Alcoholics Anonymous

TenderheartsKS · TenderheartsKS

The one promise that has evaded me over the years has been the fear of economic security. Raising two girls on my own, in a small Kansas town of 3000, has been tough. One of the ongoing consequences of my alcoholism was the fact I walked away from a chance at a nursing degree, with an academic scholarship i...

HangingInThere · HangingInThere

I am wondering if all addictions are the same, chemical or not. My husband is addicted to an A woman and it seems to be all consuming. At work there are complaints that he spends "hours" in the bathroom - he is busy texting his g/f. I've seen the bills and they must text back and forth 30 times a...

seeking serenity · seeking serenity

hello. i thougth i would introduce myself, i just signed up on this forum. My name is Sarah, and I have 27 days sober. I have a sponsor, a homegroup, and i have been making meetings. My sponsor is taking me through the bigbook, and i just re read bills story. i have had time before (1 yr then relapsed. 1 1/2...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Third, alcoholics recover their proper relationships with other people. They think less about themselves and more about others. They try to help other alcoholics. They make new friends so that they're no longer lonely. They try to live a life of service instead of selfishn...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Amongst all the bills and crap in the mail yesterday.... an envelope from my counsellor. Have not seen him in a few months. First thought, "There's Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield again, denying coverage..." Not so. I opened the envelope and I have a $5 credit, which I overpaid out of pock...

Robairto · Robairto

I have to thank all who come here, and post. I learn something from every post. It might be strength, focus,love, or direction, every post helps in some way. THANK'S.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Everyone, Danielle mentioned, in a post yesterday, that I hadn't started a thread with a share recently. So, here I am and thanks for the nudge Danielle. I hurt my neck in January, shortly after I got back from visiting my parents, and it's still painful and troublesome at times. It looks as if it...

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

I just got through sweeping and mopping my floors, again. I could not believe how much dirt my dust mop picked up and then I wet mopped and I could not believe how much dirt was in the water. I guess some of it was dirt I missed the first time and some of it is dirt that has accumulated since I mopped last time...

Doll · Doll

To answer this question ask yourself the following questions and answer them as honesty as you can.Is drinking making your home life unhappy? Does your drinking make you careless of your familys welfare? Do you drink because you are shy with other people? Is drinking affecting your reputation? Do y...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. alcoholics find a way to solve their personality problems. They do this by recovering three things. First, they recover their personal integrity. They pull themselves together. They get honest with themselves and with other people. They face themselves and their...

Robairto · Robairto

I have not been an assertive person in the past, and I am learning to be more assertive. I found a neat part time job milking, and feeding sheep. Sheep cheese is a big thing here. Well I got myself into a situation that I fixed a few things that were broken, and now they want me to do more maintenance for t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I don't precisely know what you need to do to take care of yourself. But I know you can figure it out. -- Beyond Codependency Rest when you're tired. Take a drink of cold water when you're thirsty. Call a friend when you're lonely. Ask God to help when you feel overwhelmed. Many of us have learn...

lani · lani

Well, not to embarrass anyone but just wanted to shout out a great big HELLO and WE MISS YOU SCOTT!!!!!! I hope all is well and that springtime is bringing you the sunshine you've been craving!!! Stop by and say hello!!!!! Lani

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Second, alcoholics recover their faith in a Power greater than themselves. They admit that they're helpless by themselves and they call on that Higher Power for help. They surrender their lives to God, as they understand Him. They put their drink problem in God's hands and l...

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

My apartment manager recently did an inspection of my apartment. I have to admit my apartment was dirty, somewhat, I was in the process of cleaning when my apartment manager came in. What needed to be done was that the floors needed mopping and the frig needed some cleaning. The apartment manager s...

lani · lani

The Gift By accepting this sobriety gratefully, as a gift, and using it willingly, I have become aware of other gifts available to me as a human being. To get the benefits, I need only to ask and then use. This is the crux of the program and the crux of living: acceptance and action. The gift of understandi...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I still have bad days. But that's okay. I used to have bad years. -- Anonymous Sometimes, the old feelings creep back in. We may feel fearful, ashamed, and hopeless. We may feel not good enough, unlovable, victimized, helpless, and resentful about it all. This is codependency, a condition some des...

timetostop18 · timetostop18

Hey I'm on the chat and no one is showing up i went on at 8 and no one was there so now im on at 9....?

beachgirl · beachgirl

I find it sad that after a year, I still really want to drink. Maybe I am grieving. There are currently no stressors in my life, things are really good. Friends, family- all healthy and happy. I really liked going to sleep drunk. I feel ashamed about that so it's important that I say it. A good test f...

beachgirl · beachgirl

today was a day of gratitude for me- the weather was gorgeous- I planted a rosebush (guaranteed not to fail- right.....) but I planted it anyway, with hope. And yes, there is a metaphor there. Relentless self analysis can be counterproductive, at the risk of sounding clueless again . I chewe...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ All alcoholics have personality problems. They drink to escape from life, to counter act feelings of loneliness or inferiority, or because of some emotional conflict within them, so that they cannot adjust themselves to life. Alcoholics cannot stop drinking unless they...

jonijoni · jonijoni

What a freeing weekend this is becoming. Every spring, I do a major "Pitching Out Session" that lasts for a few weekends. Room by room, basement included, "if it is no longer useful to me, everything MUST GO". (Sounds like AA) I have been wandering the house deciding what can st...

lani · lani

Change In the process of change I can recognize two immensely significant steps for me. The first step I took when I admitted to myself for the first time that all my previous thinking might be wrong. The second step came when I first consciously wished to believe. As a result of this experience I am conv...

Nisha · Nisha

How did u feel when u started writing things about how alcohol destroyed ur life- was it easy, how long did it take? How soon after entering fellowship u actually did it- did u do it because u felt inclined, or ur sponsor said so, or u thought u will do it beacuse the program requires u to look fearlessly int...

jc2008 · jc2008

Earlier today I had the thought: everything is my husband's fault. If only it were that easy, and I didn't have to take responsibility for my actions. He's a critical guy (just like my dad -- what a surprise). I seldom hear good things about myself. Just subtle digs or outright criticism. Like, &...

Phil · Phil

Dealing with Denial in Alcoholism by Mark S. Gold, MD October 4, 2006 Denial is a characteristic distortion in thinking experienced by people with alcoholism. For decades, people who treat alcoholics, and recovering alcoholics themselves, have puzzled over why alcoholics continue to drin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

How sick and tired we may become of people telling us to be patient or to learn patience. How frustrating it can be to want to finally have something, or to move forward, and then not have that happen. How irritating to have someone tell us to wait while our needs have not been met and were in the midst of anx...

lani · lani

Since most of us read the daliy reflections on our own and it was really Doll's baby to begin with, I thought I would start my own reading or quote or whatever for the day.....Feel free to comment or add to it! Its really for me but hope others will benefit from it.......It may be random stuff but bear with m...

lani · lani

Walk in Dry Places Letting Go of Resentment___ Releasing the Past How can we really put an end to festering resentments toward other people? "Pray for these people," the Old-timers said. "Go out of your way to do something good for them." This is a big order for most of us, bu...

timetostop18 · timetostop18

I've been told by my psychiatrist and people who care about me that I have a drinking problem...and I know that I do....but I don't want to stop drinking. I mean I'm only 18...I want to be able to drink champagne on special occasions and drink on my 21st birthday :(. What do I do!??

Nisha · Nisha

Dear All, Today I heard from the woman I requested to be my sponsor over internet.We were both online, and I told her about my slip.Perhaps my fellow members called her, perhaps its just a miracle that she was around today.She asked me to write down the first step- how alcohol affected my life.Though I...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Detachment is a key to recovery from codependency. It strengthens our healthy relationships - the ones that we want to grow and flourish. It benefits our difficult relationships - the ones that are teaching us to cope. It helps us! Detachment is not something we do once. It's a daily behavior in rec...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ People often ask what makes the A.A. program work. One of the answers is that A.A. works because it gets people away from themselves as the center of the universe. And it teaches them to rely more in the fellowship of others and on strength from God. Forgetting ourselves in fell...

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

I am the site admin, web master of my little forum. All passwords on my little forum somehow got changed to random garbage. I maybe paranoid, but we may have been hacked. I sent out emails to eveybody telling to change their password on my little forum. I am changing my password here just in case.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Recovery is about more than walking away. Sometimes it means learning to stay and deal. It's about building and maintaining relationships that work. -- Beyond Codependency Problems and conflicts are part of life and relationships - with friends, family, loved ones, and at work -- problem-solv...

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

I have a hell of a story to tell. When I was 18 years old I smoked a joint and got so stoned and about a week later I drank about 12 beers and smoked about 2 joints and did I ever get messed up. The next two years I smoked more and more and drank more and more, switched from beer to bourbon and switched smoking po...

Nisha · Nisha

Hello Everyone ! After a long time I am here. I am getting feeling of drifting away from the program with each passing day.Before I am swept away by the current once and for all(perhaps) I wanted to say my words.Its been wonderful and will continue being so for as long AA will last for me, time spent wit...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

I don't stop by here as much as I probably should, but a lot of what I read tonight is about the uncertainity of tomorrow. Believe in your Higher Power and everything will work itself out. Below is a graphic I recently made of a picture I drew when I was sober about a month. I really wanted and needed a Higher...

anonymous · anonymous

I just want to let all of you know about my new blog. http://www.alcoholicstory.com/ A diary of my journey throught recovery. -- Edited by anonymous at 23:32, 2008-04-02 -- Edited by anonymous at 23:33, 2008-04-02

Quetzal · Quetzal

Surrender to the moment. Ride it out and through, for all it's worth. Throw yourself into it. Stop resisting. So much of our anguish is created when we are in resistance. So much relief, release, and change are possible when we accept, simply accept. We waste our time, expend our energy, and mak...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I was drinking, I was absolutely selfish, I thought of myself first, last, and always. The universe revolved around me at the center. When I woke up in the morning with a hangover, my only thought was how terrible I felt and about what I could do to make myself feel better. An...

Phil · Phil

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start towards becoming more loving to my family and friends? Do I visit my parents? Am I more appreciative of my spouse than I was before? Am I grateful to my family for having put up with me? Have I found real understanding with my children? Do...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. -- Step Four of Al-Anon By the time we get to the Fourth of the Twelve Steps, we are ready to face our darker side, the side that prevents us from loving others, from letting others love us, and from enjoying life and ourselves. The purpose of...

lani · lani

LOOKING WITHIN April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment ÃÂ Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 42 Step Four is the vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what the liabilities in each of us have been, and are. I want to find exactly how, wh...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Thank you all for your recent help with my "Kick Myself in the Butt/Get over It" post. I found a great deal of help in writing out a Step 10, and I have made a good start in doing this regularly. I am also taking some time at night BEFORE I am dog-tired and passing out, to review the day and give stu...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness - go in peace. Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life. Do not be in...

lani · lani

jonijoni · jonijoni

My friend Crystal lost her infant son this week. She left the baby with his father to go to a meeting, and when she came home, he had shaken the baby and to make a long story short, the baby survived only about 2 weeks after the incident, due to fractures and brain damage. Some of you may have heard about thi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start towards becoming more honest? Do I no longer have to lie to my husband or wife? Do I try to have meals on time, and do I try to earn what I make at work? Am I trying to be honest? Have I faced myself as I really am and have I admitted to myself that...

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	The promises do come true... (Preview) The one promise that has evaded me over the years has been the fear of economic security. Raising two girls on my own, in a small Kansas town of 3000, has been tough. One of the ongoing consequences of my alcoholism was the fact I walked away from a chance at a nursing degree, with an academic scholarship i...	TenderheartsKS	9	2379	Apr 9, 2008 by lani
	Is there a difference? (Preview) I am wondering if all addictions are the same, chemical or not. My husband is addicted to an A woman and it seems to be all consuming. At work there are complaints that he spends "hours" in the bathroom - he is busy texting his g/f. I've seen the bills and they must text back and forth 30 times a...	HangingInThere	3	404	Apr 9, 2008 by jonijoni
	coming back (Preview) hello. i thougth i would introduce myself, i just signed up on this forum. My name is Sarah, and I have 27 days sober. I have a sponsor, a homegroup, and i have been making meetings. My sponsor is taking me through the bigbook, and i just re read bills story. i have had time before (1 yr then relapsed. 1 1/2...	seeking serenity	6	531	Apr 9, 2008 by seeking serenity
	24Hrs a Day ~ 9th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Third, alcoholics recover their proper relationships with other people. They think less about themselves and more about others. They try to help other alcoholics. They make new friends so that they're no longer lonely. They try to live a life of service instead of selfishn...	Sobrietyspell	0	333	Apr 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Imagine My Surprise... (Preview) Amongst all the bills and crap in the mail yesterday.... an envelope from my counsellor. Have not seen him in a few months. First thought, "There's Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield again, denying coverage..." Not so. I opened the envelope and I have a $5 credit, which I overpaid out of pock...	jonijoni	2	283	Apr 8, 2008 by lani
	Thank You All. (Preview) I have to thank all who come here, and post. I learn something from every post. It might be strength, focus,love, or direction, every post helps in some way. THANK'S.	Robairto	2	396	Apr 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Just Sharing (Preview) Hi Everyone, Danielle mentioned, in a post yesterday, that I hadn't started a thread with a share recently. So, here I am and thanks for the nudge Danielle. I hurt my neck in January, shortly after I got back from visiting my parents, and it's still painful and troublesome at times. It looks as if it...	Quetzal	2	405	Apr 8, 2008 by jonijoni
	Follow up on I have a problem brewing (Preview) I just got through sweeping and mopping my floors, again. I could not believe how much dirt my dust mop picked up and then I wet mopped and I could not believe how much dirt was in the water. I guess some of it was dirt I missed the first time and some of it is dirt that has accumulated since I mopped last time...	glenngds2006	2	392	Apr 8, 2008 by jonijoni
	Are YOU Alcoholic ~ only YOU can decide (Preview) To answer this question ask yourself the following questions and answer them as honesty as you can.Is drinking making your home life unhappy? Does your drinking make you careless of your familys welfare? Do you drink because you are shy with other people? Is drinking affecting your reputation? Do y...	Doll	14	711	Apr 8, 2008 by StPeteDean
	24Hrs a Day ~ 7th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. alcoholics find a way to solve their personality problems. They do this by recovering three things. First, they recover their personal integrity. They pull themselves together. They get honest with themselves and with other people. They face themselves and their...	Sobrietyspell	3	380	Apr 8, 2008 by lani
	I have a problem. (Preview) I have not been an assertive person in the past, and I am learning to be more assertive. I found a neat part time job milking, and feeding sheep. Sheep cheese is a big thing here. Well I got myself into a situation that I fixed a few things that were broken, and now they want me to do more maintenance for t...	Robairto	8	455	Apr 8, 2008 by Robairto
	Self Care (Preview) I don't precisely know what you need to do to take care of yourself. But I know you can figure it out. -- Beyond Codependency Rest when you're tired. Take a drink of cold water when you're thirsty. Call a friend when you're lonely. Ask God to help when you feel overwhelmed. Many of us have learn...	Quetzal	1	300	Apr 8, 2008 by Robairto
	Eastcoast Scott (Preview) Well, not to embarrass anyone but just wanted to shout out a great big HELLO and WE MISS YOU SCOTT!!!!!! I hope all is well and that springtime is bringing you the sunshine you've been craving!!! Stop by and say hello!!!!! Lani	lani	3	455	Apr 8, 2008 by Quetzal
	24Hrs a Day ~ 8th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Second, alcoholics recover their faith in a Power greater than themselves. They admit that they're helpless by themselves and they call on that Higher Power for help. They surrender their lives to God, as they understand Him. They put their drink problem in God's hands and l...	Sobrietyspell	0	347	Apr 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I have a problem brewing (Preview) My apartment manager recently did an inspection of my apartment. I have to admit my apartment was dirty, somewhat, I was in the process of cleaning when my apartment manager came in. What needed to be done was that the floors needed mopping and the frig needed some cleaning. The apartment manager s...	glenngds2006	6	453	Apr 7, 2008 by Phil
	The gift (Preview) The Gift By accepting this sobriety gratefully, as a gift, and using it willingly, I have become aware of other gifts available to me as a human being. To get the benefits, I need only to ask and then use. This is the crux of the program and the crux of living: acceptance and action. The gift of understandi...	lani	1	346	Apr 7, 2008 by Phil
	Those Old Time Feelings (Preview) I still have bad days. But that's okay. I used to have bad years. -- Anonymous Sometimes, the old feelings creep back in. We may feel fearful, ashamed, and hopeless. We may feel not good enough, unlovable, victimized, helpless, and resentful about it all. This is codependency, a condition some des...	Quetzal	5	435	Apr 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Meetings? (Preview) Hey I'm on the chat and no one is showing up i went on at 8 and no one was there so now im on at 9....?	timetostop18	6	422	Apr 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	sad (Preview) I find it sad that after a year, I still really want to drink. Maybe I am grieving. There are currently no stressors in my life, things are really good. Friends, family- all healthy and happy. I really liked going to sleep drunk. I feel ashamed about that so it's important that I say it. A good test f...	beachgirl	15	411	Apr 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	peaceful (Preview) today was a day of gratitude for me- the weather was gorgeous- I planted a rosebush (guaranteed not to fail- right.....) but I planted it anyway, with hope. And yes, there is a metaphor there. Relentless self analysis can be counterproductive, at the risk of sounding clueless again . I chewe...	beachgirl	10	513	Apr 6, 2008 by StPeteDean
	24Hrs a Day ~ 6th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ All alcoholics have personality problems. They drink to escape from life, to counter act feelings of loneliness or inferiority, or because of some emotional conflict within them, so that they cannot adjust themselves to life. Alcoholics cannot stop drinking unless they...	Sobrietyspell	0	298	Apr 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Less is MORE, for me at least........ (Preview) What a freeing weekend this is becoming. Every spring, I do a major "Pitching Out Session" that lasts for a few weekends. Room by room, basement included, "if it is no longer useful to me, everything MUST GO". (Sounds like AA) I have been wandering the house deciding what can st...	jonijoni	6	463	Apr 6, 2008 by lani
	change (Preview) Change In the process of change I can recognize two immensely significant steps for me. The first step I took when I admitted to myself for the first time that all my previous thinking might be wrong. The second step came when I first consciously wished to believe. As a result of this experience I am conv...	lani	6	424	Apr 6, 2008 by lani
	Your First Time (Preview) How did u feel when u started writing things about how alcohol destroyed ur life- was it easy, how long did it take? How soon after entering fellowship u actually did it- did u do it because u felt inclined, or ur sponsor said so, or u thought u will do it beacuse the program requires u to look fearlessly int...	Nisha	8	504	Apr 6, 2008 by Tuggboat
	husband problems (Preview) Earlier today I had the thought: everything is my husband's fault. If only it were that easy, and I didn't have to take responsibility for my actions. He's a critical guy (just like my dad -- what a surprise). I seldom hear good things about myself. Just subtle digs or outright criticism. Like, &...	jc2008	2	448	Apr 6, 2008 by jonijoni
	Denial (Preview) Dealing with Denial in Alcoholism by Mark S. Gold, MD October 4, 2006 Denial is a characteristic distortion in thinking experienced by people with alcoholism. For decades, people who treat alcoholics, and recovering alcoholics themselves, have puzzled over why alcoholics continue to drin...	Phil	2	781	Apr 6, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Patience (Preview) How sick and tired we may become of people telling us to be patient or to learn patience. How frustrating it can be to want to finally have something, or to move forward, and then not have that happen. How irritating to have someone tell us to wait while our needs have not been met and were in the midst of anx...	Quetzal	0	253	Apr 6, 2008 by Quetzal
	new daily reading (Preview) Since most of us read the daliy reflections on our own and it was really Doll's baby to begin with, I thought I would start my own reading or quote or whatever for the day.....Feel free to comment or add to it! Its really for me but hope others will benefit from it.......It may be random stuff but bear with m...	lani	1	301	Apr 5, 2008 by Doll
	Walk in dry places (Preview) Walk in Dry Places Letting Go of Resentment___ Releasing the Past How can we really put an end to festering resentments toward other people? "Pray for these people," the Old-timers said. "Go out of your way to do something good for them." This is a big order for most of us, bu...	lani	1	322	Apr 5, 2008 by jonijoni
	scared and confused (Preview) I've been told by my psychiatrist and people who care about me that I have a drinking problem...and I know that I do....but I don't want to stop drinking. I mean I'm only 18...I want to be able to drink champagne on special occasions and drink on my 21st birthday :(. What do I do!??	timetostop18	8	466	Apr 5, 2008 by jonijoni
	Writing Down the first Step (Preview) Dear All, Today I heard from the woman I requested to be my sponsor over internet.We were both online, and I told her about my slip.Perhaps my fellow members called her, perhaps its just a miracle that she was around today.She asked me to write down the first step- how alcohol affected my life.Though I...	Nisha	4	2155	Apr 5, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Detaching in Love (Preview) Detachment is a key to recovery from codependency. It strengthens our healthy relationships - the ones that we want to grow and flourish. It benefits our difficult relationships - the ones that are teaching us to cope. It helps us! Detachment is not something we do once. It's a daily behavior in rec...	Quetzal	0	281	Apr 5, 2008 by Quetzal
	24Hrs a Day ~ 5th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ People often ask what makes the A.A. program work. One of the answers is that A.A. works because it gets people away from themselves as the center of the universe. And it teaches them to rely more in the fellowship of others and on strength from God. Forgetting ourselves in fell...	Sobrietyspell	0	288	Apr 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Strange things are occurring (Preview) I am the site admin, web master of my little forum. All passwords on my little forum somehow got changed to random garbage. I maybe paranoid, but we may have been hacked. I sent out emails to eveybody telling to change their password on my little forum. I am changing my password here just in case.	glenngds2006	5	383	Apr 4, 2008 by lani
	Negotiating Conflicts (Preview) Recovery is about more than walking away. Sometimes it means learning to stay and deal. It's about building and maintaining relationships that work. -- Beyond Codependency Problems and conflicts are part of life and relationships - with friends, family, loved ones, and at work -- problem-solv...	Quetzal	0	349	Apr 4, 2008 by Quetzal
	Hello, My name is Glenn S. and I am an alcoholic and addict (Preview) I have a hell of a story to tell. When I was 18 years old I smoked a joint and got so stoned and about a week later I drank about 12 beers and smoked about 2 joints and did I ever get messed up. The next two years I smoked more and more and drank more and more, switched from beer to bourbon and switched smoking po...	glenngds2006	9	587	Apr 3, 2008 by Tuggboat
	Drifting away (Preview) Hello Everyone ! After a long time I am here. I am getting feeling of drifting away from the program with each passing day.Before I am swept away by the current once and for all(perhaps) I wanted to say my words.Its been wonderful and will continue being so for as long AA will last for me, time spent wit...	Nisha	12	581	Apr 3, 2008 by Nisha
	slips, trips, uncertainities, and spirituality (Preview) I don't stop by here as much as I probably should, but a lot of what I read tonight is about the uncertainity of tomorrow. Believe in your Higher Power and everything will work itself out. Below is a graphic I recently made of a picture I drew when I was sober about a month. I really wanted and needed a Higher...	Dave Harm	0	352	Apr 3, 2008 by Dave Harm
	My new blog (Preview) I just want to let all of you know about my new blog. http://www.alcoholicstory.com/ A diary of my journey throught recovery. -- Edited by anonymous at 23:32, 2008-04-02 -- Edited by anonymous at 23:33, 2008-04-02	anonymous	2	419	Apr 3, 2008 by anonymous
	Acceptance (Preview) Surrender to the moment. Ride it out and through, for all it's worth. Throw yourself into it. Stop resisting. So much of our anguish is created when we are in resistance. So much relief, release, and change are possible when we accept, simply accept. We waste our time, expend our energy, and mak...	Quetzal	0	297	Apr 3, 2008 by Quetzal
	24Hrs a Day ~ 3rd April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I was drinking, I was absolutely selfish, I thought of myself first, last, and always. The universe revolved around me at the center. When I woke up in the morning with a hangover, my only thought was how terrible I felt and about what I could do to make myself feel better. An...	Sobrietyspell	0	329	Apr 3, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Page 449 (Preview) And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be...	Phil	2	3784	Apr 2, 2008 by Sept_19_2002
	24Hrs a Day ~ 2nd April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start towards becoming more loving to my family and friends? Do I visit my parents? Am I more appreciative of my spouse than I was before? Am I grateful to my family for having put up with me? Have I found real understanding with my children? Do...	Sobrietyspell	0	354	Apr 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Facing Our Darker Side (Preview) Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. -- Step Four of Al-Anon By the time we get to the Fourth of the Twelve Steps, we are ready to face our darker side, the side that prevents us from loving others, from letting others love us, and from enjoying life and ourselves. The purpose of...	Quetzal	0	342	Apr 2, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections 4/1 (Preview) LOOKING WITHIN April 1, 2008 \| Leave a Comment ÃÂ Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 42 Step Four is the vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what the liabilities in each of us have been, and are. I want to find exactly how, wh...	lani	0	312	Apr 1, 2008 by lani
	Whaddup? (Preview) Thank you all for your recent help with my "Kick Myself in the Butt/Get over It" post. I found a great deal of help in writing out a Step 10, and I have made a good start in doing this regularly. I am also taking some time at night BEFORE I am dog-tired and passing out, to review the day and give stu...	jonijoni	1	373	Apr 1, 2008 by lani
	Going Easy (Preview) Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness - go in peace. Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life. Do not be in...	Quetzal	2	341	Apr 1, 2008 by lani
	HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIELLE!!!!!! (Preview)	lani	6	487	Apr 1, 2008 by lani
	Need Prayers for a Friend. (Preview) My friend Crystal lost her infant son this week. She left the baby with his father to go to a meeting, and when she came home, he had shaken the baby and to make a long story short, the baby survived only about 2 weeks after the incident, due to fractures and brain damage. Some of you may have heard about thi...	jonijoni	6	337	Apr 1, 2008 by jonijoni
	24Hrs a Day ~ 1st April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start towards becoming more honest? Do I no longer have to lie to my husband or wife? Do I try to have meals on time, and do I try to earn what I make at work? Am I trying to be honest? Have I faced myself as I really am and have I admitted to myself that...	Sobrietyspell	0	335	Apr 1, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
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