Alcoholics Anonymous

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Tonight's Beginner's Meeting was on Step One. I realized something I was missing that is very important to my recovery. In recent years, when I have had a relapse between periods of sobriety, alcohol was the thing that got me started every time. But it was the drugs that would end up bringing me to my kn...

billyjack · billyjack

I Stand at the Door By Sam Shoemaker (from theOxford Group) I stand by the door. I neither go to far in, nor stay to far out. The door is the most important door in the world - It is the door through which men walk when they find God. There is no use my going way inside and staying there, When so many are still out...

jtskin01 · jtskin01

I have a woman friend in Manhattan who has come to me for help. But I'm far away, and I'm a male. Are there any women out there in the Big Apple with strong sobriety who'd be willing to call my friend, or to be called by her? My friend is in her forties, and struggling with booze and cocaine. Thanks!

Mike B. · Mike B.

I know none of us are doctors but I was wondering if anyone has experience with weaning of Citalopram(Celexa). I started taking this medicine 6 years ago at a low dosage of 20mgs/day. I feel my AA program is solid and things were going very well even in the midst of a divorce etc.... I wanted to make a c...

Give me strength · Give me strength

Hello, I have been in the program since April, 2010 - not drank since August, 2010. I have felt and still feel great since I have started "cleaning my side of the street"... My relationship with my husband seems to have changed since I have changed. We have become a bit distant with each oth...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

A friend's daughter, who is a 20 something college student, wrote the answer to the question below. I thought that it was profound and brought it here for discussion. I'll comment later. How do you rationalize giving people the benefit of the doubt? In my opinion, everyone deserves a chance to pro...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward. --Spanish proverb The beauty of the Third Step is that there's no real work for us to do. Making a decision to turn our will and our life over to the care of God requires no energy, no movement. We don't have to gri...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Is there room in your day for the unexpected? Recovery works best for me when I'm open to what comes along each day. I used to set rigid schedules for myself, write long lists of things to do, and proceed through the day wearing the blinders of my preconceived scenario....

EveryDayisaNewDay · EveryDayisaNewDay

Hi Fellow Alkies I really appreciate all the help you gave me last time I posted about being a dry drunk. I've been working on the ideas you gave me and my HP is back in my life. I'm finding that I really have to listen hard to hear my HP...it's like someone whispering from a distance. But I'm working at ha...

Aquaman · Aquaman

and I was reminded of it when I saw their FB pics of last night. Laughing, smiling, dancing with drinks in their hands and living in the moment. I felt lonely. I felt like an outsider. I felt like a broken toy. Until I played the tape to the end and remembered what it costs me to pretend to be like them. The...

laura3098 · laura3098

I don't know where to go or who to turn to. I never felt so alone in my life. My husband is an alcoholic. It's been 21 years I stood by him. Taking care of him like he's one of my children. I'm tired now. Sooo tired. You hang on and on till you realize years have gone by and he's still suffering from this disea...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

ACK!!!!! HELP WANTED Something "pecked" out the foam around my window air conditioner in the dining room about a month ago. "It" or "they" had gnawed a hole the size of your fist through the plastic skirting on either side, and also through the black foam. I could no...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

http://www.aamuncie.org/March_of_Time_1946.html -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 4th of January 2011 01:27:53 PM

gonee · gonee

Listened to guy complaining abt how bad people were treating him. After 45 mins. I said, Did you thank those people? God sends those difficult people to purify our characters. My softy friends nearly sent me to an early grave. It was a hard nosed man from India that crushed my self esteem about 21 years a...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day I know today that getting active means trying to live the suggested Steps of the Program to the best of my ability. It means striving for some degree of honesty, first with myself, then with others. It means activity directed inward, to enable m...

Sacrifice · Sacrifice

Hello everyone, how I have missed the names that I remember seeing. My computer crashed and well i couldn't find you all. Anyway, a close to another chapter in my life..2010 gone, HELLO 2011!!! On 01/15/11 i will have 3 yrs (dare I say it before it happens?) yes I will:) The past year for me has been prett...

leeu · leeu

Anyone know any details about this? Seeking info for my sister. It might be held on "spiritual lands" as an annual event, but that's all we know.

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

A 1000 Beautiful Things lyrics Every day I write the list Of reasons why I still believe they do exist (a thousand beautiful things) And even though it's hard to see The glass is full and not half empty (a thousand beautiful things) So... light...

TwelveSteps · TwelveSteps

Happy 2011, everyone! I am very fortunate to have lots of friends and acquaintances, and I socialize a lot. This holiday party season reminded me that I am still dealing with people asking why I'm not drinking, many of them people I don't know well enough to tell the truth to. I might get it more than othe...

workingout · workingout

Hi everyone, I posted a while back about my AH. I was wondering if some of you can please share your experience, strength, insights with me. Background: My AH is in the health care profession, he's smart, educated, he used to be the one teaching coping skills to the addicts, now, he's the one listening....

gonee · gonee

I always ask myself if my gratitude for AA has increased since I got sober on the 19 th August 1988. This was the only thing my sponsor was concerned about in my recovery. My gratitude has been expressed through service in AA, the most important of which has been attendance at meetings. Many of the people...

angelov8 · angelov8

Ok I've seen mention of using search to find particular posts or specific information. Dean mentioned it to a newcomer in a new thread. I do not see any search options on the board. How do I do that? I can find my own posts and messages in my home spot, but not other stuff. Help?

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

What do you make of this? Bear with me. 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, p.40 "Then it is explained that other Steps of the AA program can be practiced with success only when Step Three is given a determined and persistent trial. This statement may surprise newcomers who have experienced nothing but c...

billyjack · billyjack

12 Signs of a Spiritual Awakening 1. An increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen. 2. Frequent attacks of smiling. 3. Feelings of being connected with others and nature. 4. Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation. 5. A tendency to think and act spontaneousl...

maire rua · maire rua

Dear all, I have been having trouble with my account, around a little while so while I have been reading posts, I have been unable to post. I got over my second christmas and it was stressful to say the least but am getting to a meeting tonight as the roads are good now and am feeling antsy to say the least, th...

LinBaba · LinBaba

I remember this realization to be the most painful "growing up" experience I ever had in AA, I called it "The Good Actor Blues" when I learned that I was using my so called "good qualities" to manipulate my perception and those around me, I was deluding myself on the mo...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Goodbye: Drinking Drugging Ignoring Common Sense/Good Advice Minimal Prayer Hello: Sobriety Growth Taking Direction Prayer Getting the hell out of the way ~Wishing you all a sober, safe and joyous New Year~

Chrissy53 · Chrissy53

Not the tweety birds. I am going away to the Canarie Isles on Saturday 11th Dec untill 29th December. Does any one know of any meetings there for me to attend. I am going to the south of the island. Thanks. Chrissy

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Dear MIP, I love you all & wish you a wonderful 2011 with evermore new beginnings everyday 1Day@aTime. I'm posting to let you know I'm stepping away from service here to invest time into my studies & allow myself to grow in evermore new ways. Thank you especially to John for your trust. I've l...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The idea of "twenty-four-hour" living applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. As Bill Sees It, p. 284 A New year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes--a time to consider dire...

mikef · mikef

Morning,New Years Eve, it seems like only yesterday that the feelings of "25 years of the new years eve syndrome,blasted and twisted, everyday,in total devastation and lost in a hopeless pit wondering how long before my demise and how there was anyone left that could possibly love this very si...

bikerbill · bikerbill

and only 2 more to go before the weekend. I llike working the days between Christmas and New year, 'cus I can get all that stuff done that I've been putting off through December. So i've had a productive day in the office, just me and Planet Rock, minding my own and getting stuff done. The temptation is to p...

jjwp · jjwp

Hey everyone, I want to go to my first meeting and I see that there are meetings specifically for young people. I'm 25. Is that right for me or are these generally more for teenagers? I would feel a little weird walking in and being the oldest one there.

ABETTERWAY · ABETTERWAY

-- Edited by ABETTERWAY on Thursday 30th of December 2010 06:30:36 AM

ABETTERWAY · ABETTERWAY

... so after a good 4 day stint of being miserable, negative and feeling like giving up (as if that is a viable option)... I woke up this morning, and caught up on all the comments to my posts and read a bunch of your posts here. Taking a few actions toward my sobriety for me: 1. Going to a meeting today at no...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 564 Tradition Twelve became important early in my sobriety and, along with the Twelve Steps, it continues to be a must in my recovery. I became aware afte...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Well I still don't have interweb service up here yet and sitting in the front yard (18 degrees here), to surf my neighbors router isn't practical. So I'm sitting in his guest house . I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday. I should be home tomorrow night. Cross you fingers that my chained up tr...

starman · starman

Another night. Another 2 bottles of wine. I've always been your classic 'binge drinker.' The life and soul of the party. And that was fine. Apart from the next day. But now it's taking on a life of its own. I drink every night just to relax. And I say to myself it'll just be one glass but I know it wont b...

ABETTERWAY · ABETTERWAY

OK so I've heard here by many a sober alcoholic that to be successful and achieving and maintaining sobriety with this program it requires constant vigilance (AGREED), 90 IN 90, and a few other important details which I am working on. We true alcoholics cannot do it alone. I get that; I believe t...

TwelveSteps · TwelveSteps

I know my insights aren't unique, but I had some thoughts recently that I thought others might find helpful. :) After a recent relapse, all my AA friends asked me, "What happened?" I had seemed to be doing really well. I thought it was a funny question, because of course there were external c...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I am carrying a great deal of anxiety right now, about something that happened during my using that has already damaged one person (thanks to his own actions), but could damage my life as well. I won't know the outcome possibly for a few months. I could either remain anonymous, or have to become involve...

Rainspa · Rainspa

The Eye Opener Daily Reading December 29 Is someone happier, better or braver because of some act of yours today? If you can answer yes to any or all of them, then you can feel rather confident that you are progressing in the AA way of living. If you can't - then you are not giving it the old College try and yo...

lalla · lalla

I dont know what to do never been sober on my birthday or christmas. I dont know how to act or what to do. Part of me is screaming its your birthday. U can party just this once but i know better cuzthe first drop i drink i turn into a whole other person and i dont want to be her anymore. Ive been doing so good and i h...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 A.A. is a joyful program! Even so, I occasionally balk at taking the necessary steps to move ahead, and find myself resisting the very actions that could bring about the joy I want. I wou...

leeu · leeu

In no particular order:1. My daughter called me, on the phone (my daughter has never called me on the phone) to tell me she is engaged (and he is a great guy!).2. My neighbor brought me a delicious meal. She did not know I was home alone on Christmas or that I did not bother to cook.3. I wasn't really "a...

Notjustadrunk · Notjustadrunk

So here I am and this is my 3rd day sober, after a week that I remember very little of. I haven't ever regularly attended AA meetings, although I sporadically attended Celebrate Recovery meetings for the last year and a half. Key word, sporadically. I have never given myself over to the program, and ins...

ABETTERWAY · ABETTERWAY

Well isn't that subject matter an understatement???? So here I am 24 hours after an inspiring meeting with a great group of women who pulled me through a tough day to remain sober... only to wake up to a tougher day... I got me a sponsor who I am excited about, but my first call to her was met with no answer an...

Rainspa · Rainspa

The Eye Opener - A book of daily readings December 27 The average person has so much trouble in finding a satisfactory faith simply because the mind has difficulty visualizing a force so powerful as anthying but a very complex thing. He thinks he must understand it in order to acquire it and use it. When...

Rainspa · Rainspa

The Eye Opener Daily Reading December 28 It is very often easier to identify an alcoholic by his hang-over than by his drinking pattern. Alcoholics, for the most part, resemble the non-alcoholics when they have a load aboard, but in the morning, when the sweats and the shakes set in, then the alcoholi...

ABETTERWAY · ABETTERWAY

So Christmas was tough... emotionally... problems with my daughter and then my mother... I struggled through... went to meetings all through the holiday including Christmas day, got a sponsor last Thursday at my women's bb meeting. Loved her, felt great about her... she insisted I call her eve...

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	Step One meeting- HUGE breakthrough (Preview) Tonight's Beginner's Meeting was on Step One. I realized something I was missing that is very important to my recovery. In recent years, when I have had a relapse between periods of sobriety, alcohol was the thing that got me started every time. But it was the drugs that would end up bringing me to my kn...	jonijoni1	21	1497	Jan 8, 2011 by TwelveSteps
	I Stand at the Door (Preview) I Stand at the Door By Sam Shoemaker (from theOxford Group) I stand by the door. I neither go to far in, nor stay to far out. The door is the most important door in the world - It is the door through which men walk when they find God. There is no use my going way inside and staying there, When so many are still out...	billyjack	3	1284	Jan 7, 2011 by jonijoni1
	WOMAN TO HELP IN MANHATTAN? (Preview) I have a woman friend in Manhattan who has come to me for help. But I'm far away, and I'm a male. Are there any women out there in the Big Apple with strong sobriety who'd be willing to call my friend, or to be called by her? My friend is in her forties, and struggling with booze and cocaine. Thanks!	jtskin01	5	1022	Jan 7, 2011 by LinBaba
	Anyone have experience- I'm struggling (Preview) I know none of us are doctors but I was wondering if anyone has experience with weaning of Citalopram(Celexa). I started taking this medicine 6 years ago at a low dosage of 20mgs/day. I feel my AA program is solid and things were going very well even in the midst of a divorce etc.... I wanted to make a c...	Mike B.	13	934	Jan 7, 2011 by cindy
	How has your relationship with your significant other changed since you stopped drinking? (Preview) Hello, I have been in the program since April, 2010 - not drank since August, 2010. I have felt and still feel great since I have started "cleaning my side of the street"... My relationship with my husband seems to have changed since I have changed. We have become a bit distant with each oth...	Give me strength	14	1474	Jan 7, 2011 by Jamie D
	Giving People the Benefit of the doubt ~ thanks Jonni lol (Preview) A friend's daughter, who is a 20 something college student, wrote the answer to the question below. I thought that it was profound and brought it here for discussion. I'll comment later. How do you rationalize giving people the benefit of the doubt? In my opinion, everyone deserves a chance to pro...	StPeteDean	7	1551	Jan 6, 2011 by jonijoni1
	The beauty of the Third Step is that there's no real work for us to do (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward. --Spanish proverb The beauty of the Third Step is that there's no real work for us to do. Making a decision to turn our will and our life over to the care of God requires no energy, no movement. We don't have to gri...	Larry_H	14	1607	Jan 6, 2011 by mental defect
	Is there room in your day for the unexpected? (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Is there room in your day for the unexpected? Recovery works best for me when I'm open to what comes along each day. I used to set rigid schedules for myself, write long lists of things to do, and proceed through the day wearing the blinders of my preconceived scenario....	Larry_H	0	682	Jan 6, 2011 by Larry_H
	Drinking Dreams (Preview) Hi Fellow Alkies I really appreciate all the help you gave me last time I posted about being a dry drunk. I've been working on the ideas you gave me and my HP is back in my life. I'm finding that I really have to listen hard to hear my HP...it's like someone whispering from a distance. But I'm working at ha...	EveryDayisaNewDay	11	8378	Jan 6, 2011 by bikerbill
	I'm not like them... (Preview) and I was reminded of it when I saw their FB pics of last night. Laughing, smiling, dancing with drinks in their hands and living in the moment. I felt lonely. I felt like an outsider. I felt like a broken toy. Until I played the tape to the end and remembered what it costs me to pretend to be like them. The...	Aquaman	16	1157	Jan 5, 2011 by turninggrey
	I am a wife of an Alcoholic. Please help. (Preview) I don't know where to go or who to turn to. I never felt so alone in my life. My husband is an alcoholic. It's been 21 years I stood by him. Taking care of him like he's one of my children. I'm tired now. Sooo tired. You hang on and on till you realize years have gone by and he's still suffering from this disea...	laura3098	7	1156	Jan 5, 2011 by zzworldontheweb
	HOME INVASION!!! HELP SQUIRREL INVASION (Preview) ACK!!!!! HELP WANTED Something "pecked" out the foam around my window air conditioner in the dining room about a month ago. "It" or "they" had gnawed a hole the size of your fist through the plastic skirting on either side, and also through the black foam. I could no...	jonijoni1	24	1401	Jan 5, 2011 by jonijoni1
	Historic AA Short Films (1946) (Preview) http://www.aamuncie.org/March_of_Time_1946.html -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 4th of January 2011 01:27:53 PM	StPeteDean	8	1118	Jan 5, 2011 by jonijoni1
	Complaint or compliant? (Preview) Listened to guy complaining abt how bad people were treating him. After 45 mins. I said, Did you thank those people? God sends those difficult people to purify our characters. My softy friends nearly sent me to an early grave. It was a hard nosed man from India that crushed my self esteem about 21 years a...	gonee	4	1455	Jan 5, 2011 by jonijoni1
	Reflection for the Day (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day I know today that getting active means trying to live the suggested Steps of the Program to the best of my ability. It means striving for some degree of honesty, first with myself, then with others. It means activity directed inward, to enable m...	Larry_H	1	2588	Jan 5, 2011 by Sacrifice
	Glad to have found this website again:) (Preview) Hello everyone, how I have missed the names that I remember seeing. My computer crashed and well i couldn't find you all. Anyway, a close to another chapter in my life..2010 gone, HELLO 2011!!! On 01/15/11 i will have 3 yrs (dare I say it before it happens?) yes I will:) The past year for me has been prett...	Sacrifice	5	829	Jan 5, 2011 by Sacrifice
	AA Retreat in Youngstown NY in June (Preview) Anyone know any details about this? Seeking info for my sister. It might be held on "spiritual lands" as an annual event, but that's all we know.	leeu	1	1197	Jan 5, 2011 by mikef
	Share Favorite Songs for 2011!! (Preview) A 1000 Beautiful Things lyrics Every day I write the list Of reasons why I still believe they do exist (a thousand beautiful things) And even though it's hard to see The glass is full and not half empty (a thousand beautiful things) So... light...	jonijoni1	19	1243	Jan 5, 2011 by LinBaba
	What to Say (Preview) Happy 2011, everyone! I am very fortunate to have lots of friends and acquaintances, and I socialize a lot. This holiday party season reminded me that I am still dealing with people asking why I'm not drinking, many of them people I don't know well enough to tell the truth to. I might get it more than othe...	TwelveSteps	15	1182	Jan 5, 2011 by Jamie D
	My A is in detox, then going to rehab, please share your experience, trying to understand... (Preview) Hi everyone, I posted a while back about my AH. I was wondering if some of you can please share your experience, strength, insights with me. Background: My AH is in the health care profession, he's smart, educated, he used to be the one teaching coping skills to the addicts, now, he's the one listening....	workingout	9	1149	Jan 4, 2011 by workingout
	Has gratitude increased? (Preview) I always ask myself if my gratitude for AA has increased since I got sober on the 19 th August 1988. This was the only thing my sponsor was concerned about in my recovery. My gratitude has been expressed through service in AA, the most important of which has been attendance at meetings. Many of the people...	gonee	7	1101	Jan 4, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Feel super lame, but (Preview) Ok I've seen mention of using search to find particular posts or specific information. Dean mentioned it to a newcomer in a new thread. I do not see any search options on the board. How do I do that? I can find my own posts and messages in my home spot, but not other stuff. Help?	angelov8	8	979	Jan 3, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Your Take- 12&12 on Step 3 (Preview) What do you make of this? Bear with me. 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, p.40 "Then it is explained that other Steps of the AA program can be practiced with success only when Step Three is given a determined and persistent trial. This statement may surprise newcomers who have experienced nothing but c...	jonijoni1	18	1544	Jan 3, 2011 by jonijoni1
	12 Signs of a Spiritual Awakening (Preview) 12 Signs of a Spiritual Awakening 1. An increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen. 2. Frequent attacks of smiling. 3. Feelings of being connected with others and nature. 4. Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation. 5. A tendency to think and act spontaneousl...	billyjack	8	7555	Jan 2, 2011 by Jerry F
	new sign in name (Preview) Dear all, I have been having trouble with my account, around a little while so while I have been reading posts, I have been unable to post. I got over my second christmas and it was stressful to say the least but am getting to a meeting tonight as the roads are good now and am feeling antsy to say the least, th...	maire rua	3	1004	Jan 2, 2011 by StPeteDean
	The best of Bill W (Preview) I remember this realization to be the most painful "growing up" experience I ever had in AA, I called it "The Good Actor Blues" when I learned that I was using my so called "good qualities" to manipulate my perception and those around me, I was deluding myself on the mo...	LinBaba	3	5980	Jan 2, 2011 by mental defect
	Buhbye 2010, Hello 2011 HAPPY NEW YEAR Happy New Year (Preview) Goodbye: Drinking Drugging Ignoring Common Sense/Good Advice Minimal Prayer Hello: Sobriety Growth Taking Direction Prayer Getting the hell out of the way ~Wishing you all a sober, safe and joyous New Year~	jonijoni1	3	854	Jan 2, 2011 by SteveP
	The Canaries (Preview) Not the tweety birds. I am going away to the Canarie Isles on Saturday 11th Dec untill 29th December. Does any one know of any meetings there for me to attend. I am going to the south of the island. Thanks. Chrissy	Chrissy53	11	5739	Jan 2, 2011 by Chrissy53
	To You All.. Dxx (Preview) *Dear MIP, I love you all & wish you a wonderful 2011 with evermore new beginnings everyday* *1Day@aTime. I'm posting to let you know I'm stepping away from service here to invest time into my studies & allow myself to grow in evermore new ways. Thank you especially to John for your trust. I've l...***	Sobrietyspell	11	1121	Jan 1, 2011 by angelov8
	Daily Reflections ~ Daily Resolutions & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The idea of "twenty-four-hour" living applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. As Bill Sees It, p. 284 A New year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes--a time to consider dire...	Sobrietyspell	0	953	Dec 31, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Reflection of this day ,each year! (Preview) Morning,New Years Eve, it seems like only yesterday that the feelings of "25 years of the new years eve syndrome,blasted and twisted, everyday,in total devastation and lost in a hopeless pit wondering how long before my demise and how there was anyone left that could possibly love this very si...	mikef	5	843	Dec 31, 2010 by leeu
	here endeth the first day back at work (Preview) and only 2 more to go before the weekend. I llike working the days between Christmas and New year, 'cus I can get all that stuff done that I've been putting off through December. So i've had a productive day in the office, just me and Planet Rock, minding my own and getting stuff done. The temptation is to p...	bikerbill	10	891	Dec 31, 2010 by LinBaba
	Young people meetings (Preview) Hey everyone, I want to go to my first meeting and I see that there are meetings specifically for young people. I'm 25. Is that right for me or are these generally more for teenagers? I would feel a little weird walking in and being the oldest one there.	jjwp	4	921	Dec 30, 2010 by BGG
	GOODBYE (Preview) -- Edited by ABETTERWAY on Thursday 30th of December 2010 06:30:36 AM	ABETTERWAY	17	1877	Dec 30, 2010 by Klaatu
	A NEW DAY - MAKING A 'PLAN' AND BEING PROACTIVE (Preview) ... so after a good 4 day stint of being miserable, negative and feeling like giving up (as if that is a viable option)... I woke up this morning, and caught up on all the comments to my posts and read a bunch of your posts here. Taking a few actions toward my sobriety for me: 1. Going to a meeting today at no...	ABETTERWAY	8	1242	Dec 30, 2010 by Just Toni
	Daily Reflections ~ Anonymity & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 564 Tradition Twelve became important early in my sobriety and, along with the Twelve Steps, it continues to be a must in my recovery. I became aware afte...	Sobrietyspell	0	669	Dec 30, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Snowed In at my mountain home. (Preview) Well I still don't have interweb service up here yet and sitting in the front yard (18 degrees here), to surf my neighbors router isn't practical. So I'm sitting in his guest house . I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday. I should be home tomorrow night. Cross you fingers that my chained up tr...	StPeteDean	13	937	Dec 30, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Coming to terms... (Preview) Another night. Another 2 bottles of wine. I've always been your classic 'binge drinker.' The life and soul of the party. And that was fine. Apart from the next day. But now it's taking on a life of its own. I drink every night just to relax. And I say to myself it'll just be one glass but I know it wont b...	starman	10	1259	Dec 30, 2010 by pinkchip
	Fighting the disease despite a busy life and obligations to others. (Preview) OK so I've heard here by many a sober alcoholic that to be successful and achieving and maintaining sobriety with this program it requires constant vigilance (AGREED), 90 IN 90, and a few other important details which I am working on. We true alcoholics cannot do it alone. I get that; I believe t...	ABETTERWAY	10	992	Dec 30, 2010 by jonijoni1
	"Reasons" (Preview) I know my insights aren't unique, but I had some thoughts recently that I thought others might find helpful. :) After a recent relapse, all my AA friends asked me, "What happened?" I had seemed to be doing really well. I thought it was a funny question, because of course there were external c...	TwelveSteps	10	979	Dec 29, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Anxiety... a "Gift"? willing as the dying? (Preview) I am carrying a great deal of anxiety right now, about something that happened during my using that has already damaged one person (thanks to his own actions), but could damage my life as well. I won't know the outcome possibly for a few months. I could either remain anonymous, or have to become involve...	jonijoni1	17	1312	Dec 29, 2010 by LinBaba
	To Do The Eye Opener (Preview) The Eye Opener Daily Reading December 29 Is someone happier, better or braver because of some act of yours today? If you can answer yes to any or all of them, then you can feel rather confident that you are progressing in the AA way of living. If you can't - then you are not giving it the old College try and yo...	Rainspa	0	4628	Dec 29, 2010 by Rainspa
	10 months sober and its my birthday...dont know what to do. y did i get lucky enogh to have this disease when other peou (Preview) I dont know what to do never been sober on my birthday or christmas. I dont know how to act or what to do. Part of me is screaming its your birthday. U can party just this once but i know better cuzthe first drop i drink i turn into a whole other person and i dont want to be her anymore. Ive been doing so good and i h...	lalla	5	1383	Dec 28, 2010 by pinkchip
	Daily Reflections ~ The Joy of Living & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . . therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 A.A. is a joyful program! Even so, I occasionally balk at taking the necessary steps to move ahead, and find myself resisting the very actions that could bring about the joy I want. I wou...	Sobrietyspell	0	745	Dec 28, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Simple Things (Preview) In no particular order:1. My daughter called me, on the phone (my daughter has never called me on the phone) to tell me she is engaged (and he is a great guy!).2. My neighbor brought me a delicious meal. She did not know I was home alone on Christmas or that I did not bother to cook.3. I wasn't really "a...	leeu	7	1004	Dec 28, 2010 by Mike B.
	starting over (Preview) So here I am and this is my 3rd day sober, after a week that I remember very little of. I haven't ever regularly attended AA meetings, although I sporadically attended Celebrate Recovery meetings for the last year and a half. Key word, sporadically. I have never given myself over to the program, and ins...	Notjustadrunk	8	1051	Dec 28, 2010 by Mike B.
	Recovery is Complicated... (understatement of the day...) (Preview) Well isn't that subject matter an understatement???? So here I am 24 hours after an inspiring meeting with a great group of women who pulled me through a tough day to remain sober... only to wake up to a tougher day... I got me a sponsor who I am excited about, but my first call to her was met with no answer an...	ABETTERWAY	9	846	Dec 28, 2010 by pinkchip
	Bon Appetit The Eye Opener Book (Preview) The Eye Opener - A book of daily readings December 27 The average person has so much trouble in finding a satisfactory faith simply because the mind has difficulty visualizing a force so powerful as anthying but a very complex thing. He thinks he must understand it in order to acquire it and use it. When...	Rainspa	6	923	Dec 28, 2010 by Rainspa
	Differences The Eye Opener Daily Reading (Preview) The Eye Opener Daily Reading December 28 It is very often easier to identify an alcoholic by his hang-over than by his drinking pattern. Alcoholics, for the most part, resemble the non-alcoholics when they have a load aboard, but in the morning, when the sweats and the shakes set in, then the alcoholi...	Rainspa	2	4132	Dec 28, 2010 by Mike B.
	Feels like it's all falling apart... (Preview) So Christmas was tough... emotionally... problems with my daughter and then my mother... I struggled through... went to meetings all through the holiday including Christmas day, got a sponsor last Thursday at my women's bb meeting. Loved her, felt great about her... she insisted I call her eve...	ABETTERWAY	9	1045	Dec 28, 2010 by pinkchip
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