Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The program of Alcoholics Anonymous involves a continuous striving for improvement. There can be no long resting period. We must try to work at it all the time. We must continually keep in mind that it is a program not to be measured in years, because we never fully reach our goa...

BGG · BGG

Well, folks, I hit a bit of a rough patch this week. On Monday, when reading my morning meditation books, my mind focused on the fact that this was the week when I relapsed four years ago after almost 18 years sober. Then, my mind went to: "you would have been sober 22 years next month." It h...

Quetzal · Quetzal

God's will most often happens in spite of us, not because of us. We may try to second guess what God has in mind for us, looking, searching, hypervigilant to seek God's will as though it were a buried treasure, hidden beyond our reach. If we find it, we win the prize. But if we're not careful, we miss out....

CAM · CAM

June 28, 2008 Well, I surrender. Ha! Facing the demons of my addiction whew! Is that it? Who knew? Events of seven years ago haunt me still. Is it guilt? Whoa is me? hell, no. I have humbly asked to no avail? What do I need to learn? Is it that easy? Yes. It was the drink that killed me back th...

Doll · Doll

A wonderful speech from the movie starring James Woods as Bill W. & James Garner as Dr. Bob ------ Gives me chills everytime I hear it. Lois, his wife asks, "Is it me?........... Why do you do this to yourself?" ---- " It's not you.........it's me. I watch all the normal people wa...

cleoandsimon · cleoandsimon

I'm new here and haven't, well I guess I have, decided I'm an alcoholic. I drink way too much at night and don't remember many nights. My husband isn't helpfull, he drinks too just not as heavily as I do most nights. He tells me I need help but doesn't want me going to treatment, I do too much for the fami...

CAM · CAM

I changed. I stopped taking it the degrading feeling that comes with my life. I saw where it was coming from and eliminated those triggers from my life. I still cant understand it wholly but it worked. It broke my heart but I could no longer take the pain of living. So now, I do what I believe in. Its...

lani · lani

Hey all Been working too many hours and hubby has been working at home so no computer access anyways! All is well.... Having a big family (belated bday/fathers day ) party tomorrow. Pray for sunshine!!!! Funny thing, Im looking up receipes for something new and all these dang vodka videos with fun new...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A year and six months later these three had succeeded with seven more. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 159 If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, A.A. would have quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings weekly in the city where I live a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ You can prove to yourself that life is basically and fundamentally an inner attitude. Just try to remember what troubled you most a week ago. You probably will find it difficult to remember. Why then should you unduly worry or fret over the problems that arise today? Your atti...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Frequently, when faced with a problem, we may attempt to solve it in a particular way. When that way doesn't work, we may continue trying to solve the problem in that same way. We may get frustrated, try harder, get more frustrated, and then exert more energy and influence into forcing the same solut...

Tina · Tina

Just wanted to drop in and say That the new job is going well and that things are slowly up, and well, guess I bumped into a situation. And need some advice, now here is how it is but not sure I should bring it up on the board.... And it scares me somewhat, but not sure if i did the right thing. I feels rite and...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When a pianist learns a new piece of music, he or she does not sit down and instantly play it perfectly. A pianist often needs to practice each hand's work separately to learn the feel, to learn the sound. One hand picks out a part until there is a rhythm and ease in playing what is difficult. Then, the musi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. It means release from care, boredom and worry. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 151 The longer I chased these elusive feelings with alcohol, th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We must know the nature of our weakness before we can determine how to deal with it. When we are honest about its presence, we may discover that it is imaginary and can be overcome by a change of thinking. We admit that we are alcoholics and we would be foolish if we refused to accep...

Quetzal · Quetzal

A slump can go on for days. We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes overwhelmed with feelings we can't sort out. We may not understand what is going on with us. Even our attempts to practice recovery behaviors may not appear to work. We still don't feel emotionally, mentally, and spiritually as go...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, to protect ourselves, we close ourselves off from a person we're in a relationship with. Our body may be present, but we're not. We're not available to participate in the relationship. We shut down. Sometimes, it is appropriate and healthy to shut down in a relationship. We may legit...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I stopped at the gas station close by yesterday (where I know everyone who works there by now), I bought some stuff, and then went outside and realized I needed gas. So I pulled up to the pump and got some gas. Apparently I drove off without paying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL I would NEVER do something like tha...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We are only operating a spiritual kindergarten in which people are enabled to get over drinking and find the grace to go on living to better effect. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 95 When I came to A.A., I was run down by the bottle and wanted to lose the obsession to drink, but I didnt really know how to do that. I decide...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcohol is our weakness. We suffer from mental conflicts from which we look for escape by drowning our problems in drink. We try through drink to push away from the realities of life. But alcohol does not feed, alcohol does not build, it only borrows from the future and it ultim...

teepeefeeglastonbury · teepeefeeglastonbury

Anyone going to Glastonbury? (music festival in the UK to any non-Brits).

Quetzal · Quetzal

Detachment doesn't come naturally for many of us. But once we realize the value of this recovery principle, we understand how vital detachment is. The following story illustrates how a woman came to understand detachment. "The first time I practiced detachment was when I let go of my alcoho...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But does trust require that we be blind to other peoples motives or, indeed, to our own? Not at all; this would be folly. Most certainly, we should assess the capacity for harm as well as the capability for good in every person that we would trust. Such a private inventory can reveal the degree of confide...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ No chain is stronger than its weakest link. Likewise, if you fail in the day-by-day program, in all probability it will be at your weakest point. Great faith and constant contact with God's power can help you discover, guard, and undergird your weakest point with a strength n...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Argh!!! Double Argh!! Have I been to a meeting this past week? No. There is the solution, right there, and will get to one today. Children can sure be emotional at times, and my 2 (stepsons) who are here for summer vacation are testing my limits. Their father is as well. THANK GOD HE IS AT WORK TODAY, OR HE M...

Doll · Doll

Well, MIPers, it's been a while since I've posted. Had a serious case of the "F it's" . My disease kept asking me what am I doing this for. Seemed as if me staying sober hasn't changed a thing. The shit is still hitting the fan and I am still covered in it! It has occured to me that I stay sober tod...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Just as we have relationship histories, most of us have work histories. Just as we have a present circumstance to accept and deal with in our relationship life, we have a present circumstance to accept and deal with in our work life. Just as we develop a healthy attitude toward our relationship hi...

Doll · Doll

The Cause The causes of alcoholism are due to several factors. Most people use alcohol to change how they feel because they want to feel better or different. They use alcohol for the perceived benefits, or the benefits experienced, not for the potential harm. People use alcohol to relax, have fun, to...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Try harder. Do better. Be perfect. These messages are tricks that people have played on us. No matter how hard we try, we think we have to do better. Perfection always eludes us and keeps us unhappy with the good we've done. Messages of perfectionism are tricks because we can never achieve their go...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

Now I realize that AA meetings can't afford espresso machines and fresh ground beans and this topic is meant as a light hearted rant. But the coffee at the umbrella group that I attend is vile stuff, brown water made from stale coffee and generic creamer. I've done several stints as coffee maker over th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Ok, everyone :) It's my first & I'll be in there handy ready & waiting with preamble & open forum for everyone to share their ES&H amongst ourselves. Newcomers are the most important members in the room so feel most welcome to come in & join in or just even to be there. It may take a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The achievement of freedom from fear is a lifetime undertaking, one that can never be wholly completed. When under heavy attack, acute illness, or in other condition of insecurity, we shall all react to this emotion - well or badly, as the case may be. Only the self-deceived will claim perfect freedo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Intelligent faith in that Power greater than ourselves can be counted on to stabilize our emotions. It has an incomparable capacity to help us look at life in balanced perspective. We look up, around, and away from ourselves, and we see that nine out of ten things that at the mo...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Finally leaving tomorrow for the NC mountains. Moving into a (new to me) house here has keep me from going already. I usually begin my dozen or so trips up to build my house in april, so it feels really strange to just be going up there now. My weeds are probably knee high and the mice in my travel traile...

Tina · Tina

new job, In regards to the new job, goood possibility that it could turn out to be a reall postive, I enjoy customer service and well always have. Could turn into Assistant Manager position. Leaving it in GOD's hands and hopefully things will work out. Thanks again Tina

Quetzal · Quetzal

Let yourself feel the good feelings too. Yes, sometimes, good feelings can be as distracting as the painful, more difficult ones. Yes, good feelings can be anxiety producing to those of us unaccustomed to them. But go ahead and feel the good feelings anyway. Feel and accept the joy. The love. The...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find both the courage and grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 61 Most of my decisions were based on fear. Alcoho...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ You should be ready and willing to carry the A.A. message when called upon to do so. Live for some purpose greater than yourself. Each day you will have something to work for. You have received so much from this program that you should have a vision that gives your life a directio...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

I don't get to post here as often as I would like to. Life has been good, and very busy since I chose to leave the bottle alone. I am living proof and testament that this program works. And why life is so much better without alcohol as a crutch. I live in Onatrio,Canada and work for the largest privately held...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have gone so numb and discounted our feelings so completely that we have gotten out of touch with our needs in relationships. We can learn to distinguish whose company we enjoy, whether we're talking about friends, business acquaintances, dates, or spouses. We all need to interact with...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of ones old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 A thousand beatings by John Barleycorn did not encourage me to admit defeat. I believed it was my moral obligation to con...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We have this choice every day of our lives. We can take the path that leads to insanity and death (and remember, our next drunk could be our last one). Or we can take the path that leads to a reasonably happy and useful life. The choice is ours each day of our lives. God grant that we t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affairs that hard all the time. Having life be that hard is a remnant of our martyrdom, a leftover from...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Well I had my second ultrasound, the first one the baby's heart beat was slow so they wanted to check it again, it was normal the second time I'm 7 weeks pregnant, due date is Feb 4th, and the baby is 4 cm long now, looks like a little peanut lol Still making my plans for school, as soon as I have the money for...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. way of living is not an easy one. But it's an adventure in living that is really worthwhile. And it's so much better than our old drunken way of living that there's no comparison. Our lives without A.A. would be worth nothing. With A.A., we have a chance to live reasonabl...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . if only men were granted absolute liberty, and were compelled to obey no one, they would then voluntarily associate themselves in the common interest. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 50 When I no longer live under the dictates of another or of alcohol, I live in a new freedom. When I release the past and all the ex...

NELL · NELL

Hello everyone, My name is Nell. Sorry it took so long to introduce myself, but I use works computer and I don't alway have time to stay on it long enough to post. I'm thirty nine plus shipping and handling. I married and I have three grown children. On July 2nd I will have 18 months sober and I'm loving li...

lani · lani

Keep It Simple Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. Rodin When we first start our recovery, it hurts a lot to look at our past. We feel sad. It feels like our life was a waste. But it wasn't a waste. The program promises that if we practice the Steps, we'll not reget the past nor wish to s...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Part of recovery means learning to share ourselves with other people. We learn to admit our mistakes and expose our imperfections - not so that others can fix us, rescue us, or feel sorry for us, but so we can love and accept ourselves. This sharing is a catalyst in healing and changing. Many of us are f...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Master the lessons of your present circumstances. We do not move forward by resisting what is undesirable in our life today. We move forward, we grow, we change by acceptance. Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door. Listen to this truth: We are each in our present circumstances for...

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	24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The program of Alcoholics Anonymous involves a continuous striving for improvement. There can be no long resting period. We must try to work at it all the time. We must continually keep in mind that it is a program not to be measured in years, because we never fully reach our goa...	Sobrietyspell	0	363	Jun 29, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Rough Patch (Preview) Well, folks, I hit a bit of a rough patch this week. On Monday, when reading my morning meditation books, my mind focused on the fact that this was the week when I relapsed four years ago after almost 18 years sober. Then, my mind went to: "you would have been sober 22 years next month." It h...	BGG	2	396	Jun 29, 2008 by lani
	God's Will (Preview) God's will most often happens in spite of us, not because of us. We may try to second guess what God has in mind for us, looking, searching, hypervigilant to seek God's will as though it were a buried treasure, hidden beyond our reach. If we find it, we win the prize. But if we're not careful, we miss out....	Quetzal	1	329	Jun 29, 2008 by lani
	Surrender (Preview) June 28, 2008 Well, I surrender. Ha! Facing the demons of my addiction whew! Is that it? Who knew? Events of seven years ago haunt me still. Is it guilt? Whoa is me? hell, no. I have humbly asked to no avail? What do I need to learn? Is it that easy? Yes. It was the drink that killed me back th...	CAM	2	309	Jun 29, 2008 by Tuggboat
	My Name is Bill W. (Preview) *A wonderful speech* from the movie starring James Woods as Bill W. & James Garner as Dr. Bob ------ Gives me chills everytime I hear it. Lois, his wife asks, "Is it me?........... Why do you do this to yourself?" ---- " It's not you.........it's me. I watch all the normal people wa...**	Doll	1	401	Jun 28, 2008 by Phil
	New and terrified (Preview) I'm new here and haven't, well I guess I have, decided I'm an alcoholic. I drink way too much at night and don't remember many nights. My husband isn't helpfull, he drinks too just not as heavily as I do most nights. He tells me I need help but doesn't want me going to treatment, I do too much for the fami...	cleoandsimon	7	409	Jun 28, 2008 by CAM
	Twentyone-months ago (Preview) I changed. I stopped taking it the degrading feeling that comes with my life. I saw where it was coming from and eliminated those triggers from my life. I still cant understand it wholly but it worked. It broke my heart but I could no longer take the pain of living. So now, I do what I believe in. Its...	CAM	4	375	Jun 28, 2008 by CAM
	checking in (Preview) Hey all Been working too many hours and hubby has been working at home so no computer access anyways! All is well.... Having a big family (belated bday/fathers day ) party tomorrow. Pray for sunshine!!!! Funny thing, Im looking up receipes for something new and all these dang vodka videos with fun new...	lani	4	328	Jun 28, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ The Determination of Our Founders (Preview) A year and six months later these three had succeeded with seven more. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 159 If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, A.A. would have quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings weekly in the city where I live a...	Sobrietyspell	0	398	Jun 28, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 28th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ You can prove to yourself that life is basically and fundamentally an inner attitude. Just try to remember what troubled you most a week ago. You probably will find it difficult to remember. Why then should you unduly worry or fret over the problems that arise today? Your atti...	Sobrietyspell	0	308	Jun 28, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	When Things Don't Work (Preview) Frequently, when faced with a problem, we may attempt to solve it in a particular way. When that way doesn't work, we may continue trying to solve the problem in that same way. We may get frustrated, try harder, get more frustrated, and then exert more energy and influence into forcing the same solut...	Quetzal	0	308	Jun 28, 2008 by Quetzal
	Evening (Preview) Just wanted to drop in and say That the new job is going well and that things are slowly up, and well, guess I bumped into a situation. And need some advice, now here is how it is but not sure I should bring it up on the board.... And it scares me somewhat, but not sure if i did the right thing. I feels rite and...	Tina	6	469	Jun 27, 2008 by Tina
	Achieving Harmony (Preview) When a pianist learns a new piece of music, he or she does not sit down and instantly play it perfectly. A pianist often needs to practice each hand's work separately to learn the feel, to learn the sound. One hand picks out a part until there is a rhythm and ease in playing what is difficult. Then, the musi...	Quetzal	1	312	Jun 27, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections ~ A Gift That Grows With Time (Preview) For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. It means release from care, boredom and worry. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 151 The longer I chased these elusive feelings with alcohol, th...	Sobrietyspell	0	323	Jun 26, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 26th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We must know the nature of our weakness before we can determine how to deal with it. When we are honest about its presence, we may discover that it is imaginary and can be overcome by a change of thinking. We admit that we are alcoholics and we would be foolish if we refused to accep...	Sobrietyspell	0	538	Jun 26, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Surviving Slumps (Preview) A slump can go on for days. We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes overwhelmed with feelings we can't sort out. We may not understand what is going on with us. Even our attempts to practice recovery behaviors may not appear to work. We still don't feel emotionally, mentally, and spiritually as go...	Quetzal	0	542	Jun 26, 2008 by Quetzal
	Withholding (Preview) Sometimes, to protect ourselves, we close ourselves off from a person we're in a relationship with. Our body may be present, but we're not. We're not available to participate in the relationship. We shut down. Sometimes, it is appropriate and healthy to shut down in a relationship. We may legit...	Quetzal	0	292	Jun 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	OMG!!!!! In trouble with the LAW????? (Preview) I stopped at the gas station close by yesterday (where I know everyone who works there by now), I bought some stuff, and then went outside and realized I needed gas. So I pulled up to the pump and got some gas. Apparently I drove off without paying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL I would NEVER do something like tha...	jonijoni1	2	469	Jun 24, 2008 by turninggrey
	Daily Reflections ~ A Spiritual Kindergarten (Preview) We are only operating a spiritual kindergarten in which people are enabled to get over drinking and find the grace to go on living to better effect. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 95 When I came to A.A., I was run down by the bottle and wanted to lose the obsession to drink, but I didnt really know how to do that. I decide...	Sobrietyspell	0	608	Jun 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 24th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcohol is our weakness. We suffer from mental conflicts from which we look for escape by drowning our problems in drink. We try through drink to push away from the realities of life. But alcohol does not feed, alcohol does not build, it only borrows from the future and it ultim...	Sobrietyspell	0	302	Jun 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Glastonbury (Preview) Anyone going to Glastonbury? (music festival in the UK to any non-Brits).	teepeefeeglastonbury	1	352	Jun 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Detachment (Preview) Detachment doesn't come naturally for many of us. But once we realize the value of this recovery principle, we understand how vital detachment is. The following story illustrates how a woman came to understand detachment. "The first time I practiced detachment was when I let go of my alcoho...	Quetzal	1	1484	Jun 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Trusting Others (Preview) But does trust require that we be blind to other peoples motives or, indeed, to our own? Not at all; this would be folly. Most certainly, we should assess the capacity for harm as well as the capability for good in every person that we would trust. Such a private inventory can reveal the degree of confide...	Sobrietyspell	0	949	Jun 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ No chain is stronger than its weakest link. Likewise, if you fail in the day-by-day program, in all probability it will be at your weakest point. Great faith and constant contact with God's power can help you discover, guard, and undergird your weakest point with a strength n...	Sobrietyspell	0	411	Jun 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Fed Up, Tired, Aggravated, Angry, Frustrated, But SOBER (Preview) Argh!!! Double Argh!! Have I been to a meeting this past week? No. There is the solution, right there, and will get to one today. Children can sure be emotional at times, and my 2 (stepsons) who are here for summer vacation are testing my limits. Their father is as well. THANK GOD HE IS AT WORK TODAY, OR HE M...	jonijoni1	5	694	Jun 23, 2008 by Phil
	Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do?! (Preview) Well, MIPers, it's been a while since I've posted. Had a serious case of the "F it's" . My disease kept asking me what am I doing this for. Seemed as if me staying sober hasn't changed a thing. The shit is still hitting the fan and I am still covered in it! It has occured to me that I stay sober tod...	Doll	5	432	Jun 23, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Work Histories (Preview) Just as we have relationship histories, most of us have work histories. Just as we have a present circumstance to accept and deal with in our relationship life, we have a present circumstance to accept and deal with in our work life. Just as we develop a healthy attitude toward our relationship hi...	Quetzal	1	329	Jun 23, 2008 by jonijoni1
	The Cause and Effects of Alcoholism (Preview) *The Cause* The causes of alcoholism are due to several factors. Most people use alcohol to change how they feel because they want to feel better or different. They use alcohol for the perceived benefits, or the benefits experienced, not for the potential harm. People use alcohol to relax, have fun, to...	Doll	3	423	Jun 23, 2008 by lani
	Letting Go of Old Beliefs (Preview) Try harder. Do better. Be perfect. These messages are tricks that people have played on us. No matter how hard we try, we think we have to do better. Perfection always eludes us and keeps us unhappy with the good we've done. Messages of perfectionism are tricks because we can never achieve their go...	Quetzal	1	355	Jun 23, 2008 by lani
	AA. coffee (Preview) Now I realize that AA meetings can't afford espresso machines and fresh ground beans and this topic is meant as a light hearted rant. But the coffee at the umbrella group that I attend is vile stuff, brown water made from stale coffee and generic creamer. I've done several stints as coffee maker over th...	cooncatbob	8	519	Jun 22, 2008 by TLH
	Sunday Meeting IS ON!!! (Preview) Ok, everyone :) It's my first & I'll be in there handy ready & waiting with preamble & open forum for everyone to share their ES&H amongst ourselves. Newcomers are the most important members in the room so feel most welcome to come in & join in or just even to be there. It may take a...	Sobrietyspell	3	397	Jun 22, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Fear and Faith (Preview) The achievement of freedom from fear is a lifetime undertaking, one that can never be wholly completed. When under heavy attack, acute illness, or in other condition of insecurity, we shall all react to this emotion - well or badly, as the case may be. Only the self-deceived will claim perfect freedo...	Sobrietyspell	0	308	Jun 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 21st June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Intelligent faith in that Power greater than ourselves can be counted on to stabilize our emotions. It has an incomparable capacity to help us look at life in balanced perspective. We look up, around, and away from ourselves, and we see that nine out of ten things that at the mo...	Sobrietyspell	0	341	Jun 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Going away for a week (Preview) Finally leaving tomorrow for the NC mountains. Moving into a (new to me) house here has keep me from going already. I usually begin my dozen or so trips up to build my house in april, so it feels really strange to just be going up there now. My weeds are probably knee high and the mice in my travel traile...	StPeteDean	3	464	Jun 21, 2008 by turninggrey
	By the way (new Job) (Preview) new job, In regards to the new job, goood possibility that it could turn out to be a reall postive, I enjoy customer service and well always have. Could turn into Assistant Manager position. Leaving it in GOD's hands and hopefully things will work out. Thanks again Tina	Tina	1	362	Jun 21, 2008 by turninggrey
	The Good Feelings (Preview) Let yourself feel the good feelings too. Yes, sometimes, good feelings can be as distracting as the painful, more difficult ones. Yes, good feelings can be anxiety producing to those of us unaccustomed to them. But go ahead and feel the good feelings anyway. Feel and accept the joy. The love. The...	Quetzal	0	296	Jun 21, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Release from Fear (Preview) The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find both the courage and grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 61 Most of my decisions were based on fear. Alcoho...	Sobrietyspell	0	341	Jun 20, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ You should be ready and willing to carry the A.A. message when called upon to do so. Live for some purpose greater than yourself. Each day you will have something to work for. You have received so much from this program that you should have a vision that gives your life a directio...	Sobrietyspell	0	304	Jun 20, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	For everyone who needs an uplifting story. Why you have to find your higher power, and proof that A.A. works. (Preview) I don't get to post here as often as I would like to. Life has been good, and very busy since I chose to leave the bottle alone. I am living proof and testament that this program works. And why life is so much better without alcohol as a crutch. I live in Onatrio,Canada and work for the largest privately held...	mstrmsn66	7	920	Jun 20, 2008 by mstrmsn66
	Relationship Martyrs (Preview) Many of us have gone so numb and discounted our feelings so completely that we have gotten out of touch with our needs in relationships. We can learn to distinguish whose company we enjoy, whether we're talking about friends, business acquaintances, dates, or spouses. We all need to interact with...	Quetzal	1	326	Jun 20, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections ~ A.A. Regeneration (Preview) Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of ones old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 A thousand beatings by John Barleycorn did not encourage me to admit defeat. I believed it was my moral obligation to con...	Sobrietyspell	0	372	Jun 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 19th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We have this choice every day of our lives. We can take the path that leads to insanity and death (and remember, our next drunk could be our last one). Or we can take the path that leads to a reasonably happy and useful life. The choice is ours each day of our lives. God grant that we t...	Sobrietyspell	0	292	Jun 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Making Life Easier (Preview) Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affairs that hard all the time. Having life be that hard is a remnant of our martyrdom, a leftover from...	Quetzal	1	393	Jun 19, 2008 by seeking serenity
	Hey y'all (Preview) Well I had my second ultrasound, the first one the baby's heart beat was slow so they wanted to check it again, it was normal the second time I'm 7 weeks pregnant, due date is Feb 4th, and the baby is 4 cm long now, looks like a little peanut lol Still making my plans for school, as soon as I have the money for...	ChicknLittle	4	374	Jun 19, 2008 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. way of living is not an easy one. But it's an adventure in living that is really worthwhile. And it's so much better than our old drunken way of living that there's no comparison. Our lives without A.A. would be worth nothing. With A.A., we have a chance to live reasonabl...	Sobrietyspell	1	380	Jun 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ A Fellowship of Freedom (Preview) . . . if only men were granted absolute liberty, and were compelled to obey no one, they would then voluntarily associate themselves in the common interest. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 50 When I no longer live under the dictates of another or of alcohol, I live in a new freedom. When I release the past and all the ex...	Sobrietyspell	0	348	Jun 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Just saying hi (Preview) Hello everyone, My name is Nell. Sorry it took so long to introduce myself, but I use works computer and I don't alway have time to stay on it long enough to post. I'm thirty nine plus shipping and handling. I married and I have three grown children. On July 2nd I will have 18 months sober and I'm loving li...	NELL	6	455	Jun 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Waste of time (Preview) Keep It Simple Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. Rodin When we first start our recovery, it hurts a lot to look at our past. We feel sad. It feels like our life was a waste. But it wasn't a waste. The program promises that if we practice the Steps, we'll not reget the past nor wish to s...	lani	1	594	Jun 18, 2008 by lani
	Being Vulnerable (Preview) Part of recovery means learning to share ourselves with other people. We learn to admit our mistakes and expose our imperfections - not so that others can fix us, rescue us, or feel sorry for us, but so we can love and accept ourselves. This sharing is a catalyst in healing and changing. Many of us are f...	Quetzal	0	288	Jun 18, 2008 by Quetzal
	Surrender (Preview) Master the lessons of your present circumstances. We do not move forward by resisting what is undesirable in our life today. We move forward, we grow, we change by acceptance. Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door. Listen to this truth: We are each in our present circumstances for...	Quetzal	1	313	Jun 17, 2008 by nmike
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