Alcoholics Anonymous

Kay · Kay

how am i supposed to knwo ifi have a driniking problem? im 18 and i drink with friends at parties and such i do however drink by myself sometime s before igo to bed i love wine but i drink vodka to get drunk or jsut to fall asllep kinda like now i donno if i need help or if this is norma...

Kay · Kay

i just wanted to thank everyone for ur help. i found this site last night when i finished drinking my problems away for the night. after going through ur posts and web sites, i realized that yes i do have a problem. i just dont know how to fix it. im not a terrible alcoholic but im surly on my way there. its t...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

A New Pattern Of Living "We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have." Basic Text p. 75 Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaning - a dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The recovery program gives us a new pattern of living to r...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is October 6, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! FORGIVENESS "Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." -- Hannah Arendt Early in sobriety I found it easy to forgive others but hard to forgive myself. This kept me sick and negative, even in recovery, because I was unable to p...

Rick · Rick

There are two kinds of slaves, the prisoners of addiction, and the prisoners of envy. --Ivan Ilich No emotion brings us more personal pain or wastes more of our time than envy. When we envy, we are never free from stress, because envy takes no holidays. Shakespeare called envy the green sicknes...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all. I survived the stag weekend, but not sober, really fluffed up and got wasted 3 nights running. I've got video footage of me running into the sea naked at 3am and then losing all my clothes, my friends had to dress me and carry me off the beach. I'm lucky to have friends that would do that. Totally p...

Doll · Doll

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

There are two kinds of slaves, the prisoners of addiction, and the prisoners of envy. --Ivan Ilich No emotion brings us more personal pain or wastes more of our time than envy. When we envy, we are never free from stress, because envy takes no holidays. Shakespeare called envy the green sickness....

wantneeda · wantneeda

ARIES Drinking style: Impulsive Aries people like to party and sometimes don't know when to call it a night. Their competitive streak makes them prone to closing time shot contests. They're sloppy, fun drunks, and they get mighty flirty after a couple tipples. Getting Aries people drunk is a good wa...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Since I really got back on this sobriety business, I've found that, once in a while, especially after a little "channeling" (sort of like a meditative poking around in the subconscious closet of the mind) that I can find my brain has left the station without me. It's actu...

Doll · Doll

 

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

hi , i am rosie, recovering alcoholic......i cannot remember if this is off the "NA" daily or the "AA" daily.....i read both because i get so much out of them both!!!!! so i hope it is ok, that i gave my take on this daily with you all......peace/ rosie....... i kno...

Phil · Phil

Effects of Traumatic Experiences A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet by Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D. and Josef Ruzek, Ph.D. When people find themselves suddenly in danger, sometimes they are overcome with feelings of fear, helplessness, or horror. These events are called traumatic experiences. So...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Depending On Our Higher Power "As recovering addicts, acoas, or codas, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the innerstrength we get in our relationship with Him."Basic Text pp.67-68 For many addicts, rebelliousness is s...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

How lucky we are that our "disease" can be cured simply by not picking up a bottle of booze again...if only cancer patients or diabetics could be so fortunate! Please people, be honest with yourselves...it's a character defect, like picking your nose in public or not covering your mouth when you...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

I dont exactly know the proper way to do it, I'm not sure if there's some sort of protocol or etiquette, all I know is that I am totally hopeless on my own...alcohol is too strong for me, it's beaten me and without help it will always have me in it's grip. This morning I prayed, pleaded and sucked up to god as b...

Rick · Rick

Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself. --Gerald Brenan As teenagers, most of us were very self-conscious and concerned about how we looked to others. That was a normal stage in development. But, for many of us, our addictions beg...

wantneeda · wantneeda

we set them, others set them, we get let down, but life goes on i can stew on it or make pie... jeez, did any of that make sense??? i am going ahead with my road trip plans, i don't care what happens or who thinks what, where, when, why or how!!!! i just looked up meetings in calgary, wow theres a ton of...

Rick · Rick

What we do upon some great occasion will probably depend on what we already are: and what we already are will be the result of previous years of self-discipline. --H. P. Viddon In the ninth inning of the baseball game with a tie score and the bases loaded, the batter hit a home run. The fans and the t...

Doll · Doll

DAILY MONITORING     &nb...

Doll · Doll

1. Surrender. So absolutely important in my recovery. After recognizing I had a problem with booze I found out the only way to win was to surrender. To admit I was, without a doubt, beaten. 2. Uncertainty: Coupled with fear. Will I be the same? What is going to become of me? Will I really stop drinking j...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i'm going to Calgary this weekend!!!!!!! to see my mom and my sister!!! i very rarely get a whole weekend off, and it so happens that this weekend is thanksgiving for us here in canada i'm so excited!!! my mom says she is too. i haven't seen them now for a couple of years my sister asked if i could ta...

Doll · Doll

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Phil · Phil

Today I will delete from my diary two days: yesterday and tomorrow Yesterday was to learn and tomorrow will be the consequence of what I can do today.   ...

Doll · Doll

Hey man. Haven't seen you around this site for a about a day now. How you holding up? Made it to a meeting yet? Inquiring minds want to know. Hugs, Doll

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Well, we've made it through the first winter storm of the season! We went for 12 hours without electricity because the heavy wet snow, combined with the high winds, knocked down a lot of trees and powerlines! October 5 is absurdly early, EVEN for this far north! Got kinda chilly living...

Phil · Phil

Its amazing how someone can break your heart but you can still love them with e v e r y broken peice of it .. Love doesnt require you to be p e r f e c t but it does require you to f o r g i v e Love isnt finding the perfect person its seeing a imperfect person perfectly Sometimes you just gotta figure .. if an...

wagon · wagon

hey guys took the day off work going to see my son in college for most of the day, have lunch and just visit. i been looking forward to this.maybe stop at walmart for i have not been in a walmart yet. yep to busy drinking before. man what a life i had. evey one stay safe today god bless u wagon

Doll · Doll

FACING OURSELVES    

cheri · cheri

Sitting here watching the first snow of the season sift down...I am always amazed at how clean it looks. Snowball fight anyone??? Love cheri

Doll · Doll

Well, MIP family, still no word from John. I emailed him this morning and asked "what's going" on, he read it, but has yet to answer, he may have emailed me at home, I'll find out in a few hours. In the meantime I've been trying to figure this all out. Some of you may be aware of this other " ISM ",...

Doll · Doll

Today is a new day. I will not sit on my pity pot over John today. I will not allow him to rent space in my head today. I pray I will learn from this experience and I will grow from it. My recovery comes first, without that, nothing else matters. Nothing happens by mistake. And *God don...

Doll · Doll

Just checking on ya! How you holding up today? Keep posting. You're in my thoughts Doll

Doll · Doll

And the bad part is, he hasn't even bothered to tell me yet. Still no phone call, no email. I am OK, other than a bit frustated as to WHY all of a sudden....... another woman is my guess........... ya'll pray for my obsessing over WHY to end soon. It's better today than ye...

Mikel · Mikel

Hi. I'm Mikel, and I'm an alcoholic. Boy, am I ever. Two days ago, when I found myself purchasing a fifth of Wellers at ten in the morning, it suddenly gripped me by the gonads: This has to stop. So I went home, went to the Internet, found a detox hospital, and checked mys...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Good to see you back friend. It's been kind of quiet here without you and Phil. How was your trip? Going to Colorado are you? I'm getting a bit envious.... (((Hugs))) GammyRose

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

A normal alcoholic I mean...because it's day five and I feel weird. I feel like I can't concentrate, I feel tense and my muscles kind of ache, and I'm really hypersensitive and cranky. I've quit for spurts here and there before but I don't remember feeling this way. Is this what happens when you sto...

wagon · wagon

Big Book On Line Now available The Big Book Online Fourth Edition - Table of Contents ... V. The Religious View on AA · html · VI. How to Get in Touch With AA · html ... www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfm - 8k - Cached - Similar pagesget bored ,want to do some reading, i use this w...

Doll · Doll

Yesterday's Baggage For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. 12 Steps and 12 Traditions p.88 I have mor...

cheri · cheri

Hi Tip, I can't really define surrender, but I can share my story with you. I think for each of us, it is a personal thing- this surrender and being powerless- but I can sure tell you what happened with me. If it helps you or anyone else, it's worth telling. I had my first drink when I was 14...

GammyRose · GammyRose

I just wanted to say I hope you are having a good day. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Have you got the car running yet? (((Hugs))) GammyRose

Doll · Doll

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a >particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where >they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic >schedules, it was >difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. > >So...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is October 4, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! LIFE "I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today." -- William Allen White Today I have confidence in my life and I am experiencing consistency in my behavior and attitude. In recovery, things follow a nat...

Doll · Doll

........we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. 12&12 p. 94 (my favorite!) I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She comment...

Doll · Doll

I posted this about a month ago, guys. Hope no one minds the "repost". I need it today, maybe someone else does also. Much love, Doll We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend t...

TipsyMcStagger · TipsyMcStagger

I'm sorry, I don't mean to be so negative but sobriety better get more attractive pretty damn fast our I'm going to crawl inside a bottle and not come out until spring :( I feel restless, grumpy and fat.

Fammon · Fammon

I just ducked in to see what's happenin'. How is everybody doing? _____________ FamMon Serenity Now!

wantneeda · wantneeda

well..i had a horrible sleep the other night..after 7 or so drinks, had to work yesterday, was very tired yup, actions and consequences...was it worth it????....NO all i know is today i will not drink!!!!!!' i admit i am powerless over alcohol and I have become unmanageable hugs, Wendy

Doll · Doll

ACTION AND CONSEQUENCE The actions you take have consequences, and some of those consequences can be painful. Yet life would be hopelessly more painful if there were no consequences. If actions had no consequences, there would be no reliable way to achieve anything. There would be no way for you to d...

Doll · Doll

SERENITY AFTER THE STORM Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we AA's can agree with him...... 12&12 pp 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My...

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	question (Preview) how am i supposed to knwo ifi have a driniking problem? im 18 and i drink with friends at parties and such i do however drink by myself sometime s before igo to bed i love wine but i drink vodka to get drunk or jsut to fall asllep kinda like now i donno if i need help or if this is norma...	Kay	5	584	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	thanx (Preview) i just wanted to thank everyone for ur help. i found this site last night when i finished drinking my problems away for the night. after going through ur posts and web sites, i realized that yes i do have a problem. i just dont know how to fix it. im not a terrible alcoholic but im surly on my way there. its t...	Kay	6	616	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	i want to KEEP what i got (Preview) A New Pattern Of Living "We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have." Basic Text p. 75 Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaning - a dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The recovery program gives us a new pattern of living to r...	rosie light shines	1	727	Oct 9, 2005 by Rick
	tis a great day for recovery-forgiveness (Preview) Today is October 6, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! FORGIVENESS "Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." -- Hannah Arendt Early in sobriety I found it easy to forgive others but hard to forgive myself. This kept me sick and negative, even in recovery, because I was unable to p...	wantneeda	4	647	Oct 8, 2005 by rosie light shines
	10/7 thought (Preview) *There are two kinds of slaves, the prisoners of addiction, and the prisoners of envy. --Ivan Ilich* No emotion brings us more personal pain or wastes more of our time than envy. When we envy, we are never free from stress, because envy takes no holidays. Shakespeare called envy the green sicknes...	Rick	2	579	Oct 8, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Check in (Preview) Hi all. I survived the stag weekend, but not sober, really fluffed up and got wasted 3 nights running. I've got video footage of me running into the sea naked at 3am and then losing all my clothes, my friends had to dress me and carry me off the beach. I'm lucky to have friends that would do that. Totally p...	Cabbageheadchris	6	709	Oct 8, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Worry (Preview)	Doll	6	650	Oct 8, 2005 by rosie light shines
	addiction or envy it is still slavery (Preview) *There are two kinds of slaves, the prisoners of addiction, and the prisoners of envy. --Ivan Ilich* No emotion brings us more personal pain or wastes more of our time than envy. When we envy, we are never free from stress, because envy takes no holidays. Shakespeare called envy the green sickness....	rosie light shines	0	677	Oct 8, 2005 by rosie light shines
	alcohoroscopes:) (Preview) ARIES Drinking style: Impulsive Aries people like to party and sometimes don't know when to call it a night. Their competitive streak makes them prone to closing time shot contests. They're sloppy, fun drunks, and they get mighty flirty after a couple tipples. Getting Aries people drunk is a good wa...	wantneeda	5	690	Oct 8, 2005 by Doll
	My Brain Train (Preview) Since I really got back on this sobriety business, I've found that, once in a while, especially after a little "channeling" (sort of like a meditative poking around in the subconscious closet of the mind) that I can find my brain has left the station without me. It's actu...	Sick of being sick	3	661	Oct 8, 2005 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Oct 8 (Preview)	Doll	0	916	Oct 8, 2005 by Doll
	making amends with NO expectations (Preview) hi , i am rosie, recovering alcoholic......i cannot remember if this is off the "NA" daily or the "AA" daily.....i read both because i get so much out of them both!!!!! so i hope it is ok, that i gave my take on this daily with you all......peace/ rosie....... i kno...	rosie light shines	1	1063	Oct 7, 2005 by GammyRose
	Traumatic Experiences (Preview) Effects of Traumatic Experiences A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet by Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D. and Josef Ruzek, Ph.D. When people find themselves suddenly in danger, sometimes they are overcome with feelings of fear, helplessness, or horror. These events are called traumatic experiences. So...	Phil	6	795	Oct 7, 2005 by rosie light shines
	leaning on my higher power (Preview) Depending On Our Higher Power "As recovering addicts, acoas, or codas, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the innerstrength we get in our relationship with Him."Basic Text pp.67-68 For many addicts, rebelliousness is s...	rosie light shines	0	862	Oct 7, 2005 by rosie light shines
	I cannot accept that we call it a disease (Preview) How lucky we are that our "disease" can be cured simply by not picking up a bottle of booze again...if only cancer patients or diabetics could be so fortunate! Please people, be honest with yourselves...it's a character defect, like picking your nose in public or not covering your mouth when you...	TipsyMcStagger	12	696	Oct 7, 2005 by GammyRose
	I surrender (Preview) I dont exactly know the proper way to do it, I'm not sure if there's some sort of protocol or etiquette, all I know is that I am totally hopeless on my own...alcohol is too strong for me, it's beaten me and without help it will always have me in it's grip. This morning I prayed, pleaded and sucked up to god as b...	TipsyMcStagger	7	690	Oct 7, 2005 by amanda2u2
	today's gift (Preview) *Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself. --Gerald Brenan* As teenagers, most of us were very self-conscious and concerned about how we looked to others. That was a normal stage in development. But, for many of us, our addictions beg...	Rick	0	618	Oct 7, 2005 by Rick
	conditions (Preview) we set them, others set them, we get let down, but life goes on i can stew on it or make pie... jeez, did any of that make sense??? i am going ahead with my road trip plans, i don't care what happens or who thinks what, where, when, why or how!!!! i just looked up meetings in calgary, wow theres a ton of...	wantneeda	2	653	Oct 7, 2005 by GammyRose
	10/6 THOUGHT (Preview) *What we do upon some great occasion will probably depend on what we already are: and what we already are will be the result of previous years of self-discipline. --H. P. Viddon* In the ninth inning of the baseball game with a tie score and the bases loaded, the batter hit a home run. The fans and the t...	Rick	0	568	Oct 7, 2005 by Rick
	Daily Reflections Oct 7 (Preview) DAILY MONITORING   * * &nb...	Doll	1	664	Oct 7, 2005 by Phil
	8 Stages of Sobriety (Preview) 1. Surrender. So absolutely important in my recovery. After recognizing I had a problem with booze I found out the only way to win was to surrender. To admit I was, without a doubt, beaten. 2. Uncertainty: Coupled with fear. Will I be the same? What is going to become of me? Will I really stop drinking j...	Doll	2	2780	Oct 6, 2005 by Doll
	finally!!!!! (Preview) i'm going to Calgary this weekend!!!!!!! to see my mom and my sister!!! i very rarely get a whole weekend off, and it so happens that this weekend is thanksgiving for us here in canada i'm so excited!!! my mom says she is too. i haven't seen them now for a couple of years my sister asked if i could ta...	wantneeda	6	1410	Oct 6, 2005 by cheri
	DISEASE - Noun (Preview) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------	Doll	0	598	Oct 6, 2005 by Doll
	TODAY (Preview) Today I will delete from my diary two days: yesterday and tomorrow Yesterday was to learn and tomorrow will be the consequence of what I can do today.   ...	Phil	3	758	Oct 6, 2005 by Phil
	What's up Tipsy? (Preview) Hey man. Haven't seen you around this site for a about a day now. How you holding up? Made it to a meeting yet? Inquiring minds want to know. Hugs, Doll	Doll	4	653	Oct 6, 2005 by Doll
	Blizzard of '05 (Preview) Well, we've made it through the first winter storm of the season! We went for 12 hours without electricity because the heavy wet snow, combined with the high winds, knocked down a lot of trees and powerlines! October 5 is absurdly early, EVEN for this far north! Got kinda chilly living...	Sick of being sick	3	603	Oct 6, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Thoughts For Thursday (Preview) Its amazing how someone can break your heart but you can still love them with e v e r y broken peice of it .. Love doesnt require you to be p e r f e c t but it does require you to f o r g i v e Love isnt finding the perfect person its seeing a imperfect person perfectly Sometimes you just gotta figure .. if an...	Phil	9	641	Oct 6, 2005 by Phil
	hello everone (Preview) hey guys took the day off work going to see my son in college for most of the day, have lunch and just visit. i been looking forward to this.maybe stop at walmart for i have not been in a walmart yet. yep to busy drinking before. man what a life i had. evey one stay safe today god bless u wagon	wagon	2	703	Oct 6, 2005 by wantneeda
	Daily Reflections 10/6 (Preview) *FACING OURSELVES  *  **	Doll	0	521	Oct 6, 2005 by Doll
	Hi Y'all (Preview) Sitting here watching the first snow of the season sift down...I am always amazed at how clean it looks. Snowball fight anyone??? Love cheri	cheri	7	592	Oct 6, 2005 by cheri
	ANOTHER "ism" (Preview) Well, MIP family, still no word from John. I emailed him this morning and asked "what's going" on, he read it, but has yet to answer, he may have emailed me at home, I'll find out in a few hours. In the meantime I've been trying to figure this all out. Some of you may be aware of this other " ISM ",...	Doll	3	1559	Oct 5, 2005 by Trixie
	Ladies, Thank you (Preview) Today is a new day. I will not sit on my pity pot over John today. I will not allow him to rent space in my head today. I pray I will learn from this experience and I will grow from it. My recovery comes first, without that, nothing else matters. *Nothing happens by mistake. And God don...**	Doll	1	710	Oct 5, 2005 by wantneeda
	Mikel........ (Preview) Just checking on ya! How you holding up today? Keep posting. You're in my thoughts Doll	Doll	1	576	Oct 5, 2005 by Mikel
	Yep! I've been dumped (Preview) And the bad part is, he hasn't even bothered to tell me yet. Still no phone call, no email. I am OK, other than a bit frustated as to WHY all of a sudden....... another woman is my guess........... ya'll pray for my obsessing over WHY to end soon. It's better today than ye...	Doll	6	817	Oct 5, 2005 by Mikel
	Hello There (Preview) Hi. I'm Mikel, and I'm an alcoholic. Boy, am I ever. Two days ago, when I found myself purchasing a fifth of Wellers at ten in the morning, it suddenly gripped me by the gonads: This has to stop. So I went home, went to the Internet, found a detox hospital, and checked mys...	Mikel	17	821	Oct 5, 2005 by Mikel
	Hey Rick... (Preview) Good to see you back friend. It's been kind of quiet here without you and Phil. How was your trip? Going to Colorado are you? I'm getting a bit envious.... (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	0	638	Oct 5, 2005 by GammyRose
	Am I normal? (Preview) A normal alcoholic I mean...because it's day five and I feel weird. I feel like I can't concentrate, I feel tense and my muscles kind of ache, and I'm really hypersensitive and cranky. I've quit for spurts here and there before but I don't remember feeling this way. Is this what happens when you sto...	TipsyMcStagger	3	680	Oct 5, 2005 by cheri
	big book (Preview) Big Book On Line Now available The Big Book Online Fourth Edition - Table of Contents ... V. The Religious View on AA · html · VI. How to Get in Touch With AA · html ... www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfm - 8k - Cached - Similar pagesget bored ,want to do some reading, i use this w...	wagon	1	620	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 10/05 (Preview) Yesterday's Baggage For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. 12 Steps and 12 Traditions p.88 I have mor...	Doll	0	567	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Surrender story for Tipsy (Preview) Hi Tip, I can't really define surrender, but I can share my story with you. I think for each of us, it is a personal thing- this surrender and being powerless- but I can sure tell you what happened with me. If it helps you or anyone else, it's worth telling. I had my first drink when I was 14...	cheri	5	634	Oct 4, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	Wendy... (Preview) I just wanted to say I hope you are having a good day. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Have you got the car running yet? (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	2	641	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	A little humor to brighten the day (Preview) A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a >particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where >they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic >schedules, it was >difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. > >So...	Doll	1	649	Oct 4, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	life (Preview) Today is October 4, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! LIFE "I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today." -- William Allen White Today I have confidence in my life and I am experiencing consistency in my behavior and attitude. In recovery, things follow a nat...	wantneeda	1	745	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 10/4 (Preview) ........we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. 12&12 p. 94 (my favorite!) I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She comment...	Doll	0	582	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Today I Will Remember (Preview) *I posted this about a month ago, guys. Hope no one minds the "repost". I need it today, maybe someone else does also.* *Much love, Doll* We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend t...	Doll	0	560	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	Today sucks (Preview) I'm sorry, I don't mean to be so negative but sobriety better get more attractive pretty damn fast our I'm going to crawl inside a bottle and not come out until spring :( I feel restless, grumpy and fat.	TipsyMcStagger	3	636	Oct 4, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	What's Up? (Preview) I just ducked in to see what's happenin'. How is everybody doing? _____________ FamMon Serenity Now!	Fammon	3	704	Oct 4, 2005 by Doll
	"I" have become unmanageable (Preview) well..i had a horrible sleep the other night..after 7 or so drinks, had to work yesterday, was very tired yup, actions and consequences...was it worth it????....NO all i know is today i will not drink!!!!!!' i admit i am powerless over alcohol and I have become unmanageable hugs, Wendy	wantneeda	2	851	Oct 3, 2005 by Doll
	ACTION AND CONSEQUENCE (Preview) ACTION AND CONSEQUENCE The actions you take have consequences, and some of those consequences can be painful. Yet life would be hopelessly more painful if there were no consequences. If actions had no consequences, there would be no reliable way to achieve anything. There would be no way for you to d...	Doll	0	571	Oct 3, 2005 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 10/03 (Preview) SERENITY AFTER THE STORM Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we AA's can agree with him...... 12&12 pp 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My...	Doll	0	620	Oct 3, 2005 by Doll
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