Alcoholics Anonymous

GammyRose · GammyRose

I have a question I would like feedback on. I have never been to an AA meeting where they pass around a notebook at every meeting and ask you to write your name, soberity date, and phone number down. The self appointed chairman of a meeting I attend recently started this procedure, I am not happy wi...

wantneeda · wantneeda

hello my friends, hugs to you. Just a few things on my mind today...I've been on quite the emotional rollercoaster this week. My ex is driving me mad...well I guess i'm letting him...giving my power away... I've been praying for him for a while now. Page 552 in the BB...I'm trying so hard not to hate...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey guys, I have got to tell someone besides God(although He was right there, saw and heard the whole thing) what I did last night. He and I did have several conversations about this last night and this morning. I had been asking my husband for 2 months if he would take the weedtrimmer to my Mom's and wac...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey Joni, Just wanted to say I read your post to "Drinking dreams" , really liked what you said. Welcome to the board and please keep coming back. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

tox nedrub · tox nedrub

The Zen master Ling Chi said that a miracle is not to walk on burning coal, or in the thin air, or on the water; the miracle is just to walk on earth. You breathe in. You become aware of the fact that you are alive. You are still alive and you are still walking on this beautiful planet...The greatest of all mir...

Nic · Nic

I picture this little dude when my mate annoys me with all his totally innocent questions about why his computer won't do what he wants it to do. It helps. Turn ya volume up. http://beverlys.net/LJ/BuggingYou.swf

Phil · Phil

Since the last time I was talking to Stan, Ive changed residences, and there are still boxes unpacked. I know Stans number is somewhere, but Where? is the question. Ile keep looking. As for DW? She retired from the board a while back. I talk to her on the phone bout once a month. Shes been going th...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Learning to Trust Again Many of us have trust issues. Some of us tried long and hard to trust untrustworthy people. Over and again, we believed lies and promises never to be kept. Some of us tried to trust people for the impossible; for instance, trusting a practicing alcoholic not to drink again. Some...

Rick · Rick

Hi guys and gals Phil and Gammy just real busy I have a lot more time in the cold months Yes i'm sober Gammy You all take care I will try to drop in. Actually forgot how long it's been! Gotta run flat tire on the tractor to handle. Just when I needed it!!!! HA HA...

wagon · wagon

hi everyone just a note to tell u im doing good! op i proud of you more than you will ever know! keep it up. rick great to have u back. you to phil. hey nic,and gammy.im going fishing this weekend with my youngest son just me and him, he is so looking forward to it as am i. can not re...

Phil · Phil

Love without condition "I love you as you are, as you seek to find your own special way to relate to the world, or the way you feel that is right for you. It is important that you are the person you want to be and not someone that I or others think you should be."

OldPro · OldPro

Hi all. I hope this post finds everyone well & sober tonight. My day has ended up being another good day. I was a bit tired, not sleeping well from the crazy dreams, but once I got a cup of joe and started my day, I felt much better. It's midinght and I still have not wanted a drink so far, m...

Rick · Rick

for myself; my recovery, my well-being, my happiness, all these things are, ultimately, my own responsibility. --Anonymous Our Higher Power does not lay claim to our free will. We can choose not to be responsible and make ourselves more miserable by going to new levels of despair...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Being Is Enough We are not always clear about what we are experiencing, or why. In the midst of grief, transition, transformation, learning, healing, or discipline - it's difficult to have perspective. That's because we have not learned the lesson yet. We are in the midst of it. The gift of clari...

OldPro · OldPro

Good morning all. Well, yesterday was a good day. Did some much needed things in the house and the yard. Had a great couple AA meets. Tried to go to bed early, but found I couldn't sleep, tossed and turned, so I got up and read the BB some more. Finally fell out about 2am, then the dreams starte...

Phil · Phil

Im ok Op. It takes time for things to heal. I accept that. I beleive Ive let a lot out on here, the past few days, and in turn listened to all the feedback from everyone on the board. The past? I did the best with what I had each day, and accept Im not perfect and never will be. I dont beat myself up over i...

OldPro · OldPro

Just wanted to say thank you for all your replies. Getting feedback is an awesome thing, helps my mind to go in a different, welcomed direction. But more important: How are YOU today? Love and Peace "op"

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is July 21, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! IGNORANCE "Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge." --Alfred North Whitehead How little I understood when I was living as an alcoholic. How little I wanted to know. Ignorance was bliss in my addiction....

Loris Husband · Loris Husband

Hello All, I should probably be posting to a marriage counseling forum. Thanks for the responses to my previous posting. It's 5:30 am where I am this morning and I've had another sleepless night. My wife and I have been married for a little over two months now and have just finished the worst week of...

OldPro · OldPro

Good Morning, All. It is 8:30am here and I am off work today. Slept in some and slept great last night. No dreams, crazy or scary for the first night in a week or so. Looks like my prayers are being answered. I have a child in the house and a dream or 2 has caused me to wake and upset him.... It's day 20 of sobriet...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is July 20, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! WORRY "When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened." --Winston Churchill I know I can worry myself into the gr...

Nic · Nic

I am feeling troubled today. My kids are happy and recently brought home their best report cards ever. My work is inspired and easy after some recent restructuring and I am enjoying it enormously. The farm is flourishing and the critters are content. My mate too, has arrived back on the farm with a yout...

Phil · Phil

Letting Go of Resistance Do not be in such a hurry to move on. Relax. Breathe deeply. Be. Be in harmony today. Be open. There is beauty around and in us today. There is purpose and meaning in today. There is importance in today - not so much in what happens to us, but in how we respond. Let today ha...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Just dropped by to read the posts. I had a great day, I traveled 100 miles to take my son out to lunch for his 19th birthday.He was my sobriety baby, the one that got all my attention. It was fun, 2 of his roommates met us and we ate seafood. It was just a wonderful time, lots of laughing, joking and just...

OldPro · OldPro

Hope no one minds...... Question: How can you tell two AA's are on their second date? Answer: Theres a U-Haul in the driveway!

Phil · Phil

"To be truly humble is to feel a tender acceptance of all reality just as it is, which includes compassion for ourselves just as we are. This kind of humility is a surrender of our whole being to the simple truth of love." Outer circumstances do not determine my reactions to life, which are the natural...

Phil · Phil

Tonight, I let to let go of someone in my life that I love very much, and I had to do that for me. Over the past few months Ive given my all to someone who meant the world to me. So much so that I started to neglect my children, my responsibilities. and taking care of me, mentally and emotionally and spirit...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Letting Go By Barry Elwin-Jones WHAT IS LETTING GO? Letting go can be the most terrifying experience we can have. Letting go means having no support mechanism for our egos. Put simply, when we let go, we trust that everything is going to work out in our best interest even when we are in the middle of an exp...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Language of Letting Go - July 18 Time to Get Angry It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It can signal other people's problems, our pr...

GammyRose · GammyRose

July 17 My stabiliy came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emontional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unhealth...

GammyRose · GammyRose

July 16 In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life. But this admission price had purchased more than we expected. It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to a healer of pain. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 75 It was...

ellen · ellen

life has it's ups and downs and life can be difficult. pain is a part of life; misery is optional to have things happen in your life and to not resolve these issues can tear apart your whole world. they can make or break you. to have faith in a higher power. to surrender, give up the fight, and a...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Well, I'm on my 2nd cup of tea, and just trying to get my mind in gear this morning. It's been a very long week-end.I had two jobs this week of house,yard ,and cat sitting. At one of the houses the roof was being replaced, very noisy, and the cat's were not happy at all, scared to go in or out, just not go...

Phil · Phil

Guilt is a feeling of being responsible for negative circumstances that have befallen yourself or others.

wantneeda · wantneeda

Life comes with problems "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that...

Loris Husband · Loris Husband

Hello All, I'm used to the conventional meetings where I introduce myself as an alocoholic/drug addict. It's been 7+ years since I attended AA meetings regularly. Its been two days since my last drink. I joined a chapter in Buffalo after travelling through the midwest and f...

Phil · Phil

Back To Basics YESTERDAY.... TODAY and TOMORROW 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, it...

gg · gg

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OldPro · OldPro

Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being > Able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because > You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. > > You have done so much for me and Y...

GammyRose · GammyRose

July 15 For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige and romance. When we seemed to be suceeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Never was there enough of what w...

Phil · Phil

Have been sorting and going through some stuff today, and just wanted to share something I found with you. Love is what makes life great... A careless word may kindle strife. The cruel word usually wrecks a life. Timely words help level stress, but its loving words that heal and bless. The happi...

GA_Peach · GA_Peach

I had a pretty bad drinking dream last night that was SO real!! Some of my friends went to a show last night they wanted me to go to. For several reasons, I didn't. But in the dream I went and I relapsed. It was my friend Kate's birthday and I remember I took her to the bar and bought...

Nic · Nic

Allo folks - Have come over to use my mates comp, as during a moment of enthusiastic inspiration yesterday morning, I managed to fill my keyboard with coffee and will no be "non communique" until I can get over to a town and replace it. I can still see the board but am unable to contribute. Yes - ya'll g...

New lonley member · ajohnson27659

I decided to join this message board because I need some insight. I've been an alcoholic for the past 3 years. I am only 19 years old. I moved away from all the so called bad influences in life for a year only to find myself back where I started (in the same town) Ive done good. I occuasionaly go out now for dri...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is July 17, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! NEGATIVITY "My life has been nothing but a failure." --Claude Monet I can identify with Claude Monet because for years I considered myself a complete failure. For years I wallowed on my pity-pot until it became too painful. Whateve...

OldPro · OldPro

Well, it's day 15 of sobriety. And I feel awesome!! Had a decent day at work, made an afternoon meeting, and think I got myself a sponsor (we're having lunch next week). BUT, there's one thing that's bothering me, my boyfriend! I mentioned him in one of my first posts, and got some sound advice fro...

OldPro · OldPro

It's awesome you know you're an alcoholic at such an early age. I can't stress enough that if you want to stay sober AA is the ONLY way to do it. You won't be lonely anymore, either, I promise. AA is a wonderful fellowship. I am on day 16 of sobriety after drinking for 25 yrs and I too was scared to stop due to lo...

wantneeda · wantneeda

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY....I have known peace. The peace that comes in front of a fireplace on a cozy winter's night; the peace of the mountains. But when I would leave the mountains, the peace would leave me. When the fire went out or the phone rang, the peace would be gone. Peace came rarely a...

wagon · wagon

today is my birthday 6 months sober. one day at a time. so nice haveing self respect again.THANKS ALL FOR SAVING MY LIFE. GOD BLESS WAGON

GammyRose · GammyRose

July 14 Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourshing ingredient which can give us serenity. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p.204 How often do I focus om my problems and frustrations? When I am having a "good...

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	Question about AA meetings...feedback please (Preview) I have a question I would like feedback on. I have never been to an AA meeting where they pass around a notebook at every meeting and ask you to write your name, soberity date, and phone number down. The self appointed chairman of a meeting I attend recently started this procedure, I am not happy wi...	GammyRose	10	893	Jul 22, 2005 by jonibaloni
	love and tolerance of others?? (Preview) hello my friends, hugs to you. Just a few things on my mind today...I've been on quite the emotional rollercoaster this week. My ex is driving me mad...well I guess i'm letting him...giving my power away... I've been praying for him for a while now. Page 552 in the BB...I'm trying so hard not to hate...	wantneeda	5	823	Jul 22, 2005 by jonibaloni
	Confession of a crazy woman (Preview) Hey guys, I have got to tell someone besides God(although He was right there, saw and heard the whole thing) what I did last night. He and I did have several conversations about this last night and this morning. I had been asking my husband for 2 months if he would take the weedtrimmer to my Mom's and wac...	GammyRose	6	753	Jul 22, 2005 by jonibaloni
	Welcome joniboloni (Preview) Hey Joni, Just wanted to say I read your post to "Drinking dreams" , really liked what you said. Welcome to the board and please keep coming back. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	2	856	Jul 22, 2005 by jonibaloni
	breathing (Preview) The Zen master Ling Chi said that a miracle is not to walk on burning coal, or in the thin air, or on the water; the miracle is just to walk on earth. You breathe in. You become aware of the fact that you are alive. You are still alive and you are still walking on this beautiful planet...The greatest of all mir...	tox nedrub	0	803	Jul 22, 2005 by tox nedrub
	This little guy helps me smile (Preview) I picture this little dude when my mate annoys me with all his totally innocent questions about why his computer won't do what he wants it to do. It helps. Turn ya volume up. http://beverlys.net/LJ/BuggingYou.swf	Nic	1	1050	Jul 22, 2005 by wantneeda
	Nic? (Preview) Since the last time I was talking to Stan, Ive changed residences, and there are still boxes unpacked. I know Stans number is somewhere, but Where? is the question. Ile keep looking. As for DW? She retired from the board a while back. I talk to her on the phone bout once a month. Shes been going th...	Phil	1	878	Jul 22, 2005 by Nic
	language of letting go -july 22 (Preview) Learning to Trust Again Many of us have trust issues. Some of us tried long and hard to trust untrustworthy people. Over and again, we believed lies and promises never to be kept. Some of us tried to trust people for the impossible; for instance, trusting a practicing alcoholic not to drink again. Some...	wantneeda	1	1063	Jul 22, 2005 by wantneeda
	hello (Preview) Hi guys and gals Phil and Gammy just real busy I have a lot more time in the cold months Yes i'm sober Gammy You all take care I will try to drop in. Actually forgot how long it's been! Gotta run flat tire on the tractor to handle. Just when I needed it!!!! HA HA...	Rick	4	896	Jul 22, 2005 by wantneeda
	hi (Preview) hi everyone just a note to tell u im doing good! op i proud of you more than you will ever know! keep it up. rick great to have u back. you to phil. hey nic,and gammy.im going fishing this weekend with my youngest son just me and him, he is so looking forward to it as am i. can not re...	wagon	5	927	Jul 22, 2005 by GammyRose
	Unconditional Love (Preview) Love without condition "I love you as you are, as you seek to find your own special way to relate to the world, or the way you feel that is right for you. It is important that you are the person you want to be and not someone that I or others think you should be."	Phil	3	807	Jul 22, 2005 by Rick
	Sharing a bit...... (Preview) Hi all. I hope this post finds everyone well & sober tonight. My day has ended up being another good day. I was a bit tired, not sleeping well from the crazy dreams, but once I got a cup of joe and started my day, I felt much better. It's midinght and I still have not wanted a drink so far, m...	OldPro	1	937	Jul 21, 2005 by Phil
	I am responsible (Preview) *for myself; my recovery, my well-being, my happiness, all these things are, ultimately, my own responsibility. --Anonymous* Our Higher Power does not lay claim to our free will. We can choose not to be responsible and make ourselves more miserable by going to new levels of despair...	Rick	2	748	Jul 21, 2005 by Phil
	language of letting go-july 21 (Preview) Being Is Enough We are not always clear about what we are experiencing, or why. In the midst of grief, transition, transformation, learning, healing, or discipline - it's difficult to have perspective. That's because we have not learned the lesson yet. We are in the midst of it. The gift of clari...	wantneeda	1	1060	Jul 21, 2005 by Phil
	Does it ever stop??? (Preview) Good morning all. Well, yesterday was a good day. Did some much needed things in the house and the yard. Had a great couple AA meets. Tried to go to bed early, but found I couldn't sleep, tossed and turned, so I got up and read the BB some more. Finally fell out about 2am, then the dreams starte...	OldPro	3	832	Jul 21, 2005 by GammyRose
	Its going to be ok OP, and thanks (Preview) Im ok Op. It takes time for things to heal. I accept that. I beleive Ive let a lot out on here, the past few days, and in turn listened to all the feedback from everyone on the board. The past? I did the best with what I had each day, and accept Im not perfect and never will be. I dont beat myself up over i...	Phil	0	833	Jul 21, 2005 by Phil
	Phil :) (Preview) Just wanted to say thank you for all your replies. Getting feedback is an awesome thing, helps my mind to go in a different, welcomed direction. But more important: How are YOU today? Love and Peace "op"	OldPro	0	782	Jul 21, 2005 by OldPro
	Ignorance meditation (Preview) Today is July 21, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! IGNORANCE "Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge." --Alfred North Whitehead How little I understood when I was living as an alcoholic. How little I wanted to know. Ignorance was bliss in my addiction....	wantneeda	1	823	Jul 21, 2005 by OldPro
	3 days and counting (Preview) Hello All, I should probably be posting to a marriage counseling forum. Thanks for the responses to my previous posting. It's 5:30 am where I am this morning and I've had another sleepless night. My wife and I have been married for a little over two months now and have just finished the worst week of...	Loris Husband	3	946	Jul 21, 2005 by OldPro
	Just Sharing a Bit....... (Preview) Good Morning, All. It is 8:30am here and I am off work today. Slept in some and slept great last night. No dreams, crazy or scary for the first night in a week or so. Looks like my prayers are being answered. I have a child in the house and a dream or 2 has caused me to wake and upset him.... It's day 20 of sobriet...	OldPro	4	1005	Jul 21, 2005 by OldPro
	Worry (Preview) Today is July 20, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! WORRY "When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened." --Winston Churchill I know I can worry myself into the gr...	wantneeda	5	1300	Jul 20, 2005 by wantneeda
	My flag is white (Preview) I am feeling troubled today. My kids are happy and recently brought home their best report cards ever. My work is inspired and easy after some recent restructuring and I am enjoying it enormously. The farm is flourishing and the critters are content. My mate too, has arrived back on the farm with a yout...	Nic	5	1021	Jul 20, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Resistance (Preview) Letting Go of Resistance Do not be in such a hurry to move on. Relax. Breathe deeply. Be. Be in harmony today. Be open. There is beauty around and in us today. There is purpose and meaning in today. There is importance in today - not so much in what happens to us, but in how we respond. Let today ha...	Phil	1	862	Jul 20, 2005 by Phil
	Goodnight... (Preview) Just dropped by to read the posts. I had a great day, I traveled 100 miles to take my son out to lunch for his 19th birthday.He was my sobriety baby, the one that got all my attention. It was fun, 2 of his roommates met us and we ate seafood. It was just a wonderful time, lots of laughing, joking and just...	GammyRose	0	761	Jul 19, 2005 by GammyRose
	Just a little Humor (Preview) Hope no one minds...... Question: How can you tell two AA's are on their second date? Answer: Theres a U-Haul in the driveway!	OldPro	3	812	Jul 19, 2005 by GammyRose
	Thoughts (Preview) "To be truly humble is to feel a tender acceptance of all reality just as it is, which includes compassion for ourselves just as we are. This kind of humility is a surrender of our whole being to the simple truth of love." Outer circumstances do not determine my reactions to life, which are the natural...	Phil	1	817	Jul 19, 2005 by Phil
	One of the hardest things to do Ive ever done. (Preview) Tonight, I let to let go of someone in my life that I love very much, and I had to do that for me. Over the past few months Ive given my all to someone who meant the world to me. So much so that I started to neglect my children, my responsibilities. and taking care of me, mentally and emotionally and spirit...	Phil	5	1067	Jul 19, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	More Letting go.... (Preview) Letting Go By Barry Elwin-Jones WHAT IS LETTING GO? Letting go can be the most terrifying experience we can have. Letting go means having no support mechanism for our egos. Put simply, when we let go, we trust that everything is going to work out in our best interest even when we are in the middle of an exp...	wantneeda	1	953	Jul 19, 2005 by Phil
	language of letting go (Preview) Language of Letting Go - July 18 Time to Get Angry It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It can signal other people's problems, our pr...	wantneeda	2	1346	Jul 19, 2005 by Phil
	" Surrender And Self-Examination" (Preview) July 17 My stabiliy came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emontional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unhealth...	GammyRose	0	925	Jul 18, 2005 by GammyRose
	"A Measure Of Humility" (Preview) July 16 In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life. But this admission price had purchased more than we expected. It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to a healer of pain. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 75 It was...	GammyRose	0	779	Jul 18, 2005 by GammyRose
	life (Preview) life has it's ups and downs and life can be difficult. pain is a part of life; misery is optional to have things happen in your life and to not resolve these issues can tear apart your whole world. they can make or break you. to have faith in a higher power. to surrender, give up the fight, and a...	ellen	0	819	Jul 18, 2005 by ellen
	Goodmorning all... (Preview) Well, I'm on my 2nd cup of tea, and just trying to get my mind in gear this morning. It's been a very long week-end.I had two jobs this week of house,yard ,and cat sitting. At one of the houses the roof was being replaced, very noisy, and the cat's were not happy at all, scared to go in or out, just not go...	GammyRose	2	929	Jul 18, 2005 by OldPro
	Sharing (Preview) Guilt is a feeling of being responsible for negative circumstances that have befallen yourself or others.	Phil	5	930	Jul 18, 2005 by ellen
	life comes with problems (Preview) Life comes with problems "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that...	wantneeda	1	903	Jul 18, 2005 by wantneeda
	first time online (Preview) Hello All, I'm used to the conventional meetings where I introduce myself as an alocoholic/drug addict. It's been 7+ years since I attended AA meetings regularly. Its been two days since my last drink. I joined a chapter in Buffalo after travelling through the midwest and f...	Loris Husband	4	1163	Jul 18, 2005 by wantneeda
	Yesterday Today and Tomorrow (Preview) Back To Basics YESTERDAY.... TODAY and TOMORROW 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, it...	Phil	1	900	Jul 18, 2005 by wantneeda
	roommates (Preview) http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42727&subForumID=94433&action=viewTopic&commentID=3561852&topicPage=	gg	2	902	Jul 18, 2005 by GammyRose
	Dear Lord, I thank you for this day..... (Preview) Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being > Able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because > You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. > > You have done so much for me and Y...	OldPro	1	1017	Jul 17, 2005 by Phil
	" Pride " (Preview) July 15 For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige and romance. When we seemed to be suceeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Never was there enough of what w...	GammyRose	1	1083	Jul 17, 2005 by Phil
	Sharing (Preview) Have been sorting and going through some stuff today, and just wanted to share something I found with you. Love is what makes life great... A careless word may kindle strife. The cruel word usually wrecks a life. Timely words help level stress, but its loving words that heal and bless. The happi...	Phil	2	690	Jul 17, 2005 by Nic
	Drinking Dream (Preview) I had a pretty bad drinking dream last night that was SO real!! Some of my friends went to a show last night they wanted me to go to. For several reasons, I didn't. But in the dream I went and I relapsed. It was my friend Kate's birthday and I remember I took her to the bar and bought...	GA_Peach	3	869	Jul 17, 2005 by jonibaloni
	Coffee flavoured Keyboard - Phil (Preview) Allo folks - Have come over to use my mates comp, as during a moment of enthusiastic inspiration yesterday morning, I managed to fill my keyboard with coffee and will no be "non communique" until I can get over to a town and replace it. I can still see the board but am unable to contribute. Yes - ya'll g...	Nic	2	705	Jul 17, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	New lonley member (Preview) I decided to join this message board because I need some insight. I've been an alcoholic for the past 3 years. I am only 19 years old. I moved away from all the so called bad influences in life for a year only to find myself back where I started (in the same town) Ive done good. I occuasionaly go out now for dri...	ajohnson27659	5	1033	Jul 17, 2005 by wantneeda
	nagativity (Preview) Today is July 17, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! NEGATIVITY "My life has been nothing but a failure." --Claude Monet I can identify with Claude Monet because for years I considered myself a complete failure. For years I wallowed on my pity-pot until it became too painful. Whateve...	wantneeda	0	828	Jul 17, 2005 by wantneeda
	Newcomer Needs Insight FAST (Preview) Well, it's day 15 of sobriety. And I feel awesome!! Had a decent day at work, made an afternoon meeting, and think I got myself a sponsor (we're having lunch next week). BUT, there's one thing that's bothering me, my boyfriend! I mentioned him in one of my first posts, and got some sound advice fro...	OldPro	6	679	Jul 17, 2005 by GammyRose
	ajohnson27659 (Preview) It's awesome you know you're an alcoholic at such an early age. I can't stress enough that if you want to stay sober AA is the ONLY way to do it. You won't be lonely anymore, either, I promise. AA is a wonderful fellowship. I am on day 16 of sobriety after drinking for 25 yrs and I too was scared to stop due to lo...	OldPro	1	754	Jul 17, 2005 by cheri
	interpretation of the serenity prayer (Preview) GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY....I have known peace. The peace that comes in front of a fireplace on a cozy winter's night; the peace of the mountains. But when I would leave the mountains, the peace would leave me. When the fire went out or the phone rang, the peace would be gone. Peace came rarely a...	wantneeda	0	1472	Jul 17, 2005 by wantneeda
	milestone for me (Preview) today is my birthday 6 months sober. one day at a time. so nice haveing self respect again.THANKS ALL FOR SAVING MY LIFE. GOD BLESS WAGON	wagon	4	663	Jul 16, 2005 by OldPro
	" A Nourishing Ingredient" (Preview) July 14 Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourshing ingredient which can give us serenity. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p.204 How often do I focus om my problems and frustrations? When I am having a "good...	GammyRose	1	832	Jul 16, 2005 by Phil
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