Alcoholics Anonymous

Rick · Rick

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. --Katharine Hepburn The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait...

Phil · Phil

Lotta great posts on here over the last few days--a few new faces--great to see, and a lot of involvement. Trip was cut short because of illness. Stuff happens. By the time I got to where I was going, I was mentally, emotionally and physically drained,and likely looked like a 80 year old drunk--&nb...

jason · jason

sometime slowly for me is me I started AA in april and just now am starting to get better I'v drank for so long to me any ways. I'm 29 now and been drinking since I was 9. I now that doesn't seem long to old timers. well any ways i'm haveing a hard time with the cravings but i am taking campral to help it something...

Doll · Doll

We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend to set impossible goals for ourselves, struggling fiercely to reach our unattainable ideals. Then, of course - since no person could possibly meet the...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Thanks everyone for your advice!!!Appreciate it!!! Having your own drink in hand..will come in handy when your invited outside of your home. The questiong of needing a drink can be avoided,... cuz you already have one. Gammy Rose: I learned my lesson last time I got on a 4 wheeler...my back hurt for...

nmike · nmike

Hi all, I am a member of Alanon and go to f2f meetings and post on the Alanon site. I have been married to my recovering A husband for 31 years. He has been sober for 22 years. This last 5 years have been difficult at best. I think that the correct term would be a dry drunk. We went to a couples workshop. I as...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey Guys, I'm just checking in to see how everybodies Sunday has been. I was thinking about the ring of fire Rick said they all light, trying to invision what that would look like, about how pretty that must be.Our town doesn't do anything special for the week-end. Today has been a long o...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

To all of you who sent a friendly welcome, many thanks! I already feel that finding this site is going to help me greatly in my recovery. I am thankful that I recieved the message from AA, so I knew where to look, when I finally "got" the message. And am&...

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...

Rick · Rick

I Am Me In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it. I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself. I own my fantasies, m...

Rick · Rick

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln Our negative thoughts can be like pebbles rolling down the mountainside. One pebble bumps into another one. The second begins rolling and slams into a third. On and on it goes until thousands of pebbles, rocks, an...

klynnenicholas · klynnenicholas

This is my first post to this message board. I just joined yesterday. I don't want to drink anymore. That's what I say every morning. But as the day passes on, I fail and give in to the drinks, to comfort me. But it's always a false comfort, but, it's all I feel I have. I want to quit but always fall and fail. An...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic. I attended AA meetings briefly when I was required to by court order several years ago. Didn't truly get the message then, because I hadn't honestly taken the first step. My wife is a great little codependant who strongly encouraged m...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

I could use a little extra support tomorrow if ya"ll dont mind. We are having a Labor Day Party tomorrow here at my place. Some of the guys and their familes are coming over for a BBQ. I"m a little worried about the alchol being around. To say the least!! I'll be in my comfort zone, so that will he...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Decided against posting this. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 17:48, 2005-09-03

wantneeda · wantneeda

i have a link in my signature:) check it out

wantneeda · wantneeda

this was sent to me by a friend .HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF < Hurricane Katrina Relief By Janice Price The magnitude of the Hurricane Katrina devastation has overwhelmed rescue efforts. Men, women and children lack food, water and even the minor conveniences of life. The elderly lack shelter a...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is September 3, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! SOLITUDE "One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude." -- Carl Sandburg I need to be alone. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I need to be alone with me in order to love me, understand me,...

Doll · Doll

Found this on another site, thought it was good enough to share. Keep us, oh God, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault finding & leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness & meet each other face to face, without sel...

Bobby Dean · Bobby Dean

Sorry I have been away, but like a good little Alcoholic I have an excuse,

Seriously though I got swamped with work and needed to play catchup. Guess you folks on the other side of the world heard about our little hurricane here in Mississippi. I would like to ask for a special prayer for thos...

Rick · Rick

OLD TIME AA: 1. It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2. If you're looking to have an image in AA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3. An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4. Sobriety is the leading cause of relapse. 5...

Rick · Rick

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved . . . the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. --George Eliot We've all heard many times that we must love ourselves if we're ever to love another. Too often we mistakenly think that means we shouldn't need to hear som...

mrbillfrog · mrbillfrog

http://http://www.livejournal.com/users/insomnia/599039.html "My friend Cheryl is a Jefferson Parish deputy. I spoke with her this am- she told me there are dead bodies on my street - they also found a 7 year old huddled under a stairwell, she had beeb raped and left for dead. Cheryl's hus...

Doll · Doll

Have an awesome time....... I'll miss ya round here......... take care, be safe, and most of all ENJOY yourself. Much love to ya Doll

-- Edited by Doll at 20:48, 2005-09-02

Doll · Doll

noi Mauri Tau a Te AA E Te Arua tukuna mai ki au te maurie tau Ki te tango I nga mea e kore a taea e au te whakarereke Tukuna mai te ngakau maia Ki te whakarereke I nga mea Ka taea e au, a Tukuna mai hoki te matauranga Kia mohio au ko tehea tehea The Serenity Prayer in the Maori language Nsmol djdns mf d...

Phil · Phil

Hey! To each and every one of you "I love you" Im outa here, and riding into the sunset--into new territory. Thats scary for an Alky but when Gods steering the sled, and you feel RIGHT about it all inside--its walk through the fear--and enjoy the ride. Back on the board next Friday. I wish each and e...

PEANUT · PEANUT

Today I am feeling a bit anxious about everything. My mind will not stop thinking of things I wish to get accomplished in my life (but physically cannot work at it fast enough). And I'm finding it difficult to just slow down and take things one step at a time. I have a sponsor, m...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey OP , We're wondering how you are doing? Did you get your PC up again. Are you still checking in when you can? Hope all is well, we miss you. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all. Serious warning. I was diagnosed with depression and panic attacks a few months ago. My doctor prescribed a drug called Citalopram, which is in the same group of drugs as Prozac (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) Three months later I've stopped taking it after suffering from t...

Phil · Phil

FURBALL!! hahaha Foot in mouth? I try to change feet every day :) Have a good one

Rick · Rick

I really can't imagine if my wife drank. I never needed any help. Youv'e done wonderful to stay sober under your circumstances. I guess u really did it fir u!!! I just wonder some days if the wife and i are on the same page, hell in the same book? One day at a time. what will be--will be. I have faith. Th...

Rick · Rick

"We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control. All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals-usually brief-were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to piti...

Phil · Phil

Insecurity is:Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being discovered as inadequate, ill f...

Phil · Phil

Recommended ways to treat your sponsor if you don't want to develop the level of trust necessary for working a through and cleansing Fifth Step with him or her. 1. Call your sponsor after all major decisions in your life and tell him or her how well you've managed by yourself. &nb...

wagon · wagon

hi peanut and welcome ; good to have u here

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Hello to all my alcholic friends, Just checking in to see how ya'll are doing? I havent been on the computer since... Katrina arrived in our Great Country. I have been literally absorbed in the plight of our fellow man. What a disaster for those poor people. Anyone who is by any-...

mrbillfrog · mrbillfrog

My husband will go to AA on occasion. He comes back angry ( Maaaaaad ) He thinks it is a lot of bull sh%t because AA does the God Thing. As a recovering drunk myself, I think he is just using that and every other thing in the world to keep on drinking. He asked me to find out if all groups of AA'S do the prayer and G...

Phil · Phil

We often accumulate junk. Things which we will never use again, but we are loathe to discard. So we surround themselves with junk which serves no purpose, other than to clutter our lives. We do the same thing with emotional junk which clutters our soul. Regardless of whether our junk is emotional or ph...

Phil · Phil

I keep getting these questions in my head while Im sleeping: Why did Noah put two mosquitoes on the ark? If I eat one pound of pasta, and then I eat one pound of anti-pasta--does that mean, I lose weight? How many seconds are there in a year? January Second. February Second?... If Im trapped in a r...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Ellen is what I heard fro the grapevine true???? (((Hugs))) Gammy Rose

Phil · Phil

Happy Birthday!!! Wagon!! pssst--dont say nuttin but I do beleive Ellen celebrates 3 years today Im going to get killed now--and told that I have a big mouth--lol but awww --what the "H" --lifes a risk:)

wagon · wagon

moring everyone just wanted to tell you all that today is my birthday. i turn 45 today , and the best part of this is the last,240 days were sober. god bless u all wagon

Phil · Phil

Patience Sometimes we get what we want right away. At other times, we wonder if our desires will ever be fulfilled. We will be fulfilled in the best way possible and as quickly as possible. But some things take time. Sometimes, we have lessons to learn first, lessons that prepare us so we can accept...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey guys, I'm in a really big hurry today, busy, busy, busy.My son came yesterday and we moved a lot to storage, mostly books. I am putting a few in the garage sale, oh, I don't know ;maybe not. Anyway, last night at birthday night, a guy who got his 7 year chip was talking about sticking with the w...

Rick · Rick

"It did not satisfy us to be told that we could not control our drinking just because we were maladjusted to life, that we were in full flight from reality, or were outright mental defectives. These things were true to some extent, in fact, to a considerable extent with some of us. But we are sure that our...

Rick · Rick

I tried praying for a person and still feel the same. I've tried to help and give, with no results. I HOLD NO HATE OR RESENTMENT. I guess i just detached. I have no use for this person and don't care to see or have anything to do with him. Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you wou...

Phil · Phil

Denial I've been recovering many years. I've used denial many times. It has been a defense, a survival device, a coping behavior, and, at times, almost my undoing. It has been both a friend and an enemy. When I was a child, I used denial to protect my family and myself. I protected myself from seei...

Rick · Rick

I'm a trader at heart. . . except that I don't like trades that come out equally--that's too much like borrowing. I'd rather trade a strong hand for a patient ear or a story for a meal: anything that keeps things turning over. --Gordon Bok There is an old saying that there are just two kinds of peopl...

Phil · Phil

Ok-Ile speak the truth. :) there are a couple pages on that topic in the big book--but I have them glued together, so I dont hafta go there. They say "Progress, not perfection" so ile work on the rest of it first. My sponsor keeps saying "You hafta go there"!! and I keep saying "Your 87 man!! You Go Th...

Phil · Phil

Vulnerability is:Feeling of being exposed to emotional hurt, being taken advantage of, or abused. Feeling of being fragile, weak, or susceptible to emotional pain and suffering. Feeling of being trapped or imprisoned in a situation where your feelings and rights are ignored. Opening of onese...

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	thought (Preview) *I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. --Katharine Hepburn* The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait...	Rick	1	746	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	Checkin in (Preview) Lotta great posts on here over the last few days--a few new faces--great to see, and a lot of involvement. Trip was cut short because of illness. Stuff happens. By the time I got to where I was going, I was mentally, emotionally and physically drained,and likely looked like a 80 year old drunk--&nb...	Phil	9	1040	Sep 7, 2005 by Phil
	sometimes slowly (Preview) sometime slowly for me is me I started AA in april and just now am starting to get better I'v drank for so long to me any ways. I'm 29 now and been drinking since I was 9. I now that doesn't seem long to old timers. well any ways i'm haveing a hard time with the cravings but i am taking campral to help it something...	jason	7	895	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	I am only human (Preview) We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend to set impossible goals for ourselves, struggling fiercely to reach our unattainable ideals. Then, of course - since no person could possibly meet the...	Doll	4	795	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	Turned out great!!! (Preview) Thanks everyone for your advice!!!Appreciate it!!! Having your own drink in hand..will come in handy when your invited outside of your home. The questiong of needing a drink can be avoided,... cuz you already have one. *Gammy Rose: I learned my lesson last time I got on a 4 wheeler...my back hurt for...*	nancyjo59	5	697	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	Explain this (Preview) Hi all, I am a member of Alanon and go to f2f meetings and post on the Alanon site. I have been married to my recovering A husband for 31 years. He has been sober for 22 years. This last 5 years have been difficult at best. I think that the correct term would be a dry drunk. We went to a couples workshop. I as...	nmike	6	1023	Sep 5, 2005 by leejosepho
	Just checkin' in.... (Preview) Hey Guys, I'm just checking in to see how everybodies Sunday has been. I was thinking about the ring of fire Rick said they all light, trying to invision what that would look like, about how pretty that must be.Our town doesn't do anything special for the week-end. Today has been a long o...	GammyRose	1	766	Sep 5, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Thanks to all (Preview) To all of you who sent a friendly welcome, many thanks! I already feel that finding this site is going to help me greatly in my recovery. I am thankful that I recieved the message from AA, so I knew where to look, when I finally "got" the message. And am&...	Sick of being sick	3	733	Sep 7, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	February 1956 AA Grapevine (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	2	992	Sep 4, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	just me (Preview) I Am Me In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it. I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself. I own my fantasies, m...	Rick	1	858	Sep 5, 2005 by nancyjo59
	positive thoughts (Preview) *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln* Our negative thoughts can be like pebbles rolling down the mountainside. One pebble bumps into another one. The second begins rolling and slams into a third. On and on it goes until thousands of pebbles, rocks, an...	Rick	3	945	Sep 4, 2005 by Doll
	want to quit but always fail (Preview) This is my first post to this message board. I just joined yesterday. I don't want to drink anymore. That's what I say every morning. But as the day passes on, I fail and give in to the drinks, to comfort me. But it's always a false comfort, but, it's all I feel I have. I want to quit but always fall and fail. An...	klynnenicholas	7	881	Sep 4, 2005 by leejosepho
	Hello (Preview) Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic. I attended AA meetings briefly when I was required to by court order several years ago. Didn't truly get the message then, because I hadn't honestly taken the first step. My wife is a great little codependant who strongly encouraged m...	Sick of being sick	6	880	Sep 4, 2005 by wantneeda
	Asking for support Please!! (Preview) *I could use a little extra support tomorrow if ya"ll dont mind.* *We are having a Labor Day Party tomorrow here at my place. Some of the guys and their familes are coming over for a BBQ. I"m a little worried about the alchol being around. To say the least!!* *I'll be in my comfort zone, so that will he...*	nancyjo59	7	694	Sep 4, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	scared (Preview) Decided against posting this. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 17:48, 2005-09-03	Cabbageheadchris	7	850	Sep 4, 2005 by GammyRose
	its national Recovery month!!!! (Preview) i have a link in my signature:) check it out	wantneeda	1	689	Sep 3, 2005 by GammyRose
	relief (Preview) this was sent to me by a friend .HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF < Hurricane Katrina Relief By Janice Price The magnitude of the Hurricane Katrina devastation has overwhelmed rescue efforts. Men, women and children lack food, water and even the minor conveniences of life. The elderly lack shelter a...	wantneeda	0	847	Sep 3, 2005 by wantneeda
	a great day for recovery-Sept 3 (Preview) Today is September 3, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! SOLITUDE "One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude." -- Carl Sandburg I need to be alone. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I need to be alone with me in order to love me, understand me,...	wantneeda	2	667	Sep 3, 2005 by Rick
	PRAYER - pettiness (Preview) Found this on another site, thought it was good enough to share. Keep us, oh God, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault finding & leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness & meet each other face to face, without sel...	Doll	3	1266	Sep 3, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Hi Folks (Preview) Sorry I have been away, but like a good little Alcoholic I have an excuse, Seriously though I got swamped with work and needed to play catchup. Guess you folks on the other side of the world heard about our little hurricane here in Mississippi. I would like to ask for a special prayer for thos...	Bobby Dean	4	598	Sep 4, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	thoughts (Preview) OLD TIME AA: 1. It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2. If you're looking to have an image in AA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3. An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4. Sobriety is the leading cause of relapse. 5...	Rick	1	817	Sep 3, 2005 by Bobby Dean
	told I love you??? (Preview) *I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved . . . the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. --George Eliot* We've all heard many times that we must love ourselves if we're ever to love another. Too often we mistakenly think that means we shouldn't need to hear som...	Rick	2	661	Sep 6, 2005 by Doll
	My Fellow Man? Happening's IN THE STROM (Preview) http://http://www.livejournal.com/users/insomnia/599039.html "My friend Cheryl is a Jefferson Parish deputy. I spoke with her this am- she told me there are dead bodies on my street - they also found a 7 year old huddled under a stairwell, she had beeb raped and left for dead. Cheryl's hus...	mrbillfrog	7	1007	Sep 4, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	Hey! Phil! (Preview) Have an awesome time....... I'll miss ya round here......... take care, be safe, and most of all ENJOY yourself. Much love to ya Doll -- Edited by Doll at 20:48, 2005-09-02	Doll	2	845	Sep 4, 2005 by cheri
	The Serenity Prayer (Preview) noi Mauri Tau a Te AA E Te Arua tukuna mai ki au te maurie tau Ki te tango I nga mea e kore a taea e au te whakarereke Tukuna mai te ngakau maia Ki te whakarereke I nga mea Ka taea e au, a Tukuna mai hoki te matauranga Kia mohio au ko tehea tehea The Serenity Prayer in the Maori language Nsmol djdns mf d...	Doll	0	5600	Sep 2, 2005 by Doll
	Have a good week everybody!! (Preview) Hey! To each and every one of you "I love you" Im outa here, and riding into the sunset--into new territory. Thats scary for an Alky but when Gods steering the sled, and you feel RIGHT about it all inside--its walk through the fear--and enjoy the ride. Back on the board next Friday. I wish each and e...	Phil	4	832	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Wanting peace of mind... (Preview) Today I am feeling a bit anxious about everything. My mind will not stop thinking of things I wish to get accomplished in my life (but physically cannot work at it fast enough). And I'm finding it difficult to just slow down and take things one step at a time. I have a sponsor, m...	PEANUT	7	1000	Sep 6, 2005 by PEANUT
	Hey OP (Preview) Hey OP , We're wondering how you are doing? Did you get your PC up again. Are you still checking in when you can? Hope all is well, we miss you. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	4	737	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Depression Drugs (Preview) Hi all. Serious warning. I was diagnosed with depression and panic attacks a few months ago. My doctor prescribed a drug called Citalopram, which is in the same group of drugs as Prozac (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) Three months later I've stopped taking it after suffering from t...	Cabbageheadchris	7	1131	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Name for the cat? (Preview) FURBALL!! hahaha Foot in mouth? I try to change feet every day :) Have a good one	Phil	10	924	Sep 2, 2005 by wagon
	Hey Gammy (Preview) I really can't imagine if my wife drank. I never needed any help. Youv'e done wonderful to stay sober under your circumstances. I guess u really did it fir u!!! I just wonder some days if the wife and i are on the same page, hell in the same book? One day at a time. what will be--will be. I have faith. Th...	Rick	2	707	Sep 2, 2005 by GammyRose
	JUST A LITTLE TRUTH (Preview) "We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control. All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals-usually brief-were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to piti...	Rick	4	831	Sep 2, 2005 by GammyRose
	Anyone Feeling Insecure? (Preview) *Insecurity is:*Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being discovered as inadequate, ill f...	Phil	7	760	Sep 2, 2005 by Rick
	A few not to do's :) (Preview) Recommended ways to treat your sponsor if you don't want to develop the level of trust necessary for working a through and cleansing Fifth Step with him or her. 1. Call your sponsor after all major decisions in your life and tell him or her how well you've managed by yourself. &nb...	Phil	6	866	Sep 2, 2005 by nancyjo59
	hi peanut (Preview) hi peanut and welcome ; good to have u here	wagon	5	729	Sep 2, 2005 by PEANUT
	Hurricane Katrina (Preview) *Hello to all my alcholic friends,* Just checking in to see how ya'll are doing? I havent been on the computer since... Katrina arrived in our Great Country. I have been literally absorbed in the plight of our fellow man. What a disaster for those poor people. *Anyone who is by any-...*	nancyjo59	10	1365	Sep 2, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	A friend ask about God in the program of AA (Preview) My husband will go to AA on occasion. He comes back angry ( Maaaaaad ) He thinks it is a lot of bull sh%t because AA does the God Thing. As a recovering drunk myself, I think he is just using that and every other thing in the world to keep on drinking. He asked me to find out if all groups of AA'S do the prayer and G...	mrbillfrog	13	875	Sep 2, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	Thoughts For Tonight (Preview) We often accumulate junk. Things which we will never use again, but we are loathe to discard. So we surround themselves with junk which serves no purpose, other than to clutter our lives. We do the same thing with emotional junk which clutters our soul. Regardless of whether our junk is emotional or ph...	Phil	2	803	Sep 1, 2005 by Doll
	Ever since my Shrink went into a padded cell (Preview) I keep getting these questions in my head while Im sleeping: Why did Noah put two mosquitoes on the ark? If I eat one pound of pasta, and then I eat one pound of anti-pasta--does that mean, I lose weight? How many seconds are there in a year? January Second. February Second?... If Im trapped in a r...	Phil	2	635	Sep 1, 2005 by cheri
	Hey Ellen...I heard a rumour? (Preview) Ellen is what I heard fro the grapevine true???? (((Hugs))) Gammy Rose	GammyRose	16	969	Sep 3, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	hmmm-2 birthdays in here today:) (Preview) Happy Birthday!!! Wagon!! pssst--dont say nuttin but I do beleive Ellen celebrates 3 years today Im going to get killed now--and told that I have a big mouth--lol but awww --what the "H" --lifes a risk:)	Phil	2	737	Sep 2, 2005 by nancyjo59
	how old? (Preview) moring everyone just wanted to tell you all that today is my birthday. i turn 45 today , and the best part of this is the last,240 days were sober. god bless u all wagon	wagon	3	608	Sep 1, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	But-But-But (Preview) Patience Sometimes we get what we want right away. At other times, we wonder if our desires will ever be fulfilled. We will be fulfilled in the best way possible and as quickly as possible. But some things take time. Sometimes, we have lessons to learn first, lessons that prepare us so we can accept...	Phil	2	835	Sep 1, 2005 by Rick
	Throwing out a topic... (Preview) Hey guys, I'm in a really big hurry today, busy, busy, busy.My son came yesterday and we moved a lot to storage, mostly books. I am putting a few in the garage sale, oh, I don't know ;maybe not. Anyway, last night at birthday night, a guy who got his 7 year chip was talking about sticking with the w...	GammyRose	9	907	Sep 2, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Doctor's Opinion, (Preview) "It did not satisfy us to be told that we could not control our drinking just because we were maladjusted to life, that we were in full flight from reality, or were outright mental defectives. These things were true to some extent, in fact, to a considerable extent with some of us. But we are sure that our...	Rick	1	806	Aug 31, 2005 by wagon
	baffled--fear of what (Preview) I tried praying for a person and still feel the same. I've tried to help and give, with no results. I HOLD NO HATE OR RESENTMENT. I guess i just detached. I have no use for this person and don't care to see or have anything to do with him. *Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you wou...*	Rick	6	762	Sep 2, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	Denial (Preview) Denial I've been recovering many years. I've used denial many times. It has been a defense, a survival device, a coping behavior, and, at times, almost my undoing. It has been both a friend and an enemy. When I was a child, I used denial to protect my family and myself. I protected myself from seei...	Phil	2	916	Aug 31, 2005 by Phil
	give and take (Preview) I'm a trader at heart. . . except that I don't like trades that come out equally--that's too much like borrowing. I'd rather trade a strong hand for a patient ear or a story for a meal: anything that keeps things turning over. --Gordon Bok There is an old saying that there are just two kinds of peopl...	Rick	2	690	Aug 31, 2005 by Rick
	Angelia (Preview) Ok-Ile speak the truth. :) there are a couple pages on that topic in the big book--but I have them glued together, so I dont hafta go there. They say "Progress, not perfection" so ile work on the rest of it first. My sponsor keeps saying "You hafta go there"!! and I keep saying "Your 87 man!! You Go Th...	Phil	5	821	Sep 1, 2005 by cheri
	Being Vulnerable (Preview) *Vulnerability is:*Feeling of being exposed to emotional hurt, being taken advantage of, or abused. Feeling of being fragile, weak, or susceptible to emotional pain and suffering. Feeling of being trapped or imprisoned in a situation where your feelings and rights are ignored. Opening of onese...	Phil	2	1088	Aug 31, 2005 by Rick
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