Alcoholics Anonymous

ellen · ellen

just doing my evening check in and where has everyone been. Gammy, Wendy and Chery--it's been nice hearing from you. If anyone wants to start a topic that would be great. As my attempt to with this post is not very illuminating. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME GOD BLESS...

Nic · Nic

About 6 months ago a couple of ponies came out to our farm. A white one was chosen by my youngest daughter, who desperately wanted a pony. He was old and beautiful and had come from a now defunct petting zoo, so I figured he'd be a good teacher. None of us are horse savvy... I know dogs, and I'm not bad with goa...

miller · miller

Just wanted to say hello and I hope everyone had a great day. I want to stop by at least once every day even if I have nothing to share but a smile.

ellen · ellen

And, speaking for Dr. Bob and myself, I gratefully declare that had it not been for our wives,Anne and Lois, neither of us could have lived to see A.A."s beginning. Am I capable of such generous tribute and gratitude to my wife, parents and friends, without whose support I might never have survi...

BikerJohn · BikerJohn

Was hoping to find some of my old brothers from the former 5th Chapter MC. I was very involved both nationally and in the Midwest, Particullary looking for Animal in Iowa and Hippy in Tulsa and any others from the Midwest. God Bless! John

ellen · ellen

We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a pray to misery and depression,we couldn't make a living,we had feelings of uselessness,we were full of fear. we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other people. T...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Thanks for the post with the searchable version of the BB. How's everything going with you? Miss you when you don't post. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

Phil · Phil

Wishing each and every one of you a good week and a great weekend, one day at a time. Taking off again till Monday, and flying to the coast to spend time with my wife. God works, if we LET HIM. You will all be in my thoughts. With Love Phil

Phil · Phil

I came to the conclusion then that "continual mindfulness". . . must mean, not a sergeant-major-like drilling of thoughts, but a continual readiness to look and readiness to accept whatever came. --Joanna Field Resistance to the events, the situations, the many people who come into our lives...

ellen · ellen

We have not once sought to be one in the family, to be a friend among friends, to be a worker among workers, to be a useful member of society. Always we tried to struggle to the top of the heap, or to hide underneath it. This self centered behavior blocked a partnership relation with an...

Nic · Nic

Allo mate, Just read your post about your flatmate... Has triggered some memories for me. When I first got sober Stan, I couldn't have done what you're doing. I separated from society and focussed very much on kids for the first couple of years, because I figured they were safer...and heaps smart...

John · John

Quotes from Meetings "When you have reached the end of all the light that you know, and you must step out into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things will happen: either you will have something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly!" "I am not guilty; I a...

miller · miller

Today was day six for me. Hello Everyone.

Phil · Phil

Ohh Boy!! Another Eskimo!! :) Im in Ontario bout 2 hrs nw Of Toronto. Used to be a city slicker, but AA caught up to me. In a small town now, where everbody knows everybodys business, but anythings better than the rat race, of the past. Good to have you here amongst freinds, as we share...

ellen · ellen

This very real feeling of inferiority is magnified by his childish sensitivity and it is this state of affairs which generates in him that insatiable, abnormal craving for self-approval and success in the eyes of the world. Still a child, he cries for the moon. And the moon, it seems, won't hav...

Rick · Rick

A clearer way of looking at things: We can be positive that our drinking was negative. We drank for happiness and became unhappy. We drank for joy and became miserable. We drank to be outgoing and became self-centred. We drank for sociability and became argumentative. We drank for sophisti...

Phil · Phil

All we are asked to bear we can bear. That is a law of the spiritual life. The only hindrance to the working of this law, as of all benign laws, is fear. --Elizabeth Goudge There is no problem too difficult to handle with all the help available to us. Let's not be overwhelmed. The program tells us to "Le...

Phil · Phil

> > > 1. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film. > > 2. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. > > 3. A day without sunshine is like, well, night. > > 4. Change is inev...

Phil · Phil

Q1: What is it? A1: Anger is an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage. Q2: How frequently does it occur? A1: Anger is a completely normal and healthy emotion to feel and to express in a constructive manner. Q3: What may I b...

Phil · Phil

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. --Step Four of Al Anon By the time we get to the Fourth of the Twelve Steps, we are ready to face our darker side, the side that prevents us from loving others, from letting others love us, and from enjoying life and ourselves. The purpose o...

ellen · ellen

i really see where you are coming from. i guess that maybe i shouldn't haqve jumped the gun with my comment to stans reply. i may have taken for granted that information and not given respect to the fact that not ALL of us knows that. i have been thinking about our threads yesterday and slept on it...

Nic · Nic

This is the link for the Big Book online...

Rick · Rick

Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few rare cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 4...

Phil · Phil

How important does a person have to be before they are considered >assassinated instead of just murdered? > >If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches? Since bread >is square, then why is sandwich meat round? > >Why do you have to "put your...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Nic, I'd like to know if this is a common sight down there: http://community.webshots.com/photo/115765832/121731511qTdfDS love in recovery, amanda

Phil · Phil

Newly issued alcohol warnings The Toronto Board of Health has proposed that warning signs be placed on all alcohol bottles to tip off drinkers about the possible peril of drinking a pint or two of any alcoholic beverage. 1. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to wake up with a breath tha...

Phil · Phil

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "how heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it." "If I hold i...

stancamden · stancamden

Nic has come up with Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy. Can anyone else come up with a more complicated word associated with getting pissed too much?

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words. --Joyce Brothers Anger is familiar to us all. We feel it toward others and from others. The expression and acceptance of anger is where we often falter. Most of us were told when we were small g...

Nic · Nic

Hows things going?

Nic · Nic

A Parenting Perspective: Children of Alcoholics How can I help my children? This is a big concern for many parents. After all, about 7 million children in the U.S. have a parent suffering from alcoholism or a drug dependency. You may know that a family history of alcoholism may put your children a...

Rick · Rick

Life moves forward. The past is past - over - finished. Our job is to move with the flow of the present. We are propelled by what went before, but we do not try to swim against the current of our present lives by regretting or yearning for old times. Each day of recovery releases us from the pas...

Nic · Nic

Yeah Stan...I've been digesting dictionaries again. Just thought these might be worth posting. Alcoholic cardiomyopathyhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000174.htmAlternative names Cardiomyopathy - alcoholic ...

Nic · Nic

Alcoholic neuropathyhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000714.htmAlternative names Neuropathy - alcoholic; Alcoholic polyneuropathy Definition Alcoholic neuropathy is a disorder involving decrease...

ellen · ellen

I AM BACK!!!!!!!!!!! AMANDAS SUGGESTION WORKED!!!! THANK-YOU AND I AM SO GRATEFULLY HAPPY. TO HAPPY TO WRITE ANYMORE GONNA E-MAIL TOO. HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND MORE LATER.....LOVE YOU ALL ELLEN

Phil · Phil

AFFIRMATIONS - LIVING DAY BY DAY 1. It is a victory, not a failure, to admit that I cannot control my problems, for then I can turn to a higher power and begin to find serenity. 2. It is constructive to take an honest look at myself, face the true feelings and communicate hone...

Nic · Nic

"Alcoholic" Rats Treated with Gene Therapy Study suggests possible treatment for human addictions By Gabe Romain Betterhumans Staff 5/7/2004 3:54 PM Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory Brain fix: In previous studies, a gene therapy that cuts alcoholic behav...

Phil · Phil

A.A. Thought for the Day Before I met A.A., I was very unloving. From the time I went away to school, I paid very little attention to my mother and father. I was on my own and didn't even bother to keep in touch with them. After I got married, I was very unappreciative of my spouse. Many a time I would go out a...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey Nic, Thanks for all the info, it is very educational. I wish I had known some of it years ago, but I guess it would not have stopped my Alcoholism any sooner.I am so glad that today I don't have to take that first drink, and I can deal with life on lifes terms.I always pass this stuff on to people I know bu...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another. --Ayn Rand The struggle to love one another may be a daily one for us, and it is made more difficult because we are still stumbling in our attempts at self-love....

Phil · Phil

Remember your ABC's A - Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits. B - Believe in yourself. C - Consider things from every angle. D - Don't give up. E - Enjoy life today; yesterday is gone. F - Family and friends are hidden treasures. Seek them a...

Phil · Phil

Happy to see you back here gal. And yes, thanku Amanda. :) My two brain cells were doing flip flops over this one. hahaha There is a God, and He works through people. Whatd yu do with those cookies Ellen? Eat em all by yourself?? hehehe Onward We Go!! Hugs to yu.

Phil · Phil

got caught up with family yesterday and really i didn't feel like being aggravated with this board problem. the actual problem is this...(pass this on to nic). i can get on the home page get everything on the home page except for the TECH PROBLEM querry and all message boards. what...

Phil · Phil

Facts vs Feelings When ever bad feelings prevail. Don't let them shadow and take control of your life or you will end up living that feeling which will cause you to fail, lead you to resentments, self-pity, remorse, self-centeredness, giving up and ultimately emotional im...

Phil · Phil

Balance Seek balance. Balance emotions with reason. Combine detachment with doing our part. Balance giving with receiving. Alternate work with play, business with personal activities. Balance tending to our spiritual needs with tending to our other needs. Juggle responsibil...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I am having the same kind of problems I always have on holidays,,, similar to last Christmas,,,, but guess what? I learned a lot since my Christmas 'research' and I am coping much better. I am not drinking. I did cut back and am skipping some of the things I had planned,...

Phil · Phil

Hey Guys? Ellen has been having problems getting onto the board. She can get to the site ok, but not to the board. Any hot tips I can pass onto her? If so, can you email me at philipld@sympatico.ca And I will forward them unto her. Im stumped on this one. Thanks a bunch. Ide give out her email addr...

Rick · Rick

twice."   ...

Phil · Phil

How It Works Utter confusion, misery and pain, Humiliation, remorseful, ashamed. Dreading to face the light of each day, Not wanting to hear what people would say. Like, "Where is your power? Where is your pride?" They don't understand that deep down inside I...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey all, It seems as through I just don't have the time to check in with you guys as much as I would like, or need to. I really get alot out of the posts, miss you all. Tomorrow will be a sad day as we will be burying another one of our AA members, she was 86 years old and sober for 39 years. Talk about wisdom, s...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	i think i heard a pin drop... (Preview) just doing my evening check in and where has everyone been. Gammy, Wendy and Chery--it's been nice hearing from you. If anyone wants to start a topic that would be great. As my attempt to with this post is not very illuminating. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME GOD BLESS...	ellen	1	961	Apr 7, 2005 by GammyRose
	Progress (Preview) About 6 months ago a couple of ponies came out to our farm. A white one was chosen by my youngest daughter, who desperately wanted a pony. He was old and beautiful and had come from a now defunct petting zoo, so I figured he'd be a good teacher. None of us are horse savvy... I know dogs, and I'm not bad with goa...	Nic	3	1084	Apr 7, 2005 by wantneeda
	just popping in to say hi (Preview) Just wanted to say hello and I hope everyone had a great day. I want to stop by at least once every day even if I have nothing to share but a smile.	miller	5	988	Apr 7, 2005 by cheri
	A Wide Arc Of Gratitude (Preview) And, speaking for Dr. Bob and myself, I gratefully declare that had it not been for our wives,Anne and Lois, neither of us could have lived to see A.A."s beginning. Am I capable of such generous tribute and gratitude to my wife, parents and friends, without whose support I might never have survi...	ellen	2	1150	Apr 7, 2005 by cheri
	Looking For (Preview) Was hoping to find some of my old brothers from the former 5th Chapter MC. I was very involved both nationally and in the Midwest, Particullary looking for Animal in Iowa and Hippy in Tulsa and any others from the Midwest. God Bless! John	BikerJohn	2	1003	Apr 6, 2005 by BikerJohn
	a life time process-april 6 (Preview) We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a pray to misery and depression,we couldn't make a living,we had feelings of uselessness,we were full of fear. we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other people. T...	ellen	2	984	Apr 6, 2005 by GammyRose
	Hanuman... (Preview) Thanks for the post with the searchable version of the BB. How's everything going with you? Miss you when you don't post. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	1	1080	Apr 5, 2005 by Hanuman
	Going to really miss this board for a few days.:) (Preview) Wishing each and every one of you a good week and a great weekend, one day at a time. Taking off again till Monday, and flying to the coast to spend time with my wife. God works, if we LET HIM. You will all be in my thoughts. With Love Phil	Phil	2	925	Apr 5, 2005 by GammyRose
	Tuesday (Preview) I came to the conclusion then that "continual mindfulness". . . must mean, not a sergeant-major-like drilling of thoughts, but a continual readiness to look and readiness to accept whatever came. --Joanna Field Resistance to the events, the situations, the many people who come into our lives...	Phil	0	966	Apr 5, 2005 by Phil
	True Brotherhood-april 5th (Preview) We have not once sought to be one in the family, to be a friend among friends, to be a worker among workers, to be a useful member of society. Always we tried to struggle to the top of the heap, or to hide underneath it. This self centered behavior blocked a partnership relation with an...	ellen	2	1130	Apr 5, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Stans mate (Preview) Allo mate, Just read your post about your flatmate... Has triggered some memories for me. When I first got sober Stan, I couldn't have done what you're doing. I separated from society and focussed very much on kids for the first couple of years, because I figured they were safer...and heaps smart...	Nic	5	1582	Apr 5, 2005 by Nic
	Quotes from Meetings (Preview) Quotes from Meetings "When you have reached the end of all the light that you know, and you must step out into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things will happen: either you will have something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly!" "I am not guilty; I a...	John	0	1076	Apr 4, 2005 by John
	Hello (Preview) Today was day six for me. Hello Everyone.	miller	4	1106	Apr 4, 2005 by miller
	Welcome Christine (Preview) Ohh Boy!! Another Eskimo!! :) Im in Ontario bout 2 hrs nw Of Toronto. Used to be a city slicker, but AA caught up to me. In a small town now, where everbody knows everybodys business, but anythings better than the rat race, of the past. Good to have you here amongst freinds, as we share...	Phil	3	1480	Apr 4, 2005 by christine
	Crying for the moon (Preview) This very real feeling of inferiority is magnified by his childish sensitivity and it is this state of affairs which generates in him that insatiable, abnormal craving for self-approval and success in the eyes of the world. Still a child, he cries for the moon. And the moon, it seems, won't hav...	ellen	4	1504	Apr 4, 2005 by ellen
	Positively Negative (Preview) A clearer way of looking at things: We can be positive that our drinking was negative. We drank for happiness and became unhappy. We drank for joy and became miserable. We drank to be outgoing and became self-centred. We drank for sociability and became argumentative. We drank for sophisti...	Rick	1	2447	Apr 4, 2005 by Phil
	Monday (Preview) *All we are asked to bear we can bear. That is a law of the spiritual life. The only hindrance to the working of this law, as of all benign laws, is fear. --Elizabeth Goudge* There is no problem too difficult to handle with all the help available to us. Let's not be overwhelmed. The program tells us to "Le...	Phil	0	985	Apr 4, 2005 by Phil
	Murphys Other Laws (Preview) > > > 1. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film. > > 2. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. > > 3. A day without sunshine is like, well, night. > > 4. Change is inev...	Phil	1	1057	Apr 2, 2005 by ellen
	Anger (Preview) Q1: What is it? A1: Anger is an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage. Q2: How frequently does it occur? A1: Anger is a completely normal and healthy emotion to feel and to express in a constructive manner. Q3: What may I b...	Phil	5	1223	Apr 2, 2005 by christine
	Have a good Saturday guys (Preview) *Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. --Step Four of Al Anon* By the time we get to the Fourth of the Twelve Steps, we are ready to face our darker side, the side that prevents us from loving others, from letting others love us, and from enjoying life and ourselves. The purpose o...	Phil	0	1041	Apr 2, 2005 by Phil
	NIC (Preview) i really see where you are coming from. i guess that maybe i shouldn't haqve jumped the gun with my comment to stans reply. i may have taken for granted that information and not given respect to the fact that not ALL of us knows that. i have been thinking about our threads yesterday and slept on it...	ellen	3	1466	Apr 1, 2005 by Nic
	Big Book Online (Preview) This is the link for the Big Book online...	Nic	3	1288	Apr 1, 2005 by Hanuman
	No defense ? (Preview) Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few rare cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 4...	Rick	6	1870	Apr 1, 2005 by stancamden
	April Fools Day Thoughts (Preview) How important does a person have to be before they are considered >assassinated instead of just murdered? > >If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches? Since bread >is square, then why is sandwich meat round? > >Why do you have to "put your...	Phil	5	1066	Apr 1, 2005 by stancamden
	Nic? (Preview) *Nic, I'd like to know if this is a common sight down there:* *http://community.webshots.com/photo/115765832/121731511qTdfDS* *love in recovery,* *amanda*	amanda2u2	2	1115	Apr 1, 2005 by Nic
	Alcohol Warnings (Preview) Newly issued alcohol warnings The Toronto Board of Health has proposed that warning signs be placed on all alcohol bottles to tip off drinkers about the possible peril of drinking a pint or two of any alcoholic beverage. 1. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to wake up with a breath tha...	Phil	1	1124	Apr 1, 2005 by stancamden
	Stress (Preview) A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "how heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it." "If I hold i...	Phil	2	1131	Apr 1, 2005 by Rick
	Challenge (Preview) Nic has come up with Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy. Can anyone else come up with a more complicated word associated with getting pissed too much?	stancamden	7	1571	Mar 31, 2005 by Nic
	Thursday (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning. Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words. --Joyce Brothers* Anger is familiar to us all. We feel it toward others and from others. The expression and acceptance of anger is where we often falter. Most of us were told when we were small g...	Phil	0	1046	Mar 31, 2005 by Phil
	Suzy/Sheebee (Preview) Hows things going?	Nic	1	1184	Mar 31, 2005 by Suzy
	Parenting Perspective: Kids of Alkies (Preview) A Parenting Perspective: Children of Alcoholics How can I help my children? This is a big concern for many parents. After all, about 7 million children in the U.S. have a parent suffering from alcoholism or a drug dependency. You may know that a family history of alcoholism may put your children a...	Nic	2	2150	Mar 31, 2005 by cheri
	Life moves forward. (Preview) Life moves forward. The past is past - over - finished. Our job is to move with the flow of the present. We are propelled by what went before, but we do not try to swim against the current of our present lives by regretting or yearning for old times. Each day of recovery releases us from the pas...	Rick	0	981	Mar 30, 2005 by Rick
	Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy (Preview) Yeah Stan...I've been digesting dictionaries again. Just thought these might be worth posting. Alcoholic cardiomyopathyhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000174.htmAlternative names Cardiomyopathy - alcoholic ...	Nic	1	6230	Mar 30, 2005 by stancamden
	Alcoholic Neuropathy (Preview) Alcoholic neuropathyhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000714.htmAlternative names Neuropathy - alcoholic; Alcoholic polyneuropathy Definition Alcoholic neuropathy is a disorder involving decrease...	Nic	1	3153	Mar 30, 2005 by stancamden
	THANK-YOU ALL-PHIL-AMANDA (Preview) I AM BACK!!!!!!!!!!! AMANDAS SUGGESTION WORKED!!!! THANK-YOU AND I AM SO GRATEFULLY HAPPY. TO HAPPY TO WRITE ANYMORE GONNA E-MAIL TOO. HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND MORE LATER.....LOVE YOU ALL ELLEN	ellen	2	1274	Mar 30, 2005 by stancamden
	Friday (Preview) AFFIRMATIONS - LIVING DAY BY DAY 1. It is a victory, not a failure, to admit that I cannot control my problems, for then I can turn to a higher power and begin to find serenity. 2. It is constructive to take an honest look at myself, face the true feelings and communicate hone...	Phil	3	1446	Mar 30, 2005 by stancamden
	Alkie Rats...real rats.. (not Stan, Phil or Nic..) (Preview) "Alcoholic" Rats Treated with Gene Therapy Study suggests possible treatment for human addictions By Gabe Romain Betterhumans Staff 5/7/2004 3:54 PM Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory Brain fix: In previous studies, a gene therapy that cuts alcoholic behav...	Nic	5	2021	Mar 30, 2005 by stancamden
	Wednesday (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Before I met A.A., I was very unloving. From the time I went away to school, I paid very little attention to my mother and father. I was on my own and didn't even bother to keep in touch with them. After I got married, I was very unappreciative of my spouse. Many a time I would go out a...	Phil	0	1258	Mar 30, 2005 by Phil
	Nic.... (Preview) Hey Nic, Thanks for all the info, it is very educational. I wish I had known some of it years ago, but I guess it would not have stopped my Alcoholism any sooner.I am so glad that today I don't have to take that first drink, and I can deal with life on lifes terms.I always pass this stuff on to people I know bu...	GammyRose	1	1332	Mar 30, 2005 by Nic
	A New Day (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning. Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another. --Ayn Rand* The struggle to love one another may be a daily one for us, and it is made more difficult because we are still stumbling in our attempts at self-love....	Phil	0	1200	Mar 29, 2005 by Phil
	Never saw this one before-thought Ide share it:) (Preview) Remember your ABC's A - Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits. B - Believe in yourself. C - Consider things from every angle. D - Don't give up. E - Enjoy life today; yesterday is gone. F - Family and friends are hidden treasures. Seek them a...	Phil	0	1082	Mar 28, 2005 by Phil
	Holy Mackeral!! Ellen made it home!! :) (Preview) Happy to see you back here gal. And yes, thanku Amanda. :) My two brain cells were doing flip flops over this one. hahaha There is a God, and He works through people. Whatd yu do with those cookies Ellen? Eat em all by yourself?? hehehe Onward We Go!! Hugs to yu.	Phil	2	1148	Mar 28, 2005 by Nic
	To Nic or anyone that can help--from Ellen (Preview) got caught up with family yesterday and really i didn't feel like being aggravated with this board problem. the actual problem is this...(pass this on to nic). i can get on the home page get everything on the home page except for the TECH PROBLEM querry and all message boards. what...	Phil	4	1237	Mar 28, 2005 by ellen
	Facts and feelings (Preview) Facts vs Feelings When ever bad feelings prevail. Don't let them shadow and take control of your life or you will end up living that feeling which will cause you to fail, lead you to resentments, self-pity, remorse, self-centeredness, giving up and ultimately emotional im...	Phil	1	1218	Mar 28, 2005 by wallsal55
	Balance (Preview) Balance Seek balance. Balance emotions with reason. Combine detachment with doing our part. Balance giving with receiving. Alternate work with play, business with personal activities. Balance tending to our spiritual needs with tending to our other needs. Juggle responsibil...	Phil	0	1313	Mar 28, 2005 by Phil
	it's a holiday (Preview) I am having the same kind of problems I always have on holidays,,, similar to last Christmas,,,, but guess what? I learned a lot since my Christmas 'research' and I am coping much better. I am not drinking. I did cut back and am skipping some of the things I had planned,...	amanda2u2	1	1077	Mar 27, 2005 by GammyRose
	Help!!! (Preview) Hey Guys? Ellen has been having problems getting onto the board. She can get to the site ok, but not to the board. Any hot tips I can pass onto her? If so, can you email me at philipld@sympatico.ca And I will forward them unto her. Im stumped on this one. Thanks a bunch. Ide give out her email addr...	Phil	3	1320	Mar 27, 2005 by Nic
	An Angel says, "Never borrow from the future. (Preview) twice."   ...	Rick	0	1255	Mar 26, 2005 by Rick
	Have a good Easter Weekend Guys and Gals (Preview) How It Works Utter confusion, misery and pain, Humiliation, remorseful, ashamed. Dreading to face the light of each day, Not wanting to hear what people would say. Like, "Where is your power? Where is your pride?" They don't understand that deep down inside I...	Phil	0	1187	Mar 25, 2005 by Phil
	The good times and the bad... (Preview) Hey all, It seems as through I just don't have the time to check in with you guys as much as I would like, or need to. I really get alot out of the posts, miss you all. Tomorrow will be a sad day as we will be burying another one of our AA members, she was 86 years old and sober for 39 years. Talk about wisdom, s...	GammyRose	2	1459	Mar 25, 2005 by Nic
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