Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

I'm learning that for a variety of reasons, I've spent much of my life focusing on form rather than substance. My focus has been on having my hair done perfectly, wearing the right clothes, having my makeup applied perfectly, living in the right place, furnishing it with the right furniture, working...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Am I still on a "free ride" in A.A.? Am I all get and no give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let the others do all the work? Do I think it's enough just because I'm sober and can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven't gone very far in the program, nor am I ge...

celtcgrrl · celtcgrrl

I wanted to thank everyone for their great advice on how to choose a sponsor. I finally got up the courage to ask someone at the women's meeting I attend last night, even though she is younger than me and I felt a little weird. I have noticed over these several weeks that she always has strong, calm respo...

Doll · Doll

"Things" have settled down over the last few weeks. My son was found "not guilty". He (we both) was blessed that an AA who's an attorney offered up his services no charge. And we found out for a mere $200.00usd his record can be wiped clean. He just finished his 3rd week of Adult E...

nique · nique

Hello family! Yesterday taught me many many things. The grief and pain so great. But it served to allow me to reach out a little and to turn to God a little harder. Fighting through the feelings, and only being sober 10 days I made it through somehow. And this morning I have a new resolve about stayin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Letting go can be like a tug-of-war with God. Have you ever played tug-of-war with a puppy and an old sock or a toy? He pulls. You pull it out of his mouth. He grabs hold again and shakes and shakes and says grrrrrr. The harder you tug, the harder the puppy tugs. Finally, you just let go. Then he comes right...

barisax · barisax

Not long ago, I was at one of my regular meetings. There is a young guy there who has some sobriety, talks a lot -- he just seems to get a lot of attention, even has "groupies" it seems. I've seen the type before, didn't really give it much thought. After the meeting, my girlfriend - who is not...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I haven't been going to meetings the last six weeks. A friend of mine implored me tonight to just go to a meeting per day, whether I was drunk or not. He said that since I was organizing my work and social life around drinking, I could do the same for meetings. I guess he thinks that by going to meetings, I wil...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hate the word organization... reminds me too much of WORK. They say AA ought never be organized.... does this mean AA's themselves ought not be organized? Probably not.... Learning lately that being ultra-organized is not in my nature. I am a very creative artsy kind of person, who goes from one thin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes it helps to understand that we may be receiving a payoff from relationships that cause us distress. The relationship may be feeding into our helplessness or our martyr role. Maybe the relationships feeds our need to be needed, enhancing our self-esteem by allowing us to feel in contr...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 90 What a freedom I felt when this passage was pointed out to me! Suddenly I saw that I could do something about my anger, I could fix me, instead of trying to fix them. I believe that there are no exceptions...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Today I have been sober for 28 whole days! Seems like such a short time to some, but for me it's an eternity! But, it really is getting better. I was able to get ahold of a counselor from my college that is a recovering addict/alcoholic. She has been starting some new programs that she thought I would b...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When new members come into my A.A. group, do I make a special effort to make them feel at home? Do I put myself out to listen to them, even if their ideas of A.A. are vague? Do I make it a habit to talk to all new members myself, or do I often leave that to someone else? I may not be able to he...

nique · nique

Hello family! If I ever needed your love and support more it is today. Oct. 10 of last year I lost my near dear sponsor/best friend. Her name is Dorothy Perry. One week before she died she celebrated 33 years of sobriety. She was 77 years old. She was a tough old bird, and shot straight from the hip. ...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

How many of us would have a considerably less difficult time with the spirituality aspect of the fellowship/program if it wasn't for the crazy, hypocritical, right wing, religious zealots who wield their religion and spirituality like a club? Using it to justify revolting, inhumane acts and bigo...

lani · lani

Why do some drug addicts and alcoholics keep relapsing, while other people seem to embrace recovery and start living a successful, drug-free life again? The question confounds us all, and has been discussed at great lengths. Here are some of the reasons that we have found that people continue to fai...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. 12 & 12, p. 90 I never truly understood the Tenth Steps spiritual axiom until I had the following experience. I was sitting in my bedroom, reading into the wee hours, when suddenly I h...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Am I willing to be bored sometimes at meetings? Am I willing to listen to much repetition of A.A. principles? Am I willing to hear the same thing over and over again? Am I willing to listen to long-winded members go into every detail of their past? Am I willing to take it, because it...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I hate American Politicians!!! What a bunch of lying Jackasses!!!!! thanks for letting me vent... I was about to blow.....

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Made it to a meeting. Saw a lot of concerned, happy faces when I arrived. I didn't want to talk at the meeting but I did ask for a list of phone numbers seeing that I lost all the ones I've collected through the years. Gotta start somewhere.

lani · lani

Hi all: I am slowly approaching ONE year , believe it or not!!!!!! I guess Im posting this because I have a million things I should be doing and dont want to....haha my excuse to sit on my butt a few minutes and have a smoke and another cup of coffee...... The last year has been probably one of the best of my li...

Marc T. · Marc T.

I found that we actually rent the clubs for the meetings so therefore it is A.A.-not the club at that time. Therefore if the club knows anything about what happened at our meeting then our anonymity has been broken. Therefore the clubs cannot ban us from meetings. I went to the buisness meeting and all o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Learning to gently reveal who we are is how we open ourselves up to love and intimacy in our relationships. Many of us have hidden under a protective shell, a casing that prevents others from seeing or hurting us. We do not want to be that vulnerable. We do not want to expose our thoughts, feelings, fea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my wor...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the ai...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day There is such a thing as being too loyal to any one group. Do I feel put out when another group starts and some members of my group leave it and branch out into new territory? Or do I send them out with my blessing? Do I visit that new offshoot group and help it along? Or do I sulk in my own...

alana · alana

these responses are overwhelmingly amazing. they are truly inspiring and helpful. thankyou so much for your obvious genuine care/understanding. i have decided to go to a meeting. i want to do this. but i can see how hard it is going to be. i see that im going to have to shed some friendships in the proce...

danna · danna

This is a first for me, not quite sure how to do this. Have arranged to go to my first AA meeting on tues. First time I,ve even accepted this problem I have. just looking for others, to be honest! Have read all the things from other people and feel there is hope! Danna

celtcgrrl · celtcgrrl

Hi, Any thoughts on how you choose a sponsor? My problem is that the women in the meetings in my area seem so different from me. Very few of the older ones have gone to college, most of them don't even work. There are a lot that are coming out of sober houses, etc. I have been quite the "high bot...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

Things have been whirling by lately. Days run into the next one, and three weeks have passed. I'm not really sure why im posting this, excpet that i'd like to know if other have felt like this. I try to imagine a day without alcohol, and it seems trite, empty, and above all things, impossible; then, I imag...

sober n nebr. · sober n nebr.

Are you willing to accept the change that will take place when you get sober? That was our topic last night at the A.A. meeting. It made me think back when i first got sober. It helped me remember where I was when I first came into the program. Was I ready for a change in my life style and new friends I wou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Continued to take personal inventory . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS pg. 88 The spiritual axiom referred to in the Tenth Step - "Everytime we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us" - also tells me that there are no exceptions to it. No matter how un...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Do I put too much reliance on any one member of the group? That is, do I make a tin god out of some one person? Do I set that person on a pedestal? If I do, I am building my house on sand. All A.A. members have "clay feet." They are all only one drink away from a drunk, no matter h...

Marc T. · Marc T.

Hey guys, Interesting day so far. Last night at the meeting I had a burning desire. I shared of how my sponsee is banned and how tradition nine clearly states that this ought not to be so. So Today I find out that they Banned me. Who's next? My sponsor? This is an excerpt from tradition Nine...."Neit...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Well today is day 25, and like I have said before, everyday gets a tiny tiny TINY bit better. They are such small changes that they sometimes goes unnoticed (by myself), but I know that they are there. Here's my question for today....Thurday was a close friend of mine's birthday. She asked if we...

serenity041807 · serenity041807

Hi I am new to this posting board. I am however, not new to AA. I almost have 18 months and this disease just makes me angry. My ABF just went out last Monday and he nearly killed himself by taking Adavan & drinking enough that the drink alone should have taken him out. He is in rehab now and says thi...

Marc T. · Marc T.

http://www.natureofspirit.com/alcoholics_anonymous/12_steps_12_traditions/index.php

Marc T. · Marc T.

"A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve." WHEN Tradition Nine was first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs that least possible organization." In years since then, we h...

nique · nique

Hi family! I am so happy today! It is one of those days where everything fell into place and went so smooth I am afraid to pinch myself! Anyway to start I am sober 6 days today and that may not seem much but to me it is an eternity! Anyway, I have been battling mysterious physical pain in my mouth, tounge, e...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can be loving, trusting people and still not allow ourselves to be used or abused. We don't have to let people do whatever they want to us. Not all requests are legitimate! Not all requests require a yes! Life may test us. People may seek out our weak spots. We may see a common denominator to the limit...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, Well I just moved to a new town, actually the town my family all lives in... I was getting sick of being out in the country so far from everything, so my dad moved me into one of his houses here. I'm just outside of Memphis, still in Mississippi though, and I've got my mom, dad, sister, and littl...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . and Fear says, You dare not look! TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 How often I avoided a task in my drinking days, just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder even if I have been sober for some time, that I will act that same way when faced with what appears to be a monumental job, such...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Is it my desire to be a big shot in A.A.? Do I always want to be up front in the limelight? Do I feel that nobody else can do as good a job as I can? Or am I willing to take a seat in the back row once in a while and let somebody else carry the ball? Part of the effectiveness of any A.A. group is t...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Not sure where to start. Things go good for a while and self-destruct happens. Just got out of Cook Cty. Jail in Chicago. Not a nice place. Been drinking and shooting dope. Great combination.....not really. Got caught driving without license and they are talking about prison time. All of this really...

New member..... · Jeff5104

Hi everyone, I am totally new to this and have no experience dealing with AA, so please bear with me.... I'm 24 and having a bit of a tough time wondering whether I have a problem with alcohol or not. I think I may have, but I was looking for advice from people who have been through this. I drink heavily about...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I dreamt I met my Higher Power and I listened while He talked He reminded to me the difficult path in life that I had often walked We laughed and cried and talked together as the memories tumbled by Slowly as heartache turned to anger I asked the question Why??? Why didn't you protect me when my body was abu...

matay · matay

Hi Folks, Well, Wednesday at 12:20 she went into the operating room, and at 2:30 she was out. We came home yesterday, and while I should have popped in to let you know there was a 101 things-to-do and only a 75 things-to-do time slot. Go figure, huh. Sounds about right on par for life's things-to-do list...

Citizluvme · Citizluvme

Allow me to introduce myself. I go by Citizluvme. I am 35 years old. I came here today because I decided to turn my life around. Here's my background: I grew up with a mom who abused Alcohol (30 pack every 2 days) and a absent father who not only abused me and my sisters (one older,one younger)but abused dru...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel resentful and victimized - b...

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	Substance over Form (Preview) I'm learning that for a variety of reasons, I've spent much of my life focusing on form rather than substance. My focus has been on having my hair done perfectly, wearing the right clothes, having my makeup applied perfectly, living in the right place, furnishing it with the right furniture, working...	Quetzal	0	251	Oct 13, 2008 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 12th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Am I still on a "free ride" in A.A.? Am I all get and no give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let the others do all the work? Do I think it's enough just because I'm sober and can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven't gone very far in the program, nor am I ge...	Sobrietyspell	0	274	Oct 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Got a sponsor! (Preview) I wanted to thank everyone for their great advice on how to choose a sponsor. I finally got up the courage to ask someone at the women's meeting I attend last night, even though she is younger than me and I felt a little weird. I have noticed over these several weeks that she always has strong, calm respo...	celtcgrrl	6	371	Oct 12, 2008 by tlcate
	Life is good.... I SHOULD be happy (Preview) "Things" have settled down over the last few weeks. My son was found "not guilty". He (we both) was blessed that an AA who's an attorney offered up his services no charge. And we found out for a mere $200.00usd his record can be wiped clean. He just finished his 3rd week of Adult E...	Doll	8	355	Oct 12, 2008 by lani
	A New Attitude (Preview) Hello family! Yesterday taught me many many things. The grief and pain so great. But it served to allow me to reach out a little and to turn to God a little harder. Fighting through the feelings, and only being sober 10 days I made it through somehow. And this morning I have a new resolve about stayin...	nique	3	275	Oct 12, 2008 by Doll
	Stop playing tug-of-war (Preview) Letting go can be like a tug-of-war with God. Have you ever played tug-of-war with a puppy and an old sock or a toy? He pulls. You pull it out of his mouth. He grabs hold again and shakes and shakes and says grrrrrr. The harder you tug, the harder the puppy tugs. Finally, you just let go. Then he comes right...	Quetzal	1	321	Oct 12, 2008 by Doll
	Drama! (Preview) Not long ago, I was at one of my regular meetings. There is a young guy there who has some sobriety, talks a lot -- he just seems to get a lot of attention, even has "groupies" it seems. I've seen the type before, didn't really give it much thought. After the meeting, my girlfriend - who is not...	barisax	6	3060	Oct 12, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Meetings while drinking? (Preview) I haven't been going to meetings the last six weeks. A friend of mine implored me tonight to just go to a meeting per day, whether I was drunk or not. He said that since I was organizing my work and social life around drinking, I could do the same for meetings. I guess he thinks that by going to meetings, I wil...	Dodsworth	9	2045	Oct 11, 2008 by TLH
	ORGANIZED??? (Preview) Hate the word organization... reminds me too much of WORK. They say AA ought never be organized.... does this mean AA's themselves ought not be organized? Probably not.... Learning lately that being ultra-organized is not in my nature. I am a very creative artsy kind of person, who goes from one thin...	jonijoni1	7	335	Oct 11, 2008 by Doll
	Payoffs from Destructive Relationships (Preview) Sometimes it helps to understand that we may be receiving a payoff from relationships that cause us distress. The relationship may be feeding into our helplessness or our martyr role. Maybe the relationships feeds our need to be needed, enhancing our self-esteem by allowing us to feel in contr...	Quetzal	2	603	Oct 11, 2008 by Doll
	When pumpkins drink...... (Preview)	eastcoastscott	2	478	Oct 11, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ Fixing Me, Not You (Preview) If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 90 What a freedom I felt when this passage was pointed out to me! Suddenly I saw that I could do something about my anger, I could fix me, instead of trying to fix them. I believe that there are no exceptions...	Sobrietyspell	0	667	Oct 10, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Aaahhhhh.......... (Preview) Today I have been sober for 28 whole days! Seems like such a short time to some, but for me it's an eternity! But, it really is getting better. I was able to get ahold of a counselor from my college that is a recovering addict/alcoholic. She has been starting some new programs that she thought I would b...	cramcj01	6	322	Oct 10, 2008 by Phil
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 10th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When new members come into my A.A. group, do I make a special effort to make them feel at home? Do I put myself out to listen to them, even if their ideas of A.A. are vague? Do I make it a habit to talk to all new members myself, or do I often leave that to someone else? I may not be able to he...	Sobrietyspell	0	285	Oct 10, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	With Fond Memories (Preview) Hello family! If I ever needed your love and support more it is today. Oct. 10 of last year I lost my near dear sponsor/best friend. Her name is Dorothy Perry. One week before she died she celebrated 33 years of sobriety. She was 77 years old. She was a tough old bird, and shot straight from the hip. ...	nique	3	291	Oct 10, 2008 by nique
	Spirituality hijacked by religious nut cases... (Preview) How many of us would have a considerably less difficult time with the spirituality aspect of the fellowship/program if it wasn't for the crazy, hypocritical, right wing, religious zealots who wield their religion and spirituality like a club? Using it to justify revolting, inhumane acts and bigo...	Tipsy McStagger	27	1106	Oct 10, 2008 by TLH
	why do some relapse.... (Preview) Why do some drug addicts and alcoholics keep relapsing, while other people seem to embrace recovery and start living a successful, drug-free life again? The question confounds us all, and has been discussed at great lengths. Here are some of the reasons that we have found that people continue to fai...	lani	5	1632	Oct 9, 2008 by serenity041807
	Daily Reflections ~ A Spiritual Axiom (Preview) It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. 12 & 12, p. 90 I never truly understood the Tenth Steps spiritual axiom until I had the following experience. I was sitting in my bedroom, reading into the wee hours, when suddenly I h...	Sobrietyspell	0	1447	Oct 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 9th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Am I willing to be bored sometimes at meetings? Am I willing to listen to much repetition of A.A. principles? Am I willing to hear the same thing over and over again? Am I willing to listen to long-winded members go into every detail of their past? Am I willing to take it, because it...	Sobrietyspell	0	249	Oct 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) I hate American Politicians!!! What a bunch of lying Jackasses!!!!! thanks for letting me vent... I was about to blow.....	jonijoni1	14	393	Oct 9, 2008 by Doll
	Meeting (Preview) Made it to a meeting. Saw a lot of concerned, happy faces when I arrived. I didn't want to talk at the meeting but I did ask for a list of phone numbers seeing that I lost all the ones I've collected through the years. Gotta start somewhere.	soberdrunk	6	313	Oct 9, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Reflecting (Preview) Hi all: I am slowly approaching ONE year , believe it or not!!!!!! I guess Im posting this because I have a million things I should be doing and dont want to....haha my excuse to sit on my butt a few minutes and have a smoke and another cup of coffee...... The last year has been probably one of the best of my li...	lani	7	385	Oct 9, 2008 by lani
	It's done. (Preview) I found that we actually rent the clubs for the meetings so therefore it is A.A.-not the club at that time. Therefore if the club knows anything about what happened at our meeting then our anonymity has been broken. Therefore the clubs cannot ban us from meetings. I went to the buisness meeting and all o...	Marc T.	7	777	Oct 9, 2008 by Marc T.
	Self-Disclosure (Preview) Learning to gently reveal who we are is how we open ourselves up to love and intimacy in our relationships. Many of us have hidden under a protective shell, a casing that prevents others from seeing or hurting us. We do not want to be that vulnerable. We do not want to expose our thoughts, feelings, fea...	Quetzal	0	231	Oct 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Daily Inventory (Preview) . . . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my wor...	Sobrietyspell	0	708	Oct 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Learning to Wait (Preview) I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the ai...	Quetzal	2	293	Oct 8, 2008 by Marc T.
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 8th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day There is such a thing as being too loyal to any one group. Do I feel put out when another group starts and some members of my group leave it and branch out into new territory? Or do I send them out with my blessing? Do I visit that new offshoot group and help it along? Or do I sulk in my own...	Sobrietyspell	0	337	Oct 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	hello again. (Preview) these responses are overwhelmingly amazing. they are truly inspiring and helpful. thankyou so much for your obvious genuine care/understanding. i have decided to go to a meeting. i want to do this. but i can see how hard it is going to be. i see that im going to have to shed some friendships in the proce...	alana	5	377	Oct 8, 2008 by hills alive
	first time (Preview) This is a first for me, not quite sure how to do this. Have arranged to go to my first AA meeting on tues. First time I,ve even accepted this problem I have. just looking for others, to be honest! Have read all the things from other people and feel there is hope! Danna	danna	7	367	Oct 8, 2008 by hills alive
	Finding a sponsor (Preview) Hi, Any thoughts on how you choose a sponsor? My problem is that the women in the meetings in my area seem so different from me. Very few of the older ones have gone to college, most of them don't even work. There are a lot that are coming out of sober houses, etc. I have been quite the "high bot...	celtcgrrl	12	1162	Oct 8, 2008 by lani
	In between (Preview) Things have been whirling by lately. Days run into the next one, and three weeks have passed. I'm not really sure why im posting this, excpet that i'd like to know if other have felt like this. I try to imagine a day without alcohol, and it seems trite, empty, and above all things, impossible; then, I imag...	Dodsworth	14	471	Oct 8, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Are you willing? (Preview) Are you willing to accept the change that will take place when you get sober? That was our topic last night at the A.A. meeting. It made me think back when i first got sober. It helped me remember where I was when I first came into the program. Was I ready for a change in my life style and new friends I wou...	sober n nebr.	2	281	Oct 7, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ Daily Monitoring (Preview) Continued to take personal inventory . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS pg. 88 The spiritual axiom referred to in the Tenth Step - "Everytime we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us" - also tells me that there are no exceptions to it. No matter how un...	Sobrietyspell	1	366	Oct 7, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 7th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Do I put too much reliance on any one member of the group? That is, do I make a tin god out of some one person? Do I set that person on a pedestal? If I do, I am building my house on sand. All A.A. members have "clay feet." They are all only one drink away from a drunk, no matter h...	Sobrietyspell	0	319	Oct 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I've been Banned. Ha! (closed) (Preview) Hey guys, Interesting day so far. Last night at the meeting I had a burning desire. I shared of how my sponsee is banned and how tradition nine clearly states that this ought not to be so. So Today I find out that they Banned me. Who's next? My sponsor? *This is an excerpt from tradition Nine*...."Neit...	Marc T.	23	2048	Oct 7, 2008 by cooncatbob
	Yet another question for you "experts" : ) (Preview) Well today is day 25, and like I have said before, everyday gets a tiny tiny TINY bit better. They are such small changes that they sometimes goes unnoticed (by myself), but I know that they are there. Here's my question for today....Thurday was a close friend of mine's birthday. She asked if we...	cramcj01	8	330	Oct 7, 2008 by BatonRougian
	Cunning, Baffling & Powerful (Preview) Hi I am new to this posting board. I am however, not new to AA. I almost have 18 months and this disease just makes me angry. My ABF just went out last Monday and he nearly killed himself by taking Adavan & drinking enough that the drink alone should have taken him out. He is in rehab now and says thi...	serenity041807	4	669	Oct 7, 2008 by hills alive
	Good Link... (Preview) http://www.natureofspirit.com/alcoholics_anonymous/12_steps_12_traditions/index.php	Marc T.	0	309	Oct 7, 2008 by Marc T.
	Tradition nine (Preview) "A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve." WHEN Tradition Nine was first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs that least possible organization." In years since then, we h...	Marc T.	0	238	Oct 7, 2008 by Marc T.
	Relief! (Preview) Hi family! I am so happy today! It is one of those days where everything fell into place and went so smooth I am afraid to pinch myself! Anyway to start I am sober 6 days today and that may not seem much but to me it is an eternity! Anyway, I have been battling mysterious physical pain in my mouth, tounge, e...	nique	4	441	Oct 7, 2008 by lani
	Letting Go of Naivete (Preview) We can be loving, trusting people and still not allow ourselves to be used or abused. We don't have to let people do whatever they want to us. Not all requests are legitimate! Not all requests require a yes! Life may test us. People may seek out our weak spots. We may see a common denominator to the limit...	Quetzal	0	243	Oct 7, 2008 by Quetzal
	Hey y'all (Preview) Hey y'all, Well I just moved to a new town, actually the town my family all lives in... I was getting sick of being out in the country so far from everything, so my dad moved me into one of his houses here. I'm just outside of Memphis, still in Mississippi though, and I've got my mom, dad, sister, and littl...	ChicknLittle	2	238	Oct 6, 2008 by tlcate
	Daily Reflections ~ Facing Ourselves (Preview) . . . . and Fear says, You dare not look! TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 How often I avoided a task in my drinking days, just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder even if I have been sober for some time, that I will act that same way when faced with what appears to be a monumental job, such...	Sobrietyspell	0	273	Oct 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Is it my desire to be a big shot in A.A.? Do I always want to be up front in the limelight? Do I feel that nobody else can do as good a job as I can? Or am I willing to take a seat in the back row once in a while and let somebody else carry the ball? Part of the effectiveness of any A.A. group is t...	Sobrietyspell	0	202	Oct 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Rock Bottom? (Preview) Not sure where to start. Things go good for a while and self-destruct happens. Just got out of Cook Cty. Jail in Chicago. Not a nice place. Been drinking and shooting dope. Great combination.....not really. Got caught driving without license and they are talking about prison time. All of this really...	soberdrunk	8	424	Oct 6, 2008 by jonijoni1
	New member..... (Preview) Hi everyone, I am totally new to this and have no experience dealing with AA, so please bear with me.... I'm 24 and having a bit of a tough time wondering whether I have a problem with alcohol or not. I think I may have, but I was looking for advice from people who have been through this. I drink heavily about...	Jeff5104	14	540	Oct 6, 2008 by Jeff5104
	I dreamt I met my Higher Power.. (Preview) I dreamt I met my Higher Power and I listened while He talked He reminded to me the difficult path in life that I had often walked We laughed and cried and talked together as the memories tumbled by Slowly as heartache turned to anger I asked the question Why??? Why didn't you protect me when my body was abu...	Sobrietyspell	1	970	Oct 6, 2008 by lani
	We're back from the hospital!!! All OK! (Preview) Hi Folks, Well, Wednesday at 12:20 she went into the operating room, and at 2:30 she was out. We came home yesterday, and while I should have popped in to let you know there was a 101 things-to-do and only a 75 things-to-do time slot. Go figure, huh. Sounds about right on par for life's things-to-do list...	matay	9	415	Oct 6, 2008 by KLT
	Hello (Preview) Allow me to introduce myself. I go by Citizluvme. I am 35 years old. I came here today because I decided to turn my life around. Here's my background: I grew up with a mom who abused Alcohol (30 pack every 2 days) and a absent father who not only abused me and my sisters (one older,one younger)but abused dru...	Citizluvme	3	249	Oct 6, 2008 by Quetzal
	Taking Care of Ourselves (Preview) It's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel resentful and victimized - b...	Quetzal	0	252	Oct 6, 2008 by Quetzal
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