Alcoholics Anonymous

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

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42727&subForumID=94433&action=viewTopic&commentID=3561852&topicPage=

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...

Phil · Phil

Have been doing some inventory today, on anger--stuff that lies just beneath the surface, and sits there just waiting to be unleashed--trying to identify it, in the different peices that there are there. Never knew there was much there, but Im starting to find out the hard way, that there is. In A lo...

2misty · 2misty

Hi! I am looking for meeting schedules for my area. I have a limited listing but was hoping for additional meeting times / dates for the Carbon County area. Any help? Thanks!

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is July 16, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! DESIRE "One must not lose desires. They are mighty stimulating to creativeness, to love, and to long life." --Alexander A. Bogomoletz Today I desire to live. I have discovered value in my life. I have experienced personal self-est...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Just peeking in to say hello to you all. I hope and pray that everyone is making good progress in recovery. Forard ,,, Hoooo! love in recovery, amanda

Phil · Phil

Thanks for being here last night.It was a rough night. Ive been doing nothing for the last few days, but beating myself up, over a few things, and its been nothing but negative. Then its the old ways of trying to fix things, when its not in my control. All I can really do is pray about the situati...

GammyRose · GammyRose

July 13 As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of all humility, a desire to seek and do God's will is missing. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditinons p.72 When I first came to A.A., I want...

Phil · Phil

Not usually lost for words. I used to use this board a lot to vent feelings, and concerns--learning how to be a better person, husband, and a better human being, than I used to be. There were times when this board actually saved my life as I went through depressions, medical stuff, and marriage stuff....

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	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	1160	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	1002	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	1042	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	908	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	1073	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	856	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	1150	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	940	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	917	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	880	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	926	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	1047	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	1111	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	1424	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	1119	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	971	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	855	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	912	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	922	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	1166	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	1045	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	1485	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	1023	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	875	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	930	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	1033	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	1029	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	1017	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	1275	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	990	Jul 18, 2005 by wantneeda
	roommates (Preview) http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42727&subForumID=94433&action=viewTopic&commentID=3561852&topicPage=	gg	2	1012	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	1114	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	1235	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	793	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	977	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	807	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	1126	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	928	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	777	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	848	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	1561	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	758	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	965	Jul 16, 2005 by Phil
	Underlying Anger (Preview) Have been doing some inventory today, on anger--stuff that lies just beneath the surface, and sits there just waiting to be unleashed--trying to identify it, in the different peices that there are there. Never knew there was much there, but Im starting to find out the hard way, that there is. In A lo...	Phil	0	829	Jul 16, 2005 by Phil
	meeting schedules (Preview) Hi! I am looking for meeting schedules for my area. I have a limited listing but was hoping for additional meeting times / dates for the Carbon County area. Any help? Thanks!	2misty	2	981	Jul 16, 2005 by GammyRose
	desire (Preview) Today is July 16, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! DESIRE "One must not lose desires. They are mighty stimulating to creativeness, to love, and to long life." --Alexander A. Bogomoletz Today I desire to live. I have discovered value in my life. I have experienced personal self-est...	wantneeda	0	850	Jul 16, 2005 by wantneeda
	hello, all (Preview) *Just peeking in to say hello to you all. I hope and pray that everyone is making good progress in recovery. Forard ,,, Hoooo!* *love in recovery,* *amanda*	amanda2u2	3	770	Jul 16, 2005 by Phil
	Thanks Guys (Preview) Thanks for being here last night.It was a rough night. Ive been doing nothing for the last few days, but beating myself up, over a few things, and its been nothing but negative. Then its the old ways of trying to fix things, when its not in my control. All I can really do is pray about the situati...	Phil	0	665	Jul 16, 2005 by Phil
	" Humility Is A Gift" (Preview) July 13 As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of all humility, a desire to seek and do God's will is missing. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditinons p.72 When I first came to A.A., I want...	GammyRose	0	915	Jul 16, 2005 by GammyRose
	Acceptance. (Preview) Not usually lost for words. I used to use this board a lot to vent feelings, and concerns--learning how to be a better person, husband, and a better human being, than I used to be. There were times when this board actually saved my life as I went through depressions, medical stuff, and marriage stuff....	Phil	2	756	Jul 16, 2005 by wantneeda
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