Alcoholics Anonymous

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 twenty...

back4good · back4good

I am doing my best. I emailed my sister and brother that I didn't want to be treated like they were the ones who had their shit together and I was some loser boozer. Well my sister emailed me back this very cruel and biting email. It was filled with half truths and superiority. (My sister smokes marijuan...

matisa · matisa

Ok, Im really stressed out here, the transmision in my son's car just went under so now he needs a new transmission for his car or at least a used one, my son doesn't have a job, he doesn't seem to even care about his futrue or getting a job. There are many other problems but I just can't talk about it al...

Phil · Phil

Detachment is neither kind nor unkind. It does not imply judgement or condemnation of the person or situation which we are detaching. It simply is a means that allows us to separate ourselves from the adverse effects that another person's alcoholism can have upon us and our lives. I am making a cons...

Phil · Phil

You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning. Without discipline, there's no life at all. --Katharine Hepburn Procrastination is habitual. It's perhaps a habit we've struggled with over the years, and not one that can be willed away. It eats at us, no doubt. How many times have we go...

John · John

http://www.12stepforums.net/mid/dogboard.wmv Ya never know where you'll get pulled over or what by anymore.... Smile some today... John

GammyRose · GammyRose

You know me, I miss people when they don't check in? I hope all is going well for these 3 and others who haven't posted lately? Back how did the appointment go? (((Hugs))) GammyRose

Phil · Phil

I have no idea what you looking to be explained my freind--re the following part of a post from below. I can remember a day or so ago responding to a post by someone that was asking for advice, and my answer was, I beleive--that "You do what you feel is right" which simple means "be honest." Noth...

Michael Hartmayer · Michael Hartmayer

How and when did you start drinking? How has drinking affected your life? How and when did you realize you had a problem? How long have you been attending AA meetings? I'll start. I started drinking when I was 18. I never drank during high school but a few months after I started going...

wantneeda · wantneeda

What do you think??? Ok friends...i need a little help with this one.... I've been at my job now for 3 1/2 months, some of you know it's at a personal care home...i look after 5 sweet little old ladies. My boss has to do a criminal background check on me..it's a liscensing requirment. I turned myself i...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97, Wear sunscreenIf I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will...

wagon · wagon

today was kinda along day for me rain most of the day. remindes me of what iused to do on days like this ,but i did not want to go there! i think yas know what that would be. so i just watched some tv. i guess im just one who has to stay busy.just thougt i would get allittle off my chest as it makes me feel better ,go...

cheri · cheri

Daily reflection June 5 "This is the step that separates the men from the boys."...the difference between "the men and the boys" is the difference between striving for a self-determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God....It is suggested that we ought to become entirely wi...

Phil · Phil

Why do we fight? --well-I dont know about you but I never did take or read directions and follow them.:) on anything. Ile do this my way!! With this kid, it was self centeredness, self will, stubborness--Im smarter than you guys are--Ile fix it myself-Im not getting humble...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Goodmorning, I started my morning off with a cup of coffee and a gratitude list. I am so thankful for ya'll, thanks for the replies to my post yesterday. I am grateful for my God, my sobriety, my family,the health I have today,my serenity,the laughter in my life, my AA-Alanon family, my church family...

Phil · Phil

To render ourselves insensible to pain we must forfeit also the possibilities of happiness. --Sir John Lubbock A caterpillar knows instinctively that it must spin a cocoon. When finished it will use the protection it has made to turn itself into a beautiful butterfly. When the time is right, th...

wantneeda · wantneeda

I jsut wanted to let you's know how important you are to me..and to thankyou for coming here every day. I've enclosed a pic...if it works From the bottom, top and sides of my heart..thankyou for being a part of my journey Hugs to you all. \\// & luv, Wendy

Phil · Phil

Patience is the ability to: Sit back and wait for an expected outcome without experiencing anxiety, tension, or frustration. Let go of your need for immediate gratification. Display tolerance, compassion, understanding, and acceptance toward those who are slower than you in developing matu...

GammyRose · GammyRose

I'm having another cup of tea, and then I'll get busy. I haven't left town. Just enjoyed my granddaughter yesterday. My daughter picked her up last night. She had a talk with her Dad, he had cleaned himself up yesterday ,spent the day with his sponsor. Today he and his spon...

Phil · Phil

PATTERNS AND UNLOVING LIGHT The Hidden Infestation Any part of us that has been in denial is vulnerable to unloving light's imprint/influence. And any part of us that has been in denial - if it has been outside us, outside our acceptance, especially if it has been in the gap - has been touche...

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 hear and feel the spirit w...

Phil · Phil

What is accepting personal responsibility? Accepting personal responsibility includes: Acknowledging that you are solely responsible for the choices in your life. Accepting that you are responsible for what you choose to feel or think. Accepting that you choose the directi...

Hanuman · Hanuman

Anyone else here ever have any trouble with other substances like tobacco, caffeine, OTC medicines, herbs (like ephedra), etc. since getting sober? I started smoking again about a year ago after a 13 year hiatus. And I just can't seem to give up the massive dose of caffeine in the morning either,...

Phil · Phil

Follow your dream . . . take one step at a time and don't settle for less, just continue to climb. --Amanda Bradley Dreams are common to us all. Dreams are special as well. We probably keep to ourselves many of our dreams for fear of derision or misunderstanding. Oftentimes we may have selectively s...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey guys, It has been a rough few days. I am trying soooooo hard to let go and let God. I am having a lot of physical problems, headaches, joint and connective tissue pain and I know alot of it is because of the stress I am under, or should I say, I have put myself under. I told you about my husband, well he was...

back4good · back4good

Last night I was fit to be tied. It's been only a week, and I had no cravings until last night. I would have walked in my nightgown to get a bottle of wine. It's disgusting. I wonder about my life without it and all my elegant restaurants without wine??? What do I order water?? I need that elegan...

Nic · Nic

The funny thing with saving lives, or protecting or rescuing folks is it never really seems heroic when you do it...you just do it. Then later, for me anyway...there's this weird peace that comes from knowing you were just in the right place at the right time. Over the years I have pulled 7 drow...

Phil · Phil

What is vulnerability? Vulnerability is: Feeling of being exposed to emotional hurt, being taken advantage of, or abused. Feeling of being fragile, weak, or susceptible to emotional pain and suffering. Feeling of being trapped or imprisoned in a situation where your feelings and right...

Phil · Phil

I have come to realize that all my trouble with living has come from fear and smallness within me. --Angela L. Wozniak We create problems for ourselves because we think we need to be more than we are. We fear that we are inadequate to the task before us, fear that another person is more attractiv...

wantneeda · wantneeda

For Anyone New Coming to A.A. For Anyone Referring People to A.A. This information is both for people who may have a drinking problem and for those in contact with people who have, or are suspected of having, a problem. Most of the information is available in more detail in literature published by...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Obsession is this diseases middle name..well actually, first, middle and last!!! The only way to put that into remission is to practice taking our thoughts elsewhere as soon as we realize thats what we're doing!. Practice makes correction! Before we know it, it's happening less often... My head is...

wagon · wagon

im doing pretty good except that old friends do not treat me the thesame as they did when i was drinking so i just been staying away and staying closer to my family these friends are of course still drinking . i miss some of them do you have to give up these friends forever somewhat sad . ...

matisa · matisa

Im just wondering is anyone else in here from the USA besides me? matisa

Suzy · Suzy

Hi guys Hoped someone could help clear this up a bit for me. Since my recovery in AA started I have realised recently that alcohol aside, I have dependancy problems. I latch onto something and then I am reliant on it or them. I have realised and accepted that after 12 years of mar...

Phil · Phil

What is trust? 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....

Nic · Nic

I love Australia, but am still yet to make it over west...I love travelling, especially on my bike. I can roam for hours and days if life lets me. I love the long roads, the different people, and the wildlife when you get out in the boonies. I love the Queensland weather for roaming, but enjoy the historic...

ellen · ellen

hey guys and gals... I started this new job and are doing work on the computer at home and I haven't had the time to breath... I never had to do serious work on the comp before and was entirely burnt out ant the thought of getting on this board and seeing the comp was not as relaxing as it was before...lol...

cheri · cheri

change.    

Nic · Nic

I just love it when important people...or people who are trying to be important...do dumb things like the rest of us. You know...when Camillia or the Prime Minister trips over...or when newsreaders have a cough...I love that stuff. When I stood very majestically for my wedding waltz (knowing ful...

Nic · Nic

My biggest fear would be losing my kids. There is a boy here in Australia who went missing 18 months ago. He went to buy Christmas presents for his family and was never seen again. I ache for his parents and his twin - the pain must excrutiating. The thought makes me shudder. I don't fear drinking anymor...

back4good · back4good

I have already decided to get a sewing machine. I have made up my mind that part of my obsession with drinking was keeping myself busy, only with something poisonous to my body and mind and spirit. I feel so much better already and have gone to a couple of amazing meetings. I start the real work...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Tonight is birthday night at AA, I am on my way to pickup the cake.One of our members is having his 15th birthday and we may have one with a year also.But you know the most important person at the meeting will be any newcomer who might be there tonight.I have to always remember that, and reach out to them, li...

matisa · matisa

Im so tired of being alone and Sad, Its so hard not haveing any friends, my feelings sometimes get out of control and Im overly emotional,,, most of the time I just don't know what to do when that happens.. Oh well just venting,, Godbless! matisa

wantneeda · wantneeda

AMBITION "Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and I will show you a failure." --Thomas Alva Edison I need to strive for new things in my life. I need to push out into new areas and discover the richness of God's world. I need to explore the varied creativity of creation. There is so much th...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i never thought you would get to this day and gone so far in getting clean. i guess that came from the first time you went to rehab, after that i lost confidence but you've proved me wrong. for the first time in my life i'm glad to be proved wrong ---but you need to give yourself lotsa time and have lotsa p...

cheri · cheri

out.   &n...

Phil · Phil

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...

Phil · Phil

What are fears? Faceless horrors that lie waiting in the silent darkness of night. Unsound phobias that Exist in the furthest reaches of the mind Approaching shadows that threaten to blot out all light. All are contained in the worthless Scripts know as fears, a terrible script th...

matisa · matisa

Hello I have another question. Im wondering how AA can change someone who's main problems are disabilities? Like I said before I have not drank since the year 2001 drinking is not messing up my life right now, but my disabilities are.. They always have and that is the reason I ever start...

dot · dot

Cheri has posted Step Two for AA. Please stop by the board and add your share. Love in Recovery - Dot (((((((((((all))))))))))

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	AA on Toast (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 twenty...	Rick	1	755	Jun 8, 2005 by cheri
	Family matters (Preview) *I am doing my best. I emailed my sister and brother that I didn't want to be treated like they were the ones who had their shit together and I was some loser boozer.* *Well my sister emailed me back this very cruel and biting email. It was filled with half truths and superiority. (My sister smokes marijuan...*	back4good	6	678	Jun 8, 2005 by back4good
	Problems stress (Preview) Ok, Im really stressed out here, the transmision in my son's car just went under so now he needs a new transmission for his car or at least a used one, my son doesn't have a job, he doesn't seem to even care about his futrue or getting a job. There are many other problems but I just can't talk about it al...	matisa	8	658	Jun 7, 2005 by matisa
	Alanon Share (Preview) Detachment is neither kind nor unkind. It does not imply judgement or condemnation of the person or situation which we are detaching. It simply is a means that allows us to separate ourselves from the adverse effects that another person's alcoholism can have upon us and our lives. I am making a cons...	Phil	1	650	Jun 7, 2005 by GammyRose
	Tuesday (Preview) You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning. *Without discipline, there's no life at all. --Katharine Hepburn* Procrastination is habitual. It's perhaps a habit we've struggled with over the years, and not one that can be willed away. It eats at us, no doubt. How many times have we go...	Phil	0	563	Jun 7, 2005 by Phil
	Police Dog In Training (Preview) http://www.12stepforums.net/mid/dogboard.wmv Ya never know where you'll get pulled over or what by anymore.... Smile some today... John	John	0	668	Jun 6, 2005 by John
	Where are Suzy, Matisa, and Back4good? (Preview) You know me, I miss people when they don't check in? I hope all is going well for these 3 and others who haven't posted lately? Back how did the appointment go? (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	3	567	Jun 6, 2005 by GammyRose
	um-Nic Gal? (Preview) I have no idea what you looking to be explained my freind--re the following part of a post from below. I can remember a day or so ago responding to a post by someone that was asking for advice, and my answer was, I beleive--that "You do what you feel is right" which simple means "be honest." Noth...	Phil	1	601	Jun 6, 2005 by Nic
	Lets learn about each other (Preview) How and when did you start drinking? How has drinking affected your life? How and when did you realize you had a problem? How long have you been attending AA meetings? I'll start. I started drinking when I was 18. I never drank during high school but a few months after I started going...	Michael Hartmayer	5	684	Jun 5, 2005 by matisa
	I Need some advice please! (Preview) What do you think??? Ok friends...i need a little help with this one.... I've been at my job now for 3 1/2 months, some of you know it's at a personal care home...i look after 5 sweet little old ladies. My boss has to do a criminal background check on me..it's a liscensing requirment. I turned myself i...	wantneeda	5	642	Jun 5, 2005 by back4good
	Wear Sunglasses!!!! (Preview) Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97, Wear sunscreenIf I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will...	wantneeda	2	738	Jun 5, 2005 by wantneeda
	down in the dumps (Preview) today was kinda along day for me rain most of the day. remindes me of what iused to do on days like this ,but i did not want to go there! i think yas know what that would be. so i just watched some tv. i guess im just one who has to stay busy.just thougt i would get allittle off my chest as it makes me feel better ,go...	wagon	5	682	Jun 5, 2005 by wagon
	Entirely Ready? (Preview) Daily reflection June 5 "This is the step that separates the men from the boys."...the difference between "the men and the boys" is the difference between striving for a self-determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God....It is suggested that we ought to become entirely wi...	cheri	0	531	Jun 5, 2005 by cheri
	Hey Cheri! (Preview) Why do we fight? --well-I dont know about you but I never did take or read directions and follow them.:) on anything. Ile do this my way!! With this kid, it was self centeredness, self will, stubborness--Im smarter than you guys are--Ile fix it myself-Im not getting humble...	Phil	2	550	Jun 5, 2005 by cheri
	Graditude (Preview) Goodmorning, I started my morning off with a cup of coffee and a gratitude list. I am so thankful for ya'll, thanks for the replies to my post yesterday. I am grateful for my God, my sobriety, my family,the health I have today,my serenity,the laughter in my life, my AA-Alanon family, my church family...	GammyRose	0	508	Jun 5, 2005 by GammyRose
	Sunday (Preview) *To render ourselves insensible to pain we must forfeit also the possibilities of happiness. --Sir John Lubbock* A caterpillar knows instinctively that it must spin a cocoon. When finished it will use the protection it has made to turn itself into a beautiful butterfly. When the time is right, th...	Phil	0	536	Jun 5, 2005 by Phil
	Anything is possible (Preview) I jsut wanted to let you's know how important you are to me..and to thankyou for coming here every day. I've enclosed a pic...if it works From the bottom, top and sides of my heart..thankyou for being a part of my journey Hugs to you all. \\// & luv, Wendy	wantneeda	0	552	Jun 5, 2005 by wantneeda
	um-did everybody leave town?? (Preview) *Patience is the ability to:* Sit back and wait for an expected outcome without experiencing anxiety, tension, or frustration. Let go of your need for immediate gratification. Display tolerance, compassion, understanding, and acceptance toward those who are slower than you in developing matu...	Phil	1	656	Jun 4, 2005 by Hanuman
	Goodmorning all... (Preview) I'm having another cup of tea, and then I'll get busy. I haven't left town. Just enjoyed my granddaughter yesterday. My daughter picked her up last night. She had a talk with her Dad, he had cleaned himself up yesterday ,spent the day with his sponsor. Today he and his spon...	GammyRose	5	568	Jun 4, 2005 by cheri
	Patterns and Unloving Light (Preview) PATTERNS AND UNLOVING LIGHT The Hidden Infestation Any part of us that has been in denial is vulnerable to unloving light's imprint/influence. And any part of us that has been in denial - if it has been outside us, outside our acceptance, especially if it has been in the gap - has been touche...	Phil	0	815	Jun 4, 2005 by Phil
	Serenity Prayer (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 hear and feel the spirit w...	Phil	0	511	Jun 3, 2005 by Phil
	Accepting Personal Responsibility (Preview) What is accepting personal responsibility? Accepting personal responsibility includes: Acknowledging that you are solely responsible for the choices in your life. Accepting that you are responsible for what you choose to feel or think. Accepting that you choose the directi...	Phil	3	628	Jun 3, 2005 by Phil
	other substances (Preview) Anyone else here ever have any trouble with other substances like tobacco, caffeine, OTC medicines, herbs (like ephedra), etc. since getting sober? I started smoking again about a year ago after a 13 year hiatus. And I just can't seem to give up the massive dose of caffeine in the morning either,...	Hanuman	7	612	Jun 3, 2005 by wantneeda
	Dreams (Preview) *Follow your dream . . . take one step at a time and don't settle for less, just continue to climb. --Amanda Bradley* Dreams are common to us all. Dreams are special as well. We probably keep to ourselves many of our dreams for fear of derision or misunderstanding. Oftentimes we may have selectively s...	Phil	0	536	Jun 3, 2005 by Phil
	Venting (Preview) Hey guys, It has been a rough few days. I am trying soooooo hard to let go and let God. I am having a lot of physical problems, headaches, joint and connective tissue pain and I know alot of it is because of the stress I am under, or should I say, I have put myself under. I told you about my husband, well he was...	GammyRose	5	581	Jun 3, 2005 by matisa
	when do cravings stop?? (Preview) Last night I was fit to be tied. It's been only a week, and I had no cravings until last night. I would have walked in my nightgown to get a bottle of wine. It's disgusting. I wonder about my life without it and all my elegant restaurants without wine??? What do I order water?? I need that elegan...	back4good	7	748	Jun 2, 2005 by fizgig
	Ever done something heroic? (Preview) The funny thing with saving lives, or protecting or rescuing folks is it never really seems heroic when you do it...you just do it. Then later, for me anyway...there's this weird peace that comes from knowing you were just in the right place at the right time. Over the years I have pulled 7 drow...	Nic	3	576	Jun 2, 2005 by Hanuman
	What is Vulnerability? (Preview) What is vulnerability? *Vulnerability is:* Feeling of being exposed to emotional hurt, being taken advantage of, or abused. Feeling of being fragile, weak, or susceptible to emotional pain and suffering. Feeling of being trapped or imprisoned in a situation where your feelings and right...	Phil	0	546	Jun 2, 2005 by Phil
	Another Day (Preview) I have come to realize that all my trouble with living has come from fear and smallness within me. --Angela L. Wozniak We create problems for ourselves because we think we need to be more than we are. We fear that we are inadequate to the task before us, fear that another person is more attractiv...	Phil	0	484	Jun 2, 2005 by Phil
	For Anyone new coming to AA (Preview) For Anyone New Coming to A.A. For Anyone Referring People to A.A. This information is both for people who may have a drinking problem and for those in contact with people who have, or are suspected of having, a problem. Most of the information is available in more detail in literature published by...	wantneeda	0	763	Jun 2, 2005 by wantneeda
	'stay in the light' (Preview) Obsession is this diseases middle name..well actually, first, middle and last!!! The only way to put that into remission is to practice taking our thoughts elsewhere as soon as we realize thats what we're doing!. Practice makes correction! Before we know it, it's happening less often... My head is...	wantneeda	1	612	Jun 1, 2005 by matisa
	hard thing (Preview) im doing pretty good except that old friends do not treat me the thesame as they did when i was drinking so i just been staying away and staying closer to my family these friends are of course still drinking . i miss some of them do you have to give up these friends forever somewhat sad . ...	wagon	1	529	Jun 1, 2005 by Phil
	USA (Preview) Im just wondering is anyone else in here from the USA besides me? matisa	matisa	9	645	Jun 1, 2005 by Hanuman
	dpendancy (Preview) Hi guys Hoped someone could help clear this up a bit for me. Since my recovery in AA started I have realised recently that alcohol aside, I have dependancy problems. I latch onto something and then I am reliant on it or them. I have realised and accepted that after 12 years of mar...	Suzy	5	737	Jun 1, 2005 by SDFrankie
	What Is Trust? (Preview) What is trust? 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....	Phil	2	634	Jun 1, 2005 by matisa
	Where have you been? (Preview) I love Australia, but am still yet to make it over west...I love travelling, especially on my bike. I can roam for hours and days if life lets me. I love the long roads, the different people, and the wildlife when you get out in the boonies. I love the Queensland weather for roaming, but enjoy the historic...	Nic	6	681	Jun 1, 2005 by Nic
	long time no see... (Preview) hey guys and gals... I started this new job and are doing work on the computer at home and I haven't had the time to breath... I never had to do serious work on the comp before and was entirely burnt out ant the thought of getting on this board and seeing the comp was not as relaxing as it was before...lol...	ellen	2	629	Jun 1, 2005 by cheri
	Today-A Changed Outlook (Preview) change.	cheri	0	702	Jun 1, 2005 by cheri
	What makes you laugh? (Preview) I just love it when important people...or people who are trying to be important...do dumb things like the rest of us. You know...when Camillia or the Prime Minister trips over...or when newsreaders have a cough...I love that stuff. When I stood very majestically for my wedding waltz (knowing ful...	Nic	4	672	May 31, 2005 by Suzy
	What scares you? (Preview) My biggest fear would be losing my kids. There is a boy here in Australia who went missing 18 months ago. He went to buy Christmas presents for his family and was never seen again. I ache for his parents and his twin - the pain must excrutiating. The thought makes me shudder. I don't fear drinking anymor...	Nic	5	556	May 31, 2005 by Nic
	New hobbies-staying sober (Preview) I have already decided to get a sewing machine. I have made up my mind that part of my obsession with drinking was keeping myself busy, only with something poisonous to my body and mind and spirit. I feel so much better already and have gone to a couple of amazing meetings. I start the real work...	back4good	8	1742	May 31, 2005 by Hanuman
	Tonight.... (Preview) Tonight is birthday night at AA, I am on my way to pickup the cake.One of our members is having his 15th birthday and we may have one with a year also.But you know the most important person at the meeting will be any newcomer who might be there tonight.I have to always remember that, and reach out to them, li...	GammyRose	0	533	May 31, 2005 by GammyRose
	alone@sad (Preview) Im so tired of being alone and Sad, Its so hard not haveing any friends, my feelings sometimes get out of control and Im overly emotional,,, most of the time I just don't know what to do when that happens.. Oh well just venting,, Godbless! matisa	matisa	5	719	May 31, 2005 by matisa
	Say Yes to Life!!! (Preview) AMBITION "Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and I will show you a failure." --Thomas Alva Edison I need to strive for new things in my life. I need to push out into new areas and discover the richness of God's world. I need to explore the varied creativity of creation. There is so much th...	wantneeda	2	537	May 31, 2005 by wantneeda
	tryin' is good...doin' is even better!! (Preview) i never thought you would get to this day and gone so far in getting clean. i guess that came from the first time you went to rehab, after that i lost confidence but you've proved me wrong. for the first time in my life i'm glad to be proved wrong ---but you need to give yourself lotsa time and have lotsa p...	wantneeda	4	657	May 31, 2005 by wantneeda
	Today-Readiness to serve others (Preview) out.   &n...	cheri	1	533	May 31, 2005 by Phil
	Yupper!! (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...	Phil	0	515	May 31, 2005 by Phil
	Fears (Preview) What are fears? Faceless horrors that lie waiting in the silent darkness of night. Unsound phobias that Exist in the furthest reaches of the mind Approaching shadows that threaten to blot out all light. All are contained in the worthless Scripts know as fears,* a terrible script th...*	Phil	0	542	May 31, 2005 by Phil
	How can AA change me ? (Preview) Hello I have another question. Im wondering how AA can change someone who's main problems are disabilities? Like I said before I have not drank since the year 2001 drinking is not messing up my life right now, but my disabilities are.. They always have and that is the reason I ever start...	matisa	7	733	May 31, 2005 by Suzy
	Step Board (Preview) Cheri has posted Step Two for AA. Please stop by the board and add your share. Love in Recovery - Dot (((((((((((all))))))))))	dot	5	607	May 30, 2005 by John
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