Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day On the foundation of sobriety, we can build a life of honesty, unselfishness, faith in God, and love of our fellow human beings. We'll never fully reach these goals, but the adventure of building that kind of a life is so much better than the merry-go-round of our old drinking l...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

By going back in our drinking histories, we could show that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 23 When I was still drinking, I couldnt respond to an...

Jane05 · Jane05

What are your thoughts? For the last 2 weeks, everytime I've spoken or seen a sponsee, she appears to be under the influence (of something). What I'd like to know is, if you were her sponsor how would you handle this and if you were the sponsee how would you like your sponsor to approach you?

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayJanuary 19, 2009Adventure Following this spiritual path made a major difference in my life. It seemed to fill that lonely hole that I used to fill with alcohol. My self-esteem improved dramatically, and I knew happiness and serenity as I had never known before. I started to see t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

There is one feeling we need to pay particular attention to in recovery: feeling victimized. We do not need to become comfortable with that feeling. How do we feel when we've been victimized? Helpless. Rageful. Powerless. Frustrated. Feeling victimized is dangerous. Often, it can prompt us i...

carolmac · carolmac

I worked from home today, and my 16 year old daughter was off of school because of snow and cold (Indiana). We watched the show 'intervention' - and it was like looking in a mirror. I'm not as bad as she was, but I know my drinking bothers my daughter, and I wonder if that's why she likes the show so much - m...

Jane05 · Jane05

Today's Thought I am but one, but I am one, I can't do everything, But I can do SOMETHING, What I can do, I ought to do, What I ought to do, God helping me, I WILL DO. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day The new life can't be built in a day. We have to take the program slowly, a little at a time. Our subconscious minds have to be reeducated. We have to learn to think differently. We have to get used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic thinking. Any one who tries it knows that the o...

Friday · Friday

I want to belong somewhere. But I am alone, and will remain so. Too much sexual shame. Cannot let others get close, risk revealations. Alcohol slows it all down. Sleep away the ugliness of what I am. How I envy you that can be a part of A.A., and have such mundane problems! Eternally alone.

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

hi there, my friendly friends. just in a silly mood this evening, and free from a lot of usual unneccesary worries and stress. Have managed to give it to God today, and be grateful. Not always the case, but when these really GOOD days hit, when nothing special is going on and yet it is just so special to be a...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayJanuary 18, 2009No Barriers Many of my AA friends now are a generation or two older, but there is no barrier. AA is big enough for all. Each generation contributes its own gifts, talents, and thinking to AA. Each brings its own ideas and beliefs. We each bring our common disease of a...

Jane05 · Jane05

It is easier for us to blame others (parents, spouses, friends) for our predicaments then it is to look at self. Victims not only suffer pain, but they act as if someone else has the power to take that pain away. The Blame Game is not a part of my recovery program. Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Ha...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 18 Companion and Partner "Dr. Bob was my constant companion and partner in the great A.A. adventure. As the physician and great human being that he was, he chose work with others as his prime A.A. vocation and achieved a record which, in quantity and in quality, none will ever...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The behavior we call "acting as if" can be a powerful recovery tool. Acting as if is a way to practice the positive. It's a positive form of pretending. It's a tool we use to get ourselves unstuck. It's a tool we make a conscious decision to use. Acting as if can be helpful when a feeling begin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes in life, things happen too fast. We barely solve one problem when two new problems surface. We're feeling great in the morning, but we're submerged in misery by nightfall. Every day we face interruptions, delays, changes, and challenges. We face personality conflicts and disappoint...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The trouble with us alcoholics was this: We demanded that the world give us happiness and peace of mind in just the particular order we wanted to get it - by the alcohol route. And we werent successful. But when we take time to find out some of the spiritual laws, and familiarize ourselves with them, and p...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day It doesn't do much good to come to meetings only once in a while and sit around, hoping to get something out of the program. That's all right at first, but it won't help us very long. Sooner or later we have to get into action by coming to meetings regularly, by giving a personal witn...

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Seventeen/3:00 AM: When egos collide, use kind words, do what you have control over, and do what you think is right. Surrender what you don't have control over, even if you think what others are doing is wrong. Others have the right to be wrong. I define myself by what I do and how I do it, not b...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Let's start another gratitude list, but this time, things that cannot be touched, bought, sold, etc. Nothing material. Has to be all intangible, and very special to you. Anyone want to start? .....tick tick tick..... OK, I will... 1. People can count on me to show up 2. My family is sleeping better 3. I...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 17 Toward Honesty, p. 17 The perverse wish to hide a bad motive underneath a good one permeates human affairs from top to bottom. This subtle and elusive kind of selfish-righteousness can underlie the smallest act or thought. Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaw...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day January 17, 2009 Powerless I did not know that it is physically impossible for me to drink moderately. I did not know that my body's drinking machinery had worn out, and that the parts could not be replaced. I did not know that just one drink made it impossible to control my behavior...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 16 Never Again!"Most people feel more secure on the twenty-four hour basis than they do in the resolution that they will never drink again. Most of them have broken too many resolutions. It's really a matter of personal choice; every A.A. has the privilege of interpreting...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day January 16, 2009 Simplicity Repeated experiences have forced us to this logically inescapable conclusion: If we do not take the first drink, we never get drunk. Therefore, instead of planning never to get drunk, or trying to limit the number of drinks or the amount of alcohol, w...

Jane05 · Jane05

Pocket Sponsor Some members of the fellowship say "Our mind is a dangerous neighborhood to be in alone." But together we can be on block watch! Don't let your mind get the better of you. Turn that "M" in me upside down, like we are asked to turn it over, and make a "We" out...

sigurd · sigurd

Recession It is all around us. I walk through the downtown area and the trees are black spines that stretch toward the skies. They are like people without money. They are wiry and they are hard and they fight the winter as does every creature. They are thin and have lost the verdure of summe...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these words...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day The A.A. program is a way of life. It's a way of living and we have to learn to live the program if we're going to stay sober. The twelve steps in the book are like guide-posts. They point the direction in which we have to go. But all members of the group have to find their own best way to...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Steady as she goes.... giving these new hours and responsibilities at work to God, and amazingly enough, like everything else in my life, it is easier to go on "autopilot" when I am connected to my Higher Power. I oftentimes run around trying to find power in situations, people, contacts,...

Jane05 · Jane05

StPeteDean wrote: Hi Jane, I just read your bio, thanks for posting it. I've been around AA since the '70's and sober since the late '80's. My mother joined in '75 when I was 15 and I was drinking hard liquor straight and doing a lot of drugs at the time. I went to my first meeting that year and subsequen...

Jane05 · Jane05

Pocket Sponsor Self will and running the show' can be like the monkey who sticks his hand into the trap for food. He grasps the food tightly creating a fist that won't slide out the trap door. The monkey struggles but won't release the food and he is trapped. Holding tight to your will and your way can be th...

Jane05 · Jane05

Quote From "Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" If you're thinking about going to a meeting, go to the meeting, and then think about it.

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day January 15, 2009 Survey We should make an accurate and really exhaustive survey of our past life as it has affected other people. In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. Very deep, sometime...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItEternal Values, p. 15 Many people will have no truck at all with absolute spiritual values. Perfectionists, they say, are either full of conceit because they fancy they have reached some impossible goal, or else they are swamped in self-condemnation because they have not done so. Yet...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We learn some behaviors have self-defeating consequences, while others have beneficial consequences. We learn we have choices. -- Beyond Codependency It is so easy to come to the defense of others. How clear it is when others are being used, controlled, manipulated, or abused. It is so easy to fi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.83 Once I became sober, I began to see how wasteful my life had been and I experienced overwhelming guilt and feelings of regret. The programs Fourth and Fifth Steps assisted me enormously in healing those troubling re...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When we first came into A.A., a sober life seemed strange. We wondered what life could possibly be like without ever taking a drink. At first, a sober life seemed unnatural. But the longer we're in A.A., the more natural this way of life seems. And now we know that the life we're li...

Tina · Tina

Just thought I'd drop in, it's been awhile. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years Sober. I'm doing fine, and the kids are well. Been keeping busy and not letting people, places and things get to me, and some days that is harder than others. Had a wonderful Christmas and New Years, my daught...

paul86 · paul86

Well, as I said I slipped and I feel terrible about it. I no-showed for my last 2 days of work and my parents are furious with me, but somehow my boss is willing to let me come back in and have a talk with him about keeping my job. The only problem is, all I feel like doing is laying in bed by myself and not going an...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayJanuary 14, 2009Tradition Three "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking." Tradition Three defines the personal liberty of the AA member. It says, in effect, that any alcoholic can be an AA member the moment he says so. Neither can any of us...

Jane05 · Jane05

Pocket Sponsor It's hard to believe that this simple program can work for us. But it does. We see it each time an old timer celebrates a birthday, a newcomer picks up a token, or a former skid row drunk reaches out to help an alcoholic doctor that has hit his first meeting in desperation. Believe. I make be...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItNewcomer Problems, p. 14 The temptation is to become rather possessive of newcomers. Perhaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give or ought not give at all. Then we are hurt and confused when the advice is rejected, or when it is accepted a...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Anger is one of the many profound effects life has on us. It's one of our emotions. And we're going to feel it when it comes our way -- or else repress it. -- Codependent No More If I were working a good program, I wouldn't get angry.... If I were a good Christian, I wouldn't feel angry.... If I were really u...

texaa · texaa

A couple of people have mentioned to me that the full moon seems to affect them.....I haven't thought about this before, and initially brushed it off as superstition, but there may be something to it, and if so, it may be helpful for me to be aware of the moon phases. Has anyone else noticed anything in th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: If I just dont drink, everything will be all right. Once the fog cleared for me, I saw for the firs...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we were living an unnatural life physically and mentally. We were punishing our bodies by loading them with alcohol. We didn't eat enough and we ate the wrong things. We didn't get enough sleep or the right kind of rest. We were ruining ourselves physical...

Doll · Doll

Nothing in particular. Physical pain has been better. Feel pretty much OK. But haven't been to work the last 2 days (thank God for sick time). Just got the 'don't wanna be there' funk! I have isolated since Saturday. Haven't talked to anyone, not even my sponsor, haven't been to a meeting since last wee...

Codependent2 · Codependent2

Just curious about this topic...

Jane05 · Jane05

A.A. Thought for the Day January 13, 2009Isolation Isolation is bad for new people, old people, and in-between people if they are alcoholic people. Isolation sneaks up on us. We can mask it with familiar props that are not in themselves bad. We can isolate ourselves in an attempt to clean up our apart...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When we talk about feelings in recovery, we often focus on the troublesome trio - pain, fear, and anger. But there are other feelings available in the emotional realm - happiness, joy, peace, contentment, love, closeness, and excitement. It's okay to let ourselves feel pleasurable feelings too...

Doll · Doll

Big ole southern (((hug))) Love ya, my friend. ~ Jen -- Edited by Doll at 12:51, 2009-01-10

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	24 Hrs a Day ~ 19th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day On the foundation of sobriety, we can build a life of honesty, unselfishness, faith in God, and love of our fellow human beings. We'll never fully reach these goals, but the adventure of building that kind of a life is so much better than the merry-go-round of our old drinking l...	Sobrietyspell	0	392	Jan 19, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Would A Drink Help? (Preview) By going back in our drinking histories, we could show that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 23 When I was still drinking, I couldnt respond to an...	Sobrietyspell	1	480	Jan 19, 2009 by loren
	What are your thoughts? (Preview) What are your thoughts? For the last 2 weeks, everytime I've spoken or seen a sponsee, she appears to be under the influence (of something). What I'd like to know is, if you were her sponsor how would you handle this and if you were the sponsee how would you like your sponsor to approach you?	Jane05	8	515	Jan 19, 2009 by lani
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the DayJanuary 19, 2009Adventure Following this spiritual path made a major difference in my life. It seemed to fill that lonely hole that I used to fill with alcohol. My self-esteem improved dramatically, and I knew happiness and serenity as I had never known before. I started to see t...	Jane05	1	338	Jan 19, 2009 by lani
	Owning Our Power (Preview) There is one feeling we need to pay particular attention to in recovery: feeling victimized. We do not need to become comfortable with that feeling. How do we feel when we've been victimized? Helpless. Rageful. Powerless. Frustrated. Feeling victimized is dangerous. Often, it can prompt us i...	Quetzal	1	352	Jan 19, 2009 by lani
	Thinking of coming back... (Preview) I worked from home today, and my 16 year old daughter was off of school because of snow and cold (Indiana). We watched the show 'intervention' - and it was like looking in a mirror. I'm not as bad as she was, but I know my drinking bothers my daughter, and I wonder if that's why she likes the show so much - m...	carolmac	6	502	Jan 19, 2009 by pinkchip
	Today's Thought (Preview) Today's Thought I am but one, but I am one, I can't do everything, But I can do SOMETHING, What I can do, I ought to do, What I ought to do, God helping me, I WILL DO. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~	Jane05	0	369	Jan 19, 2009 by Jane05
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day The new life can't be built in a day. We have to take the program slowly, a little at a time. Our subconscious minds have to be reeducated. We have to learn to think differently. We have to get used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic thinking. Any one who tries it knows that the o...	Sobrietyspell	0	430	Jan 18, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	I hate God (Preview) I want to belong somewhere. But I am alone, and will remain so. Too much sexual shame. Cannot let others get close, risk revealations. Alcohol slows it all down. Sleep away the ugliness of what I am. How I envy you that can be a part of A.A., and have such mundane problems! Eternally alone.	Friday	8	553	Jan 18, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	YABBA-DABBA-DOOOOOO!! (Preview) hi there, my friendly friends. just in a silly mood this evening, and free from a lot of usual unneccesary worries and stress. Have managed to give it to God today, and be grateful. Not always the case, but when these really GOOD days hit, when nothing special is going on and yet it is just so special to be a...	jonijoni1	5	506	Jan 18, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the DayJanuary 18, 2009No Barriers Many of my AA friends now are a generation or two older, but there is no barrier. AA is big enough for all. Each generation contributes its own gifts, talents, and thinking to AA. Each brings its own ideas and beliefs. We each bring our common disease of a...	Jane05	0	344	Jan 18, 2009 by Jane05
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) It is easier for us to blame others (parents, spouses, friends) for our predicaments then it is to look at self. Victims not only suffer pain, but they act as if someone else has the power to take that pain away. *The Blame Game is not a part of my recovery program.* Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Ha...	Jane05	1	340	Jan 18, 2009 by Dakota
	Companion and Partner (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 18 Companion and Partner "Dr. Bob was my constant companion and partner in the great A.A. adventure. As the physician and great human being that he was, he chose work with others as his prime A.A. vocation and achieved a record which, in quantity and in quality, none will ever...	Jane05	1	502	Jan 18, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Acting As If (Preview) The behavior we call "acting as if" can be a powerful recovery tool. Acting as if is a way to practice the positive. It's a positive form of pretending. It's a tool we use to get ourselves unstuck. It's a tool we make a conscious decision to use. Acting as if can be helpful when a feeling begin...	Quetzal	2	2208	Jan 18, 2009 by Dakota
	Gratitude (Preview) Sometimes in life, things happen too fast. We barely solve one problem when two new problems surface. We're feeling great in the morning, but we're submerged in misery by nightfall. Every day we face interruptions, delays, changes, and challenges. We face personality conflicts and disappoint...	Quetzal	1	380	Jan 18, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ Happiness Comes Quietly (Preview) The trouble with us alcoholics was this: We demanded that the world give us happiness and peace of mind in just the particular order we wanted to get it - by the alcohol route. And we werent successful. But when we take time to find out some of the spiritual laws, and familiarize ourselves with them, and p...	Sobrietyspell	0	1380	Jan 17, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 17th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day It doesn't do much good to come to meetings only once in a while and sit around, hoping to get something out of the program. That's all right at first, but it won't help us very long. Sooner or later we have to get into action by coming to meetings regularly, by giving a personal witn...	Sobrietyspell	0	427	Jan 17, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Seventeen/3:00 AM: When egos collide, use kind words, do what you have control over, and do what you think is right. Surrender what you don't have control over, even if you think what others are doing is wrong. Others have the right to be wrong. I define myself by what I do and how I do it, not b...	Jane05	1	404	Jan 17, 2009 by jonijoni1
	INTANGIBLE GRATITUDE LIST TIME (Preview) Let's start another gratitude list, but this time, things that cannot be touched, bought, sold, etc. Nothing material. Has to be all intangible, and very special to you. Anyone want to start? .....tick tick tick..... OK, I will... 1. People can count on me to show up 2. My family is sleeping better 3. I...	jonijoni1	4	902	Jan 17, 2009 by lani
	Toward Honesty (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 17 Toward Honesty, p. 17 The perverse wish to hide a bad motive underneath a good one permeates human affairs from top to bottom. This subtle and elusive kind of selfish-righteousness can underlie the smallest act or thought. Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaw...	Jane05	2	1386	Jan 17, 2009 by jonijoni1
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day January 17, 2009 Powerless I did not know that it is physically impossible for me to drink moderately. I did not know that my body's drinking machinery had worn out, and that the parts could not be replaced. I did not know that just one drink made it impossible to control my behavior...	Jane05	0	412	Jan 17, 2009 by Jane05
	Never Again! (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 16 Never Again!"Most people feel more secure on the twenty-four hour basis than they do in the resolution that they will never drink again. Most of them have broken too many resolutions. It's really a matter of personal choice; every A.A. has the privilege of interpreting...	Jane05	1	416	Jan 16, 2009 by jonijoni1
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day January 16, 2009 Simplicity Repeated experiences have forced us to this logically inescapable conclusion: If we do not take the first drink, we never get drunk. Therefore, instead of planning never to get drunk, or trying to limit the number of drinks or the amount of alcohol, w...	Jane05	0	349	Jan 16, 2009 by Jane05
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Pocket Sponsor Some members of the fellowship say "Our mind is a dangerous neighborhood to be in alone." But together we can be on block watch! Don't let your mind get the better of you. Turn that "M" in me upside down, like we are asked to turn it over, and make a "We" out...	Jane05	0	431	Jan 16, 2009 by Jane05
	Recession (Preview) Recession It is all around us. I walk through the downtown area and the trees are black spines that stretch toward the skies. They are like people without money. They are wiry and they are hard and they fight the winter as does every creature. They are thin and have lost the verdure of summe...	sigurd	1	375	Jan 15, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ An Unsuspected Inner Resource (Preview) With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these words...	Sobrietyspell	0	523	Jan 15, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 15th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day The A.A. program is a way of life. It's a way of living and we have to learn to live the program if we're going to stay sober. The twelve steps in the book are like guide-posts. They point the direction in which we have to go. But all members of the group have to find their own best way to...	Sobrietyspell	0	428	Jan 15, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Good Eeeeeebening (Preview) Steady as she goes.... giving these new hours and responsibilities at work to God, and amazingly enough, like everything else in my life, it is easier to go on "autopilot" when I am connected to my Higher Power. I oftentimes run around trying to find power in situations, people, contacts,...	jonijoni1	4	503	Jan 15, 2009 by lani
	Sober and Still Married (Preview) StPeteDean wrote: Hi Jane, I just read your bio, thanks for posting it. I've been around AA since the '70's and sober since the late '80's. My mother joined in '75 when I was 15 and I was drinking hard liquor straight and doing a lot of drugs at the time. I went to my first meeting that year and subsequen...	Jane05	1	382	Jan 15, 2009 by lani
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Pocket Sponsor Self will and running the show' can be like the monkey who sticks his hand into the trap for food. He grasps the food tightly creating a fist that won't slide out the trap door. The monkey struggles but won't release the food and he is trapped. Holding tight to your will and your way can be th...	Jane05	0	436	Jan 15, 2009 by Jane05
	Thinking about a Meeting? (Preview) Quote From "Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" If you're thinking about going to a meeting, go to the meeting, and then think about it.	Jane05	0	422	Jan 15, 2009 by Jane05
	AA Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day January 15, 2009 Survey We should make an accurate and really exhaustive survey of our past life as it has affected other people. In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. Very deep, sometime...	Jane05	0	392	Jan 15, 2009 by Jane05
	Eternal Values (Preview) As Bill Sees ItEternal Values, p. 15 Many people will have no truck at all with absolute spiritual values. Perfectionists, they say, are either full of conceit because they fancy they have reached some impossible goal, or else they are swamped in self-condemnation because they have not done so. Yet...	Jane05	0	513	Jan 15, 2009 by Jane05
	Standing Up for Ourselves (Preview) We learn some behaviors have self-defeating consequences, while others have beneficial consequences. We learn we have choices. -- Beyond Codependency It is so easy to come to the defense of others. How clear it is when others are being used, controlled, manipulated, or abused. It is so easy to fi...	Quetzal	0	564	Jan 15, 2009 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ No Regrets (Preview) We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.83 Once I became sober, I began to see how wasteful my life had been and I experienced overwhelming guilt and feelings of regret. The programs Fourth and Fifth Steps assisted me enormously in healing those troubling re...	Sobrietyspell	0	427	Jan 14, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 14th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we first came into A.A., a sober life seemed strange. We wondered what life could possibly be like without ever taking a drink. At first, a sober life seemed unnatural. But the longer we're in A.A., the more natural this way of life seems. And now we know that the life we're li...	Sobrietyspell	0	418	Jan 14, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	HI!! (Preview) Just thought I'd drop in, it's been awhile. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years Sober. I'm doing fine, and the kids are well. Been keeping busy and not letting people, places and things get to me, and some days that is harder than others. Had a wonderful Christmas and New Years, my daught...	Tina	5	469	Jan 14, 2009 by Jane05
	A question about honesty... (Preview) Well, as I said I slipped and I feel terrible about it. I no-showed for my last 2 days of work and my parents are furious with me, but somehow my boss is willing to let me come back in and have a talk with him about keeping my job. The only problem is, all I feel like doing is laying in bed by myself and not going an...	paul86	14	578	Jan 14, 2009 by cramcj01
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the DayJanuary 14, 2009Tradition Three "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking." Tradition Three defines the personal liberty of the AA member. It says, in effect, that any alcoholic can be an AA member the moment he says so. Neither can any of us...	Jane05	0	336	Jan 14, 2009 by Jane05
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Pocket Sponsor It's hard to believe that this simple program can work for us. But it does. We see it each time an old timer celebrates a birthday, a newcomer picks up a token, or a former skid row drunk reaches out to help an alcoholic doctor that has hit his first meeting in desperation. Believe. I make be...	Jane05	0	372	Jan 14, 2009 by Jane05
	Newcomer Problems (Preview) As Bill Sees ItNewcomer Problems, p. 14 The temptation is to become rather possessive of newcomers. Perhaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give or ought not give at all. Then we are hurt and confused when the advice is rejected, or when it is accepted a...	Jane05	1	377	Jan 14, 2009 by Jane05
	Accepting Anger (Preview) Anger is one of the many profound effects life has on us. It's one of our emotions. And we're going to feel it when it comes our way -- or else repress it. -- Codependent No More If I were working a good program, I wouldn't get angry.... If I were a good Christian, I wouldn't feel angry.... If I were really u...	Quetzal	0	348	Jan 14, 2009 by Quetzal
	The full moon (Preview) A couple of people have mentioned to me that the full moon seems to affect them.....I haven't thought about this before, and initially brushed it off as superstition, but there may be something to it, and if so, it may be helpful for me to be aware of the moon phases. Has anyone else noticed anything in th...	texaa	11	2478	Jan 13, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ It Doesn't Happen Overnight (Preview) We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: If I just dont drink, everything will be all right. Once the fog cleared for me, I saw for the firs...	Sobrietyspell	0	408	Jan 13, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 13th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we were living an unnatural life physically and mentally. We were punishing our bodies by loading them with alcohol. We didn't eat enough and we ate the wrong things. We didn't get enough sleep or the right kind of rest. We were ruining ourselves physical...	Sobrietyspell	0	376	Jan 13, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Can't get out of my FUNK! (Preview) Nothing in particular. Physical pain has been better. Feel pretty much OK. But haven't been to work the last 2 days (thank God for sick time). Just got the 'don't wanna be there' funk! I have isolated since Saturday. Haven't talked to anyone, not even my sponsor, haven't been to a meeting since last wee...	Doll	9	1263	Jan 13, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Anybody ever find sobriety while incarcerated? (Preview) Just curious about this topic...	Codependent2	3	552	Jan 13, 2009 by Doll
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day January 13, 2009Isolation Isolation is bad for new people, old people, and in-between people if they are alcoholic people. Isolation sneaks up on us. We can mask it with familiar props that are not in themselves bad. We can isolate ourselves in an attempt to clean up our apart...	Jane05	0	330	Jan 13, 2009 by Jane05
	Good Feelings (Preview) When we talk about feelings in recovery, we often focus on the troublesome trio - pain, fear, and anger. But there are other feelings available in the emotional realm - happiness, joy, peace, contentment, love, closeness, and excitement. It's okay to let ourselves feel pleasurable feelings too...	Quetzal	0	410	Jan 13, 2009 by Quetzal
	Dean - O! (Preview) Big ole southern (((hug))) Love ya, my friend. ~ Jen -- Edited by Doll at 12:51, 2009-01-10	Doll	4	506	Jan 12, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
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