Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

jonijoni · jonijoni

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnE2VGRS3Q8 Is it getting better Or do you feel the same Will it make it easier on you now You got someone to blame You say... One love One life When it's one need In the night One love We get to share it Leaves you baby if you Don't care for it Did I disappoint you Or leave a b...

Jenny · Jenny

I think.. well I don't think I know i have a problem. Idrink every night. I hate myself in the morning, when I even see the morning. I hate myself all day. But still do the same thing again. I don't understand why I do this. My husband does not drink. I actually go in a panic if I look in the fridge and see that I o...

Jenny · Jenny

I am so embarassed. it started with a beer here and there, but I now can't stop. I actually haven't not had a drink in a few years, with the exception of if i was sick. Please read my reply in the post i am new here. Jenny

Doll · Doll

It's THAT time again. Myrtle Beach BIKE WEEK. Woo Hoo! Heading out in a few hours and will be on the beach by 3pm today. The bad news, we're trailering the bikes this year due to my physical ailments. The good news, it won't matter in the long run. THIS one is about the destination not the journey. I have a ca...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We can depend on those members of any group who have gone all out for the program. They come to meetings. They work with other alcoholics. We don't have to worry about their slipping. They're loyal members of the group. I'm trying to be a loyal member of the group. When I'm tempte...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Need to bitch, and then be grateful. Anyone want to join me, you are welcome to. It is all about Balance, right??? LOL Bitch List: Going to rain every single day this week. Sunny today, but have horrible cramps. (gggrrrrrrrrr) Back yard looks like crap. Need a meeting. Can't afford a deck yet. just paid...

jeannie · jeannie

Personality Change"It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently withou...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I think my greatest attraction to alcohol was the deadening of my feelings and emotions...if I felt the signs a manic high or dark morose low approaching I could always nip them in the bud along with all the internal chaos and turmoil that came with either. No matter what I was facing/fearing alcohol wa...

lani · lani

Just realized my heading probably really grabbed your attention!!!! lol You have to check out sarah brightman and andrea bocelli video on You tube..."Time to say goodbye(Romanza)" Classical music but oh does it give me goose bumps!!!!! She was in the Phantom of the opera for a spell......

jonijoni · jonijoni

UGH. I had expected to do quite well on my externship evaluation. Throughout the entire month and a half I was there at the cardiovascular group, I was given much praise and encouragement. I got along well with everyone, and excelled at clinical tasks. But, My school externship coordinator called m...

Doll · Doll

One of the gals in my HG had 14 months sober, she went out for about 8-10 hours the other day. She called me last night to tell me and said she 'pounded' drinks like she was trying to make up for lost time (her words). I think she said this was Monday night. Anyway as of yesterday she still felt hungover and sic...

Doll · Doll

To top off all the other things I'm dealing with, vinyl siding, 2 car wrecks, excruciating (unbelievable) physical pain today, I walk into the laundry room this morning and step in a puddle. Water heater is leaking like a sieve! I was able to get a plumber here and have it replaced for upwards of $400...

Nisha · Nisha

Hello Everyone.... Things at office went great. I got a good deal, and fresh lease of life at work.I am so grateful for having got this opportunity. My problems at work was recognised by management, at the same time I realised that my sickness is having affect on my beaviour with my line manager also. Ha...

nique · nique

Hi everyone! I have been gone quite a while. Was out there doing that ugly research again. No it has not gotten any better out there. I went through 2 weeks of hellish detoxing and am just feeling good enough to sit up and type. I really did a number on myself. I pray I have hit my last bottom. I found a wo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day~ We alcoholics used so little self control when we were drinking; we were so absolutely selfish, that it does us good to give up something once in a while. Using self-discipline and denying ourselves a few things is good for us. At first, giving up liquor is a big enough job for al...

lani · lani

AA Thought for the Day May 9, 2008 Ifs Alcoholism respects no ifs. It does not go away, not for a week, for a day, or even for an hour, leaving us nonalcoholic and able to drink again on some special occasion or for some extraordinary reason -- not even if it is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion or if a big sorro...

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

So far today I it has been a good day, my fever is down, my sinuses are dry, but I admitt that I have lost my voice, can barely speak. So it is a mixed bag today, some good and some bad. My poor websites, last night all three were working and this morning only two were working and after about an hour of fiddlin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

jonijoni · jonijoni

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

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

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

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

Doll · Doll

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

mikejones83 · mikejones83

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

Doll · Doll

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

lani · lani

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

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

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

lani · lani

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

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

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

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

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

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	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	487	May 14, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Happy Mothers Day (Preview)	jonijoni	5	433	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	575	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	472	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	1213	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	525	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	1185	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	573	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	556	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	408	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	771	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	532	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	403	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	601	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	7072	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	364	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	798	May 12, 2008 by lani
	ONE (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnE2VGRS3Q8 Is it getting better Or do you feel the same Will it make it easier on you now You got someone to blame You say... One love One life When it's one need In the night One love We get to share it Leaves you baby if you Don't care for it Did I disappoint you Or leave a b...	jonijoni	8	575	May 12, 2008 by jonijoni
	I am new in here (Preview) I think.. well I don't think I know i have a problem. Idrink every night. I hate myself in the morning, when I even see the morning. I hate myself all day. But still do the same thing again. I don't understand why I do this. My husband does not drink. I actually go in a panic if I look in the fridge and see that I o...	Jenny	16	1081	May 11, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Just embarrased (Preview) I am so embarassed. it started with a beer here and there, but I now can't stop. I actually haven't not had a drink in a few years, with the exception of if i was sick. Please read my reply in the post i am new here. Jenny	Jenny	2	724	May 11, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Son of a ............. BEACH!! (Preview) It's THAT time again. Myrtle Beach BIKE WEEK. Woo Hoo! Heading out in a few hours and will be on the beach by 3pm today. The bad news, we're trailering the bikes this year due to my physical ailments. The good news, it won't matter in the long run. THIS one is about the destination not the journey. I have a ca...	Doll	5	507	May 11, 2008 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 11th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We can depend on those members of any group who have gone all out for the program. They come to meetings. They work with other alcoholics. We don't have to worry about their slipping. They're loyal members of the group. I'm trying to be a loyal member of the group. When I'm tempte...	Sobrietyspell	0	403	May 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	LISTS....... (???) (Preview) Need to bitch, and then be grateful. Anyone want to join me, you are welcome to. It is all about Balance, right??? LOL Bitch List: Going to rain every single day this week. Sunny today, but have horrible cramps. (gggrrrrrrrrr) Back yard looks like crap. Need a meeting. Can't afford a deck yet. just paid...	jonijoni	4	478	May 11, 2008 by Jenny
	As Bill Sees It - page 1 (Preview) Personality Change"It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently withou...	jeannie	3	3858	May 10, 2008 by StPeteDean
	The un-numbing (Preview) I think my greatest attraction to alcohol was the deadening of my feelings and emotions...if I felt the signs a manic high or dark morose low approaching I could always nip them in the bud along with all the internal chaos and turmoil that came with either. No matter what I was facing/fearing alcohol wa...	Tipsy McStagger	10	636	May 10, 2008 by TenderheartsKS
	Time to say Goodbye (Preview) Just realized my heading probably really grabbed your attention!!!! lol You have to check out sarah brightman and andrea bocelli video on You tube..."Time to say goodbye(Romanza)" Classical music but oh does it give me goose bumps!!!!! She was in the Phantom of the opera for a spell......	lani	3	369	May 10, 2008 by lani
	Me and my EXPECTATIONS (Preview) UGH. I had expected to do quite well on my externship evaluation. Throughout the entire month and a half I was there at the cardiovascular group, I was given much praise and encouragement. I got along well with everyone, and excelled at clinical tasks. But, My school externship coordinator called m...	jonijoni	17	467	May 10, 2008 by StPeteDean
	? regarding WITHDRAWAL (I guess) (Preview) One of the gals in my HG had 14 months sober, she went out for about 8-10 hours the other day. She called me last night to tell me and said she 'pounded' drinks like she was trying to make up for lost time (her words). I think she said this was Monday night. Anyway as of yesterday she still felt hungover and sic...	Doll	5	482	May 10, 2008 by Doll
	S&%$ F%$@ DAMN IT! GRRRRRR!!!! (Preview) To top off all the other things I'm dealing with, vinyl siding, 2 car wrecks, excruciating (unbelievable) physical pain today, I walk into the laundry room this morning and step in a puddle. Water heater is leaking like a sieve! I was able to get a plumber here and have it replaced for upwards of $400...	Doll	9	821	May 9, 2008 by StPeteDean
	All Well (Preview) Hello Everyone.... Things at office went great. I got a good deal, and fresh lease of life at work.I am so grateful for having got this opportunity. My problems at work was recognised by management, at the same time I realised that my sickness is having affect on my beaviour with my line manager also. Ha...	Nisha	4	544	May 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I'm Back (Preview) Hi everyone! I have been gone quite a while. Was out there doing that ugly research again. No it has not gotten any better out there. I went through 2 weeks of hellish detoxing and am just feeling good enough to sit up and type. I really did a number on myself. I pray I have hit my last bottom. I found a wo...	nique	9	573	May 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 9th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day~ We alcoholics used so little self control when we were drinking; we were so absolutely selfish, that it does us good to give up something once in a while. Using self-discipline and denying ourselves a few things is good for us. At first, giving up liquor is a big enough job for al...	Sobrietyspell	0	389	May 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Ifs (Preview) AA Thought for the Day May 9, 2008 Ifs Alcoholism respects no ifs. It does not go away, not for a week, for a day, or even for an hour, leaving us nonalcoholic and able to drink again on some special occasion or for some extraordinary reason -- not even if it is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion or if a big sorro...	lani	1	786	May 9, 2008 by jeannie
	A new day (Preview) So far today I it has been a good day, my fever is down, my sinuses are dry, but I admitt that I have lost my voice, can barely speak. So it is a mixed bag today, some good and some bad. My poor websites, last night all three were working and this morning only two were working and after about an hour of fiddlin...	glenngds2006	2	355	May 9, 2008 by jonijoni
	Learning New Behaviors (Preview) Sometimes we'll take a few steps backward. That's okay too. Sometimes it's necessary. Sometimes it's part of going forward. -- Codependent No More Life is a Gentle Teacher. She wants to help us learn. The lessons she wants to teach us are the ones we need to learn. Some say they are the lessons we ch...	Quetzal	0	477	May 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	icky Drinking Feeling (Preview) Yuck. I have been feeling totally wiped out today and in a fog. Just general exhaustion from the new job, home repairs, spring cleanup, and they turned the water off 3 times since yesterday to fix a water-main which burst down the street, so I got behind on all my chores. I had the day off so I stayed close...	jonijoni	6	443	May 8, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day 7th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ It's very important to keep in a grateful frame of mind, if we want to stay sober. We should be grateful that we're living in a day and age when an alcoholic isn't treated as he often used to be treated before Alcoholics Anonymous was started. In the old days, every town had its tow...	Sobrietyspell	1	389	May 8, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections for May 8 (Preview) May 7, 2008 Daily Reflections RESPECT FOR OTHERS Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always considerate of others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 74 Respect for others is the lesson that I take out of this p...	eastcoastscott	0	364	May 8, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Thought for the day (Preview) The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --E. E. Cummings One of the true gifts of recovery is that we learn to laugh again. No matter how beat up our spirits have been by our addiction, no matter how heavy or hard our hearts have become, one day we find ourselves laughing. The lightness in o...	eastcoastscott	0	363	May 8, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 8th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I'm grateful that I found a program in A.A. that could keep me sober. I'm grateful that A.A. has shown me the way to faith in a Higher Power, because the renewing of that faith has changed my way of life. And I've found a happiness and contentment that I had forgotten existed, by si...	Sobrietyspell	0	403	May 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Feeling Good (Preview) Make yourself feel good. It's our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good. Recovery is not only about stopping painful feelings; it is about creating a good life for ourselves. We don't have to deny ourselves activities that help us feel good. Going to meetings,...	Quetzal	2	498	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I feel awful, but things will get better soon. (Preview) I woke up several times during the night because I was sick (flu I think). It is just a matter of time before I get well again. I will be ok in a few days. I am glad there is a way for me to go to meetings right now without going to meetings and spreading the flu. I used to go to meetings when I was sick regardless...	glenngds2006	4	438	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Things you wouldn't do in front of your sig. other/family/friend (Preview) . Get your mind outta the gutter ... I mean like silly stuff. Here's one I like to do and would NEVER in a million years do in front of my John or would even want him to know about..... I like to take hot chocolate mix and layer it in between ice cold milk and eat it with a spoon. It doesn't mix up like Nestle Quick...	Doll	5	511	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	What is wrong with me! (Preview) Lately ive noticed that I cant party like I use to. I use to be able to go out and drink a lot and be fine. But now, for some reason, I get all nervous and shaky when I am about to drink or drinking. I can drink half a beer and I will start feeling nausea. Can somebody please tell me why I get like this now or has anyb...	mikejones83	8	654	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Where is Phil? (Preview) I have not seen him here lately and he has not emailed me in quite a while....did I miss a post that he was taking a break?	Doll	10	479	May 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	wHERE IS jc2008? (Preview) hEY jEN jUST THINKING OF YOU! hOPE ALL IS WELL!!!!!!!!	lani	5	484	May 7, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Pleasant surprize (Preview) I was not expecting to have the bulk of my websites up and going until late Friday evening or early Saturday morning. and the reason for that was I was expecting the transfer from one web hosting company to another would take a couple more days that it did. About lunch time today the transfer was complete...	glenngds2006	1	370	May 7, 2008 by jonijoni
	reconstruction (Preview) Reconstruction Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. We must take the lead. A remorseful mumbling that we are sorry won't fill the bill at all. We ought to sit down with the family and frankly analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to criticize them. Their defects may be g...	lani	3	520	May 7, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections for May 7 (Preview) Daily Reflections RESPECT FOR OTHERS Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be unaffected. The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always considerate of others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 74 Respect for others is the lesson that I take out of this passage. I mus...	eastcoastscott	0	532	May 7, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Thought for the day (Preview) The Four Absolutes by the Oxford Group, used by early AAs before the Twelve Steps were written Absolute Honesty Both with ourselves and with others, in word, deed, and thought. Absolute Unselfishness To be willing, wherever possible, to help others who need our help. Absolute Love You s...	eastcoastscott	0	368	May 7, 2008 by eastcoastscott
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