Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

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...

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...

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...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

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...

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

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...

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...

benny33 · benny33

ok so most of you know i have been sober close to six months now.needless to say im not up for any outstanding pearson awards,but i have tried very hard to right the wrongs (i know there is quit a bite to right)but i started whith me and straighting out some lic issues i have had hanging .i got my lic and i have...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Clearing Your Space For Change In life, we tend to have an easier time acquiring possessions than we do getting rid of them. Just as we harbor emotional baggage that is difficult to let go of, our lives can tend to be filled with material objects that we may feel compelled to hold on to. Most...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Doll · Doll

Ideally, both members of a couple in love free each other to new and different worlds. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh We cannot possess another's spirit, even though we may desire to do so while struggling to feel love. We must not block one another's invitations for adventure even though we fear being left...

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

Pauly · Pauly

Oh dear..Had a pm chat with one of our posters, brought to my attention a potential reason for my mild head cold type symptoms and the feeling as though I`m slightly punch drunk all the time. Did some research over the last 24 hours, here`s just a selection of the relevant info. So I r...

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...

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

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. --Anne Frank In the face of being hunted for extermination, Anne Frank could write this from her hiding place in an attic. Was she naive? No. She deeply believed in the goodness of creation and the goodness of all creatu...

Michelle · Michelle

but, sorry I don't. My husband is a jerk. right now I just hate him completely. He hates me too. I'll just turn to my journal now, that usually helps some.

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...

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...

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...

Doll · Doll

A familiar story among 12-step program members and within the alcohol/drug abuse treatment community is of an AA newcomer who approached an old timer and said, "You know, I'm starting to connect with these ideas and with you people, but there's one thing that I'm just not getting. What's this 'spiri...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Have the wife and kids left for their trip? How are things going, being alone? Just wanted to check on you. I replied to your other post and then remembered they were suppose to be gone. Hang in there... (((Hugs))) GammyRose

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,...

Rick · Rick

"In some circumstances we have gone out deliberately to get drunk, feeling ourselves justified by nervousness, anger, worry, depression, jealousy or the like. But even in this type of beginning we are obliged to admit that our justification for a spree was insanely insufficient in the light of wha...

Phil · Phil

The Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) Essential Feature The essential feature of the paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others; the motives of others are interpreted as malevolent. The suspiciousness may be expressed by overt a...

Rick · Rick

I just don't understand women. After the last child was born, she told me we had to cut back on expenses, and that I had to give up drinking beer. I was not a big drinker; maybe a 12 pack on weekends--- Anyway when I looked at the receipt and saw $45 in makeup. I said, "Wait a minute. I've given up...

Michelle · Michelle

without there being a death in the family! I'm proud of myself, I chose not to participate in that one-sided brawl. Of course, I had the earplugs jammed so far in that I needed tweezers to get them out! In the past I would have got mad back and made it worse. Apparently, they p...

Rob · Rob

I think last night was the first night since i joined this site a couple of weeks ago that I didnt drink at all.. not a drop.. Bit of a rough nite sleep wise, sweats and feeling cold etc.. but i got through it.. Thanx guys.

Rick · Rick

Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting. --Karl Wallenda In walking a tightrope, a person has to learn to relax while going forward in a situation filled with risk. If he is tense and keeps his body rigid, he will lose his balance and fall. But if he stays relaxed and ke...

Phil · Phil

What is forgiving and forgetting in a relationship? 1. Forgiving is allowing another person to be human for faults, mistakes, or misdeeds. Forgetting is putting these behind you; they are no longer brought up and no longer remain a barrier to your relationship. 2. Forgiving is letting anoth...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Question: What kind of woman does it take, to know with certainty, that her husband will not be going out at night? Answer: A Widow

Kat · Kat

First, Phil, I do appoligise, I didn't know you were quoting a rather pompous book. So I guess my email would or should go to the author, who I imagine isn't around anymore. Second I can't quit yet, the funny thing is I know I will at some point, and everyone of the posts I've read, have been from some very...

ZuZu · ZuZu

Wolf Parable A wise old Apache sat with his grandchildren one day, teaching them about life. He said to them,"A fight is going on inside me right now and everyday. It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed...

Kat · Kat

I am an alcoholic, I believe the term I've heard, is "functioning alcoholic", at least I used to be. How many of you out there have had to drink so you stop thinking enough so you can sit down and enjoy a tv show, a movie, or even a conversation with out your mind drifting onto bad sad stuff? What happens when...

Doll · Doll

I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp-- the thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics, the trash T...

Doll · Doll

GUIDANCE ... this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however... haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51 As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I...

Phil · Phil

Rudin's Law: In a crisis that forces a choice to be made among alternative courses of action, most people will choose the worst possible one. Chisholm's Law: Anytime things appear to be going better, you have obviously overlooked something. --------------------- Anyone who uses the phras...

helen · helen

ALCOHOL "Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is b...

Doll · Doll

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully > dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed > and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a > nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making >...

Rick · Rick

I can only get to this message board by a direct link to the dis. board. Nothing works off the home page. Any help ??

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Well today is a new day, full of hope and promise. I have been feeling burdened by "am I doing the right thing" I see so much on this Board, and start feeling that I must catch up with........the problem is I don't know who I am suppose to be catching up with. There is a saying in the little 24 Hour B...

Doll · Doll

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he l...

John · John

Hi Recovery Family!! Many of you do not know me so I will introduce myself briefly. My name is John F. I am a alcoholic. My sobriety date is 12-21-89. I am the founder and webmaster of Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums and also the founder/Director of Miracles In Prog...

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	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	412	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	466	Feb 26, 2006 by Rick
	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	432	Feb 26, 2006 by juliedene
	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	3002	Feb 26, 2006 by juliedene
	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	661	Feb 26, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Yoo Hoo Rob (Preview)	Toni Baloney	8	443	Feb 25, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	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	358	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	374	Feb 25, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	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	464	Feb 25, 2006 by juliedene
	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	399	Feb 25, 2006 by GammyRose
	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	317	Feb 25, 2006 by amanda2u2
	my weely bitch (Preview) ok so most of you know i have been sober close to six months now.needless to say im not up for any outstanding pearson awards,but i have tried very hard to right the wrongs (i know there is quit a bite to right)but i started whith me and straighting out some lic issues i have had hanging .i got my lic and i have...	benny33	5	376	Feb 24, 2006 by GammyRose
	clean up my HEAD--clean up my SPACE (Preview) Clearing Your Space For Change In life, we tend to have an easier time acquiring possessions than we do getting rid of them. Just as we harbor emotional baggage that is difficult to let go of, our lives can tend to be filled with material objects that we may feel compelled to hold on to. Most...	rosie light shines	2	374	Feb 24, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	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	340	Feb 24, 2006 by amanda2u2
	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	363	Feb 24, 2006 by amanda2u2
	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	489	Feb 24, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	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	403	Feb 24, 2006 by Rick
	Worthy of Love (Preview) Ideally, both members of a couple in love free each other to new and different worlds. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh We cannot possess another's spirit, even though we may desire to do so while struggling to feel love. We must not block one another's invitations for adventure even though we fear being left...	Doll	6	366	Feb 24, 2006 by Doll
	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	317	Feb 23, 2006 by GammyRose
	Say hello to our new member Wernicke Korsakoff (Preview) Oh dear..Had a pm chat with one of our posters, brought to my attention a potential reason for my mild head cold type symptoms and the feeling as though I`m slightly punch drunk all the time. Did some research over the last 24 hours, here`s just a selection of the relevant info. So I r...	Pauly	9	667	Feb 23, 2006 by sheilasdad
	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	446	Feb 23, 2006 by Phil
	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	381	Feb 23, 2006 by Phil
	today's thought (Preview) *In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. --Anne Frank* In the face of being hunted for extermination, Anne Frank could write this from her hiding place in an attic. Was she naive? No. She deeply believed in the goodness of creation and the goodness of all creatu...	Rick	1	326	Feb 23, 2006 by sueb
	wish I had a happy thought tonight (Preview) but, sorry I don't. My husband is a jerk. right now I just hate him completely. He hates me too. I'll just turn to my journal now, that usually helps some.	Michelle	7	525	Feb 23, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	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	354	Feb 23, 2006 by amanda2u2
	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	370	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	304	Feb 23, 2006 by Rick
	Abstinence vs. Recovery (Preview) A familiar story among 12-step program members and within the alcohol/drug abuse treatment community is of an AA newcomer who approached an old timer and said, "You know, I'm starting to connect with these ideas and with you people, but there's one thing that I'm just not getting. What's this 'spiri...	Doll	1	2196	Feb 23, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Pauly.... (Preview) Have the wife and kids left for their trip? How are things going, being alone? Just wanted to check on you. I replied to your other post and then remembered they were suppose to be gone. Hang in there... (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	5	386	Feb 23, 2006 by amanda2u2
	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	321	Feb 22, 2006 by Doll
	BB QUOTE (Preview) "In some circumstances we have gone out deliberately to get drunk, feeling ourselves justified by nervousness, anger, worry, depression, jealousy or the like. But even in this type of beginning we are obliged to admit that our justification for a spree was insanely insufficient in the light of wha...	Rick	0	292	Feb 22, 2006 by Rick
	PPD (Preview) The Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) Essential Feature The essential feature of the paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others; the motives of others are interpreted as malevolent. The suspiciousness may be expressed by overt a...	Phil	10	599	Feb 22, 2006 by Phil
	MY WIFE LEFT ME (Preview) I just don't understand women. After the last child was born, she told me we had to cut back on expenses, and that I had to give up drinking beer. I was not a big drinker; maybe a 12 pack on weekends--- Anyway when I looked at the receipt and saw $45 in makeup. I said, "Wait a minute. I've given up...	Rick	8	427	Feb 22, 2006 by Phil
	made it through the night (Preview) without there being a death in the family! I'm proud of myself, I chose not to participate in that one-sided brawl. Of course, I had the earplugs jammed so far in that I needed tweezers to get them out! In the past I would have got mad back and made it worse. Apparently, they p...	Michelle	3	453	Feb 22, 2006 by Doll
	I didnt drink last night (Preview) I think last night was the first night since i joined this site a couple of weeks ago that I didnt drink at all.. not a drop.. Bit of a rough nite sleep wise, sweats and feeling cold etc.. but i got through it.. Thanx guys.	Rob	20	854	Feb 22, 2006 by Rob
	be calm (Preview) *Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting. --Karl Wallenda* In walking a tightrope, a person has to learn to relax while going forward in a situation filled with risk. If he is tense and keeps his body rigid, he will lose his balance and fall. But if he stays relaxed and ke...	Rick	4	371	Feb 22, 2006 by GammyRose
	Forgiving And Forgetting (Preview) What is forgiving and forgetting in a relationship? 1. Forgiving is allowing another person to be human for faults, mistakes, or misdeeds. Forgetting is putting these behind you; they are no longer brought up and no longer remain a barrier to your relationship. 2. Forgiving is letting anoth...	Phil	0	380	Feb 22, 2006 by Phil
	What Kind of Woman Does It Take? (Preview) Question: What kind of woman does it take, to know with certainty, that her husband will not be going out at night? Answer: A Widow	Toni Baloney	17	479	Feb 22, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Sorry (Preview) First, Phil, I do appoligise, I didn't know you were quoting a rather pompous book. So I guess my email would or should go to the author, who I imagine isn't around anymore. Second I can't quit yet, the funny thing is I know I will at some point, and everyone of the posts I've read, have been from some very...	Kat	5	344	Feb 22, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	The wise old Apache... (Preview) Wolf Parable A wise old Apache sat with his grandchildren one day, teaching them about life. He said to them,"A fight is going on inside me right now and everyday. It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed...	ZuZu	3	392	Feb 22, 2006 by Kat
	So what do you do? (Preview) I am an alcoholic, I believe the term I've heard, is "functioning alcoholic", at least I used to be. How many of you out there have had to drink so you stop thinking enough so you can sit down and enjoy a tv show, a movie, or even a conversation with out your mind drifting onto bad sad stuff? What happens when...	Kat	8	385	Feb 22, 2006 by Rick
	Shocked ! (Preview) I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp-- the thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics, the trash T...	Doll	3	323	Feb 22, 2006 by Bonzo43
	Daily Reflections Feb 22 (Preview) GUIDANCE ... this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however... haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51 As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I...	Doll	0	515	Feb 22, 2006 by Doll
	Tueday Night Thoughts (Preview) Rudin's Law: In a crisis that forces a choice to be made among alternative courses of action, most people will choose the worst possible one. Chisholm's Law: Anytime things appear to be going better, you have obviously overlooked something. --------------------- Anyone who uses the phras...	Phil	1	340	Feb 22, 2006 by Michelle
	SO TRUE? (Preview) ALCOHOL "Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is b...	helen	3	322	Feb 21, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	The bank account (Preview) A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully > dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed > and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a > nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making >...	Doll	0	1406	Feb 21, 2006 by Doll
	Site help (Preview) I can only get to this message board by a direct link to the dis. board. Nothing works off the home page. Any help ??	Rick	3	409	Feb 21, 2006 by John
	Laying our Burdens Down (Preview) Well today is a new day, full of hope and promise. I have been feeling burdened by "am I doing the right thing" I see so much on this Board, and start feeling that I must catch up with........the problem is I don't know who I am suppose to be catching up with. There is a saying in the little 24 Hour B...	Toni Baloney	5	388	Feb 21, 2006 by amanda2u2
	The Duck and The Devil (Preview) A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he l...	Doll	5	377	Feb 21, 2006 by Cabbageheadchris
	A simple Hello to Everyone (Preview) Hi Recovery Family!! Many of you do not know me so I will introduce myself briefly. My name is John F. I am a alcoholic. My sobriety date is 12-21-89. I am the founder and webmaster of Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums and also the founder/Director of Miracles In Prog...	John	10	467	Feb 21, 2006 by recovering jb
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