Alcoholics Anonymous

Bella73 · Bella73

hello everyone. i am new to this site and so glad i found it. i am just beginning my road to recovery...again. it'll be great talking to all of you.

eugene · eugene

Been reading the board for a few weeks , posted couple of times and thought I should introduce myself. I am a 44 year old male living in Johannesburg, South Africa and a gratefull member of AA. Been sober for 15 months and am unbelievably gratefull. I am one of the fortunate ones who got it through my thic...

lani · lani

Well I feel like the possee looking for the lost ones and realized were missing our good buddy Tugboat!!!!!! May be annoying and the ones who are lost for a moment that I forget, I apologize!!!! Hope all is well with our dear friend....... Lani

jc2008 · jc2008

I didn't go to my usual Saturday morning meeting. It's the anchor of my week. Instead, I decided we should have family time. And we were going to have fun like a nice normal family that doesn't have a drunk for a mom! So needless to say it was tense and messy. Everything had to be perfect and fun at all t...

mnstar · mnstar

What's different about this time? That's what my CD counselor said to me as I graduated from my third CD treatment several weeks ago. Good question, said I. So I took a look back at my struggles with alcohol and my relapses. Had 13 years at one point, relapsed. Had 5 years, relapsed. This time I've been so...

jc2008 · jc2008

I was moved by everyone's responses to my last post. I don't feel deserving of any of it, but I thank you all. I feel a little less wretched than yesterday, less angry, and somewhat reflective. I went to church this morning and wound up substituting for a Sunday school teacher who didn't show up. I ha...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Hillarious enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go

lateforthesky · lateforthesky

i think i read the brain runs on glucose i was reading book "sugar blues" again and it talks about alchoholism i think eating white sugar makes us crave alcohol more i think sucrose isnt gluscose google glucose

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We're in A.A. for two main reasons: to keep sober ourselves and to help others to keep sober. It's a well-known fact that helping others is a big part of keeping sober yourself. It's also been proved that it's very hard to keep sober all by yourself. A lot of people have tried it an...

Quetzal · Quetzal

So often, when a problem occurs, inside or around us, we revert to thinking that if we put our life on hold we can positively contribute to the solution. If a relationship isn't working, if we face a difficult decision, if we're feeling depressed, we may put our life on hold and torment ourselves with ob...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

A recent study found the average American walks about 900 miles per year. Another study found Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of beer a year. That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon. ...

mnstar · mnstar

I decided recently to shore up my support system by adding an online element. While I feel it is no subsitute for a face to face meeting, I feel it will help me with those difficult times at 3:00 am, etc. Or like now. :) It's before 8:00 am and I would not feel right calling someone this early. Anyway, my poin...

mnstar · mnstar

New to the site, just finding another tool in my quest for continued sobriety. Name is Larry, glad to be here and sober today. Sobriety dates: 1-20-1980 (lasted for 13 years) 2-20-1997 (lasted for 5 years) 2-2-2008 (still working on it) Take care.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. -- Step Five of Al-Anon Talking openly and honestly to another person about ourselves, in an attitude that reflects self-responsibility, is critical to recovery. It's important to admit what we have done...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A lot of well meaning people treat an alcoholic like the priest and the Levite. They pass by on the other side by scorning him and telling him what a low person he is, with no willpower. Whereas, he really has fallen for alcohol, in the same way as the man in the story fell among robb...

jonijoni · jonijoni

A young-buck with one year sober was leading the meeting tonight, and I had never seen him before. (It was at a Dry Club I do not go all that much.) He was the spitting DNA- image of a young man I dated years ago when starting out in the program. One of those "two sickies don't make a wellie" t...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

with girls I meet at meetings? Because there's some pretty hot ones...and I don't imagine that they're the "saving themselves for marriage" types. Being former boozers and all. Seriously though, are there rules regarding this? Some sort of AA intercourse etiquette? I can't fin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

A helpful tool in our recovery, especially in the behavior we call detachment, is learning to identify who owns what. Then we let each person own and possess his or her rightful property. If another person has an addiction, a problem, a feeling, or a self-defeating behavior, that is their property...

Quetzal · Quetzal

"I woke up this morning and I had a hard time for a while," said one recovering man. "Then I realized it was because I wasn't liking myself very much." Recovering people often say: I just don't like myself. When will I start liking myself? The answer is: start now. We can learn to...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

http://youtube.com/watch?v=usqevWXUNQg

TLH · TLH

???????? Hey man- hope all is well with you.

Allergic · Allergic

Hey, I am new to this site. I am 7 Months sober. Glad to be here.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In the story of the Good Samaritan, the wayfarer fell among robbers and was left lying in the gutter, half dead. And a priest and a Levite both passed by on the other side of the road. But the Good Samaritan was moved with compassion and came to him and bound up his wounds and brough...

lani · lani

Good Beginning In this book you read again and again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves. We hope you are convinced that God can remove whatever self-will has blocked you off from Him. If you have already made a decision, and an inventory of your grosser handicaps, you have made a good...

Pam P · Pam P

Gratitude: I thought that Gratitude would be a wonderful subject to share on. WHY? Well, Let's see how many things has God done for me. For God has not given me a Spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. Because of that when I pray he directs my path as long as it is in line with h...

lani · lani

I am grumpy as hell today!!!!! What an awful feeling!!!! Nothing going on different in my life but just cant stand myself today!!!!! Cant stand anyone for that matter! Husband walked in the door after work and it even made me mad just to see him!!! Dont know if its fatigue, PMS (probably) or just ponderi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we find a new strength and peace from the realization that there must be a Power greater than ourselves that is running the universe and that is on our side when we live a good life. So the A.A. program really never ends. You begin by over coming drink and you go on from there...

lani · lani

It Gets Better Today I'm much more comfortable with life, as AA has promised, and I know they're right when they say it keeps getting better. My circumstances have steadily improved as my spiritual life grows and matures. Words cannot begin to describe the feelings in my heart as I sometimes ponder ho...

beachgirl · beachgirl

Hi all, I'm starting a new thread. I don't work a night shift, Lani- thank goodness for that, but I often work evenings. And by the way, I tried to import some California sunshine for you- they said "the check is in the mail...." I need you to hear me on a level that does not want sunshine a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I love hunting around in the Archives getting to know our Miracle Members a little more from old. This one was posted by Doll back in 2005. I hope she's good & knows she's being thought about. Enjoy ~ SLIPS AND HUMAN NATURE. By William D."Silky" Silkworth, M.D. The mystery of slips is not...

Pam P · Pam P

Dear Recovered or Recovering Alcoholic, This is a situation that happened to me that took me off guard. So I thought that I would share it with you. I have already shared it at my Women's group and with my Sponsor. One week ago Sunday after Church we were approached by one of the men we have met in the p...

Tina · Tina

Just wanted to check in Gee it's been well what you'd call busy, slowed down to One job working 40 hours aweek, and its about time. Kids are doing well, daughters still doing well in school, and i tell the year went so damn quickly. My son well, he's not doing to bad.... That goes without saying I guess, I'...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Having gotten over drinking, we have only just begun to enjoy the benefits of A.A. We find new friends, so that we are no longer lonely. We find new relationships with our families, so that we are happy at home. We find release from our troubles and worries through a new way of loo...

lanchas · lanchas

I went to my first f2f Al-Anon meeting tonight. I cried off and on throughout it but I did speak - childlike though. I bought Courage to Change One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II. ESH would be appreciated. Lanchas

jonijoni · jonijoni

aussieguy · aussieguy

34 yo 18 months sober living in a small town. Can't access gay meetings and my sponsor just sometimes doesn't understand. Would like to discuss some issues relating to relationships/life etc. I'm not the stereotypical gay guy I suppose, prefer small town life rather than the 'gay getto's that te...

Jenny · Jenny

I am no where close to sober. But I want to be. i have been drinking even as we speak. i don't want to be like this. But am i allowed in here? It seems everyone is sober. Am i just going to bring you all down?i am for the first time in my life admitting that I am an alcoholic. That is as far as i have gotten. Jenny An...

flumpy · flumpy

Hiya all, Well it's been a few months since my last post and things really hit rock bottom, but anyway, I just wanted to say, I have only drunk half a bottle of white wine since Saturday. I've gone from 2-2 and a half bottles a day to a couple of glasses, I by no means think this battle is won But it's a start. I...

jonijoni · jonijoni

I do not want to be a spoiler on Mother's Day. But I have been needing to get this out to someone today, as I am having some emotional difficulties. I talked to my sponsor about it a little bit, but she was getting ready to go to brunch with her mother and sister. This is the place to let it out, too..... as an al...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I finally found something to replace booze...much like alcohol it makes me smell unpleasant, it makes me light headed, somewhat dizzy and on occasion it even makes me puke. Running! I've been running obsessively, much like how I used to drink, and I have to say that it's doing the trick. I just got...

Phil · Phil

Treat your mind like a bad neighborhood - don't go there alone. Ten out of ten people die, so don't take life too seriously. Be profound, funny or quiet. After you talk in a meeting, listen to hear if you said anything. I don't need your help today.... Love, ...Your Higher Power Want to hear your Higher Po...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

There has been quite a change in my life, and I have the A.A. Group in Little Current, ON., to thank. They opened my eyes, gave light when it was dark, knowledge when I was ignorant, and simply accepted me for the fact that I am a human being who deserves love, respect, and encouragement, where there was...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we find fellowship and release and strength. And having found these things, the real reasons for our drinking are taken away. Then drinking has no more justification in our minds. We no longer need to fight against drink. Drink just naturally leaves us. At first, we ar...

lani · lani

AA Thought for the Day May 12, 2008 Magic It was plain that all these alcoholics had once felt the same hopelessness, fear, pain, and anger I had experienced. It was also obvious that people with drinking problems like mine could come up out of them and -- unbelievable as it seemed at first -- laugh at the...

beachgirl · beachgirl

"And tho I'd been bouncing on and off the wagon for a few years, unable to give up booze for more than a few weeks (with and without the help of other human beings). I didn't pick up a drink. Which seemed- to one who'd studied positivism and the philosophy of science in college- a psychological payo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When we come into A.A., looking for a way out of drinking, we really need a lot more than that. We need fellowship. We need to get the things that are troubling us out into the open. We need a new outlet for our energies and we need a new strength beyond ourselves that will help us fac...

Jenny · Jenny

I said i wouldn't, but here i am drinking again. Here is what i don't get. Everyone is saing it is a diseale, like cancer or something. But you can't help cancer. i could help drinking. It is as simple as just not buying beer. problem solved. But then why do I keep doing it. I feel like i am the most selfish per...

TLH · TLH

Ran across a very concise analogy for these handy tools some of us used to use to stay "out there". Imagine (or maybe you don't have to imagine) that you are in love with someone you believe to be the most wonderful person in the world.You cannot imagine living without this person and...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us picked on ourselves unmercifully before recovery. We may also have a tendency too pick on ourselves after we begin recovery. If I was really recovering, I wouldn't be doing that again . . . I should be further along than I am. These are statements that we indulge in when we're feeling shame....

Phil · Phil

"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable." Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	new to site (Preview) hello everyone. i am new to this site and so glad i found it. i am just beginning my road to recovery...again. it'll be great talking to all of you.	Bella73	10	446	May 19, 2008 by Doll
	Hi,I'M EUGENE (Preview) Been reading the board for a few weeks , posted couple of times and thought I should introduce myself. I am a 44 year old male living in Johannesburg, South Africa and a gratefull member of AA. Been sober for 15 months and am unbelievably gratefull. I am one of the fortunate ones who got it through my thic...	eugene	11	650	May 19, 2008 by Doll
	Where is Tuggboat!!!! (Preview) Well I feel like the possee looking for the lost ones and realized were missing our good buddy Tugboat!!!!!! May be annoying and the ones who are lost for a moment that I forget, I apologize!!!! Hope all is well with our dear friend....... Lani	lani	3	425	May 19, 2008 by StPeteDean
	sick of everything (Preview) I didn't go to my usual Saturday morning meeting. It's the anchor of my week. Instead, I decided we should have family time. And we were going to have fun like a nice normal family that doesn't have a drunk for a mom! So needless to say it was tense and messy. Everything had to be perfect and fun at all t...	jc2008	10	420	May 19, 2008 by StPeteDean
	So what's different about this time? (Preview) What's different about this time? That's what my CD counselor said to me as I graduated from my third CD treatment several weeks ago. Good question, said I. So I took a look back at my struggles with alcohol and my relapses. Had 13 years at one point, relapsed. Had 5 years, relapsed. This time I've been so...	mnstar	5	523	May 19, 2008 by seeking serenity
	still here (Preview) I was moved by everyone's responses to my last post. I don't feel deserving of any of it, but I thank you all. I feel a little less wretched than yesterday, less angry, and somewhat reflective. I went to church this morning and wound up substituting for a Sunday school teacher who didn't show up. I ha...	jc2008	3	416	May 18, 2008 by jonijoni
	Achmed the dead Terrorist (Preview) Hillarious enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go	StPeteDean	3	569	May 18, 2008 by Doll
	what you need most is glucose (Preview) i think i read the brain runs on glucose i was reading book "sugar blues" again and it talks about alchoholism i think eating white sugar makes us crave alcohol more i think sucrose isnt gluscose google glucose	lateforthesky	6	418	May 18, 2008 by learning
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We're in A.A. for two main reasons: to keep sober ourselves and to help others to keep sober. It's a well-known fact that helping others is a big part of keeping sober yourself. It's also been proved that it's very hard to keep sober all by yourself. A lot of people have tried it an...	Sobrietyspell	0	326	May 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Don't stop living your life! (Preview) So often, when a problem occurs, inside or around us, we revert to thinking that if we put our life on hold we can positively contribute to the solution. If a relationship isn't working, if we face a difficult decision, if we're feeling depressed, we may put our life on hold and torment ourselves with ob...	Quetzal	2	345	May 18, 2008 by mnstar
	Walking and Beer (Preview) A recent study found the average American walks about 900 miles per year. Another study found Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of beer a year. That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon. ...	StPeteDean	8	470	May 18, 2008 by jonijoni
	What might work for them is not for me. (Preview) I decided recently to shore up my support system by adding an online element. While I feel it is no subsitute for a face to face meeting, I feel it will help me with those difficult times at 3:00 am, etc. Or like now. :) It's before 8:00 am and I would not feel right calling someone this early. Anyway, my poin...	mnstar	11	500	May 18, 2008 by jonijoni
	Howdy! (Preview) New to the site, just finding another tool in my quest for continued sobriety. Name is Larry, glad to be here and sober today. Sobriety dates: 1-20-1980 (lasted for 13 years) 2-20-1997 (lasted for 5 years) 2-2-2008 (still working on it) Take care.	mnstar	10	489	May 18, 2008 by Quetzal
	Honesty (Preview) Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. -- Step Five of Al-Anon Talking openly and honestly to another person about ourselves, in an attitude that reflects self-responsibility, is critical to recovery. It's important to admit what we have done...	Quetzal	3	343	May 18, 2008 by Pam P
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 17th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A lot of well meaning people treat an alcoholic like the priest and the Levite. They pass by on the other side by scorning him and telling him what a low person he is, with no willpower. Whereas, he really has fallen for alcohol, in the same way as the man in the story fell among robb...	Sobrietyspell	0	320	May 17, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Saw a Ghost at the meeting tonight.... (Preview) A young-buck with one year sober was leading the meeting tonight, and I had never seen him before. (It was at a Dry Club I do not go all that much.) He was the spitting DNA- image of a young man I dated years ago when starting out in the program. One of those "two sickies don't make a wellie" t...	jonijoni	2	430	May 17, 2008 by Doll
	If I were a single man would it be alright to sleep... (Preview) with girls I meet at meetings? Because there's some pretty hot ones...and I don't imagine that they're the "saving themselves for marriage" types. Being former boozers and all. Seriously though, are there rules regarding this? Some sort of AA intercourse etiquette? I can't fin...	Tipsy McStagger	50	2022	May 17, 2008 by Doll
	Property Lines (Preview) A helpful tool in our recovery, especially in the behavior we call detachment, is learning to identify who owns what. Then we let each person own and possess his or her rightful property. If another person has an addiction, a problem, a feeling, or a self-defeating behavior, that is their property...	Quetzal	2	1349	May 17, 2008 by mnstar
	Self Love (Preview) "I woke up this morning and I had a hard time for a while," said one recovering man. "Then I realized it was because I wasn't liking myself very much." Recovering people often say: I just don't like myself. When will I start liking myself? The answer is: start now. We can learn to...	Quetzal	4	2348	May 17, 2008 by mnstar
	Phil at work on a new cab for winter use! (Preview) http://youtube.com/watch?v=usqevWXUNQg	StPeteDean	1	456	May 17, 2008 by Phil
	Where the heck has Sheilasdad got off to? (Preview) ???????? Hey man- hope all is well with you.	TLH	0	309	May 17, 2008 by TLH
	Hello All! (Preview) Hey, I am new to this site. I am 7 Months sober. Glad to be here.	Allergic	11	470	May 16, 2008 by Phil
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 16th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In the story of the Good Samaritan, the wayfarer fell among robbers and was left lying in the gutter, half dead. And a priest and a Levite both passed by on the other side of the road. But the Good Samaritan was moved with compassion and came to him and bound up his wounds and brough...	Sobrietyspell	0	343	May 16, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	good beginning (Preview) Good Beginning In this book you read again and again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves. We hope you are convinced that God can remove whatever self-will has blocked you off from Him. If you have already made a decision, and an inventory of your grosser handicaps, you have made a good...	lani	1	345	May 15, 2008 by jonijoni
	Gratitude (Preview) Gratitude: I thought that Gratitude would be a wonderful subject to share on. WHY? Well, Let's see how many things has God done for me. For God has not given me a Spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. Because of that when I pray he directs my path as long as it is in line with h...	Pam P	5	340	May 15, 2008 by jonijoni
	Venting (Preview) I am grumpy as hell today!!!!! What an awful feeling!!!! Nothing going on different in my life but just cant stand myself today!!!!! Cant stand anyone for that matter! Husband walked in the door after work and it even made me mad just to see him!!! Dont know if its fatigue, PMS (probably) or just ponderi...	lani	7	454	May 15, 2008 by jonijoni
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 15th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we find a new strength and peace from the realization that there must be a Power greater than ourselves that is running the universe and that is on our side when we live a good life. So the A.A. program really never ends. You begin by over coming drink and you go on from there...	Sobrietyspell	0	364	May 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	It gets better.... (Preview) It Gets Better Today I'm much more comfortable with life, as AA has promised, and I know they're right when they say it keeps getting better. My circumstances have steadily improved as my spiritual life grows and matures. Words cannot begin to describe the feelings in my heart as I sometimes ponder ho...	lani	1	348	May 15, 2008 by Phil
	sometimes, I forget (Preview) Hi all, I'm starting a new thread. I don't work a night shift, Lani- thank goodness for that, but I often work evenings. And by the way, I tried to import some California sunshine for you- they said "the check is in the mail...." I need you to hear me on a level that does not want sunshine a...	beachgirl	6	513	May 15, 2008 by lani
	Slips & Human Nature (Preview) I love hunting around in the Archives getting to know our Miracle Members a little more from old. This one was posted by Doll back in 2005. I hope she's good & knows she's being thought about. Enjoy ~ SLIPS AND HUMAN NATURE. By William D."Silky" Silkworth, M.D. The mystery of slips is not...	Sobrietyspell	1	394	May 15, 2008 by lani
	Sobriety around drinkers (Preview) Dear Recovered or Recovering Alcoholic, This is a situation that happened to me that took me off guard. So I thought that I would share it with you. I have already shared it at my Women's group and with my Sponsor. One week ago Sunday after Church we were approached by one of the men we have met in the p...	Pam P	9	453	May 14, 2008 by Pam P
	Hey All (Preview) Just wanted to check in Gee it's been well what you'd call busy, slowed down to One job working 40 hours aweek, and its about time. Kids are doing well, daughters still doing well in school, and i tell the year went so damn quickly. My son well, he's not doing to bad.... That goes without saying I guess, I'...	Tina	12	459	May 14, 2008 by Tina
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 14th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Having gotten over drinking, we have only just begun to enjoy the benefits of A.A. We find new friends, so that we are no longer lonely. We find new relationships with our families, so that we are happy at home. We find release from our troubles and worries through a new way of loo...	Sobrietyspell	1	343	May 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	f2f meetings (Preview) I went to my first f2f Al-Anon meeting tonight. I cried off and on throughout it but I did speak - childlike though. I bought Courage to Change One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II. ESH would be appreciated. Lanchas	lanchas	3	420	May 14, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Happy Mothers Day (Preview)	jonijoni	5	376	May 14, 2008 by lani
	newbie would like to corresponde with older/sober/gay male (Preview) 34 yo 18 months sober living in a small town. Can't access gay meetings and my sponsor just sometimes doesn't understand. Would like to discuss some issues relating to relationships/life etc. I'm not the stereotypical gay guy I suppose, prefer small town life rather than the 'gay getto's that te...	aussieguy	7	519	May 14, 2008 by StPeteDean
	p.s. Am I even allowed in here (Preview) I am no where close to sober. But I want to be. i have been drinking even as we speak. i don't want to be like this. But am i allowed in here? It seems everyone is sober. Am i just going to bring you all down?i am for the first time in my life admitting that I am an alcoholic. That is as far as i have gotten. Jenny An...	Jenny	11	410	May 14, 2008 by TLH
	I'm trying. (Preview) Hiya all, Well it's been a few months since my last post and things really hit rock bottom, but anyway, I just wanted to say, I have only drunk half a bottle of white wine since Saturday. I've gone from 2-2 and a half bottles a day to a couple of glasses, I by no means think this battle is won But it's a start. I...	flumpy	15	1153	May 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Writing this with trepidation (Preview) I do not want to be a spoiler on Mother's Day. But I have been needing to get this out to someone today, as I am having some emotional difficulties. I talked to my sponsor about it a little bit, but she was getting ready to go to brunch with her mother and sister. This is the place to let it out, too..... as an al...	jonijoni	8	460	May 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	My replacement addiction (Preview) I finally found something to replace booze...much like alcohol it makes me smell unpleasant, it makes me light headed, somewhat dizzy and on occasion it even makes me puke. Running! I've been running obsessively, much like how I used to drink, and I have to say that it's doing the trick. I just got...	Tipsy McStagger	10	1121	May 13, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Good Mornin all...ehh (Preview) Treat your mind like a bad neighborhood - don't go there alone. Ten out of ten people die, so don't take life too seriously. Be profound, funny or quiet. After you talk in a meeting, listen to hear if you said anything. I don't need your help today.... Love, ...Your Higher Power Want to hear your Higher Po...	Phil	13	518	May 13, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Sober for a little under 2 months now....... and feeling great. (Preview) There has been quite a change in my life, and I have the A.A. Group in Little Current, ON., to thank. They opened my eyes, gave light when it was dark, knowledge when I was ignorant, and simply accepted me for the fact that I am a human being who deserves love, respect, and encouragement, where there was...	mstrmsn66	5	500	May 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 13th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we find fellowship and release and strength. And having found these things, the real reasons for our drinking are taken away. Then drinking has no more justification in our minds. We no longer need to fight against drink. Drink just naturally leaves us. At first, we ar...	Sobrietyspell	1	349	May 13, 2008 by Pam P
	Been enjoying sobriety today????? (Preview) AA Thought for the Day May 12, 2008 Magic It was plain that all these alcoholics had once felt the same hopelessness, fear, pain, and anger I had experienced. It was also obvious that people with drinking problems like mine could come up out of them and -- unbelievable as it seemed at first -- laugh at the...	lani	3	707	May 12, 2008 by jonijoni
	Sinners Welcome, by Mary Karr (Preview) "And tho I'd been bouncing on and off the wagon for a few years, unable to give up booze for more than a few weeks (with and without the help of other human beings). I didn't pick up a drink. Which seemed- to one who'd studied positivism and the philosophy of science in college- a psychological payo...	beachgirl	11	475	May 12, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 12th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When we come into A.A., looking for a way out of drinking, we really need a lot more than that. We need fellowship. We need to get the things that are troubling us out into the open. We need a new outlet for our energies and we need a new strength beyond ourselves that will help us fac...	Sobrietyspell	0	345	May 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I am doing it again!!!!!!!! (Preview) I said i wouldn't, but here i am drinking again. Here is what i don't get. Everyone is saing it is a diseale, like cancer or something. But you can't help cancer. i could help drinking. It is as simple as just not buying beer. problem solved. But then why do I keep doing it. I feel like i am the most selfish per...	Jenny	13	541	May 12, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Denial, Minimization, Projection, Rationalization. (Preview) Ran across a very concise analogy for these handy tools some of us used to use to stay "out there". Imagine (or maybe you don't have to imagine) that you are in love with someone you believe to be the most wonderful person in the world.You cannot imagine living without this person and...	TLH	3	6904	May 12, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Perfection (Preview) Many of us picked on ourselves unmercifully before recovery. We may also have a tendency too pick on ourselves after we begin recovery. If I was really recovering, I wouldn't be doing that again . . . I should be further along than I am. These are statements that we indulge in when we're feeling shame....	Quetzal	2	299	May 12, 2008 by lani
	Good Morning World!! (Preview) "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable." Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have...	Phil	2	733	May 12, 2008 by lani
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