Alcoholics Anonymous

bry · bry

Hi Folks I'm Bry, A friend told me about this site and I've been poking around and you seem like a great bunch. I'm from upstate New York and have been sober since 10/23/2004. It took 3 years to get this 1 back when I relapsed after being sober for almost 7 years. I hadn't had my last drink and I pray each day...

RamaSethu2001 · RamaSethu2001

SERENITY IN ME THROUGH AA I have an elated feeling of belonging to a privileged band of people in AA. This sense of belonging is very much important to me, since I didn’t seem to belong anywhere or to anything during...

Jeff0500 · Jeff0500

Thats what I spend on beer and smokes. Sheese what a waste!!! Add it up over the years and my worst hangover doesnt compare to the wasted feeling I get thinking about all that squandered money. This time next year Im going to have $ 3000.00 I didnt spend!!!! Thinking I want to go to a AA...

Phil · Phil

Do not wait for ideal circumstances; they will never come. Janet Erskine Stuart There is no such thing as a free ticket; every decision has both opportunity and cost. Priscilla Elfrey A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one. Rita Mae Brown No matter how much informatio...

zoomie · zoomie

I thank God for this program. This weekend I had to work and ex stayed with the kids this weekend. I come home and my teens have snuck beer into the house and where drinking. I did't yell,but I was baffled. My 18 year old had just come home for just a couple of days and I did not want...

Doll · Doll

TOTAL ACCEPTANCE He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.152 Only an alcoholic can understan...

Phil · Phil

STEP THREE "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him" Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is c...

Phil · Phil

Is silent withdrawal an expression of anger? By silently withdrawing into myself, isolating myself from others, I show anger in a passive way. I am: angry over some real or perceived offense. incapable of venting my anger openly and prefer to remain silent. afraid of an outburst of anger, afrai...

Chrisb · Chrisb

I'm Chris, alcoholic. My Mother and Father met in a bar in Biloxi, Ms. He was 26 and she was 14. My Mother looked and dressed much older. She wasn't drinking. She was looking for someone to rescue her. My Father was a sort of celebrity. Aside from being a cler...

Doll · Doll

BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.19 It's usually pretty easy for me to be pleasant to the people in an A.A. se...

Doll · Doll

Hi guys! I came across this and am interested to know your "take" on it? Doll Ottawa program offers drinks to homeless alcoholics Last Updated Mon, 02 Jan 2006 21:37:10 EST CBC News Shelters across the country are taking a closer look at an Ottawa shelter that gives drinks to homeless alc...

lanchas · lanchas

As I have said before the A that is in my life is my mom. She was ok with the idea of me being on the MIP Alateen, Alanon, and ACoA message boards when she found out. She is would be ok if I started going to Alanon. This makes no sense to me....can any of you explain this to me? lanchas

gudheartedguy · gudheartedguy

a quick simple question............. as i described in an earlier post, my wife is what i call a 'binge drinker' in that she does not drink on a regular basis, but when she does [approx 3-4 times a year] , she drinks until she pukes and drops. does that make her an alcoholic by definition?? ...

Doll · Doll

POWERLESS We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the founda...

GregT · GregT

Well I think I found my answer re: emotional overload. The first speaker tonight was telling his story and a lot of it sounded like mine. Then when got to the part about finding AA, he said how at his first meeting he stood up, admitted he was an alcoholic and cried. Bam! That...

Doll · Doll

OK, most of you know me pretty good I guess I try to always work this program and I KNOW it's recommended NOT to START a relationship in the first year. and I understand why. Here's my question: should I? shouldn't I? I haven't talked to my sponsor about this..He's&nbs...

Doll · Doll

Today's Thought MONDAY , JANUARY 02, 2006 You are reading from the book Today's Gift. Happiness is like manna; it is to be gathered and enjoyed every day. --Tryon Edwards Life is like a winding path surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and delicious fruit, but many of us spend much of life loo...

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 o...

Phil · Phil

Healthy Limits Boundaries are vital to recovery. Having and setting healthy limits' is connected to all phases of recovery: growing in self esteem, dealing with feelings, and learning to really love and value ourselves. Boundaries emerge from deep within. They are connected to letting go...

recovering jb · recovering jb

Thank You for your support and fellowship this past 2 months- I was able to ring in the New Year sober, as I hope you were too! Take Care, Joel

Doll · Doll

FIRST, THE FOUNDATION Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning. As Bill Sees It, p. 8 Practicing the A.A. program is like building a house. First I had to pour a big, thick concrete slab on which to erect the house; that, to me, was the...

gudheartedguy · gudheartedguy

Happy and merry to you all!! I'm new to this and don't even know if i am on the appropriate forum for my problem, so please hear me out and/or refer me to another forum that can help. about me.....i'm an amercan ex-pat [50's]retired and living in Thailand. married for 5 yrs to a Thai woman [35]&...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Thought I'd share some lines from one of my favorite songs, with all of you on this New Year's Eve. "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me...... I once was lost, but now, I'm found.... I was blind, but now, I see." I used to lose all kinds of things dur...

DLM · DLM

Hello everyone. My name is Denise and I'm new to this group and I'm an alcoholic. As of yesterday I was on day 12 of sobriety. Today I'm starting over. I feel horrible that I slipped up, but I know I can do this. I hope to meet some new friends in here. Happy New Yea...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi to all, just want to wish everyone a wonderful and Sober year. There are so many goods Posts this morning, my computer is acting like a two year old, I have been spending hours on the Board with Replies, when i go to Send, the message is deleted. Congratulations Doll!!...

Doll · Doll

WOO HOO! Damn it! I feel GRRREEAAT! My very first New Year's day without a hangover, still drinking, still drunk or hugging the porcelain god!!

I spent last night at my home groups Alco-thon. We had a BLASSST! I laughed so hard thought I was gonna wet my pants a couple times. We cooked the trad...

GregT · GregT

www.anonymousone.com Go to the bottom of the home page and select "meetings." Enter your preferred group and geographical location for local meeting places and times.

Doll · Doll

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aqualung · aqualung

Hi all, Just wanted to let you all know how much this forum is helping me. Yup, thirty years of being controled, dominated and bitch slapped by a meer liquid. Spent most of the last 30 years planning my entire life around my addiction to alcohol. I am probably one of the most functional dr...

Doll · Doll

Phil · Phil

Just taking a few minutes to wish everyone here, another day of sobriety. For most of us..thats a miracle in itself. In sobriety? God (as we understand Him)..works through people... And He does it through everyone on this board..as we share our experience strength and hope..with ea...

Doll · Doll

Happy New Year! To my wonderful MIP family! My grandma used to say whatever you do on New Year's Day, you'll continue to do throughout the year - so I hope ya'll are doing something that means a great deal, but no matter what it is do it sober! Love you all. Doll

wagon · wagon

Your presence is a present to the world. You are unique and one of a kind. Your life can be what you want it to be. Take the days just one at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. You will make it through whatever comes along. Within you are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be strong....

Doll · Doll

 

GregT · GregT

I'm scrambled, dizzy and over emotional today. About 25 people. Nice folks, down to earth. Two speakers. I made it through the meeting fine, I shook hands an exchanged names with nearly all of them. At the end of the meeting, the moderator said if anyone wanted to joi...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

I can see I am the only member online and there 4 guests, is there anyone that needs to talk? Someone is usually on line and available if you need any help. Just make a Post, and someone will respond. So to all the guests! Welcome Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 19:55, 2005-12-...

Doll · Doll

Chrisb · Chrisb

I'm Chris, alcoholic. My Mother and Father met in a bar in Biloxi, Ms. He was 26 and she was 14. My Mother looked and dressed much older. She wasn't drinking. She was looking for someone to rescue her. My Father was a sort of celebrity. Aside from being a cler...

Phil · Phil

No Regrets Please! Guest editorial by Dr. Laura B. Lyons Since life does not have a rewind button, one of the most significant challenges that we face in the process of living is putting regrets behind us. Life does not provide a dress rehearsal for the real thing. The life we are now living is the...

GregT · GregT

Well that didn't work. Online and over the phone I was told the meeting started at 7pm. I got there at 7:01pm. I expected about 10 or 15 people, but found the parking lot jammed. Had to park across the street. Right next to the hall was a firehouse and across the street wa...

me · me

just wondering if anyone is there to talk to.

Doll · Doll

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. --Ralph Waldo Emerson After we get a new understanding about ourselves we think, "Now I will never have to make the same mistake again!" But our lessons are usually not that easily learned. We have to get the...

Chrisb · Chrisb

I am greatful for/to; That power greater than myself who, gave me a life. All of my past experiances. My Father who, abandoned me for alcohol. My Stepfather who, physically and emtionally tormented me. My Mother who, allowed it to happen. My Grandfather who, introduced me to alcohol at...

james_dean · james_dean

I had a few drinks.. I feel bad about it, but I live in an area were we have 10 or so friends in the area.. They are all planning a big New Years Eve Thing... It is gonna be very hard.. I don't want to drink.. Just in the short time I have not drank. I feel better and my thinking is more clear..I know I will co...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all. Hope you all had a great Christmas. Looks like I've missed a lot on the message board in the last two weeks, I'll have to catch up when I get back home to England. At the Moment at I'm in Wellington, New Zealand having got married 2 days ago! Another 2 weeks to go and I'll be home. Best wishes to y...

Phil · Phil

When depressed, I experience: Couldnt get it on the board..sorry..OOOPS!! There is a God!! www.coping.org -- Edited by Phil at 13:33, 2005-12-29 -- Edited by Phil at 13:47, 2005-12-29 -- Edited by Phil at 13:50, 2005-12-29

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

It is 12:10 in California, and I have been the only one this board for about 45 minutes. I guess most of you live in the time zones where you are all snozzzzzing. And it's no more fun, so GOOD NITE Toni

Phil · Phil

Emotional and Verbal Abuse by Beth J. Lueders Denying someone access to other relationships. Taunting on the playground. Yelling degrading remarks. Downplaying accomplishments. Threatening to take the children away. From bullying and manipulative mind games to sexual harassment and elder c...

Phil · Phil

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in t...

Doll · Doll

THE JOY OF LIVING  

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Nice Place (Preview) Hi Folks I'm Bry, A friend told me about this site and I've been poking around and you seem like a great bunch. I'm from upstate New York and have been sober since 10/23/2004. It took 3 years to get this 1 back when I relapsed after being sober for almost 7 years. I hadn't had my last drink and I pray each day...	bry	9	858	Jan 6, 2006 by bry
	Serenity In Me Through AA (Preview) SERENITY IN ME THROUGH AA I have an elated feeling of belonging to a privileged band of people in AA. This sense of belonging is very much important to me, since I didn’t seem to belong anywhere or to anything during...	RamaSethu2001	5	676	Jan 5, 2006 by GammyRose
	$250.00 a month (Preview) Thats what I spend on beer and smokes. Sheese what a waste!!! Add it up over the years and my worst hangover doesnt compare to the wasted feeling I get thinking about all that squandered money. This time next year Im going to have $ 3000.00 I didnt spend!!!! Thinking I want to go to a AA...	Jeff0500	11	937	Jan 5, 2006 by Jeff0500
	A few Quotes For Today (Preview) Do not wait for ideal circumstances; they will never come. Janet Erskine Stuart There is no such thing as a free ticket; every decision has both opportunity and cost. Priscilla Elfrey A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one. Rita Mae Brown No matter how much informatio...	Phil	1	753	Jan 5, 2006 by Phil
	Teenagers affecting my sobriety (Preview) I thank God for this program. This weekend I had to work and ex stayed with the kids this weekend. I come home and my teens have snuck beer into the house and where drinking. I did't yell,but I was baffled. My 18 year old had just come home for just a couple of days and I did not want...	zoomie	20	1022	Jan 5, 2006 by bry
	Daily Reflection Jan 5 (Preview) TOTAL ACCEPTANCE He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.152 Only an alcoholic can understan...	Doll	4	809	Jan 5, 2006 by GammyRose
	Unlocking The Door (Preview) STEP THREE "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him" Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is c...	Phil	0	827	Jan 4, 2006 by Phil
	Silent Withdrawal And Anger (Preview) Is silent withdrawal an expression of anger? By silently withdrawing into myself, isolating myself from others, I show anger in a passive way. I am: angry over some real or perceived offense. incapable of venting my anger openly and prefer to remain silent. afraid of an outburst of anger, afrai...	Phil	2	2495	Jan 4, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	How I made it to AA(continued) (Preview) I'm Chris, alcoholic. My Mother and Father met in a bar in Biloxi, Ms. He was 26 and she was 14. My Mother looked and dressed much older. She wasn't drinking. She was looking for someone to rescue her. My Father was a sort of celebrity. Aside from being a cler...	Chrisb	4	836	Jan 4, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflection Jan 4 (Preview) BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.19 It's usually pretty easy for me to be pleasant to the people in an A.A. se...	Doll	2	813	Jan 4, 2006 by JohnV
	Ottawa program offers drinks to homeless alcoholics (Preview) Hi guys! I came across this and am interested to know your "take" on it? Doll Ottawa program offers drinks to homeless alcoholics Last Updated Mon, 02 Jan 2006 21:37:10 EST CBC News Shelters across the country are taking a closer look at an Ottawa shelter that gives drinks to homeless alc...	Doll	4	1728	Jan 4, 2006 by zoomie
	Support not understood (Preview) As I have said before the A that is in my life is my mom. She was ok with the idea of me being on the MIP Alateen, Alanon, and ACoA message boards when she found out. She is would be ok if I started going to Alanon. This makes no sense to me....can any of you explain this to me? lanchas	lanchas	10	924	Jan 4, 2006 by lanchas
	binge drinker or alcoholic?? or same (Preview) a quick simple question............. as i described in an earlier post, my wife is what i call a 'binge drinker' in that she does not drink on a regular basis, but when she does [approx 3-4 times a year] , she drinks until she pukes and drops. does that make her an alcoholic by definition?? ...	gudheartedguy	6	844	Jan 3, 2006 by JohnV
	Daily Reflection Jan 3 (Preview) POWERLESS We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the founda...	Doll	0	866	Jan 3, 2006 by Doll
	Great meeting tonight (Preview) Well I think I found my answer re: emotional overload. The first speaker tonight was telling his story and a lot of it sounded like mine. Then when got to the part about finding AA, he said how at his first meeting he stood up, admitted he was an alcoholic and cried. Bam! That...	GregT	10	838	Jan 3, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Opinions wanted... (Preview) OK, most of you know me pretty good I guess I try to always work this program and I KNOW it's recommended NOT to START a relationship in the first year. and I understand why. Here's my question: should I? shouldn't I? I haven't talked to my sponsor about this..He's&nbs...	Doll	10	914	Jan 3, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Today's Gift 01/02 (Preview) Today's Thought MONDAY , JANUARY 02, 2006 You are reading from the book Today's Gift. Happiness is like manna; it is to be gathered and enjoyed every day. --Tryon Edwards Life is like a winding path surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and delicious fruit, but many of us spend much of life loo...	Doll	0	648	Jan 2, 2006 by Doll
	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 o...	Phil	4	946	Jan 2, 2006 by jeannie
	Hazelden (Preview) Healthy Limits Boundaries are vital to recovery. Having and setting healthy limits' is connected to all phases of recovery: growing in self esteem, dealing with feelings, and learning to really love and value ourselves. Boundaries emerge from deep within. They are connected to letting go...	Phil	2	934	Jan 2, 2006 by Phil
	Wishing everyone a wondrous 2006 (Preview) Thank You for your support and fellowship this past 2 months- I was able to ring in the New Year sober, as I hope you were too! Take Care, Joel	recovering jb	3	732	Jan 2, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Reflections Jan 2 (Preview) FIRST, THE FOUNDATION Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning. As Bill Sees It, p. 8 Practicing the A.A. program is like building a house. First I had to pour a big, thick concrete slab on which to erect the house; that, to me, was the...	Doll	0	710	Jan 2, 2006 by Doll
	drink til you puke?? (Preview) Happy and merry to you all!! I'm new to this and don't even know if i am on the appropriate forum for my problem, so please hear me out and/or refer me to another forum that can help. about me.....i'm an amercan ex-pat [50's]retired and living in Thailand. married for 5 yrs to a Thai woman [35]&...	gudheartedguy	8	1444	Jan 1, 2006 by Chrisb
	Lost and Found (Preview) Thought I'd share some lines from one of my favorite songs, with all of you on this New Year's Eve. "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me...... I once was lost, but now, I'm found.... I was blind, but now, I see." I used to lose all kinds of things dur...	Sick of being sick	5	898	Jan 1, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	New Here (Preview) Hello everyone. My name is Denise and I'm new to this group and I'm an alcoholic. As of yesterday I was on day 12 of sobriety. Today I'm starting over. I feel horrible that I slipped up, but I know I can do this. I hope to meet some new friends in here. Happy New Yea...	DLM	10	741	Jan 1, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	a New Year, A new Beginning (Preview) Hi to all, just want to wish everyone a wonderful and Sober year. There are so many goods Posts this morning, my computer is acting like a two year old, I have been spending hours on the Board with Replies, when i go to Send, the message is deleted. Congratulations Doll!!...	Toni Baloney	1	744	Jan 1, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Gotta, gotta, gotta share it ! (Preview) WOO HOO! Damn it! I feel GRRREEAAT! My very first New Year's day without a hangover, still drinking, still drunk or hugging the porcelain god!! I spent last night at my home groups Alco-thon. We had a BLASSST! I laughed so hard thought I was gonna wet my pants a couple times. We cooked the trad...	Doll	4	730	Jan 1, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	A link to find meetings in ur area (Preview) www.anonymousone.com Go to the bottom of the home page and select "meetings." Enter your preferred group and geographical location for local meeting places and times.	GregT	2	837	Jan 1, 2006 by amanda2u2
	AA Thought for today (Preview)   ...	Doll	1	694	Jan 1, 2006 by GregT
	30 years in the belly of the beast... (Preview) Hi all, Just wanted to let you all know how much this forum is helping me. Yup, thirty years of being controled, dominated and bitch slapped by a meer liquid. Spent most of the last 30 years planning my entire life around my addiction to alcohol. I am probably one of the most functional dr...	aqualung	11	880	Jan 1, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Reflection Jan 1 (Preview)	Doll	0	862	Jan 1, 2006 by Doll
	Another day...a different date... (Preview) Just taking a few minutes to wish everyone here, another day of sobriety. For most of us..thats a miracle in itself. In sobriety? God (as we understand Him)..works through people... And He does it through everyone on this board..as we share our experience strength and hope..with ea...	Phil	2	731	Jan 1, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	1/1/06 - 12:26AM EST (Preview) Happy New Year! To my wonderful MIP family! My grandma used to say whatever you do on New Year's Day, you'll continue to do throughout the year - so I hope ya'll are doing something that means a great deal, but no matter what it is do it sober! Love you all. Doll	Doll	2	759	Jan 1, 2006 by GammyRose
	hey (Preview) Your presence is a present to the world. You are unique and one of a kind. Your life can be what you want it to be. Take the days just one at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. You will make it through whatever comes along. Within you are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be strong....	wagon	3	663	Dec 31, 2005 by Toni Baloney
	Dec 31 Meditation (Preview)	Doll	1	642	Dec 31, 2005 by Toni Baloney
	I found a good group (Preview) I'm scrambled, dizzy and over emotional today. About 25 people. Nice folks, down to earth. Two speakers. I made it through the meeting fine, I shook hands an exchanged names with nearly all of them. At the end of the meeting, the moderator said if anyone wanted to joi...	GregT	10	733	Dec 31, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Welcome to the Guests! come on it (Preview) I can see I am the only member online and there 4 guests, is there anyone that needs to talk? Someone is usually on line and available if you need any help. Just make a Post, and someone will respond. So to all the guests! Welcome Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 19:55, 2005-12-...	Toni Baloney	0	704	Dec 31, 2005 by Toni Baloney
	Daily reflection Dec 31 (Preview)	Doll	1	675	Dec 31, 2005 by Toni Baloney
	How I made it into the arms of AA (Preview) I'm Chris, alcoholic. My Mother and Father met in a bar in Biloxi, Ms. He was 26 and she was 14. My Mother looked and dressed much older. She wasn't drinking. She was looking for someone to rescue her. My Father was a sort of celebrity. Aside from being a cler...	Chrisb	1	739	Dec 31, 2005 by Toni Baloney
	Some Days I still kick my own ass..all over the place.. (Preview) No Regrets Please! Guest editorial by Dr. Laura B. Lyons Since life does not have a rewind button, one of the most significant challenges that we face in the process of living is putting regrets behind us. Life does not provide a dress rehearsal for the real thing. The life we are now living is the...	Phil	3	838	Dec 31, 2005 by Toni Baloney
	First AA meeting (Preview) Well that didn't work. Online and over the phone I was told the meeting started at 7pm. I got there at 7:01pm. I expected about 10 or 15 people, but found the parking lot jammed. Had to park across the street. Right next to the hall was a firehouse and across the street wa...	GregT	9	710	Dec 31, 2005 by amanda2u2
	is anyone there? (Preview) just wondering if anyone is there to talk to.	me	15	820	Dec 30, 2005 by recovering jb
	Touchstones - I love this! (Preview) Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. --Ralph Waldo Emerson After we get a new understanding about ourselves we think, "Now I will never have to make the same mistake again!" But our lessons are usually not that easily learned. We have to get the...	Doll	2	681	Dec 30, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	Gratitude (Preview) I am greatful for/to; That power greater than myself who, gave me a life. All of my past experiances. My Father who, abandoned me for alcohol. My Stepfather who, physically and emtionally tormented me. My Mother who, allowed it to happen. My Grandfather who, introduced me to alcohol at...	Chrisb	11	785	Dec 30, 2005 by Chrisb
	Fell Short Of Victory (Preview) I had a few drinks.. I feel bad about it, but I live in an area were we have 10 or so friends in the area.. They are all planning a big New Years Eve Thing... It is gonna be very hard.. I don't want to drink.. Just in the short time I have not drank. I feel better and my thinking is more clear..I know I will co...	james_dean	6	747	Dec 30, 2005 by GregT
	Hi all (Preview) Hi all. Hope you all had a great Christmas. Looks like I've missed a lot on the message board in the last two weeks, I'll have to catch up when I get back home to England. At the Moment at I'm in Wellington, New Zealand having got married 2 days ago! Another 2 weeks to go and I'll be home. Best wishes to y...	Cabbageheadchris	4	738	Dec 30, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Article re Depression (Preview) When depressed, I experience: *Couldnt get it on the board..sorry..OOOPS!! There is a God!!* www.coping.org -- Edited by Phil at 13:33, 2005-12-29 -- Edited by Phil at 13:47, 2005-12-29 -- Edited by Phil at 13:50, 2005-12-29	Phil	4	844	Dec 30, 2005 by amanda2u2
	This is NO fun!!!! (Preview) It is 12:10 in California, and I have been the only one this board for about 45 minutes. I guess most of you live in the time zones where you are all snozzzzzing. And it's no more fun, so GOOD NITE Toni	Toni Baloney	3	699	Dec 30, 2005 by recovering jb
	Emotional and Verbal Abuse (Preview) Emotional and Verbal Abuse by Beth J. Lueders Denying someone access to other relationships. Taunting on the playground. Yelling degrading remarks. Downplaying accomplishments. Threatening to take the children away. From bullying and manipulative mind games to sexual harassment and elder c...	Phil	2	3746	Dec 30, 2005 by jeannie
	Yesterday..Today...And Tomorrow (Preview) There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in t...	Phil	2	662	Dec 30, 2005 by GregT
	Daily Reflection Dec 30 (Preview) THE JOY OF LIVING	Doll	1	692	Dec 30, 2005 by Chrisb
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