Alcoholics Anonymous

GammyRose · GammyRose

NO MORE STRUGGLE. . . And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone--even alcohol.     ...

Phil · Phil

True pride has to do with acknowledging and respecting who you are and what you can do, without any outside confirmation or approval. False pride has to do with claiming that you are more than you believe you are, and that you know more than you believe you know. This kind of pride almost always...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

I have been down to about 1200 calories a day for the past few days, because if I eat too much, it creates terrible burning pain in my liver (I know it can't be gallbladder, cause I had that out years ago). I am only eating that much because I realise I have to try to stay nourished, not because I...

Rob · Rob

Im scared shitless of my next meeting.. i really am. but i am looking forward to it. scared as i am.... i have to do this.. ...i really hope things start to make more sense.... im still drinking..ffs.. toniht was such a possitive thing!!.. i really cant convey how much it scared the shit out of me..but i ca...

Rob · Rob

Hi to everyone who has posted to me.. Iv got possitive and negative things to say tonight.. I guess ill start with the negative first.. I am drinking now tonight;. i duno how much im gona drink.. at the moment im on my 2nd.. so im not drunk.. at the moment Maybe im not trying hard enuf.. hard to unders...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all. Many people when they are alcoholic also suffer from malnutrition. Remember the feelings of can't eat, don't want to eat (because it reduces the effects of the alcohol), living alone, can't be bothered cooking or just don't know how to. Money too short to waste on food, I'll get the required...

Phil · Phil

Spelled out as such, the Four Absolutes are not a formal part of our AA philosophy of life. Since this is true, some may claim the Absolutes should be ignored. This premise is approximately as sound as it would be to suggest that the Holy Bible should be scuttled. The Absolutes were...

Rick · Rick

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. --Mother Goose Poor Humpty ended up such a scrambled egg. Maybe that's what comes from sitting too long in one place, choosing neither this way nor that, playing both sides against the middle. Maybe he played too much politics, got too...

GammyRose · GammyRose

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Phil · Phil

When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day, Just go to a mirror and look at yourself, And see what that man has to say. For it isn't your father or mother or wife, Who judgment upon you must pass; The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life Is the...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I wasn't going to post today. I'm feeling under the weather. Nothing like a little music to listen and relax to. I can't wait until my meeting tonight. I was at my outpatient classes today and my counselor told me that I could get in this halfway house once I have 30 days sober outside of an institution....

Rob · Rob

I have been drinking tonight I phoned AA tonight.. spoke to lovely girl.. I have aggreed to go to a meeting tomorrow night.. I know., roughly, where it is.. i gota be there by 18:15 to meet a guy called Chris who girl is gona phone tonight to give him my mobile number and sort it out.... ... When i...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Higher Power "Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction."Basic Text p. 24Most of u...

GammyRose · GammyRose

LOVE AND TOLERANCE Love and tolerance of others is our code    

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

The spring equinox happens at 1:26 eastern time this after noon.

Nanaof2 · Nanaof2

I'm not sure how this is going to sound or if it will make sense but I 'm sure someone will get it. I am struggling constantly inside knowing that I NEED to be sober in order to be what I am supposed to be. A good mom, grandmom, wife. I want to blame everyone around me. My husband tells me th...

paul · paul

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 serenity and we will know peace. No matt...

Rick · Rick

I was going to post this earlier. You make me think of it. so heres one for you Where is the yesterday that worried us so? --Joan Walsh Anglund In the fairy tale The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree, the oak tree felt sorry for the day-fly. The day-fly only lives for one day, and the tree was al...

Rick · Rick

FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING, PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS: 1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH: 1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE: 1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettu...

Rick · Rick

How can disappointments be opportunities to grow? When we feel thwarted, frustrated or empty it is difficult -- but not impossible -- to see the positive side of our pain. Most disappointments come from a sense of failure when our expectations of ourselves or others are not met. If we...

Rick · Rick

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. --Katherine Mansfield Growing up to be the best people we can be is a lifelong process. As teenagers, we may have thought that twenty-one would be a magic year for us because then we would become adults. We'd be grown up and able to handle an...

Phil · Phil

Compassion – A Powerful Doorway to Personal Growth by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. What if there was one choice you could make that would change everything in your life for the better? Actually, there is. It’s the choice to move out of judgment and into compassion for yourself and others. Comp...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

p. 76 "Long before this booklet was even thought of, every single idea in it and many more suggestions for living sober were learned and proved successful by hundreds of thousands of alcoholics. We did this not just by reading, but also by talking to each other. At first, we mostly listen...

Phil · Phil

There is a monster who lives in my head, He talks to me softly he wants me dead. He tells me this time I'll stay in control. He tells me not to let anyone know. He convinces me that no one cares, He whispers the pain is to much to bear. He tells me how wonderful I will feel. He tells me he loves me and it is real. He t...

GammyRose · GammyRose

PRAYER: IT WORKS It has been well said that "almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough."   Twelve

wandajf · wandajf

This morning I received this email and was so touched, I wanted to share. I realize it is not AA approved literature, but it does remind of us of some of the principles of AA. And, it shows a truly loving heart. Hope you all enjoy. Peace and joy to all.. A nurse took...

Michelle · Michelle

Good morning everyone! It's beautiful here this morning, sky is finally blue, I think there's about 4 million birds in my yard, and it appears two of my cats have lost their minds. Been extremely busy with work and my various other projects. Husband is still an ass, but we're dis...

Rick · Rick

AA is just that( a program for living) to me a program to learn to really live and get a new life. It's a program of living, not talking. You never complete the steps, you use them. I'm happy joyus and free most days, if I wasn't I'd get drunk I do a lot of meetings and I don't really care about p...

Rick · Rick

You know that it is going to be a bad day when you: - You wake up face down on the pavement. - You see a "60 Minutes" news team waiting in your office. - Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles. - Your twin sister forgot your birthday. - Your car horn goes off accidentally and remains stu...

Rick · Rick

See your up early. Or just getting in ?

Phil · Phil

Larry James Shadows of the past are our out-dated precepts and ideas that serve no one. They are our preconceived notions about how we think things should be, should turn out or how things are. They cast their dreary shadow between ourselves and all that is good. We must steadily move clo...

GammyRose · GammyRose

REAL INDEPENDENCE The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are.  

HumbleOne · HumbleOne

For the first year or year and a half of my sobriety I was in fear of going back out. I was "AROUND" AA twice before. Once for 7 months and another time for 20 months. So this time around, for that year or year and a half, I was always wondering if I was going to go back out tomorrow, next week, next month or next y...

JWill · JWill

I'm an alchohic. I'm 22 years old and I've been a severe alcholic for about seven years. My parents, grandparents, uncles, etc... are also alcholics or were before they died. During these last few years I have hardly no memory of nothing and have been locked up for things I do not re...

Rick · Rick

Reflection for the Day Little by little, I'm getting over my tendency to procrastinate. I always used to put things off until tomorrow, and, of course, they never got done. Instead of "Do it now," my motto was "Tomorrow's another day." I've learned in the Program that it's far bette...

Rick · Rick

"We have three little mottoes which are apropos. Here they are: First Things First Live and Let Live Easy Does It." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 135~

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I haven't drank since last June due to incarceration. I consider my release date, when I came back to AA, my sobriety date which is Feb. 28th. Last week I was at a meeting and this one guy spoke and I thought to myself this has to be my sponsor. I just knew it. After the meeting I asked him if we could t...

Phil · Phil

Blame and Denial Blaming others for any set of consequences usually constitutes Denial. Denial keeps all addicts in their addictions. Defense Mechanisms Rationalizing - I don't drink/use every day, I don't have a problem. Minimizing - I don't drink/use half of what Sam drinks. Cockiness - I got it...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

The 12 Steps are divided into 3 groups of Steps: there are Steps 1 - 3, which are the Steps in which we admit that we have not been living in effective ways, ways that work and we come to believe that there is a loving God that can guide us into a better way of living and who takes up the slack when even the...

Phil · Phil

Once in my life when I was small I would sleep on the floor at the end of the hall. It was cooler there and I could lie awake Thinking all the things in life it would take. To become what I wanted to be, never happened, to a guy like me. My drinking started at an early age, And often I went into a rage. Striking out...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all, hope your all well! Just found this on the web, posting for interest value only! Everyone is entitled to have a way of recovery, I think this one costs! http://nomoreaddiction.com/ Best wishes to all here. Stick with the 12, it works Bye for now Chris. Ps: Different things seem...

Rob · Rob

Well today... Didnt go see manager in end.. .. .. But at end of day he called me and Ashely into office.. spoke bout lack of work going out etc.. Well impressed with Ashley cos he spoke up and said he was to blame.. .. I spoke up about other points.. manager was cool... didnt moan.. just well we al...

GammyRose · GammyRose

MYSTERIOUS WAYS . . . out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does "move in a mysterious w...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Last night at my meeting there was a whole bunch of talk about this infamous brick wall which came from our reading. How many times do I have to run into this wall before I figure out " hey this hurts. " Yet, here I go again backing up and revving up my engine " brain " to come charging my way towards this darn wa...

Robert · Robert

Boy am I glad its the weekend! I no longer have to be alone. I am in a good frame of mind and looking forward to going to a meeting on sunday. I am still anxious about work, I am off with a bad back, and they are coming to do a home visit on thurs to see if they can aid me back to work. I have not had any absence i...

Phil · Phil

Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! -

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Our book is meant to be suggestive only. We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot tran...

Rick · Rick

As Happy As I make it I guess ? Phil--loved the worry anda nxiety post. How we waste our time on things we have NO CONTROL OVER. -- Edited by Rick at 07:32, 2006-03-17

Rick · Rick

A old Timers words: Try calling 1-800-Wine-wine-wine. If it dosen't work try another meeting.

Rick · Rick

Love is always open arms. --Leo Buscaglia There is a story about a boy who left home and dishonored his father by spending a large amount of money on fast and reckless living. When the boy's money ran out, he was faced with the prospect of returning home to face his father, knowing the father had ev...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	March 22 AA Daily Reflection (Preview) NO MORE STRUGGLE. . . And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone--even alcohol.     ...	GammyRose	3	3708	November 19th by dinarikas
	Pride And Humility (Preview) True pride has to do with acknowledging and respecting who you are and what you can do, without any outside confirmation or approval. False pride has to do with claiming that you are more than you believe you are, and that you know more than you believe you know. This kind of pride almost always...	Phil	0	3184	Mar 21, 2006 by Phil
	What alcohol has done to me. (Preview) I have been down to about 1200 calories a day for the past few days, because if I eat too much, it creates terrible burning pain in my liver (I know it can't be gallbladder, cause I had that out years ago). I am only eating that much because I realise I have to try to stay nourished, not because I...	Sick of being sick	7	605	Mar 22, 2006 by GammyRose
	I gota go to another meeting (Preview) Im scared shitless of my next meeting.. i really am. but i am looking forward to it. scared as i am.... i have to do this.. ...i really hope things start to make more sense.... im still drinking..ffs.. toniht was such a possitive thing!!.. i really cant convey how much it scared the shit out of me..but i ca...	Rob	11	479	Mar 22, 2006 by amanda2u2
	I actualy made it to a meeting! (Preview) Hi to everyone who has posted to me.. Iv got possitive and negative things to say tonight.. I guess ill start with the negative first.. I am drinking now tonight;. i duno how much im gona drink.. at the moment im on my 2nd.. so im not drunk.. at the moment Maybe im not trying hard enuf.. hard to unders...	Rob	9	543	Mar 22, 2006 by Rob
	Real food (Preview) Hi all. Many people when they are alcoholic also suffer from malnutrition. Remember the feelings of can't eat, don't want to eat (because it reduces the effects of the alcohol), living alone, can't be bothered cooking or just don't know how to. Money too short to waste on food, I'll get the required...	Cabbageheadchris	4	451	Mar 22, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	The 4 Absolutes (Preview) Spelled out as such, the Four Absolutes are not a formal part of our AA philosophy of life. Since this is true, some may claim the Absolutes should be ignored. This premise is approximately as sound as it would be to suggest that the Holy Bible should be scuttled. The Absolutes were...	Phil	1	4110	Mar 22, 2006 by Hanuman
	couple thoughts (Preview) *Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. --Mother Goose* Poor Humpty ended up such a scrambled egg. Maybe that's what comes from sitting too long in one place, choosing neither this way nor that, playing both sides against the middle. Maybe he played too much politics, got too...	Rick	1	405	Mar 21, 2006 by wandajf
	March 21...AA Daily Reflection (Preview)   ...	GammyRose	0	1578	Mar 21, 2006 by GammyRose
	Three In One...Have a good day... (Preview) When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day, Just go to a mirror and look at yourself, And see what that man has to say. For it isn't your father or mother or wife, Who judgment upon you must pass; The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life Is the...	Phil	0	497	Mar 21, 2006 by Phil
	Hello Friends (Preview) I wasn't going to post today. I'm feeling under the weather. Nothing like a little music to listen and relax to. I can't wait until my meeting tonight. I was at my outpatient classes today and my counselor told me that I could get in this halfway house once I have 30 days sober outside of an institution....	soberdrunk	6	478	Mar 21, 2006 by soberdrunk
	I DONT WANT THIS ANYMORE!! (Preview) I have been drinking tonight I phoned AA tonight.. spoke to lovely girl.. I have aggreed to go to a meeting tomorrow night.. I know., roughly, where it is.. i gota be there by 18:15 to meet a guy called Chris who girl is gona phone tonight to give him my mobile number and sort it out.... ... When i...	Rob	18	613	Mar 22, 2006 by Rob
	tryin to keep my HP simple too (Preview) Higher Power "Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction."Basic Text p. 24Most of u...	rosie light shines	0	368	Mar 20, 2006 by rosie light shines
	March 20 AA Daily Reflection (Preview) LOVE AND TOLERANCE Love and tolerance of others is our code	GammyRose	0	835	Mar 20, 2006 by GammyRose
	spring equinox (Preview) *The spring equinox happens at 1:26 eastern time this after noon.*	amanda2u2	1	517	Mar 20, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Fighting on both ends (Preview) I'm not sure how this is going to sound or if it will make sense but I 'm sure someone will get it. I am struggling constantly inside knowing that I NEED to be sober in order to be what I am supposed to be. A good mom, grandmom, wife. I want to blame everyone around me. My husband tells me th...	Nanaof2	4	461	Mar 20, 2006 by zoomie
	To "My name is John..." (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 serenity and we will know peace. No matt...	paul	1	669	Mar 20, 2006 by Phil
	Hi trudi (Preview) I was going to post this earlier. You make me think of it. so heres one for you *Where is the yesterday that worried us so? --Joan Walsh Anglund* In the fairy tale The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree, the oak tree felt sorry for the day-fly. The day-fly only lives for one day, and the tree was al...	Rick	2	364	Mar 20, 2006 by Rick
	Plant a garden (Preview) FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING, PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS: 1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH: 1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE: 1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettu...	Rick	3	396	Mar 20, 2006 by paul
	Disappointment and Frustration (Preview) How can disappointments be opportunities to grow? When we feel thwarted, frustrated or empty it is difficult -- but not impossible -- to see the positive side of our pain. Most disappointments come from a sense of failure when our expectations of ourselves or others are not met. If we...	Rick	1	418	Mar 20, 2006 by Rick
	today's thought (Preview) *I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. --Katherine Mansfield* Growing up to be the best people we can be is a lifelong process. As teenagers, we may have thought that twenty-one would be a magic year for us because then we would become adults. We'd be grown up and able to handle an...	Rick	0	587	Mar 20, 2006 by Rick
	Compassion (Preview) Compassion – A Powerful Doorway to Personal Growth by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. What if there was one choice you could make that would change everything in your life for the better? Actually, there is. It’s the choice to move out of judgment and into compassion for yourself and others. Comp...	Phil	2	1164	Mar 20, 2006 by Rick
	from "Living Sober" (Preview) p. 76 "Long before this booklet was even thought of, every single idea in it and many more suggestions for living sober were learned and proved successful by hundreds of thousands of alcoholics. We did this not just by reading, but also by talking to each other. At first, we mostly listen...	amanda2u2	1	614	Mar 20, 2006 by Bonzo43
	Relapse (Preview) There is a monster who lives in my head, He talks to me softly he wants me dead. He tells me this time I'll stay in control. He tells me not to let anyone know. He convinces me that no one cares, He whispers the pain is to much to bear. He tells me how wonderful I will feel. He tells me he loves me and it is real. He t...	Phil	6	466	Mar 20, 2006 by trudi
	March 19 AA Daily Reflection (Preview) PRAYER: IT WORKS It has been well said that "almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough."   Twelve	GammyRose	0	792	Mar 19, 2006 by GammyRose
	email message (Preview) This morning I received this email and was so touched, I wanted to share. I realize it is not AA approved literature, but it does remind of us of some of the principles of AA. And, it shows a truly loving heart. Hope you all enjoy. Peace and joy to all.. A nurse took...	wandajf	5	986	Apr 3, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	It's a beautiful morning! (Preview) Good morning everyone! It's beautiful here this morning, sky is finally blue, I think there's about 4 million birds in my yard, and it appears two of my cats have lost their minds. Been extremely busy with work and my various other projects. Husband is still an ass, but we're dis...	Michelle	4	507	Mar 19, 2006 by Michelle
	A program for living (Preview) AA is just that( a program for living) to me a program to learn to really live and get a new life. It's a program of living, not talking. You never complete the steps, you use them. I'm happy joyus and free most days, if I wasn't I'd get drunk I do a lot of meetings and I don't really care about p...	Rick	1	537	Mar 19, 2006 by Phil
	Bad Day (Preview) You know that it is going to be a bad day when you: - You wake up face down on the pavement. - You see a "60 Minutes" news team waiting in your office. - Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles. - Your twin sister forgot your birthday. - Your car horn goes off accidentally and remains stu...	Rick	4	397	Mar 19, 2006 by Michelle
	good morning Amanda (Preview) See your up early. Or just getting in ?	Rick	4	396	Mar 19, 2006 by Rick
	Shadows Of The Past (Preview) Larry James Shadows of the past are our out-dated precepts and ideas that serve no one. They are our preconceived notions about how we think things should be, should turn out or how things are. They cast their dreary shadow between ourselves and all that is good. We must steadily move clo...	Phil	5	593	Mar 20, 2006 by rosie light shines
	March 18 AA daily Reflection (Preview) REAL INDEPENDENCE The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are.	GammyRose	0	771	Mar 18, 2006 by GammyRose
	Just For Today (Preview) For the first year or year and a half of my sobriety I was in fear of going back out. I was "AROUND" AA twice before. Once for 7 months and another time for 20 months. So this time around, for that year or year and a half, I was always wondering if I was going to go back out tomorrow, next week, next month or next y...	HumbleOne	3	397	Mar 18, 2006 by GammyRose
	Hi my name is John (Preview) I'm an alchohic. I'm 22 years old and I've been a severe alcholic for about seven years. My parents, grandparents, uncles, etc... are also alcholics or were before they died. During these last few years I have hardly no memory of nothing and have been locked up for things I do not re...	JWill	10	454	Mar 19, 2006 by JWill
	PROCRASTINATION (Preview) Reflection for the Day Little by little, I'm getting over my tendency to procrastinate. I always used to put things off until tomorrow, and, of course, they never got done. Instead of "Do it now," my motto was "Tomorrow's another day." I've learned in the Program that it's far bette...	Rick	1	493	Mar 18, 2006 by Rick
	3 LITTLE MOTTOES (Preview) "We have three little mottoes which are apropos. Here they are: First Things First Live and Let Live Easy Does It." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 135~	Rick	1	528	Mar 18, 2006 by Rick
	I could use a little help here (Preview) I haven't drank since last June due to incarceration. I consider my release date, when I came back to AA, my sobriety date which is Feb. 28th. Last week I was at a meeting and this one guy spoke and I thought to myself this has to be my sponsor. I just knew it. After the meeting I asked him if we could t...	soberdrunk	8	691	Mar 20, 2006 by paul
	Blame and Denial (Preview) Blame and Denial Blaming others for any set of consequences usually constitutes Denial. Denial keeps all addicts in their addictions. Defense Mechanisms Rationalizing - I don't drink/use every day, I don't have a problem. Minimizing - I don't drink/use half of what Sam drinks. Cockiness - I got it...	Phil	2	441	Mar 17, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Steps 10, 11, and 12 (Preview) The 12 Steps are divided into 3 groups of Steps: there are Steps 1 - 3, which are the Steps in which we admit that we have not been living in effective ways, ways that work and we come to believe that there is a loving God that can guide us into a better way of living and who takes up the slack when even the...	amanda2u2	0	333	Mar 17, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Once in my life.... (Preview) Once in my life when I was small I would sleep on the floor at the end of the hall. It was cooler there and I could lie awake Thinking all the things in life it would take. To become what I wanted to be, never happened, to a guy like me. My drinking started at an early age, And often I went into a rage. Striking out...	Phil	2	492	Mar 18, 2006 by John
	The Alternative view (Preview) Hi all, hope your all well! Just found this on the web, posting for interest value only! Everyone is entitled to have a way of recovery, I think this one costs! http://nomoreaddiction.com/ Best wishes to all here. Stick with the 12, it works Bye for now Chris. Ps: Different things seem...	Cabbageheadchris	1	436	Mar 17, 2006 by Phil
	Didnt make it to a meeting but a good day (Preview) Well today... Didnt go see manager in end.. .. .. But at end of day he called me and Ashely into office.. spoke bout lack of work going out etc.. Well impressed with Ashley cos he spoke up and said he was to blame.. .. I spoke up about other points.. manager was cool... didnt moan.. just well we al...	Rob	6	439	Mar 18, 2006 by trudi
	March 17 AA Daily Reflection (Preview) MYSTERIOUS WAYS . . . out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does "move in a mysterious w...	GammyRose	0	426	Mar 17, 2006 by GammyRose
	The Brick Wall (Preview) Last night at my meeting there was a whole bunch of talk about this infamous brick wall which came from our reading. How many times do I have to run into this wall before I figure out " hey this hurts. " Yet, here I go again backing up and revving up my engine " brain " to come charging my way towards this darn wa...	soberdrunk	5	499	Mar 17, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Its the weekend! ! ! (Preview) Boy am I glad its the weekend! I no longer have to be alone. I am in a good frame of mind and looking forward to going to a meeting on sunday. I am still anxious about work, I am off with a bad back, and they are coming to do a home visit on thurs to see if they can aid me back to work. I have not had any absence i...	Robert	6	439	Mar 17, 2006 by Phil
	Doh! (Preview) Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! -	Phil	5	428	Mar 17, 2006 by amanda2u2
	From Chapter 11, A Vision For You (Preview) Our book is meant to be suggestive only. We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot tran...	Toni Baloney	2	475	Mar 17, 2006 by Rick
	Happy Friday (Preview) As Happy As I make it I guess ? Phil--loved the worry anda nxiety post. How we waste our time on things we have NO CONTROL OVER. -- Edited by Rick at 07:32, 2006-03-17	Rick	2	512	Mar 17, 2006 by Robert
	HARSH, But true (Preview) A old Timers words: Try calling 1-800-Wine-wine-wine. If it dosen't work try another meeting.	Rick	1	404	Mar 17, 2006 by Phil
	LOVE (Preview) *Love is always open arms. --Leo Buscaglia* There is a story about a boy who left home and dishonored his father by spending a large amount of money on fast and reckless living. When the boy's money ran out, he was faced with the prospect of returning home to face his father, knowing the father had ev...	Rick	0	492	Mar 17, 2006 by Rick
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