Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Hi there. Well, I did it. I picked up right before my 3 years anniversary, which would have been Feb 1 '08. I became complacent. Quit going to meetings. Quit taking antidepressants which history has shown for me is a vital part of my well being. Got wrapped up in school and isolating and me me me stuff. Fou...

KLT · KLT

I finally, just 10 minutes ago plucked up the courage to phone the national helpline and spoke to a lovely lady who just lives in the next village. She has her own meeting there on a sunday evening and is picking me up to go to that and then taking me to others during the week. What a sign that was, to ring a N...

Zarathustra · Zarathustra

Man i feel like such an alkie right now (sober or not). Good news is my night sweats seem to finally be abating, and i can actually sleep for a few hours at a time without burning up...Night sweats are a sign of withdrawals i assume right? My luck i probly have lymphoma... Anyways, So ive been working on thi...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

I am really not in a good place at all, and haven't been for the last 2 days. I haven't had these kinds of thoughts in such a long time and it just hit me these past 2 nights. Just really depressed, and off and on thoughts of hurting myself, actually had a brief thought of suicide before I got the sense to cal...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Is anyone still having with the "Reply" feature? I came on this morning and saw that a couple could not get it to post. I did post a reply to Carolinagirl's post and it worked for me, so I am hoping that whatever glich caused the problem is gone.

KLT · KLT

Thank you all so much for your support. I have just spent an awful few days trying to find my way back to this site in a panic. My nephew found it for me and added it to my favourites today so hopefully no more panicking. For some reason it wont let me reply on the original message to you all but again I want...

lani · lani

Hi all I cant reply either!! Lots of good topics going on.. Lisa I hope things are better!! Call someone or get someone to come over. You mean way to much to all of us!! Gotta run tho, Womans AA luncheon today! Should be a huge crowd! Just need to find some pants to fit my big butt so I can eat lots!!! HAHA Told y...

Doll · Doll

"SUGGESTED" STEPS Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening. . . . A.A.'s manner of making ready to receive this gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program." TWELVE STEPS AND TWEL...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

I had the same problem last night, and this morning but I noticed SOBS was abel to reply, how did you do it?

Doll · Doll

I can post a new topic, but can't reply to any.......thought it was my computer till I read Lisa's post......hmmm.......

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

What's goin on with the problems with replying?? tried in firefox and IE, wouldn't let it go through... anyway... guess I'll copy Wren and do a new post then... Wren said... "How easy it is to forget the soul and spirit sickness that goes hand in hand with alcoholism, let alone the insanity. We...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, we need nurturing. Sometimes, we need people to support us. Many of us have been deprived of support and nurturing for so long we may not realize it's something we want and need. Many of us have learned to block our stop ourselves from getting what we want and need. We may not reach out to h...

toni baloney · toni baloney

It sure has been awhile, hope that everyone is healthy and doing well, it looks like this site has had some changes, just wanted to say hi. Toni

Wren · Wren

Playing Mind Games For better or worse, many people have been raised to believe that communicating in an honest and open way will not get them what they want. They have learned, instead, to play mind games or go on power trips in the service of their egos agenda. People stuck in this outmoded and ineffic...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi, well I first just checked in after a long while, then I decided to ask for some help from you. I have a very dear friend, very close to her, and she and her husband are going through what I think so many people are going through, Home Foreclosure. My problem, is I Pray so hard for them, try so hard to let go a...

timverton · timverton

Hello everyone! Sorry I didn't post letting you know my whereabouts. I've had a couple of p.m.'s asking (thank you for the caring) and Thought it would be quicker to post here. Michelle and I are moving and have been working on it for the last month, so checking in has been difficu...

Tina · Tina

Some thing happened today, It's weird something happened for what reasons I have no idea, maybe it was just meant to be. I've recieved a phone call this mornig, in regards my childrens real father, kinda of wierd but maybe this is what needed to take place. Him and I haven't spoken in 16 years, when my son...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Ok, this isn't really about recovery, but this is something I have seen quite a bit of and heard about in the little over a year I've been in AA, mostly and *especially* with online groups. I have never had a problem here, you all are family, and I trust y'all. But there is a chatroom I go to where I see a who...

Quetzal · Quetzal

One day, my son brought a gerbil home to live with us. We put it in a cage. Some time later, the gerbil escaped. For the next six months, the animal ran frightened and wild through the house. So did we - chasing it. "There it is. Get it!" we'd scream, each time someone spotted the gerbil. I, or m...

senor mouse · senor mouse

i haven't been to a meeting for a week, and dont know when i'll go to one next. the reason being that ive been sick as a parrot since friday night. this horrible fever came over me and i felt like my body was on fire. haven't eaten hardly anything for four days- but starting to eat a bit more now. i will have to r...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We have slips in A.A. It has been said these are not slips but premeditated drunks, because we have to think about taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought always comes before the act. It is suggested that people should always get in touch with an A.A. before takin...

TenderheartsKS · TenderheartsKS

I have been following a fairly local story with a hurting heart. It takes me back to the days where risky behavior and alcoholism went hand in hand for me. When I left home at 18, I was full of anger, resentment, pain, and hostility. Once I discovered that magic 'elixir' in the bottle, I was a freight train...

Doll · Doll

PROTECTION FOR ALL At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers. At the level of press, radio, TV, and films, anonymity stresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by putti...

Zarathustra · Zarathustra

MEH.. Okay so for you guys that read my long, rambling, and most likely totally discontinuous and incompresible first post about my alcohol induced "epiphone", lemme just tellya what the girl said to me today (We met up to hangout at a coffee shop or whatever). She was like I wanna be like yo...

Doll · Doll

"When a man or a woman has a spiritual awakening, the most important meaning of it is that he has now become able to do, feel, and believe that which he could not do before on his unaided strength and resources alone. He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. H...

lani · lani

Hope all of you are well! I was just thinking how lucky I am to have such great new AA friends!!! From the people on MIP that allow me to share my true feelings and offer up hope and understanding and an unconditional love no matter what to the friends Ive met in meetings. Sure I have friends and family but Im...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. way is the way of sobriety, and yet there are slips. Why do these slips occur? Why don't we all accept A.A. and stay sober from then on? There are many reasons, but it has been proved without exception that once we have become alcoholics we can never drink successfully ag...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. way is the way of sobriety. A.A. is known everywhere as a method that has been successful with alcoholics. Doctors, psychiatrists, and clergymen have had some success. Some men and women have got sober all by themselves. We believe that A.A. is the most successful an...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Go back to the Steps. Go back to a Step When we don't know what to do next, when we feel confused, upset, distraught, at the end of our rope, overwhelmed, full of self will, rage, or despair, go back to the Steps. No matter what situation we are facing, working a Step will help. Focus on one, trust your i...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, Someone emailed me a few AA acronyms and I just thought that I'd share them with you all. Have a great day, Carol ************************************* F.I.N.E. [I'm] Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional F.E.A.R. Face Everything And Recover N.U.T.S. Not Using...

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	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	448	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	330	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	280	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	582	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	526	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	1161	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	630	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	404	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	532	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	753	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	341	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	344	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	1992	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	402	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	452	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	602	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	272	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	386	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	463	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	289	Dec 1, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	12 Days Sober (again) (Preview) Hi there. Well, I did it. I picked up right before my 3 years anniversary, which would have been Feb 1 '08. I became complacent. Quit going to meetings. Quit taking antidepressants which history has shown for me is a vital part of my well being. Got wrapped up in school and isolating and me me me stuff. Fou...	jonijoni	4	542	Dec 1, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Plucked up the courage to make that call. (Preview) I finally, just 10 minutes ago plucked up the courage to phone the national helpline and spoke to a lovely lady who just lives in the next village. She has her own meeting there on a sunday evening and is picking me up to go to that and then taking me to others during the week. What a sign that was, to ring a N...	KLT	4	464	Dec 1, 2007 by jonijoni
	Never hire an alcoholic as your attorney [more alkie bs] (Preview) Man i feel like such an alkie right now (sober or not). Good news is my night sweats seem to finally be abating, and i can actually sleep for a few hours at a time without burning up...Night sweats are a sign of withdrawals i assume right? My luck i probly have lymphoma... Anyways, So ive been working on thi...	Zarathustra	3	394	Dec 1, 2007 by Doll
	wtf is wrong with me? (Preview) I am really not in a good place at all, and haven't been for the last 2 days. I haven't had these kinds of thoughts in such a long time and it just hit me these past 2 nights. Just really depressed, and off and on thoughts of hurting myself, actually had a brief thought of suicide before I got the sense to cal...	ChicknLittle	2	315	Dec 1, 2007 by Doll
	anyone having trouble with "Reply"? (Preview) Is anyone still having with the "Reply" feature? I came on this morning and saw that a couple could not get it to post. I did post a reply to Carolinagirl's post and it worked for me, so I am hoping that whatever glich caused the problem is gone.	Sick of being sick	3	518	Dec 1, 2007 by KLT
	I cant reply either but I want to thank you all. (Preview) Thank you all so much for your support. I have just spent an awful few days trying to find my way back to this site in a panic. My nephew found it for me and added it to my favourites today so hopefully no more panicking. For some reason it wont let me reply on the original message to you all but again I want...	KLT	1	289	Dec 1, 2007 by Phil
	Reply (Preview) Hi all I cant reply either!! Lots of good topics going on.. Lisa I hope things are better!! Call someone or get someone to come over. You mean way to much to all of us!! Gotta run tho, Womans AA luncheon today! Should be a huge crowd! Just need to find some pants to fit my big butt so I can eat lots!!! HAHA Told y...	lani	0	273	Dec 1, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 12/1 (Preview) "SUGGESTED" STEPS Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening. . . . A.A.'s manner of making ready to receive this gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program." TWELVE STEPS AND TWEL...	Doll	1	442	Dec 1, 2007 by Phil
	Anyone figure out how to reply to a topic yet? (Preview) I had the same problem last night, and this morning but I noticed SOBS was abel to reply, how did you do it?	StPeteDean	1	454	Dec 1, 2007 by Phil
	Website Meltdown???? (Preview) I can post a new topic, but can't reply to any.......thought it was my computer till I read Lisa's post......hmmm.......	Doll	1	311	Dec 1, 2007 by Sick of being sick
	RE: CarolinaGirl (Preview) What's goin on with the problems with replying?? tried in firefox and IE, wouldn't let it go through... anyway... guess I'll copy Wren and do a new post then... Wren said... "How easy it is to forget the soul and spirit sickness that goes hand in hand with alcoholism, let alone the insanity. We...	ChicknLittle	0	300	Dec 1, 2007 by ChicknLittle
	Letting People Be There for Us (Preview) Sometimes, we need nurturing. Sometimes, we need people to support us. Many of us have been deprived of support and nurturing for so long we may not realize it's something we want and need. Many of us have learned to block our stop ourselves from getting what we want and need. We may not reach out to h...	Quetzal	0	282	Dec 1, 2007 by Quetzal
	Hi to all (Preview) It sure has been awhile, hope that everyone is healthy and doing well, it looks like this site has had some changes, just wanted to say hi. Toni	toni baloney	3	323	Nov 30, 2007 by jonijoni
	The Power of Disengagement (Preview) Playing Mind Games For better or worse, many people have been raised to believe that communicating in an honest and open way will not get them what they want. They have learned, instead, to play mind games or go on power trips in the service of their egos agenda. People stuck in this outmoded and ineffic...	Wren	0	343	Nov 30, 2007 by Wren
	I need a little HELP (Preview) Hi, well I first just checked in after a long while, then I decided to ask for some help from you. I have a very dear friend, very close to her, and she and her husband are going through what I think so many people are going through, Home Foreclosure. My problem, is I Pray so hard for them, try so hard to let go a...	toni baloney	4	417	Nov 30, 2007 by toni baloney
	Hi All...Everything's o.k. (Preview) Hello everyone! Sorry I didn't post letting you know my whereabouts. I've had a couple of p.m.'s asking (thank you for the caring) and Thought it would be quicker to post here. Michelle and I are moving and have been working on it for the last month, so checking in has been difficu...	timverton	6	447	Nov 30, 2007 by Phil
	Could be a Positive (Preview) Some thing happened today, It's weird something happened for what reasons I have no idea, maybe it was just meant to be. I've recieved a phone call this mornig, in regards my childrens real father, kinda of wierd but maybe this is what needed to take place. Him and I haven't spoken in 16 years, when my son...	Tina	4	358	Nov 30, 2007 by Tina
	Speaking out (Preview) Ok, this isn't really about recovery, but this is something I have seen quite a bit of and heard about in the little over a year I've been in AA, mostly and especially with online groups. I have never had a problem here, you all are family, and I trust y'all. But there is a chatroom I go to where I see a who...	ChicknLittle	6	573	Nov 30, 2007 by nique
	Detachment (Preview) One day, my son brought a gerbil home to live with us. We put it in a cage. Some time later, the gerbil escaped. For the next six months, the animal ran frightened and wild through the house. So did we - chasing it. "There it is. Get it!" we'd scream, each time someone spotted the gerbil. I, or m...	Quetzal	1	314	Nov 30, 2007 by nique
	my metings... (Preview) i haven't been to a meeting for a week, and dont know when i'll go to one next. the reason being that ive been sick as a parrot since friday night. this horrible fever came over me and i felt like my body was on fire. haven't eaten hardly anything for four days- but starting to eat a bit more now. i will have to r...	senor mouse	10	1650	Nov 30, 2007 by senor mouse
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 30th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We have slips in A.A. It has been said these are not slips but premeditated drunks, because we have to think about taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought always comes before the act. It is suggested that people should always get in touch with an A.A. before takin...	Sobrietyspell	0	283	Nov 30, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	I feel compelled to post this (Preview) I have been following a fairly local story with a hurting heart. It takes me back to the days where risky behavior and alcoholism went hand in hand for me. When I left home at 18, I was full of anger, resentment, pain, and hostility. Once I discovered that magic 'elixir' in the bottle, I was a freight train...	TenderheartsKS	1	319	Nov 30, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 11/30 (Preview) PROTECTION FOR ALL At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers. At the level of press, radio, TV, and films, anonymity stresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by putti...	Doll	0	456	Nov 30, 2007 by Doll
	Reason why i drink (typical alkie share, no one else exactly to tellit to tho right now) (Preview) MEH.. Okay so for you guys that read my long, rambling, and most likely totally discontinuous and incompresible first post about my alcohol induced "epiphone", lemme just tellya what the girl said to me today (We met up to hangout at a coffee shop or whatever). She was like I wanna be like yo...	Zarathustra	9	559	Nov 29, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflection not avail for today....12&12 instead! (Preview) "When a man or a woman has a spiritual awakening, the most important meaning of it is that he has now become able to do, feel, and believe that which he could not do before on his unaided strength and resources alone. He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. H...	Doll	2	335	Nov 29, 2007 by Sick of being sick
	FRIENDS!!! (Preview) Hope all of you are well! I was just thinking how lucky I am to have such great new AA friends!!! From the people on MIP that allow me to share my true feelings and offer up hope and understanding and an unconditional love no matter what to the friends Ive met in meetings. Sure I have friends and family but Im...	lani	5	433	Nov 29, 2007 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. way is the way of sobriety, and yet there are slips. Why do these slips occur? Why don't we all accept A.A. and stay sober from then on? There are many reasons, but it has been proved without exception that once we have become alcoholics we can never drink successfully ag...	Sobrietyspell	0	292	Nov 29, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 28th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. way is the way of sobriety. A.A. is known everywhere as a method that has been successful with alcoholics. Doctors, psychiatrists, and clergymen have had some success. Some men and women have got sober all by themselves. We believe that A.A. is the most successful an...	Sobrietyspell	3	1037	Nov 29, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Back to the Steps (Preview) Go back to the Steps. Go back to a Step When we don't know what to do next, when we feel confused, upset, distraught, at the end of our rope, overwhelmed, full of self will, rage, or despair, go back to the Steps. No matter what situation we are facing, working a Step will help. Focus on one, trust your i...	Quetzal	3	326	Nov 29, 2007 by senor mouse
	A Few AA Acronyms (Preview) Hi all, Someone emailed me a few AA acronyms and I just thought that I'd share them with you all. Have a great day, Carol ************************************* F.I.N.E. [I'm] Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional F.E.A.R. Face Everything And Recover N.U.T.S. Not Using...	Quetzal	0	375	Nov 29, 2007 by Quetzal
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