Alcoholics Anonymous

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Have gotten to a 'stale place' in recovery... been trying to work various steps to 'make it all better'... LOL I am an inventory junkie... that's OK, but spent some time with my sponsor last night and realized I have, for the most part, just 'brushed over' Step 11. From the 12&12, on this matter...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Hello, Just checking around to see how folks are doing. Its been a long time since I've checked in. I recognize some of you, of course. There seems to be a-lot of new folks also. Trying to convince myself I'm not an alcholic (ha-ha)...Gonna catch up and how everyone is doing... Take Care Nanc...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

I was at my regular Friday night meeting when they did birthday annoucement and asked if anyone was celebrating a birthday for the month of July. Well i raise my hand and when called said that on the 23th I would have 10 years. Quite a milestone, as i sat there I thought back to my bottom, I had a lady friend w...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all. Sorry I've not been around (Yet again). Since I became sober this time, I've been busy, had to get a new car (new to me, not 'new') look for a house, and very busy at work. Life is good, very good....could'nt be better! Very different to a while back. Hope all of you are doing ok, will be back...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 23:19, 2006-07-20

Doll · Doll

SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unheal...

Phil · Phil

Emotional Sobriety (ES) loosely follows the path of AA’s Twelve Steps, but through necessity, is formatted to suit a new approach. In our system, there is a need to group some steps in order to undertake certain goals. These groups are looked upon as Stages of progress or development aimed at a...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

With, of course, my HIGHER POWER'S GUIDANCE... (so as not to take credit) never shown up at work drunk or hung over never cheated on my husband never let my dishes go for longer than 24 hours (I have a dishwasher, thank god) never come home from an evening out flat-broke with no cigarrette or cof...

Robert · Robert

al set for uni got my moped now, so just need to ride out one more month of work then im off.

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. We deserve the best life and love has to offer, but we are each faced with the challenge of learning to identify what that means in our life. We must each come to grips with our own understanding of what we believe we deserve, what we want, and whether we are receiving it. ...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I started saving this past week for a trip to Oklahoma... my stepsons live there and my husband MUST see his kids, both boyz, 7 and 11... They usually come here for 8 weeks in the summer, but their mother had twins a few weeks ago and the youngest is in summerschool... so we are heading down there in Sept....

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good Sunday Morning to all, Just wanted to say hi, and the Gratitude I have in my heart for Alcoholics Anonymous, and the fellowship of this Program, and the Tools of this Program. The 12 Steps, have been reading and reviewing, in order, the 12x12, and feeling so damn lucky that we are all Sober...

Robert · Robert

I like cuddles

Doll · Doll

"A MEASURE OF HUMILITY" In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life. But this admission price had purchased more than we expected. It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to be a healer of pain. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 75 It was painful to give up t...

iffer · iffer

As I read all the posts here I am amazed at how I can relate to so much. Just 45 days sober this time and after the first 30 my brain starts the old thought process again.....Boy, a drink would be nice right now......Was I really THAT bad? My husband won't REALLY leave will he? Wh...

Sycorax · Sycorax

I posted to Rob the other day that if he needs help with getting straight he shouldn't reject the 'Valium concept'. And upon reflection, I feel obliged to admit that (if you will pardon the expression) I was talking out of my ass. Anyone who is an alcoholic will (in my opinion) probably end up addicted to...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Gotta admit that the depression side of manic/depression sure stinks. Sorry for not posting much lately, but I'm experiencing what seems to be the longest run with the down side of this up/down problem I have.&nb...

Doll · Doll

I was still too chicken to call her. So, I sent her a note in the mail! Whatever it takes, right?! She called me today. Meeting her at 5:30 for a F2F on Monday..............

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

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Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Just wanted to say that I listened to and download most of the meditation stuff from this site. Some of the best Meditation......I have heard in a long, long time. Highly recommend!!! Thanks again, Joel

Rob · Rob

My computers still being a bitch.. ffs Gona try to post.. hope it works.. ffs I met up with a mate on wednesday, not seen her for a long time.. So kcufing great to see her, we had so much to catch up on.. talked for about 3 hours whilst walking by the river.. .. I didnt drink tha...

Wren · Wren

Fully Present In Time Living For The Moment Each moment of our lives is imbued with richness and magic. The passage from one second to the next is a miracle in its own right and worthy of being savored. Yet our minds tend to wander away from the present, preferring the unchangeable nature of the past or...

Phil · Phil

To my AA buddy Bill...sober over 3 years..one day at a time..lying on his death bed...cancer..I've been there...Got through it....There will come a day..when there will be no tomorrows..Each and every one of us...but for the Grace of some kind of a Higher Power lead us to sobriety..some of us should...

desperatehousewife · desperatehousewife

Hello. My husband is an alcoholic and I am at wits end. I don't know where to turn and thought I would start here. He only drinks at night, but drinks EVERY night, 7 nights a week. He gets completely drunk. He drinks straight vodka and swtiches back and forth to beer.&nb...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share that I am having a 'pink fluffy cloud day' - and it feels great. My boyfriend and I are happy and peaceful together; my poor brain tried to have an alcoholic moment earlier and I just laughed at it; the sun is shining and we have just eaten well. I know that I don...

Doll · Doll

Today is July 14, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! GREATNESS "The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man." --Roy L. Smith I believe the greatest insight into my life is that I am responsible; my responsibility is an important and dignified gift from God. My res...

im done · im done

First of all, I want to thank those of you who responded to my post...it made me feel so good to I'm not the only one who has gone through this. I'm still struggling, but I called on AA number -and found a meeting tonight, asked family to babysit my kids, and I'm going. I have to. The guilt and regret and darkn...

Robert · Robert

Man I feel like a human doing not a human being! not forever though. I am so glad I have decided in LESS than a month Im going to jack it in, I was very unwell as a result of this job alst year and dont want to go back. Hope you guys have a nice day and will catch up when ive come home. Rob

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Have a wonderful weekend, full of meetings and serenity and good health and laughter and love and pets with treats and kids if you got em' and pick-a-nicks and more meetings and prayers and smiles and good nights sleep.... I love you fellow MIP'ers, from the elegant (and not-so-elegant) Brits, to t...

Dori · Dori

Hi, I posted this on alanon or some of it and I wanted to post it here to help keep on my recovery. I could of missed the pain but I would of missed the dance.I loved you and I never stop loveing you.The day I left I knew it was about loveing you and praying you reach out for help and get sober yo...

Doll · Doll

Daily Reflections PRIDE For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige, and romance. When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Never was there enough of what we th...

Robert · Robert

Anyone thought of the impacts of sugar addiction? I think i have it bad!

Robert · Robert

tired out today, must have had at least 20 people swearing at me down the phone today hate it big time - i am utterly cream crackered, when the stress levels go up i turn off.... got to go in tomorrow too i hate my job so much -

-- Edited by Robert at 15:23, 2006-07-14

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

I just finished my second Step One and finally crashed through the barrier that had been holding me back from moving forward. My first time through that step my focus was of the unmanagability of my life because of Alcohol. I 'thought' I had understood my powerlessness over it but really...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Why is it so hard for alcoholics to remember the pain and suffering of the active disease once they are a few days/weeks/months sober? Why is it that we get those mental blank spots? Did the disease kill one too many brain cells? The reason I'm asking, is after my slip-up on Sunday night,...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Step Three "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him"Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is c...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I am amazed at how little is required of me to stay sober and have a better life. AA is not always easy, but it is SIMPLE.... and much easier than the rigors of trying to hold an alcoholic life together. To think, that all I have to do is not pick up, get to a meeting, pray and follow a few simple suggestions....

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

One thing I need for my recovery, my mental health, my sanity is good solid rest at night... NOT getting it. My husband already works 16-18 hours a day.... we went to bed at 11 and then his obnoxious walkie-talkie goes off at 1am.... I get back to sleep. Then he comes home at 3... I'm up again, the dog is...

recovering jb · recovering jb

Hey, I noticed a couple weeks ago a couple people asked about the 11th step and I hadnt checked the replies till now (sorry!) Well I am no expert, but my sponsor is into meditation, and he had me meditating from my first week sober, and it really does help even early on, gives you a little serenity...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi all, Just wanted to share my meeting of today with you, The Topic was on The Message of Hope. Heard so many wonderful shares on the subject. That no matter how far down the scale we have gone with the Active Disease of Alcoholism, the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous give us just that, the messag...

Doll · Doll

Today is July 13, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! DIGNITY "To behave with dignity is nothing less than to allow others freely to be themselves." --Sol Chaneles I believe that ultimately I can only be responsible for me. It is impossible for me to live another person's life. It is dis...

flumpy · flumpy

MY NAME IS KATE AND I'M AN ALCOHOLIC. I HAVE BEEN DRINKING DURING THE DAY NOW SINCE THE END OF LAST WEEK, THE PAST TWO MORNINGS I HAVE STARTED DRINKING BEFORE 10AM I'M DOING IT BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER COPE WITH MY LIFE AND IT'S GETTING OUT OF CONTROL I AM SO STRESSED ON A DAILY BASIS I DON'T KNOW W...

im done · im done

Good morning...well actually it's not a very good morning for me. I posted here about 2 weeks ago, shortly after what i thought was an argument with my boyfriend over my drinking and other things.He moved out, but said it was only temporarily until I got myself together. I committed myself to st...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

It's a good day to be sober! Hope you all have a great Thursday!

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I often find myself doing this...I let myself believe that to be at my creative best I need to allow myself to indulge the way great authors, artist and thinkers have throughout history. Truman Capote, Edgar Allen Poe, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Vincent Van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, t...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

forgive me if I've posted something like this before and I'm repeating myself (you see I have this little drinking problem and my memory isn't so good)... What was I talking about again??? Oh yeah, I cant pray...I am not an atheist and I believe that there is definitely forces in the world more powerf...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

"IF I KEEP MY SOBRIETY IN FRONT OF EVERYTHING ELSE, Chances are good, that I can KEEP it". "IF I PLACE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF my SOBRIETY, Chances are Good, that I WILL NOT be able to KEEP it. My thoughts for today. The 1st one will keep me Sober, The second, will get me DRUNK. Wishing you all a goo...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

It has been said and I do believe that the 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous, was designed for those that want it. I do not believe it was designed for those that need it, but really don't want it. It takes what it Takes for us, to get here, but when we do finally get here, we want it, will do a...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I get so elated with my new life in recovery.... and then at times I do, indeed, TRUDGE... It is during these times of trudging, though, where I get closer to my Higher Power, if I do the next right thing and recognize that it is time (always...) to enlarge on my spiritual life. It is during these tim...

jeannie · jeannie

More of the same gets more of the same. What we were given to practice, we practiced. What we practiced, we became. What we became, we are continuing to become - only more so - every day of our lives. We can do ourselves a favor by being aware of what we practice. Has the past taught us to withdraw? Think of ho...

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	Re-Visiting my 'LOST STEP' (Preview) Have gotten to a 'stale place' in recovery... been trying to work various steps to 'make it all better'... LOL I am an inventory junkie... that's OK, but spent some time with my sponsor last night and realized I have, for the most part, just 'brushed over' Step 11. From the 12&12, on this matter...	jonibaloni	2	323	Jul 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	just checking in (Preview) *Hello,* *Just checking around to see how folks are doing. Its been a long time since I've checked in.* *I recognize some of you, of course. There seems to be a-lot of new folks also.* *Trying to convince myself I'm not an alcholic (ha-ha)...Gonna catch up and how everyone is doing...* *Take Care* *Nanc...*	nancyjo59	2	283	Jul 17, 2006 by Phil
	10 years. (Preview) I was at my regular Friday night meeting when they did birthday annoucement and asked if anyone was celebrating a birthday for the month of July. Well i raise my hand and when called said that on the 23th I would have 10 years. Quite a milestone, as i sat there I thought back to my bottom, I had a lady friend w...	cooncatbob	8	344	Jul 17, 2006 by nancyjo59
	Check in (Preview) Hi all. Sorry I've not been around (Yet again). Since I became sober this time, I've been busy, had to get a new car (new to me, not 'new') look for a house, and very busy at work. Life is good, very good....could'nt be better! Very different to a while back. Hope all of you are doing ok, will be back...	Cabbageheadchris	5	352	Jul 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Really Dumb Things I did after I got Sober (Preview) -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 23:19, 2006-07-20	Toni Baloney	4	368	Jul 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Daily Reflections July 17 (Preview) SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unheal...	Doll	0	302	Jul 17, 2006 by Doll
	Emotional Sobriety And The Steps Of AA (Preview) Emotional Sobriety (ES) loosely follows the path of AA’s Twelve Steps, but through necessity, is formatted to suit a new approach. In our system, there is a need to group some steps in order to undertake certain goals. These groups are looked upon as Stages of progress or development aimed at a...	Phil	1	304	Jul 17, 2006 by Phil
	Good things I have done while sober.. (Preview) With, of course, my *HIGHER POWER'S GUIDANCE*... (so as not to take credit) never shown up at work drunk or hung over never cheated on my husband never let my dishes go for longer than 24 hours (I have a dishwasher, thank god) never come home from an evening out flat-broke with no cigarrette or cof...	jonibaloni	7	349	Jul 16, 2006 by Phil
	got my moped (Preview) al set for uni got my moped now, so just need to ride out one more month of work then im off.	Robert	4	362	Jul 16, 2006 by Robert
	Insisting On The Best... (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go*. We deserve the best life and love has to offer, but we are each faced with the challenge of learning to identify what that means in our life. We must each come to grips with our own understanding of what we believe we deserve, what we want, and whether we are receiving it. ...	Phil	7	363	Jul 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Oklahoma, Here We come!!!!! (Preview) I started saving this past week for a trip to Oklahoma... my stepsons live there and my husband MUST see his kids, both boyz, 7 and 11... They usually come here for 8 weeks in the summer, but their mother had twins a few weeks ago and the youngest is in summerschool... so we are heading down there in Sept....	jonibaloni	2	559	Jul 16, 2006 by HDoggie
	Gratitude (Preview) Good Sunday Morning to all, Just wanted to say hi, and the Gratitude I have in my heart for Alcoholics Anonymous, and the fellowship of this Program, and the Tools of this Program. The 12 Steps, have been reading and reviewing, in order, the 12x12, and feeling so damn lucky that we are all Sober...	Toni Baloney	3	293	Jul 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Cuddles (Preview) I like cuddles	Robert	6	320	Jul 16, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections July 16 (Preview) "A MEASURE OF HUMILITY" In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life. But this admission price had purchased more than we expected. It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to be a healer of pain. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 75 It was painful to give up t...	Doll	2	4187	Jul 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Some thoughts in my head today........ (Preview) As I read all the posts here I am amazed at how I can relate to so much. Just 45 days sober this time and after the first 30 my brain starts the old thought process again.....Boy, a drink would be nice right now......Was I really THAT bad? My husband won't REALLY leave will he? Wh...	iffer	4	343	Jul 16, 2006 by iffer
	on valium as a stop-gap.... (Preview) I posted to Rob the other day that if he needs help with getting straight he shouldn't reject the 'Valium concept'. And upon reflection, I feel obliged to admit that (if you will pardon the expression) I was talking out of my ass. Anyone who is an alcoholic will (in my opinion) probably end up addicted to...	Sycorax	9	461	Jul 16, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Dern manic-depression (Preview) Gotta admit that the depression side of manic/depression sure stinks. Sorry for not posting much lately, but I'm experiencing what seems to be the longest run with the down side of this up/down problem I have.&nb...	Sick of being sick	5	492	Jul 16, 2006 by Phil
	Talked to my sponsor...... (Preview) I was still too chicken to call her. So, I sent her a note in the mail! Whatever it takes, right?! She called me today. Meeting her at 5:30 for a F2F on Monday..............	Doll	3	289	Jul 16, 2006 by Phil
	ADDICTED to MIP???? (Preview) ?	jonibaloni	22	801	Jul 16, 2006 by HDoggie
	Joels' Meditation Sites (Preview) Just wanted to say that I listened to and download most of the meditation stuff from this site. Some of the best Meditation......I have heard in a long, long time. Highly recommend!!! Thanks again, Joel	Toni Baloney	1	295	Jul 15, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Pc temperamental..... Meetin tonight (Preview) My computers still being a bitch.. ffs Gona try to post.. hope it works.. ffs I met up with a mate on wednesday, not seen her for a long time.. So kcufing great to see her, we had so much to catch up on.. talked for about 3 hours whilst walking by the river.. .. I didnt drink tha...	Rob	9	348	Jul 15, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Living for the Moment~OM (Preview) Fully Present In Time Living For The Moment Each moment of our lives is imbued with richness and magic. The passage from one second to the next is a miracle in its own right and worthy of being savored. Yet our minds tend to wander away from the present, preferring the unchangeable nature of the past or...	Wren	3	307	Jul 15, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Life Is Short.. (Preview) To my AA buddy Bill...sober over 3 years..one day at a time..lying on his death bed...cancer..I've been there...Got through it....There will come a day..when there will be no tomorrows..Each and every one of us...but for the Grace of some kind of a Higher Power lead us to sobriety..some of us should...	Phil	3	376	Jul 15, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I am new here, but need lots of help! (Preview) Hello. My husband is an alcoholic and I am at wits end. I don't know where to turn and thought I would start here. He only drinks at night, but drinks EVERY night, 7 nights a week. He gets completely drunk. He drinks straight vodka and swtiches back and forth to beer.&nb...	desperatehousewife	11	504	Jul 15, 2006 by Dawnie
	My Pink, Fluffy Cloud Day (Preview) Hi everyone, I just wanted to share that I am having a 'pink fluffy cloud day' - and it feels great. My boyfriend and I are happy and peaceful together; my poor brain tried to have an alcoholic moment earlier and I just laughed at it; the sun is shining and we have just eaten well. I know that I don...	Quetzal	3	318	Jul 15, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Great Day for Recovery (Preview) Today is July 14, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! GREATNESS "The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man." --Roy L. Smith I believe the greatest insight into my life is that I am responsible; my responsibility is an important and dignified gift from God. My res...	Doll	3	291	Jul 15, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Not better, but realizing... (Preview) First of all, I want to thank those of you who responded to my post...it made me feel so good to I'm not the only one who has gone through this. I'm still struggling, but I called on AA number -and found a meeting tonight, asked family to babysit my kids, and I'm going. I have to. The guilt and regret and darkn...	im done	5	328	Jul 15, 2006 by soberdrunk
	back at work in 30 mins (Preview) Man I feel like a human doing not a human being! not forever though. I am so glad I have decided in LESS than a month Im going to jack it in, I was very unwell as a result of this job alst year and dont want to go back. Hope you guys have a nice day and will catch up when ive come home. Rob	Robert	3	305	Jul 15, 2006 by Robert
	Yayyyy to my buddies on MIP (Preview) Have a wonderful weekend, full of meetings and serenity and good health and laughter and love and pets with treats and kids if you got em' and pick-a-nicks and more meetings and prayers and smiles and good nights sleep.... I love you fellow MIP'ers, from the elegant (and not-so-elegant) Brits, to t...	jonibaloni	5	402	Jul 15, 2006 by Quetzal
	I coud of missed the pain (Preview) Hi, I posted this on alanon or some of it and I wanted to post it here to help keep on my recovery. I could of missed the pain but I would of missed the dance.I loved you and I never stop loveing you.The day I left I knew it was about loveing you and praying you reach out for help and get sober yo...	Dori	3	319	Jul 15, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Reflections July 15 (Preview) Daily Reflections PRIDE For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige, and romance. When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Never was there enough of what we th...	Doll	0	1878	Jul 15, 2006 by Doll
	Sugar (Preview) Anyone thought of the impacts of sugar addiction? I think i have it bad!	Robert	13	368	Jul 15, 2006 by flumpy
	growing day (Preview) tired out today, must have had at least 20 people swearing at me down the phone today hate it big time - i am utterly cream crackered, when the stress levels go up i turn off.... got to go in tomorrow too i hate my job so much - -- Edited by Robert at 15:23, 2006-07-14	Robert	17	338	Jul 15, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Powerlessness for me.. (Preview) I just finished my second Step One and finally crashed through the barrier that had been holding me back from moving forward. My first time through that step my focus was of the unmanagability of my life because of Alcohol. I 'thought' I had understood my powerlessness over it but really...	DanaBanana	4	310	Jul 15, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Forgetting the Misery (Preview) Why is it so hard for alcoholics to remember the pain and suffering of the active disease once they are a few days/weeks/months sober? Why is it that we get those mental blank spots? Did the disease kill one too many brain cells? The reason I'm asking, is after my slip-up on Sunday night,...	HDoggie	8	628	Jul 15, 2006 by jonibaloni
	For anyone struggling with God (Preview) Step Three "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him"Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is c...	soberdrunk	6	462	Jul 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	A little AA goes a looonnnggg way (Preview) I am amazed at how little is required of me to stay sober and have a better life. AA is not always easy, but it is SIMPLE.... and much easier than the rigors of trying to hold an alcoholic life together. To think, that all I have to do is not pick up, get to a meeting, pray and follow a few simple suggestions....	jonibaloni	4	322	Jul 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Sleep Deprivation (Preview) One thing I need for my recovery, my mental health, my sanity is good solid rest at night... NOT getting it. My husband already works 16-18 hours a day.... we went to bed at 11 and then his obnoxious walkie-talkie goes off at 1am.... I get back to sleep. Then he comes home at 3... I'm up again, the dog is...	jonibaloni	12	377	Jul 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Meditation, the 11th Step (Preview) Hey, I noticed a couple weeks ago a couple people asked about the 11th step and I hadnt checked the replies till now (sorry!) Well I am no expert, but my sponsor is into meditation, and he had me meditating from my first week sober, and it really does help even early on, gives you a little serenity...	recovering jb	6	407	Jul 14, 2006 by Phil
	The message of HOPE (Preview) Hi all, Just wanted to share my meeting of today with you, The Topic was on The Message of Hope. Heard so many wonderful shares on the subject. That no matter how far down the scale we have gone with the Active Disease of Alcoholism, the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous give us just that, the messag...	Toni Baloney	3	304	Jul 14, 2006 by Phil
	Great Day for Recovery (Preview) Today is July 13, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! DIGNITY "To behave with dignity is nothing less than to allow others freely to be themselves." --Sol Chaneles I believe that ultimately I can only be responsible for me. It is impossible for me to live another person's life. It is dis...	Doll	1	284	Jul 14, 2006 by Phil
	I'M GETTING A CLOSER LOOK AT 'ROCK BOTTOM' (Preview) MY NAME IS KATE AND I'M AN ALCOHOLIC. I HAVE BEEN DRINKING DURING THE DAY NOW SINCE THE END OF LAST WEEK, THE PAST TWO MORNINGS I HAVE STARTED DRINKING BEFORE 10AM I'M DOING IT BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER COPE WITH MY LIFE AND IT'S GETTING OUT OF CONTROL I AM SO STRESSED ON A DAILY BASIS I DON'T KNOW W...	flumpy	9	423	Jul 14, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Don't know where to turn (Preview) Good morning...well actually it's not a very good morning for me. I posted here about 2 weeks ago, shortly after what i thought was an argument with my boyfriend over my drinking and other things.He moved out, but said it was only temporarily until I got myself together. I committed myself to st...	im done	6	392	Jul 13, 2006 by recovering jb
	Mornin' Everyone (Preview) It's a good day to be sober! Hope you all have a great Thursday!	soberdrunk	5	373	Jul 13, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Romanticizing Alcohol... (Preview) I often find myself doing this...I let myself believe that to be at my creative best I need to allow myself to indulge the way great authors, artist and thinkers have throughout history. Truman Capote, Edgar Allen Poe, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Vincent Van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, t...	Tipsy McStagger	8	1227	Jul 13, 2006 by Doll
	I cant pray... (Preview) forgive me if I've posted something like this before and I'm repeating myself (you see I have this little drinking problem and my memory isn't so good)... What was I talking about again??? Oh yeah, I cant pray...I am not an atheist and I believe that there is definitely forces in the world more powerf...	Tipsy McStagger	8	360	Jul 13, 2006 by jonibaloni
	FORMULAS (Preview) "IF I KEEP MY SOBRIETY IN FRONT OF EVERYTHING ELSE, Chances are good, that I can KEEP it". "IF I PLACE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF my SOBRIETY, Chances are Good, that I WILL NOT be able to KEEP it. My thoughts for today. The 1st one will keep me Sober, The second, will get me DRUNK. Wishing you all a goo...	Toni Baloney	5	363	Jul 13, 2006 by Quetzal
	The 12 Steps of Recovery (Preview) It has been said and I do believe that the 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous, was designed for those that want it. I do not believe it was designed for those that need it, but really don't want it. It takes what it Takes for us, to get here, but when we do finally get here, we want it, will do a...	Toni Baloney	4	401	Jul 13, 2006 by Quetzal
	sometimes we TRUDGE..... (Preview) I get so elated with my new life in recovery.... and then at times I do, indeed, TRUDGE... It is during these times of trudging, though, where I get closer to my Higher Power, if I do the next right thing and recognize that it is time (always...) to enlarge on my spiritual life. It is during these tim...	jonibaloni	0	296	Jul 12, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Tonights Bit (Preview) More of the same gets more of the same. What we were given to practice, we practiced. What we practiced, we became. What we became, we are continuing to become - only more so - every day of our lives. We can do ourselves a favor by being aware of what we practice. Has the past taught us to withdraw? Think of ho...	jeannie	0	293	Jul 12, 2006 by jeannie
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