Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. --Alice Meynell It's all too easy to blame a friend, spouse, or co-worker for the uneven quality of our lives. If only others would behave according to our plans and dictates, then all would go well, we think. What seldom is rem...

Rob · Rob

Hi guys.. I know I havent been on here much at all in the last couple of months.. Iv been trying to get stuff in my head straight cos i was starting to feel like i was losing my mind .. losing myself with the meetings and these boards... I am feeling better in some ways in my mind in ter...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good Morning Dana, Well I do not recall you telling us you were headed off to the Carribean, or another exotic place, and have been wondering," where or where has our Dana gone, or where or where could she be?" We miss your cheer and your wonderful insight, just wanted you to know. Hugs, ...

trudi · trudi

I am back from rehab. was a good experience. Now the work starts! got a new sponsor and spending Saturday afternoons with her. Been to a couple of meetings now I am back and they were really good. Hope everyone is doing well. Love Trudi.

Phil · Phil

Changing our attitudes Our prayer is, "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." We say this prayer at least once a day because although we must accept the things we cannot change today, they may, in...

mygirls_mylife · mygirls_mylife

My name is Star and I AM an alcoholic. I am 3 days sober and believe I am startingthe withdrawal/detox process. Last night I went to my first AA meeting and I felt great. I got the BB met alot of friendly recov. women, got a list of #'s and probably a sponsor.It almost felt like it was going to be easy to do. ...

jeannie · jeannie

What do you do when life seems to force you to react? You can panic, become anxious, yell, and respond with a counterattack. But that probably won't solve the problem. And it may turn things into a brawl. Or you can calm down. Breathe deeply. Tell yourself to relax. Sa...

Rob · Rob

-- Edited by Rob at 01:36, 2006-06-24

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Ugh!!! Tough concepts for me at times!!! Balance has always been my problem; I seem to have always been so 'all-or-nothing' with everything in my life... I focus on one area of my life at a time, then scurry around trying to make that one area work perfectly and be without blemish... Perfectionism??...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Anyone having troubles with this site? Things seem to be going really slow over yonder. I'm used to lightning quick internet. Damn expectations are set too high? Is it me or the computer. Who's gonna win? Am i crazy? We all know the answer to that one, so please don't answer that one........lol. Oh well...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Thanks for all the well-wishing!! (Back prob's...) Feeling 99.999% better now... had to lay low (like on the floor...LOL) for a few but rarin' to go now for an AA packed weekend with the gals. Thank you all for being so darned sweet!!!! Sincerely, Joan-Baloan

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

I'm finally only a day away from a couple weeks vacation. Heading out Oregon way (or as the natives call it, "organ"). I'll be out of touch with the board until July 2. Here's wishing each of you safe, sane & sober days, one day at a time (as that's the way I'...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everybody, I read this in 'Daily Reflections' this morning and I wanted to share it with you. Have a great and sober day. Carol ************************ Trusting Others But does trust require that we be blind to other people's motives or, indeed, to our o...

Rob · Rob

I know that everyone advice is to get to aa etc.. But tonight im just feeling so lonely.. I dont often feel lonely.. I guess im feeling lonely cos i am not intouch with myself.. . When im intouch with myself i have no reason to feel lonely.. But im feeling out of reach of myself right now..&n...

wagon · wagon

Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power. take care wagon

...

John · John

Hi everyone, Let me start off by saying that for 2 weeks, I have sat in the background watching the stuff that has transpired on this board go on. I had chosen to not practice my control issues here, but instead seek Gods guidence and not let my ego guide me in how to deal with the variety o...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I know there have got to be some animal lovers here on this site, so I would like to hear about everyone's pets, how they enrich your sobriety, and what they tell you about yourself and your progress!! My baby Scouty (my icon picture) is 10 months old, and she has taught me so much about myself a...

LisaF · LisaF

Sorry, if it's not ok for me to post this here, go ahead and delete it. Just looking for some suggestions... Does anyone else here like rap? My ipod's full of rap but a lot of it's old stuff... a few newer songs I looked up on the rap station's website and downloaded... looking for some new stuff to down...

Phil · Phil

Today's Gift. When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade. --Dale Carnegie Good fortune is built on misfortune. By losing a race we learn what mistakes to avoid next time we run. A burglar may make us install the lock that will keep out a murderer. Each time a toddler falls is a lesson i...

karina · karina

Im new to being sober. everytime i see a councellor or nurse or doctor i feel like a specimen, or exhibit a. "this girl is withdrawing from blah blah blah" " and she is suffering from this and that" aaaahhh, when i talk they look at me all screw faced like

and will you be.. "s...

Sycorax · Sycorax

sorry bout that. I replied to your 'getting back to AA' thread and I was referring to you as John throughout. I hope you are not offended. It must have been a Freudian slip, because I have a brother called John who has big drug problems and I am worried about him. Oddly enough, unlike everyone else in our fa...

Phil · Phil

Paddy, the famous Irishman, is driving home after downing a few at the local pub. He turns a corner and much to his horror he sees a tree in the middle of the road. He swerves to avoid it and almost too late realizes that there is yet another tree directly in his path. He swerves again an...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

This site engine is really slowing down, now at the Bottom of the Page, that usually shows "Transerring Data" it is now showing "Tranferring data from Sparklet" which is the message we get when it site goes down.........so hold on tight.....cause I think it is coming to a screahing halt.......hope n...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Don't know how to feel about this, this will make 1000 Post and Response from this Alke in 6 months. I am only so greatful that this is only a typing forum, and not a speaking forum, because I would be suffering a lot today, with the reputation of being a Pretty Big Mouth, saved by the Bell, or by Cyber space,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, I was at an AA meeting recently and the reading from the Big Book was "Belle of the Bar". I got so much out of that and it was so me! It isn't included in the copy of the Big Book that I have. I have been searching for it on the Internet all morning using Google, but I haven't been able to find it. I have...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Hi pals... I am in a horrendous amount of physical pain today... just taking Tylenol and laying back... very very aggravated. Pulled my back out major-league right under the left shoulder blade... how it happened: we had an old pool table in the garage that needed to be dis-assembled in order to b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It just had to happen. He just had to do it. OK, folks, this is going to be a major moan here, but I've gotta get it out. I apologize in advance. I've had a wonderful day. I joined this great Forum this morning and introduced myself. You have to be the best folk that I have ever 'met'. You have all gi...

newbyalchie · newbyalchie

Hi All! I just signed up for this and am looking forward to supporting anyone who needs it. God knows I do. So hi and howdy and hello. So I am going to type out some frustration because at 12:00 am there are no meetings in the area and I looked online to see if the...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Good evening. To the new people: Welcome, To everyone else: Apologies for my absence. Drunkenness is a self fulfilling condition: You can't be normal without drink............. I took the time out from work. This for me is the third (or forth) attempt at sobriety............ it feels good so f...

Dori · Dori

Hey, Just had to come over on this side and read your posts Phil they always encourage me and move me in the right direction.They are simple .. I am doing good working it and staying busy work , kids and on and on . miss your posts Dori a greatful person in alanon

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

My deepest apologies, I went into your Post, and took out the "FF" AA. Which is standard procedure around here now. That is all I took out, and when I went back to re-read your post, I accidentally removed about a third of the end of you Post. Please, Please forgive me. It was an accident. and I am s...

jeannie · jeannie

And if not now, when? --The Talmud It's so easy to put things off. Sometimes we're like Scarlet O'Hara, who hoped and dreamed for a better life by saying, "There's always tomorrow." But is there always a tomorrow? If we live too many of our days counting on tomorrows, we may find o...

LisaF · LisaF

I went to my meeting tonight and we were sitting there talking and this loud motorcycle pulls up and someone starts saying something about someone named Skeeter, and I'm sitting here thinking there's not that many skeeters around... My husband's uncle is named Skeeter, and I knew he was a recovering...

LisaF · LisaF

Did anyone else here get this way when you stopped drinking and started going to AA? This really good feeling like you're on top of the world... my sponsor said some people get that way just from putting down the alcohol and doing something good for yourself. I've definitely been this way over the past w...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I have just joined this forum and wanted to say 'hi' to everybody. My name is Carol and I'm an alcoholic. I have been sober since November 5th 2005 and I am feeling really great about it. I'm starting to feel great about life and beginning to love every minute of it. I regularly a...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

There it goes again... the beautiful happy-crying thing again... Just wanted you all to know that I am so in awe of so many of you and your journey(s)... I just started crying again after decades, and have not shed a 'pain-tear' yet (I know they will come at some point...) but I am being washed with te...

Mimi · Mimi

Hello Everyone, I am new here and hoping someone may have some words of wisdom. I recently attended a few alanon meetings and am finding them helpful. Last night I also attended an open AA meeting which was also very informative. I'm hoping someone may have an opinion on my daughter-- if this i...

Wren · Wren

Control Do you have control issues? Personality control is the biggest issue everyone must face in the spiritual journey. Because this is not understood nor often enough addressed, the spiritual journey for many is a disguised ego trip. We think we can control everything we experience – with b...

karina · karina

So after I posted my "IM GOING CRAZY!" message, i went to bed only to find the next day to be alot worse. By night time i really needed to talk to someone, so i called the nurses hotline. I told her my physical symptoms and she said i was going through sever withdrawal. So she said I HAD to go to the hospital. I t...

Wren · Wren

Gifts We Give ourselves Friends Good friends enrich our lives in so many ways. Through a magical combination of similarities and differences, friends offer us the opportunity to know ourselves as we are and help us grow into who we want to be. Our similarities attract us to each other, c...

Phil · Phil

Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affairs that hard all the time. Having life be that hard is a remnant of our martyrdom, a leftover fr...

Sycorax · Sycorax

....and not drinking! Only been a couple of days. I still can't get to any meetings: my daughter who is only three prevents me from going to all the local ones except for this one on Fridays where they have a creche. There should be more creche meetings! Maybe I could start one up myself, but...

Phil · Phil

There are five drivers that get in the saddle and drive us. They’ve got spurs on their boots and they kick us, and all of our emotional miseries come from being dominated by one of those drivers." Here are the drivers: Be perfect. Please everybody. Try harder. Be strong. Hurry up. Have y...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Good day to be sober! Hope you are all doing well!

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi to All, Just glad you are all here today. Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 20:10, 2006-06-30

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Did you find us, you have to sign in, o.k.? Toni

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Well I am going to write this, and then probably edit it out, I don't really know if it belongs on this AA Board. As some of you know, I have a Son, that is in Prison, for committing a very serious crime, while in the middle of a pychotic break. He suffers with Schizophenia, and had been taken good medication...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

The A.A. way of living is not an easy one, but it's an adventure in living that is better than our old drunken way of living that there's no comparison. Our lives without A.A. would be worth nothing. With A.A. we have a chance to live reasonably good lives. It's worth the battle, no matter ho...

alkteach · alkteach

I am a 27 year old female who had a very bad drinking problem. I truly don't think I was the definition of an alcoholic, because I didn't need it 24/7, but I definitely abused alcohol. I was a binge drinker and throughout high school and college that was very normal behavior.&...

LisaF · LisaF

I just emailed the last person I felt needs to know about the drinking and AA... my best online friend that I've known for 7 years... he was there for me through problems I had when I was 15 and 16, he helped me to find out about God and know God and eventually led me to decide to get baptized about a year after I...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Happiness (Preview) *Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. --Alice Meynell* It's all too easy to blame a friend, spouse, or co-worker for the uneven quality of our lives. If only others would behave according to our plans and dictates, then all would go well, we think. What seldom is rem...	Phil	0	401	Jun 24, 2006 by Phil
	I think i wana get back to aa (Preview) Hi guys.. I know I havent been on here much at all in the last couple of months.. Iv been trying to get stuff in my head straight cos i was starting to feel like i was losing my mind .. losing myself with the meetings and these boards... I am feeling better in some ways in my mind in ter...	Rob	16	676	Jun 23, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Yoo Hoo Dana Banana (Preview) Good Morning Dana, Well I do not recall you telling us you were headed off to the Carribean, or another exotic place, and have been wondering," where or where has our Dana gone, or where or where could she be?" We miss your cheer and your wonderful insight, just wanted you to know. Hugs, ...	Toni Baloney	6	542	Jun 23, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I am back... (Preview) I am back from rehab. was a good experience. Now the work starts! got a new sponsor and spending Saturday afternoons with her. Been to a couple of meetings now I am back and they were really good. Hope everyone is doing well. Love Trudi.	trudi	5	467	Jun 23, 2006 by Phil
	Have a good day eh... (Preview) Changing our attitudes Our prayer is, "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." We say this prayer at least once a day because although we must accept the things we cannot change today, they may, in...	Phil	2	483	Jun 23, 2006 by Phil
	New to recovery (Preview) My name is Star and I AM an alcoholic. I am 3 days sober and believe I am startingthe withdrawal/detox process. Last night I went to my first AA meeting and I felt great. I got the BB met alot of friendly recov. women, got a list of #'s and probably a sponsor.It almost felt like it was going to be easy to do. ...	mygirls_mylife	10	580	Jun 23, 2006 by Dori
	What to do when life throws you a curve! (Preview) What do you do when life seems to force you to react? You can panic, become anxious, yell, and respond with a counterattack. But that probably won't solve the problem. And it may turn things into a brawl. *Or you can calm down. Breathe deeply. Tell yourself to relax. Sa...*	jeannie	7	534	Jun 23, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Something STOPPING me.. (Preview) -- Edited by Rob at 01:36, 2006-06-24	Rob	2	460	Jun 23, 2006 by Dori
	Balance... The "B" word... (Preview) Ugh!!! Tough concepts for me at times!!! Balance has always been my problem; I seem to have always been so 'all-or-nothing' with everything in my life... I focus on one area of my life at a time, then scurry around trying to make that one area work perfectly and be without blemish... Perfectionism??...	jonibaloni	3	737	Jun 23, 2006 by wallsal55
	Message board acting funny? (Preview) Anyone having troubles with this site? Things seem to be going really slow over yonder. I'm used to lightning quick internet. Damn expectations are set too high? Is it me or the computer. Who's gonna win? Am i crazy? We all know the answer to that one, so please don't answer that one........lol. Oh well...	soberdrunk	6	467	Jun 23, 2006 by jeannie
	Recuperated... Thanks!! (Preview) Thanks for all the well-wishing!! (Back prob's...) Feeling 99.999% better now... had to lay low (like on the floor...LOL) for a few but rarin' to go now for an AA packed weekend with the gals. Thank you all for being so darned sweet!!!! Sincerely, Joan-Baloan	jonibaloni	4	461	Jun 23, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Vacation (Preview) I'm finally only a day away from a couple weeks vacation. Heading out Oregon way (or as the natives call it, "organ"). I'll be out of touch with the board until July 2. Here's wishing each of you safe, sane & sober days, one day at a time (as that's the way I'...	Sick of being sick	5	475	Jun 23, 2006 by soberdrunk
	From 'Daily Reflections' (Preview) Hi everybody, I read this in 'Daily Reflections' this morning and I wanted to share it with you. Have a great and sober day. Carol ********************** Trusting Others** But does trust require that we be blind to other people's motives or, indeed, to our o...	Quetzal	0	585	Jun 23, 2006 by Quetzal
	Feeling so alone tonight... (Preview) I know that everyone advice is to get to aa etc.. But tonight im just feeling so lonely.. I dont often feel lonely.. I guess im feeling lonely cos i am not intouch with myself.. . When im intouch with myself i have no reason to feel lonely.. But im feeling out of reach of myself right now..&n...	Rob	10	626	Jun 23, 2006 by Quetzal
	aa big book (Preview) Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power. take care wagon ...	wagon	4	519	Jun 23, 2006 by Quetzal
	What are we doing here? (Preview) Hi everyone, Let me start off by saying that for 2 weeks, I have sat in the background watching the stuff that has transpired on this board go on. I had chosen to not practice my control issues here, but instead seek Gods guidence and not let my ego guide me in how to deal with the variety o...	John	9	788	Jun 22, 2006 by recovering jb
	Sobriety Pets (Preview) I know there have got to be some animal lovers here on this site, so I would like to hear about everyone's pets, how they enrich your sobriety, and what they tell you about yourself and your progress!! My baby Scouty (my icon picture) is 10 months old, and she has taught me so much about myself a...	jonibaloni	15	874	Jun 22, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Off Topic... Music Suggestions (Preview) Sorry, if it's not ok for me to post this here, go ahead and delete it. Just looking for some suggestions... Does anyone else here like rap? My ipod's full of rap but a lot of it's old stuff... a few newer songs I looked up on the rap station's website and downloaded... looking for some new stuff to down...	LisaF	2	506	Jun 22, 2006 by TLH
	Lemons (Preview) *Today's Gift. When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade. --Dale Carnegie* Good fortune is built on misfortune. By losing a race we learn what mistakes to avoid next time we run. A burglar may make us install the lock that will keep out a murderer. Each time a toddler falls is a lesson i...	Phil	5	468	Jun 22, 2006 by TLH
	i feel like a LAB RAT in detox (Preview) Im new to being sober. everytime i see a councellor or nurse or doctor i feel like a specimen, or exhibit a. "this girl is withdrawing from blah blah blah" " and she is suffering from this and that" aaaahhh, when i talk they look at me all screw faced like and will you be.. "s...	karina	4	518	Jun 22, 2006 by Rob
	sorry Rob, I called you John! (Preview) sorry bout that. I replied to your 'getting back to AA' thread and I was referring to you as John throughout. I hope you are not offended. It must have been a Freudian slip, because I have a brother called John who has big drug problems and I am worried about him. Oddly enough, unlike everyone else in our fa...	Sycorax	2	480	Jun 22, 2006 by Rob
	On The Lighter Side.... (Preview) Paddy, the famous Irishman, is driving home after downing a few at the local pub. He turns a corner and much to his horror he sees a tree in the middle of the road. He swerves to avoid it and almost too late realizes that there is yet another tree directly in his path. He swerves again an...	Phil	12	592	Jun 22, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Feels like the Train is SLOOOWING Down! (Preview) This site engine is really slowing down, now at the Bottom of the Page, that usually shows "Transerring Data" it is now showing "Tranferring data from Sparklet" which is the message we get when it site goes down.........so hold on tight.....cause I think it is coming to a screahing halt.......hope n...	Toni Baloney	3	469	Jun 22, 2006 by DanaBanana
	1000 Post - Yicks (Preview) Don't know how to feel about this, this will make 1000 Post and Response from this Alke in 6 months. I am only so greatful that this is only a typing forum, and not a speaking forum, because I would be suffering a lot today, with the reputation of being a Pretty Big Mouth, saved by the Bell, or by Cyber space,...	Toni Baloney	7	524	Jun 22, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Belle of the Bar - on the 'Net? (Preview) Hi all, I was at an AA meeting recently and the reading from the Big Book was "Belle of the Bar". I got so much out of that and it was so me! It isn't included in the copy of the Big Book that I have. I have been searching for it on the Internet all morning using Google, but I haven't been able to find it. I have...	Quetzal	6	4239	Jun 22, 2006 by Quetzal
	physical pain, expectations, sobriety... (Preview) Hi pals... I am in a horrendous amount of physical pain today... just taking Tylenol and laying back... very very aggravated. Pulled my back out major-league right under the left shoulder blade... how it happened: we had an old pool table in the garage that needed to be dis-assembled in order to b...	jonibaloni	6	822	Jun 22, 2006 by Quetzal
	How I Feel Right Now! (Preview) It just had to happen. He just had to do it. OK, folks, this is going to be a major moan here, but I've gotta get it out. I apologize in advance. I've had a wonderful day. I joined this great Forum this morning and introduced myself. You have to be the best folk that I have ever 'met'. You have all gi...	Quetzal	8	505	Jun 22, 2006 by Quetzal
	NewbieAlchie (Preview) Hi All! I just signed up for this and am looking forward to supporting anyone who needs it. God knows I do. So hi and howdy and hello. So I am going to type out some frustration because at 12:00 am there are no meetings in the area and I looked online to see if the...	newbyalchie	7	515	Jun 21, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hi Everyone (Preview) Good evening. To the new people: Welcome, To everyone else: Apologies for my absence. Drunkenness is a self fulfilling condition: You can't be normal without drink............. I took the time out from work. This for me is the third (or forth) attempt at sobriety............ it feels good so f...	Cabbageheadchris	4	447	Jun 21, 2006 by jonibaloni
	CHECKING IN -PHIL (Preview) Hey, Just had to come over on this side and read your posts Phil they always encourage me and move me in the right direction.They are simple .. I am doing good working it and staying busy work , kids and on and on . miss your posts Dori a greatful person in alanon	Dori	2	626	Jun 21, 2006 by Dori
	To Cabbagehead Chris (Preview) My deepest apologies, I went into your Post, and took out the "FF" AA. Which is standard procedure around here now. That is all I took out, and when I went back to re-read your post, I accidentally removed about a third of the end of you Post. Please, Please forgive me. It was an accident. and I am s...	Toni Baloney	5	484	Jun 21, 2006 by Phil
	TODAY (Preview) *And if not now, when? --The Talmud* It's so easy to put things off. Sometimes we're like Scarlet O'Hara, who hoped and dreamed for a better life by saying, "There's always tomorrow." But is there always a tomorrow? If we live too many of our days counting on tomorrows, we may find o...	jeannie	0	417	Jun 21, 2006 by jeannie
	It's a small world! (Preview) I went to my meeting tonight and we were sitting there talking and this loud motorcycle pulls up and someone starts saying something about someone named Skeeter, and I'm sitting here thinking there's not that many skeeters around... My husband's uncle is named Skeeter, and I knew he was a recovering...	LisaF	3	498	Jun 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	on top of the world feeling (Preview) Did anyone else here get this way when you stopped drinking and started going to AA? This really good feeling like you're on top of the world... my sponsor said some people get that way just from putting down the alcohol and doing something good for yourself. I've definitely been this way over the past w...	LisaF	5	537	Jun 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	Newbie Here! (Preview) Hi everyone, I have just joined this forum and wanted to say 'hi' to everybody. My name is Carol and I'm an alcoholic. I have been sober since November 5th 2005 and I am feeling really great about it. I'm starting to feel great about life and beginning to love every minute of it. I regularly a...	Quetzal	30	1094	Jun 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	BAWLING MY EYES OUT... (Preview) *There it goes again... the beautiful happy-crying thing again...* *Just wanted you all to know that I am so in awe of so many of you and your journey(s)...* *I just started crying again after decades, and have not shed a 'pain-tear' yet (I know they will come at some point...) but I am being washed with te...*	jonibaloni	7	520	Jun 20, 2006 by karina
	My Daughter (Preview) Hello Everyone, I am new here and hoping someone may have some words of wisdom. I recently attended a few alanon meetings and am finding them helpful. Last night I also attended an open AA meeting which was also very informative. I'm hoping someone may have an opinion on my daughter-- if this i...	Mimi	4	508	Jun 20, 2006 by karina
	Soul Perspectives on Control (Preview) Control Do you have control issues? Personality control is the biggest issue everyone must face in the spiritual journey. Because this is not understood nor often enough addressed, the spiritual journey for many is a disguised ego trip. We think we can control everything we experience – with b...	Wren	2	425	Jun 20, 2006 by Phil
	So friends im still alive, after a hospital visit (Preview) So after I posted my "IM GOING CRAZY!" message, i went to bed only to find the next day to be alot worse. By night time i really needed to talk to someone, so i called the nurses hotline. I told her my physical symptoms and she said i was going through sever withdrawal. So she said I HAD to go to the hospital. I t...	karina	8	624	Jun 20, 2006 by recovering jb
	Friends- OM (Preview) Gifts We Give ourselves Friends Good friends enrich our lives in so many ways. Through a magical combination of similarities and differences, friends offer us the opportunity to know ourselves as we are and help us grow into who we want to be. Our similarities attract us to each other, c...	Wren	4	445	Jun 20, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Making Life Easier (Preview) Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affairs that hard all the time. Having life be that hard is a remnant of our martyrdom, a leftover fr...	Phil	4	506	Jun 20, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Hi there again...am back in the relatively real world.... (Preview) ....and not drinking! Only been a couple of days. I still can't get to any meetings: my daughter who is only three prevents me from going to all the local ones except for this one on Fridays where they have a creche. There should be more creche meetings! Maybe I could start one up myself, but...	Sycorax	6	488	Jun 20, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Dragons of the mind (Preview) There are five drivers that get in the saddle and drive us. They’ve got spurs on their boots and they kick us, and all of our emotional miseries come from being dominated by one of those drivers." Here are the drivers: Be perfect. Please everybody. Try harder. Be strong. Hurry up. Have y...	Phil	6	474	Jun 20, 2006 by jeannie
	Hi Everyone! (Preview) Good day to be sober! Hope you are all doing well!	soberdrunk	9	472	Jun 20, 2006 by jeannie
	Life on Life's Terms (Preview) Hi to All, Just glad you are all here today. Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 20:10, 2006-06-30	Toni Baloney	4	506	Jun 20, 2006 by jeannie
	Sherr (Preview) Did you find us, you have to sign in, o.k.? Toni	Toni Baloney	3	478	Jun 19, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Numb (Preview) Well I am going to write this, and then probably edit it out, I don't really know if it belongs on this AA Board. As some of you know, I have a Son, that is in Prison, for committing a very serious crime, while in the middle of a pychotic break. He suffers with Schizophenia, and had been taken good medication...	Toni Baloney	12	552	Jun 19, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Thought for the day (Preview) The A.A. way of living is not an easy one, but it's an adventure in living that is better than our old drunken way of living that there's no comparison. Our lives without A.A. would be worth nothing. With A.A. we have a chance to live reasonably good lives. It's worth the battle, no matter ho...	soberdrunk	4	494	Jun 19, 2006 by jeannie
	Sober for 3 years, but new to AA (Preview) I am a 27 year old female who had a very bad drinking problem. I truly don't think I was the definition of an alcoholic, because I didn't need it 24/7, but I definitely abused alcohol. I was a binge drinker and throughout high school and college that was very normal behavior.&...	alkteach	6	584	Jun 19, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Everyone knows now (Preview) I just emailed the last person I felt needs to know about the drinking and AA... my best online friend that I've known for 7 years... he was there for me through problems I had when I was 15 and 16, he helped me to find out about God and know God and eventually led me to decide to get baptized about a year after I...	LisaF	4	531	Jun 18, 2006 by LisaF
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