Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

I apologize for the tone of my recent posts. I was reacting to comments that I took offense to and was somewhat hurt by. No one likes to be told they're wrong, or weak or that they aren't sincere...especially when the comments are coming from strangers who are far from perfect themselves. I've read the b...

Phil · Phil

I owe you an apoligy Bud. I had no right to criticize you, or judge you in any way-so I apoligize for my part. The rest of it? Im addicted to alcohol. As an alcoholic--thats what I do. I drink. I cant control it--and I cant predict what Ile do if I pick up a drink. To arrest the addiction, I hafta go to mee...

Phil · Phil

"Sometimes, the best reaction, is no reaction." Y'all have a good serene evening-eh? :)

Doll · Doll

 

Phil · Phil

A Prayer for a Hard Day Grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I cannot accept, And the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to dispose of today because they peeved me off And also, Help me to be careful of t...

cheri · cheri

Just got on after a few days off the computer...seems there is alot of anger floating around. Please remember what we read before each meeting ..."If you want what we have and are willing to go to any lengths to get it, than you are ready to take certain steps. At some of these we balked, we thought we cou...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

I've been observing people who seem to drink the same way that I do yet experience none of the guilt, remorse or shame that I do and I've come to a conclusion. They just don't care, they aren't hypersensitive suckholes who feel so darn bad about every little thing that happens. They seem to be able to acce...

Doll · Doll

Ok, Man, I'm tired of tip toeing around you, fear of offending you has kept my replies to your post "nice". Had someone tip toed around me, I'd probably be 6 feet under right now, and my son would be without a mother, So, here's the truth ! From this day forth, if you want to drink, you'll drink, y...

Doll · Doll

The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you. The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra. The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not. The consumption of alcohol is a m...

des · des

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Rigorous Honesty As we work the program, we find that we cannot be rigorously honest about what we are adicted to unless we are rigorously honest about our other actions as well. Once our Higher Power takes charge of our lives, a general housecleaning occurs. Gradually, we see that the attitudes...

Phil · Phil

A grown-up is someone who suffers from responsibility. They who are afraid to ask are ashamed of learning. Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. Sermons and biscuits are improved by shortening. If your parachute doesn't open up for you, you've obvi...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Substance over Form I'm learning that for a variety of reasons, I've spent much of my life focusing on form rather than substance. My focus has been on having my hair done perfectly, wearing the right clothes, having my makeup applied perfectly, living in the right place, furnishing it with th...

Jnl636 · Jnl636

Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the article online where the disease is talking and wants me dead?

Doll · Doll

 

Badger · Badger

hi there, ive been dry now for 40 days,eating like a horse,going to meetings (not as many as i could) getting on pretty well with my partner( she is still sceptical,) she has joined an on-line Al-anon group wich has been a help to her. I am at step 3, maybe i am avoiding the next step, i dont know,but i am un...

Doll · Doll

Pain My attitude toward the pain in my life will determine how I experience it. Pain is not the worst thing which can befall me. Not being able to feel is worse. Pain is a natural part of life. It is not meant to diminish my life or me. Only if I resist it is my life made smaller and my misery incre...

Doll · Doll

-- Edited by Doll at 15:44, 2005-10-12

Phil · Phil

A simple friend can stand by you when you are right, but a real friend will stand by you even when you are wrong. A simple friend identifies himself when he calls. A real friend doesn't have to. A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on his life. A real friend says, "What's new w...

Doll · Doll

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

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Being Right "When we admit that our lives have become unmanageable, we don't have to argue our point of view... We no longer have to be right all the time."Basic Text p. 56 #######ROSIE....oh yeah, when i realized that i could not was not going to *fight it anymroe*...all of a sudden, i d...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Hope for Today - October 12 When I think of boundaries, it helps if I think of a castle in a lake. Boundaries are the drawbridge connecting the castle with the world. Usually the drawbridge is down, and people can walk freely back and forth. However, when danger is sensed, the drawbridge r...

carey · carey

been going through a time in my sobriety where i have been questing myself about everything and i don't mean my abstainance from alcohol and drugs. more so where i am in this world and where i want to be and how to get there. sure i am suppose to live in the day....but i feel that i need to re-evaluat...

mollyann · mollyann

Hi Everyone, Just read the post that GammyRose shared about the father of three who took his life. My father took his life when he was 38. I was a year and a half old, and I don't remember him at all. He had been in rehab during his 20's but was not interested in any kind of recovery later. I would give...

Phil · Phil

Trust Is Letting others know your feelings, emotions and reactions, and having the confidence in them to respect you and to not take advantage of you. Sharing your inner feelings and thoughts with others with the belief that they will not spread them indiscriminately.Placing confidence...

Doll · Doll

 

Hanuman · Hanuman

Hi Folks ... been away from the group for a while and just wanted to say I'm still alive and sober. I could probably use more than the one or two meeting a week I've been getting to ... but other than that life is wonderful. I never would have thought life could be be this good by putting down the drink and emba...

carey · carey

can anyone elaborate on this. would love opinions on this behavior. been dealing with this a while and have seen my self fall into this behavior and would like suggestions on this and on how not to act like this and how to deal with others (or not) who hve these issues. just want to hea...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

In case you've ever wondered what an old hippie looks like after he breaks the half century mark, and gets a haircut, check the attached link. (Not for the weak of heart!) I figured that if Wendy could be courageous enough to stop being incognito, I should, too. ('course, shes a lot youn...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

It's being such a horrible weekend for me! I am getting really upset. It's been raining here and the ceiling has been leaking in the bedroom, and it just all caved in, and some fell on my bed. I have a nasty landlord, who only got mad cuz I called him on the weekend. I feel an...

Phil · Phil

What is self-esteem? People with self-esteem:Hold themselves as worthy to be loved and to love others, worthy to be cared for and to care for others, worthy to be nurtured and to nurture others, worthy to be touched and supported and to touch and support others, worthy to be listened to and to list...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Hope for Today - October 11 My method for dealing with the insanity and chaos while growing up in an alcoholic environment was *not* to deal with it. I escaped into a fantasy world of books and art and remained physically and emotionally removed from what went on around me. My family could ar...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Meditation for the Day "First be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer your gift to God." First I must get right with other people and then I can get right with God. If I hold resentment against someone, which I find it very difficult to overcome, I should try to put something else constr...

Fred79 · Fred79

I have lookt through this board for to days now. And I have reed a loot of hart breaking stuff.I don't now if this depends on my state of mind. I have allso seen a great belife in the HP. I Sweden you don't talk this mutch about HP. but I think its a great abillety to be abel to do it as op...

Doll · Doll

 

Rick · Rick

Time is short. Last day to get ready. We leave tomorrow afternoon. I will have a cell phone thats works on the mountain tops. Theres a phone booth near the camp and I have my AA's phone #"s and a calling card. I'll try to give u a ring. Thanks so much for everything> You rest and take care. I know the...

Fred79 · Fred79

Hello! I have a opportunetiy and a problem. I have bean a memeber of AA for four years now and is wery gratful towards it and the members whitin it. Now to the opportunetiy: I have the oppotunety to be granted a Scholarship. that enabels me to take a Trainee position for six months any where i...

GammyRose · GammyRose

I was just wondering if anyone has heard from Op , it's been along time since she posted. I remember she was having PC problems. And NancyJo, where are you? (((Hugs))) GammyRose

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey guys, I need to share a little about a friend who killed himself this week. He was 30 years old, had 3 small children and this awful disease consumed his life.He had gone to treatment, but never was able to get sober, then he started doing drugs. As I sat next to my daughter and so...

Phil · Phil

Before we can become self-affirming, we need to learn about the effects of negativism in our lives. Negative self-scripts are the:Negative beliefs you have about yourself and of which you remind yourself daily.Negative statements about yourself which sprinkle your everyday conversation...

Kay · Kay

i dont know if im ready to go to a AA meeting. im pretty scared too becuase then i feel like im really an alcoholic. when in reality i dont know. sometimes its very bad, but sometimes i can control it. or is it control? im kinda scared too that what will i do instead of drinking to numb my problems? that sounds...

Doll · Doll

"The Hangover" 1. You'd rather have a pencil poked in your eye than be exposed to sunlight. 2. Trying to gain control of the situation, you continue to tell your room to "stay still." 3. Looking at yourself in the mirror induces the same reaction as chugging a glass of fresh paint. 4. You're convinced...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Payoffs from Destructive Relationships Sometimes it helps to understand that we may be receiving a payoff from relationships that cause us distress.The relationship may be feeding into our helplessness or our martyr role.Maybe the relationships feeds our need to be needed, enhancing our s...

Phil · Phil

Risk Taking is Free To laugh is to risk appearing the fool, To weep is to risk appearing sentimental, To reach out for another is to risk involvement, To expose feelings is to risk exposing true self, To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss, To love is to risk not being l...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Hope for Today - October 10 Sometimes I need to work Step One backwards.I don't always recognize when I'm powerless, but I certainly notice when my life becomesunmanageable. Then I remember that usually when I'm feeling insane, I'm forgetting my powerlessnessand trying to control outcomes or oth...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose. --Billie Holiday Our struggles with other people always take their toll on us. They often push us to behavior we're not proud of. They may result in irreparable rifts. They frequently trigger an emotional relapse. No battle is worth the damage to t...

Phil · Phil

You have a good trip my freind. And stay sober hu? :) If you find the need to make a call when youre gone-just pick up a phone, and call 1-519-369-5631.Collect-- Ile be around here somewhere, or one of my daughters will be. If no answer--keep tryin. Been told by the Doc to d...

Doll · Doll

 If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also.  

FraKctured · FraKctured

I haven't been able to attend any meetings in the past week because of work and everything else. I feel myself trying to make excuses to drink. I DJed a party tonight and had a lot of intoxicated folks in my face all night. Many offered to buy me a drink. I said "sure, a Pepsi or Coke would be nice." Some see...

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	The Promises (Preview) If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far...	Doll	0	503	Oct 14, 2005 by Doll
	Peace (Preview) I apologize for the tone of my recent posts. I was reacting to comments that I took offense to and was somewhat hurt by. No one likes to be told they're wrong, or weak or that they aren't sincere...especially when the comments are coming from strangers who are far from perfect themselves. I've read the b...	TipsyMcStagger	8	1210	Oct 14, 2005 by carey
	To Tipsy (Preview) I owe you an apoligy Bud. I had no right to criticize you, or judge you in any way-so I apoligize for my part. The rest of it? Im addicted to alcohol. As an alcoholic--thats what I do. I drink. I cant control it--and I cant predict what Ile do if I pick up a drink. To arrest the addiction, I hafta go to mee...	Phil	0	451	Oct 14, 2005 by Phil
	My quote for the day, that I hafta practice.:) (Preview) "Sometimes, the best reaction, is no reaction." Y'all have a good serene evening-eh? :)	Phil	2	653	Oct 14, 2005 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 14 (Preview)	Doll	0	486	Oct 14, 2005 by Doll
	Prayer (Preview) A Prayer for a Hard Day Grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I cannot accept, And the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to dispose of today because they peeved me off And also, Help me to be careful of t...	Phil	4	791	Oct 13, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	Hey Guys?? (Preview) Just got on after a few days off the computer...seems there is alot of anger floating around. Please remember what we read before each meeting ..."If you want what we have and are willing to go to any lengths to get it, than you are ready to take certain steps. At some of these we balked, we thought we cou...	cheri	3	608	Oct 13, 2005 by Doll
	An epiphany (Preview) I've been observing people who seem to drink the same way that I do yet experience none of the guilt, remorse or shame that I do and I've come to a conclusion. They just don't care, they aren't hypersensitive suckholes who feel so darn bad about every little thing that happens. They seem to be able to acce...	TipsyMcStagger	9	492	Oct 13, 2005 by amanda2u2
	To Tipsy regarding your epiphany (Preview) Ok, Man, I'm tired of tip toeing around you, fear of offending you has kept my replies to your post "nice". Had someone tip toed around me, I'd probably be 6 feet under right now, and my son would be without a mother, So, here's the truth ! From this day forth, if you want to drink, you'll drink, y...	Doll	6	742	Oct 13, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Alcohol warning - Truth in Humor (Preview) The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you. The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra. The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not. The consumption of alcohol is a m...	Doll	4	622	Oct 13, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	The recovering atheist (Preview)	des	5	875	Oct 13, 2005 by des
	barebones honesty---total willingness (Preview) Rigorous Honesty As we work the program, we find that we cannot be rigorously honest about what we are adicted to unless we are rigorously honest about our other actions as well. Once our Higher Power takes charge of our lives, a general housecleaning occurs. Gradually, we see that the attitudes...	rosie light shines	1	737	Oct 13, 2005 by Badger
	Its a "Turn off the brain" day (Preview) A grown-up is someone who suffers from responsibility. They who are afraid to ask are ashamed of learning. Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. Sermons and biscuits are improved by shortening. If your parachute doesn't open up for you, you've obvi...	Phil	2	912	Oct 13, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	working on my SUBSTANCE (Preview) Substance over Form I'm learning that for a variety of reasons, I've spent much of my life focusing on form rather than substance. My focus has been on having my hair done perfectly, wearing the right clothes, having my makeup applied perfectly, living in the right place, furnishing it with th...	rosie light shines	0	668	Oct 13, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Alcohol wants me Dead (Preview) Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the article online where the disease is talking and wants me dead?	Jnl636	2	555	Oct 13, 2005 by GammyRose
	Daily Reflections Oct 13 (Preview)	Doll	1	485	Oct 13, 2005 by Phil
	chocolate@coffee "oh my" (Preview) hi there, ive been dry now for 40 days,eating like a horse,going to meetings (not as many as i could) getting on pretty well with my partner( she is still sceptical,) she has joined an on-line Al-anon group wich has been a help to her. I am at step 3, maybe i am avoiding the next step, i dont know,but i am un...	Badger	6	594	Oct 13, 2005 by Badger
	Today I Will Remember (Preview) Pain My attitude toward the pain in my life will determine how I experience it. Pain is not the worst thing which can befall me. Not being able to feel is worse. Pain is a natural part of life. It is not meant to diminish my life or me. Only if I resist it is my life made smaller and my misery incre...	Doll	1	503	Oct 12, 2005 by Phil
	Me! (Preview) -- Edited by Doll at 15:44, 2005-10-12	Doll	5	423	Oct 12, 2005 by Phil
	Simple and Real (Preview) A simple friend can stand by you when you are right, but a real friend will stand by you even when you are wrong. A simple friend identifies himself when he calls. A real friend doesn't have to. A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on his life. A real friend says, "What's new w...	Phil	0	543	Oct 12, 2005 by Phil
	How it Works. (Preview) Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunate...	Doll	0	427	Oct 12, 2005 by Doll
	its OK to be imperfect (Preview) Being Right "When we admit that our lives have become unmanageable, we don't have to argue our point of view... We no longer have to be right all the time."Basic Text p. 56 #######ROSIE....oh yeah, when i realized that i could not was not going to fight it anymroe...all of a sudden, i d...	rosie light shines	3	752	Oct 12, 2005 by rosie light shines
	boundaries rather than barb wire (Preview) Hope for Today - October 12 When I think of boundaries, it helps if I think of a castle in a lake. Boundaries are the drawbridge connecting the castle with the world. Usually the drawbridge is down, and people can walk freely back and forth. However, when danger is sensed, the drawbridge r...	rosie light shines	2	702	Oct 12, 2005 by rosie light shines
	when sobriety is all you got (Preview) been going through a time in my sobriety where i have been questing myself about everything and i don't mean my abstainance from alcohol and drugs. more so where i am in this world and where i want to be and how to get there. sure i am suppose to live in the day....but i feel that i need to re-evaluat...	carey	5	615	Oct 12, 2005 by GammyRose
	to everyone (Preview) Hi Everyone, Just read the post that GammyRose shared about the father of three who took his life. My father took his life when he was 38. I was a year and a half old, and I don't remember him at all. He had been in rehab during his 20's but was not interested in any kind of recovery later. I would give...	mollyann	2	405	Oct 12, 2005 by GammyRose
	Trusting (Preview) Trust Is Letting others know your feelings, emotions and reactions, and having the confidence in them to respect you and to not take advantage of you. Sharing your inner feelings and thoughts with others with the belief that they will not spread them indiscriminately.Placing confidence...	Phil	0	772	Oct 12, 2005 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 12 (Preview)	Doll	0	531	Oct 12, 2005 by Doll
	Howdy (Preview) Hi Folks ... been away from the group for a while and just wanted to say I'm still alive and sober. I could probably use more than the one or two meeting a week I've been getting to ... but other than that life is wonderful. I never would have thought life could be be this good by putting down the drink and emba...	Hanuman	5	428	Oct 11, 2005 by GammyRose
	passive agressive behavior (Preview) can anyone elaborate on this. would love opinions on this behavior. been dealing with this a while and have seen my self fall into this behavior and would like suggestions on this and on how not to act like this and how to deal with others (or not) who hve these issues. just want to hea...	carey	7	633	Oct 11, 2005 by Doll
	The old hippie (Preview) In case you've ever wondered what an old hippie looks like after he breaks the half century mark, and gets a haircut, check the attached link. (Not for the weak of heart!) I figured that if Wendy could be courageous enough to stop being incognito, I should, too. ('course, shes a lot youn...	Sick of being sick	8	803	Oct 11, 2005 by Phil
	such a horrible weekend! (Preview) It's being such a horrible weekend for me! I am getting really upset. It's been raining here and the ceiling has been leaking in the bedroom, and it just all caved in, and some fell on my bed. I have a nasty landlord, who only got mad cuz I called him on the weekend. I feel an...	amanda2u2	5	457	Oct 11, 2005 by Doll
	Self Esteem (Preview) What is self-esteem? People with self-esteem:Hold themselves as worthy to be loved and to love others, worthy to be cared for and to care for others, worthy to be nurtured and to nurture others, worthy to be touched and supported and to touch and support others, worthy to be listened to and to list...	Phil	0	683	Oct 11, 2005 by Phil
	unique, but NEVER alone (Preview) Hope for Today - October 11 My method for dealing with the insanity and chaos while growing up in an alcoholic environment was not to deal with it. I escaped into a fantasy world of books and art and remained physically and emotionally removed from what went on around me. My family could ar...	rosie light shines	3	481	Oct 11, 2005 by Phil
	getting right with thy brother even when he is a dung heap (Preview) Meditation for the Day "First be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer your gift to God." First I must get right with other people and then I can get right with God. If I hold resentment against someone, which I find it very difficult to overcome, I should try to put something else constr...	rosie light shines	0	395	Oct 11, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Reflection! (Preview) I have lookt through this board for to days now. And I have reed a loot of hart breaking stuff.I don't now if this depends on my state of mind. I have allso seen a great belife in the HP. I Sweden you don't talk this mutch about HP. but I think its a great abillety to be abel to do it as op...	Fred79	2	564	Oct 11, 2005 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 11 (Preview)	Doll	1	560	Oct 11, 2005 by Phil
	Phil (Preview) Time is short. Last day to get ready. We leave tomorrow afternoon. I will have a cell phone thats works on the mountain tops. Theres a phone booth near the camp and I have my AA's phone #"s and a calling card. I'll try to give u a ring. Thanks so much for everything> You rest and take care. I know the...	Rick	1	411	Oct 11, 2005 by Phil
	help me to help! (Preview) Hello! I have a opportunetiy and a problem. I have bean a memeber of AA for four years now and is wery gratful towards it and the members whitin it. Now to the opportunetiy: I have the oppotunety to be granted a Scholarship. that enabels me to take a Trainee position for six months any where i...	Fred79	5	509	Oct 11, 2005 by Fred79
	NancyJo or OP....? (Preview) I was just wondering if anyone has heard from Op , it's been along time since she posted. I remember she was having PC problems. And NancyJo, where are you? (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	3	422	Oct 10, 2005 by GammyRose
	Sharing... (Preview) Hey guys, I need to share a little about a friend who killed himself this week. He was 30 years old, had 3 small children and this awful disease consumed his life.He had gone to treatment, but never was able to get sober, then he started doing drugs. As I sat next to my daughter and so...	GammyRose	6	448	Oct 10, 2005 by cheri
	Affirmations (Preview) Before we can become self-affirming, we need to learn about the effects of negativism in our lives. Negative self-scripts are the:Negative beliefs you have about yourself and of which you remind yourself daily.Negative statements about yourself which sprinkle your everyday conversation...	Phil	0	454	Oct 10, 2005 by Phil
	not ready? (Preview) i dont know if im ready to go to a AA meeting. im pretty scared too becuase then i feel like im really an alcoholic. when in reality i dont know. sometimes its very bad, but sometimes i can control it. or is it control? im kinda scared too that what will i do instead of drinking to numb my problems? that sounds...	Kay	7	460	Oct 10, 2005 by HumbleOne
	A little humor I can relate to ! (Preview) *"The Hangover"* 1. You'd rather have a pencil poked in your eye than be exposed to sunlight. 2. Trying to gain control of the situation, you continue to tell your room to "stay still." 3. Looking at yourself in the mirror induces the same reaction as chugging a glass of fresh paint. 4. You're convinced...	Doll	3	416	Oct 10, 2005 by Mikel
	payoffs from bad relationships (Preview) Payoffs from Destructive Relationships Sometimes it helps to understand that we may be receiving a payoff from relationships that cause us distress.The relationship may be feeding into our helplessness or our martyr role.Maybe the relationships feeds our need to be needed, enhancing our s...	rosie light shines	6	440	Oct 10, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Taking a Risk? (Preview) *Risk Taking is Free* To laugh is to risk appearing the fool, To weep is to risk appearing sentimental, To reach out for another is to risk involvement, To expose feelings is to risk exposing true self, To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss, To love is to risk not being l...	Phil	1	461	Oct 10, 2005 by rosie light shines
	WOW!! big lesson on surrender (Preview) Hope for Today - October 10 Sometimes I need to work Step One backwards.I don't always recognize when I'm powerless, but I certainly notice when my life becomesunmanageable. Then I remember that usually when I'm feeling insane, I'm forgetting my powerlessnessand trying to control outcomes or oth...	rosie light shines	0	392	Oct 10, 2005 by rosie light shines
	bending with the wind (Preview) *Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose. --Billie Holiday* Our struggles with other people always take their toll on us. They often push us to behavior we're not proud of. They may result in irreparable rifts. They frequently trigger an emotional relapse. No battle is worth the damage to t...	rosie light shines	0	370	Oct 10, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Rick (Preview) You have a good trip my freind. And stay sober hu? :) If you find the need to make a call when youre gone-just pick up a phone, and call 1-519-369-5631.Collect-- Ile be around here somewhere, or one of my daughters will be. If no answer--keep tryin. Been told by the Doc to d...	Phil	0	523	Oct 10, 2005 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 10 (Preview)  If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also.	Doll	1	602	Oct 10, 2005 by Phil
	I need a meeting (Preview) I haven't been able to attend any meetings in the past week because of work and everything else. I feel myself trying to make excuses to drink. I DJed a party tonight and had a lot of intoxicated folks in my face all night. Many offered to buy me a drink. I said "sure, a Pepsi or Coke would be nice." Some see...	FraKctured	3	676	Oct 9, 2005 by FraKctured
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