Alcoholics Anonymous

Robert · Robert

it has been ingrained in me since birth that I am no good. I have only recently found out this is not correct. Kick a dog often enough and it will believe it is bad. feel a sense of achievement that I have dropped the dose on the medication, want to come off them altogether soon and gain control of my life in...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I posted this a few months back, but I thought it was worth re-posting for any new-comer to AA and sobriety. Take care, Carol ******************************* Every slip has a beginning. Know your danger signals. Start missing Meetings for any re...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi to all, Well in the last few days, I have been dealing with some trauma memories, that have been difficult, and have been sharing all of this with my own Therapist, in detail and will continue to do so, for a while, twice a week. Powerlessness, Prayer, using all the tools of the Program. Jus...

cindy · cindy

hey guys, i'd like to know your defination of this.

Quetzal · Quetzal

I can stand what I know. It's what I don't know that frightens me. -- Frances Newton Fear of the unknown, often referred to as free-floating anxiety, catches up to us on occasion. But it needn't. The program offers us strength whenever we need it, and faith diminishes all fear. It is said that fea...

Doll · Doll

YESTERDAY'S BAGGAGE For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. 12 & 12, p. 88 I have more than enough to ha...

Wren · Wren

Open to trust "When I grip the wheel too tight, I find I lose control." -- Steve Rapson WE SEEK TO CONTROL OUR LIVES WHEN WE DO NOT TRUST, WHEN WE DO NOT LOVE. Our ego, perceiving itself to be vulnerable and insecure, uses control in an effort to protect itself. At the root of our need to control, we find FEAR...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi all, I have a question for ya. As many of you know I am an alanon. -----------------Sooner or later I will stop announcing that, like a disclaimer lol

I am currently taking a class called Chemical Dependency 101 and I have a term paper to write up. And I have been bouncing back and forth b...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Do I have any hard feelings about other group members or for any other A.A. group? Am I critical of the way a group member thinks or acts? Do I feel that another group is operating in the wrong way and do I broadcast it? Or do I realize that all A.A. members, no m...

Wren · Wren

"I want to know the thoughts of God; the rest are details." -- Albert Einstein Everything -- absolutely everything -- that happens in our lives has a spiritual cause. Events on all other levels -- mental, emotional and physical -- are only effects. When we are struggling with any chal...

LisaF · LisaF

Anyone here done vocational rehabilitation? Apparently that's something I'll be doing soon... So I'm trying to figure out school, and how to get those grants for the disabled... couldn't find anything online. Finally called the university here and asked financial aid about it, they sent me o...

jessiesgirl · jessiesgirl

Just needed a place to vent and all advice is welcome. The last few months have been extremely intense. First I had a miscarriage after trying for a year, I was devastated. Then a few weeks later I took my sister in because her husband is an a$$ and kicked her out. But that's another issue that I wont get int...

Quetzal · Quetzal

There is an end to grief if we have the courage to accept our personal goodness and our ongoing right to happiness. - Justin Langley Making peace with our losses takes time and trust. In the past, we may have acted in ways that were heartbreaking to ourselves and others. But now we have a new choice...

Doll · Doll

SERENITY AFTER THE STORM Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.'s can agree with him. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that grow...

Doll · Doll

A NECESSARY PRUNING . . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94 I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stop...

Robert · Robert

checking in, met up with my sponcer, realised how much my partner is wearing me out, seems like a conditional relationship of what we can get rather than give, its all fear related. I do love her, dont get me wrong, but I believe that things cant make you happy, happiness is a choice and if one chooses to...

Doll · Doll

I made if off the couch...........2nd step, I made it into work, I'm not happy about it, but I'm here........ya'll pray my "punishment will fit the crime" and they won't want to give me the death penalty. My boss will be here in a hour. I'm soooooo nervous.........thanks for all the love and support......

CAM · CAM

I went to the local meeting here in my town. I like this one better but it's only twice a week so I go the other one in between that has two everyday. I found the earlier in the day, the better day I have. I still haven't shared. I can't the word "alcoholic" passed my lips. I stammer &...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"School Days, School Days Dear old Golden Rule days Reading and writing and 'Rythmetic Talk to the tune of the Hickory Stick She was my Queen in calico, I was her bashful barefoot Beau And she wrote on my slate, "I love you Joe" When we were a couple of kids..." My grammy used to si...

Phil · Phil

It seems that everybody has a plan, a goal to which they give their heart and soul; they plot a course, do everything they can... and suddenly the keyword is control. I see how everybody hits a wall, from time to time it’s just what comes to be; no matter how they do it, they seem to fall... despite their p...

Wren · Wren

Owning Your Tendencies Understanding All Sides Whenever we examine our lives, we examine them from a particular side or angle. Most of us tend to favor one side over the others. For example, we may tend to look at things from an emotional perspective rather than a financial perspective, or we may pref...

jeannie · jeannie

' HAPPY FALL TO YOU' From one pumpkin to another!!!!!!! A woman was asked by a coworker, "What is it like to be a Christian?" The coworker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin." God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top a...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. -- Eden Phillpotts We hear others talk about how they got out of debt. We see people who have peace and serenity in their lives, who have healthy relationships and dream jobs. We realize that being debt-free me...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

I just wanted to say that I'm still around and still sober, thanks to God and a great support system, including this board! I read, but don't have a lot of time, as I'm in therapy for an eating disorder right now. Take care and remember, if you don't take the first drink, you can't take the 2nd...

RyanS · RyanS

You know, you guys, life is one -helluva- lesson in life, aint it?

Wren · Wren

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. -Anonymous Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. -Ann Landers If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers There is no psychiat rist...

Phil · Phil

If you want to follow your dream? Go for it. But first? You hafta wake up.

kittn38 · kittn38

hello all: i don't want to get into much. but, i have alot on my plate. have for yrs. poor mom just had another seizure last night. along with congestive heart failure. im going to need time. u probably won't see me in here for awhile. i will keep u posted...

LisaF · LisaF

I decided I'm going back to school!!! I only went for less than a year, the year after I graduated high school, flunked out both semesters because my anxiety was so bad I'd hardly ever go to class. Well I think I'm ready for it now, my anxiety's getting a lot better, and they have so many classes online now t...

LisaF · LisaF

You know, I love how you can find AA online, I love this message board so much, and I have a couple of others with chat that I go to... one of them has been nothing but problems... I stay there because I tell myself those are just sick people... and because there are people there I love. But when I relapsed, th...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows. -- Henry David Thoreau What comes to mind when you think about time? Is it a quantity that you measure? Time is certainly how we measure our lives in hours, years, or decades. We kill it, we waste it, we pass it, and we sometimes savor it...

Doll · Doll

I called into work (again) today. I didn't go to work Friday, either. I have no sick days left, they were all used up when I had surgery over the summer, so I'll be written up. I called in BEFORE my boss gets in so I could just leave him a voice mail and not have to talk to him...This is the first day I've g...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Step One "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable." Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we hav...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm actually really wanting to go to meetings now, and get together with my sponsor to do stepwork and all that... I was supposed to meet with my sponsor yesterday, and also supposed to go to my mom's, I was actually considering meeting with my sponsor over going to my mom's, but then my sponsor wound up w...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Prayer works. When all else has failed in my marital woes, I stop trying to control manipulate and change, and I start praying. I pray for God to heal the relationship, instead of "Make my husband do such and such". And the results are good, for today. Praying changes me. It keeps me centered on what is...

Doll · Doll

THE ACID TEST As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

(((Hi all))), Can an alanon have too much program?

Ok this was weird and funny so I wanted to share it. And yes I know I am bonkers, lol just more proof of it. Last night I was dreaming. I was trying to find an oyster burried in a shrimp. (yes strange, but hey it's me). While I was hunting fo...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Welp, it is in the 40's here now in Northeastern Ohio, rainy and dark as night all day long... and I have today come down with a sinus infection!! So glad it waited until my trip was over... school is next week!! UGH... I was just thinking of what a blessing sobriety is.. that when I am sick I can justify go...

Robert · Robert

I have reduced the dose yesterday from top whack to half dose, things are good but i just dont feel good, I cant get happy anymore, i feel like a living dead, when I was drinking I may as well been dead, I want to enjoy being sober, I am going to see the dr and see a way to come off altogether, he said to drop the do...

Phil · Phil

- By Dr. Al Infande Have you ever tried to control things in your life that you cannot control? The Serenity Prayer is a gift from God that teaches us how to separate those things in life that we can change, from those things that we cannot change. The Serenity Prayer goes like...

Elizabeth · Elizabeth

Hello, Has anyone heard of Sobrenity Ranch? Does anyone know anything about it? www.sobrenityranch.com

Quetzal · Quetzal

All human beings hold to the tools of their own destruction. -- Barbara Gordon, author of "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" [1979] People who live in the forests and mountains of India have an age-old method of catching monkeys. They do not run after the monkeys, and they do not use ropes. Rather they re...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Just wanted to drop in and send out a big HELLO! Met up with my sponsor Wednesday and went over my 8th step. He wants me to do some stuff with it, like breaking it up into columns like I did my 4th, with different headings. Okay! This whole making amends deal is kind of frightening! This is definitely on...

kittn38 · kittn38

hi friends: well hope u are my friends after i tell u this. im so bad. im so ashamed. i been feeling so down and sick and weird these last few days. feel better now. except only if for one thing. (please don't kill me.) i had one. just one rum. i know.....

kittn38 · kittn38

hello all: going to my second meeting tonight. probably a different group of people. i hate going alone. my bro in law is not coming tonight. he is busy. i allways been that way though. anything is better when u have someone to do it with or go with.&n...

Phil · Phil

My head says one thing My emotions says another I hide behind walls of denial Fear, doubt, what ifs Scared to cross bridges Whats on the other side? Some of those bridges I've tried to cross before But the storms turn me back Walking through those storms Is the only way To get to the other side Or o...

LisaF · LisaF

I don't feel quite so overwhelmed today... actually I pretty much feel at peace today. Maybe everything's starting to fall into place and sort itself out. I know once I start back on my workbook for counseling I'll get overwhelmed again, I always do... but for now I feel really good. I'm enjoying this p...

kittn38 · kittn38

hello all: there was alot of talk at the first meeting that i went to about the higher power. i was chatting with someone tonight. he told me online that he could never touch a drink. his higher power won't let him. i asked him to explain this. but, he was having a bad ni...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Acceptance When we have given our lives back to our Higher Power, we gradually learn to accept what happens to us as part of God's plan. Most of us made a mess of trying to run our own lives. We are amazed at how much better things go when we acknowledge that the Power greater than ourselves is i...

cindy · cindy

hi guys, sorry i havent been in touch, had some computer trouble and took a long time to get up and running again. really missed all of you, i love you guys!

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	starting to feel alive (Preview) it has been ingrained in me since birth that I am no good. I have only recently found out this is not correct. Kick a dog often enough and it will believe it is bad. feel a sense of achievement that I have dropped the dose on the medication, want to come off them altogether soon and gain control of my life in...	Robert	2	348	Oct 5, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Every slip has a beginning. (Preview) Hi everyone, I posted this a few months back, but I thought it was worth re-posting for any new-comer to AA and sobriety. Take care, Carol ***************************** Every slip has a beginning. Know your danger signals.** Start missing Meetings for any re...	Quetzal	2	343	Oct 5, 2006 by beachbaby
	A Broken Spirit (Preview) Hi to all, Well in the last few days, I have been dealing with some trauma memories, that have been difficult, and have been sharing all of this with my own Therapist, in detail and will continue to do so, for a while, twice a week. Powerlessness, Prayer, using all the tools of the Program. Jus...	Toni Baloney	3	347	Oct 5, 2006 by jonibaloni
	being a good sponsor (Preview) hey guys, i'd like to know your defination of this.	cindy	3	408	Oct 5, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Fear of the unknown (Preview) I can stand what I know. It's what I don't know that frightens me. -- Frances Newton Fear of the unknown, often referred to as free-floating anxiety, catches up to us on occasion. But it needn't. The program offers us strength whenever we need it, and faith diminishes all fear. It is said that fea...	Quetzal	1	503	Oct 5, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Reflections Oct. 5 (Preview) YESTERDAY'S BAGGAGE For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. 12 & 12, p. 88 I have more than enough to ha...	Doll	0	303	Oct 5, 2006 by Doll
	Open to Trust (Preview) Open to trust "When I grip the wheel too tight, I find I lose control." -- Steve Rapson WE SEEK TO CONTROL OUR LIVES WHEN WE DO NOT TRUST, WHEN WE DO NOT LOVE. Our ego, perceiving itself to be vulnerable and insecure, uses control in an effort to protect itself. At the root of our need to control, we find FEAR...	Wren	0	306	Oct 5, 2006 by Wren
	Common Misconceptions?????????? (Preview) Hi all, I have a question for ya. As many of you know I am an alanon. -----------------Sooner or later I will stop announcing that, like a disclaimer lol I am currently taking a class called Chemical Dependency 101 and I have a term paper to write up. And I have been bouncing back and forth b...	Dolphin123	6	1269	Oct 4, 2006 by Phil
	24 Hours a Day (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Do I have any hard feelings about other group members or for any other A.A. group? Am I critical of the way a group member thinks or acts? Do I feel that another group is operating in the wrong way and do I broadcast it? Or do I realize that all A.A. members, no m...	Toni Baloney	0	449	Oct 4, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	All Is Mind (Preview) "I want to know the thoughts of God; the rest are details." -- Albert Einstein Everything -- absolutely everything -- that happens in our lives has a spiritual cause. Events on all other levels -- mental, emotional and physical -- are only effects. When we are struggling with any chal...	Wren	0	306	Oct 4, 2006 by Wren
	Vocational Rehabilitation... (Preview) Anyone here done vocational rehabilitation? Apparently that's something I'll be doing soon... So I'm trying to figure out school, and how to get those grants for the disabled... couldn't find anything online. Finally called the university here and asked financial aid about it, they sent me o...	LisaF	3	344	Oct 4, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Just needed a place to vent (Preview) Just needed a place to vent and all advice is welcome. The last few months have been extremely intense. First I had a miscarriage after trying for a year, I was devastated. Then a few weeks later I took my sister in because her husband is an a$$ and kicked her out. But that's another issue that I wont get int...	jessiesgirl	8	352	Oct 4, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Making peace with our losses ... (Preview) There is an end to grief if we have the courage to accept our personal goodness and our ongoing right to happiness. - Justin Langley Making peace with our losses takes time and trust. In the past, we may have acted in ways that were heartbreaking to ourselves and others. But now we have a new choice...	Quetzal	1	380	Oct 4, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Reflections Oct 3 (Preview) SERENITY AFTER THE STORM Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.'s can agree with him. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that grow...	Doll	4	331	Oct 4, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Daily Reflections Oct 4 (Preview) A NECESSARY PRUNING . . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94 I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stop...	Doll	2	333	Oct 4, 2006 by jonibaloni
	checking in (Preview) checking in, met up with my sponcer, realised how much my partner is wearing me out, seems like a conditional relationship of what we can get rather than give, its all fear related. I do love her, dont get me wrong, but I believe that things cant make you happy, happiness is a choice and if one chooses to...	Robert	4	326	Oct 4, 2006 by jonibaloni
	First step (Preview) I made if off the couch...........2nd step, I made it into work, I'm not happy about it, but I'm here........ya'll pray my "punishment will fit the crime" and they won't want to give me the death penalty. My boss will be here in a hour. I'm soooooo nervous.........thanks for all the love and support......	Doll	7	356	Oct 3, 2006 by Doll
	Meeting in town (Preview) I went to the local meeting here in my town. I like this one better but it's only twice a week so I go the other one in between that has two everyday. I found the earlier in the day, the better day I have. I still haven't shared. I can't the word "alcoholic" passed my lips. I stammer &...	CAM	2	313	Oct 3, 2006 by Quetzal
	SKOOL DAYZ (Preview) "School Days, School Days Dear old Golden Rule days Reading and writing and 'Rythmetic Talk to the tune of the Hickory Stick She was my Queen in calico, I was her bashful barefoot Beau And she wrote on my slate, "I love you Joe" When we were a couple of kids..." My grammy used to si...	jonibaloni	2	347	Oct 3, 2006 by Quetzal
	Having Enough (Preview) It seems that everybody has a plan, a goal to which they give their heart and soul; they plot a course, do everything they can... and suddenly the keyword is control. I see how everybody hits a wall, from time to time it’s just what comes to be; no matter how they do it, they seem to fall... despite their p...	Phil	1	323	Oct 3, 2006 by CAM
	Owning our Tendencies~OM (Preview) Owning Your Tendencies Understanding All Sides Whenever we examine our lives, we examine them from a particular side or angle. Most of us tend to favor one side over the others. For example, we may tend to look at things from an emotional perspective rather than a financial perspective, or we may pref...	Wren	0	286	Oct 3, 2006 by Wren
	FALL (Preview) ' HAPPY FALL TO YOU' From one pumpkin to another!!!!!!! A woman was asked by a coworker, "What is it like to be a Christian?" The coworker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin." God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top a...	jeannie	1	384	Oct 3, 2006 by Phil
	The universe is full of magical things ... (Preview) The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. -- Eden Phillpotts We hear others talk about how they got out of debt. We see people who have peace and serenity in their lives, who have healthy relationships and dream jobs. We realize that being debt-free me...	Quetzal	1	357	Oct 3, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hey all! (Preview) I just wanted to say that I'm still around and still sober, thanks to God and a great support system, including this board! I read, but don't have a lot of time, as I'm in therapy for an eating disorder right now. Take care and remember, if you don't take the first drink, you can't take the 2nd...	SheIsSober	4	323	Oct 3, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Life (Preview) You know, you guys, life is one -helluva- lesson in life, aint it?	RyanS	14	377	Oct 3, 2006 by jonibaloni
	A Human's Best Friend (Preview) The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. -Anonymous Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. -Ann Landers If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers There is no psychiat rist...	Wren	9	476	Oct 3, 2006 by Phil
	Thought For The Night (Preview) If you want to follow your dream? Go for it. But first? You hafta wake up.	Phil	4	363	Oct 2, 2006 by RyanS
	Time... (Preview) hello all: i don't want to get into much. but, i have alot on my plate. have for yrs. poor mom just had another seizure last night. along with congestive heart failure. im going to need time. u probably won't see me in here for awhile. i will keep u posted...	kittn38	6	352	Oct 2, 2006 by freeatlast44
	Off Topic... Guess what?! (Preview) I decided I'm going back to school!!! I only went for less than a year, the year after I graduated high school, flunked out both semesters because my anxiety was so bad I'd hardly ever go to class. Well I think I'm ready for it now, my anxiety's getting a lot better, and they have so many classes online now t...	LisaF	3	350	Oct 2, 2006 by freeatlast44
	Time to just step back for a minute... (Preview) You know, I love how you can find AA online, I love this message board so much, and I have a couple of others with chat that I go to... one of them has been nothing but problems... I stay there because I tell myself those are just sick people... and because there are people there I love. But when I relapsed, th...	LisaF	4	359	Oct 2, 2006 by RyanS
	Emotional Time and Mental Time (Preview) Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows. -- Henry David Thoreau What comes to mind when you think about time? Is it a quantity that you measure? Time is certainly how we measure our lives in hours, years, or decades. We kill it, we waste it, we pass it, and we sometimes savor it...	Quetzal	4	358	Oct 2, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Life is kicking my butt (Preview) I called into work (again) today. I didn't go to work Friday, either. I have no sick days left, they were all used up when I had surgery over the summer, so I'll be written up. I called in BEFORE my boss gets in so I could just leave him a voice mail and not have to talk to him...This is the first day I've g...	Doll	8	418	Oct 2, 2006 by Phil
	Step One...... (Preview) Step One "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable." Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we hav...	Toni Baloney	2	381	Oct 2, 2006 by jonibaloni
	wanting to go to meetings (Preview) I'm actually really wanting to go to meetings now, and get together with my sponsor to do stepwork and all that... I was supposed to meet with my sponsor yesterday, and also supposed to go to my mom's, I was actually considering meeting with my sponsor over going to my mom's, but then my sponsor wound up w...	LisaF	4	329	Oct 2, 2006 by LisaF
	Update.... (Preview) Prayer works. When all else has failed in my marital woes, I stop trying to control manipulate and change, and I start praying. I pray for God to heal the relationship, instead of "Make my husband do such and such". And the results are good, for today. Praying changes me. It keeps me centered on what is...	jonibaloni	3	329	Oct 2, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Reflections Oct 2 (Preview) THE ACID TEST As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to...	Doll	0	297	Oct 2, 2006 by Doll
	Too much program????? (Preview) (((Hi all))), Can an alanon have too much program? Ok this was weird and funny so I wanted to share it. And yes I know I am bonkers, lol just more proof of it. Last night I was dreaming. I was trying to find an oyster burried in a shrimp. (yes strange, but hey it's me). While I was hunting fo...	Dolphin123	13	495	Oct 1, 2006 by Dolphin123
	~~WHAM!!!!~~ (Preview) Welp, it is in the 40's here now in Northeastern Ohio, rainy and dark as night all day long... and I have today come down with a sinus infection!! So glad it waited until my trip was over... school is next week!! UGH... I was just thinking of what a blessing sobriety is.. that when I am sick I can justify go...	jonibaloni	15	391	Oct 1, 2006 by HDoggie
	antidepressants (Preview) I have reduced the dose yesterday from top whack to half dose, things are good but i just dont feel good, I cant get happy anymore, i feel like a living dead, when I was drinking I may as well been dead, I want to enjoy being sober, I am going to see the dr and see a way to come off altogether, he said to drop the do...	Robert	2	450	Oct 1, 2006 by cindy
	The Power Of The Serenity Prayer (Preview) - By Dr. Al Infande Have you ever tried to control things in your life that you cannot control? The Serenity Prayer is a gift from God that teaches us how to separate those things in life that we can change, from those things that we cannot change. The Serenity Prayer goes like...	Phil	4	412	Oct 1, 2006 by Wren
	Sobrenity Ranch (Preview) Hello, Has anyone heard of Sobrenity Ranch? Does anyone know anything about it? www.sobrenityranch.com	Elizabeth	1	532	Oct 1, 2006 by Phil
	Letting Go (Preview) All human beings hold to the tools of their own destruction. -- Barbara Gordon, author of "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" [1979] People who live in the forests and mountains of India have an age-old method of catching monkeys. They do not run after the monkeys, and they do not use ropes. Rather they re...	Quetzal	2	335	Oct 1, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Mornin' Family (Preview) Just wanted to drop in and send out a big HELLO! Met up with my sponsor Wednesday and went over my 8th step. He wants me to do some stuff with it, like breaking it up into columns like I did my 4th, with different headings. Okay! This whole making amends deal is kind of frightening! This is definitely on...	soberdrunk	5	439	Oct 1, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Last Longer Next Go... (Preview) hi friends: well hope u are my friends after i tell u this. im so bad. im so ashamed. i been feeling so down and sick and weird these last few days. feel better now. except only if for one thing. (please don't kill me.) i had one. just one rum. i know.....	kittn38	10	390	Oct 1, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Second Meeting... (Preview) hello all: going to my second meeting tonight. probably a different group of people. i hate going alone. my bro in law is not coming tonight. he is busy. i allways been that way though. anything is better when u have someone to do it with or go with.&n...	kittn38	7	341	Sep 30, 2006 by kittn38
	What Is Real (Preview) My head says one thing My emotions says another I hide behind walls of denial Fear, doubt, what ifs Scared to cross bridges Whats on the other side? Some of those bridges I've tried to cross before But the storms turn me back Walking through those storms Is the only way To get to the other side Or o...	Phil	6	343	Sep 30, 2006 by Phil
	maybe things are starting to fall into place... (Preview) I don't feel quite so overwhelmed today... actually I pretty much feel at peace today. Maybe everything's starting to fall into place and sort itself out. I know once I start back on my workbook for counseling I'll get overwhelmed again, I always do... but for now I feel really good. I'm enjoying this p...	LisaF	2	371	Sep 30, 2006 by kittn38
	Higher Power.. (Preview) hello all: there was alot of talk at the first meeting that i went to about the higher power. i was chatting with someone tonight. he told me online that he could never touch a drink. his higher power won't let him. i asked him to explain this. but, he was having a bad ni...	kittn38	6	364	Sep 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Acceptance (Preview) Acceptance When we have given our lives back to our Higher Power, we gradually learn to accept what happens to us as part of God's plan. Most of us made a mess of trying to run our own lives. We are amazed at how much better things go when we acknowledge that the Power greater than ourselves is i...	Quetzal	2	393	Sep 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
	apology (Preview) hi guys, sorry i havent been in touch, had some computer trouble and took a long time to get up and running again. really missed all of you, i love you guys!	cindy	3	630	Sep 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
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