Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hi all. Where am I coming from? Only child, now late 30's, mom died in an alcoholic car accident when I was 4. Me and dad moved in with my grandparents, as he worked long hours and I needed a stable home life. Dad had stopped drinking 6 months before she died, and he found religion afterward. He became very f...

Larry_H · Larry_H

On Wednesday I was chairing our home group's weekly step study meeting. We had about 20 members present and we were discussing step 8. Among those present was a long time member who has been out doing more research. He was slightly drunk that morning but not causing any disturbance at all. About 3...

Carlotta · Carlotta

This is a very bad place for me to be... get confident after one meeting, thinking I don't need AA, that's the very thing that has gotten me in trouble for the last 20 years. Forgetfulness.... I drummed up some courage last night and to go to a discussion meeting, got there, found 3 people waiting out...

Aquaman · Aquaman

This started as a reply to our new friend, Misu, but I decided it was an anecdote worthy of it's own thread. Kinda funny story...stay with it until the end. I live in a small town; pop. 8000. I work in sales/copywriting for one of two independant radio broadcasting companies here and we compete FIERCELY...

bikerbill · bikerbill

So I went to my Chiropractor yesterday who tied me in knots then untied 'em all again. She told me to take Ibuprofen and paracetomol, to reduce the selling and the pain and to use ice and heat. She also said it'll ge tworse before it get's better. (I sometimes wonder if she's one of us?). She was right. By 4 p...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Call it coda maybe, but I was so used to turning on to MIP every morning with my coffee, and have not be able to do that for over a week. Just wanted to say I am really missing the interactions and the ES & P. Helps me get my day started, always. Physical resrictions, sprains and pulled muscles, yucky, b...

SteveP · SteveP

Wow, is that a wise saing. Am in Amsterdam for the weekend with the family. Had to leave the house around 400 and hardly ate anything. Wife tired and hungry and grumpy too. Just for about 10 minutes there the old thoughts came back: "Hey, you're on holiday, just one Heineken." Those thought...

ljc · ljc

Morning Group ! What a great day to wake up sober, thankyou God ! I was sitting out on the porch this morning .. sippin on my coffee and having a smoke. Listening to the sounds of the outdoors. The Rooster crowed and for some strange reason I started to count my blessings. I prayed that I stay forever grat...

bikerbill · bikerbill

and it hurts like shit! I can't turn my head left or right without almost passing out from pain, I can't rotate my spine and I can't even lift my legs high enough to get in the over bath shower, so I stink. No I reckon I can cure that with a strip wash. I'll be seeing the chiropractor in about 5 hours, she'll u...

runfast40 · runfast40

i have had some disturbing and unwanted thoughts that will not go away, i pray and still they come back, i have close to 20 years sobriety, and have not had this problem before, am wondering if anybody has experienced this before. and what their solution is to get rid of the thoughts.

Glenns · Glenns

I am now going thru my Fourth with a friend I met at a recovery home. There is some contention (or at least confusion) on how to go about it. Old-timers: how is this done? On P. 65 of the BB, there's the spreadsheet, with Bill W. saying, "We were usually as definite as this example..." There are t...

Glenns · Glenns

I have a number of spiritual diseases that I believe (and have been told by Bill W.) will hinder my recovery. I am asking advice from people who were where I am at now, yet have since recovered from them. A short list:I am a White Nationalist. The Mexican/American seems to wave the Mexican national flag:...

zahndi · zahndi

Just joined this forum today. I have made phone calls locally trying to get back to meetings. It takes time for someone in my rural area to respond. I do know there are meetings 6 evenings a week about 4 miles away. But it has been 4 days since I reached out and still no one closer than 20 miles has respond...

MDC · MDC

My "wife" found a beer can in the truck. I can't deny it's mine. I know that Crystal has posted about relationships, but I haven't seen an answer as to why they have to be so hard. I "caught" her in a slip. I was informed that she has been e-mailing her "friend" again....

Carlotta · Carlotta

I am struggling with the quantity not the frequency of alcohol. Dinner wine is the only thing I drink but at 11.5%, it doesn't take very much to get myself intoxicated. I've gone months, even a couple of years free from alcohol, now that my children are grown, I am often alone at social settings, will p...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 How do I maintain my spiritual condition? For me it's quite simple: on a daily basis I ask my Higher Power to grant me the gift of sobriety for that day! I have talked to many alcoholics who h...

Aquaman · Aquaman

I know that in AA we celebrate milestones in a lunar cycle, but when I realized that I had 106 days in yesterday, it felt different. It caused reflection. What have I learned? 1) God had been there with me on the boat all along. All I had to do was turn over the tiller and God would steer me on the right course...

bigG · bigG

I have been abusing stuff that we do not talk about in AA and I feel very tired old and depressed, I have to stop this, each week i say i will quit at the weekend. I just feel like dying

cramcj01 · cramcj01

What in the world was up with the page last night? It connected to a completely different site, and it had my computer all froze up. It went to a page called MIP, that had a picture of two half-way houses on the front?? That has happened to me before. Am I crazy....again??!!! LoL

Cd · Cd

..I drank. Was the longest off it for a while. Don't intend to do too much more, but until I'm there with Step 1 I dunno how genuine I can be. Feel pretty shit about it all actually. Was doing well and your support helped. On the plus side; yesterday I ordered The Big Book and the Living Sober one. Watched My N...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Please peruse the following for your interest & entertainment. Carl & I are already booked & will be staying for the whole week 5th to the 12th! Will any of you being joining us? Recovery Love, Danielle XXX AA MALTA & GOZO 4TH INTL CONVENTION 2009 "ACCEPTANCETHE ANSWER"...

tryingnottocheckout · tryingnottocheckout

My Glasses By Anonymous My glasses tell a story that only I can see Of all the joys and sorrows that are happening to me Those that know me best own pieces of my heart And I had the best intentions always from the start I have made mistakes and I hurt a few But sometimes I never knew And others made mistakes and...

soberjulie · soberjulie

I heard a good one tonight.... You know how its been said that we are all just an arms length away from a drink....? This guy said he's NOT an arms length away....he's actually 12 steps away.

cramcj01 · cramcj01

There has always been a girl on this site that posts often, and her sobrity date was just after mine. She is also close to my age. For the life of me I cannot remember her online name. Where are you? Maybe I'm just crazy today. But I always enjoyed her posts. Where are you....who are you...??? LoL. ...

Jason J · Jason J

I have never had headaches, occasionaly in the morning during my years of daily drinking but they went away pretty easily (especially if I didn't have to work and could start drinking again). My wife and I got sober about the same time 18 months ago, neither of us had much in the way of physical DT's or pro...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

So sorry if I worried anyone!! Shame on me for leaving that desperately serious post, and then not coming back for a few days!!! All your replies were so wonderful, so caring, speaking the "Language Of The Heart". Friends, I am ok, still sober. It has just been a really rough few weeks. I am st...

Larry_H · Larry_H

If you stick around long enough you will see miracles every day. The first I see each morning when I shave. I used to hate the guy in the mirror. All that changed due to the 12 steps of AA. Today the guy in the mirror is a pretty good fellow and I enjoy seeing him. Next are the daily miracles at m...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

I know this is not a relationship board, but I want you all to know that I have made a decision to myslef to get out of my current relationship. It is toxic for me. And though I try and say it does not threaten my sobriety, it does. Please wish me luck, he isn't the nicest man when he doesn't get his way : (

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi BB, Thought seriously about copying and pasting you entire Post, and just putting my name on it! I have an injury from an Auto Accident, many years ago, that slammed my 5th and 6th vertibre together, never to seperate again. I have over the years learned how to deal with it. Last week, I did some reall...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Bikerbill's post reminded me that I never fully explained my stumble in sobriety road...On Septmber 11th, 2009 which was coincidently the date of my last drink in 2008. I live in Indiana and my dad decided to plan a vacation to the Smokey Mountains. Boy was I excited. Growing up, we weren't able to...

Cd · Cd

Hi I'm new here. I've been lurking the boards for a while and thought now is as good a time as any to come on and see if there's anyone who's been in a similar boat, or knows someone who has. I pretty much need help. I'm currently coming out of a 4 day binge, haven't been drunk for 2 days but still feeling terrib...

bikerbill · bikerbill

.......but maybe a bit of self pity mixed with reflections on the past. I read the last 7 days of another member a few weeks ago which struck a chord and as I'm in the anniversary of my last week of drunk my actions are coming back into my mind. I couldn't really remember them at year one and two, but they seem...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

I debated on posting this here, but then I thought that I have brought up this subject at various AA meetings. So I thought I'd give it a try. ******************************************* I learned with every 12 Step group that I've participated in that I am powerless... that I need to surrender all...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty four hours ahead. . . . Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self pity, dishonest or self seeking motives. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 86I l...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

by: Richard Blackstone The paradigm of love, unity and oneness teaches us to neither judge nor condemn because there is no right or wrong. There only is what is. It is in our judgments that the concepts of right or wrong become so real to us. Now think of this. What if we viewed the people and events in our...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Today was the closest I've come to a relapse YET and I think it's because I started my amends not with something like like "Hi, sorry I sat on your sunglasses when we were drunk in the boat. Can I buy you a new pair?" but with apologizing to my ex-fiance for the last years of our relationship; lie...

soberjulie · soberjulie

Hi all. Im an alcoholic named Julie. Im on my way to a meeting, but I just registered and I wanted to say hello. Looking forwrd to meeting you all as we "trudge the road of happy destiny"

JacobDean · JacobDean

Hello, I am new to this message boards. But I am very glad I found it. And the reason for searching for it, was because tonight after my nightly AA meeting I had a little trouble at home. And that was when the struggles kicked in. And well, I cant go back to AA so I looked for this. And just what I was looking for...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

One guy had a chat with GOD. God : Hello. You called me. Me : Called you? No, who is this? God : This is God. I heard your prayers. So, I thought I would chat with you. Me : Sure, I pray. Just makes me feel good. Actually, I am busy now. In the midst of something you know. God : What are you busy with? Ants are busy, t...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

I'm sure most of you remember my struggle with my on-again, off-again boyfriend. Well, not a lot has changed in that area. He still does not accept, nor does he try to understand an alcoholic. As I have said before, he thinks it is all about being head strong. I tried to help him understand in the begi...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Have not had one in a while, but I have a serious brain problem tonight, where the thought of hitting the streets keeps finding its way into my mind. Sponsor is not available tonight, but I told someone else in AA about the issue. I do not intend to do anything of the sort. I am leading tomorrow. I will have 2...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

Hi Friends ! What a gift I received today ! It was so lovely to see my son today. I was able to hold him, hug him and give him a kiss. It felt so good to have him in my arms. We talked and played in the park even though it was a chilly 7 deg. Celsius. We Canucks are a hardy lot, EH ? Parting with him did not bring sadn...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Although the fact that I posted my "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" thread both here and the Al-Anon board gives me a clue. Anyway, sorry about the hit & run, didn't mean to make anyone worry. Will be doing 5th step with sponsor this coming Tuesday, still sober. I'm worried about the coming...

newcomer · newcomer

Went to a good meeting today, really felt meaningful, got home to a letter which I need to deal with on monday but because of the meeting, feel I can cope and not have a washing machine head the entire weekend, I normally always get my post in the morning so its really great that I did not get this until this e...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Just wanted to say Hello to all members. I just registered and I am looking forward to sharing experience strength and hope and receiving the same. My home group is "The Eye Opener South" in East Aurora, NY we meet 7 days a week at 7 AM including all holidays. I sobered up in Honolulu, Hawaii...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Hi, My homegroup is in northeast Iowa (pop. 8000 with two Lutheran churches) and a member of our group brought up a concern to me, on the side. He's "out" gay and feels okay talking to me because while I'm straight, I'm not narrow. The issue he brought forth was about the strong Christian ove...

braggheim · braggheim

Hey all, I hope everyone is doing wonderfully today. I have also been posting on another AA related forum and have received some slighty confusing feedback. Some of the members of that group had hinted one has to evaluate wether he/she is truly an alcoholic or if he/she has a drinking problem. While a...

braggheim · braggheim

Hello, I am in my mid 20's and have decided i need to take a look at AA. This is my first post. I'm not really sure if I need to go to meetings or not yet and thought maybe the online atmosphere might be helpful. I have for almost 10 years been the "life of the party" among friends. While, I don't hav...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Got my purple chip today! Employer bought me a bouquet of three yellow roses; one for each month. Thanks, ya'll! Now I'm gonna take myself out to lunch. Rob

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Daily Reflections ~ Solace for Confusion & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...	Sobrietyspell	0	798	Oct 19, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	jonijoni's story (Preview) Hi all. Where am I coming from? Only child, now late 30's, mom died in an alcoholic car accident when I was 4. Me and dad moved in with my grandparents, as he worked long hours and I needed a stable home life. Dad had stopped drinking 6 months before she died, and he found religion afterward. He became very f...	jonijoni1	14	988	Oct 19, 2009 by zahndi
	Did I handle this correctly? (Preview) On Wednesday I was chairing our home group's weekly step study meeting. We had about 20 members present and we were discussing step 8. Among those present was a long time member who has been out doing more research. He was slightly drunk that morning but not causing any disturbance at all. About 3...	Larry_H	12	763	Oct 19, 2009 by SteveP
	Complacency (Preview) This is a very bad place for me to be... get confident after one meeting, thinking I don't need AA, that's the very thing that has gotten me in trouble for the last 20 years. Forgetfulness.... I drummed up some courage last night and to go to a discussion meeting, got there, found 3 people waiting out...	Carlotta	14	4845	Oct 19, 2009 by Avril G
	All for One & One for All (Preview) This started as a reply to our new friend, Misu, but I decided it was an anecdote worthy of it's own thread. Kinda funny story...stay with it until the end. I live in a small town; pop. 8000. I work in sales/copywriting for one of two independant radio broadcasting companies here and we compete FIERCELY...	Aquaman	7	706	Oct 19, 2009 by Avril G
	Blessed relief (Preview) So I went to my Chiropractor yesterday who tied me in knots then untied 'em all again. She told me to take Ibuprofen and paracetomol, to reduce the selling and the pain and to use ice and heat. She also said it'll ge tworse before it get's better. (I sometimes wonder if she's one of us?). She was right. By 4 p...	bikerbill	9	655	Oct 19, 2009 by SteveP
	Hi Everyone....Missing my MIP friends bad today...... (Preview) Call it coda maybe, but I was so used to turning on to MIP every morning with my coffee, and have not be able to do that for over a week. Just wanted to say I am really missing the interactions and the ES & P. Helps me get my day started, always. Physical resrictions, sprains and pulled muscles, yucky, b...	Just Toni	8	619	Oct 19, 2009 by SteveP
	HALT (Preview) Wow, is that a wise saing. Am in Amsterdam for the weekend with the family. Had to leave the house around 400 and hardly ate anything. Wife tired and hungry and grumpy too. Just for about 10 minutes there the old thoughts came back: "Hey, you're on holiday, just one Heineken." Those thought...	SteveP	4	1849	Oct 19, 2009 by SteveP
	Join Me please ..... (Preview) Morning Group ! What a great day to wake up sober, thankyou God ! I was sitting out on the porch this morning .. sippin on my coffee and having a smoke. Listening to the sounds of the outdoors. The Rooster crowed and for some strange reason I started to count my blessings. I prayed that I stay forever grat...	ljc	10	670	Oct 19, 2009 by zahndi
	My back and neck are in spasm (Preview) and it hurts like shit! I can't turn my head left or right without almost passing out from pain, I can't rotate my spine and I can't even lift my legs high enough to get in the over bath shower, so I stink. No I reckon I can cure that with a strip wash. I'll be seeing the chiropractor in about 5 hours, she'll u...	bikerbill	12	806	Oct 19, 2009 by angelov8
	sick thoughts (Preview) i have had some disturbing and unwanted thoughts that will not go away, i pray and still they come back, i have close to 20 years sobriety, and have not had this problem before, am wondering if anybody has experienced this before. and what their solution is to get rid of the thoughts.	runfast40	9	606	Oct 18, 2009 by John R
	The Fourth Step: How to approach it? (Preview) I am now going thru my Fourth with a friend I met at a recovery home. There is some contention (or at least confusion) on how to go about it. Old-timers: how is this done? On P. 65 of the BB, there's the spreadsheet, with Bill W. saying, "We were usually as definite as this example..." There are t...	Glenns	13	9707	Oct 18, 2009 by StPeteDean
	I need help in being non-judgmental. HELP! (Preview) I have a number of spiritual diseases that I believe (and have been told by Bill W.) will hinder my recovery. I am asking advice from people who were where I am at now, yet have since recovered from them. A short list:I am a White Nationalist. The Mexican/American seems to wave the Mexican national flag:...	Glenns	27	1871	Oct 18, 2009 by Bob K
	humbly returning to AA (Preview) Just joined this forum today. I have made phone calls locally trying to get back to meetings. It takes time for someone in my rural area to respond. I do know there are meetings 6 evenings a week about 4 miles away. But it has been 4 days since I reached out and still no one closer than 20 miles has respond...	zahndi	16	764	Oct 18, 2009 by Avril G
	Caught in a "slip" (Preview) My "wife" found a beer can in the truck. I can't deny it's mine. I know that Crystal has posted about relationships, but I haven't seen an answer as to why they have to be so hard. I "caught" her in a slip. I was informed that she has been e-mailing her "friend" again....	MDC	20	1523	Oct 18, 2009 by turninggrey
	Struggling (Preview) I am struggling with the quantity not the frequency of alcohol. Dinner wine is the only thing I drink but at 11.5%, it doesn't take very much to get myself intoxicated. I've gone months, even a couple of years free from alcohol, now that my children are grown, I am often alone at social settings, will p...	Carlotta	27	877	Oct 18, 2009 by Just Toni
	Daily Reflections ~ A Daily Tune-Up (Preview) Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 How do I maintain my spiritual condition? For me it's quite simple: on a daily basis I ask my Higher Power to grant me the gift of sobriety for that day! I have talked to many alcoholics who h...	Sobrietyspell	0	676	Oct 17, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Crossed the triple digit line... (Preview) I know that in AA we celebrate milestones in a lunar cycle, but when I realized that I had 106 days in yesterday, it felt different. It caused reflection. What have I learned? 1) God had been there with me on the boat all along. All I had to do was turn over the tiller and God would steer me on the right course...	Aquaman	5	638	Oct 17, 2009 by turninggrey
	have had a rubbish week (Preview) I have been abusing stuff that we do not talk about in AA and I feel very tired old and depressed, I have to stop this, each week i say i will quit at the weekend. I just feel like dying	bigG	5	1853	Oct 17, 2009 by bikerbill
	What was the deal? (Preview) What in the world was up with the page last night? It connected to a completely different site, and it had my computer all froze up. It went to a page called MIP, that had a picture of two half-way houses on the front?? That has happened to me before. Am I crazy....again??!!! LoL	cramcj01	7	543	Oct 17, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Sorry dudes.... (Preview) ..I drank. Was the longest off it for a while. Don't intend to do too much more, but until I'm there with Step 1 I dunno how genuine I can be. Feel pretty shit about it all actually. Was doing well and your support helped. On the plus side; yesterday I ordered The Big Book and the Living Sober one. Watched My N...	Cd	12	559	Oct 17, 2009 by Aquaman
	Malta's 4th International A.A. Convention ~ 6th-8th Nov 09 (Preview) Please peruse the following for your interest & entertainment. Carl & I are already booked & will be staying for the whole week 5th to the 12th! Will any of you being joining us? Recovery Love, Danielle XXX AA MALTA & GOZO 4TH INTL CONVENTION 2009 "ACCEPTANCETHE ANSWER"...	Sobrietyspell	2	2133	Oct 17, 2009 by Avril G
	My Glasses (Preview) My Glasses By Anonymous My glasses tell a story that only I can see Of all the joys and sorrows that are happening to me Those that know me best own pieces of my heart And I had the best intentions always from the start I have made mistakes and I hurt a few But sometimes I never knew And others made mistakes and...	tryingnottocheckout	8	480	Oct 17, 2009 by pinkchip
	Cool sayings we hear at meetings (Preview) I heard a good one tonight.... You know how its been said that we are all just an arms length away from a drink....? This guy said he's NOT an arms length away....he's actually 12 steps away.	soberjulie	17	2102	Oct 16, 2009 by Avril G
	I'm confused...... (Preview) There has always been a girl on this site that posts often, and her sobrity date was just after mine. She is also close to my age. For the life of me I cannot remember her online name. Where are you? Maybe I'm just crazy today. But I always enjoyed her posts. Where are you....who are you...??? LoL. ...	cramcj01	7	610	Oct 16, 2009 by cramcj01
	Headaches (Preview) I have never had headaches, occasionaly in the morning during my years of daily drinking but they went away pretty easily (especially if I didn't have to work and could start drinking again). My wife and I got sober about the same time 18 months ago, neither of us had much in the way of physical DT's or pro...	Jason J	6	609	Oct 16, 2009 by Jerry F
	I'm still here........................... (Preview) So sorry if I worried anyone!! Shame on me for leaving that desperately serious post, and then not coming back for a few days!!! All your replies were so wonderful, so caring, speaking the "Language Of The Heart". Friends, I am ok, still sober. It has just been a really rough few weeks. I am st...	jonijoni1	10	781	Oct 16, 2009 by SteveP
	Daily Miracles (Preview) If you stick around long enough you will see miracles every day. The first I see each morning when I shave. I used to hate the guy in the mirror. All that changed due to the 12 steps of AA. Today the guy in the mirror is a pretty good fellow and I enjoy seeing him. Next are the daily miracles at m...	Larry_H	8	624	Oct 16, 2009 by SteveP
	Not a relationship board...... (Preview) I know this is not a relationship board, but I want you all to know that I have made a decision to myslef to get out of my current relationship. It is toxic for me. And though I try and say it does not threaten my sobriety, it does. Please wish me luck, he isn't the nicest man when he doesn't get his way : (	cramcj01	11	815	Oct 16, 2009 by SteveP
	Me Too Bill...You're Not Alone (Preview) Hi BB, Thought seriously about copying and pasting you entire Post, and just putting my name on it! I have an injury from an Auto Accident, many years ago, that slammed my 5th and 6th vertibre together, never to seperate again. I have over the years learned how to deal with it. Last week, I did some reall...	Just Toni	1	481	Oct 16, 2009 by bikerbill
	My slip up..... (Preview) Bikerbill's post reminded me that I never fully explained my stumble in sobriety road...On Septmber 11th, 2009 which was coincidently the date of my last drink in 2008. I live in Indiana and my dad decided to plan a vacation to the Smokey Mountains. Boy was I excited. Growing up, we weren't able to...	cramcj01	12	1788	Oct 16, 2009 by Avril G
	New here.... (Preview) Hi I'm new here. I've been lurking the boards for a while and thought now is as good a time as any to come on and see if there's anyone who's been in a similar boat, or knows someone who has. I pretty much need help. I'm currently coming out of a 4 day binge, haven't been drunk for 2 days but still feeling terrib...	Cd	30	1148	Oct 15, 2009 by Cd
	Not so much pre anniversary jitters............ (Preview) .......but maybe a bit of self pity mixed with reflections on the past. I read the last 7 days of another member a few weeks ago which struck a chord and as I'm in the anniversary of my last week of drunk my actions are coming back into my mind. I couldn't really remember them at year one and two, but they seem...	bikerbill	11	734	Oct 15, 2009 by pinkchip
	I do have some (a little) control (Preview) I debated on posting this here, but then I thought that I have brought up this subject at various AA meetings. So I thought I'd give it a try. ******************************************* I learned with every 12 Step group that I've participated in that I am powerless... that I need to surrender all...	Dave Harm	5	695	Oct 14, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ A Program For Living (Preview) When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty four hours ahead. . . . Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self pity, dishonest or self seeking motives. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 86I l...	Sobrietyspell	0	530	Oct 14, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Acceptance is the Spiritual Key to Non-Judgment (Preview) by: Richard Blackstone The paradigm of love, unity and oneness teaches us to neither judge nor condemn because there is no right or wrong. There only is what is. It is in our judgments that the concepts of right or wrong become so real to us. Now think of this. What if we viewed the people and events in our...	Sobrietyspell	2	648	Oct 13, 2009 by Rob84
	Bit Off waayyyy more than I can chew... (Preview) Today was the closest I've come to a relapse YET and I think it's because I started my amends not with something like like "Hi, sorry I sat on your sunglasses when we were drunk in the boat. Can I buy you a new pair?" but with apologizing to my ex-fiance for the last years of our relationship; lie...	Aquaman	12	703	Oct 13, 2009 by ljc
	Just a quick hello (Preview) Hi all. Im an alcoholic named Julie. Im on my way to a meeting, but I just registered and I wanted to say hello. Looking forwrd to meeting you all as we "trudge the road of happy destiny"	soberjulie	10	644	Oct 13, 2009 by Larry_H
	very new' to a lot of 'new things. (Preview) Hello, I am new to this message boards. But I am very glad I found it. And the reason for searching for it, was because tonight after my nightly AA meeting I had a little trouble at home. And that was when the struggles kicked in. And well, I cant go back to AA so I looked for this. And just what I was looking for...	JacobDean	10	677	Oct 13, 2009 by ljc
	A Chat with God (I understand) (Preview) One guy had a chat with GOD. God : Hello. You called me. Me : Called you? No, who is this? God : This is God. I heard your prayers. So, I thought I would chat with you. Me : Sure, I pray. Just makes me feel good. Actually, I am busy now. In the midst of something you know. God : What are you busy with? Ants are busy, t...	Sobrietyspell	1	494	Oct 13, 2009 by Avril G
	Feels impossible...... (Preview) I'm sure most of you remember my struggle with my on-again, off-again boyfriend. Well, not a lot has changed in that area. He still does not accept, nor does he try to understand an alcoholic. As I have said before, he thinks it is all about being head strong. I tried to help him understand in the begi...	cramcj01	15	719	Oct 13, 2009 by Jerry F
	Temptation Tonight baffling (Preview) Have not had one in a while, but I have a serious brain problem tonight, where the thought of hitting the streets keeps finding its way into my mind. Sponsor is not available tonight, but I told someone else in AA about the issue. I do not intend to do anything of the sort. I am leading tomorrow. I will have 2...	jonijoni1	18	961	Oct 13, 2009 by bikerbill
	Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada, and also my first visit with my son in 10 months. (Preview) Hi Friends ! What a gift I received today ! It was so lovely to see my son today. I was able to hold him, hug him and give him a kiss. It felt so good to have him in my arms. We talked and played in the park even though it was a chilly 7 deg. Celsius. We Canucks are a hardy lot, EH ? Parting with him did not bring sadn...	mstrmsn66	9	704	Oct 13, 2009 by mstrmsn66
	I don't even remember what I was screaming about. (Preview) Although the fact that I posted my "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" thread both here and the Al-Anon board gives me a clue. Anyway, sorry about the hit & run, didn't mean to make anyone worry. Will be doing 5th step with sponsor this coming Tuesday, still sober. I'm worried about the coming...	FlyingSquirrel	7	782	Oct 13, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Turning it over (Preview) Went to a good meeting today, really felt meaningful, got home to a letter which I need to deal with on monday but because of the meeting, feel I can cope and not have a washing machine head the entire weekend, I normally always get my post in the morning so its really great that I did not get this until this e...	newcomer	5	1594	Oct 13, 2009 by pinkchip
	Oldtimer New to MIP (Preview) Just wanted to say Hello to all members. I just registered and I am looking forward to sharing experience strength and hope and receiving the same. My home group is "The Eye Opener South" in East Aurora, NY we meet 7 days a week at 7 AM including all holidays. I sobered up in Honolulu, Hawaii...	Larry_H	12	2128	Oct 13, 2009 by angelov8
	Question RE: Christian Overtones (Preview) Hi, My homegroup is in northeast Iowa (pop. 8000 with two Lutheran churches) and a member of our group brought up a concern to me, on the side. He's "out" gay and feels okay talking to me because while I'm straight, I'm not narrow. The issue he brought forth was about the strong Christian ove...	Aquaman	14	1046	Oct 12, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Drinking problem vs. Alcoholism (Preview) Hey all, I hope everyone is doing wonderfully today. I have also been posting on another AA related forum and have received some slighty confusing feedback. Some of the members of that group had hinted one has to evaluate wether he/she is truly an alcoholic or if he/she has a drinking problem. While a...	braggheim	14	1404	Oct 11, 2009 by Dodsworth
	hello to everyone...New and looking for guidance (Preview) Hello, I am in my mid 20's and have decided i need to take a look at AA. This is my first post. I'm not really sure if I need to go to meetings or not yet and thought maybe the online atmosphere might be helpful. I have for almost 10 years been the "life of the party" among friends. While, I don't hav...	braggheim	10	699	Oct 11, 2009 by Bob K
	90 Day Chip!! (Preview) Got my purple chip today! Employer bought me a bouquet of three yellow roses; one for each month. Thanks, ya'll! Now I'm gonna take myself out to lunch. Rob	Aquaman	11	2242	Oct 10, 2009 by Avril G
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