Alcoholics Anonymous

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

I know there is a time for everything and I'm where I'm at for a reason but this is one of the hardest for me to except, even though I'm getting there. Needless to say I was a badddddddd boy certain times of my life and blew a lot of friendship trust and love away... I know I'm supposed to remem...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I was at a meeting last night. I was talking to a guy who I respect a whole lot. I started to ask him some questions about who to put on the resentment list. Being specific I asked him whether or not I should put myself on there. I was told that I should not and also not to put God on there. I guess I am just a little...

Robert · Robert

I must have been tired as I have just woke up and it is 1:57 pm I have done my grattitue list and asked for help and direction for the 24 hours ahead. A meeting tonight should place me on solid grounding and I shall also keep my eye on this page. It is all I have at the moment, or at least it feels like tha...

Doll · Doll

~ Father Leo's Meditation ~ "The future is hidden even from the men who made it." -- Anatole France Life is a glorious mystery. We can never fully understand it and it will always confuse and amaze us. After we have understood one thing, we are presented with a fresh problem. We are not perfect. We are not...

Rob · Rob

Hi everyone. Well i got away as planned friday straight from work. Traffic and weather was a bitch.. had a few stops on the way, took about 6 hours or more to get there.. had my brewers yeast and kalms and wasnt doing to bad.. Parked up at around 9ish pm i spose.. read some stuff from Staying...

Phil · Phil

When darkness closed upon me you took my hand and said 'Won't you come and walk with me, I don't want to see you dead.' So I took your hand and said I'd walk with you a ways; You seemed to have the hope I lacked to get me through my days. The days have turned to months and the months have turned to years Yet stil...

Robert · Robert

I purchased a book today called Pain the gift nobody wants, It opens with a story of the early death of a child with a rare neurological dysfunction that made her insensitive to pain. I was reading it and it was a good read then this sentance jumped out at me: "Such conditions as Leprosy, diabetes, al...

Rob · Rob

I have a very wide range when it comes to music. i love Eminem.. I also love Maria Callas... I also love Korn etc.. My fav band is prob No Doubt .. i also like chart stuff.. There isnt much i dont like.. At the moment i cant stop listening to Evanesence - Fallen (albumn).. I know its a re...

Doll · Doll

March 27, 2006 ~ Sometimes, an AA member will talk about taking the various parts of the program in cafeteria style -- selecting what he likes and letting alone what he does not want. Maybe others will come along and pick up the unwanted parts -- or maybe that member himself will go back later and take som...

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

Hi, I'm Dana and I'm an Alcoholic

After hitting my 'rock bottom' mid January, a couple weeks later I found myself sitting in a dark corner of my first AA meeting. I didn't really think at the time I was an Alcoholic...but looking back, I must have or why would I have gone? lol ...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

Well folks I just done my step 6 and thought wow!!!!!!!! I FEEL GOOD!!!! But after doing step 6 I'm finding other faults that I never gave any thought,,,For me step 6 will be a re-accruing event as I grow spiritually...and you know what I'm fine with this,,, I been in and out of AA rooms sence 1982...

Rob · Rob

No one knows. No one knows about me going to aa and coming on here etc.. Even my best mates.. have no idea.. i havent told ANYONE.. .. Only you people on here know about this part of my life..!.. I intend to tell my mum n dad but only after i have got myself sorted.. i would love to tel them that i ha...

Robert · Robert

Have done a Grattitude list and asked for guidance for today. Didnt sleep too well last night, got to sleep about 3 and woke again at 8 , do not know what to do with myself I am that much in pain. Had to crack my back and hips back into place and thought it was going to snap in two! Really fed up!

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

"Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of Character."     &...

Robert · Robert

Hello there. I am so glad to be back. My computer broke about a week ago and I have not been able to post here! This forum and the rooms are all I have got. I am a little bit emotional today but not too bad ,I guess it does not help that I am in really bad pain. I would be really pleased to hear from you ...

Phil · Phil

I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday. When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum. Difficult things take a long time, impossible things a little longer. There is more to life, than increasing its speed. Thinking with ones heart will give the right answers to the questions. T...

GammyRose · GammyRose

THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us a...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life - the one that did not work - for a...

Rick · Rick

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. --Step Nine When we make amends we need to be clear about what we're apologizing for and the best way to say we're sorry. What we are really doing with our amends is taking respon...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference, Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, taking this sinful world as it is, not as I would...

wagon · wagon

not much new here, just waiting for spring so get my garden going again. tomatos and potatos mainly. i found a site that gives my sober heart beats 37,625,583. and counting, i hope!! take care all wagon

Phil · Phil

Emotional Availability is probably one of the key factors in establishing and maintaining healthy relationships. WE are emotionally unavailable in a relationship when we are afraid. We want true love but are terrified of how it may hurt us, how it may recreate some painful experience, how we may be...

Doll · Doll

TEACHING "The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." -- Mark Van Doren I have a need of a "sponsor" in my life. Somebody I turn to when I have problems, when I am confused or in pain, when I simply need to talk, when I feel lonely or when I am about to make a major change in my life. Every addict need...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

Hi hope all is well I just wanted to share a web-site I found to download AA speaker tapes. I downloaded all 8 tapes of Joe and Charlie. http://www.elmoware.com/spktapes.htm Hope this is new news for someone. Thanks

Hanuman · Hanuman

Never used this myself but some may find it helpful. You'll need to download the latest version of Adobe Reader as it's a .pdf

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

Hi all I'm supposed to get a topic e-mail every day but haven't been getting any for over a week. Just woundering if something is wrong.

GammyRose · GammyRose

A FULL AND THANKFUL HEART I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. ...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

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flumpy · flumpy

HI ALL, I AM SORRY THAT I POSTED IN THE WAY THAT I DID AND THEN DIDN'T COME BACK TO REPLY TO YOU ALL, BUT I HAD TO HAVE MY PUTER RE-CONFIGERD OR SOMETHING! AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK IT NOW!! EVERYTHING GOT DUMPED. ANTWAY I AM FEELING MUCH BETTER, I THINK IT IS MUCH TO DO WITH TH...

Phil · Phil

All human problems arise from not accepting whatever is. As the serenity Prayer says, "Lord, grant me the courage to change what I can change, accept what I cannot and the wisdom to tell the difference...." Even things which may be changed can be changed faster and easier when we first ac...

iffer · iffer

Hello everyone, I hope today is a good day for you all. I am working on my fourth step and I have come to the sex inventory part. I am struggling with this. I guess I'm not sure what exactly I am supposed to do...My sponsor gave me some suggestions and I will call her again later today but I was...

Phil · Phil

Comfort on difficult days, Smiles when sadness intrudes, Rainbows to follow the clouds, Laughter to kiss your lips, Sunsets to warm your heart, Gentle hugs when spirits sag, Friendships to brighten your being, Beauty for your eyes to see, Confidence for when you doubt, Faith so that you can believe...

Rob · Rob

Hi.. just a few questions really What does IC stand for?.. might be being dumb but i ent figured it yet.. What does a sponsor do? I really dont know anything about this i dont think at the mo i want anyone to sponsor me. but at mo i have no real idea of what a sponsor does.. etc.. the guy who arranged...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from 'as Bill sees it', p. 123 "When alcoholism strikes, very unnatural situations may develop which work against marriage partnership and compatiible union. If the man is affected, the wife must become the head of the house, often the breadwinner. As matters get worse, the husband becomes a sic...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to say that this morning, I woke up feeling a lot better. Even after I wrote about it yesterday, watching the three people I had mentioned, speaking of their individual Relapses, I could not shake the over all feeling of "Feeling Scared" yesterday. Maybe it had som...

GammyRose · GammyRose

ACTIVE, NOT PASSIVE Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made in God's image to be an automaton.     &nb...

Rob · Rob

Well i did drink last night.. but i managed to put my last drink down halfway through it and crawl into bed and i do feel better for that.. Im off to wales straight from work today and coming back sunday.. Iv got my new tent to try out and make sure thats ok and get some sea fishing done... and possibl...

Hanuman · Hanuman

Maybe not totally appropriate but my warped sense of humor finds these funny. Booze related Deep Thoughts from Jack Handy: =============================== Is there anything more beautiful than a beautiful, beautiful flamingo, flying across in front of a beautiful sunset? And he's ca...

Phil · Phil

And accepting what has happened, Because it will not change. Forgiveness is dismissing The blame. Choices were made that Caused the hurt; We each could have chosen Differently, But we didn't Forgiveness is looking At the pain, Learning the lessons It has produced, And understanding What we have le...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Iffer, I just read your post to Rob's post below and want to say welcome to MIP. I'm glad you are here. Congratulations on your 3 and a half months sober. Keep coming back . (((Hugs))) GammyRose

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness are the three essentials to an alcoholic in recovery. When I first came into the program I was told this. I remember thinking that doesn't sound so hard. I didn't really have a god to believe in and when it came to god of my understanding I was stumped. So muc...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi Every one, Went to a meeting yesterday, attendance was real small, only about 12 people showed for this meeting, which was very unusual. But what was also unusual, were that there were three people in this Meeting, that had Relapsed. When they introduced themselves, the Secretary asked ar...

Phil · Phil

The 12-Step Program for Internet Addicts 1) I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I use to. 2) I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing. 3) I will get dressed before noon. 4) I will make an attempt to clean the house, w...

HumbleOne · HumbleOne

Three ingredients that contributed to me getting sober and finding recover. The gift of desperation, to be alive and to live, sick and tired of being sick and tired, and wanting to live my life differently, having a new life to live. And at my first meeting I felt that flicker of hope. Hoping that this wa...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I wish I could just turn my brain off for a little while. These last couple of days have been tough for me. I'm staying sober. Sometimes I feel like that should be enough. Last night we talked about dealing with the " wreckage of the past. " I guess that's part of what's getting to me. I lost my g...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

You are reading from the book Today's Gift </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=2121>. It feels so good to cry. . . . --Susan Cygnet Some of us were taught that it's bad to express our feelings directly--crying, wailing, jumping up and down for joy--that it's good manners to talk s...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

God's Gift " Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsible for our part of the relationship. If we do not pray and listen, we shut our Higher P...

d town drunk · d town drunk

this is my first post on this board. I turned 21 a week ago and also got my one year two days ago. The past few days have been a freaking head trip. I have worked through all the steps (and try to do so on a continual basis), have a sponsor, make meetings and even visit a halfway house for 12 step work.&nb...

Phil · Phil

Grief is a tidal wave that over takes you, smashes down upon you with unimaginable force, sweeps you up into its darkness, where you tumble and crash against unidentifiable surfaces, only to be thrown out on an unknown beach, bruised, reshaped... Grief will make a new person out of you, if it doesn't k...

carmie · carmie

This was sent to me from another A/A community I belong to, hope it brings some peace to others as it did me. I feel like a child lost in a crowd, my mind is spining, I think about leaving, I think about runnning. This disease of mine is so very cunning. It's talking to me,&nb...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Not regret the past nor shut the door on it. (Preview) I know there is a time for everything and I'm where I'm at for a reason but this is one of the hardest for me to except, even though I'm getting there. Needless to say I was a badddddddd boy certain times of my life and blew a lot of friendship trust and love away... I know I'm supposed to remem...	buckeyebear	5	1849	Mar 28, 2006 by buckeyebear
	Questions about the fourth step (Preview) I was at a meeting last night. I was talking to a guy who I respect a whole lot. I started to ask him some questions about who to put on the resentment list. Being specific I asked him whether or not I should put myself on there. I was told that I should not and also not to put God on there. I guess I am just a little...	soberdrunk	3	533	Mar 28, 2006 by HumbleOne
	Afternoon (Preview) I must have been tired as I have just woke up and it is 1:57 pm I have done my grattitue list and asked for help and direction for the 24 hours ahead. A meeting tonight should place me on solid grounding and I shall also keep my eye on this page. It is all I have at the moment, or at least it feels like tha...	Robert	2	486	Mar 28, 2006 by Robert
	FUTURE (Preview) ~ Father Leo's Meditation ~ "The future is hidden even from the men who made it." -- Anatole France Life is a glorious mystery. We can never fully understand it and it will always confuse and amaze us. After we have understood one thing, we are presented with a fresh problem. We are not perfect. We are not...	Doll	0	435	Mar 28, 2006 by Doll
	Ok.. so im back (Preview) Hi everyone. Well i got away as planned friday straight from work. Traffic and weather was a bitch.. had a few stops on the way, took about 6 hours or more to get there.. had my brewers yeast and kalms and wasnt doing to bad.. Parked up at around 9ish pm i spose.. read some stuff from Staying...	Rob	15	754	Mar 28, 2006 by Rob
	Come And Take My Hand (Preview) When darkness closed upon me you took my hand and said 'Won't you come and walk with me, I don't want to see you dead.' So I took your hand and said I'd walk with you a ways; You seemed to have the hope I lacked to get me through my days. The days have turned to months and the months have turned to years Yet stil...	Phil	2	478	Mar 28, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Pain the gift nobody wants (Preview) I purchased a book today called Pain the gift nobody wants, It opens with a story of the early death of a child with a rare neurological dysfunction that made her insensitive to pain. I was reading it and it was a good read then this sentance jumped out at me: "Such conditions as Leprosy, diabetes, al...	Robert	7	593	Mar 28, 2006 by Rob
	Music that helps you relax, concentrate etc? (Preview) I have a very wide range when it comes to music. i love Eminem.. I also love Maria Callas... I also love Korn etc.. My fav band is prob No Doubt .. i also like chart stuff.. There isnt much i dont like.. At the moment i cant stop listening to Evanesence - Fallen (albumn).. I know its a re...	Rob	9	679	Mar 27, 2006 by Hanuman
	Cafeteria Style (Preview) March 27, 2006 ~ Sometimes, an AA member will talk about taking the various parts of the program in cafeteria style -- selecting what he likes and letting alone what he does not want. Maybe others will come along and pick up the unwanted parts -- or maybe that member himself will go back later and take som...	Doll	3	524	Mar 27, 2006 by amanda2u2
	New to AA (Preview) Hi, I'm Dana and I'm an Alcoholic After hitting my 'rock bottom' mid January, a couple weeks later I found myself sitting in a dark corner of my first AA meeting. I didn't really think at the time I was an Alcoholic...but looking back, I must have or why would I have gone? lol ...	DanaBanana	6	527	Mar 27, 2006 by Doll
	Just done my 6th (Preview) Well folks I just done my step 6 and thought wow!!!!!!!! I FEEL GOOD!!!! But after doing step 6 I'm finding other faults that I never gave any thought,,,For me step 6 will be a re-accruing event as I grow spiritually...and you know what I'm fine with this,,, I been in and out of AA rooms sence 1982...	buckeyebear	2	472	Mar 27, 2006 by Doll
	No one knows this about me.. (Preview) No one knows. No one knows about me going to aa and coming on here etc.. Even my best mates.. have no idea.. i havent told ANYONE.. .. Only you people on here know about this part of my life..!.. I intend to tell my mum n dad but only after i have got myself sorted.. i would love to tel them that i ha...	Rob	4	518	Mar 27, 2006 by Robert
	Morning everyone (Preview) Have done a Grattitude list and asked for guidance for today. Didnt sleep too well last night, got to sleep about 3 and woke again at 8 , do not know what to do with myself I am that much in pain. Had to crack my back and hips back into place and thought it was going to snap in two! Really fed up!	Robert	7	533	Mar 27, 2006 by Robert
	Step Six (Preview) "Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of Character."     &...	Toni Baloney	2	515	Mar 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I have missed you all (Preview) Hello there. I am so glad to be back. My computer broke about a week ago and I have not been able to post here! This forum and the rooms are all I have got. I am a little bit emotional today but not too bad ,I guess it does not help that I am in really bad pain. I would be really pleased to hear from you ...	Robert	13	570	Mar 27, 2006 by Phil
	Affirmations (Preview) I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday. When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum. Difficult things take a long time, impossible things a little longer. There is more to life, than increasing its speed. Thinking with ones heart will give the right answers to the questions. T...	Phil	1	494	Mar 26, 2006 by jeannie
	March 26 AA daily Reflection (Preview) THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us a...	GammyRose	0	788	Mar 26, 2006 by GammyRose
	from "Came to Believe" (Preview) Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life - the one that did not work - for a...	amanda2u2	1	1064	Mar 26, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Making Amends (Preview) *Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. --Step Nine* When we make amends we need to be clear about what we're apologizing for and the best way to say we're sorry. What we are really doing with our amends is taking respon...	Rick	2	496	Mar 26, 2006 by rosie light shines
	The Serenity Prayer (long version) (Preview) God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference, Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, taking this sinful world as it is, not as I would...	soberdrunk	3	534	Mar 26, 2006 by rosie light shines
	hey all (Preview) not much new here, just waiting for spring so get my garden going again. tomatos and potatos mainly. i found a site that gives my sober heart beats 37,625,583. and counting, i hope!! take care all wagon	wagon	2	493	Mar 26, 2006 by amanda2u2
	A few thoughts for Sunday..and have a good day eh? (Preview) Emotional Availability is probably one of the key factors in establishing and maintaining healthy relationships. WE are emotionally unavailable in a relationship when we are afraid. We want true love but are terrified of how it may hurt us, how it may recreate some painful experience, how we may be...	Phil	1	503	Mar 26, 2006 by Phil
	Father Leo's Daily Meditation -Mar 26 (Preview) TEACHING "The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." -- Mark Van Doren I have a need of a "sponsor" in my life. Somebody I turn to when I have problems, when I am confused or in pain, when I simply need to talk, when I feel lonely or when I am about to make a major change in my life. Every addict need...	Doll	0	472	Mar 26, 2006 by Doll
	AA Speaker Tapes (Preview) Hi hope all is well I just wanted to share a web-site I found to download AA speaker tapes. I downloaded all 8 tapes of Joe and Charlie. http://www.elmoware.com/spktapes.htm Hope this is new news for someone. Thanks	buckeyebear	1	516	Mar 25, 2006 by amanda2u2
	4th Step helper (Preview) Never used this myself but some may find it helpful. You'll need to download the latest version of Adobe Reader as it's a .pdf	Hanuman	0	519	Mar 25, 2006 by Hanuman
	I'm supposed to get a topic e-mail (Preview) Hi all I'm supposed to get a topic e-mail every day but haven't been getting any for over a week. Just woundering if something is wrong.	buckeyebear	0	657	Mar 25, 2006 by buckeyebear
	March 25 AA Daily Reflection (Preview) A FULL AND THANKFUL HEART I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. ...	GammyRose	1	807	Mar 25, 2006 by Hanuman
	"Selfish"? (Preview)     ...	Toni Baloney	4	801	Mar 25, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	HELLO AGAIN ALL ;o) (Preview) HI ALL, I AM SORRY THAT I POSTED IN THE WAY THAT I DID AND THEN DIDN'T COME BACK TO REPLY TO YOU ALL, BUT I HAD TO HAVE MY PUTER RE-CONFIGERD OR SOMETHING! AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK IT NOW!! EVERYTHING GOT DUMPED. ANTWAY I AM FEELING MUCH BETTER, I THINK IT IS MUCH TO DO WITH TH...	flumpy	4	496	Mar 25, 2006 by GammyRose
	Accepting what is... (Preview) All human problems arise from not accepting whatever is. As the serenity Prayer says, "Lord, grant me the courage to change what I can change, accept what I cannot and the wisdom to tell the difference...." Even things which may be changed can be changed faster and easier when we first ac...	Phil	1	550	Mar 25, 2006 by iffer
	Working on my fourth step (Preview) Hello everyone, I hope today is a good day for you all. I am working on my fourth step and I have come to the sex inventory part. I am struggling with this. I guess I'm not sure what exactly I am supposed to do...My sponsor gave me some suggestions and I will call her again later today but I was...	iffer	3	534	Mar 25, 2006 by iffer
	I Wish For You..... (Preview) Comfort on difficult days, Smiles when sadness intrudes, Rainbows to follow the clouds, Laughter to kiss your lips, Sunsets to warm your heart, Gentle hugs when spirits sag, Friendships to brighten your being, Beauty for your eyes to see, Confidence for when you doubt, Faith so that you can believe...	Phil	1	528	Mar 25, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	A couple of questions please.. (Preview) Hi.. just a few questions really What does IC stand for?.. might be being dumb but i ent figured it yet.. What does a sponsor do? I really dont know anything about this i dont think at the mo i want anyone to sponsor me. but at mo i have no real idea of what a sponsor does.. etc.. the guy who arranged...	Rob	5	532	Mar 25, 2006 by amanda2u2
	as Bill sees it (Preview) from 'as Bill sees it', p. 123 "When alcoholism strikes, very unnatural situations may develop which work against marriage partnership and compatiible union. If the man is affected, the wife must become the head of the house, often the breadwinner. As matters get worse, the husband becomes a sic...	amanda2u2	1	1044	Mar 24, 2006 by rosie light shines
	NOT SO SCARED TODAY (Preview) Hi Everyone, Just wanted to say that this morning, I woke up feeling a lot better. Even after I wrote about it yesterday, watching the three people I had mentioned, speaking of their individual Relapses, I could not shake the over all feeling of "Feeling Scared" yesterday. Maybe it had som...	Toni Baloney	3	506	Mar 24, 2006 by Wren
	March 24 AA Daily Reflection (Preview) ACTIVE, NOT PASSIVE Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made in God's image to be an automaton.     &nb...	GammyRose	1	681	Mar 24, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Hope everyone has a good weekend. (Preview) Well i did drink last night.. but i managed to put my last drink down halfway through it and crawl into bed and i do feel better for that.. Im off to wales straight from work today and coming back sunday.. Iv got my new tent to try out and make sure thats ok and get some sea fishing done... and possibl...	Rob	2	468	Mar 24, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Deep Drunk Thoughts (Preview) Maybe not totally appropriate but my warped sense of humor finds these funny. Booze related Deep Thoughts from Jack Handy: =============================== Is there anything more beautiful than a beautiful, beautiful flamingo, flying across in front of a beautiful sunset? And he's ca...	Hanuman	3	747	Mar 24, 2006 by jeannie
	Forgiveness Is Letting Go Of Pain (Preview) And accepting what has happened, Because it will not change. Forgiveness is dismissing The blame. Choices were made that Caused the hurt; We each could have chosen Differently, But we didn't Forgiveness is looking At the pain, Learning the lessons It has produced, And understanding What we have le...	Phil	0	515	Mar 24, 2006 by Phil
	Welcome Iffer (Preview) Iffer, I just read your post to Rob's post below and want to say welcome to MIP. I'm glad you are here. Congratulations on your 3 and a half months sober. Keep coming back . (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	5	532	Mar 24, 2006 by Rob
	H.O.W. it was explained to me (Preview) Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness are the three essentials to an alcoholic in recovery. When I first came into the program I was told this. I remember thinking that doesn't sound so hard. I didn't really have a god to believe in and when it came to god of my understanding I was stumped. So muc...	soberdrunk	6	588	Mar 24, 2006 by GammyRose
	SCARY* RELAPSE* (Preview) Hi Every one, Went to a meeting yesterday, attendance was real small, only about 12 people showed for this meeting, which was very unusual. But what was also unusual, were that there were three people in this Meeting, that had Relapsed. When they introduced themselves, the Secretary asked ar...	Toni Baloney	12	736	Mar 24, 2006 by GammyRose
	Ohhhh--This is a difficult one... (Preview) The 12-Step Program for Internet Addicts 1) I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I use to. 2) I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing. 3) I will get dressed before noon. 4) I will make an attempt to clean the house, w...	Phil	9	632	Mar 23, 2006 by Phil
	Desperation, Hope and a Higher Power (Preview) Three ingredients that contributed to me getting sober and finding recover. The gift of desperation, to be alive and to live, sick and tired of being sick and tired, and wanting to live my life differently, having a new life to live. And at my first meeting I felt that flicker of hope. Hoping that this wa...	HumbleOne	2	548	Mar 23, 2006 by Phil
	defective thinker (Preview) I wish I could just turn my brain off for a little while. These last couple of days have been tough for me. I'm staying sober. Sometimes I feel like that should be enough. Last night we talked about dealing with the " wreckage of the past. " I guess that's part of what's getting to me. I lost my g...	soberdrunk	9	845	Mar 23, 2006 by soberdrunk
	yes it does feel good to CRY (Preview) You are reading from the book Today's Gift </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=2121>. *It feels so good to cry. . . . --Susan Cygnet* Some of us were taught that it's bad to express our feelings directly--crying, wailing, jumping up and down for joy--that it's good manners to talk s...	rosie light shines	2	490	Mar 23, 2006 by amanda2u2
	STRONG material---something i had to accept (Preview) God's Gift " Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsible for our part of the relationship. If we do not pray and listen, we shut our Higher P...	rosie light shines	2	513	Mar 23, 2006 by amanda2u2
	JUST TURNED 21! GOING CRAZY (Preview) this is my first post on this board. I turned 21 a week ago and also got my one year two days ago. The past few days have been a freaking head trip. I have worked through all the steps (and try to do so on a continual basis), have a sponsor, make meetings and even visit a halfway house for 12 step work.&nb...	d town drunk	9	627	Mar 23, 2006 by recovering jb
	Some Stuff re Anxiety... (Preview) Grief is a tidal wave that over takes you, smashes down upon you with unimaginable force, sweeps you up into its darkness, where you tumble and crash against unidentifiable surfaces, only to be thrown out on an unknown beach, bruised, reshaped... Grief will make a new person out of you, if it doesn't k...	Phil	0	559	Mar 23, 2006 by Phil
	Recovery Poem (Preview) This was sent to me from another A/A community I belong to, hope it brings some peace to others as it did me. I feel like a child lost in a crowd, my mind is spining, I think about leaving, I think about runnning. This disease of mine is so very cunning. It's talking to me,&nb...	carmie	1	543	Mar 23, 2006 by Phil
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