Alcoholics Anonymous

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Aint' it grand??? Waking up wioth no headache, no diarrhea, fully hydrated.. Nat afraid to pull the blinds and gaze out at the sun... Still have a few bucks in the old pocket... Don't have to ask anybody, "what in the H*LL did I do last night?" ...or worse.... "who's this in the sack!!!????" ...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Yeah, I do think too much. Sometimes I become unaware of that fact. The only time I feel completely sane is when I'm at an A.A. meeting. I become totally focused and pay complete attention to almost everything that is said. I notice I really hone in on what the people with quality sobriety have to say. O...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I am Joni, Recovering Alcoholic. Wife of a workaholic. I need the help of the program right now to deal with it. I am concerned for his health and mental state. He has worked nearly 30 days straight now. Josh is working himself to death and he thinks it's funny; that he is a 'hero'. I got a we...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

For us Alcoholic's my take on this Title, is just the OPPOSITE of how we are, and it's not going to be changing in my life time. "It will aways be Broken, and it will always need fixin"...............always going to need a Spiritual Repair Kit, Meetings, Meetings, Meetings, and the 12 Steps, a...

recovering jb · recovering jb

Well, I don't even remember there being a world cup in 2002, and 1998 is pretty fuzzy- But I have been quite into it this year, watching a lot of the games. France v Spain was an amazing match, as was argentina v mexico, and england v sweden. I love this sport, especially the fact that they don't stop fo...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Good morning to all!!! Waht are all your plans for this beee-autiful Saturday? Jonikins

jeannie · jeannie

To everyone HAPPY CANADA DAY HAPPY CANADA DAY FROM THIS PROUD CANADIAN JEANNIE

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

Good morning everyone and happy Canada Day to us northerners! We are experiencing a heat wave in BC right now and it sure is great! Lots and lots of water, not booze. I was at the beach yesterday and saw a lady smoking a cigarette. Suddenly I thought to myself that a cigarette and a d...

Robert · Robert

Having a bit of a troubling time at the mo, everyone I love seems to be dying, a close member died last night, i have not drank on it, and the program has met its "acid test" as it says in the big book, its just nice for me to be strong when other people are breaking down, I can be there for them, in the past it woul...

Rob · Rob

This is probably gona come off all wrong... I know alot of people pray to have the courage to not drink for "today".. Does anyone pray to have the courage to go to a meeting? Does anyone pray that tomorrow they will get to a meeting? Does anyone pray that nomatter what happens that they w...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

A monthaversary, yay! That's probably a new word, but it fits. I had to ask my sponsor today if I should announce that I have four months. The only reason I asked is because AA annaversarys are at one, three, six, nine months, one year, two years, etc. He told me I should be proud of myself and to definitely...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Hey everyone! I'm on day 5 here. I was just wondering how you all deal/have dealt with your cravings in the first few weeks of sobriety? Any good tidbits, besides the telephone, of course.

Thanks!

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hello All, I wanted to introduce myself as I have been doing some reading on the board, and have so far been able to get alot from the posts that I have read. I have been a member of alanon for almost 6 years and have been with my alcoholic for 9 years. I have attend many AA and NA meetings (he is also an addi...

Wren · Wren

Support others with your presence "The purpose of therapy is not to remove suffering but TO MOVE THROUGH IT to an enlarged consciousness that can sustain the polarity of painful opposites." -- James Hollis How do we support others who are suffering? When we understand how soul works throug...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Just cut and pasted a step one worksheet I got from Quetzal here on this board. Have used it along with a young lady I am sponsoring and we really both got a lot out of it. Of course, read the book. But this worksheet was an eye-opener for me. Jonibaloni Step One worksheet: Hav...

flumpy · flumpy

hi all, hope you are keeping well and out of trouble! i need you at answer me a question.....if you can. i have had a lot going on in my life of late and it's taken it's toll, i haven't been eating my wieght is down to 8st from 11st, and i have been drinking due to the constant pain i am in caused m...

vangellic · vangellic

I need to talk with someone and decided to log in to this message board for some comfort......... maybe someone out there might know or has also been diagnosed with liver damage and is going through the final stages. I live with an alcoholic (I am not) that has just been diagnosed with no li...

Phil · Phil

Scenario: You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a valley and on your right side is a fire engine travelling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping pig which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is a helicopter flying at ground level. Bo...

im done · im done

I am in my 30's and the mother of two precious chidren. I am recently divorced but in a relationship with a wonderful man who has opened my eyes to my drinking problem. He's been on me about it for about 18 months, all the time I resented him for it, saying he just didn't drink, so he didn't understand, or he w...

CAM · CAM

Thanks all for your support to my 104 days............still counting............now 108 days!! I had surgery on Tuesday for bad arteries in my legs. that was my left leg & will go in again for the right leg soon as possible, probably a few weeks. Out of work & going to attempt t...

recovering jb · recovering jb

Hey- Had 8 months yesterday, I'm not quite all there but things are going much better- Still going to 5-6 meetings per week, have worked thru step 11 with a sponsor, and am doing pretty well staying out of trouble. -JB

Quetzal · Quetzal

Today is turning out to be a truly wonderful day for me. Earlier this morning, I sat and re-read my Step 1. I had poured out everything in it. All of the dreadful things that I had done and thought whilst drinking where there for me to see in black and white. I couldn't believe the very words that I had wr...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Hope everyone here in the U.S.of A. has a safe and fun plan for the Holiday! For those here and abroad, it is a special day for alkies, too, to celebrate Independence... from alcohol. I remember a few years ago I attended a huge night-time fireworks display, for the first time, SOBER.... the AA who w...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, I have just come across this long and sobering list of effects of alcohol on the body. I knew most of them, but I didn't know them all. Alcohol is dangerous and frightening. I need to be reminded of this on a daily basis. Take care, Carol ********************************** ...

Rob · Rob

OK what the hell sparked everyone to go mental??? What the hell did i say yesterday to cause such an camotion??????????????? Holy .... Whatever it is i think its caused some great misunderstanding. If its about me sayin that i wasnt sure i wanted to post what happend last...

Phil · Phil

RISK "We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it." --Mark Twain I need to risk in life. I need to try again. I need to face life and not run from it. Early in my sobriety I was scared to try new things because I was afraid I might get hurt. I was afraid to express my feelings. I hi...

John · John

Wanting to see if ActiveBoard.com fixed the problem with the way our post/replies are ending up on the board. Ya'll Let me know if you think they have it solved, k? John

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, I just came across some of these AA slogans. I think that some of them are great and wanted to share them. I am getting so much out of being here on MIP that I wanted to try and put back in a little of all that I am taking from it. Thank you everyone. Take care, Carol *************...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Anyone here have some good suggestions for deeper meditation for me? I got the coolest light-thingy from HomeMedics... plays Japanes lyre-type music and pale lights move... you can almost still see the colors when your eyes are closed.... It is helping me to unwind and 'let go' of thought... An...

Rob · Rob

Gota post this cos im excited.. Out of my choices for tonight i decided to go fishing. I caught a CHUB... It weighed about 1 pound or just over, not a massive fish by any accounts but im chuffed to bits, ever since seeing one on a dvd i really wanted to catch one but held no real hope as yet due to where...

HDoggie · HDoggie

After lurking for a couple of days and getting a feel for the place, I decided to say hi. I'm new to sobriety, but not really new to the program. I'm a chronic relapser I guess. After almost 10 months of drunkenness, I've been beaten into submission--literally--by alcoholism.&nb...

Phil · Phil

Then..again....They won the Hockey Stanely Cup..in North carolina...and we Canadians have a resentment... I must forgive.... To put this in simple terms...John is working on it guys and gals..:)

Dori · Dori

Thank you dori

Dori · Dori

Hi, I am Dori and a grateful alanon .I have been in alanon for 3 years and it is been alot of work.When I first came in I was a mess I came into change the person I was in love with . Instead I changed me.The A in my life went our own ways.it was painful but I got through it.I had alot a sister to a drunk driver an...

zoomie · zoomie

Wow, last night did I ever have a big craving to drink. It came out of the blue and for no reason at all. I was not sad as a matter of fact I was happy. I tell you if someone would have offered me a drink, I just might have taken it. I did however use my tools and talk to another recoveri...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Once and alcoholic, always an alcoholic.... You long-timers teach me by example, how to be a bit more GENTLE with life (I have a looonnnggg way to go on that one!!).... I have been, and still struggle with, EXTREMISM..... LOL What I mean is, I got so beat up the last time out, and FLEW b...

Rob · Rob

-- Edited by Rob at 03:39, 2006-06-25

CAM · CAM

Well, it's been 104 days, 15 weeks since my last drink. It was an awful travel bottle of some vanilla tasting vodka crap. I drank it just before my Dad picked me up for a meeting. I had had a full two days of bingeing. I was a mess. I couldn't function without shaking. I h...

Wren · Wren

Welcome Andrew. At the top of the posts, there's a title that says Last Post above the column. Above that in blue are the words " start topic" or something similar. Click on that and you'll get the screen to post a new topic. Welcome to MIP. Blessings, Wren

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Being Vulnerable Part of recovery means learning to share ourselves with other people. We learn to admit our mistakes and expose our imperfections -- not so that others can fix us, rescue us, or feel sorry for us, but so we can love and accept ourselves. This sharing i...

ChopperBabe · ChopperBabe

Of course I had to change my riding buds when I got sober. Those poker runs usually went from bar to bar. But I've learned riding is riding and I still LOVE it. Several of us got a sober group together about 6 months back. So, any of you ride? Be interested in hitting the road with me?

Wren · Wren

Live now "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -- Annie Dillard We lose the power of the moment because we're so rarely in it. We're reliving the past or speculating about the future. We continue to believe that tomorrow's the day when I'll be more capable, more wealthy, mo...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"Though he came to scoff, he remained to pray..." I love this quote from the Big Book. When I came to AA, it was the last resort for me. I did not show up because everything was "Fine, thankyou..", and I was just curious. I came because I had tried literally EVERYTHING else, and to no av...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

The dates on peoples posts seem to be advancing. Say you posted three days ago, not it says you posted yesterday. Verrrrrrrry Straaaaange??? I'm lost. I don't know if anyone has lost their post or what due to this. Time to take a breather I guess.

wallsal55 · wallsal55

I know I am obsessing today....I called folgers 800# to find out how much caffeine I am getting in Folger's Singles (like little tea bags, individual servings). 116.7 mg caffeine per Folgers Single. Hmmm....now I have to figure out if I am getting any...

JMAS · JMAS

hi all i feel great nomore beating myself up on my relapes after 16 years.i have been reading the bigbook, going to meetings, making coffee,got a sponser. we are working on relating to Bills story its so different this time im blessed to have another chance. thank you so much for caring untill i could .s...

LisaF · LisaF

It's been 8 days since my relapse... my moods have been all over the place... my sponsor said that's normal when getting sober, she did the same thing, I guess it doesn't help that we're bipolar though. That first week after my first meeting I was on this pink cloud, along with getting hypomanic on occas...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Very very excited tonight.... I have been talking lately with a young lady who has a very similar story as me... and she has been in and out of the program. She has 3 months now and her sponsor had wanted her to do a 'quick 4th step', which she did, involving writing down the person, and then talking about...

Niall · Niall

Thank you all so much for your support. I am trying to surrender at this stage. I am taking very little baby steps towards picking up a phone or calling a doctor. I am terrified to do that, and I am terrified to drink. And I am terrified not to drink. You know by the time I lost my friends, my family stoppe...

jeannie · jeannie

Don't use LOVE as an excuse to abuse!!!! You make me feel unimportant. You treat me like a child. You put me down. You don't like my friends. You get angry when I see them. You don't want me to succeed. You undermine me, nothing I say or do is correct. You think the things I'm interested in...

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	on WAKING UP SOBER...... (Preview) Aint' it grand??? Waking up wioth no headache, no diarrhea, fully hydrated.. Nat afraid to pull the blinds and gaze out at the sun... Still have a few bucks in the old pocket... Don't have to ask anybody, "what in the H*LL did I do last night?" ...or worse.... "who's this in the sack!!!????" ...	jonibaloni	4	350	Jul 2, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Thinking too much....... (Preview) Yeah, I do think too much. Sometimes I become unaware of that fact. The only time I feel completely sane is when I'm at an A.A. meeting. I become totally focused and pay complete attention to almost everything that is said. I notice I really hone in on what the people with quality sobriety have to say. O...	soberdrunk	6	326	Jul 2, 2006 by jonibaloni
	i have ISSUES... help... (Preview) I am Joni, Recovering Alcoholic. Wife of a workaholic. I need the help of the program right now to deal with it. I am concerned for his health and mental state. He has worked nearly 30 days straight now. Josh is working himself to death and he thinks it's funny; that he is a 'hero'. I got a we...	jonibaloni	6	439	Jul 2, 2006 by jonibaloni
	If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix it-JUSTIN (Preview) For us Alcoholic's my take on this Title, is just the OPPOSITE of how we are, and it's not going to be changing in my life time. "It will aways be Broken, and it will always need fixin"...............always going to need a Spiritual Repair Kit, Meetings, Meetings, Meetings, and the 12 Steps, a...	Toni Baloney	4	348	Jul 2, 2006 by Phil
	Anyone else watching the word cup? (Preview) Well, I don't even remember there being a world cup in 2002, and 1998 is pretty fuzzy- But I have been quite into it this year, watching a lot of the games. France v Spain was an amazing match, as was argentina v mexico, and england v sweden. I love this sport, especially the fact that they don't stop fo...	recovering jb	9	366	Jul 2, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Sat. MORN' Lots of us up I see... (Preview) Good morning to all!!! Waht are all your plans for this beee-autiful Saturday? Jonikins	jonibaloni	7	313	Jul 2, 2006 by Quetzal
	Happy Day (Preview) To everyone HAPPY CANADA DAY HAPPY CANADA DAY *FROM THIS PROUD CANADIAN* *JEANNIE*	jeannie	10	343	Jul 1, 2006 by jeannie
	Happy Canada Day! (Preview) Good morning everyone and happy Canada Day to us northerners! We are experiencing a heat wave in BC right now and it sure is great! Lots and lots of water, not booze. I was at the beach yesterday and saw a lady smoking a cigarette. Suddenly I thought to myself that a cigarette and a d...	WRbeachbum	3	448	Jul 1, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Its working (Preview) Having a bit of a troubling time at the mo, everyone I love seems to be dying, a close member died last night, i have not drank on it, and the program has met its "acid test" as it says in the big book, its just nice for me to be strong when other people are breaking down, I can be there for them, in the past it woul...	Robert	5	332	Jul 1, 2006 by virgo
	Id really appreciate an answer to this... (Preview) This is probably gona come off all wrong... I know alot of people pray to have the courage to not drink for "today".. Does anyone pray to have the courage to go to a meeting? Does anyone pray that tomorrow they will get to a meeting? Does anyone pray that nomatter what happens that they w...	Rob	11	427	Jul 1, 2006 by virgo
	Four Months Today (Preview) A monthaversary, yay! That's probably a new word, but it fits. I had to ask my sponsor today if I should announce that I have four months. The only reason I asked is because AA annaversarys are at one, three, six, nine months, one year, two years, etc. He told me I should be proud of myself and to definitely...	soberdrunk	11	348	Jul 1, 2006 by virgo
	Just Wondering... (Preview) Hey everyone! I'm on day 5 here. I was just wondering how you all deal/have dealt with your cravings in the first few weeks of sobriety? Any good tidbits, besides the telephone, of course. Thanks!	HDoggie	5	308	Jul 1, 2006 by Dolphin123
	Appropriate to be here? (Preview) Hello All, I wanted to introduce myself as I have been doing some reading on the board, and have so far been able to get alot from the posts that I have read. I have been a member of alanon for almost 6 years and have been with my alcoholic for 9 years. I have attend many AA and NA meetings (he is also an addi...	Dolphin123	8	372	Jul 1, 2006 by Dolphin123
	"The first duty of Love is to Listen" (Preview) Support others with your presence "The purpose of therapy is not to remove suffering but TO MOVE THROUGH IT to an enlarged consciousness that can sustain the polarity of painful opposites." -- James Hollis How do we support others who are suffering? When we understand how soul works throug...	Wren	4	517	Jul 1, 2006 by CAM
	Welcome to 'im done'... (Preview) Just cut and pasted a step one worksheet I got from Quetzal here on this board. Have used it along with a young lady I am sponsoring and we really both got a lot out of it. Of course, read the book. But this worksheet was an eye-opener for me. Jonibaloni Step One worksheet: Hav...	jonibaloni	2	313	Jul 1, 2006 by im done
	can any one tell me ? (Preview) hi all, hope you are keeping well and out of trouble! i need you at answer me a question.....if you can. i have had a lot going on in my life of late and it's taken it's toll, i haven't been eating my wieght is down to 8st from 11st, and i have been drinking due to the constant pain i am in caused m...	flumpy	9	388	Jul 1, 2006 by flumpy
	HELP (Preview) I need to talk with someone and decided to log in to this message board for some comfort......... maybe someone out there might know or has also been diagnosed with liver damage and is going through the final stages. I live with an alcoholic (I am not) that has just been diagnosed with no li...	vangellic	6	347	Jul 1, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Have you ever been in this situation? I Have.:) (Preview) Scenario: You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a valley and on your right side is a fire engine travelling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping pig which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is a helicopter flying at ground level. Bo...	Phil	11	416	Jul 1, 2006 by Phil
	Introducing Myself...(long) (Preview) I am in my 30's and the mother of two precious chidren. I am recently divorced but in a relationship with a wonderful man who has opened my eyes to my drinking problem. He's been on me about it for about 18 months, all the time I resented him for it, saying he just didn't drink, so he didn't understand, or he w...	im done	3	333	Jul 1, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	Hey again.... (Preview) Thanks all for your support to my 104 days............still counting............now 108 days!! I had surgery on Tuesday for bad arteries in my legs. that was my left leg & will go in again for the right leg soon as possible, probably a few weeks. Out of work & going to attempt t...	CAM	3	321	Jun 30, 2006 by Phil
	8 months sober and clean (Preview) Hey- Had 8 months yesterday, I'm not quite all there but things are going much better- Still going to 5-6 meetings per week, have worked thru step 11 with a sponsor, and am doing pretty well staying out of trouble. -JB	recovering jb	5	362	Jun 30, 2006 by iffer
	My Gratitude (Preview) Today is turning out to be a truly wonderful day for me. Earlier this morning, I sat and re-read my Step 1. I had poured out everything in it. All of the dreadful things that I had done and thought whilst drinking where there for me to see in black and white. I couldn't believe the very words that I had wr...	Quetzal	6	342	Jun 30, 2006 by Quetzal
	July 4th coming up soon... (Preview) Hope everyone here in the U.S.of A. has a safe and fun plan for the Holiday! For those here and abroad, it is a special day for alkies, too, to celebrate Independence... from alcohol. I remember a few years ago I attended a huge night-time fireworks display, for the first time, SOBER.... the AA who w...	jonibaloni	4	334	Jun 29, 2006 by LisaF
	Effects Of Alcohol On The Body (Preview) Hi all, I have just come across this long and sobering list of effects of alcohol on the body. I knew most of them, but I didn't know them all. Alcohol is dangerous and frightening. I need to be reminded of this on a daily basis. Take care, Carol ********************************** ...	Quetzal	11	2016	Jun 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	OK... WHAT THE HELL????? (Preview) OK what the hell sparked everyone to go mental??? What the hell did i say yesterday to cause such an camotion??????????????? Holy .... Whatever it is i think its caused some great misunderstanding. If its about me sayin that i wasnt sure i wanted to post what happend last...	Rob	14	478	Jun 29, 2006 by Rob
	Todays Bit (Preview) RISK "We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it." --Mark Twain I need to risk in life. I need to try again. I need to face life and not run from it. Early in my sobriety I was scared to try new things because I was afraid I might get hurt. I was afraid to express my feelings. I hi...	Phil	1	321	Jun 29, 2006 by jeannie
	Testing Msg Board (Preview) Wanting to see if ActiveBoard.com fixed the problem with the way our post/replies are ending up on the board. Ya'll Let me know if you think they have it solved, k? John	John	3	379	Jun 29, 2006 by Phil
	A Few AA Slogans (Preview) Hi all, I just came across some of these AA slogans. I think that some of them are great and wanted to share them. I am getting so much out of being here on MIP that I wanted to try and put back in a little of all that I am taking from it. Thank you everyone. Take care, Carol *************...	Quetzal	6	382	Jun 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Need MEDITATION help.... (Preview) Anyone here have some good suggestions for deeper meditation for me? I got the coolest light-thingy from HomeMedics... plays Japanes lyre-type music and pale lights move... you can almost still see the colors when your eyes are closed.... It is helping me to unwind and 'let go' of thought... An...	jonibaloni	1	311	Jun 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Just wanted to post this (Preview) Gota post this cos im excited.. Out of my choices for tonight i decided to go fishing. I caught a CHUB... It weighed about 1 pound or just over, not a massive fish by any accounts but im chuffed to bits, ever since seeing one on a dvd i really wanted to catch one but held no real hope as yet due to where...	Rob	4	327	Jun 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Brand Spankin' New (Preview) After lurking for a couple of days and getting a feel for the place, I decided to say hi. I'm new to sobriety, but not really new to the program. I'm a chronic relapser I guess. After almost 10 months of drunkenness, I've been beaten into submission--literally--by alcoholism.&nb...	HDoggie	8	349	Jun 28, 2006 by Dori
	Head Ofice is in the process of rectifying board problems (Preview) Then..again....They won the Hockey Stanely Cup..in North carolina...and we Canadians have a resentment... I must forgive.... To put this in simple terms...John is working on it guys and gals..:)	Phil	3	435	Jun 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Toni (Preview) Thank you dori	Dori	1	323	Jun 28, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	to all (Preview) Hi, I am Dori and a grateful alanon .I have been in alanon for 3 years and it is been alot of work.When I first came in I was a mess I came into change the person I was in love with . Instead I changed me.The A in my life went our own ways.it was painful but I got through it.I had alot a sister to a drunk driver an...	Dori	3	310	Jun 28, 2006 by DanaBanana
	cravings (Preview) Wow, last night did I ever have a big craving to drink. It came out of the blue and for no reason at all. I was not sad as a matter of fact I was happy. I tell you if someone would have offered me a drink, I just might have taken it. I did however use my tools and talk to another recoveri...	zoomie	7	322	Jun 28, 2006 by zoomie
	Dear Gentle People......... (Preview) Once and alcoholic, always an alcoholic.... You long-timers teach me by example, how to be a bit more *GENTLE* with life (I have a looonnnggg way to go on that one!!).... I have been, and still struggle with, EXTREMISM..... LOL What I mean is, I got so beat up the last time out, and FLEW b...	jonibaloni	4	355	Jun 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Tonight (Preview) -- Edited by Rob at 03:39, 2006-06-25	Rob	24	938	Jun 28, 2006 by Wren
	104 DAYS (Preview) Well, it's been 104 days, 15 weeks since my last drink. It was an awful travel bottle of some vanilla tasting vodka crap. I drank it just before my Dad picked me up for a meeting. I had had a full two days of bingeing. I was a mess. I couldn't function without shaking. I h...	CAM	7	325	Jun 28, 2006 by John
	Andrew (Preview) Welcome Andrew. At the top of the posts, there's a title that says Last Post above the column. Above that in blue are the words " start topic" or something similar. Click on that and you'll get the screen to post a new topic. Welcome to MIP. Blessings, Wren	Wren	1	390	Jun 28, 2006 by Phil
	Being Vulnerable (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go. Being Vulnerable* Part of recovery means learning to share ourselves with other people. We learn to admit our mistakes and expose our imperfections -- not so that others can fix us, rescue us, or feel sorry for us, but so we can love and accept ourselves. This sharing i...	Phil	10	457	Jun 28, 2006 by Phil
	Anyone here RiDe? (Preview) Of course I had to change my riding buds when I got sober. Those poker runs usually went from bar to bar. But I've learned riding is riding and I still LOVE it. Several of us got a sober group together about 6 months back. So, any of you ride? Be interested in hitting the road with me?	ChopperBabe	4	315	Jun 28, 2006 by Phil
	Live Now (Preview) Live now "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -- Annie Dillard We lose the power of the moment because we're so rarely in it. We're reliving the past or speculating about the future. We continue to believe that tomorrow's the day when I'll be more capable, more wealthy, mo...	Wren	3	280	Jun 28, 2006 by Quetzal
	Though he came to scoff... (Preview) "Though he came to scoff, he remained to pray..." I love this quote from the Big Book. When I came to AA, it was the last resort for me. I did not show up because everything was "Fine, thankyou..", and I was just curious. I came because I had tried literally EVERYTHING else, and to no av...	jonibaloni	0	1378	Jun 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Something is definitely not right! (Preview) The dates on peoples posts seem to be advancing. Say you posted three days ago, not it says you posted yesterday. Verrrrrrrry Straaaaange??? I'm lost. I don't know if anyone has lost their post or what due to this. Time to take a breather I guess.	soberdrunk	4	360	Jun 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Caffeine.... (Preview) I know I am obsessing today....I called folgers 800# to find out how much caffeine I am getting in Folger's Singles (like little tea bags, individual servings). 116.7 mg caffeine per Folgers Single. Hmmm....now I have to figure out if I am getting any...	wallsal55	11	395	Jun 27, 2006 by recovering jb
	15 days sober (Preview) hi all i feel great nomore beating myself up on my relapes after 16 years.i have been reading the bigbook, going to meetings, making coffee,got a sponser. we are working on relating to Bills story its so different this time im blessed to have another chance. thank you so much for caring untill i could .s...	JMAS	3	1025	Jun 27, 2006 by JMAS
	8 days sober (Preview) It's been 8 days since my relapse... my moods have been all over the place... my sponsor said that's normal when getting sober, she did the same thing, I guess it doesn't help that we're bipolar though. That first week after my first meeting I was on this pink cloud, along with getting hypomanic on occas...	LisaF	9	419	Jun 27, 2006 by LisaF
	My 12th Step Blessing (Preview) Very very excited tonight.... I have been talking lately with a young lady who has a very similar story as me... and she has been in and out of the program. She has 3 months now and her sponsor had wanted her to do a 'quick 4th step', which she did, involving writing down the person, and then talking about...	jonibaloni	4	334	Jun 27, 2006 by Wren
	Where I am (Preview) Thank you all so much for your support. I am trying to surrender at this stage. I am taking very little baby steps towards picking up a phone or calling a doctor. I am terrified to do that, and I am terrified to drink. And I am terrified not to drink. You know by the time I lost my friends, my family stoppe...	Niall	5	443	Jun 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Thoughts To Live By: (Preview) Don't use LOVE as an excuse to abuse!!!! *You make me feel unimportant.* *You treat me like a child.* *You put me down.* *You don't like my friends.* *You get angry when I see them.* *You don't want me to succeed.* *You undermine me, nothing I say or do is correct.* *You think the things I'm interested in...*	jeannie	0	471	Jun 27, 2006 by jeannie
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