Alcoholics Anonymous

Badger · Badger

BRASS MONKEYS AND DEAD WHALES I am not a morning person, dragging my ass out of bed to make coffee for my fiancé and me on a freezing cold Monday morning in November, that and the urgent need for a pee is the best I can do before I retreat to the welcoming warmth of our bed puffing away on a mu...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Hi all, well, my Thanksgiving is going alright. I promised I would spend some time in the chatroom for people who might need some AA company today,, so I'm going in their now to spend some time. If you see my name and say hello, but I don't answer immediatealy.. please wait a few minutes. Lon...

Doll · Doll

Happy Thanksgiving to all of MIP family. I hope everyone has a blessed, sober day. Love and hugs, Doll

Racing for Recovery · Racing for Recovery

  Racing for Recovery Addict to Ironman. The highly anticipated book Ra...

Hanuman · Hanuman

"The Lord protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me." --Psalm 116:6

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

uh oh. It's the holidays. I'm having a hard time. Or is it everybody is having a hard time and it's affecting me? or is it that we're all having a hard time and affecting each other? I don't know, but it's hard. I want oblivion. I want to drink, sleep, something so I don't have to go through this. I gues...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

A.A. Thought for the Day I no longer refuse to do anything because I cannot do it to perfection. Many of us alcoholics use the excuse of not being able to do something perfectly to enable us to do nothing at all. We pretend to be perfectionists. We are good at telling people how a thing should be done, b...

John · John

Am I an alcoholic? If you repeatedly drink more than you intend or want to, if you get into trouble, or if you have memory lapses when you drink, you may be an alcoholic. Only you can decide. No one in A.A. will tell you whether you are or not. What can I do if I am worried about my drinking? Seek help. Alcoho...

Phil · Phil

A normal day, in the life of a recovering...from everything guy.:) I decide to water my lawn. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up fro...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

hi you all wait till you here THIS...... i rescued this ancient 13 yr. old doggie, do a good deed, rescue the poor little thing from being euthanized and i take her home last eve....they said she was outside dog, so i was going to just let her be outside when the weather is good and slowly intro her to be...

Phil · Phil

When you send out real love, real love will return to you. --Florence Scovel Shinn Real love is selfless love. It expects nothing in return. It is not conditional. It doesn't keep score. It is too seldom given. Many of us came into the program hurting, feeling unloved, looking desperately for l...

sweetchicksara · sweetchicksara

I work nights with this older lady! She is not a very nice person. She tells my boss things that I never said and then tells on me when I fall asleep at work. I am hanging on by a thin string and I love my job. I have had it almost a year and I can't believe that I have worked with her for that long. I am trying really...

Phil · Phil

Step Ten "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

I just wanted to share as to what is going on right now in my life. Like I said I had quite a few year sober in AA. Probably 10 or 12 years over the last 20 years but kept falling off the wagon because I wouldn’t do step 4 and 5. I just a few weeks ago started writing my life down from before I took the first...

Phil · Phil

All of the fantasies in your life will never match those I once tried to attain. Now older, it's more important reaching the more realistic goals, and having them come true. --Deidra Sarault Simply knowing that we are important creatures of the universe offers too little security for most of u...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

The Magic of Gratitude and Acceptance Gratitude and acceptance are two magic tricks available to us in recovery. No matter who we are, where we are, or what we have, gratitude and acceptance work.We may eventually become so happy that we realize our present circumstances are good. Or we master o...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Foundation First "As we begin to function in society, our creative freedom helps us sort our priorities and do the basic things first."Basic Text pg. 83No sooner do we get clean than some of us begin putting other priorities ahead of our recovery. Careers, families, relationships - all these ar...

sweetchicksara · sweetchicksara

I am a newbie on this message board! I had been chating on another aa chat line and our computer will not allow me to do so any more:( I love chatting with others in AA so I thought that I would give this a try!!!! Thanks sara Jane

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Letting Our Defects Go "If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation."Basic Text pg. 34Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isn't always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally d...

cheri · cheri

I wanted to welcome the newcomers to the board...and to let you all know that I am glad you are here. I am having problems with my computer so I thought I'd kill 2 birds with 1 stone and wish every body a happy and sober Thanksgiving this week. If you're traveling don't forget to buckle up! Love to all, c...

jeannie · jeannie

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life,when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

Welp the truth is out,,,here is my real pic,,,I hope I didn't insult anyone by trying to be human LOL.... Nawww really I'm just use to being in the public eye and never gave a hoot on who knows me or not,,,I do one thing well thank My god of choice,,,and that is my job,,,about all I have left,,and I wouldn'...

mommie · mommie

Hi, I am new. Joining online due to work related issues. Does the online thing work? I have non drinking family members, so that wont be a problem. friends are a different story, as they dont think there is anything wrong with drinking, but I have had some issues that have affected my life, and the live...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from the "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions' book: Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. "The spiritual substance of anonymity is sacrifice. Because A.A.'s Twelve Traditions repeatedly as...

Doll · Doll

How you doing, girl? How much time you got now? Made it to a meeting yet? Let us hear from you.............Doll

mommie · mommie

a sponsor? can you get a sponsor online?

GammyRose · GammyRose

Well, two cups of coffee and 3 really great posts to read. What a way to start the day... the 12th tradition, just for today, the Promises, and Footprints in the Sand. I sure missed the board. I think I'm about caught up on what's been going on here while my PC was down. Welcome to all the new...

Phil · Phil

"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." Consider the hour-glass; there is nothing to be accomplished by rattling or shaking; you have to wait patiently until the sand, grain by grain, has run from one funnel into the other." All things...

Doll · Doll

ACTION IN PLACE OF EXCUSES It is easy to make up excuses to tell to yourself. For you can choose to believe anything you say to yourself. But what do those excuses accomplish? Where do they take you? It's easy to use your thinking to rationalize your way out of taking action. Without much ef...

Phil · Phil

We decided that it was no good asking what is the meaning of life, because life isn't an answer, life is the question, and you, yourself, are the answer. --Ursula K. LeGuin How many times have we felt like we were drifting aimlessly, constantly searching for meaning in a world that seems so mixed...

cheri · cheri

Haven't seen you ladies around lately...hope all is well with you both. I'm thinking of you daily... Love, cheri

Mikelally60 · Mikelally60

Hi, My name is Mike and I'm an alcoholic. i'd like to try and be a regular member of this forum. I've tried others, but keep returning here. I'm going to stick around awhile. And not drink. Mike

Phil · Phil

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints. Other times there were one set of footprints. This bothered...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

I was a homebrewer and really loved the microbrews, it's the only thing that I miss sometimes. Now besides a cup or 2 a day of good coffee made with my expresso maker (try not to drink meeting coffee keeps me awake) I love Orange Cream Soda, Weinhard's and Kemper's are my favorites. Curious what others...

Doll · Doll

Thanks for the positive replies to my last couple posts. And for the support. The last few days have been rough around here. I just want to sleep! My mom is trying her damnedest to put me on a guilt trip about Thanksgiving, my 15 yr old is being an extra pain in the r...

Doll · Doll

 

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

It was a heavy drinking game,,,Close game all the way,,Loved it and drank Ice cold tea,,, I went to a good meeting lastnight,,,I was going to ask the guy nest to me if he knew a Craig who was in AA for 12 years and shot himself thursday night,,,Honest a voice came in my head don't ask someone in this group m...

Phil · Phil

Be prepared to forgive and forget in a heartbeat – holding onto resentment or engaging in any kind of punitive behavior will limit the building of trust. Be willing to change yourself – especially if you are asking for change in the other person. Change in love relationships is always mutual Be br...

Phil · Phil

Got an email from Chris to say Hi to everyone here. and something about eating all the cookies and couldnt get on MIP at present.:) Sooo-HI EVERYONE>>>FROM THE CHRIS MAN:)

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Accepting Our Feelings Why do we struggle so with our feelings? Why do we work so hard to deny our emotions, especially concerning other people? They are only feelings!In the course of a day, we may deny we feel frustrated in reaction to someone who is selling us a service.We may deny that we feel fr...

Phil · Phil

Step Eleven "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." Prayer and meditation are our principal means of conscious contact with God. We A.A.'s are...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills. --Minna Antrim It is not by chance but by design that the sorrows we experience throughout our lives are countered by equal servings of joy. One offsets the other. And we are strengthened by their combination.Our longing for only lif...

Jase · Jase

K well I am new so I was wondering what type of board this is and what do you use it for , I am an active Alcholic and I can see and feel myself slowly killing myself with alcohol. I am first looking for a place where I can get some questions answered by previous users on some health sympt...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

I'm reading everything you all write. Getting to know you all...I've 8 days today,,,after a two year run..Had 6 DRY years in AA before that insane thinking took me for a joy ride..My main problem was I worked my program,,not Bill's God given program, and decided to skip step 4 and 5. I also...

Phil · Phil

NEVER SAY TO A COP 1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer. (OK in Texas) 2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in. 3.Aren't you the guy from the Village People? 4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

One comes in the end to realize that there is no permanent pure relationship and there should not be. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh Whether we are teenagers in love for the first time, or parents who have been married for twenty years, relationships can turn into obsessions if we're not careful. We can...

Phil · Phil

Step One "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable." Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, w...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Hope for Today - November 18 When I was eleven years old, my father was hospitalized. In an effort to protect me, I was told the *other* person in my father's room was very sick, not my father. Eventually I discovered what really happened. My father had suffered a heart attack. I f...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

You are reading from God Grant Me . . . How I loved my shadow, this dark side of me that loved all the things no one else could see. AMY TAN Our inner Addict is seductive. It tempts us to feel special, mysterious, dark, unique, and alone. Alone, that is, except for our alcohol and drugs, with their promise...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Escape into Sleep After we stop eating compulsively, we may be tempted to use sleep as a form of escape. Though not as detrimental as excess food, too much sleep can also make us lethargic and dull. The danger lies in allowing ourselves to escape the realities of living, rather than coping with the...

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	short story (Preview) BRASS MONKEYS AND DEAD WHALES I am not a morning person, dragging my ass out of bed to make coffee for my fiancé and me on a freezing cold Monday morning in November, that and the urgent need for a pee is the best I can do before I retreat to the welcoming warmth of our bed puffing away on a mu...	Badger	4	364	Nov 25, 2005 by Badger
	in the chatroom 5:15pm (Preview) Hi all, well, my Thanksgiving is going alright. I promised I would spend some time in the chatroom for people who might need some AA company today,, so I'm going in their now to spend some time. If you see my name and say hello, but I don't answer immediatealy.. please wait a few minutes. Lon...	amanda2u2	0	417	Nov 24, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Happy Turkey Day! (Preview) Happy Thanksgiving to all of MIP family. I hope everyone has a blessed, sober day. Love and hugs, Doll	Doll	5	590	Nov 24, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Addict to Ironman Book and DVD available (Preview)   *Racing for Recovery Addict to Ironman.* The highly anticipated book Ra...	Racing for Recovery	2	765	Nov 24, 2005 by Racing for Recovery
	Keep It Simple (Preview) "The Lord protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me." --Psalm 116:6	Hanuman	1	421	Nov 24, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	uh oh (Preview) uh oh. It's the holidays. I'm having a hard time. Or is it everybody is having a hard time and it's affecting me? or is it that we're all having a hard time and affecting each other? I don't know, but it's hard. I want oblivion. I want to drink, sleep, something so I don't have to go through this. I gues...	amanda2u2	6	461	Nov 23, 2005 by rosie light shines
	AA thought and update on lost doggie (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day I no longer refuse to do anything because I cannot do it to perfection. Many of us alcoholics use the excuse of not being able to do something perfectly to enable us to do nothing at all. We pretend to be perfectionists. We are good at telling people how a thing should be done, b...	rosie light shines	0	320	Nov 23, 2005 by rosie light shines
	A NEW COMER ASKS (Preview) *Am I an alcoholic?* If you repeatedly drink more than you intend or want to, if you get into trouble, or if you have memory lapses when you drink, you may be an alcoholic. Only you can decide. No one in A.A. will tell you whether you are or not. *What can I do if I am worried about my drinking?* Seek help. Alcoho...	John	0	740	Nov 23, 2005 by John
	A normal day in Ontario, Canada (Preview) A normal day, in the life of a recovering...from everything guy.:) I decide to water my lawn. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up fro...	Phil	2	623	Nov 23, 2005 by jeannie
	i lost my doggie (Preview) hi you all wait till you here THIS...... i rescued this ancient 13 yr. old doggie, do a good deed, rescue the poor little thing from being euthanized and i take her home last eve....they said she was outside dog, so i was going to just let her be outside when the weather is good and slowly intro her to be...	rosie light shines	1	318	Nov 23, 2005 by cheri
	Thought For The Day (Preview) *When you send out real love, real love will return to you. --Florence Scovel Shinn* Real love is selfless love. It expects nothing in return. It is not conditional. It doesn't keep score. It is too seldom given. Many of us came into the program hurting, feeling unloved, looking desperately for l...	Phil	1	329	Nov 23, 2005 by Phil
	Having Porblems at work.... (Preview) I work nights with this older lady! She is not a very nice person. She tells my boss things that I never said and then tells on me when I fall asleep at work. I am hanging on by a thin string and I love my job. I have had it almost a year and I can't believe that I have worked with her for that long. I am trying really...	sweetchicksara	5	346	Nov 22, 2005 by recovering jb
	Maintenance (Preview) Step Ten "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather...	Phil	0	319	Nov 22, 2005 by Phil
	I'm a sick Puppy (Preview) I just wanted to share as to what is going on right now in my life. Like I said I had quite a few year sober in AA. Probably 10 or 12 years over the last 20 years but kept falling off the wagon because I wouldn’t do step 4 and 5. I just a few weeks ago started writing my life down from before I took the first...	buckeyebear	5	626	Nov 22, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Thoughts for today (Preview) *All of the fantasies in your life will never match those I once tried to attain. Now older, it's more important reaching the more realistic goals, and having them come true. --Deidra Sarault* Simply knowing that we are important creatures of the universe offers too little security for most of u...	Phil	2	431	Nov 22, 2005 by rosie light shines
	acceptance and gratitude (Preview) The Magic of Gratitude and Acceptance Gratitude and acceptance are two magic tricks available to us in recovery. No matter who we are, where we are, or what we have, gratitude and acceptance work.We may eventually become so happy that we realize our present circumstances are good. Or we master o...	rosie light shines	0	557	Nov 22, 2005 by rosie light shines
	foundations FIRST (Preview) Foundation First "As we begin to function in society, our creative freedom helps us sort our priorities and do the basic things first."Basic Text pg. 83No sooner do we get clean than some of us begin putting other priorities ahead of our recovery. Careers, families, relationships - all these ar...	rosie light shines	0	480	Nov 22, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Newbie :) (Preview) I am a newbie on this message board! I had been chating on another aa chat line and our computer will not allow me to do so any more:( I love chatting with others in AA so I thought that I would give this a try!!!! Thanks sara Jane	sweetchicksara	1	476	Nov 22, 2005 by Mikel
	getting rid of defects HURTS???? (Preview) Letting Our Defects Go "If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation."Basic Text pg. 34Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isn't always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally d...	rosie light shines	4	841	Nov 22, 2005 by cheri
	Welcome and while I am here... (Preview) I wanted to welcome the newcomers to the board...and to let you all know that I am glad you are here. I am having problems with my computer so I thought I'd kill 2 birds with 1 stone and wish every body a happy and sober Thanksgiving this week. If you're traveling don't forget to buckle up! Love to all, c...	cheri	0	307	Nov 22, 2005 by cheri
	something to think about (Preview) We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life,when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.	jeannie	1	477	Nov 22, 2005 by GammyRose
	Heres my real pic (Preview) Welp the truth is out,,,here is my real pic,,,I hope I didn't insult anyone by trying to be human LOL.... Nawww really I'm just use to being in the public eye and never gave a hoot on who knows me or not,,,I do one thing well thank My god of choice,,,and that is my job,,,about all I have left,,and I wouldn'...	buckeyebear	5	651	Nov 22, 2005 by jeannie
	Im new (Preview) Hi, I am new. Joining online due to work related issues. Does the online thing work? I have non drinking family members, so that wont be a problem. friends are a different story, as they dont think there is anything wrong with drinking, but I have had some issues that have affected my life, and the live...	mommie	6	363	Nov 21, 2005 by jeannie
	the 12th Tradition - anonymity (Preview) *from the "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions' book:* *Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.* *"The spiritual substance of anonymity is sacrifice. Because A.A.'s Twelve Traditions repeatedly as...*	amanda2u2	3	1884	Nov 21, 2005 by Mikel
	CAM (Preview) How you doing, girl? How much time you got now? Made it to a meeting yet? Let us hear from you.............Doll	Doll	0	488	Nov 21, 2005 by Doll
	how would you go about getting (Preview) a sponsor? can you get a sponsor online?	mommie	1	413	Nov 21, 2005 by Doll
	Goodmorning.... (Preview) Well, two cups of coffee and 3 really great posts to read. What a way to start the day... the 12th tradition, just for today, the Promises, and Footprints in the Sand. I sure missed the board. I think I'm about caught up on what's been going on here while my PC was down. Welcome to all the new...	GammyRose	3	334	Nov 21, 2005 by Doll
	Patience (Preview) "One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." Consider the hour-glass; there is nothing to be accomplished by rattling or shaking; you have to wait patiently until the sand, grain by grain, has run from one funnel into the other." All things...	Phil	1	339	Nov 21, 2005 by rosie light shines
	ACTION IN PLACE OF EXCUSES (Preview) ACTION IN PLACE OF EXCUSES It is easy to make up excuses to tell to yourself. For you can choose to believe anything you say to yourself. But what do those excuses accomplish? Where do they take you? It's easy to use your thinking to rationalize your way out of taking action. Without much ef...	Doll	1	353	Nov 21, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Monday (Preview) *We decided that it was no good asking what is the meaning of life, because life isn't an answer, life is the question, and you, yourself, are the answer. --Ursula K. LeGuin* How many times have we felt like we were drifting aimlessly, constantly searching for meaning in a world that seems so mixed...	Phil	0	416	Nov 21, 2005 by Phil
	Gammy? Wendy? (Preview) Haven't seen you ladies around lately...hope all is well with you both. I'm thinking of you daily... Love, cheri	cheri	3	515	Nov 20, 2005 by cheri
	hi (Preview) Hi, My name is Mike and I'm an alcoholic. i'd like to try and be a regular member of this forum. I've tried others, but keep returning here. I'm going to stick around awhile. And not drink. Mike	Mikelally60	8	519	Nov 20, 2005 by cheri
	Staying Humble, and Grateful (Preview) FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints. Other times there were one set of footprints. This bothered...	Phil	2	553	Nov 20, 2005 by Doll
	What's your New drink of choice? (Preview) I was a homebrewer and really loved the microbrews, it's the only thing that I miss sometimes. Now besides a cup or 2 a day of good coffee made with my expresso maker (try not to drink meeting coffee keeps me awake) I love Orange Cream Soda, Weinhard's and Kemper's are my favorites. Curious what others...	cooncatbob	12	766	Nov 20, 2005 by CAM
	Better today....... (Preview) Thanks for the positive replies to my last couple posts. And for the support. The last few days have been rough around here. I just want to sleep! My mom is trying her damnedest to put me on a guilt trip about Thanksgiving, my 15 yr old is being an extra pain in the r...	Doll	2	465	Nov 20, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Daily Reflection Nov 20 (Preview)	Doll	3	419	Nov 20, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Yes the bucks WON!!! (Preview) It was a heavy drinking game,,,Close game all the way,,Loved it and drank Ice cold tea,,, I went to a good meeting lastnight,,,I was going to ask the guy nest to me if he knew a Craig who was in AA for 12 years and shot himself thursday night,,,Honest a voice came in my head don't ask someone in this group m...	buckeyebear	2	501	Nov 20, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	Relationship Conflict (Preview) Be prepared to forgive and forget in a heartbeat – holding onto resentment or engaging in any kind of punitive behavior will limit the building of trust. Be willing to change yourself – especially if you are asking for change in the other person. Change in love relationships is always mutual Be br...	Phil	3	526	Nov 20, 2005 by buckeyebear
	Hello from Cabbagehead Chris (Preview) Got an email from Chris to say Hi to everyone here. and something about eating all the cookies and couldnt get on MIP at present.:) Sooo-HI EVERYONE>>>FROM THE CHRIS MAN:)	Phil	2	462	Nov 20, 2005 by Doll
	now i CAN accept my feelings (Preview) Accepting Our Feelings Why do we struggle so with our feelings? Why do we work so hard to deny our emotions, especially concerning other people? They are only feelings!In the course of a day, we may deny we feel frustrated in reaction to someone who is selling us a service.We may deny that we feel fr...	rosie light shines	2	326	Nov 19, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Step Eleven (Preview) Step Eleven "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." Prayer and meditation are our principal means of conscious contact with God. We A.A.'s are...	Phil	1	608	Nov 19, 2005 by rosie light shines
	the invoice of experience CAN be a b** (Preview) Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills. --Minna Antrim** It is not by chance but by design that the sorrows we experience throughout our lives are countered by equal servings of joy. One offsets the other. And we are strengthened by their combination.Our longing for only lif...	rosie light shines	0	559	Nov 19, 2005 by rosie light shines
	The begining (Preview) K well I am new so I was wondering what type of board this is and what do you use it for , I am an active Alcholic and I can see and feel myself slowly killing myself with alcohol. I am first looking for a place where I can get some questions answered by previous users on some health sympt...	Jase	6	788	Nov 19, 2005 by Jase
	Just to let you know.. (Preview) I'm reading everything you all write. Getting to know you all...I've 8 days today,,,after a two year run..Had 6 DRY years in AA before that insane thinking took me for a joy ride..My main problem was I worked my program,,not Bill's God given program, and decided to skip step 4 and 5. I also...	buckeyebear	6	588	Nov 18, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	On The Lighter Side...some are old ones. (Preview) NEVER SAY TO A COP 1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer. (OK in Texas) 2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in. 3.Aren't you the guy from the Village People? 4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up...	Phil	0	429	Nov 18, 2005 by Phil
	todays gift......writing my OWN song (Preview) *One comes in the end to realize that there is no permanent pure relationship and there should not be. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh* Whether we are teenagers in love for the first time, or parents who have been married for twenty years, relationships can turn into obsessions if we're not careful. We can...	rosie light shines	4	586	Nov 18, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Morning ya'll...eh? (Preview) Step One "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable." Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, w...	Phil	1	599	Nov 18, 2005 by rosie light shines
	love me or leave me, but it will be the REAL me you love/leave (Preview) Hope for Today - November 18 When I was eleven years old, my father was hospitalized. In an effort to protect me, I was told the other person in my father's room was very sick, not my father. Eventually I discovered what really happened. My father had suffered a heart attack. I f...	rosie light shines	1	361	Nov 18, 2005 by Phil
	God grant me.....telling my addiction to get stuffed (Preview) You are reading from God Grant Me . . . How I loved my shadow, this dark side of me that loved all the things no one else could see. AMY TAN Our inner Addict is seductive. It tempts us to feel special, mysterious, dark, unique, and alone. Alone, that is, except for our alcohol and drugs, with their promise...	rosie light shines	0	352	Nov 18, 2005 by rosie light shines
	trading one compulsion for another???? (Preview) Escape into Sleep After we stop eating compulsively, we may be tempted to use sleep as a form of escape. Though not as detrimental as excess food, too much sleep can also make us lethargic and dull. The danger lies in allowing ourselves to escape the realities of living, rather than coping with the...	rosie light shines	5	644	Nov 18, 2005 by Phil
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