Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

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

"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 · 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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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 ?

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...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

"Continued to take personal inventory and when wrong promply admitted it". The last week was a week full of personal discovery for me. I had been registering my own concerns with the manner of communcation "Break-downs", that I was seeing on this Board, and was told that this a Board is&nb...

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...

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...

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...

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...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

God's love is so encompassing, so all-powerful, that is surpasses our understanding. Doubtless, the reason many have turned away from our fellowship is an inability to accept that love. "What's in it for them? Why do they want to love me?" Maybe these words were once ours. But as we apply our...

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...

John · John

Every Breath You Take ~ Police Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you Every single day Every word you say Every game you play Every night you say I'll be watching you O can't you see You belong to me How my poor heart aches W...

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

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...

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...

Doll · Doll

Can this day get any better!!! Thru all of this other "stuff" I have now managed to break a tooth in HALF that I was supposed to have a root canal on Friday. Guess the good news is now I don't need the root canal!!! Sure does hurt, though! Here's what I really need some help with......

Doll · Doll

ALWAYS THERE Happiness does not depend on whether or not you always get your way. However, when you do choose happiness, events will more often go your way. You do not need to accumulate a lot of things before you can be happy. Yet when you are happy, you'll open yourself up to all kinds of new abundance. H...

John · John

LIVE AND LET LIVE The fight is over when we have surrendered. We don't need to announce our judgments and opinions to the world or to the people in our life's. We don't need to debate any issue about anything with anyone. Provided we know our own truth and find it to be a tru...

John · John

It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must car...

vaughn · vaughn

It's truly an everyday thing this sobriety. I'm a white chipper with 2 meetings and my 1st iop today. I'd like to read some good stories and encouraging disclosure here. 1 week sober and feeling better physically. This journey will be long for me but I WILL succeed. Gonna hit the steps hard today. Gimme...

John · John

What does it say in the AA Big Book on page 132, 16 lines from the top, 16 lines from the bottom, two words to the left, and two words to the right... smack dab in the middle of the page? (scroll down) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

John · John

John's (aka OP_Present) version of da Sobriety Wiggle!

wallsal55 · wallsal55

www.wandascountryhomeinspirational.com/butterflyfree/ Type in if link doesn't work.

John · John

So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness. Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we burst into merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn't we laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power, the power to help others. *AA Big Book ch...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

"Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs." What is 'the message'? How do we 'practice these principles in all our affairs'? What are the 'principles' we are supposed to be pr...

John · John

"Helping others is the foundation stone of your recovery. A kindly act once in a while isn't enough. You have to act the Good Samaritan every day, if need be." *AA Big Book, Chapter "Working With Others" pg 97

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

A.A. Thought for the Day There are two important things we have to do if we want to get sober and stay sober. First, having admitted that we're helpless before alcohol, we have to turn our alcoholic problem over to God and trust Him to take care of it for us. This means asking Him every morning for the s...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

here is a prayer from me to group "Dear God, i ask U to shine your loving light over all of us in recovery AND those who are not and needing to be here and enable us to focus on recovery and compassion and love for all--- i ask U to put to rest the dark forces that try t...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. --Anne Frank We must take responsibility for ourselves, for who we become, for how we live each day. The temptation to blame o...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

Myself,,,Sharing and an up-lifting of spirit,,learning, and last but not least,,,Living sober one day at a time,,,

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

MONDAY , MARCH 06, 2006 You are reading from the book Today's Gift </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=2121>. This Mouse must give up one of the Mouse ways of seeing things in order that he may grow. --Hyemeyohsts Storm There is an American Indian tale of a mouse who heard a roaring...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

okay... I think it is group conscience time. This is getting out of hand. amanda

Phil · Phil

Reach out Our life is a journey, we've often been told. With our future ahead, not sure what it will hold. This uncertainty seems to breed skepticism and fear. As we search for answers and want things to be clear. Life is a journey that we must vigorously embrace. Enabling us to deal with the opportuni...

Phil · Phil

Peace Anxiety is often our first reaction to conflict, problems, or even our own fears. In those moments, detaching and getting peaceful may seem disloyal or apathetic. We think: If I really care, Ill worry; if this is really important to me, I must stay upset. We convince ourselves that outcome...

ZuZu · ZuZu

More on Powerlessness By Robert Burney M.A. "We are powerless out of human ego-self to get out of this quagmire. That is the bad news. It is also the good news. Once you let go enough times, once you becoming willing to go to any length, to do whatever it takes, once you b...

zoomie · zoomie

I do not post much for the smiple fact that I do not know what to post being I might be attacked. I'v read lot's of your guys fights and it's still the same old fights used in AA. Who can out talk recovery more than another person. It happens all the time in AA and it's sad. I think ev...

ZuZu · ZuZu

Peace Anxiety is often our first reaction to conflict, problems, or even our own fears. In those moments, detaching and getting peaceful may seem disloyal or apathetic. We think: If I really care, Ill worry; if this is really important to me, I must stay upset. We convince ourselves that outcomes w...

Doll · Doll

HYPOCRISY "Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo." -- Ambrose Bierce As a religious person I could be such a hypocrite. I thought that my "goodness" was dependent upon my judging others to be inferior. I was always putting other people down so that I could appear terrific. But a part of me always knew this w...

Phil · Phil

What is Raging? Rage is a shame based expression of anger. Rage is by definition abuse. Ragers react to strong emotions with rage. (i.e. feelings of fear, sadness, shame, inadequacy, guilt or loss convert to rage.) Ragers were typically shamed or punished by their caretakers for expr...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I do know a few months back that this was a loving and careing group... Lets take a breath count to ten and Pray,,,Let gods will be done not mine,, Pray for thy enemy..Had to throw that one in,,,

ZuZu · ZuZu

Powerlessness & Empowerment By Robert Burney M.A. "The Twelve Step Recovery process is so successful because it provides a formula for integrating different levels. It is by recognizing that we are powerless to control our life experiences out of ego-self that we can access the powe...

Doll · Doll

My apologies to any and all I have offended......I have felt, the last few weeks, exactly like I felt in my first 30 days of sobriety. I found out at a f2f this morning that it is a "natural" part of the process of this program/sobriety....I did not want to face the fact that I have resentments against my so...

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	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	381	Mar 9, 2006 by amanda2u2
	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	676	Mar 9, 2006 by Rick
	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	458	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	390	Mar 9, 2006 by Rick
	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	634	Mar 9, 2006 by Hanuman
	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	443	Mar 9, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	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	513	Mar 9, 2006 by helen
	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	421	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	387	Mar 9, 2006 by amanda2u2
	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	691	Mar 9, 2006 by Bonzo43
	Step 10 (Preview) "Continued to take personal inventory and when wrong promply admitted it". The last week was a week full of personal discovery for me. I had been registering my own concerns with the manner of communcation "Break-downs", that I was seeing on this Board, and was told that this a Board is&nb...	Toni Baloney	8	591	Mar 9, 2006 by mikey50
	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	564	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	437	Mar 8, 2006 by amanda2u2
	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	598	Mar 8, 2006 by Phil
	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	1151	Mar 8, 2006 by Phil
	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	472	Mar 8, 2006 by mikey50
	day by day - mar. 7 (Preview) God's love is so encompassing, so all-powerful, that is surpasses our understanding. Doubtless, the reason many have turned away from our fellowship is an inability to accept that love. "What's in it for them? Why do they want to love me?" Maybe these words were once ours. But as we apply our...	amanda2u2	2	435	Mar 8, 2006 by rosie light shines
	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	483	Mar 8, 2006 by Rick
	Music and Lyrics (ol' fun stuff) (Preview) Every Breath You Take ~ Police Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you Every single day Every word you say Every game you play Every night you say I'll be watching you O can't you see You belong to me How my poor heart aches W...	John	3	509	Mar 8, 2006 by Hanuman
	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	724	Mar 8, 2006 by Rick
	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	403	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	471	Mar 8, 2006 by amanda2u2
	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	444	Mar 8, 2006 by rosie light shines
	AARRRGGGHHHH !!! (Preview) Can this day get any better!!! Thru all of this other "stuff" I have now managed to break a tooth in HALF that I was supposed to have a root canal on Friday. Guess the good news is now I don't need the root canal!!! Sure does hurt, though! Here's what I really need some help with......	Doll	8	494	Mar 7, 2006 by zoomie
	Always There (Preview) ALWAYS THERE Happiness does not depend on whether or not you always get your way. However, when you do choose happiness, events will more often go your way. You do not need to accumulate a lot of things before you can be happy. Yet when you are happy, you'll open yourself up to all kinds of new abundance. H...	Doll	3	481	Mar 7, 2006 by Doll
	Live and Let Live and Acceptance (Preview) LIVE AND LET LIVE The fight is over when we have surrendered. We don't need to announce our judgments and opinions to the world or to the people in our life's. We don't need to debate any issue about anything with anyone. Provided we know our own truth and find it to be a tru...	John	1	849	Mar 7, 2006 by wandajf
	Reprieve... (Preview) It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must car...	John	1	3968	Mar 7, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	everyday folks (Preview) It's truly an everyday thing this sobriety. I'm a white chipper with 2 meetings and my 1st iop today. I'd like to read some good stories and encouraging disclosure here. 1 week sober and feeling better physically. This journey will be long for me but I WILL succeed. Gonna hit the steps hard today. Gimme...	vaughn	4	419	Mar 7, 2006 by recovering jb
	AA Big Book Trivia ?? (Preview) What does it say in the AA Big Book on page 132, 16 lines from the top, 16 lines from the bottom, two words to the left, and two words to the right... smack dab in the middle of the page? (scroll down) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...	John	2	2730	Mar 7, 2006 by Phil
	Sobriety Wiggle (Preview) *John's (aka OP_Present) version of da Sobriety Wiggle!*	John	2	516	Mar 7, 2006 by Phil
	Inspirational Page...turn it over (Preview) www.wandascountryhomeinspirational.com/butterflyfree/ Type in if link doesn't work.	wallsal55	2	459	Mar 7, 2006 by Phil
	What Power Do We Have? (Preview) So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness. Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we burst into merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn't we laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power, the power to help others. *AA Big Book ch...	John	2	485	Mar 7, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Step 12 - (Preview) "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs." What is 'the message'? How do we 'practice these principles in all our affairs'? What are the 'principles' we are supposed to be pr...	amanda2u2	1	499	Mar 7, 2006 by Phil
	What is the Foundation Stone of Recovery? (Preview) "Helping others is the foundation stone of your recovery. A kindly act once in a while isn't enough. You have to act the Good Samaritan every day, if need be." *AA Big Book, Chapter "Working With Others" pg 97	John	0	694	Mar 7, 2006 by John
	giving over the problem and letting it STAY there (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day There are two important things we have to do if we want to get sober and stay sober. First, having admitted that we're helpless before alcohol, we have to turn our alcoholic problem over to God and trust Him to take care of it for us. This means asking Him every morning for the s...	rosie light shines	0	623	Mar 7, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Dear God!! (Preview) here is a prayer from me to group "Dear God, i ask U to shine your loving light over all of us in recovery AND those who are not and needing to be here and enable us to focus on recovery and compassion and love for all--- i ask U to put to rest the dark forces that try t...	rosie light shines	1	523	Mar 7, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Tuesday (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. --Anne Frank* We must take responsibility for ourselves, for who we become, for how we live each day. The temptation to blame o...	Phil	0	538	Mar 7, 2006 by Phil
	What our we all here for???? (Preview) Myself,,,Sharing and an up-lifting of spirit,,learning, and last but not least,,,Living sober one day at a time,,,	buckeyebear	3	454	Mar 7, 2006 by GammyRose
	i had to change my eyes (Preview) MONDAY , MARCH 06, 2006 You are reading from the book Today's Gift </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=2121>. *This Mouse must give up one of the Mouse ways of seeing things in order that he may grow. --Hyemeyohsts Storm* There is an American Indian tale of a mouse who heard a roaring...	rosie light shines	1	633	Mar 6, 2006 by ZuZu
	group conscience time - John? (Preview) *okay... I think it is group conscience time. This is getting out of hand.* *amanda*	amanda2u2	12	620	Mar 6, 2006 by Hanuman
	Reaching Out (Preview) *Reach out* Our life is a journey, we've often been told. With our future ahead, not sure what it will hold. This uncertainty seems to breed skepticism and fear. As we search for answers and want things to be clear. Life is a journey that we must vigorously embrace. Enabling us to deal with the opportuni...	Phil	0	419	Mar 6, 2006 by Phil
	Monday (Preview) Peace Anxiety is often our first reaction to conflict, problems, or even our own fears. In those moments, detaching and getting peaceful may seem disloyal or apathetic. We think: If I really care, Ill worry; if this is really important to me, I must stay upset. We convince ourselves that outcome...	Phil	2	444	Mar 6, 2006 by GammyRose
	More on Powerlessness (Preview) More on Powerlessness By Robert Burney M.A. "We are powerless out of human ego-self to get out of this quagmire. That is the bad news. It is also the good news. Once you let go enough times, once you becoming willing to go to any length, to do whatever it takes, once you b...	ZuZu	1	400	Mar 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	The fighting (Preview) I do not post much for the smiple fact that I do not know what to post being I might be attacked. I'v read lot's of your guys fights and it's still the same old fights used in AA. Who can out talk recovery more than another person. It happens all the time in AA and it's sad. I think ev...	zoomie	7	431	Mar 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Peace during conflict... (Preview) Peace Anxiety is often our first reaction to conflict, problems, or even our own fears. In those moments, detaching and getting peaceful may seem disloyal or apathetic. We think: If I really care, Ill worry; if this is really important to me, I must stay upset. We convince ourselves that outcomes w...	ZuZu	1	452	Mar 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Father Leo's Meditation (Preview) HYPOCRISY "Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo." -- Ambrose Bierce As a religious person I could be such a hypocrite. I thought that my "goodness" was dependent upon my judging others to be inferior. I was always putting other people down so that I could appear terrific. But a part of me always knew this w...	Doll	4	942	Mar 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Anger and Rage (Preview) What is Raging? Rage is a shame based expression of anger. Rage is by definition abuse. Ragers react to strong emotions with rage. (i.e. feelings of fear, sadness, shame, inadequacy, guilt or loss convert to rage.) Ragers were typically shamed or punished by their caretakers for expr...	Phil	1	5168	Mar 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Guess Picked bad time to come back. (Preview) Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I do know a few months back that this was a loving and careing group... Lets take a breath count to ten and Pray,,,Let gods will be done not mine,, Pray for thy enemy..Had to throw that one in,,,	buckeyebear	4	419	Mar 6, 2006 by buckeyebear
	Thoughts on Powerlessness... (Preview) Powerlessness & Empowerment By Robert Burney M.A. "The Twelve Step Recovery process is so successful because it provides a formula for integrating different levels. It is by recognizing that we are powerless to control our life experiences out of ego-self that we can access the powe...	ZuZu	1	629	Mar 6, 2006 by Phil
	Amends...... (Preview) My apologies to any and all I have offended......I have felt, the last few weeks, exactly like I felt in my first 30 days of sobriety. I found out at a f2f this morning that it is a "natural" part of the process of this program/sobriety....I did not want to face the fact that I have resentments against my so...	Doll	2	426	Mar 6, 2006 by zoomie
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