Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

Getting and staying sober has shown me just how afraid I am and have always been....... It started at a very young age. My first memories are in kindergarten. I didn't fit in. My coloring wasn't as good as someone else's. The other kids wore better clothes. I had to go to a baby-sitters after school whi...

Doll · Doll

The truth is more important than the facts. --Frank Lloyd Wright. Before recovery, we relied on false facts about addiction. We said things like, "I can quit anytime I want." "If you had my family, you'd drink too." The truth is, we were out of control. We couldn't manage our liv...

nique · nique

Hey Everyone! Hope you all are having a purfect day! I sure am! Health is finally back to "normal". Praying it stays that way. Today is day 4 for me from EVERYTHING! Longest time I have had in over a year! Love you all! Allison

Phil · Phil

December 8 - 6:00 PM It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat For hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! December 9 ...

Quetzal · Quetzal

How easy it is to dive into roles at work. How easy it is to place other people in roles. Sometimes, this is necessary, appropriate, and expedient. But we can also let our self-shine through our role. There is joy in giving our gift of skill at work, at giving ourselves to the task at hand so thoroughl...

Doll · Doll

UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, you may feel this feeling rising. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139 Having suffered from alcoholism, I should und...

Phil · Phil

Dont Quit!! When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with it's twists and t...

KLT · KLT

Im 14 days sober today and this last week havent felt too clever at all. I LOVE being sober but I dont know what to do about my health and the pain. I suffer with fibromaelgia, endometriosis and tietzes syndrome. The fibromaelgia and the tietzes syndrome both effect the muscles around my chest and bac...

TenderheartsKS · TenderheartsKS

Got this from a friend today, and I can definitely apply it to my recovery. I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you! The Law of the Garbage Truck How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unle...

senor mouse · senor mouse

hmmm, we've all been there, but i guess it's my turn- again. i have a love/hate relationship with AA!!! but it hasn't done me any harm at all- i've been sober for a while now, but my meetings have gone down to a minimal amount as of recent. it's probably just a phase, but sometimes the negativity in the room...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Unless we have the key of faith to unlock the meaning of life, we are lost. We do not choose faith because it is one way for us, but because it is the only way. Many have failed and will fail. For we cannot live victoriously without faith; we are at sea without a rudder or an anchor, dr...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Tis' the season!!

mr_clean · mr_clean

Hi Everyone, It is great to find this board. I attended my first meeting today. I've been without a drink now for about 12 hours and feeling good. A.

Zarathustra · Zarathustra

Well, okay, sobrietys not that horrible per se... Of course im datin some girl who doesnt drink at all, sooo.. that sorta makes it easier i guess...of course im disobeying the old veterans advice bout datin, but meh... Anyways 21 days today, and havent really been thirsty, which is good. I have discov...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Never Again! "Most people feel more secure on the twenty-four-hour basis than they do in the resolution that they will never drink again. Most of them have broken too many resolutions. It's really a matter of personal choice; every AA has the privilege of interpreting the program as he likes. &...

sprygrl · sprygrl

[spoiler] Hello! As you can see I'm new here, but not that new to AA. The 22nd of this month will be 2.5 yrs sobriety for me. I'm just looking for new people to meet and share stories with and, of course, to learn. I have my favorite meetings that I attend regularly and, of c...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Newcomer Problems The temptation is to become rather possessive of newcomers. Perhaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give or ought not give at all. Then we are hurt and confused when the advice is rejected, or when it is accepted and brings still grea...

Quetzal · Quetzal

What does it mean to take care of myself emotionally? I recognize when I'm feeling angry, and I accept that feeling without shame or blame. I recognize when I'm feeling hurt, and I accept those feelings without attempting to punish the source of my pain. I recognize and feel fear when that emotion pr...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Trying to figure out how to work this picture thingy into my posts.... did it work? Hope so.... sorry guys!! Joni

Doll · Doll

A PRICELESS REWARD . . . . work with other alcoholics. . . . It works when other activities fail. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 "Life will take on a new meaning," as the Big Book says (p. 89) This promise has helped me to avoid self-seeking and self-pity. To watch others grow in this wonderful pr...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have been so deprived of nurturing that we think it's silly or self-indulgent. Nurturing is neither silly nor self-indulgent; it's how we show love for ourselves. That's what we're striving for in recovery - a loving relationship with ourselves that works, so we can have loving relations...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of faith is, of course, not confined to A.A. It is the way for everybody who really wants to live. But many people can go through life without much of it. Many are doing so, to their own sorrow. The world is full of lack of faith. Many people have lost confidence in any meanin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of A.A. is the way of faith. We don't get the full benefit of the program until we surrender our lives to some Power greater than ourselves and trust that Power to give us the strength we need. There is no better way for us. We can get sober without it. We can stay sober for som...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

I'm not gonna start whining and complaining this time... but I'm finally getting some help, realizing I need help, and admitting to things I've been denying all year, can't deny it anymore after the last few days especially, last few weeks even but was still trying to until 2 days ago. I'm absolute...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Well, My husband's boys are not coming for Christmas this year. They are 8 and 12, and live 1,000 miles away. He only sees them twice a year, well, this year, they came for 6 weeks in the summer. I feel bad for my husband, as I know he is hurt and sad. But he works SO many long hours in the winter, towing heavy...

Doll · Doll

PARTNERS IN RECOVERY . . . nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics . . . Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. . . . Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no ma...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Service to others makes the world a good place. Civilisation would cease if all of us were always and only for ourselves. We alcoholics have a wonderful opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the world. We have a common problem. We find a common answer. We are uniquely...

lani · lani

So Im sitting here tonight all alone because hubby's working and kids are at sleepovers (scared at first because I knew I'd be alone tonight and the last time I drank I was in the same situation...Home alone.....Had to pick up my daughter from cheering at a basketball game and slightly tempted that I'd...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

I'm grateful I don't have to drink anymore... went to a meeting tonight, and was talking to a woman afterward, and she called me when we got home after the meeting and we talked awhile... she had to get to bed so we got off the phone and I called my bf, little bit later the woman called me back, said her daug...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Me, Josh, Scouty and Kidderoo :o)

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

One of the things that I find really challenging when trying to quit drinking is the thought of how I'm going to enjoy the company of women. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that I need to be drunk to be with a woman, it's just that it's always been part of my MO to have copious amounts of alcohol involved wh...

jonijoni · jonijoni

The Shared Gift AA is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die. *** Faith is more than our greatest gift; its sharing with others is our greatest responsibility. May we...

cindy · cindy

grief sucks, and i am well aware that there is'nt enough dope or booze in the world to take this pain away. i just have to wait it out. all i can say is f..k it's dark and cold in here. if it was'nt for the fact that my son needs me, i think i would be toast. thank god for carol posting the language of letting go, ca...

miller2 · miller2

Just to say hi. :) Ive been staying pretty busy, but sober. Im chairing a tue meeting, have three sponsees, and Im the district grapevine chair for my area. That and the job, remodeling the house, bla bla bla. :) Hope every one has a wonderfull holliday!

Phil · Phil

A blonde wanted to go ice fishing. She'd seen many books on the subject and finally getting all of the necessary tools together, she made for the ice. After positioning her comfy footstool, she started to make a circular cut in the ice. Suddenly, from the sky, a voice boomed; "THERE ARE NO FISH...

senor mouse · senor mouse

im a few weeks away from 3 yrs sobriety. did anyone's heads still feel cloudy after this amount of time? of course, when i quit the drink my head was totally fucked up big time, and the periods of time and severity of foggyness have both lessened, but still it seems to persist. i did have loads of black outs...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's okay to have and feel our feelings - all of them. Years into recovery, we may still be battling with ourselves about this issue. Of all the prohibitions we've lived with, this one is potentially the most damaging and the most long-lived. Many of us needed to shut down the emotional part of ours...

BatonRougian · BatonRougian

Im having my mid-morning smoke break at work. I brought a cup of water with me which Ive never done. Im feeling antsy and self centered. I tell God that I surrender to his will. What do you want me to do? I reach in my pocket and fell my medicine I forgot to take. Then I see the water. I thought that was pretty ob...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Well, no doubts that I am an alcoholic. Not a doubt in my mind. I admit that. It is the first part of Step One. I can't have one, I can't stop when I start, and I can't drink without trouble. Is my life unmanageable though? This is the part where I get lost down the road, I believe. What to do? I am making a comm...

Phil · Phil

Sobrietyspell wrote: TipMc I'm getting a sense you may want this so do yourself another service, sit down, concentrate & answer the questions in the attached file. They will help you break through your ego to a little surrender & serenity inside. Report back with your results. Good luck &am...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable. Fine, I admit it, I'm powerless over alcohol and my life is an unmanageable mess because of it...surprise surprise Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to s...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Strive for clear thinking. Many of us have had our thinking clouded by denial. Some of us have even lost faith in ourselves because we've spent a degree of time in denial. But losing faith in our thinking isn't going to help us. What we need to lose faith in is denial. We didn't resort to denial - either o...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Seeking Fool's Gold Pride is the basic breeder of most human difficulties, the chief block to true progress. Pride lures us into making demands upon ourselves or upon others which cannot be met without perverting or misusing our God-given instincts. When the satifaction of our instincts for sex, s...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

So, tis Friday & I'm just getting round to giving feedback on last weekend! lol There're so many posts to read & reply to here@MIP that it has been fitting to save the best til last. LOL KIDDING!!!!!!! It sounds like everyone has been having a better time of it this week though my prayers are with...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of A.A. is the way of service. Without that, it would not work. We have been "on the wagon" and hated it. We have taken the pledge and waited for the time to be up with impatience. We have tried in all manner of ways to help ourselves. But not until we begin to help o...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Gosh, what a great meeting last night. The best part of all was that for this particular meeting, my sponsor who has 15 years sober, still picks us ladies up, so we can have a great 45 minute "Meeting before and after the meeting". These car rides are great stuff. All of us have cars and our lice...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Quantity or Quality "About this slip business-- I would not be too discouraged. I think you are suffering a great deal from a needless guilt. For some reason or other, the Lord has laid out tougher paths for some of us, and I guess you are treading on of them. God is not asking us to be successful. He i...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

or anyone else for that matter. I am really sick of the roller coaster I've been on for the past 10 years. You folks have witnessed it here on these boards countless times...some of you have even been compelled to inform me that you're sick of me too. It's not always nice to be agreed with. I just can'...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Don't be afraid of giving. For a while, we may need to back off from giving as we learn to discern the difference between healthy giving and caretaking, which leave us feeling victimized and others feeling resentful. This is a temporary spot. To be healthy, to do our part in this spiritual way of...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We come now to A.A. fellowship. It is partly group therapy. It is partly spiritual fellowship. But it is even more. It is based on a common illness, a common failure, a common problem. It goes deep down into our personal lives and our persoanl needs. It requires a full opening up...

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	The fear inside of me! (Preview) Getting and staying sober has shown me just how afraid I am and have always been....... It started at a very young age. My first memories are in kindergarten. I didn't fit in. My coloring wasn't as good as someone else's. The other kids wore better clothes. I had to go to a baby-sitters after school whi...	Doll	12	609	Dec 19, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Truth - Keeping it simple (Preview) The truth is more important than the facts. --Frank Lloyd Wright. Before recovery, we relied on false facts about addiction. We said things like, "I can quit anytime I want." "If you had my family, you'd drink too." The truth is, we were out of control. We couldn't manage our liv...	Doll	1	312	Dec 19, 2007 by TenderheartsKS
	Happy Tuesday All! (Preview) Hey Everyone! Hope you all are having a purfect day! I sure am! Health is finally back to "normal". Praying it stays that way. Today is day 4 for me from EVERYTHING! Longest time I have had in over a year! Love you all! Allison	nique	6	402	Dec 19, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	This guy musta been an Alky....I can identify..:) (Preview) December 8 - 6:00 PM It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat For hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! December 9 ...	Phil	7	630	Dec 19, 2007 by lani
	Work Roles (Preview) How easy it is to dive into roles at work. How easy it is to place other people in roles. Sometimes, this is necessary, appropriate, and expedient. But we can also let our self-shine through our role. There is joy in giving our gift of skill at work, at giving ourselves to the task at hand so thoroughl...	Quetzal	1	391	Dec 19, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 12/19 (Preview) UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, you may feel this feeling rising. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139 Having suffered from alcoholism, I should und...	Doll	0	297	Dec 19, 2007 by Doll
	Quitting (Preview) Dont Quit!! When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with it's twists and t...	Phil	6	375	Dec 19, 2007 by TLH
	Bad health in sobriety too. (Preview) Im 14 days sober today and this last week havent felt too clever at all. I LOVE being sober but I dont know what to do about my health and the pain. I suffer with fibromaelgia, endometriosis and tietzes syndrome. The fibromaelgia and the tietzes syndrome both effect the muscles around my chest and bac...	KLT	5	626	Dec 18, 2007 by lani
	A good read for me! (Preview) Got this from a friend today, and I can definitely apply it to my recovery. I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you! The Law of the Garbage Truck How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unle...	TenderheartsKS	5	604	Dec 18, 2007 by lani
	fed up of AA at the moment (Preview) hmmm, we've all been there, but i guess it's my turn- again. i have a love/hate relationship with AA!!! but it hasn't done me any harm at all- i've been sober for a while now, but my meetings have gone down to a minimal amount as of recent. it's probably just a phase, but sometimes the negativity in the room...	senor mouse	9	1829	Dec 18, 2007 by senor mouse
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Unless we have the key of faith to unlock the meaning of life, we are lost. We do not choose faith because it is one way for us, but because it is the only way. Many have failed and will fail. For we cannot live victoriously without faith; we are at sea without a rudder or an anchor, dr...	Sobrietyspell	0	307	Dec 18, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Is everyone getting into the SPIRIT??? (Preview) *Tis' the season!!*	jonijoni	7	396	Dec 18, 2007 by Phil
	My first day. Feeling positive. (Preview) Hi Everyone, It is great to find this board. I attended my first meeting today. I've been without a drink now for about 12 hours and feeling good. A.	mr_clean	13	645	Dec 18, 2007 by StPeteDean
	3 weeks today/sobriety sucks, etc. (Preview) Well, okay, sobrietys not that horrible per se... Of course im datin some girl who doesnt drink at all, sooo.. that sorta makes it easier i guess...of course im disobeying the old veterans advice bout datin, but meh... Anyways 21 days today, and havent really been thirsty, which is good. I have discov...	Zarathustra	9	1767	Dec 17, 2007 by lani
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *Never Again!* "Most people feel more secure on the twenty-four-hour basis than they do in the resolution that they will never drink again. Most of them have broken too many resolutions. It's really a matter of personal choice; every AA has the privilege of interpreting the program as he likes. &...	jonijoni	1	391	Dec 17, 2007 by lani
	Newbie here (Preview) [spoiler] Hello! As you can see I'm new here, but not that new to AA. The 22nd of this month will be 2.5 yrs sobriety for me. I'm just looking for new people to meet and share stories with and, of course, to learn. I have my favorite meetings that I attend regularly and, of c...	sprygrl	11	452	Dec 17, 2007 by sprygrl
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *Newcomer Problems* The temptation is to become rather possessive of newcomers. Perhaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give or ought not give at all. Then we are hurt and confused when the advice is rejected, or when it is accepted and brings still grea...	jonijoni	2	285	Dec 17, 2007 by jonijoni
	Taking Care of Ourselves Emotionally (Preview) What does it mean to take care of myself emotionally? I recognize when I'm feeling angry, and I accept that feeling without shame or blame. I recognize when I'm feeling hurt, and I accept those feelings without attempting to punish the source of my pain. I recognize and feel fear when that emotion pr...	Quetzal	4	547	Dec 17, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Testing..... (Preview) Trying to figure out how to work this picture thingy into my posts.... did it work? Hope so.... sorry guys!! Joni	jonijoni	12	365	Dec 17, 2007 by mr_clean
	Daily Reflections 12/17 (Preview) A PRICELESS REWARD . . . . work with other alcoholics. . . . It works when other activities fail. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 "Life will take on a new meaning," as the Big Book says (p. 89) This promise has helped me to avoid self-seeking and self-pity. To watch others grow in this wonderful pr...	Doll	0	312	Dec 17, 2007 by Doll
	Nurturing Ourselves (Preview) Many of us have been so deprived of nurturing that we think it's silly or self-indulgent. Nurturing is neither silly nor self-indulgent; it's how we show love for ourselves. That's what we're striving for in recovery - a loving relationship with ourselves that works, so we can have loving relations...	Quetzal	0	281	Dec 17, 2007 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 17th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of faith is, of course, not confined to A.A. It is the way for everybody who really wants to live. But many people can go through life without much of it. Many are doing so, to their own sorrow. The world is full of lack of faith. Many people have lost confidence in any meanin...	Sobrietyspell	0	358	Dec 17, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 16th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of A.A. is the way of faith. We don't get the full benefit of the program until we surrender our lives to some Power greater than ourselves and trust that Power to give us the strength we need. There is no better way for us. We can get sober without it. We can stay sober for som...	Sobrietyspell	0	349	Dec 17, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Finally getting some help (Preview) I'm not gonna start whining and complaining this time... but I'm finally getting some help, realizing I need help, and admitting to things I've been denying all year, can't deny it anymore after the last few days especially, last few weeks even but was still trying to until 2 days ago. I'm absolute...	ChicknLittle	7	431	Dec 16, 2007 by sprygrl
	Christmas Without Kids (Preview) Well, My husband's boys are not coming for Christmas this year. They are 8 and 12, and live 1,000 miles away. He only sees them twice a year, well, this year, they came for 6 weeks in the summer. I feel bad for my husband, as I know he is hurt and sad. But he works SO many long hours in the winter, towing heavy...	jonijoni	2	337	Dec 16, 2007 by learning
	Daily Reflections 12/16 (Preview) PARTNERS IN RECOVERY . . . nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics . . . Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. . . . Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no ma...	Doll	0	270	Dec 16, 2007 by Doll
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 15 th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Service to others makes the world a good place. Civilisation would cease if all of us were always and only for ourselves. We alcoholics have a wonderful opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the world. We have a common problem. We find a common answer. We are uniquely...	Sobrietyspell	0	289	Dec 15, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	here's a good one... (Preview) So Im sitting here tonight all alone because hubby's working and kids are at sleepovers (scared at first because I knew I'd be alone tonight and the last time I drank I was in the same situation...Home alone.....Had to pick up my daughter from cheering at a basketball game and slightly tempted that I'd...	lani	2	328	Dec 15, 2007 by jonijoni
	grateful... (Preview) I'm grateful I don't have to drink anymore... went to a meeting tonight, and was talking to a woman afterward, and she called me when we got home after the meeting and we talked awhile... she had to get to bed so we got off the phone and I called my bf, little bit later the woman called me back, said her daug...	ChicknLittle	3	367	Dec 15, 2007 by jonijoni
	Merry Christmas from My House!! (Preview) Me, Josh, Scouty and Kidderoo :o)	jonijoni	5	509	Dec 15, 2007 by jonijoni
	Sobriety and the opposite sex (Preview) One of the things that I find really challenging when trying to quit drinking is the thought of how I'm going to enjoy the company of women. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that I need to be drunk to be with a woman, it's just that it's always been part of my MO to have copious amounts of alcohol involved wh...	Tipsy McStagger	8	893	Dec 15, 2007 by jonijoni
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *The Shared Gift* AA is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die. *** Faith is more than our greatest gift; its sharing with others is our greatest responsibility. May we...	jonijoni	0	307	Dec 15, 2007 by jonijoni
	not cheerful (Preview) grief sucks, and i am well aware that there is'nt enough dope or booze in the world to take this pain away. i just have to wait it out. all i can say is f..k it's dark and cold in here. if it was'nt for the fact that my son needs me, i think i would be toast. thank god for carol posting the language of letting go, ca...	cindy	6	531	Dec 15, 2007 by Phil
	fly by post (Preview) Just to say hi. :) Ive been staying pretty busy, but sober. Im chairing a tue meeting, have three sponsees, and Im the district grapevine chair for my area. That and the job, remodeling the house, bla bla bla. :) Hope every one has a wonderfull holliday!	miller2	3	339	Dec 15, 2007 by lani
	My apoligies to all blondes, but I couldn't resist this one..:) (Preview) A blonde wanted to go ice fishing. She'd seen many books on the subject and finally getting all of the necessary tools together, she made for the ice. After positioning her comfy footstool, she started to make a circular cut in the ice. Suddenly, from the sky, a voice boomed; "THERE ARE NO FISH...	Phil	10	503	Dec 15, 2007 by Quetzal
	serious question (Preview) im a few weeks away from 3 yrs sobriety. did anyone's heads still feel cloudy after this amount of time? of course, when i quit the drink my head was totally fucked up big time, and the periods of time and severity of foggyness have both lessened, but still it seems to persist. i did have loads of black outs...	senor mouse	24	693	Dec 15, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Feelings (Preview) It's okay to have and feel our feelings - all of them. Years into recovery, we may still be battling with ourselves about this issue. Of all the prohibitions we've lived with, this one is potentially the most damaging and the most long-lived. Many of us needed to shut down the emotional part of ours...	Quetzal	0	324	Dec 15, 2007 by Quetzal
	Long Narcissistic Uninteresting Gods-Will Post (Preview) Im having my mid-morning smoke break at work. I brought a cup of water with me which Ive never done. Im feeling antsy and self centered. I tell God that I surrender to his will. What do you want me to do? I reach in my pocket and fell my medicine I forgot to take. Then I see the water. I thought that was pretty ob...	BatonRougian	3	697	Dec 14, 2007 by BatonRougian
	My Step One (Preview) Well, no doubts that I am an alcoholic. Not a doubt in my mind. I admit that. It is the first part of Step One. I can't have one, I can't stop when I start, and I can't drink without trouble. Is my life unmanageable though? This is the part where I get lost down the road, I believe. What to do? I am making a comm...	jonijoni	7	617	Dec 14, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Moving this to the top of the page, for Sobrietyspell (Preview) Sobrietyspell wrote: TipMc I'm getting a sense you may want this so do yourself another service, sit down, concentrate & answer the questions in the attached file. They will help you break through your ego to a little surrender & serenity inside. Report back with your results. Good luck &am...	Phil	3	490	Dec 14, 2007 by Phil
	My 12 Steps (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable. Fine, I admit it, I'm powerless over alcohol and my life is an unmanageable mess because of it...surprise surprise Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to s...	Tipsy McStagger	8	581	Dec 14, 2007 by Tipsy McStagger
	Clear Thinking (Preview) Strive for clear thinking. Many of us have had our thinking clouded by denial. Some of us have even lost faith in ourselves because we've spent a degree of time in denial. But losing faith in our thinking isn't going to help us. What we need to lose faith in is denial. We didn't resort to denial - either o...	Quetzal	4	423	Dec 14, 2007 by Phil
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *Seeking Fool's Gold* Pride is the basic breeder of most human difficulties, the chief block to true progress. Pride lures us into making demands upon ourselves or upon others which cannot be met without perverting or misusing our God-given instincts. When the satifaction of our instincts for sex, s...	jonijoni	0	305	Dec 14, 2007 by jonijoni
	My 12Step Retreat (Preview) So, tis Friday & I'm just getting round to giving feedback on last weekend! lol There're so many posts to read & reply to here@MIP that it has been fitting to save the best til last. LOL KIDDING!!!!!!! It sounds like everyone has been having a better time of it this week though my prayers are with...	Sobrietyspell	2	398	Dec 14, 2007 by jonijoni
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 14th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of A.A. is the way of service. Without that, it would not work. We have been "on the wagon" and hated it. We have taken the pledge and waited for the time to be up with impatience. We have tried in all manner of ways to help ourselves. But not until we begin to help o...	Sobrietyspell	1	376	Dec 14, 2007 by lani
	The "OTHER" AA Meetings (Preview) Gosh, what a great meeting last night. The best part of all was that for this particular meeting, my sponsor who has 15 years sober, still picks us ladies up, so we can have a great 45 minute "Meeting before and after the meeting". These car rides are great stuff. All of us have cars and our lice...	jonijoni	1	363	Dec 13, 2007 by mikey50
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *Quantity or Quality* "About this slip business-- I would not be too discouraged. I think you are suffering a great deal from a needless guilt. For some reason or other, the Lord has laid out tougher paths for some of us, and I guess you are treading on of them. God is not asking us to be successful. He i...	jonijoni	1	788	Dec 13, 2007 by Quetzal
	I am constitutionally incapable of being honest with myself... (Preview) or anyone else for that matter. I am really sick of the roller coaster I've been on for the past 10 years. You folks have witnessed it here on these boards countless times...some of you have even been compelled to inform me that you're sick of me too. It's not always nice to be agreed with. I just can'...	Tipsy McStagger	16	2301	Dec 13, 2007 by BatonRougian
	Giving (Preview) Don't be afraid of giving. For a while, we may need to back off from giving as we learn to discern the difference between healthy giving and caretaking, which leave us feeling victimized and others feeling resentful. This is a temporary spot. To be healthy, to do our part in this spiritual way of...	Quetzal	2	314	Dec 13, 2007 by jonijoni
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 13th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We come now to A.A. fellowship. It is partly group therapy. It is partly spiritual fellowship. But it is even more. It is based on a common illness, a common failure, a common problem. It goes deep down into our personal lives and our persoanl needs. It requires a full opening up...	Sobrietyspell	0	334	Dec 13, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
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