Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

People Pleasing - Having Trouble Saying No? by Kali Munro, M.Ed., Psychotherapist, 2001 Do you have trouble saying NO? Do you do things for other people but almost never ask anybody to do things for you? You may be a people pleaser. People pleasers think of other people’s needs before their own...

Doll · Doll

THE 100% STEP Only Step One, where we made the 100 percent admission we were powerless over alcohol, can be practiced with absolute perfection. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 68 Long before I was able to obtain sobriety in A.A., I knew without a doubt that alcohol was killing me, yet even with t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life. -- M. C. Richards What you do for a living is not who you are. You are more, much more, than that. It's easy to get so caught up in what we do that we're only identifying ourselves through our daily tasks. I am a mechanic. I am a pa...

tina · tina

I went to a party mom, and remembered what you you said. You told me not to drink mom, so I drank a soda instead I felt really proud inside mom, Just like you said I would. I didn't drink and drive mom, even though others said I should. I know I did the right thing mom, I know your always right. Now th...

tina · tina

Just wanted to say hi and check in, some know I haven't been able to get many meetings due to working nites shift with work. Been doing alot of soul search lately and well lets put it this way, still sober. There is a few things I've been having trouble dealing with and well just hanging in t...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

A Humming Bird flew into the warehouse where I work yesterday. She (I think it was a she) flew up into the sky light of the 20 foot ceiling and couldn't figure out that this wasn't the way out. After a while I opened the roll up door all the way and pulled the truck out, hoping that she see the light and fly out....

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Fear Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse, and. you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twic...

Doll · Doll

Long story short......I was 'socializing' a couple days back.....was with a friends and their friends. I kept being offered "a drink". After 1000's of no thank yous, finally just smiled and said "I'm an alcoholic, I don't drink anymore". A guy friend of a friend of a friend of a friend sp...

kathy570 · kathy570

Hello All, I haven't been around much lately but yes I am still here & Sober. YEAAHHHHH I have been going through alot of crap for the last several months plus my internet is still down on my comp. and DH won't pay to fix it - the XXXXX. It is hard just to get out of bed somedays wi...

Doll · Doll

UNITED WE STAND We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 30 I came to Alcoholics Anonymous becau...

Robert · Robert

see attached for what my friend in aa posted all round a monastry last time I went to mount st bernards on a retreat.

Wren · Wren

"Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson How does anger typically surface in your life? We usually get angry at someone, don’t we? We judge that someone has done something wrong and we want them to be punished. In truth, the actions of o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you. -- Madeline Bridges Sometimes we feel lazy or bored, and then we don't do our best work. Perhaps we are daydreaming instead of listening closely to what a friend is trying to tell us. When we are not really paying attention to our...

Doll · Doll

AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and directio...

hippietrippiechick · hippietrippiechick

I go to mostly the Al-anon part of this website, and I was wondering if you AA's might come together and find out a way to help me. My A let me read a story in the 4th edition on the BB. I started out with the part of How it works they read in meetings. I cannot to this alone. Does ANYONE out there have copies o...

Wren · Wren

Elder's Meditation of the Day - January 6 "When we're through with this earth and all these problems, we don't have to come back. But as long as we're here we have a job to do and a purpose to fulfill and that means dealing with the circumstances around us." ...

mmerlino · mmerlino

Lately, things in my life seem to be going in circles. And, as I led a meeting I realized that if I surrender on a daily basis. I will not only become one with my HP, but also find that my option to use and the choice to use is eliminated. Because, with that surrender I adapt my will to my&n...

Wren · Wren

Transformation In life we will go through many transformations. During these periods of reconstruction and rebirth we come into a fuller awareness of who we are, and what we can become. A couple of images come to mind, that of the caterpillar becoming the butterfly, or of the phoenix bird rising out o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Vulnerability Some of us may have made a decision that no one was ever going to hurt us again. We may automatically go on "feelings freeze mode" when faced with emotional pain. Or, we may terminate a relationship the first time we feel hurt. Hurt feelings are a part of life, relationships, and reco...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Feelings of hurt or anger can be some of the most difficult to face. We can feel so vulnerable, frightened, and powerless when these feelings appear. And these feelings may trigger memories of other, similar times when we felt powerless. Sometimes, to gain a sense of c...

Phil · Phil

Right on with 90 days eh....Happy Birthday!! Lot of new miracles.. on this board, over the last while.. You are one of them.... Keep on truckin!! I celebrated one on New Years day....and Im as old as dirt...and still learning how to live..life on lifes terms sober... We nev...

Quetzal · Quetzal

There are important steps I need to take if I want new relationships to last. I need to allow a new relationship to grow in a healthy way by giving it the time it needs. When I go too fast in a relationship, necessary stages are overlooked, and I might find myself in a relationship destined to fail. Whe...

Doll · Doll

DO I HAVE A CHOICE? The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.24 My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no c...

Wren · Wren

Looking for the similarities rather than the differences...Wren "Poverty is in separatism. Abundance is in unity." -- Torkom Saraydarian Watch for those times when you perceive yourself to be separate from the rest of the world. When you find yourself feeling uncomfortable, threa...

Doll · Doll

AT THE TURNING POINT Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 Every day I stand at turning points. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me dow...

Robert · Robert

Well I did it! I came off anti depressants, the important message is I did it according to the Dr. People have been saying all kinds of rubbish in the meetings about them, the only one which was valid was "I am not qualified to talk about prescriptions- talk to a Dr" and thats what I did. I am really...

Quetzal · Quetzal

About the time I wish I were dead, something falls in my path about which I make a difference. Then I figure God was saving me for that. -- Janice Clark Not everybody has the easy faith that Janice has, but perhaps we could all cultivate it. They say it's never too late to make a friend of God who's bee...

cindy · cindy

the only sure thing in life is change....my dad's funeral was on thursday...i have always liked the way the salvation army guys put it when one of their own passes "promoted to glory". i like to think of dad as being that.i moved into my new place while this was going on too. its a beautiful place. t...

Phil · Phil

I've learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that, regardless of...

wantneeda · wantneeda

been too long since i was here last,,, anyways, doing pretty good today got lots on my plate got moved...thank God very blessed, i left the transition house with pretty much everything i needed and more. Amazing currently waiting on a jopb verification, been struggling with some things t...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

Received an e-mail from a friend back in my old home town, bad news an old family friend died alone in his apartment around Christmas. Howard was assistant manager of this apartment complex and hadn't been seen for several days. The listed cause of death is probably a heart attack but we know better, Ho...

Doll · Doll

THE VICTORY OF SURRENDER We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITION...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Without discipline, there's no life at all. -- Katharine Hepburn We all have deadlines we must meet. We have bills to pay, responsibilities at work, children with school projects --all the innumerable small markers that push life forward. When we realize we're procrastinating, we nee...

Doll · Doll

I logged on to bitch about God* having a sense of humor......and that I am not amused........You see, my 16 yr old has gotten himself kicked out of school and I refuse to let him quit, so after much praying and many phone calls I finally found a private one that I can SOMEWHAT afford.....We enrolle...

wandajf · wandajf

Some real wisdom in this little story: Death was walking toward a city one morning and a man asked, "What are you going to do?" "I'm going to take 100 people," Death replied. "That's horrible!" the man said. "That's the way it is." Death said. "That...

annmarie · annmarie

Hi everyone, My ex bf is an alcoholic. I am an alanoner, and I have gotton some great advice from you in the past. I was hoping you would help me again. I left my bf a few weeks ago. His binges were too much for me, almost constant disappearing and drinking. I got a new place and left. I felt it was all I coul...

Doll · Doll

TOTAL ACCEPTANCE He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.152 Only an alcoholic can u...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Agreement is usually not necessary. Many of us have lived as if we always had to be right. We did not stop to notice that other things we cared about were being lost such as friends who got tired of our persistent need to be right, or children whose self-esteem was undermined when there was no room f...

mmerlino · mmerlino

I have always heard this statement. And, I recently hear it from my boyfriend. Because, I was taking and using my past against us in our relationship. This week-end past. His sponsor took him and his sponsees to Vegas. Boy, that was a good one. I did not know how...

barisax · barisax

Anybody who has been around a while knows this to be true. Some people read this as "We are not all saints". I read it as "There is not a saint among us". The truth be told, there is not a saint among the saints. Not the kind we are told about, those totally selfless, perfect people who have never hurt anyone,...

Phil · Phil

CAM has 90 days today.....Happy Birthday Christine!! -- Edited by Phil at 17:05, 2006-12-28

Nvizable_Mike · Nvizable_Mike

I would like to thank all of you who sent Christmas cards and care packages to us at the Miricales in Progress recovery house. Your support ment so mutch to all of us. As Christmas aproched I was feeling so alone and was sarting to f...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Separating from Family Issues We can draw a healthy line, a healthy boundary, between our nuclear family and ourselves. We can separate ourselves from their issues. Some of us may have family members who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs and who are not in re...

Doll · Doll

BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.19 It's usually pretty easy for me to be pleasant to the people in an A.A. se...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.... -- Antoine de Saint Exupery If we look at the world through suspicious or angry eyes, we'll find a world that mirrors our expectations -- a world where tension will mount, arguments will abound, strife will be present where none need be. Howe...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm being as stupid as I was when I was drinking lately... apparently I'm very good at hurting people right now... I don't think the divorce is stupidity at all, that's the one thing I'm sure of... in a way this possibility of going into a new relationship might be stupidity... but we're taking it slow, n...

timverton · timverton

Yes...Brought in the New Year with the old, nicely fizzy Alka Seltzer Plus cocktails and a couple of shots of Robitussin. My sponsor was down with a cold/flu over Christmas and he let me know via e-mail of his malaise. Well, I thought I had virus protection here but that one must have slipped through bec...

Phil · Phil

Five recovering alcoholics, standing on a bridge. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? There are still five - because there's a difference between "deciding" and "doing."

Quetzal · Quetzal

Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even though the peopl...

Doll · Doll

POWERLESS We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the founda...

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	People Pleasing (Preview) People Pleasing - Having Trouble Saying No? by Kali Munro, M.Ed., Psychotherapist, 2001 Do you have trouble saying NO? Do you do things for other people but almost never ask anybody to do things for you? You may be a people pleaser. People pleasers think of other people’s needs before their own...	Phil	5	452	Jan 11, 2007 by mmerlino
	Daily Reflections Jan 11 (Preview) THE 100% STEP Only Step One, where we made the 100 percent admission we were powerless over alcohol, can be practiced with absolute perfection. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 68 Long before I was able to obtain sobriety in A.A., I knew without a doubt that alcohol was killing me, yet even with t...	Doll	1	347	Jan 11, 2007 by mmerlino
	What we do for a living is not who we are (Preview) All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life. -- M. C. Richards What you do for a living is not who you are. You are more, much more, than that. It's easy to get so caught up in what we do that we're only identifying ourselves through our daily tasks. I am a mechanic. I am a pa...	Quetzal	2	422	Jan 11, 2007 by mmerlino
	The Death of an innocent (Preview) I went to a party mom, and remembered what you you said. You told me not to drink mom, so I drank a soda instead I felt really proud inside mom, Just like you said I would. I didn't drink and drive mom, even though others said I should. I know I did the right thing mom, I know your always right. Now th...	tina	0	357	Jan 11, 2007 by tina
	Just checking in (Preview) Just wanted to say hi and check in, some know I haven't been able to get many meetings due to working nites shift with work. Been doing alot of soul search lately and well lets put it this way, still sober. There is a few things I've been having trouble dealing with and well just hanging in t...	tina	2	367	Jan 11, 2007 by tina
	Saved a life (Preview) A Humming Bird flew into the warehouse where I work yesterday. She (I think it was a she) flew up into the sky light of the 20 foot ceiling and couldn't figure out that this wasn't the way out. After a while I opened the roll up door all the way and pulled the truck out, hoping that she see the light and fly out....	cooncatbob	6	434	Jan 10, 2007 by RyanS
	Yikes!! (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go. Fear* Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse, and. you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twic...	Phil	1	371	Jan 10, 2007 by timverton
	Alcohol WAS m (Preview) Long story short......I was 'socializing' a couple days back.....was with a friends and their friends. I kept being offered "a drink". After 1000's of no thank yous, finally just smiled and said "I'm an alcoholic, I don't drink anymore". A guy friend of a friend of a friend of a friend sp...	Doll	6	425	Jan 10, 2007 by barisax
	Yes I am still alive & SOBER (Preview) Hello All, I haven't been around much lately but yes I am still here & Sober. YEAAHHHHH I have been going through alot of crap for the last several months plus my internet is still down on my comp. and DH won't pay to fix it - the XXXXX. It is hard just to get out of bed somedays wi...	kathy570	4	424	Jan 10, 2007 by cindy
	Daily Reflections Jan 10 (Preview) UNITED WE STAND We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 30 I came to Alcoholics Anonymous becau...	Doll	0	296	Jan 10, 2007 by Doll
	golden greco (Preview) see attached for what my friend in aa posted all round a monastry last time I went to mount st bernards on a retreat.	Robert	3	351	Jan 9, 2007 by Phil
	Source of our Anger (Preview) "Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson How does anger typically surface in your life? We usually get angry at someone, don’t we? We judge that someone has done something wrong and we want them to be punished. In truth, the actions of o...	Wren	1	418	Jan 9, 2007 by Phil
	Giving Our Best (Preview) Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you. -- Madeline Bridges Sometimes we feel lazy or bored, and then we don't do our best work. Perhaps we are daydreaming instead of listening closely to what a friend is trying to tell us. When we are not really paying attention to our...	Quetzal	1	392	Jan 9, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Daily Reflections Jan 9 (Preview) AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and directio...	Doll	0	302	Jan 9, 2007 by Doll
	Need some help from AA (Preview) I go to mostly the Al-anon part of this website, and I was wondering if you AA's might come together and find out a way to help me. My A let me read a story in the 4th edition on the BB. I started out with the part of How it works they read in meetings. I cannot to this alone. Does ANYONE out there have copies o...	hippietrippiechick	4	542	Jan 8, 2007 by nmike
	Elder's Meditation (Preview) Elder's Meditation of the Day - January 6 "When we're through with this earth and all these problems, we don't have to come back. But as long as we're here we have a job to do and a purpose to fulfill and that means dealing with the circumstances around us." ...	Wren	1	361	Jan 8, 2007 by wandajf
	Faith and Trust (Preview) Lately, things in my life seem to be going in circles. And, as I led a meeting I realized that if I surrender on a daily basis. I will not only become one with my HP, but also find that my option to use and the choice to use is eliminated. Because, with that surrender I adapt my will to my&n...	mmerlino	3	423	Jan 8, 2007 by mmerlino
	Transformation (Preview) Transformation In life we will go through many transformations. During these periods of reconstruction and rebirth we come into a fuller awareness of who we are, and what we can become. A couple of images come to mind, that of the caterpillar becoming the butterfly, or of the phoenix bird rising out o...	Wren	1	387	Jan 8, 2007 by Phil
	Vulnerability (Preview) Vulnerability Some of us may have made a decision that no one was ever going to hurt us again. We may automatically go on "feelings freeze mode" when faced with emotional pain. Or, we may terminate a relationship the first time we feel hurt. Hurt feelings are a part of life, relationships, and reco...	Quetzal	1	347	Jan 8, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Dealing with Painful Feelings (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go*. Feelings of hurt or anger can be some of the most difficult to face. We can feel so vulnerable, frightened, and powerless when these feelings appear. And these feelings may trigger memories of other, similar times when we felt powerless. Sometimes, to gain a sense of c...	Phil	4	525	Jan 8, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Hey M and M...s (Preview) Right on with 90 days eh....Happy Birthday!! Lot of new miracles.. on this board, over the last while.. You are one of them.... Keep on truckin!! I celebrated one on New Years day....and Im as old as dirt...and still learning how to live..life on lifes terms sober... We nev...	Phil	6	391	Jan 8, 2007 by amanda2u2
	New Relationships (Preview) There are important steps I need to take if I want new relationships to last. I need to allow a new relationship to grow in a healthy way by giving it the time it needs. When I go too fast in a relationship, necessary stages are overlooked, and I might find myself in a relationship destined to fail. Whe...	Quetzal	0	372	Jan 8, 2007 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Jan 8 (Preview) DO I HAVE A CHOICE? The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.24 My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no c...	Doll	0	334	Jan 8, 2007 by Doll
	Contemplate Unity (Preview) Looking for the similarities rather than the differences...Wren "Poverty is in separatism. Abundance is in unity." -- Torkom Saraydarian Watch for those times when you perceive yourself to be separate from the rest of the world. When you find yourself feeling uncomfortable, threa...	Wren	0	299	Jan 7, 2007 by Wren
	Daily Reflections Jan 7 (Preview) AT THE TURNING POINT Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 Every day I stand at turning points. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me dow...	Doll	0	329	Jan 7, 2007 by Doll
	Change (Preview) Well I did it! I came off anti depressants, the important message is I did it according to the Dr. People have been saying all kinds of rubbish in the meetings about them, the only one which was valid was "I am not qualified to talk about prescriptions- talk to a Dr" and thats what I did. I am really...	Robert	5	392	Jan 7, 2007 by Robert
	Cultivating An Easy Faith (Preview) About the time I wish I were dead, something falls in my path about which I make a difference. Then I figure God was saving me for that. -- Janice Clark Not everybody has the easy faith that Janice has, but perhaps we could all cultivate it. They say it's never too late to make a friend of God who's bee...	Quetzal	0	320	Jan 7, 2007 by Quetzal
	life death and change (Preview) the only sure thing in life is change....my dad's funeral was on thursday...i have always liked the way the salvation army guys put it when one of their own passes "promoted to glory". i like to think of dad as being that.i moved into my new place while this was going on too. its a beautiful place. t...	cindy	2	385	Jan 6, 2007 by Wren
	Learning... (Preview) I've learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that, regardless of...	Phil	2	429	Jan 6, 2007 by timverton
	miss'n ya (Preview) been too long since i was here last,,, anyways, doing pretty good today got lots on my plate got moved...thank God very blessed, i left the transition house with pretty much everything i needed and more. Amazing currently waiting on a jopb verification, been struggling with some things t...	wantneeda	1	388	Jan 6, 2007 by Phil
	Lost another one. (Preview) Received an e-mail from a friend back in my old home town, bad news an old family friend died alone in his apartment around Christmas. Howard was assistant manager of this apartment complex and hadn't been seen for several days. The listed cause of death is probably a heart attack but we know better, Ho...	cooncatbob	8	441	Jan 6, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Daily Reflections Jan 6 (Preview) THE VICTORY OF SURRENDER We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITION...	Doll	0	589	Jan 6, 2007 by Doll
	Meeting Deadlines (Preview) Without discipline, there's no life at all. -- Katharine Hepburn We all have deadlines we must meet. We have bills to pay, responsibilities at work, children with school projects --all the innumerable small markers that push life forward. When we realize we're procrastinating, we nee...	Quetzal	0	326	Jan 6, 2007 by Quetzal
	Well, now, I feel stupid (Preview) I logged on to bitch about God* having a sense of humor......and that I am not amused........You see, my 16 yr old has gotten himself kicked out of school and I refuse to let him quit, so after much praying and many phone calls I finally found a private one that I can SOMEWHAT afford.....We enrolle...	Doll	3	365	Jan 5, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Food for thought (Preview) Some real wisdom in this little story: Death was walking toward a city one morning and a man asked, "What are you going to do?" "I'm going to take 100 people," Death replied. "That's horrible!" the man said. "That's the way it is." Death said. "That...	wandajf	3	411	Jan 5, 2007 by MsgBo
	how much does it take? (Preview) Hi everyone, My ex bf is an alcoholic. I am an alanoner, and I have gotton some great advice from you in the past. I was hoping you would help me again. I left my bf a few weeks ago. His binges were too much for me, almost constant disappearing and drinking. I got a new place and left. I felt it was all I coul...	annmarie	4	537	Jan 5, 2007 by annmarie
	Daily Reflections Jan 5 (Preview) TOTAL ACCEPTANCE He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.152 Only an alcoholic can u...	Doll	0	354	Jan 5, 2007 by Doll
	Differences (Preview) Agreement is usually not necessary. Many of us have lived as if we always had to be right. We did not stop to notice that other things we cared about were being lost such as friends who got tired of our persistent need to be right, or children whose self-esteem was undermined when there was no room f...	Quetzal	0	352	Jan 5, 2007 by Quetzal
	Letting Go and Letting God (Preview) I have always heard this statement. And, I recently hear it from my boyfriend. Because, I was taking and using my past against us in our relationship. This week-end past. His sponsor took him and his sponsees to Vegas. Boy, that was a good one. I did not know how...	mmerlino	3	524	Jan 5, 2007 by mmerlino
	We Are Not Saints (Preview) Anybody who has been around a while knows this to be true. Some people read this as "We are not all saints". I read it as "There is not a saint among us". The truth be told, there is not a saint among the saints. Not the kind we are told about, those totally selfless, perfect people who have never hurt anyone,...	barisax	4	1986	Jan 4, 2007 by cooncatbob
	Psssst...Hey Cam!! (Preview) CAM has 90 days today.....Happy Birthday Christine!! -- Edited by Phil at 17:05, 2006-12-28	Phil	8	463	Jan 4, 2007 by Quetzal
	THANKX FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS (Preview) I would like to thank all of you who sent Christmas cards and care packages to us at the Miricales in Progress recovery house. Your support ment so mutch to all of us. As Christmas aproched I was feeling so alone and was sarting to f...	Nvizable_Mike	2	428	Jan 4, 2007 by Quetzal
	For Those That are Going Through....some of this stuff eh... (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go. Separating from Family Issues* We can draw a healthy line, a healthy boundary, between our nuclear family and ourselves. We can separate ourselves from their issues. Some of us may have family members who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs and who are not in re...	Phil	2	547	Jan 4, 2007 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Jan 4 (Preview) BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.19 It's usually pretty easy for me to be pleasant to the people in an A.A. se...	Doll	0	331	Jan 4, 2007 by Doll
	When we see with our hearts .... (Preview) It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.... -- Antoine de Saint Exupery If we look at the world through suspicious or angry eyes, we'll find a world that mirrors our expectations -- a world where tension will mount, arguments will abound, strife will be present where none need be. Howe...	Quetzal	0	406	Jan 4, 2007 by Quetzal
	stupidity (Preview) I'm being as stupid as I was when I was drinking lately... apparently I'm very good at hurting people right now... I don't think the divorce is stupidity at all, that's the one thing I'm sure of... in a way this possibility of going into a new relationship might be stupidity... but we're taking it slow, n...	LisaF	2	373	Jan 3, 2007 by Doll
	New Year Cocktails (Preview) Yes...Brought in the New Year with the old, nicely fizzy Alka Seltzer Plus cocktails and a couple of shots of Robitussin. My sponsor was down with a cold/flu over Christmas and he let me know via e-mail of his malaise. Well, I thought I had virus protection here but that one must have slipped through bec...	timverton	5	439	Jan 3, 2007 by cooncatbob
	The Bridge (Preview) Five recovering alcoholics, standing on a bridge. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? There are still five - because there's a difference between "deciding" and "doing."	Phil	1	410	Jan 3, 2007 by Ironman
	Moving Forward (Preview) Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even though the peopl...	Quetzal	1	339	Jan 3, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Daily Reflections Jan 3 (Preview) POWERLESS We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the founda...	Doll	0	1712	Jan 3, 2007 by Doll
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