Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

Authentic, legitimate guilt is the feeling or thought that what we did is not okay. It indicates that our behavior needs to be corrected or altered, or an amend needs to be made. Shame is an overwhelming negative sense that who we are isn't okay. Shame is a no-win situation. We can change our behavi...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Next year I'm going to be better than I am now, but today I'm the best I can be. It is quite possible to waste a lot of time and energy trying to make impossible changes. Many of us, inspired by the dynamics of the program and driven more by enthusiasm than prudence, strike out on missions that cann...

Laura · Laura

Hello, I've been coming to this forum for a little less than two weeks. I wrote my first post a little over a week ago and have appreciated reading and responding since. It's been just about four days since I last had a drink. I know I still need to go to meetings. I'm still so scared. For the fi...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

Doll · Doll

FILLING THE VOID We needed to ask ourselves but one short question. "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?" As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way. ALCOHOLICS...

RyanS · RyanS

Avoiding a Critical Spirit Kevin Offner, InterVarsity graduate staff One of the vices I hate acknowledging in me is a critical spirit. I want to put the best spin on myself, of course, so I give this poisonous quality nice names like “reflection,” and “being properly analytical.” Here are a few sn...

kbstandup · kbstandup

Ok I've been sober for about 36 days now.... I'm going to be 100% honest with this. At first it seemed really neat to be sober, I thought clear and started to manage a little in my life, I felt good and seen hope. I don't know if this is normal but I have got the biggest fear of being around people...

Wren · Wren

Shake Your Tail Feathers Most of us express our distinctiveness in many ways throughout our lives. Although, as we proudly share our offbeat traits and preferences with the world, we take great pains to downplay those eccentricities we ourselves deem odd. Instead of living lives colored by these q...

MorganSS · MorganSS

Ive been married for a little over a month, my beautiful wife is SO understanding... I had cut back my drinking for over a year but recently she found a bottle of vodka that I was hiding, she caught me redhanded and I admitted to sneaking shots almost on a daily basis. I love this woman with all my heart and...

Doll · Doll

I found this beautiful winter poem and thought it might be a comfort to you. It was to me, and it's very well written. ENJOY! " WINTER " a poem by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre " SHIT It's Cold ! " The End

Doll · Doll

RESCUED BY SURRENDERING Characteristic of the so-called typical alcoholic is a narcissistic egocentric core, dominated by feelings of omnipotence, intent on maintaining at all costs its inner integrity.... Inwardly the alcoholic brooks no control from man or God. He, the alcoholic, is and mus...

Wren · Wren

Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed----Joshua 1:9 It has been said when we are at the end of our rope, we can do one of three things: let go, tie a knot and hang on, or splice the rope and begin again. Whenever we feel there's nowhere to go but down and nobody to turn to...

abcd · abcd

or how much did you used to drink per day? I used to drink a 40 oz. a night, and then drink heavily when going out or on weekends. Now, I hardly I drink beer, and drink vodka. I've came down from a 1/2 liter a day to 1/4 liter a day. I usually mix with sprite, lemonade, cranberry juice, etc.. I start drin...

Rinder · Rinder

Hello, I made the mistake of stopping by MB today and read the posts to my thread... Oh, how that hurt my heart...just not being understood, by it appears to be condemned for my choice... All this time I felt that I had friends who supported me there...it was just dishearting... Someone sa...

MorganSS · MorganSS

Ive been married for a little over a month, my beautiful wife is SO understanding... I had cut back my drinking for over a year but recently she found a bottle of vodka that I was hiding, she caught me redhanded and I admitted to sneaking shots almost on a daily basis. I love this woman with all my hea...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Just wanted to drop in and say hello to my sober MIP family! Life is good today. It's kind of weird. I went from being a single recovering alchy to having a girlfriend with three kids. We're talking about getting a place together in March. Things just keep getting more and more interesting bein...

pp17331 · pp17331

Hi I'm new to the online forum I posted yesterday and received no response. I figured I must be doing it wrong. I posted as a reply. This is under new posting. Anyway I just typed out my whole deal and erased it, I'm tired. Just want to say it's been a month with no alcohol, not because I wanted t...

deedee · deedee

Hi Everyone, I am a grateful recovering alchoholic. I have been sober for almost 16 years now. I haven't been to a meeting in a long time, but I work the steps everyday. I am here because I need to share and get some advice on getting out of a bad marriage. I am married to a very controlling man who is an en...

Doll · Doll

OUR COMMON WELFARE COMES FIRST The unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most cherished quality our Society has. . . . We stay whole, or A.A. dies. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 129 Our Traditions are key elements in the ego deflation process necessary to achieve and maintain sobriety in Alco...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. -- David Bergman Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or look...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. "There's a good trick that people in dysfunctional relationships use," said one recovering woman. "The other person does something inappropriate or wrong, then stands there until you feel guilty and end up apologizing." It's imperative that we stop feeling so gui...

Doll · Doll

One of my favorites. I like to post it every now and again to remind myself I never have to be alone again because for sooooo long I thought there was no hope, then, I found others just like me......Jen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An alcoholic fell in a hole and couldn't get out. A businessman...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Thou shalt not should thyself.-- Anonymous When someone tells us we should do something, do we want to do it, or do we feel mad that someone else is telling us what we want to do? Sometimes we forget that these messages are not our own, but are the desires of others. It's important to listen to what we t...

LucyLu21 · LucyLu21

Hi everyone. This is my first post - and first off i just want to say if this is the right place to be posting or not but . . . well .. . . feel like I need to post somewhere as I can't talk to anyone about it. Ok - I guess i have a question - Is it possible to be an alcoholic if you don't drink everyday? I don&#...

Phil · Phil

Through the example and friendship of the recovered alcoholics in A.A., new members are encouraged to stay away from a drink "one day at a time," as everyone in A.A. does. Instead of "swearing off forever" or worrying about whether they will be sober tomorrow, people in A.A. co...

Wren · Wren

Each of us, in life, walks on the special path that the soul is destined to undertake. Our journeys are very different and we progress at different rates. The pitfalls and blessings we encounter are unique, yet we are all learning and no one form of knowledge is more important than any other. Even so...

tina · tina

click on the 4 Candles link below... it is truly awesome! ........Wait for the first 3 candles to go out then watch the 4th candle... 4 Candles and hope it touches your rough days and good days as it touched mine -- Edited by tina at 06:45, 2007-01-31

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go "...a Power greater than ourselves...." "God as we understood Him." These words introduce spirituality in the Twelve Steps. They are the first two references to God, and they are worded that way for a reason. We each have the freedom to define, and u...

Doll · Doll

FREEDOM FROM . . . FREEDOM TO We are going to know a new freedom. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 83 Freedom for me is both freedom from and freedom to. The first freedom I enjoy is freedom from the slavery of alcohol. What a relief! Then I begin to experience freedom from fear - fear of people, of economic ins...

Laura · Laura

Hello, I feel strange writing a message here, but I feel like it's the first step. Funny thing is I don't know what exactly that means. I mean, I know it's a "first step," and I know I have a desire to stop drinking, but I'm such an intensely private person . . . well, here we go....

Sally · Sally

Hi all I'm new on this site and not really sure the best way to use it. I haven't yet been to an AA meeting but thought I'd try some on line support first ( I have been to counselling etc but still continued binging...) This is my first day sober so I guess I'd just like some advice on h...

RyanS · RyanS

I just delt with problems without getting drunk, and learned more about what an idiot I can be on top. I lay down, going to sleep, and keep hearing the kid is tossing and turning because she's been a little conjested. So the genius, me, gets up, finds her cough syrup, gets her some water. And since I&#...

cindy · cindy

there's so many new people on the board lately i cant keep up, so here is my welcome to recovery guys! like everyone says ...meetings, one day at a time and find a sponsor.....i say" easy does it", took awhile to get here and doesnt get fixed fast. i myself have been on step 2 for about 20 yea...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appal me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime. Just for today I will be happy. Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. Just for today I w...

Phil · Phil

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

Education should be the process of helping everyone to discover his uniqueness. -- Leo Buscaglia We are each special, which means there is not another person just like ourselves. Nobody looks just like us. Nobody's voice sounds quite like our own. And nobody thinks through a story just like we d...

Doll · Doll

THE JOY OF SHARING Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you. to have a host of friends - this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Frequent contact with newcomers and...

Ironman · Ironman

60 Days folks!!!! I have clarity I have peace I have Love I have God I have Serenity! By now I've brought in two newcomers, and one is stuck in the program now! I've established a newer, better marriage, and better relationship with my children and am a busy beaver! I can't belive how much...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. -- Seneca When we reach a stressful time in our lives, our vision gets narrow. We fail to see the options and possibilities we have. If we give ourselves over to our worries and fears, our sight c...

Phil · Phil

we feel that our problems have been thrust upon us from outside. "I have difficulties because my parents yelled at me, my boss is inconsistent, my children don't listen to me, the government is corrupt, others are selfish." Thus we devise wonderful advice for others to follow and bel...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go Needing People We can find the balance between needing people too much and not letting ourselves need anyone at all. Many of us have unmet dependency needs lingering from the past. While we want others to fulfill our desire to be loved unconditionally, we may have chosen peo...

toomuchpartying · toomuchpartying

I am new here. Cought up in a cycle of booze and other very addictive and popular drug. One compliments another, you know what I mean? Any thoughts? ps: Im29

timverton · timverton

It really is kind of hard to "sneak" in here under the radar. Saw your first two post and want to congratulate you on your 30 days. Great job K.! I hope you stay around for a long time. This is a fine place to come when you can't make a meeting or in between them and I'm pretty certain you've already noticed the...

Phil · Phil

Known to Thousands as Bill W.Alcoholics Anonymous Founder DiesBy Donald E. GrahamWashington Post Staff WriterScores of thousands of people learned for the First time the name of the man who helped them Recover from alcoholism when William Griffith Wilson died of pneumonia in a Miami Hospital Sun...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Just thought I'd drop a note to those who welcomed & replied to my 1st post.. I've added a little more to that just in case you're interested. I will direct all future posts in response & reply to other people's writings to keep it punchy & upbeat. I don't want to disap...

TLH · TLH

Like anyone else who's getting sober, I find myself with some extra time on my hands. On top of that, I tend to work stuff out by writing- I've written consistantly as long as I've known how to write- probably comes from being raised by academics and not having a TV (or rather, to be accurate- not having a T...

Doll · Doll

FREEDOM FROM GUILT Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word "blame" from our speech and thought. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 47 When I become willing to accept my own powerlessness, I begin to realize that blaming myself for all the trouble in my life can be an eg...

tina · tina

A HUG REDUCES STRESSIMPROVES BLOOD CIRCULATIONiT'S INVIGORATINGIT'S REJUNEVATINGIT ELEVATES SELF ESTEEMIT GENERATES GOOD WILLIT HAS NO UNPLESANT SIDE EFFECTSIT IS NOTHING LESS THAN A MIRACLE DRUG!!THE PERFECT CURE FOR WHAT AILS YOUNO MOVABLE PARTSNO BATTERIES TO WEAR OUTNO PENODI...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We have the power to direct our minds to replace the feelings of being upset, depressed, and fearful with the feeling of inner peace. -- Gerald G. Jampolsky Learning to identify negative thoughts is a powerful way to begin changing our negative behavior. We always think before we act, even if the thin...

RyanS · RyanS

I thought I'd take a minute to share something I read this morning, few newcomers around First three steps in a nutshell- 1. There's a problem 2. There's a solution 3. I get to choose

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Rejecting Shame... (Preview) Authentic, legitimate guilt is the feeling or thought that what we did is not okay. It indicates that our behavior needs to be corrected or altered, or an amend needs to be made. Shame is an overwhelming negative sense that who we are isn't okay. Shame is a no-win situation. We can change our behavi...	Phil	1	596	Feb 3, 2007 by Laura
	Today I'm The Best I Can Be (Preview) Next year I'm going to be better than I am now, but today I'm the best I can be. It is quite possible to waste a lot of time and energy trying to make impossible changes. Many of us, inspired by the dynamics of the program and driven more by enthusiasm than prudence, strike out on missions that cann...	Quetzal	3	597	Feb 3, 2007 by Laura
	Laura's Update (Preview) Hello, I've been coming to this forum for a little less than two weeks. I wrote my first post a little over a week ago and have appreciated reading and responding since. It's been just about four days since I last had a drink. I know I still need to go to meetings. I'm still so scared. For the fi...	Laura	8	614	Feb 3, 2007 by Laura
	Anger management (circa 500 BC) (Preview) "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." Siddhartha Gautama Buddha	Sick of being sick	4	574	Feb 3, 2007 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Feb 3 (Preview) FILLING THE VOID We needed to ask ourselves but one short question. "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?" As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way. ALCOHOLICS...	Doll	2	738	Feb 3, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Ouch (Preview) *Avoiding a Critical Spirit* Kevin Offner, InterVarsity graduate staff One of the vices I hate acknowledging in me is a critical spirit. I want to put the best spin on myself, of course, so I give this poisonous quality nice names like “reflection,” and “being properly analytical.” Here are a few sn...	RyanS	16	587	Feb 3, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Man Need Some Responses (Preview) Ok I've been sober for about 36 days now.... I'm going to be 100% honest with this. At first it seemed really neat to be sober, I thought clear and started to manage a little in my life, I felt good and seen hope. I don't know if this is normal but I have got the biggest fear of being around people...	kbstandup	6	842	Feb 3, 2007 by Laura
	Like Nobody's Watching~OM (Preview) Shake Your Tail Feathers Most of us express our distinctiveness in many ways throughout our lives. Although, as we proudly share our offbeat traits and preferences with the world, we take great pains to downplay those eccentricities we ourselves deem odd. Instead of living lives colored by these q...	Wren	3	568	Feb 3, 2007 by timverton
	UPDATE (Preview) Ive been married for a little over a month, my beautiful wife is SO understanding... I had cut back my drinking for over a year but recently she found a bottle of vodka that I was hiding, she caught me redhanded and I admitted to sneaking shots almost on a daily basis. I love this woman with all my heart and...	MorganSS	4	535	Feb 2, 2007 by Ironman
	Winter poem (Preview) I found this beautiful winter poem and thought it might be a comfort to you. It was to me, and it's very well written. ENJOY! " WINTER " a poem by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre " SHIT It's Cold ! " The End	Doll	1	520	Feb 2, 2007 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Feb 2 (Preview) RESCUED BY SURRENDERING Characteristic of the so-called typical alcoholic is a narcissistic egocentric core, dominated by feelings of omnipotence, intent on maintaining at all costs its inner integrity.... Inwardly the alcoholic brooks no control from man or God. He, the alcoholic, is and mus...	Doll	1	8315	Feb 2, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Night Light (Preview) Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed----Joshua 1:9 It has been said when we are at the end of our rope, we can do one of three things: let go, tie a knot and hang on, or splice the rope and begin again. Whenever we feel there's nowhere to go but down and nobody to turn to...	Wren	0	458	Feb 2, 2007 by Wren
	Do I drink too much? (How much do you drink a day?) (Preview) or how much did you used to drink per day? I used to drink a 40 oz. a night, and then drink heavily when going out or on weekends. Now, I hardly I drink beer, and drink vodka. I've came down from a 1/2 liter a day to 1/4 liter a day. I usually mix with sprite, lemonade, cranberry juice, etc.. I start drin...	abcd	11	732	Feb 2, 2007 by Laura
	Ironman (Preview) Hello, I made the mistake of stopping by MB today and read the posts to my thread... Oh, how that hurt my heart...just not being understood, by it appears to be condemned for my choice... All this time I felt that I had friends who supported me there...it was just dishearting... Someone sa...	Rinder	5	535	Feb 1, 2007 by Rinder
	Im glad I found this place, I need to talk... (Preview) Ive been married for a little over a month, my beautiful wife is SO understanding... I had cut back my drinking for over a year but recently she found a bottle of vodka that I was hiding, she caught me redhanded and I admitted to sneaking shots almost on a daily basis. I love this woman with all my hea...	MorganSS	21	786	Feb 1, 2007 by MorganSS
	Hey Family (Preview) Just wanted to drop in and say hello to my sober MIP family! Life is good today. It's kind of weird. I went from being a single recovering alchy to having a girlfriend with three kids. We're talking about getting a place together in March. Things just keep getting more and more interesting bein...	soberdrunk	6	501	Feb 1, 2007 by RyanS
	Kerri's introduction (Preview) Hi I'm new to the online forum I posted yesterday and received no response. I figured I must be doing it wrong. I posted as a reply. This is under new posting. Anyway I just typed out my whole deal and erased it, I'm tired. Just want to say it's been a month with no alcohol, not because I wanted t...	pp17331	11	667	Feb 1, 2007 by Ironman
	Hi-New To This Board But Not to AA (Preview) Hi Everyone, I am a grateful recovering alchoholic. I have been sober for almost 16 years now. I haven't been to a meeting in a long time, but I work the steps everyday. I am here because I need to share and get some advice on getting out of a bad marriage. I am married to a very controlling man who is an en...	deedee	6	548	Feb 1, 2007 by tina
	Daily Reflections Jan 31 (Preview) OUR COMMON WELFARE COMES FIRST The unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most cherished quality our Society has. . . . We stay whole, or A.A. dies. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 129 Our Traditions are key elements in the ego deflation process necessary to achieve and maintain sobriety in Alco...	Doll	1	742	Feb 1, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Listening (Preview) It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. -- David Bergman Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or look...	Quetzal	2	491	Feb 1, 2007 by cindy
	Letting Go Of Guilt (Preview) The Language of Letting Go. "There's a good trick that people in dysfunctional relationships use," said one recovering woman. "The other person does something inappropriate or wrong, then stands there until you feel guilty and end up apologizing." It's imperative that we stop feeling so gui...	Phil	1	563	Feb 1, 2007 by deedee
	No longer alone since finding AA and MIP (Preview) One of my favorites. I like to post it every now and again to remind myself I never have to be alone again because for sooooo long I thought there was no hope, then, I found others just like me......Jen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An alcoholic fell in a hole and couldn't get out. A businessman...	Doll	3	485	Feb 1, 2007 by pp17331
	Freeing Ourselves of 'Shoulds' (Preview) Thou shalt not should thyself.-- Anonymous When someone tells us we should do something, do we want to do it, or do we feel mad that someone else is telling us what we want to do? Sometimes we forget that these messages are not our own, but are the desires of others. It's important to listen to what we t...	Quetzal	3	538	Jan 31, 2007 by Phil
	Hi Guys - I'm a newbie!! (Preview) Hi everyone. This is my first post - and first off i just want to say if this is the right place to be posting or not but . . . well .. . . feel like I need to post somewhere as I can't talk to anyone about it. Ok - I guess i have a question - Is it possible to be an alcoholic if you don't drink everyday? I don&#...	LucyLu21	10	618	Jan 31, 2007 by pp17331
	A Beginning (Preview) Through the example and friendship of the recovered alcoholics in A.A., new members are encouraged to stay away from a drink "one day at a time," as everyone in A.A. does. Instead of "swearing off forever" or worrying about whether they will be sober tomorrow, people in A.A. co...	Phil	0	602	Jan 31, 2007 by Phil
	Accepting the Journey of Others---Loooooong (Preview) Each of us, in life, walks on the special path that the soul is destined to undertake. Our journeys are very different and we progress at different rates. The pitfalls and blessings we encounter are unique, yet we are all learning and no one form of knowledge is more important than any other. Even so...	Wren	6	667	Jan 31, 2007 by pp17331
	Just want to past this on (Preview) click on the 4 Candles link below... it is truly awesome! ........Wait for the first 3 candles to go out then watch the 4th candle... 4 Candles and hope it touches your rough days and good days as it touched mine -- Edited by tina at 06:45, 2007-01-31	tina	0	447	Jan 31, 2007 by tina
	Religious Freedom (Preview) The Language of Letting Go "...a Power greater than ourselves...." "God as we understood Him." These words introduce spirituality in the Twelve Steps. They are the first two references to God, and they are worded that way for a reason. We each have the freedom to define, and u...	Phil	14	642	Jan 31, 2007 by Laura
	Daily Reflectins Jan 30 (Preview) FREEDOM FROM . . . FREEDOM TO We are going to know a new freedom. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 83 Freedom for me is both freedom from and freedom to. The first freedom I enjoy is freedom from the slavery of alcohol. What a relief! Then I begin to experience freedom from fear - fear of people, of economic ins...	Doll	1	475	Jan 30, 2007 by timverton
	Laura's Introduction (Preview) Hello, I feel strange writing a message here, but I feel like it's the first step. Funny thing is I don't know what exactly that means. I mean, I know it's a "first step," and I know I have a desire to stop drinking, but I'm such an intensely private person . . . well, here we go....	Laura	15	691	Jan 30, 2007 by pp17331
	Newbie (Preview) Hi all I'm new on this site and not really sure the best way to use it. I haven't yet been to an AA meeting but thought I'd try some on line support first ( I have been to counselling etc but still continued binging...) This is my first day sober so I guess I'd just like some advice on h...	Sally	8	624	Jan 30, 2007 by pp17331
	Two thirty in the morning. (Preview) I just delt with problems without getting drunk, and learned more about what an idiot I can be on top. I lay down, going to sleep, and keep hearing the kid is tossing and turning because she's been a little conjested. So the genius, me, gets up, finds her cough syrup, gets her some water. And since I&#...	RyanS	10	600	Jan 30, 2007 by pp17331
	welcome newcomers! (Preview) there's so many new people on the board lately i cant keep up, so here is my welcome to recovery guys! like everyone says ...meetings, one day at a time and find a sponsor.....i say" easy does it", took awhile to get here and doesnt get fixed fast. i myself have been on step 2 for about 20 yea...	cindy	2	554	Jan 30, 2007 by pp17331
	Just For Today (Preview) Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appal me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime. Just for today I will be happy. Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. Just for today I w...	Quetzal	0	433	Jan 30, 2007 by Quetzal
	The Key... (Preview) And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation--some fact of my life--unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to...	Phil	5	572	Jan 30, 2007 by TLH
	We Are All Special (Preview) Education should be the process of helping everyone to discover his uniqueness. -- Leo Buscaglia We are each special, which means there is not another person just like ourselves. Nobody looks just like us. Nobody's voice sounds quite like our own. And nobody thinks through a story just like we d...	Quetzal	0	519	Jan 30, 2007 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Jan 29 (Preview) THE JOY OF SHARING Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you. to have a host of friends - this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Frequent contact with newcomers and...	Doll	1	458	Jan 30, 2007 by Wren
	Birthday Today!! (Preview) 60 Days folks!!!! I have clarity I have peace I have Love I have God I have Serenity! By now I've brought in two newcomers, and one is stuck in the program now! I've established a newer, better marriage, and better relationship with my children and am a busy beaver! I can't belive how much...	Ironman	6	538	Jan 29, 2007 by TLH
	A Relationship with my Higher Power (Preview) It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. -- Seneca When we reach a stressful time in our lives, our vision gets narrow. We fail to see the options and possibilities we have. If we give ourselves over to our worries and fears, our sight c...	Quetzal	2	496	Jan 29, 2007 by amanda2u2
	An Article on Emotions (Preview) we feel that our problems have been thrust upon us from outside. "I have difficulties because my parents yelled at me, my boss is inconsistent, my children don't listen to me, the government is corrupt, others are selfish." Thus we devise wonderful advice for others to follow and bel...	Phil	7	686	Jan 29, 2007 by timverton
	The Needy Stuff (Preview) The Language of Letting Go Needing People We can find the balance between needing people too much and not letting ourselves need anyone at all. Many of us have unmet dependency needs lingering from the past. While we want others to fulfill our desire to be loved unconditionally, we may have chosen peo...	Phil	5	1120	Jan 29, 2007 by timverton
	Hello everyone. (Preview) I am new here. Cought up in a cycle of booze and other very addictive and popular drug. One compliments another, you know what I mean? Any thoughts? ps: Im29	toomuchpartying	11	603	Jan 29, 2007 by david b
	Welcome kbstandup! (Preview) It really is kind of hard to "sneak" in here under the radar. Saw your first two post and want to congratulate you on your 30 days. Great job K.! I hope you stay around for a long time. This is a fine place to come when you can't make a meeting or in between them and I'm pretty certain you've already noticed the...	timverton	4	558	Jan 29, 2007 by Quetzal
	The Washington Post..January 27...1971 (Preview) Known to Thousands as Bill W.Alcoholics Anonymous Founder DiesBy Donald E. GrahamWashington Post Staff WriterScores of thousands of people learned for the First time the name of the man who helped them Recover from alcoholism when William Griffith Wilson died of pneumonia in a Miami Hospital Sun...	Phil	3	575	Jan 29, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	New thread re an old thread (Preview) Just thought I'd drop a note to those who welcomed & replied to my 1st post.. I've added a little more to that just in case you're interested. I will direct all future posts in response & reply to other people's writings to keep it punchy & upbeat. I don't want to disap...	Sobrietyspell	4	1493	Jan 29, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Rambling.... (Preview) Like anyone else who's getting sober, I find myself with some extra time on my hands. On top of that, I tend to work stuff out by writing- I've written consistantly as long as I've known how to write- probably comes from being raised by academics and not having a TV (or rather, to be accurate- not having a T...	TLH	11	848	Jan 29, 2007 by TLH
	Daily Reflections Jan 27 (Preview) FREEDOM FROM GUILT Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word "blame" from our speech and thought. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 47 When I become willing to accept my own powerlessness, I begin to realize that blaming myself for all the trouble in my life can be an eg...	Doll	1	519	Jan 28, 2007 by kbstandup
	Little something for the newcomers (Preview) A HUG REDUCES STRESSIMPROVES BLOOD CIRCULATIONiT'S INVIGORATINGIT'S REJUNEVATINGIT ELEVATES SELF ESTEEMIT GENERATES GOOD WILLIT HAS NO UNPLESANT SIDE EFFECTSIT IS NOTHING LESS THAN A MIRACLE DRUG!!THE PERFECT CURE FOR WHAT AILS YOUNO MOVABLE PARTSNO BATTERIES TO WEAR OUTNO PENODI...	tina	10	569	Jan 28, 2007 by tina
	Positive Thinking (Preview) We have the power to direct our minds to replace the feelings of being upset, depressed, and fearful with the feeling of inner peace. -- Gerald G. Jampolsky Learning to identify negative thoughts is a powerful way to begin changing our negative behavior. We always think before we act, even if the thin...	Quetzal	3	598	Jan 28, 2007 by timverton
	1-3 (Preview) I thought I'd take a minute to share something I read this morning, few newcomers around First three steps in a nutshell- 1. There's a problem 2. There's a solution 3. I get to choose	RyanS	8	550	Jan 28, 2007 by Laura
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