Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

RECOVERY BY PROXY? They [the Promises] will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS p. 84 Sometimes I think: "Making these amends is going too far! No one should have to humble himself like that!" However, it is this very humbling of myself that brings me that much clo...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Most of us want to be liked. We want other people to think of us as nice, friendly, kind, and loving. Most of us want the approval of others. Since childhood, some of us have been trying to get approval, trying to get people to like us and think highly of us. We may be afraid people will leave us if they disapp...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Some of my feelings have been stored so long they have freezer burn. - Beyond Codependency There are many sources of pain in our life. Those of us recovering from adult children and codependency issues frequently have a cesspool of unresolved pain from the past. We have feelings, sometimes from earl...

Doll · Doll

OPENING NEW DOORS They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and s...

Doll · Doll

"WE ASKED HIS PROTECTION" We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I could not manage life alone. I had tried that road and failed. My "ultimate sin" dragged me down to the lowest level I have ever reached and, unable even to function,...

Doll · Doll

http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfmThis book had a large hand in saving my life.......for those not familiar with it, please keep in mind it was written approx. 70 yrs ago.....

Phil · Phil

Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties and local pubs to be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink from any woman. Many females use a date rape drug on the market called "Beer." The drug is found in liquid form and is available anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, or from...

Doll · Doll

"OUR SIDE OF THE STREET" We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 77-78 I made amends to my dad...

Someguy001 · Someguy001

I probably drink on avrage 3 times a week. I used to drink ALL the time for about 5 years. Slowed down alot. I just feel confused all the time like im fried out. I cnat concentrate. like my brain has "static" or the blue screen of death. I hope you get what im saying. If I were to not drink anymore al...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Stop making excuses for other people. Stop making excuses for ourselves. While it is our goal to develop compassion and achieve forgiveness, acceptance, and love, it is also our goal to accept reality and hold people accountable for their behavior. We can also hold ourselves accountable for our ow...

Wren · Wren

Finding Deep Strength We have all faced moments in our lives when the pressure mounts beyond what we feel we can handle, and we find ourselves thinking that we do not have the strength to carry on. Sometimes we have just gotten through a major obstacle or illness only to find another one waiting for us th...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. -- Katharine Hepburn The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait for us t...

Phil · Phil

Trust is: Letting others know your feelings, emotions and reactions, and having the confidence in them to respect you and to not take advantage of you. Sharing your inner feelings and thoughts with others with the belief that they will not spread them indiscriminately. Placing confidence in other...

Doll · Doll

That's what I feel like right now.....All that heartache, all those years, getting sober, getting drunk, getting sober, watching me fall flat on my ass, watching me pick myself back up, he was always there. I finally make peace with the fact that our relationship is what it is and will never be anymo...

Simple · Simple

As a result of doing many inventories, I realize the importance of "telling on myself." I need to be accountable for my actions, big and small. So I thought I'd just put it out there to help keep me accountable and move me to action. I am having trouble working while I am at work. Sorry if yo...

Phil · Phil

"Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or fou...

LisaF · LisaF

Well, my insanity is taking me to Hayfork, California lol Actually I've had quite a few people tell me it's not insane, that it'll be great to have this kind of experience, and I think so too, I'm really excited :) I've talked to my friend out there, I asked him if he was actually serious, about renting...

to_thine_own_self_be_true · to_thine_own_self_be_true

Hello everyone and thank you in advance for reading this. Please do not be offended I just need some help. I am a compulsive gambler and I haven't gambled in a little over 9 months. I went through the 12 steps with an AA sponsor however. Now the problem is that I still attend mostly AA meetings. I don't drin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I know I'm controlling, but so is my husband. Possibly more controlling than I am. Each time I set out to leave him, each time I started to walk away, he knew exactly what to say to pull me back in. And he knew I'd respond. He knew how to say exactly what I needed to hear to keep me where he wanted me. He knew what...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Saving a time for quiet appreciation... An aesthetic life, in the broad sense, is a spiritual life. Couples can strengthen their partnership and enrich their lives by making aesthetic experiences daily events. Saving time for quiet appreciation of the good things in our lives - communicating wit...

John · John

Dear Family, I am sorry that we have not been in the rooms for the past 2 weeks. We have had a death in the family, Johns sister. We will be able to provide more information when we get home. We have been in Virginia taking care of family in the time of crisis. We will still be out of town for a few more da...

lani · lani

Hi all. This is my first time on line w/ u all, so be patient with me. I found this web site and was hoping it was a 24 hour type thing where I could chat with someone when the urge took over. Maybe it is and I just dont know how to use it. Im Lani, and I AM AN ALCOHOLIC. I have to say, I have been going to meetings ever...

Wren · Wren

I just wanted to share a word of caution from my experience with surgery this week. I made it clear, verbally and in writing, to both m doc and my anesthesiologist that I am a substance abuser. I won't go into details about the surgery itself. It went pretty well. My body doesnt handle anesthetics well an...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life. -- Anony...

gardenvariety · gardenvariety

Hey everybody, Here is the corrected version. Join us for a fantastic time. Do you need to get on with your life and have some fun. I finally got sober and have been sober now for over 20 years. I go to men's stags and I get involved in life with my buddies in AA. In the past I did not get together with th...

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

TLH · TLH

Today was different. My GF and baby are off island for a couple weeks, and the solitude is nice. In the sake of prudence I can't say a whole lot about the relationship between baby mom and I online, except to say that we're as ill suited for each other as two people can be. But we have the best kid ever and so th...

Wren · Wren

"The soul requires duration of time -- rich, thick, deep, velvety time -- and it thrives on rhythm. Soul cant be hurried or harried .... We may go through many events in the day and experience nothing because the soul has not had the opportunity to feel them from many different points of view.&quo...

learning · learning

Labor Day weekend (in the US)........and to many that means an extra day of "vacation". There are festivities going on in many cities and towns. Barbecues, camping, swimming, boating ect. And many of these activities will/do include alcohol. By Tues. morning the papers wi...

Phil · Phil

Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness - go in peace. Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life. Do not be in too muc...

alligot · alligot

Hello all, looking for ESH....... It was suggested to me to read the Doctors opinion ( nothing more just that) and perhaps identify myself with a 'type'..........i have the suggesters tel no but can't get her in, yet :) I am not identifying with a type i am all types except perhaps the 'manic depressiv...

LisaF · LisaF

It's been a long stressful week... staying at my dad's lasted all of 2 nights. I stayed at my mom's for one night, she insisted I get a crate for my dog to sleep in the house, and I could only stay one night and that's it. Was going to take off to my aunt's actually yesterday or today, but my sister said I can...

jeannie · jeannie

It is so important for us to forgive people of past sins. When we mistrust someone because of their past, we apply a stigma to them that they fight all of their lives. It is better to learn to forgive, and to keep forgiving, so that the person can know that there is no judgement which will come from us. ...

jeannie · jeannie

Willingness to Grow If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As Bill Sees It - p.8 Soberity fills the painful "hole in the soul" that my alcoholism created. Often I feel so physically well that I believe my work is done. However, joy is not just the absence of pain; it is t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes we get what we want right away. At other times, we wonder if our desires will ever be fulfilled. We will be fulfilled in the best way possible and as quickly as possible. But some things take time. Sometimes, we have lessons to learn first, lessons that prepare us so we can accept the good we des...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I've been recovering many years. I've used denial many times. It has been a defense, a survival device, a coping behavior, and, at times, almost my undoing. It has been both a friend and an enemy. When I was a child, I used denial to protect my family and myself. I protected myself from seeing things too p...

Tina · Tina

Just thought I'd check in!!! Things have been a bit outta sorts, lost my job last week. But for the grace of god I've found another job with in a week, Than suddenly got a unexpected panic phone call about my son sunday nite. Son was in a stage of hyper ventillating and couldn't breath and well spent 2 ho...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We don't have to do it any better than we can - ever. Do our best for the moment, and then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later. We can never do more or better than we are able to do at the moment. We punish ourselves and make ourselves feel crazy by expecting more than our re...

jeannie · jeannie

There has been a question on my mind for a while now - it is concerning the celebration of A.A. birthday's. So here goes - Why do some people not want to celebrate their day? I mean it's an achievement of living a sober life for X number of years not to mention the fact that it shows new people coming in th...

gardenvariety · gardenvariety

Hey everybody, Do you need to get on with your life and have some fun. I finally got sober and have been sober now for over 20 years. I go to men's stags and I get involved in life with my buddies in AA. In the past I did not get together with the guys and do the fellowship thing. Today that is different....

Phil · Phil

"When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation--some fact of my life--unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment."--Alcoholics Anonym...

Quetzal · Quetzal

For many reasons, we may have mastered the art of giving away our energy. We may have learned it when we were young because the feelings we had were too overwhelming to feel, and we did not know how to process them. Much of our obsessing, our intense focus on others, is done to facilitate this "out of...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm at my dad's, made it here safe and sound... my car worried me a bit on the way, but made it, I gotta get it in the shop real soon... my cousin said my brakes need to be bled, that they have air in them, which is why they aren't stopping good (let me tell ya, that was real fun in the hills just south of St. Loui...

Wren · Wren

I am sorry that I have not been much of a contributor to the board lately. Alot going on "down south" in California, and I've been a bit out of sorts of late. I go into surgery, as Phil and Carol know, tomorrow, in Seattle, to have a tumor and parathyroid removed, so I've been sort of balancing my...

jeannie · jeannie

A man moved into an apartment and held an open house in order to meet new people. Many people showed up, and they seemed to enjoy themselves enormously. He invited them to come back, and frequently held parties that were the hit of the apartment complex. When he lost his job, and the funds became sc...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's okay to take care of ourselves on the job. It is not only okay - it is necessary. Taking care of ourselves on the job means we deal with feelings appropriately; we take responsibility for ourselves. We detach, when detachment is called for. We set boundaries, when we need to do that. We negotiate co...

wagon · wagon

The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success. On that basis we are almost always in collision with something or somebody, even though our motives are good. Most people try to live by self-propulsion. Each person is like an actor who wants to run the...

Phil · Phil

Been going with a great healthy lady for bout 9 months...45 minutes away...spend an evening...and Sundays together...and as a mutual thing..thats not going to change for a long time..Shes not in the program...and does not NEED someone in her life....but shares that its nice to HAVE someone in her l...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

We've had quite a number of newcomers start threads in the last few days. I'd like to here about it, and how you were able to get thru the day without drinking. more later- pass

new member · Jim1980

Hello All. First time on a msg board like this. Would I be in the wrong place if I have concerns other than drinking? I am new, sorry If I am barking up the wrong tree. just trying to do the right thing. Jim

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	Daily Reflections 9/10 (Preview) RECOVERY BY PROXY? They [the Promises] will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS p. 84 Sometimes I think: "Making these amends is going too far! No one should have to humble himself like that!" However, it is this very humbling of myself that brings me that much clo...	Doll	0	282	Sep 10, 2007 by Doll
	Self-approval (Preview) Most of us want to be liked. We want other people to think of us as nice, friendly, kind, and loving. Most of us want the approval of others. Since childhood, some of us have been trying to get approval, trying to get people to like us and think highly of us. We may be afraid people will leave us if they disapp...	Quetzal	0	325	Sep 10, 2007 by Quetzal
	Stopping Our Pain (Preview) Some of my feelings have been stored so long they have freezer burn. - Beyond Codependency There are many sources of pain in our life. Those of us recovering from adult children and codependency issues frequently have a cesspool of unresolved pain from the past. We have feelings, sometimes from earl...	Quetzal	1	358	Sep 9, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 9/9 (Preview) OPENING NEW DOORS They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and s...	Doll	0	282	Sep 9, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Sept 8 (Preview) "WE ASKED HIS PROTECTION" We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I could not manage life alone. I had tried that road and failed. My "ultimate sin" dragged me down to the lowest level I have ever reached and, unable even to function,...	Doll	0	351	Sep 8, 2007 by Doll
	Big Book online (Preview) http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfmThis book had a large hand in saving my life.......for those not familiar with it, please keep in mind it was written approx. 70 yrs ago.....	Doll	1	331	Sep 8, 2007 by Quetzal
	Beer Warning To All Men!! (Preview) Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties and local pubs to be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink from any woman. Many females use a date rape drug on the market called "Beer." The drug is found in liquid form and is available anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, or from...	Phil	3	631	Sep 7, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections Sept 7 (Preview) "OUR SIDE OF THE STREET" We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 77-78 I made amends to my dad...	Doll	4	406	Sep 7, 2007 by Doll
	Feeling Fried (Preview) I probably drink on avrage 3 times a week. I used to drink ALL the time for about 5 years. Slowed down alot. I just feel confused all the time like im fried out. I cnat concentrate. like my brain has "static" or the blue screen of death. I hope you get what im saying. If I were to not drink anymore al...	Someguy001	13	753	Sep 7, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Powerless over Others (Preview) Stop making excuses for other people. Stop making excuses for ourselves. While it is our goal to develop compassion and achieve forgiveness, acceptance, and love, it is also our goal to accept reality and hold people accountable for their behavior. We can also hold ourselves accountable for our ow...	Quetzal	4	469	Sep 7, 2007 by Simple
	Below the Surface (Preview) Finding Deep Strength We have all faced moments in our lives when the pressure mounts beyond what we feel we can handle, and we find ourselves thinking that we do not have the strength to carry on. Sometimes we have just gotten through a major obstacle or illness only to find another one waiting for us th...	Wren	1	416	Sep 7, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Being Thankful (Preview) I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. -- Katharine Hepburn The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait for us t...	Quetzal	5	371	Sep 6, 2007 by Simple
	What Is Trust????? (Preview) Trust is: Letting others know your feelings, emotions and reactions, and having the confidence in them to respect you and to not take advantage of you. Sharing your inner feelings and thoughts with others with the belief that they will not spread them indiscriminately. Placing confidence in other...	Phil	2	5825	Sep 6, 2007 by Wren
	Drink the poison and wait for HIM to die (Preview) That's what I feel like right now.....All that heartache, all those years, getting sober, getting drunk, getting sober, watching me fall flat on my ass, watching me pick myself back up, he was always there. I finally make peace with the fact that our relationship is what it is and will never be anymo...	Doll	18	1489	Sep 6, 2007 by cindy
	Help me be responsible (Preview) As a result of doing many inventories, I realize the importance of "telling on myself." I need to be accountable for my actions, big and small. So I thought I'd just put it out there to help keep me accountable and move me to action. I am having trouble working while I am at work. Sorry if yo...	Simple	5	450	Sep 6, 2007 by Doll
	Maintenance (Preview) "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or fou...	Phil	3	558	Sep 5, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Looks like I'm headed west! (Preview) Well, my insanity is taking me to Hayfork, California lol Actually I've had quite a few people tell me it's not insane, that it'll be great to have this kind of experience, and I think so too, I'm really excited :) I've talked to my friend out there, I asked him if he was actually serious, about renting...	LisaF	7	412	Sep 5, 2007 by cooncatbob
	I have a BIG Question... (Preview) Hello everyone and thank you in advance for reading this. Please do not be offended I just need some help. I am a compulsive gambler and I haven't gambled in a little over 9 months. I went through the 12 steps with an AA sponsor however. Now the problem is that I still attend mostly AA meetings. I don't drin...	to_thine_own_self_be_true	3	461	Sep 5, 2007 by to_thine_own_self_be_true
	Word Power (Preview) I know I'm controlling, but so is my husband. Possibly more controlling than I am. Each time I set out to leave him, each time I started to walk away, he knew exactly what to say to pull me back in. And he knew I'd respond. He knew how to say exactly what I needed to hear to keep me where he wanted me. He knew what...	Quetzal	5	450	Sep 5, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Ordinary Moments (Preview) Saving a time for quiet appreciation... An aesthetic life, in the broad sense, is a spiritual life. Couples can strengthen their partnership and enrich their lives by making aesthetic experiences daily events. Saving time for quiet appreciation of the good things in our lives - communicating wit...	Quetzal	1	328	Sep 5, 2007 by wantneeda
	Family Emergency Please Read (Preview) Dear Family, I am sorry that we have not been in the rooms for the past 2 weeks. We have had a death in the family, Johns sister. We will be able to provide more information when we get home. We have been in Virginia taking care of family in the time of crisis. We will still be out of town for a few more da...	John	8	504	Sep 4, 2007 by Phil
	frustrated (Preview) Hi all. This is my first time on line w/ u all, so be patient with me. I found this web site and was hoping it was a 24 hour type thing where I could chat with someone when the urge took over. Maybe it is and I just dont know how to use it. Im Lani, and I AM AN ALCOHOLIC. I have to say, I have been going to meetings ever...	lani	6	440	Sep 4, 2007 by Simple
	The Reality of this being a progressive disease (Preview) I just wanted to share a word of caution from my experience with surgery this week. I made it clear, verbally and in writing, to both m doc and my anesthesiologist that I am a substance abuser. I won't go into details about the surgery itself. It went pretty well. My body doesnt handle anesthetics well an...	Wren	5	517	Sep 4, 2007 by Simple
	Finding Direction (Preview) I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life. -- Anony...	Quetzal	0	307	Sep 4, 2007 by Quetzal
	Catch a bigger one! (Preview) Hey everybody, Here is the corrected version. Join us for a fantastic time. Do you need to get on with your life and have some fun. I finally got sober and have been sober now for over 20 years. I go to men's stags and I get involved in life with my buddies in AA. In the past I did not get together with th...	gardenvariety	2	399	Sep 3, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Accepting Love (Preview) Many of us have worked too hard to make relationships work; sometimes those relationships didn't have a chance because the other person was unavailable or refused to participate. To compensate for the other person's unavailability, we worked too hard. We may have done all or most of the work. Doing...	Quetzal	2	315	Sep 3, 2007 by lani
	My strange day. (Preview) Today was different. My GF and baby are off island for a couple weeks, and the solitude is nice. In the sake of prudence I can't say a whole lot about the relationship between baby mom and I online, except to say that we're as ill suited for each other as two people can be. But we have the best kid ever and so th...	TLH	15	504	Sep 3, 2007 by TLH
	Slow Down (Preview) "The soul requires duration of time -- rich, thick, deep, velvety time -- and it thrives on rhythm. Soul cant be hurried or harried .... We may go through many events in the day and experience nothing because the soul has not had the opportunity to feel them from many different points of view.&quo...	Wren	3	592	Sep 3, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Labor Day (Preview) Labor Day weekend (in the US)........and to many that means an extra day of "vacation". There are festivities going on in many cities and towns. Barbecues, camping, swimming, boating ect. And many of these activities will/do include alcohol. By Tues. morning the papers wi...	learning	4	337	Sep 3, 2007 by Sick of being sick
	"Go Easy" (Preview) Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness - go in peace. Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life. Do not be in too muc...	Phil	5	605	Sep 2, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Doctors opinion? (Preview) Hello all, looking for ESH....... It was suggested to me to read the Doctors opinion ( nothing more just that) and perhaps identify myself with a 'type'..........i have the suggesters tel no but can't get her in, yet :) I am not identifying with a type i am all types except perhaps the 'manic depressiv...	alligot	11	1574	Sep 2, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Well it's definitely one day at a time... (Preview) It's been a long stressful week... staying at my dad's lasted all of 2 nights. I stayed at my mom's for one night, she insisted I get a crate for my dog to sleep in the house, and I could only stay one night and that's it. Was going to take off to my aunt's actually yesterday or today, but my sister said I can...	LisaF	8	400	Sep 1, 2007 by LisaF
	FORGIVENESS (Preview) It is so important for us to forgive people of past sins. When we mistrust someone because of their past, we apply a stigma to them that they fight all of their lives. It is better to learn to forgive, and to keep forgiving, so that the person can know that there is no judgement which will come from us. ...	jeannie	1	274	Sep 1, 2007 by ron70062
	Daily Reflections - Sept 1 (Preview) Willingness to Grow If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As Bill Sees It - p.8 Soberity fills the painful "hole in the soul" that my alcoholism created. Often I feel so physically well that I believe my work is done. However, joy is not just the absence of pain; it is t...	jeannie	0	518	Sep 1, 2007 by jeannie
	Patience (Preview) Sometimes we get what we want right away. At other times, we wonder if our desires will ever be fulfilled. We will be fulfilled in the best way possible and as quickly as possible. But some things take time. Sometimes, we have lessons to learn first, lessons that prepare us so we can accept the good we des...	Quetzal	0	285	Sep 1, 2007 by Quetzal
	Denial (Preview) I've been recovering many years. I've used denial many times. It has been a defense, a survival device, a coping behavior, and, at times, almost my undoing. It has been both a friend and an enemy. When I was a child, I used denial to protect my family and myself. I protected myself from seeing things too p...	Quetzal	2	347	Aug 31, 2007 by Wren
	Hi all (Preview) Just thought I'd check in!!! Things have been a bit outta sorts, lost my job last week. But for the grace of god I've found another job with in a week, Than suddenly got a unexpected panic phone call about my son sunday nite. Son was in a stage of hyper ventillating and couldn't breath and well spent 2 ho...	Tina	2	331	Aug 31, 2007 by Tina
	Accepting Our Best (Preview) We don't have to do it any better than we can - ever. Do our best for the moment, and then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later. We can never do more or better than we are able to do at the moment. We punish ourselves and make ourselves feel crazy by expecting more than our re...	Quetzal	0	358	Aug 30, 2007 by Quetzal
	QUESTION??????? (Preview) There has been a question on my mind for a while now - it is concerning the celebration of A.A. birthday's. So here goes - Why do some people not want to celebrate their day? I mean it's an achievement of living a sober life for X number of years not to mention the fact that it shows new people coming in th...	jeannie	14	546	Aug 29, 2007 by Tipsy McStagger
	Enjoy Recovery, catch a big one (Preview) Hey everybody, Do you need to get on with your life and have some fun. I finally got sober and have been sober now for over 20 years. I go to men's stags and I get involved in life with my buddies in AA. In the past I did not get together with the guys and do the fellowship thing. Today that is different....	gardenvariety	1	342	Aug 29, 2007 by Phil
	Have A Good Day (Preview) "When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation--some fact of my life--unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment."--Alcoholics Anonym...	Phil	0	367	Aug 29, 2007 by Phil
	Owning Our Energy (Preview) For many reasons, we may have mastered the art of giving away our energy. We may have learned it when we were young because the feelings we had were too overwhelming to feel, and we did not know how to process them. Much of our obsessing, our intense focus on others, is done to facilitate this "out of...	Quetzal	0	323	Aug 29, 2007 by Quetzal
	Made it to mississippi (Preview) I'm at my dad's, made it here safe and sound... my car worried me a bit on the way, but made it, I gotta get it in the shop real soon... my cousin said my brakes need to be bled, that they have air in them, which is why they aren't stopping good (let me tell ya, that was real fun in the hills just south of St. Loui...	LisaF	6	473	Aug 28, 2007 by LisaF
	To my dear friends (Preview) I am sorry that I have not been much of a contributor to the board lately. Alot going on "down south" in California, and I've been a bit out of sorts of late. I go into surgery, as Phil and Carol know, tomorrow, in Seattle, to have a tumor and parathyroid removed, so I've been sort of balancing my...	Wren	9	383	Aug 28, 2007 by mikey50
	Friendship (Preview) A man moved into an apartment and held an open house in order to meet new people. Many people showed up, and they seemed to enjoy themselves enormously. He invited them to come back, and frequently held parties that were the hit of the apartment complex. When he lost his job, and the funds became sc...	jeannie	0	313	Aug 28, 2007 by jeannie
	Taking Care of Ourselves on the Job (Preview) It's okay to take care of ourselves on the job. It is not only okay - it is necessary. Taking care of ourselves on the job means we deal with feelings appropriately; we take responsibility for ourselves. We detach, when detachment is called for. We set boundaries, when we need to do that. We negotiate co...	Quetzal	0	417	Aug 28, 2007 by Quetzal
	Big Book How it works (Preview) The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success. On that basis we are almost always in collision with something or somebody, even though our motives are good. Most people try to live by self-propulsion. Each person is like an actor who wants to run the...	wagon	1	307	Aug 27, 2007 by miller2
	Sometimes..because of our past...I have moments when I feel that I dont deserve good things to happen (Preview) Been going with a great healthy lady for bout 9 months...45 minutes away...spend an evening...and Sundays together...and as a mutual thing..thats not going to change for a long time..Shes not in the program...and does not NEED someone in her life....but shares that its nice to HAVE someone in her l...	Phil	5	488	Aug 27, 2007 by Phil
	Any One Have the Urge to Drink Today? (Preview) We've had quite a number of newcomers start threads in the last few days. I'd like to here about it, and how you were able to get thru the day without drinking. more later- pass	StPeteDean	4	501	Aug 27, 2007 by StPeteDean
	new member (Preview) Hello All. First time on a msg board like this. Would I be in the wrong place if I have concerns other than drinking? I am new, sorry If I am barking up the wrong tree. just trying to do the right thing. Jim	Jim1980	4	425	Aug 27, 2007 by jeannie
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