Alcoholics Anonymous

John · John

10 Voters 10 No Ban 8 No Delete 2 yes Delete Majority is in favor of allowing the religious natured post to remain on the board, and oppose banning the non alcoholic posting party. Thank each of you for participating in this decision making process. The results of this vote (this po...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is September 26, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! PAIN "You can't hold a man down without staying down with him." -- Booker T. Washington I know who was holding me down in my life. I was. I know who was bringing pain and sadness in my life. I was. I know who was making me the victim of a...

Holly M · Holly M

I have an email friend, Andrew R, from Cornwall. I haven't heard from him in a while although I have sent several emails. It is possible that he has a new email address. Does anyone know him?

Doll · Doll

JUDGMENT AND UNDERSTANDING On occasion, it is useful and necessary to make judgments about what other people do and say. Much of the time, though, it can be a waste of your time and energy. In fact, one of the biggest obstacles to effective listening is the habit of continually and immediately making j...

sanddie · sanddie

Isn't it a blessing that God gives us ALL RESOURCES to help in recovery? To limit the views to ONE recovery in itself can possibly contribute to limiting our resources in complete recovery. If it hadn't been for other resource material and how God worked in my life to get me through my recovery, I would h...

Rick · Rick

There is no hope of joy except in human relations. --Antoine de Saint Exupery It is hard to imagine being really joyful and excited without our family and friends. We can imagine a birthday party with no one but us attending. Even if we got many gifts, we would feel empty if there were no one around...

Rick · Rick

Setting limits fosters recovery The boundary lines we draw for ourselves delineate a safe area within which our recovery can flourish. We set limits on what we do and say, how we spend our time and money, whom we choose to be our friends. Setting limits makes life more satisfying. Much of...

wagon · wagon

SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE The terms “spiritual experience” and “spiritual awakening” are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms. Yet i...

Phil · Phil

Holding on to the past, either through guilt, longing, denial, or resentment, is a waste of valuable energy - energy that can be used to transform today and tomorrow. "I used to live in my past," said one recovering person "I was either trying to change it, or I was letting it contro...

cheri · cheri

No AA group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate AA, express any opinion on outside controversial issues--particularily those of politics, alcohol reform or sectarian religion. The Alcoholics Anonymous Groups oppose no one. Concerning such matters they can express no views whate...

nmike · nmike

Hi all, I have learned alot listening to my group's Joe and Charley tapes. Do you know where I could order a set? Thanks, Nancy

wantneeda · wantneeda

just stopping in before i go to sleep tonight had some good things happen today, for a change..:) my sister dropped in, a surprise visit, didn't know she was coming to town, out of the blue she mentioned that my dad was trying to phone me on my birthday, well i broke down in tears. She hugged me and told...

Phil · Phil

Trailers? Cars? hmmmm anyone got a pickup, and an RV? Im running away lol Morning guys. Slogan for today. "Somedays, its best, not to think.":) Ive been told that I think too damned much. And as much, as Ide like to get defensive, about that one, I hafta agree. We can get wrapped up, in t...

Rick · Rick

As a child, I walked through the world with wonder and awe. Each day started with a question and ended with a question. I had the mind of a beginner. --Anonymous Did you ever notice that children ask the best questions? Why are things the way they are? How do they work? How did we get...

Doll · Doll

No one knows the author. The poem came from the alano club newsletter, last year. Sorry, I can't tell you more. Doll

Doll · Doll

At the suggestion of a long-timer in The Program, I began taking "recovery inventories" periodically. The results showed me - clearly and unmistakable - that the promises of The Program have been true for me. I am not the sick person I was in years past; I am no longer bankrupt in all areas; I have a new li...

angelia2823 · angelia2823

i think that if we were to talk about our higher power we should keep it as personalized as we can. and express that this has helped us not that this must be the end all be all to be sober.....somewhere in some part of the conversation. for me when i first came around i was ang...

Doll · Doll

As time passes in AA, we hear or read much about love: love is as simple as becoming always available. Love is a sincere interest in others. Love is a desire to be of service. Love is an ability to understand others and their problems. Giving love is more important than being loved. Love is always positiv...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

I see you guys...posting now. Maybe we can meet up in the chat room. What you think? Nancy Jo

Doll · Doll

The wars, when we fight, cannot be won But they will not be lost if His will done Serenity and Acceptance these are the keys Humility and Gratitude will help set me free. I am an alcoholic this I know, "Easy does it," they say; "Let yourself grow." "I have no patience," I exclaim with a sigh, "Give it time,"...

Dying · Dying

Yet I cant stop. I have tried so many times to quite drinking, yet I keep going back to it. I am in so much pain, and I am destroying my life and that of those I love and yet that is not enough to make me quit. I just want to die.

Rick · Rick

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up. --James A. Garfield We could learn from the bears in the woods how to turn up opportunities. To nourish themselves, they turn over logs and stumps to get insects. When they smell honey, they will climb a tree after it, and when they s...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Hi, I'm Dan and I'm an alcoholic, I have a minister friend who once told me that he felt that the rest of the folks in the world who are not in a "12 step" program, are sadly short-changed. He even gave a sermon one Sunday on the 12 steps. His way of thinking is that ther...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Saturday, September 24, 2005 Imagine this What if, instead of demanding that life were different, you simply set out to make it better by virtue of your own attitude and actions? What if, instead of placing limitations on your happiness, and holding it hostage until certain conditions were met, y...

Rick · Rick

Going to head out and try to skirt a trailor Sunny but cold here. Fall is moving in fast. Time to button up some things, Grateful today to be sober and ready. Hope u all have a great day. One foot in front of the other--off the computeR and out the door --the first step---gotta push my...

sanddie · sanddie

" We cannot understand: Faith, without doubt; Peace, without war; Happiness, without sorrow; Hope, without despair; Trust, without betrayal; Light, without darkness; Love, without hate; Pleasure, without pain; Good, without bad. To understand, we must first realize that without the clouds,...

Phil · Phil

It talks in the 12 and 12 about others, that are not in the program, being emotionally unstable, and sick to a certain degree as well. Just sharing how I feel about some of this stuff. Went through some of it this morning. As a recovering alcoholic--we are given the tools we can use in any situation, o...

Phil · Phil

“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality”. Mikos Kazantzakis Oh, how we all try to control or change what happens in our lives. Never quite accepting life for what is has to offer. Acceptance has been a hard lesson for me to learn, as I expect it has been for others as well....

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

I messed up my computer. Phil's writing is taking up the screen. Doll, Wendy,you guys are normal size. What does my writing look like? I dont want to scare you guys like I did in the past. This is something drastically wrong, I want to be able to write to ya'll. Please let me know Thanks Nan...

Rick · Rick

With history piling up so fast, almost every day is the anniversary of something awful. -- Joe Brainard "History" is mostly a record of awful events - war, famine conspiracy, oppression, betrayal. But surely, every day is equally the anniversary of something wonderful. It's all in ho...

Rick · Rick

Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I'm a failure. --S. I. Hayakawa What happens to us when we call ourselves names like "failure" or "dummy"? We feel we're no good and never will be. We want to stop trying...

wantneeda · wantneeda

One reason I don't drink is because I wish to know when I'm having a good time. Lady Nancy Astor Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best that was ever preached on that...

Doll · Doll

Life can be unfair, confusing, discouraging, and filled with all sorts of unexpected factors. Yet even in the most difficult situations, achievements of every kind are most assuredly within your reach. Decide what you intend to do, and get clear on the specifics of what that involves. Then get go...

Doll · Doll

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his >>wife with a stick thicker than his thumb; hence we have "the rule of >>thumb". >> >> >> >>Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. >> >>It was ruled "Gentlemen Only....

Rick · Rick

Grandpa, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. He didn't move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if he was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb him but wa...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi All, this is to anyone in the predicted path of Rita. We are praying for yourselves, your families and your property to be left undamaged. May your God be with you during this time. Bye for now. Chris. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 15:36, 2005-09-22

GammyRose · GammyRose

Tomorrow I will leave to go to a conference with a friend I've had since I was 12 years old. I will be on the road for 6 hours, but I need this break. I am so tired from the moving, the stress, the confusion of the last few months. I still haven't told my Mom, who I live with that I'm going. I will t...

Phil · Phil

We have powerful desires to belong and to connect with a special someone. We inherited a model for marriage and relationships that has remained largely unchanged for over 50 years. That traditional model was never intended to integrate our individual needs with the needs of the partnership. The...

Doll · Doll

For a considerable period of time after I reached The Program, I let things I couldn't do keep me from doing the things I could. If I was bothered by what a speaker or other people said, I retreated, sulking, into my shell. Now, instead of being annoyed or defensive when someone strikes a raw nerve, I try t...

Rick · Rick

When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or the life of another. --Helen Keller It is a great loss when we underestimate the importance of our efforts in the life of another. One man, who had to spend some time in a hospital, waited day after day to receive a card or...

Rick · Rick

One thing that keeps me rational is a sense of loyalty to the other members of my group. I know I'd be letting them down if I ever took a step backward again. When I was in turmoil, I wasn't loyal to anybody. I should have been loyal to my family, but I wasn't. I let them down by my disruptive behavior. When I ca...

wagon · wagon

Chapter 11 A VISION FOR YOU For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. It means release from care, boredom and worry. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. But not so with us in those last days of heav...

Doll · Doll

I am so frustated at the moment.

I have left my sponser umpteen messages and still haven't gotten a return call. Last time I talked to her was over a week ago. When I called her at our appointed time I got no answer. I left a msg. The next day I called again, st...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

The other night I happened to look up in the light fixture in my kitchen...the light fixture is about 2ft by 2ft. To my amazement there was a baby snake. We pulled down the fixture and found the snake to be about 8 inches long ...stiff and dead!! We have been having a problem with mice and have glue mous...

Phil · Phil

Calmness is constructive of good; agitation is destructive of good. I should not rush into action. I should first be calm and seek guidance. Then I should act only as God directs me through my conscience. Faith and trust will keep me calm when all around me are agitated. Calmness is trust in action. I...

cheri · cheri

Some of you guys know the story behind this, some of you don't. I feel like I'm taking someone else's inventory right now, so I am going to try and be honest without doing that, as much as possible. My husband has been sober 15 years, me almost 5. He and I didn't reunite until I was sober for about 2 years.....

Phil · Phil

God, I offer myself to Thee - to build with me and do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of Life. May I do Thy Will always! Amen

CAM · CAM

Hi everyone, It's me, Christine. Otherwise, known as Catherine. I just redid my my account so I would be honest with everyone. Somehow, the truth always sets you free, huh? CAM is my initials & I also use this this acronym when in the chatroom. I go by Cam0914 (the...

Doll · Doll

Thank you all soooo much for replying to my post. I know WHAT I have to do. God has answered my prayers on that one. Now I need to know WHEN to do it.... It can't be because I'm hoping he'll want to make a commitment, I know he won't. I can't make it an ultimatum, I know what he will ch...

Phil · Phil

Change=Loss=Grief. This means that: 1. A Change of circumstance of any kind (a change from one state to another) produces a Loss of some kind (the stage changed from) which will produce a Grief reaction. 2. The intensity of the grief reaction is a function of how the change-produced l...

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	Votes Tallied (closed) (Preview) 10 Voters 10 No Ban 8 No Delete 2 yes Delete Majority is in favor of allowing the religious natured post to remain on the board, and oppose banning the non alcoholic posting party. Thank each of you for participating in this decision making process. The results of this vote (this po...	John	0	592	Sep 26, 2005 by John
	today is a great day for recovery-sept 26 (Preview) Today is September 26, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! PAIN "You can't hold a man down without staying down with him." -- Booker T. Washington I know who was holding me down in my life. I was. I know who was bringing pain and sadness in my life. I was. I know who was making me the victim of a...	wantneeda	1	591	Sep 26, 2005 by wantneeda
	Andrew R from Cornwall (Preview) I have an email friend, Andrew R, from Cornwall. I haven't heard from him in a while although I have sent several emails. It is possible that he has a new email address. Does anyone know him?	Holly M	1	780	Sep 26, 2005 by GammyRose
	Judegement and Understanding (Preview) JUDGMENT AND UNDERSTANDING On occasion, it is useful and necessary to make judgments about what other people do and say. Much of the time, though, it can be a waste of your time and energy. In fact, one of the biggest obstacles to effective listening is the habit of continually and immediately making j...	Doll	0	543	Sep 26, 2005 by Doll
	All Resources.... (Preview) Isn't it a blessing that God gives us ALL RESOURCES to help in recovery? To limit the views to ONE recovery in itself can possibly contribute to limiting our resources in complete recovery. If it hadn't been for other resource material and how God worked in my life to get me through my recovery, I would h...	sanddie	5	603	Sep 26, 2005 by Doll
	TODAY'S THOUGHT (Preview) *There is no hope of joy except in human relations. --Antoine de Saint Exupery* It is hard to imagine being really joyful and excited without our family and friends. We can imagine a birthday party with no one but us attending. Even if we got many gifts, we would feel empty if there were no one around...	Rick	0	514	Sep 26, 2005 by Rick
	TODAY'S GIFT (Preview) Setting limits fosters recovery The boundary lines we draw for ourselves delineate a safe area within which our recovery can flourish. We set limits on what we do and say, how we spend our time and money, whom we choose to be our friends. Setting limits makes life more satisfying. Much of...	Rick	0	620	Sep 26, 2005 by Rick
	big book (Preview) SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE The terms “spiritual experience” and “spiritual awakening” are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms. Yet i...	wagon	3	571	Sep 25, 2005 by Rick
	Peace With The Past (Preview) Holding on to the past, either through guilt, longing, denial, or resentment, is a waste of valuable energy - energy that can be used to transform today and tomorrow. "I used to live in my past," said one recovering person "I was either trying to change it, or I was letting it contro...	Phil	1	664	Sep 25, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	Tradition 10 (Preview) No AA group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate AA, express any opinion on outside controversial issues--particularily those of politics, alcohol reform or sectarian religion. The Alcoholics Anonymous Groups oppose no one. Concerning such matters they can express no views whate...	cheri	3	898	Sep 25, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	Joe and Charlie Tapes (Preview) Hi all, I have learned alot listening to my group's Joe and Charley tapes. Do you know where I could order a set? Thanks, Nancy	nmike	1	774	Sep 25, 2005 by Phil
	my day today (Preview) just stopping in before i go to sleep tonight had some good things happen today, for a change..:) my sister dropped in, a surprise visit, didn't know she was coming to town, out of the blue she mentioned that my dad was trying to phone me on my birthday, well i broke down in tears. She hugged me and told...	wantneeda	6	599	Sep 25, 2005 by nancyjo59
	My Thoughts For Today. (Preview) Trailers? Cars? hmmmm anyone got a pickup, and an RV? Im running away lol Morning guys. Slogan for today. "Somedays, its best, not to think.":) Ive been told that I think too damned much. And as much, as Ide like to get defensive, about that one, I hafta agree. We can get wrapped up, in t...	Phil	9	717	Sep 25, 2005 by nancyjo59
	TODAY'S GIFT (Preview) *As a child, I walked through the world with wonder and awe. Each day started with a question and ended with a question. I had the mind of a beginner. --Anonymous* Did you ever notice that children ask the best questions? Why are things the way they are? How do they work? How did we get...	Rick	1	550	Sep 25, 2005 by jinx323
	John - Re: I am a newcomer (Preview) No one knows the author. The poem came from the alano club newsletter, last year. Sorry, I can't tell you more. Doll	Doll	0	766	Sep 25, 2005 by Doll
	Today I Pray (Preview) At the suggestion of a long-timer in The Program, I began taking "recovery inventories" periodically. The results showed me - clearly and unmistakable - that the promises of The Program have been true for me. I am not the sick person I was in years past; I am no longer bankrupt in all areas; I have a new li...	Doll	1	718	Sep 25, 2005 by Phil
	experience strength and hope (Preview) i think that if we were to talk about our higher power we should keep it as personalized as we can. and express that this has helped us not that this must be the end all be all to be sober.....somewhere in some part of the conversation. for me when i first came around i was ang...	angelia2823	3	611	Sep 25, 2005 by cooncatbob
	LOVE (Preview) As time passes in AA, we hear or read much about love: love is as simple as becoming always available. Love is a sincere interest in others. Love is a desire to be of service. Love is an ability to understand others and their problems. Giving love is more important than being loved. Love is always positiv...	Doll	2	553	Sep 25, 2005 by Phil
	Doll and Cheri (Preview) I see you guys...posting now. Maybe we can meet up in the chat room. What you think? Nancy Jo	nancyjo59	1	629	Sep 25, 2005 by Doll
	Poem - "I am a newcomer" (Preview) The wars, when we fight, cannot be won But they will not be lost if His will done Serenity and Acceptance these are the keys Humility and Gratitude will help set me free. I am an alcoholic this I know, "Easy does it," they say; "Let yourself grow." "I have no patience," I exclaim with a sigh, "Give it time,"...	Doll	7	2153	Sep 25, 2005 by Doll
	I can't do this anymore (Preview) Yet I cant stop. I have tried so many times to quite drinking, yet I keep going back to it. I am in so much pain, and I am destroying my life and that of those I love and yet that is not enough to make me quit. I just want to die.	Dying	19	850	Sep 25, 2005 by Rick
	today's thought (Preview) *Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up. --James A. Garfield* We could learn from the bears in the woods how to turn up opportunities. To nourish themselves, they turn over logs and stumps to get insects. When they smell honey, they will climb a tree after it, and when they s...	Rick	0	698	Sep 25, 2005 by Rick
	12 Steps for everyone (Preview) Hi, I'm Dan and I'm an alcoholic, I have a minister friend who once told me that he felt that the rest of the folks in the world who are not in a "12 step" program, are sadly short-changed. He even gave a sermon one Sunday on the 12 steps. His way of thinking is that ther...	Sick of being sick	6	846	Sep 25, 2005 by Rick
	imagine this (Preview) Saturday, September 24, 2005 Imagine this What if, instead of demanding that life were different, you simply set out to make it better by virtue of your own attitude and actions? What if, instead of placing limitations on your happiness, and holding it hostage until certain conditions were met, y...	wantneeda	3	564	Sep 24, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Have a good day (Preview) Going to head out and try to skirt a trailor Sunny but cold here. Fall is moving in fast. Time to button up some things, Grateful today to be sober and ready. Hope u all have a great day. One foot in front of the other--off the computeR and out the door --the first step---gotta push my...	Rick	3	595	Sep 24, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	We Grow By Making Mistakes...... (Preview) " We cannot understand: Faith, without doubt; Peace, without war; Happiness, without sorrow; Hope, without despair; Trust, without betrayal; Light, without darkness; Love, without hate; Pleasure, without pain; Good, without bad. To understand, we must first realize that without the clouds,...	sanddie	0	771	Sep 24, 2005 by sanddie
	Dealing With Insanity. (Preview) It talks in the 12 and 12 about others, that are not in the program, being emotionally unstable, and sick to a certain degree as well. Just sharing how I feel about some of this stuff. Went through some of it this morning. As a recovering alcoholic--we are given the tools we can use in any situation, o...	Phil	11	821	Sep 24, 2005 by Phil
	Reality and Acceptance (Preview) “Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality”. Mikos Kazantzakis Oh, how we all try to control or change what happens in our lives. Never quite accepting life for what is has to offer. Acceptance has been a hard lesson for me to learn, as I expect it has been for others as well....	Phil	2	691	Sep 24, 2005 by Phil
	Are my letters too big? (Preview) I messed up my computer. Phil's writing is taking up the screen. Doll, Wendy,you guys are normal size. What does my writing look like? I dont want to scare you guys like I did in the past. This is something drastically wrong, I want to be able to write to ya'll. Please let me know Thanks Nan...	nancyjo59	6	621	Sep 24, 2005 by CAM
	today's gift (Preview) *With history piling up so fast, almost every day is the anniversary of something awful. -- Joe Brainard* "History" is mostly a record of awful events - war, famine conspiracy, oppression, betrayal. But surely, every day is equally the anniversary of something wonderful. It's all in ho...	Rick	1	551	Sep 24, 2005 by Phil
	today's thought (Preview) *Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I'm a failure. --S. I. Hayakawa* What happens to us when we call ourselves names like "failure" or "dummy"? We feel we're no good and never will be. We want to stop trying...	Rick	1	666	Sep 24, 2005 by Phil
	yup... (Preview) One reason I don't drink is because I wish to know when I'm having a good time. Lady Nancy Astor Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best that was ever preached on that...	wantneeda	4	616	Sep 24, 2005 by cheri
	DECIDE AND DO (Preview) Life can be unfair, confusing, discouraging, and filled with all sorts of unexpected factors. Yet even in the most difficult situations, achievements of every kind are most assuredly within your reach. Decide what you intend to do, and get clear on the specifics of what that involves. Then get go...	Doll	3	583	Sep 23, 2005 by nancyjo59
	interesting facts..... (Preview) In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his >>wife with a stick thicker than his thumb; hence we have "the rule of >>thumb". >> >> >> >>Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. >> >>It was ruled "Gentlemen Only....	Doll	0	622	Sep 23, 2005 by Doll
	I'll never look at my hands the same (Preview) Grandpa, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. He didn't move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if he was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb him but wa...	Rick	3	701	Sep 23, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Re: Rita (Preview) Hi All, this is to anyone in the predicted path of Rita. We are praying for yourselves, your families and your property to be left undamaged. May your God be with you during this time. Bye for now. Chris. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 15:36, 2005-09-22	Cabbageheadchris	7	830	Sep 23, 2005 by Doll
	This weekend... (Preview) Tomorrow I will leave to go to a conference with a friend I've had since I was 12 years old. I will be on the road for 6 hours, but I need this break. I am so tired from the moving, the stress, the confusion of the last few months. I still haven't told my Mom, who I live with that I'm going. I will t...	GammyRose	6	594	Sep 23, 2005 by Doll
	Have a great Friday--you deserve it:) (Preview) We have powerful desires to belong and to connect with a special someone. We inherited a model for marriage and relationships that has remained largely unchanged for over 50 years. That traditional model was never intended to integrate our individual needs with the needs of the partnership. The...	Phil	3	545	Sep 23, 2005 by Phil
	Today I Pray (Preview) For a considerable period of time after I reached The Program, I let things I couldn't do keep me from doing the things I could. If I was bothered by what a speaker or other people said, I retreated, sulking, into my shell. Now, instead of being annoyed or defensive when someone strikes a raw nerve, I try t...	Doll	1	585	Sep 23, 2005 by Rick
	good morning (Preview) *When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or the life of another. --Helen Keller* It is a great loss when we underestimate the importance of our efforts in the life of another. One man, who had to spend some time in a hospital, waited day after day to receive a card or...	Rick	1	601	Sep 23, 2005 by Rick
	gift 9/22 (Preview) One thing that keeps me rational is a sense of loyalty to the other members of my group. I know I'd be letting them down if I ever took a step backward again. When I was in turmoil, I wasn't loyal to anybody. I should have been loyal to my family, but I wasn't. I let them down by my disruptive behavior. When I ca...	Rick	0	514	Sep 23, 2005 by Rick
	big book (Preview) Chapter 11 A VISION FOR YOU For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. It means release from care, boredom and worry. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. But not so with us in those last days of heav...	wagon	1	642	Sep 22, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	AARRGGHHHH ! (Preview) I am so frustated at the moment. I have left my sponser umpteen messages and still haven't gotten a return call. Last time I talked to her was over a week ago. When I called her at our appointed time I got no answer. I left a msg. The next day I called again, st...	Doll	6	614	Sep 22, 2005 by Doll
	I dont like spiders and snakes (and mice) (Preview) The other night I happened to look up in the light fixture in my kitchen...the light fixture is about 2ft by 2ft. To my amazement there was a baby snake. We pulled down the fixture and found the snake to be about 8 inches long ...stiff and dead!! We have been having a problem with mice and have glue mous...	nancyjo59	7	743	Sep 22, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Calmness (Preview) Calmness is constructive of good; agitation is destructive of good. I should not rush into action. I should first be calm and seek guidance. Then I should act only as God directs me through my conscience. Faith and trust will keep me calm when all around me are agitated. Calmness is trust in action. I...	Phil	0	518	Sep 22, 2005 by Phil
	Time for some honesty... (Preview) Some of you guys know the story behind this, some of you don't. I feel like I'm taking someone else's inventory right now, so I am going to try and be honest without doing that, as much as possible. My husband has been sober 15 years, me almost 5. He and I didn't reunite until I was sober for about 2 years.....	cheri	7	579	Sep 22, 2005 by wantneeda
	Third Step Prayer (Preview) God, I offer myself to Thee - to build with me and do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of Life. May I do Thy Will always! Amen	Phil	3	611	Sep 22, 2005 by Phil
	christine/catherine/CAM (Preview) Hi everyone, It's me, Christine. Otherwise, known as Catherine. I just redid my my account so I would be honest with everyone. Somehow, the truth always sets you free, huh? CAM is my initials & I also use this this acronym when in the chatroom. I go by Cam0914 (the...	CAM	2	517	Sep 22, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Much Love to you (Preview) Thank you all soooo much for replying to my post. I know WHAT I have to do. God has answered my prayers on that one. Now I need to know WHEN to do it.... It can't be because I'm hoping he'll want to make a commitment, I know he won't. I can't make it an ultimatum, I know what he will ch...	Doll	3	531	Sep 21, 2005 by Doll
	Change=Loss=Grief (Preview) Change=Loss=Grief. This means that: 1. A Change of circumstance of any kind (a change from one state to another) produces a Loss of some kind (the stage changed from) which will produce a Grief reaction. 2. The intensity of the grief reaction is a function of how the change-produced l...	Phil	1	757	Sep 21, 2005 by Doll
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