Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

Well, we dont' know anymore now than we knew yesterday. Proscecutor will "read" the case and decide to pursue it or not.........could be weeks before we know anything.. Thanks for all the prayers........means a lot to this old drunk who never knew what it felt like for people to truly care, before s...

Phil · Phil

Saw you on the board.. Wondered how you are doing... Everything going ok? -- Edited by Phil at 18:54, 2006-02-28

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

The How To Manual on how to get and Stay      If you :...

Rick · Rick

I have to accept everything as the way it is suppose to be at this moment. I need not fight or express my opinion unless I choose to do so. If I choose to open my mouth there may be consequences. I will never agree with everything and not everybody will agree with me. Just the way it is. I choose my battl...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith, Where there is despair, hope, Where there is darkness, light, Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may...

Rick · Rick

Nothing that is worth doing can be done alone, but has to be done with others. --Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr We who are blessed with a closely-knit family life, where thoughts and actions can be discussed and developed, are aware that what is given is not as important as what is shared. As we help one ano...

Rick · Rick

When they take your smile away they might just as well shoot you. --Violet Hensley Violet is one big smile. And it's not the result of having an easy life. On the contrary, she has worked doubly hard all her life to support her family. However, she has a joyful attitude, and it has made the di...

benny33 · benny33

just wanted to say hi wish every one a great day.as faras me im in the 2 day of a 90/90 so far so good.the bad news still no job this weather is killing me .lets see what else is going on ,o ya last night after i got back from a f2f i thought id say good night to the wife so i im her and said it well i was tierd and though...

Phil · Phil

Just wish to say Doll....whatever happens tomorrow..IT WILL BE OK....count on it... If I had maybe.... had the hell scared out of me..when I was 14 or 15..I wouldnt have had to spend over 24 months of my life..on the inside looking out..wondering to myself....what happened and how did I get h...

Doll · Doll

WHAT? NO PRESIDENT? When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues. . . . our friends gasp and exclaim, "This simply can't be . . ." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I finally made my way to A.A., I could not belie...

Doll · Doll

For my son tomorrow. His hearing is at 2pm. It would be greatly appreciated. .........Thy Will be done........ not MINE ! To accept the things I can not change....... Nothing happens in God's world by mistake.....

Doll · Doll

That word "serenity" looked like an impossible goal when we first saw the prayer. In fact, if serenity meant apathy, bitter resignation, or stolid endurance, then we didn't even want to aim at it. But we found that serenity meant no such thing. When it comes to us now, it is more as plain recognition -- a...

Doll · Doll

How many meetings have you made now? Here's what was suggested to me: 90 meetings in 90 days, put a dollar in a jar at home for every meeting you attend (if you can) at the end of 90 days if AA is not for you, well, you get $90 and your misery refunded....... Scan the room for sponsor material........

benny33 · benny33

with all this help ,talking ,and understanding,and wisdom why can i not compute it today evry thing in me say to scream i love you ,you stupid bitchbut icant do it alone inside i know she doesnt want it to end anymore than i did/do .butt i just cant seem to stop thinking about them what are they doing ?are th...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

It is said that this is a 'we' program,,, that we are no longer alone,, that we are going to stop being so selfish and self-centered,, that this self-ishness has been the biggest cause of our problems. We admit that we have seldom felt like we belonged in any group, but have fe...

Phil · Phil

The more you try to force something for your own benefit, the less you'll enjoy what you're seeking so desperately.

Rick · Rick

I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body. . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid. --Elbert Hubbard Growing up, we learned there were many places to make wish...

Rick · Rick

The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. --Walter Babehot Everyone knew Jacob was a bitter old hermit who hated people. He lived by himself in a cabin in the woods. He never came to town, never talked to anyone, and never put up a mailbox or put in a phone. But he had one thing...

Doll · Doll

A UNIQUE STABILITY Where does A.A. get its direction? . . . These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may express Himself in the group conscience. . . The elder statesman is the one who sees the wisdom of the group's decision, who holds no r...

Doll · Doll

12 STEP PROGRAMS There are many Twelve Step programs for codependents: Al-Anon, Adult Children of Alcoholics, CoDa, Families Anonymous, Nar-Anon, and more. We have many choices about which kind of group is right for us and which particular group in that category meets our needs. Twelve Step gro...

benny33 · benny33

how can you work on a marridge when one of the two parties isnt willing to talk,share,and coexsist,is it pay back from past hurts?cause you cant change any of the past and you cant set the future ,most of us know we have to love now and for this very minute ,butt is that extreme . cause at this moment m...

Rob · Rob

Well im kind falling off the wagon today... Just one of those days.. when you feel that you just really want to drink.. I have decided to drink today.. I have had some and i will no doubt drink more today.. I havnt totaly given up.. I just had to drink today.. ya know.. stupid really..&...

amycullum · amycullum

1935.1 hi all ive come here looking for some support! im 21 and have a 2 yaer old son and a full time job, i never drink during the day, work hard all day come home clean up bath my son put him to bed and then pour myself a drink......... last week i drank about 20 pints of...

Doll · Doll

Well, nothing changes if nothing changes, and my mother has not changed. She tried desperatly to put a week visit into 24 hours ~ I'm exhausted! Same old same old, my poor sister, her poor children, blah, blah, blah. Didn't ask about ME or MY kid, when I tried to talk to her about what's going on, i.e. my...

Doll · Doll

NO ORDINARY SUCCESS STORY A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, terror and pain. As I li...

Rick · Rick

Disappointment and Frustration If we blindly accept someone else's beliefs or opinions -- taking them as our own -- then we set ourselves up for disappointment and heartache. If we do not examine another's viewpoint, in the light of our own experiences and abilitie...

Rick · Rick

From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began . . . --John Dryden Our family is like a small orchestra. Each of us has an important part to play. To achieve harmony we tune in to how others are sounding. We recognize that every orchestra needs a conductor, a center for directio...

giggity giggity · giggity giggity

everyday for the past month I have walked out my front door intending on going to a meeting, but chickened out and walked right past it to the beer store. Today I got up the nerve and walked in the door. I have never been so scared in my life, but I cant wait to go back tomorrow. How does the sponsor th...

Crumbs · Crumbs

I'm seeing my girlfriend in Canada in a few days, and I thought I'd stop drinking, she thinks I've stopped drinking. I haven't, I still sometimes buy a bottle of wine, and a couple of cans a day, I know it's not lots, compared to some people, but I want it to stop! I want to be good for her, and stable...

juliedene · juliedene

I'm posting this message to contact all whom new Vietnam Rick Miller. He resided in Bellflower, California, United States of America Rick was found to have graduated this program on February 22, 2006 in his home. To my knowledge, he had a heart attack. Funeral arraingments and/or memori...

Rick · Rick

I was thinking this morning about forgiveness. It often seems like something we offer to each other after an insult, some horrible mis-communication, or some hurtful thing has been passed between two people. But this morning, as I considered it, it seemed like much more. First I thoug...

Rick · Rick

The most useless day of all is that in which we have not laughed. --Sebastian R. N. Champort We are told that laughter is sunshine filling a room. And where there is laughter, there also is life. They say that people who laugh a lot live longer than do the sour-faced. When we laugh together, gratitud...

Rick · Rick

Love must be learned, and learned again and again; there is no end to it. Hate needs no instruction, but only waits to be provoked. --Katherine Anne Porter We often enter into our relationships believing there is one perfect way to act, and if we can only find that way, we'll be successful...

gudheartedguy · gudheartedguy

Don't know if anyone remembers me and/or my last posts around new years. My wife was the binge drinker that drinks until she pukes 3 to 4 times a year. she is thai, i'm amerikan [just for the record]. maybe i'm generalizing, but having lived in asia for the last 13 yrs i feel that i can hones...

ashleykathryn · ashleykathryn

has been a rough day. i had a good day, so it was suprising that i wanted to use. i was listening to music and the doors came on, and all i wanted to do was acid. its weird though because i usually only want to use when ive had a bad day, and today was good. i hung out with the guy i like, i was with my best friend all d...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi, I just noticed that there are 11 Guests here, reading and checking out this Board, I just want to Extend a Welcome to all of you, and if there is anything you would like to say , please feel free to do so, we all start as Guests. That was how I started, and have enjoyed all of what I have fo...

juliedene · d

hi there not sure if this is where i post but came across this board whilst looking for somewhere for support in stopping drinking if this is the right place then hi i am d and if it isn't then if someone could point me in the right direction please thankyou xxx

Rick · Rick

The Evolving Relationship . . . a partner who provided a place to climb. Once when climbing rocks with friends, a woman reached a place she decided was impossible to move beyond. She wanted to retreat, but her belayer encouraged her to try again. She felt angry and scared, and she was st...

Rick · Rick

Thoughts--just mere thoughts--are as powerful as electric batteries--as good for one as sunlight is, or as bad for one as poison. --Frances Hodgson Burnett The truck was in mud to its axles. Three lumberjacks sat in stony silence in the cab. There they were, stuck in the woods on their way to th...

Chrisb · Chrisb

That power greater than myself is very good to me. Aside from the modem going out, things are starting to get a lot busier. Being the type of drunk I was, I had many different types of jobs and got basic experiance in several different fields. Most of them were construction and manual labor. A week or...

Phil · Phil

Your presence, is a present to the world. You're unique and one of a kind. Your life can be, what you want it to be. Take the days, just one at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. You'll make it through, whatever comes along. Within you, are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be str...

Doll · Doll

A THANKFUL HEART I try to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 My sponsor told me that I should be a gratefu...

Doll · Doll

So no one wonders or worries. Heading out of town for a couple days, leaving early tomorrow morning. Ya'll keep us in your prayers we're headed "home" to see my parents ~ Could be an "Ouch"! But I'm praying it goes well. See ya in a few days............ Love and Hugs Jen

Phil · Phil

Living the Compassionate Life As human beings we all have the potential to be happy and compassionate people, and we also have the potential to be miserable and harmful to others. The potential for all these things is present within each of us. If we want to be happy, then the important thing is t...

Rick · Rick

A person's best ally is someone who takes care of herself. --Susan Clarke Once there was a little girl who was learning to walk. The trouble was, her mother wouldn't let her fall down. Every time she was about to fall, her mother would rush over and catch her. It was hard to learn how to walk if she co...

Rick · Rick

When all is said and done, willingness is everything. --Frank D. Most of us adult children know very well that recovery doesn't happen, nor is there any positive growth, unless we are first of all willing. Sometimes we get confused over the difference between willing and wanting. We...

Phil · Phil

Change is:A break in the normal routine. A threat to our security. An alteration in our current life-style. The unknown, the ambiguous, the uncertainty one must face after a loss. The challenging of old beliefs, attitudes, and values after a loss occurs. The modification of current patterns of s...

Doll · Doll

I used to only smoke when I drank, (I was a binge drinker), then when I quit drinking I started smoking all the time. I started to love a cigarette with a cup of coffee in the morning, and nothing is better than one after eating! Then it progessed to lighting up while talking on the phone, driving, an...

Doll · Doll

MYSTERIOUS PARADOXES Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 What glorious mysteries paradoxes are! They do not compute, yet when recognized and accepted,...

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	Waiting for the outcome.. (Preview) Well, we dont' know anymore now than we knew yesterday. Proscecutor will "read" the case and decide to pursue it or not.........could be weeks before we know anything.. Thanks for all the prayers........means a lot to this old drunk who never knew what it felt like for people to truly care, before s...	Doll	1	259	Mar 1, 2006 by Phil
	Hey Wagon and Zuzu (Preview) Saw you on the board.. Wondered how you are doing... Everything going ok? -- Edited by Phil at 18:54, 2006-02-28	Phil	6	309	Mar 1, 2006 by Phil
	The how to Manual on Staying Sober (Preview) *The How To* Manual on how to get and Stay     If you :...**	Toni Baloney	4	373	Feb 28, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Acceptance (Preview) I have to accept everything as the way it is suppose to be at this moment. I need not fight or express my opinion unless I choose to do so. If I choose to open my mouth there may be consequences. I will never agree with everything and not everybody will agree with me. Just the way it is. I choose my battl...	Rick	10	291	Mar 1, 2006 by amanda2u2
	I needed this today (Preview) Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith, Where there is despair, hope, Where there is darkness, light, Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may...	GammyRose	4	241	Feb 28, 2006 by amanda2u2
	thought (Preview) *Nothing that is worth doing can be done alone, but has to be done with others. --Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr* We who are blessed with a closely-knit family life, where thoughts and actions can be discussed and developed, are aware that what is given is not as important as what is shared. As we help one ano...	Rick	0	323	Feb 28, 2006 by Rick
	We do have a choice to be happy (Preview) *When they take your smile away they might just as well shoot you. --Violet Hensley* Violet is one big smile. And it's not the result of having an easy life. On the contrary, she has worked doubly hard all her life to support her family. However, she has a joyful attitude, and it has made the di...	Rick	0	300	Feb 28, 2006 by Rick
	just saying good morning (Preview) just wanted to say hi wish every one a great day.as faras me im in the 2 day of a 90/90 so far so good.the bad news still no job this weather is killing me .lets see what else is going on ,o ya last night after i got back from a f2f i thought id say good night to the wife so i im her and said it well i was tierd and though...	benny33	2	259	Feb 28, 2006 by Phil
	Sharing (Preview) Just wish to say Doll....whatever happens tomorrow..IT WILL BE OK....count on it... If I had maybe.... had the hell scared out of me..when I was 14 or 15..I wouldnt have had to spend over 24 months of my life..on the inside looking out..wondering to myself....what happened and how did I get h...	Phil	4	429	Feb 28, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Feb 28 (Preview) WHAT? NO PRESIDENT? When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues. . . . our friends gasp and exclaim, "This simply can't be . . ." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I finally made my way to A.A., I could not belie...	Doll	1	236	Feb 28, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Please say a prayer.... (Preview) For my son tomorrow. His hearing is at 2pm. It would be greatly appreciated. .........Thy Will be done........ not MINE ! To accept the things I can not change....... Nothing happens in God's world by mistake.....	Doll	9	335	Feb 28, 2006 by Doll
	Serenity (Preview) That word "serenity" looked like an impossible goal when we first saw the prayer. In fact, if serenity meant apathy, bitter resignation, or stolid endurance, then we didn't even want to aim at it. But we found that serenity meant no such thing. When it comes to us now, it is more as plain recognition -- a...	Doll	5	269	Feb 27, 2006 by Doll
	giggity ditto ;) (Preview) How many meetings have you made now? Here's what was suggested to me: 90 meetings in 90 days, put a dollar in a jar at home for every meeting you attend (if you can) at the end of 90 days if AA is not for you, well, you get $90 and your misery refunded....... Scan the room for sponsor material........	Doll	2	310	Feb 27, 2006 by Doll
	whith all this help? (Preview) with all this help ,talking ,and understanding,and wisdom why can i not compute it today evry thing in me say to scream i love you ,you stupid bitchbut icant do it alone inside i know she doesnt want it to end anymore than i did/do .butt i just cant seem to stop thinking about them what are they doing ?are th...	benny33	5	338	Feb 27, 2006 by amanda2u2
	'a we program' (Preview) It is said that this is a 'we' program,,, that we are no longer alone,, that we are going to stop being so selfish and self-centered,, that this self-ishness has been the biggest cause of our problems. We admit that we have seldom felt like we belonged in any group, but have fe...	amanda2u2	16	405	Feb 28, 2006 by Doll
	A Simple Thought For Monday (Preview) The more you try to force something for your own benefit, the less you'll enjoy what you're seeking so desperately.	Phil	6	302	Feb 27, 2006 by rosie light shines
	today's gift (Preview) I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body. . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid. --Elbert Hubbard Growing up, we learned there were many places to make wish...	Rick	1	209	Feb 27, 2006 by amanda2u2
	today's thought (Preview) *The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. --Walter Babehot* Everyone knew Jacob was a bitter old hermit who hated people. He lived by himself in a cabin in the woods. He never came to town, never talked to anyone, and never put up a mailbox or put in a phone. But he had one thing...	Rick	1	259	Feb 27, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Feb 27 (Preview) A UNIQUE STABILITY Where does A.A. get its direction? . . . These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may express Himself in the group conscience. . . The elder statesman is the one who sees the wisdom of the group's decision, who holds no r...	Doll	0	411	Feb 26, 2006 by Doll
	12 STEP PROGRAMS Available to ALL (Preview) 12 STEP PROGRAMS There are many Twelve Step programs for codependents: Al-Anon, Adult Children of Alcoholics, CoDa, Families Anonymous, Nar-Anon, and more. We have many choices about which kind of group is right for us and which particular group in that category meets our needs. Twelve Step gro...	Doll	3	990	Feb 27, 2006 by Phil
	ridell me this (Preview) how can you work on a marridge when one of the two parties isnt willing to talk,share,and coexsist,is it pay back from past hurts?cause you cant change any of the past and you cant set the future ,most of us know we have to love now and for this very minute ,butt is that extreme . cause at this moment m...	benny33	8	650	Feb 27, 2006 by Doll
	Off the wagon (Preview) Well im kind falling off the wagon today... Just one of those days.. when you feel that you just really want to drink.. I have decided to drink today.. I have had some and i will no doubt drink more today.. I havnt totaly given up.. I just had to drink today.. ya know.. stupid really..&...	Rob	11	387	Feb 27, 2006 by rosie light shines
	evening drinking (Preview) 1935.1 hi all ive come here looking for some support! im 21 and have a 2 yaer old son and a full time job, i never drink during the day, work hard all day come home clean up bath my son put him to bed and then pour myself a drink......... last week i drank about 20 pints of...	amycullum	7	324	Feb 27, 2006 by ZuZu
	I survived ! (Preview) Well, nothing changes if nothing changes, and my mother has not changed. She tried desperatly to put a week visit into 24 hours ~ I'm exhausted! Same old same old, my poor sister, her poor children, blah, blah, blah. Didn't ask about ME or MY kid, when I tried to talk to her about what's going on, i.e. my...	Doll	3	238	Feb 26, 2006 by Pauly
	Daily Reflections Feb 26 (Preview) NO ORDINARY SUCCESS STORY A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, terror and pain. As I li...	Doll	0	388	Feb 26, 2006 by Doll
	today's gift (Preview) Disappointment and Frustration If we blindly accept someone else's beliefs or opinions -- taking them as our own -- then we set ourselves up for disappointment and heartache. If we do not examine another's viewpoint, in the light of our own experiences and abilitie...	Rick	0	336	Feb 26, 2006 by Rick
	today's thought (Preview) *From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began . . . --John Dryden* Our family is like a small orchestra. Each of us has an important part to play. To achieve harmony we tune in to how others are sounding. We recognize that every orchestra needs a conductor, a center for directio...	Rick	0	373	Feb 26, 2006 by Rick
	day one (Preview) everyday for the past month I have walked out my front door intending on going to a meeting, but chickened out and walked right past it to the beer store. Today I got up the nerve and walked in the door. I have never been so scared in my life, but I cant wait to go back tomorrow. How does the sponsor th...	giggity giggity	10	298	Feb 26, 2006 by giggity giggity
	I really need some help (Preview) I'm seeing my girlfriend in Canada in a few days, and I thought I'd stop drinking, she thinks I've stopped drinking. I haven't, I still sometimes buy a bottle of wine, and a couple of cans a day, I know it's not lots, compared to some people, but I want it to stop! I want to be good for her, and stable...	Crumbs	10	375	Feb 26, 2006 by trudi
	Passing of Old Timer Vietnam Rick Miller (Preview) I'm posting this message to contact all whom new Vietnam Rick Miller. He resided in Bellflower, California, United States of America Rick was found to have graduated this program on February 22, 2006 in his home. To my knowledge, he had a heart attack. Funeral arraingments and/or memori...	juliedene	4	2482	Feb 26, 2006 by juliedene
	FORGIVENESS (Preview) I was thinking this morning about forgiveness. It often seems like something we offer to each other after an insult, some horrible mis-communication, or some hurtful thing has been passed between two people. But this morning, as I considered it, it seemed like much more. First I thoug...	Rick	3	277	Feb 25, 2006 by amanda2u2
	I WAS SO SERIOUSBEFORE AA (Preview) The most useless day of all is that in which we have not laughed. --Sebastian R. N. Champort* We are told that laughter is sunshine filling a room. And where there is laughter, there also is life. They say that people who laugh a lot live longer than do the sour-faced. When we laugh together, gratitud...	Rick	2	284	Feb 25, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	LOVE (Preview) *Love must be learned, and learned again and again; there is no end to it. Hate needs no instruction, but only waits to be provoked. --Katherine Anne Porter* We often enter into our relationships believing there is one perfect way to act, and if we can only find that way, we'll be successful...	Rick	1	233	Feb 25, 2006 by amanda2u2
	The MONSTER [asian wife]returns (Preview) Don't know if anyone remembers me and/or my last posts around new years. My wife was the binge drinker that drinks until she pukes 3 to 4 times a year. she is thai, i'm amerikan [just for the record]. maybe i'm generalizing, but having lived in asia for the last 13 yrs i feel that i can hones...	gudheartedguy	7	566	Feb 26, 2006 by amanda2u2
	today (Preview) has been a rough day. i had a good day, so it was suprising that i wanted to use. i was listening to music and the doors came on, and all i wanted to do was acid. its weird though because i usually only want to use when ive had a bad day, and today was good. i hung out with the guy i like, i was with my best friend all d...	ashleykathryn	8	318	Feb 25, 2006 by GammyRose
	Yoo Hoo Rob (Preview)	Toni Baloney	8	359	Feb 25, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Welcome to the Guests (Preview) Hi, I just noticed that there are 11 Guests here, reading and checking out this Board, I just want to Extend a Welcome to all of you, and if there is anything you would like to say , please feel free to do so, we all start as Guests. That was how I started, and have enjoyed all of what I have fo...	Toni Baloney	1	276	Feb 24, 2006 by amanda2u2
	hi (Preview) hi there not sure if this is where i post but came across this board whilst looking for somewhere for support in stopping drinking if this is the right place then hi i am d and if it isn't then if someone could point me in the right direction please thankyou xxx	d	7	385	Feb 25, 2006 by juliedene
	today's gift (Preview) The Evolving Relationship *. . . a partner who provided a place to climb.* Once when climbing rocks with friends, a woman reached a place she decided was impossible to move beyond. She wanted to retreat, but her belayer encouraged her to try again. She felt angry and scared, and she was st...	Rick	1	262	Feb 24, 2006 by amanda2u2
	today's thought (Preview) *Thoughts--just mere thoughts--are as powerful as electric batteries--as good for one as sunlight is, or as bad for one as poison. --Frances Hodgson Burnett* The truck was in mud to its axles. Three lumberjacks sat in stony silence in the cab. There they were, stuck in the woods on their way to th...	Rick	0	322	Feb 24, 2006 by Rick
	It's been a while! (Preview) That power greater than myself is very good to me. Aside from the modem going out, things are starting to get a lot busier. Being the type of drunk I was, I had many different types of jobs and got basic experiance in several different fields. Most of them were construction and manual labor. A week or...	Chrisb	5	399	Feb 24, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Never Forget (Preview) Your presence, is a present to the world. You're unique and one of a kind. Your life can be, what you want it to be. Take the days, just one at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. You'll make it through, whatever comes along. Within you, are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be str...	Phil	2	348	Feb 26, 2006 by juliedene
	Daily Reflections Feb 24 (Preview) A THANKFUL HEART I try to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 My sponsor told me that I should be a gratefu...	Doll	2	338	Feb 23, 2006 by Phil
	Toodles ! (Preview) So no one wonders or worries. Heading out of town for a couple days, leaving early tomorrow morning. Ya'll keep us in your prayers we're headed "home" to see my parents ~ Could be an "Ouch"! But I'm praying it goes well. See ya in a few days............ Love and Hugs Jen	Doll	1	236	Feb 23, 2006 by GammyRose
	Compassion... (Preview) Living the Compassionate Life As human beings we all have the potential to be happy and compassionate people, and we also have the potential to be miserable and harmful to others. The potential for all these things is present within each of us. If we want to be happy, then the important thing is t...	Phil	0	299	Feb 23, 2006 by Phil
	today's thought (Preview) *A person's best ally is someone who takes care of herself. --Susan Clarke* Once there was a little girl who was learning to walk. The trouble was, her mother wouldn't let her fall down. Every time she was about to fall, her mother would rush over and catch her. It was hard to learn how to walk if she co...	Rick	1	262	Feb 23, 2006 by amanda2u2
	willingness (Preview) *When all is said and done, willingness is everything. --Frank D.* Most of us adult children know very well that recovery doesn't happen, nor is there any positive growth, unless we are first of all willing. Sometimes we get confused over the difference between willing and wanting. We...	Rick	0	222	Feb 23, 2006 by Rick
	Accepting Change (Preview) *Change is:*A break in the normal routine. A threat to our security. An alteration in our current life-style. The unknown, the ambiguous, the uncertainty one must face after a loss. The challenging of old beliefs, attitudes, and values after a loss occurs. The modification of current patterns of s...	Phil	1	284	Feb 23, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Is there a "smokers anonymous" !?? (Preview) I used to only smoke when I drank, (I was a binge drinker), then when I quit drinking I started smoking all the time. I started to love a cigarette with a cup of coffee in the morning, and nothing is better than one after eating! Then it progessed to lighting up while talking on the phone, driving, an...	Doll	8	1639	Jul 3, 2016 by wakesho
	Daily Reflections Feb 23 (Preview) MYSTERIOUS PARADOXES Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 What glorious mysteries paradoxes are! They do not compute, yet when recognized and accepted,...	Doll	0	232	Feb 22, 2006 by Doll
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