Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes we'll take a few steps backward. That's okay too. Sometimes it's necessary. Sometimes it's part of going forward. -- Codependent No More Life is a Gentle Teacher. She wants to help us learn. The lessons she wants to teach us are the ones we need to learn. Some say they are the lessons we ch...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Yuck. I have been feeling totally wiped out today and in a fog. Just general exhaustion from the new job, home repairs, spring cleanup, and they turned the water off 3 times since yesterday to fix a water-main which burst down the street, so I got behind on all my chores. I had the day off so I stayed close...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ It's very important to keep in a grateful frame of mind, if we want to stay sober. We should be grateful that we're living in a day and age when an alcoholic isn't treated as he often used to be treated before Alcoholics Anonymous was started. In the old days, every town had its tow...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

May 7, 2008 Daily Reflections RESPECT FOR OTHERS Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always considerate of others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 74 Respect for others is the lesson that I take out of this p...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --E. E. Cummings One of the true gifts of recovery is that we learn to laugh again. No matter how beat up our spirits have been by our addiction, no matter how heavy or hard our hearts have become, one day we find ourselves laughing. The lightness in o...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I'm grateful that I found a program in A.A. that could keep me sober. I'm grateful that A.A. has shown me the way to faith in a Higher Power, because the renewing of that faith has changed my way of life. And I've found a happiness and contentment that I had forgotten existed, by si...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Make yourself feel good. It's our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good. Recovery is not only about stopping painful feelings; it is about creating a good life for ourselves. We don't have to deny ourselves activities that help us feel good. Going to meetings,...

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

I woke up several times during the night because I was sick (flu I think). It is just a matter of time before I get well again. I will be ok in a few days. I am glad there is a way for me to go to meetings right now without going to meetings and spreading the flu. I used to go to meetings when I was sick regardless...

Doll · Doll

. Get your mind outta the gutter ... I mean like silly stuff. Here's one I like to do and would NEVER in a million years do in front of my John or would even want him to know about..... I like to take hot chocolate mix and layer it in between ice cold milk and eat it with a spoon. It doesn't mix up like Nestle Quick...

mikejones83 · mikejones83

Lately ive noticed that I cant party like I use to. I use to be able to go out and drink a lot and be fine. But now, for some reason, I get all nervous and shaky when I am about to drink or drinking. I can drink half a beer and I will start feeling nausea. Can somebody please tell me why I get like this now or has anyb...

Doll · Doll

I have not seen him here lately and he has not emailed me in quite a while....did I miss a post that he was taking a break?

lani · lani

hEY jEN jUST THINKING OF YOU! hOPE ALL IS WELL!!!!!!!!

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

I was not expecting to have the bulk of my websites up and going until late Friday evening or early Saturday morning. and the reason for that was I was expecting the transfer from one web hosting company to another would take a couple more days that it did. About lunch time today the transfer was complete...

lani · lani

Reconstruction Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. We must take the lead. A remorseful mumbling that we are sorry won't fill the bill at all. We ought to sit down with the family and frankly analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to criticize them. Their defects may be g...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Daily Reflections RESPECT FOR OTHERS Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always considerate of others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 74 Respect for others is the lesson that I take out of this passage. I mus...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

The Four Absolutes by the Oxford Group, used by early AAs before the Twelve Steps were written Absolute Honesty Both with ourselves and with others, in word, deed, and thought. Absolute Unselfishness To be willing, wherever possible, to help others who need our help. Absolute Love You s...

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

I created a special closed meeting/forum for all 12 steppers that is password protected with a password that any body that is working the 12 steps should be able to figure out. I have also created an open forum for any 12 stepper. They can be found at www.opendiscussionsite.com and www.opendiscussio...

BatonRougian · BatonRougian

I woke up this morning annoyed, full of anxiety and fear. I did get upset yesterday and stress over something for about an hour so I guess I could have an "emotional hangover" but I dont think so. I think I just wake up screwed up sometimes as part of the lovely side effects of being an alcoholic...

lani · lani

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I've noticed that the ones who do the most for A.A. are not in the habit of boasting about it. The danger of building myself up too much is that, if I do, I'm in danger of having a fall. That pattern of thought goes with drinking. If one side of a boat gets too far up out of the water, it'...

lani · lani

"If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have, you'll find yourself having more to appreciate." -Michael Angier Love, love, love this!!!! I am so grateful for sooo many things! It has been a wonderful week and Ive enjoyed every moment of it....Could it be because I had a week off...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Freedom is like taking a bath - you have to keep doing it every day! --Flo Kennedy Nothing stands still. Change is the law of life. We may sometimes feel that our personal gains have to be won over and over again. But looked at from another perspective, that's not s. Our solid personal gains are the one...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

May 6, 2008 Daily Reflections "HOLD BACK NOTHING" The real tests of the situation are your own willingness to confide and your full confidence in the one with whom you you share your first accurate self-survey. . . . Provided you hold back nothing, your sense of relief will mount...

lani · lani

Walk in Dry Places Dealing with Fear____ Challenges Some of us suffer from a free-floating anxiety that is like a general fear, while others have specific fears that cause distress. Sometimes the specific fears are easier to face, because they can at least be identified. Most of us dread that othe...

jonijoni · jonijoni

OK... I'm over it. :o/ -- Edited by jonijoni at 21:33, 2008-05-03

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

It has been a little while since I did any posting here at MIP. You may notice that I have a new signature for my posts. For the most part I would like to apologize to anyone that has tried to connect to any of my web sites. 3 out of 4 are currently down and have been down for some time now, if everything goes as p...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

to be an admitted alcoholic who allows him/herself one or two controlled benders a year? Now before you give me a verbal fisting please hear me out...all I'm asking is would it be so awful if it was planned, properly supervised with certain rules and restrictions put in place for safety. It would be...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Do I trigger gossip? There is a saying that listening to gossip is gossip. How true! If there were no listeners, there would never be any gossip. Some of us who pride ourselves in refraining from gossip may still have a problem with it. It's possible we still keep ears open for any juicy gossip that c...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

May 5, 2008 Daily Reflections THE FOREST AND THE TREES . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Mine has been good. It started Thursday evening, and I have successfully finished my kitchen updates, cooked, cleaned, grocery shopped, cut and colored my hair for the month (gray hair is upon me!). It has been raining for days, but that is ok with me, because I got a lot done. Looking forward to some m...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Thank you for keeping me straight yesterday. Please help me stay straight today. -- paraphrased from Alcoholics Anonymous When I first began my recovery from codependency, I was furious about having to begin another recovery program. Seven years earlier, I had begun recovery from chemical dep...

seeking serenity · seeking serenity

i have 50 days back, and ten days ago my mom passed away... some moments i feel drinking is not an option, and she wouldnt want me to go out over this... she was my biggest supporter for being sober, though she has no idea i had my last relapse... other times i just want that ease and comfort that i still belie...

Doll · Doll

Before and after pics......the purpose of vinyl siding was to upgrade/update/make look better, the house! It is an old house! Asked the guy about the permit like you said, his response "you don't need to worry about that." Since I had no knowledgable answer to that, I didn't pursue it, YE...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. teaches us to take it easy. We learn how to relax and to stop worrying about the past or the future, to give up our resentments and hates and tempers, to stop being critical of people, and to try to help them instead. That's what "Easy Does It" means. So in the time th...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

He's been an instructor for about 6 years now but I've never seen him doing his stuff. Pretty cool. http://www.youtube.com/user/bandl33782 -- Edited by StPeteDean at 21:38, 2008-05-03

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I was drinking, I always tried to build myself up. I used to tell tall stories about myself. I told them so often that I half believe some of them now, even though I know they aren't true. I used to hang around the lowbrow barrooms so I could feel superior to the other customers...

lani · lani

Hi All: My mom's husband died yesterday morning and Im having a tough time. Unfortunately, everyone I know is at work and I just needed to vent a moment. Got the news he was ill and I knew it was just a matter of time. He was 72. So the hardest part of all is....My mom left me and my brothers to be raised by my dad...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

May 3, 2008 Daily Reflections CLEANING HOUSE Somehow, being alone with God doesn't seem as embarrassing as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical. TWELVE STEPS A...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY In the throes of our malady most of us were full of pride and selfishness. We believed that we could handle our affairs, even though we were making a mess of our lives. We were very stubborn and didn't like to take advice. We resented being told what to do. To us, humility looked like w...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Please free my thinking of self-will, self-seeking, dishonesty, and wrong motives. -- paraphrased from Alcoholics Anonymous There is a difference between owning our power to take care of ourselves, as part of God's will for our life, and self-will. There is a difference between self-care and s...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, At last I feel that something is happening about the neck problem that I have had for the last four months. It is causing me constant pain and discomfort and most 'over the counter' pain relief just doesn't get near it. I saw my GP again today and the good news is that I am seeing a highly reco...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day In A.A. we often hear the slogan "Easy Does It." Alcoholics always do everything to excess. They drink too much. They worry too much. They have too many resentments. They hurt themselves physically and mentally by too much of everything. So when they come into A.A....

Tina · Tina

Hi all Just thought I'd check in, in case anyone was wondering how I was doing.... This past few weeks seemed bo be hell, but managing. Was able to get to the round up last weekend, I knew I needed so did my higher power. I am down to one job now and well that's going well, son is still working and well that's...

beachgirl · beachgirl

My first post to MIP was "sober for a year, and faltering." I was surprised,disappointed and frightened at feeling close to giving myself permission to drink again. That feeling has been slowly ebbing away; I read everyone's messages every day, and it seems to innoculate me against t...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. program is one of charity because the real meaning of the word charity is to care enough about other people to really want to help them. To get the full benefit of the program, we must try to help other alcoholics. We may try to help some body and think we have failed, but th...

Quetzal · Quetzal

For the next twenty-four hours ... In recovery, we live life one day at a time, an idea requiring an enormous amount of faith. We refuse to look back - unless healing from the past is part of today's work. We look ahead only to make plans. We focus on this day's activity, living it to the best of ou...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Daily Reflections HEALING HEART AND MIND Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 55 Since it is true that God comes to me through people, I can see that by keeping people at a distance I also keep God at a...

Doll · Doll

Two AA's are driving to a meeting when they get pulled over for speeding. The cop walks up to the driver's side and beats on the window with his ticket book. When the driver rolls the window down the cop WHACKS him on the head with the book. "What was that for ? " The driver asks. "For speedi...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. --Niccolo Machiavelli Acceptance may be one of the most difficult things to learn, for it means we must give up the desire to control our life and its outcome. Once we have truly received this great gift we will learn that acceptan...

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	Learning New Behaviors (Preview) Sometimes we'll take a few steps backward. That's okay too. Sometimes it's necessary. Sometimes it's part of going forward. -- Codependent No More Life is a Gentle Teacher. She wants to help us learn. The lessons she wants to teach us are the ones we need to learn. Some say they are the lessons we ch...	Quetzal	0	378	May 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	icky Drinking Feeling (Preview) Yuck. I have been feeling totally wiped out today and in a fog. Just general exhaustion from the new job, home repairs, spring cleanup, and they turned the water off 3 times since yesterday to fix a water-main which burst down the street, so I got behind on all my chores. I had the day off so I stayed close...	jonijoni	6	369	May 8, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day 7th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ It's very important to keep in a grateful frame of mind, if we want to stay sober. We should be grateful that we're living in a day and age when an alcoholic isn't treated as he often used to be treated before Alcoholics Anonymous was started. In the old days, every town had its tow...	Sobrietyspell	1	326	May 8, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections for May 8 (Preview) May 7, 2008 Daily Reflections RESPECT FOR OTHERS Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always considerate of others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 74 Respect for others is the lesson that I take out of this p...	eastcoastscott	0	289	May 8, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Thought for the day (Preview) The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --E. E. Cummings One of the true gifts of recovery is that we learn to laugh again. No matter how beat up our spirits have been by our addiction, no matter how heavy or hard our hearts have become, one day we find ourselves laughing. The lightness in o...	eastcoastscott	0	292	May 8, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 8th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I'm grateful that I found a program in A.A. that could keep me sober. I'm grateful that A.A. has shown me the way to faith in a Higher Power, because the renewing of that faith has changed my way of life. And I've found a happiness and contentment that I had forgotten existed, by si...	Sobrietyspell	0	329	May 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Feeling Good (Preview) Make yourself feel good. It's our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good. Recovery is not only about stopping painful feelings; it is about creating a good life for ourselves. We don't have to deny ourselves activities that help us feel good. Going to meetings,...	Quetzal	2	427	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I feel awful, but things will get better soon. (Preview) I woke up several times during the night because I was sick (flu I think). It is just a matter of time before I get well again. I will be ok in a few days. I am glad there is a way for me to go to meetings right now without going to meetings and spreading the flu. I used to go to meetings when I was sick regardless...	glenngds2006	4	376	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Things you wouldn't do in front of your sig. other/family/friend (Preview) . Get your mind outta the gutter ... I mean like silly stuff. Here's one I like to do and would NEVER in a million years do in front of my John or would even want him to know about..... I like to take hot chocolate mix and layer it in between ice cold milk and eat it with a spoon. It doesn't mix up like Nestle Quick...	Doll	5	439	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	What is wrong with me! (Preview) Lately ive noticed that I cant party like I use to. I use to be able to go out and drink a lot and be fine. But now, for some reason, I get all nervous and shaky when I am about to drink or drinking. I can drink half a beer and I will start feeling nausea. Can somebody please tell me why I get like this now or has anyb...	mikejones83	8	573	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Where is Phil? (Preview) I have not seen him here lately and he has not emailed me in quite a while....did I miss a post that he was taking a break?	Doll	10	405	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	wHERE IS jc2008? (Preview) hEY jEN jUST THINKING OF YOU! hOPE ALL IS WELL!!!!!!!!	lani	5	419	May 7, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Pleasant surprize (Preview) I was not expecting to have the bulk of my websites up and going until late Friday evening or early Saturday morning. and the reason for that was I was expecting the transfer from one web hosting company to another would take a couple more days that it did. About lunch time today the transfer was complete...	glenngds2006	1	296	May 7, 2008 by jonijoni
	reconstruction (Preview) Reconstruction Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. We must take the lead. A remorseful mumbling that we are sorry won't fill the bill at all. We ought to sit down with the family and frankly analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to criticize them. Their defects may be g...	lani	3	446	May 7, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections for May 7 (Preview) Daily Reflections RESPECT FOR OTHERS Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always considerate of others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 74 Respect for others is the lesson that I take out of this passage. I mus...	eastcoastscott	0	453	May 7, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Thought for the day (Preview) The Four Absolutes by the Oxford Group, used by early AAs before the Twelve Steps were written Absolute Honesty Both with ourselves and with others, in word, deed, and thought. Absolute Unselfishness To be willing, wherever possible, to help others who need our help. Absolute Love You s...	eastcoastscott	0	285	May 7, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	I have a new little closed forum discussion going on (Preview) I created a special closed meeting/forum for all 12 steppers that is password protected with a password that any body that is working the 12 steps should be able to figure out. I have also created an open forum for any 12 stepper. They can be found at www.opendiscussionsite.com and www.opendiscussio...	glenngds2006	0	306	May 6, 2008 by glenngds2006
	Woke up throw'd off (Preview) I woke up this morning annoyed, full of anxiety and fear. I did get upset yesterday and stress over something for about an hour so I guess I could have an "emotional hangover" but I dont think so. I think I just wake up screwed up sometimes as part of the lovely side effects of being an alcoholic...	BatonRougian	3	442	May 6, 2008 by StPeteDean
	scary (Preview)	lani	5	453	May 6, 2008 by learning
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I've noticed that the ones who do the most for A.A. are not in the habit of boasting about it. The danger of building myself up too much is that, if I do, I'm in danger of having a fall. That pattern of thought goes with drinking. If one side of a boat gets too far up out of the water, it'...	Sobrietyspell	0	354	May 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Grateful (Preview) "If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have, you'll find yourself having more to appreciate." -Michael Angier Love, love, love this!!!! I am so grateful for sooo many things! It has been a wonderful week and Ive enjoyed every moment of it....Could it be because I had a week off...	lani	0	276	May 6, 2008 by lani
	Thought for the day (Preview) Freedom is like taking a bath - you have to keep doing it every day! --Flo Kennedy Nothing stands still. Change is the law of life. We may sometimes feel that our personal gains have to be won over and over again. But looked at from another perspective, that's not s. Our solid personal gains are the one...	eastcoastscott	1	270	May 6, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections for May 6 (Preview) May 6, 2008 Daily Reflections "HOLD BACK NOTHING" The real tests of the situation are your own willingness to confide and your full confidence in the one with whom you you share your first accurate self-survey. . . . Provided you hold back nothing, your sense of relief will mount...	eastcoastscott	0	363	May 6, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	good read for the fearful and dreamers (Preview) Walk in Dry Places Dealing with Fear____ Challenges Some of us suffer from a free-floating anxiety that is like a general fear, while others have specific fears that cause distress. Sometimes the specific fears are easier to face, because they can at least be identified. Most of us dread that othe...	lani	0	263	May 5, 2008 by lani
	STRANGLE-A-HUSBAND DAY (Preview) OK... I'm over it. :o/ -- Edited by jonijoni at 21:33, 2008-05-03	jonijoni	7	435	May 5, 2008 by StPeteDean
	I am frustrated to tears by a web hosting company (Preview) It has been a little while since I did any posting here at MIP. You may notice that I have a new signature for my posts. For the most part I would like to apologize to anyone that has tried to connect to any of my web sites. 3 out of 4 are currently down and have been down for some time now, if everything goes as p...	glenngds2006	3	304	May 5, 2008 by BatonRougian
	Is it totally absurd... (Preview) to be an admitted alcoholic who allows him/herself one or two controlled benders a year? Now before you give me a verbal fisting please hear me out...all I'm asking is would it be so awful if it was planned, properly supervised with certain rules and restrictions put in place for safety. It would be...	Tipsy McStagger	20	664	May 5, 2008 by TLH
	Thought for the day (Preview) Do I trigger gossip? There is a saying that listening to gossip is gossip. How true! If there were no listeners, there would never be any gossip. Some of us who pride ourselves in refraining from gossip may still have a problem with it. It's possible we still keep ears open for any juicy gossip that c...	eastcoastscott	1	301	May 5, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections for May 5 (Preview) May 5, 2008 Daily Reflections THE FOREST AND THE TREES . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...	eastcoastscott	0	305	May 5, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND? (Preview) Mine has been good. It started Thursday evening, and I have successfully finished my kitchen updates, cooked, cleaned, grocery shopped, cut and colored my hair for the month (gray hair is upon me!). It has been raining for days, but that is ok with me, because I got a lot done. Looking forward to some m...	jonijoni	14	501	May 5, 2008 by learning
	Freedom from Compulsive Disorders (Preview) Thank you for keeping me straight yesterday. Please help me stay straight today. -- paraphrased from Alcoholics Anonymous When I first began my recovery from codependency, I was furious about having to begin another recovery program. Seven years earlier, I had begun recovery from chemical dep...	Quetzal	9	425	May 5, 2008 by jonijoni
	a design for living that works in rough going ? (Preview) i have 50 days back, and ten days ago my mom passed away... some moments i feel drinking is not an option, and she wouldnt want me to go out over this... she was my biggest supporter for being sober, though she has no idea i had my last relapse... other times i just want that ease and comfort that i still belie...	seeking serenity	8	2548	May 4, 2008 by seeking serenity
	DEAN (and everyon who's interested), check this out! (Preview) Before and after pics......the purpose of vinyl siding was to upgrade/update/make look better, the house! It is an old house! Asked the guy about the permit like you said, his response "you don't need to worry about that." Since I had no knowledgable answer to that, I didn't pursue it, YE...	Doll	12	613	May 4, 2008 by Doll
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 3rd May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. teaches us to take it easy. We learn how to relax and to stop worrying about the past or the future, to give up our resentments and hates and tempers, to stop being critical of people, and to try to help them instead. That's what "Easy Does It" means. So in the time th...	Sobrietyspell	1	374	May 4, 2008 by lani
	My Sponsor's Tai Chi Video (Preview) He's been an instructor for about 6 years now but I've never seen him doing his stuff. Pretty cool. http://www.youtube.com/user/bandl33782 -- Edited by StPeteDean at 21:38, 2008-05-03	StPeteDean	1	451	May 4, 2008 by jonijoni
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I was drinking, I always tried to build myself up. I used to tell tall stories about myself. I told them so often that I half believe some of them now, even though I know they aren't true. I used to hang around the lowbrow barrooms so I could feel superior to the other customers...	Sobrietyspell	0	344	May 4, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Prayers (Preview) Hi All: My mom's husband died yesterday morning and Im having a tough time. Unfortunately, everyone I know is at work and I just needed to vent a moment. Got the news he was ill and I knew it was just a matter of time. He was 72. So the hardest part of all is....My mom left me and my brothers to be raised by my dad...	lani	5	389	May 3, 2008 by StPeteDean
	daily Reflections for May 3 (Preview) May 3, 2008 Daily Reflections CLEANING HOUSE Somehow, being alone with God doesn't seem as embarrassing as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical. TWELVE STEPS A...	eastcoastscott	0	304	May 3, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Thought for the day (Preview) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY In the throes of our malady most of us were full of pride and selfishness. We believed that we could handle our affairs, even though we were making a mess of our lives. We were very stubborn and didn't like to take advice. We resented being told what to do. To us, humility looked like w...	eastcoastscott	0	294	May 3, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Freedom from Self-Seeking (Preview) Please free my thinking of self-will, self-seeking, dishonesty, and wrong motives. -- paraphrased from Alcoholics Anonymous There is a difference between owning our power to take care of ourselves, as part of God's will for our life, and self-will. There is a difference between self-care and s...	Quetzal	1	304	May 3, 2008 by Doll
	At last ... (Preview) Hi everyone, At last I feel that something is happening about the neck problem that I have had for the last four months. It is causing me constant pain and discomfort and most 'over the counter' pain relief just doesn't get near it. I saw my GP again today and the good news is that I am seeing a highly reco...	Quetzal	10	466	May 3, 2008 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 2nd May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day In A.A. we often hear the slogan "Easy Does It." Alcoholics always do everything to excess. They drink too much. They worry too much. They have too many resentments. They hurt themselves physically and mentally by too much of everything. So when they come into A.A....	Sobrietyspell	0	344	May 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Well I'm back,,,, just checking in (Preview) Hi all Just thought I'd check in, in case anyone was wondering how I was doing.... This past few weeks seemed bo be hell, but managing. Was able to get to the round up last weekend, I knew I needed so did my higher power. I am down to one job now and well that's going well, son is still working and well that's...	Tina	1	311	May 2, 2008 by lani
	relief & gratitude (Preview) My first post to MIP was "sober for a year, and faltering." I was surprised,disappointed and frightened at feeling close to giving myself permission to drink again. That feeling has been slowly ebbing away; I read everyone's messages every day, and it seems to innoculate me against t...	beachgirl	6	477	May 2, 2008 by jonijoni
	MAXINE!!! (Preview)	jonijoni	3	331	May 2, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. program is one of charity because the real meaning of the word charity is to care enough about other people to really want to help them. To get the full benefit of the program, we must try to help other alcoholics. We may try to help some body and think we have failed, but th...	Sobrietyspell	1	412	May 2, 2008 by lani
	Our Higher Power (Preview) For the next twenty-four hours ... In recovery, we live life one day at a time, an idea requiring an enormous amount of faith. We refuse to look back - unless healing from the past is part of today's work. We look ahead only to make plans. We focus on this day's activity, living it to the best of ou...	Quetzal	1	716	May 2, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections for May 2 (Preview) Daily Reflections HEALING HEART AND MIND Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 55 Since it is true that God comes to me through people, I can see that by keeping people at a distance I also keep God at a...	eastcoastscott	1	285	May 2, 2008 by lani
	Be careful what you wish for (Preview) Two AA's are driving to a meeting when they get pulled over for speeding. The cop walks up to the driver's side and beats on the window with his ticket book. When the driver rolls the window down the cop WHACKS him on the head with the book. "What was that for ? " The driver asks. "For speedi...	Doll	2	366	May 2, 2008 by lani
	Thought for the day (Preview) Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. --Niccolo Machiavelli Acceptance may be one of the most difficult things to learn, for it means we must give up the desire to control our life and its outcome. Once we have truly received this great gift we will learn that acceptan...	eastcoastscott	0	279	May 2, 2008 by eastcoastscott
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