Alcoholics Anonymous

Dakota · Dakota

I thought I would pose this question. Seems like we all go into the new year with a new resolution (or perhaps the same one again!), but why is it just so near impossible to follow through on? When we look around us, lots of people are all looking to get rid of something they routinely do that is not working o...

Jane05 · Jane05

Just something I found and wanted to share: Sponsee to Sponsor: "Are you laughing with me or at me?" Sponsor: "I'm laughing at you." Sponsee: "Then why am I laughing with you laughing at me?" Sponsor: "'cause you're growing!" When I was first getting sob...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayJanuary 28, 2009 Possibilities I have come to believe that hard times are not just meaningless suffering and that something good might turn up at any moment. That's a big change for someone who used to come to in the morning feeling sentenced to another day of life. When I wake up t...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 27 Daily Reprieve We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We of A.A. obey spiritual principles, at first because we must, then because we ought to, and ultim...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Often, one of our biggest questions is "What's going to happen?" We may ask this about our relationships, our career, our recovery, and our life. It is easy to tangle us up in worrisome thoughts. Worrying about what's going to happen blocks us from functioning effectively today. It kee...

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. Cling to the thought that, in Gods hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them. ALCOHOLICS...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day What a load hangovers put on your shoulders! What terrible physical punishment we've all been through. The pounding headaches and jumpy nerves, the shakes and the jitters, the hot and cold sweats! When you come into A.A. and stop drinking, that terrible load of hangovers fal...

Doll · Doll

http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0121SmokingBan This is my HG! THREE members took their complaint to the Police instead of bringing it to a conscience meeting! ~ Jen Feel free to post your comments!

chester · chester

Hi My name is Chester I am looking to try and end most of the confusion in my life. I have a wife(curently separated from) and a little boy. I have been to some face to face meetings. I am trying to work the 12 steps. Glad to be here Thanks

Jane05 · Jane05

Wisdom of the Rooms January 26, 2009 Quote of the Week "If you don't have hope then death is a formality." Before recovery, my life was spiraling out of control and each area just got worse and worse. I had lost my job; my relationships had all but ended, and I had lost hope of my future ever get...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can find the balance between needing people too much and not letting ourselves need anyone at all. Many of us have unmet dependency needs lingering from the past. While we want others to fulfill our desire to be loved unconditionally, we may have chosen people who cannot, or will not, be there for...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayJanuary 27, 2009Acceptance And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or s...

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Twenty-seven/1:00 AM: When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. With sobriety, you can live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice. My life is not a dress rehearsal. Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & other...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.s message to the next sufferer? No, th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day As we became alcoholics, the bad effects of drinking came more and more to outweigh the good effects. But the strange part of it is that, no matter what drinking did to us, loss of our health, our jobs, our money, and our homes, we still stuck to it and depended on it. Our dependence...

Jane05 · Jane05

I could be wrong, as usual, and I have tried to find this here and couldn't. Anyway this is a list of the 12 Step Prayers (Big Book Style). I don't remember where I got them from, but I still use them today and wanted to share with you. NIGHT-PRAYER God forgive me where I have been resentful, selfish, di...

Codependent2 · Codependent2

Went to my first meeting. They basically made the meeting about me. Embraced me. Gave me the big book. Shared their stories. When they offered me the white chip I hesitated and honestly told them I was still struggling with identifying myself as a binge drinker instead of an alcoholic. They all...

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...

nmike · nmike

Hi AA, What is the link for the AA protocol for holding a meeting? That is, what do you read first, second, third, etc. Thanks, Nancy

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can learn not to get hooked into unhealthy, self-defeating behaviors in relationships - behaviors such as caretaking, controlling, discounting ourselves, and believing lies. We can learn to watch for and identify hooks, and choose not to allow ourselves to be hooked. Often, people do thi...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 26 True Independence of the Spirit The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. Therefore, dependence as A.A. practices it is really a means of gaining true independence of the spirit. At the level of everyday living, it is startli...

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Twenty-six/2:00 PM: Forgiving is not condoning. It means you let go of the energy of condemning so that you can give energy to the process of good living. God forgives "them" anyway, so I don't have to worry about withholding mine. Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden au...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day We used to depend on drinking for a lot of things. We depended on drinking to help us enjoy things. It gave us a "kick." It broke down our shyness and helped us to have a "good time." We depended on drinking to help us when we felt low physically. If we had a toot...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Well with all the compaining I had done in the recent past, my Al-Anon aunt's (a.k.a."moms") coming open heart surgery sure has put things into perspective. There are far more important things in life than worrying about aesthetics around the house. I have a strained back muscle right no...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, You are an A.A. member if you say so . . . nobody can keep you out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 For years, whenever I reflected on Tradition Three (The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking), I thought it valua...

Tina · Tina

Just droppin in to say hi As well as to let you all know I'm still here and haven't forgotten about you. I've been busy with work and volunteerin with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, we start canvassing next month and I became Captain of the area. Beside from that my children are doing well, my son is stil...

Delia08 · Delia08

Hello! Today I celebrate 6 months and I woke up this morning so excited! I was in a meeting awhile ago where a man was celebrating a number of years. His share stuck with me and I am remembering it on this day. He spoke of how he woke up on his anniversary and began wondering what his wife was going to do for h...

Codependent2 · Codependent2

Going to try my first meeting tomorrow. I'm nervous. It is an open meeting at a church. Women only. I am early 30's. Can you tell me what to expect? I am going by myself.

Codependent2 · Codependent2

A little over 3 weeks with no alcohol and for someone who didn't drink on a daily basis I have hardly thought about it- til this weekend. I had a pattern. I would drink for about 3 weeks then blow it out one Sat night. I kept it like clockwork- not on purpose- just seemed to be when the memory of my last bing...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayJanuary 25, 2009Fellowship To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends -- this is an experience you must not to miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Reprinted from Alcoholics Ano...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 25 We Cannot Stand Still In the first days of A.A., I wasn't much bothered about the areas of life in which I was standing still. There was always the alibi: "After all," I said to myself, "I'm far too busy with much more important matters." That was my near perfe...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. -- Step One of Al-Anon There are many different versions of the First Step for recovering codependents. Some of us admit powerlessness over alcohol or another's alcoholism. Some of us admit powerlessness over p...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

There is action and more action. Faith without works is dead. . . . To be helpful is our only aim. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , pp. 88-89 I understand that service is a vital part of recovery but I often wonder, What can I do? Simply start with what I have today! I look around to see where there is a need. Are the ash...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Alcoholics who are living in a blind alley refuse to be really honest with themselves or with other people. They're running away from life and won't face things as they are. They won't give up their resentments. They're too sensitive and too easily hurt. They refuse to try to be...

tlcate · tlcate

Hello Everyone, I learned that a friend and her husband recently died, killed by a drunk driver. My heart is broken - and there is no anger towards the drunk driver - only absolute sorrow. That could have been me in the past - so many times. I thank my HP for saving others and myself from the horrible aff...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayJanuary 24, 2009Miracle I was spiritually bankrupt long before AA entered my life and long before alcoholism took over like a parasite under my skin. I had nothing, no faith at all to cling to. I had no faith in man, because along with my drinking I had lost faith in myself. I trusted...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 24 Alike When The Chips Are Down In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the "high bottoms," the women said they were different; A.A. couldn't be for them. But as the communication was perfected...

Quetzal · Quetzal

One of the greatest gifts we can give is an open, loving heart. And holding on to negative feelings from past relationships is our greatest barrier to that gift. Most of us have had relationships that have ended. When we examine these relationships, we need to clear the emotional slate. Are we holdi...

texaa · texaa

Yes, I drank yesterday. Heard that line from the Tom Petty song "Learning to Fly", which has another line..."learning to fly, but I ain't got wings....coming down is the hardest thing"....I heard it yesterday, and it seemed pertinent to me, since i had been up in sobriety, and...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . we arent a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldnt want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the worlds troubles on our shoulders. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 132 When my own house i...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Alcoholics are people whose drinking got them into a "blind alley." They haven't been able to learn anything from their drinking experiences. They are always making the same mistakes and suffering the same consequences over and over again. They refuse to admit t...

Dakota · Dakota

I am just wondering if many alcoholics are understanding or even given incentive to stay sober due to regular healthcare and physicals being guided by good bloodwork and other subjective results(blood pressure, weight, other) ? Also mental health experts that can give excellent guidance, and ca...

Jane05 · Jane05

As children bring their broken toys, with tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God because He was my friend. But then, instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help, with ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried, "How can You be so...

Emilee Rose · Emilee Rose

Hi. Im doing this again. I need to get to meetings in person, but I think that online is a start. I have not been to a meeting in over 7 years and I havent had an "alcohol-free" day in over 7 years. Seems so hard right now, but I do remember, one day at a time and if necessary, 1 minute at a time, wh...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

My alanon aunt, who took over the "motherhood" role after my mom dies when I was little, has been having problems this past weekend, and she is now scheduled for an aortic heart valve replacement next week. Please keep her in your prayers, as I love her soooooo much and am not ready to give her...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 22 Fear as a Steppingstone The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear--primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual dist...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 22 Worshipers All We found that we had indeed been worshipers. What a state of mental goose flesh that used to bring on! Had we not variously worshiped people, sentiment, things, money, and ourselves? And then, with a better motive, had we not worshipfully beheld the sunset, the se...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I have a friend who is always planning to start a writing project "as soon as she gets organized." She has read nearly every book, attended every seminar, and bought all the tapes on the subject. She has closets full of organizers, drawers stuffed with folders, and several related compute...

loren · loren

I was sober for ten years but, I decided to drink again. I hate it!!! Now, I can't find a way to stop. It's not fun at all. Help.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A few hours later I took my leave of Dr. Bob. . . The wonderful, old, broad smile was on his face as he said almost jokingly, Remember, Bill, lets not louse this thing up. Lets keep it simple! I turned away, unable to say a word. That was the last time I ever saw him. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p 214 Aft...

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	what is wrong with resolutions in the new year? (Preview) I thought I would pose this question. Seems like we all go into the new year with a new resolution (or perhaps the same one again!), but why is it just so near impossible to follow through on? When we look around us, lots of people are all looking to get rid of something they routinely do that is not working o...	Dakota	2	274	Jan 28, 2009 by Dakota
	Laughing at me (Preview) Just something I found and wanted to share: Sponsee to Sponsor: "Are you laughing with me or at me?" Sponsor: "I'm laughing at you." Sponsee: "Then why am I laughing with you laughing at me?" Sponsor: "'cause you're growing!" When I was first getting sob...	Jane05	0	212	Jan 28, 2009 by Jane05
	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the DayJanuary 28, 2009 Possibilities I have come to believe that hard times are not just meaningless suffering and that something good might turn up at any moment. That's a big change for someone who used to come to in the morning feeling sentenced to another day of life. When I wake up t...	Jane05	0	379	Jan 28, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reprieve (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 27 Daily Reprieve We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We of A.A. obey spiritual principles, at first because we must, then because we ought to, and ultim...	Jane05	4	717	Jan 28, 2009 by Jane05
	Staying in the Present Moment (Preview) Often, one of our biggest questions is "What's going to happen?" We may ask this about our relationships, our career, our recovery, and our life. It is easy to tangle us up in worrisome thoughts. Worrying about what's going to happen blocks us from functioning effectively today. It kee...	Quetzal	0	772	Jan 28, 2009 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ The Treasure of the Past (Preview) Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. Cling to the thought that, in Gods hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them. ALCOHOLICS...	Sobrietyspell	0	460	Jan 28, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 28th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day What a load hangovers put on your shoulders! What terrible physical punishment we've all been through. The pounding headaches and jumpy nerves, the shakes and the jitters, the hot and cold sweats! When you come into A.A. and stop drinking, that terrible load of hangovers fal...	Sobrietyspell	0	273	Jan 28, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	AA is now engaged in a public controversy!!!!! (Preview) http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0121SmokingBan This is my HG! THREE members took their complaint to the Police instead of bringing it to a conscience meeting! ~ Jen Feel free to post your comments!	Doll	8	3143	Jan 28, 2009 by John
	New here (Preview) Hi My name is Chester I am looking to try and end most of the confusion in my life. I have a wife(curently separated from) and a little boy. I have been to some face to face meetings. I am trying to work the 12 steps. Glad to be here Thanks	chester	12	450	Jan 28, 2009 by John
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) Wisdom of the Rooms January 26, 2009 Quote of the Week "If you don't have hope then death is a formality." Before recovery, my life was spiraling out of control and each area just got worse and worse. I had lost my job; my relationships had all but ended, and I had lost hope of my future ever get...	Jane05	1	766	Jan 28, 2009 by John
	Needing People (Preview) We can find the balance between needing people too much and not letting ourselves need anyone at all. Many of us have unmet dependency needs lingering from the past. While we want others to fulfill our desire to be loved unconditionally, we may have chosen people who cannot, or will not, be there for...	Quetzal	1	313	Jan 28, 2009 by John
	A.A. Thought for The Day (Preview) AA Thought for the DayJanuary 27, 2009Acceptance And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or s...	Jane05	3	257	Jan 27, 2009 by Dakota
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Twenty-seven/1:00 AM: When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. With sobriety, you can live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice. *My life is not a dress rehearsal.* Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & other...	Jane05	0	249	Jan 27, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ Rigorous Honesty (Preview) Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.s message to the next sufferer? No, th...	Sobrietyspell	0	384	Jan 26, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 26th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day As we became alcoholics, the bad effects of drinking came more and more to outweigh the good effects. But the strange part of it is that, no matter what drinking did to us, loss of our health, our jobs, our money, and our homes, we still stuck to it and depended on it. Our dependence...	Sobrietyspell	0	305	Jan 26, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	12 Step Prayers (Big Book Style) (Preview) I could be wrong, as usual, and I have tried to find this here and couldn't. Anyway this is a list of the 12 Step Prayers (Big Book Style). I don't remember where I got them from, but I still use them today and wanted to share with you. NIGHT-PRAYER God forgive me where I have been resentful, selfish, di...	Jane05	1	7663	Jan 26, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	They were so nice (Preview) Went to my first meeting. They basically made the meeting about me. Embraced me. Gave me the big book. Shared their stories. When they offered me the white chip I hesitated and honestly told them I was still struggling with identifying myself as a binge drinker instead of an alcoholic. They all...	Codependent2	6	356	Jan 26, 2009 by Codependent2
	Daily Reflections ~ Forming True Partnerships (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	5	7265	Jan 26, 2009 by StPeteDean
	AA Meeting Protocol (Preview) Hi AA, What is the link for the AA protocol for holding a meeting? That is, what do you read first, second, third, etc. Thanks, Nancy	nmike	2	6120	Jan 26, 2009 by Doll
	Off The Hook (Preview) We can learn not to get hooked into unhealthy, self-defeating behaviors in relationships - behaviors such as caretaking, controlling, discounting ourselves, and believing lies. We can learn to watch for and identify hooks, and choose not to allow ourselves to be hooked. Often, people do thi...	Quetzal	0	344	Jan 26, 2009 by Quetzal
	True Independence of the Spirit (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 26 True Independence of the Spirit The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. Therefore, dependence as A.A. practices it is really a means of gaining true independence of the spirit. At the level of everyday living, it is startli...	Jane05	0	930	Jan 26, 2009 by Jane05
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Twenty-six/2:00 PM: Forgiving is not condoning. It means you let go of the energy of condemning so that you can give energy to the process of good living. *God forgives "them" anyway, so I don't have to worry about withholding mine.* Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden au...	Jane05	0	242	Jan 26, 2009 by Jane05
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 25th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day We used to depend on drinking for a lot of things. We depended on drinking to help us enjoy things. It gave us a "kick." It broke down our shyness and helped us to have a "good time." We depended on drinking to help us when we felt low physically. If we had a toot...	Sobrietyspell	1	275	Jan 25, 2009 by dee65
	Updaties..... (Preview) Well with all the compaining I had done in the recent past, my Al-Anon aunt's (a.k.a."moms") coming open heart surgery sure has put things into perspective. There are far more important things in life than worrying about aesthetics around the house. I have a strained back muscle right no...	jonijoni1	3	384	Jan 25, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ What We Need - Each Other (Preview) . . . . A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, You are an A.A. member if you say so . . . nobody can keep you out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 For years, whenever I reflected on Tradition Three (The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking), I thought it valua...	Sobrietyspell	0	329	Jan 25, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi all (Preview) Just droppin in to say hi As well as to let you all know I'm still here and haven't forgotten about you. I've been busy with work and volunteerin with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, we start canvassing next month and I became Captain of the area. Beside from that my children are doing well, my son is stil...	Tina	0	345	Jan 25, 2009 by Tina
	Appreciating loved ones (Preview) Hello! Today I celebrate 6 months and I woke up this morning so excited! I was in a meeting awhile ago where a man was celebrating a number of years. His share stuck with me and I am remembering it on this day. He spoke of how he woke up on his anniversary and began wondering what his wife was going to do for h...	Delia08	3	356	Jan 25, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	First Meeting (Preview) Going to try my first meeting tomorrow. I'm nervous. It is an open meeting at a church. Women only. I am early 30's. Can you tell me what to expect? I am going by myself.	Codependent2	4	1042	Jan 25, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Clubs, etc (Preview) A little over 3 weeks with no alcohol and for someone who didn't drink on a daily basis I have hardly thought about it- til this weekend. I had a pattern. I would drink for about 3 weeks then blow it out one Sat night. I kept it like clockwork- not on purpose- just seemed to be when the memory of my last bing...	Codependent2	4	386	Jan 25, 2009 by pinkchip
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the DayJanuary 25, 2009Fellowship To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends -- this is an experience you must not to miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Reprinted from Alcoholics Ano...	Jane05	0	249	Jan 25, 2009 by Jane05
	We Cannot Stand Still (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 25 We Cannot Stand Still In the first days of A.A., I wasn't much bothered about the areas of life in which I was standing still. There was always the alibi: "After all," I said to myself, "I'm far too busy with much more important matters." That was my near perfe...	Jane05	0	514	Jan 25, 2009 by Jane05
	Step One (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. -- Step One of Al-Anon There are many different versions of the First Step for recovering codependents. Some of us admit powerlessness over alcohol or another's alcoholism. Some of us admit powerlessness over p...	Quetzal	0	281	Jan 25, 2009 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Getting Involved (Preview) There is action and more action. Faith without works is dead. . . . To be helpful is our only aim. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , pp. 88-89 I understand that service is a vital part of recovery but I often wonder, What can I do? Simply start with what I have today! I look around to see where there is a need. Are the ash...	Sobrietyspell	0	358	Jan 24, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 24th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Alcoholics who are living in a blind alley refuse to be really honest with themselves or with other people. They're running away from life and won't face things as they are. They won't give up their resentments. They're too sensitive and too easily hurt. They refuse to try to be...	Sobrietyspell	0	346	Jan 24, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Thankful, from the bottom of my soul, for sobriety (Preview) Hello Everyone, I learned that a friend and her husband recently died, killed by a drunk driver. My heart is broken - and there is no anger towards the drunk driver - only absolute sorrow. That could have been me in the past - so many times. I thank my HP for saving others and myself from the horrible aff...	tlcate	1	343	Jan 24, 2009 by Jane05
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the DayJanuary 24, 2009Miracle I was spiritually bankrupt long before AA entered my life and long before alcoholism took over like a parasite under my skin. I had nothing, no faith at all to cling to. I had no faith in man, because along with my drinking I had lost faith in myself. I trusted...	Jane05	0	256	Jan 24, 2009 by Jane05
	Alike When The Chips Are Down (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 24 Alike When The Chips Are Down In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the "high bottoms," the women said they were different; A.A. couldn't be for them. But as the communication was perfected...	Jane05	0	239	Jan 24, 2009 by Jane05
	Clearing the Slate (Preview) One of the greatest gifts we can give is an open, loving heart. And holding on to negative feelings from past relationships is our greatest barrier to that gift. Most of us have had relationships that have ended. When we examine these relationships, we need to clear the emotional slate. Are we holdi...	Quetzal	0	274	Jan 24, 2009 by Quetzal
	what goes up must come down (Preview) Yes, I drank yesterday. Heard that line from the Tom Petty song "Learning to Fly", which has another line..."learning to fly, but I ain't got wings....coming down is the hardest thing"....I heard it yesterday, and it seemed pertinent to me, since i had been up in sobriety, and...	texaa	38	1229	Jan 24, 2009 by texaa
	Daily Reflections ~ Having Fun Yet? (Preview) . . . we arent a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldnt want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the worlds troubles on our shoulders. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 132 When my own house i...	Sobrietyspell	0	303	Jan 23, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Alcoholics are people whose drinking got them into a "blind alley." They haven't been able to learn anything from their drinking experiences. They are always making the same mistakes and suffering the same consequences over and over again. They refuse to admit t...	Sobrietyspell	0	305	Jan 23, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	health care and concerns (Preview) I am just wondering if many alcoholics are understanding or even given incentive to stay sober due to regular healthcare and physicals being guided by good bloodwork and other subjective results(blood pressure, weight, other) ? Also mental health experts that can give excellent guidance, and ca...	Dakota	6	423	Jan 23, 2009 by cramcj01
	Not Letting Go and Letting God (Preview) As children bring their broken toys, with tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God because He was my friend. But then, instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help, with ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried, "How can You be so...	Jane05	0	258	Jan 23, 2009 by Jane05
	New (again) (Preview) Hi. Im doing this again. I need to get to meetings in person, but I think that online is a start. I have not been to a meeting in over 7 years and I havent had an "alcohol-free" day in over 7 years. Seems so hard right now, but I do remember, one day at a time and if necessary, 1 minute at a time, wh...	Emilee Rose	3	360	Jan 23, 2009 by Doll
	Prayers Please for Carolyn (Preview) My alanon aunt, who took over the "motherhood" role after my mom dies when I was little, has been having problems this past weekend, and she is now scheduled for an aortic heart valve replacement next week. Please keep her in your prayers, as I love her soooooo much and am not ready to give her...	jonijoni1	4	273	Jan 23, 2009 by Doll
	Fear as a Steppingstone (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 22 Fear as a Steppingstone The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear--primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual dist...	Jane05	3	282	Jan 23, 2009 by Dakota
	Worshipers All (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 22 Worshipers All We found that we had indeed been worshipers. What a state of mental goose flesh that used to bring on! Had we not variously worshiped people, sentiment, things, money, and ourselves? And then, with a better motive, had we not worshipfully beheld the sunset, the se...	Jane05	1	221	Jan 23, 2009 by Dakota
	Say when it's time to begin (Preview) I have a friend who is always planning to start a writing project "as soon as she gets organized." She has read nearly every book, attended every seminar, and bought all the tapes on the subject. She has closets full of organizers, drawers stuffed with folders, and several related compute...	Quetzal	0	259	Jan 23, 2009 by Quetzal
	How to start again???? (Preview) I was sober for ten years but, I decided to drink again. I hate it!!! Now, I can't find a way to stop. It's not fun at all. Help.	loren	17	413	Jan 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Let's Keep It Simple (Preview) A few hours later I took my leave of Dr. Bob. . . The wonderful, old, broad smile was on his face as he said almost jokingly, Remember, Bill, lets not louse this thing up. Lets keep it simple! I turned away, unable to say a word. That was the last time I ever saw him. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p 214 Aft...	Sobrietyspell	0	1645	Jan 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
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