Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

OUR PATHS ARE OUR OWN ... there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: cour...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Our basic recovery concept that never loses its power to work miracles is the concept called acceptance. We do not achieve acceptance in a moment. We often have to work through a mirage of feelings - sometimes anger, outrage, shame, self-pity, or sadness. But if acceptance is our goal, we will achi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcohol is poison to the alcoholic. Poison is not too strong a word, because alcoholism leads eventually to the death of the alcoholic. It may be a quick death or a slow death. When we go by package stores and see various kinds of liquor all dressed up in fancy packages to make it l...

Doll · Doll

THE LOVE IN THEIR EYES Some of us won't believe in God, others can't, and still others who do not believe that God exists have no faith whatever He will perform this miracle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 25 It was the changes I saw in the new people who came into the Fellowship that helped me lose...

Doll · Doll

COMMITMENT Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 There came a time in my program of recovery when the third stanza of the Serenity Prayer -- "The wisdom to know the difference" -- be...

lani · lani

Everyone have a SWEET day! xo Lani -- Edited by lani at 23:51, 2008-02-13

jonijoni · jonijoni

No, not the Beastie Boys' song.... LOL I mean in my recovery. I have at times before gotten so wrapped up in "achieving" outside of AA, that I have at times slacked severely on the things that keep me sober. I can't go through this again, guys. I am taking Certification Exams soon for my degree...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If alcoholism were just a physical allergy, like asthma or hay fever, it would be easy for us, by taking a skin test with alcohol to find out whether or not we're alcoholics. But alcoholism is not just a physical allergy. It's also a mental allergy or obsession. After we've beco...

Doll · Doll

TAKING ACTION Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us--sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze,...

nmike · nmike

Can Alanoners lead an AA meeting? I live in a very small rural community. I have been going to AA meetings here rather than drive the 30 miles in the snow. I offered to start concurrent Alanon meetings. I have had a few meetings. The usual leader for AA said he couldn't be at the meeting Mon nite and asked me...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The concept of letting go can be confusing to many of us. When are we doing too much or trying too hard to control people and outcomes? When are we doing too little? When is what we're doing an appropriate part of taking care of ourselves? What is our responsibility, and what isn't? These issues can cha...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ After that first drink, we had a single track mind. It was like a railroad train. The first drink started it off and it kept going on the single track until it got to the end of the line, drunkeness. We alcoholics knew this was the inevitable result when we took the first drink, but stil...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, the gray days scare us. Those are the days when the old feelings come rushing back. We may feel needy, scared, ashamed, and unable to care for ourselves. When this happens, it's hard to trust ourselves, others, the goodness of life, and the good intentions of our Higher Power. Problems s...

Quetzal · Quetzal

What a great gift we've been given - ourselves. To listen to ourselves, to trust instinct and intuition, is to pay tribute to that gift. What a disservice not to heed the leadings and leanings that so naturally arise from within. When will we learn that these leadings and leanings draw us into God's r...

Quetzal · Quetzal

For children, Valentine's Day means candy hearts, silly cards, and excitement in the air. How different Valentine's Day can be for us as adults. The Love Day can be a symbol that we have not yet gotten love to work for us as we would like. Or it can be a symbol of something different, something better...

Doll · Doll

WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you--far too smart for our own good.... Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone." AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brillian...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Sometimes we can't help thinking: Why can't we ever drink again? We know it's because we're alcoholics, but why did we have to get that way? The answer is that at some time in our drinking careers, we passed what is called our "tolerance point." When we passed this point,...

lani · lani

Go to any lengths to get home that is!!!!! So, Go to my home group early tonight because it was my turn to set up, etc. My meeting is basically behind my house at my old church but I drive around the block to get there. Snowing and cold here you know! So after the meeting, start my car, get out to scrape the snow...

jonijoni · jonijoni

ChickenLittle has inspired me to share my pets!! Everybody come share your babies here!!! My animals have provided such a comfort in my recovery... I am truly grateful for them!! There was a time when I could not even take care of myself, yet now thanks to AA I have a little family that is thriving!! Jon...

Doll · Doll

Happy Valentine's Day! EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98 Dealing with expectations is a frequent topic at meetings. It isn't wro...

malcolm · malcolm

I took up photography lately. Another one of those ideas I spent hours talking about from the bar stool, without ever taking a shot. Anyway I went out last saturday to a local market to take some portraits of the sellers. What do you think? Any good? It was so good (and strange) to be out on a fine saturday m...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ As we look back on all those troubles we used to have when we were drinking, the hospitals, the jails, we wonder how we could have wanted that kind of life. As we look back on it now, we see our drinking life as it really was and we're glad we're out of it. So after a few months in A.A., w...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Well... working on building up my zoo... lol I lost my bunny... still planning to get another one I think, found a breeder up in TN but I've got my hands full for awhile and gotta do a lot of researching, so might hold off on a new bunny for awhile lol Someone gave me a mated pair of Cockatiels!! And the...

trick · trick

I am looking for direction and guidance, especially on how to handle my new life on the outside as I have been released from prison after doing 12 years. I am lost out here. Help! Note: I have been involved and sober since 9/06/2000. Also, I found this becuase my nephew is helping with all this internet s...

Doll · Doll

"THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES" Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and...

Wren · Wren

"Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don't think that you've lost time. There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time." -- Asha Tyson No regrets. A...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can go forward with our life and recoveries, even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the bridge it is cold and dark. We stood there with others in the cold and darkness, doubled over in pain. Some of us developed an eating disorder to cope with the pain. Some...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we're going to stay sober, we've got to learn to want something else more than we want to drink. When we first came into A.A., we couldn't imagine wanting anything else so much or more than drinking. So we had to stop drinking on faith, on faith that some day we really would want...

lateforthesky · lateforthesky

i had shingles last year and eye infection and i still have phn and i feel alcohol irritates the phn around eye

Phil · Phil

Husband (a doctor) and his wife are having a fight at the breakfast table. Husband gets up in a rage and says, 'And you are no good in bed either,' and storms out of the house. After some time he realizes he was nasty and decides to make amends and rings her up. She comes to the phone after many rings, and the i...

lostmdboy · lostmdboy

I was the speaker at my home groups Saterday night live last night. Being sober only over a year I just feel that I did not have very much sobriety to speak of. 30 yrs. of drinking and one of sobriety lead to a lot of drinking stories. I tried to point out where I went wrong in my first attempt to get sober, a...

Doll · Doll

THE LIMITS OF SELF-RELIANCE We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.68 All of my character defects separate me from God's will. When I ignore my association with Him I face the world and my alcoholism alone and must depend on sel...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Send me the right thought, word, or action. Shaw me what my next step should be. In times of doubt and indecision please send your inspiration and guidance. -- Alcoholics Anonymous The good news of surrendering ourselves and our life to a Power greater than ourselves is that we come into harmony wit...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Since I realized that I had become an alcoholic and could never have any more fun with liquor and since I knew that from then on liquor would always get me into trouble, common sense told me that the only thing left for me was a life of sobriety. But I learned another thing in A.A.,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

A block to joy and love can be unresolved sadness from the past. In the past, we told ourselves many things to deny the pain: It doesn't hurt that much.... Maybe if I just wait, things will change.... It's no big deal. I can get through this.... Maybe if I try to change the other person, I won't have to cha...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, Hope everyone's doing ok... my internet has been horribly slow lately especially on this site for some reason... so just checking in every once in awhile... but I'm hoping to get high speed internet really soon. I did my 5th step in a "hurricane" Tuesday night... the storms t...

Doll · Doll

I DON'T RUN THE SHOW When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isn't. What was our choice to be? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.53 Today my choic...

Doll · Doll

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! My 17 yr old son had moved in with a teenage married couple and the girl's baby a few months ago. The baby (who is precious btw) belongs to one boy, she's married and now separated from another boy and MY son is now her boyfriend!!!!! ARRRRRGGGHHHHH!!! I know I can't control him! B...

malcolm · malcolm

I went to my home group tonight only to find out one of our members died during the week. He was a great young guy, only 22. He hanged himself during the week. Everyone was really upset, couldn't believe it. That brings to two in the last 2 months. The other member died after going back out after 5 years sobr...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In the past, we kept right on drinking in spite of all the trouble we got into. We were foolish enough to believe that drinking could still be fun in spite of everything that happened to us. When we came into A.A., we found a lot of people who, like ourselves, had had fun with drinki...

nmike · nmike

Welcome to MIP! Keep coming back. I am an Alanoner. I come to this board and go to open AA meetings occasionally. I want to learn to let go of my AHsober and to support the alcoholics. At meetings and here online, There is power in our stories and our pain. It may not seem like you are making progress but you a...

Happy · Happy

Hello everyone...someone told me to start a new thread and I didn't and then I saw Malcolm's message and thought if he has the courage to reach out, I should too. I now have 4 days. I've been coming to AA since last March, however, since July, I can't get more than a few days together. I have to admit, 4 day...

Doll · Doll

CONVINCING "MR. HYDE" Even then, as we hew away, peace and joy will still elude us. That's the place so many of us A.A. oldsters have come to. And it's a hell of a spot, literally. How shall our unconscious--from which so many of our fears, compulsions and phony aspirations still stream--be...

Tina · Tina

Just wanted to say hi and still here,. Got some stuff brushed off with a few things and well hopefully things will turn around for the better next week. My daughter got through exams, and son is waiting to hear about school. Hopefully things will turn around for him all I can do is pray that it will. Stil...

Miss J · Miss J

I just wanted to say hi to everyone! I will be attending my first AA meeting today and found your message board while I was looking for a local meeting. It's a great thing you guys have going on over here!

malcolm · malcolm

Hi. My name is Malcolm, and I'm an alcoholic. I'd like to say hello to each of you all. I'm glad I found an online forum to compliment my meetings. I've attended AA for two years, but never seem to reach more than a couple of weeks sobriety. I look forward to discussing recovery here with you all. Thanks.

Doll · Doll

GETTING THE "SPIRITUAL ANGLE" How often do we sit in AA meetings and hear the speaker declare, "But I haven't yet got the spiritual angle." Prior to this statement, he had described a miracle of transformation which had occurred in him -- not only his release from alcohol, but a...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When people with a compulsive disorder do whatever it is they are compelled to do, they are not saying they don't love you - they are saying they don't love themselves. -- Codependent No More Gentle people, gentle souls, go in love. Yes, at times we need to be firm, assertive: those times when we cha...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, Today I have two years of continuous sobriety and I can't quite believe it! When I first came to the rooms of AA I didn't think that it was remotely possible for me. But, by getting a sponsor, working the steps, attending regular meetings, reading AA literature, getting into service w...

Doll · Doll

A PATH TO FAITH True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. meeting is an assurance that God will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Him. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 33 My last drunk had landed me in the hospital, totally broken. It was then that I was ab...

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	Our Paths Are Our Own - Daily Reflections - February 18 (Preview) OUR PATHS ARE OUR OWN ... there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: cour...	Doll	1	447	Feb 18, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Acceptance (Preview) Our basic recovery concept that never loses its power to work miracles is the concept called acceptance. We do not achieve acceptance in a moment. We often have to work through a mirage of feelings - sometimes anger, outrage, shame, self-pity, or sadness. But if acceptance is our goal, we will achi...	Quetzal	2	723	Feb 17, 2008 by jonijoni
	24hrs a Day ~ 17th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcohol is poison to the alcoholic. Poison is not too strong a word, because alcoholism leads eventually to the death of the alcoholic. It may be a quick death or a slow death. When we go by package stores and see various kinds of liquor all dressed up in fancy packages to make it l...	Sobrietyspell	0	393	Feb 17, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	The Love in Their Eyes - Daily Reflections - February 17 (Preview) THE LOVE IN THEIR EYES Some of us won't believe in God, others can't, and still others who do not believe that God exists have no faith whatever He will perform this miracle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 25 It was the changes I saw in the new people who came into the Fellowship that helped me lose...	Doll	0	424	Feb 17, 2008 by Doll
	COMMITMENT - Daily Reflections - February 16 (Preview) COMMITMENT Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 There came a time in my program of recovery when the third stanza of the Serenity Prayer -- "The wisdom to know the difference" -- be...	Doll	2	1486	Feb 17, 2008 by lani
	Happy Valentines day (Preview) Everyone have a SWEET day! xo Lani -- Edited by lani at 23:51, 2008-02-13	lani	8	532	Feb 17, 2008 by lani
	SABOTAGE?????? (Preview) No, not the Beastie Boys' song.... LOL I mean in my recovery. I have at times before gotten so wrapped up in "achieving" outside of AA, that I have at times slacked severely on the things that keep me sober. I can't go through this again, guys. I am taking Certification Exams soon for my degree...	jonijoni	7	494	Feb 17, 2008 by lani
	24hrs a Day ~ 15th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If alcoholism were just a physical allergy, like asthma or hay fever, it would be easy for us, by taking a skin test with alcohol to find out whether or not we're alcoholics. But alcoholism is not just a physical allergy. It's also a mental allergy or obsession. After we've beco...	Sobrietyspell	5	451	Feb 16, 2008 by Tuggboat
	TAKING ACTION - Daily Reflections - February 15, (Preview) TAKING ACTION Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us--sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze,...	Doll	4	630	Feb 16, 2008 by Doll
	Leading Meetings (Preview) Can Alanoners lead an AA meeting? I live in a very small rural community. I have been going to AA meetings here rather than drive the 30 miles in the snow. I offered to start concurrent Alanon meetings. I have had a few meetings. The usual leader for AA said he couldn't be at the meeting Mon nite and asked me...	nmike	3	4025	Feb 16, 2008 by Doll
	Detachment (Preview) The concept of letting go can be confusing to many of us. When are we doing too much or trying too hard to control people and outcomes? When are we doing too little? When is what we're doing an appropriate part of taking care of ourselves? What is our responsibility, and what isn't? These issues can cha...	Quetzal	0	644	Feb 16, 2008 by Quetzal
	24hrs a Day ~ 14th February 2008 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ After that first drink, we had a single track mind. It was like a railroad train. The first drink started it off and it kept going on the single track until it got to the end of the line, drunkeness. We alcoholics knew this was the inevitable result when we took the first drink, but stil...	Sobrietyspell	2	481	Feb 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Control (Preview) Sometimes, the gray days scare us. Those are the days when the old feelings come rushing back. We may feel needy, scared, ashamed, and unable to care for ourselves. When this happens, it's hard to trust ourselves, others, the goodness of life, and the good intentions of our Higher Power. Problems s...	Quetzal	0	440	Feb 15, 2008 by Quetzal
	Trusting Ourselves (Preview) What a great gift we've been given - ourselves. To listen to ourselves, to trust instinct and intuition, is to pay tribute to that gift. What a disservice not to heed the leadings and leanings that so naturally arise from within. When will we learn that these leadings and leanings draw us into God's r...	Quetzal	3	414	Feb 14, 2008 by livefree0707
	Valentine's Day (Preview) For children, Valentine's Day means candy hearts, silly cards, and excitement in the air. How different Valentine's Day can be for us as adults. The Love Day can be a symbol that we have not yet gotten love to work for us as we would like. Or it can be a symbol of something different, something better...	Quetzal	3	495	Feb 14, 2008 by lani
	WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER - Daily Reflections - 2/13 (Preview) WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you--far too smart for our own good.... Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone." AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brillian...	Doll	5	599	Feb 14, 2008 by Doll
	24hrs a Day ~ 13th February 2008 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Sometimes we can't help thinking: Why can't we ever drink again? We know it's because we're alcoholics, but why did we have to get that way? The answer is that at some time in our drinking careers, we passed what is called our "tolerance point." When we passed this point,...	Sobrietyspell	5	517	Feb 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Go to any lengths... (Preview) Go to any lengths to get home that is!!!!! So, Go to my home group early tonight because it was my turn to set up, etc. My meeting is basically behind my house at my old church but I drive around the block to get there. Snowing and cold here you know! So after the meeting, start my car, get out to scrape the snow...	lani	3	525	Feb 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	M.I.P. AA Pet Show :o) (Preview) ChickenLittle has inspired me to share my pets!! Everybody come share your babies here!!! My animals have provided such a comfort in my recovery... I am truly grateful for them!! There was a time when I could not even take care of myself, yet now thanks to AA I have a little family that is thriving!! Jon...	jonijoni	14	1352	Feb 14, 2008 by ChicknLittle
	EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS - Daily Reflections - 2/14 (Preview) Happy Valentine's Day! EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98 Dealing with expectations is a frequent topic at meetings. It isn't wro...	Doll	0	543	Feb 14, 2008 by Doll
	There's more to life.... (Preview) I took up photography lately. Another one of those ideas I spent hours talking about from the bar stool, without ever taking a shot. Anyway I went out last saturday to a local market to take some portraits of the sellers. What do you think? Any good? It was so good (and strange) to be out on a fine saturday m...	malcolm	6	626	Feb 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24hrs a Day ~ 12th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ As we look back on all those troubles we used to have when we were drinking, the hospitals, the jails, we wonder how we could have wanted that kind of life. As we look back on it now, we see our drinking life as it really was and we're glad we're out of it. So after a few months in A.A., w...	Sobrietyspell	0	423	Feb 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	New "kids"!!! (Preview) Well... working on building up my zoo... lol I lost my bunny... still planning to get another one I think, found a breeder up in TN but I've got my hands full for awhile and gotta do a lot of researching, so might hold off on a new bunny for awhile lol Someone gave me a mated pair of Cockatiels!! And the...	ChicknLittle	4	581	Feb 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I am new to A.A. on the outside, just out of prison (Preview) I am looking for direction and guidance, especially on how to handle my new life on the outside as I have been released from prison after doing 12 years. I am lost out here. Help! Note: I have been involved and sober since 9/06/2000. Also, I found this becuase my nephew is helping with all this internet s...	trick	17	685	Feb 12, 2008 by Tuggboat
	"THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES" - Daily Reflections - 2/12 (Preview) "THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES" Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and...	Doll	2	432	Feb 12, 2008 by Tuggboat
	Let Go of the Past (Preview) "Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don't think that you've lost time. There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time." -- Asha Tyson No regrets. A...	Wren	2	527	Feb 12, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Letting Go of Those Not in Recovery (Preview) We can go forward with our life and recoveries, even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the bridge it is cold and dark. We stood there with others in the cold and darkness, doubled over in pain. Some of us developed an eating disorder to cope with the pain. Some...	Quetzal	2	583	Feb 12, 2008 by StPeteDean
	24hrs a Day ~ 11th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we're going to stay sober, we've got to learn to want something else more than we want to drink. When we first came into A.A., we couldn't imagine wanting anything else so much or more than drinking. So we had to stop drinking on faith, on faith that some day we really would want...	Sobrietyspell	0	475	Feb 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	shingles and alcohol (Preview) i had shingles last year and eye infection and i still have phn and i feel alcohol irritates the phn around eye	lateforthesky	5	10469	Feb 11, 2008 by lateforthesky
	All Roads Closed and In for the day.:) (Preview) Husband (a doctor) and his wife are having a fight at the breakfast table. Husband gets up in a rage and says, 'And you are no good in bed either,' and storms out of the house. After some time he realizes he was nasty and decides to make amends and rings her up. She comes to the phone after many rings, and the i...	Phil	7	617	Feb 11, 2008 by ally
	ESP (Preview) I was the speaker at my home groups Saterday night live last night. Being sober only over a year I just feel that I did not have very much sobriety to speak of. 30 yrs. of drinking and one of sobriety lead to a lot of drinking stories. I tried to point out where I went wrong in my first attempt to get sober, a...	lostmdboy	8	629	Feb 11, 2008 by malcolm
	THE LIMITS OF SELF-RELIANCE - Daily Reflections - 2/11 (Preview) THE LIMITS OF SELF-RELIANCE We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.68 All of my character defects separate me from God's will. When I ignore my association with Him I face the world and my alcoholism alone and must depend on sel...	Doll	0	454	Feb 11, 2008 by Doll
	Divinely Led (Preview) Send me the right thought, word, or action. Shaw me what my next step should be. In times of doubt and indecision please send your inspiration and guidance. -- Alcoholics Anonymous The good news of surrendering ourselves and our life to a Power greater than ourselves is that we come into harmony wit...	Quetzal	0	494	Feb 11, 2008 by Quetzal
	24hrs a Day ~ 10th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Since I realized that I had become an alcoholic and could never have any more fun with liquor and since I knew that from then on liquor would always get me into trouble, common sense told me that the only thing left for me was a life of sobriety. But I learned another thing in A.A.,...	Sobrietyspell	3	521	Feb 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Letting Go of Sadness (Preview) A block to joy and love can be unresolved sadness from the past. In the past, we told ourselves many things to deny the pain: It doesn't hurt that much.... Maybe if I just wait, things will change.... It's no big deal. I can get through this.... Maybe if I try to change the other person, I won't have to cha...	Quetzal	1	428	Feb 10, 2008 by lani
	Just me... (Preview) Hey y'all, Hope everyone's doing ok... my internet has been horribly slow lately especially on this site for some reason... so just checking in every once in awhile... but I'm hoping to get high speed internet really soon. I did my 5th step in a "hurricane" Tuesday night... the storms t...	ChicknLittle	4	810	Feb 10, 2008 by Doll
	I DON'T RUN THE SHOW - Daily Reflections - 2/10 (Preview) I DON'T RUN THE SHOW When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isn't. What was our choice to be? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.53 Today my choic...	Doll	0	406	Feb 10, 2008 by Doll
	I CAN'T COTROL HIM - IT'S NOT MY LIFE - I HAVE TO ACCEPT IT (Preview) Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! My 17 yr old son had moved in with a teenage married couple and the girl's baby a few months ago. The baby (who is precious btw) belongs to one boy, she's married and now separated from another boy and MY son is now her boyfriend!!!!! ARRRRRGGGHHHHH!!! I know I can't control him! B...	Doll	9	719	Feb 10, 2008 by Doll
	Another Death (Preview) I went to my home group tonight only to find out one of our members died during the week. He was a great young guy, only 22. He hanged himself during the week. Everyone was really upset, couldn't believe it. That brings to two in the last 2 months. The other member died after going back out after 5 years sobr...	malcolm	4	589	Feb 10, 2008 by Phil
	24hrs a Day ~ 9th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In the past, we kept right on drinking in spite of all the trouble we got into. We were foolish enough to believe that drinking could still be fun in spite of everything that happened to us. When we came into A.A., we found a lot of people who, like ourselves, had had fun with drinki...	Sobrietyspell	0	464	Feb 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	To all the newcomers (Preview) Welcome to MIP! Keep coming back. I am an Alanoner. I come to this board and go to open AA meetings occasionally. I want to learn to let go of my AHsober and to support the alcoholics. At meetings and here online, There is power in our stories and our pain. It may not seem like you are making progress but you a...	nmike	4	461	Feb 9, 2008 by jonijoni
	I'm new also and struggling (Preview) Hello everyone...someone told me to start a new thread and I didn't and then I saw Malcolm's message and thought if he has the courage to reach out, I should too. I now have 4 days. I've been coming to AA since last March, however, since July, I can't get more than a few days together. I have to admit, 4 day...	Happy	9	681	Feb 9, 2008 by Tuggboat
	CONVINCING "MR. HYDE" -- Daily Reflections -- 2/8 (Preview) CONVINCING "MR. HYDE" Even then, as we hew away, peace and joy will still elude us. That's the place so many of us A.A. oldsters have come to. And it's a hell of a spot, literally. How shall our unconscious--from which so many of our fears, compulsions and phony aspirations still stream--be...	Doll	6	1137	Feb 9, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Hey all (Preview) Just wanted to say hi and still here,. Got some stuff brushed off with a few things and well hopefully things will turn around for the better next week. My daughter got through exams, and son is waiting to hear about school. Hopefully things will turn around for him all I can do is pray that it will. Stil...	Tina	3	452	Feb 9, 2008 by Wren
	New here... (Preview) I just wanted to say hi to everyone! I will be attending my first AA meeting today and found your message board while I was looking for a local meeting. It's a great thing you guys have going on over here!	Miss J	10	647	Feb 9, 2008 by Wren
	First time here (Preview) Hi. My name is Malcolm, and I'm an alcoholic. I'd like to say hello to each of you all. I'm glad I found an online forum to compliment my meetings. I've attended AA for two years, but never seem to reach more than a couple of weeks sobriety. I look forward to discussing recovery here with you all. Thanks.	malcolm	10	531	Feb 9, 2008 by StPeteDean
	GETTING THE "SPIRITUAL ANGLE" - Daily Reflections - 2/9 (Preview) GETTING THE "SPIRITUAL ANGLE" How often do we sit in AA meetings and hear the speaker declare, "But I haven't yet got the spiritual angle." Prior to this statement, he had described a miracle of transformation which had occurred in him -- not only his release from alcohol, but a...	Doll	0	417	Feb 9, 2008 by Doll
	Letting Go in Love (Preview) When people with a compulsive disorder do whatever it is they are compelled to do, they are not saying they don't love you - they are saying they don't love themselves. -- Codependent No More Gentle people, gentle souls, go in love. Yes, at times we need to be firm, assertive: those times when we cha...	Quetzal	0	557	Feb 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	2 Years Sober Today! (Preview) Hi everyone, Today I have two years of continuous sobriety and I can't quite believe it! When I first came to the rooms of AA I didn't think that it was remotely possible for me. But, by getting a sponsor, working the steps, attending regular meetings, reading AA literature, getting into service w...	Quetzal	14	2520	Feb 8, 2008 by Tuggboat
	A PATH TO FAITH - Daily Reflections - 2/7 (Preview) A PATH TO FAITH True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. meeting is an assurance that God will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Him. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 33 My last drunk had landed me in the hospital, totally broken. It was then that I was ab...	Doll	3	559	Feb 8, 2008 by StPeteDean
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