Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

GIVING IT AWAY Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.159 Those words, for me, refer to a transference of power, through which...

HappyMe · HappyMe

Hi all - just feel like sharing what's been going on with me lately. The last few weeks have been spent absorbing the fact that I'm an alcoholic. Went to 2 meetings last weekend which I enjoyed. Made it through another business dinner this week with my diet Coke. Just said no thank...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Easy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties. It is better to work out a problem...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Well, as some of you who have been around here awhile may (or may not) have noticed, I have gotten a bit 'controlling' here with my frustrations in my 12th Step work lately. I have been a bit harsh, and unkind at times, in the name of having 'been there, done that'. I have been downright bossy. I have...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Hey everyone! My husband just got a job offer down in North Carolina and he's taking it. We live in Ohio now, so it will be out of state. I have lived in this area my whole life and I've always wanted to move (long before I became an alcoholic.) So this is exciting! My siste...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Feeling better today. Just received another raise at work! Have an interview set on Monday for a supervisor position at work! Don't think I'll get it but I put a bid in on the job because I am capable, hell I'm an alcoholic! Anyways, I'm going to a meeting and I am looking forwards to it. Feel good...

RyanS · RyanS

How To Clean Your Toilet 1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl. 2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom. 3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid....

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Here's what I am afraid some of the folks who have visited here did not fully comprehend: "If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any lengthsteps."   &nb...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Time past is gone forever, and we can never go back to it. Even our disease progresses forward. We cannot expect to control it by a return to measures which may have worked for a time in the past. Those methods eventually failed, and trying them again will only bring us to the same point of failure. Th...

Doll · Doll

THE GIFT OF BONDING Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of lif...

Phil · Phil

by Dr. Paula Sunray Fear keeps us from leading meaningful lives and having meaningful relationships. Inner DragonsOur inner dragons of fear can keep us from having meaningful relationships. These fears can make us run from love and intimacy and hide from the very things we say we most wa...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Hey everyone, Been having a tough time of things lately. Kind of came to two conclusions. I'm coming up on six months in the program, sober. I've heard it said that with certain anniversaries it can be a major struggle. I've heard it said too many times by too many people to totally discount t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, I came across this a few minutes ago and I thought that I would share it with you all. It certainly gave me something to think about. Have a great and sober day, Carol ********************************** The Practice: 1. Spend 5 minutes at the beginn...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Well, after a long, heated argument with my poor hostage (aka my husband), I bawled like a baby, got on my knees and begged for willingness to do something, anything. I WANT to want to live. I WANT to want sobriety and mental health. I'm either going to put a bullet in my brain o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Conflict can result from trying to change a person or situation that we don't like. And conflict causes stress and agitation, both of which limit our lives. They steal our ability to be open to opportunities for growth and change. Why is it so hard to accept situations we don't like? Twelve Step pr...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "When we saw our faults, we listed them. We placed them before us in black and white. We admitted our wrongs honestly and we were willing to set these matters straight. We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We asked God to remove our fears and we commenced to o...

Doll · Doll

Today is August 24, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! LIMITATIONS "Why would we kill off a good watchdog just because he could not fly?" -- Frank Mar God has created this world with variety and we all have different gifts. Some people make music, others write stories and many are pract...

Phil · Phil

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be...

timverton · timverton

I had posted earlier on another thread how I was sort of dreading to go and do a task today. I had to alter a bathroom vanity I had made for the kinda-in-laws (I say KIL because their daughter and I have been together for over 5 yrs. and haven't married.) and doing the work there, any work, can be a pain...

RyanS · RyanS

I'm picking up my 9 month chip tonight. How'd I do it? Didnt drink anything. Kinda feels good, but I would remind myself of two things that are as true today as they where at the beginning. 1. If it still worked, I'd still be drunk. 2. If God hadnt seen fit that I outta be sober, I'd still be drunk or worse...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Live big! -- Brady Michaels Sometimes, that's the best advice we can hear. Win or lose, succeed or fail, go for it, and go all the way. There are times when it's wise to be cautious. And there are times when the best thing we can do -- the only thing we can do -- is go for it by living big. Ask him/her...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Well, here it is again. Day one. I was just a couple days shy of one month and I blew it. Looking back, sadly, I think I did it on purpose because I always balk at doing things with 100% effort (not perfection, just effort.) I knew in the back of my mind I'd eventually fall again.&...

berryboy · berryboy

Hi, I am glad to have found this site. For the past 3 years I have had nothing but bad luck, I was engaged to the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with we lived together for 5 years, in he went from prince charming to being verbally abusive then to breaking up with me with no consience what s...

Wren · Wren

What must I do is all that concerns me---not what people think. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own---but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson &...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I woke up this morning in the middle of a horrible dream. I was in a 'using' place, and someone was going to make me do something I did not want to do. In real life during my using and drinking, I would have ended up doing this 'thing', as my addiciton would have required it. But in my dream I knew I didn't have t...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

A friend in the program is a nurse. She has a few weeks 'sober', so far as I know, and asked me to take her for a diagnostic test, as she will be on Valium before the test. I took her to one other appointment and her doctor had given her some Valium to take before another non-invasive diagnostic test. I have to...

Doll · Doll

Well, ya'll, this Bubetta goes back to work tomorrow at 4am after being out on medical leave for 3 months. I'm terrified. I have a new Boss that I've never met. I hope my ID badge will let me in the door. I hope someone is on call for TSG at 4am cause all my security codes have to be reset. That is i...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

No one understands him, so Rob deleted his membership. I went through an out patient treatment program and 2 nights a week we had relapse prevention group. It met Wedesday and Friday from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. There was this pot addict and he could make it from Wed to Fri clean but couldn't make it from Fri to...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

There are a lot of Mexican people that I work with. This one guy, Carlos, told me how to say I'm finished in Spanish. A little while later I told this other guy who doesn't speak English so well that I was done with the build. This guy is married but likes guys, okay. He looked at me funny and then went back to w...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Nobody's perfect, that's for sure. But I have stumbled upong this prayer and it is a good way to start out my day in AA. Having worked the 12 Steps, and continuing to work them, my life is a thousand times better. This prayer reminds me of what my focus is today. I think I will get back to this, as amo...

Rob · Rob

Hi all Im really confused For years i have though i was an alcoholic. But now im really wondering if its something else thats wrong. Yeah iv drank most nights for years.. But i think it might be because of other reasons.. I mean if i...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de St. Exupery A tuning fork is a small tool that is used to tune musical instruments. It is tapped softly and then set down. As it vibrates, it gives off a musical tone. When its vibrations p...

Responsibility For Family Members · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. I can still remember my mother clutching her heart, threatening to have a heart attack and die, and blaming it on me. --Anonymous For some of us, the idea that we were responsible for other people's feelings had its roots in childhood and was established by members of...

Doll · Doll

Well, all, my ID badge got me in the door and it was downhill from there. Our system has been changed so our KY home office wasn't able to put me back into the computer. I was told at 4:15am it is now done "in house" our inhouse TSG team clocks in at 8:30! So, I twidled my thumbs until then. Turns out TSG w...

HDoggie · HDoggie

I have been depressed and angry for over a month now. At first, I hated feeling angry. I hated being a b****. I have always stuffed my feelings in and been so nicey-nice to everyone, even when I was feeling awful inside. Yesterday, my step-grandmother passed away, and I still wen...

LisaF · LisaF

My niece was born Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 9:15am. Her name is Ava Elizabeth, she's 7 pounds 7 ounces and 19 inches long

Me and Ava My niece Julia (big sister) and Ava My Mom and Ava

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Just really some humor here............ last night, I had just finished cooking Scapi, and a great Salad, for my Son, that was arriving at 7:00. Just before 7:00, this young guy Richard, came by to look at an area, where I need it to be fenced off. We were talking about the fence and 3 other i...

Wren · Wren

August 21, 2006 A Life Of Learning Earth School Life is the province of learning, and the wisdom we acquire throughout our lives is the reward of existence. As we traverse the winding roads that lead from birth to death, experience is our patient teacher. We exist, bound to human bodies as we are, to e...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Today I will let go of procrastination. I will take a look at why I put off responsibilities and how I can change this behavior. Do I feel that I won't do certain tasks well enough or that they're too overwhelming? Do I set specific standards for myself and then fail because I've set them to...

julielynn · julielynn

I have read several times that an alcoholic can't limit the amount he drinks for long periods of time because the disease is a progressive one. When I met my husband 4 yrs ago he drank 12 (16 oz) beers during the week and a case of beer on Friday and Saturday. Over the 4 year period he has...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Everybody in recovery needs a 'sanctuary'. A place of quiet and comfort, all our own, where we can go to touch base with our Higher Power, read a book, work on our steps. Mine is my little office in the back of the house, far away from the t.v., the phones and the busy little street out in front. It looks ou...

Quetzal · Quetzal

All my yesterdays run together. -- Clara Glenn Age doesn't demand that our memories become fuzzy, but they commonly are. We often fret over this. We could, instead, make light of it and simply appreciate that we worked our memories overtime for many years. There is no requirement that we have l...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

This pamphlet is an exact copy of the original, capitals, parentheses and all.... In order to determine whether or not a person has drifted from "social drinking" into pathological drinking, it is well to check over a list of test questions, which each one may ask himself or hersel...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Ok. this is a Trivia Post. have spent the week, looking into getting a little dog, had a lot of research to do, and did it, and then I came back to square one. So, here is my choice, he is only 3 weeks old in this picture, I will not get him until mid October. But want to show you all the new little Love of my Li...

timverton · timverton

We are a good lot. I've been thinking about the times I've been through rehab (voluntary) and watched people, including myself, walk through the doors in a state of selfish conceit/deceit and in the "poor me" state of being. After a few days of withdrawel there's a change that takes plac...

Phil · Phil

One Star Hangover (*) No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5 Cokes and still feel this way. For some reason, you are craving a steak & fries. Two Star Hangover (**) No pain, but something is definitely ami...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

awresome song that helps me realize that forgiveness is the only thing that works... and resentment hurts ME... "Bittersweet"-- by Plumb I been carryin' this old Luggage and it's really buggin' ME... So when you called to see me I couldn't believe it, Could it really be? You need to feel...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good morning, Well the last week for me was like trying to tread water, and could not keep my head above the water. Went to a Meeting on the 5th Step yesterday, and it is truly amazing how, when a meeting stays on Topic, and thoroughly, it is a complete Attitude adjustment, that was the way I experienc...

Doll · Doll

TOWARD EMOTIONAL FREEDOM Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 80 Will...

HappyMe · HappyMe

Selfishness. My mom called last night to tell me she was diagnosed with breast cancer. All I can think of is how this is going to affect me. WTF is wrong with me?????? Gaaahhhhh!!!!!! Holy crap, get me out of my head! If I ever I questioned whether or not I've been...

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	Daily Reflections Aug 26 (Preview) GIVING IT AWAY Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.159 Those words, for me, refer to a transference of power, through which...	Doll	1	492	Aug 26, 2006 by timverton
	Just posting... (Preview) Hi all - just feel like sharing what's been going on with me lately. The last few weeks have been spent absorbing the fact that I'm an alcoholic. Went to 2 meetings last weekend which I enjoyed. Made it through another business dinner this week with my diet Coke. Just said no thank...	HappyMe	3	265	Aug 26, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Taking It Easy (Preview) Easy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties. It is better to work out a problem...	Quetzal	1	464	Aug 26, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	HP has put me in my place...... (Preview) Well, as some of you who have been around here awhile may (or may not) have noticed, I have gotten a bit 'controlling' here with my frustrations in my 12th Step work lately. I have been a bit harsh, and unkind at times, in the name of having 'been there, done that'. I have been downright bossy. I have...	jonibaloni	4	297	Aug 26, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I'm Moving (Preview) Hey everyone! My husband just got a job offer down in North Carolina and he's taking it. We live in Ohio now, so it will be out of state. I have lived in this area my whole life and I've always wanted to move (long before I became an alcoholic.) So this is exciting! My siste...	HDoggie	3	256	Aug 26, 2006 by Doll
	Checking in (Preview) Feeling better today. Just received another raise at work! Have an interview set on Monday for a supervisor position at work! Don't think I'll get it but I put a bid in on the job because I am capable, hell I'm an alcoholic! Anyways, I'm going to a meeting and I am looking forwards to it. Feel good...	soberdrunk	4	275	Aug 25, 2006 by HappyMe
	yup (Preview) How To Clean Your Toilet 1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl. 2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom. 3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid....	RyanS	4	360	Aug 25, 2006 by soberdrunk
	The heart of the program (Preview) Here's what I am afraid some of the folks who have visited here did not fully comprehend: "If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any lengthsteps."   &nb...	Sick of being sick	10	334	Aug 25, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Moving Forward (Preview) Time past is gone forever, and we can never go back to it. Even our disease progresses forward. We cannot expect to control it by a return to measures which may have worked for a time in the past. Those methods eventually failed, and trying them again will only bring us to the same point of failure. Th...	Quetzal	2	296	Aug 25, 2006 by cooncatbob
	Daily Reflections Aug 24 (Preview) THE GIFT OF BONDING Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of lif...	Doll	5	312	Aug 25, 2006 by timverton
	Fear And Relationships (Preview) by Dr. Paula Sunray Fear keeps us from leading meaningful lives and having meaningful relationships. Inner DragonsOur inner dragons of fear can keep us from having meaningful relationships. These fears can make us run from love and intimacy and hide from the very things we say we most wa...	Phil	5	341	Aug 25, 2006 by Phil
	Checking In (Preview) Hey everyone, Been having a tough time of things lately. Kind of came to two conclusions. I'm coming up on six months in the program, sober. I've heard it said that with certain anniversaries it can be a major struggle. I've heard it said too many times by too many people to totally discount t...	soberdrunk	8	325	Aug 24, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	The Practice (Preview) Hi all, I came across this a few minutes ago and I thought that I would share it with you all. It certainly gave me something to think about. Have a great and sober day, Carol ******************************** The Practice:** 1. Spend 5 minutes at the beginn...	Quetzal	1	262	Aug 24, 2006 by Wren
	2 Things I Became Willing to Do (Preview) Well, after a long, heated argument with my poor hostage (aka my husband), I bawled like a baby, got on my knees and begged for willingness to do something, anything. I WANT to want to live. I WANT to want sobriety and mental health. I'm either going to put a bullet in my brain o...	HDoggie	5	315	Aug 24, 2006 by HDoggie
	Acceptance frees us (Preview) Conflict can result from trying to change a person or situation that we don't like. And conflict causes stress and agitation, both of which limit our lives. They steal our ability to be open to opportunities for growth and change. Why is it so hard to accept situations we don't like? Twelve Step pr...	Quetzal	2	288	Aug 24, 2006 by Doll
	24 Hours a Day....August 24th (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "When we saw our faults, we listed them. We placed them before us in black and white. We admitted our wrongs honestly and we were willing to set these matters straight. We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We asked God to remove our fears and we commenced to o...	Toni Baloney	2	283	Aug 24, 2006 by Quetzal
	Meditation & Reflections Aug 24 (Preview) Today is August 24, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! LIMITATIONS "Why would we kill off a good watchdog just because he could not fly?" -- Frank Mar God has created this world with variety and we all have different gifts. Some people make music, others write stories and many are pract...	Doll	0	254	Aug 24, 2006 by Doll
	Acceptance Is The Key.... (Preview) And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be...	Phil	4	1718	Aug 24, 2006 by Quetzal
	Dreaded morning to great morning! (Preview) I had posted earlier on another thread how I was sort of dreading to go and do a task today. I had to alter a bathroom vanity I had made for the kinda-in-laws (I say KIL because their daughter and I have been together for over 5 yrs. and haven't married.) and doing the work there, any work, can be a pain...	timverton	7	292	Aug 24, 2006 by HDoggie
	9 month chip (Preview) I'm picking up my 9 month chip tonight. How'd I do it? Didnt drink anything. Kinda feels good, but I would remind myself of two things that are as true today as they where at the beginning. 1. If it still worked, I'd still be drunk. 2. If God hadnt seen fit that I outta be sober, I'd still be drunk or worse...	RyanS	15	353	Aug 23, 2006 by RyanS
	Live Big (Preview) Live big! -- Brady Michaels Sometimes, that's the best advice we can hear. Win or lose, succeed or fail, go for it, and go all the way. There are times when it's wise to be cautious. And there are times when the best thing we can do -- the only thing we can do -- is go for it by living big. Ask him/her...	Quetzal	3	265	Aug 23, 2006 by HappyMe
	Now What? (Preview) Well, here it is again. Day one. I was just a couple days shy of one month and I blew it. Looking back, sadly, I think I did it on purpose because I always balk at doing things with 100% effort (not perfection, just effort.) I knew in the back of my mind I'd eventually fall again.&...	HDoggie	11	354	Aug 23, 2006 by HappyMe
	first time on (Preview) Hi, I am glad to have found this site. For the past 3 years I have had nothing but bad luck, I was engaged to the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with we lived together for 5 years, in he went from prince charming to being verbally abusive then to breaking up with me with no consience what s...	berryboy	13	420	Aug 23, 2006 by RyanS
	Night Light (Preview) What must I do is all that concerns me---not what people think. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own---but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson &...	Wren	2	622	Aug 23, 2006 by Wren
	Really Uncomfortable Dream~~ (Preview) I woke up this morning in the middle of a horrible dream. I was in a 'using' place, and someone was going to make me do something I did not want to do. In real life during my using and drinking, I would have ended up doing this 'thing', as my addiciton would have required it. But in my dream I knew I didn't have t...	jonibaloni	4	324	Aug 23, 2006 by jonibaloni
	How far to go to Help? (Preview) A friend in the program is a nurse. She has a few weeks 'sober', so far as I know, and asked me to take her for a diagnostic test, as she will be on Valium before the test. I took her to one other appointment and her doctor had given her some Valium to take before another non-invasive diagnostic test. I have to...	jonibaloni	8	358	Aug 23, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Scared....Scared.....Scared..... (Preview) Well, ya'll, this Bubetta goes back to work tomorrow at 4am after being out on medical leave for 3 months. I'm terrified. I have a new Boss that I've never met. I hope my ID badge will let me in the door. I hope someone is on call for TSG at 4am cause all my security codes have to be reset. That is i...	Doll	5	334	Aug 23, 2006 by berryboy
	Pulled his covers so he's left. (Preview) No one understands him, so Rob deleted his membership. I went through an out patient treatment program and 2 nights a week we had relapse prevention group. It met Wedesday and Friday from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. There was this pot addict and he could make it from Wed to Fri clean but couldn't make it from Fri to...	cooncatbob	6	367	Aug 23, 2006 by cooncatbob
	Funny (Preview) There are a lot of Mexican people that I work with. This one guy, Carlos, told me how to say I'm finished in Spanish. A little while later I told this other guy who doesn't speak English so well that I was done with the build. This guy is married but likes guys, okay. He looked at me funny and then went back to w...	soberdrunk	7	306	Aug 23, 2006 by Quetzal
	How to have a good day in AA (Preview) Nobody's perfect, that's for sure. But I have stumbled upong this prayer and it is a good way to start out my day in AA. Having worked the 12 Steps, and continuing to work them, my life is a thousand times better. This prayer reminds me of what my focus is today. I think I will get back to this, as amo...	jonibaloni	0	289	Aug 22, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hi all, been a while..Am I an Alcoholic or is it something else? (Preview) Hi all Im really confused For years i have though i was an alcoholic. But now im really wondering if its something else thats wrong. Yeah iv drank most nights for years.. But i think it might be because of other reasons.. I mean if i...	Rob	22	519	Aug 22, 2006 by cooncatbob
	Am I In Tune With My Heart Today? (Preview) It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de St. Exupery A tuning fork is a small tool that is used to tune musical instruments. It is tapped softly and then set down. As it vibrates, it gives off a musical tone. When its vibrations p...	Quetzal	3	280	Aug 22, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Responsibility For Family Members (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go. I can still remember my mother clutching her heart, threatening to have a heart attack and die, and blaming it on me. --Anonymous* For some of us, the idea that we were responsible for other people's feelings had its roots in childhood and was established by members of...	Phil	2	324	Aug 22, 2006 by jonibaloni
	It didn't kill me..... (Preview) Well, all, my ID badge got me in the door and it was downhill from there. Our system has been changed so our KY home office wasn't able to put me back into the computer. I was told at 4:15am it is now done "in house" our inhouse TSG team clocks in at 8:30! So, I twidled my thumbs until then. Turns out TSG w...	Doll	5	297	Aug 21, 2006 by HappyMe
	So ANGRY! (Preview) I have been depressed and angry for over a month now. At first, I hated feeling angry. I hated being a b****. I have always stuffed my feelings in and been so nicey-nice to everyone, even when I was feeling awful inside. Yesterday, my step-grandmother passed away, and I still wen...	HDoggie	4	309	Aug 21, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	New Baby! :) (Preview) My niece was born Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 9:15am. Her name is Ava Elizabeth, she's 7 pounds 7 ounces and 19 inches long Me and Ava My niece Julia (big sister) and Ava My Mom and Ava	LisaF	5	328	Aug 21, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Haste makes Waste (Preview) Just really some humor here............ last night, I had just finished cooking Scapi, and a great Salad, for my Son, that was arriving at 7:00. Just before 7:00, this young guy Richard, came by to look at an area, where I need it to be fenced off. We were talking about the fence and 3 other i...	Toni Baloney	2	323	Aug 21, 2006 by jonibaloni
	A Life of Learning-OM (Preview) August 21, 2006 A Life Of Learning Earth School Life is the province of learning, and the wisdom we acquire throughout our lives is the reward of existence. As we traverse the winding roads that lead from birth to death, experience is our patient teacher. We exist, bound to human bodies as we are, to e...	Wren	1	265	Aug 21, 2006 by Phil
	Today I will let go of procrastination (Preview) Today I will let go of procrastination. I will take a look at why I put off responsibilities and how I can change this behavior. Do I feel that I won't do certain tasks well enough or that they're too overwhelming? Do I set specific standards for myself and then fail because I've set them to...	Quetzal	5	319	Aug 21, 2006 by RyanS
	Is My Husband the Exception (Preview) I have read several times that an alcoholic can't limit the amount he drinks for long periods of time because the disease is a progressive one. When I met my husband 4 yrs ago he drank 12 (16 oz) beers during the week and a case of beer on Friday and Saturday. Over the 4 year period he has...	julielynn	4	332	Aug 21, 2006 by timverton
	~~Our Little Sanctuaries~~ (Preview) Everybody in recovery needs a 'sanctuary'. A place of quiet and comfort, all our own, where we can go to touch base with our Higher Power, read a book, work on our steps. Mine is my little office in the back of the house, far away from the t.v., the phones and the busy little street out in front. It looks ou...	jonibaloni	6	295	Aug 21, 2006 by jonibaloni
	All My Yesterdays (Preview) All my yesterdays run together. -- Clara Glenn Age doesn't demand that our memories become fuzzy, but they commonly are. We often fret over this. We could, instead, make light of it and simply appreciate that we worked our memories overtime for many years. There is no requirement that we have l...	Quetzal	3	300	Aug 21, 2006 by jonibaloni
	WHO...ME??? (AA Pamphlet, Johns Hopkins Hospital) (Preview) This pamphlet is an exact copy of the original, capitals, parentheses and all.... In order to determine whether or not a person has drifted from "social drinking" into pathological drinking, it is well to check over a list of test questions, which each one may ask himself or hersel...	jonibaloni	1	5398	Aug 20, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Just for Doggie lovers - trivia (Preview) Ok. this is a Trivia Post. have spent the week, looking into getting a little dog, had a lot of research to do, and did it, and then I came back to square one. So, here is my choice, he is only 3 weeks old in this picture, I will not get him until mid October. But want to show you all the new little Love of my Li...	Toni Baloney	5	279	Aug 20, 2006 by jonibaloni
	In service/giving (Preview) We are a good lot. I've been thinking about the times I've been through rehab (voluntary) and watched people, including myself, walk through the doors in a state of selfish conceit/deceit and in the "poor me" state of being. After a few days of withdrawel there's a change that takes plac...	timverton	3	276	Aug 20, 2006 by Phil
	Levels of hangovers... (Preview) One Star Hangover () No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5 Cokes and still feel this way. For some reason, you are craving a steak & fries. Two Star Hangover () No pain, but something is definitely ami...*	Phil	9	337	Aug 20, 2006 by Phil
	Getting rid of RESENTMENT... (Preview) awresome song that helps me realize that forgiveness is the only thing that works... and resentment hurts ME... "Bittersweet"-- by Plumb I been carryin' this old Luggage and it's really buggin' ME... So when you called to see me I couldn't believe it, Could it really be? You need to feel...	jonibaloni	3	292	Aug 20, 2006 by Wren
	On Top of the Water (Preview) Good morning, Well the last week for me was like trying to tread water, and could not keep my head above the water. Went to a Meeting on the 5th Step yesterday, and it is truly amazing how, when a meeting stays on Topic, and thoroughly, it is a complete Attitude adjustment, that was the way I experienc...	Toni Baloney	5	287	Aug 20, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Reflections Aug 20 (Preview) TOWARD EMOTIONAL FREEDOM Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 80 Will...	Doll	1	256	Aug 20, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Character defect... (Preview) Selfishness. My mom called last night to tell me she was diagnosed with breast cancer. All I can think of is how this is going to affect me. WTF is wrong with me?????? Gaaahhhhh!!!!!! Holy crap, get me out of my head! If I ever I questioned whether or not I've been...	HappyMe	5	319	Aug 20, 2006 by Doll
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