Alcoholics Anonymous

Robert · Robert

why am I so fearful for a positive change in my life? I have been preying for this change, and it has come and I am now worried about the what if's - I am not happy where im at, so I am looking to leave all that behind me, but still I am worried....

Quetzal · Quetzal

(Copied from another source) Sobriety is much more than just not drinking. It is a whole new way of thinking. One of those new thoughts is that, for me, the Life Hereafter is from this moment on. I have come to know that what I do, each moment, affects my subsequent life. I create my own pers...

Phil · Phil

from "Living Sober" Alcoholism has been described as “the lonely disease,” and very few recovered alcoholics argue the point. Looking back at the last years or months of our drinking, literally hundreds of thousands of us remember feeling isolated even when we were amo...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good Morning all, Well this sayings, are alive and well in my Recovery today, qualifying for a couple. Need to address and change them. Just the last two, had to stay in, with some eye irritation that affected my vision, so, don't drive, came up for me. And when we stay inside, and are not feel...

Doll · Doll

WE BECOME WILLING. . . . . At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not an end in itself. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 77 How easily I can become misdirected in approaching the Eighth Step! I wish to be free, somehow transformed by my Sixth and Seventh Step work. Now, more than ever, I am v...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Over and done! I just got home about an hour ago. Went up to my room and kind of quieted my mind for an hour like the book says and asked God to help me with the willingness to turn some stuff over which I'm not entirely ready for. I'm not sure if I posted on here about my pre-5th step thoughts. I was planning o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I have a slight problem and if anyone could offer any advice or suggestions, then that would be great. I would really appreciate it. It's my parents golden wedding anniversary next week and I am due to go and spend some time with them. As I'm an only child, getting out of going is p...

Robert · Robert

Hi there, I came back from wales early. I had to get back as my family were driving me nuts with old behavior and I do not wear that identity any more and they desperatly "need" me to get back to where I was as its a co dependent family and im the scape goat. Have been quite productive today with my c...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Just talked to my sponsor. He just got back from some kind of vacation for a week. 5th step tomorrow. I'm nervous as hell. Still not done entirely with the 4th. Eeegad! Finishing it is no biggy but I'm scared! Talk about overwhelming fear. I'm going to a meeting.

Doll · Doll

Today is August 1, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! SELF-RELIANCE "The way to greatness is the path of self-reliance, independence and steadfastness in times of trial and stress." -- Herbert Hoover Today I take responsibility for my life. Today I take responsibility for my disea...

Wren · Wren

I have a huge bird flying around in my stomach right now. Just got an email from the ex I spoke to last week concerning my daughter in prison. She will be calling me tomorrow morning between ten and ten forty. It will be the first time we've spoken in so very long. I thought about throwing up on my feet for awh...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go For those of us who have survived by controlling and surrendering, letting go may not come easily. --Beyond Codependency In recovery, we learn that it is important to identify what we want and need. Where does this concept leave us? With a large but clearly identifie...

John · John

Hello everyone, This is to update you on the progress of the Miracles In Progress Cook Book. It is still be put together. I am getting 365 inspirations and motivational thoughts to put with all the recipes. I am having to be very careful for copywrites. This has become a bi...

flumpy · flumpy

hiya all, me again, just wanted to ask your opinion on something from your perspective and in your experience kindda thing. thing is i as you know have been told not to stop drinking as the withdrawals could meke me rather ill, but i use to drink more and over a longer period of time and just stoped, an...

Wren · Wren

Helping Bonds Thrive 1. The relationships you foster will become a mirror of the relationship you have with yourself. Francois de la Rochefoucauld said, "If we are incapable of finding peace in ourselves, it is pointless to search elsewhere." Learn to take responsibility for your own happiness...

Hillbilly · Hillbilly

Am new to this site and sorry that I mentioned my smoking probem, Didn't understand that any thing not related to drinking and drinking problems were off limits for discussion, the facts I am raising grandkids, and trying to better myself in any way I can is not important. I am a whole person and yes I hav...

Phil · Phil

Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortuna...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I know this is a 12 step alcoholism site. I apologize for having redirected some posting to my smoking addiction that I am battling with right now. I am miserable and in tears over this addiction too. It is hard not to share what is going on in a lot of aspects of my life; they are so intertwined......

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

What are the guidelines of posting here.... I get off topic sometimes, part of my alcoholic ADD... Please let me know what the guidelines are, again, so I will know in the future. At what point do posts become 'closed', etc.... Just curious to know these things, for my own ability to follow gui...

Wren · Wren

You know the way "Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love ... and to put its trust in life." -- Joseph Conrad How deeply do you trust your own guidance? Always trust that you know what's best for you. To move forward in your life, gather information from the "experts...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Daily Tip Four Common Stressors Stress is often a matter of how we frame a situation, rather than the situation itself, and how we react to potential stressors is greatly influenced by our internal reaction to external situations. Although the components that make up stress can be complex, simpl...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi Everyone, This Post became CLOSED, and i was the one that started it, so did not want to simple remove the Post, just my part in it. -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 14:47, 2006-07-30

Rob · Rob

Hi all I ent realy got alot to say.. Still drinking... Went to a meeting tonight, first one in about 2 weeks... I expect many people wana bitch at me for not going to more.. but im not on here for that.. im just letting you know my progress. So as i said.. had drink.. went to the mee...

Doll · Doll

I find myself in a bit of a dilema (what's new, right?!). I went to the beach with a couple friends and all was great until the sun went down or it was time to find a restaurant to eat in. They are all social drinkers, and a trip to the beach means drinking! Twice I opted out of dinner and I pretty m...

LisaF · LisaF

I'll probably be going to Little Rock soon, my sis-in-law is pregnant, not due until Aug 27th but she's already 1cm dialated. So she could be born any time now. I looked up meetings in the town near where they live, they're actually in a small town outside of Little Rock. I'll be going to meetings in Bento...

Doll · Doll

GIVING BACK . . . . he has struck something better than gold. . . . He may not see at once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will pay dividends only if he mines it for the rest of his life and insists on giving away the entire product. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129 My part of the Seventh Tradit...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Since I've been a child, I've been in an antagonistic relationship with an important emotional part of myself: my feelings. I have consistently tried to ignore, repress, or force my feelings away. I have tried to create unnatural feelings or force away feelings that we...

Wren · Wren

How are you sabotaging yourself? "If you play it safe in life you've decided that you don't want to grow any more." -- Shirley Hufstedler How are you sabotaging your potential for change? We unconsciously use defence mechanisms to shield us from situations we perceive to be scary or painful...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

What a day it was. Went to see my probation officer. Told her everything I have been doing with my life and the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. She told me that I made her day and that she was so happy to hear the good news. The weird thing is she actually meant it. Go figure? I remember going to see her thr...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

It is really weighing heavily on me, heart, body and soul. My smoking is OUT OF CONTROL and this is the hardest thing to do, I tell ya'. I am on the patch, have been for 3 days now, and have not been 'perfect'.. have picked up a few times a day the cigarrette... still a lot less than 2 packs a day... but I know I am...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Five months sober in the program today! Just for today I will not drink!

Life is good today. No work today. It was a two day work week for me and I received all my insurance information yesterday which starts Aug. 1st. This is the second time I have ever had insurance! Tells you how much I have wor...

HDoggie · HDoggie

I heard this song on the radio recently. It's a country western song by Rodney Atkins. It fits where I am right now. Maybe it will help someone else too: If You're Going Through Hell(Before The Devil Even Knows) Well you know those times When you feel like there's a sign there on yo...

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

Well...it's time to get out into the great outdoors. We are a camping/fishing type family...and are truly blessed to live in a province of Canada that offers so much wilderness for us to enjoy. Just the other day we sold our old beatup Tent Trailer and bought us a brand spanking new one so,...

Hillbilly · Hillbilly

Have been hanging out (lurking) on this site for a couple of days and see that in addition to the booze, cigarettes are also a problem with many here. I am 66 years old and guit smoking about 3 1/2 months ago after 50 years of smoking. My sucess with that addiction is what brought me to this site, figured if I...

wagon · wagon

went to my regular monday night meeting last week, there was a guy there 4 day sober and he was helping another newcomer with no days sober, this was so touching to me.even at 4 days sober we all have something to offer!!!!!! be safe all wagon

Doll · Doll

Daily Reflections ANONYMOUS GIFTS OF KINDNESS As active alcoholics we were always looking for a handout in one way or another. "THE TWELVE TRADITIONS ILLUSTRATED," p. 14 The challenge of the Seventh Tradition is a personal challenge, reminding me to share and give of myself. Before sobriety t...

Jo · Jo

Hi, I so appreciate finding a place to share. I'm 42 and been sober since treatment a year ago. I really do go to meetings (Honest). A part of my struggle for the past few months is I become violently ill. Head, stomach, severe aches, blah, blah, blah. Sometimes getting out...

Hillbilly · Hillbilly

Found this site while looking around for a site to help me on my drinking problem, A little back ground on me, 66 year old grandpa raising a 5 year old grand daughter and 6 year old grandson, so now you know why I am trying to quit, Smoked for 50+ years and quit with the help of a site called quitnet about 3 1//2...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I recently came across some audio 'stuff' on the Internet that has really helped me. There are lots of files of Joe and Charlie's Big Book and step study and others recorded live. I'm sure that a lot of you will know all about Joe and Charlie, but little is ever mentioned of them here in...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Read at your own risk, this is a Post that will fall into the garbage can, sort of Post, haha. Just a little venting, it is 90 degrees in the shade, and no air is moving, anywhere, it has to do with some Tropical Storm in Mexico, and so a lot of cloud cover, looks like it is going to rain, but it never...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"He who trims himself to suit everyone else will whittle himself away to nothing." Just thought I'd share this with you all.. since I couldn't share my shrimp fried rice.... LOL -- Edited by jonibaloni at 16:43, 2006-07-28

Jo · Jo

Hi, I've had a fairly tough week and was looking for a form of support to get me through the next little while. I've recently had some huge epiphanies about how old friends treat me (Less than/not good enough for....) and I've asked one to leave my life. The thing is that I did not handle the s...

Wren · Wren

No judgment Everything in life holds both a blessing and a curse. We deny this when we label the events of our lives as either good or bad. The following old Zen story illustrates this lesson most effectively. A farmer had a horse but one day, the horse ran away and so the farmer and his son had to plow t...

Andrew · Andrew

hi my name is andrew and i am going to the hilton hotel on the island of the maldives on the 18th of november 2006. it would be great if there was a member staying there for that two week period. please let me know if there is any body staying there as there are no meetings on the island i look forward to hearing...

Hillbilly · Hillbilly

Was looking for a online site to help me in beating my beer drinking problem hope this is the right place. Hillbilly(Perry)

Wren · Wren

July 28, 2006 Losing It You Are Not Crazy Most of us feel a little crazy from time to time. Periods of high stress can make us feel like we're losing it, as can being surrounded by people whose values are very different from our own. Losing a significant relationship and moving into a new life situation...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. The beauty of loving someone is the feeling of "wholeness" that I experience. The need for that individual in my life, the "I'm part of you and you're part of me" feeling that connects two people and makes them necessary to each other. --Kathleen Andrus All tha...

LisaF · LisaF

I know I shouldn't let this frustrate me, it's not my decision and I can't make anyone go to AA. But I have this neighbor that I've known since I got my puppy 3 months ago that I mentioned one night I was headed to a meeting. She asked what kind of meeting and I said AA. She was like "Oh! I'm an alcoholic too!" bu...

thief · thief

About 1 1/2 years ago, I tore the miniscus in both my knees and my knees have given me trouble ever since. It has also been discovered that I have some slight joint displacement in my left knee. I have had several x-rays done, 2 MRI's, and now I have an appointment with an orthopedic in...

julielynn · julielynn

Hi. My name is Julie and I am from Alanon. I hope it's ok for me to post on this message board. My husband is an active alcoholic and cocaine user. He and I have been seperated since November but have been seeing each other on and off. He went on a binge of usin...

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	why fear (Preview) why am I so fearful for a positive change in my life? I have been preying for this change, and it has come and I am now worried about the what if's - I am not happy where im at, so I am looking to leave all that behind me, but still I am worried....	Robert	5	532	Aug 2, 2006 by Wren
	Sobriety - The Life Hereafter (Preview) (Copied from another source) Sobriety is much more than just not drinking. It is a whole new way of thinking. One of those new thoughts is that, for me, the Life Hereafter is from this moment on. I have come to know that what I do, each moment, affects my subsequent life. I create my own pers...	Quetzal	0	486	Aug 2, 2006 by Quetzal
	Fending Off Loneliness (long) (Preview) from "Living Sober" Alcoholism has been described as “the lonely disease,” and very few recovered alcoholics argue the point. Looking back at the last years or months of our drinking, literally hundreds of thousands of us remember feeling isolated even when we were amo...	Phil	4	5036	Aug 2, 2006 by beachbaby
	H. A. L. T. (Preview) Good Morning all, Well this sayings, are alive and well in my Recovery today, qualifying for a couple. Need to address and change them. Just the last two, had to stay in, with some eye irritation that affected my vision, so, don't drive, came up for me. And when we stay inside, and are not feel...	Toni Baloney	2	524	Aug 2, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Daily Reflections August 2 (Preview) WE BECOME WILLING. . . . . At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not an end in itself. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 77 How easily I can become misdirected in approaching the Eighth Step! I wish to be free, somehow transformed by my Sixth and Seventh Step work. Now, more than ever, I am v...	Doll	1	707	Aug 2, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Woohoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Over and done! I just got home about an hour ago. Went up to my room and kind of quieted my mind for an hour like the book says and asked God to help me with the willingness to turn some stuff over which I'm not entirely ready for. I'm not sure if I posted on here about my pre-5th step thoughts. I was planning o...	soberdrunk	5	521	Aug 2, 2006 by thief
	Advice/Comments Needed (Preview) Hi everyone, I have a slight problem and if anyone could offer any advice or suggestions, then that would be great. I would really appreciate it. It's my parents golden wedding anniversary next week and I am due to go and spend some time with them. As I'm an only child, getting out of going is p...	Quetzal	11	515	Aug 1, 2006 by jeannie
	Hi all (Preview) Hi there, I came back from wales early. I had to get back as my family were driving me nuts with old behavior and I do not wear that identity any more and they desperatly "need" me to get back to where I was as its a co dependent family and im the scape goat. Have been quite productive today with my c...	Robert	2	512	Aug 1, 2006 by Robert
	Ut Oh (Preview) Just talked to my sponsor. He just got back from some kind of vacation for a week. 5th step tomorrow. I'm nervous as hell. Still not done entirely with the 4th. Eeegad! Finishing it is no biggy but I'm scared! Talk about overwhelming fear. I'm going to a meeting.	soberdrunk	6	552	Aug 1, 2006 by jeannie
	Meditation & Daily Reflection Aug. 1 (Preview) Today is August 1, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! SELF-RELIANCE "The way to greatness is the path of self-reliance, independence and steadfastness in times of trial and stress." -- Herbert Hoover Today I take responsibility for my life. Today I take responsibility for my disea...	Doll	1	656	Aug 1, 2006 by Phil
	Tomorrow Morning (Preview) I have a huge bird flying around in my stomach right now. Just got an email from the ex I spoke to last week concerning my daughter in prison. She will be calling me tomorrow morning between ten and ten forty. It will be the first time we've spoken in so very long. I thought about throwing up on my feet for awh...	Wren	5	508	Aug 1, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Letting Go Of What We Want (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go* *For those of us who have survived by controlling and surrendering, letting go may not come easily. --Beyond Codependency* In recovery, we learn that it is important to identify what we want and need. Where does this concept leave us? With a large but clearly identifie...	Phil	7	643	Jul 31, 2006 by Phil
	cook book update 7/31/06 (Preview) Hello everyone, This is to update you on the progress of the Miracles In Progress Cook Book. It is still be put together. I am getting 365 inspirations and motivational thoughts to put with all the recipes. I am having to be very careful for copywrites. This has become a bi...	John	0	675	Jul 31, 2006 by John
	whats your personal views? (Preview) hiya all, me again, just wanted to ask your opinion on something from your perspective and in your experience kindda thing. thing is i as you know have been told not to stop drinking as the withdrawals could meke me rather ill, but i use to drink more and over a longer period of time and just stoped, an...	flumpy	6	542	Jul 31, 2006 by mikey50
	Helping Bonds Thrive (Preview) Helping Bonds Thrive 1. The relationships you foster will become a mirror of the relationship you have with yourself. Francois de la Rochefoucauld said, "If we are incapable of finding peace in ourselves, it is pointless to search elsewhere." Learn to take responsibility for your own happiness...	Wren	4	542	Jul 31, 2006 by Phil
	tunnel vision (Preview) Am new to this site and sorry that I mentioned my smoking probem, Didn't understand that any thing not related to drinking and drinking problems were off limits for discussion, the facts I am raising grandkids, and trying to better myself in any way I can is not important. I am a whole person and yes I hav...	Hillbilly	7	573	Jul 31, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Chapter 5..Pages 58-60..of The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortuna...	Phil	2	547	Jul 31, 2006 by Quetzal
	Apology... singleness of purpose (Preview) I know this is a 12 step alcoholism site. I apologize for having redirected some posting to my smoking addiction that I am battling with right now. I am miserable and in tears over this addiction too. It is hard not to share what is going on in a lot of aspects of my life; they are so intertwined......	jonibaloni	7	582	Jul 31, 2006 by John
	Someone PLease Remind Me: (Preview) What are the guidelines of posting here.... I get off topic sometimes, part of my alcoholic ADD... Please let me know what the guidelines are, again, so I will know in the future. At what point do posts become 'closed', etc.... Just curious to know these things, for my own ability to follow gui...	jonibaloni	12	659	Jul 31, 2006 by John
	Intuition~ Higher Awareness (Preview) You know the way "Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love ... and to put its trust in life." -- Joseph Conrad How deeply do you trust your own guidance? Always trust that you know what's best for you. To move forward in your life, gather information from the "experts...	Wren	2	482	Jul 30, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Avoiding Stress (Preview) Daily Tip Four Common Stressors Stress is often a matter of how we frame a situation, rather than the situation itself, and how we react to potential stressors is greatly influenced by our internal reaction to external situations. Although the components that make up stress can be complex, simpl...	Toni Baloney	3	547	Jul 30, 2006 by soberdrunk
	The Glass is Half Empty (Preview) Hi Everyone, This Post became CLOSED, and i was the one that started it, so did not want to simple remove the Post, just my part in it. -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 14:47, 2006-07-30	Toni Baloney	10	710	Jul 30, 2006 by Phil
	Just an update... Meeting tonight (Preview) Hi all I ent realy got alot to say.. Still drinking... Went to a meeting tonight, first one in about 2 weeks... I expect many people wana bitch at me for not going to more.. but im not on here for that.. im just letting you know my progress. So as i said.. had drink.. went to the mee...	Rob	16	577	Jul 30, 2006 by Rob
	A Rock and a Hard Place ???? Please help. (Preview) I find myself in a bit of a dilema (what's new, right?!). I went to the beach with a couple friends and all was great until the sun went down or it was time to find a restaurant to eat in. They are all social drinkers, and a trip to the beach means drinking! Twice I opted out of dinner and I pretty m...	Doll	9	525	Jul 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Going near Little Rock, AR... (Preview) I'll probably be going to Little Rock soon, my sis-in-law is pregnant, not due until Aug 27th but she's already 1cm dialated. So she could be born any time now. I looked up meetings in the town near where they live, they're actually in a small town outside of Little Rock. I'll be going to meetings in Bento...	LisaF	2	508	Jul 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Daily Reflections July 30 (Preview) GIVING BACK . . . . he has struck something better than gold. . . . He may not see at once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will pay dividends only if he mines it for the rest of his life and insists on giving away the entire product. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129 My part of the Seventh Tradit...	Doll	0	445	Jul 30, 2006 by Doll
	Accepting Powerlessness (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go*. Since I've been a child, I've been in an antagonistic relationship with an important emotional part of myself: my feelings. I have consistently tried to ignore, repress, or force my feelings away. I have tried to create unnatural feelings or force away feelings that we...	Phil	1	532	Jul 30, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Sabotaging Yourself~ Higher Awareness (Preview) How are you sabotaging yourself? "If you play it safe in life you've decided that you don't want to grow any more." -- Shirley Hufstedler How are you sabotaging your potential for change? We unconsciously use defence mechanisms to shield us from situations we perceive to be scary or painful...	Wren	6	629	Jul 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Yesterday (Preview) What a day it was. Went to see my probation officer. Told her everything I have been doing with my life and the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. She told me that I made her day and that she was so happy to hear the good news. The weird thing is she actually meant it. Go figure? I remember going to see her thr...	soberdrunk	6	485	Jul 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Have ANOTHER stinkin' HABIT...ugh (Preview) It is really weighing heavily on me, heart, body and soul. My smoking is OUT OF CONTROL and this is the hardest thing to do, I tell ya'. I am on the patch, have been for 3 days now, and have not been 'perfect'.. have picked up a few times a day the cigarrette... still a lot less than 2 packs a day... but I know I am...	jonibaloni	7	580	Jul 29, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Five Months! (Preview) Five months sober in the program today! Just for today I will not drink! Life is good today. No work today. It was a two day work week for me and I received all my insurance information yesterday which starts Aug. 1st. This is the second time I have ever had insurance! Tells you how much I have wor...	soberdrunk	13	511	Jul 29, 2006 by Rob
	Inspiring Song With Appropriate Lyrics (Preview) I heard this song on the radio recently. It's a country western song by Rodney Atkins. It fits where I am right now. Maybe it will help someone else too: If You're Going Through Hell(Before The Devil Even Knows) Well you know those times When you feel like there's a sign there on yo...	HDoggie	9	551	Jul 29, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Prayers this weekend, please. (Preview) Well...it's time to get out into the great outdoors. We are a camping/fishing type family...and are truly blessed to live in a province of Canada that offers so much wilderness for us to enjoy. Just the other day we sold our old beatup Tent Trailer and bought us a brand spanking new one so,...	DanaBanana	6	549	Jul 29, 2006 by Rob
	Smoking (Preview) Have been hanging out (lurking) on this site for a couple of days and see that in addition to the booze, cigarettes are also a problem with many here. I am 66 years old and guit smoking about 3 1/2 months ago after 50 years of smoking. My sucess with that addiction is what brought me to this site, figured if I...	Hillbilly	1	505	Jul 29, 2006 by Phil
	meeting (Preview) went to my regular monday night meeting last week, there was a guy there 4 day sober and he was helping another newcomer with no days sober, this was so touching to me.even at 4 days sober we all have something to offer!!!!!! be safe all wagon	wagon	4	550	Jul 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections July 29 (Preview) Daily Reflections ANONYMOUS GIFTS OF KINDNESS As active alcoholics we were always looking for a handout in one way or another. "THE TWELVE TRADITIONS ILLUSTRATED," p. 14 The challenge of the Seventh Tradition is a personal challenge, reminding me to share and give of myself. Before sobriety t...	Doll	1	871	Jul 29, 2006 by Phil
	A little about me (Preview) Hi, I so appreciate finding a place to share. I'm 42 and been sober since treatment a year ago. I really do go to meetings (Honest). A part of my struggle for the past few months is I become violently ill. Head, stomach, severe aches, blah, blah, blah. Sometimes getting out...	Jo	4	532	Jul 29, 2006 by Phil
	This is who I am, (Preview) Found this site while looking around for a site to help me on my drinking problem, A little back ground on me, 66 year old grandpa raising a 5 year old grand daughter and 6 year old grandson, so now you know why I am trying to quit, Smoked for 50+ years and quit with the help of a site called quitnet about 3 1//2...	Hillbilly	6	550	Jul 29, 2006 by Phil
	On-Line Audio Tapes (Preview) Hi everyone, I recently came across some audio 'stuff' on the Internet that has really helped me. There are lots of files of Joe and Charlie's Big Book and step study and others recorded live. I'm sure that a lot of you will know all about Joe and Charlie, but little is ever mentioned of them here in...	Quetzal	1	536	Jul 29, 2006 by soberdrunk
	This too Shall Pass - TRIVIA (Preview) Read at your own risk, this is a Post that will fall into the garbage can, sort of Post, haha. Just a little venting, it is 90 degrees in the shade, and no air is moving, anywhere, it has to do with some Tropical Storm in Mexico, and so a lot of cloud cover, looks like it is going to rain, but it never...	Toni Baloney	9	548	Jul 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	~~~FORTUNE COOKIE~~~ (Preview) *"He who trims himself to suit everyone else* *will whittle himself away to nothing."* Just thought I'd share this with you all.. since I couldn't share my shrimp fried rice.... LOL -- Edited by jonibaloni at 16:43, 2006-07-28	jonibaloni	6	565	Jul 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	I'm new and was hoping for support (Preview) Hi, I've had a fairly tough week and was looking for a form of support to get me through the next little while. I've recently had some huge epiphanies about how old friends treat me (Less than/not good enough for....) and I've asked one to leave my life. The thing is that I did not handle the s...	Jo	9	579	Jul 28, 2006 by Jo
	No Judgement~ Higher Awareness (Preview) No judgment Everything in life holds both a blessing and a curse. We deny this when we label the events of our lives as either good or bad. The following old Zen story illustrates this lesson most effectively. A farmer had a horse but one day, the horse ran away and so the farmer and his son had to plow t...	Wren	1	576	Jul 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Maldives (Preview) hi my name is andrew and i am going to the hilton hotel on the island of the maldives on the 18th of november 2006. it would be great if there was a member staying there for that two week period. please let me know if there is any body staying there as there are no meetings on the island i look forward to hearing...	Andrew	7	1236	Jul 28, 2006 by Andrew
	New here so give me a chance OK (Preview) Was looking for a online site to help me in beating my beer drinking problem hope this is the right place. Hillbilly(Perry)	Hillbilly	9	528	Jul 28, 2006 by DanaBanana
	You Are Not Crazy~OM (Preview) July 28, 2006 Losing It You Are Not Crazy Most of us feel a little crazy from time to time. Periods of high stress can make us feel like we're losing it, as can being surrounded by people whose values are very different from our own. Losing a significant relationship and moving into a new life situation...	Wren	0	501	Jul 28, 2006 by Wren
	Have a good Friday... (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning*. The beauty of loving someone is the feeling of "wholeness" that I experience. The need for that individual in my life, the "I'm part of you and you're part of me" feeling that connects two people and makes them necessary to each other. --Kathleen Andrus All tha...	Phil	3	479	Jul 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Frustrated (Preview) I know I shouldn't let this frustrate me, it's not my decision and I can't make anyone go to AA. But I have this neighbor that I've known since I got my puppy 3 months ago that I mentioned one night I was headed to a meeting. She asked what kind of meeting and I said AA. She was like "Oh! I'm an alcoholic too!" bu...	LisaF	5	528	Jul 28, 2006 by Doll
	Hey guys, I need your help... (Preview) About 1 1/2 years ago, I tore the miniscus in both my knees and my knees have given me trouble ever since. It has also been discovered that I have some slight joint displacement in my left knee. I have had several x-rays done, 2 MRI's, and now I have an appointment with an orthopedic in...	thief	6	579	Jul 28, 2006 by Doll
	I feel so guilty (Preview) Hi. My name is Julie and I am from Alanon. I hope it's ok for me to post on this message board. My husband is an active alcoholic and cocaine user. He and I have been seperated since November but have been seeing each other on and off. He went on a binge of usin...	julielynn	5	537	Jul 28, 2006 by Doll
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