Alcoholics Anonymous

Sideburns · Sideburns

I've been drinking habitually since August this year. I've been drinking long before that, but it was not habitual before August. My brother's best friend was murdered on his birthday, August sixteenth. My brother and I drank together heavily for about a month, then he went to basic training in the U...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A better way to judge people is to look for all the good in them. If you look hard enough and long enough, you ought to be able to find some good in every person. In A.A. I learned that my job was to try to bring out the good, not criticize the bad. Every alcoholic is used to being judged...

lani · lani

One of my favorite patients from "the old job" passed away. I will always remember him because no matter what he always had a smile on his face and brought much laughter and joy into my life. He would come in for his treatment and always have on some funky wig...Dredlocks, a huge afro or sport s...

Doll · Doll

VITAL SUSTENANCE Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, sunshine. And for the same reason. When we refuse air, light or food, the body suffers. And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our e...

Doll · Doll

AA Old Preamble - 1940 We are gathered here because we are faced with the fact that we are powerless over alcohol and unable to do anything about it without the help of a Power greater than ourselves. We feel that each person's religious views, if any, are his own affair. The simple purpose of the program...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

When we own our feelings and come to understand that Anger is a useless emotion, then we are ready to be free from it. Anger is our frustrated response to our misunderstanding that we can not live life on our terms, we must live "life on life's terms". enjoy- Dean ANGER ...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

This is in response to "other" literature currently posted on the subject of Anger. I would've posted it in that thread but last time I did, the poster got angry (go figure). Our Big Book tells us that "...resentment is the number one offender", and "If we were to live, we ha...

cindy · cindy

well let see....my heart got broken and i have been getting over that...back to basics, meetings, get there early for setting up ect. greet new people. first 2 months after the "surprise" i couldnt eat and felt nauseated and had the shakes, i was crying harder than i ever have in my life. i do...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's okay to be angry, but it isn't healthy to be resentful. Regardless of what we learned as children, no matter what we saw role modeled, we can learn to deal with our anger in ways that are healthy for us and for those around us. We can have our angry feelings. We can connect with them, own them, and feel t...

Doll · Doll

INTUITION AND INSPIRATION . . . . we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don't struggle. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 I invest my time in what I truly love. Step Eleven is a discipline that allows me and my Higher Power to be together, reminding me that...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Lani, I just wanted to wish you well with your new job today. You mentioned in a post yesterday that you were feeling apprehensive because it's something new. Lani, you'll be fine! I know that you will. You'll be in my thoughts. Please let us all know how it goes for you, won't you? Take care, ...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Who am I to judge other people? Have I proved by my great success in life that I know all the answers? Exactly the opposite. Until I came into A.A., my life could be called a failure. I made all the mistakes one could make. I took all the wrong roads there were to take. On the basis of m...

Doll · Doll

OMG! The pain I've been in, again, since Thursday. I had about 10 good days of relief. Really thought I was on the road to being pain free....Found out the last MRI was only cervical. Those IDIOTS didn't scan my whole spine! I truely believe it's another ruptured disks but it's farther down. Been here be...

Doll · Doll

LOOKING OUTWARD We ask especially for freedom from self-will, and are careful to make no requests for ourselves only. We may ask for ourselves, however, if others will be helped. We are careful never to pray for our own selfish ends. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87 As an active alcoholic, I allowed selfi...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We do not have to wait for others to come to our aid. We are not victims. We are not helpless. Letting go of faulty thinking means we realize there are no knights on white horses, no magical grandmothers in the sky watching, waiting to rescue us. Teachers may come our way, but they will not rescue. The...

Phil · Phil

How to Stay Awake in AA Meetings Do you keep falling asleep in meetings? What about those long and boring drunkalogs? Here is a way to change all that... 1. Before (or during) your next meeting, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that a 5" x5" is a good size. Divide the card into colu...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I am less critical of other people, inside and outside of A.A. I used to run people down all the time. I realize now that it was because I wanted unconsciously to build myself up. I was envious of people who lived normal lives. I couldn't understand why I couldn't be like them. And...

lani · lani

Hiya all! Met my new friend from "the program" for dinner then to the AA variety show. What a great night! The show was hilarious and lots of great talent of all sorts! Its a 3 nite thing and it was packed tonight. Im actually lucky that where I live there's a million things to do with your AA bud...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Wait until the time is right. It is self-defeating to postpone or procrastinate; it is also self-defeating to act too soon, before the time is right. Sometimes, we panic and take action out of fear. Sometimes, we take untimely action for revenge or because we want to punish someone. We act or speak t...

lani · lani

"Im glad you are going to try that new job. But make sure that you are only going to "try. If you approach the project in the attitude that 'I must suceed, I must not fail, I cannot fail,' then you practically guarantee the flop which in turn will guarantee a drinking relapse. But if you look at t...

Doll · Doll

MORNING THOUGHTS Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164 For many years I pondered over God's will for me, believing that perhaps a great destiny had been ordained for my life. After all, having been born into a specific fait...

JoeB · JoeB

I recently was asked to speak for my home group. To share my experience, Strength and Hope. The talk was recorded so I figured hey why not share it online with others in Recovery. Here is the link http://jbhosting.com/joebellspeakermeeting/ Joe B. Sobriety Date: 20 May 1991 -- Edited by JoeB at 18:15...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I think of all who have gone before me, I realize that I am only one, not very important, person. What happens to me is not so important after all. And A.A. has taught me to be more outgoing, to seek friendship by going at least half way, to have a sincere desire to help. I have mo...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, it probably sounds like I've been on a rollercoaster ride lately.... doing ok, then doing bad, then doing ok again.... lol I'm at my mom's now, she and my little brother came and picked me up this morning. Starting yesterday I'd switched my pain pill to every 8 hours instead of 12 hours,...

Doll · Doll

SELF-ACCEPTANCE We know that God lovingly watches over us. We know that when we turn to Him, all will be well with us, here and hereafter. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 I pray for the willingness to remember that I am a child of God, a divine soul in human form, and that my most basic and urgent...

Phil · Phil

To laugh, is to risk playing the fool. To weep, is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another, is to risk involvement. To expose feelings, is to risk exposing our true selves. To put your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk loss. To love, is to risk not being loved in return. To live...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Being present is an expression of love. When someone we care about is in distress, we may not know what to say. We'd like to make the hurt go away and set everything right, but we feel awkward and powerless. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give each other is our presence, our attention. As we recov...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I am less self-centered. The world used to revolve around me at the center. I cared more about myself, my own needs and desires, my own pleasure, my own way, than I did about the whole rest of the world. What happened to me was more important than anything else I could think of. I wa...

Phil · Phil

Codependency is: at it's core, a dysfunctional relationship with self. We do not know how to Love our self in healthy ways because our parents did not know how to Love themselves. We were raised in shame-based societies that taught us that there is something wrong with being human. The messages w...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

I can't deal with this... I've been doing ok till today I just can't take it anymore. The pain pills wear off after about 6 hours, the muscle relaxer 2 hours after that sometimes help, but it hasn't today, and I still have an hour and a half till I can take another pain pill. I took one a little early last n...

Doll · Doll

A SENSE OF BELONGING Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 That's what it is -- belonging! After a session of meditation I knew that the feeling I was experiencing was a sense of belonging becau...

Quetzal · Quetzal

He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery! -- Anne Frank Someone once said happiness is like a butterfly: if we chase it, we'll never find it. But if we sit quietly, it will come and land on us. Faith and courage are the same. All we have to do is sit quietly and ask for these gifts from God. In...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have learned to be less negative and more positive. I used to take a negative view of almost everything. Most people, in my estimation, were bluffing. There seemed to be very little good in the world, but lots of hypocrisy and sham. People could not be trusted. They would &quo...

Doll · Doll

STEPPING INTO THE SUNLIGHT But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 Sometimes I think I don't have time for prayer and meditation, forgetting that I always found the time to drink. It is possible to make time f...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have worked too hard to make relationships work; sometimes those relationships didn't have a chance because the other person was unavailable or refused to participate. To compensate for the other person's unavailability, we worked too hard. We may have done all or most of the work. Thi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have lost much of my inferiority complex. I was always trying to escape from life. I did not want to face reality. I was full of self-pity. I was constantly sorry for myself. I tried to avoid all responsibilities. I did not feel that I could handle the responsibilities of my fam...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thankyou all for being here with me & sharing your stories. I want to give back some gratitude because I'm so happy through contentment. I haven't done my first straight run through the Steps as yet but I am certainly working the rudiments of what I'm learning in recovery on a daily basis. I'm partw...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

I asked the woman I've been talking to, if she would sponsor me... and also asked her about doing my 5th step. She said since I'll be at my mom's all next week, we'll plan to do it as soon as I get back, and she said if I feel that I want to redo it later that would be fine too... she started telling me about st...

lani · lani

Well guess what!!! I am finally going back to work!!! Just got offered a position at a great hospital!!! I start Monday!!! Thank you God! I was sooo stressed this morning and my husband thought I had been drinking!!! He said I was acting weird! (THE NERVE>>>HAHA) Dont blame him but the beauty...

Doll · Doll

AN INDIVIDUAL ADVENTURE Meditation is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries, either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can find, it is essentially an individual adventure, something which each one of us works out in his own way. TWELVE STE...

Quetzal · Quetzal

This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou 'canst not then be false to any man. -- William Shakespeare To thine own self be true. A grounding statement for those of us who get caught up in the storm of needs and feelings of others. Listen to the self. What do w...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

I know some people would probably tell me not to even worry about this right now, not till I get better.... but I'm still wanting to get my 5th step done, had finally "finished" my 4th step a couple of weeks ago... I'd been trying to reach a priest near here that listens to a lot of 5th steps, ce...

BatonRougian · BatonRougian

Hello forum, Ive been lurking but I thought I might get some insight, experience, advice, whatever... Im 11.5 years sober and for most of that time I have struggled with having a relationship with a Higher Power. Every now and then I feel like God is concerned with me personally but most of the time I jus...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have lost my resentments. I have found that getting even with people doesn't do any good.When we try to get revenge, instead of making us feel better, it leaves us frustrated and cheated. Instead of punishing our enemies, we've only hurt our own peace of mind. It does not pay t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Feeling angry - and, sometimes, the act of blaming - is a natural and necessary part of accepting loss and change - of grieving. We can allow ourselves and others to become angry as we move from denial toward acceptance. As we come to terms with loss and change, we may blame our higher Power, others, or...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

My mom came out here this morning, to clean house for me, and do some shopping for me... she actually wound up staying the night and will go home in the morning before she goes to work, cuz by the time she got done shopping it was dark and starting to rain... I got in with my regular dr today, she prescribed a...

learning · learning

The flood of support for the young officer killed a week ago in an accident in which the other two drivers had both been drinking. The local newspaper is flood with letters to the editor. Many want the license of operation put back to midnight, while others want the business closed......and ye...

lani · lani

I really need to get a job!!!! I should be in bed but all of a sudden Im addicted to the computer...(Swapping one addiction for another!!)Learning lots of new things and listening to some very cool music!! Being the eclectic music lover that I am , I cant get enough! Totally loving Spanish Harlem Orches...

Doll · Doll

LET GO AND LET GOD . . . praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 When I "Let Go and Let God," I think more clearly and wisely. Without having to think about it, I quickly let go of things that cause me immediate pain and...

Quetzal · Quetzal

There is a gift for us in each relationship that comes our way. Sometimes the gift is a behavior we're learning to acquire: detachment, self esteem, becoming confident enough to set a boundary, or owning our power in another way. Some relationships trigger healing in us - healing from issues of t...

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	(un)Comfortably Numb (Preview) I've been drinking habitually since August this year. I've been drinking long before that, but it was not habitual before August. My brother's best friend was murdered on his birthday, August sixteenth. My brother and I drank together heavily for about a month, then he went to basic training in the U...	Sideburns	6	439	Nov 15, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 14th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A better way to judge people is to look for all the good in them. If you look hard enough and long enough, you ought to be able to find some good in every person. In A.A. I learned that my job was to try to bring out the good, not criticize the bad. Every alcoholic is used to being judged...	Sobrietyspell	4	348	Nov 15, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	attitude (Preview) One of my favorite patients from "the old job" passed away. I will always remember him because no matter what he always had a smile on his face and brought much laughter and joy into my life. He would come in for his treatment and always have on some funky wig...Dredlocks, a huge afro or sport s...	lani	0	328	Nov 15, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 11/15 (Preview) VITAL SUSTENANCE Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, sunshine. And for the same reason. When we refuse air, light or food, the body suffers. And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our e...	Doll	0	357	Nov 15, 2007 by Doll
	1940 AA Preamble - (thought this was cooooool) (Preview) AA Old Preamble - 1940 We are gathered here because we are faced with the fact that we are powerless over alcohol and unable to do anything about it without the help of a Power greater than ourselves. We feel that each person's religious views, if any, are his own affair. The simple purpose of the program...	Doll	4	2382	Nov 14, 2007 by lani
	Avoiding Anger- Totally (Preview) When we own our feelings and come to understand that Anger is a useless emotion, then we are ready to be free from it. Anger is our frustrated response to our misunderstanding that we can not live life on our terms, we must live "life on life's terms". enjoy- Dean ANGER ...	StPeteDean	1	1354	Nov 14, 2007 by senor mouse
	AA'a View On Dealing With Anger (Preview) This is in response to "other" literature currently posted on the subject of Anger. I would've posted it in that thread but last time I did, the poster got angry (go figure). Our Big Book tells us that "...resentment is the number one offender", and "If we were to live, we ha...	StPeteDean	4	8711	Nov 14, 2007 by lani
	update! (Preview) well let see....my heart got broken and i have been getting over that...back to basics, meetings, get there early for setting up ect. greet new people. first 2 months after the "surprise" i couldnt eat and felt nauseated and had the shakes, i was crying harder than i ever have in my life. i do...	cindy	5	431	Nov 14, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Letting Our Anger Out (Preview) It's okay to be angry, but it isn't healthy to be resentful. Regardless of what we learned as children, no matter what we saw role modeled, we can learn to deal with our anger in ways that are healthy for us and for those around us. We can have our angry feelings. We can connect with them, own them, and feel t...	Quetzal	1	309	Nov 14, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 11/14 (Preview) INTUITION AND INSPIRATION . . . . we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don't struggle. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 I invest my time in what I truly love. Step Eleven is a discipline that allows me and my Higher Power to be together, reminding me that...	Doll	0	240	Nov 14, 2007 by Doll
	Good Luck Lani! (Preview) Hi Lani, I just wanted to wish you well with your new job today. You mentioned in a post yesterday that you were feeling apprehensive because it's something new. Lani, you'll be fine! I know that you will. You'll be in my thoughts. Please let us all know how it goes for you, won't you? Take care, ...	Quetzal	3	301	Nov 13, 2007 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 13th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Who am I to judge other people? Have I proved by my great success in life that I know all the answers? Exactly the opposite. Until I came into A.A., my life could be called a failure. I made all the mistakes one could make. I took all the wrong roads there were to take. On the basis of m...	Sobrietyspell	0	317	Nov 13, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Can't wait till 1pm f2f (Preview) OMG! The pain I've been in, again, since Thursday. I had about 10 good days of relief. Really thought I was on the road to being pain free....Found out the last MRI was only cervical. Those IDIOTS didn't scan my whole spine! I truely believe it's another ruptured disks but it's farther down. Been here be...	Doll	9	440	Nov 13, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 11/13 (Preview) LOOKING OUTWARD We ask especially for freedom from self-will, and are careful to make no requests for ourselves only. We may ask for ourselves, however, if others will be helped. We are careful never to pray for our own selfish ends. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87 As an active alcoholic, I allowed selfi...	Doll	0	267	Nov 13, 2007 by Doll
	Taking Care of Ourselves (Preview) We do not have to wait for others to come to our aid. We are not victims. We are not helpless. Letting go of faulty thinking means we realize there are no knights on white horses, no magical grandmothers in the sky watching, waiting to rescue us. Teachers may come our way, but they will not rescue. The...	Quetzal	0	282	Nov 13, 2007 by Quetzal
	Keep An Open Mind, And Keep Smiling :) (Preview) How to Stay Awake in AA Meetings Do you keep falling asleep in meetings? What about those long and boring drunkalogs? Here is a way to change all that... 1. Before (or during) your next meeting, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that a 5" x5" is a good size. Divide the card into colu...	Phil	5	497	Nov 12, 2007 by learning
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 12th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I am less critical of other people, inside and outside of A.A. I used to run people down all the time. I realize now that it was because I wanted unconsciously to build myself up. I was envious of people who lived normal lives. I couldn't understand why I couldn't be like them. And...	Sobrietyspell	0	307	Nov 12, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Fun, Fun!! (Preview) Hiya all! Met my new friend from "the program" for dinner then to the AA variety show. What a great night! The show was hilarious and lots of great talent of all sorts! Its a 3 nite thing and it was packed tonight. Im actually lucky that where I live there's a million things to do with your AA bud...	lani	2	369	Nov 12, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Timing (Preview) Wait until the time is right. It is self-defeating to postpone or procrastinate; it is also self-defeating to act too soon, before the time is right. Sometimes, we panic and take action out of fear. Sometimes, we take untimely action for revenge or because we want to punish someone. We act or speak t...	Quetzal	1	300	Nov 12, 2007 by lani
	As Bill see's it... (Preview) "Im glad you are going to try that new job. But make sure that you are only going to "try. If you approach the project in the attitude that 'I must suceed, I must not fail, I cannot fail,' then you practically guarantee the flop which in turn will guarantee a drinking relapse. But if you look at t...	lani	0	282	Nov 12, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 11/12 (Preview) MORNING THOUGHTS Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164 For many years I pondered over God's will for me, believing that perhaps a great destiny had been ordained for my life. After all, having been born into a specific fait...	Doll	0	279	Nov 12, 2007 by Doll
	My Story - Joe B. - Audio download link included AA Speaker Audio my story (Preview) I recently was asked to speak for my home group. To share my experience, Strength and Hope. The talk was recorded so I figured hey why not share it online with others in Recovery. Here is the link http://jbhosting.com/joebellspeakermeeting/ Joe B. Sobriety Date: 20 May 1991 -- Edited by JoeB at 18:15...	JoeB	3	7443	Nov 11, 2007 by learning
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 11th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I think of all who have gone before me, I realize that I am only one, not very important, person. What happens to me is not so important after all. And A.A. has taught me to be more outgoing, to seek friendship by going at least half way, to have a sincere desire to help. I have mo...	Sobrietyspell	0	316	Nov 11, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Feeling so much better :) (Preview) Hey y'all, it probably sounds like I've been on a rollercoaster ride lately.... doing ok, then doing bad, then doing ok again.... lol I'm at my mom's now, she and my little brother came and picked me up this morning. Starting yesterday I'd switched my pain pill to every 8 hours instead of 12 hours,...	ChicknLittle	2	332	Nov 11, 2007 by ChicknLittle
	Daily Reflections 11/11 (Preview) SELF-ACCEPTANCE We know that God lovingly watches over us. We know that when we turn to Him, all will be well with us, here and hereafter. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 I pray for the willingness to remember that I am a child of God, a divine soul in human form, and that my most basic and urgent...	Doll	0	403	Nov 11, 2007 by Doll
	RISK (Preview) To laugh, is to risk playing the fool. To weep, is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another, is to risk involvement. To expose feelings, is to risk exposing our true selves. To put your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk loss. To love, is to risk not being loved in return. To live...	Phil	2	343	Nov 11, 2007 by Quetzal
	Being Present (Preview) Being present is an expression of love. When someone we care about is in distress, we may not know what to say. We'd like to make the hurt go away and set everything right, but we feel awkward and powerless. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give each other is our presence, our attention. As we recov...	Quetzal	0	319	Nov 11, 2007 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 10th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I am less self-centered. The world used to revolve around me at the center. I cared more about myself, my own needs and desires, my own pleasure, my own way, than I did about the whole rest of the world. What happened to me was more important than anything else I could think of. I wa...	Sobrietyspell	0	375	Nov 10, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Codependency (Preview) Codependency is: at it's core, a dysfunctional relationship with self. We do not know how to Love our self in healthy ways because our parents did not know how to Love themselves. We were raised in shame-based societies that taught us that there is something wrong with being human. The messages w...	Phil	4	591	Nov 10, 2007 by StPeteDean
	can't handle this (Preview) I can't deal with this... I've been doing ok till today I just can't take it anymore. The pain pills wear off after about 6 hours, the muscle relaxer 2 hours after that sometimes help, but it hasn't today, and I still have an hour and a half till I can take another pain pill. I took one a little early last n...	ChicknLittle	5	541	Nov 10, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 11/10 (Preview) A SENSE OF BELONGING Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 That's what it is -- belonging! After a session of meditation I knew that the feeling I was experiencing was a sense of belonging becau...	Doll	0	267	Nov 10, 2007 by Doll
	Faith and Courage (Preview) He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery! -- Anne Frank Someone once said happiness is like a butterfly: if we chase it, we'll never find it. But if we sit quietly, it will come and land on us. Faith and courage are the same. All we have to do is sit quietly and ask for these gifts from God. In...	Quetzal	1	317	Nov 10, 2007 by Phil
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 9th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have learned to be less negative and more positive. I used to take a negative view of almost everything. Most people, in my estimation, were bluffing. There seemed to be very little good in the world, but lots of hypocrisy and sham. People could not be trusted. They would &quo...	Sobrietyspell	0	376	Nov 9, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections 11/9 (Preview) STEPPING INTO THE SUNLIGHT But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 Sometimes I think I don't have time for prayer and meditation, forgetting that I always found the time to drink. It is possible to make time f...	Doll	1	363	Nov 9, 2007 by TenderheartsKS
	Accepting Love (Preview) Many of us have worked too hard to make relationships work; sometimes those relationships didn't have a chance because the other person was unavailable or refused to participate. To compensate for the other person's unavailability, we worked too hard. We may have done all or most of the work. Thi...	Quetzal	1	344	Nov 9, 2007 by Doll
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 8th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have lost much of my inferiority complex. I was always trying to escape from life. I did not want to face reality. I was full of self-pity. I was constantly sorry for myself. I tried to avoid all responsibilities. I did not feel that I could handle the responsibilities of my fam...	Sobrietyspell	0	359	Nov 8, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	What AA has done for me.. (Preview) Thankyou all for being here with me & sharing your stories. I want to give back some gratitude because I'm so happy through contentment. I haven't done my first straight run through the Steps as yet but I am certainly working the rudiments of what I'm learning in recovery on a daily basis. I'm partw...	Sobrietyspell	4	860	Nov 8, 2007 by Phil
	Got a sponsor... tryin to stay involved... tryin to hang in here (Preview) I asked the woman I've been talking to, if she would sponsor me... and also asked her about doing my 5th step. She said since I'll be at my mom's all next week, we'll plan to do it as soon as I get back, and she said if I feel that I want to redo it later that would be fine too... she started telling me about st...	ChicknLittle	0	429	Nov 8, 2007 by ChicknLittle
	HALLELUIA!!!!!! (Preview) Well guess what!!! I am finally going back to work!!! Just got offered a position at a great hospital!!! I start Monday!!! Thank you God! I was sooo stressed this morning and my husband thought I had been drinking!!! He said I was acting weird! (THE NERVE>>>HAHA) Dont blame him but the beauty...	lani	12	473	Nov 8, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 11/8 (Preview) AN INDIVIDUAL ADVENTURE Meditation is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries, either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can find, it is essentially an individual adventure, something which each one of us works out in his own way. TWELVE STE...	Doll	0	303	Nov 8, 2007 by Doll
	True to Ourselves (Preview) This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou 'canst not then be false to any man. -- William Shakespeare To thine own self be true. A grounding statement for those of us who get caught up in the storm of needs and feelings of others. Listen to the self. What do w...	Quetzal	0	347	Nov 8, 2007 by Quetzal
	5th step? (Preview) I know some people would probably tell me not to even worry about this right now, not till I get better.... but I'm still wanting to get my 5th step done, had finally "finished" my 4th step a couple of weeks ago... I'd been trying to reach a priest near here that listens to a lot of 5th steps, ce...	ChicknLittle	6	1635	Nov 7, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Faithless (Preview) Hello forum, Ive been lurking but I thought I might get some insight, experience, advice, whatever... Im 11.5 years sober and for most of that time I have struggled with having a relationship with a Higher Power. Every now and then I feel like God is concerned with me personally but most of the time I jus...	BatonRougian	11	541	Nov 7, 2007 by BatonRougian
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 7th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have lost my resentments. I have found that getting even with people doesn't do any good.When we try to get revenge, instead of making us feel better, it leaves us frustrated and cheated. Instead of punishing our enemies, we've only hurt our own peace of mind. It does not pay t...	Sobrietyspell	0	323	Nov 7, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Anger (Preview) Feeling angry - and, sometimes, the act of blaming - is a natural and necessary part of accepting loss and change - of grieving. We can allow ourselves and others to become angry as we move from denial toward acceptance. As we come to terms with loss and change, we may blame our higher Power, others, or...	Quetzal	15	765	Nov 7, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Had a good day today, in better spirits :) (Preview) My mom came out here this morning, to clean house for me, and do some shopping for me... she actually wound up staying the night and will go home in the morning before she goes to work, cuz by the time she got done shopping it was dark and starting to rain... I got in with my regular dr today, she prescribed a...	ChicknLittle	4	382	Nov 7, 2007 by ChicknLittle
	"Another one bites the dust...." (Preview) The flood of support for the young officer killed a week ago in an accident in which the other two drivers had both been drinking. The local newspaper is flood with letters to the editor. Many want the license of operation put back to midnight, while others want the business closed......and ye...	learning	2	496	Nov 7, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi (Preview) I really need to get a job!!!! I should be in bed but all of a sudden Im addicted to the computer...(Swapping one addiction for another!!)Learning lots of new things and listening to some very cool music!! Being the eclectic music lover that I am , I cant get enough! Totally loving Spanish Harlem Orches...	lani	2	310	Nov 7, 2007 by BatonRougian
	Daily Reflections 11/7 (Preview) LET GO AND LET GOD . . . praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 When I "Let Go and Let God," I think more clearly and wisely. Without having to think about it, I quickly let go of things that cause me immediate pain and...	Doll	2	334	Nov 7, 2007 by Doll
	Relationships (Preview) There is a gift for us in each relationship that comes our way. Sometimes the gift is a behavior we're learning to acquire: detachment, self esteem, becoming confident enough to set a boundary, or owning our power in another way. Some relationships trigger healing in us - healing from issues of t...	Quetzal	0	308	Nov 7, 2007 by Quetzal
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