Alcoholics Anonymous

nique · nique

Where do I start? Well a month ago I was drunk driving and got in a bad accident, by the grace of God the cop did not give me a DUI, dont know why he just didnt. But what he DID do was notify DMV that I might not be pysically able to operate a motor vehicle. Well I had to jump through a lot of hoops with DMV and when...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 561 Just as the Twelve Steps of A.A. are written in a specific s...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Today, let us begin a short study of The Twelve Suggested Steps of A.A. These Twelve Suggested Steps seem to embody five principles. The first step is the membership requirement step. The second, third, and eleventh steps are the spiritual steps of the program. The fourth, fi...

QuikEnuf · QuikEnuf

It was the day after Labor Day. I forgot to renew my drivers license on my birthday in August. My driving record was clean with no tickets in years. I was heading out of state for work and got pulled over with expired plates and drivers license. The officer treated me like a convict and was rough with...

nique · nique

Thanks to Joni's keen observation, this message is number 100 for me! And it only took me a year, lol!! Thank you all for being so supportive! I really love it here and need every single one of you! So here's to 100! Yipppee! Love, Allison

dcraig · dcraig

I have been a member of AA for approximately 15 years. I work in the Mental Health Field and only because of AA. I went to college and majored in different subjects but all were in the Life Sciences. I would drop out just as it got near time to graduate. Anyway, My title is Mental Health Worker and in t...

KLT · KLT

Hi all, I shared on here a short while ago about my son who I thought was an alky in the making and things have progressed very quickly since then. Once he has had that first drink, like us he will got to any lengths for more until he physically passes out. Three days ago, I got a notice of impending prosecu...

nique · nique

For over a year now I have been a faithful member of an online AA group. They have 3 online meetings a day and I usually make all of them. Well yesterday there was an incident. Some guy there introduced himself as a caffine addict. And he went on and on about caffine. Well I questioned the chair about it...

matay · matay

Hi Folks, As the topic says, it's been a while since I've been here so I thought I'd make one thing absolutely clear: I'm still sober! Drinking is not an option, I think I have the BORG Syndrome: "We are Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile." -- Third of Five/Hugh, Star Trek: Th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. . . . Life will mean something at last. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even better; it bri...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day "We all realize that we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to all of us. Ask Him in your morning meditations what you can do today for the person who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. See to it that your relationship with God...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Good stuff, been to some meetings lately, one of which was an Anniversary which was very nice. I have made it 10 months tomorrow (Sunday) and that feels good. I had not been counting, and had no idea how long I had been sober again until a few months ago, and that is the way I like it. But then I was thinking ab...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Hi, my name's Danielle & I'm an alcoholic. I have to say that again as I haven't been to a meeting since Thursday. I sometimes go on a Saturday & I often go to BB study on a Monday morning even if I've been working all night but didn't make it this week. I haven't been doing my spiritual exercise regu...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

Have you ever had the experience where you're sitting in a meeting and out of the blue you feel like the cotton has been pulled from your ears and suddenly you can hear what's being said clearly enough to really understand it? When everything that's read seems to make perfect sense and you can relate to e...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we can determine the timing. -- Codependent No More Hard times, stressful times, are not all there is to life, but they are part of life, growth, and movi...

Chaz · Chaz

I am so upset with myself this morning. Went out with one of my best friends who is relocating to another city. Few of my friends know what I am going through (being an alcoholic and being in the program), so last night I had to break the news to her. I tried not to have a drink, but then I started thinking that...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When we are soul searching, be it for the smaller or larger decisions we face during the day, we can learn to ask, is this good for me?... Is this what I really want?... Is this what I need?...Does this direction feel right for me?...or am I succumbing to the control and influence that I sometimes allow ot...

Doll · Doll

Here's what's happened......There's a man in my HG that I've known for over 3 yrs, not sure how long he's been in the program but know he's in the double digits. After tonights meeting he and I talked a while, which we've done many times in the past, he asked about my son, he asked how I was, then he told me a...

beachgirl · beachgirl

I've been gone since August, when my 10 year old computer finally bit the dust- I don't like change, so it took me a while to get a new one. I am now the proud owner of a new Dell Inspiron 1525 (in flamingo pink to match my newly painted pink kitchen, for those of you who remember...)

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking Gods help and guidance - meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Pages 86 & 87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my work on Ste...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day "How does A.A. grow? Some of us sell A.A. as we go about. Little clusters of twos and threes and fives keep springing up in different communities, through contact with the larger centers. Those of us who travel drop in at other groups as often as we can. This practice enable...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Recovery is not all-tiresome, unrewarded work. There are times of joy and rest, times when we comfortably practice what we have learned. There are times of change, times when we struggle to learn something new or overcome a particular problem. These are the times when what we've been practicing i...

ConfusedInNJ · ConfusedInNJ

That after an A does rotten things to their loved ones they think that saying "I'm sorry" makes up for everything? Saying "I'm sorry" may help the A, but what about everyone they've been rotten to and hurt along the way. Actions speak louder than words. Please explain to me when i...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I went to a meeting. An AA meeting. I was dreading running into my former temporary sponsor. The last contact I had with him was when I sent him drunken text message to telling him that I was "cured" and that I "didn't need help from him , AA or some stupid higher power" I...

lani · lani

01. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. 02. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often. 03. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car. 04. Artificial intelligence is no match fo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Good judgement, a careful sense of timing, courage and prudence - these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Page 83 To make amends can be viewed two ways: first, that of repairing damage, for if I have damaged my neighbors fence, I make a mend, and th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day "No one is too discredited, nor has sunk too low, to be welcomed cordially into A.A., if he or she means business. Social distinctions, petty rivalries and jealousies are laughed out of countenance. Being wrecked in the same vessel, being restored and united under one G...

nique · nique

Hi family! I am ashamed to post this message, afraid you all will think less of me, but I have to get honest. I've been in a lot of pain for about a month now. Doc had me on narcotic pain pills. Of course I did not take them as perscribed and they ran out. Well to deal with the pain I substituded the pills for...

CAM · CAM

Hi everyone - I recently wrote my ex and am wondering if I did the right thing? My drinking career involved this very chaotic relationship that ended very badly during one of my last drunks. no contact whatsoever - he uses silence as a weapon - He was/is very active and in deniel. I haven't spoken to hi...

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...

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	Trying to Stay Positive (Preview) Where do I start? Well a month ago I was drunk driving and got in a bad accident, by the grace of God the cop did not give me a DUI, dont know why he just didnt. But what he DID do was notify DMV that I might not be pysically able to operate a motor vehicle. Well I had to jump through a lot of hoops with DMV and when...	nique	5	870	Sep 16, 2008 by matay
	Daily Reflections ~ We Stand - Or Fall - Together (Preview) . . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 561 Just as the Twelve Steps of A.A. are written in a specific s...	Sobrietyspell	0	289	Sep 16, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 16th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Today, let us begin a short study of The Twelve Suggested Steps of A.A. These Twelve Suggested Steps seem to embody five principles. The first step is the membership requirement step. The second, third, and eleventh steps are the spiritual steps of the program. The fourth, fi...	Sobrietyspell	0	330	Sep 16, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I got arrested, just venting....... (Preview) It was the day after Labor Day. I forgot to renew my drivers license on my birthday in August. My driving record was clean with no tickets in years. I was heading out of state for work and got pulled over with expired plates and drivers license. The officer treated me like a convict and was rough with...	QuikEnuf	13	652	Sep 16, 2008 by QuikEnuf
	This Is Number 100! WooHoo! (Preview) Thanks to Joni's keen observation, this message is number 100 for me! And it only took me a year, lol!! Thank you all for being so supportive! I really love it here and need every single one of you! So here's to 100! Yipppee! Love, Allison	nique	5	407	Sep 16, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Dual Diagnosis (Preview) I have been a member of AA for approximately 15 years. I work in the Mental Health Field and only because of AA. I went to college and majored in different subjects but all were in the Life Sciences. I would drop out just as it got near time to graduate. Anyway, My title is Mental Health Worker and in t...	dcraig	6	481	Sep 16, 2008 by beachgirl
	My 16 year old son has joined our fellowship YES (Preview) Hi all, I shared on here a short while ago about my son who I thought was an alky in the making and things have progressed very quickly since then. Once he has had that first drink, like us he will got to any lengths for more until he physically passes out. Three days ago, I got a notice of impending prosecu...	KLT	8	1144	Sep 15, 2008 by jonijoni1
	I've Been Permanantly Banned!! (Preview) For over a year now I have been a faithful member of an online AA group. They have 3 online meetings a day and I usually make all of them. Well yesterday there was an incident. Some guy there introduced himself as a caffine addict. And he went on and on about caffine. Well I questioned the chair about it...	nique	10	866	Sep 15, 2008 by jonijoni1
	It's been a while since I've been here ... (Preview) Hi Folks, As the topic says, it's been a while since I've been here so I thought I'd make one thing absolutely clear: I'm still sober! Drinking is not an option, I think I have the BORG Syndrome: "We are Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile." -- Third of Five/Hugh, Star Trek: Th...	matay	6	403	Sep 15, 2008 by matay
	Daily Reflections ~ A New Life (Preview) Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. . . . Life will mean something at last. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even better; it bri...	Sobrietyspell	0	419	Sep 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 15th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "We all realize that we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to all of us. Ask Him in your morning meditations what you can do today for the person who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. See to it that your relationship with God...	Sobrietyspell	0	330	Sep 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Checkin In.... (Preview) Good stuff, been to some meetings lately, one of which was an Anniversary which was very nice. I have made it 10 months tomorrow (Sunday) and that feels good. I had not been counting, and had no idea how long I had been sober again until a few months ago, and that is the way I like it. But then I was thinking ab...	jonijoni1	10	458	Sep 15, 2008 by StPeteDean
	23mths Sober & Still Need Help (Preview) Hi, my name's Danielle & I'm an alcoholic. I have to say that again as I haven't been to a meeting since Thursday. I sometimes go on a Saturday & I often go to BB study on a Monday morning even if I've been working all night but didn't make it this week. I haven't been doing my spiritual exercise regu...	Sobrietyspell	12	440	Sep 15, 2008 by hills alive
	Ah ha moments... (Preview) Have you ever had the experience where you're sitting in a meeting and out of the blue you feel like the cotton has been pulled from your ears and suddenly you can hear what's being said clearly enough to really understand it? When everything that's read seems to make perfect sense and you can relate to e...	Tipsy McStagger	7	467	Sep 15, 2008 by lani
	Getting Through Hard Times (Preview) We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we can determine the timing. -- Codependent No More Hard times, stressful times, are not all there is to life, but they are part of life, growth, and movi...	Quetzal	1	353	Sep 15, 2008 by Rosie
	Why did I do it??? (Preview) I am so upset with myself this morning. Went out with one of my best friends who is relocating to another city. Few of my friends know what I am going through (being an alcoholic and being in the program), so last night I had to break the news to her. I tried not to have a drink, but then I started thinking that...	Chaz	8	469	Sep 15, 2008 by Chaz
	What's Good for Me? (Preview) When we are soul searching, be it for the smaller or larger decisions we face during the day, we can learn to ask, is this good for me?... Is this what I really want?... Is this what I need?...Does this direction feel right for me?...or am I succumbing to the control and influence that I sometimes allow ot...	Quetzal	1	320	Sep 14, 2008 by Rosie
	Questioning my own recovery...do I have "enough" (Preview) Here's what's happened......There's a man in my HG that I've known for over 3 yrs, not sure how long he's been in the program but know he's in the double digits. After tonights meeting he and I talked a while, which we've done many times in the past, he asked about my son, he asked how I was, then he told me a...	Doll	12	377	Sep 14, 2008 by Rosie
	just sayin' hi (Preview) I've been gone since August, when my 10 year old computer finally bit the dust- I don't like change, so it took me a while to get a new one. I am now the proud owner of a new Dell Inspiron 1525 (in flamingo pink to match my newly painted pink kitchen, for those of you who remember...)	beachgirl	5	406	Sep 14, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ Peace of Mind (Preview) Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking Gods help and guidance - meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Pages 86 & 87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my work on Ste...	Sobrietyspell	0	406	Sep 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 14th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "How does A.A. grow? Some of us sell A.A. as we go about. Little clusters of twos and threes and fives keep springing up in different communities, through contact with the larger centers. Those of us who travel drop in at other groups as often as we can. This practice enable...	Sobrietyspell	0	297	Sep 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Times of Reprogramming (Preview) Recovery is not all-tiresome, unrewarded work. There are times of joy and rest, times when we comfortably practice what we have learned. There are times of change, times when we struggle to learn something new or overcome a particular problem. These are the times when what we've been practicing i...	Quetzal	1	377	Sep 13, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Why is it.... (Preview) That after an A does rotten things to their loved ones they think that saying "I'm sorry" makes up for everything? Saying "I'm sorry" may help the A, but what about everyone they've been rotten to and hurt along the way. Actions speak louder than words. Please explain to me when i...	ConfusedInNJ	14	396	Sep 13, 2008 by Rosie
	Guess what I did to today... (Preview) I went to a meeting. An AA meeting. I was dreading running into my former temporary sponsor. The last contact I had with him was when I sent him drunken text message to telling him that I was "cured" and that I "didn't need help from him , AA or some stupid higher power" I...	Tipsy McStagger	14	435	Sep 13, 2008 by matay
	"39 steps" (Preview) 01. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. 02. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often. 03. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car. 04. Artificial intelligence is no match fo...	lani	2	319	Sep 13, 2008 by matay
	Daily Reflections ~ Repairing The Damage (Preview) Good judgement, a careful sense of timing, courage and prudence - these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Page 83 To make amends can be viewed two ways: first, that of repairing damage, for if I have damaged my neighbors fence, I make a mend, and th...	Sobrietyspell	0	401	Sep 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 13th Sep 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "No one is too discredited, nor has sunk too low, to be welcomed cordially into A.A., if he or she means business. Social distinctions, petty rivalries and jealousies are laughed out of countenance. Being wrecked in the same vessel, being restored and united under one G...	Sobrietyspell	0	293	Sep 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	The Method of Substitution (Preview) Hi family! I am ashamed to post this message, afraid you all will think less of me, but I have to get honest. I've been in a lot of pain for about a month now. Doc had me on narcotic pain pills. Of course I did not take them as perscribed and they ran out. Well to deal with the pain I substituded the pills for...	nique	6	405	Sep 13, 2008 by KLT
	Confused... (Preview) Hi everyone - I recently wrote my ex and am wondering if I did the right thing? My drinking career involved this very chaotic relationship that ended very badly during one of my last drunks. no contact whatsoever - he uses silence as a weapon - He was/is very active and in deniel. I haven't spoken to hi...	CAM	6	349	Sep 12, 2008 by Doll
	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	353	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	265	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	532	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	587	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	261	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	263	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	568	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	395	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	348	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	346	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	418	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	269	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	326	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	469	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	453	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	750	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	406	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	345	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	345	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	443	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	1328	Sep 8, 2008 by lani
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