Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

Doll · Doll

1. We admitted that we were powerless over seriousness -- that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that only by lightening up could we achieve a state of non-seriousness. 3. Made a decision to turn our constant self-criticism over to our sense of humor and learn to "lovingly and whol...

Phil · Phil

Just dropping in to say hi to everyone here-been outa commission for a couple days--could be a few more yet-but am home, and glad to be. My best to all of you.

Doll · Doll

I'm intrigued by the fact you call yourself an old hippie. Just curious if you'd like to share what puts you in that catagory? I happen to be a "new" hippie. Found The Dead about 20 yrs ago and it changed my life!! Hope you'll share.

Doll

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Order "We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief."Basic Text p. 93 Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take a look at ourselves. But one of the secrets of success in Narcotics Anonymous is making sure our own house is i...

Doll · Doll

Today I will try to remember that when I feel down everything I do seems to come out wrong. When my self-pity begins to build, I will stop, rest, gather my thoughts, and ask my Higher Power for help. God reminds me there is a tomorrow and that I can begin anew by living one day at a ti...

Rick · Rick

Phil called on friday night and ask me to say hello to all. He hopes to be back on soon. I am leaving for a hunting trip on WED and probably won't be online untill Nov 1 or so. I may try tp get in touch with him today but for now He's doing good. I've been so busy trying to get ready th...

Doll · Doll

 

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

hi am rosie, and i abused alcohol to escape the pain of my childhood abuse.....my beer/wine was my **tranquilizer*......when life was ok??? i was ok with having a beer and stopping....but life was not **ok* very often, so i would, at night, drink till i got a buzz on and fantasize a...

wagon · wagon

The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sin...

Rick · Rick

Learn what you are and be such. --Pindar The most precious gift we can give those closest to us is honesty. Yet we often hide our true selves from friends, fearing we won't be accepted or loved if we let them see the real us. Often, we show parts of ourselves that hide who we really are. We have often h...

Rick · Rick

People have a need to feel their pain. Very often pain is the beginning of a great deal of awareness. As an energy, it awakens consciousness. --Arnold Mindell Better the Pain Than to Remain the Same The Barbara I met at my high school reunion was not the same person I had known a dec...

Rick · Rick

Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality. -Les Brown

Kay · Kay

how am i supposed to knwo ifi have a driniking problem? im 18 and i drink with friends at parties and such i do however drink by myself sometime s before igo to bed i love wine but i drink vodka to get drunk or jsut to fall asllep kinda like now i donno if i need help or if this is norma...

Kay · Kay

i just wanted to thank everyone for ur help. i found this site last night when i finished drinking my problems away for the night. after going through ur posts and web sites, i realized that yes i do have a problem. i just dont know how to fix it. im not a terrible alcoholic but im surly on my way there. its t...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

A New Pattern Of Living "We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have." Basic Text p. 75 Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaning - a dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The recovery program gives us a new pattern of living to r...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is October 6, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! FORGIVENESS "Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." -- Hannah Arendt Early in sobriety I found it easy to forgive others but hard to forgive myself. This kept me sick and negative, even in recovery, because I was unable to p...

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	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	637	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	519	Oct 12, 2005 by Phil
	Me! (Preview) -- Edited by Doll at 15:44, 2005-10-12	Doll	5	437	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	581	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	458	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	768	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	718	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	634	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	438	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	787	Oct 12, 2005 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 12 (Preview)	Doll	0	546	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	465	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	649	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	825	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	477	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	702	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	518	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	434	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	577	Oct 11, 2005 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 11 (Preview)	Doll	1	573	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	444	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	522	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	455	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	482	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	485	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	498	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	450	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	460	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	474	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	446	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	389	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	536	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	633	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	697	Oct 9, 2005 by FraKctured
	Over-Serious Anonymous 12 Step Program (Preview) 1. We admitted that we were powerless over seriousness -- that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that only by lightening up could we achieve a state of non-seriousness. 3. Made a decision to turn our constant self-criticism over to our sense of humor and learn to "lovingly and whol...	Doll	3	1048	Oct 9, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Hi (Preview) Just dropping in to say hi to everyone here-been outa commission for a couple days--could be a few more yet-but am home, and glad to be. My best to all of you.	Phil	6	544	Oct 9, 2005 by Doll
	Hey! Dan? (Preview) I'm intrigued by the fact you call yourself an old hippie. Just curious if you'd like to share what puts you in that catagory? I happen to be a "new" hippie. Found The Dead about 20 yrs ago and it changed my life!! Hope you'll share. Doll	Doll	5	499	Oct 9, 2005 by GammyRose
	putting my house in order (Preview) Order "We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief."Basic Text p. 93 Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take a look at ourselves. But one of the secrets of success in Narcotics Anonymous is making sure our own house is i...	rosie light shines	0	908	Oct 9, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Today I Will Remember (Preview) Today I will try to remember that when I feel down everything I do seems to come out wrong. When my self-pity begins to build, I will stop, rest, gather my thoughts, and ask my Higher Power for help. God reminds me there is a tomorrow and that I can begin anew by living one day at a ti...	Doll	0	450	Oct 9, 2005 by Doll
	hello from phil (Preview) Phil called on friday night and ask me to say hello to all. He hopes to be back on soon. I am leaving for a hunting trip on WED and probably won't be online untill Nov 1 or so. I may try tp get in touch with him today but for now He's doing good. I've been so busy trying to get ready th...	Rick	2	480	Oct 9, 2005 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Oct 9 (Preview)	Doll	0	553	Oct 9, 2005 by Doll
	for newbees...a light hearted look at the steps (Preview) hi am rosie, and i abused alcohol to escape the pain of my childhood abuse.....my beer/wine was my *tranquilizer......when life was ok??? i was ok with having a beer and stopping....but life was not *ok very often, so i would, at night, drink till i got a buzz on and fantasize a...	rosie light shines	4	516	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	serenity prayer (Preview) The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sin...	wagon	2	677	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	10/8 THOUGHT (Preview) *Learn what you are and be such. --Pindar* The most precious gift we can give those closest to us is honesty. Yet we often hide our true selves from friends, fearing we won't be accepted or loved if we let them see the real us. Often, we show parts of ourselves that hide who we really are. We have often h...	Rick	0	507	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	10/8 GIFT (Preview) *People have a need to feel their pain. Very often pain is the beginning of a great deal of awareness. As an energy, it awakens consciousness. --Arnold Mindell* Better the Pain Than to Remain the Same The Barbara I met at my high school reunion was not the same person I had known a dec...	Rick	0	420	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	Today's Quote (Preview) Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality. -Les Brown	Rick	0	499	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	question (Preview) how am i supposed to knwo ifi have a driniking problem? im 18 and i drink with friends at parties and such i do however drink by myself sometime s before igo to bed i love wine but i drink vodka to get drunk or jsut to fall asllep kinda like now i donno if i need help or if this is norma...	Kay	5	499	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	thanx (Preview) i just wanted to thank everyone for ur help. i found this site last night when i finished drinking my problems away for the night. after going through ur posts and web sites, i realized that yes i do have a problem. i just dont know how to fix it. im not a terrible alcoholic but im surly on my way there. its t...	Kay	6	514	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	i want to KEEP what i got (Preview) A New Pattern Of Living "We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have." Basic Text p. 75 Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaning - a dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The recovery program gives us a new pattern of living to r...	rosie light shines	1	614	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	tis a great day for recovery-forgiveness (Preview) Today is October 6, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! FORGIVENESS "Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." -- Hannah Arendt Early in sobriety I found it easy to forgive others but hard to forgive myself. This kept me sick and negative, even in recovery, because I was unable to p...	wantneeda	4	478	Oct 8, 2005 by rosie light shines
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