Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness of the presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith. When we see others solve their problems by simple reliance upon some Spir...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Referring to our list [inventory] again. Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and frightened? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 67 There is a wonderful freedom in not needing constant appro...

Rebecca · Rebecca

Good Evening all. Day 5 for me. I find at about 3:00 to7:00PM is when I want to go get the alcohol and drink. I am hanging in there. How long (I know this varies) will I be in thi...

TysonMike · TysonMike

Whew rough day at work..without going into too much detail, I work in finance and the mkt. was bad today but I took some profits on up positions. So I mad e some change, but with the irregular sleep, I was in the office at 7 am(45 min commute) and left at 6 30 pm. A nice icy cold beer would've hit the spot and ho...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can be honest and direct about our boundaries in relationships and about the parameters of a particular relationship. Perhaps no area of our life reflects our uniqueness and individuality in recovery more than our relationships. Some of us are in a committed relationship. Some of us are datin...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All I tried to go onto the online meeting at nine but it would not connect for me. Can anyone help with this? Please let me know how to go on there. Thank you Rosie

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I am on day 8 and I thank God and all of you again today. I am going to work in my oldest sons yard and my middle son lives beside him so I will see him and I also am taking him for his blood work at the hospital. I am in a hurry but will be back to post tonight. God bless you all. I take you with me. Rosie

lani · lani

Dont laugh everyone but I am dying to see Genesis "phil Collins"!!!!! Hes coming to the US of A in the fall-Toronto 9/7, Detroit 9/30 and Chicago 10/3.......Not a usual thing we do on here but it will be the one and only concert I will ever want to see in my lifetime!!!!! Love the man!!!! So, an...

KLT · KLT

Hi, I was just wondering if anybody had heard from nique? I noticed in her last posts that she was having a bad time but have not seen her post since. Will everybody join me in praying for her and hope we see her back here soon. God bless.

Rebecca · Rebecca

Hello everyone, my name is Rebecca. I need to re-establish my sobriety date as 08-14-08. So, I only have 2 days of consistent sobriety now. I want to quit drinking, but have been using alcohol to avoid the discomfort of the withdrawl symptoms. Yesterday I did go out and purchase the herb Kudzu and some a...

shinebright02 · shinebright02

HiI am writing as I am very concerned about my dad, and I am not sure where else to turn to, He is 51 and he has always drank but in the last year or so its gotten worse after losing his job of 30 years a few years ago and then loosing his mother almost a year ago who he took care of after her being Ill with Alzeim...

Deirdre · Deirdre

Hi everyone, my name is Deirdre and I just recently turned 50. I have been drinking since the age of 14, I don't drink from the morning to the night, only on weekends but I do drink 6 beers EVERY night. A few years back I lost my was made redundant and I lost my house, my car and worst of all my son. I was given...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Any takers??????

TysonMike · TysonMike

I hope I can keep this up.....even with all the stress at work and my "love life" it's tempting, but I'm really trying. There's a meeting not too far from work Thursday. I will be there.

Jeninoz · Jeninoz

Well hello all from DownUnder. I haven't been on for a LONG time. After 8 and a quarter years sobriety in AA, I picked up a drink in Feb of last year. Talk about the YETS. It's taken me this long to get up a little bit of time after many attemts back in the fellowship. But with the help of a great doctor, a grea...

Jednorozec · Jednorozec

Sobriety is more than just abstaining from alcohol. I like this definition from Money and the Meaning of Life by Jacob Needleman. There are certain alcoholics--we have all known them, we have most of us suffered from them and loved them, many of us are them--who have a certain compelling beauty, ch...

Doll · Doll

I was a binge drinker, 2-5 times a week. There was no rhyme or reason as to when I picked up. I just drank when I drank and my binge never lasted more than 12-15 hours, I always passed out at some point before the sun came up. For a 115lb gal I have a HUGE capacity for alcohol and the hangovers would be so severe I...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day "People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. There is a wide variation in the way each one of us approaches and conceives of the Power greater than ourself. Whether we agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little difference. Ther...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Shame is that dark, powerful feeling that holds us back. Yes, shame can stop us from acting inappropriately. But many of us have learned to attach shame to healthy behaviors that are in our best interest. In dysfunctional families, shame can be tagged to healthy behaviors such as talking about fee...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Detachment involves present moment living - living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day. -- Codependent No More This moment, we are right where we need to be,...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, Today is day 7! I feel so much stronger and grateful. I went over to my sons to take care of my grand children and we all played outside from about 1 to 4. If it hadn't thundered and got dark we would have stayed out a lot longer. I took a lot of photos and had a blast!!! I set up a good size pool for them tha...

RamaSethu2001 · RamaSethu2001

Sanskrit ProverbLook to this day, The very life of life, In its brief course lies allThe realities and varieties of existence,The bliss of growth,The splendor of action,The glory of power.For yesterday is but a dream,And tomorrow is only a vision.But today well lived,Makes every ye...

lark265 · lark265

I have about 12 years clean and sober...but not really serenity......just recently the emotional/spiritual pain got bad enough where I just started talking to God again.....I felt myself surrendering inside......it feels good.....but now I have some work ahead of me.....I "sort of"...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, It is day 6 and I am so grateful. It rained a bit this morning here in Vermont but looks like it will clear up. I love the Vermont weather. Rain, shine, blizzards and all! I was watching CBS News Sunday Morning and they had a man who died at age 107 and who worked everyday up until he died. He had a clothi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness. 12 & 12, pp. 79-80 Only through positive action can I remove the remains of guilt and shame brought on by alcohol. Throughout my misadventures when I drank, my friends would sa...

KLT · KLT

Hi there. I went to the practice nurse at my doctors surgery on Tuesday, just to do an asthma check because the meds they had me on didnt seem to be doing as much good as they should. After blowing into the tube thing, she said that I was just on the border line which I was really pleased about and she said I may...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day "We of agnostic temperament have found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that P...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Here is a sight where you put in your sobriety date, and it tells you not only the hours minutes and seconds, but whatI thought was cool..... How many sober heartbeats you have had (on average)..... really cute, and i thought I would share it...... http://www.aahistory.com/days.html I have had abou...

BatonRougian · BatonRougian

Im meeting with a stubborn malcontent today. He is coming up on a year sober and doesnt do any real step work but goes to a lot of meetings and admits to having a bad attitude and know he cant go on this way. He is misanthropic, self pity filled, angry, rebelious (old punk rocker), and sarcastic as hell. He h...

lani · lani

Walk In Dry Places Handle Today's Problem Living Today Many of us face seemingly insurmountable difficulties, perhaps because of our compulsion or simply through misfortune. Whatever the scale of our problems,One Day at a Time and First things First, are keys to handling them. Today, we can deal...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Anybody want to discuss the steps??? I would love to read about others experiences with the Steps and how they helped you stay sober and change..... anybody into that? Joni

TysonMike · TysonMike

15 Days it's been! On top of that, yesterday (day 14) I fgured 2 weeks, I can do this, no problem. Saturday=Party time! Well my sleeping is still erratic, so I went to work (voluntarily), and I have no urge to drink! I will go to a lounge tonight, but I think I'm gonna be ok. As far as meetings, I've been worki...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Think healing thoughts. When you feel anger or resentment, ask God to help you feel it, learn from it, and then release it. Ask Him to bless those who you feel anger toward. Ask Him to bless you too. When you feel fear, ask Him to take it from you. When you feel misery, force gratitude. When you feel dep...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 Have you ever thought that the harm you did a business associate, or perhaps a family member, was so slight that it really didnt de...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "To one who feels he is an atheist or agnostic, a spiritual experience seems impossible, but to continue as he is means disaster. To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. But we have to face the fact that we m...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I havn't had a drink since July 1st, the day I went into the detox center. Physically, I feel better than I have in years, but I am discontent most of the time. I know it is foolish to expect myself to be 100% "normal", but I just have this lingering doubt about relapsing. I was involved in AA befo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "The alcoholic is absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge. We must admit we can do nothing about it ourselves. Will power and self-knowledge will never help in the strange mental blank spots when we are tempted to drink. An alcoholic mentally...

Sharon · Sharon

Hello, Just got home from an open talk. The speaker was right on. I hate this diease because I have lost people that I have really care and loved very much. No I am not alcoholic, but i have the same stinking thinking. I am still grieving over the guy I had to leave due to this diease. He smokes pot and drinks d...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have harmed other people. What kinds of harm do people do one another, anyway? To define the word harm in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual damage to pe...

Quetzal · Quetzal

No one likes a martyr. How do we feel around martyrs? Guilty, angry, trapped, negative, and anxious to get away. Somehow, many of us have developed the belief that depriving ourselves, not taking care of ourselves, being a victim, and suffering needlessly will get us what we want. It is our job...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I am on day 5 and feeling so much hope. I do not have the panic and anxiety that I felt when I quit this past year (the many times). You all are God sends to me. This forum is wonderful. It was hard to feel better physically but this time because of the help with my mental state my body has responded in kin...

SirChristopherAlanGreenEsquire · SirChristopherAlanGreenEsquire

Thank you...!

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

GGGGggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I am on Day 4 sober. I was thinking how when I was not keeping track that by day 4 it seemed like it had been a few weeks sober! It is odd how the mind can fool me in my quest to stay sober. And I would l feel so up an at em with all kinds of boosting about being sober for a few weeks when it had only been a few days...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 79 This Step seemed so simple. I identified several people whom I had harmed, but they were no longer available. Still, I was unea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are, in a short time, as bad as ever. If we have admitted we are alcoholics, we must have no reservations of any kind, nor any lurking notion that some day we will be immune to alcoho...

kitkat · kitkat

hello out there, i'm new to this room, i have never posted here but have read a lot this a.m.. i am 2 1/2 years sober after being introduced to a.a. 27 years ago. i was 23 then, i am now a happy 50...this is the first time i've incorporated prayer & meditation in to my daily routine & it's made all t...

Tina · Tina

Just thought I'd drop and say hi Think the last I checked in was around celebrating 5 years in the program and things seemed to be going fine. Until I hit a road block, as you would say it, have to laugh now. but that is ok, we all need a bit of a challenge, and I guess mind hit the day after my aniversary. Lo...

Phil · Phil

Sponsors and sponsorship. There is an official AA pamphlet on sponsorship that is usually available in the literature collection of most AA meetings. It may also be requested from the local AA Central Office. Virtually all AA meetings and members recommend that newcomers obtain an AA spons...

booradley · booradley

Hi All -- I just found this forum and signed up. I'm an AA retread now approaching 11 years of continuous sobriety. I guess I'll introduce myself by sharing a few thoughts I drank my way to AA. I drank too much, too often, for too long. In the end I was no longer drinking to have fun, relax, or be sociable....

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	24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness of the presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith. When we see others solve their problems by simple reliance upon some Spir...	Sobrietyspell	0	367	Aug 20, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections - A Frame Of Reference (Preview) Referring to our list [inventory] again. Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and frightened? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 67 There is a wonderful freedom in not needing constant appro...	Sobrietyspell	2	456	Aug 20, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Good Evening (Preview) Good Evening all. Day 5 for me. I find at about 3:00 to7:00PM is when I want to go get the alcohol and drink. I am hanging in there. How long (I know this varies) will I be in thi...	Rebecca	15	415	Aug 20, 2008 by Rebecca
	Day 18 (Preview) Whew rough day at work..without going into too much detail, I work in finance and the mkt. was bad today but I took some profits on up positions. So I mad e some change, but with the irregular sleep, I was in the office at 7 am(45 min commute) and left at 6 30 pm. A nice icy cold beer would've hit the spot and ho...	TysonMike	9	453	Aug 20, 2008 by Rosie
	Honesty in Relationships (Preview) We can be honest and direct about our boundaries in relationships and about the parameters of a particular relationship. Perhaps no area of our life reflects our uniqueness and individuality in recovery more than our relationships. Some of us are in a committed relationship. Some of us are datin...	Quetzal	2	480	Aug 20, 2008 by Rosie
	Online meetings (Preview) Hi All I tried to go onto the online meeting at nine but it would not connect for me. Can anyone help with this? Please let me know how to go on there. Thank you Rosie	Rosie	7	351	Aug 20, 2008 by Rosie
	Day 8 (Preview) Hi All, I am on day 8 and I thank God and all of you again today. I am going to work in my oldest sons yard and my middle son lives beside him so I will see him and I also am taking him for his blood work at the hospital. I am in a hurry but will be back to post tonight. God bless you all. I take you with me. Rosie	Rosie	9	513	Aug 20, 2008 by Rosie
	Phil Collins (Preview) Dont laugh everyone but I am dying to see Genesis "phil Collins"!!!!! Hes coming to the US of A in the fall-Toronto 9/7, Detroit 9/30 and Chicago 10/3.......Not a usual thing we do on here but it will be the one and only concert I will ever want to see in my lifetime!!!!! Love the man!!!! So, an...	lani	7	595	Aug 20, 2008 by lani
	Has anybody heard from nique (Preview) Hi, I was just wondering if anybody had heard from nique? I noticed in her last posts that she was having a bad time but have not seen her post since. Will everybody join me in praying for her and hope we see her back here soon. God bless.	KLT	5	356	Aug 20, 2008 by KLT
	Need to re-establish (Preview) Hello everyone, my name is Rebecca. I need to re-establish my sobriety date as 08-14-08. So, I only have 2 days of consistent sobriety now. I want to quit drinking, but have been using alcohol to avoid the discomfort of the withdrawl symptoms. Yesterday I did go out and purchase the herb Kudzu and some a...	Rebecca	10	430	Aug 19, 2008 by hills alive
	What to do?? (Preview) HiI am writing as I am very concerned about my dad, and I am not sure where else to turn to, He is 51 and he has always drank but in the last year or so its gotten worse after losing his job of 30 years a few years ago and then loosing his mother almost a year ago who he took care of after her being Ill with Alzeim...	shinebright02	5	484	Aug 19, 2008 by hills alive
	New to this and very scared (Preview) Hi everyone, my name is Deirdre and I just recently turned 50. I have been drinking since the age of 14, I don't drink from the morning to the night, only on weekends but I do drink 6 beers EVERY night. A few years back I lost my was made redundant and I lost my house, my car and worst of all my son. I was given...	Deirdre	14	520	Aug 19, 2008 by hills alive
	Step 2 (Preview) Any takers??????	jonijoni1	5	419	Aug 19, 2008 by hills alive
	Day 17 (Preview) I hope I can keep this up.....even with all the stress at work and my "love life" it's tempting, but I'm really trying. There's a meeting not too far from work Thursday. I will be there.	TysonMike	5	403	Aug 19, 2008 by hills alive
	Day 30 Down Under (Preview) Well hello all from DownUnder. I haven't been on for a LONG time. After 8 and a quarter years sobriety in AA, I picked up a drink in Feb of last year. Talk about the YETS. It's taken me this long to get up a little bit of time after many attemts back in the fellowship. But with the help of a great doctor, a grea...	Jeninoz	10	782	Aug 19, 2008 by hills alive
	What is sobriety? (Preview) Sobriety is more than just abstaining from alcohol. I like this definition from Money and the Meaning of Life by Jacob Needleman. There are certain alcoholics--we have all known them, we have most of us suffered from them and loved them, many of us are them--who have a certain compelling beauty, ch...	Jednorozec	11	634	Aug 19, 2008 by Jolly J
	What does RELAPSE/SLIP mean? To you... (Preview) I was a binge drinker, 2-5 times a week. There was no rhyme or reason as to when I picked up. I just drank when I drank and my binge never lasted more than 12-15 hours, I always passed out at some point before the sun came up. For a 115lb gal I have a HUGE capacity for alcohol and the hangovers would be so severe I...	Doll	14	3880	Aug 19, 2008 by Jolly J
	24 Hrs a Day - 19th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. There is a wide variation in the way each one of us approaches and conceives of the Power greater than ourself. Whether we agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little difference. Ther...	Sobrietyspell	0	454	Aug 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Letting Go of Shame (Preview) Shame is that dark, powerful feeling that holds us back. Yes, shame can stop us from acting inappropriately. But many of us have learned to attach shame to healthy behaviors that are in our best interest. In dysfunctional families, shame can be tagged to healthy behaviors such as talking about fee...	Quetzal	1	412	Aug 19, 2008 by Rosie
	Valuing this Moment (Preview) Detachment involves present moment living - living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day. -- Codependent No More This moment, we are right where we need to be,...	Quetzal	5	361	Aug 19, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	Day 7 (Preview) Hi All, Today is day 7! I feel so much stronger and grateful. I went over to my sons to take care of my grand children and we all played outside from about 1 to 4. If it hadn't thundered and got dark we would have stayed out a lot longer. I took a lot of photos and had a blast!!! I set up a good size pool for them tha...	Rosie	4	361	Aug 19, 2008 by Rosie
	Sanskrit Proverb For Serenity And Inner Peace Serenity Peace Sanskrit Proverb India (Preview) Sanskrit ProverbLook to this day, The very life of life, In its brief course lies allThe realities and varieties of existence,The bliss of growth,The splendor of action,The glory of power.For yesterday is but a dream,And tomorrow is only a vision.But today well lived,Makes every ye...	RamaSethu2001	4	9823	Aug 19, 2008 by Quetzal
	new course..... (Preview) I have about 12 years clean and sober...but not really serenity......just recently the emotional/spiritual pain got bad enough where I just started talking to God again.....I felt myself surrendering inside......it feels good.....but now I have some work ahead of me.....I "sort of"...	lark265	7	446	Aug 19, 2008 by lark265
	Day 6 (Preview) Hi All, It is day 6 and I am so grateful. It rained a bit this morning here in Vermont but looks like it will clear up. I love the Vermont weather. Rain, shine, blizzards and all! I was watching CBS News Sunday Morning and they had a man who died at age 107 and who worked everyday up until he died. He had a clothi...	Rosie	8	411	Aug 18, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections - Getting Well (Preview) Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness. 12 & 12, pp. 79-80 Only through positive action can I remove the remains of guilt and shame brought on by alcohol. Throughout my misadventures when I drank, my friends would sa...	Sobrietyspell	1	461	Aug 18, 2008 by lani
	Damage done whilst in active alcoholism (Preview) Hi there. I went to the practice nurse at my doctors surgery on Tuesday, just to do an asthma check because the meds they had me on didnt seem to be doing as much good as they should. After blowing into the tube thing, she said that I was just on the border line which I was really pleased about and she said I may...	KLT	8	519	Aug 18, 2008 by Dodsworth
	24 Hrs a Day - 18th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "We of agnostic temperament have found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that P...	Sobrietyspell	0	343	Aug 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Neat Treat/Sober Heartbeats (Preview) Here is a sight where you put in your sobriety date, and it tells you not only the hours minutes and seconds, but whatI thought was cool..... How many sober heartbeats you have had (on average)..... really cute, and i thought I would share it...... http://www.aahistory.com/days.html I have had abou...	jonijoni1	8	1150	Aug 18, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	I'd like some sponsorship advice and experience (Preview) Im meeting with a stubborn malcontent today. He is coming up on a year sober and doesnt do any real step work but goes to a lot of meetings and admits to having a bad attitude and know he cant go on this way. He is misanthropic, self pity filled, angry, rebelious (old punk rocker), and sarcastic as hell. He h...	BatonRougian	7	490	Aug 18, 2008 by Returned_Here
	Walk in dry places (Preview) Walk In Dry Places Handle Today's Problem Living Today Many of us face seemingly insurmountable difficulties, perhaps because of our compulsion or simply through misfortune. Whatever the scale of our problems,One Day at a Time and First things First, are keys to handling them. Today, we can deal...	lani	0	2074	Aug 18, 2008 by lani
	STEPS???? (Preview) Anybody want to discuss the steps??? I would love to read about others experiences with the Steps and how they helped you stay sober and change..... anybody into that? Joni	jonijoni1	11	692	Aug 17, 2008 by Jednorozec
	15 Days (and my birthday today!!!!) (Preview) 15 Days it's been! On top of that, yesterday (day 14) I fgured 2 weeks, I can do this, no problem. Saturday=Party time! Well my sleeping is still erratic, so I went to work (voluntarily), and I have no urge to drink! I will go to a lounge tonight, but I think I'm gonna be ok. As far as meetings, I've been worki...	TysonMike	17	476	Aug 17, 2008 by Rosie
	Healing Thoughts (Preview) Think healing thoughts. When you feel anger or resentment, ask God to help you feel it, learn from it, and then release it. Ask Him to bless those who you feel anger toward. Ask Him to bless you too. When you feel fear, ask Him to take it from you. When you feel misery, force gratitude. When you feel dep...	Quetzal	3	432	Aug 17, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ Righting The Harm (Preview) In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 Have you ever thought that the harm you did a business associate, or perhaps a family member, was so slight that it really didnt de...	Sobrietyspell	0	475	Aug 17, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 17th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "To one who feels he is an atheist or agnostic, a spiritual experience seems impossible, but to continue as he is means disaster. To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. But we have to face the fact that we m...	Sobrietyspell	0	396	Aug 17, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	5 weeks out of detox center...discontent and having doubts (Preview) I havn't had a drink since July 1st, the day I went into the detox center. Physically, I feel better than I have in years, but I am discontent most of the time. I know it is foolish to expect myself to be 100% "normal", but I just have this lingering doubt about relapsing. I was involved in AA befo...	Dodsworth	16	582	Aug 16, 2008 by hills alive
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 16th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "The alcoholic is absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge. We must admit we can do nothing about it ourselves. Will power and self-knowledge will never help in the strange mental blank spots when we are tempted to drink. An alcoholic mentally...	Sobrietyspell	1	565	Aug 16, 2008 by hills alive
	I hate this diease (Preview) Hello, Just got home from an open talk. The speaker was right on. I hate this diease because I have lost people that I have really care and loved very much. No I am not alcoholic, but i have the same stinking thinking. I am still grieving over the guy I had to leave due to this diease. He smokes pot and drinks d...	Sharon	10	502	Aug 16, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ "I Had Dropped Out" (Preview) We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have harmed other people. What kinds of harm do people do one another, anyway? To define the word harm in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual damage to pe...	Sobrietyspell	0	473	Aug 16, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Rescuing Ourselves (Preview) No one likes a martyr. How do we feel around martyrs? Guilty, angry, trapped, negative, and anxious to get away. Somehow, many of us have developed the belief that depriving ourselves, not taking care of ourselves, being a victim, and suffering needlessly will get us what we want. It is our job...	Quetzal	1	336	Aug 16, 2008 by Rosie
	Day 5 (Preview) Hi All, I am on day 5 and feeling so much hope. I do not have the panic and anxiety that I felt when I quit this past year (the many times). You all are God sends to me. This forum is wonderful. It was hard to feel better physically but this time because of the help with my mental state my body has responded in kin...	Rosie	8	351	Aug 16, 2008 by Rosie
	The Planet Earth 12 Step Key Note Speaker (Preview) Thank you...!	SirChristopherAlanGreenEsquire	5	513	Aug 16, 2008 by Doll
	PEOPLE SUCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) GGGGggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr	jonijoni1	14	493	Aug 16, 2008 by lani
	Day 4 (Preview) Hi All, I am on Day 4 sober. I was thinking how when I was not keeping track that by day 4 it seemed like it had been a few weeks sober! It is odd how the mind can fool me in my quest to stay sober. And I would l feel so up an at em with all kinds of boosting about being sober for a few weeks when it had only been a few days...	Rosie	6	347	Aug 15, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ Didn't We Hurt Anybody? (Preview) Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 79 This Step seemed so simple. I identified several people whom I had harmed, but they were no longer available. Still, I was unea...	Sobrietyspell	0	456	Aug 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 15th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are, in a short time, as bad as ever. If we have admitted we are alcoholics, we must have no reservations of any kind, nor any lurking notion that some day we will be immune to alcoho...	Sobrietyspell	0	400	Aug 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	hello all (Preview) hello out there, i'm new to this room, i have never posted here but have read a lot this a.m.. i am 2 1/2 years sober after being introduced to a.a. 27 years ago. i was 23 then, i am now a happy 50...this is the first time i've incorporated prayer & meditation in to my daily routine & it's made all t...	kitkat	2	363	Aug 15, 2008 by Returned_Here
	Its been awhile!!!! (Preview) Just thought I'd drop and say hi Think the last I checked in was around celebrating 5 years in the program and things seemed to be going fine. Until I hit a road block, as you would say it, have to laugh now. but that is ok, we all need a bit of a challenge, and I guess mind hit the day after my aniversary. Lo...	Tina	6	382	Aug 15, 2008 by Rosie
	Sponsors and Sponsorship (Preview) Sponsors and sponsorship. There is an official AA pamphlet on sponsorship that is usually available in the literature collection of most AA meetings. It may also be requested from the local AA Central Office. Virtually all AA meetings and members recommend that newcomers obtain an AA spons...	Phil	2	588	Aug 15, 2008 by rodney2007
	A Few Thoughts From a New Guy (Preview) Hi All -- I just found this forum and signed up. I'm an AA retread now approaching 11 years of continuous sobriety. I guess I'll introduce myself by sharing a few thoughts I drank my way to AA. I drank too much, too often, for too long. In the end I was no longer drinking to have fun, relax, or be sociable....	booradley	9	574	Aug 15, 2008 by Rebecca
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