Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Have I got over most of my sensitiveness, my feelings which are too easily hurt, and my just plain laziness and self-satisfaction? Am I willing to go all out for A.A. at no matter what cost to my precious self? Is my own comfort more important to me than doing the things that need to...

Greer Ruby · Greer Ruby

Hello all, I am new to this board. I am not able to get to live meetings at this time. Location issues and anonymity issues as well. I first became sober in 6/2003 and made it until 9/2007. I am currently a daily drinker as is my husband. I hate it, I have managed to hide it from friends and family until th...

matay · matay

Hi Folks, As you know my wife is recovering (very nicely) from an operation. And while she isn't an alcoholic she handed me the nicest of compliments they other day: I want to be like you, always positive and and thinking good things. Unknown to her in the beginning, she knows now, I was applying the prin...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

A friend forwarded this to me via email. It was purportedly written by the Dalai Lama as his guidelines for 2008, but I am not so sure. Either way, the advice looks pretty good to me. Instructions for Life Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.When you lose, d...

Doll · Doll

My kid will be turning himself in tomorrow at noon..........

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of Gods will into all of our activities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 How do I maintain my spiritual condition? For me its 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 hav...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day What am I going to do today for A.A.? Is there someone I should call up on the telephone or someone I should go to see? Is there a letter I should write? Is there an opportunity somewhere to advance the work of A.A., which I have been putting off, or neglecting? If so, will I do it today...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 During my early years in A.A. I saw Step Ten as a suggestion that I periodically look at my behavior and reactions. If there was something wrong, I should admit it; if an apology was necessary, I should giv...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day How seriously do I take my obligations to A.A.? Have I taken all the good I can get out of it and then let my obligations slide? Or do I constantly feel a deep debt of gratitude and a deep sense of loyalty to the whole A.A. movement? Am I not only grateful but also proud to be a part of suc...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Hey. I just thought I would check in with everyone. I am still sober and very happy about that. I actually like it. I'm starting to have a little more confidence so that's always a plus. I am still feel very overwhelmed with medical bills and those things, but I know that money is an issue for most eve...

lani · lani

Step 10 - I continue to take personal inventory and when I am wrong I promptly admit it · What is your plan to allow time for reflection each day? · What new behaviors would you like to try to make your program more effective? How would you go about implementing these? · Wha...

Doll · Doll

The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Gossip barbed with our anger, a polite form of murder by character assassination, has its satisfactions for us, too. Here we are not trying to help those we criticize; we are trying to proclaim our own righteousness. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 67 Sometimes I dont realize that I gossiped a...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Our relationship with ourselves is the most important relationship we need to maintain. The quality of that relationship will determine the quality of our other relationships. When we can tell ourselves how we feel, and accept our feelings, we can tell others. When we can accept what we want an...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Am I deeply grateful to A.A. for what it has done for me in regaining my sobriety and opening up an entirely new life for me? A.A. has made it possible for me to carry on other interests in business and in various other associations with people. It has made a full life possible for me...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

I'm sitting here in my new place. Gone is the haunting familiarity of an empty house not filled with laughter. I don't have to face it anymore, I don't have to face any of it. I tried my best to keep everything afloat in the process. I bankrupted myself emotionally and less significantly, financially. I...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Or is it just me? MIP acting funny tonight, anyone?

Quetzal · Quetzal

No good work comes from unrest. Unrest, fear, anger, or sadness may motivate us. These feelings are sometimes intended to compel action. But our best work emerges after these feelings have been replaced by peace. We will not accomplish our task any sooner, or any better, by performing it out of a...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

To all my Canadian friends... Hope you all have a turkey on the table this holiday! Happy Thanksgiving!

Quetzal · Quetzal

There was a time in my life when I felt so afraid of and overwhelmed by the very act of living that I actually wanted to make out a schedule for each day of my life for the next five years. I wanted to include all the chores I had to do, when I would do them, even when I would schedule relaxation. I wanted to get so...

nique · nique

I have been having problems for months with my toungue, glands, throat and ears. Lots of pain and infections. Went to several different doctors all stumped. The last doctor said it may be from 2 bad teeth I have (had). Anyway, I was so upset cause we have not a single dollar to spare and to my knowledge no d...

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

celtcgrrl · celtcgrrl

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

Doll · Doll

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

nique · nique

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

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

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

cramcj01 · cramcj01

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

nique · nique

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

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

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

lani · lani

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

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

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

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

lani · lani

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

Marc T. · Marc T.

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

Quetzal · Quetzal

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

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

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

alana · alana

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

danna · danna

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

celtcgrrl · celtcgrrl

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

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	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Have I got over most of my sensitiveness, my feelings which are too easily hurt, and my just plain laziness and self-satisfaction? Am I willing to go all out for A.A. at no matter what cost to my precious self? Is my own comfort more important to me than doing the things that need to...	Sobrietyspell	0	371	Oct 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Relaps (closed) (Preview) Hello all, I am new to this board. I am not able to get to live meetings at this time. Location issues and anonymity issues as well. I first became sober in 6/2003 and made it until 9/2007. I am currently a daily drinker as is my husband. I hate it, I have managed to hide it from friends and family until th...	Greer Ruby	18	567	Oct 18, 2008 by StPeteDean
	My wife's favourite .... (Preview) Hi Folks, As you know my wife is recovering (very nicely) from an operation. And while she isn't an alcoholic she handed me the nicest of compliments they other day: I want to be like you, always positive and and thinking good things. Unknown to her in the beginning, she knows now, I was applying the prin...	matay	2	319	Oct 18, 2008 by matay
	some sage advice (Preview) A friend forwarded this to me via email. It was purportedly written by the Dalai Lama as his guidelines for 2008, but I am not so sure. Either way, the advice looks pretty good to me. Instructions for Life Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.When you lose, d...	Sick of being sick	3	441	Oct 18, 2008 by Doll
	The other shoe has dropped........ (Preview) My kid will be turning himself in tomorrow at noon..........	Doll	5	434	Oct 18, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ A Daily Tune-Up (Preview) Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of Gods will into all of our activities. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 How do I maintain my spiritual condition? For me its 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 hav...	Sobrietyspell	0	326	Oct 17, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 17th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day What am I going to do today for A.A.? Is there someone I should call up on the telephone or someone I should go to see? Is there a letter I should write? Is there an opportunity somewhere to advance the work of A.A., which I have been putting off, or neglecting? If so, will I do it today...	Sobrietyspell	0	249	Oct 17, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Throughout Each Day (Preview) This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 During my early years in A.A. I saw Step Ten as a suggestion that I periodically look at my behavior and reactions. If there was something wrong, I should admit it; if an apology was necessary, I should giv...	Sobrietyspell	0	307	Oct 16, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 16th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day How seriously do I take my obligations to A.A.? Have I taken all the good I can get out of it and then let my obligations slide? Or do I constantly feel a deep debt of gratitude and a deep sense of loyalty to the whole A.A. movement? Am I not only grateful but also proud to be a part of suc...	Sobrietyspell	0	321	Oct 16, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Hello (Preview) Hey. I just thought I would check in with everyone. I am still sober and very happy about that. I actually like it. I'm starting to have a little more confidence so that's always a plus. I am still feel very overwhelmed with medical bills and those things, but I know that money is an issue for most eve...	cramcj01	7	404	Oct 16, 2008 by matay
	Step 10 (Preview) *Step 10 - I continue to take personal inventory and when I am wrong I promptly admit it* · What is your plan to allow time for reflection each day? · What new behaviors would you like to try to make your program more effective? How would you go about implementing these? · Wha...	lani	0	264	Oct 16, 2008 by lani
	GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! My job!!!! (Preview) The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not...	Doll	8	439	Oct 16, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections ~ My Checklist, Not Yours (Preview) Gossip barbed with our anger, a polite form of murder by character assassination, has its satisfactions for us, too. Here we are not trying to help those we criticize; we are trying to proclaim our own righteousness. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 67 Sometimes I dont realize that I gossiped a...	Sobrietyspell	2	699	Oct 16, 2008 by lani
	Being Honest with Ourselves (Preview) Our relationship with ourselves is the most important relationship we need to maintain. The quality of that relationship will determine the quality of our other relationships. When we can tell ourselves how we feel, and accept our feelings, we can tell others. When we can accept what we want an...	Quetzal	0	282	Oct 16, 2008 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 15th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Am I deeply grateful to A.A. for what it has done for me in regaining my sobriety and opening up an entirely new life for me? A.A. has made it possible for me to carry on other interests in business and in various other associations with people. It has made a full life possible for me...	Sobrietyspell	0	331	Oct 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I'm back..... (Preview) I'm sitting here in my new place. Gone is the haunting familiarity of an empty house not filled with laughter. I don't have to face it anymore, I don't have to face any of it. I tried my best to keep everything afloat in the process. I bankrupted myself emotionally and less significantly, financially. I...	mstrmsn66	4	304	Oct 15, 2008 by mstrmsn66
	Is something wrong with the server? (Preview) Or is it just me? MIP acting funny tonight, anyone?	jonijoni1	4	567	Oct 15, 2008 by matay
	Letting Go of Chaos (Preview) No good work comes from unrest. Unrest, fear, anger, or sadness may motivate us. These feelings are sometimes intended to compel action. But our best work emerges after these feelings have been replaced by peace. We will not accomplish our task any sooner, or any better, by performing it out of a...	Quetzal	0	294	Oct 15, 2008 by Quetzal
	Happy Thanksgiving (Preview) To all my Canadian friends... Hope you all have a turkey on the table this holiday! Happy Thanksgiving!	Sick of being sick	2	304	Oct 14, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Controlling Versus Trust (Preview) There was a time in my life when I felt so afraid of and overwhelmed by the very act of living that I actually wanted to make out a schedule for each day of my life for the next five years. I wanted to include all the chores I had to do, when I would do them, even when I would schedule relaxation. I wanted to get so...	Quetzal	0	373	Oct 14, 2008 by Quetzal
	God is Always On Time (Preview) I have been having problems for months with my toungue, glands, throat and ears. Lots of pain and infections. Went to several different doctors all stumped. The last doctor said it may be from 2 bad teeth I have (had). Anyway, I was so upset cause we have not a single dollar to spare and to my knowledge no d...	nique	1	320	Oct 13, 2008 by NELL
	Substance over Form (Preview) I'm learning that for a variety of reasons, I've spent much of my life focusing on form rather than substance. My focus has been on having my hair done perfectly, wearing the right clothes, having my makeup applied perfectly, living in the right place, furnishing it with the right furniture, working...	Quetzal	0	304	Oct 13, 2008 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 12th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Am I still on a "free ride" in A.A.? Am I all get and no give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let the others do all the work? Do I think it's enough just because I'm sober and can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven't gone very far in the program, nor am I ge...	Sobrietyspell	0	296	Oct 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Got a sponsor! (Preview) I wanted to thank everyone for their great advice on how to choose a sponsor. I finally got up the courage to ask someone at the women's meeting I attend last night, even though she is younger than me and I felt a little weird. I have noticed over these several weeks that she always has strong, calm respo...	celtcgrrl	6	397	Oct 12, 2008 by tlcate
	Life is good.... I SHOULD be happy (Preview) "Things" have settled down over the last few weeks. My son was found "not guilty". He (we both) was blessed that an AA who's an attorney offered up his services no charge. And we found out for a mere $200.00usd his record can be wiped clean. He just finished his 3rd week of Adult E...	Doll	8	377	Oct 12, 2008 by lani
	A New Attitude (Preview) Hello family! Yesterday taught me many many things. The grief and pain so great. But it served to allow me to reach out a little and to turn to God a little harder. Fighting through the feelings, and only being sober 10 days I made it through somehow. And this morning I have a new resolve about stayin...	nique	3	299	Oct 12, 2008 by Doll
	Stop playing tug-of-war (Preview) Letting go can be like a tug-of-war with God. Have you ever played tug-of-war with a puppy and an old sock or a toy? He pulls. You pull it out of his mouth. He grabs hold again and shakes and shakes and says grrrrrr. The harder you tug, the harder the puppy tugs. Finally, you just let go. Then he comes right...	Quetzal	1	343	Oct 12, 2008 by Doll
	Meetings while drinking? (Preview) I haven't been going to meetings the last six weeks. A friend of mine implored me tonight to just go to a meeting per day, whether I was drunk or not. He said that since I was organizing my work and social life around drinking, I could do the same for meetings. I guess he thinks that by going to meetings, I wil...	Dodsworth	9	2107	Oct 11, 2008 by TLH
	ORGANIZED??? (Preview) Hate the word organization... reminds me too much of WORK. They say AA ought never be organized.... does this mean AA's themselves ought not be organized? Probably not.... Learning lately that being ultra-organized is not in my nature. I am a very creative artsy kind of person, who goes from one thin...	jonijoni1	7	374	Oct 11, 2008 by Doll
	Payoffs from Destructive Relationships (Preview) Sometimes it helps to understand that we may be receiving a payoff from relationships that cause us distress. The relationship may be feeding into our helplessness or our martyr role. Maybe the relationships feeds our need to be needed, enhancing our self-esteem by allowing us to feel in contr...	Quetzal	2	627	Oct 11, 2008 by Doll
	When pumpkins drink...... (Preview)	eastcoastscott	2	511	Oct 11, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ Fixing Me, Not You (Preview) If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 90 What a freedom I felt when this passage was pointed out to me! Suddenly I saw that I could do something about my anger, I could fix me, instead of trying to fix them. I believe that there are no exceptions...	Sobrietyspell	0	715	Oct 10, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Aaahhhhh.......... (Preview) Today I have been sober for 28 whole days! Seems like such a short time to some, but for me it's an eternity! But, it really is getting better. I was able to get ahold of a counselor from my college that is a recovering addict/alcoholic. She has been starting some new programs that she thought I would b...	cramcj01	6	346	Oct 10, 2008 by Phil
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 10th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When new members come into my A.A. group, do I make a special effort to make them feel at home? Do I put myself out to listen to them, even if their ideas of A.A. are vague? Do I make it a habit to talk to all new members myself, or do I often leave that to someone else? I may not be able to he...	Sobrietyspell	0	309	Oct 10, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	With Fond Memories (Preview) Hello family! If I ever needed your love and support more it is today. Oct. 10 of last year I lost my near dear sponsor/best friend. Her name is Dorothy Perry. One week before she died she celebrated 33 years of sobriety. She was 77 years old. She was a tough old bird, and shot straight from the hip. ...	nique	3	314	Oct 10, 2008 by nique
	Spirituality hijacked by religious nut cases... (Preview) How many of us would have a considerably less difficult time with the spirituality aspect of the fellowship/program if it wasn't for the crazy, hypocritical, right wing, religious zealots who wield their religion and spirituality like a club? Using it to justify revolting, inhumane acts and bigo...	Tipsy McStagger	27	1127	Oct 10, 2008 by TLH
	why do some relapse.... (Preview) Why do some drug addicts and alcoholics keep relapsing, while other people seem to embrace recovery and start living a successful, drug-free life again? The question confounds us all, and has been discussed at great lengths. Here are some of the reasons that we have found that people continue to fai...	lani	5	1668	Oct 9, 2008 by serenity041807
	Daily Reflections ~ A Spiritual Axiom (Preview) It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. 12 & 12, p. 90 I never truly understood the Tenth Steps spiritual axiom until I had the following experience. I was sitting in my bedroom, reading into the wee hours, when suddenly I h...	Sobrietyspell	0	1489	Oct 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 9th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Am I willing to be bored sometimes at meetings? Am I willing to listen to much repetition of A.A. principles? Am I willing to hear the same thing over and over again? Am I willing to listen to long-winded members go into every detail of their past? Am I willing to take it, because it...	Sobrietyspell	0	272	Oct 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) I hate American Politicians!!! What a bunch of lying Jackasses!!!!! thanks for letting me vent... I was about to blow.....	jonijoni1	14	417	Oct 9, 2008 by Doll
	Meeting (Preview) Made it to a meeting. Saw a lot of concerned, happy faces when I arrived. I didn't want to talk at the meeting but I did ask for a list of phone numbers seeing that I lost all the ones I've collected through the years. Gotta start somewhere.	soberdrunk	6	338	Oct 9, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Reflecting (Preview) Hi all: I am slowly approaching ONE year , believe it or not!!!!!! I guess Im posting this because I have a million things I should be doing and dont want to....haha my excuse to sit on my butt a few minutes and have a smoke and another cup of coffee...... The last year has been probably one of the best of my li...	lani	7	420	Oct 9, 2008 by lani
	It's done. (Preview) I found that we actually rent the clubs for the meetings so therefore it is A.A.-not the club at that time. Therefore if the club knows anything about what happened at our meeting then our anonymity has been broken. Therefore the clubs cannot ban us from meetings. I went to the buisness meeting and all o...	Marc T.	7	804	Oct 9, 2008 by Marc T.
	Self-Disclosure (Preview) Learning to gently reveal who we are is how we open ourselves up to love and intimacy in our relationships. Many of us have hidden under a protective shell, a casing that prevents others from seeing or hurting us. We do not want to be that vulnerable. We do not want to expose our thoughts, feelings, fea...	Quetzal	0	271	Oct 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Daily Inventory (Preview) . . . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my wor...	Sobrietyspell	0	755	Oct 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Learning to Wait (Preview) I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the ai...	Quetzal	2	333	Oct 8, 2008 by Marc T.
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 8th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day There is such a thing as being too loyal to any one group. Do I feel put out when another group starts and some members of my group leave it and branch out into new territory? Or do I send them out with my blessing? Do I visit that new offshoot group and help it along? Or do I sulk in my own...	Sobrietyspell	0	362	Oct 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	hello again. (Preview) these responses are overwhelmingly amazing. they are truly inspiring and helpful. thankyou so much for your obvious genuine care/understanding. i have decided to go to a meeting. i want to do this. but i can see how hard it is going to be. i see that im going to have to shed some friendships in the proce...	alana	5	413	Oct 8, 2008 by hills alive
	first time (Preview) This is a first for me, not quite sure how to do this. Have arranged to go to my first AA meeting on tues. First time I,ve even accepted this problem I have. just looking for others, to be honest! Have read all the things from other people and feel there is hope! Danna	danna	7	403	Oct 8, 2008 by hills alive
	Finding a sponsor (Preview) Hi, Any thoughts on how you choose a sponsor? My problem is that the women in the meetings in my area seem so different from me. Very few of the older ones have gone to college, most of them don't even work. There are a lot that are coming out of sober houses, etc. I have been quite the "high bot...	celtcgrrl	12	1188	Oct 8, 2008 by lani
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