Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

There are times when we simply do not know what to do, or where to go, next. Sometimes these periods are brief, sometimes lingering. We can get through these times. We can rely on our program and the disciplines of recovery. We can cope by using our faith, other people, and our resources. Accept unc...

Doll · Doll

TRUE AMBITION True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 124-25 During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us were victimized, sometimes more than once. We may have been physically abused, sexually abused, or exploited by the addictions of another. Understand that if another person has abused us, it is not cause for us to feel shame. The guilt for the act of abuse belongs to the perpetrator, not t...

Doll · Doll

Some History of AA Chips The traditions of chips, medallions and birthdays vary in different parts of the country and I thought it would be interesting to present some of their history. There is evidence that early on many people in AA carried personal momentos to remind themselves of the importanc...

Zarathustra · Zarathustra

Okay well i wrote this on a drunken planeride-- it was my own ending to edward arlington robinsons 'valley of the shadow'... I was just going over some things and found it as much as i like the poem, i really think it shows my alcoholic attitude pretty well. It is something i hope that i have either gotten p...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Few things can make us feel crazier than expecting something from someone who has nothing to give. Few things can frustrate us more than trying to make a person someone he or she isn't; we feel crazy when we try to pretend that person is someone he or she is not. We may have spent years negotiating with rea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ People who have had a slip are ashamed of themselves-sometimes so ashamed that they fear to go back to A.A. They develop the old inferiority complex and tell themselves that they are no good, that they have let down their friends in A.A., that they are hopeless, and that they ca...

lani · lani

Heard this in a meeting tonight....Hope I do it justice.... Staying sober is like riding a bike. As long as you keep pedaling slowly along you can have some sort of balance. (Keep it simple) Perhaps you can even coast along but that only works going down hill! When times get tough, you need to pedal a litt...

Doll · Doll

WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God...

Quetzal · Quetzal

"How much do we need to let go of?" a friend asked one day. "I'm not certain," I replied, "but maybe everything." Letting go is a spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical process, a sometimes mysterious metaphysical process of releasing to God and the Unive...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

Hi, I am a grateful recovering alcoholic. I just really need and want to share this about the dangers of alcoholism. It is quite frightening. My friend is an active alcoholic who has drank heavily for many years. He is only 39 years old. However, right now, he is unaware that he is even existing in t...

Wren · Wren

For some reason, when I hit the submit button, I get a blank page, so I will try this in response to the post from CarolinaGirl. Welcome CarolinaGirl, (my first post dissipated when I tried to submit it). So, I'll try again. Thank you so much for this share. It is a strong reminder of how insidious this dis...

KLT · KLT

Well this is my 3rd day sober. I couldnt sleep last night at all and also suffer with endometriosis to which I have been ABUSING co-codomol for some years. It started again last night and as I cant take anything that will work now, ive not had a good day at all. Im tired and in pain. My house is like a bomb...

Doll · Doll

T'was the night before Christmas, we'd been on a bender, Not a creature was stirring, not even a bartender. The empties were stacked by the chimney just fine, In hopes that St. Nick would fill them with wine. With Mama passed out and I still with my booze, She'd just settled down for a short litt...

Doll · Doll

A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 107 Many of us in A.A. puzzle over what is a spiritual awakening. I tended to look for a miracle, something dramatic and earth shattering. But what usual...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In spite of all we have learned in A.A., our old way of thinking comes back on us, sometimes with overwhelming force, and occasionally some of us have slips. We forget or refuse to call on the Higher Power for help. We seem to deliberately make our minds blank so far as A.A. traini...

jonijoni · jonijoni

I am 16 days sober today, after a relapse of a few weeks. Boy, I cannot express how fortunate I feel to have so much support available for me, from years past in the program. My family are members of Al Anon as well, and that is a blessing in and of itself. To have countless folks around me in my life who UNDERS...

Pytbull · Pytbull

I have been away for awhile and was away from the booze for awhile.I have started to drink again and now I am drinking hard stuff instead of beer.I am feeling pressured in my personal life and I think that is the reason for my relapse.When I was drinking beer,I was just drinking beer.Now that I am drinking...

Hollyhock · Hollyhock

A year and one half ago I was informed by husband that he had had in excess of 20 affairs-I was devastated...and still find it hard to forget. He diagnosed himself as a sex addict and had a few counciling sessions as well as reading a pile of books. We are successful business partners with 2 20ish college...

KLT · KLT

Hi everybody. Thank you for all your posts the other night. I have only just read them. I blacked out and found myself in bed from then until just now, going thru the cold turkey, sickness, sweats etc, we have all been there. Anyways, feeling a little better today, at least im up out of bed and I am goin...

Zarathustra · Zarathustra

ALmost did, but didn't. Didn't have time to goto a meeting either cause this book im sposed to be writin is due in seven days otherwise the publisher, who im damn lucky to have, is gonna cut me loose for being a flake (had like 90124193841 extensions already)...so too busy b/w work and this to go... Anywa...

Wren · Wren

"We focus on the negatives, losing ourselves in the problem. We point to our unhappy circumstances to rationalize our negative feelings. This is the easy way out. It takes, after all, very little effort to feel victimized." -- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Nothing and no one can make us a victim...

KLT · KLT

At the meeting tonight, there was a man there from when I was last sober 4 years ago. We looked at each other long and hard and at the ciggi break outside we realised where we knew each other from. I had only seen the guy twice at a big book meeting and we were curled up laughing because the chair had us all in...

Doll · Doll

INTO ACTION A.A. 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. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13 I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become active in our God-...

Hollyhock · Hollyhock

I tried to post a few hours ago, but I guess I am computer ignornant because I can't find my post. Any suggestions?

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we allow an alcoholic thought to lodge in our minds for any length of time, we are in danger of having a slip. Therefore we must dispel such thoughts at once, by refusing their admittance and by immediately putting constructive thoughts in their place. Remember that alcoho...

Phil · Phil

Everywhere I go..... There I am.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ There is some alcoholic thought, conscious or unconscious, that comes before every slip. As long as we live, we must be on the lookout for such thoughts and guard against them. In fact, our A.A. training is mostly to prepare us, to make us ready to recognize such thoughts at on...

lani · lani

"Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope implies a certain amount of perseverance i.e., believing that a positive outcome is possible even when there is some evidence to the contrary." This weekend seems to have been a rough one for al...

Phil · Phil

When you lose a close friend or love relationship, you are likely to feel great sorrow and heartache. Even when a bad relationship ends, there can be deep pain and grief. Coping with a divorce or relationship breakup of any kind can be very painful, and most people go through this experience at some poi...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us are skilled at denying and discounting what hurts us. We may endure a particular situation, telling ourselves repeatedly it's not that bad; we shouldn't be so demanding; it'll change any day; we should be able to live with it; it doesn't annoy us; the other person didn't really mean it; it do...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

hey y'all, well, got past those couple of days of depression, at least the constant depression anyway... still having bad ups and downs though, but not as severe downs at least... I went to a meeting Saturday night, one I hadn't tried yet that my sponsor suggested, was just me and a couple of older men, r...

Doll · Doll

IN ALL OUR AFFAIRS . . . . we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 I find that carrying the message of recovery to other alcoholics is easy because it helps me to stay sober and it provides me with a sense o...

learning · learning

I've just got off the phone with my son. My AH's nephew committed suicide this afternoon. Think the mind is in shock. If you all remember this was the one whom I had posted about sometime in May. He was in a serious motorcycle accident. He survived was back at work and just had a new little on...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The thoughts that come before having a slip seem to be partly subconscious. And yet it is likely that at least part of these thoughts get into our consciousness. An idle thought connected with drinking casually pops into our mind. That is the crucial moment. Will I harbor that...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We cannot afford to put our needs on hold, waiting for another person to fulfill us, make our life better, or come around and be who and what we want that person to be. That will create resentment, hostility, an unhealthy dependency, and a mess to deal with later on. If we have decided we want a particul...

KLT · KLT

I hope hope my last message didnt upset anybody with what I said about there being a lot of sick people in the rooms but I am afraid there is. I really did witness it first hand and took it to heart. Im sorry. Or is this just my insecurities again.

Zarathustra · Zarathustra

Well, hells bells.... First off lemme say that you alkies have helped me a lot. This forum is sorta like a meeting in that you sift thru and thru and yeah, stuffs cool and whatnot, but every once in a while, you pickup a real gem of wisdom...And when i was bitching about this and that, someone said "Yo...

KLT · KLT

Ive just got back from a really good meeting that the lady from the helpline took me to. It was in a church and there were lots of really nice people there. I even met up with an old friend who was a bridesmaid with me at my sons godmothers wedding. Feeling great.

nique · nique

Hi Joni! I have some ESH for you. I was sober for 3 years. I was very active in service work and meetings and sponsored half the women in San Diego. Then I got a job, ut oh! Gone went the meetings, service work, and sponsees. I stopped praying and being nice to people. I had the affair not my husband....

nique · nique

Today my sweet husband bought me a present, a DVD player! Wow! Well neither my husband nor I are very swift when it comes to anything technical. So when we discovered that our tv's are too old and dont have the right holes I could feel the panic set in. Then lookin at the stuff made me more panicy cause i...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

I had a lot of willpower.....for years I managed to stop trying to quit drinking. I always hated the sight of liquor....that's why I drank it so fast. There were times that if I got any higher....I would have needed a safety harness. Occasionally, I was held up by friends on my way home....it was the...

Doll · Doll

What a mess my world has been lately..... The good news, I think I'm over the coffee mug crisis. I shared it with John yesterday and it was the one thing that he could relate to! He has his own 'mug story". His is about a car. Then, of course, he proceeded to tell me it's just a cup, yada, yada, yada........

jonijoni · jonijoni

Excited about a meeting tonight. I have not been to one in without being dragged in months, and it feels so good to know that after my relapse, I am going "Home" tonight. Topic: How can i keep my appreciation of meetings, and keep GOING even after things get "normal" again? Thanks...

wagon · wagon

As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done." We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, ange...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

I see that St Pete Dean and KLT were able to post replies by clicking the "reply" at the top of a post in the blue border. Please try that until our site administrator can fix the problem. Hope it works for everyone.

Doll · Doll

SERENITY Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasn't sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experi...

Wren · Wren

We experience numerous disappointments each and every day. Our expectations go unmet, our plans are blocked by circumstance, our wishes go unfulfilled, and we discover that our lives are subject to a myriad of forces beyond our conscious control. In some cases, our response is powerful because we...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Kaz, That is great news and I am so pleased that you 'phoned the help-line. I know that everybody you meet at meetings will be terrific and so helpful. It was great, too, to read that you are feeling better than you have for a while. Please keep posting and letting us know how things go for you, won...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The thoughts that come before having a slip are often largely unconscious. It is a question whether or not our subconscious minds ever become entirely free from alcoholic thoughts as long as we live. For instance, some of us dream about being drunk when we are asleep, even aft...

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	When the Time is Right (Preview) There are times when we simply do not know what to do, or where to go, next. Sometimes these periods are brief, sometimes lingering. We can get through these times. We can rely on our program and the disciplines of recovery. We can cope by using our faith, other people, and our resources. Accept unc...	Quetzal	2	483	Dec 7, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections 12/7 (Preview) TRUE AMBITION True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 124-25 During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in...	Doll	0	293	Dec 7, 2007 by Doll
	Letting Go of Shame (Preview) Many of us were victimized, sometimes more than once. We may have been physically abused, sexually abused, or exploited by the addictions of another. Understand that if another person has abused us, it is not cause for us to feel shame. The guilt for the act of abuse belongs to the perpetrator, not t...	Quetzal	1	362	Dec 6, 2007 by nmike
	Some History of AA Chips (Preview) Some History of AA Chips The traditions of chips, medallions and birthdays vary in different parts of the country and I thought it would be interesting to present some of their history. There is evidence that early on many people in AA carried personal momentos to remind themselves of the importanc...	Doll	2	8738	Dec 6, 2007 by Phil
	Alcoholic Poetry...? (Preview) Okay well i wrote this on a drunken planeride-- it was my own ending to edward arlington robinsons 'valley of the shadow'... I was just going over some things and found it as much as i like the poem, i really think it shows my alcoholic attitude pretty well. It is something i hope that i have either gotten p...	Zarathustra	7	2190	Dec 6, 2007 by lani
	Difficult People (Preview) Few things can make us feel crazier than expecting something from someone who has nothing to give. Few things can frustrate us more than trying to make a person someone he or she isn't; we feel crazy when we try to pretend that person is someone he or she is not. We may have spent years negotiating with rea...	Quetzal	4	395	Dec 6, 2007 by jonijoni
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ People who have had a slip are ashamed of themselves-sometimes so ashamed that they fear to go back to A.A. They develop the old inferiority complex and tell themselves that they are no good, that they have let down their friends in A.A., that they are hopeless, and that they ca...	Sobrietyspell	1	331	Dec 6, 2007 by lani
	Bicycles (Preview) Heard this in a meeting tonight....Hope I do it justice.... Staying sober is like riding a bike. As long as you keep pedaling slowly along you can have some sort of balance. (Keep it simple) Perhaps you can even coast along but that only works going down hill! When times get tough, you need to pedal a litt...	lani	2	326	Dec 6, 2007 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections 12/6 (Preview) WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God...	Doll	0	400	Dec 6, 2007 by Doll
	Letting Go (Preview) "How much do we need to let go of?" a friend asked one day. "I'm not certain," I replied, "but maybe everything." Letting go is a spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical process, a sometimes mysterious metaphysical process of releasing to God and the Unive...	Quetzal	5	385	Dec 6, 2007 by Zarathustra
	Please Read!! Need to share!! (Preview) Hi, I am a grateful recovering alcoholic. I just really need and want to share this about the dangers of alcoholism. It is quite frightening. My friend is an active alcoholic who has drank heavily for many years. He is only 39 years old. However, right now, he is unaware that he is even existing in t...	carolinagirl	6	655	Dec 6, 2007 by carolinagirl
	CarolinaGirl (Preview) For some reason, when I hit the submit button, I get a blank page, so I will try this in response to the post from CarolinaGirl. Welcome CarolinaGirl, (my first post dissipated when I tried to submit it). So, I'll try again. Thank you so much for this share. It is a strong reminder of how insidious this dis...	Wren	1	306	Dec 6, 2007 by carolinagirl
	In a bad place today (Preview) Well this is my 3rd day sober. I couldnt sleep last night at all and also suffer with endometriosis to which I have been ABUSING co-codomol for some years. It started again last night and as I cant take anything that will work now, ive not had a good day at all. Im tired and in pain. My house is like a bomb...	KLT	4	539	Dec 5, 2007 by lani
	Santa's 12th Step Call (Preview) T'was the night before Christmas, we'd been on a bender, Not a creature was stirring, not even a bartender. The empties were stacked by the chimney just fine, In hopes that St. Nick would fill them with wine. With Mama passed out and I still with my booze, She'd just settled down for a short litt...	Doll	5	345	Dec 5, 2007 by Phil
	Daily Reflections 12/5 (Preview) A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 107 Many of us in A.A. puzzle over what is a spiritual awakening. I tended to look for a miracle, something dramatic and earth shattering. But what usual...	Doll	0	329	Dec 5, 2007 by Doll
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 5th December 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In spite of all we have learned in A.A., our old way of thinking comes back on us, sometimes with overwhelming force, and occasionally some of us have slips. We forget or refuse to call on the Higher Power for help. We seem to deliberately make our minds blank so far as A.A. traini...	Sobrietyspell	0	289	Dec 5, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	~~ Not taking thie for granted!! ~~ (Preview) I am 16 days sober today, after a relapse of a few weeks. Boy, I cannot express how fortunate I feel to have so much support available for me, from years past in the program. My family are members of Al Anon as well, and that is a blessing in and of itself. To have countless folks around me in my life who UNDERS...	jonijoni	5	735	Dec 5, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Been awhile and not for the better (Preview) I have been away for awhile and was away from the booze for awhile.I have started to drink again and now I am drinking hard stuff instead of beer.I am feeling pressured in my personal life and I think that is the reason for my relapse.When I was drinking beer,I was just drinking beer.Now that I am drinking...	Pytbull	5	376	Dec 4, 2007 by Pytbull
	Looking for help to recover from alcholism (Preview) A year and one half ago I was informed by husband that he had had in excess of 20 affairs-I was devastated...and still find it hard to forget. He diagnosed himself as a sex addict and had a few counciling sessions as well as reading a pile of books. We are successful business partners with 2 20ish college...	Hollyhock	6	701	Dec 4, 2007 by Hollyhock
	Im here, im alive AND im sober for today. (Preview) Hi everybody. Thank you for all your posts the other night. I have only just read them. I blacked out and found myself in bed from then until just now, going thru the cold turkey, sickness, sweats etc, we have all been there. Anyways, feeling a little better today, at least im up out of bed and I am goin...	KLT	9	656	Dec 4, 2007 by lani
	dljsfhs jkgszjldgk serr...Almost drank today...[more ambling] (Preview) ALmost did, but didn't. Didn't have time to goto a meeting either cause this book im sposed to be writin is due in seven days otherwise the publisher, who im damn lucky to have, is gonna cut me loose for being a flake (had like 90124193841 extensions already)...so too busy b/w work and this to go... Anywa...	Zarathustra	7	642	Dec 4, 2007 by senor mouse
	Refuse to be a Victim (Preview) "We focus on the negatives, losing ourselves in the problem. We point to our unhappy circumstances to rationalize our negative feelings. This is the easy way out. It takes, after all, very little effort to feel victimized." -- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Nothing and no one can make us a victim...	Wren	1	396	Dec 4, 2007 by jonijoni
	Met a man in the meeting tonight. (Preview) At the meeting tonight, there was a man there from when I was last sober 4 years ago. We looked at each other long and hard and at the ciggi break outside we realised where we knew each other from. I had only seen the guy twice at a big book meeting and we were curled up laughing because the chair had us all in...	KLT	5	478	Dec 4, 2007 by jonijoni
	Daily Reflections 12/4 (Preview) INTO ACTION A.A. 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. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13 I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become active in our God-...	Doll	0	274	Dec 4, 2007 by Doll
	Second attempt to post, first failed or I can't find it (Preview) I tried to post a few hours ago, but I guess I am computer ignornant because I can't find my post. Any suggestions?	Hollyhock	1	384	Dec 4, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we allow an alcoholic thought to lodge in our minds for any length of time, we are in danger of having a slip. Therefore we must dispel such thoughts at once, by refusing their admittance and by immediately putting constructive thoughts in their place. Remember that alcoho...	Sobrietyspell	0	287	Dec 4, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Thought For The Day (Preview) Everywhere I go..... There I am.	Phil	3	516	Dec 4, 2007 by StPeteDean
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 3rd Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ There is some alcoholic thought, conscious or unconscious, that comes before every slip. As long as we live, we must be on the lookout for such thoughts and guard against them. In fact, our A.A. training is mostly to prepare us, to make us ready to recognize such thoughts at on...	Sobrietyspell	2	437	Dec 4, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Hope (Preview) "Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope implies a certain amount of perseverance i.e., believing that a positive outcome is possible even when there is some evidence to the contrary." This weekend seems to have been a rough one for al...	lani	3	1942	Dec 3, 2007 by lani
	Grieving A relationship (Preview) When you lose a close friend or love relationship, you are likely to feel great sorrow and heartache. Even when a bad relationship ends, there can be deep pain and grief. Coping with a divorce or relationship breakup of any kind can be very painful, and most people go through this experience at some poi...	Phil	2	1647	Dec 3, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Developing Healthy Tolerance (Preview) Many of us are skilled at denying and discounting what hurts us. We may endure a particular situation, telling ourselves repeatedly it's not that bad; we shouldn't be so demanding; it'll change any day; we should be able to live with it; it doesn't annoy us; the other person didn't really mean it; it do...	Quetzal	2	431	Dec 3, 2007 by Phil
	couldn't sleep... interesting night... (Preview) hey y'all, well, got past those couple of days of depression, at least the constant depression anyway... still having bad ups and downs though, but not as severe downs at least... I went to a meeting Saturday night, one I hadn't tried yet that my sponsor suggested, was just me and a couple of older men, r...	ChicknLittle	1	307	Dec 3, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 12/3 (Preview) IN ALL OUR AFFAIRS . . . . we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 I find that carrying the message of recovery to other alcoholics is easy because it helps me to stay sober and it provides me with a sense o...	Doll	0	263	Dec 3, 2007 by Doll
	Prayers, prayers, and more prayers (Preview) I've just got off the phone with my son. My AH's nephew committed suicide this afternoon. Think the mind is in shock. If you all remember this was the one whom I had posted about sometime in May. He was in a serious motorcycle accident. He survived was back at work and just had a new little on...	learning	6	562	Dec 3, 2007 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 2nd Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The thoughts that come before having a slip seem to be partly subconscious. And yet it is likely that at least part of these thoughts get into our consciousness. An idle thought connected with drinking casually pops into our mind. That is the crucial moment. Will I harbor that...	Sobrietyspell	4	508	Dec 3, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Putting Our Life on Hold (Preview) We cannot afford to put our needs on hold, waiting for another person to fulfill us, make our life better, or come around and be who and what we want that person to be. That will create resentment, hostility, an unhealthy dependency, and a mess to deal with later on. If we have decided we want a particul...	Quetzal	3	1140	Dec 3, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	I hope i didnt upset anybody, it was just my experience. (Preview) I hope hope my last message didnt upset anybody with what I said about there being a lot of sick people in the rooms but I am afraid there is. I really did witness it first hand and took it to heart. Im sorry. Or is this just my insecurities again.	KLT	6	607	Dec 3, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Random ramblings about the weekend + this crap really works (Preview) Well, hells bells.... First off lemme say that you alkies have helped me a lot. This forum is sorta like a meeting in that you sift thru and thru and yeah, stuffs cool and whatnot, but every once in a while, you pickup a real gem of wisdom...And when i was bitching about this and that, someone said "Yo...	Zarathustra	3	388	Dec 2, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Ive been to a meeting (Preview) Ive just got back from a really good meeting that the lady from the helpline took me to. It was in a church and there were lots of really nice people there. I even met up with an old friend who was a bridesmaid with me at my sons godmothers wedding. Feeling great.	KLT	3	516	Dec 2, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Reply To Joni: 12 Days Sober Again (Preview) Hi Joni! I have some ESH for you. I was sober for 3 years. I was very active in service work and meetings and sponsored half the women in San Diego. Then I got a job, ut oh! Gone went the meetings, service work, and sponsees. I stopped praying and being nice to people. I had the affair not my husband....	nique	5	733	Dec 2, 2007 by KLT
	Following Direction (Preview) Today my sweet husband bought me a present, a DVD player! Wow! Well neither my husband nor I are very swift when it comes to anything technical. So when we discovered that our tv's are too old and dont have the right holes I could feel the panic set in. Then lookin at the stuff made me more panicy cause i...	nique	3	325	Dec 2, 2007 by jonijoni
	When I was drinking (Preview) I had a lot of willpower.....for years I managed to stop trying to quit drinking. I always hated the sight of liquor....that's why I drank it so fast. There were times that if I got any higher....I would have needed a safety harness. Occasionally, I was held up by friends on my way home....it was the...	Sick of being sick	5	326	Dec 2, 2007 by KLT
	Whining, moaning, sharing....and finally...ES&H (Preview) What a mess my world has been lately..... The good news, I think I'm over the coffee mug crisis. I shared it with John yesterday and it was the one thing that he could relate to! He has his own 'mug story". His is about a car. Then, of course, he proceeded to tell me it's just a cup, yada, yada, yada........	Doll	5	1953	Dec 2, 2007 by lani
	excited (Preview) Excited about a meeting tonight. I have not been to one in without being dragged in months, and it feels so good to know that after my relapse, I am going "Home" tonight. Topic: How can i keep my appreciation of meetings, and keep GOING even after things get "normal" again? Thanks...	jonijoni	3	382	Dec 2, 2007 by jonijoni
	Big book (Preview) As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done." We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, ange...	wagon	2	431	Dec 2, 2007 by Phil
	try "reply" at top in blue border (Preview) I see that St Pete Dean and KLT were able to post replies by clicking the "reply" at the top of a post in the blue border. Please try that until our site administrator can fix the problem. Hope it works for everyone.	Sick of being sick	6	579	Dec 2, 2007 by nique
	Daily Reflections 12/2 (Preview) SERENITY Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasn't sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experi...	Doll	0	251	Dec 2, 2007 by Doll
	Letting Go of the Little Stuff-OM (Preview) We experience numerous disappointments each and every day. Our expectations go unmet, our plans are blocked by circumstance, our wishes go unfulfilled, and we discover that our lives are subject to a myriad of forces beyond our conscious control. In some cases, our response is powerful because we...	Wren	1	365	Dec 2, 2007 by Quetzal
	Re: Plucked up the courage to make that call. (Preview) Hi Kaz, That is great news and I am so pleased that you 'phoned the help-line. I know that everybody you meet at meetings will be terrific and so helpful. It was great, too, to read that you are feeling better than you have for a while. Please keep posting and letting us know how things go for you, won...	Quetzal	4	439	Dec 2, 2007 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The thoughts that come before having a slip are often largely unconscious. It is a question whether or not our subconscious minds ever become entirely free from alcoholic thoughts as long as we live. For instance, some of us dream about being drunk when we are asleep, even aft...	Sobrietyspell	0	271	Dec 1, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
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