Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 When said sincerely, this prayer teaches me to be truly unselfish and humble, for even in doing good deeds I often used to seek approval and glo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

HAPPY FORTY BIG ONES, TG!!!!! How's your TWO YEARS SOBRIETY coming along 1Day@aTime? May your Day be Super Special like you.. full of love, gifts & surprises. We, your fellowship, are always here for you on your unbirthdays too! I hope you may have a gorgeous 24hrs taking good care of you. God bles...

bikerbill · bikerbill

My head feels like it's stuffed with cotton wool, I ache all over, I'm drinking fluids like crazy, slept 4 hours last night, throat is dry and raw, nose is running off my face and I have what a doctor might call a productive cough. My teeth all ache, I'm peeing like a fountain and have the most incredible fl...

itsmichael · itsmichael

Someone read this in a meeting yesterday and it really stayed with me: An old Cherokee Indian was speaking to his grandson: "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil--he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, a...

Poz · Poz

-- Edited by Poz on Monday 19th of April 2010 11:14:48 AM

kathy570 · kathy570

Hello All, I am note sureif this is the place to tell info to but here goes. Canadian Federal government has passed a ruling that Pain sufferers getting freezing shots can not get more than 25% of the regular treatment anymore. What do I do now????? So many people that don't take narcotics will now be f...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Carrying the Message What we are always carries a stronger message than what we say. This is why we're sometimes turned off by people who seek to overwhelm us with charm. It's also why we can sometimes be drawn to people who are quiet and unassuming. However it works, t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The deception of others is nearly always rooted in the deception of ourselves. . . . When we are honest with another person, it confirms that we have been honest with ourselves and with God. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 17 When I was drinking, I deceived myself about reality, rewriting it to what I wanted it to be. D...

runnergirl · runnergirl

The last couple of weeks have been pretty hellish for me. Unable to completely "get" step one has been a real problem for me, leaving open the doors to and questions about drinking. I had a few days of drinking, hiding it, and doing stupid stuff which resulted in what boils down to an ultimatu...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: I Am Who I Am Sometimes we want to be someone else anyone but who we are. We want to be someone who feels more free and at peace. We want to be someone who doesn't have to take medications day after day. We want to be free of the pain and loneliness our illness has brought us. B...

kld47 · kld47

Hi New Meds seem to be to working. I am not under as much stress and am sleeping a lot better. No more waking up 2 or 3 times during the night and no more nightmares like I used to, this while being on the Celexa. Just have to watch out the time of night I take the Xanax though, took one Monday night and then sle...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought for Hazelden is: THOUGHT FOR THE DAY In our group we often hear the slogan "Easy Does It." We who suffer our affliction always do everything to excess. We indulge our emotions. We worry too much. We have too much resentment. We tend to be addictive. We tend to hurt ourselves p...

Aquaman · Aquaman

So today I picked up the 5 year old from school and I have two fishing rods in the car and she says" where are we going, Daddy?" and I anser "I want to show you something really, really cool." I took her to a place called "The Cut".It's a concrete canal that was put in the bot...

bikerbill · bikerbill

It seems that a volcano has erupted in Finland or somewhere like that, so for the second day running UK airspace is shut, because of the danger of volcanic ash getting in the jet engines and putting the fires out. Hmmm. wonder when the tree huggers will start ravign about climate change causing this? Do...

AGO · AGO

You know it's funny, but I want to say "No" They don't "understand" My entire being screams Noooo!!!! They don't "get it"!!!! But the ex-problem drinker who has found this solution, who is properly armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire confi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Welcome back, Avril.. Just in time for your Bellybutton Birthday too hey!!! What a Celebration :) Have a Wonderfully Happy Sober 24hrs.. Liverpool Love, Danielle & Carl XXXX

Nola_Alex · Nola_Alex

Tomorrow morning I go in work to talk to my manager about the incident last night. The incident is that I was drinking at work (I work the graveyard shift at a shell station so no manager present) and I passed out. A customer called an ambulance because I was unresponsive. When I came to the place was surro...

Jundrewia · Jundrewia

Tomorrow is day 19 of my sobriety and I have plans to go to a comedy club with my friend. Ironically it's the friend I was with the last time I drank (and blacked out...really bad). This will be the first real test for me because it's the first time I'll be out, in a place serving alcohol, and I won't be drin...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Having realistic expectations. Sometimes we expect much too much of people and things. We will never be happy if we expect our doctor to work instant cures or if we blame our teacher for what we failed to learn. We need to examine what's realistic to expect of others a...

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

First and foremost I am grateful that I made it through last night without a drink. It was beyond difficult. For those who didn't see my post yesterday, after a stressful day at work, I had to go first to a wake and then to a bar for a date. (Yes, yes, I know, bad on two counts with the date.) Oddly enough I...

lukin · lukin

All right, so yesterday I was a little conflicted as to whether I should switch meetings, got some great feedback which I really appreciated- went back to this awesome beginner's meeting last night and spilled my guts. Owned up to my relapse, the reason that I thought I had relapsed, the fact that I fee...

Simple · Simple

I just thought I'd start a post for people to share their favorite prayers/meditations, or ones that they are focusing on currently. I'm in a bit of a rut and would like a little inspiration, something new to spark that god-thing. So tell all - set prayers, things that you do to quiet your brain, whate...

Aquaman · Aquaman

39 weeks...3.5 cm...feelin' kinda stressed out...can't go more than 30 minutes from town...can't go out of cell-phone range...praying that they both come out of it healthy...this whole thing isn't about ME but WOW am I feelin' it...ANG-ZYE-IT-TEE! The last three kids I "took the edge off...

Avril G · Avril G

I'M BAAAACK!!! Hi everyone, I do hope y'all have missed me a quarter as much as I have missed this place!! Just got reconnected today with a brand new computer and modem, so hopefully I will stay put for a while now. I'm trying to remember what I used to do before computers (and it WASN'T drinking, I only...

Avril G · Avril G

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tu0PAbW75A&feature=related

franny · franny

Today is day 6. This will be the first Friday I have not drank in a long time. Oh boy......feels like I am climbing a mountain. I will not drink tonight. It seems silly I bet, but I feel like I have come a long way already and it hasn't even been a full week yet. I will check out that song recommendation th...

itsmichael · itsmichael

...this is GOOD. I'm feeling great, and my sleep disturbances seem to have subsided over the last couple of nights. Feeling rested this morning, and grateful. Off to work today, then my home group this evening, one of my favorite meetings, which I so look forward to. I'm going to hand off to my sponsor...

gonee · gonee

If I have an obsession with alcohol only, it would mean that I have this idea to drink when I don't have to. So I take a drink against my better judgement. In other words against my will. So I drink without the, physical allergy that Dr Silkworth talks about. On pg 20/21 of the book I am defined as a moderate o...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 "Fear knocked at the door; faith answered; no one was there." I don't know to whom this quote should be attributed, but it certainly indicates clearly that fear is an illusion. I c...

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

Wow. Yesterday was a close one. Even though I made it through the night before, I was still feeling a bit stressed. Not feeling like I had connected at either meeting the past two days had been hurting more than anything. I think if that happens again, I will need to try call someone. Anyhow, yester...

Sid · Sid

I'm just completing my fourth week attending AA meetings and it's been great and I'm starting to see change. The first thing I noticed was that I am no longer feeling quite as much a newcomer. I was at a newcomers meeting on Tuesday and there was one person there for the first time and one person who was co...

franny · franny

Just privately messaged with my now sober alcoholic friend on Facebook. He has been sober for 2.5 years now. Sober today and want to be. It is such a change of behavior. It is like you have to learn how to do things over again. I have been keeping busy. There is an annual event at my husband's work...

lukin · lukin

Things have been tough for me recently. When I first came into the program, I was so happy to be sober for the first time ever really that I got through 90 days, 6 months with relative ease. Worked the program & it worked for me. The meetings in & around my hometown (or, where I live now) have a re...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So the other day I ripped up a t shirt that had beer and guitars on it because I did not need the thought process that went with the shirt. So today, I am out grinding on some mower blades with a side grinder, and I realized I was throwing a lot of sparks, and then I noticed my t shirt was on fire! Not only did it...

runnergirl · runnergirl

I assume these really don't happen on Tuesdays and Saturdays... Is that right? I just checked there and see nothin'.

joanie73 · joanie73

This is Day 5 for me being sober. I just got out of the hospital this afternoon. I slept ALOT while I was there and tonite cannot sleep. Is from the not drinking? something I just have to go thru? I have had insomnia in the past, but this is crazy!!!

gonee · gonee

Every meeting I go to is an opportunity to get rid of self. I am a very self-centred person. When I am working with other alcoholics, I have no time to think of myself. I did not come to AA to improve my standard of living. I came here primarily to find a solution for my alcoholism. They suggested meetings. I...

LastOneLeft · LastOneLeft

Recently when people ask me "how are you man " I answer " Im Greatful..." I have'nt posted here in a while.Just wanted to stop in and say a BIG thank you to everyone that helped kick me in the butt to get sober. Im so thankful and greatful for my second chance.I check in daily to read...

camitch · camitch

74 days without a drink, drug, or cigarette. This is the longest I have gone without that I can seriously remember. I never thought I had a problem because I never thought about it. I worked, got paid, and drank. Never got close to anyone for years. Dont let them in you cant get disappointed and you c...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability. --Mary Kay Ash Reasons for gratitude are easy to find. If we're breathing, we can think of people hooked up to oxygen tanks. If our skin is smooth, we can remember people suffering in burn...

franny · franny

I did not make it here yesterday to post. I was so tired after school. I came home and got some things ready for school and went to bed by 8:00. I did not make it to the meeting obviously. I am so tired today too. I just want to get my laundry done, get ready for school tomorrow and go to bed again. I think I...

gonee · gonee

Ch 5. AA book. The 1st thing you are going to hear is our story. You might like the story or you may not. It's the story of an alcoholic. When we finish tell you our story, we are going to ask you whether you want what we have. Note it does not ask whether you liked the story. We also do not tell, we disclose. That...

Avril G · Avril G

Hell, if you ever thought you were pretty good at living in the day, just read this email which is from my eldest nephew, Karl, who is the sweetest person you could ever wish to meet, and at best, he's looking at living to the age of 35 - he is now 31, and has two young kiddies, and has a wedding planned for this...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . harboring resentment is infinitely grave. For then we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the spirit. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 5 It has been said, "Anger is a luxury I cannot afford." Does this suggest I ignore this human emotion? I believe not. Before I learned of the A.A. program, I was a s...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Taking an honest look at ourselves is necessary if we want peace. Step Four asks us to admit our character defects. That's not an easy assignment. How "defective" could we be? In truth, we do have many assets, and it will help us to admit our defects if we al...

bigv · bigv

http://www.barefootsworld.net/imemine.html I wanted to write and thank barefoot Bob but he died last year in January but his website has been left open , it's really a wonderful legacy he's left behind for all of us, he'd been sober since 1974 up until his death in 2009. http://www.barefootsworld...

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

Okay, well here I am at day 3. So far the support I have received both here and at meetings has been absolutely awe inspiring. I never ever expected so much support and it's what keeps me coming back. I swear some days I wish I could just stay at meetings all day. They are so comforting. I always do feel...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Thanks all for the love and support in welcoming me back from the greasey mean streets. Went to a great meeting tonight with my very best friend and sister in sobriety, Erin. She and her hubby have been sober for close to 10 years and they offered me to come stay with them, bring my dog and all, next time thi...

bikerbill · bikerbill

it's the fluff balls they nest in. I heard repeatedly that it will be something like the top of the salt pot coming off that pushes your buttons. How true. My pal has left for Australia with his child bride, to build a new life. I miss the pair of them already but I offered to foster their cat until they could...

Larry_H · Larry_H

I found this on wikiHow I did not write it but I like it. I would like your comments. Are any additions or subtractions needed? Remember the subect is "How to get through your first Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting" I am going to print this and keep it handy for 12th step work Larry, ----------...

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	Daily Reflections ~ Self-Examination & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 When said sincerely, this prayer teaches me to be truly unselfish and humble, for even in doing good deeds I often used to seek approval and glo...	Sobrietyspell	1	1272	Apr 19, 2010 by gonee
	Happy 40th Birthday, Token Girl!!! xx (Preview) HAPPY FORTY BIG ONES, TG!!!!! How's your TWO YEARS SOBRIETY coming along 1Day@aTime? May your Day be Super Special like you.. full of love, gifts & surprises. We, your fellowship, are always here for you on your unbirthdays too! I hope you may have a gorgeous 24hrs taking good care of you. God bles...	Sobrietyspell	2	783	Apr 19, 2010 by mikef
	Full blown man flu kicked in again. (Preview) My head feels like it's stuffed with cotton wool, I ache all over, I'm drinking fluids like crazy, slept 4 hours last night, throat is dry and raw, nose is running off my face and I have what a doctor might call a productive cough. My teeth all ache, I'm peeing like a fountain and have the most incredible fl...	bikerbill	8	1125	Apr 19, 2010 by Larry_H
	Two Wolves (Preview) Someone read this in a meeting yesterday and it really stayed with me: An old Cherokee Indian was speaking to his grandson: "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil--he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, a...	itsmichael	10	6392	Apr 19, 2010 by itsmichael
	Help PLEASE- what would you want? (Preview) -- Edited by Poz on Monday 19th of April 2010 11:14:48 AM	Poz	8	1137	Apr 19, 2010 by jonijoni1
	People with chronic pain (Preview) Hello All, I am note sureif this is the place to tell info to but here goes. Canadian Federal government has passed a ruling that Pain sufferers getting freezing shots can not get more than 25% of the regular treatment anymore. What do I do now????? So many people that don't take narcotics will now be f...	kathy570	8	1256	Apr 19, 2010 by Avril G
	Carrying the Message -- from Hazelden (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Carrying the Message What we are always carries a stronger message than what we say. This is why we're sometimes turned off by people who seek to overwhelm us with charm. It's also why we can sometimes be drawn to people who are quiet and unassuming. However it works, t...	Larry_H	0	715	Apr 19, 2010 by Larry_H
	Daily Reflections ~ Self-Honesty & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The deception of others is nearly always rooted in the deception of ourselves. . . . When we are honest with another person, it confirms that we have been honest with ourselves and with God. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 17 When I was drinking, I deceived myself about reality, rewriting it to what I wanted it to be. D...	Sobrietyspell	3	1186	Apr 18, 2010 by Sid
	It's finally sunk in. (Preview) The last couple of weeks have been pretty hellish for me. Unable to completely "get" step one has been a real problem for me, leaving open the doors to and questions about drinking. I had a few days of drinking, hiding it, and doing stupid stuff which resulted in what boils down to an ultimatu...	runnergirl	11	1136	Apr 18, 2010 by jonijoni1
	I Am Who I Am ---- from Hazelden (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: I Am Who I Am Sometimes we want to be someone else anyone but who we are. We want to be someone who feels more free and at peace. We want to be someone who doesn't have to take medications day after day. We want to be free of the pain and loneliness our illness has brought us. B...	Larry_H	2	539	Apr 18, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Meds Working (Preview) Hi New Meds seem to be to working. I am not under as much stress and am sleeping a lot better. No more waking up 2 or 3 times during the night and no more nightmares like I used to, this while being on the Celexa. Just have to watch out the time of night I take the Xanax though, took one Monday night and then sle...	kld47	5	1114	Apr 17, 2010 by jonijoni1
	"Easy Does It." (Preview) Today's thought for Hazelden is: THOUGHT FOR THE DAY In our group we often hear the slogan "Easy Does It." We who suffer our affliction always do everything to excess. We indulge our emotions. We worry too much. We have too much resentment. We tend to be addictive. We tend to hurt ourselves p...	Larry_H	1	1360	Apr 17, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Why "Aquaman"? (Preview) So today I picked up the 5 year old from school and I have two fishing rods in the car and she says" where are we going, Daddy?" and I anser "I want to show you something really, really cool." I took her to a place called "The Cut".It's a concrete canal that was put in the bot...	Aquaman	12	1066	Apr 17, 2010 by Aquaman
	UK Panic? (Preview) It seems that a volcano has erupted in Finland or somewhere like that, so for the second day running UK airspace is shut, because of the danger of volcanic ash getting in the jet engines and putting the fires out. Hmmm. wonder when the tree huggers will start ravign about climate change causing this? Do...	bikerbill	13	1181	Apr 17, 2010 by bikerbill
	Can non-alcoholics help alcoholics? (Preview) You know it's funny, but I want to say "No" They don't "understand" My entire being screams Noooo!!!! They don't "get it"!!!! But the ex-problem drinker who has found this solution, who is properly armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire confi...	AGO	6	1135	Apr 17, 2010 by Avril G
	Happy Birthday, Avril! XXX (Preview) Welcome back, Avril.. Just in time for your Bellybutton Birthday too hey!!! What a Celebration :) Have a Wonderfully Happy Sober 24hrs.. Liverpool Love, Danielle & Carl XXXX	Sobrietyspell	11	1526	Apr 17, 2010 by Avril G
	Fearful of tomorrow (Preview) Tomorrow morning I go in work to talk to my manager about the incident last night. The incident is that I was drinking at work (I work the graveyard shift at a shell station so no manager present) and I passed out. A customer called an ambulance because I was unresponsive. When I came to the place was surro...	Nola_Alex	14	1316	Apr 17, 2010 by Avril G
	Day 19 and My First Social Outing (Preview) Tomorrow is day 19 of my sobriety and I have plans to go to a comedy club with my friend. Ironically it's the friend I was with the last time I drank (and blacked out...really bad). This will be the first real test for me because it's the first time I'll be out, in a place serving alcohol, and I won't be drin...	Jundrewia	19	1398	Apr 17, 2010 by Oblong
	Having realistic expectations. (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Having realistic expectations. Sometimes we expect much too much of people and things. We will never be happy if we expect our doctor to work instant cures or if we blame our teacher for what we failed to learn. We need to examine what's realistic to expect of others a...	Larry_H	1	691	Apr 17, 2010 by leeu
	Day 4 supercrankypants! (Preview) First and foremost I am grateful that I made it through last night without a drink. It was beyond difficult. For those who didn't see my post yesterday, after a stressful day at work, I had to go first to a wake and then to a bar for a date. (Yes, yes, I know, bad on two counts with the date.) Oddly enough I...	whitewhineoh	13	1083	Apr 17, 2010 by Just Toni
	Get Away From Me With Your Crosstalk!!! (Preview) All right, so yesterday I was a little conflicted as to whether I should switch meetings, got some great feedback which I really appreciated- went back to this awesome beginner's meeting last night and spilled my guts. Owned up to my relapse, the reason that I thought I had relapsed, the fact that I fee...	lukin	6	1104	Apr 17, 2010 by leeu
	Prayer Ideas (Preview) I just thought I'd start a post for people to share their favorite prayers/meditations, or ones that they are focusing on currently. I'm in a bit of a rut and would like a little inspiration, something new to spark that god-thing. So tell all - set prayers, things that you do to quiet your brain, whate...	Simple	11	1262	Apr 17, 2010 by leeu
	Waiting For A Baby... (Preview) 39 weeks...3.5 cm...feelin' kinda stressed out...can't go more than 30 minutes from town...can't go out of cell-phone range...praying that they both come out of it healthy...this whole thing isn't about ME but WOW am I feelin' it...ANG-ZYE-IT-TEE! The last three kids I "took the edge off...	Aquaman	21	1304	Apr 17, 2010 by leeu
	Just when you thought it was safe................... (Preview) I'M BAAAACK!!! Hi everyone, I do hope y'all have missed me a quarter as much as I have missed this place!! Just got reconnected today with a brand new computer and modem, so hopefully I will stay put for a while now. I'm trying to remember what I used to do before computers (and it WASN'T drinking, I only...	Avril G	9	1160	Apr 17, 2010 by Avril G
	And now for something completely different (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tu0PAbW75A&feature=related	Avril G	5	915	Apr 17, 2010 by Avril G
	Day 6 Sober (Preview) Today is day 6. This will be the first Friday I have not drank in a long time. Oh boy......feels like I am climbing a mountain. I will not drink tonight. It seems silly I bet, but I feel like I have come a long way already and it hasn't even been a full week yet. I will check out that song recommendation th...	franny	6	1667	Apr 16, 2010 by Aquaman
	21 Days Sober (Preview) ...this is GOOD. I'm feeling great, and my sleep disturbances seem to have subsided over the last couple of nights. Feeling rested this morning, and grateful. Off to work today, then my home group this evening, one of my favorite meetings, which I so look forward to. I'm going to hand off to my sponsor...	itsmichael	9	2348	Apr 16, 2010 by itsmichael
	Obsession and allergy (Preview) If I have an obsession with alcohol only, it would mean that I have this idea to drink when I don't have to. So I take a drink against my better judgement. In other words against my will. So I drink without the, physical allergy that Dr Silkworth talks about. On pg 20/21 of the book I am defined as a moderate o...	gonee	7	6369	Apr 16, 2010 by AGO
	Daily Reflections ~ Love & Fear As Opposites & 24hrs a Day (Preview) All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 "Fear knocked at the door; faith answered; no one was there." I don't know to whom this quote should be attributed, but it certainly indicates clearly that fear is an illusion. I c...	Sobrietyspell	0	768	Apr 16, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Day five and still alive (Preview) Wow. Yesterday was a close one. Even though I made it through the night before, I was still feeling a bit stressed. Not feeling like I had connected at either meeting the past two days had been hurting more than anything. I think if that happens again, I will need to try call someone. Anyhow, yester...	whitewhineoh	6	1188	Apr 16, 2010 by whitewhineoh
	Noticing Change (Preview) I'm just completing my fourth week attending AA meetings and it's been great and I'm starting to see change. The first thing I noticed was that I am no longer feeling quite as much a newcomer. I was at a newcomers meeting on Tuesday and there was one person there for the first time and one person who was co...	Sid	4	863	Apr 16, 2010 by Larry_H
	Day 5 Sober (Preview) Just privately messaged with my now sober alcoholic friend on Facebook. He has been sober for 2.5 years now. Sober today and want to be. It is such a change of behavior. It is like you have to learn how to do things over again. I have been keeping busy. There is an annual event at my husband's work...	franny	10	1280	Apr 16, 2010 by whitewhineoh
	Need Some Feedback, or an Opinion (Preview) Things have been tough for me recently. When I first came into the program, I was so happy to be sober for the first time ever really that I got through 90 days, 6 months with relative ease. Worked the program & it worked for me. The meetings in & around my hometown (or, where I live now) have a re...	lukin	6	966	Apr 16, 2010 by angelov8
	Now I've burnt a t shirt...... (Preview) So the other day I ripped up a t shirt that had beer and guitars on it because I did not need the thought process that went with the shirt. So today, I am out grinding on some mower blades with a side grinder, and I realized I was throwing a lot of sparks, and then I noticed my t shirt was on fire! Not only did it...	turninggrey	7	942	Apr 15, 2010 by Just Toni
	Online Meetings (Preview) I assume these really don't happen on Tuesdays and Saturdays... Is that right? I just checked there and see nothin'.	runnergirl	2	714	Apr 15, 2010 by Avril G
	sleep issues (Preview) This is Day 5 for me being sober. I just got out of the hospital this afternoon. I slept ALOT while I was there and tonite cannot sleep. Is from the not drinking? something I just have to go thru? I have had insomnia in the past, but this is crazy!!!	joanie73	12	1044	Apr 15, 2010 by Avril G
	Meetings (Preview) Every meeting I go to is an opportunity to get rid of self. I am a very self-centred person. When I am working with other alcoholics, I have no time to think of myself. I did not come to AA to improve my standard of living. I came here primarily to find a solution for my alcoholism. They suggested meetings. I...	gonee	4	810	Apr 15, 2010 by SteveP
	Im greatful... (Preview) Recently when people ask me "how are you man " I answer " Im Greatful..." I have'nt posted here in a while.Just wanted to stop in and say a BIG thank you to everyone that helped kick me in the butt to get sober. Im so thankful and greatful for my second chance.I check in daily to read...	LastOneLeft	5	970	Apr 15, 2010 by SteveP
	74 days and still going strong..... (Preview) 74 days without a drink, drug, or cigarette. This is the longest I have gone without that I can seriously remember. I never thought I had a problem because I never thought about it. I worked, got paid, and drank. Never got close to anyone for years. Dont let them in you cant get disappointed and you c...	camitch	7	1390	Apr 15, 2010 by SteveP
	4-15-2010 Today's thought from Hazelden (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability. --Mary Kay Ash Reasons for gratitude are easy to find. If we're breathing, we can think of people hooked up to oxygen tanks. If our skin is smooth, we can remember people suffering in burn...	Larry_H	0	607	Apr 15, 2010 by Larry_H
	Day 4......Sober (Preview) I did not make it here yesterday to post. I was so tired after school. I came home and got some things ready for school and went to bed by 8:00. I did not make it to the meeting obviously. I am so tired today too. I just want to get my laundry done, get ready for school tomorrow and go to bed again. I think I...	franny	11	3558	Apr 15, 2010 by SteveP
	Our stories disclose..... (Preview) Ch 5. AA book. The 1st thing you are going to hear is our story. You might like the story or you may not. It's the story of an alcoholic. When we finish tell you our story, we are going to ask you whether you want what we have. Note it does not ask whether you liked the story. We also do not tell, we disclose. That...	gonee	5	1891	Apr 15, 2010 by leeu
	ONE DAY AT A TIME (Preview) Hell, if you ever thought you were pretty good at living in the day, just read this email which is from my eldest nephew, Karl, who is the sweetest person you could ever wish to meet, and at best, he's looking at living to the age of 35 - he is now 31, and has two young kiddies, and has a wedding planned for this...	Avril G	12	1381	Apr 15, 2010 by Mike B.
	Daily Reflections ~ The Bondage of Resentments & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . harboring resentment is infinitely grave. For then we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the spirit. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 5 It has been said, "Anger is a luxury I cannot afford." Does this suggest I ignore this human emotion? I believe not. Before I learned of the A.A. program, I was a s...	Sobrietyspell	2	1187	Apr 15, 2010 by Larry_H
	Taking an honest look at ourselves is necessary if we want peace. - Hazelden (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Taking an honest look at ourselves is necessary if we want peace. Step Four asks us to admit our character defects. That's not an easy assignment. How "defective" could we be? In truth, we do have many assets, and it will help us to admit our defects if we al...	Larry_H	2	774	Apr 15, 2010 by Jerry F
	What i think is a great explanation of leveling of ego (Preview) http://www.barefootsworld.net/imemine.html I wanted to write and thank barefoot Bob but he died last year in January but his website has been left open , it's really a wonderful legacy he's left behind for all of us, he'd been sober since 1974 up until his death in 2009. http://www.barefootsworld...	bigv	7	1679	Apr 14, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Day 3. Challenging day ahead... (Preview) Okay, well here I am at day 3. So far the support I have received both here and at meetings has been absolutely awe inspiring. I never ever expected so much support and it's what keeps me coming back. I swear some days I wish I could just stay at meetings all day. They are so comforting. I always do feel...	whitewhineoh	8	1003	Apr 14, 2010 by itsmichael
	It Gets Better... it really does (Preview) Thanks all for the love and support in welcoming me back from the greasey mean streets. Went to a great meeting tonight with my very best friend and sister in sobriety, Erin. She and her hubby have been sober for close to 10 years and they offered me to come stay with them, bring my dog and all, next time thi...	jonijoni1	10	1079	Apr 14, 2010 by Avril G
	It ain't the monsters under the bed that are the problem (Preview) it's the fluff balls they nest in. I heard repeatedly that it will be something like the top of the salt pot coming off that pushes your buttons. How true. My pal has left for Australia with his child bride, to build a new life. I miss the pair of them already but I offered to foster their cat until they could...	bikerbill	10	1160	Apr 14, 2010 by Avril G
	"How to get through your first Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting" (Preview) I found this on wikiHow I did not write it but I like it. I would like your comments. Are any additions or subtractions needed? Remember the subect is "How to get through your first Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting" I am going to print this and keep it handy for 12th step work Larry, ----------...	Larry_H	8	1204	Apr 14, 2010 by Larry_H
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