Alcoholics Anonymous

GammyRose · GammyRose

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow d...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is August 19, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! DECISION "When you see a snake, never mind where he came from." -- W. G. Benham So many alcoholics have died looking for "the problem" that made them drink. The wife, family, neighborhood or unemployment was why they though they go...

Phil · Phil

grant me the to accept the things I cannot change to change the things I can and the to know the difference

Doll · Doll

Good morning, my wonderful MIP family Just wanted to touch base and let you all know I'm fine and say that I hope you all are too. From the looks of the posts being made everyone is rowing their little ole hearts out. Think I'll grab a paddle too.

My memories have subsided some since my last "...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey everybody, Well the rollercoaster just keeps moving, the miracle is I'm still sober and I haven't thrown-up . I did have a migraine last night. In the middle of packing up the house, I had to drop everything yesterday morning and drive my husband to the city 100 miles from us, to be checked in to a ho...

wantneeda · wantneeda

this is what active alkies do. You cannot nor will not change my behavior. You cannot make me treat you better, let alone with any respect. All I care about, all I think about, is my needs and how to go about fufilling them. You are a tool to me, something to use. When I say I love you I am lying th...

Rick · Rick

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with. --Mark Twain We share this planet that supports us. We share it with other living creatures, each one offering a necessary ingredient that nurtures and sustains the continuation of th...

Phil · Phil

Quote: ..look at that word blame. It's just a coincidence that the last two letters spell the word me. But that coincidence is worth thinking about. Other people or unfortunate circumstances may have caused you to feel pain, but only you control whether you allow that pain to go on. If you w...

Rick · Rick

http://www.spiritisup.com/colors1.swf jUST A LINK kinda neat

Phil · Phil

    -- Edited by Phil at 20:13, 2005-08-18 -- Edited by...

Doll · Doll

I've always tried really hard to make everyone around me believe I'm OK, that I've got my shit together. Truth is I'm not OK. Never have been! I have a home, a job AND a business,a great teenage son who thinks his mom is the coolest, wonderful friends and a man in my life who is so supportive, non judg...

Rick · Rick

There's Always a Way When You Really Try By Dr. Robert Schuller We have several walnut trees on our church grounds. California crows love the meat of the walnut. How can a crow crack a walnut to get at the meat? Imagine if you were a crow-how would you do it? The crows have figured out a way. They pick th...

Rick · Rick

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The fifth part of Twelfth Step work is continuance. This means staying with the prospects after they have started on the new way of living. We must stay with them and not let them down. We must encourage them to go to meetings regularly for fellowship and help. They will le...

Phil · Phil

Negative imagination is very destructive. Negative imagination fuels our insecurities. When our negative imagination is at work, we must stop our negative imagination, because what our negative imagination is doing, is entangling our insecurities around our soul. -------------- When w...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today was like a shadow. It lurked behind me. It's now gone forever. Why is it that time is such a difficult thing to befriend? --Mary Casey Each passing minute is all that we are certain of having. The choice is ever present to relish the moment, reaping fully whatever its benefits, knowing that we...

Rick · Rick

Up early, going to head down to hospital. Last night I Wasn't sure what I was doing today. Now I know! Off early hope to get to a noon meeting. God only knows, going to try to relieve the girls. so they can get a lillte sleep. All is going weell, considering the inju...

Phil · Phil

Youre going forward buddy, youre going forward--thats all that matters. Whatever works for you. As you continue to attend meetings you will find many more, that you will be able to identify with--you will meet new freinds--and you will become a part of something that is huge,- you will get a feelin...

schoolbud · schoolbud

Hi I'm new here, a recovering alcoholic. I'm only 26 and have had some rough times with alcohol. Some nights I would get so wasted that I'd end up wetting my pants. yeah that's right, a grown man peeing himself. God it was horrible, totally embarrassing! Just wondering if anyone else ever had this happe...

Phil · Phil

Hows things going today? did you get to watch the space "go blast" thing? Howd the meeting go? Feeling a bit better? Last time I was down there--it was Seaworld. Wanted to kiss a Dolphin, like everyone else, but fell into the tank. Was fished out by a couple of guys, that wouldnt give me back, my half bot...

Phil · Phil

Shame and guilt are the:

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is August 17, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! COURAGE "Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome." -- Samuel Johnson There was a time when I never attempted anything because I said it "can't" be done. I could never get sober. I could neve...

OldPro · OldPro

Does evil exist? Did God create evil? The University professor challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists?" A student bravely replied, "Yes he did!" "God created everything?" The professor asked. "Yes sir", the student replied. The professor answered, "...

Doll · Doll

They told me in AA in order to keep it, I have to give it away. I've spent too much time in my own head tonight and I'm having "memories" if you will, of the times I was "uncomfortable in my own skin" . Things I had forgotten or just really realized.... Right now the first one that comes to mind is about age 5 o...

Phil · Phil

Healing Thoughts Think healing thoughts. When you feel anger or resentment, ask God to help you feel it, learn from it, and then release it. Ask Him to bless those who you feel anger toward. Ask Him to bless you too. When you feel fear, ask Him to take it from you. When you feel misery, force grati...

Phil · Phil

Get youre butt back in here. lol I know youre going through some stuff Buddy. I talked to your answering machine last night. Ive seen you lurking in the shadows, on the board. Talk to us Pal. We love you and we care.

Rick · Rick

Posted a couple times gotta run take care thanks for everything

Rick · Rick

I love the post from a couple days ago! So true let the mate handle her thing. I'm toooo much the care taker. I love the property. I was told I would never have to put hay in etc. Guess who handles most of it. I told her one day I gave up most of my life for hers. This is a high mat...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

I got my Mri results yersterday. It shows I have a ruptured disk, I will be starting physical therapy for 6-8weeks. I have sciatica (pinched nerve in my back), plus arthritis in my back. They also found a cyst on my ovaries ( it might explain why I look 5 months pregnant). I am on medicade after having he...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Just wondering if anyone has heard from Rick? I'm still praying. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

asmith · asmith

What time are they actually at? On the main forum page is says 9PM EST, but when you click the link, it says 8PM EST. Andrew

wantneeda · wantneeda

You are reading from the book Touchstones. We did not all come over on the same ship, but we were all in the same boat. --Bernard M. Baruch As we listen to others' stories and tell our own, we see roads into this program are different. Some of us hit bottom. Others were spared the worst catastroph...

Phil · Phil

Love is a force. It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product; it produces. It is a power, like money, or steam or electricity. It is valueless unless you can give something else by means of it. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh Love and feeling loved--how often both elude us! We have taken the first s...

Phil · Phil

Just saw you come on to the board Buddy.. How are yu our freind??

ellen · ellen

did you got to the meeting? and are you feeling better? I read your post and in the begining its hard whenever you have a craving seriously eat some ice cream or a candybar before you crack one it really takes the edge off. might sound stupid but the body prduces a byproduct of sugar from liqu...

DEE · DEE

Hi ,i am alcoholic.I relalapsed after 13 years sobriety,and I feel the craving again ,I cannot stop .I need help now because I feel lost.Can anyone help me now. Dee I can be contacted @ Midstar53@aol.com. I will be online. Thanks

Rick · Rick

Hey All try to check in when I can. My grandaughter was in a bad accident, say a prayer fer us love U TYhanks Rick

Phil · Phil

1.... Easy does it 2.... First things first 3.... Live and let live 4.... But for the grace of god 5....Think......Think.......Think 6....One day at time 7....Let go and Let God 8....Kiss---keep it simple stupid 9....Act as if......... 10....This too shall pass 11....Expect miracles 12....I ca...

SoberMom · SoberMom

I cant wait for the meeting tuesday night See you all then unless we talk in the message board

purplhaze214 · purplhaze214

hi guys. i had bee clean for 2 whole weeks!!! but yesterday i blew it and now i feel really bad because i lost all that time i accomplsihed.

asmith · asmith

Well, today was my first attempt at going totaly alcohol free. I didn't make it. I opened a beer this afternoon and took a few sips off of it. I ended up dumping it out. II started another one later and put it back in the fridge. I feel like a train ran over me. I can't...

Nic · Nic

You know those cartoon characters....? The ones who when someone shouts at them or they see something in the cartoons that is shocking, their eyes bug out and pop right OUT OF THEIR HEAD????? You know the ones? Sometimes their hair sticks up too...straight out of the head and th...

Phil · Phil

my computers got the HIC ups--any suggestions? Keeps HIC upping UP and Down on the desk TOP. I got it to HOLD its breath--but it BLEW a gasket Tried a glass OF water--it spit it ALL over the FLOOR took it APART but ive GOT extra Peices LEFT over. Beat IT wi...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

HI , Well the title says it all. I went to the party and had one lousy beer. I convinced myself that I was just to nervous to be at this party without drinking. There were many more people than I anticapated. Popped open the beer took some gulps...look...

Phil · Phil

The reasonable man encounters circumstances and adapts himself to them. The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt circumstances to himself. All progress depends upon the unreasonable man. --George Bernard Shaw Finding Your Purpose Everyone has a dream. Everyone has a purpose or mission...

SoberMom · SoberMom

Hello Everyone My name is brook i have been sober almost 6 years in october i feel good i love being sober i have many reasons im sober right now for my health my family and my new baby girl who will be two weeks old thursday and she is a blessing in my life im married to my husbund who is also in AA he has been...

New Member · asmith

Hello! My name is Andrew and I am an alcoholic. It is time for me to give up this addiction. I have been to a few AA meetings, but have not given up my beer just yet. I had a hard time accepting the fact that I am an alcoholic. I always thought alcholics were those who d...

Phil · Phil

How It Works Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are suc...

jenn · jenn

I've been battling alcohol for quite some time now.. I decide I want to quit at night as I tuck my two babies into bed, then by morning my resolve is less, by the end of the day, I'm cracking open a bottle of wine, drinking it all and some.. and saying tomorrow I'll quit. Tomorrow comes and the same thing ha...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure. --Simone Weil How terribly complicated we choose to make life's many questions. Should we call a friend and apologize or wait for her call? Are the children getting the kind of care they must, right now? That we "Came to believe in a power gre...

mom to 2 · mom to 2

I wanted to thank everyone again for their thoughts and shares. My husband entered rehab 4 days ago. A place fully covered by insurance. Not posh like the Betty Ford Center---but he's out of credit and cash. I'm still doing my thing here. I will visit tomorrow for family day...

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	Run in the Rain... (Preview) A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow d...	GammyRose	1	856	Aug 20, 2005 by Nic
	a great day for recovery-aug 19 (Preview) Today is August 19, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! DECISION "When you see a snake, never mind where he came from." -- W. G. Benham So many alcoholics have died looking for "the problem" that made them drink. The wife, family, neighborhood or unemployment was why they though they go...	wantneeda	2	719	Aug 19, 2005 by Rick
	Have a good night everybody (Preview) grant me the to accept the things I cannot change to change the things I can and the to know the difference	Phil	0	755	Aug 19, 2005 by Phil
	Thurs. 8/18/05 (Preview) Good morning, my wonderful MIP family Just wanted to touch base and let you all know I'm fine and say that I hope you all are too. From the looks of the posts being made everyone is rowing their little ole hearts out. Think I'll grab a paddle too. My memories have subsided some since my last "...	Doll	1	841	Aug 19, 2005 by wantneeda
	Checking in.... (Preview) Hey everybody, Well the rollercoaster just keeps moving, the miracle is I'm still sober and I haven't thrown-up . I did have a migraine last night. In the middle of packing up the house, I had to drop everything yesterday morning and drive my husband to the city 100 miles from us, to be checked in to a ho...	GammyRose	4	649	Aug 19, 2005 by wantneeda
	what alcoholics do (Preview) this is what active alkies do. You cannot nor will not change my behavior. You cannot make me treat you better, let alone with any respect. All I care about, all I think about, is my needs and how to go about fufilling them. You are a tool to me, something to use. When I say I love you I am lying th...	wantneeda	7	892	Aug 19, 2005 by cheri
	Today,s gift (Preview) *Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with. --Mark Twain* We share this planet that supports us. We share it with other living creatures, each one offering a necessary ingredient that nurtures and sustains the continuation of th...	Rick	0	771	Aug 19, 2005 by Rick
	Early morning thoughts (Preview) Quote: ..look at that word blame. It's just a coincidence that the last two letters spell the word me. But that coincidence is worth thinking about. Other people or unfortunate circumstances may have caused you to feel pain, but only you control whether you allow that pain to go on. If you w...	Phil	1	766	Aug 19, 2005 by Rick
	COLORS (Preview) http://www.spiritisup.com/colors1.swf jUST A LINK kinda neat	Rick	0	777	Aug 19, 2005 by Rick
	To Wendy and Cheri (Preview)     -- Edited by Phil at 20:13, 2005-08-18 -- Edited by...	Phil	3	814	Aug 19, 2005 by cheri
	Still giving it away (Preview) I've always tried really hard to make everyone around me believe I'm OK, that I've got my shit together. Truth is I'm not OK. Never have been! I have a home, a job AND a business,a great teenage son who thinks his mom is the coolest, wonderful friends and a man in my life who is so supportive, non judg...	Doll	3	774	Aug 18, 2005 by GammyRose
	There's Always a Way When You Really Try (Preview) There's Always a Way When You Really Try By Dr. Robert Schuller We have several walnut trees on our church grounds. California crows love the meat of the walnut. How can a crow crack a walnut to get at the meat? Imagine if you were a crow-how would you do it? The crows have figured out a way. They pick th...	Rick	2	721	Aug 18, 2005 by wagon
	THOUGHT FOR THE DAY (Preview) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The fifth part of Twelfth Step work is continuance. This means staying with the prospects after they have started on the new way of living. We must stay with them and not let them down. We must encourage them to go to meetings regularly for fellowship and help. They will le...	Rick	1	788	Aug 18, 2005 by Phil
	Ramblings For This evening (Preview) Negative imagination is very destructive. Negative imagination fuels our insecurities. When our negative imagination is at work, we must stop our negative imagination, because what our negative imagination is doing, is entangling our insecurities around our soul. -------------- When w...	Phil	1	755	Aug 18, 2005 by cheri
	time (Preview) *Today was like a shadow. It lurked behind me. It's now gone forever. Why is it that time is such a difficult thing to befriend? --Mary Casey* Each passing minute is all that we are certain of having. The choice is ever present to relish the moment, reaping fully whatever its benefits, knowing that we...	wantneeda	6	703	Aug 18, 2005 by Phil
	one foot in front of the other (Preview) Up early, going to head down to hospital. Last night I Wasn't sure what I was doing today. Now I know! Off early hope to get to a noon meeting. God only knows, going to try to relieve the girls. so they can get a lillte sleep. All is going weell, considering the inju...	Rick	5	1035	Aug 18, 2005 by Phil
	Andrew (Preview) Youre going forward buddy, youre going forward--thats all that matters. Whatever works for you. As you continue to attend meetings you will find many more, that you will be able to identify with--you will meet new freinds--and you will become a part of something that is huge,- you will get a feelin...	Phil	5	708	Aug 18, 2005 by Phil
	Ever so drunk you wet yourself - I was! (Preview) Hi I'm new here, a recovering alcoholic. I'm only 26 and have had some rough times with alcohol. Some nights I would get so wasted that I'd end up wetting my pants. yeah that's right, a grown man peeing himself. God it was horrible, totally embarrassing! Just wondering if anyone else ever had this happe...	schoolbud	4	4993	Aug 18, 2005 by schoolbud
	Hey Smitty? (Preview) Hows things going today? did you get to watch the space "go blast" thing? Howd the meeting go? Feeling a bit better? Last time I was down there--it was Seaworld. Wanted to kiss a Dolphin, like everyone else, but fell into the tank. Was fished out by a couple of guys, that wouldnt give me back, my half bot...	Phil	4	852	Aug 17, 2005 by asmith
	Guilt And Shame (Preview) Shame and guilt are the:	Phil	3	853	Aug 17, 2005 by Phil
	a great day for recovery-Aug 17 (Preview) Today is August 17, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! COURAGE "Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome." -- Samuel Johnson There was a time when I never attempted anything because I said it "can't" be done. I could never get sober. I could neve...	wantneeda	4	975	Aug 17, 2005 by Phil
	Does Evil Exist? (Preview) Does evil exist? Did God create evil? The University professor challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists?" A student bravely replied, "Yes he did!" "God created everything?" The professor asked. "Yes sir", the student replied. The professor answered, "...	OldPro	2	659	Aug 17, 2005 by cheri
	Gotta give it away....... (Preview) They told me in AA in order to keep it, I have to give it away. I've spent too much time in my own head tonight and I'm having "memories" if you will, of the times I was "uncomfortable in my own skin" . Things I had forgotten or just really realized.... Right now the first one that comes to mind is about age 5 o...	Doll	4	713	Aug 17, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Healing Thoughts (Preview) Healing Thoughts Think healing thoughts. When you feel anger or resentment, ask God to help you feel it, learn from it, and then release it. Ask Him to bless those who you feel anger toward. Ask Him to bless you too. When you feel fear, ask Him to take it from you. When you feel misery, force grati...	Phil	1	823	Aug 17, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Rick? (Preview) Get youre butt back in here. lol I know youre going through some stuff Buddy. I talked to your answering machine last night. Ive seen you lurking in the shadows, on the board. Talk to us Pal. We love you and we care.	Phil	1	827	Aug 17, 2005 by Phil
	Hello Phil (Preview) Posted a couple times gotta run take care thanks for everything	Rick	0	709	Aug 17, 2005 by Rick
	Nic (Preview) I love the post from a couple days ago! So true let the mate handle her thing. I'm toooo much the care taker. I love the property. I was told I would never have to put hay in etc. Guess who handles most of it. I told her one day I gave up most of my life for hers. This is a high mat...	Rick	0	735	Aug 17, 2005 by Rick
	Back Pain Anyone? (Preview) I got my Mri results yersterday. It shows I have a ruptured disk, I will be starting physical therapy for 6-8weeks. I have sciatica (pinched nerve in my back), plus arthritis in my back. They also found a cyst on my ovaries ( it might explain why I look 5 months pregnant). I am on medicade after having he...	nancyjo59	4	704	Aug 16, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Rick ? (Preview) Just wondering if anyone has heard from Rick? I'm still praying. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	5	730	Aug 16, 2005 by asmith
	Online Meetings (Preview) What time are they actually at? On the main forum page is says 9PM EST, but when you click the link, it says 8PM EST. Andrew	asmith	4	806	Aug 16, 2005 by asmith
	we are all in the same boat (Preview) You are reading from the book Touchstones. *We did not all come over on the same ship, but we were all in the same boat. --Bernard M. Baruch* As we listen to others' stories and tell our own, we see roads into this program are different. Some of us hit bottom. Others were spared the worst catastroph...	wantneeda	2	760	Aug 16, 2005 by Phil
	It Works:) (Preview) Love is a force. It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product; it produces. It is a power, like money, or steam or electricity. It is valueless unless you can give something else by means of it. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh Love and feeling loved--how often both elude us! We have taken the first s...	Phil	2	701	Aug 16, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Hey Smitty? (Preview) Just saw you come on to the board Buddy.. How are yu our freind??	Phil	3	710	Aug 16, 2005 by nancyjo59
	asmith (Preview) did you got to the meeting? and are you feeling better? I read your post and in the begining its hard whenever you have a craving seriously eat some ice cream or a candybar before you crack one it really takes the edge off. might sound stupid but the body prduces a byproduct of sugar from liqu...	ellen	8	719	Aug 16, 2005 by GammyRose
	New here (Preview) Hi ,i am alcoholic.I relalapsed after 13 years sobriety,and I feel the craving again ,I cannot stop .I need help now because I feel lost.Can anyone help me now. Dee I can be contacted @ Midstar53@aol.com. I will be online. Thanks	DEE	8	768	Aug 16, 2005 by DEE
	accident (Preview) Hey All try to check in when I can. My grandaughter was in a bad accident, say a prayer fer us love U TYhanks Rick	Rick	8	792	Aug 15, 2005 by Nic
	50 AA Slogans (Preview) 1.... Easy does it 2.... First things first 3.... Live and let live 4.... But for the grace of god 5....Think......Think.......Think 6....One day at time 7....Let go and Let God 8....Kiss---keep it simple stupid 9....Act as if......... 10....This too shall pass 11....Expect miracles 12....I ca...	Phil	0	3082	Aug 15, 2005 by Phil
	Meeting (Preview) I cant wait for the meeting tuesday night See you all then unless we talk in the message board	SoberMom	3	704	Aug 15, 2005 by OldPro
	hi im new (Preview) hi guys. i had bee clean for 2 whole weeks!!! but yesterday i blew it and now i feel really bad because i lost all that time i accomplsihed.	purplhaze214	8	830	Aug 15, 2005 by OldPro
	1st days attempt (Preview) Well, today was my first attempt at going totaly alcohol free. I didn't make it. I opened a beer this afternoon and took a few sips off of it. I ended up dumping it out. II started another one later and put it back in the fridge. I feel like a train ran over me. I can't...	asmith	3	713	Aug 15, 2005 by asmith
	Hey NancyJo (Preview) You know those cartoon characters....? The ones who when someone shouts at them or they see something in the cartoons that is shocking, their eyes bug out and pop right OUT OF THEIR HEAD????? You know the ones? Sometimes their hair sticks up too...straight out of the head and th...	Nic	5	734	Aug 15, 2005 by Nic
	Hey Ellen (Preview) my computers got the HIC ups--any suggestions? Keeps HIC upping UP and Down on the desk TOP. I got it to HOLD its breath--but it BLEW a gasket Tried a glass OF water--it spit it ALL over the FLOOR took it APART but ive GOT extra Peices LEFT over. Beat IT wi...	Phil	5	810	Aug 15, 2005 by Phil
	One Lousy Beer (Preview) *HI ,* Well the title says it all. I went to the party and had one lousy beer. I convinced myself that I was just to nervous to be at this party without drinking. There were many more people than I anticapated. *Popped open the beer took some gulps...look...*	nancyjo59	8	1416	Aug 15, 2005 by OldPro
	Purpose (Preview) The reasonable man encounters circumstances and adapts himself to them. The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt circumstances to himself. All progress depends upon the unreasonable man. --George Bernard Shaw Finding Your Purpose Everyone has a dream. Everyone has a purpose or mission...	Phil	1	697	Aug 15, 2005 by Phil
	New Here (Preview) Hello Everyone My name is brook i have been sober almost 6 years in october i feel good i love being sober i have many reasons im sober right now for my health my family and my new baby girl who will be two weeks old thursday and she is a blessing in my life im married to my husbund who is also in AA he has been...	SoberMom	4	712	Aug 15, 2005 by GammyRose
	New Member (Preview) Hello! My name is Andrew and I am an alcoholic. It is time for me to give up this addiction. I have been to a few AA meetings, but have not given up my beer just yet. I had a hard time accepting the fact that I am an alcoholic. I always thought alcholics were those who d...	asmith	9	766	Aug 15, 2005 by GammyRose
	HOW IT WORKS (Preview) How It Works Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are suc...	Phil	4	871	Aug 15, 2005 by Phil
	It's time.. I'm a newbie (Preview) I've been battling alcohol for quite some time now.. I decide I want to quit at night as I tuck my two babies into bed, then by morning my resolve is less, by the end of the day, I'm cracking open a bottle of wine, drinking it all and some.. and saying tomorrow I'll quit. Tomorrow comes and the same thing ha...	jenn	8	750	Aug 15, 2005 by GammyRose
	todays thought-Aug 15 (Preview) *Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure. --Simone Weil* How terribly complicated we choose to make life's many questions. Should we call a friend and apologize or wait for her call? Are the children getting the kind of care they must, right now? That we "Came to believe in a power gre...	wantneeda	0	801	Aug 15, 2005 by wantneeda
	husband in rehab (Preview) I wanted to thank everyone again for their thoughts and shares. My husband entered rehab 4 days ago. A place fully covered by insurance. Not posh like the Betty Ford Center---but he's out of credit and cash. I'm still doing my thing here. I will visit tomorrow for family day...	mom to 2	6	812	Aug 15, 2005 by mom to 2
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