Alcoholics Anonymous

SUSIE · SUSIE

Had an interesting discussion with my oldest daughter yesterday. We were talking about a high school principal/football coach who had his second brush with the law. Dui, driving down a one way street the wrong way. I said he needs to get it together since he is a mentor for young kids. She said &quo...

mikef · mikef

Morning! My wife and I are finally heading South to Deerfield Beach Florida for little RR.(10 days and bring my in-laws back with us for a week)We are highly anticipating some down time as Life has been really making its point!(Joy and Pain)I have located meeting places and have a list(one spot on the...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Good Morning my Friends, Woke up fully recovered from my little "Lucy's Mad at Charlie Brown" and no long laying down and kicking in revolt over not getting what she wanted.....who knows maybe on our BDs we go into primal childhood bs. that is how it feels for me today. I have this awesome CD...

New Member, Questions · Vickie

I attended my first meeting today, & quit drinking 2 days ago.How long before the body feels normal again ? I was drinking 12 to 18 beers a day. Also is O'Doul's NA Beer permitted ? The people at the meeting were wonderful, I wish I could take one or two home with me for the next 2 or 3 Days. I still fee...

Reffner · Reffner

If you are and wanna be friends, send me a message and I'll give you my info. Brian

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We feel a man is unthinking when he says sobriety is enough. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.82 When I reflect on Step Nine, I see that physical sobriety must be enough for me. I need to remember the hopelessness I felt before I found sobriety, and how I was willing to go to any lengths for it. Physical sobriety i...

hayestracey · hayestracey

ive moved to a new county over a Year now. ive still been using my old sponsor from from home town the area im in is mostly male members. im 4rs around and alot of the female members in my groups are in and out not around very long and havent worked all the steps. ive never had a male sponsor and always stuck to t...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 238 "Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and comsuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudin form of martyrdom, which we can ill aff...

susanbiel · susanbiel

If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serentiy and we will know peace. No matter how far do...

susanbiel · susanbiel

Step Four Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The purpose of taking a moral inventory is to expose the harmful character traits of our alcoholic personalities and to eliminate them from the new personalities with the help of the A.A. program as a way of life we now propose...

ferrisdp · ferrisdp

So I started working on my fourth step today. My sponsor suggested that I get it done in 2 weeks, so I procrastinated for 6 days but started it today. I know the fear many have of this step. I didn't feel this way. I felt that if I was grounded spritually in steps 2 and 3 my HP would guide me. So the resentm...

Lexie · Lexie

Celebrating two years sobriety, today. I have two home groups (being a good alcoholic I can't have "just one"), and apparently my Friday night group was expecting me to share last night for my anniversary (we celebrate home group anniversaries on the last Friday of the month). Last yea...

aprilleaves · aprilleaves

I had 5 days sober, then I had 4 beers today and really I do not feel very well. I have to keep going to the bathroom and I feel sick. I know what always happens when I drink too much beer, yet I keep doing it. Why Can't I stop? I want to quit drinking, but then after a few days I want a buzz, so then I have more beer. P...

Jason J · Jason J

I spent the first year of sobriety feeling great, I could not believe I could live without drinking every day and was thrilled to discover it was possible after drinking daily for nearly 20 years. I attended a meeting once or twice a week, read the big book through once, read from the Daily Reflections...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out. --Edwin Markham So life has given us some dents. So what? Dents are necessary, besides being unavoidable and painful. Each dent is a part of the process that enables us to embrace life as a creat...

susanbiel · susanbiel

I wanted to share I took a huge step last night. I admitted to the man I am in love with that I suck at managing money. The reason I pushed him away the past 8-9 months was because I was scared that he wouldn't love me anymore if I told him I needed help with finances. I have a lot of medical bills from my thera...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p...

hayestracey · hayestracey

im reading a great book at the moment written by an oldtimer chuck C. very enjoyable and totally relate good i can read about my disease today and not squirm, or throw the book away. recovery is going well for me today when i am going with the flow of the tide, one of my defects is when i resist change is some a...

susanbiel · susanbiel

I got a sponsor a little over a week ago. I am questioning it. I work at a flooring store and she has already asked me for carpet..at no charge. It doesn't seem right to me. For one thing I can't get anything for free and second in my opinion shouldn't be asking me for anything execpt AA related; ie abou...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Well, for those of you who wished me well and validated my decision to quit the job I just started by putting my 2 weeks' notice in on Friday, a very interesting thing has come up. Had I not put in my notice and instead hem-hawed around worrying about it instead, I would not have been on the job website I was o...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi There Christine, Hope your Soberversary was a good peaceful, Godfilled day. I have not seen you Post, or missed it when you did. So also a belated Welcome to the MIP Board.... Looking forward to getting to know you, when you find some free time to let us get to know you.... Happy you are here with us. Sup...

Aquaman · Aquaman

So I'm at a meeting Friday and we share The Steps when we read how it works and the fellow who read step 11 did this... "Sought through prayer and mediation to improve our conscious contact with God..." No, no, no. That's Catholicism, not AA. Peace, Rob

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

"At one time. . .every A.A. group had many membership rules. Everybody was scared witless that something or somebody would capsize the boat. . .The total list was a mile long. If all those rules had been in effect everywhere, nobody could have possibly joined A.A. at all. . ." TWELVE STEPS A...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Expectations of Others It is our job to identify our needs, and then determine a balanced way of getting those needs met. We ultimately expect our Higher Power and the Universe - not one particular person - to be our source. It is unreasonable to expect anyone to be abl...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Well, I put my 2 weeks notice in to my brand new job I have worked at for a little over 2 weeks now. I do not have any unrealistic expectations that my boss is going to change. And I cannot change to meet the task, maning that I am unwilling to put up with the disorganization and often unsafe conditions there....

pinkchip · pinkchip

O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should, with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts! ~William Shakespeare, Othello

Reffner · Reffner

Last evening I got to really see the program in action. The sponsee I was complaining about (still in jail btw) is out of the picture, but the guy with the boat has ask me to sponsor him, so it became official. He has been struggling with the whole God part of the program, and we've been working steps 2 and...

JJay19 · JJay19

For the love of God, someone help me. I have RUINED my life. I have lost almost everyone and everything. There's a chance I could be going to jail because of my drinking. I HATE this disease. Someone, anyone... help.

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Been thinking about things over the past few months, actually the past year. Last year around this time I was stricken with horrific sharp pain under my ribs that sent me to the ER, and then for round after round of tests. The severity of the pain was suspect by the hospital and my doctor of pancreatitis....

Aquaman · Aquaman

I feel friggin' GREAT! Nah, it's not that manic "honeymoon" part of recovery...it's actually feeling good and healthy in my own skin. I am me and I belong in this world. What was it...three, four weeks ago that I went through nasty-bad xanax withdrawals and was dope-sick as a lab-rat for a...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Hey All, A lump has formed in my wife's breast and has put a cloud in front of our lives until it is diagnosed. From what the doctor has said, and my research, there are so many chances that it is benign, and even if cancerous, at this early stage, not a large threat. You can tell yourself all this over and o...

Just Toni · Just Toni

So who ever was missed, just a celebration of your commitment to AA and the 12 Steps.....and thanking God that you are here with us, even if you don't post often. Big Hugs, and sure would like to get to know you all. Belated Happy Soberversary to anyone that had a birthday this month.... Tonicakes

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 237 Neither the A.A. General Service Conference, its Board of Trustees, nor the humblest group committee can issue a single directive to an A.A. member and make it stick, let alone mete out any punishment. We've tried this lots of times, but utter failure is always the result. Groups have sometim...

KPie · KPie

So a small update on where I have been. I jumped in with both feet and have been going to about 2 AA meetings a day on average. Since I first posted I have relapsed about 3 times but my new sober date is August 13th and on Friday I will have two weeks sober. I got a sponsor and have begun to work on the first step wi...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Just saying hello, I am currently dealing with some major issues, health crisis, heart problem, that started about 4 weeks ago when I had a very threatening trauma happen at my home late at night, which actually as it turned out, cause my heart to go into Arytmia, and now will have to be on this Major Hear...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi All, Was just writing this out to Rob, and decided to make a Post out of it.... Those side effects that we almost unbearable, have now gone away and my heart is now beating a good healthy beat....so the medication from hell, as I wrote a few days ago, well can I change that to this AWESOME life saving medi...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All Just a thought for the day that hit me. Fits for a Sunday. But look at the condition many people come to various Meetings as. Shoes in church I showered and shaved.............. I adjusted my tie. I got there and sat.............. In a pew just in time. Bowing my head in prayer......... As I closed...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

There can be no absolute humility for us humans. At best, we can merely glimpse the meaning and splendor of such a perfect ideal. Only God himself can manifest in the absolute; we human beings must needs live and grow in the domain of the relative. So we seek progress in humility for today. <<&l...

susanbiel · susanbiel

I want to say thank you all for the warm welcome and the great sharing here. I am grateful I found this site. Thanks, Susan B

Aquaman · Aquaman

Hi Ya, My homegroup is suffering from a couple of things and I know how I FEEL about it and what I THINK about it, but is it my place to DO anything about it? My town has two meetings: M-F noon, Tuesday night. There used to be another one: Thursday night. M-F noon is my homegroup. I have heard from several peo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. . . . the dark past is . . . the key to life and happiness for others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.124 Since I have been sober, I have been healed of many pains: deceiving my partner, deserting my bes...

gonee · gonee

When I sponsor new people I tell them at the outset that recovery means work. That work is not only activity in AA but also action. The AA book needs to be acquired and read especially the 1st 164 pages. I make time available for my sponsees so that they start the inventory process and amends list as soon as...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 235 Any number of A.A.'s can say, "We were diverted from our childhood faith. As material success began to come, we felt we were winning at the game of life. This was exhilarating, and it made us happy. "Why should we be bothered with theological abstractions and religious duties, or w...

gonee · gonee

My initial state before going into recovery was restless, irritable and discontented. That is why I drank alcohol, so that I could get a sense of ease and comfort. I got restored to sanity by the steps 3 to 9. Step 2 tells me about the objective of the steps which is a restoration to sanity. That objective...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.159 Those words, for me, refer to a transference of power, through which God, as I under...

Born2Buy · Born2Buy

Hi, My name is Annette. As you can see from my username, alcohol is not my only addiction! Anyway, I am new to this site, but have been reading some of the posts and not only am I amazed at the number of people who share this disease, but the encouragement and support from other members is AWESOME! The...

louisa · louisa

Some of you may remember that I asked for prayers for a friend who ended up after a drink/drugs binge on death row for 13 ½ years after being present at an incident which ended in the death of someone. I have today learnt that his sentence has been commuted to life. He would like to thank you all for your pra...

Jerry F · Jerry F

One of my earliest sponsors counseled me that to reach peace of mind and serenity I would have to break with everything alcohol in my life and focus on the program. That break would include not drinking myself and my alcoholic/addict second wife. My first wife was an addict...my next relationship was...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 234 Letter to a prison group: "Every A.A. has been, in a sense, a prisoner. Each of us has walled himself out of society; each has known social stigma. The lot of you folks has been even more difficult: In your case, society has also built a wall around you. But there isn't any really essentia...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of life, I have received t...

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	starting to stand on my own convictions........ (Preview) Had an interesting discussion with my oldest daughter yesterday. We were talking about a high school principal/football coach who had his second brush with the law. Dui, driving down a one way street the wrong way. I said he needs to get it together since he is a mentor for young kids. She said &quo...	SUSIE	6	856	Sep 3, 2010 by Just Toni
	Time to chill!! (Preview) Morning! My wife and I are finally heading South to Deerfield Beach Florida for little RR.(10 days and bring my in-laws back with us for a week)We are highly anticipating some down time as Life has been really making its point!(Joy and Pain)I have located meeting places and have a list(one spot on the...	mikef	6	866	Sep 3, 2010 by mikef
	THE POWER OF THE ELEVENTH STEP! (Preview) Good Morning my Friends, Woke up fully recovered from my little "Lucy's Mad at Charlie Brown" and no long laying down and kicking in revolt over not getting what she wanted.....who knows maybe on our BDs we go into primal childhood bs. that is how it feels for me today. I have this awesome CD...	Just Toni	3	610	Sep 3, 2010 by jonijoni1
	New Member, Questions (Preview) I attended my first meeting today, & quit drinking 2 days ago.How long before the body feels normal again ? I was drinking 12 to 18 beers a day. Also is O'Doul's NA Beer permitted ? The people at the meeting were wonderful, I wish I could take one or two home with me for the next 2 or 3 Days. I still fee...	Vickie	14	1483	Sep 3, 2010 by Reffner
	Who's on Facebook? (Preview) If you are and wanna be friends, send me a message and I'll give you my info. Brian	Reffner	4	987	Sep 3, 2010 by barisax
	Daily Reflections ~ Building A New Life & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We feel a man is unthinking when he says sobriety is enough. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.82 When I reflect on Step Nine, I see that physical sobriety must be enough for me. I need to remember the hopelessness I felt before I found sobriety, and how I was willing to go to any lengths for it. Physical sobriety i...	Sobrietyspell	0	575	Sep 3, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	findingit diffcult to find anew sponsor (Preview) ive moved to a new county over a Year now. ive still been using my old sponsor from from home town the area im in is mostly male members. im 4rs around and alot of the female members in my groups are in and out not around very long and havent worked all the steps. ive never had a male sponsor and always stuck to t...	hayestracey	2	481	Sep 2, 2010 by louisa
	~ As Bill Sees It: Maudlin Martyrdom ~ (Preview) p. 238 "Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and comsuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudin form of martyrdom, which we can ill aff...	FlyingSquirrel	4	4456	Sep 2, 2010 by TwelveSteps
	Promises (Preview) If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serentiy and we will know peace. No matter how far do...	susanbiel	10	1212	Sep 2, 2010 by susanbiel
	The Little Red Book from Hazelden and the 4th Step (Preview) Step Four Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The purpose of taking a moral inventory is to expose the harmful character traits of our alcoholic personalities and to eliminate them from the new personalities with the help of the A.A. program as a way of life we now propose...	susanbiel	5	3796	Sep 1, 2010 by MarcLacroix
	4th step (Preview) So I started working on my fourth step today. My sponsor suggested that I get it done in 2 weeks, so I procrastinated for 6 days but started it today. I know the fear many have of this step. I didn't feel this way. I felt that if I was grounded spritually in steps 2 and 3 my HP would guide me. So the resentm...	ferrisdp	4	1060	Sep 1, 2010 by turninggrey
	Two years sober today! (Preview) Celebrating two years sobriety, today. I have two home groups (being a good alcoholic I can't have "just one"), and apparently my Friday night group was expecting me to share last night for my anniversary (we celebrate home group anniversaries on the last Friday of the month). Last yea...	Lexie	20	1072	Sep 1, 2010 by Pablomoses
	I wish I could stop drinking. (Preview) I had 5 days sober, then I had 4 beers today and really I do not feel very well. I have to keep going to the bathroom and I feel sick. I know what always happens when I drink too much beer, yet I keep doing it. Why Can't I stop? I want to quit drinking, but then after a few days I want a buzz, so then I have more beer. P...	aprilleaves	16	4766	Aug 31, 2010 by Lexie
	emotional sobriety (Preview) I spent the first year of sobriety feeling great, I could not believe I could live without drinking every day and was thrilled to discover it was possible after drinking daily for nearly 20 years. I attended a meeting once or twice a week, read the big book through once, read from the Daily Reflections...	Jason J	8	1206	Aug 31, 2010 by pinkchip
	So life has given us some dents. So what? (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out. --Edwin Markham So life has given us some dents. So what? Dents are necessary, besides being unavoidable and painful. Each dent is a part of the process that enables us to embrace life as a creat...	Larry_H	4	672	Aug 31, 2010 by Just Toni
	Huge step (Preview) I wanted to share I took a huge step last night. I admitted to the man I am in love with that I suck at managing money. The reason I pushed him away the past 8-9 months was because I was scared that he wouldn't love me anymore if I told him I needed help with finances. I have a lot of medical bills from my thera...	susanbiel	9	1038	Aug 31, 2010 by mikef
	Daily Reflections ~ A Unique Program & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p...	Sobrietyspell	0	638	Aug 31, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	a new pair of glasses (Preview) im reading a great book at the moment written by an oldtimer chuck C. very enjoyable and totally relate good i can read about my disease today and not squirm, or throw the book away. recovery is going well for me today when i am going with the flow of the tide, one of my defects is when i resist change is some a...	hayestracey	9	1053	Aug 31, 2010 by Reffner
	Got a sponsor but... (Preview) I got a sponsor a little over a week ago. I am questioning it. I work at a flooring store and she has already asked me for carpet..at no charge. It doesn't seem right to me. For one thing I can't get anything for free and second in my opinion shouldn't be asking me for anything execpt AA related; ie abou...	susanbiel	23	1016	Aug 31, 2010 by susanbiel
	WOW!!! Neat Stuff!!!! Glad I resigned and was online.... (Preview) Well, for those of you who wished me well and validated my decision to quit the job I just started by putting my 2 weeks' notice in on Friday, a very interesting thing has come up. Had I not put in my notice and instead hem-hawed around worrying about it instead, I would not have been on the job website I was o...	jonijoni1	12	1139	Aug 30, 2010 by zzworldontheweb
	KIS 95, A VERY HAPPY BELATED 15th SOBERVERSARY TO YOU!!!!!!! (Preview) Hi There Christine, Hope your Soberversary was a good peaceful, Godfilled day. I have not seen you Post, or missed it when you did. So also a belated Welcome to the MIP Board.... Looking forward to getting to know you, when you find some free time to let us get to know you.... Happy you are here with us. Sup...	Just Toni	4	710	Aug 30, 2010 by Dave Harm
	misspoken step (Preview) So I'm at a meeting Friday and we share The Steps when we read how it works and the fellow who read step 11 did this... "Sought through prayer and mediation to improve our conscious contact with God..." No, no, no. That's Catholicism, not AA. Peace, Rob	Aquaman	5	737	Aug 30, 2010 by Jerry F
	Daily Reflections ~ The Only Requirement.. & 24hrs a Day (Preview) "At one time. . .every A.A. group had many membership rules. Everybody was scared witless that something or somebody would capsize the boat. . .The total list was a mile long. If all those rules had been in effect everywhere, nobody could have possibly joined A.A. at all. . ." TWELVE STEPS A...	Sobrietyspell	0	433	Aug 30, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Expectations of Others (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Expectations of Others It is our job to identify our needs, and then determine a balanced way of getting those needs met. We ultimately expect our Higher Power and the Universe - not one particular person - to be our source. It is unreasonable to expect anyone to be abl...	Larry_H	5	2808	Aug 29, 2010 by lynn_27
	Decisions and Expectations (Preview) Well, I put my 2 weeks notice in to my brand new job I have worked at for a little over 2 weeks now. I do not have any unrealistic expectations that my boss is going to change. And I cannot change to meet the task, maning that I am unwilling to put up with the disorganization and often unsafe conditions there....	jonijoni1	11	856	Aug 29, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Interesting Quote (Preview) O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should, with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts! ~William Shakespeare, Othello	pinkchip	8	779	Aug 29, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Break through with my sponsee! (Preview) Last evening I got to really see the program in action. The sponsee I was complaining about (still in jail btw) is out of the picture, but the guy with the boat has ask me to sponsor him, so it became official. He has been struggling with the whole God part of the program, and we've been working steps 2 and...	Reffner	11	980	Aug 29, 2010 by Aquaman
	HELP (Preview) For the love of God, someone help me. I have RUINED my life. I have lost almost everyone and everything. There's a chance I could be going to jail because of my drinking. I HATE this disease. Someone, anyone... help.	JJay19	20	1053	Aug 29, 2010 by Aquaman
	Learning a lot from an ulcer (Preview) Been thinking about things over the past few months, actually the past year. Last year around this time I was stricken with horrific sharp pain under my ribs that sent me to the ER, and then for round after round of tests. The severity of the pain was suspect by the hospital and my doctor of pancreatitis....	jonijoni1	2	720	Aug 29, 2010 by Aquaman
	On This Side of The Barrier... (Preview) I feel friggin' GREAT! Nah, it's not that manic "honeymoon" part of recovery...it's actually feeling good and healthy in my own skin. I am me and I belong in this world. What was it...three, four weeks ago that I went through nasty-bad xanax withdrawals and was dope-sick as a lab-rat for a...	Aquaman	12	908	Aug 29, 2010 by Dave Harm
	Wife..Lump in breast..Prayers (Preview) Hey All, A lump has formed in my wife's breast and has put a cloud in front of our lives until it is diagnosed. From what the doctor has said, and my research, there are so many chances that it is benign, and even if cancerous, at this early stage, not a large threat. You can tell yourself all this over and o...	turninggrey	18	1157	Aug 29, 2010 by turninggrey
	So many had August Sober Birthdays, just was looking at the Birthday Posts. (Preview) So who ever was missed, just a celebration of your commitment to AA and the 12 Steps.....and thanking God that you are here with us, even if you don't post often. Big Hugs, and sure would like to get to know you all. Belated Happy Soberversary to anyone that had a birthday this month.... Tonicakes	Just Toni	0	470	Aug 29, 2010 by Just Toni
	~ As Bill Sees It: No Orders Issued ~ (Preview) p. 237 Neither the A.A. General Service Conference, its Board of Trustees, nor the humblest group committee can issue a single directive to an A.A. member and make it stick, let alone mete out any punishment. We've tried this lots of times, but utter failure is always the result. Groups have sometim...	FlyingSquirrel	0	328	Aug 29, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	An update on my progress in my new AA journey (Preview) So a small update on where I have been. I jumped in with both feet and have been going to about 2 AA meetings a day on average. Since I first posted I have relapsed about 3 times but my new sober date is August 13th and on Friday I will have two weeks sober. I got a sponsor and have begun to work on the first step wi...	KPie	7	782	Aug 29, 2010 by pinkchip
	Hello everyone...miss you all... (Preview) Just saying hello, I am currently dealing with some major issues, health crisis, heart problem, that started about 4 weeks ago when I had a very threatening trauma happen at my home late at night, which actually as it turned out, cause my heart to go into Arytmia, and now will have to be on this Major Hear...	Just Toni	13	827	Aug 29, 2010 by Larry_H
	When we can't see the Forrest for the trees. (Preview) Hi All, Was just writing this out to Rob, and decided to make a Post out of it.... Those side effects that we almost unbearable, have now gone away and my heart is now beating a good healthy beat....so the medication from hell, as I wrote a few days ago, well can I change that to this AWESOME life saving medi...	Just Toni	7	934	Aug 28, 2010 by Lexie
	Thought on People (Preview) Hi All Just a thought for the day that hit me. Fits for a Sunday. But look at the condition many people come to various Meetings as. Shoes in church I showered and shaved.............. I adjusted my tie. I got there and sat.............. In a pew just in time. Bowing my head in prayer......... As I closed...	kld47	2	399	Aug 27, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	~ As Bill Sees It: Perfection -- Only the Objective (Preview) There can be no absolute humility for us humans. At best, we can merely glimpse the meaning and splendor of such a perfect ideal. Only God himself can manifest in the absolute; we human beings must needs live and grow in the domain of the relative. So we seek progress in humility for today. <<&l...	FlyingSquirrel	0	486	Aug 27, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Thank You All (Preview) I want to say thank you all for the warm welcome and the great sharing here. I am grateful I found this site. Thanks, Susan B	susanbiel	7	864	Aug 27, 2010 by Lexie
	Serenity or Courage...Accept or Change? (Preview) Hi Ya, My homegroup is suffering from a couple of things and I know how I FEEL about it and what I THINK about it, but is it my place to DO anything about it? My town has two meetings: M-F noon, Tuesday night. There used to be another one: Thursday night. M-F noon is my homegroup. I have heard from several peo...	Aquaman	9	927	Aug 27, 2010 by leeu
	Daily Reflections ~ Lightening The Burden & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. . . . the dark past is . . . the key to life and happiness for others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.124 Since I have been sober, I have been healed of many pains: deceiving my partner, deserting my bes...	Sobrietyspell	0	540	Aug 27, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Recovery means work. (Preview) When I sponsor new people I tell them at the outset that recovery means work. That work is not only activity in AA but also action. The AA book needs to be acquired and read especially the 1st 164 pages. I make time available for my sponsees so that they start the inventory process and amends list as soon as...	gonee	7	877	Aug 27, 2010 by Reffner
	~ As Bill Sees It: Looking for Lost Faith ~ (Preview) p. 235 Any number of A.A.'s can say, "We were diverted from our childhood faith. As material success began to come, we felt we were winning at the game of life. This was exhilarating, and it made us happy. "Why should we be bothered with theological abstractions and religious duties, or w...	FlyingSquirrel	0	450	Aug 26, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Life beyond addiction. (Preview) My initial state before going into recovery was restless, irritable and discontented. That is why I drank alcohol, so that I could get a sense of ease and comfort. I got restored to sanity by the steps 3 to 9. Step 2 tells me about the objective of the steps which is a restoration to sanity. That objective...	gonee	4	652	Aug 26, 2010 by susanbiel
	Daily Reflections ~ Giving It Away & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.159 Those words, for me, refer to a transference of power, through which God, as I under...	Sobrietyspell	0	648	Aug 26, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Do prescription drugs help??? (Preview) Hi, My name is Annette. As you can see from my username, alcohol is not my only addiction! Anyway, I am new to this site, but have been reading some of the posts and not only am I amazed at the number of people who share this disease, but the encouragement and support from other members is AWESOME! The...	Born2Buy	10	1463	Aug 26, 2010 by Give me strength
	Thank you (Preview) Some of you may remember that I asked for prayers for a friend who ended up after a drink/drugs binge on death row for 13 ½ years after being present at an incident which ended in the death of someone. I have today learnt that his sentence has been commuted to life. He would like to thank you all for your pra...	louisa	14	833	Aug 26, 2010 by louisa
	A milestone and a miracle... (Preview) One of my earliest sponsors counseled me that to reach peace of mind and serenity I would have to break with everything alcohol in my life and focus on the program. That break would include not drinking myself and my alcoholic/addict second wife. My first wife was an addict...my next relationship was...	Jerry F	8	850	Aug 25, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	~ As Bill Sees It: Freed Prisoners ~ (Preview) p. 234 Letter to a prison group: "Every A.A. has been, in a sense, a prisoner. Each of us has walled himself out of society; each has known social stigma. The lot of you folks has been even more difficult: In your case, society has also built a wall around you. But there isn't any really essentia...	FlyingSquirrel	0	1298	Aug 25, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Daily Reflections ~ The Gift of Bonding & 24hrs a day (Preview) Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of life, I have received t...	Sobrietyspell	0	578	Aug 25, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
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