Alcoholics Anonymous

Pdinkle · Pdinkle

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

Doll · Doll

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Wren · Wren

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

ron70062 · ron70062

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

Doll · Doll

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

paxton · paxton

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

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

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

Wren · Wren

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

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

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

Doll · Doll

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

Wren · Wren

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Doll · Doll

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Doll · Doll

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

Doll · Doll

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

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

twoworlds · twoworlds

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

Phil · Phil

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

Snopup · Snopup

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

Christopher · Christopher

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

Doll · Doll

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

Doll · Doll

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Phil · Phil

Would it surprise you to know that many times the expectations we have of others are born out of our own psyche, and have little to do with the person we have them about? Expectations in relationships can begin when we take our own ideals, standards, and views of things, and project them onto other peopl...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, Well since the divorce is final and I decided to go back to my maiden name, I'm no longer Lisa "F"... so have been changing my name where I used that screen name... Phil has called me "chicken little" in here sometimes, and well, I couldn't think of anything else... l...

vansonjw · vansonjw

I have a problem. What if being married to my wife is the reason I drink? I became an alcoholic about 5 years into our marriage. We have been married for 8 years now. I recently went to rehab and continue to go to meetings. I had not had a drink for almost 2 months when I took one about a month ago. She kicked me o...

Someguy001 · Someguy001

I was at work and my body temp sky-rocketed.. my blood started boiling for some stupid crap that I shouldn't have been upset about in the first place. My stress was high today. Today is day 2. I spent the majority of the day wondering why I have wasted this much of my life screwing around... drowning... I...

trudi · trudi

Hi, not posted for ages went to rehad october last year and struggled afterwards. Last drink 5th March this year so just over 6 months ago. Everything been fine for the first 3 or 4 months on a high at being clean (also had drug problems but mainly alcohol) Have had a problem with over the counter pills!!...

lani · lani

-Healing a broken relationship is not a one step process-but for the men and women willing to go the distance, the prize is worth it.... -Conditional forgiveness (Well,Im willing to forgive them if...) is no forgiveness at all. -Imagine how our marriages would change if we sought to be a host or hoste...

lani · lani

I am so sad right now.. My daughter, age 15 1/2 got caught drinking at a school event. She is a cheerleader and for years has said how gross drinking is after seeing myself and her father drink for years. Funny, I always said I would know when she was because she couldnt pull the wool over my eyes!!!She defi...

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...

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	Shopping (Preview) Yesterday I made my 1st trip to the grocery store since I have decided to get sober. I was terrified of having to go in. In hindsight I shoud have taken a friend with me but I am happy to say that I didn't let temptation take over. I walked right past the lliquor and wine section without a pause. I knew this was...	Pdinkle	2	532	Sep 17, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 9/17 (Preview) FREEDOM FROM FEAR When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...	Doll	0	364	Sep 17, 2007 by Doll
	Revenge (Preview) No matter how long we've been recovering, no matter how solid our spiritual ground, we may still feel an overwhelming desire at times to punish, or get even, with another person. We want revenge. We want to see the other person hurt the way he or she has hurt us. We want to see life deal that person just rew...	Quetzal	2	418	Sep 16, 2007 by lani
	Allowing Others to walk their paths (Preview) Watching a loved one or a peer traverse a path littered with stumbling blocks can be immensely painful. We instinctively want to guide them toward a safer track and share with them the wisdom we have acquired through experience. Yet all human beings have the right to carve their own paths without bein...	Wren	1	433	Sep 16, 2007 by cindy
	I just gotta say it.. (Preview) *Thanks to God and the great folks of AA online and in meetings, I made 3 Mos. today !!*	ron70062	9	458	Sep 16, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 9/16 (Preview) WE STAND--OR FALL--TOGETHER . . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.563 Just as the Twelve Steps of A....	Doll	0	342	Sep 16, 2007 by Doll
	Getting Through Hard Times (Preview) We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we can determine the timing. -- Codependent No More Hard times, stressful times, are not all there is to life, but they are part of life, growth, and moving...	Quetzal	0	440	Sep 15, 2007 by Pam P
	Who wants a drink? (Preview) Probably all of us. Just think, how much better we feel off the booze. I may be new to this, but am finding not many people want to actually chat. Maybe i'm on the wrong site. If anyone out there has a better way for me to find the online communication tools I need, please share. I'm 12 days sober and it a...	paxton	9	566	Sep 15, 2007 by sheilasdad
	tranquility (Preview) "Reach into the stream, and try to pick up as much water as you can by clenching your fists tightly around it. Hold up your hand and see how much you could hold. Now turn up your palms and cup them as in supplication, and place them in the stream. Lift your hands and see how much you can now hold, witho...	Sick of being sick	2	499	Sep 15, 2007 by Pdinkle
	Anticipating the Good (Preview) Anxiety About Change When we find ourselves going through any kind of change in our lives, our natural response may be to tense up on the physical, mental, or emotional level. We may not even notice that we have braced ourselves against a shift until we recognize the anxiety, mood swings, or general wo...	Wren	4	415	Sep 15, 2007 by Pdinkle
	ok, maybe I'm regaining a little sense lol (Preview) Well, winds up that I'm moving back to Mississippi..... once I'd told my dad I was going to California, he offered me a house to rent... well I've been in Arkansas visiting family, and finally realized that financially I just can't do the trip to california... also, although I'm not afraid of hard w...	ChicknLittle	5	609	Sep 15, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 9/15 (Preview) A NEW LIFE Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . Life will mean something at last. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even bette...	Doll	0	368	Sep 15, 2007 by Doll
	Live Your Own Life (Preview) "We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, ov...	Wren	0	433	Sep 15, 2007 by Wren
	Perspective (Preview) Too often, we try to gain a clear perspective before it is time. That will make us crazy. We do not always know why things are happening the way they are. We do not always know how a particular relationship will work out. We do not always understand the source of our feelings, why we've been led down a parti...	Quetzal	1	387	Sep 14, 2007 by TLH
	Daily Reflections 9/14 (Preview) PEACE OF MIND Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God's help and guidance--meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 86-87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my w...	Doll	0	356	Sep 14, 2007 by Doll
	What's Good for Me? (Preview) When we are soul searching, be it for the smaller or larger decisions we face during the day, we can learn to ask, is this good for me?... Is this what I really want?... Is this what I need?...Does this direction feel right for me?...or am I succumbing to the control and influence that I sometimes allow ot...	Quetzal	0	386	Sep 14, 2007 by Quetzal
	Healing (Preview) We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves to recognize that there are many steps to be taken along the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity... We should anticipate these stages in our emotional convalescence: unbearable...	Quetzal	3	390	Sep 13, 2007 by Snopup
	Daily Reflections 9/12 (Preview) I AM RESPONSIBLE For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87 In recovery, and through the help of Alcoholics Anonymous, I learn that...	Doll	2	471	Sep 13, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 9/13 (Preview) REPAIRING THE DAMAGE Good judgment, careful sense of timing, courage and prudence - these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 83 To make amends can be viewed two ways: first, that of repairing damage, for if I have damaged my neighbor's fence,...	Doll	0	472	Sep 13, 2007 by Doll
	Times of Reprogramming (Preview) Recovery is not all-tiresome, unrewarded work. There are times of joy and rest, times when we comfortably practice what we have learned. There are times of change, times when we struggle to learn something new or overcome a particular problem. These are the times when what we've been practicing in r...	Quetzal	0	387	Sep 13, 2007 by Quetzal
	A good way to approach each day (Preview) "When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for breakfast? said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" "I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet. Pooh nodd...	Sick of being sick	5	420	Sep 12, 2007 by Phil
	introduce me to you (Preview) Hello My user name is twoworlds. I am an alcoholic. As a member of the fellowship with 29 years of unbroken sobriety behind me the quality of my life and the people who I love and who, love me has improved . This is a new experience being part of an online fellowship so please be patience wit...	twoworlds	19	568	Sep 12, 2007 by Moon
	Coping with divorce or relationship breakup (Preview) http://www.helpguide.org/mental/coping_divorce_relationship_breakup.htm	Phil	1	563	Sep 11, 2007 by Doll
	Intoduction of myself (Preview) Howdy, Since I've recently read a few introductions, I thought I best do the same as I have already posted a few. My name is Greg and I am an alcoholic. I've been in and out of AA for about 27 years with a collective 12 years of soberity. In the begining (the frist three times) I was told to go by various le...	Snopup	8	608	Sep 11, 2007 by lani
	Hey Ya'll, I'm baaaaack! (Preview) Any folks new to the program please, this intro does by no means, apply to you! Had to rejoin. Lost all my info and at 53 oldtimers starts settin' in. I ain't gonna' tell ya'll who I was before, mainly because don't want the old stuff rehashed. Be it true or what I might read into a post, be I wrong or right, i w...	Christopher	8	474	Sep 11, 2007 by Wren
	We said goodbye today (Preview) It's been a week since I received that cowardly email from him......I've cried over it, I wanted to drink over it, I got really pissed off over it...Then I turned my attention back to me. I signed up for a Yoga class, I've been to the gym 4 times this past week. I pulled out my guitar, which was coverd in abou...	Doll	8	489	Sep 11, 2007 by Wren
	Daily Reflections Sept 11 (Preview) MAKING AMENDS Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87 To have courage, to be unafraid, are gifts of my recovery. They empower me to ask for help and to go forth in making my amends with a sense of dignity and hum...	Doll	1	681	Sep 11, 2007 by Snopup
	Conflict and Detachment (Preview) In a relationship, there are those wonderful times when things go smoothly for both people, and neither person needs to focus too heavily on the concept of detachment. But there are those challenging times when one person is in crisis or changing - and we need to detach. Then there are stressful cycle...	Quetzal	0	471	Sep 11, 2007 by Quetzal
	Relationship Expectations (Preview) Would it surprise you to know that many times the expectations we have of others are born out of our own psyche, and have little to do with the person we have them about? Expectations in relationships can begin when we take our own ideals, standards, and views of things, and project them onto other peopl...	Phil	2	478	Sep 11, 2007 by TLH
	Just me, LisaF... changed my name... (Preview) Hey y'all, Well since the divorce is final and I decided to go back to my maiden name, I'm no longer Lisa "F"... so have been changing my name where I used that screen name... Phil has called me "chicken little" in here sometimes, and well, I couldn't think of anything else... l...	ChicknLittle	4	565	Sep 10, 2007 by ChicknLittle
	Alcoholism and marriage... (Preview) I have a problem. What if being married to my wife is the reason I drink? I became an alcoholic about 5 years into our marriage. We have been married for 8 years now. I recently went to rehab and continue to go to meetings. I had not had a drink for almost 2 months when I took one about a month ago. She kicked me o...	vansonjw	4	992	Sep 10, 2007 by learning
	I felt it today... (Preview) I was at work and my body temp sky-rocketed.. my blood started boiling for some stupid crap that I shouldn't have been upset about in the first place. My stress was high today. Today is day 2. I spent the majority of the day wondering why I have wasted this much of my life screwing around... drowning... I...	Someguy001	8	594	Sep 10, 2007 by StPeteDean
	6 months sober and struggling (Preview) Hi, not posted for ages went to rehad october last year and struggled afterwards. Last drink 5th March this year so just over 6 months ago. Everything been fine for the first 3 or 4 months on a high at being clean (also had drug problems but mainly alcohol) Have had a problem with over the counter pills!!...	trudi	4	1491	Sep 10, 2007 by Christopher
	Awesome sayings instead of complaining for once.. (Preview) -Healing a broken relationship is not a one step process-but for the men and women willing to go the distance, the prize is worth it.... -Conditional forgiveness (Well,Im willing to forgive them if...) is no forgiveness at all. -Imagine how our marriages would change if we sought to be a host or hoste...	lani	1	1712	Sep 10, 2007 by Phil
	Our poor children (Preview) I am so sad right now.. My daughter, age 15 1/2 got caught drinking at a school event. She is a cheerleader and for years has said how gross drinking is after seeing myself and her father drink for years. Funny, I always said I would know when she was because she couldnt pull the wool over my eyes!!!She defi...	lani	6	723	Sep 10, 2007 by Doll
	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	337	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	390	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	418	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	344	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	406	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	385	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	678	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	463	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	825	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	526	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	481	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	426	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	5966	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	1547	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	511	Sep 6, 2007 by Doll
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