Alcoholics Anonymous

TenderheartsKS · TenderheartsKS

I know, for me, the holidays were painful, unsettling, and generally depressing for several years after I got sober. Our tiny AA group here has been struggling the past couple of years. It's always been a tradition for them to host a New Year's Eve party, complete with finger foods, board games, cards...

Chatillon · Chatillon

Hi Last night we were out for dinner, it was a set meal with no choices. At the end of the meal there was some home made chocolate ice-cream and chocolate cake. Half way through eating this I got to thinking what's this made of? Is there alcohol in it? This time I don't think there was, but do you ask in resta...

Cafe6 · Cafe6

Hello New to this board, wanted to see what anyone knows about wet brain? Is it very common, how long does it last, does it go away, what are the symptoms etc?

jonijoni · jonijoni

Done!!!! It has taken me 4 weekends. AARGH!! I love the results though, and my kitchen is much happier now too. I had 3 different kinds of mis-matched wood in there, and it was dark and tiny. hope I have brightened it up a bit. I made the knobs myself out of cermaic that you bake in the oven. Have not put them a...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Eastern High was a new team and most of the players were freshman. They were playing Central that day, a team that had already won many prizes, and they had 3 players that were accomplished seniors. It was the first quarter. One of Eastern's best players was out with an injury. It was the first time tha...

Leslief · Leslief

pinkchip · pinkchip

I wanted to find out what thoughts you all have on people coming into AA cross addicted (concurrent drug or poly substance dependence). Obviously the BB is not outdated and there's been some discussion of not wanting AA to blend with other programs. I do see how it inevitably is going to blend with or be...

adrianzegar2022 · adrianzegar2022

I'm coming back from a relapse in December and I have about 4 1/2 months sober. Yesterday, my sponsor told me the anger that's been coming up for me is understandable, because I "haven't been working a program". I'm in school and have mostly been procrastinating on my 4th step, but I do go to 8-10 meeting...

p1evansen · p1evansen

Anyone know if Bob Earl (writer, speaker 70's 80's) is still alive? lost touch after his auto accident a few years ago. Thanks!

Beausoleil · Beausoleil

Today, someone mentioned the three Ps of recovery. Two of them are paranoia and paralysis. Anyone know the third? Anyone know where there might be readings on the topic?

Tanin · Tanin

Welcome to the newly-registered forum members: Tim Nelson and ColoradoRyan Let us know if we can help...

audioman · audioman

Hi everyone, Im Tim. Ive been an alcoholic since I was 14. I drank on and off for the first few years but around age 20 is when I drank every day up until about a few months ago. Like most of you know, Ive been ambivalent about stopping since I realized I was an alcoholic, but never really tried. Recently, I ha...

blessdmegz · blessdmegz

SO IM JUST GETTIN STARTED ON STEP 4...MY SPONSOR BASICALLY TOLD ME TO START OFF MAKING A GRUDGE LIST. AS IM READING ABOUT IT THE 12 IN 12, I AM SOOOOO CON FUSED...STEPS 1-3 WERE PRETTY OK FOR ME...BUT READING STEP 4 IN THE 12 IN 12 IS LIKE READING GERMAN TO ME. SHOULD I BE MAKING A LIST OF PEOPLE I HAVE RESENTM...

GreyGirl · GreyGirl

Hi all. I don't use message boards and am jittery with nerves so hopefully I do this right. I'm two days (well, it'll be two days in about an hour) sober and attending my first meeting tonight. I'm extremely nervous, a million thoughts going through my head. Will people be nice? Accepting? Intim...

hopefulone · hopefulone

http://alcoholrehab.com/addiction-articles/emotional-sobriety/-- Edited by hopefulone on Thursday 13th of August 2015 11:52:43 PM

John · John

Why We Were Chosen God in HIS wisdom has selected this group of men and women to be the purveyors of His Goodness. In selecting them through whom to bring about this phenomenon, He went not to the proud, the mighty, the famous or the brilliant. He went to the humble, to the sick, to the un...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Or in other words, not take words so literally. If you say to me "call lots of people to take some of the burden off your sponsor", I don't hear that I should call lots of people for my own sake and the sake of another, all I hear is that I'm a burden. Then I spiral down the slippery sloap of discou...

Percival · Percival

January 12th celebrated 48 years of continuous sobriety since my First AA Meeting....Going back now many years....I can see where the Program meets one at the level of your needs... God at times always worked Miracles for me...for that I am profoundly grateful......He gave me almost consecuativ...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1306/MUaqFV.gif-- Edited by FlyingSquirrel on Saturday 18th of December 2021 02:17:59 AM -- Edited by FlyingSquirrel on Saturday 18th of December 2021 02:19:06 AM

Beth L · Beth L

I swear I read somewhere in AA literature that if you arent in alignment with your home group to find another group. Does anyone know where I can find this in the literature? My group has 20+ meetings a week. Should there be one group conscience meeting for the entire group? Some members think its the gr...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

Anyone who has been to more then a few meeting has seen the AA slogans on the wall. Easy Does It (my favorite) Just for today and Think, Think, Think. Most of us have heard the story of the sponser who told his sponsee that the "Think, think, think" didn't apply to him as his thinker was broken, LOL. That a...

liljeeplover · liljeeplover

Hello I have 8 years of sobriety which is a lot for my area. I cant find a sponsor here and would like to find one online. My original sponsor relapsed 5 years ago. I spent about 2 years upset about this and the past 3 going through people like theres no tomorrow kind of... I would ask someone and they would sa...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Hiya, Jasper's Sober Fishing thread gave me an idea.... The weather for Sunday, 11/1/09 in Zip Code 52101 looks pretty hard to pass up! At about 11am my (3) kids and I are going on a fishing outing for the day. Any one on this board who wants to stop by is welcome!! We're hoping to get there by 11am and leav...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Merry Christmas!

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that, I am responsible. This is the AA responsibility statement. I have recited this statement before. I have not been very good at putting it into practice, however. Judging by what I have seen on this me...

Wobbly McStumble · Wobbly McStumble

Greetings. I am on day 7 of my sobriety journey. Today I really felt like drinking for some reason. I didnt do it...but it was close. WM

Dreamnine · Dreamnine

Where I live, there seems to be a big division between those AAs who say they have recovered and those who say they are recovering. The 'recovered' ones insist that no time can be lost, to get a sponsor, take the steps and, above all, to find a higher power. Personally, I went through a 4th and 5th step befo...

AdamL · AdamL

Hey, Everyone! Come join and support The Program Works Group's online Zoom meeting. Every night at 8 pm EST. www.theprogramworks.com - tap Use App button to join from Facebook page Meeting ID 860-801-229 Note- There is no password, however, meeting greeters will remove any hijackers. Service co...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Since first coming into AA I adopted a zero tolerance for any food that uses alcohol of any type in the recipe. My well meaning "Normal" friends have tried to persuade me for years that "Its OK the alcohol cooks off". I never believed that and would not take any chances eating...

Wren · Wren

I just read this today. I'd heard it long ago, but forgotten it until now. And look who wrote it! Keep Us From Pettiness ~ Mary Stewart, Queen of ScotsKeep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away al...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Just sayin.

jfred1610 · jfred1610

Relapse in progress

zebrafishguy · zebrafishguy

Day 1

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...

TLH · TLH

Hey, all. I have not been here regularly in a very long time. I have been out of the rooms for around 10 years, and of course you can predict that nothing great resulted from that. Nothing terrible happened, except that I wasted ten more years of my life, doing the same old shit. Anyhow, I am back working...

Iniegomontoya · Iniegomontoya

Went to my first meeting today and scheduled for rehab on Monday. How do you guys deal with the small hours when you are up, used to drinking by yourself, and everyone is asleep? I am 48 hours without a drink, some withdrawal stuff (no DTs) but need someone to help with ideas that wont have me relapse.

dlowens777 · dlowens777

Trouble starting

DAV99 · DAV99

Hello my name is David and I am here from NV and I am an alcoholic. I know that I am in the right place when I can speak about my experience with alcohol. I am forty four years old. I grew up pretty normal from the outside although inside alot of turmoil. I got to drinking pretty early around sixteen. I a...

WebHelper · WebHelper

The Sparklit Board Funding has been expended. We are asking in the spirit of Tradition 7 for funding to continue the forums. Sparklit ActiveBoard Donations GoDaddy will be ready for renewal in May as well. We are looking for a solution for accepting donations. Last year we used my business PayPal a...

NEW USER · JohnS

Hello, new to this Hopefully I can give as well as learn.

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

I just know all three of you are on the edge of your seats, wondering what could be so important. Well, you just better be here to see it. This will be world-shattering.

BigZen · BigZen

Hello Everyone, I am not so well-versed in all AA terminology, so I would like to get your opinion about the term "a geographical." I read that it means to move in order to get a fresh start, or begin with a clean slate. Would changing university majors, transferring to several different universities,...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

The founders of this great group originally talked about an unwritten 13th Step. And it was a thing of beauty. After living a life of sobriety by using the 12 Steps, the alcoholic took the 13th Step to his/her grave. When they were placed in their grave they began their 13th Step. There by living in...

mikef · mikef

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Anybody got one of these in their area? Im lucky I guess, there are more than a dozen within walking distance of my house. https://littlefreelibrary.org/ https://i.postimg.cc/7YwycNZL/9-EA8-C7-B3-E19-C-4617-847-F-3-EFD1-BAB539-C.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/jjwVNgZM/276-B74-B4-8-...

dlowens777 · dlowens777

Lack of replies to newcomer posts. You know, I want to say that doesnt surprise me about self centered alcoholics. But even I know I have to be willing to help those struggling if I am to stay sober. Else what's the purpose of me being here. Reminds me of the church who doesnt know you if you dont give an offe...

Tanin · Tanin

Two AA clubs in my area have discontinued meetings due to the virus crisis. Over a week now of missed meetings... Another place, with 4 meetings a day, has suspended the custom of holding hands during the meeting-ending Lord's Prayer. How much has AA been affected in your area and what alternatives ar...

Percival · Percival

Today where I am it is the morning of January 12...12 hours ahead of N. Y time....47 years ago there were no personal computers relating to such a thing as online AA. In 1996 AA as an organization, the internet quite new was just starting up...I learned HTML and designed for myself a website, It still ex...

Dawn Mist · Dawn Mist

I would like to know if there are other transgender alcoholics on here who I can talk with about ways to deal with staying sober? Please help! Thanks, Dawn Mist

StartNow · StartNow

Hi all, First month is behind me. On to month 2 one day at a time. I was thinking about the morass of a nightmare drinking becomes and it reminds me of swimming. Profuse drinking really is like swimming under water..you can barely see when you open your eyes, you cant breath, you cant listen or hear and yo...

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	What are you doing to stay sober this New Year's Eve? (Preview) I know, for me, the holidays were painful, unsettling, and generally depressing for several years after I got sober. Our tiny AA group here has been struggling the past couple of years. It's always been a tradition for them to host a New Year's Eve party, complete with finger foods, board games, cards...	TenderheartsKS	18	5267	May 24, 2022 by CharlieMalone
	Alcohol in restaurant meals (Preview) Hi Last night we were out for dinner, it was a set meal with no choices. At the end of the meal there was some home made chocolate ice-cream and chocolate cake. Half way through eating this I got to thinking what's this made of? Is there alcohol in it? This time I don't think there was, but do you ask in resta...	Chatillon	5	2090	May 23, 2022 by CharlieMalone
	Wet Brain (Preview) Hello New to this board, wanted to see what anyone knows about wet brain? Is it very common, how long does it last, does it go away, what are the symptoms etc?	Cafe6	10	12155	May 20, 2022 by CharlieMalone
	My sober kitchen re-decorating project (Preview) Done!!!! It has taken me 4 weekends. AARGH!! I love the results though, and my kitchen is much happier now too. I had 3 different kinds of mis-matched wood in there, and it was dark and tiny. hope I have brightened it up a bit. I made the knobs myself out of cermaic that you bake in the oven. Have not put them a...	jonijoni	17	3499	May 17, 2022 by CharlieMalone
	winner, losers, and property taxes (Preview) Eastern High was a new team and most of the players were freshman. They were playing Central that day, a team that had already won many prizes, and they had 3 players that were accomplished seniors. It was the first quarter. *One of Eastern's best players was out with an injury. It was the first time tha...*	amanda2u2	1	2084	May 16, 2022 by CharlieMalone
	Recovery Poetry (Preview)	Leslief	0	1095	May 15, 2022 by Leslief
	Cross addiction (Preview) I wanted to find out what thoughts you all have on people coming into AA cross addicted (concurrent drug or poly substance dependence). Obviously the BB is not outdated and there's been some discussion of not wanting AA to blend with other programs. I do see how it inevitably is going to blend with or be...	pinkchip	17	5013	May 14, 2022 by AA-Aaron
	Is my sponsor correct in saying I'm "not working a program" Sponsor Issues Resentments (Preview) I'm coming back from a relapse in December and I have about 4 1/2 months sober. Yesterday, my sponsor told me the anger that's been coming up for me is understandable, because I "haven't been working a program". I'm in school and have mostly been procrastinating on my 4th step, but I do go to 8-10 meeting...	adrianzegar2022	1	2280	May 12, 2022 by Scott J
	Bob Earl (Preview) Anyone know if Bob Earl (writer, speaker 70's 80's) is still alive? lost touch after his auto accident a few years ago. Thanks!	p1evansen	3	4510	Apr 29, 2022 by Daniel Den
	The Three Ps (Preview) Today, someone mentioned the three Ps of recovery. Two of them are paranoia and paralysis. Anyone know the third? Anyone know where there might be readings on the topic?	Beausoleil	14	4713	Apr 24, 2022 by LoneStar
	Welcome To The Forum! Newcomers (Preview) Welcome to the newly-registered forum members: Tim Nelson and ColoradoRyan Let us know if we can help...	Tanin	24	6412	Apr 16, 2022 by GarySmith
	Therapist and "Functioning" Alcoholic Recently Sober (Preview) Hi everyone, Im Tim. Ive been an alcoholic since I was 14. I drank on and off for the first few years but around age 20 is when I drank every day up until about a few months ago. Like most of you know, Ive been ambivalent about stopping since I realized I was an alcoholic, but never really tried. Recently, I ha...	audioman	0	2124	Apr 7, 2022 by audioman
	I NEED SOME HELP WITH STEP 4 (Preview) SO IM JUST GETTIN STARTED ON STEP 4...MY SPONSOR BASICALLY TOLD ME TO START OFF MAKING A GRUDGE LIST. AS IM READING ABOUT IT THE 12 IN 12, I AM SOOOOO CON FUSED...STEPS 1-3 WERE PRETTY OK FOR ME...BUT READING STEP 4 IN THE 12 IN 12 IS LIKE READING GERMAN TO ME. SHOULD I BE MAKING A LIST OF PEOPLE I HAVE RESENTM...	blessdmegz	12	5010	Apr 6, 2022 by GregoryReyes
	First AA meeting tonight; nervous (Preview) Hi all. I don't use message boards and am jittery with nerves so hopefully I do this right. I'm two days (well, it'll be two days in about an hour) sober and attending my first meeting tonight. I'm extremely nervous, a million thoughts going through my head. Will people be nice? Accepting? Intim...	GreyGirl	31	6275	Apr 3, 2022 by johnshu452
	Emotional Sobriety online by Tom B tape and another online article if you are interested (Preview) http://alcoholrehab.com/addiction-articles/emotional-sobriety/-- Edited by hopefulone on Thursday 13th of August 2015 11:52:43 PM	hopefulone	3	2645	Mar 9, 2022 by johnson4852
	Why We Were Chosen (Preview) Why We Were Chosen God in HIS wisdom has selected this group of men and women to be the purveyors of His Goodness. In selecting them through whom to bring about this phenomenon, He went not to the proud, the mighty, the famous or the brilliant. He went to the humble, to the sick, to the un...	John	17	35381	Mar 3, 2022 by PatriciaPhilips
	How can I stop taking things so personally? (Preview) Or in other words, not take words so literally. If you say to me "call lots of people to take some of the burden off your sponsor", I don't hear that I should call lots of people for my own sake and the sake of another, all I hear is that I'm a burden. Then I spiral down the slippery sloap of discou...	justadrunk	12	4331	Jan 27, 2022 by johnson4852
	It's a Tradition going back over25 years that I post my AA anniversy (Preview) January 12th celebrated 48 years of continuous sobriety since my First AA Meeting....Going back now many years....I can see where the Program meets one at the level of your needs... God at times always worked Miracles for me...for that I am profoundly grateful......He gave me almost consecuativ...	Percival	0	2658	Jan 26, 2022 by Percival
	Easy does it (Preview) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1306/MUaqFV.gif-- Edited by FlyingSquirrel on Saturday 18th of December 2021 02:17:59 AM -- Edited by FlyingSquirrel on Saturday 18th of December 2021 02:19:06 AM	FlyingSquirrel	1	2701	Jan 7, 2022 by Boxer1200
	Home Group Questions... home group business meetings group conscience (Preview) I swear I read somewhere in AA literature that if you arent in alignment with your home group to find another group. Does anyone know where I can find this in the literature? My group has 20+ meetings a week. Should there be one group conscience meeting for the entire group? Some members think its the gr...	Beth L	2	3488	Jan 7, 2022 by Boxer1200
	Think, Think, Think?? (Preview) Anyone who has been to more then a few meeting has seen the AA slogans on the wall. Easy Does It (my favorite) Just for today and Think, Think, Think. Most of us have heard the story of the sponser who told his sponsee that the "Think, think, think" didn't apply to him as his thinker was broken, LOL. That a...	cooncatbob	21	13662	Jan 5, 2022 by Boxer1200
	online sponsor (Preview) Hello I have 8 years of sobriety which is a lot for my area. I cant find a sponsor here and would like to find one online. My original sponsor relapsed 5 years ago. I spent about 2 years upset about this and the past 3 going through people like theres no tomorrow kind of... I would ask someone and they would sa...	liljeeplover	4	6227	Jan 1, 2022 by FlyingSquirrel
	Fishing Invitation - Mississippi River, L&D #9, Harpers Ferry Great fishing songs :-) (Preview) Hiya, Jasper's Sober Fishing thread gave me an idea.... The weather for Sunday, 11/1/09 in Zip Code 52101 looks pretty hard to pass up! At about 11am my (3) kids and I are going on a fishing outing for the day. Any one on this board who wants to stop by is welcome!! We're hoping to get there by 11am and leav...	Aquaman	14	10854	Jan 1, 2022 by FlyingSquirrel
	Checking in.. (Preview) Merry Christmas!	FlyingSquirrel	0	2924	Dec 25, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	I am responsible (Preview) When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that, I am responsible. This is the AA responsibility statement. I have recited this statement before. I have not been very good at putting it into practice, however. Judging by what I have seen on this me...	FlyingSquirrel	0	3266	Dec 11, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	I am new (Preview) Greetings. I am on day 7 of my sobriety journey. Today I really felt like drinking for some reason. I didnt do it...but it was close. WM	Wobbly McStumble	11	6653	Dec 10, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Am I recovered or recovering? (Preview) Where I live, there seems to be a big division between those AAs who say they have recovered and those who say they are recovering. The 'recovered' ones insist that no time can be lost, to get a sponsor, take the steps and, above all, to find a higher power. Personally, I went through a 4th and 5th step befo...	Dreamnine	61	18063	Dec 10, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	The Program Works Group Needs Support (Preview) Hey, Everyone! Come join and support The Program Works Group's online Zoom meeting. Every night at 8 pm EST. www.theprogramworks.com - tap Use App button to join from Facebook page Meeting ID 860-801-229 Note- There is no password, however, meeting greeters will remove any hijackers. Service co...	AdamL	1	4390	Nov 25, 2021 by Kathyhaines
	When Food Is Cooked With Alcohol (Preview) Since first coming into AA I adopted a zero tolerance for any food that uses alcohol of any type in the recipe. My well meaning "Normal" friends have tried to persuade me for years that "Its OK the alcohol cooks off". I never believed that and would not take any chances eating...	Larry_H	19	14036	Nov 16, 2021 by StPeteDean
	Pettiness Prayer (Preview) I just read this today. I'd heard it long ago, but forgotten it until now. And look who wrote it! Keep Us From Pettiness ~ Mary Stewart, Queen of ScotsKeep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away al...	Wren	4	6921	Nov 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	This is currently the only online message board I haven’t been banned from. (Preview) Just sayin.	FlyingSquirrel	1	1394	Nov 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	Need help getting sober (Preview) Relapse in progress	jfred1610	1	3591	Nov 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	Day 1 (Preview) Day 1	zebrafishguy	1	2826	Oct 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	Gratitude (Preview) Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...	Wolfie55	1	4831	Oct 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	It has been a long while since I have been here. Aloha. :) (Preview) Hey, all. I have not been here regularly in a very long time. I have been out of the rooms for around 10 years, and of course you can predict that nothing great resulted from that. Nothing terrible happened, except that I wasted ten more years of my life, doing the same old shit. Anyhow, I am back working...	TLH	6	6729	Oct 9, 2021 by StPeteDean
	The small hours (Preview) Went to my first meeting today and scheduled for rehab on Monday. How do you guys deal with the small hours when you are up, used to drinking by yourself, and everyone is asleep? I am 48 hours without a drink, some withdrawal stuff (no DTs) but need someone to help with ideas that wont have me relapse.	Iniegomontoya	1	3352	Jul 25, 2021 by bournetobewild
	Newly sober (Preview) Trouble starting	dlowens777	3	3988	Jul 25, 2021 by bournetobewild
	Bottom of the Barrel (Preview) Hello my name is David and I am here from NV and I am an alcoholic. I know that I am in the right place when I can speak about my experience with alcohol. I am forty four years old. I grew up pretty normal from the outside although inside alot of turmoil. I got to drinking pretty early around sixteen. I a...	DAV99	0	2386	May 4, 2021 by DAV99
	Sparklit Board & GoDaddy Funding Request (Preview) The Sparklit Board Funding has been expended. We are asking in the spirit of Tradition 7 for funding to continue the forums. Sparklit ActiveBoard Donations GoDaddy will be ready for renewal in May as well. We are looking for a solution for accepting donations. Last year we used my business PayPal a...	WebHelper	0	3263	Apr 10, 2021 by WebHelper
	NEW USER (Preview) Hello, new to this Hopefully I can give as well as learn.	JohnS	61	9042	Mar 15, 2021 by TurningYoung
	In 13 days I will have a major announcement to make. (Preview) I just know all three of you are on the edge of your seats, wondering what could be so important. Well, you just better be here to see it. This will be world-shattering.	FlyingSquirrel	2	3301	Feb 17, 2021 by edatkin
	A Geographical (Preview) Hello Everyone, I am not so well-versed in all AA terminology, so I would like to get your opinion about the term "a geographical." I read that it means to move in order to get a fresh start, or begin with a clean slate. Would changing university majors, transferring to several different universities,...	BigZen	1	2554	Feb 16, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	The original 13th Step (Preview) The founders of this great group originally talked about an unwritten 13th Step. And it was a thing of beauty. After living a life of sobriety by using the 12 Steps, the alcoholic took the 13th Step to his/her grave. When they were placed in their grave they began their 13th Step. There by living in...	Dave Harm	17	22809	Feb 1, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	sorry folks , couldnt find delete post ,my posted 3x (Preview)	mikef	2	3381	Feb 1, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Little Free Library (Preview) Anybody got one of these in their area? Im lucky I guess, there are more than a dozen within walking distance of my house. https://littlefreelibrary.org/ https://i.postimg.cc/7YwycNZL/9-EA8-C7-B3-E19-C-4617-847-F-3-EFD1-BAB539-C.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/jjwVNgZM/276-B74-B4-8-...	FlyingSquirrel	0	3813	Feb 1, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Giving it away to keep it. (Preview) Lack of replies to newcomer posts. You know, I want to say that doesnt surprise me about self centered alcoholics. But even I know I have to be willing to help those struggling if I am to stay sober. Else what's the purpose of me being here. Reminds me of the church who doesnt know you if you dont give an offe...	dlowens777	1	4024	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	AA Meetings And Coronavirus (Preview) Two AA clubs in my area have discontinued meetings due to the virus crisis. Over a week now of missed meetings... Another place, with 4 meetings a day, has suspended the custom of holding hands during the meeting-ending Lord's Prayer. How much has AA been affected in your area and what alternatives ar...	Tanin	10	1456	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	TODAY IS MY 47 TH YEAR OF SOBRIETY (Preview) Today where I am it is the morning of January 12...12 hours ahead of N. Y time....47 years ago there were no personal computers relating to such a thing as online AA. In 1996 AA as an organization, the internet quite new was just starting up...I learned HTML and designed for myself a website, It still ex...	Percival	2	3474	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Transgender Alcoholics (Preview) I would like to know if there are other transgender alcoholics on here who I can talk with about ways to deal with staying sober? Please help! Thanks, Dawn Mist	Dawn Mist	32	6123	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
	Just an observation...... (Preview) Hi all, First month is behind me. On to month 2 one day at a time. I was thinking about the morass of a nightmare drinking becomes and it reminds me of swimming. Profuse drinking really is like swimming under water..you can barely see when you open your eyes, you cant breath, you cant listen or hear and yo...	StartNow	2	543	Jan 31, 2021 by FlyingSquirrel
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