|
|
Surreal
(Preview)
Did this all really happen? I'm certain we all have asked that. How was I so blind and uncaring at the same time? Dear God, will I start this all over again? What I'm thinking at this moment isn't a question it's simply- I am fortunate. It gets old telling people my story and I know it's especially tiring t...
|
Dodsworth
|
15
|
911
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADVICE I GIVE MYSELF TODAY
(Preview)
Never concentrate on disease or darkness...Concentrate on Harmony...Center thought on the spirit. Concentrate on Peace & Harmony admidst the worldiness of Turmoil You must become aware of your Master despite the Crowding of the M...
|
Amigo
|
1
|
321
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
September 23 "I'm learning the freedom that comes with facing my problems fearlessly and without resistance. They are not all resolved, but I've done my part. God will take it from there."
|
Mike B.
|
0
|
294
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
September 22 "The great gratitude I've always felt made it possible to connect the miracles in my life and so many others' with surrender to the Steps and the practice of their principles. One day, I simply heard myself talking about Step Three to a new 'baby,' and I knew I believed what I was sa...
|
Mike B.
|
1
|
341
|
|
|
|
|
|
"in Seattle"
(Preview)
been "mia" for th last week . Family reunion in Co , flew over to Seattle this a.m . Got th rental , over th next week heading down th West coast to Eureka Ca / then over to Redding Ca , then back up to Seattle , through Portland . Any one for a possible catch up "pm" me please . Can't promi...
|
Zoomtopz
|
0
|
412
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift - 9/21
(Preview)
I couldn't hit a wall with a six-gun, but I can twirl one. It looks good. --John Wayne Many of us fake emotions because our past experiences never taught us how to use boundaries when dealing with feelings. Now we are oftentimes stumped when it comes to knowing how we should feel or act when we are faced w...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
312
|
|
|
|
|
|
Never too old
(Preview)
I got to go to my home group AA meeting today. It was a grapevine meeting. This means they were reading out of the grapevine which is AA's monthly magazine filled with recovery stories. This month's topic was starting recovery late in life. An 82 year old woman I have come to really respect started the r...
|
pinkchip
|
3
|
444
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 9/20
(Preview)
The only way out is through. The only way to heal the pain is to embrace the pain.--Fritz PerlsYou are like a diamond that is continually being polished and perfected. As this purification proceeds, old thought forms and negative patterns rise to the surface to be released. Past unfinished business...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
315
|
|
|
|
|
|
struggling
(Preview)
hey all I am struggling over my old Girl friend she wants me back I refuse to go back with her. She is a alcoholic, drug addict and wont get help her self. I can not afford to reck 7 yrs AA and 5 Yrs NA anyhow I am looking for a on line sponsor anyone willing to do it? Dec 26 2000 quit day thanks Rod Canada Ontario
|
rodney2007
|
20
|
1493
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sunrise Quote 9/19
(Preview)
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.~ John F. Kennedy
|
Pythonpappy
|
0
|
332
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift - 9/19
(Preview)
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly....--Antoine de Saint ExuperyIf we look at the world through suspicious or angry eyes, we'll find a world that mirrors our expectations - a world where tension will mount, arguments will abound, strife will be present where none need be. However, our...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
407
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Serenity Prayer
(Preview)
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3789512699001/father-jonathan-morris-on-the-power-of-serenity-prayer/#sp=show-clips
|
Tanin
|
0
|
400
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
September 19 "I practice the Twelve Steps of AA every day to the best of my ability. As long as I do that, I will not need to drink, no matter what situation I am faced with."
|
Mike B.
|
0
|
297
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hello! I'm new .....
(Preview)
Hi all, is this the right board to introduce myself on? I am a 35year old female living in the UK and have finally, finally promised myself I would get some support. I am a binge drinker and have been since 13. Unfortunately I have not learned how to control this despite some awful experiences and many ma...
|
Loopyloo78
|
11
|
876
|
|
|
|
|
|
AA In New Movie
(Preview)
AA in a big time movie again. I wonder how accurate the depiction is? Anyone see it? Liam Neeson joined AA meetings for movie role Posted: Wednesday 17 September 20142014Actor LIAM NEESON attended Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings for his role in new crime movie A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES. T...
|
Tanin
|
1
|
517
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standing on the burning deck
(Preview)
I remember my first time in an AA room. I was in a thirty day treatment program while my discharge from the Navy was being processed. We would go for outside meetings in the evenings shortly after dinner. I thought I didn't belong there, in my mind AA was for old drunkards who used to drink cheap corn liquo...
|
misterg77
|
7
|
849
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
September 18 "Once upon a time, all AA meetings were held in homes. There weren't any committees and nobody put up a cent. We hadn't even a name and founders were unheard of. It was that simple. "Yet we did enjoy one 'service' -- a valuable one, too. Wives baked cakes and brewed strong coffe...
|
Mike B.
|
0
|
295
|
|
|
|
|
|
On the door of the 12 step clubhouse in town
(Preview)
"If I am alright with me, I have no need to make you wrong". At this point in my recovery - I sometimes learn the most from those who are capable of saying nothing at all. I see they are watching, listening - and exercising choices. The right to treat themselves the way an all loving HP woul...
|
justadrunk
|
7
|
999
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADVICE I GIVE MYSELF TODAY
(Preview)
ETERNITY is a dimension of here and now. The divine lives within Me LIVE AMIGO from your own center... That's where its at....and you will never die. MY Sobriety is contingent on my spiritual well being TODAY...... The Big Book of AA
|
Amigo
|
0
|
331
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
September 17 "If we're willing to expose the pages of our lives to the love and understanding of our Higher Power and a fellow alcoholic, we'll surely know a new freedom and a new happiness. We'll discover that love is never having to feel alone again; that God's presence in our lives has become p...
|
Mike B.
|
0
|
290
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADVICE I GIVE MYSELF TODAY
(Preview)
WISDOM AND FOOLISHNESS are practically the same...Both are indifferent to the opinion of the world. That statement brings to me laughter and a sense of freedom... In any case I need not take myself or others that seriously. MY SOBRIETY is contingent on my spiritual well being TODAY
|
Amigo
|
1
|
342
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blessings/Curses
(Preview)
In Buddhist scripture, we are taught that human beings are cosmically lucky because we have a level of consciousness that allows us greater opportunities for enlightenment and happiness than animals and lesser beings possess. Yes, we suffer and are painfully aware of our suffering, but this awar...
|
AdamMoz
|
6
|
661
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gratitude for your life
(Preview)
Someone stated they disagree with discussing gratitude for life. I don't. I love meetings where the topic is gratitude. Prior to recovery I was a negative person, a complaining person, and due to filtering the world through that mindset, I had incredible cravings and a desire to get hammered eve...
|
pinkchip
|
4
|
688
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moving forward
(Preview)
Well... we have moved! Thanks all... so much for being a back bone - strong, sturdy and always ready to prop me up when I feel like I'm drooping. I feel that some day is today for us all. Some things or emotions block us from the awareness of the the love that is always there and always available in a HP. But...
|
justadrunk
|
3
|
643
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift - 9/15
(Preview)
My spiritual life has changed in the last few years. --James Casey Most of us have expanded our understanding of "the spiritual life." We may have grown up in religious homes. That wouldn't be unusual. But now we realize that didn't necessarily mean we were encouraged to be spiritual. The...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
311
|
|
|
|
|
|
Researching AA shares
(Preview)
In the area that I first attended AA in, newcomers did not share in meetings until they had a year sober. This was back in the seventies. This is not to say that more experienced members didn't listen to the newcomer before and after meetings - just that they did not share during meetings. The reason f...
|
Angell
|
11
|
731
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 year in..
(Preview)
Do I really need meetings? I was told "if you drank every day, you go to meetings every day!" But I didn't drink more than 5 years..
|
HighPriestess
|
9
|
703
|
|
|
|
|
|
fear
(Preview)
Good morning! This may be non AA related but I need some advice and guidance. I am living in fear lately. Fear about my future, fear about my son and his well being and I just can't get out of it once I go there. Drinking has not even entered my mind but I am well aware that this place I'm in can take a turn for the...
|
BarbaraLu
|
10
|
853
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wisdom of the Rooms
(Preview)
September 15, 2014Quote of the Week"If you don't like what you hear at a meeting, then say what you need to hear." At a question and answer meeting I attend, I often hear questions and comments from people who either don't enjoy meetings, or who don't think that particular meeting gives th...
|
Pythonpappy
|
0
|
336
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sunrise Quote - 9/15
(Preview)
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.~ Anatole France
|
Pythonpappy
|
0
|
308
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
September 15 "I went to my former employer and made my amends. What started out as one of my worst days -- because I was so scared -- became one of my best days when it was over. Because I had trusted God, my sponsor, and AA that trinity had lifted the weight that was on my shoulders for so long. I felt s...
|
Mike B.
|
0
|
320
|
|
|
|
|
|
The insanity
(Preview)
"I went to my hotel and leisurely dressed for dinner. As I crossed the threshold of the dining room, the thought came to mind that it would be nice to have a couple of cocktails with dinner. That was all. Nothing more." I was thinking about insane thoughts a lot recently. Before three days I s...
|
myownhell
|
8
|
1031
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift - 9/14
(Preview)
You are the hero of your life.Each of us plays the starring role in the drama that is our life. We co-create the script, along with our Higher Power. Sometimes we forget our lines, and so we improvise as best we can. We are heroes, each of us, as we move through the events of the day, refining our character a...
|
Pythonpappy
|
0
|
319
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift - 9/13
(Preview)
He who requires urging to do a noble act will never accomplish it. --Kahlil Gibran The Third Step speaks of willingness. Willingness puts our hearts and souls into the task at hand. Willingness doesn't get rid of the fears, but it helps us find the courage to work through them. Willingness doesn't gi...
|
Pythonpappy
|
2
|
308
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADVICE I GIVE MYSELF TODAY
(Preview)
All God seeks from you is the devotion of your heart for all that is good Help from Above: Be steadfast on the path your feet have been guided...you will find the treasure of life a never ending stream of help, healing and happiness...YOU DO NOT STAND ALONE "Whatever your need it will be supplied&q...
|
Amigo
|
2
|
389
|
|
|
|
|
|
Just a prayer.
(Preview)
For all my friends on the board, especially for Pappy who is not well. I pray that you heal really quickly. Special thanks to John for your contribution. Many blessings, Gonee.
|
gonee
|
5
|
461
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sunrise Quote - 9/13
(Preview)
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.~ Charles R. Swindoll
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
305
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are 12-steps right for me?
(Preview)
Typical question, right? "What's a 12-Step program like?" Asked by someone who is simply ignorant of any but the most general aspects of, say, AA. Here's a nice Q & A about that. Doc does a nice job explaining. He's concise, informative and even-handed in his summary. Very realistic...
|
Tanin
|
3
|
729
|
|
|
|
|
|
Working the Steps
(Preview)
you....Enjoy!http://www.barefootsworld.net/aaworkingthesteps.html
|
Stepchild
|
5
|
1146
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
September 12 "In our Twelve Traditions we have set our faces against nearly every trend in the outside world. "We have denied ourselves personal government, professionalism and the right to say who our members shall be. We have abandoned do-goodism, reform and paternalism. We re...
|
Mike B.
|
0
|
358
|
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome busablondie
(Preview)
Welcome to MIP 'busiblondie', ... ... ... glad you found us and congrats on 'day 1' ... stick around, this is where we recover ... ... ...
|
Pythonpappy
|
9
|
557
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Wanting* Recovery. For anyone reading this Board.
(Preview)
When I came in these rooms I was so hurt and sick I was terrified. I was terrified it was the end and I could see nothing but a evil world. In the rooms I could feel a prescence of something "Godlike". I kept hearing at the meetings "Are there any burning desires to share" and after...
|
BoozeWar
|
4
|
488
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
September 11 "A friend of mine told me about going to see the Statue of Liberty on a field trip with his grammar school class. He said that as they walked up the long spiral staircase, they all held hands in a line. He couldn't see the person at the beginning or the end of the line but he felt safe. H...
|
Mike B.
|
0
|
318
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
September 10 "I can recall that even as a small child I had allergic reactions to certain forms of reality."
|
Mike B.
|
0
|
317
|
|
|
|
|
|
Focusing on others
(Preview)
Other people have to live in their own skin. I like to hand out consequences and then it sucks to live in my skin. I owe an amends to my realtor for doing this to her last week. Karma is also a b**ch when I am. She kicked my butt today. Could have been worse. Could be drunk. Thanks for the ear xxxxo
|
justadrunk
|
1
|
445
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Advice I give Myself
(Preview)
One of the things that hit me recently, reading AS Bill Sees it The statement Guilt is the other side of the ruinous Guilt aims at self destruction. Pride aims at the destruction of others.. So guilt is the reason why so many people feel insecure or display inferiority. Then I realized forget it.. j...
|
Amigo
|
9
|
804
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advice I Give Myself Today
(Preview)
THE STRONG ARE THE PATIENT ONES: Patience means holding back your inclination to the seven emotions: Hate- Adoration-Joy- Anxiety-Anger-Grief-Fear....If you don't give way to the seven you're patient. Then you soon understand all manner of things and be in harmony with Eternity... Makes sense...
|
Amigo
|
0
|
405
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proud of my home group!!
(Preview)
Wilmington, NC has a big film recording studio, and the film industry produces a lot of movies and TV series here and in the surrounding area. These are huge box office movies, like Iron Man with Robert Dowey Jr., and such. Well, its not really uncommon to see super stars in our area. They are flying i...
|
John
|
2
|
582
|
|
|
|
|
|
Powerless over Alcohol and The Promises Which Can Come True
(Preview)
I know that I am completely powerless over alcohol. I never have been a one or two drinks person. I drank until I was loaded. Just feeling a buzz from the effects of alcohol was not enough for me. I didn't know how anyone could just stop after a couple. I used to think, "why bother drinking at all?&quo...
|
AABB4MeMe
|
2
|
778
|
|
|
|
|
|
What CEOs Can Learn from Alcoholics Anonymous
(Preview)
Rarely have we seen a firm fail which has thoroughly followed our path... What CEOs Can Learn from Alcoholics AnonymousBy Michael Lee StallardCEO AdvisorPublished August 21, 2014 Change is hard. It requires energy and effort. Some people relish change; most resist, consciously or unconsci...
|
Tanin
|
0
|
700
|
|
|
