Alcoholics Anonymous

Wren · Wren

I do not know what I appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only...playing on the seashore...whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.--Sir Isaac Newton. Before the program we chose to see only what we wanted and turned away from any distractions. We may...

Phil · Phil

If you want to make God laugh, just tell Him your plans." This old Jewish proverb is especially familiar to people in recovery from addiction, but everyone can glean some meaning from these time-tested words. They serve as a gentle reminder that most of what happens in our life and in the...

Wren · Wren

Using Your Power Self-Determination Our lives are defined by the decisions we make each day. When we choose one option over another, whether we are selecting a restaurant or considering a cross-country move, we shape our lives. The decision-making process can be empowering, allowing us to enjo...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, Looking back to twelve months ago, my life was in complete chaos. I knew that I couldn't live with alcohol any more, but I was terrified of trying to live without it. My self-respect had long gone and I was becoming more and more isolated. But, through the rooms of AA I have found a wonder...

Doll · Doll

NOTHING GROWS IN THE DARK We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of sobriety -- not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recover...

Wren · Wren

You are responsible for your own happiness. No one can diminish your self-esteem unless you give them permission to do so. When something is troubling you, tell people you trust instead of trying to cover it up. You'll be surprised to learn that they've been through something similiar. Don't pass up...

SeanCPhoenix · SeanCPhoenix

First off, I will say I am a happily married man, and have been for over 18 years. I have been a 'social' drinker all my life, that is, until a couple of years ago when the loss of our only child (38th week stillborn), led me to hide my feelings in a bottle. It has led me to where I am now...v...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

From "A Lifetime Process": "I have more problems than alcohol . . . alcohol is only a symptom of a more pervasive disease. When I stopped drinking I began a lifetime process of recovery from unruly emotions, painful relationships, and unmanageable situations. This process is too much for most of u...

Wren · Wren

The other night I made an error in judgement and edited a post that I felt wasn't healthy. I should not have made that decision in haste, because the post was an opportunity for many of us to work our program, to learn and to grow. Everyone has a right to their views, and it is not...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Going to say goodbye here on MIP.... my life is taking me in a different direction now, and I need to get what I need from face-to-face meetings. Doing well and still sober, through the beautiful program of Alcoholic's Anonymous, and I do hope you all find happiness and sobriety, and the peace that we so...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Time spent attempting to change others affords little time for personal change. -- Georgette Vickstrom We must be willing to change or we wouldn't be reading these words right now. However, being willing to change is often easier than doing it. One of the biggest changes most of us need to make...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I came across this passage this morning and it so struck a chord with me that I wanted to share it with you all. Have a great day, Carol ************************** "I have more problems than alcohol . . . alcohol is only a symptom of a more pervasive disease. When I stopped drinking I began a l...

Wren · Wren

Earlier today, I posted this information and it got deleted. Thank you Phil and Cindy and K for your earlier responses, sorry they got erased. Anyway, I shared that my daughter will most probably be able to move up here to Washington, to our women's prison, as a transfer from California. This enable...

Doll · Doll

SOLACE FOR CONFUSION Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE ST...

Wren · Wren

Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.--O'Henry The balance in life places us between happiness and sadness. Life can't always be ecstatically happy and free from woe, just as it isn't always miserably unhappy. Somewhere in the middle is a gray area where nei...

Phil · Phil

"PATIENCE is quiet hope and trust, expecting things to turn out all right. Patience is being calm and tolerant when difficult things happen. It means showing acceptance when you or others make mistakes. Patience is doing something now so that later it will bear fruit, like planting a seed and waitin...

Robert · Robert

gawd! cant sleep at the mo, its due to back pain and feeling a little anxious, about what i dont know, it must be because im coming off anti depressants. any tips other than a sledge hammer over the nut?

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Many of us feel like we need a rulebook, a microscope, and a warranty to get through life. We feel uncertain, frightened. We want the security of knowing what's going to happen, and how we shall act. We don't trust life or ourselves. We don't trust the Plan. We want to...

Doll · Doll

. A.'S "MAIN TAPROOT" The principle that we shall find no enduring strength until we first admit complete defeat is the main taproot from which our whole Society has sprung and flowered. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 21-22 Defeated, and knowing it, I arrived at the doors of A.A., alone and a...

K Chasu · K Chasu

In a meeting the other night, a speaker told how once he had handed over his will and his life and found the Higher Power of his understanding, he felt no doubt or fears. How I wish this was always true for me. Not a day goes by that I don’t pray and meditate and yet there are mornings when I wake up and that alba...

K Chasu · K Chasu

i don't know who on here does any service at a national level, but I really need to rant a bit. I edit our local AA magazine and in order to do this service (which I love) I have to sit on the General Service Office committee. Part of this means a monthly meeting of everyone else who sits on the committee and...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Words are the voice of the heart. - Confucius What does my heart have to say today? Am I happy? Or am I troubled? We will find this out if we slow down and listen to our words. We can also hear our spirit in the tone of our words. We are to meditate. Meditation is about slowing down so we can hear what ou...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid Live and Let Live Expectations are Premeditated Resentments We're HERE because we're Not All There Keep Coming Back... and then Keep Coming Back Take the Cotton out of your ears and stick it in your mouth Let Go and Let God Just for Today Whatever is ou...

Wren · Wren

Lo! in the middle of the wood,The folded leaf is wooed from out the bud...With winds upon the branch, and there grows green and broad, and takes no care.--Lord Tennyson What does it take for us to be drawn out of ourselves? So many of us have retreated inwardly and are afraid to open up in social situati...

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

I know...it's been ages since I've been here. I have so much going on in my life...but let me first tell you that I just got my 9 month chip on Monday! YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I have to share with you something about that chip. I've been waiting with bated breath for this chip. I didn't really know why it held suc...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Enjoy! http://home.att.net/~scorh5/Pedal.html

Wren · Wren

"There is no room for God in him who is full of himself." -- Hasidic saying On the spiritual path, we must be diligent to discriminate whether we are acting from ego or from soul. If ego is in charge, what we do is self-referencing. At the deepest levels, we are motivated by our own self-interest. We’...

Robert · Robert

that the last 6 months has given me.... here goes nothing: 1 I have a place at Uni 2 I have a new studio set up, (sold most of it for booze) 3 gone from full time to part time at work 4 sorting health out 5 have new friends 6 no longer depressed and coming off tablets 7able to concentr...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day What am I going to do today for A.A.? Is there someone I should call up on the telephone or someone I should go to see? Is there a letter I should write? Is there an opportunity somewhere to advance the work of A.A. which I have been putting off or neglecting? I...

K Chasu · K Chasu

So, we have had AA in South Africa for 60 years - the first meeting was 60 years ago today. I just thought, if any one is interested, that I would like to share some of the history with you: In 1946 two men in Johannesburg picked up the same copy of Reader’s Digest which carried a story about Alcohol...

K Chasu · K Chasu

Hello there I am a member of the St Francis Group of AA in Johannesburg, South Africa. My sobriety date is 14/2/03. I have been browsing some of the posts and seen some about using online instead of a normal meeting. When I first got in touch with a member of AA it was online. I was in Johannesburg (wher...

Robert · Robert

Learn Chinese in 5 minutes....... Read the English meaning and then OUTLOUD say the chinese words (you MUST read them out loud or it doesn't make as much sense). >>1) Thats not right..................... Sum Ting Wong >> >>2) Are you harboring a fugitive............ Hu Yu Hai D...

RyanS · RyanS

Twelve Qualities of Sponsorship 1. I will not help you to stay and wallow in limbo. 2. I will help you to grow, to become more productive, by your definition. 3. I will help you become more autonomous, more loving of yourself, more excited, less sensitive, more free to become the authority for you...

Wren · Wren

Fear Of Losing What We Have One of humanity's biggest fears is losing what we have. It is healthy when fear of loss helps us take steps to protect what we have worked hard to attain, but it is unhealthy to continue to fear something we can do nothing about. We need to remember that focusing our energy on f...

Quetzal · Quetzal

No matter what faces us -- an unhappy relationship, a serious operation or illness, a feeling of uselessness or helplessness -- it is vital to realize that there is a solution. We must not expect that the solution to our problem will bring us immediate peace of mind. Focusing our energies and emot...

annmarie · annmarie

Hi everyone, I'm in the middle of a major decision at the moment, and wondered if you could maybe help me see more clearly. I attend al anon. My boyfriend is an alcoholic and also takes drugs sometimes. He tries not to drink and usually lasts about three weeks and then has a huge bender. He has been to r...

kittn38 · kittn38

Hello friends: Sorry that it has been some time since i have been on here. Mom passed away on friday the 13th at approx. 11pm. I can't believe she is gone. It don't seem real. I'm so upset. We all are. But, the only comforting thing is that she is out of her...

cavamom · cavamom

I have over six years in AA. I am grateful for my recovery and grateful for my sobriety.(edited for content) I have been accused oby family members who still drink of "thinking I am better." I walk a fine line--being sober, without the preachiness, or acting like I am better. ...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I went to see my doctor a few weeks ago and he gave me a referral to see this surgeon. Finally got up enough courage last week and went to see him. I'm going to go in for some minor out-patient surgery in a lil over 2 weeks. When I was talking to the doc. last week, he was explaining what's going to happen. Sca...

Phil · Phil

Ring ring! Tech support: Hello can I help you? Customer: Well, after much consideration, I have decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process? Tech Support: Yes, ma'am I can help you, are you ready to proceed? Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do fir...

Quetzal · Quetzal

New feelings may seem uncomfortable at first. I may be used to feeling afraid and anxious, or depressed and alone. In my new life, I may begin to feel joy or happiness, or peace and calm. These new feelings are signs that I'm changing and learning how to accept my new way of thinking. Feeling peacefu...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

> Stress Management > > A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a > glass > of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" > Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. > The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends...

RyanS · RyanS

Pain and Progress "Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain." *************************************** Someone once remarked that pain is the touc...

Doll · Doll

A DAILY TUNE-UP Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 How do I maintain my spiritual condition? For me it's quite simple: on a daily basis I ask my Higher Power to grant me the gift of sobriety for that day! I have talked to many a...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

I'm finally going to pull myself away from my job, for some much needed time off. My wife and I are flying to Oregon this Friday, for a week long visit with our youngest daughter's family. I'll try to check in on the board with my daughter's compu...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. -Samuel Johnson The Twelve Steps won't work for anyone unless they are practiced. That's why so many veterans of this program work the Steps over and over. It's a good habit, and good habits -- just like bad ones -- stre...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day How seriously do I take my obligations to A.A.? Have I taken all the good I can get out of it and then let my obligations slide? Or do I constantly feel a deep debt of gratitude and a deep sense of loyalty to the whole A.A. movement? Am I not only grateful but als...

RyanS · RyanS

In God's Hands When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned. ****************************************** My depression deepened unbearably, and finally it seemed to me as t...

Robert · Robert

I have found a daily fix to rid me of depression, I take vit c, B3 and a B6 complex, and GLA, GLA is magic, it can be found in evening primrose, to get the desired amount of GLA you may want to take 2-3 caps a day, or go for a GLA complex that has the desired amount, its like magic! PS this comes from a book called...

Doll · Doll

THROUGHOUT EACH DAY This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 During my early years in A.A. I saw Step Ten as a suggestion that I periodically look at my behavior and reactions. If there was something wrong, I should admit it; if an apology was nec...

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	Night Light (Preview) I do not know what I appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only...playing on the seashore...whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.--Sir Isaac Newton. Before the program we chose to see only what we wanted and turned away from any distractions. We may...	Wren	1	304	Oct 22, 2006 by Phil
	Letting go of our need to control frees us.. (Preview) If you want to make God laugh, just tell Him your plans." This old Jewish proverb is especially familiar to people in recovery from addiction, but everyone can glean some meaning from these time-tested words. They serve as a gentle reminder that most of what happens in our life and in the...	Phil	0	348	Oct 22, 2006 by Phil
	Self Power (Preview) Using Your Power Self-Determination Our lives are defined by the decisions we make each day. When we choose one option over another, whether we are selecting a restaurant or considering a cross-country move, we shape our lives. The decision-making process can be empowering, allowing us to enjo...	Wren	2	308	Oct 21, 2006 by Phil
	My Changing Life (Preview) Hi everyone, Looking back to twelve months ago, my life was in complete chaos. I knew that I couldn't live with alcohol any more, but I was terrified of trying to live without it. My self-respect had long gone and I was becoming more and more isolated. But, through the rooms of AA I have found a wonder...	Quetzal	2	309	Oct 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Oct 21 (Preview) NOTHING GROWS IN THE DARK We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of sobriety -- not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recover...	Doll	0	311	Oct 21, 2006 by Doll
	Your Own Happiness (Preview) You are responsible for your own happiness. No one can diminish your self-esteem unless you give them permission to do so. When something is troubling you, tell people you trust instead of trying to cover it up. You'll be surprised to learn that they've been through something similiar. Don't pass up...	Wren	2	340	Oct 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	How do I take that first step? (Preview) First off, I will say I am a happily married man, and have been for over 18 years. I have been a 'social' drinker all my life, that is, until a couple of years ago when the loss of our only child (38th week stillborn), led me to hide my feelings in a bottle. It has led me to where I am now...v...	SeanCPhoenix	4	343	Oct 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	Healing (Preview) From "A Lifetime Process": "I have more problems than alcohol . . . alcohol is only a symptom of a more pervasive disease. When I stopped drinking I began a lifetime process of recovery from unruly emotions, painful relationships, and unmanageable situations. This process is too much for most of u...	soberdrunk	3	319	Oct 20, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Cavamom/ onward and upward (Preview) The other night I made an error in judgement and edited a post that I felt wasn't healthy. I should not have made that decision in haste, because the post was an opportunity for many of us to work our program, to learn and to grow. Everyone has a right to their views, and it is not...	Wren	1	362	Oct 20, 2006 by Phil
	See you in the ROOMS!!! (Preview) Going to say goodbye here on MIP.... my life is taking me in a different direction now, and I need to get what I need from face-to-face meetings. Doing well and still sober, through the beautiful program of Alcoholic's Anonymous, and I do hope you all find happiness and sobriety, and the peace that we so...	jonibaloni	4	334	Oct 20, 2006 by Phil
	Willing to Change (Preview) Time spent attempting to change others affords little time for personal change. -- Georgette Vickstrom We must be willing to change or we wouldn't be reading these words right now. However, being willing to change is often easier than doing it. One of the biggest changes most of us need to make...	Quetzal	1	505	Oct 20, 2006 by Wren
	From: A Lifetime Process (Preview) Hi everyone, I came across this passage this morning and it so struck a chord with me that I wanted to share it with you all. Have a great day, Carol ************************** "I have more problems than alcohol . . . alcohol is only a symptom of a more pervasive disease. When I stopped drinking I began a l...	Quetzal	1	388	Oct 20, 2006 by Phil
	Sharing Good Stuff (Preview) Earlier today, I posted this information and it got deleted. Thank you Phil and Cindy and K for your earlier responses, sorry they got erased. Anyway, I shared that my daughter will most probably be able to move up here to Washington, to our women's prison, as a transfer from California. This enable...	Wren	3	322	Oct 20, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Oct 20 (Preview) SOLACE FOR CONFUSION Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE ST...	Doll	0	306	Oct 20, 2006 by Doll
	Night Light (Preview) Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.--O'Henry The balance in life places us between happiness and sadness. Life can't always be ecstatically happy and free from woe, just as it isn't always miserably unhappy. Somewhere in the middle is a gray area where nei...	Wren	0	278	Oct 20, 2006 by Wren
	What Is Patience... (Preview) "PATIENCE is quiet hope and trust, expecting things to turn out all right. Patience is being calm and tolerant when difficult things happen. It means showing acceptance when you or others make mistakes. Patience is doing something now so that later it will bear fruit, like planting a seed and waitin...	Phil	5	342	Oct 19, 2006 by jeannie
	insomnia (Preview) gawd! cant sleep at the mo, its due to back pain and feeling a little anxious, about what i dont know, it must be because im coming off anti depressants. any tips other than a sledge hammer over the nut?	Robert	6	373	Oct 19, 2006 by Robert
	Throwing Out The Rule Book (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go*. Many of us feel like we need a rulebook, a microscope, and a warranty to get through life. We feel uncertain, frightened. We want the security of knowing what's going to happen, and how we shall act. We don't trust life or ourselves. We don't trust the Plan. We want to...	Phil	3	375	Oct 19, 2006 by cindy
	Daily Reflections Oct 19 (Preview) . A.'S "MAIN TAPROOT" The principle that we shall find no enduring strength until we first admit complete defeat is the main taproot from which our whole Society has sprung and flowered. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 21-22 Defeated, and knowing it, I arrived at the doors of A.A., alone and a...	Doll	1	348	Oct 19, 2006 by Wren
	God is more than a feeling (Preview) In a meeting the other night, a speaker told how once he had handed over his will and his life and found the Higher Power of his understanding, he felt no doubt or fears. How I wish this was always true for me. Not a day goes by that I don’t pray and meditate and yet there are mornings when I wake up and that alba...	K Chasu	3	293	Oct 19, 2006 by Wren
	GSO (Preview) i don't know who on here does any service at a national level, but I really need to rant a bit. I edit our local AA magazine and in order to do this service (which I love) I have to sit on the General Service Office committee. Part of this means a monthly meeting of everyone else who sits on the committee and...	K Chasu	1	296	Oct 19, 2006 by Phil
	Words are the voice of the heart (Preview) Words are the voice of the heart. - Confucius What does my heart have to say today? Am I happy? Or am I troubled? We will find this out if we slow down and listen to our words. We can also hear our spirit in the tone of our words. We are to meditate. Meditation is about slowing down so we can hear what ou...	Quetzal	1	334	Oct 19, 2006 by Phil
	...thoughts for the day (Preview) K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid Live and Let Live Expectations are Premeditated Resentments We're HERE because we're Not All There Keep Coming Back... and then Keep Coming Back Take the Cotton out of your ears and stick it in your mouth Let Go and Let God Just for Today Whatever is ou...	jonibaloni	3	392	Oct 19, 2006 by Quetzal
	10/19 Nightlight (Preview) Lo! in the middle of the wood,The folded leaf is wooed from out the bud...With winds upon the branch, and there grows green and broad, and takes no care.--Lord Tennyson What does it take for us to be drawn out of ourselves? So many of us have retreated inwardly and are afraid to open up in social situati...	Wren	0	366	Oct 19, 2006 by Wren
	Hi Everyone! (Preview) I know...it's been ages since I've been here. I have so much going on in my life...but let me first tell you that I just got my 9 month chip on Monday! YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I have to share with you something about that chip. I've been waiting with bated breath for this chip. I didn't really know why it held suc...	DanaBanana	3	297	Oct 18, 2006 by Wren
	How do You Think of God/HP? (Preview) Enjoy! http://home.att.net/~scorh5/Pedal.html	wallsal55	1	399	Oct 18, 2006 by Wren
	Is Your Ego Involved? (Preview) "There is no room for God in him who is full of himself." -- Hasidic saying On the spiritual path, we must be diligent to discriminate whether we are acting from ego or from soul. If ego is in charge, what we do is self-referencing. At the deepest levels, we are motivated by our own self-interest. We’...	Wren	9	361	Oct 18, 2006 by Wren
	10 things I am grateful for ... (Preview) that the last 6 months has given me.... here goes nothing: 1 I have a place at Uni 2 I have a new studio set up, (sold most of it for booze) 3 gone from full time to part time at work 4 sorting health out 5 have new friends 6 no longer depressed and coming off tablets 7able to concentr...	Robert	4	565	Oct 18, 2006 by Robert
	24 Hour a Day (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day What am I going to do today for A.A.? Is there someone I should call up on the telephone or someone I should go to see? Is there a letter I should write? Is there an opportunity somewhere to advance the work of A.A. which I have been putting off or neglecting? I...	Toni Baloney	1	289	Oct 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	AA in South Africa Turns 60 today! (Preview) So, we have had AA in South Africa for 60 years - the first meeting was 60 years ago today. I just thought, if any one is interested, that I would like to share some of the history with you: In 1946 two men in Johannesburg picked up the same copy of Reader’s Digest which carried a story about Alcohol...	K Chasu	4	349	Oct 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Meetings (Preview) Hello there I am a member of the St Francis Group of AA in Johannesburg, South Africa. My sobriety date is 14/2/03. I have been browsing some of the posts and seen some about using online instead of a normal meeting. When I first got in touch with a member of AA it was online. I was in Johannesburg (wher...	K Chasu	3	314	Oct 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	learn chinese in 5 minutes (Preview) Learn Chinese in 5 minutes....... Read the English meaning and then OUTLOUD say the chinese words (you MUST read them out loud or it doesn't make as much sense). >>1) Thats not right..................... Sum Ting Wong >> >>2) Are you harboring a fugitive............ Hu Yu Hai D...	Robert	11	385	Oct 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Sponsorship (Preview) Twelve Qualities of Sponsorship 1. I will not help you to stay and wallow in limbo. 2. I will help you to grow, to become more productive, by your definition. 3. I will help you become more autonomous, more loving of yourself, more excited, less sensitive, more free to become the authority for you...	RyanS	2	352	Oct 18, 2006 by K Chasu
	Seeing Beyond the Unknown~OM (Preview) Fear Of Losing What We Have One of humanity's biggest fears is losing what we have. It is healthy when fear of loss helps us take steps to protect what we have worked hard to attain, but it is unhealthy to continue to fear something we can do nothing about. We need to remember that focusing our energy on f...	Wren	3	590	Oct 18, 2006 by K Chasu
	No matter what faces us (Preview) No matter what faces us -- an unhappy relationship, a serious operation or illness, a feeling of uselessness or helplessness -- it is vital to realize that there is a solution. We must not expect that the solution to our problem will bring us immediate peace of mind. Focusing our energies and emot...	Quetzal	2	385	Oct 18, 2006 by Quetzal
	my alcoholic boyfriend (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm in the middle of a major decision at the moment, and wondered if you could maybe help me see more clearly. I attend al anon. My boyfriend is an alcoholic and also takes drugs sometimes. He tries not to drink and usually lasts about three weeks and then has a huge bender. He has been to r...	annmarie	5	375	Oct 18, 2006 by annmarie
	Mom... (Preview) Hello friends: Sorry that it has been some time since i have been on here. Mom passed away on friday the 13th at approx. 11pm. I can't believe she is gone. It don't seem real. I'm so upset. We all are. But, the only comforting thing is that she is out of her...	kittn38	8	451	Oct 17, 2006 by kittn38
	AA Drones (Preview) I have over six years in AA. I am grateful for my recovery and grateful for my sobriety.(edited for content) I have been accused oby family members who still drink of "thinking I am better." I walk a fine line--being sober, without the preachiness, or acting like I am better. ...	cavamom	2	522	Oct 17, 2006 by RyanS
	Surgery (Preview) I went to see my doctor a few weeks ago and he gave me a referral to see this surgeon. Finally got up enough courage last week and went to see him. I'm going to go in for some minor out-patient surgery in a lil over 2 weeks. When I was talking to the doc. last week, he was explaining what's going to happen. Sca...	soberdrunk	13	358	Oct 17, 2006 by Wren
	Tech Support For Installing Love (Preview) Ring ring! Tech support: Hello can I help you? Customer: Well, after much consideration, I have decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process? Tech Support: Yes, ma'am I can help you, are you ready to proceed? Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do fir...	Phil	0	342	Oct 17, 2006 by Phil
	New Feelings (Preview) New feelings may seem uncomfortable at first. I may be used to feeling afraid and anxious, or depressed and alone. In my new life, I may begin to feel joy or happiness, or peace and calm. These new feelings are signs that I'm changing and learning how to accept my new way of thinking. Feeling peacefu...	Quetzal	1	315	Oct 17, 2006 by CAM
	Stress Management (Preview) > Stress Management > > A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a > glass > of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" > Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. > The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends...	Toni Baloney	2	287	Oct 17, 2006 by annmarie
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) Pain and Progress "Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain." *************************************** Someone once remarked that pain is the touc...	RyanS	0	303	Oct 17, 2006 by RyanS
	Daily Reflections Oct 17 (Preview) A DAILY TUNE-UP Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 How do I maintain my spiritual condition? For me it's quite simple: on a daily basis I ask my Higher Power to grant me the gift of sobriety for that day! I have talked to many a...	Doll	0	280	Oct 17, 2006 by Doll
	Taking Time for Self (Preview) I'm finally going to pull myself away from my job, for some much needed time off. My wife and I are flying to Oregon this Friday, for a week long visit with our youngest daughter's family. I'll try to check in on the board with my daughter's compu...	Sick of being sick	5	343	Oct 16, 2006 by soberdrunk
	The chains of habit (Preview) The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. -Samuel Johnson The Twelve Steps won't work for anyone unless they are practiced. That's why so many veterans of this program work the Steps over and over. It's a good habit, and good habits -- just like bad ones -- stre...	Quetzal	4	324	Oct 16, 2006 by Phil
	24 Hours a Day (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day How seriously do I take my obligations to A.A.? Have I taken all the good I can get out of it and then let my obligations slide? Or do I constantly feel a deep debt of gratitude and a deep sense of loyalty to the whole A.A. movement? Am I not only grateful but als...	Toni Baloney	0	234	Oct 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) In God's Hands When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned. ****************************************** My depression deepened unbearably, and finally it seemed to me as t...	RyanS	2	316	Oct 16, 2006 by Wren
	BYE BYE DEPRESSION (Preview) I have found a daily fix to rid me of depression, I take vit c, B3 and a B6 complex, and GLA, GLA is magic, it can be found in evening primrose, to get the desired amount of GLA you may want to take 2-3 caps a day, or go for a GLA complex that has the desired amount, its like magic! PS this comes from a book called...	Robert	5	373	Oct 16, 2006 by Robert
	Daily Reflections Oct 16 (Preview) THROUGHOUT EACH DAY This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 During my early years in A.A. I saw Step Ten as a suggestion that I periodically look at my behavior and reactions. If there was something wrong, I should admit it; if an apology was nec...	Doll	0	272	Oct 16, 2006 by Doll
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