Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Do your best and leave to God the rest. -- Proverb There comes a time in facing a challenge when we have done all that we can, and still the situation remains unresolved. This is the time to turn the problem over and release our cares into the hands of spirit. When we let the Universe take charge, anythin...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all... Well, my back is better, the sciatica is mostly better... I'm driving again, getting to meetings, only a bit of problems with my leg after the long drives, but tolerable enough... went to a couple of really good meetings the past 2 nights, Sunday I went to my old homegroup in Memphis, a 1...

Zarathustra · Zarathustra

Okay, this is Cut/pasted from my blog, where ill try to keep track of my progress at http://diaryofamadman11.blogspot.com/ mainly cause retyping it would be a bitch. Okay, tail end of one of the worst benders of my life...8 days long prolly, all day/night basically (including on the job which is...

xSTEVEx · xSTEVEx

Hello, I have been drinking since I was 12 years old, and very heavily in the past 5 years, I am 27 now. After many blackouts and few bouts of vomitting up a large amount of blood. (where it came from, my stomach? I have no idea) I decided to try giving the old cold turkey a shot. It has now been about 6 days sinc...

Ironman · Ironman

I have not been to a meeting in 3 months!!! Yet..... I feel I am progressing, and have gone through tough emotional tests and came out strong with my faith intact and sober. I know I'm doing the wrong thing.....but I've rationalized that the $$ and family are where I should spend my time, and I have. But....

Doll · Doll

My granny would have labeled it "ugly" & then she'd say "God don't like ugly" ..It was silly, petty and childish..But it's buggin the crap outta me. I'd readily call my sponsor but she's out of town this week..... so, ya'll get ready laugh. There are soooo many other things...

Doll · Doll

ATTRACTION, NOT PROMOTION Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice. We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather than promotion. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITION...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of A.A. is the way of sobriety, fellowship, service, and faith. Let us take up each one of these things and see if our feet are truly on the way. The first and greatest to us is sobriety. The others are built on sobriety as a foundation. We could not have the others if we did no...

Quetzal · Quetzal

For many of us, the issue is not whether we can trust another person again; it's whether we can trust our own judgment again. "The last mistake I made almost cost me my sanity," said one recovering woman who married a sex addict. "I can't afford to make another mistake like that.&quo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Congratulations on your 1st Anniversay, Jarrod! Happy Sober Day! I hope you're enjoying the best your life has to offer today. May more be revealed as you troop onwards & upwards 1Day@aTime. Well Done, dear. You're a real inspiration. Keep on keeping on & in all your hard won work & effor...

Doll · Doll

THE PERILS OF THE LIMELIGHT In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world -- a society which said it wished to publicize its principle...

Jazzii · Jazzii

So this will be my first post since checking out this site. Since then a lot has happened. Finally did the detox thing which was a walk through hell and back. Amidst all that turmoil, after 17 years I finally laid eyes on my biological Father for the first time in my life. There are no hard feelings between...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Continuing our thoughts about the rewards that have come to us as a result of our new way of living, we have found that we have got rid of many of our fears, resentments, inferiority complexes, negative points of view, self-centeredness, criticism of others, over-sensitive...

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	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	414	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	464	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	616	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	281	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	393	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	471	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	295	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	551	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	470	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	401	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	323	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	531	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	295	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	297	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	452	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	460	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	320	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	312	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	290	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	333	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	350	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	426	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	454	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	367	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	584	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	327	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	1663	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	291	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	329	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	462	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	565	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	348	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	443	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	298	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	1045	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	337	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	389	Nov 29, 2007 by Quetzal
	Turning It Over (Preview) Do your best and leave to God the rest. -- Proverb There comes a time in facing a challenge when we have done all that we can, and still the situation remains unresolved. This is the time to turn the problem over and release our cares into the hands of spirit. When we let the Universe take charge, anythin...	Quetzal	0	857	Nov 29, 2007 by Quetzal
	just checkin in... (Preview) Hey y'all... Well, my back is better, the sciatica is mostly better... I'm driving again, getting to meetings, only a bit of problems with my leg after the long drives, but tolerable enough... went to a couple of really good meetings the past 2 nights, Sunday I went to my old homegroup in Memphis, a 1...	ChicknLittle	5	362	Nov 28, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Introductory post/Epiphone (Preview) Okay, this is Cut/pasted from my blog, where ill try to keep track of my progress at http://diaryofamadman11.blogspot.com/ mainly cause retyping it would be a bitch. Okay, tail end of one of the worst benders of my life...8 days long prolly, all day/night basically (including on the job which is...	Zarathustra	6	1189	Nov 28, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Health questions (Preview) Hello, I have been drinking since I was 12 years old, and very heavily in the past 5 years, I am 27 now. After many blackouts and few bouts of vomitting up a large amount of blood. (where it came from, my stomach? I have no idea) I decided to try giving the old cold turkey a shot. It has now been about 6 days sinc...	xSTEVEx	21	2415	Nov 28, 2007 by xSTEVEx
	Confession (Preview) I have not been to a meeting in 3 months!!! Yet..... I feel I am progressing, and have gone through tough emotional tests and came out strong with my faith intact and sober. I know I'm doing the wrong thing.....but I've rationalized that the $$ and family are where I should spend my time, and I have. But....	Ironman	7	1210	Nov 28, 2007 by Ironman
	I did something ugly today.... (Preview) My granny would have labeled it "ugly" & then she'd say "God don't like ugly" ..It was silly, petty and childish..But it's buggin the crap outta me. I'd readily call my sponsor but she's out of town this week..... so, ya'll get ready laugh. There are soooo many other things...	Doll	9	569	Nov 28, 2007 by nique
	Daily Reflections 11/28 (Preview) ATTRACTION, NOT PROMOTION Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice. We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather than promotion. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITION...	Doll	0	296	Nov 28, 2007 by Doll
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 27th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of A.A. is the way of sobriety, fellowship, service, and faith. Let us take up each one of these things and see if our feet are truly on the way. The first and greatest to us is sobriety. The others are built on sobriety as a foundation. We could not have the others if we did no...	Sobrietyspell	0	387	Nov 27, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	We Can Trust Ourselves (Preview) For many of us, the issue is not whether we can trust another person again; it's whether we can trust our own judgment again. "The last mistake I made almost cost me my sanity," said one recovering woman who married a sex addict. "I can't afford to make another mistake like that.&quo...	Quetzal	4	413	Nov 27, 2007 by lani
	Happy Birthday Ironman 1yr Today! (Preview) Congratulations on your 1st Anniversay, Jarrod! Happy Sober Day! I hope you're enjoying the best your life has to offer today. May more be revealed as you troop onwards & upwards 1Day@aTime. Well Done, dear. You're a real inspiration. Keep on keeping on & in all your hard won work & effor...	Sobrietyspell	4	355	Nov 27, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 11/27 (Preview) THE PERILS OF THE LIMELIGHT In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world -- a society which said it wished to publicize its principle...	Doll	0	276	Nov 27, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Struggles... (Preview) So this will be my first post since checking out this site. Since then a lot has happened. Finally did the detox thing which was a walk through hell and back. Amidst all that turmoil, after 17 years I finally laid eyes on my biological Father for the first time in my life. There are no hard feelings between...	Jazzii	8	519	Nov 27, 2007 by Jazzii
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 26th Nov 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Continuing our thoughts about the rewards that have come to us as a result of our new way of living, we have found that we have got rid of many of our fears, resentments, inferiority complexes, negative points of view, self-centeredness, criticism of others, over-sensitive...	Sobrietyspell	0	290	Nov 26, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
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