Alcoholics Anonymous

CAM · CAM

"In AA we have found that the actual good results of prayer are beyond question. They are matters of knowledge and experience. All those who have persisted have found strength not ordinarily their own. They have found wisdom beyond their usual capability. And they have increasingly found a peace of...

CAM · CAM

The first step is making the first contact - - and admitting we are powerless - - we are out of control and slowing committing suicide. Hard words, yes, but words that are true. We get to the point where we cannot function, where we are out of control. We are destroying ourselves and everything in our path...

Quetzal · Quetzal

F.E.A.R. = Frustration, Ego, Anxiety and Resentment. -- Anonymous We don't want to return to the life we led before recovery, but fear should never be the reason why we don't. Fear keeps us from being open to the Program. If we're only in the Program because we're afraid of the old way of life, we'll...

tina · tina

don't know what happened, but couldn't get back in, but I'm here. Had to walk away for a few. Some things can be so damn frastrating that I've learn to walk away and evenually things have a way of working out.

RyanS · RyanS

Getting off a "Dry Bender" "Sometimes, we become depressed. I ought to know; I have been a champion dry-bender case myself. While the surface causes were a part of the picture- trigger-events that precipitated depression- the underlaying causes, I am satisfied, ran much deeper. Intelle...

Wren · Wren

This anger management Practice draws on the dual wisdom of Aikido and scientific research, "The gift of forgiveness" will help you explore how to change long term anger into a wider range of life affirming emotions. It is a simple yet profound Practice following the Seishindo principles of Absorpt...

RyanS · RyanS

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Phil · Phil

Thought for Sunday "Just cut your head off...and do "THE DO THINGS" Have a good one...

Quetzal · Quetzal

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Another part of the answer to how people can live without turmoil and be happy lies in being bound to other members of the group with new ties. They will escape disaster together. New group feeling helps provide them all with a way to identify with each other's common affliction...

Phil · Phil

"Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others." Good judgment, a careful sense of timing, courage, and prudence--these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. After we have made the list of people we have harmed, have reflecte...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

An earlier post from Quetzal about seeing people actually crying about having to give up drinking reminded me of something that crossed my mind a couple nights back. I was musing about my drinking days...kinda reflecting on how or why I got to where I ended up no longer daring to have that first drink...

Phil · Phil

"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we wouldn't be complete human beings. If men and women didn't exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to harvest food or construct shelter, there would be no su...

Wren · Wren

Is it my imagination, or has the format of the board changed AGAIN? LOL, last time it did this I had to relearn how to read posts. I've no idea how to fix this, nor how it happens in the first place. Phil? Any ideas????

RyanS · RyanS

Troublemakers Can Be Teachers Few of us are any longer afraid of what any newcomer can do to our A.A. reputation or effectiveness. Those who slip, those who panhandle, those who scandalize, those with mental twists, those who rebel at the program, those who trade on the A.A. reputation- all such...

CAM · CAM

Sometimes the best way to get something done is to stop working on it for a while. Focused effort is essential to success, and balance is just as important. If all your time, energy, thoughts, efforts and actions are focused in just one direction, you can soon become utterly burned out. You wi...

Quetzal · Quetzal

There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's good. -- Frank Buchman Ours is an illness of more. More! More! More! The greed of addiction decays the soul and leaves us to desperately try to fill the hole that is left behind, but there is never enough. The greed of add...

Wren · Wren

No judgment Everything in life holds both a blessing and a curse. We deny this when we label the events of our lives as either good or bad. The following old Zen story illustrates this lesson most effectively. A farmer had a horse but one day, the horse ran away and so the farmer and his son had to plow t...

tina · tina

Thanks to those who have welcomed to the board, greatly appreciate it. Wanted to appologized if any inconvenienceusing my last name, hope nothing was taken personal. Was introduced to this by someone whom I look upto and respect. Anyways thanks again.

CAM · CAM

"When relationship addicts see porcupine persons, they believe turning themselves into pincushions is the way to intimacy." From Laugh! I thought I'd die (if I didn't) June 9

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Just a reminder, but at an Alanon meeting last night, our AA contact numbers were obsolete! The numbers left on flyers were wrong. The number left at recovery centers were outdated. So....it is pretty important to have these numbers double checked once or twice a year.&n...

cindy · cindy

when i was new i did cry and grieve the loss of the booze cause it was my whole freakin identity, i mean who the hell was i without it? i did not know a single person who wasnt addicted to something. booze was the only thing i could rely on and the idea of life without it was terrifiying. the cravings were sever...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I came across this earlier today and just thought I'd like to share it with you. I love reading about how AA started around the world and here's how it started here in UK. Take care, Carol ******************************************* The venue for AA's first meet...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I was at an AA meeting last night and afterwards my sponsor asked me if I would be interested in doing telephone service for AA and twelve-stepping people who 'phone. She seems to think that I would be good at it and I would love to do it. I feel privileged and humbled to have been asked. ...

tina · tina

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name Is tina I'm a single of 2 children 17 and 14 My aniversary date is July 14 2003. Still going sober, and enjoy each experience with the streght and hope of each new day and challenges as they come. Hope that I can help others as they...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Yep the time has come. I've been putting this off ever since I entered the program. AMENDS!!! Damn, that's a scary word right now! Wednesday night, my sponsor and I went over step nine in the 12&12. One sentence really stuck out to me. It said something along the lines of......If we are reasona...

RyanS · RyanS

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Doll · Doll

A SENSE OF BELONGING Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 That's what it is -- belonging! After a session of meditation I knew that the feeling I was experiencing was a sense of belonging becau...

Quetzal · Quetzal

At Oran, as elsewhere, for lack of time and thinking, people have to love one another without knowing much about it. -- Albert Camus What is time for? How often we say, "I don't have the time for ______" (meaning our marriages, our friends, our children, our hobbies, our parents, ourselves). Just...

Wren · Wren

The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven. ~John Milton Mind: The mind is a powerful force, behind the creation of all of our experiences. It can be a powerful tool, or a stealth weapon. Our minds are constantly at work, and our subconscious mind is able to be pro...

Phil · Phil

Each of us struggles with pain and its repercussions; some of us more than others. At times pain seems unending. Sometimes we hang onto the pain in our lives, maybe because we fear even more what's on the other side. The unknown so easily controls us. Right at this moment, each of us can look back on other...

RyanS · RyanS

Been a few. Are you people still sober?

RyanS · RyanS

True Independence of the Spirit The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. Therefore, independence as A.A. practices it is really a means of gaining true independence of spirit. At the level of everyday living, it is startli...

Robert · Robert

you know when you believe what your head tells you, you know it that your no good, it sticks dont it, I was gob smacked yesterday, as you know im at uni, i got my 1st assignment back yesterday. this is the first acedemic writing I have done on 6 years plus active alcoholism in that time as well, I got a "B" that...

Doll · Doll

STEPPING INTO THE SUNLIGHT But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 Sometimes I think I don't have time for prayer and meditation, forgetting that I always found the time to drink. It is possible to make time f...

Phil · Phil

You seek comfort by hiding away, but all you get is loneliness. You seek comfort by judging and criticizing others, but all you get is resentment. You seek comfort by striving and acquiring, but all you get is the insecurity of knowing that those things you have will not last. You seek comfort by insu...

Quetzal · Quetzal

OUSTING THE GREEN DEMON Victory over Jealousy. We hear of successful people who drop their old friends after moving up the ladder. Maybe, however, it wasn't their choice -- maybe they were driven to do so because their friends' jealousy made the friendship unworkable. We have little...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. I remember when I first read this for the 100th time. Haha. I just remember thinking maintenance............???? I don't even know what condit...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi all, I am not really sure how to word this post, I am really feeling happy, joyus and free, so I need to get the "ick" out before it kicks my butt. Let me preface my post by stating that I know I am powerless over alcohol, including someone else's drinking. Last night my hubby called me from Alaska, an...

LisaF · LisaF

My sponsor told me yesterday morning that I've been getting really clingy to her... I didn't realize it, and I don't realize when I call so much... I used to be this way with my husband when we were dating... I was dx with borderline (the whole "I hate you, don't leave me" thing)... and now apparently I'm b...

Phil · Phil

Life is about ass Your're either covering it Laughing it off Kicking it Kissing it Busting it Trying to get a piece of it Behaving like one Or you live with one Thats simple eh???

Debbie · Debbie

Good morning, all! My name is Debbie H. and I am a recovering alcoholic/addict/compulsive gambler. A while back, last week sometime, I "stumbled" on this site. I was struggling with myself in the respect that I wanted to go back to AA meetings on a regular basis, yet I felt unwilling to...

texas mike · texas mike

You know that for the first time in my life I can truly say that life is ok. The reason being that through this program, all of your posts, all of the meetings, the steps we take, the strengthand hope that I get from all this, and the best of all my HP, I finally know who and what I am and I am no longer confused...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Yesterday is over. It is a fact of life that what is old dies to make way for what is new. Endings are often painful -- we mourn the death of a relationship, we regret leaving a familiar neighborhood, we don't like to say good-bye. Endings, though, give us the chance to begin again. A ne...

Doll · Doll

AN INDIVIDUAL ADVENTURE Meditation is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries, either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can find, it is essentially an individual adventure, something which each one of us works out in his own way. TWELVE STE...

Jeninoz · Jeninoz

Hi All, Today's my 8 year AA birthday. My husband's been in bed all day and night (now 9.29pm here in Sydney, Australia) coming down off meth (we met in AA 8 and a half years ago). But that's for sharing about at another 12 step progam. I wanted to go to a meeting tonight but can't go as I have noo...

LisaF · LisaF

Hey everyone... just a little update on me... 84 days of no drinking... surprisingly I haven't even had a thought of it with what all's going on... I'm not sleeping well, here it is almost 5am and I've been up since 3 after getting 4 hours of sleep. I'm exhausted by the end of the day and still can't get...

Phil · Phil

Truly listening to someone is one of the greatest gifts we give to each other. Listening from our hearts- open and waiting for the other to speak what is truly in their heart - is a ministry of hospitality. It is holy work. Speaking from the heart takes courage - to risk and be vulnerable with another. C...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It is the act of forgiveness that opens up the only possible way to think creatively about the future at all. -- Father Desmond Wilson Today is full of endless possibilities and dreams. In many cases, we are limited only by our fear and lack of hope, in others and ourselves. Each new day we are give...

Tmarch · Tmarch

To All, Thank you so much for responding. I am very greatful that I made it back. I am excited and scared at the same time with the commitment I have to make too AA. I have always had a hard time sharing in front of a large crowd. My home group is very big and the...

Doll · Doll

LET GO AND LET GOD . . . praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 When I "Let Go and Let God," I think more clearly and wisely. Without having to think about it, I quickly let go of things that cause me immediate pain and discomfort...

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	peace of mind (Preview) "In AA we have found that the actual good results of prayer are beyond question. They are matters of knowledge and experience. All those who have persisted have found strength not ordinarily their own. They have found wisdom beyond their usual capability. And they have increasingly found a peace of...	CAM	1	299	Nov 13, 2006 by Wren
	FIRST STEP: (Preview) The first step is making the first contact - - and admitting we are powerless - - we are out of control and slowing committing suicide. Hard words, yes, but words that are true. We get to the point where we cannot function, where we are out of control. We are destroying ourselves and everything in our path...	CAM	2	299	Nov 13, 2006 by soberdrunk
	F.E.A.R. (Preview) F.E.A.R. = Frustration, Ego, Anxiety and Resentment. -- Anonymous We don't want to return to the life we led before recovery, but fear should never be the reason why we don't. Fear keeps us from being open to the Program. If we're only in the Program because we're afraid of the old way of life, we'll...	Quetzal	2	300	Nov 13, 2006 by Phil
	Frustration (Preview) don't know what happened, but couldn't get back in, but I'm here. Had to walk away for a few. Some things can be so damn frastrating that I've learn to walk away and evenually things have a way of working out.	tina	1	317	Nov 13, 2006 by Phil
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) Getting off a "Dry Bender" "Sometimes, we become depressed. I ought to know; I have been a champion dry-bender case myself. While the surface causes were a part of the picture- trigger-events that precipitated depression- the underlaying causes, I am satisfied, ran much deeper. Intelle...	RyanS	1	302	Nov 13, 2006 by Phil
	The Gift of Forgiveness (Preview) This anger management Practice draws on the dual wisdom of Aikido and scientific research, "The gift of forgiveness" will help you explore how to change long term anger into a wider range of life affirming emotions. It is a simple yet profound Practice following the Seishindo principles of Absorpt...	Wren	5	466	Nov 12, 2006 by Wren
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) ______________________________________________________________	RyanS	0	286	Nov 12, 2006 by RyanS
	For Those That Are Going Through Some Tough Days? (Preview) Thought for Sunday "Just cut your head off...and do "THE DO THINGS" Have a good one...	Phil	1	357	Nov 12, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Thought for the day (Preview) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Another part of the answer to how people can live without turmoil and be happy lies in being bound to other members of the group with new ties. They will escape disaster together. New group feeling helps provide them all with a way to identify with each other's common affliction...	Quetzal	0	284	Nov 12, 2006 by Quetzal
	Out Of The 12 and 12 (Preview) "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others." Good judgment, a careful sense of timing, courage, and prudence--these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. After we have made the list of people we have harmed, have reflecte...	Phil	3	459	Nov 11, 2006 by CAM
	Why I can't drink. (Preview) An earlier post from Quetzal about seeing people actually crying about having to give up drinking reminded me of something that crossed my mind a couple nights back. I was musing about my drinking days...kinda reflecting on how or why I got to where I ended up no longer daring to have that first drink...	Sick of being sick	9	535	Nov 11, 2006 by djbohn
	We dare not look.... (Preview) "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we wouldn't be complete human beings. If men and women didn't exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to harvest food or construct shelter, there would be no su...	Phil	4	393	Nov 11, 2006 by timverton
	???? Board format (Preview) Is it my imagination, or has the format of the board changed AGAIN? LOL, last time it did this I had to relearn how to read posts. I've no idea how to fix this, nor how it happens in the first place. Phil? Any ideas????	Wren	11	360	Nov 11, 2006 by Phil
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) Troublemakers Can Be Teachers Few of us are any longer afraid of what any newcomer can do to our A.A. reputation or effectiveness. Those who slip, those who panhandle, those who scandalize, those with mental twists, those who rebel at the program, those who trade on the A.A. reputation- all such...	RyanS	0	575	Nov 11, 2006 by RyanS
	Keep balance (Preview) Sometimes the best way to get something done is to stop working on it for a while. Focused effort is essential to success, and balance is just as important. If all your time, energy, thoughts, efforts and actions are focused in just one direction, you can soon become utterly burned out. You wi...	CAM	0	296	Nov 11, 2006 by CAM
	Ours is an illness of more (Preview) There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's good. -- Frank Buchman Ours is an illness of more. More! More! More! The greed of addiction decays the soul and leaves us to desperately try to fill the hole that is left behind, but there is never enough. The greed of add...	Quetzal	2	312	Nov 11, 2006 by Quetzal
	No Judgement (Preview) No judgment Everything in life holds both a blessing and a curse. We deny this when we label the events of our lives as either good or bad. The following old Zen story illustrates this lesson most effectively. A farmer had a horse but one day, the horse ran away and so the farmer and his son had to plow t...	Wren	5	502	Nov 11, 2006 by Phil
	Thanks (Preview) Thanks to those who have welcomed to the board, greatly appreciate it. Wanted to appologized if any inconvenienceusing my last name, hope nothing was taken personal. Was introduced to this by someone whom I look upto and respect. Anyways thanks again.	tina	1	299	Nov 11, 2006 by Phil
	Relationship addicts... (Preview) "When relationship addicts see porcupine persons, they believe turning themselves into pincushions is the way to intimacy." From Laugh! I thought I'd die (if I didn't) June 9	CAM	2	411	Nov 10, 2006 by tina
	Correct "telephone" AA contacts (Preview) Just a reminder, but at an Alanon meeting last night, our AA contact numbers were obsolete! The numbers left on flyers were wrong. The number left at recovery centers were outdated. So....it is pretty important to have these numbers double checked once or twice a year.&n...	wallsal55	1	329	Nov 10, 2006 by Phil
	cravings (Preview) when i was new i did cry and grieve the loss of the booze cause it was my whole freakin identity, i mean who the hell was i without it? i did not know a single person who wasnt addicted to something. booze was the only thing i could rely on and the idea of life without it was terrifiying. the cravings were sever...	cindy	3	387	Nov 10, 2006 by Phil
	The History of AA in UK (Preview) Hi everyone, I came across this earlier today and just thought I'd like to share it with you. I love reading about how AA started around the world and here's how it started here in UK. Take care, Carol ******************************************* The venue for AA's first meet...	Quetzal	2	562	Nov 10, 2006 by Phil
	AA Telephone Support (Preview) Hi everyone, I was at an AA meeting last night and afterwards my sponsor asked me if I would be interested in doing telephone service for AA and twelve-stepping people who 'phone. She seems to think that I would be good at it and I would love to do it. I feel privileged and humbled to have been asked. ...	Quetzal	5	337	Nov 10, 2006 by Quetzal
	New on the Board (Preview) Just wanted to introduce myself. My name Is tina I'm a single of 2 children 17 and 14 My aniversary date is July 14 2003. Still going sober, and enjoy each experience with the streght and hope of each new day and challenges as they come. Hope that I can help others as they...	tina	7	373	Nov 10, 2006 by cindy
	The Time Has Come (Preview) Yep the time has come. I've been putting this off ever since I entered the program. AMENDS!!! Damn, that's a scary word right now! Wednesday night, my sponsor and I went over step nine in the 12&12. One sentence really stuck out to me. It said something along the lines of......If we are reasona...	soberdrunk	1	400	Nov 10, 2006 by Quetzal
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	RyanS	0	309	Nov 10, 2006 by RyanS
	Daily Reflections Nov 10 (Preview) A SENSE OF BELONGING Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 That's what it is -- belonging! After a session of meditation I knew that the feeling I was experiencing was a sense of belonging becau...	Doll	1	288	Nov 10, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	What is time for? (Preview) At Oran, as elsewhere, for lack of time and thinking, people have to love one another without knowing much about it. -- Albert Camus What is time for? How often we say, "I don't have the time for ______" (meaning our marriages, our friends, our children, our hobbies, our parents, ourselves). Just...	Quetzal	1	331	Nov 10, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Daily Power Words (Preview) The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven. ~John Milton Mind: The mind is a powerful force, behind the creation of all of our experiences. It can be a powerful tool, or a stealth weapon. Our minds are constantly at work, and our subconscious mind is able to be pro...	Wren	1	300	Nov 9, 2006 by Phil
	Pain (Preview) Each of us struggles with pain and its repercussions; some of us more than others. At times pain seems unending. Sometimes we hang onto the pain in our lives, maybe because we fear even more what's on the other side. The unknown so easily controls us. Right at this moment, each of us can look back on other...	Phil	4	367	Nov 9, 2006 by Phil
	Hello (Preview) Been a few. Are you people still sober?	RyanS	11	346	Nov 9, 2006 by Scott
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) True Independence of the Spirit The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. Therefore, independence as A.A. practices it is really a means of gaining true independence of spirit. At the level of everyday living, it is startli...	RyanS	2	336	Nov 9, 2006 by Wren
	goodness me I have a brain (Preview) you know when you believe what your head tells you, you know it that your no good, it sticks dont it, I was gob smacked yesterday, as you know im at uni, i got my 1st assignment back yesterday. this is the first acedemic writing I have done on 6 years plus active alcoholism in that time as well, I got a "B" that...	Robert	5	380	Nov 9, 2006 by Wren
	Daily Reflections Nov 9 (Preview) STEPPING INTO THE SUNLIGHT But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 Sometimes I think I don't have time for prayer and meditation, forgetting that I always found the time to drink. It is possible to make time f...	Doll	1	299	Nov 9, 2006 by Phil
	Take Comfort (Preview) You seek comfort by hiding away, but all you get is loneliness. You seek comfort by judging and criticizing others, but all you get is resentment. You seek comfort by striving and acquiring, but all you get is the insecurity of knowing that those things you have will not last. You seek comfort by insu...	Phil	1	297	Nov 9, 2006 by Phil
	Jealousy (Preview) OUSTING THE GREEN DEMON Victory over Jealousy. We hear of successful people who drop their old friends after moving up the ladder. Maybe, however, it wasn't their choice -- maybe they were driven to do so because their friends' jealousy made the friendship unworkable. We have little...	Quetzal	1	332	Nov 9, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reprieve (Preview) We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. I remember when I first read this for the 100th time. Haha. I just remember thinking maintenance............???? I don't even know what condit...	soberdrunk	11	394	Nov 9, 2006 by Phil
	The fine line between supporting and enabling (Preview) Hi all, I am not really sure how to word this post, I am really feeling happy, joyus and free, so I need to get the "ick" out before it kicks my butt. Let me preface my post by stating that I know I am powerless over alcohol, including someone else's drinking. Last night my hubby called me from Alaska, an...	Dolphin123	6	874	Nov 9, 2006 by Doll
	clingy with my sponsor... (Preview) My sponsor told me yesterday morning that I've been getting really clingy to her... I didn't realize it, and I don't realize when I call so much... I used to be this way with my husband when we were dating... I was dx with borderline (the whole "I hate you, don't leave me" thing)... and now apparently I'm b...	LisaF	2	363	Nov 8, 2006 by Jo
	Thought For The Night (Preview) Life is about ass Your're either covering it Laughing it off Kicking it Kissing it Busting it Trying to get a piece of it Behaving like one Or you live with one Thats simple eh???	Phil	5	328	Nov 8, 2006 by Dolphin123
	Thank you for this board! (Preview) Good morning, all! My name is Debbie H. and I am a recovering alcoholic/addict/compulsive gambler. A while back, last week sometime, I "stumbled" on this site. I was struggling with myself in the respect that I wanted to go back to AA meetings on a regular basis, yet I felt unwilling to...	Debbie	2	301	Nov 8, 2006 by Phil
	The life we have (Preview) You know that for the first time in my life I can truly say that life is ok. The reason being that through this program, all of your posts, all of the meetings, the steps we take, the strengthand hope that I get from all this, and the best of all my HP, I finally know who and what I am and I am no longer confused...	texas mike	2	349	Nov 8, 2006 by Quetzal
	Yesterday is over (Preview) Yesterday is over. It is a fact of life that what is old dies to make way for what is new. Endings are often painful -- we mourn the death of a relationship, we regret leaving a familiar neighborhood, we don't like to say good-bye. Endings, though, give us the chance to begin again. A ne...	Quetzal	1	343	Nov 8, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Nov 8 (Preview) AN INDIVIDUAL ADVENTURE Meditation is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries, either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can find, it is essentially an individual adventure, something which each one of us works out in his own way. TWELVE STE...	Doll	0	265	Nov 8, 2006 by Doll
	Happy Birthday To Me (Preview) Hi All, Today's my 8 year AA birthday. My husband's been in bed all day and night (now 9.29pm here in Sydney, Australia) coming down off meth (we met in AA 8 and a half years ago). But that's for sharing about at another 12 step progam. I wanted to go to a meeting tonight but can't go as I have noo...	Jeninoz	7	382	Nov 8, 2006 by timverton
	hey y'all (Preview) Hey everyone... just a little update on me... 84 days of no drinking... surprisingly I haven't even had a thought of it with what all's going on... I'm not sleeping well, here it is almost 5am and I've been up since 3 after getting 4 hours of sleep. I'm exhausted by the end of the day and still can't get...	LisaF	4	379	Nov 7, 2006 by Wren
	Truly Listening (Preview) Truly listening to someone is one of the greatest gifts we give to each other. Listening from our hearts- open and waiting for the other to speak what is truly in their heart - is a ministry of hospitality. It is holy work. Speaking from the heart takes courage - to risk and be vulnerable with another. C...	Phil	3	305	Nov 7, 2006 by Wren
	The act of forgiveness (Preview) It is the act of forgiveness that opens up the only possible way to think creatively about the future at all. -- Father Desmond Wilson Today is full of endless possibilities and dreams. In many cases, we are limited only by our fear and lack of hope, in others and ourselves. Each new day we are give...	Quetzal	1	369	Nov 7, 2006 by Tmarch
	i need advice in f2f meeting (Preview) To All, Thank you so much for responding. I am very greatful that I made it back. I am excited and scared at the same time with the commitment I have to make too AA. I have always had a hard time sharing in front of a large crowd. My home group is very big and the...	Tmarch	6	331	Nov 7, 2006 by Tmarch
	Daily Reflections Nov 7 (Preview) LET GO AND LET GOD . . . praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 When I "Let Go and Let God," I think more clearly and wisely. Without having to think about it, I quickly let go of things that cause me immediate pain and discomfort...	Doll	0	268	Nov 7, 2006 by Doll
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