Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We have found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the realm of spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all men. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 7 Open-mindedness to concepts of a Higher Power can open d...

JB3 · JB3

I put up my first post today about starting AA and being sober for six days. So....my parents are out of town and I go by their house to feed the cat. There was a bottle of Absolut in the freezer. I took one swig. Then, I felt so guilty, I almost put my finger down my throat to free myself from it. I regret it deep...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: I was so mixed up I tried to be perfect at avoiding perfectionism! -- Kathryn G. Oh, the struggle with perfectionism! Of all the clubs we can use to beat ourselves with, that one may be the worst. With all the "musts," "must nots," "shoulds...

Changed my profile pic. · bikerbill

Just received some pics of me on a protest ride from last Sunday, pics taken by Chippy Wood, staff photographer of Bike Magazine and an all round thoroughly nice bloke. So uploaded just the one as a profile pic. Yep, this is me doin' what I do best.

bikerbill · bikerbill

It sinks in. We did our best and it was good enough. Still toggling between being OK and crying my eyes out. Rob's baby girl looks a belter, glad I looked at the picture again. As one goes out, one more comes in. Thanks for your support, allaya.

tokengirl · tokengirl

I'am having the damnest time building relationships in A.A. and outside of it. I'am not sure if I really want any, but I know I must or I will die. That the plain truth of the matter. I very much try and strike up conversations with others in the rooms, and feel like I'am trying to hard and feel fake. No o...

Larry_H · Larry_H

I traveled from Florida to New York last week via motorhome and I have been staying in a friends driveway for the past week. They had no internet and while I was on the road I had no internet access. I am now at my son's house in Albany NY and finally have internet access. You sure miss it when you an't g...

SteveP · SteveP

A comment on another thread got me thinking about this -- and not wanting to highjack that one, I thought that I'd start one here about "hot flame" moments. I had a couple recently and I think that it showed to me that this program works if I work it and keep working it. Someone who doesn't know...

Jane05 · Jane05

Good Morning All, I just had to share this with someone. This past Tuesday I had a very big scare. I was having sever chest pains and ended up spending the day with a bunch of medical folks. Doctor doesn't think it was a heart attack, but says he believes I do have an issue with the sack around my heart....

Aquaman · Aquaman

Therefore I am outside of Serenity...at the moment. It's all little stuff, really, when compared to ther people's troubles. The production guy got snotty with me at work, "f-bombed" me a couple of times because my creative quality process wasn't fast enough for him. Ya see, he's never be...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All Looks like the power of Prayer really works. While gone on Saturday, Dad called me and said that Mom had called and said the Doctor had just been in and said she could go home if she wanted to. My Dad went donwtown and picked her up. Since I got home a couple of hours ago she seems to be Ok. She of course...

gonee · gonee

I did not believe that a power greater than myself could restore me sanity, otherwise I would not have relapsed at my 1st entry into AA. I was convinced that I was powerless over alcohol and that I was a real alcoholic, but I was just not convinced that the 12 steps could get me well. "Being convince...

urchin · urchin

I'm now age 33 going on 34. I'm from Kenya and at age 10 my parents moved to a rural place in a southern state. This was a move I did not agree with. Anyway, I resented the way the children treated me, so I worked really hard in school. I reasoned, if I did well then I could go to any college I wanted, which I d...

kirstenfifi · kirstenfifi

I am new to the program and trying to get sober. I am 80% sure I will be fired tomorrow from my job in California. I do not know what to do--if I should take my knocks and exit gracefully or tell my bosses about my disease as I think it is legally a disability in CA. I never used at work but have had underperf...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

copied and pasted from www.akronaa.org Hope to see some of you there, if you can make it! Joni______________________________________________________th ANNIVERSARY OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS JUNE 11, 12, 13, 2010 AKRON, OHIO BIRTHPLACE OF A.A.NEW FOR FOUNDERS' DAY 2010 This year marks the 75...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All It is a Real Bad Bladder Infection and all the pressure caused some of the problems. A couple of other people I know have had the same thing happen to one of their parents also. Today things seem to be a bit better. My Mom knows where she is at and who people are at least. She is quite well groggy and dr...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hello my dear friends.....hve been reading the Board about twice a week... Cannot really sit and write, I have a 5th and 6th Vertibrae, that got very slammed together in a very old car accident, it flairs up at times, and did take the necessary steps that are needed when ever it flares about once every ye...

Reffner · Reffner

Well, I started work at the local rehab center this past Monday, and it's going great. I know, it's only been a few days, and I'm still giving it time, but it has been very rewarding and meaningful for me. It's cool to be able to look at dynamics of the group from the other side. I was almost instantly awa...

Give me strength · Give me strength

It will be 2 mos tomorrow that I havent had a drink. In the beginning--I guess during my "pink cloud" phase it didnt bother me that my husband had a drink in front of me. He doesnt have a problem with drinking, I do. The last week or so, I have been resenting him drinking in front of me...I have...

bikerbill · bikerbill

if i had a dog, he'd be cowering under the table just now. my life has been manic the past 2 weeks. I've been working too many hours, not getting enough meetings, forcing myself to do things and go places for all the wrong reasons, not getting enough sleep, not talking to enough normal (i.e.Alkie) people...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

relapse..... few days of drinking and drugs.... loneliness and insanity captured my mind and heart, and no matter what I did I could not fill the hole..... this is a big problem, and it needs to be addressed and wokred out because I don;t want to be a tornado anymore, and I don't want to die.... My ex stopp...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...

Give me strength · Give me strength

Hi, My husband and I just got invited out with friends for dinner. I am already worried about how I will explain my not drinking. I have made it through a couple situations with people by simply saying, "I am trying to cut alcohol out"...and people have really accepted that ...saying tha...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

The last four days I have really struggled with memories. Where do I start? You see these memories I thought were long gone and accepted. What brought them to light was an e-mail from an old childhood friend. This is kind of lengthy, but it really has really touched many emotions in me. Humility, gratit...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All Late this afternoon My Mom was taken by Ambulance to the local Hospital. I was not home, My Dad called me and said she ws incoherent and was trying to get out of the house in only a nightgown. She did not know her name, my dads name, where she lived, nor knew who her sisters were. She did know the Presid...

JB3 · JB3

Hello all. Thanks for letting me join the program. I am as much a beginner ad a beginner can be. Attended my first meeting on Monday (actually attended two the same day). I bit overwheleming and confusing. I've only been sober for six days. As of right now, I have no desire for a drink. Reason being, I feel...

barisax · barisax

I too have been reawakening some childhood memories of late. Going through many old photographs - my dad had a top notch camera and I'm finding pristine black and white negatives that are over 50 years old, that haven't seen daylight in almost as long. Pictures of me, my parents, friends some of whic...

gonee · gonee

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alcoholics Anonymous. I never want to forget how I cried some 22 years ago. No one understood. Only the man from AA understood. He knew me better than I knew myself then, because he was there and he got out of there and now he wanted to get me there. He not only came to tell me wh...

nate · nate

I have been in A.A. for a lot of years and have had several 1 to 2 year stretches of sobriety. In the last two years I have experienced the most growth in sobriety that I have ever. Growth defined as learning to act in new ways in spite of my fear, being engaged in meaningful relationships, seeking challe...

Aquaman · Aquaman

My group and individual counselors at the Shrink Shack I go to had a talk and after tossing some names around asked me if I would lead & organize a men's recovery group. No AA stuff, no therapy-structure, just a sober social night every-other Tuesday. We can use their conference facilities for a wh...

The Texan · The Texan

I see that there will be a meeting tonight. How does that work? It says it will be at 9 eastern time. Is that 8 Houston time?

John · John

Just a general discussion question. What does Miracles In Progress mean to you? How has it helped you start or add to your program of recovery? How often do you use the MIP site? Just reply with your ideas, feelings, thoughts, and give us an idea of how you are benefiting from having MIP as a part of y...

jj · jj

Emotions/feelings are internal things that actually give me choices to make. to wallow in, to curse, to blame, to react on or about, to display, to internalize, to make known.... to turn into resentments...... someone else is not the cause of my problems or feelings. my reactions are. how i...

gonee · gonee

I have to always focus on the program of recovery first. That takes effort. I found that when I put program first, my life became more manageable. I began to be OK around my fellowship of AA friends. Those that are on the program were easy to fellowship with, because we were always talking about our own in...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. . . . we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life -- the one tha...

Carlotta · Carlotta

Hi Everyone:I shared at a BB meeting last wednesday that I had a brush with alcohol. I have over-night guests whom I invited for dinner, they showed up with a bottle of chilled white dinner wine.. "oh my, what a treat" I thought, "1 bottle of wine & three people, no harm in that!!&q...

Carlotta · Carlotta

Did anyone see that movie? I found it quite depressing but Jeff Bridges totally depicted the character of a broken down alcoholic. He was so believable, I could almost smell the sour ole booze & sweat & other body fluids. I think for us alcoholics that movie is a pretty good wake up call as t...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

http://www.aa.org/subpage.cfm?page=199 Who's going? I think that I am. Planning on going thursday thru saturday night 2010 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS The 2010 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held July 1-4 in San Antonio, Texas...

Jane05 · Jane05

"As I Step into the A.A. light, my heart fills with the presence of God" Good Morning All :0) How are you all? Guess I'll find out as I go through and read a few post. :0) I'm very grateful to be sober and "Reasonably Happy" today. One of my sponsee's is working her Fourth Step righ...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Congratulations, Tom. Thank you for all of your posts here :) Happy Sober Day, Sir.. Bless you, Brother! Recovery Love & Fellowship, Danielle x -- Edited by Sobrietyspell on Saturday 5th of June 2010 09:34:41 PM

Toad · Toad

Hi, When I got clean and sober I started to get all kinds of emotions. Scared the tar out of me. I did not want to feel that stuff. Hell !! sometimes I would bust out crying for no reason at all. Then I would feel rage. Then I felt like I was going crazy. I guess I did not know that the booze and the dope had been shu...

patty cakes · patty cakes

My name is patrick i'm recently 21, i've been drinking heavily since I was put in rehab at 15 for marijuana possession. I feel like I drink alot, but a week ago a girl i've been seeing on and off for 2 years told me the only time i'm not drunk is when im in bed hungover (she has never seen me sober in 2 years). W...

odaat · odaat

I remember the group "Miracles In Progress" and John from "Firetalk" days. I have been in 12 step recovery since Jan 94 and in AA since Dec 97 and sober since Dec 2000. Have learned alot since then. Willingness to change I think stands out as one of the most important attributes of...

gonee · gonee

I am amazed at how many people take alcoholism so lightly. Many think it's a bad habit. If alcoholism was a bad habit then I would have recovered by practising good virtues on a ongoing basis. But it is not. Alcoholism is a physical disease. I react to alcohol abnormally, because of some change that took...

sandy2010 · sandy2010

Hi, I dont know where to get advice, so hence the post.. hoping someone can help.. me and my partner are in recovery.. I put alot into my recovery, so therefore got alot out of it... There are two people ... those who are victims and those who learn and grow from their experiences.. my partner is still play...

barisax · barisax

I've always been a Star Trek fan, since before I was officially an alcoholic, when I was a kid - in my drinking years, and in my sober years. Not so much for the often overly idealistic view of the future but just because it was good stuff. The idealistic future does not seem to have any room for alcoholics...

The Texan · The Texan

Hello. I am new here. I have been sober before but have never worked the program. I could never get past the step where you have to be honest about everything I did out there. I know I need to do this. I stop using yesterday and I am needing to get a sponsor. I think I need an older sponsor. I am going to do this th...

angelov8 · angelov8

My husband has called now after 6 hours on a drunken binge AGAIN wanting a ride home, or should he walk. I'm so pissed. I did the only calm thing I could think of and said can I call you back in a 10 minutes. Am I enabling by being convenient sober car pool? I don't think he'll drive. I'm so sick of this. I sho...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which w...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I am tasked to go to Glasgow for work reasons and I'll be there for 3 nights. So.................... I'm leaving the car at home, taken the cat to the cattery and I'm getting the bete brun out, the bike, the beast, I shall be a road warrior for a few hours. Going up the A1, call off at Mum's for a cuppa, then A1...

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	Daily Reflections ~ Open-Mindedness & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We have found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the realm of spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all men. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 7 Open-mindedness to concepts of a Higher Power can open d...	Sobrietyspell	0	922	Jun 16, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Did I relapse? (Preview) I put up my first post today about starting AA and being sober for six days. So....my parents are out of town and I go by their house to feed the cat. There was a bottle of Absolut in the freezer. I took one swig. Then, I felt so guilty, I almost put my finger down my throat to free myself from it. I regret it deep...	JB3	19	2085	Jun 16, 2010 by leeu
	Oh, the struggle with perfectionism! (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: I was so mixed up I tried to be perfect at avoiding perfectionism! -- Kathryn G. Oh, the struggle with perfectionism! Of all the clubs we can use to beat ourselves with, that one may be the worst. With all the "musts," "must nots," "shoulds...	Larry_H	3	1221	Jun 16, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Changed my profile pic. (Preview) Just received some pics of me on a protest ride from last Sunday, pics taken by Chippy Wood, staff photographer of Bike Magazine and an all round thoroughly nice bloke. So uploaded just the one as a profile pic. Yep, this is me doin' what I do best.	bikerbill	11	1062	Jun 16, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Feeling a bit better today (Preview) It sinks in. We did our best and it was good enough. Still toggling between being OK and crying my eyes out. Rob's baby girl looks a belter, glad I looked at the picture again. As one goes out, one more comes in. Thanks for your support, allaya.	bikerbill	2	655	Jun 16, 2010 by mikef
	feeling left out (Preview) I'am having the damnest time building relationships in A.A. and outside of it. I'am not sure if I really want any, but I know I must or I will die. That the plain truth of the matter. I very much try and strike up conversations with others in the rooms, and feel like I'am trying to hard and feel fake. No o...	tokengirl	11	1540	Jun 15, 2010 by tokengirl
	Back on line (Preview) I traveled from Florida to New York last week via motorhome and I have been staying in a friends driveway for the past week. They had no internet and while I was on the road I had no internet access. I am now at my son's house in Albany NY and finally have internet access. You sure miss it when you an't g...	Larry_H	7	956	Jun 15, 2010 by Aquaman
	"As from a hot flame" (Preview) A comment on another thread got me thinking about this -- and not wanting to highjack that one, I thought that I'd start one here about "hot flame" moments. I had a couple recently and I think that it showed to me that this program works if I work it and keep working it. Someone who doesn't know...	SteveP	5	1708	Jun 15, 2010 by SteveP
	Just Had to Share This (Preview) Good Morning All, I just had to share this with someone. This past Tuesday I had a very big scare. I was having sever chest pains and ended up spending the day with a bunch of medical folks. Doctor doesn't think it was a heart attack, but says he believes I do have an issue with the sack around my heart....	Jane05	5	584	Jun 15, 2010 by Larry_H
	My expectations have overpowered my acceptance... (Preview) Therefore I am outside of Serenity...at the moment. It's all little stuff, really, when compared to ther people's troubles. The production guy got snotty with me at work, "f-bombed" me a couple of times because my creative quality process wasn't fast enough for him. Ya see, he's never be...	Aquaman	14	1289	Jun 15, 2010 by Larry_H
	Mom's Home (Preview) Hi All Looks like the power of Prayer really works. While gone on Saturday, Dad called me and said that Mom had called and said the Doctor had just been in and said she could go home if she wanted to. My Dad went donwtown and picked her up. Since I got home a couple of hours ago she seems to be Ok. She of course...	kld47	3	714	Jun 14, 2010 by Carlotta
	I did not believe. (Preview) I did not believe that a power greater than myself could restore me sanity, otherwise I would not have relapsed at my 1st entry into AA. I was convinced that I was powerless over alcohol and that I was a real alcoholic, but I was just not convinced that the 12 steps could get me well. "Being convince...	gonee	4	941	Jun 14, 2010 by Mike B.
	Judy's AA Story (Preview) I'm now age 33 going on 34. I'm from Kenya and at age 10 my parents moved to a rural place in a southern state. This was a move I did not agree with. Anyway, I resented the way the children treated me, so I worked really hard in school. I reasoned, if I did well then I could go to any college I wanted, which I d...	urchin	6	827	Jun 13, 2010 by SteveP
	Newcomer, 3 days sober, probably going to get fired tomorrow. Need help please (Preview) I am new to the program and trying to get sober. I am 80% sure I will be fired tomorrow from my job in California. I do not know what to do--if I should take my knocks and exit gracefully or tell my bosses about my disease as I think it is legally a disability in CA. I never used at work but have had underperf...	kirstenfifi	18	1530	Jun 13, 2010 by louisa
	2010 Founders Day Information: Happy 75 Years, AA!!!! (Preview) copied and pasted from www.akronaa.org Hope to see some of you there, if you can make it! Joni______________________________________________________th ANNIVERSARY OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS JUNE 11, 12, 13, 2010 AKRON, OHIO BIRTHPLACE OF A.A.NEW FOR FOUNDERS' DAY 2010 This year marks the 75...	jonijoni1	3	4980	Jun 13, 2010 by angelov8
	Prayer Request Update (Preview) Hi All It is a Real Bad Bladder Infection and all the pressure caused some of the problems. A couple of other people I know have had the same thing happen to one of their parents also. Today things seem to be a bit better. My Mom knows where she is at and who people are at least. She is quite well groggy and dr...	kld47	5	570	Jun 12, 2010 by Carlotta
	Hi Everyone... (Preview) Hello my dear friends.....hve been reading the Board about twice a week... Cannot really sit and write, I have a 5th and 6th Vertibrae, that got very slammed together in a very old car accident, it flairs up at times, and did take the necessary steps that are needed when ever it flares about once every ye...	Just Toni	10	809	Jun 12, 2010 by SteveP
	Diggin' the new job (so far) (Preview) Well, I started work at the local rehab center this past Monday, and it's going great. I know, it's only been a few days, and I'm still giving it time, but it has been very rewarding and meaningful for me. It's cool to be able to look at dynamics of the group from the other side. I was almost instantly awa...	Reffner	7	1073	Jun 12, 2010 by Reffner
	Staying sober when someone else in the house drinks... (Preview) It will be 2 mos tomorrow that I havent had a drink. In the beginning--I guess during my "pink cloud" phase it didnt bother me that my husband had a drink in front of me. He doesnt have a problem with drinking, I do. The last week or so, I have been resenting him drinking in front of me...I have...	Give me strength	13	4515	Jun 12, 2010 by pinkchip
	If you want to know how an alkie's doing, look at his dog. (Preview) if i had a dog, he'd be cowering under the table just now. my life has been manic the past 2 weeks. I've been working too many hours, not getting enough meetings, forcing myself to do things and go places for all the wrong reasons, not getting enough sleep, not talking to enough normal (i.e.Alkie) people...	bikerbill	9	981	Jun 12, 2010 by StPeteDean
	eeks (Preview) relapse..... few days of drinking and drugs.... loneliness and insanity captured my mind and heart, and no matter what I did I could not fill the hole..... this is a big problem, and it needs to be addressed and wokred out because I don;t want to be a tornado anymore, and I don't want to die.... My ex stopp...	jonijoni1	20	1257	Jun 11, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Forming True Partnerships & 24hrs a Day (Preview) But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...	Sobrietyspell	0	651	Jun 11, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	First time not drinking around friends...what do you say? (Preview) Hi, My husband and I just got invited out with friends for dinner. I am already worried about how I will explain my not drinking. I have made it through a couple situations with people by simply saying, "I am trying to cut alcohol out"...and people have really accepted that ...saying tha...	Give me strength	21	1895	Jun 11, 2010 by Rainspa
	By the Grace of God (Preview) The last four days I have really struggled with memories. Where do I start? You see these memories I thought were long gone and accepted. What brought them to light was an e-mail from an old childhood friend. This is kind of lengthy, but it really has really touched many emotions in me. Humility, gratit...	Dave Harm	5	906	Jun 11, 2010 by Simple
	Prayer Request (Preview) Hi All Late this afternoon My Mom was taken by Ambulance to the local Hospital. I was not home, My Dad called me and said she ws incoherent and was trying to get out of the house in only a nightgown. She did not know her name, my dads name, where she lived, nor knew who her sisters were. She did know the Presid...	kld47	8	900	Jun 11, 2010 by Mike B.
	First post (Preview) Hello all. Thanks for letting me join the program. I am as much a beginner ad a beginner can be. Attended my first meeting on Monday (actually attended two the same day). I bit overwheleming and confusing. I've only been sober for six days. As of right now, I have no desire for a drink. Reason being, I feel...	JB3	12	1073	Jun 11, 2010 by Bob K
	We Will Not Regret The Past (Preview) I too have been reawakening some childhood memories of late. Going through many old photographs - my dad had a top notch camera and I'm finding pristine black and white negatives that are over 50 years old, that haven't seen daylight in almost as long. Pictures of me, my parents, friends some of whic...	barisax	2	1554	Jun 10, 2010 by mikef
	AA 75 years old (Preview) I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alcoholics Anonymous. I never want to forget how I cried some 22 years ago. No one understood. Only the man from AA understood. He knew me better than I knew myself then, because he was there and he got out of there and now he wanted to get me there. He not only came to tell me wh...	gonee	3	783	Jun 10, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Harm Reduction a losing battle for me. (Preview) I have been in A.A. for a lot of years and have had several 1 to 2 year stretches of sobriety. In the last two years I have experienced the most growth in sobriety that I have ever. Growth defined as learning to act in new ways in spite of my fear, being engaged in meaningful relationships, seeking challe...	nate	10	1157	Jun 10, 2010 by jj
	An Honor and a Privelage (Preview) My group and individual counselors at the Shrink Shack I go to had a talk and after tossing some names around asked me if I would lead & organize a men's recovery group. No AA stuff, no therapy-structure, just a sober social night every-other Tuesday. We can use their conference facilities for a wh...	Aquaman	9	661	Jun 9, 2010 by Oblong
	Tonights meeting (Preview) I see that there will be a meeting tonight. How does that work? It says it will be at 9 eastern time. Is that 8 Houston time?	The Texan	2	604	Jun 9, 2010 by The Texan
	What does MIP mean to you? (Preview) Just a general discussion question. What does Miracles In Progress mean to you? How has it helped you start or add to your program of recovery? How often do you use the MIP site? Just reply with your ideas, feelings, thoughts, and give us an idea of how you are benefiting from having MIP as a part of y...	John	13	1637	Jun 9, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	a feeling never killed anybody (Preview) Emotions/feelings are internal things that actually give me choices to make. to wallow in, to curse, to blame, to react on or about, to display, to internalize, to make known.... *to turn into resentments...... someone else* is not the cause of my problems or feelings. my reactions are. how i...	jj	3	943	Jun 8, 2010 by mikef
	Program 1st then fellowship. (Preview) I have to always focus on the program of recovery first. That takes effort. I found that when I put program first, my life became more manageable. I began to be OK around my fellowship of AA friends. Those that are on the program were easy to fellowship with, because we were always talking about our own in...	gonee	4	676	Jun 8, 2010 by mikef
	Daily Reflections ~ Opening Up To Change & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. . . . we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life -- the one tha...	Sobrietyspell	0	642	Jun 8, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Grateful (Preview) Hi Everyone:I shared at a BB meeting last wednesday that I had a brush with alcohol. I have over-night guests whom I invited for dinner, they showed up with a bottle of chilled white dinner wine.. "oh my, what a treat" I thought, "1 bottle of wine & three people, no harm in that!!&q...	Carlotta	7	652	Jun 8, 2010 by Simple
	Crazy Heart (Preview) Did anyone see that movie? I found it quite depressing but Jeff Bridges totally depicted the character of a broken down alcoholic. He was so believable, I could almost smell the sour ole booze & sweat & other body fluids. I think for us alcoholics that movie is a pretty good wake up call as t...	Carlotta	3	821	Jun 8, 2010 by Reffner
	75 Years! AA International Convention in San Antonio July 1st - 4th (Preview) http://www.aa.org/subpage.cfm?page=199 Who's going? I think that I am. Planning on going thursday thru saturday night 2010 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS The 2010 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held July 1-4 in San Antonio, Texas...	StPeteDean	9	4953	Jun 8, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Good Morning (Preview) *"As I Step into the A.A. light, my heart fills with the presence of God"* Good Morning All :0) How are you all? Guess I'll find out as I go through and read a few post. :0) I'm very grateful to be sober and "Reasonably Happy" today. One of my sponsee's is working her Fourth Step righ...	Jane05	5	569	Jun 8, 2010 by Jane05
	Our Newest MIP Oldtimer.. Turninggrey!!! (Preview) Congratulations, Tom. Thank you for all of your posts here :) Happy Sober Day, Sir.. Bless you, Brother! Recovery Love & Fellowship, Danielle x -- Edited by Sobrietyspell on Saturday 5th of June 2010 09:34:41 PM	Sobrietyspell	11	1502	Jun 7, 2010 by janet
	Feeling's (Preview) Hi, When I got clean and sober I started to get all kinds of emotions. Scared the tar out of me. I did not want to feel that stuff. Hell !! sometimes I would bust out crying for no reason at all. Then I would feel rage. Then I felt like I was going crazy. I guess I did not know that the booze and the dope had been shu...	Toad	2	520	Jun 7, 2010 by Aquaman
	24 hours sober (Preview) My name is patrick i'm recently 21, i've been drinking heavily since I was put in rehab at 15 for marijuana possession. I feel like I drink alot, but a week ago a girl i've been seeing on and off for 2 years told me the only time i'm not drunk is when im in bed hungover (she has never seen me sober in 2 years). W...	patty cakes	11	3990	Jun 7, 2010 by Aquaman
	Experience, Strength and Hope (Preview) I remember the group "Miracles In Progress" and John from "Firetalk" days. I have been in 12 step recovery since Jan 94 and in AA since Dec 97 and sober since Dec 2000. Have learned alot since then. Willingness to change I think stands out as one of the most important attributes of...	odaat	2	1670	Jun 7, 2010 by Aquaman
	Disease or habit? (Preview) I am amazed at how many people take alcoholism so lightly. Many think it's a bad habit. If alcoholism was a bad habit then I would have recovered by practising good virtues on a ongoing basis. But it is not. Alcoholism is a physical disease. I react to alcohol abnormally, because of some change that took...	gonee	5	949	Jun 7, 2010 by sandy2010
	help! (Preview) Hi, I dont know where to get advice, so hence the post.. hoping someone can help.. me and my partner are in recovery.. I put alot into my recovery, so therefore got alot out of it... There are two people ... those who are victims and those who learn and grow from their experiences.. my partner is still play...	sandy2010	10	1413	Jun 7, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Alcoholics on Star Trek (Preview) I've always been a Star Trek fan, since before I was officially an alcoholic, when I was a kid - in my drinking years, and in my sober years. Not so much for the often overly idealistic view of the future but just because it was good stuff. The idealistic future does not seem to have any room for alcoholics...	barisax	6	1713	Jun 7, 2010 by barisax
	New Here from Houston(ish) Texas (Preview) Hello. I am new here. I have been sober before but have never worked the program. I could never get past the step where you have to be honest about everything I did out there. I know I need to do this. I stop using yesterday and I am needing to get a sponsor. I think I need an older sponsor. I am going to do this th...	The Texan	9	662	Jun 7, 2010 by The Texan
	Emergency-anyone there for some sanity help at the moment? (Preview) My husband has called now after 6 hours on a drunken binge AGAIN wanting a ride home, or should he walk. I'm so pissed. I did the only calm thing I could think of and said can I call you back in a 10 minutes. Am I enabling by being convenient sober car pool? I don't think he'll drive. I'm so sick of this. I sho...	angelov8	7	1082	Jun 7, 2010 by angelov8
	Daily Reflections ~ Long-Term Hope & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which w...	Sobrietyspell	0	467	Jun 6, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	I'm giving myself a treat now. (Preview) I am tasked to go to Glasgow for work reasons and I'll be there for 3 nights. So.................... I'm leaving the car at home, taken the cat to the cattery and I'm getting the bete brun out, the bike, the beast, I shall be a road warrior for a few hours. Going up the A1, call off at Mum's for a cuppa, then A1...	bikerbill	6	968	Jun 6, 2010 by Aquaman
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