Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well - being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Page 87 In recovery, and through the help of Alcoholics Anonymous, I learn that the very thing I...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day "What draws newcomers to A.A. and gives them hope? They hear the stories of men and women whose experiences tally with their own. The expressions on the faces of the women, that indefinable something in the eyes of the men, the stimulating atmosphere of the A.A. clubroom...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves to recognize that there are many steps to be taken along the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity... We should anticipate these stages in our emotional convalescence: unbearable...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Page 87 To have courage, to be unafraid, are gifts of my recovery. They empower me to ask for help and to go forth in making my amends with a sense of dignity and humility. Makin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Continuing the answers to the question of how a person can live without liquor and be happy, we say: "You will be bound to the other A.A.s with new and wonderful ties, for you and they will escape disaster together and all will commence shoulder to shoulder the common journ...

robbmrw · robbmrw

FAITH Faith. A very important word. We need Faith. Faith in ourselves. Faith in a Higher Power. But how does one get Faith? You almost have to have faith to get faith. Let go and let God. A very important datum in the 12-step pro...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Most of us want to be liked. We want other people to think of us as nice, friendly, kind, and loving. Most of us want the approval of others. Since childhood, some of us have been trying to get approval, trying to get people to like us and think highly of us. We may be afraid people will leave us if they disa...

lani · lani

Step 7 Prayer When ready, we say something like this: "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 84 The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and set goals for myse...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day When alcoholics are offered a life of sobriety by following the A.A. program, they will look at the prospect of living without alcohol and they will ask: "Am I to be consigned to a life where I shall be stupid, boring and glum, like some of the righteous people I see? I know I m...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

As most of you know I resolved myself to getting on with Step 4. I attacked it with fervency and zeal. I got myself a book and started writing. Got my 12 and 12 out and just started answering all the questions in each of the steps, and from there it just flowed from 1-3. Step 4, on the other hand I wrote everyth...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Too often, we try to gain a clear perspective before it is time. That will make us crazy. We do not always know why things are happening the way they are. We do not always know how a particular relationship will work out. We do not always understand the source of our feelings, why we've been led down a p...

lani · lani

Today, help me, God, to let go of my resistance to change. Help me to be open to the process. Help me believe that the place I'll be dropped off will be better than the place where I was picked up. Help me surrender, trust, and accept, even if I don't understand. --Melody Beattie Amen

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

It is hard to explain where I'm at...Classes just started for me last week and I've already skipped 4 classes and dropped my French class because I just feel too overwhelmed by it. If I'm skipping classes and dropping classes already and I'm not even drinking, maybe drinking is not really the problem....

Quetzal · Quetzal

Step Ten says: "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." It does not suggest that we ignore what is right in our life. It says we continue to take a personal inventory and keep a focus on ourselves. When we take an inventory, we will want to look for...

tlcate · tlcate

Found a sponsor! Funny thing too... It was the 2nd - 30 days after I went to my first meeting and raised my hand. As some of you may remember - I had two martinis on the 19th....so not really 30 days. But was tired of raising my hand - so I didn't. I heard about it after the meeting - she wants me to raise my hand...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We asked his protection and care with complete abandon. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 59 I could not manage my life alone. I had tried that road and failed. My ultimate sin dragged me down to the lowest level I have ever reached and, unable even to function, I accepted the fact that I desperately needed hel...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "But for the Grace of God." Once we have fully accepted the program we become humble about our achievement. We do not take too much credit for our sobriety. When we see another suffering alcoholic in the throes of alcoholism, we say to...

robbmrw · robbmrw

Hi! I just wanted to let people know that I have been maintaining a blog site for several months with some of my stories and insights on sobriety. I have been sober for over 12 years now - all one day at a time! I figured that if I wrote up some of the lessons I have learned, maybe it would help someone els...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

I'm just letting you all know I'm working the program and feel rather good even though I don't deserve it. I see now I was setting myself up to go back out by skipping meetings stopped doing service work,and I held back on my forth step. I thought if I got rid of most my dirt I could carry the rest,,boy was I ev...

Doll · Doll

A few things I never knew about AA's beginning. Thought I'd share.............. Edwin Throckmorton Thacher (29 April 189621 March 1966) (commonly known as Ebby Thacher or Ebby T.), was an old drinking friend of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson. He is credited with introducing Wils...

Phil · Phil

Anger and Resentment are Different Anger is defined as 'a strong feeling of displeasure and, usually, of antagonism.' Resentment, on the other hand, is 'persistent ill will...' Do you see the difference? Anger is that sudden emotion that overcomes us when something goes wrong, or we think somethi...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hi all..... busy doing a lot of life-stuff here, and thought I would take the time to check in. Been awhile. Have gotten to several meetings in the past 2 weeks, and that feels great. I am set to pick up a friend who is back in treatment, and take her to a meeting soon, whenever she calls. Looking forward to t...

Chaz · Chaz

Hi there I am not sure whether this site is only for people attending AA meetings, but I am giving it a shot anyway I have not attended any AA meetings as yet, but will be attending my first one on Sunday. I have finally recognised that I have an alcohol addiction and what it is doing to my life. Never thoug...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Some of my feelings have been stored so long they have freezer burn. -- Beyond Codependency There are many sources of pain in our life. Those of us recovering from adult children and codependency issues frequently have a cesspool of unresolved pain from the past. We have feelings, sometimes from e...

TysonMike · TysonMike

So I'm @ day 35 (1 hr 36) Let's say for arguments sake 1 month. I briefly touched on this some posts ago-Where is my appetite? I figured-body adjusting to no alcohol, just a side-effect. I also touched on taking xanax, which I have gradually cut down on-not cold turkey because that's dangerous, but muc...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I am remodeling my bedroom and gutted it out and took out the closet to expand the room and I will get an amouir for my clothes that I will be able to move if I want to change the room around. It is so much bigger and I got white paint that is very white instead of the egg shell white. My son helped me to tear...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own. Alcoholics Anonymous Pages 77 - 78 I made amends to my dad soon after I quit drinking. My word...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "Easy Does It." This means that we just go along in A.A. doing the best we can and not getting steamed up over problems that arise in A.A. or outside of it. We alcoholics are emotional people and we have gone to excess in almost everythin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Stop making excuses for other people. Stop making excuses for ourselves. While it is our goal to develop compassion and achieve forgiveness, acceptance, and love, it is also our goal to accept reality and hold people accountable for their behavior. We can also hold ourselves accountable for o...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

What's wrong with me? Why I can't I seem to do what I see countless others doing at every meeting? And these aren't exactly rocket scientists I'm talking about either...I'm talking about people who would have trouble cracking triple digit IQ scores. So why them and not me...how come they're able to wr...

Dr. Bob · Dr. Bob

Hi everybody, my name is Bob and I am an alcoholic. I am a retired teacher, most recently (19 yrs) at the university level, hence my name. My students addressed me as Dr. Bob when I studied for my doctorate and I did not discourage the use of that name, so it stuck even though I never finished my doctoral t...

PJ Tucker · PJ Tucker

I don't know why I don't feel the usual (for the past 5 weeks of being very sober except for a sip one Saturday nite, and one lite beer the following Saturday..... I'd come to enjoy this huge energy surge and optimistic, almost manic in my happiness with sobriety. Today started off fairly normal; I know...

PJ Tucker · PJ Tucker

Hi all, I'm on day 5 after one beer on Saturday; and that was one week after one swig of wine the previous Saturday. I'm NOT getting cocky that I can have that "one beer". I've thought that before. Nor am I beating myself up because I have to start my counting all over! But - am feeling super and...

nique · nique

Hi everyone! Sorry I have not been here much. Today I finally got honest and I need to share it with you loving kind supporters of mine. Last October 10 my sponsor/best friend and practically mom died. I have not been right since and didnt really associate it with it. I have a lot of guilt behind her d...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "Live and Let Live." This, of course, means tolerance of people who think differently than we do, whether they are in A.A. or outside of A.A. We cannot afford the luxury of being intolerant or critical of other people. We do not try to i...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . except when to do so would injure them or others. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 59 Step Nine restores in me a feeling of belonging, not only to the human race but also to the everyday world. First, the Step makes me leave the safety of A.A., so that I may deal with non-A.A. people out there, on their ter...

Doll · Doll

I Hate meetings...I Hate higher powers...I Hate anyone who has a program. To all who come in contact with me, I wish you death and I wish you suffering. Allow me to introduce myself, I am the disease of addiction. I Am cunning, baffling, and powerful. That's Me. I have killed millions and I am pleased. I l...

TysonMike · TysonMike

So I got into a heated argument with a member here and didn't plan on coming back, but I like this forum and find many positives and great people-Rosie and Quetzal especially! The market was down 300 pts plus today (344, Nasdaq down 74, S+P down 38). I had some profits that I took yesterday-I'm half psych...

Doll · Doll

September 5, 2008 Daily Reflections EMOTIONAL BALANCE Made direct amends to such people wherever possible,. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 83 When I survey my drinking days, I recall many people whom my lifetouched casually, but whose days I troubled through my anger and sarcasm. The...

Tina · Tina

Well just thought I'd drop in, To let you I'm back, and that last week was one of the longest weeks I've had in a while. I've left a post in regards to taking my daughter to meet her real father for the first time in 16 years. She turned 16years old today. Well lets just say some people never change and he didn...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I know I'm controlling, but so is my husband. Possibly more controlling than I am. Each time I set out to leave him, each time I started to walk away, he knew exactly what to say to pull me back in. And he knew I'd respond. He knew how to say exactly what I needed to hear to keep me where he wanted me. He knew what...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

With reading Sobrietyspell's decision to go do her Step 4, it ignited something inside of me. I was pretty despondent in my last post. I was procrastinating on Step 4, but have now started ! I get it, I mean I really get it. And if I didn't get it I wouldn't understand that it is unrealistic of me to ask my fr...

lani · lani

Thursday, September 4, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day "We must be careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. Experience shows that such an attitude is not helpful to anyone. We are not...

lani · lani

Hi All! Well Ive been "away" for a couple days, meaning not online.... I have been so busy living life and enjoying it! But, guilt totally crept in today. I have not email my good buddies on here our offered any support to the new folks around here. A big welcome if you are new. I know, for me, no...

LINDA · LINDA

Hi all thankyou for coming back to me and for all the nice things that you wrote. It always feels like your coming home when your with other A A and thay always say the right thing well thankyou all again for being there for me.

Quetzal · Quetzal

I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life. -- Anony...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

Just like Daniella, I have procrastinated on Step 4 long enough and have to do it. I have made the decision to do it this week. But this is not the reason of the post. I am finding it continually more difficult to continue in this state of loneliness. A monster that cunningly and slowly made his presence kn...

BGG · BGG

Thank you all for your encouragement and support. Those who have read my posts here over the past nine months have shared in my ups and downs, my pains and regrets, as well as my gratitude. Indeed, when I first posted, I was nearly ready to "throw in the towel," overcome by the shame and regr...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I have'n't had drink since July 1, some 8 weeks ago. But, I've been smoking marijuana regularly for the last 6 weeks. My sponsor will not work the steps with me until i have a minimum of 2 weeks clean AND sober. So last week I met with him once again and once again told him i'd been smoking. Out of nowhere he st...

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	Daily Reflections ~ I Am Responsible (Preview) For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well - being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Page 87 In recovery, and through the help of Alcoholics Anonymous, I learn that the very thing I...	Sobrietyspell	0	338	Sep 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 12th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "What draws newcomers to A.A. and gives them hope? They hear the stories of men and women whose experiences tally with their own. The expressions on the faces of the women, that indefinable something in the eyes of the men, the stimulating atmosphere of the A.A. clubroom...	Sobrietyspell	0	255	Sep 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Healing (Preview) We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves to recognize that there are many steps to be taken along the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity... We should anticipate these stages in our emotional convalescence: unbearable...	Quetzal	0	513	Sep 12, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Making Amends (Preview) Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Page 87 To have courage, to be unafraid, are gifts of my recovery. They empower me to ask for help and to go forth in making my amends with a sense of dignity and humility. Makin...	Sobrietyspell	0	566	Sep 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 11th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Continuing the answers to the question of how a person can live without liquor and be happy, we say: "You will be bound to the other A.A.s with new and wonderful ties, for you and they will escape disaster together and all will commence shoulder to shoulder the common journ...	Sobrietyspell	0	250	Sep 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Faith (Preview) FAITH Faith. A very important word. We need Faith. Faith in ourselves. Faith in a Higher Power. But how does one get Faith? You almost have to have faith to get faith. Let go and let God. A very important datum in the 12-step pro...	robbmrw	2	248	Sep 11, 2008 by CAM
	Self-approval (Preview) Most of us want to be liked. We want other people to think of us as nice, friendly, kind, and loving. Most of us want the approval of others. Since childhood, some of us have been trying to get approval, trying to get people to like us and think highly of us. We may be afraid people will leave us if they disa...	Quetzal	1	540	Sep 10, 2008 by CAM
	Step 7 (Preview) Step 7 Prayer When ready, we say something like this: "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to...	lani	2	370	Sep 10, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections ~ Opening New Doors (Preview) They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 84 The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and set goals for myse...	Sobrietyspell	0	330	Sep 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 9th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When alcoholics are offered a life of sobriety by following the A.A. program, they will look at the prospect of living without alcohol and they will ask: "Am I to be consigned to a life where I shall be stupid, boring and glum, like some of the righteous people I see? I know I m...	Sobrietyspell	0	336	Sep 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I wouldn't have found the book, if the ex wouldn't have bought it. My ex wouldn't have bought it..... (very long post) (Preview) As most of you know I resolved myself to getting on with Step 4. I attacked it with fervency and zeal. I got myself a book and started writing. Got my 12 and 12 out and just started answering all the questions in each of the steps, and from there it just flowed from 1-3. Step 4, on the other hand I wrote everyth...	mstrmsn66	3	406	Sep 9, 2008 by lani
	Perspective (Preview) Too often, we try to gain a clear perspective before it is time. That will make us crazy. We do not always know why things are happening the way they are. We do not always know how a particular relationship will work out. We do not always understand the source of our feelings, why we've been led down a p...	Quetzal	3	247	Sep 9, 2008 by lani
	Change (Preview) Today, help me, God, to let go of my resistance to change. Help me to be open to the process. Help me believe that the place I'll be dropped off will be better than the place where I was picked up. Help me surrender, trust, and accept, even if I don't understand. --Melody Beattie Amen	lani	2	297	Sep 9, 2008 by mstrmsn66
	In a weird place.. (Preview) It is hard to explain where I'm at...Classes just started for me last week and I've already skipped 4 classes and dropped my French class because I just feel too overwhelmed by it. If I'm skipping classes and dropping classes already and I'm not even drinking, maybe drinking is not really the problem....	Dodsworth	12	458	Sep 9, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	The Good in Step Ten (Preview) Step Ten says: "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." It does not suggest that we ignore what is right in our life. It says we continue to take a personal inventory and keep a focus on ourselves. When we take an inventory, we will want to look for...	Quetzal	4	433	Sep 8, 2008 by lani
	Progress (Preview) Found a sponsor! Funny thing too... It was the 2nd - 30 days after I went to my first meeting and raised my hand. As some of you may remember - I had two martinis on the 19th....so not really 30 days. But was tired of raising my hand - so I didn't. I heard about it after the meeting - she wants me to raise my hand...	tlcate	9	723	Sep 8, 2008 by tlcate
	Daily Reflections ~ We Asked His Protection (Preview) We asked his protection and care with complete abandon. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 59 I could not manage my life alone. I had tried that road and failed. My ultimate sin dragged me down to the lowest level I have ever reached and, unable even to function, I accepted the fact that I desperately needed hel...	Sobrietyspell	0	387	Sep 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 8th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "But for the Grace of God." Once we have fully accepted the program we become humble about our achievement. We do not take too much credit for our sobriety. When we see another suffering alcoholic in the throes of alcoholism, we say to...	Sobrietyspell	0	332	Sep 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Personal Insights on Recovery (Preview) Hi! I just wanted to let people know that I have been maintaining a blog site for several months with some of my stories and insights on sobriety. I have been sober for over 12 years now - all one day at a time! I figured that if I wrote up some of the lessons I have learned, maybe it would help someone els...	robbmrw	3	333	Sep 8, 2008 by robbmrw
	Been 14 days and 14 meetings (Preview) I'm just letting you all know I'm working the program and feel rather good even though I don't deserve it. I see now I was setting myself up to go back out by skipping meetings stopped doing service work,and I held back on my forth step. I thought if I got rid of most my dirt I could carry the rest,,boy was I ev...	buckeyebear	6	432	Sep 8, 2008 by lani
	Edwin Throckmorton Thacher (Preview) A few things I never knew about AA's beginning. Thought I'd share.............. Edwin Throckmorton Thacher (29 April 189621 March 1966) (commonly known as Ebby Thacher or Ebby T.), was an old drinking friend of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson. He is credited with introducing Wils...	Doll	3	1309	Sep 8, 2008 by lani
	Anger and Resentment....Whats the difference? (Preview) Anger and Resentment are Different Anger is defined as 'a strong feeling of displeasure and, usually, of antagonism.' Resentment, on the other hand, is 'persistent ill will...' Do you see the difference? Anger is that sudden emotion that overcomes us when something goes wrong, or we think somethi...	Phil	2	540	Sep 8, 2008 by lani
	Sunday Check-In (Preview) Hi all..... busy doing a lot of life-stuff here, and thought I would take the time to check in. Been awhile. Have gotten to several meetings in the past 2 weeks, and that feels great. I am set to pick up a friend who is back in treatment, and take her to a meeting soon, whenever she calls. Looking forward to t...	jonijoni1	3	387	Sep 8, 2008 by lani
	Introduction (Preview) Hi there I am not sure whether this site is only for people attending AA meetings, but I am giving it a shot anyway I have not attended any AA meetings as yet, but will be attending my first one on Sunday. I have finally recognised that I have an alcohol addiction and what it is doing to my life. Never thoug...	Chaz	11	456	Sep 8, 2008 by PJ Tucker
	Stopping Our Pain (Preview) Some of my feelings have been stored so long they have freezer burn. -- Beyond Codependency There are many sources of pain in our life. Those of us recovering from adult children and codependency issues frequently have a cesspool of unresolved pain from the past. We have feelings, sometimes from e...	Quetzal	0	449	Sep 8, 2008 by Quetzal
	Quick question- Eating (Preview) So I'm @ day 35 (1 hr 36) Let's say for arguments sake 1 month. I briefly touched on this some posts ago-Where is my appetite? I figured-body adjusting to no alcohol, just a side-effect. I also touched on taking xanax, which I have gradually cut down on-not cold turkey because that's dangerous, but muc...	TysonMike	10	425	Sep 7, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Redoing bedroom (Preview) Hi All, I am remodeling my bedroom and gutted it out and took out the closet to expand the room and I will get an amouir for my clothes that I will be able to move if I want to change the room around. It is so much bigger and I got white paint that is very white instead of the egg shell white. My son helped me to tear...	Rosie	7	464	Sep 7, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ Our Side of the Street (Preview) We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own. Alcoholics Anonymous Pages 77 - 78 I made amends to my dad soon after I quit drinking. My word...	Sobrietyspell	0	353	Sep 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 7th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "Easy Does It." This means that we just go along in A.A. doing the best we can and not getting steamed up over problems that arise in A.A. or outside of it. We alcoholics are emotional people and we have gone to excess in almost everythin...	Sobrietyspell	0	269	Sep 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Powerless over Others (Preview) Stop making excuses for other people. Stop making excuses for ourselves. While it is our goal to develop compassion and achieve forgiveness, acceptance, and love, it is also our goal to accept reality and hold people accountable for their behavior. We can also hold ourselves accountable for o...	Quetzal	0	256	Sep 7, 2008 by Quetzal
	So...apparently I suck at sobriety. (Preview) What's wrong with me? Why I can't I seem to do what I see countless others doing at every meeting? And these aren't exactly rocket scientists I'm talking about either...I'm talking about people who would have trouble cracking triple digit IQ scores. So why them and not me...how come they're able to wr...	Tipsy McStagger	11	528	Sep 6, 2008 by Dodsworth
	Newbie introduction - First post (Preview) Hi everybody, my name is Bob and I am an alcoholic. I am a retired teacher, most recently (19 yrs) at the university level, hence my name. My students addressed me as Dr. Bob when I studied for my doctorate and I did not discourage the use of that name, so it stuck even though I never finished my doctoral t...	Dr. Bob	8	452	Sep 6, 2008 by hills alive
	Not a good day, but hanging in there! (Preview) I don't know why I don't feel the usual (for the past 5 weeks of being very sober except for a sip one Saturday nite, and one lite beer the following Saturday..... I'd come to enjoy this huge energy surge and optimistic, almost manic in my happiness with sobriety. Today started off fairly normal; I know...	PJ Tucker	5	368	Sep 6, 2008 by Dodsworth
	Day 5 and flying high! (Preview) Hi all, I'm on day 5 after one beer on Saturday; and that was one week after one swig of wine the previous Saturday. I'm NOT getting cocky that I can have that "one beer". I've thought that before. Nor am I beating myself up because I have to start my counting all over! But - am feeling super and...	PJ Tucker	8	400	Sep 6, 2008 by Dodsworth
	Greiving and Guilt (Preview) Hi everyone! Sorry I have not been here much. Today I finally got honest and I need to share it with you loving kind supporters of mine. Last October 10 my sponsor/best friend and practically mom died. I have not been right since and didnt really associate it with it. I have a lot of guilt behind her d...	nique	3	331	Sep 6, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "Live and Let Live." This, of course, means tolerance of people who think differently than we do, whether they are in A.A. or outside of A.A. We cannot afford the luxury of being intolerant or critical of other people. We do not try to i...	Sobrietyspell	1	318	Sep 6, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections ~ Removing Threats To Sobriety (Preview) . . . . except when to do so would injure them or others. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 59 Step Nine restores in me a feeling of belonging, not only to the human race but also to the everyday world. First, the Step makes me leave the safety of A.A., so that I may deal with non-A.A. people out there, on their ter...	Sobrietyspell	0	372	Sep 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I am your disease (Preview) I Hate meetings...I Hate higher powers...I Hate anyone who has a program. To all who come in contact with me, I wish you death and I wish you suffering. Allow me to introduce myself, I am the disease of addiction. I Am cunning, baffling, and powerful. That's Me. I have killed millions and I am pleased. I l...	Doll	7	916	Sep 5, 2008 by Tipsy McStagger
	Hey (Preview) So I got into a heated argument with a member here and didn't plan on coming back, but I like this forum and find many positives and great people-Rosie and Quetzal especially! The market was down 300 pts plus today (344, Nasdaq down 74, S+P down 38). I had some profits that I took yesterday-I'm half psych...	TysonMike	6	295	Sep 5, 2008 by Rosie
	September 5, Daily Reflections (Preview) September 5, 2008 Daily Reflections EMOTIONAL BALANCE Made direct amends to such people wherever possible,. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 83 When I survey my drinking days, I recall many people whom my lifetouched casually, but whose days I troubled through my anger and sarcasm. The...	Doll	0	237	Sep 5, 2008 by Doll
	I'm Back.... (Preview) Well just thought I'd drop in, To let you I'm back, and that last week was one of the longest weeks I've had in a while. I've left a post in regards to taking my daughter to meet her real father for the first time in 16 years. She turned 16years old today. Well lets just say some people never change and he didn...	Tina	3	325	Sep 4, 2008 by tlcate
	Word Power (Preview) I know I'm controlling, but so is my husband. Possibly more controlling than I am. Each time I set out to leave him, each time I started to walk away, he knew exactly what to say to pull me back in. And he knew I'd respond. He knew how to say exactly what I needed to hear to keep me where he wanted me. He knew what...	Quetzal	1	271	Sep 4, 2008 by PJ Tucker
	Thank you to Sobreityspell (Preview) With reading Sobrietyspell's decision to go do her Step 4, it ignited something inside of me. I was pretty despondent in my last post. I was procrastinating on Step 4, but have now started ! I get it, I mean I really get it. And if I didn't get it I wouldn't understand that it is unrealistic of me to ask my fr...	mstrmsn66	4	391	Sep 4, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 hours a day-9/4 (Preview) Thursday, September 4, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day "We must be careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. Experience shows that such an attitude is not helpful to anyone. We are not...	lani	1	284	Sep 4, 2008 by lani
	Apologies (Preview) Hi All! Well Ive been "away" for a couple days, meaning not online.... I have been so busy living life and enjoying it! But, guilt totally crept in today. I have not email my good buddies on here our offered any support to the new folks around here. A big welcome if you are new. I know, for me, no...	lani	4	397	Sep 4, 2008 by lani
	Being thankfull (Preview) Hi all thankyou for coming back to me and for all the nice things that you wrote. It always feels like your coming home when your with other A A and thay always say the right thing well thankyou all again for being there for me.	LINDA	2	254	Sep 4, 2008 by Phil
	Finding Direction (Preview) I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life. -- Anony...	Quetzal	0	308	Sep 4, 2008 by Quetzal
	Not only do I battle the demon of alcohol, I battle the demon of loneliness.... (Preview) Just like Daniella, I have procrastinated on Step 4 long enough and have to do it. I have made the decision to do it this week. But this is not the reason of the post. I am finding it continually more difficult to continue in this state of loneliness. A monster that cunningly and slowly made his presence kn...	mstrmsn66	11	442	Sep 3, 2008 by mstrmsn66
	I'm Two Years Old, Again (Preview) Thank you all for your encouragement and support. Those who have read my posts here over the past nine months have shared in my ups and downs, my pains and regrets, as well as my gratitude. Indeed, when I first posted, I was nearly ready to "throw in the towel," overcome by the shame and regr...	BGG	7	426	Sep 3, 2008 by Dodsworth
	Sponsor lays down the cards... (Preview) I have'n't had drink since July 1, some 8 weeks ago. But, I've been smoking marijuana regularly for the last 6 weeks. My sponsor will not work the steps with me until i have a minimum of 2 weeks clean AND sober. So last week I met with him once again and once again told him i'd been smoking. Out of nowhere he st...	Dodsworth	14	643	Sep 3, 2008 by StPeteDean
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