Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Have I admitted I am an alcoholic? Have I swallowed my pride and admitted I was different from ordinary drinkers? Have I accepted the fact that I must spend the rest of my life without liquor? Have I any more reservations, any idea in the back of my mind that some day I'll be able to...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, Just thought I'd let you know that I won't be around for a week or so as I am going away. I'm going to spend some time with my parents, which I haven't done since I got sober. It should be great and it will also give me a chance to be honest with my parents about my alcoholism. I'm dreading it, b...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Dear MIP, I have enjoyed the recovery I acheived in 2007 with help in fellowship of course. I've found my Higher Power & I allow it to help me daily. I trust in your respective recoveries; ES&H. I need some added guidance &/or perspective if you will. I'm recovering from the accumulation o...

Phil · Phil

Projection, Blaming, Grudge Holding, Doomsday Thinking, Revenge Thoughts, Black and White Thinking: Irrational Ways of Thinking Which Keeps You Angry Lynne Namka, Ed. D © 2002 We all have irrational thoughts, which keep us caught in anger and neurotic behavior. Erroneous beliefs are beliefs a...

Doll · Doll

BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.19 It's usually pretty easy for me to be pleasant to the people in an A.A. se...

Phil · Phil

After being sober for a year and 3 months..and things getting toooo good.. This kid picked up a drink....and it was another 4 years...before loosing everything, and everyone, that there was to loose..that I was lead back to you.. About this time of day...all alone in a small farmhouse..I admitted co...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., I learned what an alcoholic was and then I applied this knowledge to myself to see if I was an alcoholic. When I was convinced that I was an alcoholic, I admitted it openly. Since then, have I been learning to live accordingly? Have I read the book Alcoholics...

Doll · Doll

POWERLESS We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the foundation o...

Tina · Tina

Hey folks Just thought I would drop in, things are well and no complaints. Enjoyed the holidays with the kids and we're all healthy and well I'm still sober. Thank you all for being here and hope the New Years bring happiness and health to all, I'll check back in soon. Hugs Tina

Doll · Doll

Thoughts at 4am If I am an alocholic I shouldn't drink - If I am not an alcoholic I don't need to. People who aren't alcoholics dont lie in bed at 4am wondering if they are alcoholics Remember its Alcohol-is-m , not Alcohol-was-m What's an Alcoholic? A man goes into a bar - big notice on the wall "All y...

paul86 · paul86

Hi, i'm new here and I wanted to get a post off my chest. I'm Paul, 21 years old, and i'm an alcoholic. I don't know how this happened, what series of steps led me to this point, but the days i'm living right now are the worst i've ever been living in my life. I'm rapidly spiraling downward, and it's time to put...

Quetzal · Quetzal

... there isn't a guidebook for setting boundaries. Each of us has our own guide inside ourselves. If we continue to work at recovery, our boundaries will develop. They will get healthy and sensitive. Our selves will tell us what we need to know, and we'll love ourselves enough to listen. -- Beyond Cod...

John · John

Happy New Year to all Miracles In Progress Family!

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., was I a desperate person? Did I have a soul-sickness? Was I so sick of myself and my way of living that I couldn't stand looking at myself in the mirror? Was I ready for A.A.? Was I ready to try anything that would help me to get sober and to try to get over my soul-...

FindingFreedom · FindingFreedom

My recovery journey began in 1997, when I went to my first AA meeting, I knew I was an alcoholic because it very obvious to me that when I drank, I drank until I passed out. In addition, I made very bad decisions. When I drank I would do coke, or I would have unprotected sex, or I would weave when driving, ob...

Doll · Doll

FIRST, THE FOUNDATION Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning. As Bill Sees It, p. 8 Practicing the A.A. program is like building a house. First I had to pour a big, thick concrete slab on which to erect the house; that, to me, was the equivalent...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Boundaries are vital to recovery. Having and setting healthy limits' is connected to all phases of recovery: growing in self esteem, dealing with feelings, and learning to really love and value ourselves. Boundaries emerge from deep within. They are connected to letting go of guilt and shame, a...

Wren · Wren

A Moment of Choice There are times in our lives that lend themselves to starting something new. The beginning of a new year, finishing school, leaving a job, or changing homesthese all are times that turn our minds to fresh starts. Their advantage is that they bring with them the energy of that event, c...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Learn the art of acceptance. It's a lot of grief. -- Codependent No More Sometimes, as part of taking care of ourselves, it becomes time to end certain relationships. Sometimes, it comes time to change the parameters of a particular relationship. This is true in love, in friendships, with famil...

lanchas · lanchas

I just watched Intervention and they had said that when someone stops drinking they get seizures - according to the National Institutional of Health or something like it. Well my mom used to have seizures but hasn't since I was 8 (I'm 20 going on 21) now I'm even more scared about the idea of her quitting...

FindingFreedom · FindingFreedom

i found this website about a year ago, i was looking for online support and found this one, never wrote in, just knew i needed some help. i haven't had a drink or a line of coke since feb 1997, but i have been on and off weed the for ten years, until i finally hit my "real" bottom, march 27, 2007. i...

Doll · Doll

January 1, 2008 Daily Reflections "I AM A MIRACLE" The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never d...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come. Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, consc...

Doll · Doll

Daily Resolutions The idea of "twenty-four-hour" living applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. As Bill Sees It, p. 284 A New year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes--a ti...

Wren · Wren

In our everyday life we are surrounded by a variety of people. Some of the people we deal with on a daily basis are a joy to be with, and their loving presence nurtures and encourages us. Others may have the opposite effect, draining us of our energy, making us feel tired and exhausted. Our well-being can...

Quetzal · Quetzal

'Fun becomes fun, love becomes love, life becomes worth living. And we become grateful.' -- Beyond Codependency Wait, and expect good things - for yourself and your loved ones. When you wonder what is coming, tell yourself the best is coming, the very best life and love have to offer, the best Go...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The groundwork has been laid. Do you not see that? Don't you understand that all you have gone through was for a purpose? There was a reason, a good reason, for the waiting, the struggle, the pain, and finally the release. You have been prepared. The same way a builder must first tear down and di...

Zster · Zster

A man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "What'll you have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please." So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone. He then orders...

Wren · Wren

"To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious." -- Samuel Butler Many of us have been taught to believe that we are valued for what we do, not just for who we are. Doing is important, but to keep life in balance, we also need time to just be. Henry David Thoreau expressed th...

Phil · Phil

Alternative Affirmations for the New Year... 1. As I let go of my feelings of guilt, I am in touch with my inner sociopath. 2. I have the power to channel my imagination into ever-soaring levels of suspicion and paranoia. 3. I assume full responsibility for my actions, except the ones that are someone e...

Doll · Doll

ANONYMITY Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 564 Tradition Twelve became important early in my sobriety and, along with the Twelve Steps, it continues to be a must in my recovery. I became...

Looking for a member in Fallon, Nevada · christisanramon

I am in California and have family in Nevada, would love to talk to someone in the Fallon area.

Doll · Doll

Let me preface this by stating if anyone objects to this thread, please by all means, Mods, delete it. Any and all suggestions, advice and thoughts are greatly appreciated. Some of you know, I own a Beauty Salon, have for the last 7 years, worked there for 3 of those prior to my divorce and being forced to...

sprygrl · sprygrl

So many issues. So much crap and no sponsor yet has me wondering how much longer I can go on like this. Even with everything I have going on right now I'm not desiring to drink, but I can see what can happen in the future if I'm not careful and I'm terrified! How does one find a sponsor who isn't more intereste...

lani · lani

Thought I'd share these slogans as a lot of them Ive never heard before....Enjoy The steps keep us from suicide; the traditions keep us from homicide. The only thing alcoholics do in moderation is the 12 steps! The elevator is broken - take the steps! Step 13: My life is unmanageable, and I want to share...

Doll · Doll

THE JOY OF LIVING . . . . therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 A.A. is a joyful program! Even so, I occasionally balk at taking the necessary steps to move ahead, and find myself resisting the very actions that could bring about th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and the good life. My feet have been set upon the right path. I feel it in the depths of my being. I am going in the right direction. The future can be safely left to God. Whatev...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Goodluck, Joni. I want to wish you well in your Stopdate if you're managing to quit smoking today. It'll be a month for me on 1st January so you're in good company. I want to give you a nudge & encourage you to stay strong. I've made this work for me so far with some very strong, adamant, defenceful t...

nique · nique

Hi everyone! This might be a little long but is a good Christmas wish story. It started Dec. 7, 2007. My brother landed on my doorstep. He just got out of jail and was sentenced to a 2 year Recovery place. He had to buy his own bus ticket. So he put it off for days to work for the bus money. He had the money...

TenderheartsKS · TenderheartsKS

Jack woke up with a huge hangover after attending his company's Christmas Party. He didn't even remember how he got home from the party. As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong. Jack had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a couple of aspirins next to a gl...

Doll · Doll

SUIT UP AND SHOW UP In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety - we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 21 The old line says, "...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I know you're tired. I know you feel overwhelmed. You may feel as though this crisis, this problem, this hard time will last forever. It won't. You are almost through. You don't just think it has been hard; it has been hard. You have been tested, tried, and retested on what you have learned. Your b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have gotten so good at following the "don't feel" rule that we can try to talk ourselves out of having feelings, even in recovery. "If I was really working a good program, I wouldn't feel angry." "I don't get angry. I'm a Christian. I forgive and forget."...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, Well, I thought I'd just check in, people in various places online are starting to wonder if I've fallen off the face of the earth lol My boyfriend got in town early Saturday morning, so I haven't been online much really, he should be here thru Sunday or Monday We had a good Christmas, we...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Don't panic! If panic strikes, we do not have to allow it to control our behaviors. Behaviors controlled by panic tend to be self-defeating. No matter what the situation or circumstance, panic is usually not a good foundation. No matter what the situation or circumstance, we usually have at least...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me, that good life, which I had misplaced, but which I found again in this fellowship. This life within me is developing slowly but surely, with many set-backs, many mistakes, many failures, but still de...

TLH · TLH

I'm reading Anthony Kiedis' book "Scar Tissue" again after a couple years and today ran across a paragraph that struck me as familiar to my own trip with alcohol (pp 147-148): "Before I left L.A. I was using more heroin than I wanted to. I started off with these rules that I'd do it once a...

jonijoni · jonijoni

LOL... In case I don't get the chance, I wanted to post a message before I leave for Fla. in a couple of days. May everyone at MIP have a very enjoyable, blessed and SOBER Christmas and New Year!!! To John and Rose and everyone, thanks for welcoming me back recently. This is a terrific group, and a wonderfu...

Rosco · Rosco

Hello everyone this is Rosco here to happily say that I am back on the site after completing 5 months @ a halfway house. I just did a step 5 with a network person. The steps are the best thing for me. I am truly learning and living the AA way of life. It is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I just ce...

lani · lani

Hi all, Thought I'd start a new thread!!!! Hahahahaha To all of you, Have a very happy new year!!!!

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	24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th January 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Have I admitted I am an alcoholic? Have I swallowed my pride and admitted I was different from ordinary drinkers? Have I accepted the fact that I must spend the rest of my life without liquor? Have I any more reservations, any idea in the back of my mind that some day I'll be able to...	Sobrietyspell	0	334	Jan 4, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	See You All Soon!!! (Preview) Hi everyone, Just thought I'd let you know that I won't be around for a week or so as I am going away. I'm going to spend some time with my parents, which I haven't done since I got sober. It should be great and it will also give me a chance to be honest with my parents about my alcoholism. I'm dreading it, b...	Quetzal	6	477	Jan 4, 2008 by jonijoni
	Advice if you will please.. x (Preview) Dear MIP, I have enjoyed the recovery I acheived in 2007 with help in fellowship of course. I've found my Higher Power & I allow it to help me daily. I trust in your respective recoveries; ES&H. I need some added guidance &/or perspective if you will. I'm recovering from the accumulation o...	Sobrietyspell	6	517	Jan 4, 2008 by lani
	Irrational Ways of Thinking Which Keeps You Angry (Preview) Projection, Blaming, Grudge Holding, Doomsday Thinking, Revenge Thoughts, Black and White Thinking: Irrational Ways of Thinking Which Keeps You Angry Lynne Namka, Ed. D © 2002 We all have irrational thoughts, which keep us caught in anger and neurotic behavior. Erroneous beliefs are beliefs a...	Phil	2	2780	Jan 4, 2008 by BatonRougian
	Daily Reflections 1/4 (Preview) BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.19 It's usually pretty easy for me to be pleasant to the people in an A.A. se...	Doll	0	280	Jan 4, 2008 by Doll
	8400 days ago (Preview) After being sober for a year and 3 months..and things getting toooo good.. This kid picked up a drink....and it was another 4 years...before loosing everything, and everyone, that there was to loose..that I was lead back to you.. About this time of day...all alone in a small farmhouse..I admitted co...	Phil	14	744	Jan 3, 2008 by Birdman
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 3rd January 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., I learned what an alcoholic was and then I applied this knowledge to myself to see if I was an alcoholic. When I was convinced that I was an alcoholic, I admitted it openly. Since then, have I been learning to live accordingly? Have I read the book Alcoholics...	Sobrietyspell	1	368	Jan 3, 2008 by Birdman
	Daily Reflections 1/3 (Preview) POWERLESS We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the foundation o...	Doll	2	292	Jan 3, 2008 by Birdman
	all is well (Preview) Hey folks Just thought I would drop in, things are well and no complaints. Enjoyed the holidays with the kids and we're all healthy and well I'm still sober. Thank you all for being here and hope the New Years bring happiness and health to all, I'll check back in soon. Hugs Tina	Tina	1	314	Jan 3, 2008 by nique
	Never forget - I am an alcoholic - some of my favs "" (Preview) Thoughts at 4am If I am an alocholic I shouldn't drink - If I am not an alcoholic I don't need to. People who aren't alcoholics dont lie in bed at 4am wondering if they are alcoholics Remember its Alcohol-is-m , not Alcohol-was-m What's an Alcoholic? A man goes into a bar - big notice on the wall "All y...	Doll	1	354	Jan 3, 2008 by lostmdboy
	It's become a way of life. (Preview) Hi, i'm new here and I wanted to get a post off my chest. I'm Paul, 21 years old, and i'm an alcoholic. I don't know how this happened, what series of steps led me to this point, but the days i'm living right now are the worst i've ever been living in my life. I'm rapidly spiraling downward, and it's time to put...	paul86	9	623	Jan 3, 2008 by lostmdboy
	Nurturing Self Care (Preview) ... there isn't a guidebook for setting boundaries. Each of us has our own guide inside ourselves. If we continue to work at recovery, our boundaries will develop. They will get healthy and sensitive. Our selves will tell us what we need to know, and we'll love ourselves enough to listen. -- Beyond Cod...	Quetzal	0	308	Jan 3, 2008 by Quetzal
	Happy New Year (Preview) Happy New Year to all Miracles In Progress Family!	John	8	468	Jan 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st January 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., was I a desperate person? Did I have a soul-sickness? Was I so sick of myself and my way of living that I couldn't stand looking at myself in the mirror? Was I ready for A.A.? Was I ready to try anything that would help me to get sober and to try to get over my soul-...	Sobrietyspell	2	404	Jan 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Sharing My Recovery Journey (Preview) My recovery journey began in 1997, when I went to my first AA meeting, I knew I was an alcoholic because it very obvious to me that when I drank, I drank until I passed out. In addition, I made very bad decisions. When I drank I would do coke, or I would have unprotected sex, or I would weave when driving, ob...	FindingFreedom	5	491	Jan 2, 2008 by Phil
	Daily Reflections 1/2 (Preview) FIRST, THE FOUNDATION Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning. As Bill Sees It, p. 8 Practicing the A.A. program is like building a house. First I had to pour a big, thick concrete slab on which to erect the house; that, to me, was the equivalent...	Doll	0	252	Jan 2, 2008 by Doll
	Healthy Limits (Preview) Boundaries are vital to recovery. Having and setting healthy limits' is connected to all phases of recovery: growing in self esteem, dealing with feelings, and learning to really love and value ourselves. Boundaries emerge from deep within. They are connected to letting go of guilt and shame, a...	Quetzal	0	303	Jan 2, 2008 by Quetzal
	Starting New (Preview) A Moment of Choice There are times in our lives that lend themselves to starting something new. The beginning of a new year, finishing school, leaving a job, or changing homesthese all are times that turn our minds to fresh starts. Their advantage is that they bring with them the energy of that event, c...	Wren	0	266	Jan 1, 2008 by Wren
	Moving On (Preview) Learn the art of acceptance. It's a lot of grief. -- Codependent No More Sometimes, as part of taking care of ourselves, it becomes time to end certain relationships. Sometimes, it comes time to change the parameters of a particular relationship. This is true in love, in friendships, with famil...	Quetzal	4	312	Jan 1, 2008 by lani
	nervous (Preview) I just watched Intervention and they had said that when someone stops drinking they get seizures - according to the National Institutional of Health or something like it. Well my mom used to have seizures but hasn't since I was 8 (I'm 20 going on 21) now I'm even more scared about the idea of her quitting...	lanchas	4	358	Jan 1, 2008 by lanchas
	saying hello to the board (Preview) i found this website about a year ago, i was looking for online support and found this one, never wrote in, just knew i needed some help. i haven't had a drink or a line of coke since feb 1997, but i have been on and off weed the for ten years, until i finally hit my "real" bottom, march 27, 2007. i...	FindingFreedom	7	490	Jan 1, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections 1/1 (Preview) January 1, 2008 Daily Reflections "I AM A MIRACLE" The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never d...	Doll	0	242	Jan 1, 2008 by Doll
	The New Year (Preview) Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come. Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, consc...	Quetzal	0	263	Jan 1, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections 12/31 (Preview) Daily Resolutions The idea of "twenty-four-hour" living applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. As Bill Sees It, p. 284 A New year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes--a ti...	Doll	0	297	Dec 31, 2007 by Doll
	Loving Presence (Preview) In our everyday life we are surrounded by a variety of people. Some of the people we deal with on a daily basis are a joy to be with, and their loving presence nurtures and encourages us. Others may have the opposite effect, draining us of our energy, making us feel tired and exhausted. Our well-being can...	Wren	0	264	Dec 31, 2007 by Wren
	Affirming the Good (Preview) 'Fun becomes fun, love becomes love, life becomes worth living. And we become grateful.' -- Beyond Codependency Wait, and expect good things - for yourself and your loved ones. When you wonder what is coming, tell yourself the best is coming, the very best life and love have to offer, the best Go...	Quetzal	0	293	Dec 31, 2007 by Quetzal
	Laying the Foundation (Preview) The groundwork has been laid. Do you not see that? Don't you understand that all you have gone through was for a purpose? There was a reason, a good reason, for the waiting, the struggle, the pain, and finally the release. You have been prepared. The same way a builder must first tear down and di...	Quetzal	2	304	Dec 30, 2007 by Quetzal
	Rationalizing / dennial - funny (Preview) A man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "What'll you have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please." So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone. He then orders...	Zster	2	321	Dec 30, 2007 by Wren
	The Value of Just Being (Preview) "To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious." -- Samuel Butler Many of us have been taught to believe that we are valued for what we do, not just for who we are. Doing is important, but to keep life in balance, we also need time to just be. Henry David Thoreau expressed th...	Wren	0	313	Dec 30, 2007 by Wren
	Makes sense to this kid!! :) (Preview) Alternative Affirmations for the New Year... 1. As I let go of my feelings of guilt, I am in touch with my inner sociopath. 2. I have the power to channel my imagination into ever-soaring levels of suspicion and paranoia. 3. I assume full responsibility for my actions, except the ones that are someone e...	Phil	7	595	Dec 30, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 12/30 (Preview) ANONYMITY Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 564 Tradition Twelve became important early in my sobriety and, along with the Twelve Steps, it continues to be a must in my recovery. I became...	Doll	1	298	Dec 30, 2007 by TenderheartsKS
	Looking for a member in Fallon, Nevada (Preview) I am in California and have family in Nevada, would love to talk to someone in the Fallon area.	christisanramon	1	509	Dec 29, 2007 by Sick of being sick
	Advice - Suggestions - Thoughts - OFF topic Help needed (Preview) *Let me preface this by stating if anyone objects to this thread, please by all means, Mods, delete it.* Any and all suggestions, advice and thoughts are greatly appreciated. Some of you know, I own a Beauty Salon, have for the last 7 years, worked there for 3 of those prior to my divorce and being forced to...	Doll	7	459	Dec 29, 2007 by StPeteDean
	I'm afraid I'm going to backslide (Preview) So many issues. So much crap and no sponsor yet has me wondering how much longer I can go on like this. Even with everything I have going on right now I'm not desiring to drink, but I can see what can happen in the future if I'm not careful and I'm terrified! How does one find a sponsor who isn't more intereste...	sprygrl	11	543	Dec 29, 2007 by StPeteDean
	AA slogans (Preview) Thought I'd share these slogans as a lot of them Ive never heard before....Enjoy The steps keep us from suicide; the traditions keep us from homicide. The only thing alcoholics do in moderation is the 12 steps! The elevator is broken - take the steps! Step 13: My life is unmanageable, and I want to share...	lani	9	2988	Dec 29, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 12/29 (Preview) THE JOY OF LIVING . . . . therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 A.A. is a joyful program! Even so, I occasionally balk at taking the necessary steps to move ahead, and find myself resisting the very actions that could bring about th...	Doll	0	271	Dec 29, 2007 by Doll
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 28th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and the good life. My feet have been set upon the right path. I feel it in the depths of my being. I am going in the right direction. The future can be safely left to God. Whatev...	Sobrietyspell	2	336	Dec 29, 2007 by lani
	Good Luck, Joni! x (Preview) Goodluck, Joni. I want to wish you well in your Stopdate if you're managing to quit smoking today. It'll be a month for me on 1st January so you're in good company. I want to give you a nudge & encourage you to stay strong. I've made this work for me so far with some very strong, adamant, defenceful t...	Sobrietyspell	5	541	Dec 28, 2007 by Doll
	The Best Christmas Present (Preview) Hi everyone! This might be a little long but is a good Christmas wish story. It started Dec. 7, 2007. My brother landed on my doorstep. He just got out of jail and was sentenced to a 2 year Recovery place. He had to buy his own bus ticket. So he put it off for days to work for the bus money. He had the money...	nique	2	292	Dec 28, 2007 by Doll
	The Day After Christmas (Preview) Jack woke up with a huge hangover after attending his company's Christmas Party. He didn't even remember how he got home from the party. As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong. Jack had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a couple of aspirins next to a gl...	TenderheartsKS	2	314	Dec 28, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 12/28 (Preview) SUIT UP AND SHOW UP In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety - we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 21 The old line says, "...	Doll	0	269	Dec 28, 2007 by Doll
	Near the Top (Preview) I know you're tired. I know you feel overwhelmed. You may feel as though this crisis, this problem, this hard time will last forever. It won't. You are almost through. You don't just think it has been hard; it has been hard. You have been tested, tried, and retested on what you have learned. Your b...	Quetzal	2	365	Dec 28, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Staying Open to Our Feelings (Preview) Many of us have gotten so good at following the "don't feel" rule that we can try to talk ourselves out of having feelings, even in recovery. "If I was really working a good program, I wouldn't feel angry." "I don't get angry. I'm a Christian. I forgive and forget."...	Quetzal	2	470	Dec 28, 2007 by sprygrl
	Everyone have a good Christmas? (Preview) Hey y'all, Well, I thought I'd just check in, people in various places online are starting to wonder if I've fallen off the face of the earth lol My boyfriend got in town early Saturday morning, so I haven't been online much really, he should be here thru Sunday or Monday We had a good Christmas, we...	ChicknLittle	5	366	Dec 28, 2007 by lostmdboy
	Panic (Preview) Don't panic! If panic strikes, we do not have to allow it to control our behaviors. Behaviors controlled by panic tend to be self-defeating. No matter what the situation or circumstance, panic is usually not a good foundation. No matter what the situation or circumstance, we usually have at least...	Quetzal	0	264	Dec 28, 2007 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 27th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me, that good life, which I had misplaced, but which I found again in this fellowship. This life within me is developing slowly but surely, with many set-backs, many mistakes, many failures, but still de...	Sobrietyspell	0	290	Dec 27, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Alcoholic rules... (Preview) I'm reading Anthony Kiedis' book "Scar Tissue" again after a couple years and today ran across a paragraph that struck me as familiar to my own trip with alcohol (pp 147-148): "Before I left L.A. I was using more heroin than I wanted to. I started off with these rules that I'd do it once a...	TLH	8	665	Dec 27, 2007 by TLH
	I'M OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) LOL... In case I don't get the chance, I wanted to post a message before I leave for Fla. in a couple of days. May everyone at MIP have a very enjoyable, blessed and SOBER Christmas and New Year!!! To John and Rose and everyone, thanks for welcoming me back recently. This is a terrific group, and a wonderfu...	jonijoni	7	537	Dec 26, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Glad to be BACK!! (Preview) Hello everyone this is Rosco here to happily say that I am back on the site after completing 5 months @ a halfway house. I just did a step 5 with a network person. The steps are the best thing for me. I am truly learning and living the AA way of life. It is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I just ce...	Rosco	6	477	Dec 26, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Happy New Year (Preview) Hi all, Thought I'd start a new thread!!!! Hahahahaha To all of you, Have a very happy new year!!!!	lani	2	295	Dec 26, 2007 by lostmdboy
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