Alcoholics Anonymous

Rick · Rick

In approaching the alcoholic, we have tried hard to capitalize on our one great natural advantage. That is, of course, our personal experience as drinkers who have recovered. --Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous The Wounded Healer Consider the following situations. A p...

Rick · Rick

The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing. --Blaise Pascal The airplane kit is on the table in front of us. We have the glue, the little wooden pieces, and the instructions. We work for hours putting together each piece, s...

Rick · Rick

We are each so much more than what some reduce to measuring. --Karen Kaiser Clark Our society places great emphasis on how well each person is doing. It makes us judgmental and competitive. As children we may have thought that our real value was measured by the grades we got in school or th...

Phil · Phil

A.A. Thought for the Day On the foundation of sobriety, we can build a life of honesty, unselfishness, faith in God, and love of our fellow human beings. We'll never fully reach these goals, but the adventure of building that kind of a life is so much better than the merry-go-round of our old dr...

Rick · Rick

The stream that was locked up for the winter now ripples and gurgles along its way. --John F. Gardner Winter presents us with a frozen world, silent, sometimes forbidding. It seems like such a harsh time, forcing us indoors, letting us out only when we're wrapped in extra woolens, extra boots,...

captainzing2000 · captainzing2000

Casting Your Bread Upon The Waters CASTING YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS ECCLESIASTES 11:1 I grew up about five miles southwest of small-town America. There were a few folks there who’d had the benefit of a college education, but the vast majority of them had little education to speak of. Of t...

misslori · misslori

HI anyone or everyone, I have just been released from detox for the umteenth time (4th to be exact) and was hoping I could get some encouraging words of wisdom from other alcoholics or addicts who have also relapsed more than once, but who are now living sober and happy. I'm s...

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...

Phil · Phil

A.A. Thought for the Day The new life can't be built in a day. We have to take the program slowly, a little at a time. Our subconscious minds have to be reeducated. We have to learn to think differently. We have to get used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic thinking. Any one who tries it knows that...

captainzing2000 · captainzing2000

Subject: Re: PENNIES LET THERE ALWAYS BE PENNIES God Bless you Chris, Thank you for sharing with us. I will get this up under Inspiring Stories. Everyone looks for miracles... They all want something BIG! This might be the smallest of miracles.. 1 cent. But it is also the largest.. Because it centered...

Rick · Rick

Origins of AA - Henrietta Seiberling Transcript of Henrietta's remarks presented at Founder's Day, June 10, 1971 Henrietta Seiberling is the lady who introduced Bill Wilson to Dr. Bob Smith. Henrietta Buckler Seiberling May, 1972 In the spring of 1971, the newspapers reported the passing of Bill...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Not to overwhelm anyone, but my spouse is an alcoholic with Attention Deficit Disorder running in his family. I particularly found this website helpful: www.help4adhd.org Click on living with ADHD. Also CHADD has a website, too.

catherine · catherine

I slipped & went boom! It's so baffling...I think I can handle it & now, 24 hours later, I have one great big anxiety attack that will last all day long....my mind is racing & I'm paranoid now. Alcohol is controlling me. Yes, my life is unmanagable because of it.&n...

captainzing2000 · captainzing2000

JUST CHECKING IN Author unknown A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day, Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while. His shirt was kind...

Phil · Phil

It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets, and when he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the weather was going to be. Neve...

Phil · Phil

How does my behavior reflect hatred? When I hate a person or a group of people, I: harbor the most extreme level of anger possible against them. ignore and avoid them; they don't exist for me. am easily aggravated by their behavior, looks, or attitudes. get agitated when I think ab...

Busbe · Busbe

Thank God I got back in here ( hope everyone feels the same LOL) my default had gotten changed and I was going thru terrible frustration and withdrawal geeeesh I have been learning so much from these message boards could not understand why I couldnt get on asked John if some of us wer...

Rick · Rick

God grant me the serenity to Accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference. --The Serenity Prayer The principles of our program of recovery help us with everything in our lives. We can use the Serenity Prayer every day to keep us fr...

Phil · Phil

Man cannot remake himself without suffering. For he is both the marble and the sculptor. --Alexis Carrell A sculptor begins with an unformed piece of marble. He must be able to envision what he wants to create. Then, armed with tools and courage, he begins to chink away at the marble he does not n...

Rick · Rick

Been looking in for a while. Time to say hello. Good board, Ive enjoyed the posts. Back in recovery 9 months, after a 7 year road trip. Cunning baffiling powerful--wow!! Had 6 years sober, out for 7. Anyway going to try to be part of the board. Found this board by accident a while back, and lo...

Phil · Phil

Hey Pat? welcome to the board> Weve gotta lot of caring, warm freinds that share in here. Feel free to share with all of us, at any time, and again> Welcome to our AA family.

Phil · Phil

Hey Guys? good to have you here. Identify with you both. Rick? I remember being sober for over a year and quit going to meetings. a little voice said "hey? Everythings pretty good now--you can likely handle it. Well 4 years later, Everything and everyone was gone, and it had handled me. Yu...

Donna_C · Donna_C

Five Guides to Communication (Adapted from "The Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage", Page 30-32) Discuss don't attack Keep the voice low and pleasant Stick to the subject Listen to his/her complaints Don't make demands A Key Word in Communication - Courtesy (From the Dilemm...

Phil · Phil

A.A. Thought for the Day The A.A. program is more a way of building a new life than just a way of getting over drinking, because in A.A. we don't just stop drinking. We did that plenty of times in the old days when we "went on the wagon." And, of course, we always started to drink again, because we were on...

fran_foxy · fran_foxy

I dont know who else to turn to at the moment. I am 17 years old and have a problem with drink. I drink when im sad I drink when Im happy i make excuses to drink. When I have had a bad day I go home and reach for the nearest bottle and dont stop til I feel better again. My family have noticed it and I have pushed them a...

Donna_C · Donna_C

OLD TIMER'S PRAYER Lord, keep me from the habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from the craving to straighten out everybody's affairs. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details - give me wings to get to the point. I a...

Phil · Phil

What is resentment? Resentment is the: harboring of animosity against a person or group of people whom I feel has mistreated me. unresolved anger I have over a negative event which occurred in my past life. seething, aching emotional turmoil I feel whenever a certain person or event...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Thanks, I always feel I am at crossroads, or forks in the road (in life or throughout our marriage). Man, left or right, shoulda, coulda, woulda. Looking back,did I let something get away, or did I let the right things go, and I'll be OK. It's just like when you get to the Pearly Gat...

Phil · Phil

Regret Quotes The bittersweet tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. Lost time is like a run in a stocking, it always gets worse. The biggest regrets in life are the chances you never take. I would trade ten thousand tomorrows for just one single yes...

Phil · Phil

ANGER MANAGEMENT IN SOBRIETY Thomas P. Hollander, Ph.D. Angry feelings is one of the greatest challenges for recovering alcoholics and addicts. Relapse is often related to the inability to constructively handle anger. Mismanged anger poses a threat to recovery for the newcomer and the ol...

Phil · Phil

Courage is fear that has said its prayers. --Dorothy Bernard All things come to him who waits -- provided he knows what he is waiting for. --Woodrow Wilson Courage is more than standing for a firm conviction. It includes the risk of questioning that conviction. --Julian Weber Go...

Phil · Phil

Why Depression Is So Difficult For Some People To Shake Off Someone who is "down in the dumps" or feeling "blue" might welcome and be cheered by a kind word. Someone with clinical depression, however, not only might not welcome such a gesture, but might prefer to hear something negative. That'...

captainzing2000 · captainzing2000

THANKS FOR COMING TO GET ME:) . I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROB WITH MY P.C I'VE STARTED CALLING IT APOLLO 13. I WAN'T TO SAY HELLO TO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHRIS AND I'M A GRATEFUL DRUNK:) I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I FOUND THIS SITE OR, WHEN I SIGNED IN. I GOT THIS P.C FROM A NICE GUIY IN OREGON THAT REPAIRS PUTERS AND HE S...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Just had to get this one in.....say...Miss the Young Gal. Hoping she will be back soon.

Phil · Phil

Often you'll hear 12 Steppers make a statement like 'don't get angry, you'll slip.' If there's someone around with some time they may point out that resentment, not anger is the real threat to continuous abstaining. The differences between the two are important. Anger is defined as 'a stro...

Phil · Phil

A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we were living an unnatural life physically and mentally. We were punishing our bodies by loading them with alcohol. We didn't eat enough and we ate the wrong things. We didn't get enough sleep or the right kind of rest. We were ruining ourselves phys...

captainzing2000 · captainzing2000

Not even sure how i found this site. I've been in AA for over 5 years since9/3/99. Life is something I do in between meetings :) Chris

Donna_C · Donna_C

Hi Everyone I am having big time troubles today!!!!! I feel I need to write, scream something other than picking up a damn drink!!!!!!!!!!! I had yet again another Uncle die, that's two within three months,had to also grieve over a friend who committed suicide this time last year. Phil, as you know I...

Phil · Phil

Emotional Balance The goal of recovery is balance - that precious middle ground. Many of us have gone from one extreme to another: years of taking care of everyone but ourselves, followed by a time of refusing to focus on anyone's needs but our own. We may have spent years refusing to id...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

I like that, just when I think I understand everything, I regain consciousness. I don't know, having a rough time, maybe the sun needs to come back out, or I need to find that shut-off valve for the Heart. duh! Head has it, not the heart yet. doy, feel stupid. The...

Nic · Nic

Hi All - any chance of anyone popping in on the online meetings over the next few weeks? It might be good to get these happening... in the interests of those who pop into the board and are maybe hesitant or considering their first f2f meeting. Also those who live too far from those meetings, and&...

Serenity · Serenity

Good Evening My Friends When i entered into this program i thought of myself as an honest person but something happened today that made me rethink that. i allmost found myself slipping back into an old pattern. today a friend of mine asked me if i had ever stolen anything in my addiction? i was surpriz...

Phil · Phil

THE FOUR FACES of ANGER by Mark Gorkin, LICSW What's the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word ANGER? Frustration? Yelling? Loss of Control? Violence? Maybe fear, silence or avoidance? All reasonable responses...Or are they? A bit one-sided, for my taste, that is, the "ange...

Phil · Phil

Reason to smile: Every Seven minutes of every day, some one in an aerobics class, pulls a hamstring. ------------------------------------- They keep telling us to get in touch with our bodies. Mine isnt always that comunicative. But I heard from it the other day When I said "...

Donna_C · Donna_C

My Dear Friends, Thank you for being here when I needed you most! I was very much in shock, devastated and at a loss of self. Thank you for giving me a shove in the right direction when I hesitated. Thank you for giving me hope. Thank you for bringing peace to my heart and for all the wonderfu...

Serenity · Serenity

Good Afternoon My Friends For a very longtime now i have struggled with prayer and medatation whenever i start to pray i get a 101 thoughts that start running through my head and they are at lighting speed. i pray for there removal they go away for a minute or two but then as soon as i start to pray again th...

Nic · Nic

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ For those like me... who just can't seem to get the whole international time thing sorted... A friend has just sent the answer to my prayers. Hope others find it useful.

Serenity · Serenity

Good Afternoon My Friends Last night i went to the online meeting that is on this website the one for Tuesday and Saturday nights at 9pm. it could really use some support there was only two people there last night it was a great meeting but it could really use some of our help i remember my sponsor...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Well, good Monday morning all.Just finished my first cup of tea and need to get going for the day. Just want to share a little of my weekend. I was ask a few weeks ago to start a recovery program at my church, so I did ,we use the Alcoholics for Christ program, anyone heard of it? Anyway, we have had some good m...

Phil · Phil

A.A. Thought for the Day "We cannot get along without prayer and meditation. On awakening, let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking. Our thoughts lives will be placed on a much higher plane when we start the...

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	THe Wounded Healer (Preview) In approaching the alcoholic, we have tried hard to capitalize on our one great natural advantage. That is, of course, our personal experience as drinkers who have recovered. --Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous The Wounded Healer Consider the following situations. A p...	Rick	2	1576	Jan 20, 2005 by Rick
	thought (Preview) *The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing. --Blaise Pascal* The airplane kit is on the table in front of us. We have the glue, the little wooden pieces, and the instructions. We work for hours putting together each piece, s...	Rick	0	1319	Jan 20, 2005 by Rick
	Today's Gift (Preview) *We are each so much more than what some reduce to measuring. --Karen Kaiser Clark* Our society places great emphasis on how well each person is doing. It makes us judgmental and competitive. As children we may have thought that our real value was measured by the grades we got in school or th...	Rick	1	1474	Jan 19, 2005 by pjb235
	Thoughts for today (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day On the foundation of sobriety, we can build a life of honesty, unselfishness, faith in God, and love of our fellow human beings. We'll never fully reach these goals, but the adventure of building that kind of a life is so much better than the merry-go-round of our old dr...	Phil	1	1488	Jan 19, 2005 by Rick
	Thought (Preview) *The stream that was locked up for the winter now ripples and gurgles along its way. --John F. Gardner* Winter presents us with a frozen world, silent, sometimes forbidding. It seems like such a harsh time, forcing us indoors, letting us out only when we're wrapped in extra woolens, extra boots,...	Rick	3	1475	Jan 19, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Casting Your Bread Upon The Waters (Preview) Casting Your Bread Upon The Waters CASTING YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS ECCLESIASTES 11:1 I grew up about five miles southwest of small-town America. There were a few folks there who’d had the benefit of a college education, but the vast majority of them had little education to speak of. Of t...	captainzing2000	2	1751	Jan 18, 2005 by amanda2u2
	chronic relapsing (Preview) HI anyone or everyone, I have just been released from detox for the umteenth time (4th to be exact) and was hoping I could get some encouraging words of wisdom from other alcoholics or addicts who have also relapsed more than once, but who are now living sober and happy. I'm s...	misslori	3	1422	Jan 18, 2005 by amanda2u2
	A Page on Acceptance (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	1	1781	Jan 18, 2005 by Rick
	A new day (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day The new life can't be built in a day. We have to take the program slowly, a little at a time. Our subconscious minds have to be reeducated. We have to learn to think differently. We have to get used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic thinking. Any one who tries it knows that...	Phil	2	1691	Jan 18, 2005 by Rick
	PENNIES LET THERE ALWAYS BE PENNIES (Preview) Subject: Re: PENNIES LET THERE ALWAYS BE PENNIES God Bless you Chris, Thank you for sharing with us. I will get this up under Inspiring Stories. Everyone looks for miracles... They all want something BIG! This might be the smallest of miracles.. 1 cent. But it is also the largest.. Because it centered...	captainzing2000	1	1341	Jan 18, 2005 by Phil
	A little history (Preview) Origins of AA - Henrietta Seiberling Transcript of Henrietta's remarks presented at Founder's Day, June 10, 1971 Henrietta Seiberling is the lady who introduced Bill Wilson to Dr. Bob Smith. Henrietta Buckler Seiberling May, 1972 In the spring of 1971, the newspapers reported the passing of Bill...	Rick	1	1828	Jan 17, 2005 by Phil
	Adult ADHD (Preview) Not to overwhelm anyone, but my spouse is an alcoholic with Attention Deficit Disorder running in his family. I particularly found this website helpful: www.help4adhd.org Click on living with ADHD. Also CHADD has a website, too.	wallsal55	2	1765	Jan 17, 2005 by mielikki
	reaching out... (Preview) I slipped & went boom! It's so baffling...I think I can handle it & now, 24 hours later, I have one great big anxiety attack that will last all day long....my mind is racing & I'm paranoid now. Alcohol is controlling me. Yes, my life is unmanagable because of it.&n...	catherine	6	2210	Jan 17, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	JUST CHECKING IN :) (Preview) JUST CHECKING IN Author unknown A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day, Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while. His shirt was kind...	captainzing2000	3	1807	Jan 17, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Cold Cold Stuff (Preview) It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets, and when he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the weather was going to be. Neve...	Phil	0	1442	Jan 17, 2005 by Phil
	Behavior and Hatred (Preview) How does my behavior reflect hatred? When I hate a person or a group of people, I: harbor the most extreme level of anger possible against them. ignore and avoid them; they don't exist for me. am easily aggravated by their behavior, looks, or attitudes. get agitated when I think ab...	Phil	0	1993	Jan 17, 2005 by Phil
	Thank God Im on (Preview) Thank God I got back in here ( hope everyone feels the same LOL) my default had gotten changed and I was going thru terrible frustration and withdrawal geeeesh I have been learning so much from these message boards could not understand why I couldnt get on asked John if some of us wer...	Busbe	3	1387	Jan 17, 2005 by Busbe
	Good Morning (Preview) *God grant me the serenity to Accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference. --The Serenity Prayer* The principles of our program of recovery help us with everything in our lives. We can use the Serenity Prayer every day to keep us fr...	Rick	1	1496	Jan 17, 2005 by Phil
	Howdy (Preview) Man cannot remake himself without suffering. For he is both the marble and the sculptor. --Alexis Carrell A sculptor begins with an unformed piece of marble. He must be able to envision what he wants to create. Then, armed with tools and courage, he begins to chink away at the marble he does not n...	Phil	0	1616	Jan 17, 2005 by Phil
	Hello (Preview) Been looking in for a while. Time to say hello. Good board, Ive enjoyed the posts. Back in recovery 9 months, after a 7 year road trip. Cunning baffiling powerful--wow!! Had 6 years sober, out for 7. Anyway going to try to be part of the board. Found this board by accident a while back, and lo...	Rick	4	1510	Jan 17, 2005 by Rick
	A warm Welcome to pjb235 (Preview) Hey Pat? welcome to the board> Weve gotta lot of caring, warm freinds that share in here. Feel free to share with all of us, at any time, and again> Welcome to our AA family.	Phil	3	1364	Jan 16, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Hey--Welcoming Rick And Chuck (Preview) Hey Guys? good to have you here. Identify with you both. Rick? I remember being sober for over a year and quit going to meetings. a little voice said "hey? Everythings pretty good now--you can likely handle it. Well 4 years later, Everything and everyone was gone, and it had handled me. Yu...	Phil	3	1411	Jan 16, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	A Key Word in Communication - Courtesy (Preview) Five Guides to Communication (Adapted from "The Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage", Page 30-32) Discuss don't attack Keep the voice low and pleasant Stick to the subject Listen to his/her complaints Don't make demands A Key Word in Communication - Courtesy (From the Dilemm...	Donna_C	2	1676	Jan 16, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Have A Sober Sunday!! (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day The A.A. program is more a way of building a new life than just a way of getting over drinking, because in A.A. we don't just stop drinking. We did that plenty of times in the old days when we "went on the wagon." And, of course, we always started to drink again, because we were on...	Phil	0	1625	Jan 16, 2005 by Phil
	a teen in need of help (Preview) I dont know who else to turn to at the moment. I am 17 years old and have a problem with drink. I drink when im sad I drink when Im happy i make excuses to drink. When I have had a bad day I go home and reach for the nearest bottle and dont stop til I feel better again. My family have noticed it and I have pushed them a...	fran_foxy	8	1796	Jan 16, 2005 by Rick
	OLD TIMER'S PRAYER (Preview) OLD TIMER'S PRAYER Lord, keep me from the habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from the craving to straighten out everybody's affairs. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details - give me wings to get to the point. I a...	Donna_C	0	3987	Jan 16, 2005 by Donna_C
	The Enemy--Resentment (Preview) What is resentment? Resentment is the: harboring of animosity against a person or group of people whom I feel has mistreated me. unresolved anger I have over a negative event which occurred in my past life. seething, aching emotional turmoil I feel whenever a certain person or event...	Phil	2	1898	Jan 15, 2005 by pjb235
	Thanks Phil (Preview) Thanks, I always feel I am at crossroads, or forks in the road (in life or throughout our marriage). Man, left or right, shoulda, coulda, woulda. Looking back,did I let something get away, or did I let the right things go, and I'll be OK. It's just like when you get to the Pearly Gat...	wallsal55	0	1354	Jan 15, 2005 by wallsal55
	To Wall (Preview) Regret Quotes The bittersweet tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. Lost time is like a run in a stocking, it always gets worse. The biggest regrets in life are the chances you never take. I would trade ten thousand tomorrows for just one single yes...	Phil	0	1457	Jan 14, 2005 by Phil
	Anger Management In Sobriety (Preview) ANGER MANAGEMENT IN SOBRIETY Thomas P. Hollander, Ph.D. Angry feelings is one of the greatest challenges for recovering alcoholics and addicts. Relapse is often related to the inability to constructively handle anger. Mismanged anger poses a threat to recovery for the newcomer and the ol...	Phil	0	4157	Jan 14, 2005 by Phil
	just puttering (Preview) Courage is fear that has said its prayers. --Dorothy Bernard All things come to him who waits -- provided he knows what he is waiting for. --Woodrow Wilson Courage is more than standing for a firm conviction. It includes the risk of questioning that conviction. --Julian Weber Go...	Phil	0	1435	Jan 14, 2005 by Phil
	Sharing An Article On Depression (Preview) Why Depression Is So Difficult For Some People To Shake Off Someone who is "down in the dumps" or feeling "blue" might welcome and be cheered by a kind word. Someone with clinical depression, however, not only might not welcome such a gesture, but might prefer to hear something negative. That'...	Phil	0	1550	Jan 14, 2005 by Phil
	RIGHT WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE (Preview) THANKS FOR COMING TO GET ME:) . I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROB WITH MY P.C I'VE STARTED CALLING IT APOLLO 13. I WAN'T TO SAY HELLO TO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHRIS AND I'M A GRATEFUL DRUNK:) I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I FOUND THIS SITE OR, WHEN I SIGNED IN. I GOT THIS P.C FROM A NICE GUIY IN OREGON THAT REPAIRS PUTERS AND HE S...	captainzing2000	2	1396	Jan 13, 2005 by DblWinnr
	I think DW Fell In.... : ) (tease) (Preview) Just had to get this one in.....say...Miss the Young Gal. Hoping she will be back soon.	wallsal55	1	1402	Jan 13, 2005 by DblWinnr
	Ouch!! (Preview) Often you'll hear 12 Steppers make a statement like 'don't get angry, you'll slip.' If there's someone around with some time they may point out that resentment, not anger is the real threat to continuous abstaining. The differences between the two are important. Anger is defined as 'a stro...	Phil	0	1475	Jan 13, 2005 by Phil
	Have a good day :) (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we were living an unnatural life physically and mentally. We were punishing our bodies by loading them with alcohol. We didn't eat enough and we ate the wrong things. We didn't get enough sleep or the right kind of rest. We were ruining ourselves phys...	Phil	0	1507	Jan 13, 2005 by Phil
	Just checking in (Preview) Not even sure how i found this site. I've been in AA for over 5 years since9/3/99. Life is something I do in between meetings :) Chris	captainzing2000	4	1555	Jan 13, 2005 by captainzing2000
	Death due to this damn disease! (Preview) Hi Everyone I am having big time troubles today!!!!! I feel I need to write, scream something other than picking up a damn drink!!!!!!!!!!! I had yet again another Uncle die, that's two within three months,had to also grieve over a friend who committed suicide this time last year. Phil, as you know I...	Donna_C	9	1697	Jan 12, 2005 by rifkah
	From The Language Of Letting Go (Preview) Emotional Balance The goal of recovery is balance - that precious middle ground. Many of us have gone from one extreme to another: years of taking care of everyone but ourselves, followed by a time of refusing to focus on anyone's needs but our own. We may have spent years refusing to id...	Phil	1	1481	Jan 12, 2005 by wallsal55
	Hi Phil... (Preview) I like that, just when I think I understand everything, I regain consciousness. I don't know, having a rough time, maybe the sun needs to come back out, or I need to find that shut-off valve for the Heart. duh! Head has it, not the heart yet. doy, feel stupid. The...	wallsal55	2	1552	Jan 12, 2005 by wallsal55
	Finally made it (Preview) Hi All - any chance of anyone popping in on the online meetings over the next few weeks? It might be good to get these happening... in the interests of those who pop into the board and are maybe hesitant or considering their first f2f meeting. Also those who live too far from those meetings, and&...	Nic	0	1401	Jan 11, 2005 by Nic
	Honesty In Recovery (Preview) Good Evening My Friends When i entered into this program i thought of myself as an honest person but something happened today that made me rethink that. i allmost found myself slipping back into an old pattern. today a friend of mine asked me if i had ever stolen anything in my addiction? i was surpriz...	Serenity	2	1477	Jan 11, 2005 by Phil
	A Really BIG page on ANGER (Preview) THE FOUR FACES of ANGER by Mark Gorkin, LICSW What's the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word ANGER? Frustration? Yelling? Loss of Control? Violence? Maybe fear, silence or avoidance? All reasonable responses...Or are they? A bit one-sided, for my taste, that is, the "ange...	Phil	0	1637	Jan 11, 2005 by Phil
	For some of us older folks (Preview) Reason to smile: Every Seven minutes of every day, some one in an aerobics class, pulls a hamstring. ------------------------------------- They keep telling us to get in touch with our bodies. Mine isnt always that comunicative. But I heard from it the other day When I said "...	Phil	3	1541	Jan 11, 2005 by Phil
	Thank you to each and everyone (Preview) My Dear Friends, Thank you for being here when I needed you most! I was very much in shock, devastated and at a loss of self. Thank you for giving me a shove in the right direction when I hesitated. Thank you for giving me hope. Thank you for bringing peace to my heart and for all the wonderfu...	Donna_C	1	1533	Jan 11, 2005 by Phil
	Prayer And Medatation (Preview) Good Afternoon My Friends For a very longtime now i have struggled with prayer and medatation whenever i start to pray i get a 101 thoughts that start running through my head and they are at lighting speed. i pray for there removal they go away for a minute or two but then as soon as i start to pray again th...	Serenity	3	2156	Jan 11, 2005 by amanda2u2
	World Time Clock (Preview) http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ For those like me... who just can't seem to get the whole international time thing sorted... A friend has just sent the answer to my prayers. Hope others find it useful.	Nic	1	1476	Jan 11, 2005 by Phil
	The Meeting From Here (Preview) Good Afternoon My Friends Last night i went to the online meeting that is on this website the one for Tuesday and Saturday nights at 9pm. it could really use some support there was only two people there last night it was a great meeting but it could really use some of our help i remember my sponsor...	Serenity	4	1646	Jan 10, 2005 by Nic
	Goodmoring... (Preview) Well, good Monday morning all.Just finished my first cup of tea and need to get going for the day. Just want to share a little of my weekend. I was ask a few weeks ago to start a recovery program at my church, so I did ,we use the Alcoholics for Christ program, anyone heard of it? Anyway, we have had some good m...	GammyRose	3	1784	Jan 10, 2005 by DblWinnr
	Todays Stuff (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "We cannot get along without prayer and meditation. On awakening, let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking. Our thoughts lives will be placed on a much higher plane when we start the...	Phil	1	1528	Jan 10, 2005 by Phil
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