Alcoholics Anonymous

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I am going in for my final interview and essay test at a nursing school tomorrow. I am very nervous. This will be the deciding factor as to what I am going to be doing for the next 10 months... either look for a new job or (hopefully) be in my last leg of schooling. I am a ball of nerves. I know it is God's Will tha...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

3 months ago to the day, I went to a hospital in the area and told them that I was an alcoholic. I told them about my seizure disorder and said that if they felt I needed to be admitted, I would go willingly, but I wanted to get sober. I remember that day so very well. I sat there in tears and...

Phil · Phil

It is clear that honesty is vital to the health of all relationships. Mutual trust, openness, and understanding are the key contributors to feelings of friendship and intimacy. Conversely it is very hard to be in a relationship with any person who distorts or withholds information critical to th...

Wren · Wren

What are your priorities today? "Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to do what they want to do." -- Kathleen Winsor When we clearly set an intention, our conscious and subconscious minds mobilize to help us me...

Quetzal · Quetzal

One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come crashing down. -- Baltasar Gracian If we are honest about our addiction, we know how it can drive us into secrecy. At first came the little lie - about missing an appointment or coming home late. Then the lie t...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Have you ever had one of those days where everything that you say or think always sounds like excuses, rationalization, justification......... Where every sentence gets half-way through and that awful word but interjects itself. Life is good today, but......... I love my job, but............

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi all, I was thinking this morning about my work, my program, and balance. You see I work in the social service field (using my codie ways to help the world, lol) and alot of our participants have substance abuse issues or are the loved one of someone with a substance abuse issue. And my strug...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Having a hard time of it lately. Just had the day from hell! Haven't had one of these kinda days in a long time. Hopefully this is just one and not a chain of 'em coming at me.

Really bad day at work. Boss told me and this guy we had to do the impossible. Kinda said fu** it and did what we felt like doing...

Doll · Doll

Today is August 18, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! ABILITY "Man's ability is derived from God and does not have to be acquired." -- James H. McReynolds I woke this morning and remembered that sobriety and serenity are gifts from God that are freely given. I need only discover them w...

Doll · Doll

RIGHTING THE HARM In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 Have you ever thought that the harm you did a business associate, or perhaps a family member, was so slight that...

Gary123 · Gary123

Hello All, Hope your day is going well! I am in need of some assistance and hope I could find it here. I am a member of AA and Al anon. I am a 43 year old male and I have 16 years of AA recovery and about 3 in Al anon. I have gotten away from working the steps in my daily life. I really feel like I am missing somethin...

Doll · Doll

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned to complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortmen...

Phil · Phil

Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she's 97 years old and we don't know where the hell she is. The only reason I would take up exe...

julielynn · julielynn

Hi. My name is Julie and I am from Alanon. I have been married to an active alcoholic for 3 yrs now. My husband and I seem to get along well for a couple of months and then after that the crap seems to hit the fan. Not always his fault, I will take the blame also. It takes two.&...

HappyMe · HappyMe

I don't think so. My exabf called me a month ago and as we talked about our drinking he said that we were good drunks because nothing bad ever happened to us. I for one was not a good drunk. My bad behavior was of a more subtle and damaging kind. The kind that damaged myself and the...

Quetzal · Quetzal

ORDINARY MOMENTS ...setting aside our carefulness with each other... If we cannot tolerate our mistakes, we will never be able to move on from this place. If we do not step up to the plate with bat in hand, we will grow old without knowing what first base is like. Life is a risk. A committed r...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

~~sigh~~ No self-pity intended in this post, but I am AMAZED at the past few weeks; the sheer intensity of it all. Sobriety has been pretty uneventful (Thank God) up until lately. Now I get to practice the principles... and it is sink or swim. My non-A husband got stinking drunk and stayed out all ni...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Some folks have wondered how I looked when I went through my hippie phase in the late 60's/early 70's. That's me in my new avatar, hanging out of the passenger side of the "Greatful Dead" Heads' VW Bus. Love, peace and tranquility through sobriety, my AA brothers and sisters! Dan

HappyMe · HappyMe

I haven't been to a f2f meeting yet. Guess I've been scared. I printed off a list of all the meetings in my area and drove by one on my way home today. It was at an old church out in the country and all the folks were gathered at a picnic table under a big ol' tree. It looked nice. Th...

timverton · timverton

Hi! My name is Tim and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new to this site and think it's a great idea to have meetings online. I'm not new to recovery though. This is perhaps my umpteenth time of attempting to get and stay sober over the last dozen years. I sometimes think that I'm re...

Wren · Wren

August 16, 2006 Coming Out Of Hiding Isolation There are times in our lives when withdrawing from our social obligations and taking some time to be alone is necessary to rejuvenate our energy and renew our connection to ourselves. However, there are also times when withdrawal is a red flag,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The program has given me the best days I've ever had. But thinking about all that lost time can still bring me down. --Jane S. Telling the difference between yesterday, today, and tomorrow may be easy for most people, but it isn't for many of us. Our past tends to overshadow both the prese...

Phil · Phil

Leaving Room for Feelings We need to allow enough room for others and ourselves to have and work through our feelings. We are people, not robots. An important part of us - who we are, how we grow, how we live - is connected to our emotional center. We have feelings, sometimes difficult ones, somet...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Love is a force. It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product; it produces. It is a power, like money, or steam or electricity. It is valueless unless you can give something else by means of it. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh Love and feeling loved--how often both elude...

Doll · Doll

"I HAD DROPPED OUT" We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have "harmed" other people. What kinds of "harm" do people do one another, anyway? To define the word "harm" in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional...

Niall · Niall

Ok, would like to share again guys. Anyone who has read my posts knows I am one of these chronic relapsers who has been bouncing in and out of AA for years without really committing and embracing the life, even though I have never fully departed from AA, have always kept reading the literature, and e...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Everyone make sure your windows version is up to date! Really bad virus out there! Microsoft actually called my brother's work about it. 1st time that's ever happened! If you don't know how to update heres instructions. The very top tool bar of the internet explorer says tools. Click on it-go t...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm in another group where all they do is jump my case for my relapses and anything else I'm going through... I just have to say thank you for being supportive... I feel like y'all know/remember what it's like starting out in AA and how the relapses go and y'all aren't going to judge me... I'm in a relapse a...

Doll · Doll

My sponsor is not available at the moment and there is no other AA that I would share this with. So, ya'll please, bare with me....... I'm in the midst of my 4th step (again) and I've discovered that I am THE MOST HORRIBLE PERSON AND MOTHER ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. In my late teens due to...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Where ya' been, buddy???? Joni

beachbaby · beachbaby

Hi guys, I am a double winner, I do alot of posting on al anon but not as much here. Not that I dont like you guys or anything!!

I wanted to say after reading some very moving posts , I feel overwhelming gratitude for the support and love from everyone on these two sites. Its amaz...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"Just before she meets with Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Alice enters the wood-of-no-names and encounters a fawn. Neither the fawn nor Alice can remember their names. No matter. They walk a ways together, 'Alice with her arms clasped lovingly around the neck of the fawn', until they come to the edge o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it. --Mother Teresa Our spiritual nature must be nurtured. Prayer and meditation lovingly kindle the flame that guides us from within. Because we're human, we often let the flame flicker and perhaps go out. And then we sense the dreaded alone...

Niall · Niall

Hi all, I'd like to talk abou this passage from the BB: “Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

I went to move my car out of the garage so I could clean the garage and the keys weren't on the hook by the door where there supose to be. I've looked everywhere including the garbage. This is one of those smart F**king keys and keyless remote and it would cost $200 plus to replace, I have 2 extra keys and anot...

Scott · Scott

Well, it would have been 2 weeks tomorrow. Yesterday my wife and kids were out of the house, and I decided to go to the bookstore, which is where I am going now for my alone time, instead of the bar. Unfortunately, on my way over there, the urge came on strong, and I ended up going to the bar instea...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "None of us like to think that we are bodily and mentally different from others. Our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove that we could drink like other people. This delusion that we are like other peopl...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The moment an individual can accept and forgive himself, even a little, is the moment in which he becomes to some degree lovable. --Eugene Kennedy If we owe a bill and pay it in full, do we return to pay that same bill over and over again? If we did, someone would surely question what was wro...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Hey y'all. I had a "close call" tonight. I was really, really having an attitude of "F*** this. I just want to get drunk!" And came really close to getting some alcohol. I had to pray with all of my strength to fight the urge to drink. What do you do when you suddenly hav...

Doll · Doll

REPAIRING THE DAMAGE We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we haven't the will to do this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol. ALCOHOLIC...

Doll · Doll

The new car, the huge house, the handsome husband, my own business & a high falultin' (<sp?) job. I'd always gotten what I wanted. That is until I didn't want it anymore..........Quickly, I became tired of the car payments. I became tired of cleaning the new...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

I'm still hitting about 4 to five meetings a week and it seems I'm always chairing a group. I get really busy during the summer. I'll have 10 months the 19th of this month,,,,AA has saved my life and I know I have to continue working the program in order to recieve all the promises. I'll be on here more oft...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Oh LORRRD, have mercy on this household. Our visit with the boys was fantastic, until we dropped them off and all drunken-hell broke loose. (My husband and I were sober, by the way

) His ex-mother-in-law, completely loaded, tried to climb insode the driver's side window of our car as we we...

LisaF · LisaF

I've created an MSN group for bipolar alcoholics... is it ok to post the link here? I know some places don't allow it...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, I found these notes on my computer about my drinking a few minutes ago and it was horrible to read them. They were written very shortly after I first became sober. This morning they have served to remind me of how bad those times were and how far I've come since then. Now, I'm sober and have...

wagon · wagon

hey all, hope you are well, things for me are good, got my tomato crop coming in and looks good so will have to start canning soon, we make salsa. and cann them whole makes great chile in the winter months.got potaotes too. i still hit 3 to 4 meetings a week and life is good. take care all wagon

iffer · iffer

My sponsor had me write out the passages from the Big Book from page 60---"Being convinced..." to page 63---"We were now at Step three" replacing all of the "we and us" with "I and me".... writing it from my perspective. It was enlightening. As I wrote out things like...

Rjs · Rjs

I had a thought on something i figured I outta share. About in drinking, how everyday chisled away a little more of us. But here and there, a little moment of seeming clarity. An occasional sense of well being. A stretch of what seemed like happiness, a change of scenery, something awesome coming along...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "We had but two alternatives; one was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could, and the other was to accept spiritual help. We became willing to maintain a certain simple attitude toward lif...

Doll · Doll

A CLEAN SWEEP . . . . and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may develop the best possible relations with every human being we know. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 As I face the Eighth Step, everything that was r...

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	NERVOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) I am going in for my final interview and essay test at a nursing school tomorrow. I am very nervous. This will be the deciding factor as to what I am going to be doing for the next 10 months... either look for a new job or (hopefully) be in my last leg of schooling. I am a ball of nerves. I know it is God's Will tha...	jonibaloni	7	447	Aug 19, 2006 by Quetzal
	Today made 3.... (Preview) 3 months ago to the day, I went to a hospital in the area and told them that I was an alcoholic. I told them about my seizure disorder and said that if they felt I needed to be admitted, I would go willingly, but I wanted to get sober. I remember that day so very well. I sat there in tears and...	SheIsSober	11	484	Aug 18, 2006 by freeatlast44
	From an article I've been reading about honesty.. (Preview) It is clear that honesty is vital to the health of all relationships. Mutual trust, openness, and understanding are the key contributors to feelings of friendship and intimacy. Conversely it is very hard to be in a relationship with any person who distorts or withholds information critical to th...	Phil	9	480	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Priorities (Preview) What are your priorities today? "Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to do what they want to do." -- Kathleen Winsor When we clearly set an intention, our conscious and subconscious minds mobilize to help us me...	Wren	2	472	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	One Deceit Needs Many Others ... (Preview) One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come crashing down. -- Baltasar Gracian If we are honest about our addiction, we know how it can drive us into secrecy. At first came the little lie - about missing an appointment or coming home late. Then the lie t...	Quetzal	1	496	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	You ever have one of those days..... (Preview) Have you ever had one of those days where everything that you say or think always sounds like excuses, rationalization, justification......... Where every sentence gets half-way through and that awful word but interjects itself. Life is good today, but......... I love my job, but............	soberdrunk	4	482	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Seeking Balance (Not sure if this will make sense) (Preview) Hi all, I was thinking this morning about my work, my program, and balance. You see I work in the social service field (using my codie ways to help the world, lol) and alot of our participants have substance abuse issues or are the loved one of someone with a substance abuse issue. And my strug...	Dolphin123	1	477	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Struggling (Preview) Having a hard time of it lately. Just had the day from hell! Haven't had one of these kinda days in a long time. Hopefully this is just one and not a chain of 'em coming at me. Really bad day at work. Boss told me and this guy we had to do the impossible. Kinda said fu** it and did what we felt like doing...	soberdrunk	8	471	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Meditation & Reflection Aug 18 (Preview) Today is August 18, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! ABILITY "Man's ability is derived from God and does not have to be acquired." -- James H. McReynolds I woke this morning and remembered that sobriety and serenity are gifts from God that are freely given. I need only discover them w...	Doll	1	574	Aug 18, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Aug 17 (Preview) RIGHTING THE HARM In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 Have you ever thought that the harm you did a business associate, or perhaps a family member, was so slight that...	Doll	2	433	Aug 18, 2006 by Doll
	Seeking a online sponsor with some time. (Preview) Hello All, Hope your day is going well! I am in need of some assistance and hope I could find it here. I am a member of AA and Al anon. I am a 43 year old male and I have 16 years of AA recovery and about 3 in Al anon. I have gotten away from working the steps in my daily life. I really feel like I am missing somethin...	Gary123	1	441	Aug 18, 2006 by Doll
	The Coffe Parable :) (Preview) A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned to complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortmen...	Doll	4	615	Aug 18, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Exercise is really important eh... (Preview) Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she's 97 years old and we don't know where the hell she is. The only reason I would take up exe...	Phil	11	484	Aug 17, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Please Help Me To Understand (Preview) Hi. My name is Julie and I am from Alanon. I have been married to an active alcoholic for 3 yrs now. My husband and I seem to get along well for a couple of months and then after that the crap seems to hit the fan. Not always his fault, I will take the blame also. It takes two.&...	julielynn	10	521	Aug 17, 2006 by julielynn
	A good drunk? (Preview) I don't think so. My exabf called me a month ago and as we talked about our drinking he said that we were good drunks because nothing bad ever happened to us. I for one was not a good drunk. My bad behavior was of a more subtle and damaging kind. The kind that damaged myself and the...	HappyMe	4	497	Aug 17, 2006 by beachbaby
	Ordinary Moments (Preview) ORDINARY MOMENTS ...setting aside our carefulness with each other... If we cannot tolerate our mistakes, we will never be able to move on from this place. If we do not step up to the plate with bat in hand, we will grow old without knowing what first base is like. Life is a risk. A committed r...	Quetzal	3	506	Aug 17, 2006 by timverton
	One thing after Another.... (Preview) ~~sigh~~ No self-pity intended in this post, but I am AMAZED at the past few weeks; the sheer intensity of it all. Sobriety has been pretty uneventful (Thank God) up until lately. Now I get to practice the principles... and it is sink or swim. My non-A husband got stinking drunk and stayed out all ni...	jonibaloni	6	461	Aug 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	The Love Bus (Preview) Some folks have wondered how I looked when I went through my hippie phase in the late 60's/early 70's. That's me in my new avatar, hanging out of the passenger side of the "Greatful Dead" Heads' VW Bus. Love, peace and tranquility through sobriety, my AA brothers and sisters! Dan	Sick of being sick	4	449	Aug 17, 2006 by Doll
	Gearing up... (Preview) I haven't been to a f2f meeting yet. Guess I've been scared. I printed off a list of all the meetings in my area and drove by one on my way home today. It was at an old church out in the country and all the folks were gathered at a picnic table under a big ol' tree. It looked nice. Th...	HappyMe	2	467	Aug 17, 2006 by Quetzal
	New to site (Preview) Hi! My name is Tim and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new to this site and think it's a great idea to have meetings online. I'm not new to recovery though. This is perhaps my umpteenth time of attempting to get and stay sober over the last dozen years. I sometimes think that I'm re...	timverton	6	524	Aug 16, 2006 by HappyMe
	Isolation~ Daily OM (Preview) August 16, 2006 Coming Out Of Hiding Isolation There are times in our lives when withdrawing from our social obligations and taking some time to be alone is necessary to rejuvenate our energy and renew our connection to ourselves. However, there are also times when withdrawal is a red flag,...	Wren	3	460	Aug 16, 2006 by Phil
	Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Preview) The program has given me the best days I've ever had. But thinking about all that lost time can still bring me down. --Jane S. Telling the difference between yesterday, today, and tomorrow may be easy for most people, but it isn't for many of us. Our past tends to overshadow both the prese...	Quetzal	3	997	Aug 16, 2006 by timverton
	Recouping from exhaustion...and yes...I missed yu... (Preview) Leaving Room for Feelings We need to allow enough room for others and ourselves to have and work through our feelings. We are people, not robots. An important part of us - who we are, how we grow, how we live - is connected to our emotional center. We have feelings, sometimes difficult ones, somet...	Phil	7	494	Aug 16, 2006 by Phil
	Love Is A Force (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning*. Love is a force. It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product; it produces. It is a power, like money, or steam or electricity. It is valueless unless you can give something else by means of it. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh Love and feeling loved--how often both elude...	Phil	1	496	Aug 16, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Daily Reflections Aug 16 (Preview) "I HAD DROPPED OUT" We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have "harmed" other people. What kinds of "harm" do people do one another, anyway? To define the word "harm" in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional...	Doll	1	440	Aug 16, 2006 by Phil
	Some thoughts to share... (Preview) Ok, would like to share again guys. Anyone who has read my posts knows I am one of these chronic relapsers who has been bouncing in and out of AA for years without really committing and embracing the life, even though I have never fully departed from AA, have always kept reading the literature, and e...	Niall	5	478	Aug 16, 2006 by Rjs
	WARNING!!!!! (Preview) Everyone make sure your windows version is up to date! Really bad virus out there! Microsoft actually called my brother's work about it. 1st time that's ever happened! If you don't know how to update heres instructions. The very top tool bar of the internet explorer says tools. Click on it-go t...	soberdrunk	7	478	Aug 16, 2006 by Quetzal
	thank you (Preview) I'm in another group where all they do is jump my case for my relapses and anything else I'm going through... I just have to say thank you for being supportive... I feel like y'all know/remember what it's like starting out in AA and how the relapses go and y'all aren't going to judge me... I'm in a relapse a...	LisaF	3	446	Aug 15, 2006 by Doll
	OMG! I'm a HORRIBLE person (Preview) My sponsor is not available at the moment and there is no other AA that I would share this with. So, ya'll please, bare with me....... I'm in the midst of my 4th step (again) and I've discovered that I am THE MOST HORRIBLE PERSON AND MOTHER ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. In my late teens due to...	Doll	7	508	Aug 15, 2006 by Doll
	Ohhh PHIL.......!!!??? (Preview) Where ya' been, buddy???? Joni	jonibaloni	4	540	Aug 15, 2006 by Phil
	Gratitude (Preview) Hi guys, I am a double winner, I do alot of posting on al anon but not as much here. Not that I dont like you guys or anything!! I wanted to say after reading some very moving posts , I feel overwhelming gratitude for the support and love from everyone on these two sites. Its amaz...	beachbaby	2	461	Aug 15, 2006 by Quetzal
	Sweet Solitude (Preview) "Just before she meets with Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Alice enters the wood-of-no-names and encounters a fawn. Neither the fawn nor Alice can remember their names. No matter. They walk a ways together, 'Alice with her arms clasped lovingly around the neck of the fawn', until they come to the edge o...	jonibaloni	0	469	Aug 15, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Our Spiritual Nature (Preview) To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it. --Mother Teresa Our spiritual nature must be nurtured. Prayer and meditation lovingly kindle the flame that guides us from within. Because we're human, we often let the flame flicker and perhaps go out. And then we sense the dreaded alone...	Quetzal	1	501	Aug 15, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hi. some questions for all.... (Preview) Hi all, I'd like to talk abou this passage from the BB: “Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They...	Niall	5	540	Aug 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Lost car keys, going crazy (Preview) I went to move my car out of the garage so I could clean the garage and the keys weren't on the hook by the door where there supose to be. I've looked everywhere including the garbage. This is one of those smart F**king keys and keyless remote and it would cost $200 plus to replace, I have 2 extra keys and anot...	cooncatbob	4	504	Aug 14, 2006 by cooncatbob
	12 days and then I screwed up.... (Preview) Well, it would have been 2 weeks tomorrow. Yesterday my wife and kids were out of the house, and I decided to go to the bookstore, which is where I am going now for my alone time, instead of the bar. Unfortunately, on my way over there, the urge came on strong, and I ended up going to the bar instea...	Scott	4	487	Aug 14, 2006 by Quetzal
	24 Hours a Day......August 14th (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "None of us like to think that we are bodily and mentally different from others. Our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove that we could drink like other people. This delusion that we are like other peopl...	Toni Baloney	1	467	Aug 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Monday's Thought (Preview) The moment an individual can accept and forgive himself, even a little, is the moment in which he becomes to some degree lovable. --Eugene Kennedy If we owe a bill and pay it in full, do we return to pay that same bill over and over again? If we did, someone would surely question what was wro...	Quetzal	1	480	Aug 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	What Do You Do When...? (Preview) Hey y'all. I had a "close call" tonight. I was really, really having an attitude of "F*** this. I just want to get drunk!" And came really close to getting some alcohol. I had to pray with all of my strength to fight the urge to drink. What do you do when you suddenly hav...	HDoggie	4	507	Aug 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Daily Reflections Aug 14 (Preview) REPAIRING THE DAMAGE We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we haven't the will to do this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol. ALCOHOLIC...	Doll	0	419	Aug 14, 2006 by Doll
	I'd always gotten what I wanted.... (Preview) The new car, the huge house, the handsome husband, my own business & a high falultin' (<sp?) job. I'd always gotten what I wanted. That is until I didn't want it anymore..........Quickly, I became tired of the car payments. I became tired of cleaning the new...	Doll	3	490	Aug 13, 2006 by Doll
	Checking in also (Preview) I'm still hitting about 4 to five meetings a week and it seems I'm always chairing a group. I get really busy during the summer. I'll have 10 months the 19th of this month,,,,AA has saved my life and I know I have to continue working the program in order to recieve all the promises. I'll be on here more oft...	buckeyebear	6	490	Aug 13, 2006 by jonibaloni
	EVIL Ex-Inlaws!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Oh LORRRD, have mercy on this household. Our visit with the boys was fantastic, until we dropped them off and all drunken-hell broke loose. (My husband and I were sober, by the way) His ex-mother-in-law, completely loaded, tried to climb insode the driver's side window of our car as we we...	jonibaloni	14	597	Aug 13, 2006 by jonibaloni
	is it ok? (Preview) I've created an MSN group for bipolar alcoholics... is it ok to post the link here? I know some places don't allow it...	LisaF	2	497	Aug 13, 2006 by LisaF
	Where Alcohol Took Me (Preview) Hi all, I found these notes on my computer about my drinking a few minutes ago and it was horrible to read them. They were written very shortly after I first became sober. This morning they have served to remind me of how bad those times were and how far I've come since then. Now, I'm sober and have...	Quetzal	6	516	Aug 13, 2006 by wagon
	checking in (Preview) hey all, hope you are well, things for me are good, got my tomato crop coming in and looks good so will have to start canning soon, we make salsa. and cann them whole makes great chile in the winter months.got potaotes too. i still hit 3 to 4 meetings a week and life is good. take care all wagon	wagon	4	493	Aug 13, 2006 by buckeyebear
	Pgs. 60-63 (Preview) My sponsor had me write out the passages from the Big Book from page 60---"Being convinced..." to page 63---"We were now at Step three" replacing all of the "we and us" with "I and me".... writing it from my perspective. It was enlightening. As I wrote out things like...	iffer	2	5931	Aug 13, 2006 by Quetzal
	Recovery (Preview) I had a thought on something i figured I outta share. About in drinking, how everyday chisled away a little more of us. But here and there, a little moment of seeming clarity. An occasional sense of well being. A stretch of what seemed like happiness, a change of scenery, something awesome coming along...	Rjs	5	507	Aug 13, 2006 by Rjs
	Twenty Four Hour Book, Aug. 13th (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "We had but two alternatives; one was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could, and the other was to accept spiritual help. We became willing to maintain a certain simple attitude toward lif...	Toni Baloney	3	504	Aug 13, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Aug 13 (Preview) A CLEAN SWEEP . . . . and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may develop the best possible relations with every human being we know. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 As I face the Eighth Step, everything that was r...	Doll	0	442	Aug 13, 2006 by Doll
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