Alcoholics Anonymous

Wren · Wren

"Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him." -- Aldous Huxley What was your peak experience of this past week? What was your most challenging experience? Stepping back to review your week can offer many insights. Normally we can’t see the forest for th...

Phil · Phil

Something did not turn out the way you wanted. And maybe, it was for the best. Disappointments and setbacks can have a way of becoming positive turning points. When something does not work out, it makes room for other possibilities. Be careful not to attach your sense of fulfillment too tightly to spe...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"There is nothing more certain in our lives than change. Yet many of us fear change and make elaborate plans to avoid it. We fear the new and find comfort and stability in the known and familiar. But to grow, you need not only to accept change, but to embrace it, jopyfully. Think of a flowing stream as re...

Doll · Doll

A UNIQUE PROGRAM Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIO...

Phil · Phil

Just saying "HELLO!!!!" Whole lotta catchin up to do... giddy up..go!! and have a good day!!

Quetzal · Quetzal

Surviving Some people refer to us as victims of our problems, but we should not accept such labeling. A better term for us is survivors. Working in step with our Higher Power, we should view ourselves as capable of rising above all the challenges and conditions that confront...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I saw this on the car in front of me, driving an hour back from Cleveland the other day...... Don't Believe Everything You Think LOL. Joni

Quetzal · Quetzal

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. -- Pablo Picasso Some of us were taught not to place a lot of value on money. After all, it's only money, and money can't buy happiness. True enough. While many of us don't place much value on money, we manage to value the possessions that money can buy. T...

Doll · Doll

THE ONLY REQUIREMENT. . . "At one time. . .every A.A. group had many membership rules. Everybody was scared witless that something or somebody would capsize the boat. . .The total list was a mile long. If all those rules had been in effect everywhere, nobody could have possibly joined A.A. at all. . ." T...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi All, Last week, there was some talk about a Sticky Post, that should remain on the top of the front page, regarding the purpose of this Board, and what it is, to bring out the fact that this Message Board should not be considered a replacement for a meeting of Alcoholic's Anonymous. Phil and Wren h...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I was just thinking about my last two AA meetings and what happened when I got home afterwards. On Thursday, I got home at just gone nine-thirty. There was a note stuck to my front door. One of my neighbours had a computer problem and wanted me to pop in as soon as I got home and try to so...

Jana · Jana

Hi- My name is Jana and I am faced with the realization that I am an alcoholic. I have been avoiding this truth for years. Every time something bad happens, as a direct result of my drinking, I have different excuses for my behavior. However, ow...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I have been eagerly awaiting word from a school here in my area that has an accelerated RN program for folks already in the medical field. I have been very nervous about it. I did finally get word today. The school feels I would be a 'very good candidate'.... HOWEVER... There are 2 'items' that came u...

John · John

Wren · Wren

Relationships All of our relationships have the potential of showing us who we are as souls. Our relationships with other human beings force us to acknowledge both our perfection as souls and our limitations as personalities. We are also challenged to accept the opposites and to experience dual...

diddly · diddly

I'm 36. Been drinking for 20 years. The last four years have been pretty consistent hard liquor everynight; atleast a pint; sometimes pint and a half. Obviously I'm an alcoholic and have been trying to quit since March. I've been quitting unsupervised, meaning untreated withdrawals. For you exp...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

When I think back to my first experiences with Step 3, I recall having an overwhelming sense of fear and anticipation regarding, "What is God's will, and what is my will?" I first learned that my will was my thoughts and actions, and my motivations, or instincts. It was easier to see what my will had been...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, ............................ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!     &...

Doll · Doll

I CHOOSE ANONYMITY We are sure that humility, expressed by anonymity, is the greatest safeguard that Alcoholics Anonymous can ever have. 12 & 12, p.187 Since there are no rules in A.A. I place myself where I want to be, and so I choose anonymity. I want my God to use me, humbly, as one of His tools in th...

Doll · Doll

Did I miss a post that said he's going on vacation? or what? Where is Phil?

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

For some odd reason I was allowed another chance to get sober after almost flushing my life down the toilet permanently. This is familiar territory for me, having six months sober. What isn't familiar is actually working the steps as best as I can. Life is good today. No complaints from this alchy...

Wren · Wren

Really be there for another "Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. You can see that when you think how the friends that really listen to us are the ones we move toward, and we want to sit in their radius as though it did us good, like ultraviolet rays." -- Brenda Ueland How wel...

Quetzal · Quetzal

All experience is an arch to build on. -- Henry Brooks Adams We can learn something from any experience, even one that is painful. In fact, we often learn more from painful experiences than from pleasant ones. When we say or do something foolish or hurtful that causes us embarrassment or guilt, pa...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

I can truly say that in the 3 months, I've not had a real craving. I mean, I've thought, "Boy, I'd like to have a drink!" but only when I'm stressed and wanting to unwind. Throughout the day and evening last night, I really, really, really wanted a drink...not for stress, but for the whole th...

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

Been super busy...but I'm still sober...and I even got through my Brother's wedding without drinking (despite our Dad going on a major bender-and we used to be drinking buddies). I actually had the most fun I've had in a very long time! I partied and danced all night long...sober...have I meantioned...

Doll · Doll

LIGHTENING THE BURDEN Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. . . . the dark past is . . . the key to life and happiness for others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.124 Since I have been sober, I have been healed of many pains: deceiving my par...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi all and Wanda, Yesterday, I got a very big surprise. Tim sent me an email saying he was going to go look at my new Puppy, and wow did he Surprise me. I had told him he lived in the same town, and out of the Blue, he went over and took these adorable pictures. Tim, I am still just feeling amaz...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

PM!!!

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I've been struggling with this guy I have been working with. He just doesn't want to work this program. I've been trying and trying to show him how the principles of this program are applied in daily life. He just won't follow directions! I don't know what to do. He keeps relapsing. Gets sober for...

Doll · Doll

Today is August 27, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! PURPOSE "I have never doubted that God created man for great purposes . . . " -- Preston Bradley I am special today. I know that there is a purpose for my life and that it is essentially good and creative. I know that beauty is not just in...

Quetzal · Quetzal

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY This program has no quarrel with medicine, psychiatry, or religion. We have great respect for the methods of each. And we are glad for any success they may have had with any of us. We are desirous always of cooperating with them in every way. The more doctors, the more psychiatri...

HappyMe · HappyMe

Today is going to be a good day. For the first time in a long time I woke with a light heart. My younger daughter and I are going to the Minnesota State Fair today. My older daughter doesn't want to come and I decided not to force her like I have for the last 2 years - "we are going to have fun damn...

marvlman · marvlman

My girlfriend is sober now She told me last week, and did a month ago, that when she goes to college [she's only 18] she's not so sure she wants to be sober any more. Her roomate is in AA also, and sober now. I'm worried as hell. Can someone in AA drink casually? Get drunk once in awhile? The day we got...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

  ~~~~~~~~ a beautiful, independent, self-assu...

Doll · Doll

CENTERING OUR THOUGHTS When World War II broke out, our A.A. dependence on a Higher Power had its first major test. A.A.'s entered the services and were scattered all over the world. Would they be able to take the discipline, stand up under fire, and endure . . . ? As Bill Sees It, p.200 I will center my t...

Robert · Robert

It was two years since I picked up a drink on tues but I didnt go to a meeting to pick up a chip because I was asshamed of myself as I picked something else up about 4 months ago (not alcohol) feeling kind of blue and lost in sobriety. dont know who or what I am now. am in between meetings too because of bully...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi there, I have an AA Birthday coming up in 18 day, and have really been scratching me head with this, never in a Million years, did I think this would happen to me. So Very Grateful, cannot even put words to the feeling of Humble Gratitude. But there have been a few Birthdays in the past, where the m...

timverton · timverton

I had to throw this out here for all of you who might be interested. I know that after "cleaning out" and even for a long time after, I get this craving for sweets from the lack of sugar that my over-worked liver is no longer producing from alcohol. This sure beats candy in my opinion. I...

Doll · Doll

GIVING IT AWAY Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.159 Those words, for me, refer to a transference of power, through which...

HappyMe · HappyMe

Hi all - just feel like sharing what's been going on with me lately. The last few weeks have been spent absorbing the fact that I'm an alcoholic. Went to 2 meetings last weekend which I enjoyed. Made it through another business dinner this week with my diet Coke. Just said no thank...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Easy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties. It is better to work out a problem...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Well, as some of you who have been around here awhile may (or may not) have noticed, I have gotten a bit 'controlling' here with my frustrations in my 12th Step work lately. I have been a bit harsh, and unkind at times, in the name of having 'been there, done that'. I have been downright bossy. I have...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Hey everyone! My husband just got a job offer down in North Carolina and he's taking it. We live in Ohio now, so it will be out of state. I have lived in this area my whole life and I've always wanted to move (long before I became an alcoholic.) So this is exciting! My siste...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Feeling better today. Just received another raise at work! Have an interview set on Monday for a supervisor position at work! Don't think I'll get it but I put a bid in on the job because I am capable, hell I'm an alcoholic! Anyways, I'm going to a meeting and I am looking forwards to it. Feel good...

RyanS · RyanS

How To Clean Your Toilet 1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl. 2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom. 3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid....

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Here's what I am afraid some of the folks who have visited here did not fully comprehend: "If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any lengthsteps."   &nb...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Time past is gone forever, and we can never go back to it. Even our disease progresses forward. We cannot expect to control it by a return to measures which may have worked for a time in the past. Those methods eventually failed, and trying them again will only bring us to the same point of failure. Th...

Doll · Doll

THE GIFT OF BONDING Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of lif...

Phil · Phil

by Dr. Paula Sunray Fear keeps us from leading meaningful lives and having meaningful relationships. Inner DragonsOur inner dragons of fear can keep us from having meaningful relationships. These fears can make us run from love and intimacy and hide from the very things we say we most wa...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Hey everyone, Been having a tough time of things lately. Kind of came to two conclusions. I'm coming up on six months in the program, sober. I've heard it said that with certain anniversaries it can be a major struggle. I've heard it said too many times by too many people to totally discount t...

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	Learn from Experience (Preview) "Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him." -- Aldous Huxley What was your peak experience of this past week? What was your most challenging experience? Stepping back to review your week can offer many insights. Normally we can’t see the forest for th...	Wren	3	432	Aug 31, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Recieved this from a friend...Its worth sharing... (Preview) Something did not turn out the way you wanted. And maybe, it was for the best. Disappointments and setbacks can have a way of becoming positive turning points. When something does not work out, it makes room for other possibilities. Be careful not to attach your sense of fulfillment too tightly to spe...	Phil	4	529	Aug 31, 2006 by Phil
	Welcoming Change (Preview) "There is nothing more certain in our lives than change. Yet many of us fear change and make elaborate plans to avoid it. We fear the new and find comfort and stability in the known and familiar. But to grow, you need not only to accept change, but to embrace it, jopyfully. Think of a flowing stream as re...	jonibaloni	4	522	Aug 31, 2006 by Jana
	Reflections & Meditation Aug 31 (Preview) A UNIQUE PROGRAM Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIO...	Doll	1	577	Aug 31, 2006 by Phil
	Back in the saddle...and how you all doin eh... (Preview) Just saying "HELLO!!!!" Whole lotta catchin up to do... giddy up..go!! and have a good day!!	Phil	8	523	Aug 31, 2006 by Doll
	Don't be a Victim (Preview) Surviving Some people refer to us as victims of our problems, but we should not accept such labeling. A better term for us is survivors. Working in step with our Higher Power, we should view ourselves as capable of rising above all the challenges and conditions that confront...	Quetzal	0	455	Aug 31, 2006 by Quetzal
	FUNNY BUMPER STICKER (Preview) I saw this on the car in front of me, driving an hour back from Cleveland the other day...... Don't Believe Everything You Think LOL. Joni	jonibaloni	2	485	Aug 31, 2006 by Quetzal
	Value (Preview) I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. -- Pablo Picasso Some of us were taught not to place a lot of value on money. After all, it's only money, and money can't buy happiness. True enough. While many of us don't place much value on money, we manage to value the possessions that money can buy. T...	Quetzal	2	461	Aug 31, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Aug 30 (Preview) THE ONLY REQUIREMENT. . . "At one time. . .every A.A. group had many membership rules. Everybody was scared witless that something or somebody would capsize the boat. . .The total list was a mile long. If all those rules had been in effect everywhere, nobody could have possibly joined A.A. at all. . ." T...	Doll	1	454	Aug 30, 2006 by Phil
	Re: The purpose of this Board (Preview) Hi All, Last week, there was some talk about a Sticky Post, that should remain on the top of the front page, regarding the purpose of this Board, and what it is, to bring out the fact that this Message Board should not be considered a replacement for a meeting of Alcoholic's Anonymous. Phil and Wren h...	Toni Baloney	9	698	Aug 30, 2006 by HappyMe
	The Simple Things (Preview) Hi everyone, I was just thinking about my last two AA meetings and what happened when I got home afterwards. On Thursday, I got home at just gone nine-thirty. There was a note stuck to my front door. One of my neighbours had a computer problem and wanted me to pop in as soon as I got home and try to so...	Quetzal	2	513	Aug 30, 2006 by freshstart71
	Reaching out (Preview) Hi- My name is Jana and I am faced with the realization that I am an alcoholic. I have been avoiding this truth for years. Every time something bad happens, as a direct result of my drinking, I have different excuses for my behavior. However, ow...	Jana	15	2062	Aug 30, 2006 by Jana
	School: Still Clearing the Wreckage (Preview) I have been eagerly awaiting word from a school here in my area that has an accelerated RN program for folks already in the medical field. I have been very nervous about it. I did finally get word today. The school feels I would be a 'very good candidate'.... HOWEVER... There are 2 'items' that came u...	jonibaloni	7	602	Aug 29, 2006 by jonibaloni
	7 Day Site Stats (Preview)	John	2	799	Aug 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Soul Perspectives on Relationships (Preview) Relationships All of our relationships have the potential of showing us who we are as souls. Our relationships with other human beings force us to acknowledge both our perfection as souls and our limitations as personalities. We are also challenged to accept the opposites and to experience dual...	Wren	0	479	Aug 29, 2006 by Wren
	Seizure knowledge or experiences wanted (Preview) I'm 36. Been drinking for 20 years. The last four years have been pretty consistent hard liquor everynight; atleast a pint; sometimes pint and a half. Obviously I'm an alcoholic and have been trying to quit since March. I've been quitting unsupervised, meaning untreated withdrawals. For you exp...	diddly	4	782	Aug 29, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	God's Will ~ My Will (Preview) When I think back to my first experiences with Step 3, I recall having an overwhelming sense of fear and anticipation regarding, "What is God's will, and what is my will?" I first learned that my will was my thoughts and actions, and my motivations, or instincts. It was easier to see what my will had been...	jonibaloni	2	482	Aug 29, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Oh Jeannie, Where Art Thou??? (Preview) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, ............................ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!     &...	Toni Baloney	4	504	Aug 29, 2006 by jeannie
	Reflections & Meditation Aug 29 (Preview) I CHOOSE ANONYMITY We are sure that humility, expressed by anonymity, is the greatest safeguard that Alcoholics Anonymous can ever have. 12 & 12, p.187 Since there are no rules in A.A. I place myself where I want to be, and so I choose anonymity. I want my God to use me, humbly, as one of His tools in th...	Doll	0	426	Aug 29, 2006 by Doll
	??? Bubba ??? (Preview) Did I miss a post that said he's going on vacation? or what? Where is Phil?	Doll	2	453	Aug 29, 2006 by Doll
	Six Months! (Preview) For some odd reason I was allowed another chance to get sober after almost flushing my life down the toilet permanently. This is familiar territory for me, having six months sober. What isn't familiar is actually working the steps as best as I can. Life is good today. No complaints from this alchy...	soberdrunk	7	480	Aug 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Hearing others (Preview) Really be there for another "Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. You can see that when you think how the friends that really listen to us are the ones we move toward, and we want to sit in their radius as though it did us good, like ultraviolet rays." -- Brenda Ueland How wel...	Wren	1	447	Aug 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	All experience is an arch to build on. (Preview) All experience is an arch to build on. -- Henry Brooks Adams We can learn something from any experience, even one that is painful. In fact, we often learn more from painful experiences than from pleasant ones. When we say or do something foolish or hurtful that causes us embarrassment or guilt, pa...	Quetzal	2	453	Aug 28, 2006 by HappyMe
	My first real craving... (Preview) I can truly say that in the 3 months, I've not had a real craving. I mean, I've thought, "Boy, I'd like to have a drink!" but only when I'm stressed and wanting to unwind. Throughout the day and evening last night, I really, really, really wanted a drink...not for stress, but for the whole th...	SheIsSober	7	521	Aug 28, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Hi everyone! (Preview) Been super busy...but I'm still sober...and I even got through my Brother's wedding without drinking (despite our Dad going on a major bender-and we used to be drinking buddies). I actually had the most fun I've had in a very long time! I partied and danced all night long...sober...have I meantioned...	DanaBanana	3	583	Aug 28, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Daily Reflections Aug 28 (Preview) LIGHTENING THE BURDEN Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. . . . the dark past is . . . the key to life and happiness for others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.124 Since I have been sober, I have been healed of many pains: deceiving my par...	Doll	1	439	Aug 28, 2006 by Quetzal
	Some Pictures...from Tim (Preview) Hi all and Wanda, Yesterday, I got a very big surprise. Tim sent me an email saying he was going to go look at my new Puppy, and wow did he Surprise me. I had told him he lived in the same town, and out of the Blue, he went over and took these adorable pictures. Tim, I am still just feeling amaz...	Toni Baloney	4	516	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Toni Baloney... (Preview) PM!!!	jonibaloni	0	432	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Working With Others (Preview) I've been struggling with this guy I have been working with. He just doesn't want to work this program. I've been trying and trying to show him how the principles of this program are applied in daily life. He just won't follow directions! I don't know what to do. He keeps relapsing. Gets sober for...	soberdrunk	9	515	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Meditation Aug 27 (Preview) Today is August 27, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! PURPOSE "I have never doubted that God created man for great purposes . . . " -- Preston Bradley I am special today. I know that there is a purpose for my life and that it is essentially good and creative. I know that beauty is not just in...	Doll	1	409	Aug 27, 2006 by RyanS
	Thought For The Day (Preview) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY This program has no quarrel with medicine, psychiatry, or religion. We have great respect for the methods of each. And we are glad for any success they may have had with any of us. We are desirous always of cooperating with them in every way. The more doctors, the more psychiatri...	Quetzal	1	465	Aug 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Good morning! (Preview) Today is going to be a good day. For the first time in a long time I woke with a light heart. My younger daughter and I are going to the Minnesota State Fair today. My older daughter doesn't want to come and I decided not to force her like I have for the last 2 years - "we are going to have fun damn...	HappyMe	4	469	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	How do you be a supportive significant other? (Preview) My girlfriend is sober now She told me last week, and did a month ago, that when she goes to college [she's only 18] she's not so sure she wants to be sober any more. Her roomate is in AA also, and sober now. I'm worried as hell. Can someone in AA drink casually? Get drunk once in awhile? The day we got...	marvlman	4	480	Aug 27, 2006 by Quetzal
	A Modern Fairy Tale (Preview)   ~~~~~~~~ a beautiful, independent, self-assu...	Toni Baloney	3	744	Aug 27, 2006 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Aug 27 (Preview) CENTERING OUR THOUGHTS When World War II broke out, our A.A. dependence on a Higher Power had its first major test. A.A.'s entered the services and were scattered all over the world. Would they be able to take the discipline, stand up under fire, and endure . . . ? As Bill Sees It, p.200 I will center my t...	Doll	0	570	Aug 27, 2006 by Doll
	feeling un-good (Preview) It was two years since I picked up a drink on tues but I didnt go to a meeting to pick up a chip because I was asshamed of myself as I picked something else up about 4 months ago (not alcohol) feeling kind of blue and lost in sobriety. dont know who or what I am now. am in between meetings too because of bully...	Robert	6	509	Aug 27, 2006 by RyanS
	AA birthday coming Up in 18 days..QUESTION (Preview) Hi there, I have an AA Birthday coming up in 18 day, and have really been scratching me head with this, never in a Million years, did I think this would happen to me. So Very Grateful, cannot even put words to the feeling of Humble Gratitude. But there have been a few Birthdays in the past, where the m...	Toni Baloney	8	604	Aug 27, 2006 by Quetzal
	AA summertime treat (Preview) I had to throw this out here for all of you who might be interested. I know that after "cleaning out" and even for a long time after, I get this craving for sweets from the lack of sugar that my over-worked liver is no longer producing from alcohol. This sure beats candy in my opinion. I...	timverton	7	487	Aug 26, 2006 by wandajf
	Daily Reflections Aug 26 (Preview) GIVING IT AWAY Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.159 Those words, for me, refer to a transference of power, through which...	Doll	1	677	Aug 26, 2006 by timverton
	Just posting... (Preview) Hi all - just feel like sharing what's been going on with me lately. The last few weeks have been spent absorbing the fact that I'm an alcoholic. Went to 2 meetings last weekend which I enjoyed. Made it through another business dinner this week with my diet Coke. Just said no thank...	HappyMe	3	470	Aug 26, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Taking It Easy (Preview) Easy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties. It is better to work out a problem...	Quetzal	1	740	Aug 26, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	HP has put me in my place...... (Preview) Well, as some of you who have been around here awhile may (or may not) have noticed, I have gotten a bit 'controlling' here with my frustrations in my 12th Step work lately. I have been a bit harsh, and unkind at times, in the name of having 'been there, done that'. I have been downright bossy. I have...	jonibaloni	4	475	Aug 26, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I'm Moving (Preview) Hey everyone! My husband just got a job offer down in North Carolina and he's taking it. We live in Ohio now, so it will be out of state. I have lived in this area my whole life and I've always wanted to move (long before I became an alcoholic.) So this is exciting! My siste...	HDoggie	3	421	Aug 26, 2006 by Doll
	Checking in (Preview) Feeling better today. Just received another raise at work! Have an interview set on Monday for a supervisor position at work! Don't think I'll get it but I put a bid in on the job because I am capable, hell I'm an alcoholic! Anyways, I'm going to a meeting and I am looking forwards to it. Feel good...	soberdrunk	4	481	Aug 25, 2006 by HappyMe
	yup (Preview) How To Clean Your Toilet 1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl. 2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom. 3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid....	RyanS	4	543	Aug 25, 2006 by soberdrunk
	The heart of the program (Preview) Here's what I am afraid some of the folks who have visited here did not fully comprehend: "If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any lengthsteps."   &nb...	Sick of being sick	10	506	Aug 25, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Moving Forward (Preview) Time past is gone forever, and we can never go back to it. Even our disease progresses forward. We cannot expect to control it by a return to measures which may have worked for a time in the past. Those methods eventually failed, and trying them again will only bring us to the same point of failure. Th...	Quetzal	2	501	Aug 25, 2006 by cooncatbob
	Daily Reflections Aug 24 (Preview) THE GIFT OF BONDING Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of lif...	Doll	5	483	Aug 25, 2006 by timverton
	Fear And Relationships (Preview) by Dr. Paula Sunray Fear keeps us from leading meaningful lives and having meaningful relationships. Inner DragonsOur inner dragons of fear can keep us from having meaningful relationships. These fears can make us run from love and intimacy and hide from the very things we say we most wa...	Phil	5	509	Aug 25, 2006 by Phil
	Checking In (Preview) Hey everyone, Been having a tough time of things lately. Kind of came to two conclusions. I'm coming up on six months in the program, sober. I've heard it said that with certain anniversaries it can be a major struggle. I've heard it said too many times by too many people to totally discount t...	soberdrunk	8	515	Aug 24, 2006 by Sick of being sick
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