Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties wit...

eugene · eugene

Hi All Just need to talk. Its my daughter's 16th birthday and she's having a party @ our home as I'm writting this. Lot of 16 and 17 year olds, music...and alcohol. Not "on the sly"- in the open and bought and provided by my wife. Not discussed with or even mentioned to me. I suppose I forfeit...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Having boundaries doesn't complicate life; boundaries simplify life. -- Beyond Codependency There is a positive aspect to boundary setting. We learn to listen to ourselves and identify what hurt us and what we don't like. But we also learn to identify what feels good. When we are willing to tak...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . You can . . . make A.A. itself your higher power. Heres a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem. . . . many members . . . have crossed the threshold just this way. . . . their faith broadened and deepened. . . . transformed, they came to believe in a Higher Power. . . TWELVE STEPS A...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we have three things: fellowship, faith, and service. Fellowship is wonderful, but its wonder lasts just so long. Then some gossip, disillusionment, and boredom may come in. Worry and fear come back at times and we find that fellowship is not the whole story. Then we n...

jonijoni · jonijoni

What a very special day for dads out there. Very special Father's Day for me and my dad, too. My dad was admitted into the cardiac unit last weekend, and then went back to the ER on Monday after he was released. He is due to have a heart catheterization in the coming weeks, and possibly a stent in a coronary a...

Doll · Doll

What a Helluva reminder I had yesterday that my disease can still kill me! Noon f2f - 12:15 I'm reading the 12 Traditiions and I notice a guy I've never seen, his hands were shaking violently then they just stopped. I've seen a few ringers before so really didn't think much of it.....I'm on the 3r...

Bryan39 · Bryan39

ttp://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Good Morning dear Sobervibers x Happy Father's Day for all you included in that. I know it may not be Dad's Day where you are but I've two over here so two visits are in order! I was hoping to be up earlier so I could see Joe in the morning (who lives locally), do our meeting & then go onto my Mum's to see Mar...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we have to learn that drink is our greatest enemy. Although we used to think that liquor was our friend, the time came when it turned against us and became our enemy. We don't know just when this happened, but we know that it did because we began to get into trouble - jails an...

lani · lani

So, happy day!!!! Any superstitious folks on here? Made a decision that today will not be "unlucky" but the greatest day ever!!!! All has been well around here..Life is busy and Im enjoying the sunshine(although were due for storms today!!!) Started an exercise program and feel great ab...

Quetzal · Quetzal

"When the time is right, child." When the time is right. How often have we heard those words - from a friend, a sponsor, our Higher Power? We want things so badly - that job, that check, a relationship, a possession. We want our life to change. So we wait, sometimes patiently, sometimes a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It is a design for living that works in rough going. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15 When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking? I had my doubts. After being sober for more than two years I got my answe...

Phil · Phil

MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE NICKNAMES If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes. EATING OUT When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John...

Resident · Resident

My sponsor took me to a motel room to do my fourth step. I thought this was unusual but being a newcomer I assumed this was standard protocol in A.A. Shortly after sharing some of my most personal experiences with this creep you would not believe some of the things that happened to me of which I am not going...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Hey!! Well, Founder's Day has come and gone this year, and I had to give my ticket away to someone who could use it. My dad was admitted into the Cardiac Unit Friday afternoon, so I have been a very busy daughter. The good thing is that with my recent studies with the cardiology group, I was able to know wha...

chickimick · chickimick

Hi, I need help, Been dating a guy for 9 months he is a prescription drug user, like a doctor prescribes xanx regularly, he takes them every day not over the dose prescribed. But has been on them for z couple years. He says that if he stops them he will not be able to cope with things like work. This is tou...

LonelyDrinker · LonelyDrinker

I left for Kansas a week ago.Back home im a confirmed member of my Lutheran church.When i was leaving my pastor said a prayer for me and i promised him i will join a church out there.He doesent know my past history of heavy drinking and has no clue that im an alcoholic.Back home i used to go clean for days som...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We want to travel baggage-free on this journey. It makes the trip easier. Some of the baggage we can let go of is lingering feelings and unfinished business with past relationships: anger, resentments, feelings of victimization, hurt, or longing. If we have not put closure on a relationship, i...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When we came into A.A., we made a tremendous discovery. We found that we were sick persons rather than moral lepers. We were not such queer birds as we thought we were. We found other people who had the same illness that we had, who had been through the same experiences that we had...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 111 Impatience with other people is one of my principal failings. Following a slow car in a no-passing lane, or waiting in a restaurant for the check, drives me to distraction. Before I give God a chance to slow me down, I ex...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Practice being spontaneous. Practice having fun. The joy of recovery is that we finally get to experiment. We get to learn new behaviors, and we don't have to do them perfectly. We only need to find a way that works for us. We even have fun experimenting, learning what we like, and how to do what we like...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . a spiritual life which does not include . . . family obligations may not be so perfect after all. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129 I can be doing great in the programapplying it at meetings, at work, and in service activitiesand find that things have gone to pieces at home. I expect my loved ones to under...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics have to believe in some Power greater than ourselves. Yes, we have to believe in God. Not to believe in a Higher Power drives us to atheism. Atheism, it has been said before, is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and ai...

BatonRougian · BatonRougian

June 10, 1935

Quetzal · Quetzal

Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even though the people w...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we have had some moral, religious, or spiritual training, we're better prospects for A.A. When we reach the bottom, at this crucial moment when we're thoroughly licked, we turn instinctively to whatever decency is left in us. We call upon whatever reserves of morality a...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Self care means taking responsibility for ourselves. Taking responsibility for ourselves includes assuming our true responsibilities to others. Sometimes, when we begin recovery, we're worn down from feeling responsible for so many other people. Learning that we need only take responsibi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober and it works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24 hour segments is an effective and satisfying way to handle many other matters as well. LIVING SOBER, p. 7 One Day At A. Time. To a newcomer this and other one-...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We finally came to the bottom. We did not have to be financially broke, although many of us were. But we were spiritually bankrupt. We had a soul sickness, a revulsion against ourselves and against our way of living. Life had become impossible for us. We had to end it all or do som...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It doesn't matter if they're hurting themselves. It doesn't matter that we could help them if they'd only listen to, and cooperate with, us. IT DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER. -- Codependent No More I think I can change him. Nobody's ever really loved him and appre...

beachgirl · beachgirl

It's pushing 99 here in NJ today, but that's not the topic- just the eye catcher. I had an interesting week, for me...speaking of boredom. This may be roundabout, but it will make sense and hopefully be relevant to several recent posts. I painted my kitchen (old news) with the help of a friend. O...

lani · lani

Im in the chat room waiting for it to start!!!!! Hurry up!!!!

Quetzal · Quetzal

Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going berserk. -- Codependent No More Don't panic! If a swimmer was crossing a great lake, then suddenly focused too heavily on the distance remaining, he might start to flounder and go under - not because he coul...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Have some fun - with life, with the day. Life is not drudgery; that is an old belief. Let go of it. We are on an adventure, a journey. Events will come to pass that we cannot now fathom. Replace heaviness and weariness of spirit with joy. Surround yourself with people and things that bring lightness o...

beachgirl · beachgirl

I'm really sorry- I expected to click on chat room and just be there; I got so's I could see what Dean and Lani were writing, but nothing I did could get me into the chat room. So I thought may be I needed to download that MERC thingy, which only got me frozen, and when I cancelled it and went back to the chat...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

It's been suggested that we should schedule a group conscience meeting to discuss getting some regular AA meetings going in the chat room, and some guidelines for discussion on the message board. Can we start with picking a time for the GC meeting? Everyone is welcome. Thanks, Dean

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

Wow, there's a lot of newbs around here these days! That's great! I'm not grounded or sane enough to offer you new people any advice other than to say stick around, visit the board often, there's a lot of wisdom and genuine care and concern here...be a sponge and soak up as much as you can handle. And if you...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcoholism is a progressive illness. We go through the three stages of social drinking, trouble drinking, and merry-go-round drinking. We land in hospitals and jails. We eventually lose our homes, our families, and our self-respect. Yes, alcoholism is a progressive ill...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Drinking is the way we alcoholics express our maladjustments to life. I believe that I was a potential alcoholic from the start. I had an inferiority complex. I didn't make friends easily. There was a wall between me and other people. And I was lonely. I was not well adjusted to...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. -- Step Six of Al-Anon We progress to the Sixth Step by working diligently, to the best of our ability, on the first Five Steps. This work readies us for a change of heart, openness to becoming changed by a Power greater than oursel...

lani · lani

Thought Id start a new thread and ask those of you that have a sponsor what exactly they have you "do" to keep sober...... I know go to meetings, read the literature.. How for example do you work the steps, how often do you meet, does your sponsor have you call them everyday, do they offer sugge...

need2quit · need2quit

I think it has been close to 9 days now that I have last posted anything and about 11 days since having anything to drink. I know it doesn't sound like much but we all have to start somewhere right? I wanted to thank all of you who responded to my first post. Thanks for all your kind words of encouragement a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics are fortunate to be living in a day and age when there is such a thing as Alcoholics Anonymous. Before A.A. came into being, there was very little hope for the alcoholic. A.A. is a great rebuilder of human wreckage. It takes men and women whose personality probl...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Wow. What a week. I have not been on the computer much at all lately, as I come home wiped out every night. Thought I would check in. There is a busy dry-club on my way home from work, and my recovery beckoned me to go in and get a meeting a couple of times this past week, which was very much needed. I have had a fe...

lani · lani

Daily Reflections ENTIRELY READY? "This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.". . . the difference between "the boys and the men" is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . . It is suggested th...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Shame can hold us back, hold us down, and keep us staring at our feet. -- Beyond Codependency Watch out for shame. Many systems and people reek of shame. They are controlled by shame and may want us to play their game with them. They may be hoping to hook us and control us through shame. We don't have...

lani · lani

Keep It Simple Life is only this place, this time, and these people right here and now.---Vincent Collins(cousin of Dean!!!) Staying in the present can be hard. This busy world pulls our focus from the present. We often wonder if the future will bring good times or bad times. Life is right before us. Lo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some things I like since becoming dry: feeling good in the morning; full use of my intelligence; joy in my work; the love and trust of my children; lack of remorse; the confidence of my friends; the prospect of a happy future; the appreciation of the beauties of nature; knowing...

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	Exercise to set me up for the Day (Preview) On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties wit...	Sobrietyspell	4	371	Jun 16, 2008 by lani
	some things lost forever ? (Preview) Hi All Just need to talk. Its my daughter's 16th birthday and she's having a party @ our home as I'm writting this. Lot of 16 and 17 year olds, music...and alcohol. Not "on the sly"- in the open and bought and provided by my wife. Not discussed with or even mentioned to me. I suppose I forfeit...	eugene	10	621	Jun 16, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Feeling Good (Preview) Having boundaries doesn't complicate life; boundaries simplify life. -- Beyond Codependency There is a positive aspect to boundary setting. We learn to listen to ourselves and identify what hurt us and what we don't like. But we also learn to identify what feels good. When we are willing to tak...	Quetzal	0	264	Jun 16, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Making A.A. Your Higher Power (Preview) . . . You can . . . make A.A. itself your higher power. Heres a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem. . . . many members . . . have crossed the threshold just this way. . . . their faith broadened and deepened. . . . transformed, they came to believe in a Higher Power. . . TWELVE STEPS A...	Sobrietyspell	0	371	Jun 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 15th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we have three things: fellowship, faith, and service. Fellowship is wonderful, but its wonder lasts just so long. Then some gossip, disillusionment, and boredom may come in. Worry and fear come back at times and we find that fellowship is not the whole story. Then we n...	Sobrietyspell	0	315	Jun 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADS (Preview) What a very special day for dads out there. Very special Father's Day for me and my dad, too. My dad was admitted into the cardiac unit last weekend, and then went back to the ER on Monday after he was released. He is due to have a heart catheterization in the coming weeks, and possibly a stent in a coronary a...	jonijoni	2	311	Jun 15, 2008 by Doll
	Alcoholism - it's STILL deadly! (Preview) What a Helluva reminder I had yesterday that my disease can still kill me! Noon f2f - 12:15 I'm reading the 12 Traditiions and I notice a guy I've never seen, his hands were shaking violently then they just stopped. I've seen a few ringers before so really didn't think much of it.....I'm on the 3r...	Doll	3	356	Jun 15, 2008 by beachgirl
	The Waters rise (Preview) ttp://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage	Bryan39	5	407	Jun 15, 2008 by jonijoni
	Meeting Today! (Preview) Good Morning dear Sobervibers x Happy Father's Day for all you included in that. I know it may not be Dad's Day where you are but I've two over here so two visits are in order! I was hoping to be up earlier so I could see Joe in the morning (who lives locally), do our meeting & then go onto my Mum's to see Mar...	Sobrietyspell	0	321	Jun 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 14th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we have to learn that drink is our greatest enemy. Although we used to think that liquor was our friend, the time came when it turned against us and became our enemy. We don't know just when this happened, but we know that it did because we began to get into trouble - jails an...	Sobrietyspell	0	358	Jun 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Friday the 13th!!!! (Preview) So, happy day!!!! Any superstitious folks on here? Made a decision that today will not be "unlucky" but the greatest day ever!!!! All has been well around here..Life is busy and Im enjoying the sunshine(although were due for storms today!!!) Started an exercise program and feel great ab...	lani	4	699	Jun 14, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Letting Go of Timing (Preview) "When the time is right, child." When the time is right. How often have we heard those words - from a friend, a sponsor, our Higher Power? We want things so badly - that job, that check, a relationship, a possession. We want our life to change. So we wait, sometimes patiently, sometimes a...	Quetzal	0	695	Jun 14, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ When the Going Gets Tough (Preview) It is a design for living that works in rough going. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15 When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking? I had my doubts. After being sober for more than two years I got my answe...	Sobrietyspell	0	319	Jun 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Men Are Happier!! (Preview) MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE NICKNAMES If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes. EATING OUT When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John...	Phil	4	467	Jun 13, 2008 by StPeteDean
	MY FOURTH STEP BLOWN! (Preview) My sponsor took me to a motel room to do my fourth step. I thought this was unusual but being a newcomer I assumed this was standard protocol in A.A. Shortly after sharing some of my most personal experiences with this creep you would not believe some of the things that happened to me of which I am not going...	Resident	6	1726	Jun 13, 2008 by StPeteDean
	hi all... check in (Preview) Hey!! Well, Founder's Day has come and gone this year, and I had to give my ticket away to someone who could use it. My dad was admitted into the Cardiac Unit Friday afternoon, so I have been a very busy daughter. The good thing is that with my recent studies with the cardiology group, I was able to know wha...	jonijoni	3	354	Jun 13, 2008 by BatonRougian
	relationships (Preview) Hi, I need help, Been dating a guy for 9 months he is a prescription drug user, like a doctor prescribes xanx regularly, he takes them every day not over the dose prescribed. But has been on them for z couple years. He says that if he stops them he will not be able to cope with things like work. This is tou...	chickimick	5	461	Jun 13, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Far away from home,College,Lonliness (Preview) I left for Kansas a week ago.Back home im a confirmed member of my Lutheran church.When i was leaving my pastor said a prayer for me and i promised him i will join a church out there.He doesent know my past history of heavy drinking and has no clue that im an alcoholic.Back home i used to go clean for days som...	LonelyDrinker	9	475	Jun 13, 2008 by lani
	Hanging on to Old Relationships (Preview) We want to travel baggage-free on this journey. It makes the trip easier. Some of the baggage we can let go of is lingering feelings and unfinished business with past relationships: anger, resentments, feelings of victimization, hurt, or longing. If we have not put closure on a relationship, i...	Quetzal	0	397	Jun 13, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Forming True Partnerships (Preview) But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...	Sobrietyspell	0	556	Jun 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 12th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When we came into A.A., we made a tremendous discovery. We found that we were sick persons rather than moral lepers. We were not such queer birds as we thought we were. We found other people who had the same illness that we had, who had been through the same experiences that we had...	Sobrietyspell	0	318	Jun 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Impatient? Try Levitating (Preview) We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 111 Impatience with other people is one of my principal failings. Following a slow car in a no-passing lane, or waiting in a restaurant for the check, drives me to distraction. Before I give God a chance to slow me down, I ex...	Sobrietyspell	3	1191	Jun 12, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Spontaneity and Fun (Preview) Practice being spontaneous. Practice having fun. The joy of recovery is that we finally get to experiment. We get to learn new behaviors, and we don't have to do them perfectly. We only need to find a way that works for us. We even have fun experimenting, learning what we like, and how to do what we like...	Quetzal	0	282	Jun 12, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Family Obligations (Preview) . . . a spiritual life which does not include . . . family obligations may not be so perfect after all. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129 I can be doing great in the programapplying it at meetings, at work, and in service activitiesand find that things have gone to pieces at home. I expect my loved ones to under...	Sobrietyspell	0	598	Jun 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 11th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics have to believe in some Power greater than ourselves. Yes, we have to believe in God. Not to believe in a Higher Power drives us to atheism. Atheism, it has been said before, is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and ai...	Sobrietyspell	0	329	Jun 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy Birthday AA (Preview) June 10, 1935	BatonRougian	4	453	Jun 11, 2008 by BGG
	Moving Forward (Preview) Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even though the people w...	Quetzal	0	294	Jun 11, 2008 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 10th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we have had some moral, religious, or spiritual training, we're better prospects for A.A. When we reach the bottom, at this crucial moment when we're thoroughly licked, we turn instinctively to whatever decency is left in us. We call upon whatever reserves of morality a...	Sobrietyspell	1	375	Jun 10, 2008 by lani
	Responsibility (Preview) Self care means taking responsibility for ourselves. Taking responsibility for ourselves includes assuming our true responsibilities to others. Sometimes, when we begin recovery, we're worn down from feeling responsible for so many other people. Learning that we need only take responsibi...	Quetzal	0	1351	Jun 10, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Living in the Now (Preview) First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober and it works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24 hour segments is an effective and satisfying way to handle many other matters as well. LIVING SOBER, p. 7 One Day At A. Time. To a newcomer this and other one-...	Sobrietyspell	0	833	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 9th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We finally came to the bottom. We did not have to be financially broke, although many of us were. But we were spiritually bankrupt. We had a soul sickness, a revulsion against ourselves and against our way of living. Life had become impossible for us. We had to end it all or do som...	Sobrietyspell	0	311	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Into Orbit (Preview) It doesn't matter if they're hurting themselves. It doesn't matter that we could help them if they'd only listen to, and cooperate with, us. IT DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER. -- Codependent No More I think I can change him. Nobody's ever really loved him and appre...	Quetzal	3	350	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	welcome to NJ- it's not the heat- it's the humidity! (Preview) It's pushing 99 here in NJ today, but that's not the topic- just the eye catcher. I had an interesting week, for me...speaking of boredom. This may be roundabout, but it will make sense and hopefully be relevant to several recent posts. I painted my kitchen (old news) with the help of a friend. O...	beachgirl	5	472	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	meeting today (Preview) Im in the chat room waiting for it to start!!!!! Hurry up!!!!	lani	6	444	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Panic (Preview) Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going berserk. -- Codependent No More Don't panic! If a swimmer was crossing a great lake, then suddenly focused too heavily on the distance remaining, he might start to flounder and go under - not because he coul...	Quetzal	0	348	Jun 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	Fun (Preview) Have some fun - with life, with the day. Life is not drudgery; that is an old belief. Let go of it. We are on an adventure, a journey. Events will come to pass that we cannot now fathom. Replace heaviness and weariness of spirit with joy. Surround yourself with people and things that bring lightness o...	Quetzal	2	299	Jun 8, 2008 by lani
	sunday meeting (Preview) I'm really sorry- I expected to click on chat room and just be there; I got so's I could see what Dean and Lani were writing, but nothing I did could get me into the chat room. So I thought may be I needed to download that MERC thingy, which only got me frozen, and when I cancelled it and went back to the chat...	beachgirl	3	347	Jun 8, 2008 by Quetzal
	Group Conscience Meeting (Preview) It's been suggested that we should schedule a group conscience meeting to discuss getting some regular AA meetings going in the chat room, and some guidelines for discussion on the message board. Can we start with picking a time for the GC meeting? Everyone is welcome. Thanks, Dean	StPeteDean	17	1806	Jun 8, 2008 by StPeteDean
	It's a newbalanche!!! (Preview) Wow, there's a lot of newbs around here these days! That's great! I'm not grounded or sane enough to offer you new people any advice other than to say stick around, visit the board often, there's a lot of wisdom and genuine care and concern here...be a sponge and soak up as much as you can handle. And if you...	Tipsy McStagger	7	1088	Jun 8, 2008 by julie2002
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 7th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcoholism is a progressive illness. We go through the three stages of social drinking, trouble drinking, and merry-go-round drinking. We land in hospitals and jails. We eventually lose our homes, our families, and our self-respect. Yes, alcoholism is a progressive ill...	Sobrietyspell	0	318	Jun 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Drinking is the way we alcoholics express our maladjustments to life. I believe that I was a potential alcoholic from the start. I had an inferiority complex. I didn't make friends easily. There was a wall between me and other people. And I was lonely. I was not well adjusted to...	Sobrietyspell	0	293	Jun 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	The Gift of Readiness (Preview) Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. -- Step Six of Al-Anon We progress to the Sixth Step by working diligently, to the best of our ability, on the first Five Steps. This work readies us for a change of heart, openness to becoming changed by a Power greater than oursel...	Quetzal	0	291	Jun 6, 2008 by Quetzal
	Sponsors (Preview) Thought Id start a new thread and ask those of you that have a sponsor what exactly they have you "do" to keep sober...... I know go to meetings, read the literature.. How for example do you work the steps, how often do you meet, does your sponsor have you call them everyday, do they offer sugge...	lani	7	482	Jun 6, 2008 by seeking serenity
	Back Again....and Thanks (Preview) I think it has been close to 9 days now that I have last posted anything and about 11 days since having anything to drink. I know it doesn't sound like much but we all have to start somewhere right? I wanted to thank all of you who responded to my first post. Thanks for all your kind words of encouragement a...	need2quit	4	428	Jun 5, 2008 by turninggrey
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 5th June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics are fortunate to be living in a day and age when there is such a thing as Alcoholics Anonymous. Before A.A. came into being, there was very little hope for the alcoholic. A.A. is a great rebuilder of human wreckage. It takes men and women whose personality probl...	Sobrietyspell	0	300	Jun 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Looney Binz (Preview) Wow. What a week. I have not been on the computer much at all lately, as I come home wiped out every night. Thought I would check in. There is a busy dry-club on my way home from work, and my recovery beckoned me to go in and get a meeting a couple of times this past week, which was very much needed. I have had a fe...	jonijoni	14	560	Jun 5, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 6/5 (Preview) Daily Reflections ENTIRELY READY? "This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.". . . the difference between "the boys and the men" is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . . It is suggested th...	lani	3	289	Jun 5, 2008 by lani
	Combating Shame (Preview) Shame can hold us back, hold us down, and keep us staring at our feet. -- Beyond Codependency Watch out for shame. Many systems and people reek of shame. They are controlled by shame and may want us to play their game with them. They may be hoping to hook us and control us through shame. We don't have...	Quetzal	0	302	Jun 5, 2008 by Quetzal
	Staying in the present (Preview) Keep It Simple Life is only this place, this time, and these people right here and now.---Vincent Collins(cousin of Dean!!!) Staying in the present can be hard. This busy world pulls our focus from the present. We often wonder if the future will bring good times or bad times. Life is right before us. Lo...	lani	1	297	Jun 4, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some things I like since becoming dry: feeling good in the morning; full use of my intelligence; joy in my work; the love and trust of my children; lack of remorse; the confidence of my friends; the prospect of a happy future; the appreciation of the beauties of nature; knowing...	Sobrietyspell	1	320	Jun 4, 2008 by lani
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