Alcoholics Anonymous

Rick · Rick

Phil and I have a Thing ? Ha ! ha ! Hope your feelen better. just takes time to know people on here just like F to F Amanda Where did you go ? -- Edited by Rick at 08:53, 2006-03-11

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

H.A.L.T. is a very important concept in recovery. Many of us have been conditioned to ignore our own needs and keep going, like athletes, ignoring them. The concept of HALT teaches us to become aware of what our bodies are telling us... when we are Hungry, when we are Angry, when we are Lonely, an...

Rick · Rick

Life is busy and the world is complex. Give yourself time to take it all in. Events come at you quickly, and keep coming all the time. Regularly give yourself the time and space to make sense of it all. When you get too caught up in your efforts, you can lose track of why you're making them. Take the time, aga...

Robert · Robert

I have woke today and something is different, I cant put my finger on it, but the self pity is gone. I have a cold but I dont care. I feel like I have been given another day another opportunity. alot can happen in 24 hours of living. I hope I feel like this for the rest of the day. Rob please read my friend...

Phil · Phil

Pg. 62 Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably f...

Phil · Phil

Maturity in Relationships Larry James To be capable of real love means becoming mature, with realistic expectations of the other person. It means accepting responsibility for our own happiness or unhappiness, and neither expecting the other person to make us happy nor blami...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I don't know.. it seems today,,, I've made progress in a lot of things,,, but it is not enough. I'm frustrated? umm.. disappointed? discouraged? I've worked hard, and today I felt just tired of it,,, and I look and there is sooo much more to do. my apartment,...

paul · paul

My faith was tested to the core last week. Not sure I will be able to fully thank all of you for your kind posts of assurance and guidance. My life is back on track and progressing...Thanks from the heart...for being there for the new ones! -paul

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

hi, sheila's dad.. how's it going? We are doing much better. love in recovery, amanda

benny33 · benny33

hi every one just wanted to say. thjings are going well and im still working a strong program,i havent een ale to post because of internet problems sorry about that .ill try to catch up this weekend befor i go back to schoolon monday.phil if youre around ill be at 814 number all day tommorrow if you...

Busbe · Busbe

I with no patience could not get back into this room so the person I am said forget it. How does one get patience if u werent born with it can u get patience? I have struggled with that for a long time. I would appreciate some replys. Thanks Busbe :

Rick · Rick

Sometimes this gets to be a big issue at meetings. This Quote was mailed to me thought I'd post it. "Try to remember that though God has wrought miracles among us, we should never belittle a good doctor or psychiatrist. Their services are often indispensable in treating a newcomer and in following h...

gtrandall · gtrandall

Heya, folks-- at my home group last week, a topic was brought up for a group conscience vote from the ny office. They were considering making a new pamphlet discussing the differences between religion and spirituality--something I saw as a hot topic for newcomers (during my time in treatment)....

Phil · Phil

Many times when bad things happen to us, part of our initial emotional response is to start weeping inside because we are hurting. That hurt may be prolonged, at times totally over-shadowing any significant lesson we can learn from such unfortunate situations. We always forget that the re...

Rick · Rick

Always think of what you have to do as easy and it will become so. --Emile Corie How we think about the activities before us is very important. If we think cleaning the garage is hard, dirty, and no chance for fun, that's just how it will feel. We'll be tired before we even begin. However, if we approac...

Rick · Rick

The older you get the more you realize that kindness is synonymous with happiness. --Lionel Barrymore Once in a while, we forget about the kind things people have done for us. Do we remember the next-door neighbor who helped us get our kite out of a tree, or the brother who helped us finish a proje...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

"AA is a spiritual program and a spiritual way of life. Even the first half of the First Step, 'We admitted we were powerless over alcohol,' is a spiritual experience. An AA member needs more than physical capabilities; he needs the use of his full faculties as a human being to hear the message, t...

Phil · Phil

A life without love in it ...is like a heap of ashes ....upon a deserted hearth -- with the fire dead, the laughter stilled, and the light extinguished. - Frank P. Tebbetts -------------------- If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive. - Mother Theresa ---------------- Ever...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi Wren, I was reading one on your responses, and was very touched by your story, and just wanted to Welcome you here. I read your Profile, and have to say, I also share your feelings of it being a new day in Sobriety, everyday, ever little 24 hour day. Even when they feel like very Long 24 hours....

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

I just wanted to say that I know without any doubt, that, if I had not found this site, I would not have survived much more than another year. The unmistakeable pains in my upper right abdomen were getting worse, and I was struggling with getting back to where I knew I needed to be in AA. As I...

jason · jason

hello, I'm a new guy in aa and doing good for now one day at a time so any ho. new to the new guy means I'm new but even now I see newer people than me and it inspires me to keep going each day just so I can keep seeing newer faces each week and I can share my story with them cause a lot of them are my age or younger and...

Phil · Phil

DON'T QUIT! When things go wrong as they sometimes will When the road you're trudging seems all up hill When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh When care is pressing you down a bit Rest, if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer, with its twists and t...

flumpy · flumpy

HEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW?????????

flumpy · flumpy

i am thinking maybe i haven't come to the right place?, have i scared you off?

flumpy · flumpy

i know it's earlie days but i stil feel let down.... too much a girl!!!!!!

flumpy · flumpy

hi again, only little old me, just thought i had to say coz i feel like cr**. i have drunk the past 3 nights...(self medication) here i come :( i hope not, just a slip i am praying for. i have had the WORST 5 months contained within the worst 7 years of my entire life, and i cracked. have an...

flumpy · flumpy

HI EVERYONE, HAVE YOU HEARD THAT THE CHATROOM IS TRYING TO DRUMB UP A BIT OF TRADE?. WELL I FOR ONE THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, WHY DOES NO ONE HERE GO ON THERE?. I FOUND MY RECOVERY IN THE AL-ANON ROOM, BUT WOULD LOVE SOMETIMES IF I COULD COME HERE AND GET SOME DIRECT/INSTANT RESPONSE TO WHAT I NEED TO SAY...

Rick · Rick

"Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have—the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 124~

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

March 9 Small Things "In the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills."Basic Text, p. 87 Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty. Have you heard it said that to an addict, a flat tire is a traumatic event? Or how about those of us who for...

Rick · Rick

WHO'S SITTING NEXT TO YOU? I know who you are. You are "X" who attend the ABC Meeting at the XYZ Club where AA's meet in Anywhere, USA. I saw you there the other night at the eight o'clock meeting. I don't know how long you've been sober, but I know you've been coming around for a while because you spoke to a lo...

Phil · Phil

by Sam Quick and Alex Lesueur, Jr One of the basic causes of unhappiness is our refusal to accept the moment-to-moment reality of what is — what's happening right now. At the root of our frustration is this: The way things are is different from what we want or expect, and we don't accept that fact. It's...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi All, This Post is about trying to find the lst Edition of this Book, I have been on eBay, Book Stores, etc. In the 1st Edition, there is a Poem written, prior to doing the Fourth Step, it is a very powerful poem, and so beautifully written. I gave away my copy, and when I replaced it, I...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

We must go to AA meetings regularly. We must learn to think differently. We must change from alcoholic thinking to sober thinking. We must re-educate our minds. We must try to help other alcoholics. We must cooperate with God by spending at least as much time and energy on the AA program as we did on drin...

Rick · Rick

Where u at girl ? I'll come right over get that apt done with ya. Maybe u could kick my butt and i'd do my taxes ?? Ya think ?

Rick · Rick

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start. --Charles Baudelaire A big assignment can be scary to face. We may start to think that how we do on the assignment will determine if we're good or bad people. The more we think about it, the harder that task seems. The k...

Rick · Rick

Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how difficult recovery is, and s...

Robert · Robert

Hi room. I am sorry to post a slightly needy post but hey, I am off work with a bad back. I went to hospital the other day as my oestiopath thinks I had a ruptured disk. I have been released due to a wait on an mri scan. the long and short of it is, I am home alone and poor me. I do not like the siuation I am in. I...

Bonzo43 · Bonzo43

BE FREE by Papa Roach ____________________________________________________ I woke up and I feel like shit I don't remember last night-I'm getting sick of this I hit the bottle when I got off stage I got piss drunk stupid and I went in a rage I think I mighta got in a fight-because my knuck...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Welcome to Elli, Mikey and Hugger...I know some of you have been around for awhile...just not posting. Hope you will continue to share your experience, strength and hope with us. And if I missed anyone I'm sorry, just quickly catching up on the board before going to bed. Today was a good day, I stayed...

Phil · Phil

The Truth About Relationship Expectations Larry James 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! - Guy Finl...

Phil · Phil

Total surrender is an alien concept for most non-recovering people to accept. That a Higher Power, a Power greater than ourselves, that God could take us through the dark rapids of life safely if we agreed to let go of our own self-will is not an easy principle to adopt. Acting on this principle is, howe...

Rick · Rick

Long, but good reading. This is Dr. Bob's last major talk given in Detroit, Michigan in December 1948, transcribed from tape. Although a good many of you have heard or have read about the inception of A.A., probably there are some who haven't. From that brief story, there are thin...

Rob · Rob

Well i had my usual 4 Skoll Supers (9%) and that was a while ago.. i want another drink.. .. hmm.. the offlicense is open for another 36 minutes.. .... if i buy another drink tomorrow will be a nightmare.. Iv already taken a ONE A NIGHT NYTOL (sleeping tablet aid)... and im feeling really sleepy.. .. but...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Surrender Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him. --Step Three of Al Anon Surrendering to a Power greater than ourselves is how we become empowered.We become empowered in a new, better, more effective way than we believed possible.Doors op...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

This is an AA prayer, (but I cut 2 sentences out of it--to fit my Alanon program). Good Morning, God!

Thank you for this day! As I consider my plans for this day, Let m...

Rick · Rick

Laughter by definition is healthy. --Doris Lessing A hearty laugh can warm a cold room and make our spirits soar. But many of us are afraid to laugh, especially when we make mistakes. We think we're supposed to be perfect, and we don't allow ourselves to make mistakes. However, we're not a mold p...

Rick · Rick

Sobriety is a big gift box with a hundred little packages inside to unwrap. - Oscar Morris Sobriety is its own reward and then some. Sobriety is a condition of openness and receptivity to the treasure of life. It is the ability to view the world through gentler glasses and hear our fellows...

Phil · Phil

Little Things In Life Too often we don't realize what we have until it is gone; Too often we wait too late to say "I'm sorry -- I was wrong." Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones we hold dearest to our hearts; And we allow foolish things to tear our lives apart. Far too many times we let unimportant th...

Phil · Phil

Types of emotional / physical / verbal abuse common in people with BPD: DOMINATION / CONTROL: The internal chaos of the person with BPD's emotions often gives them a desperate need to control external events, situations and people. (The internal world is so out of control - so external control g...

recovering jb · recovering jb

Hey- Anyone want to share on how they went about making amends? My sponsor suggested making sure I do this the "AA way"- So I figured I would ask to get some input- Thanks, Joel

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	Amanda (Preview) Phil and I have a Thing ? Ha ! ha ! Hope your feelen better. just takes time to know people on here just like F to F Amanda Where did you go ? -- Edited by Rick at 08:53, 2006-03-11	Rick	1	449	Mar 11, 2006 by amanda2u2
	H.A.L.T. (Preview) H.A.L.T. is a very important concept in recovery. Many of us have been conditioned to ignore our own needs and keep going, like athletes, ignoring them. The concept of HALT teaches us to become aware of what our bodies are telling us... when we are Hungry, when we are Angry, when we are Lonely, an...	amanda2u2	8	455	Mar 11, 2006 by amanda2u2
	solid foundation (Preview) Life is busy and the world is complex. Give yourself time to take it all in. Events come at you quickly, and keep coming all the time. Regularly give yourself the time and space to make sense of it all. When you get too caught up in your efforts, you can lose track of why you're making them. Take the time, aga...	Rick	7	473	Mar 12, 2006 by Rick
	Fresh new day (Preview) I have woke today and something is different, I cant put my finger on it, but the self pity is gone. I have a cold but I dont care. I feel like I have been given another day another opportunity. alot can happen in 24 hours of living. I hope I feel like this for the rest of the day. Rob please read my friend...	Robert	8	419	Mar 11, 2006 by Robert
	Big Book Pg. 62 (Preview) Pg. 62 Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably f...	Phil	8	15890	October 31st by dinarikas
	Maturity In Relationships... (Preview) Maturity in Relationships Larry James To be capable of real love means becoming mature, with realistic expectations of the other person. It means accepting responsibility for our own happiness or unhappiness, and neither expecting the other person to make us happy nor blami...	Phil	0	602	Mar 10, 2006 by Phil
	that feeling again (Preview) I don't know.. it seems today,,, I've made progress in a lot of things,,, but it is not enough. I'm frustrated? umm.. disappointed? discouraged? I've worked hard, and today I felt just tired of it,,, and I look and there is sooo much more to do. *my apartment,...*	amanda2u2	6	398	Mar 11, 2006 by Rick
	Thanks again Everyone! (Preview) My faith was tested to the core last week. Not sure I will be able to fully thank all of you for your kind posts of assurance and guidance. My life is back on track and progressing...Thanks from the heart...for being there for the new ones! -paul	paul	3	354	Mar 11, 2006 by Phil
	hi, sheila's dad (Preview) *hi, sheila's dad.. how's it going? We are doing much better.* *love in recovery,* *amanda*	amanda2u2	1	484	Mar 11, 2006 by sheilasdad
	hello (Preview) hi every one just wanted to say. thjings are going well and im still working a strong program,i havent een ale to post because of internet problems sorry about that .ill try to catch up this weekend befor i go back to schoolon monday.phil if youre around ill be at 814 number all day tommorrow if you...	benny33	3	386	Mar 10, 2006 by Phil
	Greetings all (Preview) I with no patience could not get back into this room so the person I am said forget it. How does one get patience if u werent born with it can u get patience? I have struggled with that for a long time. I would appreciate some replys. Thanks Busbe :	Busbe	10	567	Mar 11, 2006 by Busbe
	Doctor ? Meds ? (Preview) Sometimes this gets to be a big issue at meetings. This Quote was mailed to me thought I'd post it. "Try to remember that though God has wrought miracles among us, we should never belittle a good doctor or psychiatrist. Their services are often indispensable in treating a newcomer and in following h...	Rick	3	407	Mar 10, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Religion/spirituality (Preview) Heya, folks-- at my home group last week, a topic was brought up for a group conscience vote from the ny office. They were considering making a new pamphlet discussing the differences between religion and spirituality--something I saw as a hot topic for newcomers (during my time in treatment)....	gtrandall	7	484	Mar 11, 2006 by Bonzo43
	Dealing With Failure (Preview) Many times when bad things happen to us, part of our initial emotional response is to start weeping inside because we are hurting. That hurt may be prolonged, at times totally over-shadowing any significant lesson we can learn from such unfortunate situations. We always forget that the re...	Phil	9	525	Mar 10, 2006 by Wren
	TODAY'S GIFT (Preview) *Always think of what you have to do as easy and it will become so. --Emile Corie* How we think about the activities before us is very important. If we think cleaning the garage is hard, dirty, and no chance for fun, that's just how it will feel. We'll be tired before we even begin. However, if we approac...	Rick	3	457	Mar 10, 2006 by Phil
	TODAY'S THOUGHT (Preview) *The older you get the more you realize that kindness is synonymous with happiness. --Lionel Barrymore* Once in a while, we forget about the kind things people have done for us. Do we remember the next-door neighbor who helped us get our kite out of a tree, or the brother who helped us finish a proje...	Rick	2	364	Mar 10, 2006 by Rick
	from 'Came to Believe' (Preview) "AA is a spiritual program and a spiritual way of life. Even the first half of the First Step, 'We admitted we were powerless over alcohol,' is a spiritual experience. An AA member needs more than physical capabilities; he needs the use of his full faculties as a human being to hear the message, t...	amanda2u2	7	449	Mar 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Thursday Night (Preview) A life without love in it ...is like a heap of ashes ....upon a deserted hearth -- with the fire dead, the laughter stilled, and the light extinguished. - Frank P. Tebbetts -------------------- If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive. - Mother Theresa ---------------- Ever...	Phil	1	387	Mar 10, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Welcome Wren (Preview) Hi Wren, I was reading one on your responses, and was very touched by your story, and just wanted to Welcome you here. I read your Profile, and have to say, I also share your feelings of it being a new day in Sobriety, everyday, ever little 24 hour day. Even when they feel like very Long 24 hours....	Toni Baloney	1	443	Mar 9, 2006 by Wren
	Thanks (Preview) I just wanted to say that I know without any doubt, that, if I had not found this site, I would not have survived much more than another year. The unmistakeable pains in my upper right abdomen were getting worse, and I was struggling with getting back to where I knew I needed to be in AA. As I...	Sick of being sick	2	378	Mar 9, 2006 by Phil
	new to the new guy (Preview) hello, I'm a new guy in aa and doing good for now one day at a time so any ho. new to the new guy means I'm new but even now I see newer people than me and it inspires me to keep going each day just so I can keep seeing newer faces each week and I can share my story with them cause a lot of them are my age or younger and...	jason	10	447	Mar 10, 2006 by jason
	Just sharing something..that this kid..has to read every day.. (Preview) *DON'T QUIT!* When things go wrong as they sometimes will When the road you're trudging seems all up hill When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh When care is pressing you down a bit Rest, if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer, with its twists and t...	Phil	2	536	Mar 9, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	why????????????????? (Preview) HEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW?????????	flumpy	9	514	Mar 11, 2006 by klynnenicholas
	hi (Preview) i am thinking maybe i haven't come to the right place?, have i scared you off?	flumpy	2	484	Mar 9, 2006 by amanda2u2
	feeling let down (Preview) i know it's earlie days but i stil feel let down.... too much a girl!!!!!!	flumpy	1	417	Mar 9, 2006 by amanda2u2
	the truth :( (Preview) hi again, only little old me, just thought i had to say coz i feel like cr**. i have drunk the past 3 nights...(self medication) here i come :( i hope not, just a slip i am praying for. i have had the WORST 5 months contained within the worst 7 years of my entire life, and i cracked. have an...	flumpy	13	657	Mar 10, 2006 by amanda2u2
	chat/meetings (Preview) HI EVERYONE, HAVE YOU HEARD THAT THE CHATROOM IS TRYING TO DRUMB UP A BIT OF TRADE?. WELL I FOR ONE THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, WHY DOES NO ONE HERE GO ON THERE?. I FOUND MY RECOVERY IN THE AL-ANON ROOM, BUT WOULD LOVE SOMETIMES IF I COULD COME HERE AND GET SOME DIRECT/INSTANT RESPONSE TO WHAT I NEED TO SAY...	flumpy	4	340	Aug 3, 2008 by dally
	BB Quote (Preview) "Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have—the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 124~	Rick	0	472	Mar 9, 2006 by Rick
	nickel - dime aggravaation (Preview) March 9 Small Things "In the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills."Basic Text, p. 87 Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty. Have you heard it said that to an addict, a flat tire is a traumatic event? Or how about those of us who for...	rosie light shines	1	680	Mar 9, 2006 by Rick
	reaching out (Preview) WHO'S SITTING NEXT TO YOU? I know who you are. You are "X" who attend the ABC Meeting at the XYZ Club where AA's meet in Anywhere, USA. I saw you there the other night at the eight o'clock meeting. I don't know how long you've been sober, but I know you've been coming around for a while because you spoke to a lo...	Rick	0	402	Mar 9, 2006 by Rick
	Loving What Is.. (Preview) by Sam Quick and Alex Lesueur, Jr One of the basic causes of unhappiness is our refusal to accept the moment-to-moment reality of what is — what's happening right now. At the root of our frustration is this: The way things are is different from what we want or expect, and we don't accept that fact. It's...	Phil	9	553	Dec 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	A Gentle Path thru the 12 Steps? (Preview) Hi All, This Post is about trying to find the lst Edition of this Book, I have been on eBay, Book Stores, etc. In the 1st Edition, there is a Poem written, prior to doing the Fourth Step, it is a very powerful poem, and so beautifully written. I gave away my copy, and when I replaced it, I...	Toni Baloney	3	454	Mar 10, 2006 by wallsal55
	24 hrs a day - mar 8 (Preview) We must go to AA meetings regularly. We must learn to think differently. We must change from alcoholic thinking to sober thinking. We must re-educate our minds. We must try to help other alcoholics. We must cooperate with God by spending at least as much time and energy on the AA program as we did on drin...	amanda2u2	1	450	Mar 9, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Hi Amanda (Preview) Where u at girl ? I'll come right over get that apt done with ya. Maybe u could kick my butt and i'd do my taxes ?? Ya think ?	Rick	1	407	Mar 9, 2006 by amanda2u2
	GETTING STARTED (Preview) *There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start. --Charles Baudelaire* A big assignment can be scary to face. We may start to think that how we do on the assignment will determine if we're good or bad people. The more we think about it, the harder that task seems. The k...	Rick	7	522	Mar 9, 2006 by helen
	Being open (Preview) Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how difficult recovery is, and s...	Rick	3	397	Mar 9, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Cabin fever (Preview) Hi room. I am sorry to post a slightly needy post but hey, I am off work with a bad back. I went to hospital the other day as my oestiopath thinks I had a ruptured disk. I have been released due to a wait on an mri scan. the long and short of it is, I am home alone and poor me. I do not like the siuation I am in. I...	Robert	18	593	Mar 11, 2006 by Robert
	More song lyrics (newer music) (Preview) BE FREE by Papa Roach ____________________________________________________ I woke up and I feel like shit I don't remember last night-I'm getting sick of this I hit the bottle when I got off stage I got piss drunk stupid and I went in a rage I think I mighta got in a fight-because my knuck...	Bonzo43	1	641	Mar 9, 2006 by Hanuman
	Just want to say Welcome... (Preview) Welcome to Elli, Mikey and Hugger...I know some of you have been around for awhile...just not posting. Hope you will continue to share your experience, strength and hope with us. And if I missed anyone I'm sorry, just quickly catching up on the board before going to bed. Today was a good day, I stayed...	GammyRose	3	422	Mar 9, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Relationship Expectations (Preview) The Truth About Relationship Expectations Larry James 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! - Guy Finl...	Phil	1	582	Mar 9, 2006 by elli
	Denial (Preview) Total surrender is an alien concept for most non-recovering people to accept. That a Higher Power, a Power greater than ourselves, that God could take us through the dark rapids of life safely if we agreed to let go of our own self-will is not an easy principle to adopt. Acting on this principle is, howe...	Phil	1	464	Mar 8, 2006 by amanda2u2
	AA Grapevine, June 1973 (Preview) Long, but good reading. This is Dr. Bob's last major talk given in Detroit, Michigan in December 1948, transcribed from tape. Although a good many of you have heard or have read about the inception of A.A., probably there are some who haven't. From that brief story, there are thin...	Rick	1	1159	Mar 8, 2006 by Phil
	I kinda want more drink... (Preview) Well i had my usual 4 Skoll Supers (9%) and that was a while ago.. i want another drink.. .. hmm.. the offlicense is open for another 36 minutes.. .... if i buy another drink tomorrow will be a nightmare.. Iv already taken a ONE A NIGHT NYTOL (sleeping tablet aid)... and im feeling really sleepy.. .. but...	Rob	18	606	Mar 8, 2006 by Phil
	yes, the SWEETNESS of surrender (Preview) Surrender Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him. --Step Three of Al Anon Surrendering to a Power greater than ourselves is how we become empowered.We become empowered in a new, better, more effective way than we believed possible.Doors op...	rosie light shines	1	406	Mar 8, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Good Morning, God! HP! (Preview) This is an AA prayer, (but I cut 2 sentences out of it--to fit my Alanon program). Good Morning, God!   Thank you for this day! As I consider my plans for this day, Let m...	wallsal55	2	474	Mar 8, 2006 by amanda2u2
	TODAY'S THOUGHT (Preview) *Laughter by definition is healthy. --Doris Lessing* A hearty laugh can warm a cold room and make our spirits soar. But many of us are afraid to laugh, especially when we make mistakes. We think we're supposed to be perfect, and we don't allow ourselves to make mistakes. However, we're not a mold p...	Rick	3	486	Mar 8, 2006 by Rick
	SOBERITY IS A GIFT (Preview) *Sobriety is a big gift box with a hundred little packages inside to unwrap. - Oscar Morris* Sobriety is its own reward and then some. Sobriety is a condition of openness and receptivity to the treasure of life. It is the ability to view the world through gentler glasses and hear our fellows...	Rick	5	476	Mar 8, 2006 by mikey50
	Wednesday (Preview) *Little Things In Life* Too often we don't realize what we have until it is gone; Too often we wait too late to say "I'm sorry -- I was wrong." Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones we hold dearest to our hearts; And we allow foolish things to tear our lives apart. Far too many times we let unimportant th...	Phil	2	457	Mar 8, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Have had 2 or 3 inquiries about this stuff.. (Preview) Types of emotional / physical / verbal abuse common in people with BPD: DOMINATION / CONTROL: The internal chaos of the person with BPD's emotions often gives them a desperate need to control external events, situations and people. (The internal world is so out of control - so external control g...	Phil	8	696	Mar 9, 2006 by Bonzo43
	Making Amends (Preview) Hey- Anyone want to share on how they went about making amends? My sponsor suggested making sure I do this the "AA way"- So I figured I would ask to get some input- Thanks, Joel	recovering jb	8	742	Mar 8, 2006 by Rick
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