Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

THE LAST PROMISE We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The last Promise in the Big Book came true for me on the very first day of sobriety. God kept me sober that day, and on every other day I allowed Him to operate in my life. He gives...

trudi · trudi

Just want to say thanks to everyone who replied to my post 6 months sober and struggling. Everything you lot said has helped. I feel great seem to have got through the rough patch without picking up!! Had a really good week my son has started school all day and my daughter is in nursery so I have some time to...

TLH · TLH

A good portion of my life I was a pretty good guy. I worked too much- and the funny thing is I paid the bills and thats about it. I had a wife and we had a daughter, we went on vacation now and then- camping in the desert or Disneyland or up the coast to Canada- mundane vacations that break up the monotony of life...

lani · lani

Well as usual, I am going to complain about work!! I think that messes w/ my sobriety more than anything!!I dont even know where to begin...Anyways, we're having a nursing meeting on Friday.. Comments Ive heard is "feelings are going to be hurt", "oh it will def be a bitch session&quo...

Phil · Phil

Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! - Guy Finley Unfulfilled expectations always cause problems. Having expectations in our culture is...

Pdinkle · Pdinkle

I am going on my 8th day sober today and recently I have just been starving all the time. No matter what I eat I don't feel full. I was wondering if this is a normal physical reaction or am I mentally comensating for the loss of alcohol intake? I was told about the craving of sugar, how alcohol turns to sugar a...

trudi · trudi

Just wanted to elaborate on what I said earlier I need to emphasise that I have a problem with revealing my real self because I HAVE NO IDEA whom I am!!! Also if this relates to anyone ??I am scared of getting OLD I am 38 and as a woman I feel like a failure!!!!!! I just compare myself to everyone else then so...

Doll · Doll

H.P. AS GUIDE See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164 Having a right relationship with God seemed to be an impossible order. My chaotic past had left me filled with guil...

atr232000 · atr232000

Hello I am a newcomer on here however not new to AA. I have been struggling lately but i have been doing things to keep my mind busy and this is what i came up with. I have created some desktops let me know what you think. Clicky Click Clicky Click Hope you all do well, one day at a time. atr232000

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, we act in a manner with which we are less than comfortable. That's human. That's why we have the words: "I'm sorry." They heal and bridge the gap. But we don't have to say, "I'm sorry" if we didn't do anything wrong. A sense of shame can keep us apologizing for everythin...

chappell_lm · chappell_lm

I was 10 weeks sober last night when I instictively just grabbed the bottle and made a drink. I didn't pause to contimplate the consequences, nor did I reason or rationalize it. I just did it...and then of course immediately following, felt tremendous guilt. I just couldn't believe that it happen...

Mikey_ · Mikey_

I'm sorry my Friend, that's inappropriate for this board, but do come back and share your ES&H with us any time. Chris -- Edited by Wren at 02:34, 2007-09-19

TLH · TLH

Long story. Bench Warrant. Stupid dogs and their tickets (that were lost on my desk and I missed my court date) anyhow! Funny thing is- and I'm only a "G" so I only sat through about six or eoght cases before my own came up (after lunch)- but pretty much everyone there was dealing with the repre...

Phil · Phil

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

Doll · Doll

ACCEPTANCE We admitted we couldn't lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power (if only our A.A. group) could do this hitherto impossible job. The moment we were able to accept these facts fully, our release from the alcohol c...

Phil · Phil

That after many many days, of being a part of this great AA message board fellowship... I find it necessary to step aside....re the position of a moderator, because of health issues. I will continue...as long as possible..to contribute... The people that have shared this board...have saved this ki...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Before recovery, my relationships were lousy. I didn't do very well on my job. I was enmeshed in my dysfunctional family. But at least I knew what to expect! -- Anonymous I want the second half of my life to be as good as the first half was miserable. Sometimes, I'm afraid it won't be. Sometimes, I'm frigh...

Simple · Simple

What else is sobriety but to feel vulnerable? Well, that's what I am feeling right now. Life is happening, and I'm showing up. I have had some amazing changes in my life in the last six months and they are wonderful. Still, I am feeling more feeble and afraid than normal (which I know, is to be expecte...

paxton · paxton

How many stores do we pass on the way to work that we used to stop at to buy our fix? I can count at least 5 (regular stops). It is like my car is pre-programmed to pull in to that store. But now, I just keep driving to my destination.

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Hey family. My sponsor has suggested I start writing stuff down/journaling. This was my favorite place to write. Kind of like home. I just went to this A.A. event in Chicago at the Pavillion. Thousands of people just like me and two truly wonderful speakers. Great experience. To hear the serenity pra...

Doll · Doll

As most of you know, after a very LTR, John and I parted 2 weeks ago...I've discovered I have NO friends and nothing to do....I go to work and come home. My phone doesn't ring. I don't even have anyone to call (unless it's AA related). I'm feeling pretty pathetic right now - UGH! Mostly because I've come t...

jeannie · jeannie

A man was seen coming and going from a married woman's house. Her neighbor watched with fascination, and concocted elaborate tales which she shared with her friends as truth. There was no evidence any more incriminating that the fact that the young man came regularly, but the rumor was that the wo...

Pdinkle · Pdinkle

Yesterday I made my 1st trip to the grocery store since I have decided to get sober. I was terrified of having to go in. In hindsight I shoud have taken a friend with me but I am happy to say that I didn't let temptation take over. I walked right past the lliquor and wine section without a pause. I knew this was...

Doll · Doll

FREEDOM FROM FEAR When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...

Quetzal · Quetzal

No matter how long we've been recovering, no matter how solid our spiritual ground, we may still feel an overwhelming desire at times to punish, or get even, with another person. We want revenge. We want to see the other person hurt the way he or she has hurt us. We want to see life deal that person just rew...

Wren · Wren

Watching a loved one or a peer traverse a path littered with stumbling blocks can be immensely painful. We instinctively want to guide them toward a safer track and share with them the wisdom we have acquired through experience. Yet all human beings have the right to carve their own paths without bein...

ron70062 · ron70062

Thanks to God and the great folks of AA online and in meetings, I made 3 Mos. today !!

Doll · Doll

WE STAND--OR FALL--TOGETHER . . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.563 Just as the Twelve Steps of A....

Quetzal · Quetzal

We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we can determine the timing. -- Codependent No More Hard times, stressful times, are not all there is to life, but they are part of life, growth, and moving...

paxton · paxton

Probably all of us. Just think, how much better we feel off the booze. I may be new to this, but am finding not many people want to actually chat. Maybe i'm on the wrong site. If anyone out there has a better way for me to find the online communication tools I need, please share. I'm 12 days sober and it a...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

"Reach into the stream, and try to pick up as much water as you can by clenching your fists tightly around it. Hold up your hand and see how much you could hold. Now turn up your palms and cup them as in supplication, and place them in the stream. Lift your hands and see how much you can now hold, witho...

Wren · Wren

Anxiety About Change When we find ourselves going through any kind of change in our lives, our natural response may be to tense up on the physical, mental, or emotional level. We may not even notice that we have braced ourselves against a shift until we recognize the anxiety, mood swings, or general wo...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Well, winds up that I'm moving back to Mississippi..... once I'd told my dad I was going to California, he offered me a house to rent... well I've been in Arkansas visiting family, and finally realized that financially I just can't do the trip to california... also, although I'm not afraid of hard w...

Doll · Doll

A NEW LIFE Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . Life will mean something at last. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even bette...

Wren · Wren

"We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, ov...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Too often, we try to gain a clear perspective before it is time. That will make us crazy. We do not always know why things are happening the way they are. We do not always know how a particular relationship will work out. We do not always understand the source of our feelings, why we've been led down a parti...

Doll · Doll

PEACE OF MIND Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God's help and guidance--meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 86-87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my w...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When we are soul searching, be it for the smaller or larger decisions we face during the day, we can learn to ask, is this good for me?... Is this what I really want?... Is this what I need?...Does this direction feel right for me?...or am I succumbing to the control and influence that I sometimes allow ot...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves to recognize that there are many steps to be taken along the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity... We should anticipate these stages in our emotional convalescence: unbearable...

Doll · Doll

I AM RESPONSIBLE For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87 In recovery, and through the help of Alcoholics Anonymous, I learn that...

Doll · Doll

REPAIRING THE DAMAGE Good judgment, careful sense of timing, courage and prudence - these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 83 To make amends can be viewed two ways: first, that of repairing damage, for if I have damaged my neighbor's fence,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Recovery is not all-tiresome, unrewarded work. There are times of joy and rest, times when we comfortably practice what we have learned. There are times of change, times when we struggle to learn something new or overcome a particular problem. These are the times when what we've been practicing in r...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for breakfast? said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" "I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet. Pooh nodd...

twoworlds · twoworlds

Hello My user name is twoworlds. I am an alcoholic. As a member of the fellowship with 29 years of unbroken sobriety behind me the quality of my life and the people who I love and who, love me has improved . This is a new experience being part of an online fellowship so please be patience wit...

Phil · Phil

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/coping_divorce_relationship_breakup.htm

Snopup · Snopup

Howdy, Since I've recently read a few introductions, I thought I best do the same as I have already posted a few. My name is Greg and I am an alcoholic. I've been in and out of AA for about 27 years with a collective 12 years of soberity. In the begining (the frist three times) I was told to go by various le...

Christopher · Christopher

Any folks new to the program please, this intro does by no means, apply to you! Had to rejoin. Lost all my info and at 53 oldtimers starts settin' in. I ain't gonna' tell ya'll who I was before, mainly because don't want the old stuff rehashed. Be it true or what I might read into a post, be I wrong or right, i w...

Doll · Doll

It's been a week since I received that cowardly email from him......I've cried over it, I wanted to drink over it, I got really pissed off over it...Then I turned my attention back to me. I signed up for a Yoga class, I've been to the gym 4 times this past week. I pulled out my guitar, which was coverd in abou...

Doll · Doll

MAKING AMENDS Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87 To have courage, to be unafraid, are gifts of my recovery. They empower me to ask for help and to go forth in making my amends with a sense of dignity and hum...

Quetzal · Quetzal

In a relationship, there are those wonderful times when things go smoothly for both people, and neither person needs to focus too heavily on the concept of detachment. But there are those challenging times when one person is in crisis or changing - and we need to detach. Then there are stressful cycle...

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	Daily Reflections 9/21 (Preview) THE LAST PROMISE We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The last Promise in the Big Book came true for me on the very first day of sobriety. God kept me sober that day, and on every other day I allowed Him to operate in my life. He gives...	Doll	1	321	Sep 21, 2007 by wallsal55
	Thank you everyone. (Preview) Just want to say thanks to everyone who replied to my post 6 months sober and struggling. Everything you lot said has helped. I feel great seem to have got through the rough patch without picking up!! Had a really good week my son has started school all day and my daughter is in nursery so I have some time to...	trudi	3	447	Sep 21, 2007 by Doll
	Rambling... (Preview) A good portion of my life I was a pretty good guy. I worked too much- and the funny thing is I paid the bills and thats about it. I had a wife and we had a daughter, we went on vacation now and then- camping in the desert or Disneyland or up the coast to Canada- mundane vacations that break up the monotony of life...	TLH	14	827	Sep 21, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Feeling RAW (Preview) Well as usual, I am going to complain about work!! I think that messes w/ my sobriety more than anything!!I dont even know where to begin...Anyways, we're having a nursing meeting on Friday.. Comments Ive heard is "feelings are going to be hurt", "oh it will def be a bitch session&quo...	lani	7	495	Sep 21, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Just saying "Hi" to everyone....and the new people too.. (Preview) Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! - Guy Finley Unfulfilled expectations always cause problems. Having expectations in our culture is...	Phil	1	366	Sep 20, 2007 by Sick of being sick
	Starving (Preview) I am going on my 8th day sober today and recently I have just been starving all the time. No matter what I eat I don't feel full. I was wondering if this is a normal physical reaction or am I mentally comensating for the loss of alcohol intake? I was told about the craving of sugar, how alcohol turns to sugar a...	Pdinkle	6	391	Sep 20, 2007 by Phil
	more (Preview) Just wanted to elaborate on what I said earlier I need to emphasise that I have a problem with revealing my real self because I HAVE NO IDEA whom I am!!! Also if this relates to anyone ??I am scared of getting OLD I am 38 and as a woman I feel like a failure!!!!!! I just compare myself to everyone else then so...	trudi	9	428	Sep 20, 2007 by trudi
	Daily Reflections 9/20 (Preview) H.P. AS GUIDE See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164 Having a right relationship with God seemed to be an impossible order. My chaotic past had left me filled with guil...	Doll	0	286	Sep 20, 2007 by Doll
	Keeping Myself Busy (Preview) Hello I am a newcomer on here however not new to AA. I have been struggling lately but i have been doing things to keep my mind busy and this is what i came up with. I have created some desktops let me know what you think. Clicky Click Clicky Click Hope you all do well, one day at a time. atr232000	atr232000	2	356	Sep 19, 2007 by atr232000
	Apologies (Preview) Sometimes, we act in a manner with which we are less than comfortable. That's human. That's why we have the words: "I'm sorry." They heal and bridge the gap. But we don't have to say, "I'm sorry" if we didn't do anything wrong. A sense of shame can keep us apologizing for everythin...	Quetzal	1	338	Sep 19, 2007 by chappell_lm
	Slipped again... (Preview) I was 10 weeks sober last night when I instictively just grabbed the bottle and made a drink. I didn't pause to contimplate the consequences, nor did I reason or rationalize it. I just did it...and then of course immediately following, felt tremendous guilt. I just couldn't believe that it happen...	chappell_lm	5	474	Sep 19, 2007 by breda
	It's bad (Preview) I'm sorry my Friend, that's inappropriate for this board, but do come back and share your ES&H with us any time. Chris -- Edited by Wren at 02:34, 2007-09-19	Mikey_	0	302	Sep 19, 2007 by Mikey_
	I went to court today. (Preview) Long story. Bench Warrant. Stupid dogs and their tickets (that were lost on my desk and I missed my court date) anyhow! Funny thing is- and I'm only a "G" so I only sat through about six or eoght cases before my own came up (after lunch)- but pretty much everyone there was dealing with the repre...	TLH	7	483	Sep 18, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Never Give Up (Preview) When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with it's twists and turns, As eve...	Phil	4	510	Sep 18, 2007 by cooncatbob
	Daily Reflections 9/18 (Preview) ACCEPTANCE We admitted we couldn't lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power (if only our A.A. group) could do this hitherto impossible job. The moment we were able to accept these facts fully, our release from the alcohol c...	Doll	0	437	Sep 18, 2007 by Doll
	It is with sadness.. (Preview) That after many many days, of being a part of this great AA message board fellowship... I find it necessary to step aside....re the position of a moderator, because of health issues. I will continue...as long as possible..to contribute... The people that have shared this board...have saved this ki...	Phil	11	605	Sep 18, 2007 by alligot
	Letting the Good Stuff Happen (Preview) Before recovery, my relationships were lousy. I didn't do very well on my job. I was enmeshed in my dysfunctional family. But at least I knew what to expect! -- Anonymous I want the second half of my life to be as good as the first half was miserable. Sometimes, I'm afraid it won't be. Sometimes, I'm frigh...	Quetzal	1	489	Sep 18, 2007 by Snopup
	Feeling vulnerable (Preview) What else is sobriety but to feel vulnerable? Well, that's what I am feeling right now. Life is happening, and I'm showing up. I have had some amazing changes in my life in the last six months and they are wonderful. Still, I am feeling more feeble and afraid than normal (which I know, is to be expecte...	Simple	3	481	Sep 18, 2007 by StPeteDean
	daily life without a drink (Preview) How many stores do we pass on the way to work that we used to stop at to buy our fix? I can count at least 5 (regular stops). It is like my car is pre-programmed to pull in to that store. But now, I just keep driving to my destination.	paxton	4	550	Sep 17, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Checking In (Preview) Hey family. My sponsor has suggested I start writing stuff down/journaling. This was my favorite place to write. Kind of like home. I just went to this A.A. event in Chicago at the Pavillion. Thousands of people just like me and two truly wonderful speakers. Great experience. To hear the serenity pra...	soberdrunk	4	331	Sep 17, 2007 by soberdrunk
	Feeling lost and alone.......and pathetic! (Preview) As most of you know, after a very LTR, John and I parted 2 weeks ago...I've discovered I have NO friends and nothing to do....I go to work and come home. My phone doesn't ring. I don't even have anyone to call (unless it's AA related). I'm feeling pretty pathetic right now - UGH! Mostly because I've come t...	Doll	8	1818	Sep 17, 2007 by StPeteDean
	gossip hurts (Preview) A man was seen coming and going from a married woman's house. Her neighbor watched with fascination, and concocted elaborate tales which she shared with her friends as truth. There was no evidence any more incriminating that the fact that the young man came regularly, but the rumor was that the wo...	jeannie	2	2458	Sep 17, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Shopping (Preview) Yesterday I made my 1st trip to the grocery store since I have decided to get sober. I was terrified of having to go in. In hindsight I shoud have taken a friend with me but I am happy to say that I didn't let temptation take over. I walked right past the lliquor and wine section without a pause. I knew this was...	Pdinkle	2	457	Sep 17, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 9/17 (Preview) FREEDOM FROM FEAR When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...	Doll	0	297	Sep 17, 2007 by Doll
	Revenge (Preview) No matter how long we've been recovering, no matter how solid our spiritual ground, we may still feel an overwhelming desire at times to punish, or get even, with another person. We want revenge. We want to see the other person hurt the way he or she has hurt us. We want to see life deal that person just rew...	Quetzal	2	350	Sep 16, 2007 by lani
	Allowing Others to walk their paths (Preview) Watching a loved one or a peer traverse a path littered with stumbling blocks can be immensely painful. We instinctively want to guide them toward a safer track and share with them the wisdom we have acquired through experience. Yet all human beings have the right to carve their own paths without bein...	Wren	1	379	Sep 16, 2007 by cindy
	I just gotta say it.. (Preview) *Thanks to God and the great folks of AA online and in meetings, I made 3 Mos. today !!*	ron70062	9	403	Sep 16, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 9/16 (Preview) WE STAND--OR FALL--TOGETHER . . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.563 Just as the Twelve Steps of A....	Doll	0	280	Sep 16, 2007 by Doll
	Getting Through Hard Times (Preview) We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we can determine the timing. -- Codependent No More Hard times, stressful times, are not all there is to life, but they are part of life, growth, and moving...	Quetzal	0	358	Sep 15, 2007 by Pam P
	Who wants a drink? (Preview) Probably all of us. Just think, how much better we feel off the booze. I may be new to this, but am finding not many people want to actually chat. Maybe i'm on the wrong site. If anyone out there has a better way for me to find the online communication tools I need, please share. I'm 12 days sober and it a...	paxton	9	506	Sep 15, 2007 by sheilasdad
	tranquility (Preview) "Reach into the stream, and try to pick up as much water as you can by clenching your fists tightly around it. Hold up your hand and see how much you could hold. Now turn up your palms and cup them as in supplication, and place them in the stream. Lift your hands and see how much you can now hold, witho...	Sick of being sick	2	427	Sep 15, 2007 by Pdinkle
	Anticipating the Good (Preview) Anxiety About Change When we find ourselves going through any kind of change in our lives, our natural response may be to tense up on the physical, mental, or emotional level. We may not even notice that we have braced ourselves against a shift until we recognize the anxiety, mood swings, or general wo...	Wren	4	351	Sep 15, 2007 by Pdinkle
	ok, maybe I'm regaining a little sense lol (Preview) Well, winds up that I'm moving back to Mississippi..... once I'd told my dad I was going to California, he offered me a house to rent... well I've been in Arkansas visiting family, and finally realized that financially I just can't do the trip to california... also, although I'm not afraid of hard w...	ChicknLittle	5	534	Sep 15, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 9/15 (Preview) A NEW LIFE Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . Life will mean something at last. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even bette...	Doll	0	298	Sep 15, 2007 by Doll
	Live Your Own Life (Preview) "We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, ov...	Wren	0	358	Sep 15, 2007 by Wren
	Perspective (Preview) Too often, we try to gain a clear perspective before it is time. That will make us crazy. We do not always know why things are happening the way they are. We do not always know how a particular relationship will work out. We do not always understand the source of our feelings, why we've been led down a parti...	Quetzal	1	296	Sep 14, 2007 by TLH
	Daily Reflections 9/14 (Preview) PEACE OF MIND Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God's help and guidance--meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 86-87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my w...	Doll	0	288	Sep 14, 2007 by Doll
	What's Good for Me? (Preview) When we are soul searching, be it for the smaller or larger decisions we face during the day, we can learn to ask, is this good for me?... Is this what I really want?... Is this what I need?...Does this direction feel right for me?...or am I succumbing to the control and influence that I sometimes allow ot...	Quetzal	0	297	Sep 14, 2007 by Quetzal
	Healing (Preview) We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves to recognize that there are many steps to be taken along the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity... We should anticipate these stages in our emotional convalescence: unbearable...	Quetzal	3	324	Sep 13, 2007 by Snopup
	Daily Reflections 9/12 (Preview) I AM RESPONSIBLE For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87 In recovery, and through the help of Alcoholics Anonymous, I learn that...	Doll	2	399	Sep 13, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 9/13 (Preview) REPAIRING THE DAMAGE Good judgment, careful sense of timing, courage and prudence - these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 83 To make amends can be viewed two ways: first, that of repairing damage, for if I have damaged my neighbor's fence,...	Doll	0	394	Sep 13, 2007 by Doll
	Times of Reprogramming (Preview) Recovery is not all-tiresome, unrewarded work. There are times of joy and rest, times when we comfortably practice what we have learned. There are times of change, times when we struggle to learn something new or overcome a particular problem. These are the times when what we've been practicing in r...	Quetzal	0	307	Sep 13, 2007 by Quetzal
	A good way to approach each day (Preview) "When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for breakfast? said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" "I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet. Pooh nodd...	Sick of being sick	5	362	Sep 12, 2007 by Phil
	introduce me to you (Preview) Hello My user name is twoworlds. I am an alcoholic. As a member of the fellowship with 29 years of unbroken sobriety behind me the quality of my life and the people who I love and who, love me has improved . This is a new experience being part of an online fellowship so please be patience wit...	twoworlds	19	511	Sep 12, 2007 by Moon
	Coping with divorce or relationship breakup (Preview) http://www.helpguide.org/mental/coping_divorce_relationship_breakup.htm	Phil	1	500	Sep 11, 2007 by Doll
	Intoduction of myself (Preview) Howdy, Since I've recently read a few introductions, I thought I best do the same as I have already posted a few. My name is Greg and I am an alcoholic. I've been in and out of AA for about 27 years with a collective 12 years of soberity. In the begining (the frist three times) I was told to go by various le...	Snopup	8	548	Sep 11, 2007 by lani
	Hey Ya'll, I'm baaaaack! (Preview) Any folks new to the program please, this intro does by no means, apply to you! Had to rejoin. Lost all my info and at 53 oldtimers starts settin' in. I ain't gonna' tell ya'll who I was before, mainly because don't want the old stuff rehashed. Be it true or what I might read into a post, be I wrong or right, i w...	Christopher	8	408	Sep 11, 2007 by Wren
	We said goodbye today (Preview) It's been a week since I received that cowardly email from him......I've cried over it, I wanted to drink over it, I got really pissed off over it...Then I turned my attention back to me. I signed up for a Yoga class, I've been to the gym 4 times this past week. I pulled out my guitar, which was coverd in abou...	Doll	8	429	Sep 11, 2007 by Wren
	Daily Reflections Sept 11 (Preview) MAKING AMENDS Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87 To have courage, to be unafraid, are gifts of my recovery. They empower me to ask for help and to go forth in making my amends with a sense of dignity and hum...	Doll	1	572	Sep 11, 2007 by Snopup
	Conflict and Detachment (Preview) In a relationship, there are those wonderful times when things go smoothly for both people, and neither person needs to focus too heavily on the concept of detachment. But there are those challenging times when one person is in crisis or changing - and we need to detach. Then there are stressful cycle...	Quetzal	0	393	Sep 11, 2007 by Quetzal
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