Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, I have just come across this long and sobering list of effects of alcohol on the body. I knew most of them, but I didn't know them all. Alcohol is dangerous and frightening. I need to be reminded of this on a daily basis. Take care, Carol ********************************** ...

Rob · Rob

OK what the hell sparked everyone to go mental??? What the hell did i say yesterday to cause such an camotion??????????????? Holy .... Whatever it is i think its caused some great misunderstanding. If its about me sayin that i wasnt sure i wanted to post what happend last...

Phil · Phil

RISK "We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it." --Mark Twain I need to risk in life. I need to try again. I need to face life and not run from it. Early in my sobriety I was scared to try new things because I was afraid I might get hurt. I was afraid to express my feelings. I hi...

John · John

Wanting to see if ActiveBoard.com fixed the problem with the way our post/replies are ending up on the board. Ya'll Let me know if you think they have it solved, k? John

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, I just came across some of these AA slogans. I think that some of them are great and wanted to share them. I am getting so much out of being here on MIP that I wanted to try and put back in a little of all that I am taking from it. Thank you everyone. Take care, Carol *************...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Anyone here have some good suggestions for deeper meditation for me? I got the coolest light-thingy from HomeMedics... plays Japanes lyre-type music and pale lights move... you can almost still see the colors when your eyes are closed.... It is helping me to unwind and 'let go' of thought... An...

Rob · Rob

Gota post this cos im excited.. Out of my choices for tonight i decided to go fishing. I caught a CHUB... It weighed about 1 pound or just over, not a massive fish by any accounts but im chuffed to bits, ever since seeing one on a dvd i really wanted to catch one but held no real hope as yet due to where...

HDoggie · HDoggie

After lurking for a couple of days and getting a feel for the place, I decided to say hi. I'm new to sobriety, but not really new to the program. I'm a chronic relapser I guess. After almost 10 months of drunkenness, I've been beaten into submission--literally--by alcoholism.&nb...

Phil · Phil

Then..again....They won the Hockey Stanely Cup..in North carolina...and we Canadians have a resentment... I must forgive.... To put this in simple terms...John is working on it guys and gals..:)

Dori · Dori

Thank you dori

Dori · Dori

Hi, I am Dori and a grateful alanon .I have been in alanon for 3 years and it is been alot of work.When I first came in I was a mess I came into change the person I was in love with . Instead I changed me.The A in my life went our own ways.it was painful but I got through it.I had alot a sister to a drunk driver an...

zoomie · zoomie

Wow, last night did I ever have a big craving to drink. It came out of the blue and for no reason at all. I was not sad as a matter of fact I was happy. I tell you if someone would have offered me a drink, I just might have taken it. I did however use my tools and talk to another recoveri...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Once and alcoholic, always an alcoholic.... You long-timers teach me by example, how to be a bit more GENTLE with life (I have a looonnnggg way to go on that one!!).... I have been, and still struggle with, EXTREMISM..... LOL What I mean is, I got so beat up the last time out, and FLEW b...

Rob · Rob

-- Edited by Rob at 03:39, 2006-06-25

CAM · CAM

Well, it's been 104 days, 15 weeks since my last drink. It was an awful travel bottle of some vanilla tasting vodka crap. I drank it just before my Dad picked me up for a meeting. I had had a full two days of bingeing. I was a mess. I couldn't function without shaking. I h...

Wren · Wren

Welcome Andrew. At the top of the posts, there's a title that says Last Post above the column. Above that in blue are the words " start topic" or something similar. Click on that and you'll get the screen to post a new topic. Welcome to MIP. Blessings, Wren

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Being Vulnerable Part of recovery means learning to share ourselves with other people. We learn to admit our mistakes and expose our imperfections -- not so that others can fix us, rescue us, or feel sorry for us, but so we can love and accept ourselves. This sharing i...

ChopperBabe · ChopperBabe

Of course I had to change my riding buds when I got sober. Those poker runs usually went from bar to bar. But I've learned riding is riding and I still LOVE it. Several of us got a sober group together about 6 months back. So, any of you ride? Be interested in hitting the road with me?

Wren · Wren

Live now "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -- Annie Dillard We lose the power of the moment because we're so rarely in it. We're reliving the past or speculating about the future. We continue to believe that tomorrow's the day when I'll be more capable, more wealthy, mo...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"Though he came to scoff, he remained to pray..." I love this quote from the Big Book. When I came to AA, it was the last resort for me. I did not show up because everything was "Fine, thankyou..", and I was just curious. I came because I had tried literally EVERYTHING else, and to no av...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

The dates on peoples posts seem to be advancing. Say you posted three days ago, not it says you posted yesterday. Verrrrrrrry Straaaaange??? I'm lost. I don't know if anyone has lost their post or what due to this. Time to take a breather I guess.

wallsal55 · wallsal55

I know I am obsessing today....I called folgers 800# to find out how much caffeine I am getting in Folger's Singles (like little tea bags, individual servings). 116.7 mg caffeine per Folgers Single. Hmmm....now I have to figure out if I am getting any...

JMAS · JMAS

hi all i feel great nomore beating myself up on my relapes after 16 years.i have been reading the bigbook, going to meetings, making coffee,got a sponser. we are working on relating to Bills story its so different this time im blessed to have another chance. thank you so much for caring untill i could .s...

LisaF · LisaF

It's been 8 days since my relapse... my moods have been all over the place... my sponsor said that's normal when getting sober, she did the same thing, I guess it doesn't help that we're bipolar though. That first week after my first meeting I was on this pink cloud, along with getting hypomanic on occas...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Very very excited tonight.... I have been talking lately with a young lady who has a very similar story as me... and she has been in and out of the program. She has 3 months now and her sponsor had wanted her to do a 'quick 4th step', which she did, involving writing down the person, and then talking about...

Niall · Niall

Thank you all so much for your support. I am trying to surrender at this stage. I am taking very little baby steps towards picking up a phone or calling a doctor. I am terrified to do that, and I am terrified to drink. And I am terrified not to drink. You know by the time I lost my friends, my family stoppe...

jeannie · jeannie

Don't use LOVE as an excuse to abuse!!!! You make me feel unimportant. You treat me like a child. You put me down. You don't like my friends. You get angry when I see them. You don't want me to succeed. You undermine me, nothing I say or do is correct. You think the things I'm interested in...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi, Just a note to say I just received a call from Chris, (Wren) that she will not be Posting, as her PC is not working. She does not know when she will be back, maybe tomorrow, maybe much longer. She did not want anyone wondering why she was not Posting. So Chrissy, we do and will miss you until your...

Rob · Rob

To set things straight... I am posting on these boards because i have a drink problem.. Just because i have a problem with drink doesnt mean i can just simply slip into a program and all be well. I have problems with that.. I have been gettin drunk every night since i was about 1...

Robert · Robert

Good to be home! woke up with a wet nose and waggy tail, yes the dog woke me up! nice to be relaxing in my own surroundings, I loved the holiday though. spoke to two alcoholics last night, one was my sponcer, and another was a guy I am "buddying" going to go to a meet today, but first I am going to have to get up...

Niall · Niall

I have been on this board quite a bit but it has been some time since I posted. I got some great help from some of you at various times. I can relate to many of you, particularly the likes of Rob because I, like him am finding it very hard to just stop and surrender. Let me explain. I am now what you might cal...

Dori · Dori

Hi, I have noticed in some of my posts my last name is being added why is that ? How do I stop that I really dont want my last name given.It is part of my email. address is that why ? dori

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi, i think it is my PC, it has been really slow in the last few days, but now I am having sign in problems, just wondering if anyone else is having a slower than usual sign in, and then when Responding, cannot do that.???? Any advice, cannot stay here anyway, have to go out, but hoping it is the si...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Gosh, I don't know. I just do not know when I have my spouses full attention to communicate. I know I am up against a very short attention span, (ADD or ADHD), a lot of caffeinated/sugary sodas he consumes, and mild hearing loss. I just know I am so tired of...

mygirls_mylife · mygirls_mylife

I am an alcoholic. I posted here for the first time the other night on my 3rd night, I came back today and saw more positive replies. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! That night my 3rd night was a pretty bad night with w/d symptons at some point I could not sleep b/c of the muscle spasms and my stomach chlenching. HO...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi guys & gals, I have just got back from my Saturday morning AA meeting and feel set up for the weekend. After the meeting, a few of us got chatting about using alcohol in cooking. To my amazement, one or two folk said that they still do that, but only if they know that it is fully cooked back. I co...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

The Promises......................... If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenit...

TLH · TLH

I’m a glib son-of-a-bitch when cornered. A silver tongued devil when I need to be. I could downplay and gloss over World War 2 with a sentence if it suited my needs. It doesn’t. I think the hardest thing for me is asking someone else for help. I’ve always done OK by myself. I’ve been resourceful a...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

The Third Step Prayer "God, I offer myself to Thee -- to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Do a 4th, Or end up drinking a 5th!!!!! This slogan reminds me to keep working all 12 steps to insure that I don't take the 1st. (drink) Joni

Robert · Robert

Hey there, been on holiday in cornwall, didnt do a meeting and yesterday I was thinkin- wouldnt it be nice, then the misery came in as if I had a drink, I thought Nah! not worth it, better get back to notts and carry on with the 12 stes. hope alls well will catch up tomorrow when i have slept a little.

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Somewhere in the big AA book, it talks about these 4 qualities. [Has to do with (resentments or tolerance?)]If anyone can locate these pages, I'd appreciate it. I got these 4 qualities, believe it or not, from an alanon tape. 1. Generosity-- allow others their peculiar...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Quote from an engineer on Step 6: "There is a formula here, and if you can't find it here, it's in the next book. (Believing) a formula for everything. My main character defect is not believing my defect is a defect." [ROFLMAO, I had to relate to this on...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

"One of the Best Ways I can help other people....is to encourage them to take better care of themselves....and to reward them when they do." (Might be another Beattie quote.)

wallsal55 · wallsal55

I never could fully grasp gratitude...gratitude journals----until I read M. Beatties book on Gratitude. For me, her explanation to keep track of "what's right with this picture?" (instead of what's wrong!) Brings me back to ground level. :...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Where or where can our good friend John be, Oh, where oh where can he be?

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Curious... is anyone ever on the chat-board?? Checked in there many times this past week, and nada. Am I working this thing right?

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties wit...

Dawnie · Dawnie

Not sure how this all works. I've never been to the message board before. I just got my one year. I should be happy. And I am truely grateful to God and AA but strangely I'm feeling restless. Sort of anticlimactic sort of. I see progress but still would like some sort of sign that there's more to come. You Kn...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Sorry everyone, for some reason the Post are not staying in order. If you Respond to a Post, say at the middle or bottom of the page, it will Bring it up to the very Top Post, so it will be impossible to Read correctly the New Posts, as they come in. Phil just brought this to my attention, and don't at this...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Effects Of Alcohol On The Body (Preview) Hi all, I have just come across this long and sobering list of effects of alcohol on the body. I knew most of them, but I didn't know them all. Alcohol is dangerous and frightening. I need to be reminded of this on a daily basis. Take care, Carol ********************************** ...	Quetzal	11	2451	Jun 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	OK... WHAT THE HELL????? (Preview) OK what the hell sparked everyone to go mental??? What the hell did i say yesterday to cause such an camotion??????????????? Holy .... Whatever it is i think its caused some great misunderstanding. If its about me sayin that i wasnt sure i wanted to post what happend last...	Rob	14	645	Jun 29, 2006 by Rob
	Todays Bit (Preview) RISK "We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it." --Mark Twain I need to risk in life. I need to try again. I need to face life and not run from it. Early in my sobriety I was scared to try new things because I was afraid I might get hurt. I was afraid to express my feelings. I hi...	Phil	1	523	Jun 29, 2006 by jeannie
	Testing Msg Board (Preview) Wanting to see if ActiveBoard.com fixed the problem with the way our post/replies are ending up on the board. Ya'll Let me know if you think they have it solved, k? John	John	3	528	Jun 29, 2006 by Phil
	A Few AA Slogans (Preview) Hi all, I just came across some of these AA slogans. I think that some of them are great and wanted to share them. I am getting so much out of being here on MIP that I wanted to try and put back in a little of all that I am taking from it. Thank you everyone. Take care, Carol *************...	Quetzal	6	536	Jun 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Need MEDITATION help.... (Preview) Anyone here have some good suggestions for deeper meditation for me? I got the coolest light-thingy from HomeMedics... plays Japanes lyre-type music and pale lights move... you can almost still see the colors when your eyes are closed.... It is helping me to unwind and 'let go' of thought... An...	jonibaloni	1	503	Jun 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Just wanted to post this (Preview) Gota post this cos im excited.. Out of my choices for tonight i decided to go fishing. I caught a CHUB... It weighed about 1 pound or just over, not a massive fish by any accounts but im chuffed to bits, ever since seeing one on a dvd i really wanted to catch one but held no real hope as yet due to where...	Rob	4	486	Jun 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Brand Spankin' New (Preview) After lurking for a couple of days and getting a feel for the place, I decided to say hi. I'm new to sobriety, but not really new to the program. I'm a chronic relapser I guess. After almost 10 months of drunkenness, I've been beaten into submission--literally--by alcoholism.&nb...	HDoggie	8	494	Jun 28, 2006 by Dori
	Head Ofice is in the process of rectifying board problems (Preview) Then..again....They won the Hockey Stanely Cup..in North carolina...and we Canadians have a resentment... I must forgive.... To put this in simple terms...John is working on it guys and gals..:)	Phil	3	612	Jun 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Toni (Preview) Thank you dori	Dori	1	515	Jun 28, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	to all (Preview) Hi, I am Dori and a grateful alanon .I have been in alanon for 3 years and it is been alot of work.When I first came in I was a mess I came into change the person I was in love with . Instead I changed me.The A in my life went our own ways.it was painful but I got through it.I had alot a sister to a drunk driver an...	Dori	3	540	Jun 28, 2006 by DanaBanana
	cravings (Preview) Wow, last night did I ever have a big craving to drink. It came out of the blue and for no reason at all. I was not sad as a matter of fact I was happy. I tell you if someone would have offered me a drink, I just might have taken it. I did however use my tools and talk to another recoveri...	zoomie	7	481	Jun 28, 2006 by zoomie
	Dear Gentle People......... (Preview) Once and alcoholic, always an alcoholic.... You long-timers teach me by example, how to be a bit more *GENTLE* with life (I have a looonnnggg way to go on that one!!).... I have been, and still struggle with, EXTREMISM..... LOL What I mean is, I got so beat up the last time out, and FLEW b...	jonibaloni	4	510	Jun 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Tonight (Preview) -- Edited by Rob at 03:39, 2006-06-25	Rob	24	1185	Jun 28, 2006 by Wren
	104 DAYS (Preview) Well, it's been 104 days, 15 weeks since my last drink. It was an awful travel bottle of some vanilla tasting vodka crap. I drank it just before my Dad picked me up for a meeting. I had had a full two days of bingeing. I was a mess. I couldn't function without shaking. I h...	CAM	7	511	Jun 28, 2006 by John
	Andrew (Preview) Welcome Andrew. At the top of the posts, there's a title that says Last Post above the column. Above that in blue are the words " start topic" or something similar. Click on that and you'll get the screen to post a new topic. Welcome to MIP. Blessings, Wren	Wren	1	581	Jun 28, 2006 by Phil
	Being Vulnerable (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go. Being Vulnerable* Part of recovery means learning to share ourselves with other people. We learn to admit our mistakes and expose our imperfections -- not so that others can fix us, rescue us, or feel sorry for us, but so we can love and accept ourselves. This sharing i...	Phil	10	654	Jun 28, 2006 by Phil
	Anyone here RiDe? (Preview) Of course I had to change my riding buds when I got sober. Those poker runs usually went from bar to bar. But I've learned riding is riding and I still LOVE it. Several of us got a sober group together about 6 months back. So, any of you ride? Be interested in hitting the road with me?	ChopperBabe	4	508	Jun 28, 2006 by Phil
	Live Now (Preview) Live now "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -- Annie Dillard We lose the power of the moment because we're so rarely in it. We're reliving the past or speculating about the future. We continue to believe that tomorrow's the day when I'll be more capable, more wealthy, mo...	Wren	3	417	Jun 28, 2006 by Quetzal
	Though he came to scoff... (Preview) "Though he came to scoff, he remained to pray..." I love this quote from the Big Book. When I came to AA, it was the last resort for me. I did not show up because everything was "Fine, thankyou..", and I was just curious. I came because I had tried literally EVERYTHING else, and to no av...	jonibaloni	0	1791	Jun 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Something is definitely not right! (Preview) The dates on peoples posts seem to be advancing. Say you posted three days ago, not it says you posted yesterday. Verrrrrrrry Straaaaange??? I'm lost. I don't know if anyone has lost their post or what due to this. Time to take a breather I guess.	soberdrunk	4	538	Jun 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Caffeine.... (Preview) I know I am obsessing today....I called folgers 800# to find out how much caffeine I am getting in Folger's Singles (like little tea bags, individual servings). 116.7 mg caffeine per Folgers Single. Hmmm....now I have to figure out if I am getting any...	wallsal55	11	554	Jun 27, 2006 by recovering jb
	15 days sober (Preview) hi all i feel great nomore beating myself up on my relapes after 16 years.i have been reading the bigbook, going to meetings, making coffee,got a sponser. we are working on relating to Bills story its so different this time im blessed to have another chance. thank you so much for caring untill i could .s...	JMAS	3	1243	Jun 27, 2006 by JMAS
	8 days sober (Preview) It's been 8 days since my relapse... my moods have been all over the place... my sponsor said that's normal when getting sober, she did the same thing, I guess it doesn't help that we're bipolar though. That first week after my first meeting I was on this pink cloud, along with getting hypomanic on occas...	LisaF	9	622	Jun 27, 2006 by LisaF
	My 12th Step Blessing (Preview) Very very excited tonight.... I have been talking lately with a young lady who has a very similar story as me... and she has been in and out of the program. She has 3 months now and her sponsor had wanted her to do a 'quick 4th step', which she did, involving writing down the person, and then talking about...	jonibaloni	4	545	Jun 27, 2006 by Wren
	Where I am (Preview) Thank you all so much for your support. I am trying to surrender at this stage. I am taking very little baby steps towards picking up a phone or calling a doctor. I am terrified to do that, and I am terrified to drink. And I am terrified not to drink. You know by the time I lost my friends, my family stoppe...	Niall	5	643	Jun 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Thoughts To Live By: (Preview) Don't use LOVE as an excuse to abuse!!!! *You make me feel unimportant.* *You treat me like a child.* *You put me down.* *You don't like my friends.* *You get angry when I see them.* *You don't want me to succeed.* *You undermine me, nothing I say or do is correct.* *You think the things I'm interested in...*	jeannie	0	624	Jun 27, 2006 by jeannie
	Wren's Computer Stopped Working (Preview) Hi, Just a note to say I just received a call from Chris, (Wren) that she will not be Posting, as her PC is not working. She does not know when she will be back, maybe tomorrow, maybe much longer. She did not want anyone wondering why she was not Posting. So Chrissy, we do and will miss you until your...	Toni Baloney	4	484	Jun 26, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Setting things straight... kinda (Preview) To set things straight... I am posting on these boards because i have a drink problem.. Just because i have a problem with drink doesnt mean i can just simply slip into a program and all be well. I have problems with that.. I have been gettin drunk every night since i was about 1...	Rob	8	2879	Jun 26, 2006 by Wren
	Morning All (Preview) Good to be home! woke up with a wet nose and waggy tail, yes the dog woke me up! nice to be relaxing in my own surroundings, I loved the holiday though. spoke to two alcoholics last night, one was my sponcer, and another was a guy I am "buddying" going to go to a meet today, but first I am going to have to get up...	Robert	2	557	Jun 26, 2006 by Rob
	hello (Preview) I have been on this board quite a bit but it has been some time since I posted. I got some great help from some of you at various times. I can relate to many of you, particularly the likes of Rob because I, like him am finding it very hard to just stop and surrender. Let me explain. I am now what you might cal...	Niall	10	579	Jun 26, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Phil or john (Preview) Hi, I have noticed in some of my posts my last name is being added why is that ? How do I stop that I really dont want my last name given.It is part of my email. address is that why ? dori	Dori	2	497	Jun 26, 2006 by Dori
	Having connection Problems (Preview) Hi, i think it is my PC, it has been really slow in the last few days, but now I am having sign in problems, just wondering if anyone else is having a slower than usual sign in, and then when Responding, cannot do that.???? Any advice, cannot stay here anyway, have to go out, but hoping it is the si...	Toni Baloney	6	488	Jun 26, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Com 'moooo' nication :) :( (Preview) Gosh, I don't know. I just do not know when I have my spouses full attention to communicate. I know I am up against a very short attention span, (ADD or ADHD), a lot of caffeinated/sugary sodas he consumes, and mild hearing loss. I just know I am so tired of...	wallsal55	2	481	Jun 26, 2006 by jeannie
	5th NIGHT SOBER!! (Preview) I am an alcoholic. I posted here for the first time the other night on my 3rd night, I came back today and saw more positive replies. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! That night my 3rd night was a pretty bad night with w/d symptons at some point I could not sleep b/c of the muscle spasms and my stomach chlenching. HO...	mygirls_mylife	9	602	Jun 25, 2006 by zoomie
	Alcohol used in cooking? (Preview) Hi guys & gals, I have just got back from my Saturday morning AA meeting and feel set up for the weekend. After the meeting, a few of us got chatting about using alcohol in cooking. To my amazement, one or two folk said that they still do that, but only if they know that it is fully cooked back. I co...	Quetzal	8	674	Jun 25, 2006 by zoomie
	THE PROMISES (Preview) The Promises......................... If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenit...	Toni Baloney	2	465	Jun 25, 2006 by Quetzal
	rambling... (Preview) I’m a glib son-of-a-bitch when cornered. A silver tongued devil when I need to be. I could downplay and gloss over World War 2 with a sentence if it suited my needs. It doesn’t. I think the hardest thing for me is asking someone else for help. I’ve always done OK by myself. I’ve been resourceful a...	TLH	17	610	Jun 25, 2006 by TLH
	THIRD STEP PRAYER (Preview) The Third Step Prayer "God, I offer myself to Thee -- to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do...	Toni Baloney	2	485	Jun 25, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Do a "4th"..... OR........ (Preview) Do a 4th, Or end up drinking a 5th!!!!! This slogan reminds me to keep working all 12 steps to insure that I don't take the 1st. (drink) Joni	jonibaloni	3	537	Jun 24, 2006 by Quetzal
	checking in (Preview) Hey there, been on holiday in cornwall, didnt do a meeting and yesterday I was thinkin- wouldnt it be nice, then the misery came in as if I had a drink, I thought Nah! not worth it, better get back to notts and carry on with the 12 stes. hope alls well will catch up tomorrow when i have slept a little.	Robert	1	546	Jun 24, 2006 by Quetzal
	4 Qualities from Big AA book (Preview) Somewhere in the big AA book, it talks about these 4 qualities. [Has to do with (resentments or tolerance?)]If anyone can locate these pages, I'd appreciate it. I got these 4 qualities, believe it or not, from an alanon tape. 1. Generosity-- allow others their peculiar...	wallsal55	0	578	Jun 24, 2006 by wallsal55
	Quote/ Step 6 (Preview) Quote from an engineer on Step 6: "There is a formula here, and if you can't find it here, it's in the next book. (Believing) a formula for everything. My main character defect is not believing my defect is a defect." [ROFLMAO, I had to relate to this on...	wallsal55	0	402	Jun 24, 2006 by wallsal55
	Quote (Preview) "One of the Best Ways I can help other people....is to encourage them to take better care of themselves....and to reward them when they do." (Might be another Beattie quote.)	wallsal55	0	377	Jun 24, 2006 by wallsal55
	Gratitude for Me... (Preview) I never could fully grasp gratitude...gratitude journals----until I read M. Beatties book on Gratitude. For me, her explanation to keep track of "what's right with this picture?" (instead of what's wrong!) Brings me back to ground level. :...	wallsal55	0	409	Jun 24, 2006 by wallsal55
	We are still "out of Order" (Preview) Where or where can our good friend John be, Oh, where oh where can he be?	Toni Baloney	1	640	Jun 24, 2006 by Phil
	Chat Room.... (Preview) Curious... is anyone ever on the chat-board?? Checked in there many times this past week, and nada. Am I working this thing right?	jonibaloni	10	575	Jun 24, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	24 Hour Program (Preview) On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties wit...	soberdrunk	3	465	Jun 24, 2006 by jonibaloni
	new to this... (Preview) Not sure how this all works. I've never been to the message board before. I just got my one year. I should be happy. And I am truely grateful to God and AA but strangely I'm feeling restless. Sort of anticlimactic sort of. I see progress but still would like some sort of sign that there's more to come. You Kn...	Dawnie	3	620	Jun 24, 2006 by Quetzal
	ALL THE POST ARE OUT OF ORDER (Preview) Sorry everyone, for some reason the Post are not staying in order. If you Respond to a Post, say at the middle or bottom of the page, it will Bring it up to the very Top Post, so it will be impossible to Read correctly the New Posts, as they come in. Phil just brought this to my attention, and don't at this...	Toni Baloney	3	485	Jun 24, 2006 by Phil
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