Alcoholics Anonymous

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Sneaking on to my work computer at lunch time for a little bit, and saw that you were logged in. Here in North Dakota, about 170 miles southwest of Winnepeg, we are currently at 30 below (Farenheit). How are things over in the Ontario region? (I think that's where you said you were locate...

flumpy · flumpy

HI ALL, I DON'T WANNA SOUND DIMM EVENTHOUGH I KNOW I AM ABOUT TO!

I KNOW THAT THIS SITE SAYS YOU HAVE ON-LINE MEETINGS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE IN THERE, IS IT JUST ME OR DO YOU ALL NOT TAKE PART IN THAT???? I WENT IN THERE LAST SEPTEMBER AND THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THERE BUT NEV...

Gma · Gma

I am actually in need of al anon. Can someone please guide me.

trudi · trudi

Just right now I feel so very low like life is worth nothing I have two beautiful kids and every day I think I will live just for them and then they start hitting me or playing up by throwing things and I feel helpless again. At the moment I am truly finding it hard to live life on lifes terms and I desper...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi to all, Just want to make a Post about the Gratitude I feel today. The first thing that i feel Grateful for is that I am in Recovery, going to meetings, even when I don't like them, not liking a meeting is really not the point of going to a meeting. (Thank you, Rick) Well today the meeting I went...

Phil · Phil

Acceptance Our basic recovery concept that never loses its power to work miracles is the concept called acceptance. We do not achieve acceptance in a moment. We often have to work through a mirage of feelings - sometimes anger, outrage, shame, self-pity, or sadness. But if acceptance is our g...

Doll · Doll

Thank God MY craving has been lifted. You want to talk about a "reason" to drink. My 15 yr old is facing JAIL time in just a few short days. He made some bad choices, he put himself in the situation. I MUST accept the outcome. I MUST believe nothing happens in God's world by mistake. I MU...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I think Rick and I are trying to get into chat,,, want to join us? when you try to get in now.. u have to click on the little box that says to 'run' something. amanda

Rick · Rick

GOTTA RUN GOT SOME THINGS TO DO AND HAVE TO DRIVE TO MAKE COFFEE FOR A NOON MEETING.ITRIED TO GET ON CHAT**A NO GO** JUST A CLICK AND NO LINK. I WAS ON THE PHONE EARLIER, WHEN U ASKED TO GO TO CHAT. I ALSO RELPIED TO YOUR P MESSAGE THANKS

Rick · Rick

I SEE U ONLINE NOW HAVE A GOOD DAY

Rick · Rick

Thought For The Day: "I'd rather hunt with Cheney than ride with Kennedy."

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Three men sat down at a bar, each ordered a beer. One was a very light drinker, the second man was a heavy drinker, and the third man was a raging Alcoholic. It was an outdoor cafe, and within minutes, there was a fly sitting on top of each beer. In looking at their beers, the first man, looked,...

Doll · Doll

THE LOVE IN THEIR EYES Some of us won't believe in God, others can't, and still others who do not believe that God exists have no faith whatever He will perform this miracle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 25 It was the changes I saw in the new people who came into the Fellowship that helped me lose...

Phil · Phil

Patience and Tolerance By Margaret Ann Lembo According to Random House Dictionary, tolerance is “1. a liberal spirit toward opinions and practices that differ from one’s own; 2. the power to endure or resist discomfort or hardship.” To tolerate is “1. to allow without hindrance.”...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

hi Rob, I have noticed that you have been checking us out here. And the Good news that you did not go out to get some more liquor, is A GREAT BIG DEAL. The only REQUIREMENT for becoming a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, is a DESIRE to quit drinking. I get the feeling you are coming to that c...

Rick · Rick

It is always a mistake not to close one's eyes, whether to forgive or to look better into oneself. --Maurice Maeterlinck It is easy to look outward and find faults with the world and people around us. We criticize family members or complain about our friends. We always notice disease in the tree...

Rick · Rick

"When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with another person at once? Were we kind and loving toward all? What could we have done better? Were we thin...

Rick · Rick

Shame-filled people feel that something is wrong at their very core. It is a sense of being bad . . .. --Susan Kwiecien Nobody is rotten to the core. Whenever we start to believe we are bad all the way through, we can picture good things we have done, days when someone else was happy to be with us, and...

Doll · Doll

COMMITMENT Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 There came a time in my program of recovery when the third stanza of the Serenity Prayer -- "The wisdom to know the difference" -- became indeli...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Well I woke up, and my first thought was that I needed to do a 10th step here on MIP. Felt I should have kept all that misery to myself. But I don' really understand a lot the Program, and that's a good thing. I do know that "no matter what" I did not drink through those "Black out emotions" tha...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Well, here it is again,,, snuck up on me this time,, but now I recognize the triggers. I thought I was getting through the day alright,,, well,,, maybe I am, but not without the urge to drink. I don't know... reasons? Valentine's Day alone, worki...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi Trudi, Just want to say Hi, and hope that today is a better day for you. Seems like a Great Big Black Clowd went by yesterday, for a lot of us, and hope it has passed by, and stays away. Were you able to go to a meeting yesterday?, and get some time for yourself?? Love, Toni

Rick · Rick

A man and his wife are dining at a table in a plush restaurant, and the husband keeps staring at a drunken lady swigging her gin as she sits alone at a nearby table. The wife asks, "Do you know her?" "Yes," sighs the husband, "She's my ex-wife. She took to drinking right after we divorced seven y...

Rick · Rick

God is not a cosmic bellboy. --Harry Emerson Fosdick We have to laugh when we look back at the times we treated God like our servant. Who did we think we were, ordering God to do something for us? But we got away with it. God even did some of the things we asked. Now we know that our Higher Powe...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi There everyone. Today is a day where I can honestly say I feel like a Mack Truck ran into me, head on. I think because it is Valentine's day, I have been missing my little Annie Pie, my cat of over 15 years. I don't like Grief, as a matter of Fact, I friggen hate it. I do not understand wh...

vaughn · vaughn

I've just made the decision to start aa. I'm at the bottom and see little light ahead. Alcohol is running my life and I realize I'm no longer able to control my world. I have found a local chapter that I want to visit and frankly I'm scared to death. I know there are others here that have been where I am.

Doll · Doll

TAKING ACTION Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us--sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze,...

Doll · Doll

EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98 Dealing with expectations is a frequent topic at meetings. It isn't wrong to expect progress of...

Rick · Rick

Some helpful acronyms for today: F.I.N.E. [I'm] Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional F.E.A.R. Face Everything And Recover N.U.T.S. Not Using The Steps E.G.O. Edging God Out D.E.N.I.A.L. Don't Even Notice I Am Lying H.A.L.T. [Don't get too] Hungry, Angry, Lone...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

hi guys happy LOVE DAY to all!!! well the worst work in my house re-decor is over and i feel like rigormortis is setting in my tired body!!! i checked my pulse this am to see if i was still alive!!! the place (floors) looks great!!! i'll tell ya, i was...

Rick · Rick

BEER TROUBLESHOOTING CHART SYMPTOM   ACTION Feet cold and wet. Glass being held at incorrect angle. Rotate glass so t...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

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...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Well, something strange happenend this morning. I went into Start a new Topic, made a Valentines Day little Post with little hearts all over the page, lost that one, and tried doing it again, lost that one too. So, the other day when I read the Post on "Does Anyone Else Hate Valentines Day?"&...

Bonzo43 · Bonzo43

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/46/story_4696_1.html

Doll · Doll

Loving others begins with respect So many books have been written on how to love that many of us assume we don't know how and maybe will never learn. We can simplify the process, however, by focusing on the Golden Rule. For starters, we can treat others as respectfully as we'd like to be treated. Peo...

Rick · Rick

When a person is concerned only with giving, there is no anxiety. --Gerald Jampolsky Whatever we give away returns to us, manifold. When we show love or understanding, when we are gentle or express genuine concern, usually the same will come right back to us. Perhaps not in kind, maybe n...

AM444 · AM444

Hello: I am here because I need some place to go for support and inspiration. I was sober 2 years, but began to drink again. I now live in a small town where I truly can't go to meetings because of my profession... won't go into that here. I really need an online meeting and perhaps some time soon a sponsor...

Doll · Doll

WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you--far too smart for our own good.... Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone." AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brilliant mind is no d...

Rick · Rick

When we seek to be "good" in a Christian way, we usually think of giving--after all, God has given so much to us. But in the Bible, that's not all there is to goodness. The Bible's examples of goodness come in two ways. We tend to focus on God's goodness as a sudden blessing, an undeserved gen...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

well, I'm still at it,,, and progress is being made,,, however slowly. I feel like this is kind of analagous to my recovery journey in general. I've done a little bit as often as I can in the bedroom. An hour one day, and then my shoulder hurts for a couple of days and goes numb, so I have...

Rick · Rick

Oh, a trouble's a ton, or a trouble's an ounce, Or a trouble is what you make it, And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts, But only how you take it. --Edmund Vance Cooke Once, a woman decided to throw a problem-exchange party. As guests arrived, they shed all their personal problems and t...

benny33 · benny33

ok just wanted to say hi to everyone let you all know im doing ok. the funneral wasnt thatfun but it was certainly a tribute to her life and was beautifull.now im stuck in a hotell room another day with the wife and kidds (which is a great thing by the way)the wife and i have had a lott of time to alk about thing...

flumpy · flumpy

Hi again all, firstly thankyou all that replyed to my recent post.

I have just thought of something and was wondering if anyone here can answer my question??????? I have come to belive/understand that the main reason I drank was because I was so unhappy with my life (depressed) , parent...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I don't know.. the stuff is only loading halfway, and not really working right. Is it me? or are other people having problems right now too? amanda

Rick · Rick

Reflection for the Day Since I came to The Program, I've begun to recognize my previous inability to form a true partnership with another person. It seems that my egomania created two disastrous pitfalls. Either I insisted upon dominating the people I knew, or I depended on them far too mu...

Rick · Rick

Dr. Bob defining humility: On his desk, Dr. Bob had a plaque defining humility: "Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me,...

Doll · Doll

"THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES" Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and things will...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all, found this on a internet search (Lazy B@*&**d just copied and pasted!) There is a place I go to It's called Oblivion, An easy place to get to Go right ahead and carry on. The thing is, I have no recall Of what goes on in there, Im left with occasional flashbacks and a feeling of desp...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Page 112, Step Twelve, second Paragraph: "Furthermore, how shall we come to terms with seeming failure of success? Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride? Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we ste...

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	Hi Phil (Preview) Sneaking on to my work computer at lunch time for a little bit, and saw that you were logged in. Here in North Dakota, about 170 miles southwest of Winnepeg, we are currently at 30 below (Farenheit). How are things over in the Ontario region? (I think that's where you said you were locate...	Sick of being sick	2	692	Feb 17, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	meetings (Preview) HI ALL, I DON'T WANNA SOUND DIMM EVENTHOUGH I KNOW I AM ABOUT TO! I KNOW THAT THIS SITE SAYS YOU HAVE ON-LINE MEETINGS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE IN THERE, IS IT JUST ME OR DO YOU ALL NOT TAKE PART IN THAT???? I WENT IN THERE LAST SEPTEMBER AND THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THERE BUT NEV...	flumpy	2	619	Feb 17, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I need someone to talk to (Preview) I am actually in need of al anon. Can someone please guide me.	Gma	2	945	Feb 17, 2006 by Gma
	I feel so low (Preview) Just right now I feel so very low like life is worth nothing I have two beautiful kids and every day I think I will live just for them and then they start hitting me or playing up by throwing things and I feel helpless again. At the moment I am truly finding it hard to live life on lifes terms and I desper...	trudi	6	758	Feb 17, 2006 by trudi
	The Very Scary Statistics (Preview) Hi to all, Just want to make a Post about the Gratitude I feel today. The first thing that i feel Grateful for is that I am in Recovery, going to meetings, even when I don't like them, not liking a meeting is really not the point of going to a meeting. (Thank you, Rick) Well today the meeting I went...	Toni Baloney	8	719	Feb 17, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Acceptance (Preview) Acceptance Our basic recovery concept that never loses its power to work miracles is the concept called acceptance. We do not achieve acceptance in a moment. We often have to work through a mirage of feelings - sometimes anger, outrage, shame, self-pity, or sadness. But if acceptance is our g...	Phil	5	656	Feb 17, 2006 by Phil
	I DON'T want a drink & I should!!! (Preview) Thank God MY craving has been lifted. You want to talk about a "reason" to drink. My 15 yr old is facing JAIL time in just a few short days. He made some bad choices, he put himself in the situation. I MUST accept the outcome. I MUST believe nothing happens in God's world by mistake. I MU...	Doll	13	1548	Feb 17, 2006 by Doll
	hey toni (Preview) *I think Rick and I are trying to get into chat,,, want to join us?* *when you try to get in now.. u have to click on the little box that says to 'run' something.* *amanda*	amanda2u2	1	676	Feb 17, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	THANKS AMANDA (Preview) GOTTA RUN GOT SOME THINGS TO DO AND HAVE TO DRIVE TO MAKE COFFEE FOR A NOON MEETING.ITRIED TO GET ON CHATA NO GO JUST A CLICK AND NO LINK. I WAS ON THE PHONE EARLIER, WHEN U ASKED TO GO TO CHAT. I ALSO RELPIED TO YOUR P MESSAGE THANKS	Rick	2	665	Feb 17, 2006 by Phil
	GOOD MORNING AMANDA (Preview) I SEE U ONLINE NOW HAVE A GOOD DAY	Rick	1	636	Feb 17, 2006 by amanda2u2
	think (Preview) Thought For The Day: "I'd rather hunt with Cheney than ride with Kennedy."	Rick	4	674	Feb 17, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Three Men being served 3 Beers (Preview) Three men sat down at a bar, each ordered a beer. One was a very light drinker, the second man was a heavy drinker, and the third man was a raging Alcoholic. It was an outdoor cafe, and within minutes, there was a fly sitting on top of each beer. In looking at their beers, the first man, looked,...	Toni Baloney	1	678	Feb 17, 2006 by Rick
	Daily Reflections Feb 17 (Preview) THE LOVE IN THEIR EYES Some of us won't believe in God, others can't, and still others who do not believe that God exists have no faith whatever He will perform this miracle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 25 It was the changes I saw in the new people who came into the Fellowship that helped me lose...	Doll	0	618	Feb 17, 2006 by Doll
	Patience And Tolerance (Preview) Patience and Tolerance By Margaret Ann Lembo According to Random House Dictionary, tolerance is “1. a liberal spirit toward opinions and practices that differ from one’s own; 2. the power to endure or resist discomfort or hardship.” To tolerate is “1. to allow without hindrance.”...	Phil	5	11063	Feb 16, 2006 by jersey
	Welcome ! Rob (Preview) hi Rob, I have noticed that you have been checking us out here. And the Good news that you did not go out to get some more liquor, is A GREAT BIG DEAL. The only REQUIREMENT for becoming a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, is a DESIRE to quit drinking. I get the feeling you are coming to that c...	Toni Baloney	4	1048	Feb 16, 2006 by Rob
	Are u perfect ? (Preview) *It is always a mistake not to close one's eyes, whether to forgive or to look better into oneself. --Maurice Maeterlinck* It is easy to look outward and find faults with the world and people around us. We criticize family members or complain about our friends. We always notice disease in the tree...	Rick	2	717	Feb 16, 2006 by GammyRose
	BB quote (Preview) "When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with another person at once? Were we kind and loving toward all? What could we have done better? Were we thin...	Rick	4	620	Feb 16, 2006 by amanda2u2
	today's thought (Preview) *Shame-filled people feel that something is wrong at their very core. It is a sense of being bad . . .. --Susan Kwiecien* Nobody is rotten to the core. Whenever we start to believe we are bad all the way through, we can picture good things we have done, days when someone else was happy to be with us, and...	Rick	0	591	Feb 16, 2006 by Rick
	Daily Reflections Feb 16 (Preview) COMMITMENT Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 There came a time in my program of recovery when the third stanza of the Serenity Prayer -- "The wisdom to know the difference" -- became indeli...	Doll	0	613	Feb 15, 2006 by Doll
	A Better Day! (Preview) Well I woke up, and my first thought was that I needed to do a 10th step here on MIP. Felt I should have kept all that misery to myself. But I don' really understand a lot the Program, and that's a good thing. I do know that "no matter what" I did not drink through those "Black out emotions" tha...	Toni Baloney	3	656	Feb 15, 2006 by amanda2u2
	I want a drink (Preview) Well, here it is again,,, snuck up on me this time,, but now I recognize the triggers. I thought I was getting through the day alright,,, well,,, maybe I am, but not without the urge to drink. I don't know... reasons? Valentine's Day alone, worki...	amanda2u2	10	829	Feb 15, 2006 by recovering jb
	To: TRUDI (Preview) Hi Trudi, Just want to say Hi, and hope that today is a better day for you. Seems like a Great Big Black Clowd went by yesterday, for a lot of us, and hope it has passed by, and stays away. Were you able to go to a meeting yesterday?, and get some time for yourself?? Love, Toni	Toni Baloney	1	655	Feb 15, 2006 by trudi
	Man and Wife (Preview) A man and his wife are dining at a table in a plush restaurant, and the husband keeps staring at a drunken lady swigging her gin as she sits alone at a nearby table. The wife asks, "Do you know her?" "Yes," sighs the husband, "She's my ex-wife. She took to drinking right after we divorced seven y...	Rick	1	630	Feb 15, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Today's gift (Preview) *God is not a cosmic bellboy. --Harry Emerson Fosdick* We have to laugh when we look back at the times we treated God like our servant. Who did we think we were, ordering God to do something for us? But we got away with it. God even did some of the things we asked. Now we know that our Higher Powe...	Rick	0	575	Feb 15, 2006 by Rick
	Coping with Grief (Preview) Hi There everyone. Today is a day where I can honestly say I feel like a Mack Truck ran into me, head on. I think because it is Valentine's day, I have been missing my little Annie Pie, my cat of over 15 years. I don't like Grief, as a matter of Fact, I friggen hate it. I do not understand wh...	Toni Baloney	1	733	Feb 15, 2006 by Rick
	Getting started (Preview) I've just made the decision to start aa. I'm at the bottom and see little light ahead. Alcohol is running my life and I realize I'm no longer able to control my world. I have found a local chapter that I want to visit and frankly I'm scared to death. I know there are others here that have been where I am.	vaughn	5	790	Feb 15, 2006 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Feb 15 (Preview) TAKING ACTION Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us--sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze,...	Doll	0	588	Feb 15, 2006 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Feb 14 (Preview) EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98 Dealing with expectations is a frequent topic at meetings. It isn't wrong to expect progress of...	Doll	1	1172	Feb 15, 2006 by GammyRose
	acronyms (Preview) Some helpful acronyms for today: F.I.N.E. [I'm] Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional F.E.A.R. Face Everything And Recover N.U.T.S. Not Using The Steps E.G.O. Edging God Out D.E.N.I.A.L. Don't Even Notice I Am Lying H.A.L.T. [Don't get too] Hungry, Angry, Lone...	Rick	1	680	Feb 14, 2006 by amanda2u2
	HAPPY LOVE DAY!!! (Preview) hi guys happy LOVE DAY to all!!! well the worst work in my house re-decor is over and i feel like rigormortis is setting in my tired body!!! i checked my pulse this am to see if i was still alive!!! the place (floors) looks great!!! i'll tell ya, i was...	rosie light shines	1	621	Feb 14, 2006 by Rick
	beer drinking chart (Preview) *BEER TROUBLESHOOTING CHART* SYMPTOM   ACTION Feet cold and wet. Glass being held at incorrect angle. Rotate glass so t...	Rick	0	860	Feb 14, 2006 by Rick
	So There! (Preview)	Toni Baloney	0	571	Feb 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	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 twen...	Rick	1	829	Feb 14, 2006 by GammyRose
	It Just would not Post (Preview) Well, something strange happenend this morning. I went into Start a new Topic, made a Valentines Day little Post with little hearts all over the page, lost that one, and tried doing it again, lost that one too. So, the other day when I read the Post on "Does Anyone Else Hate Valentines Day?"&...	Toni Baloney	1	673	Feb 14, 2006 by GammyRose
	Cool article I just found-link (Preview) http://www.beliefnet.com/story/46/story_4696_1.html	Bonzo43	1	697	Feb 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Today's Thought 2/14 (Preview) Loving others begins with respect So many books have been written on how to love that many of us assume we don't know how and maybe will never learn. We can simplify the process, however, by focusing on the Golden Rule. For starters, we can treat others as respectfully as we'd like to be treated. Peo...	Doll	1	690	Feb 14, 2006 by Rick
	iT'S BETTER TO GIVE (Preview) *When a person is concerned only with giving, there is no anxiety. --Gerald Jampolsky* Whatever we give away returns to us, manifold. When we show love or understanding, when we are gentle or express genuine concern, usually the same will come right back to us. Perhaps not in kind, maybe n...	Rick	2	650	Feb 13, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Intro (Preview) Hello: I am here because I need some place to go for support and inspiration. I was sober 2 years, but began to drink again. I now live in a small town where I truly can't go to meetings because of my profession... won't go into that here. I really need an online meeting and perhaps some time soon a sponsor...	AM444	6	691	Feb 13, 2006 by AM444
	Daily Reflections Feb 13 (Preview) WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you--far too smart for our own good.... Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone." AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brilliant mind is no d...	Doll	1	795	Feb 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	"good" in a Christian way (Preview) When we seek to be "good" in a Christian way, we usually think of giving--after all, God has given so much to us. But in the Bible, that's not all there is to goodness. The Bible's examples of goodness come in two ways. We tend to focus on God's goodness as a sudden blessing, an undeserved gen...	Rick	0	640	Feb 13, 2006 by Rick
	progress report (Preview) well, I'm still at it,,, and progress is being made,,, however slowly. I feel like this is kind of analagous to my recovery journey in general. I've done a little bit as often as I can in the bedroom. An hour one day, and then my shoulder hurts for a couple of days and goes numb, so I have...	amanda2u2	4	686	Feb 13, 2006 by amanda2u2
	our problems (Preview) *Oh, a trouble's a ton, or a trouble's an ounce, Or a trouble is what you make it, And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts, But only how you take it. --Edmund Vance Cooke* Once, a woman decided to throw a problem-exchange party. As guests arrived, they shed all their personal problems and t...	Rick	1	695	Feb 12, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	hi every one (Preview) ok just wanted to say hi to everyone let you all know im doing ok. the funneral wasnt thatfun but it was certainly a tribute to her life and was beautifull.now im stuck in a hotell room another day with the wife and kidds (which is a great thing by the way)the wife and i have had a lott of time to alk about thing...	benny33	3	684	Feb 12, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Hmmmmmm part 2 (Preview) Hi again all, firstly thankyou all that replyed to my recent post. I have just thought of something and was wondering if anyone here can answer my question??????? I have come to belive/understand that the main reason I drank was because I was so unhappy with my life (depressed) , parent...	flumpy	5	653	Feb 12, 2006 by Cabbageheadchris
	is it my puter? or this site? (Preview) *I don't know.. the stuff is only loading halfway, and not really working right. Is it me? or are other people having problems right now too?* *amanda*	amanda2u2	4	662	Feb 12, 2006 by GammyRose
	Defect--? (Preview) Reflection for the Day Since I came to The Program, I've begun to recognize my previous inability to form a true partnership with another person. It seems that my egomania created two disastrous pitfalls. Either I insisted upon dominating the people I knew, or I depended on them far too mu...	Rick	1	701	Feb 12, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Humility (Preview) Dr. Bob defining humility: On his desk, Dr. Bob had a plaque defining humility: "Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me,...	Rick	2	669	Feb 12, 2006 by Rick
	Daily Reflections Feb 12 (Preview) "THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES" Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and things will...	Doll	0	599	Feb 12, 2006 by Doll
	True! (Preview) Hi all, found this on a internet search (Lazy B@&*d just copied and pasted!) There is a place I go to It's called Oblivion, An easy place to get to Go right ahead and carry on. The thing is, I have no recall Of what goes on in there, Im left with occasional flashbacks and a feeling of desp...	Cabbageheadchris	6	615	Feb 11, 2006 by flumpy
	Love this part of Step 12 (Preview) Page 112, Step Twelve, second Paragraph: "Furthermore, how shall we come to terms with seeming failure of success? Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride? Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we ste...	Toni Baloney	2	670	Feb 11, 2006 by amanda2u2
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