Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

Flying out in the morning to spend a few more days with my wife, on the East coast. My thoughts are with each and every one of you each day, as we trudge this sobriety journey. Some days arent easy, and others are great--Whatever the case may be--we do it TOGETHER. We do it with compassion, and underst...

GammyRose · GammyRose

I just read your post below. It sounds to me this may be your bottom, and you said you will not drink today. That is where we all started, just don't pick up that drink today. I really want to encourage you again to find a face to face meeting and go. If you call the AA number in the phone directory or the the 8...

Phil · Phil

When our life is not working the way we feel it should be, faith, trust and patience will lead us towards new insights if we allow it. If you can remember not to panic but to be still and "breathe" yes you heard right, I did say breath. Deep slow breaths to calm you down so that you can h...

Phil · Phil

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. --Helen Keller There is wonder in the moment, if we but look for it, let it touch us, believe in it. And with the recognition and celebration of the wonder comes the joy we desire and...

Phil · Phil

Patience is taking an hour to put a post up on the board, and then having it dissapear completely. Patience comes into play when one does not kick the computer, and calls it names, but takes a deep breath, and says" Well I got to read it all anyway' hahaha You guys have a good Monday.!! -- Edited by Phil...

julia · julia

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Rick · Rick

It's been a week from Hell. But I didn't have to drink. Thank God for meetings and this site. May you all have a wonderful Blessed Sunday. I pray mine will be better than last Sunday. As i say this week has been a real test, but it's over. ONE DAY AT A TIME Lead Me and Guide Me Almighty God, I h...

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...

Phil · Phil

Sure is quiet in here.:) everybody in sleep mode?? This is a description of depression. People with a low self image ... who feel negatively about themselves ... are likely to feel depressed. Low self-esteem is not the only cause of depression. Other possible causes include an actual los...

Phil · Phil

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear not absence of fear. --Mark Twain It is not unusual to feel afraid. It is unusual, however, to hear anyone admit to feeling afraid. Sometimes we think there are some people who are so cool and calm that they never feel afraid. This may make us think we'r...

cheri · cheri

Hi Wendy, Just wanted to know how things are going for you? How's your Mom? Love, cheri

Phil · Phil

Read your response to anxiety. Been there. Drove myself nuts between depression, anxiety, and bottled up anger . Went to councelling-did 4rth and fifth steps--the whole ball of wax. Finally went to a good phycologist where I was told my body chemistry was way outa whack likely partly due to al...

SDFrankie · SDFrankie

I got sober the first time back in 83 and stayed sober about 8 years due to lots and lots of meetings, a good sponsor, the steps, all that stuff. But the "God" thing never clicked for me and eventually drove me out of AA. More honestly, I drove myself out because I just felt so different because I could not "G...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Phil , I want to say thank you for all the encouragement you give me in this situation with my husband , and if I thought it would help I'd sent for each and everyone of you to help , but I think, your prayers will help just as much. So thanks to all who will pray for my husband and me. And I am smiling to...

AACalgary · AACalgary

Hi there we do need your support! Please visit our new A.A. discussion forum and post a message. www.AAcanada.com discussion forum.

Phil · Phil

What is anxiety? Have you ever felt the butterflies in your stomach before a big performance or speech or test? That's anxiety. Put simply, anxiety is fear. Anxiety is normal. It's normal to feel scared before a big event. Anxiety can show up as a variety of body signals: elevated heart rate, excess...

cheri · cheri

..Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There you will find release from care, boredom, and worry. You're imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your existence lie ahead. Thus we fin...

Rick · Rick

There's one thing you can't give away. You can't give away a smile. It always comes back to you. --Violet Hensley We have had years of experience with the results of smiling. How many times have we felt better simply because we smiled, even at a stranger? Smiling is somewhat like yawning. When we see s...

Phil · Phil

Coping With Stress Inevitably, there are times of stress in our lives, no matter how long we've been in recovery. Sometimes, the stress is outside or around us. We're feeling balanced, but our circumstances are stressful. Sometimes, the stress is within; we feel out of balance. When the stre...

julia · julia

I can't beleive the caring I feel coming from your replies. It's hard to accept that people really care about me when you don't know me. When i drink that is lkely a good thing. I have gone to a meeting each day and am finding that it gives me strength. This happened last time but I thought I was stonger than a...

ellen · ellen

thanks for the site I put it in my "favorites". Now I will be able to do anything on the computer and listen to the program at the same time instead of my music. A must check-out site! God Bless and Good Night Everybody...

GammyRose · GammyRose

I just want to say welcome to Julia and great to see you posting again Suzy, I've missed you. You are both in the right place to learn about the disease of Alcoholism, to hear how those of us who have found sobriety have done it.It is a one day at a time deal and I have to turn my will over to my Higher Power , who I...

wantneeda · wantneeda

http://www.xa-speakers.org./pafiledb.php?action=category&id=13

ellen · ellen

"I don't think we can do anything well in this world unless we practice it. And I don't believe we do AA too well unless we practice it....We should practice...acquiring the spirit of service. We should attempt to acquire some faith, which isn't easily done, especially for the person who has al...

Phil · Phil

Everyone has times when they're afraid of something. Fear has a legitimate function for us because it alerts us to something which could possibly be harmful to us. Usually, we are able to evaluate the situation and see if there is any real danger, then take steps to deal with it. &n...

Rick · Rick

IF I KNEW If I knew it would be the last time That I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more. If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear...

Rick · Rick

"Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him. Afterward, we found ourselves accepti...

Rick · Rick

"It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th E...

julia · julia

I am so glad I found this site. I have screwed up AGAIN. I hate myself and what I become when I drink. This is my third time coming back and I have to make it this time. I need your help

wantneeda · wantneeda

I hate meetings. I am the disease of addiction. I hate everyone who has a program. To all who come in contact with me, I wish you death and I wish you suffering. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the disease of adddicton. Cunning, Baffling, and very powerful; that's me.I have killed millions, and I am ple...

Phil · Phil

There are times in all relationships when things don't run smoothly. Often, this is because people have conflicting expectations, are distracted with other issues, or have difficulty expressing what is on their minds in ways that other people can really hear and understand what is being said. Som...

Rick · Rick

Hurried and worried until we're buried And there's no curtain call, Life's a very funny proposition, after all. --George M. Cohan Often, when we involve ourselves in a whirlwind of activities, plans, and expectations, we push ourselves so hard that we don't derive any satisfaction from suc...

Phil · Phil

A.A. Thought for the Day The satisfaction you get out of living a sober life is made up of a lot of little things, but they add up to a satisfactory and happy life. You take out of life what you put into it. So I'd say to people coming into A.A.: "Don't worry about what life will be like without liquor. Just h...

Phil · Phil

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it. --Helen Hayes Our habits, whatever they may be, were greatly influenced, if not wholly formed, during childhood. We learned our behavior through imitation, imitation of our parents, our siblings, our peer group. But we need not be...

Rick · Rick

Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family back. This just isn't so. In some cases the wife will never come back for one reason or another. Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his relationship with God. We have seen men get well who...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i spent 5 months in treatment and while there i completed step 5...my step 4 was a series of 247 questions...yukky...i did my step 5 with a female priest who had never done a step 5 before...so i'm not really sure if my step 5 was all that it could have been...needless to say i've been on 6-7 since november a...

wantneeda · wantneeda

just thought I'd ask for you's to say a prayer for my mom...she's getting tested for cancer today...i lost my gramma to cancer in '85, she was 57....my mom is 58 this year...I've only recently started communicating with my mom again...a gift of recovery...and to think of losing her now that i'm on the r...

ellen · ellen

We recovered alcoholics are not so much brothers in virtue as we are brothers in our defects, and in our common strivings to over come them. The identification that one alcoholic has with another is mysterious, spititual--almost incoprehensible. But it is there. I "feel" it. ...

Phil · Phil

In the process of defining myself, I have a tendency to set up rules and boundaries and then forget that rules are made to be broken, as are boundaries to be expanded and crossed. --Kathleen Casey Theisen Recovery has given us the freedom to address life honestly, with forethought and a certainty...

Phil · Phil

Dear Alcohol, > >> > >>First & foremost, let me tell you that I'm a huge fan of yours. > >> > >>As my friend, you always seem to be there when needed. The perfect > >>post-work > >>cocktail, a beer at the game, and you're even around in the &...

Rick · Rick

Yesterday is over. It is a fact of life that what is old dies to make way for what is new. Endings are often painful - we mourn the death of a relationship, we regret leaving a familiar neighborhood, we don't like to say good-bye. Endings, though, give us the chance to begin ag ain.Anew frien...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Are any of these a problem for the alcoholic? Perfectionism, Procrastination, Paralyisis, I can see where perfectionism could be if an alcoholic feels in their thinking they could never be enough while growing up, etc. How about the other two?

Phil · Phil

The relative success of the A.A. program seems to be due to the fact that an alcoholic who no longer drinks has an exceptional faculty for "reaching" and helping an uncontrolled drinker. In simplest form, the A.A. program operates when a recovered alcoholic passes along the story of his or her own p...

ProudFather · ProudFather

Hello everyone. I'm new here to this forum and want to stop drinking. I've never gone to a meeting or talked with anyone regarding this except my lovely wife and my father both of whom are supportive but may not understand how much of a struggle this is for me. I've tried to stop in the past...

ellen · ellen

Went to the Biltmore Estates this weekend, my husband played with his friends band. Never made it to the castle but it is so beautiful. He played at the vineyard on the estate and it was really sweet. It is so nice to be able to go to a place that is all about wine and be able to be comfortable....

Phil · Phil

Who am I? Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear, For I wear a mask, I wear a thousand masks. Masks that I am afraid to take off. But none of them are me. But don't be fooled. I give you the impression that I am secure, That all is sunny and unruffled with me, Within as well a...

Phil · Phil

To oppose something is to maintain it. --Ursula K. LeGuin Most of our struggles are with other persons or perhaps situations we want to change. We discover that our continual opposition adds fuel to the fires (at least our own internal ones). But can we turn our backs when we feel justified in our o...

wantneeda · wantneeda

When you meet a sober alcoholic You meet a hero. His mortal enemy slumbers within him; He can never outrun his disability. He makes his way through a world of alcohol abuse, In an environment that does not understand him. Society, puffed up with shameful ignorance, Looks on him with contempt, As if he w...

miller · miller

Didnt have any words to share, but Im here, reading the board and sucking up the wisdom. I hope every one has had a wonderfull day.

Phil · Phil

If you can't drink and drive, why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor, and why do bars have parking lots? How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings? If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors? If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do t...

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	Wishing each of you a great week!! (Preview) Flying out in the morning to spend a few more days with my wife, on the East coast. My thoughts are with each and every one of you each day, as we trudge this sobriety journey. Some days arent easy, and others are great--Whatever the case may be--we do it TOGETHER. We do it with compassion, and underst...	Phil	2	991	Apr 26, 2005 by Rick
	Suzy... (Preview) I just read your post below. It sounds to me this may be your bottom, and you said you will not drink today. That is where we all started, just don't pick up that drink today. I really want to encourage you again to find a face to face meeting and go. If you call the AA number in the phone directory or the the 8...	GammyRose	4	832	Apr 26, 2005 by Suzy
	Faith, Trust, Patience, and Hope (Preview) When our life is not working the way we feel it should be, faith, trust and patience will lead us towards new insights if we allow it. If you can remember not to panic but to be still and "breathe" yes you heard right, I did say breath. Deep slow breaths to calm you down so that you can h...	Phil	3	786	Apr 25, 2005 by Phil
	Today (Preview) *Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. --Helen Keller* There is wonder in the moment, if we but look for it, let it touch us, believe in it. And with the recognition and celebration of the wonder comes the joy we desire and...	Phil	0	701	Apr 25, 2005 by Phil
	Patience (Preview) Patience is taking an hour to put a post up on the board, and then having it dissapear completely. Patience comes into play when one does not kick the computer, and calls it names, but takes a deep breath, and says" Well I got to read it all anyway' hahaha You guys have a good Monday.!! -- Edited by Phil...	Phil	1	610	Apr 24, 2005 by GammyRose
	rick (Preview) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------	julia	1	667	Apr 24, 2005 by Rick
	Sunday (Preview) It's been a week from Hell. But I didn't have to drink. Thank God for meetings and this site. May you all have a wonderful Blessed Sunday. I pray mine will be better than last Sunday. As i say this week has been a real test, but it's over. ONE DAY AT A TIME Lead Me and Guide Me Almighty God, I h...	Rick	2	707	Apr 24, 2005 by Rick
	negative 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	1	644	Apr 24, 2005 by Hanuman
	Whew (Preview) Sure is quiet in here.:) everybody in sleep mode?? This is a description of depression. People with a low self image ... who feel negatively about themselves ... are likely to feel depressed. Low self-esteem is not the only cause of depression. Other possible causes include an actual los...	Phil	2	849	Apr 25, 2005 by cheri
	Saturday (Preview) *Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear not absence of fear. --Mark Twain* It is not unusual to feel afraid. It is unusual, however, to hear anyone admit to feeling afraid. Sometimes we think there are some people who are so cool and calm that they never feel afraid. This may make us think we'r...	Phil	0	715	Apr 23, 2005 by Phil
	Wendy? (Preview) Hi Wendy, Just wanted to know how things are going for you? How's your Mom? Love, cheri	cheri	3	696	Apr 25, 2005 by cheri
	Hey Cabbage!! Ole Chap!! (Preview) Read your response to anxiety. Been there. Drove myself nuts between depression, anxiety, and bottled up anger . Went to councelling-did 4rth and fifth steps--the whole ball of wax. Finally went to a good phycologist where I was told my body chemistry was way outa whack likely partly due to al...	Phil	0	655	Apr 22, 2005 by Phil
	I need help. I am so screwed up. (Preview) I got sober the first time back in 83 and stayed sober about 8 years due to lots and lots of meetings, a good sponsor, the steps, all that stuff. But the "God" thing never clicked for me and eventually drove me out of AA. More honestly, I drove myself out because I just felt so different because I could not "G...	SDFrankie	12	2180	Apr 25, 2005 by SDFrankie
	Phil and Rick...and all (Preview) Phil , I want to say thank you for all the encouragement you give me in this situation with my husband , and if I thought it would help I'd sent for each and everyone of you to help , but I think, your prayers will help just as much. So thanks to all who will pray for my husband and me. And I am smiling to...	GammyRose	2	696	Apr 22, 2005 by amanda2u2
	We need your support ! (Preview) Hi there we do need your support! Please visit our new A.A. discussion forum and post a message. www.AAcanada.com discussion forum.	AACalgary	0	676	Apr 22, 2005 by AACalgary
	Anxiety (Preview) What is anxiety? Have you ever felt the butterflies in your stomach before a big performance or speech or test? That's anxiety. Put simply, anxiety is fear. Anxiety is normal. It's normal to feel scared before a big event. Anxiety can show up as a variety of body signals: elevated heart rate, excess...	Phil	2	891	Apr 24, 2005 by Hanuman
	Doin' the happy dance... (Preview) ..Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There you will find release from care, boredom, and worry. You're imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your existence lie ahead. Thus we fin...	cheri	3	596	Apr 22, 2005 by amanda2u2
	smile (Preview) *There's one thing you can't give away. You can't give away a smile. It always comes back to you. --Violet Hensley* We have had years of experience with the results of smiling. How many times have we felt better simply because we smiled, even at a stranger? Smiling is somewhat like yawning. When we see s...	Rick	0	653	Apr 22, 2005 by Rick
	Happy Friday!! (Preview) Coping With Stress Inevitably, there are times of stress in our lives, no matter how long we've been in recovery. Sometimes, the stress is outside or around us. We're feeling balanced, but our circumstances are stressful. Sometimes, the stress is within; we feel out of balance. When the stre...	Phil	0	649	Apr 22, 2005 by Phil
	Thank You (Preview) I can't beleive the caring I feel coming from your replies. It's hard to accept that people really care about me when you don't know me. When i drink that is lkely a good thing. I have gone to a meeting each day and am finding that it gives me strength. This happened last time but I thought I was stonger than a...	julia	6	740	Apr 24, 2005 by julia
	wantneeda (Preview) thanks for the site I put it in my "favorites". Now I will be able to do anything on the computer and listen to the program at the same time instead of my music. A must check-out site! God Bless and Good Night Everybody...	ellen	1	700	Apr 22, 2005 by wantneeda
	Julia and Suzy... (Preview) I just want to say welcome to Julia and great to see you posting again Suzy, I've missed you. You are both in the right place to learn about the disease of Alcoholism, to hear how those of us who have found sobriety have done it.It is a one day at a time deal and I have to turn my will over to my Higher Power , who I...	GammyRose	2	800	Apr 24, 2005 by Suzy
	XA SPEAKERS (Preview) http://www.xa-speakers.org./pafiledb.php?action=category&id=13	wantneeda	5	5987	Apr 21, 2005 by ellen
	Cultivating Faith-april 21 (Preview) "I don't think we can do anything well in this world unless we practice it. And I don't believe we do AA too well unless we practice it....We should practice...acquiring the spirit of service. We should attempt to acquire some faith, which isn't easily done, especially for the person who has al...	ellen	1	683	Apr 21, 2005 by ellen
	An Article On Handling Fear (Preview) Everyone has times when they're afraid of something. Fear has a legitimate function for us because it alerts us to something which could possibly be harmful to us. Usually, we are able to evaluate the situation and see if there is any real danger, then take steps to deal with it. &n...	Phil	1	880	Apr 21, 2005 by wantneeda
	IF I KNEW (Preview) IF I KNEW If I knew it would be the last time That I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more. If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear...	Rick	0	856	Apr 21, 2005 by Rick
	growth (Preview) "Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him. Afterward, we found ourselves accepti...	Rick	0	669	Apr 21, 2005 by Rick
	We are not cured (Preview) "It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th E...	Rick	1	664	Apr 21, 2005 by Rick
	why can't I seem to do it (Preview) I am so glad I found this site. I have screwed up AGAIN. I hate myself and what I become when I drink. This is my third time coming back and I have to make it this time. I need your help	julia	7	867	Apr 21, 2005 by Rick
	I Am Your Disease (Preview) I hate meetings. I am the disease of addiction. I hate everyone who has a program. To all who come in contact with me, I wish you death and I wish you suffering. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the disease of adddicton. Cunning, Baffling, and very powerful; that's me.I have killed millions, and I am ple...	wantneeda	2	1049	Apr 21, 2005 by Rick
	Relationships (Preview) There are times in all relationships when things don't run smoothly. Often, this is because people have conflicting expectations, are distracted with other issues, or have difficulty expressing what is on their minds in ways that other people can really hear and understand what is being said. Som...	Phil	3	961	Apr 21, 2005 by Rick
	Hurried and worried (Preview) *Hurried and worried until we're buried And there's no curtain call, Life's a very funny proposition, after all. --George M. Cohan* Often, when we involve ourselves in a whirlwind of activities, plans, and expectations, we push ourselves so hard that we don't derive any satisfaction from suc...	Rick	3	611	Apr 20, 2005 by wallsal55
	AA Thought For Today (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day The satisfaction you get out of living a sober life is made up of a lot of little things, but they add up to a satisfactory and happy life. You take out of life what you put into it. So I'd say to people coming into A.A.: "Don't worry about what life will be like without liquor. Just h...	Phil	2	6763	Apr 20, 2005 by Phil
	Wednesday (Preview) *One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it. --Helen Hayes* Our habits, whatever they may be, were greatly influenced, if not wholly formed, during childhood. We learned our behavior through imitation, imitation of our parents, our siblings, our peer group. But we need not be...	Phil	1	868	Apr 20, 2005 by wallsal55
	BB quote (Preview) Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family back. This just isn't so. In some cases the wife will never come back for one reason or another. Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his relationship with God. We have seen men get well who...	Rick	1	751	Apr 19, 2005 by GammyRose
	step 6-7 (Preview) i spent 5 months in treatment and while there i completed step 5...my step 4 was a series of 247 questions...yukky...i did my step 5 with a female priest who had never done a step 5 before...so i'm not really sure if my step 5 was all that it could have been...needless to say i've been on 6-7 since november a...	wantneeda	3	1339	Apr 19, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Hi all, (Preview) just thought I'd ask for you's to say a prayer for my mom...she's getting tested for cancer today...i lost my gramma to cancer in '85, she was 57....my mom is 58 this year...I've only recently started communicating with my mom again...a gift of recovery...and to think of losing her now that i'm on the r...	wantneeda	4	731	Apr 20, 2005 by wantneeda
	Brothers in our defects-april 19 (Preview) We recovered alcoholics are not so much brothers in virtue as we are brothers in our defects, and in our common strivings to over come them. The identification that one alcoholic has with another is mysterious, spititual--almost incoprehensible. But it is there. I "feel" it. ...	ellen	3	1107	Apr 19, 2005 by Rick
	Tuesday (Preview) In the process of defining myself, I have a tendency to set up rules and boundaries and then forget that rules are made to be broken, as are boundaries to be expanded and crossed. --Kathleen Casey Theisen Recovery has given us the freedom to address life honestly, with forethought and a certainty...	Phil	6	905	Apr 19, 2005 by Rick
	A Freind, No More (Preview) Dear Alcohol, > >> > >>First & foremost, let me tell you that I'm a huge fan of yours. > >> > >>As my friend, you always seem to be there when needed. The perfect > >>post-work > >>cocktail, a beer at the game, and you're even around in the &...	Phil	0	740	Apr 19, 2005 by Phil
	Yesterday is over. (Preview) *Yesterday is over.* It is a fact of life that what is old dies to make way for what is new. Endings are often painful - we mourn the death of a relationship, we regret leaving a familiar neighborhood, we don't like to say good-bye. Endings, though, give us the chance to begin ag ain.Anew frien...	Rick	1	694	Apr 19, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Psst..Phil....anybody (Preview) Are any of these a problem for the alcoholic? Perfectionism, Procrastination, Paralyisis, I can see where perfectionism could be if an alcoholic feels in their thinking they could never be enough while growing up, etc. How about the other two?	wallsal55	3	786	Apr 19, 2005 by wallsal55
	The AA program (Preview) The relative success of the A.A. program seems to be due to the fact that an alcoholic who no longer drinks has an exceptional faculty for "reaching" and helping an uncontrolled drinker. In simplest form, the A.A. program operates when a recovered alcoholic passes along the story of his or her own p...	Phil	2	1014	Apr 18, 2005 by Phil
	How Can I Stop Drinking? (Preview) Hello everyone. I'm new here to this forum and want to stop drinking. I've never gone to a meeting or talked with anyone regarding this except my lovely wife and my father both of whom are supportive but may not understand how much of a struggle this is for me. I've tried to stop in the past...	ProudFather	10	854	Apr 18, 2005 by cheri
	hello everyone (Preview) Went to the Biltmore Estates this weekend, my husband played with his friends band. Never made it to the castle but it is so beautiful. He played at the vineyard on the estate and it was really sweet. It is so nice to be able to go to a place that is all about wine and be able to be comfortable....	ellen	1	648	Apr 18, 2005 by cheri
	The masks we wear (Preview) Who am I? Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear, For I wear a mask, I wear a thousand masks. Masks that I am afraid to take off. But none of them are me. But don't be fooled. I give you the impression that I am secure, That all is sunny and unruffled with me, Within as well a...	Phil	4	3955	Apr 18, 2005 by GammyRose
	Letting go and Freedom (Preview) *To oppose something is to maintain it. --Ursula K. LeGuin* Most of our struggles are with other persons or perhaps situations we want to change. We discover that our continual opposition adds fuel to the fires (at least our own internal ones). But can we turn our backs when we feel justified in our o...	Phil	0	581	Apr 18, 2005 by Phil
	just a little share (Preview) When you meet a sober alcoholic You meet a hero. His mortal enemy slumbers within him; He can never outrun his disability. He makes his way through a world of alcohol abuse, In an environment that does not understand him. Society, puffed up with shameful ignorance, Looks on him with contempt, As if he w...	wantneeda	0	556	Apr 18, 2005 by wantneeda
	Good evening Sunday (Preview) Didnt have any words to share, but Im here, reading the board and sucking up the wisdom. I hope every one has had a wonderfull day.	miller	5	991	Apr 18, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Things that really confuse me. (Preview) If you can't drink and drive, why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor, and why do bars have parking lots? How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings? If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors? If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do t...	Phil	0	739	Apr 17, 2005 by Phil
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