Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

"One year, when I was a child, my father got drunk and violent at Christmas. I had just unwrapped a present, a bottle of hand lotion, when he exploded in an alcoholic rage. Our Christmas was disrupted. It was terrible. It was frightening for the whole family. Now, thirty-five years later, whenev...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It is our job to identify our needs, and then determine a balanced way of getting those needs met. We ultimately expect our Higher Power and the Universe - not one particular person - to be our source. It is unreasonable to expect anyone to be able or willing to meet our every request. We are responsibl...

timverton · timverton

Well....It's good to be back and somewhat settled in to the new surroundings. I have been checking in as often as I have been able to from another computer but did not take the time to sign in. There have been some great discourses and very good reading. I have managed to get through over a month of unse...

Tina · Tina

Just wanted to say SEASONS GREETINGS To all of you and hope all goes well, be safe and see you all soon. Thanks for being here at this time of year, Hugs to all. Son's is coming up for a few weeks and I have a week off and look forward to it. Hugs Tina

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We have definitely left that dream world behind. It was only a sham. It was a world of our own making and it was not the real world. We are sorry for the past, yes, but we learned a lot from it. We can put it down to experience, valuable experience, as we see it now, because it has given...

Doll · Doll

RECOVERY, UNITY, SERVICE Our Twelfth Step - carrying the message - is the basic service that AA's Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 160 I thank God for those who came before me, those who told me not to forget the Three Legacie...

Doll · Doll

One of the supervisors at my job appears to have gone off the deep end......He was my direct sup a couple years ago and was well respected by all. Early this yr he had to have his knees replaced. He was out for quite a while. When he came back, he was different......He now appears to have highs and lows, he...

jonijoni · jonijoni

The Wine of Success Disagreeable or unexpected problems are not the only ones that call for self-control. We must be quite as careful when we begin to achieve some measure of importance and material success. For no people have ever loved personal triumphs more than we have loved them; we drank of succ...

mr_clean · mr_clean

Hi Everyone, I have something I need to say... I think it is irresponsible for people to smoke before and after meetings. There are people who come to meetings who want to stop drinking. Maybe they haven't had a cigarette for ten years and all of a sudden they are associating with a bunch of very heavy smo...

Doll · Doll

PRINCIPLES, NOT PERSONALITIES The way our "worthy" alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the "less worthy" is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another! THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37 Who am I to judge anyone? When I first en...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ As we look back over our drinking careers, we must realize that our lives were a mess because we were a mess inside. The trouble was in us, not in life itself. Life itself was good enough, but we were looking at life throught the bottom of a whiskey glass, and it was distorted. We co...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Do not worry about how the good that has been planned for you will come. It will come. Do not worry, obsess, and think you have to control it, go out hunting for it, or tangle your mind trying to figure out how and when it will find you. It will find you. Surrender to your Higher Power each day. Trust...

Doll · Doll

LISTEN, SHARE AND PRAY When working with a man and his family, you should take care not to participate in their quarrels. You may spoil your chance of being helpful if you do. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 100 When trying to help a fellow alcoholic, I've given in to an impulse to give advice, and perhaps that...

lani · lani

Merry Christmas to all my wonderful friends! May your holidays be filled with lots of love, joy and happiness!! Totally love the grinch!!!! Used to have a grinch who stole xmas party every year. I'd cook and everyone had to bring an ornament! The best ornament EVER, was the 200 (at least) foot paper cha...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Have I ceased being inwardly defeated, at war with myself? Have I given myself freely to A.A. and to the Higher Power? Have I got over being sick inside? Am I still wandering mentally or am I "On the beam?" I can face anything if I am sure I am on the way. When I am sure, I sh...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Keep Coming Back!!!!!!

Quetzal · Quetzal

Strive for balanced expectations of others. Strive for healthy tolerance. In the past, we may have tolerated too much or too little. We may have expected too much or too little. We may swing from tolerating abuse, mistreatment, and deception to refusing to tolerate normal, human, imperfect be...

TLH · TLH

Hi- I'm Toby and I am an incurable speaker meeting junky. I love great speakers, especially funny ones but anything AA and interesting/informative is cool with me. I have a collection of CDs that fill a wallet to get me through my long drive home or the days I can't make a meeting and feel like I should. I a...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Toward honesty The perverse wish to hide a bad motive underneath a good one permeates human affairs from top to bottom. This subtle and elusive kind of self-righteousness can underlie the smallest act or thought. Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of character-bu...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Our faith should control the whole of our life. We alcoholics were living a divided life. We had to find a way to make it whole. When we were drinking, our lives were made up of a lot of scattered and unrelated pieces. We must pick up our lives and put them together again. We do it by r...

TLH · TLH

Well not quite midnight. But I'm rambling again. I guess I do that sometimes, when I get the rambling itch. Feel free to skim. I can't guarantee a word of it makes even a bit of sense. Went to a Living Sober meeting tonight. I never realized how much I skim. I also never realized how much chapte...

Doll · Doll

THE REWARDS OF GIVING This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward, whether his brother has yet received anything...

sprygrl · sprygrl

The different ways we all drank and the reasons for not drinking now. For instance, I'm not one of those who had to have a drink daily, but when the urge to get drunk hit me it was full steam ahead! I never got a violent case of the shakes. What I did get were blackouts and felony charges for assaulting poli...

lani · lani

Ok friends, Remind me why I dont want to drink!!!! Having a bad day! Yelled at my daughter, told her shes self centered because all;'s I ever do is run her around and she talks back at me.... Yelled at husband, because everytime I ask him a question I feel like he;'s jumping down my throat....Dont even wan...

Holiday Card for all MIP members · John

Happy Holidays to all Miracles In Progress Members! Lots of Love, from Rose and John

Doll · Doll

Getting and staying sober has shown me just how afraid I am and have always been....... It started at a very young age. My first memories are in kindergarten. I didn't fit in. My coloring wasn't as good as someone else's. The other kids wore better clothes. I had to go to a baby-sitters after school whi...

Doll · Doll

The truth is more important than the facts. --Frank Lloyd Wright. Before recovery, we relied on false facts about addiction. We said things like, "I can quit anytime I want." "If you had my family, you'd drink too." The truth is, we were out of control. We couldn't manage our liv...

nique · nique

Hey Everyone! Hope you all are having a purfect day! I sure am! Health is finally back to "normal". Praying it stays that way. Today is day 4 for me from EVERYTHING! Longest time I have had in over a year! Love you all! Allison

Phil · Phil

December 8 - 6:00 PM It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat For hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! December 9 ...

Quetzal · Quetzal

How easy it is to dive into roles at work. How easy it is to place other people in roles. Sometimes, this is necessary, appropriate, and expedient. But we can also let our self-shine through our role. There is joy in giving our gift of skill at work, at giving ourselves to the task at hand so thoroughl...

Doll · Doll

UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, you may feel this feeling rising. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139 Having suffered from alcoholism, I should und...

Phil · Phil

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

KLT · KLT

Im 14 days sober today and this last week havent felt too clever at all. I LOVE being sober but I dont know what to do about my health and the pain. I suffer with fibromaelgia, endometriosis and tietzes syndrome. The fibromaelgia and the tietzes syndrome both effect the muscles around my chest and bac...

TenderheartsKS · TenderheartsKS

Got this from a friend today, and I can definitely apply it to my recovery. I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you! The Law of the Garbage Truck How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unle...

senor mouse · senor mouse

hmmm, we've all been there, but i guess it's my turn- again. i have a love/hate relationship with AA!!! but it hasn't done me any harm at all- i've been sober for a while now, but my meetings have gone down to a minimal amount as of recent. it's probably just a phase, but sometimes the negativity in the room...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Unless we have the key of faith to unlock the meaning of life, we are lost. We do not choose faith because it is one way for us, but because it is the only way. Many have failed and will fail. For we cannot live victoriously without faith; we are at sea without a rudder or an anchor, dr...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Tis' the season!!

mr_clean · mr_clean

Hi Everyone, It is great to find this board. I attended my first meeting today. I've been without a drink now for about 12 hours and feeling good. A.

Zarathustra · Zarathustra

Well, okay, sobrietys not that horrible per se... Of course im datin some girl who doesnt drink at all, sooo.. that sorta makes it easier i guess...of course im disobeying the old veterans advice bout datin, but meh... Anyways 21 days today, and havent really been thirsty, which is good. I have discov...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Never Again! "Most people feel more secure on the twenty-four-hour basis than they do in the resolution that they will never drink again. Most of them have broken too many resolutions. It's really a matter of personal choice; every AA has the privilege of interpreting the program as he likes. &...

sprygrl · sprygrl

[spoiler] Hello! As you can see I'm new here, but not that new to AA. The 22nd of this month will be 2.5 yrs sobriety for me. I'm just looking for new people to meet and share stories with and, of course, to learn. I have my favorite meetings that I attend regularly and, of c...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Newcomer Problems The temptation is to become rather possessive of newcomers. Perhaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give or ought not give at all. Then we are hurt and confused when the advice is rejected, or when it is accepted and brings still grea...

Quetzal · Quetzal

What does it mean to take care of myself emotionally? I recognize when I'm feeling angry, and I accept that feeling without shame or blame. I recognize when I'm feeling hurt, and I accept those feelings without attempting to punish the source of my pain. I recognize and feel fear when that emotion pr...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Trying to figure out how to work this picture thingy into my posts.... did it work? Hope so.... sorry guys!! Joni

Doll · Doll

A PRICELESS REWARD . . . . work with other alcoholics. . . . It works when other activities fail. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 "Life will take on a new meaning," as the Big Book says (p. 89) This promise has helped me to avoid self-seeking and self-pity. To watch others grow in this wonderful pr...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have been so deprived of nurturing that we think it's silly or self-indulgent. Nurturing is neither silly nor self-indulgent; it's how we show love for ourselves. That's what we're striving for in recovery - a loving relationship with ourselves that works, so we can have loving relations...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of faith is, of course, not confined to A.A. It is the way for everybody who really wants to live. But many people can go through life without much of it. Many are doing so, to their own sorrow. The world is full of lack of faith. Many people have lost confidence in any meanin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of A.A. is the way of faith. We don't get the full benefit of the program until we surrender our lives to some Power greater than ourselves and trust that Power to give us the strength we need. There is no better way for us. We can get sober without it. We can stay sober for som...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

I'm not gonna start whining and complaining this time... but I'm finally getting some help, realizing I need help, and admitting to things I've been denying all year, can't deny it anymore after the last few days especially, last few weeks even but was still trying to until 2 days ago. I'm absolute...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Well, My husband's boys are not coming for Christmas this year. They are 8 and 12, and live 1,000 miles away. He only sees them twice a year, well, this year, they came for 6 weeks in the summer. I feel bad for my husband, as I know he is hurt and sad. But he works SO many long hours in the winter, towing heavy...

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	Holiday Triggers (Preview) "One year, when I was a child, my father got drunk and violent at Christmas. I had just unwrapped a present, a bottle of hand lotion, when he exploded in an alcoholic rage. Our Christmas was disrupted. It was terrible. It was frightening for the whole family. Now, thirty-five years later, whenev...	Quetzal	2	485	Dec 24, 2007 by TLH
	Expectations of Others (Preview) It is our job to identify our needs, and then determine a balanced way of getting those needs met. We ultimately expect our Higher Power and the Universe - not one particular person - to be our source. It is unreasonable to expect anyone to be able or willing to meet our every request. We are responsibl...	Quetzal	3	1931	Dec 23, 2007 by lostmdboy
	Hello! (Preview) Well....It's good to be back and somewhat settled in to the new surroundings. I have been checking in as often as I have been able to from another computer but did not take the time to sign in. There have been some great discourses and very good reading. I have managed to get through over a month of unse...	timverton	16	745	Dec 23, 2007 by Wren
	Seasons Greetings (Preview) Just wanted to say SEASONS GREETINGS To all of you and hope all goes well, be safe and see you all soon. Thanks for being here at this time of year, Hugs to all. Son's is coming up for a few weeks and I have a week off and look forward to it. Hugs Tina	Tina	7	458	Dec 23, 2007 by Wren
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We have definitely left that dream world behind. It was only a sham. It was a world of our own making and it was not the real world. We are sorry for the past, yes, but we learned a lot from it. We can put it down to experience, valuable experience, as we see it now, because it has given...	Sobrietyspell	1	431	Dec 23, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 12/23 (Preview) RECOVERY, UNITY, SERVICE Our Twelfth Step - carrying the message - is the basic service that AA's Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 160 I thank God for those who came before me, those who told me not to forget the Three Legacie...	Doll	0	592	Dec 23, 2007 by Doll
	Your ES&H NEEDED (Preview) One of the supervisors at my job appears to have gone off the deep end......He was my direct sup a couple years ago and was well respected by all. Early this yr he had to have his knees replaced. He was out for quite a while. When he came back, he was different......He now appears to have highs and lows, he...	Doll	9	564	Dec 22, 2007 by StPeteDean
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *The Wine of Success* Disagreeable or unexpected problems are not the only ones that call for self-control. We must be quite as careful when we begin to achieve some measure of importance and material success. For no people have ever loved personal triumphs more than we have loved them; we drank of succ...	jonijoni	0	350	Dec 22, 2007 by jonijoni
	Smoking at Meetings... (Preview) Hi Everyone, I have something I need to say... I think it is irresponsible for people to smoke before and after meetings. There are people who come to meetings who want to stop drinking. Maybe they haven't had a cigarette for ten years and all of a sudden they are associating with a bunch of very heavy smo...	mr_clean	15	571	Dec 22, 2007 by jonijoni
	Daily Reflections 12/22 (Preview) PRINCIPLES, NOT PERSONALITIES The way our "worthy" alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the "less worthy" is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another! THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37 Who am I to judge anyone? When I first en...	Doll	0	350	Dec 22, 2007 by Doll
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 22nd Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ As we look back over our drinking careers, we must realize that our lives were a mess because we were a mess inside. The trouble was in us, not in life itself. Life itself was good enough, but we were looking at life throught the bottom of a whiskey glass, and it was distorted. We co...	Sobrietyspell	0	389	Dec 22, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Good Things Coming (Preview) Do not worry about how the good that has been planned for you will come. It will come. Do not worry, obsess, and think you have to control it, go out hunting for it, or tangle your mind trying to figure out how and when it will find you. It will find you. Surrender to your Higher Power each day. Trust...	Quetzal	0	483	Dec 22, 2007 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections 12/21 (Preview) LISTEN, SHARE AND PRAY When working with a man and his family, you should take care not to participate in their quarrels. You may spoil your chance of being helpful if you do. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 100 When trying to help a fellow alcoholic, I've given in to an impulse to give advice, and perhaps that...	Doll	3	410	Dec 21, 2007 by lani
	Merry Christmas (Preview) Merry Christmas to all my wonderful friends! May your holidays be filled with lots of love, joy and happiness!! Totally love the grinch!!!! Used to have a grinch who stole xmas party every year. I'd cook and everyone had to bring an ornament! The best ornament EVER, was the 200 (at least) foot paper cha...	lani	10	707	Dec 21, 2007 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 21st Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Have I ceased being inwardly defeated, at war with myself? Have I given myself freely to A.A. and to the Higher Power? Have I got over being sick inside? Am I still wandering mentally or am I "On the beam?" I can face anything if I am sure I am on the way. When I am sure, I sh...	Sobrietyspell	1	422	Dec 21, 2007 by lani
	~30 Days Today~ (again!) (Preview) *Keep Coming Back!!!!!!*	jonijoni	11	574	Dec 21, 2007 by timverton
	Balance (Preview) Strive for balanced expectations of others. Strive for healthy tolerance. In the past, we may have tolerated too much or too little. We may have expected too much or too little. We may swing from tolerating abuse, mistreatment, and deception to refusing to tolerate normal, human, imperfect be...	Quetzal	0	417	Dec 21, 2007 by Quetzal
	Speaker Meetings Online (Preview) Hi- I'm Toby and I am an incurable speaker meeting junky. I love great speakers, especially funny ones but anything AA and interesting/informative is cool with me. I have a collection of CDs that fill a wallet to get me through my long drive home or the days I can't make a meeting and feel like I should. I a...	TLH	6	14923	Dec 20, 2007 by learning
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *Toward honesty* The perverse wish to hide a bad motive underneath a good one permeates human affairs from top to bottom. This subtle and elusive kind of self-righteousness can underlie the smallest act or thought. Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of character-bu...	jonijoni	0	457	Dec 20, 2007 by jonijoni
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Our faith should control the whole of our life. We alcoholics were living a divided life. We had to find a way to make it whole. When we were drinking, our lives were made up of a lot of scattered and unrelated pieces. We must pick up our lives and put them together again. We do it by r...	Sobrietyspell	0	440	Dec 20, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Hear about the midnight rambler.... (Preview) Well not quite midnight. But I'm rambling again. I guess I do that sometimes, when I get the rambling itch. Feel free to skim. I can't guarantee a word of it makes even a bit of sense. Went to a Living Sober meeting tonight. I never realized how much I skim. I also never realized how much chapte...	TLH	10	650	Dec 20, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 12/20 (Preview) THE REWARDS OF GIVING This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward, whether his brother has yet received anything...	Doll	0	391	Dec 20, 2007 by Doll
	It's interesting to note... (Preview) The different ways we all drank and the reasons for not drinking now. For instance, I'm not one of those who had to have a drink daily, but when the urge to get drunk hit me it was full steam ahead! I never got a violent case of the shakes. What I did get were blackouts and felony charges for assaulting poli...	sprygrl	3	485	Dec 20, 2007 by TLH
	UT_OH (Preview) Ok friends, Remind me why I dont want to drink!!!! Having a bad day! Yelled at my daughter, told her shes self centered because all;'s I ever do is run her around and she talks back at me.... Yelled at husband, because everytime I ask him a question I feel like he;'s jumping down my throat....Dont even wan...	lani	8	580	Dec 19, 2007 by lani
	Holiday Card for all MIP members (Preview) Happy Holidays to all Miracles In Progress Members! Lots of Love, from Rose and John	John	6	662	Dec 19, 2007 by jonijoni
	The fear inside of me! (Preview) Getting and staying sober has shown me just how afraid I am and have always been....... It started at a very young age. My first memories are in kindergarten. I didn't fit in. My coloring wasn't as good as someone else's. The other kids wore better clothes. I had to go to a baby-sitters after school whi...	Doll	12	702	Dec 19, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Truth - Keeping it simple (Preview) The truth is more important than the facts. --Frank Lloyd Wright. Before recovery, we relied on false facts about addiction. We said things like, "I can quit anytime I want." "If you had my family, you'd drink too." The truth is, we were out of control. We couldn't manage our liv...	Doll	1	426	Dec 19, 2007 by TenderheartsKS
	Happy Tuesday All! (Preview) Hey Everyone! Hope you all are having a purfect day! I sure am! Health is finally back to "normal". Praying it stays that way. Today is day 4 for me from EVERYTHING! Longest time I have had in over a year! Love you all! Allison	nique	6	496	Dec 19, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	This guy musta been an Alky....I can identify..:) (Preview) December 8 - 6:00 PM It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat For hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! December 9 ...	Phil	7	726	Dec 19, 2007 by lani
	Work Roles (Preview) How easy it is to dive into roles at work. How easy it is to place other people in roles. Sometimes, this is necessary, appropriate, and expedient. But we can also let our self-shine through our role. There is joy in giving our gift of skill at work, at giving ourselves to the task at hand so thoroughl...	Quetzal	1	517	Dec 19, 2007 by lani
	Daily Reflections 12/19 (Preview) UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, you may feel this feeling rising. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139 Having suffered from alcoholism, I should und...	Doll	0	402	Dec 19, 2007 by Doll
	Quitting (Preview) Dont Quit!! When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with it's twists and t...	Phil	6	473	Dec 19, 2007 by TLH
	Bad health in sobriety too. (Preview) Im 14 days sober today and this last week havent felt too clever at all. I LOVE being sober but I dont know what to do about my health and the pain. I suffer with fibromaelgia, endometriosis and tietzes syndrome. The fibromaelgia and the tietzes syndrome both effect the muscles around my chest and bac...	KLT	5	716	Dec 18, 2007 by lani
	A good read for me! (Preview) Got this from a friend today, and I can definitely apply it to my recovery. I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you! The Law of the Garbage Truck How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unle...	TenderheartsKS	5	697	Dec 18, 2007 by lani
	fed up of AA at the moment (Preview) hmmm, we've all been there, but i guess it's my turn- again. i have a love/hate relationship with AA!!! but it hasn't done me any harm at all- i've been sober for a while now, but my meetings have gone down to a minimal amount as of recent. it's probably just a phase, but sometimes the negativity in the room...	senor mouse	9	2194	Dec 18, 2007 by senor mouse
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Unless we have the key of faith to unlock the meaning of life, we are lost. We do not choose faith because it is one way for us, but because it is the only way. Many have failed and will fail. For we cannot live victoriously without faith; we are at sea without a rudder or an anchor, dr...	Sobrietyspell	0	399	Dec 18, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Is everyone getting into the SPIRIT??? (Preview) *Tis' the season!!*	jonijoni	7	488	Dec 18, 2007 by Phil
	My first day. Feeling positive. (Preview) Hi Everyone, It is great to find this board. I attended my first meeting today. I've been without a drink now for about 12 hours and feeling good. A.	mr_clean	13	742	Dec 18, 2007 by StPeteDean
	3 weeks today/sobriety sucks, etc. (Preview) Well, okay, sobrietys not that horrible per se... Of course im datin some girl who doesnt drink at all, sooo.. that sorta makes it easier i guess...of course im disobeying the old veterans advice bout datin, but meh... Anyways 21 days today, and havent really been thirsty, which is good. I have discov...	Zarathustra	9	1927	Dec 17, 2007 by lani
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *Never Again!* "Most people feel more secure on the twenty-four-hour basis than they do in the resolution that they will never drink again. Most of them have broken too many resolutions. It's really a matter of personal choice; every AA has the privilege of interpreting the program as he likes. &...	jonijoni	1	529	Dec 17, 2007 by lani
	Newbie here (Preview) [spoiler] Hello! As you can see I'm new here, but not that new to AA. The 22nd of this month will be 2.5 yrs sobriety for me. I'm just looking for new people to meet and share stories with and, of course, to learn. I have my favorite meetings that I attend regularly and, of c...	sprygrl	11	555	Dec 17, 2007 by sprygrl
	~As Bill Sees It~ (Preview) *Newcomer Problems* The temptation is to become rather possessive of newcomers. Perhaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give or ought not give at all. Then we are hurt and confused when the advice is rejected, or when it is accepted and brings still grea...	jonijoni	2	381	Dec 17, 2007 by jonijoni
	Taking Care of Ourselves Emotionally (Preview) What does it mean to take care of myself emotionally? I recognize when I'm feeling angry, and I accept that feeling without shame or blame. I recognize when I'm feeling hurt, and I accept those feelings without attempting to punish the source of my pain. I recognize and feel fear when that emotion pr...	Quetzal	4	646	Dec 17, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Testing..... (Preview) Trying to figure out how to work this picture thingy into my posts.... did it work? Hope so.... sorry guys!! Joni	jonijoni	12	482	Dec 17, 2007 by mr_clean
	Daily Reflections 12/17 (Preview) A PRICELESS REWARD . . . . work with other alcoholics. . . . It works when other activities fail. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 "Life will take on a new meaning," as the Big Book says (p. 89) This promise has helped me to avoid self-seeking and self-pity. To watch others grow in this wonderful pr...	Doll	0	417	Dec 17, 2007 by Doll
	Nurturing Ourselves (Preview) Many of us have been so deprived of nurturing that we think it's silly or self-indulgent. Nurturing is neither silly nor self-indulgent; it's how we show love for ourselves. That's what we're striving for in recovery - a loving relationship with ourselves that works, so we can have loving relations...	Quetzal	0	388	Dec 17, 2007 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 17th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of faith is, of course, not confined to A.A. It is the way for everybody who really wants to live. But many people can go through life without much of it. Many are doing so, to their own sorrow. The world is full of lack of faith. Many people have lost confidence in any meanin...	Sobrietyspell	0	452	Dec 17, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 16th Dec 07 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The way of A.A. is the way of faith. We don't get the full benefit of the program until we surrender our lives to some Power greater than ourselves and trust that Power to give us the strength we need. There is no better way for us. We can get sober without it. We can stay sober for som...	Sobrietyspell	0	447	Dec 17, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Finally getting some help (Preview) I'm not gonna start whining and complaining this time... but I'm finally getting some help, realizing I need help, and admitting to things I've been denying all year, can't deny it anymore after the last few days especially, last few weeks even but was still trying to until 2 days ago. I'm absolute...	ChicknLittle	7	547	Dec 16, 2007 by sprygrl
	Christmas Without Kids (Preview) Well, My husband's boys are not coming for Christmas this year. They are 8 and 12, and live 1,000 miles away. He only sees them twice a year, well, this year, they came for 6 weeks in the summer. I feel bad for my husband, as I know he is hurt and sad. But he works SO many long hours in the winter, towing heavy...	jonijoni	2	433	Dec 16, 2007 by learning
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