Alcoholics Anonymous

wagon · wagon

I would like to wish everyone here a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Thanks everyone for your support this past year. May God be with you all in the coming year!! wagon

Wren · Wren

"It is our basic right to be a happy person, happy family, and eventually a happy world. That should be our goal." -- Dalai Lama Little adjustments to our attitude and approach each day can create a major difference in our appreciation of life. On the surface, nothing changes. At the same time, abs...

Phil · Phil

Yesterday... Today... and Tomorrow There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forev...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I just had an amazing revelation! Holidays, in my family of origin, and so for me, have been times for dinners, company, gifts, dressing up, behaving,,,, and then watching cakes flying across the room, and various emotional displays. Than, as a young parent myself, they were...

LisaF · LisaF

it's over with me and my husband... he won't forgive me for something I did... and honestly, I don't want to work it out anyway... I'm staying with a friend for about a month, then moving to Nebraska to stay with another friend and start a new life. got a job lined up there, something where I can test it out,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Unless our desire for human compassion is stronger than our desire to be right, to be secure or to belong, love will elude us. -- Marsha Sinetar Knowing we are loved is what most of us crave. For brief moments we feel it; then it eludes us once again. Why does it slip through our fingers so quickly? O...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go There are many positive triggers that remind us of Christmas: snow, decorations, "Silent Night," "Jingle Bells," wrapped packages, a nativity scene, stockings hung on a fireplace. These "triggers" can evoke in us the warm, nostalgic feelings of the Christmas celebr...

sheilasdad · sheilasdad

Hi to all, i just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone on this Board a happy holiday season. I know it can be tough for some, but visiting here can make it easier. Thanks for all the wonderful posts throughout the year. The experience, stregth, and hope here make it a very nice pl...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

okay, this thread is for everyone, to support each other in getting through Hannukah and Christmas, and New Years. We can put our vents, wisdom, situations, slogans, etc., e, s & h. If it gets very very long, we'll just continue on another one, k? To start out, I'll share tha...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Good evening all (UK time 18:44) For the people that know me... Thanks, and I hope you have a great Christmas and a 2007 with NO recovery problems. For the people that don't know me: MIP saved my life. Hope it can do the same for you. Have a great time at Christmas and STAY SOBER at new year!!!! ...

Robert · Robert

Thanks for the email, I should consider myself on the friendship A list hey? a very funny email.,

LOL

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Lot's of stuff going on in this alchy's little world lately. In the past two weeks, viewing the holidays, I've went from sheer panic to a calm resolve with a positive outlook. Don't ask me how this has happened. All I can say is that God is working in my life and I'm finally acknowledging that fact! I k...

TLH · TLH

Hey babes- how YOu doin?

No- wait. I actually meant the other kind. The stuff they put in soda pop and gatorade and just about any other drink on the shelf. Sucrose syrup and glucose-fructose syrup. Ive been eating really poorly these last six months or so, and this last week I cut out th...

timverton · timverton

To all, I've recently spoken or alluded to a change in my life coming soon. It has been made. I have left the woman I've been living with for 5 1/2 years, the last four of which have been a fruitless endeavor for both of us. More like a tolerance of one another than the love relation it began as. You may thin...

Doll · Doll

PRINCIPLES, NOT PERSONALITIES The way our "worthy" alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the "less worthy" is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another! THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37 Who am I to judge anyone? When I first entered the Fellowship I f...

Quetzal · Quetzal

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years of trying to get other people interested in you. -- Dale Carnegie We wanted friends, but our addiction wanted all our attention. We had no time to be close to others. Well, stand aside addi...

Wren · Wren

"After years of being driven quite mad by the demands of traveling and going to parties and shopping and entertaining and Heaven-knows-what-all between the end of October and the beginning of January, I decided to opt out. A few years ago when I turned 35 I simply decided that for the sake of m...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I have to be honest. I remember that some of you think that means that I don't 'get' the program, and that I am a 'loser', etc. But the combination of things now,,,,, this difficult woman, my ex's being on his deathbed, and my son's birthday and holidays are&nbs...

tina · tina

Has this sent to me, read it and meant alot, just wanted to pass it on here. Have a safe holiday and best wishes to the new year. With Love Sent to you wrapped in love and appreciation that you have touched my life with yours. For all things Give Thanks! God has a plan and in his plan all thin...

Phil · Phil

Hello and thank you for calling The State Mental Hospital. Please select from the following menu options: If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly. If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you. If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6. If you...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Strive for balanced expectations of others. Strive for healthy tolerance. In the past, we may have tolerated too much or too little. We may have expected too much or too little. We may swing from tolerating abuse, mistreatment, and deception to refusing to tolerat...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Success can only be measured in terms of distance traveled. -- Mavis Gallant We are forever moving from one experience to another, one challenge to another, and one relationship to another. Our ability to handle confidently all encounters is a gift of the program, and one that accompanies us...

texas mike · texas mike

Just had a moment and thought i would step in and say good day. All is going well concidering what I am (an AA) and thats not a bad thing. The realization of that changed my life and for the better too. Anywho I want to wish each and every one of you (my family in recovery) a very merry christmas and a most wonde...

Doll · Doll

THE REWARDS OF GIVING This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward, whether his brother has yet received anything...

Tmarch · Tmarch

wantneeda · wantneeda

Just an update on whats up with Wendy...all is VERY well. God is so definitely on my side!!! i do believe that i finally have a place to call my own!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the result of Wendy going to great lengths:) just a few loose ends to tie up with SS and i'll be moving in I'm...

Phil · Phil

1. Free your heart from hatred. 2. Free your mind from worries. 3. Live simply. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Let us review what others have written about courage and patience: Courage is fear that has said its prayers. --Dorothy Bernard All things come to him who waits - provided he knows what he is waiting for. --Woodrow Wilson Courage is more than standing for a firm conviction. It include...

Wren · Wren

Today's Power Word is a powerful healer and often a difficult task. Through surrendering what is painful we allow ourselves to work towards the most important goal - life without fear and restriction. Often we hold on to disappointments, to situations and people that have hurt us, as a means of self-...

Wren · Wren

I know this is out of nowhere, but I've been wondering about some people who just sort of dropped off, and I remember some neat shares from TLH, in Hawaii I think it was? Anyone heard from him? Kspear is another one that has been quiet. Hey, you guys out there?????? I miss some of the "old" people's esh (not...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I'd like some discussion on this topic, some sharing and e,s & h. Not advice. There is this concept H.A.L.T. - hungry, angry , lonely, tired. Okay, hungry is simple enough because we stop and eat. Tired is simple enough because we stop and get some rest. Lonely is a little more complex beca...

LisaF · LisaF

I know I'm not supposed to make big changes in the first year... my sponsor said it would be ok if I agree to do it a certain way... so... my husband and I are separating... and I had to agree that I'd talk to him a couple of times a week, hang out with him some, maybe date, and don't make anything final for awhil...

Wren · Wren

December 19, 2006 Finding Freedom In No Yes People Many of us, from childhood on, are taught that saying yes is right and saying no is wrong. We learn that acceding to demands allows us to avoid conflict and criticism, please people, earn praise, and prove that we care for the important peop...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Yesterday, in the church choir yet, in the middle of services yet, another person and I got into a 'scene'. I won't go into what the whole scene was, but I have been having a problem with this person since I joined this choir a couple of months ago. She is the diva-prima donna type, and has been treat...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. "In honour of this holy season," Saint Peter said, "you must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven." The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it...

Quetzal · Quetzal

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. -- George Bernard Shaw It's easy to let circumstances determine how we think and behave. While it's true that some events seem devastating, our relationship with a Higher Power can help us accept and even grow from experiences...

Doll · Doll

UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, you may feel this feeling rising. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139 Having suffered from alcoholism, I should und...

Phil · Phil

Many of us have gotten so good at following the "don't feel" rule that we can try to talk ourselves out of having feelings, even in recovery. "If I was really working a good program, I wouldn't feel angry." "I don't get angry. I'm a Christian. I forgive and forget." "I'm not angry. I'm affirming th...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Newcomer You've told me I should pray for someone who's been causing me all sorts of problems. But that's not going to change that person, is it? Sponsor I've heard various descriptions of how prayer works. Some say God listens, some say our thoughts affect the energy of...

Wren · Wren

"Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention." -- Greg Anderson What do you usually focus on: problems or solutions? When our mind dwells on a problem, we stay stuck. Woe is me! But when we can shift to ask how we might achieve a solution to our prob...

Doll · Doll

HONESTY WITH NEWCOMERS Tell him exactly what happened to you. Stress the spiritual feature freely. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 93 The marvel of A.A. is that I tell only what happened to me. I don't waste time offering advice to potential newcomers, for if advice worked, nobody would get to A.A. All I hav...

LisaF · LisaF

I haven't been to a meeting in a week and a half cuz I've had an ear infection in both ears and have felt like crap and haven't been able to drive... I'm finally sorta ok to drive, just a little dizzy, so I tried to go to a meeting tonight... I got there ok and then the room started filling up and it was really cro...

Phil · Phil

If you have suffered a loss through the death of a loved one or through divorce, and don't feel "normal", you are probably grieving. You must allow yourself to feel these feelings, and accept the fact that you are normal if you are engaging in any of these behaviors and signs of grief. You need to all...

Phil · Phil

A healthy relationship is based on respect. It's when: you have fun together you both feel like you can be yourself you can have different opinions and interests you listen to each other you trust each other you can both compromise, say sorry, and talk arguments out you don't have...

Wren · Wren

"My days of whining and complaining about others have come to an end. Nothing is easier than fault finding." -- Og Mandino We often expect other people to meet our needs. When they don’t give us what we want, we may feel anger, resentment and even revengeful. Rather than blaming others, we could...

Wren · Wren

Refining metals such as Gold requires continuous cycles of repeated pressure and heat that filters away impurities and allows the metals to shine with clarity. In our lives, it is often our "mistakes" and more difficult lessons that refine us. These strenuous processes draw out our finest qualiti...

John · John

http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/world/2006/12/16/davies.uk.train.track.sleeper.itn.itn

Gary123 · Gary123

Hi there I am an AA with 17 years and I still get my but kicked by life. I have recently broke up with a girl that I loved very much. Not any easy thing. She had a daughter that I loved very much too. Won't go into all the details but it needed to happen. She left about a 6 weeks ago and still had stuff at my house. ...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Reflection for the Day Change is a part of the flow of life. Sometimes we're frustrated because change seems slow in coming. Sometimes, too, we're resistant to a change that seems to have been thrust upon us. We must remember that change, in and of itself, neither binds us nor frees us. Onl...

KeithsAngel8 · KeithsAngel8

Hi! My name's Kathleen and I'm a 22 year old alcoholic. I started drinking heavily at age 20, but it didn't become daily until just about the past 5 months. I used to put down a pint of vodka a day and then it progressed to a fifth. Sometimes more. I had just reached the point where I needed it to function. I ev...

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	Merry Christmas to you all (Preview) I would like to wish everyone here a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Thanks everyone for your support this past year. May God be with you all in the coming year!! wagon	wagon	5	528	Dec 23, 2006 by Jo
	Creating Happiness (Preview) "It is our basic right to be a happy person, happy family, and eventually a happy world. That should be our goal." -- Dalai Lama Little adjustments to our attitude and approach each day can create a major difference in our appreciation of life. On the surface, nothing changes. At the same time, abs...	Wren	2	474	Dec 23, 2006 by timverton
	Just for today...Easy Does It..Keep It Simple.. (Preview) Yesterday... Today... and Tomorrow There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forev...	Phil	5	627	Dec 23, 2006 by Phil
	wow! a lightbulb moment! (Preview) *I just had an amazing revelation!* Holidays, in my family of origin, and so for me, have been times for dinners, company, gifts, dressing up, behaving,,,, and then watching cakes flying across the room, and various emotional displays. Than, as a young parent myself, they were...	amanda2u2	2	579	Dec 23, 2006 by timverton
	moving (Preview) it's over with me and my husband... he won't forgive me for something I did... and honestly, I don't want to work it out anyway... I'm staying with a friend for about a month, then moving to Nebraska to stay with another friend and start a new life. got a job lined up there, something where I can test it out,...	LisaF	3	464	Dec 23, 2006 by LisaF
	Human Compassion (Preview) Unless our desire for human compassion is stronger than our desire to be right, to be secure or to belong, love will elude us. -- Marsha Sinetar Knowing we are loved is what most of us crave. For brief moments we feel it; then it eludes us once again. Why does it slip through our fingers so quickly? O...	Quetzal	1	507	Dec 23, 2006 by timverton
	Holiday Triggers (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go* There are many positive triggers that remind us of Christmas: snow, decorations, "Silent Night," "Jingle Bells," wrapped packages, a nativity scene, stockings hung on a fireplace. These "triggers" can evoke in us the warm, nostalgic feelings of the Christmas celebr...	Phil	2	511	Dec 23, 2006 by Quetzal
	Happy Holidays (Preview) Hi to all, i just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone on this Board a happy holiday season. I know it can be tough for some, but visiting here can make it easier. Thanks for all the wonderful posts throughout the year. The experience, stregth, and hope here make it a very nice pl...	sheilasdad	2	469	Dec 23, 2006 by Quetzal
	Getting Through the Holidays (Preview) okay, this thread is for everyone, to support each other in getting through Hannukah and Christmas, and New Years. We can put our vents, wisdom, situations, slogans, etc., e, s & h. If it gets very very long, we'll just continue on another one, k? *To start out, I'll share tha...*	amanda2u2	12	562	Dec 22, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Best wishes to you all this Christmas. (Preview) Good evening all (UK time 18:44) For the people that know me... Thanks, and I hope you have a great Christmas and a 2007 with NO recovery problems. For the people that don't know me: MIP saved my life. Hope it can do the same for you. Have a great time at Christmas and STAY SOBER at new year!!!! ...	Cabbageheadchris	5	549	Dec 22, 2006 by Wren
	Phil a cheeky one huh? (Preview) Thanks for the email, I should consider myself on the friendship A list hey? a very funny email., LOL	Robert	4	500	Dec 22, 2006 by Wren
	A new outlook on the HOLIDAYS (Preview) Lot's of stuff going on in this alchy's little world lately. In the past two weeks, viewing the holidays, I've went from sheer panic to a calm resolve with a positive outlook. Don't ask me how this has happened. All I can say is that God is working in my life and I'm finally acknowledging that fact! I k...	soberdrunk	3	547	Dec 22, 2006 by timverton
	Sugar... (Preview) Hey babes- how YOu doin? No- wait. I actually meant the other kind. The stuff they put in soda pop and gatorade and just about any other drink on the shelf. Sucrose syrup and glucose-fructose syrup. Ive been eating really poorly these last six months or so, and this last week I cut out th...	TLH	17	624	Dec 22, 2006 by timverton
	O.K., It's done. (Preview) To all, I've recently spoken or alluded to a change in my life coming soon. It has been made. I have left the woman I've been living with for 5 1/2 years, the last four of which have been a fruitless endeavor for both of us. More like a tolerance of one another than the love relation it began as. You may thin...	timverton	6	549	Dec 22, 2006 by Doll
	Daily Reflection Dec 22 (Preview) PRINCIPLES, NOT PERSONALITIES The way our "worthy" alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the "less worthy" is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another! THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37 Who am I to judge anyone? When I first entered the Fellowship I f...	Doll	0	425	Dec 22, 2006 by Doll
	Helping Others (Preview) You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years of trying to get other people interested in you. -- Dale Carnegie We wanted friends, but our addiction wanted all our attention. We had no time to be close to others. Well, stand aside addi...	Quetzal	0	448	Dec 22, 2006 by Quetzal
	An exerpt from a book coming out next year (Preview) "After years of being driven quite mad by the demands of traveling and going to parties and shopping and entertaining and Heaven-knows-what-all between the end of October and the beginning of January, I decided to opt out. A few years ago when I turned 35 I simply decided that for the sake of m...	Wren	1	474	Dec 21, 2006 by Phil
	uh oh I have an urge to drink (Preview) I have to be honest. I remember that some of you think that means that I don't 'get' the program, and that I am a 'loser', etc. But the combination of things now,,,,, this difficult woman, my ex's being on his deathbed, and my son's birthday and holidays are&nbs...	amanda2u2	15	681	Dec 21, 2006 by cooncatbob
	Seasons Greetings to all (Preview) Has this sent to me, read it and meant alot, just wanted to pass it on here. Have a safe holiday and best wishes to the new year. With Love Sent to you wrapped in love and appreciation that you have touched my life with yours. For all things Give Thanks! God has a plan and in his plan all thin...	tina	0	513	Dec 21, 2006 by tina
	Mental Hospital Phone Menu (Preview) Hello and thank you for calling The State Mental Hospital. Please select from the following menu options: If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly. If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you. If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6. If you...	Phil	8	627	Dec 21, 2006 by Phil
	Balance (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go*. Strive for balanced expectations of others. Strive for healthy tolerance. In the past, we may have tolerated too much or too little. We may have expected too much or too little. We may swing from tolerating abuse, mistreatment, and deception to refusing to tolerat...	Phil	1	496	Dec 21, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Success (Preview) Success can only be measured in terms of distance traveled. -- Mavis Gallant We are forever moving from one experience to another, one challenge to another, and one relationship to another. Our ability to handle confidently all encounters is a gift of the program, and one that accompanies us...	Quetzal	0	453	Dec 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	Merry X- MAS (Preview) Just had a moment and thought i would step in and say good day. All is going well concidering what I am (an AA) and thats not a bad thing. The realization of that changed my life and for the better too. Anywho I want to wish each and every one of you (my family in recovery) a very merry christmas and a most wonde...	texas mike	4	526	Dec 20, 2006 by timverton
	Daily Reflections Dec 21 (Preview) THE REWARDS OF GIVING This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward, whether his brother has yet received anything...	Doll	1	533	Dec 20, 2006 by timverton
	my new attitude (Preview)	Tmarch	1	482	Dec 20, 2006 by Phil
	wow...just wow (Preview) Just an update on whats up with Wendy...all is VERY well. God is so definitely on my side!!! i do believe that i finally have a place to call my own!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the result of Wendy going to great lengths:) just a few loose ends to tie up with SS and i'll be moving in I'm...	wantneeda	4	573	Dec 20, 2006 by timverton
	Five Simple Rules For Happiness (Preview) 1. Free your heart from hatred. 2. Free your mind from worries. 3. Live simply. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less.	Phil	2	786	Dec 20, 2006 by Quetzal
	Courage and Patience (Preview) Let us review what others have written about courage and patience: Courage is fear that has said its prayers. --Dorothy Bernard All things come to him who waits - provided he knows what he is waiting for. --Woodrow Wilson Courage is more than standing for a firm conviction. It include...	Quetzal	0	546	Dec 20, 2006 by Quetzal
	Release (Preview) Today's Power Word is a powerful healer and often a difficult task. Through surrendering what is painful we allow ourselves to work towards the most important goal - life without fear and restriction. Often we hold on to disappointments, to situations and people that have hurt us, as a means of self-...	Wren	1	533	Dec 19, 2006 by timverton
	TLH (Preview) I know this is out of nowhere, but I've been wondering about some people who just sort of dropped off, and I remember some neat shares from TLH, in Hawaii I think it was? Anyone heard from him? Kspear is another one that has been quiet. Hey, you guys out there?????? I miss some of the "old" people's esh (not...	Wren	17	670	Dec 19, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	H A L T (Preview) *I'd like some discussion on this topic, some sharing and e,s & h. Not advice.* There is this concept H.A.L.T. - hungry, angry , lonely, tired. Okay, hungry is simple enough because we stop and eat. Tired is simple enough because we stop and get some rest. Lonely is a little more complex beca...	amanda2u2	9	567	Dec 19, 2006 by amanda2u2
	a big change... (Preview) I know I'm not supposed to make big changes in the first year... my sponsor said it would be ok if I agree to do it a certain way... so... my husband and I are separating... and I had to agree that I'd talk to him a couple of times a week, hang out with him some, maybe date, and don't make anything final for awhil...	LisaF	1	505	Dec 19, 2006 by Phil
	Finding Freedom in No (Preview) December 19, 2006 Finding Freedom In No Yes People Many of us, from childhood on, are taught that saying yes is right and saying no is wrong. We learn that acceding to demands allows us to avoid conflict and criticism, please people, earn praise, and prove that we care for the important peop...	Wren	1	474	Dec 19, 2006 by CAM
	making amends (Preview) Yesterday, in the church choir yet, in the middle of services yet, another person and I got into a 'scene'. I won't go into what the whole scene was, but I have been having a problem with this person since I joined this choir a couple of months ago. She is the diva-prima donna type, and has been treat...	amanda2u2	2	592	Dec 19, 2006 by Phil
	Christmas Humour! (Preview) Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. "In honour of this holy season," Saint Peter said, "you must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven." The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it...	Quetzal	2	456	Dec 19, 2006 by Phil
	Acceptance Of Circumstances (Preview) People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. -- George Bernard Shaw It's easy to let circumstances determine how we think and behave. While it's true that some events seem devastating, our relationship with a Higher Power can help us accept and even grow from experiences...	Quetzal	1	777	Dec 19, 2006 by timverton
	Daily Reflections Dec 19 (Preview) UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, you may feel this feeling rising. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139 Having suffered from alcoholism, I should und...	Doll	0	444	Dec 19, 2006 by Doll
	Staying Open to Our Feelings (Preview) Many of us have gotten so good at following the "don't feel" rule that we can try to talk ourselves out of having feelings, even in recovery. "If I was really working a good program, I wouldn't feel angry." "I don't get angry. I'm a Christian. I forgive and forget." "I'm not angry. I'm affirming th...	Phil	3	530	Dec 19, 2006 by Quetzal
	How Prayer Works (Preview) Newcomer You've told me I should pray for someone who's been causing me all sorts of problems. But that's not going to change that person, is it? Sponsor I've heard various descriptions of how prayer works. Some say God listens, some say our thoughts affect the energy of...	Quetzal	3	474	Dec 18, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Where's Your Attention (Preview) "Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention." -- Greg Anderson What do you usually focus on: problems or solutions? When our mind dwells on a problem, we stay stuck. Woe is me! But when we can shift to ask how we might achieve a solution to our prob...	Wren	2	460	Dec 18, 2006 by tina
	Daily Reflections Dec 18 (Preview) HONESTY WITH NEWCOMERS Tell him exactly what happened to you. Stress the spiritual feature freely. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 93 The marvel of A.A. is that I tell only what happened to me. I don't waste time offering advice to potential newcomers, for if advice worked, nobody would get to A.A. All I hav...	Doll	0	457	Dec 18, 2006 by Doll
	anxiety at meeting... (Preview) I haven't been to a meeting in a week and a half cuz I've had an ear infection in both ears and have felt like crap and haven't been able to drive... I'm finally sorta ok to drive, just a little dizzy, so I tried to go to a meeting tonight... I got there ok and then the room started filling up and it was really cro...	LisaF	3	469	Dec 18, 2006 by cindy
	Dealing With Loss... (Preview) If you have suffered a loss through the death of a loved one or through divorce, and don't feel "normal", you are probably grieving. You must allow yourself to feel these feelings, and accept the fact that you are normal if you are engaging in any of these behaviors and signs of grief. You need to all...	Phil	1	2130	Dec 18, 2006 by Gary123
	Healthy Stuff....and you guys have a great night (Preview) A healthy relationship is based on respect. It's when: you have fun together you both feel like you can be yourself you can have different opinions and interests you listen to each other you trust each other you can both compromise, say sorry, and talk arguments out you don't have...	Phil	4	522	Dec 17, 2006 by timverton
	Let Go Of Blame (aka: growing up and admitting your own responsiblity) (Preview) "My days of whining and complaining about others have come to an end. Nothing is easier than fault finding." -- Og Mandino We often expect other people to meet our needs. When they don’t give us what we want, we may feel anger, resentment and even revengeful. Rather than blaming others, we could...	Wren	1	524	Dec 17, 2006 by Phil
	Refinement (Preview) Refining metals such as Gold requires continuous cycles of repeated pressure and heat that filters away impurities and allows the metals to shine with clarity. In our lives, it is often our "mistakes" and more difficult lessons that refine us. These strenuous processes draw out our finest qualiti...	Wren	1	504	Dec 17, 2006 by timverton
	Sober Living is Safer Living... (Preview) http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/world/2006/12/16/davies.uk.train.track.sleeper.itn.itn	John	2	553	Dec 17, 2006 by Phil
	Grief not an easy thing. They say nessary though (Preview) Hi there I am an AA with 17 years and I still get my but kicked by life. I have recently broke up with a girl that I loved very much. Not any easy thing. She had a daughter that I loved very much too. Won't go into all the details but it needed to happen. She left about a 6 weeks ago and still had stuff at my house. ...	Gary123	4	749	Dec 17, 2006 by Zster
	Reflection for the Day (Preview) Reflection for the Day Change is a part of the flow of life. Sometimes we're frustrated because change seems slow in coming. Sometimes, too, we're resistant to a change that seems to have been thrust upon us. We must remember that change, in and of itself, neither binds us nor frees us. Onl...	Quetzal	0	549	Dec 17, 2006 by Quetzal
	Hi! I'm new here. (Preview) Hi! My name's Kathleen and I'm a 22 year old alcoholic. I started drinking heavily at age 20, but it didn't become daily until just about the past 5 months. I used to put down a pint of vodka a day and then it progressed to a fifth. Sometimes more. I had just reached the point where I needed it to function. I ev...	KeithsAngel8	5	501	Dec 16, 2006 by Wren
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