Alcoholics Anonymous

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Twenty-seven/1:00 AM: When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. With sobriety, you can live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice. My life is not a dress rehearsal. Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & other...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.s message to the next sufferer? No, th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day As we became alcoholics, the bad effects of drinking came more and more to outweigh the good effects. But the strange part of it is that, no matter what drinking did to us, loss of our health, our jobs, our money, and our homes, we still stuck to it and depended on it. Our dependence...

Jane05 · Jane05

I could be wrong, as usual, and I have tried to find this here and couldn't. Anyway this is a list of the 12 Step Prayers (Big Book Style). I don't remember where I got them from, but I still use them today and wanted to share with you. NIGHT-PRAYER God forgive me where I have been resentful, selfish, di...

Codependent2 · Codependent2

Went to my first meeting. They basically made the meeting about me. Embraced me. Gave me the big book. Shared their stories. When they offered me the white chip I hesitated and honestly told them I was still struggling with identifying myself as a binge drinker instead of an alcoholic. They all...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...

nmike · nmike

Hi AA, What is the link for the AA protocol for holding a meeting? That is, what do you read first, second, third, etc. Thanks, Nancy

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can learn not to get hooked into unhealthy, self-defeating behaviors in relationships - behaviors such as caretaking, controlling, discounting ourselves, and believing lies. We can learn to watch for and identify hooks, and choose not to allow ourselves to be hooked. Often, people do thi...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 26 True Independence of the Spirit The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. Therefore, dependence as A.A. practices it is really a means of gaining true independence of the spirit. At the level of everyday living, it is startli...

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Twenty-six/2:00 PM: Forgiving is not condoning. It means you let go of the energy of condemning so that you can give energy to the process of good living. God forgives "them" anyway, so I don't have to worry about withholding mine. Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden au...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day We used to depend on drinking for a lot of things. We depended on drinking to help us enjoy things. It gave us a "kick." It broke down our shyness and helped us to have a "good time." We depended on drinking to help us when we felt low physically. If we had a toot...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Well with all the compaining I had done in the recent past, my Al-Anon aunt's (a.k.a."moms") coming open heart surgery sure has put things into perspective. There are far more important things in life than worrying about aesthetics around the house. I have a strained back muscle right no...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, You are an A.A. member if you say so . . . nobody can keep you out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 For years, whenever I reflected on Tradition Three (The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking), I thought it valua...

Tina · Tina

Just droppin in to say hi As well as to let you all know I'm still here and haven't forgotten about you. I've been busy with work and volunteerin with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, we start canvassing next month and I became Captain of the area. Beside from that my children are doing well, my son is stil...

Delia08 · Delia08

Hello! Today I celebrate 6 months and I woke up this morning so excited! I was in a meeting awhile ago where a man was celebrating a number of years. His share stuck with me and I am remembering it on this day. He spoke of how he woke up on his anniversary and began wondering what his wife was going to do for h...

Codependent2 · Codependent2

Going to try my first meeting tomorrow. I'm nervous. It is an open meeting at a church. Women only. I am early 30's. Can you tell me what to expect? I am going by myself.

Codependent2 · Codependent2

A little over 3 weeks with no alcohol and for someone who didn't drink on a daily basis I have hardly thought about it- til this weekend. I had a pattern. I would drink for about 3 weeks then blow it out one Sat night. I kept it like clockwork- not on purpose- just seemed to be when the memory of my last bing...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayJanuary 25, 2009Fellowship To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends -- this is an experience you must not to miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Reprinted from Alcoholics Ano...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 25 We Cannot Stand Still In the first days of A.A., I wasn't much bothered about the areas of life in which I was standing still. There was always the alibi: "After all," I said to myself, "I'm far too busy with much more important matters." That was my near perfe...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. -- Step One of Al-Anon There are many different versions of the First Step for recovering codependents. Some of us admit powerlessness over alcohol or another's alcoholism. Some of us admit powerlessness over p...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

There is action and more action. Faith without works is dead. . . . To be helpful is our only aim. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , pp. 88-89 I understand that service is a vital part of recovery but I often wonder, What can I do? Simply start with what I have today! I look around to see where there is a need. Are the ash...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Alcoholics who are living in a blind alley refuse to be really honest with themselves or with other people. They're running away from life and won't face things as they are. They won't give up their resentments. They're too sensitive and too easily hurt. They refuse to try to be...

tlcate · tlcate

Hello Everyone, I learned that a friend and her husband recently died, killed by a drunk driver. My heart is broken - and there is no anger towards the drunk driver - only absolute sorrow. That could have been me in the past - so many times. I thank my HP for saving others and myself from the horrible aff...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the DayJanuary 24, 2009Miracle I was spiritually bankrupt long before AA entered my life and long before alcoholism took over like a parasite under my skin. I had nothing, no faith at all to cling to. I had no faith in man, because along with my drinking I had lost faith in myself. I trusted...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 24 Alike When The Chips Are Down In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the "high bottoms," the women said they were different; A.A. couldn't be for them. But as the communication was perfected...

Quetzal · Quetzal

One of the greatest gifts we can give is an open, loving heart. And holding on to negative feelings from past relationships is our greatest barrier to that gift. Most of us have had relationships that have ended. When we examine these relationships, we need to clear the emotional slate. Are we holdi...

texaa · texaa

Yes, I drank yesterday. Heard that line from the Tom Petty song "Learning to Fly", which has another line..."learning to fly, but I ain't got wings....coming down is the hardest thing"....I heard it yesterday, and it seemed pertinent to me, since i had been up in sobriety, and...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . we arent a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldnt want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the worlds troubles on our shoulders. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 132 When my own house i...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Alcoholics are people whose drinking got them into a "blind alley." They haven't been able to learn anything from their drinking experiences. They are always making the same mistakes and suffering the same consequences over and over again. They refuse to admit t...

Dakota · Dakota

I am just wondering if many alcoholics are understanding or even given incentive to stay sober due to regular healthcare and physicals being guided by good bloodwork and other subjective results(blood pressure, weight, other) ? Also mental health experts that can give excellent guidance, and ca...

Jane05 · Jane05

As children bring their broken toys, with tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God because He was my friend. But then, instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help, with ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried, "How can You be so...

Emilee Rose · Emilee Rose

Hi. Im doing this again. I need to get to meetings in person, but I think that online is a start. I have not been to a meeting in over 7 years and I havent had an "alcohol-free" day in over 7 years. Seems so hard right now, but I do remember, one day at a time and if necessary, 1 minute at a time, wh...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

My alanon aunt, who took over the "motherhood" role after my mom dies when I was little, has been having problems this past weekend, and she is now scheduled for an aortic heart valve replacement next week. Please keep her in your prayers, as I love her soooooo much and am not ready to give her...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 22 Fear as a Steppingstone The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear--primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual dist...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees It Pg. 22 Worshipers All We found that we had indeed been worshipers. What a state of mental goose flesh that used to bring on! Had we not variously worshiped people, sentiment, things, money, and ourselves? And then, with a better motive, had we not worshipfully beheld the sunset, the se...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I have a friend who is always planning to start a writing project "as soon as she gets organized." She has read nearly every book, attended every seminar, and bought all the tapes on the subject. She has closets full of organizers, drawers stuffed with folders, and several related compute...

loren · loren

I was sober for ten years but, I decided to drink again. I hate it!!! Now, I can't find a way to stop. It's not fun at all. Help.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A few hours later I took my leave of Dr. Bob. . . The wonderful, old, broad smile was on his face as he said almost jokingly, Remember, Bill, lets not louse this thing up. Lets keep it simple! I turned away, unable to say a word. That was the last time I ever saw him. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p 214 Aft...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day In the beginning, you want to get sober, but you're helpless, so you turn to a Power greater than yourself and by trusting in that Power, you get the strength to stop drinking. From then on, you want to keep sober, and that's a matter of reeducating your mind. After a while, you get...

Jane05 · Jane05

The Meaning of Unmanageability When we deny our powerlessness over alcohol our lives become unmanageable. In Step One, we come to terms with that unmanageability. Our lives may be unmanageable in a few areas or in many areas. They may be slightly unmanageable in some areas and totally unmanagea...

Doll · Doll

I know it's silly, but I'm still soooooo friggin' pissed off! I sell on eBay, a LOT. It has helped me through this tough economy, I mean I don't make tons of money, but with my hours at work being cut and with doctor / hospital bills continueing, it does help with gas and a few groceries. I happened to make a s...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day January 22, 2009 "Easy Does It" We must learn to walk before we can run. That's why we have these slogans. I use that "Easy Does It" every day to slow me down a little. I have to watch myself all the time. So I don't just take the inventory at night -- I take it conti...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth. Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and loving. The relationships we entered, stayed i...

johnn101259 · johnn101259

I used to imbibe everyday and now I go to a meeting most everyday - and sometimes I go to a meeting more than once a day if I feel like it...of course now that I am retired this is possible...and I thank God for this ability. As a friend used to say: yes John, there is a direct correlation between th...

Delia08 · Delia08

Hello! I need help/advice. I am approaching my six months and so happy and grateful for my life and my sobriety. I went to a treatment center for three months and since leaving there I have been doing everything I am told to do by peers in meetings, the Big book, sponsor, the treatment facility..etc. ...

new member · denny-con

I am knew to this page and i dont understand how this all works.

Jane05 · Jane05

Daily A.A. Quotes and Other Writings AA 'Big Book' - Quote But there was always the curious mental phenomenon that parallel with our sound reasoning there inevitably ran some insanely trivial excuse for taking the first drink. Our sound reasoning failed to hold us in check. The insane idea won out....

Dakota · Dakota

to know why we drink/ drank a lot?

Quetzal · Quetzal

Part of taking responsibility for us means taking responsibility for what we want and need, and knowing that's okay to do. Learning to tune in to us, learning to listen to ourselves, is an art. It takes practice. We can use our ability to guess what others want and need and apply that skill to ourselve...

Jane05 · Jane05

Day Twenty-one: Meetings will not keep you sober but they sure as heck will mess up your drinking. People with a belly full of booze and head full of program find it a miserable way to live. I may have one more drunk left inside, but not another sobering up-I don't take any chances. Excerpt from the Poc...

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	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Twenty-seven/1:00 AM: When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. With sobriety, you can live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice. *My life is not a dress rehearsal.* Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden author of ' Day By Day' & other...	Jane05	0	414	Jan 27, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ Rigorous Honesty (Preview) Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.s message to the next sufferer? No, th...	Sobrietyspell	0	522	Jan 26, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 26th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day As we became alcoholics, the bad effects of drinking came more and more to outweigh the good effects. But the strange part of it is that, no matter what drinking did to us, loss of our health, our jobs, our money, and our homes, we still stuck to it and depended on it. Our dependence...	Sobrietyspell	0	428	Jan 26, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	12 Step Prayers (Big Book Style) (Preview) I could be wrong, as usual, and I have tried to find this here and couldn't. Anyway this is a list of the 12 Step Prayers (Big Book Style). I don't remember where I got them from, but I still use them today and wanted to share with you. NIGHT-PRAYER God forgive me where I have been resentful, selfish, di...	Jane05	1	8587	Jan 26, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	They were so nice (Preview) Went to my first meeting. They basically made the meeting about me. Embraced me. Gave me the big book. Shared their stories. When they offered me the white chip I hesitated and honestly told them I was still struggling with identifying myself as a binge drinker instead of an alcoholic. They all...	Codependent2	6	511	Jan 26, 2009 by Codependent2
	Daily Reflections ~ Forming True Partnerships (Preview) But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE S...	Sobrietyspell	5	8186	Jan 26, 2009 by StPeteDean
	AA Meeting Protocol (Preview) Hi AA, What is the link for the AA protocol for holding a meeting? That is, what do you read first, second, third, etc. Thanks, Nancy	nmike	2	6841	Jan 26, 2009 by Doll
	Off The Hook (Preview) We can learn not to get hooked into unhealthy, self-defeating behaviors in relationships - behaviors such as caretaking, controlling, discounting ourselves, and believing lies. We can learn to watch for and identify hooks, and choose not to allow ourselves to be hooked. Often, people do thi...	Quetzal	0	522	Jan 26, 2009 by Quetzal
	True Independence of the Spirit (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 26 True Independence of the Spirit The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. Therefore, dependence as A.A. practices it is really a means of gaining true independence of the spirit. At the level of everyday living, it is startli...	Jane05	0	1139	Jan 26, 2009 by Jane05
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Twenty-six/2:00 PM: Forgiving is not condoning. It means you let go of the energy of condemning so that you can give energy to the process of good living. *God forgives "them" anyway, so I don't have to worry about withholding mine.* Excerpt from the Pocket Sponsor, By The Hazelden au...	Jane05	0	405	Jan 26, 2009 by Jane05
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 25th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day We used to depend on drinking for a lot of things. We depended on drinking to help us enjoy things. It gave us a "kick." It broke down our shyness and helped us to have a "good time." We depended on drinking to help us when we felt low physically. If we had a toot...	Sobrietyspell	1	398	Jan 25, 2009 by dee65
	Updaties..... (Preview) Well with all the compaining I had done in the recent past, my Al-Anon aunt's (a.k.a."moms") coming open heart surgery sure has put things into perspective. There are far more important things in life than worrying about aesthetics around the house. I have a strained back muscle right no...	jonijoni1	3	524	Jan 25, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ What We Need - Each Other (Preview) . . . . A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, You are an A.A. member if you say so . . . nobody can keep you out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 For years, whenever I reflected on Tradition Three (The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking), I thought it valua...	Sobrietyspell	0	479	Jan 25, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi all (Preview) Just droppin in to say hi As well as to let you all know I'm still here and haven't forgotten about you. I've been busy with work and volunteerin with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, we start canvassing next month and I became Captain of the area. Beside from that my children are doing well, my son is stil...	Tina	0	500	Jan 25, 2009 by Tina
	Appreciating loved ones (Preview) Hello! Today I celebrate 6 months and I woke up this morning so excited! I was in a meeting awhile ago where a man was celebrating a number of years. His share stuck with me and I am remembering it on this day. He spoke of how he woke up on his anniversary and began wondering what his wife was going to do for h...	Delia08	3	512	Jan 25, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	First Meeting (Preview) Going to try my first meeting tomorrow. I'm nervous. It is an open meeting at a church. Women only. I am early 30's. Can you tell me what to expect? I am going by myself.	Codependent2	4	1230	Jan 25, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Clubs, etc (Preview) A little over 3 weeks with no alcohol and for someone who didn't drink on a daily basis I have hardly thought about it- til this weekend. I had a pattern. I would drink for about 3 weeks then blow it out one Sat night. I kept it like clockwork- not on purpose- just seemed to be when the memory of my last bing...	Codependent2	4	511	Jan 25, 2009 by pinkchip
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the DayJanuary 25, 2009Fellowship To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends -- this is an experience you must not to miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Reprinted from Alcoholics Ano...	Jane05	0	393	Jan 25, 2009 by Jane05
	We Cannot Stand Still (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 25 We Cannot Stand Still In the first days of A.A., I wasn't much bothered about the areas of life in which I was standing still. There was always the alibi: "After all," I said to myself, "I'm far too busy with much more important matters." That was my near perfe...	Jane05	0	690	Jan 25, 2009 by Jane05
	Step One (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. -- Step One of Al-Anon There are many different versions of the First Step for recovering codependents. Some of us admit powerlessness over alcohol or another's alcoholism. Some of us admit powerlessness over p...	Quetzal	0	441	Jan 25, 2009 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Getting Involved (Preview) There is action and more action. Faith without works is dead. . . . To be helpful is our only aim. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , pp. 88-89 I understand that service is a vital part of recovery but I often wonder, What can I do? Simply start with what I have today! I look around to see where there is a need. Are the ash...	Sobrietyspell	0	528	Jan 24, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 24th Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Alcoholics who are living in a blind alley refuse to be really honest with themselves or with other people. They're running away from life and won't face things as they are. They won't give up their resentments. They're too sensitive and too easily hurt. They refuse to try to be...	Sobrietyspell	0	498	Jan 24, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Thankful, from the bottom of my soul, for sobriety (Preview) Hello Everyone, I learned that a friend and her husband recently died, killed by a drunk driver. My heart is broken - and there is no anger towards the drunk driver - only absolute sorrow. That could have been me in the past - so many times. I thank my HP for saving others and myself from the horrible aff...	tlcate	1	480	Jan 24, 2009 by Jane05
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the DayJanuary 24, 2009Miracle I was spiritually bankrupt long before AA entered my life and long before alcoholism took over like a parasite under my skin. I had nothing, no faith at all to cling to. I had no faith in man, because along with my drinking I had lost faith in myself. I trusted...	Jane05	0	442	Jan 24, 2009 by Jane05
	Alike When The Chips Are Down (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 24 Alike When The Chips Are Down In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the "high bottoms," the women said they were different; A.A. couldn't be for them. But as the communication was perfected...	Jane05	0	397	Jan 24, 2009 by Jane05
	Clearing the Slate (Preview) One of the greatest gifts we can give is an open, loving heart. And holding on to negative feelings from past relationships is our greatest barrier to that gift. Most of us have had relationships that have ended. When we examine these relationships, we need to clear the emotional slate. Are we holdi...	Quetzal	0	465	Jan 24, 2009 by Quetzal
	what goes up must come down (Preview) Yes, I drank yesterday. Heard that line from the Tom Petty song "Learning to Fly", which has another line..."learning to fly, but I ain't got wings....coming down is the hardest thing"....I heard it yesterday, and it seemed pertinent to me, since i had been up in sobriety, and...	texaa	38	1385	Jan 24, 2009 by texaa
	Daily Reflections ~ Having Fun Yet? (Preview) . . . we arent a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldnt want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the worlds troubles on our shoulders. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 132 When my own house i...	Sobrietyspell	0	442	Jan 23, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Alcoholics are people whose drinking got them into a "blind alley." They haven't been able to learn anything from their drinking experiences. They are always making the same mistakes and suffering the same consequences over and over again. They refuse to admit t...	Sobrietyspell	0	431	Jan 23, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	health care and concerns (Preview) I am just wondering if many alcoholics are understanding or even given incentive to stay sober due to regular healthcare and physicals being guided by good bloodwork and other subjective results(blood pressure, weight, other) ? Also mental health experts that can give excellent guidance, and ca...	Dakota	6	589	Jan 23, 2009 by cramcj01
	Not Letting Go and Letting God (Preview) As children bring their broken toys, with tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God because He was my friend. But then, instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help, with ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried, "How can You be so...	Jane05	0	415	Jan 23, 2009 by Jane05
	New (again) (Preview) Hi. Im doing this again. I need to get to meetings in person, but I think that online is a start. I have not been to a meeting in over 7 years and I havent had an "alcohol-free" day in over 7 years. Seems so hard right now, but I do remember, one day at a time and if necessary, 1 minute at a time, wh...	Emilee Rose	3	509	Jan 23, 2009 by Doll
	Prayers Please for Carolyn (Preview) My alanon aunt, who took over the "motherhood" role after my mom dies when I was little, has been having problems this past weekend, and she is now scheduled for an aortic heart valve replacement next week. Please keep her in your prayers, as I love her soooooo much and am not ready to give her...	jonijoni1	4	442	Jan 23, 2009 by Doll
	Fear as a Steppingstone (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 22 Fear as a Steppingstone The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear--primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual dist...	Jane05	3	448	Jan 23, 2009 by Dakota
	Worshipers All (Preview) As Bill Sees It Pg. 22 Worshipers All We found that we had indeed been worshipers. What a state of mental goose flesh that used to bring on! Had we not variously worshiped people, sentiment, things, money, and ourselves? And then, with a better motive, had we not worshipfully beheld the sunset, the se...	Jane05	1	370	Jan 23, 2009 by Dakota
	Say when it's time to begin (Preview) I have a friend who is always planning to start a writing project "as soon as she gets organized." She has read nearly every book, attended every seminar, and bought all the tapes on the subject. She has closets full of organizers, drawers stuffed with folders, and several related compute...	Quetzal	0	448	Jan 23, 2009 by Quetzal
	How to start again???? (Preview) I was sober for ten years but, I decided to drink again. I hate it!!! Now, I can't find a way to stop. It's not fun at all. Help.	loren	17	565	Jan 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Let's Keep It Simple (Preview) A few hours later I took my leave of Dr. Bob. . . The wonderful, old, broad smile was on his face as he said almost jokingly, Remember, Bill, lets not louse this thing up. Lets keep it simple! I turned away, unable to say a word. That was the last time I ever saw him. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p 214 Aft...	Sobrietyspell	0	1870	Jan 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 22nd Jan 2009 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day In the beginning, you want to get sober, but you're helpless, so you turn to a Power greater than yourself and by trusting in that Power, you get the strength to stop drinking. From then on, you want to keep sober, and that's a matter of reeducating your mind. After a while, you get...	Sobrietyspell	0	386	Jan 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Meaning of Unmanageability (Preview) The Meaning of Unmanageability When we deny our powerlessness over alcohol our lives become unmanageable. In Step One, we come to terms with that unmanageability. Our lives may be unmanageable in a few areas or in many areas. They may be slightly unmanageable in some areas and totally unmanagea...	Jane05	5	6167	Jan 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	ANGRY and full of RESENTMENT!!! (Preview) I know it's silly, but I'm still soooooo friggin' pissed off! I sell on eBay, a LOT. It has helped me through this tough economy, I mean I don't make tons of money, but with my hours at work being cut and with doctor / hospital bills continueing, it does help with gas and a few groceries. I happened to make a s...	Doll	7	567	Jan 22, 2009 by StPeteDean
	A.A. Thought for the Day (Preview) AA Thought for the Day January 22, 2009 "Easy Does It" We must learn to walk before we can run. That's why we have these slogans. I use that "Easy Does It" every day to slow me down a little. I have to watch myself all the time. So I don't just take the inventory at night -- I take it conti...	Jane05	1	346	Jan 22, 2009 by Dakota
	Appreciating Our Past (Preview) It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth. Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and loving. The relationships we entered, stayed i...	Quetzal	1	406	Jan 22, 2009 by lani
	Meeting Everyday For Me! (Preview) I used to imbibe everyday and now I go to a meeting most everyday - and sometimes I go to a meeting more than once a day if I feel like it...of course now that I am retired this is possible...and I thank God for this ability. As a friend used to say: yes John, there is a direct correlation between th...	johnn101259	2	387	Jan 22, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	Friends from Treatment (Preview) Hello! I need help/advice. I am approaching my six months and so happy and grateful for my life and my sobriety. I went to a treatment center for three months and since leaving there I have been doing everything I am told to do by peers in meetings, the Big book, sponsor, the treatment facility..etc. ...	Delia08	7	563	Jan 21, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	new member (Preview) I am knew to this page and i dont understand how this all works.	denny-con	4	519	Jan 21, 2009 by StPeteDean
	A.A. Quotes and Other Writings (Preview) Daily A.A. Quotes and Other Writings AA 'Big Book' - Quote But there was always the curious mental phenomenon that parallel with our sound reasoning there inevitably ran some insanely trivial excuse for taking the first drink. Our sound reasoning failed to hold us in check. The insane idea won out....	Jane05	1	1216	Jan 21, 2009 by Dakota
	does it help (Preview) to know why we drink/ drank a lot?	Dakota	10	545	Jan 21, 2009 by Dakota
	Wants and Needs (Preview) Part of taking responsibility for us means taking responsibility for what we want and need, and knowing that's okay to do. Learning to tune in to us, learning to listen to ourselves, is an art. It takes practice. We can use our ability to guess what others want and need and apply that skill to ourselve...	Quetzal	1	404	Jan 21, 2009 by Dakota
	Pocket Sponsor (Preview) Day Twenty-one: Meetings will not keep you sober but they sure as heck will mess up your drinking. People with a belly full of booze and head full of program find it a miserable way to live. *I may have one more drunk left inside, but not another sobering up-I don't take any chances.* Excerpt from the Poc...	Jane05	1	361	Jan 21, 2009 by Dakota
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