Alcoholics Anonymous

wantneeda · wantneeda

when i am tuned in to my ego: i try to control i don't notice my blessings i need i am insensitive i am in turmoil i am blocked i don't know i count i repel i make a-difference i take i am bored i am empty i am filled with self-doubt i am dissatisfied i have tunnel vision i wai...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i still don't feel too good today. Cancelled my dentist appointment, made it for another day. gotta take it easy on Wendy today i want to ask those that have slipped what your first steps were in getting back up. Steps 1, 2 and 3 are our foundation steps i need to reinforce my foundation, make it&...

wantneeda · wantneeda

we love you. what i think i learned from my slip most of all is that i don't love myself enough yet. I was going through my days thinking i'm strong, courageous, and ok. i'm not i stopped praying like i was early in my sobriety, no meditation like before. Just going through the days kind of numb. it...

wagon · wagon

hey guys got a quick one for you. our aa group went to talk with a group in recovery.after the meeting i had one young man that wanted my phone number. so he could call if he gets in trouble. which is fine with me but hes also a recovering from meth dont know much about that stuff. ithink i can help with his drin...

Phil · Phil

It's astonishing in this world how things don't turn out at all the way you expect them to! --Agatha Christie Probably every day of our lives, a plan goes awry. Often we have counted heavily on a particular outcome. We generally assume we have all things under control and know exactly what's best f...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i just want to thank you for your words on my other thread alot of feelings and thoughts there Phil i hope you feel better. i know life sucks sometimes, it really does i know #1 today is not to drink together we will!! i'm really tired tonight and hoping i'm somewhat back to feeling normal tom...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i gotta tell everyone. i'm on day 2 today i need you give me shit, enocuragement, whatever i'm so glad you are here not liking me very much right now i didn't even think about the consequences, just did it i hate this diseae, bottom line it hates me more, i don't want to die i don't want to l...

Doll · Doll

Well, people, I've had an interesting couple of days. It started like this: my teenage son broke his wrist skateboarding on Sunday. We spent 5 hrs in the ER, then find out since it's so swollen they can only put a temp cast on it, which is good for 7 - 10 days, gave me the number for our local orthopedists and...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

To all of you who sent a friendly welcome, many thanks! I already feel that finding this site is going to help me greatly in my recovery. I am thankful that I recieved the message from AA, so I knew where to look, when I finally "got" the message. And am&...

Phil · Phil

Lotta great posts on here over the last few days--a few new faces--great to see, and a lot of involvement. Trip was cut short because of illness. Stuff happens. By the time I got to where I was going, I was mentally, emotionally and physically drained,and likely looked like a 80 year old drunk--&nb...

Rick · Rick

The sun's the life giver. . . I talk to it like you would to a god. --Peter Firth Having a Power greater than ourselves to believe in is like knowing the sun is in the sky. There are days when the sun shines with a brilliance that lights up everything around us--tree branches, snowflakes, the faces o...

Rick · Rick

You can't go back and have a brand new start, but anybody can start now and have a brand new end. ***** When God measures us, He puts the tape around the heart instead of the head. ***** Be careful about the bridges you burn, because one might turn out to be the one you later want to cross. ...

Rick · Rick

Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from hell. --Philip James Bailey A co-worker wins a grand prize in a drawing. A neighbor inherits enough money to add a room to her house and to take a great vacation. A friend's son or daughter wins a scholarship. What's our reaction? Do we automatically re...

Rick · Rick

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved . . . the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. --George Eliot We've all heard many times that we must love ourselves if we're ever to love another. Too often we mistakenly think that means we shouldn't need to hear som...

PEANUT · PEANUT

Today I am feeling a bit anxious about everything. My mind will not stop thinking of things I wish to get accomplished in my life (but physically cannot work at it fast enough). And I'm finding it difficult to just slow down and take things one step at a time. I have a sponsor, m...

Rick · Rick

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. --Katharine Hepburn The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait...

jason · jason

sometime slowly for me is me I started AA in april and just now am starting to get better I'v drank for so long to me any ways. I'm 29 now and been drinking since I was 9. I now that doesn't seem long to old timers. well any ways i'm haveing a hard time with the cravings but i am taking campral to help it something...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Thanks everyone for your advice!!!Appreciate it!!! Having your own drink in hand..will come in handy when your invited outside of your home. The questiong of needing a drink can be avoided,... cuz you already have one. Gammy Rose: I learned my lesson last time I got on a 4 wheeler...my back hurt for...

Doll · Doll

We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend to set impossible goals for ourselves, struggling fiercely to reach our unattainable ideals. Then, of course - since no person could possibly meet the...

nmike · nmike

Hi all, I am a member of Alanon and go to f2f meetings and post on the Alanon site. I have been married to my recovering A husband for 31 years. He has been sober for 22 years. This last 5 years have been difficult at best. I think that the correct term would be a dry drunk. We went to a couples workshop. I as...

Rick · Rick

I Am Me In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it. I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself. I own my fantasies, m...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey Guys, I'm just checking in to see how everybodies Sunday has been. I was thinking about the ring of fire Rick said they all light, trying to invision what that would look like, about how pretty that must be.Our town doesn't do anything special for the week-end. Today has been a long o...

klynnenicholas · klynnenicholas

This is my first post to this message board. I just joined yesterday. I don't want to drink anymore. That's what I say every morning. But as the day passes on, I fail and give in to the drinks, to comfort me. But it's always a false comfort, but, it's all I feel I have. I want to quit but always fall and fail. An...

Rick · Rick

AA on Toast February 1956 AA Grapevine This is what I told Joe: "There are no musts in AA. Take it cafeteria style -- take it your own way. Don't worry about the spiritual part of the program. Take the First Step, but never mind the rest of them right now. Just stay away from the first drink for twen...

mrbillfrog · mrbillfrog

http://http://www.livejournal.com/users/insomnia/599039.html "My friend Cheryl is a Jefferson Parish deputy. I spoke with her this am- she told me there are dead bodies on my street - they also found a 7 year old huddled under a stairwell, she had beeb raped and left for dead. Cheryl's hus...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Decided against posting this. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 17:48, 2005-09-03

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

I could use a little extra support tomorrow if ya"ll dont mind. We are having a Labor Day Party tomorrow here at my place. Some of the guys and their familes are coming over for a BBQ. I"m a little worried about the alchol being around. To say the least!! I'll be in my comfort zone, so that will he...

Bobby Dean · Bobby Dean

Sorry I have been away, but like a good little Alcoholic I have an excuse,

Seriously though I got swamped with work and needed to play catchup. Guess you folks on the other side of the world heard about our little hurricane here in Mississippi. I would like to ask for a special prayer for thos...

Rick · Rick

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln Our negative thoughts can be like pebbles rolling down the mountainside. One pebble bumps into another one. The second begins rolling and slams into a third. On and on it goes until thousands of pebbles, rocks, an...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic. I attended AA meetings briefly when I was required to by court order several years ago. Didn't truly get the message then, because I hadn't honestly taken the first step. My wife is a great little codependant who strongly encouraged m...

Doll · Doll

Have an awesome time....... I'll miss ya round here......... take care, be safe, and most of all ENJOY yourself. Much love to ya Doll

-- Edited by Doll at 20:48, 2005-09-02

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all. Serious warning. I was diagnosed with depression and panic attacks a few months ago. My doctor prescribed a drug called Citalopram, which is in the same group of drugs as Prozac (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) Three months later I've stopped taking it after suffering from t...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey OP , We're wondering how you are doing? Did you get your PC up again. Are you still checking in when you can? Hope all is well, we miss you. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

Phil · Phil

Hey! To each and every one of you "I love you" Im outa here, and riding into the sunset--into new territory. Thats scary for an Alky but when Gods steering the sled, and you feel RIGHT about it all inside--its walk through the fear--and enjoy the ride. Back on the board next Friday. I wish each and e...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i have a link in my signature:) check it out

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is September 3, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! SOLITUDE "One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude." -- Carl Sandburg I need to be alone. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I need to be alone with me in order to love me, understand me,...

Doll · Doll

Found this on another site, thought it was good enough to share. Keep us, oh God, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault finding & leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness & meet each other face to face, without sel...

wantneeda · wantneeda

this was sent to me by a friend .HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF < Hurricane Katrina Relief By Janice Price The magnitude of the Hurricane Katrina devastation has overwhelmed rescue efforts. Men, women and children lack food, water and even the minor conveniences of life. The elderly lack shelter a...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Ellen is what I heard fro the grapevine true???? (((Hugs))) Gammy Rose

Rick · Rick

OLD TIME AA: 1. It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2. If you're looking to have an image in AA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3. An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4. Sobriety is the leading cause of relapse. 5...

Doll · Doll

noi Mauri Tau a Te AA E Te Arua tukuna mai ki au te maurie tau Ki te tango I nga mea e kore a taea e au te whakarereke Tukuna mai te ngakau maia Ki te whakarereke I nga mea Ka taea e au, a Tukuna mai hoki te matauranga Kia mohio au ko tehea tehea The Serenity Prayer in the Maori language Nsmol djdns mf d...

wagon · wagon

hi peanut and welcome ; good to have u here

Phil · Phil

FURBALL!! hahaha Foot in mouth? I try to change feet every day :) Have a good one

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Hello to all my alcholic friends, Just checking in to see how ya'll are doing? I havent been on the computer since... Katrina arrived in our Great Country. I have been literally absorbed in the plight of our fellow man. What a disaster for those poor people. Anyone who is by any-...

mrbillfrog · mrbillfrog

My husband will go to AA on occasion. He comes back angry ( Maaaaaad ) He thinks it is a lot of bull sh%t because AA does the God Thing. As a recovering drunk myself, I think he is just using that and every other thing in the world to keep on drinking. He asked me to find out if all groups of AA'S do the prayer and G...

Rick · Rick

I tried praying for a person and still feel the same. I've tried to help and give, with no results. I HOLD NO HATE OR RESENTMENT. I guess i just detached. I have no use for this person and don't care to see or have anything to do with him. Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you wou...

Rick · Rick

I really can't imagine if my wife drank. I never needed any help. Youv'e done wonderful to stay sober under your circumstances. I guess u really did it fir u!!! I just wonder some days if the wife and i are on the same page, hell in the same book? One day at a time. what will be--will be. I have faith. Th...

Phil · Phil

Insecurity is:Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being discovered as inadequate, ill f...

Rick · Rick

"We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control. All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals-usually brief-were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to piti...

Phil · Phil

Recommended ways to treat your sponsor if you don't want to develop the level of trust necessary for working a through and cleansing Fifth Step with him or her. 1. Call your sponsor after all major decisions in your life and tell him or her how well you've managed by yourself. &nb...

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	the choice is mine (Preview) when i am tuned in to my ego: i try to control i don't notice my blessings i need i am insensitive i am in turmoil i am blocked i don't know i count i repel i make a-difference i take i am bored i am empty i am filled with self-doubt i am dissatisfied i have tunnel vision i wai...	wantneeda	1	612	Sep 8, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	i'm dusted off , i think.... (Preview) i still don't feel too good today. Cancelled my dentist appointment, made it for another day. gotta take it easy on Wendy today i want to ask those that have slipped what your first steps were in getting back up. Steps 1, 2 and 3 are our foundation steps i need to reinforce my foundation, make it&...	wantneeda	6	816	Sep 8, 2005 by cheri
	(((Rick))) (Preview) we love you. what i think i learned from my slip most of all is that i don't love myself enough yet. I was going through my days thinking i'm strong, courageous, and ok. i'm not i stopped praying like i was early in my sobriety, no meditation like before. Just going through the days kind of numb. it...	wantneeda	1	593	Sep 8, 2005 by Phil
	meeting (Preview) hey guys got a quick one for you. our aa group went to talk with a group in recovery.after the meeting i had one young man that wanted my phone number. so he could call if he gets in trouble. which is fine with me but hes also a recovering from meth dont know much about that stuff. ithink i can help with his drin...	wagon	3	604	Sep 8, 2005 by cheri
	Thursday (Preview) *It's astonishing in this world how things don't turn out at all the way you expect them to! --Agatha Christie* Probably every day of our lives, a plan goes awry. Often we have counted heavily on a particular outcome. We generally assume we have all things under control and know exactly what's best f...	Phil	2	686	Sep 8, 2005 by wantneeda
	(((Phil))) (Preview) i just want to thank you for your words on my other thread alot of feelings and thoughts there Phil i hope you feel better. i know life sucks sometimes, it really does i know #1 today is not to drink together we will!! i'm really tired tonight and hoping i'm somewhat back to feeling normal tom...	wantneeda	2	731	Sep 8, 2005 by Phil
	day 2..........:( (Preview) i gotta tell everyone. i'm on day 2 today i need you give me shit, enocuragement, whatever i'm so glad you are here not liking me very much right now i didn't even think about the consequences, just did it i hate this diseae, bottom line it hates me more, i don't want to die i don't want to l...	wantneeda	12	898	Sep 8, 2005 by nancyjo59
	intuitively know how to handle........ (Preview) Well, people, I've had an interesting couple of days. It started like this: my teenage son broke his wrist skateboarding on Sunday. We spent 5 hrs in the ER, then find out since it's so swollen they can only put a temp cast on it, which is good for 7 - 10 days, gave me the number for our local orthopedists and...	Doll	8	821	Sep 7, 2005 by Doll
	Thanks to all (Preview) To all of you who sent a friendly welcome, many thanks! I already feel that finding this site is going to help me greatly in my recovery. I am thankful that I recieved the message from AA, so I knew where to look, when I finally "got" the message. And am&...	Sick of being sick	3	592	Sep 7, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	Checkin in (Preview) Lotta great posts on here over the last few days--a few new faces--great to see, and a lot of involvement. Trip was cut short because of illness. Stuff happens. By the time I got to where I was going, I was mentally, emotionally and physically drained,and likely looked like a 80 year old drunk--&nb...	Phil	9	879	Sep 7, 2005 by Phil
	a power greater than myself (Preview) *The sun's the life giver. . . I talk to it like you would to a god. --Peter Firth* Having a Power greater than ourselves to believe in is like knowing the sun is in the sky. There are days when the sun shines with a brilliance that lights up everything around us--tree branches, snowflakes, the faces o...	Rick	1	914	Sep 7, 2005 by Phil
	simple truth (Preview) You can't go back and have a brand new start, but anybody can start now and have a brand new end. *** When God measures us, He puts the tape around the heart instead of the head. *** Be careful about the bridges you burn, because one might turn out to be the one you later want to cross. ...	Rick	1	689	Sep 7, 2005 by Phil
	a little character defect ? (Preview) *Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from hell. --Philip James Bailey* A co-worker wins a grand prize in a drawing. A neighbor inherits enough money to add a room to her house and to take a great vacation. A friend's son or daughter wins a scholarship. What's our reaction? Do we automatically re...	Rick	1	751	Sep 6, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	told I love you??? (Preview) *I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved . . . the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. --George Eliot* We've all heard many times that we must love ourselves if we're ever to love another. Too often we mistakenly think that means we shouldn't need to hear som...	Rick	2	531	Sep 6, 2005 by Doll
	Wanting peace of mind... (Preview) Today I am feeling a bit anxious about everything. My mind will not stop thinking of things I wish to get accomplished in my life (but physically cannot work at it fast enough). And I'm finding it difficult to just slow down and take things one step at a time. I have a sponsor, m...	PEANUT	7	850	Sep 6, 2005 by PEANUT
	thought (Preview) *I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. --Katharine Hepburn* The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait...	Rick	1	635	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	sometimes slowly (Preview) sometime slowly for me is me I started AA in april and just now am starting to get better I'v drank for so long to me any ways. I'm 29 now and been drinking since I was 9. I now that doesn't seem long to old timers. well any ways i'm haveing a hard time with the cravings but i am taking campral to help it something...	jason	7	729	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	Turned out great!!! (Preview) Thanks everyone for your advice!!!Appreciate it!!! Having your own drink in hand..will come in handy when your invited outside of your home. The questiong of needing a drink can be avoided,... cuz you already have one. *Gammy Rose: I learned my lesson last time I got on a 4 wheeler...my back hurt for...*	nancyjo59	5	537	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	I am only human (Preview) We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend to set impossible goals for ourselves, struggling fiercely to reach our unattainable ideals. Then, of course - since no person could possibly meet the...	Doll	4	657	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	Explain this (Preview) Hi all, I am a member of Alanon and go to f2f meetings and post on the Alanon site. I have been married to my recovering A husband for 31 years. He has been sober for 22 years. This last 5 years have been difficult at best. I think that the correct term would be a dry drunk. We went to a couples workshop. I as...	nmike	6	858	Sep 5, 2005 by leejosepho
	just me (Preview) I Am Me In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it. I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself. I own my fantasies, m...	Rick	1	667	Sep 5, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Just checkin' in.... (Preview) Hey Guys, I'm just checking in to see how everybodies Sunday has been. I was thinking about the ring of fire Rick said they all light, trying to invision what that would look like, about how pretty that must be.Our town doesn't do anything special for the week-end. Today has been a long o...	GammyRose	1	552	Sep 5, 2005 by nancyjo59
	want to quit but always fail (Preview) This is my first post to this message board. I just joined yesterday. I don't want to drink anymore. That's what I say every morning. But as the day passes on, I fail and give in to the drinks, to comfort me. But it's always a false comfort, but, it's all I feel I have. I want to quit but always fall and fail. An...	klynnenicholas	7	765	Sep 4, 2005 by leejosepho
	February 1956 AA Grapevine (Preview) AA on Toast February 1956 AA Grapevine This is what I told Joe: "There are no musts in AA. Take it cafeteria style -- take it your own way. Don't worry about the spiritual part of the program. Take the First Step, but never mind the rest of them right now. Just stay away from the first drink for twen...	Rick	2	853	Sep 4, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	My Fellow Man? Happening's IN THE STROM (Preview) http://http://www.livejournal.com/users/insomnia/599039.html "My friend Cheryl is a Jefferson Parish deputy. I spoke with her this am- she told me there are dead bodies on my street - they also found a 7 year old huddled under a stairwell, she had beeb raped and left for dead. Cheryl's hus...	mrbillfrog	7	880	Sep 4, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	scared (Preview) Decided against posting this. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 17:48, 2005-09-03	Cabbageheadchris	7	717	Sep 4, 2005 by GammyRose
	Asking for support Please!! (Preview) *I could use a little extra support tomorrow if ya"ll dont mind.* *We are having a Labor Day Party tomorrow here at my place. Some of the guys and their familes are coming over for a BBQ. I"m a little worried about the alchol being around. To say the least!!* *I'll be in my comfort zone, so that will he...*	nancyjo59	7	560	Sep 4, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Hi Folks (Preview) Sorry I have been away, but like a good little Alcoholic I have an excuse, Seriously though I got swamped with work and needed to play catchup. Guess you folks on the other side of the world heard about our little hurricane here in Mississippi. I would like to ask for a special prayer for thos...	Bobby Dean	4	495	Sep 4, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	positive thoughts (Preview) *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln* Our negative thoughts can be like pebbles rolling down the mountainside. One pebble bumps into another one. The second begins rolling and slams into a third. On and on it goes until thousands of pebbles, rocks, an...	Rick	3	791	Sep 4, 2005 by Doll
	Hello (Preview) Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic. I attended AA meetings briefly when I was required to by court order several years ago. Didn't truly get the message then, because I hadn't honestly taken the first step. My wife is a great little codependant who strongly encouraged m...	Sick of being sick	6	764	Sep 4, 2005 by wantneeda
	Hey! Phil! (Preview) Have an awesome time....... I'll miss ya round here......... take care, be safe, and most of all ENJOY yourself. Much love to ya Doll -- Edited by Doll at 20:48, 2005-09-02	Doll	2	655	Sep 4, 2005 by cheri
	Depression Drugs (Preview) Hi all. Serious warning. I was diagnosed with depression and panic attacks a few months ago. My doctor prescribed a drug called Citalopram, which is in the same group of drugs as Prozac (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) Three months later I've stopped taking it after suffering from t...	Cabbageheadchris	7	987	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Hey OP (Preview) Hey OP , We're wondering how you are doing? Did you get your PC up again. Are you still checking in when you can? Hope all is well, we miss you. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	4	612	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Have a good week everybody!! (Preview) Hey! To each and every one of you "I love you" Im outa here, and riding into the sunset--into new territory. Thats scary for an Alky but when Gods steering the sled, and you feel RIGHT about it all inside--its walk through the fear--and enjoy the ride. Back on the board next Friday. I wish each and e...	Phil	4	669	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	its national Recovery month!!!! (Preview) i have a link in my signature:) check it out	wantneeda	1	585	Sep 3, 2005 by GammyRose
	a great day for recovery-Sept 3 (Preview) Today is September 3, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! SOLITUDE "One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude." -- Carl Sandburg I need to be alone. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I need to be alone with me in order to love me, understand me,...	wantneeda	2	538	Sep 3, 2005 by Rick
	PRAYER - pettiness (Preview) Found this on another site, thought it was good enough to share. Keep us, oh God, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault finding & leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness & meet each other face to face, without sel...	Doll	3	1051	Sep 3, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	relief (Preview) this was sent to me by a friend .HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF < Hurricane Katrina Relief By Janice Price The magnitude of the Hurricane Katrina devastation has overwhelmed rescue efforts. Men, women and children lack food, water and even the minor conveniences of life. The elderly lack shelter a...	wantneeda	0	724	Sep 3, 2005 by wantneeda
	Hey Ellen...I heard a rumour? (Preview) Ellen is what I heard fro the grapevine true???? (((Hugs))) Gammy Rose	GammyRose	16	876	Sep 3, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	thoughts (Preview) OLD TIME AA: 1. It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2. If you're looking to have an image in AA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3. An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4. Sobriety is the leading cause of relapse. 5...	Rick	1	652	Sep 3, 2005 by Bobby Dean
	The Serenity Prayer (Preview) noi Mauri Tau a Te AA E Te Arua tukuna mai ki au te maurie tau Ki te tango I nga mea e kore a taea e au te whakarereke Tukuna mai te ngakau maia Ki te whakarereke I nga mea Ka taea e au, a Tukuna mai hoki te matauranga Kia mohio au ko tehea tehea The Serenity Prayer in the Maori language Nsmol djdns mf d...	Doll	0	5183	Sep 2, 2005 by Doll
	hi peanut (Preview) hi peanut and welcome ; good to have u here	wagon	5	609	Sep 2, 2005 by PEANUT
	Name for the cat? (Preview) FURBALL!! hahaha Foot in mouth? I try to change feet every day :) Have a good one	Phil	10	825	Sep 2, 2005 by wagon
	Hurricane Katrina (Preview) *Hello to all my alcholic friends,* Just checking in to see how ya'll are doing? I havent been on the computer since... Katrina arrived in our Great Country. I have been literally absorbed in the plight of our fellow man. What a disaster for those poor people. *Anyone who is by any-...*	nancyjo59	10	1097	Sep 2, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	A friend ask about God in the program of AA (Preview) My husband will go to AA on occasion. He comes back angry ( Maaaaaad ) He thinks it is a lot of bull sh%t because AA does the God Thing. As a recovering drunk myself, I think he is just using that and every other thing in the world to keep on drinking. He asked me to find out if all groups of AA'S do the prayer and G...	mrbillfrog	13	704	Sep 2, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	baffled--fear of what (Preview) I tried praying for a person and still feel the same. I've tried to help and give, with no results. I HOLD NO HATE OR RESENTMENT. I guess i just detached. I have no use for this person and don't care to see or have anything to do with him. *Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you wou...*	Rick	6	583	Sep 2, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	Hey Gammy (Preview) I really can't imagine if my wife drank. I never needed any help. Youv'e done wonderful to stay sober under your circumstances. I guess u really did it fir u!!! I just wonder some days if the wife and i are on the same page, hell in the same book? One day at a time. what will be--will be. I have faith. Th...	Rick	2	614	Sep 2, 2005 by GammyRose
	Anyone Feeling Insecure? (Preview) *Insecurity is:*Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being discovered as inadequate, ill f...	Phil	7	650	Sep 2, 2005 by Rick
	JUST A LITTLE TRUTH (Preview) "We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control. All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals-usually brief-were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to piti...	Rick	4	728	Sep 2, 2005 by GammyRose
	A few not to do's :) (Preview) Recommended ways to treat your sponsor if you don't want to develop the level of trust necessary for working a through and cleansing Fifth Step with him or her. 1. Call your sponsor after all major decisions in your life and tell him or her how well you've managed by yourself. &nb...	Phil	6	739	Sep 2, 2005 by nancyjo59
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