Alcoholics Anonymous

GammyRose · GammyRose

I'm sitting here with my cup of tea, have been reading post when I get a chance. I've read a lot of good stuff. Rick, thanks for all the BB sharing, seems there is nothing that helps me more then AA or Al-anon literature , even if it is something I've heard over and over, if it is something I need for tha...

Rick · Rick

It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. --David Bergman Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or lo...

Rick · Rick

Thou shalt not should thyself. --Anonymous When someone tells us we should do something, do we want to do it, or do we feel mad that someone else is telling us what we want to do? Sometimes we forget that these messages are not our own, but are the desires of others. It's important to listen to what w...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Resentment is anger that we do not want to turn over to our Higher Power. Sometimes, we want to keep our anger. Maybe we want to "get even". It's hard to be spiritual and full of anger at the same time. When we hold on to anger, it turns into self-will. ----A...

Rick · Rick

"All these, and many others, have one symptom in common: they cannot start drinking without developing the phenomenon of craving. This phenomenon, as we have suggested, may be the manifestation of an allergy which differentiates these people, and sets them apart as a distinct entity. It has nev...

ralisme · ralisme

I was fortunate to celibrate 16 years fo continuous sobriety last week and this is a mile stone for me. It is with the help of the 12 step program that I was able to attain this. I still only have one day at a time to live sober.

Rick · Rick

We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it. . . . --Mark Twain There was once a young girl who thought that if only she tried a little harder, she could please her parents; if only she were prettier, her friends would like her better....

John · John

This Moment THIS MOMENT I may never see tomorrow, there's no written guarantee, And things that happened yesterday belong to history, I can not predict the future, I can not change the past, I have just the present moments, I must treat it as my last, I must use this moment wisely for it soon will pass awa...

Rick · Rick

AA may be human in its organization, but it is divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point us toward a Higher Power and a better life. Participating in the privilege of the movement, we will share in the responsibilities, taking it upon ourselves to carry our fair share of the l...

Rick · Rick

Everyone has his own fingerprints. The white light streams down to be broken up by those human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow. Take your own color in the pattern and be just that. --Charles R. Brown We are often amazed at how different members of the same family seem to be. Contra...

elizabeth · elizabeth

Have you ever really questioned what's important to you in your life and what you're focusing on? When was the last time that you called a time-out, sat down, and really reflected on what your priorities were and where you were investing your energy, your emotion, and your passions? We get so busy that...

Rick · Rick

Today I will be grateful for where I am now. My life might not be perfect, and I might not have achieved the goals I thought I would have by now; I might not be living the kind of life I thought I would be or want to be, but I'm grateful for this day, right now, and the fact that I've made a commitment t...

confused in FL · confused in FL

Have been sober for various periods, up to 5 years at one point. Locally, I found many "AA clubs" locally that only follow 12 traditions when convienent. Found out that they like to talk about folk rather than to them. I even confronted them, and asked them to talk about me, since I was there. I am large an...

elizabeth · elizabeth

to find out if your mission on earth is finished; if you're still alive, it isn’t ______________________________________________________ every disappointment or challange, is an opportunity, for growth. ____________________________________________________ you cannot disc...

John · John

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ SERVING MY BROTHER The member talks to the newcomer not in a spirit of power but in a spirit of humility and weakness. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE p. 279 As the days pass in A.A., I ask God to guide my thoughts and the words that I speak. In this la...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Today is our 27th Wedding Anniv. Just wanted to say that my spouse has worked his program solidly since Jan. 2nd. (We were not working with me in alanon and him not working a program). Anyway, I have found a huge relief and a partner back in my life s...

Nic · Nic

Hi All, This mornings meditation walked me back through one of my friendships, so I thought I might share this. I have a friend who is born on the same day as me. He is the 5th child of large landowners and hoteliers here in Aus. He went to private schools and he is particularly well educated. I really a...

Phil · Phil

[Alcoholic Anonymous] Rate Your Night Rate your Night ---------------------------------- One-Star Hangover (*) No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5 sodas and still feel this way....

Rick · Rick

Think in terms of depletion, not depression . . .. You can understand how a body can replenish itself, whereas it may be difficult to understand the way out of depression. --Claire Weekes Despair and depression may come over us suddenly, for no reason we can figure out. But if we stop and reflect...

Rick · Rick

"We are like men who have lost their legs; they never grow new ones. Neither does there appear to be any kind of treatment which will make alcoholics of our kind like other men. We have tried every imaginable remedy. In some instances there has been brief recovery, followed always by a still worse r...

elizabeth · elizabeth

Holding Your Own Trust yourself. Trust what you know. Sometimes, it is hard to stand in our own truth & trust what we know, especially when others would try to convince us otherwise. In these cases, others may be dealing with issues of gui...

Phil · Phil

Subject: Fw: Chilli Bake Off > Some of you probably got this one before but it will still put tears in your > eyes from laughing. > Phil > > Subject: FW: Chilli Bake Off > > > > > > The notes are from an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was > > visiting Texas from the East Coast: > > > > Fran... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Rick · Rick

"In meditation, we ask God what we should do about each specific matter. The right answer will come, if we want it." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 69~

elizabeth · elizabeth

GOD"S CAKE Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this", or "Why did God have to do this to me". Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong... she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile...

Phil · Phil

Im a drunk Im not an Alcoholic Alcoholics go to meetings. Drugs lead to nowhere But its the scenic route. I child proofed my house But they still get in. Take revenge Crap on a pigeon Where the hell is "Easy Street?" If money is the root of all evil Why do churc...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Just stopped by this morning to check in. I have been busy since Sat, morning, I had to take my 77 yr old Mother to the ER and they admitted her to the hosp., she has emphsema and many other medical problems. They called me early Mon. morning,said she wasn't going to make it, by the time I got there and called...

Rick · Rick

When men are rightfully occupied, then their amusement grows out of their work as the color petals out of a fruitful garden. --John Ruskin What do we need most in order to be happy? Certainly we all need to be loved. Yet we need even more than that. The spirit also wishes to be needed. When we...

stancamden · stancamden

Thank you Channel 4 for the best telly programme ever - Anatomy for Beginners. It features a guy who looks like Dr Who with a husky German accent doing real time dissections on human bodies. There is a running commentary from someone in white coat, who looks like he just came out of a washing powder a...

Rick · Rick

In the midst of winter, I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer. --Albert Camus When things seem to be going badly and everyone appears to be against us, what do we see? Do we think things will never get better, or is there a ray of hope inside us that believes everything will s...

Rick · Rick

Others treat us the way we invite them to treat us. --Barb H. Coping with stress is a lot more difficult than preventing it in the first place. If we think prevention, we can avoid a surprising number of stressful situations by thinking ahead and sidestepping. We don't have to have lunch w...

Phil · Phil

SELF ESTEEM, SELF LOVE and SELF CENTEREDNESS by Nancy Poitou, M.A., M.F.T. I have been asked often about what is self-esteem, self-love and self-centeredness. These are very good questions and it is a fine line that separates these concepts. Self esteem means to hold oneself in high estee...

Rick · Rick

Had a little case of depression, it appears to have lifted this am. It's nice just to be able to think GREAT DAY. Anybody know what I mean?? Depression SUCKS !!

Rick · Rick

Nothing is more difficult than competing with a myth. -- Francoise Giroud Sometimes we think we need to try and be something we're not. Maybe we feel pressure from friends to behave or dress like someone else. All we need to do is remember when we were younger and dressed in our parents' cl...

Rick · Rick

This is the text of an old preamble that used to be used at AA Meetings. It was found floating around USENET. From what we can tell it was never "official" AA literature. If anyone can give us a better idea of where it came from, please write and we will pass it along to the other readers. -----------------...

Rick · Rick

The important thing is not to stop questioning. --Albert Einstein We used to think we knew it all. We had grandiose ideas about ourselves. We stopped asking hard questions that could cause our fragile world of make-believe and deviousness to come crashing down. We protected our addic...

Rick · Rick

"Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have-the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 124~ -- Edited by Rick at 10:16, 2005-01-26

Nic · Nic

Just wanted to say I have laughed out loud several times tonight and it feels really good. I am really enjoying getting to know folks on this board, and especially enjoy it when folks share their sense of humour. We have all come a long way, and to be able to smile through things today, sure beats drinki...

Phil · Phil

A man stranded on a desert island comes across a woman who has washed up onto shore. The man helps the woman and welcomes her to the island. Later on that day, the woman says, "I don't suppose you smoked before you were stranded on this island, did you?" The man explains that he did smoke before be...

Phil · Phil

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wallsal55 · wallsal55

My spouse came home from a meeting, and had to chuckle. A fellow there was in prayer, and finally said out loud, "I've been trying to Polevault over a Mouse T--d ! My spouse said he could see himself in that expression so clearly. I said to, for me, h...

Phil · Phil

Acceptance is the recognition that something is wrong and a person needs help. This is true of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as drug addiction and alcoholism. With any disease, if a person does not recognize, admit, and accept that they have a problem, there is no solution. Acceptance...

Rick · Rick

Resent Somebody The moment you start to resent a person you become that person's slave. He or she controls your dreams, absorbs your digestion, robs you of your peace of mind and good will, and takes away the pleasure of your work. A person you resent ruins your spirituality and nullifie...

Gngr · Gngr

Hi, my name is Ginger and I am not an Alcoholic but my husband is and I have some questions and I thought who better to answer. First my husband and I have been together for 21 years and through out that time he has battled with sobriety. I think maybe he went 2 years at th...

John · John

I was called on the telephone by someone I don't know, asking me if I would help them figure out a way to get a alcoholic out of a hotel room, into detox, and thereafter the rooms of recovery. I agreed to meet with this person at a family resturant to discuss it further. I got to the resturant and t...

Rick · Rick

Only with winter patience can we bring The deep desired, long-awaited spring --Anne Morrow Lindbergh Family life requires patience. We probably realized that a long time ago. The Greek origin of the word patience is pathos, which means "suffering." In our lives together, we often suffer. L...

Nic · Nic

Allo all, 'Tas been a big week and I haven't had much chance to check in. Kicked a few goals and came short on a few others, but feeling like I'm winning at the game of life, as I sit to write. Stan - I look forward to the finished inventory. For every crappy thing you counted, I look forward to hearing at l...

Phil · Phil

To me, forgiveness is freedom. When I do not forgive, I am being a victim. I am trapped in my own misery and self pity. I feel powerless. I am unable to contribute much to other people. I blame those who I have not forgiven instead of being responsible for my own life. I waste my time and energy trying to ju...

Rick · Rick

A.A. Thought for the Day "Outline the program of action to new prospects, explaining how you made a self appraisal, how you straightened out your past, and why you are now endeavoring to help them. It is important for them to realize that your attempt to pass this on to them plays a vital part...

Rick · Rick

Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. --George Eliot A pet is often liked by everyone and seems to have no enemies. Why is this? Pets are friendly and interested in others. They seem to get joy out of just being with us. They do not have a critica...

John · John

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ACCEPTING OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES Our very first problem is to accept our present circumstances as they are, ourselves as we are, and the people about us as they are. This is to adopt a realistic humility without which no genuine advance can ev...

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	Good moring..... (Preview) I'm sitting here with my cup of tea, have been reading post when I get a chance. I've read a lot of good stuff. Rick, thanks for all the BB sharing, seems there is nothing that helps me more then AA or Al-anon literature , even if it is something I've heard over and over, if it is something I need for tha...	GammyRose	2	960	Feb 1, 2005 by Rick
	Thought 2/1 (Preview) *It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. --David Bergman* Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or lo...	Rick	0	778	Feb 1, 2005 by Rick
	Thought 1/31 (Preview) *Thou shalt not should thyself. --Anonymous* When someone tells us we should do something, do we want to do it, or do we feel mad that someone else is telling us what we want to do? Sometimes we forget that these messages are not our own, but are the desires of others. It's important to listen to what w...	Rick	3	868	Feb 1, 2005 by stancamden
	Resentment (Preview) Resentment is anger that we do not want to turn over to our Higher Power. Sometimes, we want to keep our anger. Maybe we want to "get even". It's hard to be spiritual and full of anger at the same time. When we hold on to anger, it turns into self-will. ----A...	wallsal55	4	1559	Jan 31, 2005 by pjb235
	BB quote 1/31/05 (Preview) "All these, and many others, have one symptom in common: they cannot start drinking without developing the phenomenon of craving. This phenomenon, as we have suggested, may be the manifestation of an allergy which differentiates these people, and sets them apart as a distinct entity. It has nev...	Rick	1	842	Jan 31, 2005 by ellen
	B Day#16 (Preview) I was fortunate to celibrate 16 years fo continuous sobriety last week and this is a mile stone for me. It is with the help of the 12 step program that I was able to attain this. I still only have one day at a time to live sober.	ralisme	2	802	Jan 31, 2005 by Jerry
	Today's gift 1/31 (Preview) *We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it. . . . --Mark Twain* There was once a young girl who thought that if only she tried a little harder, she could please her parents; if only she were prettier, her friends would like her better....	Rick	1	805	Jan 31, 2005 by pjb235
	This Moment (Preview) This Moment THIS MOMENT I may never see tomorrow, there's no written guarantee, And things that happened yesterday belong to history, I can not predict the future, I can not change the past, I have just the present moments, I must treat it as my last, I must use this moment wisely for it soon will pass awa...	John	2	849	Jan 30, 2005 by Nic
	Todays gift 1/30/05 (Preview) AA may be human in its organization, but it is divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point us toward a Higher Power and a better life. Participating in the privilege of the movement, we will share in the responsibilities, taking it upon ourselves to carry our fair share of the l...	Rick	0	775	Jan 30, 2005 by Rick
	Thought 1/30/05 (Preview) Everyone has his own fingerprints. The white light streams down to be broken up by those human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow. Take your own color in the pattern and be just that. --Charles R. Brown We are often amazed at how different members of the same family seem to be. Contra...	Rick	0	799	Jan 30, 2005 by Rick
	What's my life all about? (Preview) Have you ever really questioned what's important to you in your life and what you're focusing on? When was the last time that you called a time-out, sat down, and really reflected on what your priorities were and where you were investing your energy, your emotion, and your passions? We get so busy that...	elizabeth	7	1034	Jan 30, 2005 by Rick
	Grateful (Preview) Today I will be grateful for where I am now. My life might not be perfect, and I might not have achieved the goals I thought I would have by now; I might not be living the kind of life I thought I would be or want to be, but I'm grateful for this day, right now, and the fact that I've made a commitment t...	Rick	2	808	Jan 29, 2005 by pjb235
	Should I bother? (Preview) Have been sober for various periods, up to 5 years at one point. Locally, I found many "AA clubs" locally that only follow 12 traditions when convienent. Found out that they like to talk about folk rather than to them. I even confronted them, and asked them to talk about me, since I was there. I am large an...	confused in FL	5	1106	Jan 29, 2005 by Hanuman
	quotes (Preview) to find out if your mission on earth is finished; if you're still alive, it isn’t ______________________________________________________ every disappointment or challange, is an opportunity, for growth. ____________________________________________________ you cannot disc...	elizabeth	1	802	Jan 29, 2005 by pjb235
	1/28/ Reading and Thought of the Day (Preview) ~~~~~~~~~Be A Sponsor~~~~~~~~~ SERVING MY BROTHER The member talks to the newcomer not in a spirit of power but in a spirit of humility and weakness. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE p. 279 As the days pass in A.A., I ask God to guide my thoughts and the words that I speak. In this la...	John	1	940	Jan 29, 2005 by wallsal55
	27th Anniv. - Round 4 (Preview) Today is our 27th Wedding Anniv. Just wanted to say that my spouse has worked his program solidly since Jan. 2nd. (We were not working with me in alanon and him not working a program). Anyway, I have found a huge relief and a partner back in my life s...	wallsal55	2	1045	Jan 29, 2005 by wallsal55
	Kicking and Fighting (Preview) Hi All, This mornings meditation walked me back through one of my friendships, so I thought I might share this. I have a friend who is born on the same day as me. He is the 5th child of large landowners and hoteliers here in Aus. He went to private schools and he is particularly well educated. I really a...	Nic	2	971	Jan 29, 2005 by Nic
	Yup-Hope I never forget.:) (Preview) [Alcoholic Anonymous] Rate Your Night Rate your Night ---------------------------------- One-Star Hangover (*) No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5 sodas and still feel this way....	Phil	3	1206	Jan 29, 2005 by Rick
	Thought 1/29/05 (Preview) *Think in terms of depletion, not depression . . .. You can understand how a body can replenish itself, whereas it may be difficult to understand the way out of depression. --Claire Weekes* Despair and depression may come over us suddenly, for no reason we can figure out. But if we stop and reflect...	Rick	0	747	Jan 29, 2005 by Rick
	BB quote 1/29/05 (Preview) "We are like men who have lost their legs; they never grow new ones. Neither does there appear to be any kind of treatment which will make alcoholics of our kind like other men. We have tried every imaginable remedy. In some instances there has been brief recovery, followed always by a still worse r...	Rick	0	744	Jan 29, 2005 by Rick
	holding your own (Preview) Holding Your Own Trust yourself. Trust what you know. Sometimes, it is hard to stand in our own truth & trust what we know, especially when others would try to convince us otherwise. In these cases, others may be dealing with issues of gui...	elizabeth	1	943	Jan 28, 2005 by pjb235
	Its a chilli out day-this will crack yu up (Preview) Subject: Fw: Chilli Bake Off > Some of you probably got this one before but it will still put tears in your > eyes from laughing. > Phil > > Subject: FW: Chilli Bake Off > > > > > > The notes are from an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was > > visiting Texas from the East Coast: > > > > Fran... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>	Phil	1	1030	Jan 28, 2005 by stancamden
	BB quote 1/27/05 (Preview) "In meditation, we ask God what we should do about each specific matter. The right answer will come, if we want it." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 69~	Rick	1	824	Jan 28, 2005 by wallsal55
	God's cake (Preview) GOD"S CAKE Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this", or "Why did God have to do this to me". Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong... she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile...	elizabeth	3	1021	Jan 28, 2005 by Phil
	A couple of cute bumper stickers (Preview) Im a drunk Im not an Alcoholic Alcoholics go to meetings. Drugs lead to nowhere But its the scenic route. I child proofed my house But they still get in. Take revenge Crap on a pigeon Where the hell is "Easy Street?" If money is the root of all evil Why do churc...	Phil	2	882	Jan 27, 2005 by Nic
	Good morning all.... (Preview) Just stopped by this morning to check in. I have been busy since Sat, morning, I had to take my 77 yr old Mother to the ER and they admitted her to the hosp., she has emphsema and many other medical problems. They called me early Mon. morning,said she wasn't going to make it, by the time I got there and called...	GammyRose	3	905	Jan 27, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Thought 1/27/2005 (Preview) *When men are rightfully occupied, then their amusement grows out of their work as the color petals out of a fruitful garden. --John Ruskin* What do we need most in order to be happy? Certainly we all need to be loved. Yet we need even more than that. The spirit also wishes to be needed. When we...	Rick	2	784	Jan 27, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Best Telly Programme - Ever (Preview) Thank you Channel 4 for the best telly programme ever - Anatomy for Beginners. It features a guy who looks like Dr Who with a husky German accent doing real time dissections on human bodies. There is a running commentary from someone in white coat, who looks like he just came out of a washing powder a...	stancamden	2	1006	Jan 27, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	In the midst of winter (Preview) *In the midst of winter, I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer. --Albert Camus* When things seem to be going badly and everyone appears to be against us, what do we see? Do we think things will never get better, or is there a ray of hope inside us that believes everything will s...	Rick	0	830	Jan 27, 2005 by Rick
	boundaries (Preview) *Others treat us the way we invite them to treat us. --Barb H.* Coping with stress is a lot more difficult than preventing it in the first place. If we think prevention, we can avoid a surprising number of stressful situations by thinking ahead and sidestepping. We don't have to have lunch w...	Rick	7	1121	Jan 26, 2005 by amanda2u2
	A sharing on Self Esteem, Self Love, Self Centered (Preview) SELF ESTEEM, SELF LOVE and SELF CENTEREDNESS by Nancy Poitou, M.A., M.F.T. I have been asked often about what is self-esteem, self-love and self-centeredness. These are very good questions and it is a fine line that separates these concepts. Self esteem means to hold oneself in high estee...	Phil	2	1290	Jan 26, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Have a great day (Preview) Had a little case of depression, it appears to have lifted this am. It's nice just to be able to think GREAT DAY. Anybody know what I mean?? Depression SUCKS !!	Rick	2	838	Jan 26, 2005 by stancamden
	thought 1/26/05 (Preview) *Nothing is more difficult than competing with a myth. -- Francoise Giroud* Sometimes we think we need to try and be something we're not. Maybe we feel pressure from friends to behave or dress like someone else. All we need to do is remember when we were younger and dressed in our parents' cl...	Rick	2	740	Jan 26, 2005 by Rick
	Old preamble??? (Preview) This is the text of an old preamble that used to be used at AA Meetings. It was found floating around USENET. From what we can tell it was never "official" AA literature. If anyone can give us a better idea of where it came from, please write and we will pass it along to the other readers. -----------------...	Rick	1	902	Jan 26, 2005 by amanda2u2
	today's gift 1/26/2005 (Preview) *The important thing is not to stop questioning. --Albert Einstein* We used to think we knew it all. We had grandiose ideas about ourselves. We stopped asking hard questions that could cause our fragile world of make-believe and deviousness to come crashing down. We protected our addic...	Rick	0	780	Jan 26, 2005 by Rick
	big book quote 1/26/05 (Preview) "Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have-the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 124~ -- Edited by Rick at 10:16, 2005-01-26	Rick	0	725	Jan 26, 2005 by Rick
	We're laughin' (Preview) Just wanted to say I have laughed out loud several times tonight and it feels really good. I am really enjoying getting to know folks on this board, and especially enjoy it when folks share their sense of humour. We have all come a long way, and to be able to smile through things today, sure beats drinki...	Nic	4	987	Jan 26, 2005 by stancamden
	Stranded (Preview) A man stranded on a desert island comes across a woman who has washed up onto shore. The man helps the woman and welcomes her to the island. Later on that day, the woman says, "I don't suppose you smoked before you were stranded on this island, did you?" The man explains that he did smoke before be...	Phil	5	1028	Jan 25, 2005 by stancamden
	What its like to be older.--- (Preview) ---------------------------------------------------------------------	Phil	0	916	Jan 25, 2005 by Phil
	A New or Old Saying? ROFLMAO! (Preview) My spouse came home from a meeting, and had to chuckle. A fellow there was in prayer, and finally said out loud, "I've been trying to Polevault over a Mouse T--d ! My spouse said he could see himself in that expression so clearly. I said to, for me, h...	wallsal55	4	868	Jan 25, 2005 by Nic
	Its quite a battle if we dont accept hu? (Preview) Acceptance is the recognition that something is wrong and a person needs help. This is true of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as drug addiction and alcoholism. With any disease, if a person does not recognize, admit, and accept that they have a problem, there is no solution. Acceptance...	Phil	3	1271	Jan 24, 2005 by pjb235
	resentments (Preview) Resent Somebody The moment you start to resent a person you become that person's slave. He or she controls your dreams, absorbs your digestion, robs you of your peace of mind and good will, and takes away the pleasure of your work. A person you resent ruins your spirituality and nullifie...	Rick	1	845	Jan 24, 2005 by wallsal55
	Can I Ask You All For Help ? (Preview) Hi, my name is Ginger and I am not an Alcoholic but my husband is and I have some questions and I thought who better to answer. First my husband and I have been together for 21 years and through out that time he has battled with sobriety. I think maybe he went 2 years at th...	Gngr	4	1180	Jan 24, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Todays 12 Step Call... (Preview) I was called on the telephone by someone I don't know, asking me if I would help them figure out a way to get a alcoholic out of a hotel room, into detox, and thereafter the rooms of recovery. I agreed to meet with this person at a family resturant to discuss it further. I got to the resturant and t...	John	2	832	Jan 24, 2005 by Nic
	patience (Preview) *Only with winter patience can we bring The deep desired, long-awaited spring --Anne Morrow Lindbergh* Family life requires patience. We probably realized that a long time ago. The Greek origin of the word patience is pathos, which means "suffering." In our lives together, we often suffer. L...	Rick	2	732	Jan 24, 2005 by Rick
	Big week (Preview) Allo all, 'Tas been a big week and I haven't had much chance to check in. Kicked a few goals and came short on a few others, but feeling like I'm winning at the game of life, as I sit to write. Stan - I look forward to the finished inventory. For every crappy thing you counted, I look forward to hearing at l...	Nic	3	1008	Jan 24, 2005 by Nic
	Forgiving (Preview) To me, forgiveness is freedom. When I do not forgive, I am being a victim. I am trapped in my own misery and self pity. I feel powerless. I am unable to contribute much to other people. I blame those who I have not forgiven instead of being responsible for my own life. I waste my time and energy trying to ju...	Phil	2	931	Jan 23, 2005 by Rick
	Todays gift 1/23/05 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "Outline the program of action to new prospects, explaining how you made a self appraisal, how you straightened out your past, and why you are now endeavoring to help them. It is important for them to realize that your attempt to pass this on to them plays a vital part...	Rick	0	820	Jan 23, 2005 by Rick
	thought (Preview) Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. --George Eliot A pet is often liked by everyone and seems to have no enemies. Why is this? Pets are friendly and interested in others. They seem to get joy out of just being with us. They do not have a critica...	Rick	0	830	Jan 23, 2005 by Rick
	Reading and Thought for the Day (Preview) ~~~~~~~~~Be A Sponsor~~~~~~~~~ ACCEPTING OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES Our very first problem is to accept our present circumstances as they are, ourselves as we are, and the people about us as they are. This is to adopt a realistic humility without which no genuine advance can ev...	John	1	2730	Jan 23, 2005 by Phil
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