10, 2008 by lani
	Who'd a belived it!!!!! (Preview) Hi all... My vacation is going fabulously and Ive had such a ball! FINALLY, did my 4th and 5th step!!!!!!!! It went great and I feel sooo much better having done it! Put it off, made excuses and the time was finally right and its done for today!!!!! Had a few new AA friends over for a cookout and we had fun eat...	lani	5	470	Jul 10, 2008 by lani
	Father Leo (Preview) Father Leo's Daily Meditation PESSIMISM "There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist." --Mark Twain I meet so many young people who have "aged" because of their drug addiction. They have lost that "spark" of youth that is both creative and hopeful. They reveal...	lani	3	705	Jul 10, 2008 by lani
	The Daily Motivator (Preview) http://greatday.com/v.html?2018e07HMcqp	Phil	1	387	Jul 10, 2008 by lani
	Ending Relationships (Preview) It takes courage and honesty to end a relationship - with friends, loved ones, or a work relationship. Sometimes, it may appear easier to let the relationship die from lack of attention rather than risk ending it. Sometimes, it may appear easier to let the other person take responsibility for endi...	Quetzal	0	929	Jul 10, 2008 by Quetzal
	Overspending and Underspending (Preview) I used to beat my husband to death with my credit card. It made me feel like I had some control, some way to get even with him. -- Anonymous I spent ten years buying everything for myself at garage sales. I didn't even buy myself a new pair of shoes. The entire time I was depriving myself, my husband was gam...	Quetzal	1	423	Jul 9, 2008 by mstrmsn66
	Newbie (Preview) Hello to you all. I am new here. 5 months sober. I am an alcoholic and realize I can never drink again. It's not an option I just have times where it's almost unbearable to fight the urge. I quit smoking a year and a half ago and gave up drinking for 3 months just to get past that. I thought I was ok that if...	stressedoutmom	12	486	Jul 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	help (Preview) I'm new to this. Seems like the only time I want help is when I'm drinking. When I'm not drinking, I'm miserable and depressed. Maybe this isn't where I should be but I don't know where else to go. Please help me.	lora	7	413	Jul 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections 7/9 (Preview) Daily Reflections I AM AN INSTRUMENT Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 12 & 12, p.70 The subject of humility is a difficult one. Humility is not thinking less of myself than I ought to; it is acknowledging that I do certain things well, it is accepting a compliment graciously. God can on...	lani	0	367	Jul 9, 2008 by lani
	24 hours a day-july 9 (Preview) Disillusionment and spiritual confusion mark our age. Many of us have cast aside old ideas without acquiring new ones. Many men and women are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and i...	lani	0	344	Jul 9, 2008 by lani
	Disappointments (Preview) No matter how hard we try and how positive we try to remain about situations, we all end up having to deal with disappointments sometime during our life. We plan, we set goals in order to succeed in life but invariably, even though we give it our best shot, things dont turn out as expected and disapp...	Phil	1	421	Jul 9, 2008 by lani
	Independence Day (Preview) Just wanted to say Happy 4th of July everyone. May we all be Independent of the chains that held us. For as much as I lurk I thought I should contribute a bit. I am new to AA and will be six months straight as of July 15th. Its been an interesting 6 months, for sure. I went to my first and only meeting with a g...	TheStory	1	332	Jul 8, 2008 by lani
	"Made a List......" NIGHTMARES! (Preview) I had been putting off my 8th Step due to the fact that I am not willing to make amends to them all. I had it my head that if I couldn't include everyone then what was the point of even listing only some. I have spent much time praying and asking for willingness. So, not so long ago, I got out my paper and pe...	Doll	6	520	Jul 8, 2008 by Tuggboat
	Self Acceptance (Preview) It just never stops, the more things change, the more they stay the same... My HP has a sense of humor. i'm still smiling - i have a serenity - new feelings - i guess this is what normal feels like? I never knew so how would I know? I live and learn. Usually, those feelings are real - and yes, they change an...	CAM	0	753	Jul 7, 2008 by CAM
	Need support for the Sunday morning meeting (Preview) Wagon and I had a good meeting last sunday. I won't be able to chair this morning as I have a 9-10 am appointment. Help!	StPeteDean	5	525	Jul 7, 2008 by StPeteDean
	24 hours a day-7/7 (Preview) Monday, July 7, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day We had become hopelessly sick people, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. The power that controlled us was greater than ourselves - it was John Barleycorn. Many drin...	lani	0	300	Jul 7, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections - Identifying Fear... (Preview) The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76 When I feel uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, I look for fear. This evil and corroding thread is the root of my distress: Fear of failure; fear of others opinions; fear of harm, and many ot...	Sobrietyspell	2	400	Jul 7, 2008 by lani
	Daily reflection 7/7 (Preview) AND LETTING GO OF IT July 7, 2008 . . . primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual disturbance and frustration. Therefore, no peace was to be had unless we cou...	lani	0	350	Jul 7, 2008 by lani
	Off to the French Mountains (Preview) Enjoy your days while I'm away, dear Sobervibers! I'll be back around the 17th July x I don't know if I'll have access to any internet so I can't promise to post the 24 or Reflections. If anyone here would like to you're most welcome. They help keep me sober :) If I do get to visit I'll pop up what I can. Until...	Sobrietyspell	5	456	Jul 7, 2008 by lani
	Survivor Guilt (Preview) We begin recovering. We begin taking care of ourselves. Our recovery program starts to work in our life, and we begin to feel good about ourselves. Then it hits. Guilt. Whenever we begin to experience the fullness and joy of life, we may feel guilty about those we've left behind - those not recover...	Quetzal	3	603	Jul 7, 2008 by lani
	Freedom.......comes in many forms. (Preview) I'm driving to work at 3:30am Friday, July 4th. I'm the only car on the road until I'm about 2 miles from my destination. I stop at redlight and a car load of 20something year old guys pulls up beside me. The passenger side window goes down and this drunken 'boy' proceeds to shout at me "Hey baby, foll...	Doll	1	364	Jul 7, 2008 by lani
	The story of the milk snake...... musings from Manitoulin Island. (Preview) I was laying linoleum in the spare bedroom on Friday. The floor was cut and the sub-floor prepared. I had to go out to the shop to get the floor adhesive. As I went to pick up the pail, the smelt net (Google 'smelt net' if you don't know what that is) behind it moved. Caught in the clutches of the fine netting...	mstrmsn66	4	1740	Jul 7, 2008 by lani
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