Alcoholics Anonymous

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day My relationships with my children have greatly improved. Those children who saw me drunk and were ashamed, those children who turned away in fear and even loathing have seen me sober and like me, have turned to me in confidence and trust and have forgotten the past as best they c...

Quetzal · Quetzal

A magical potion is available to us today. That potion is called acceptance. We are asked to accept many things: ourselves, as we are; our feelings, needs, desires, choices, and current status of being. Other people, as they are. The status of our relationships with them. Problems. Blessings. Fi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 177 How much it means to me that an unbroken tradition of more than half a century is a threa...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day What other rewards have come to me as a result of my new way of living? Each one of us can answer this question in many ways. My relationship with my husband or my wife is on an entirely new plane. The total selfishness is gone and more cooperation has taken its place. My home is a home...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. -- Step Eleven of Al Anon "... praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out" me...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

i am in a weird place....i know my old gf is nowhere to be seen, and this alcohol seems to bring it all back with insane clarity....that is not good. My problem is getting sober, but at the same time, Stacey or (shall we call her that), just screwed me up, just a little more pride and I would be Godzilla. I may...

BGG · BGG

Hello A.A. Family, We often hear in meetings that the disease of alcoholism continues to progress even as we remain sober, or, put another way, "if we drink, we pick right up where we left off." Here's my experience with that: when I got sober in 1986, one of the things that I hated most about...

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

I am finding that the meetings I initially choose not to attend, usually turn out to be the standout ones. Such was the case last night. I had my Dr. Pepper and settled into the usual banter with my family. As the chairperson made her rounds handing out the preamble material, she leaned into me and asked m...

johnn101259 · johnn101259

I have not posted in many moons and appreciate the connection relocating residentially back to hometown after retirement..even though sober awhile believe I have been in a recent depression with loss of sibling and older sibling's health issues living sober, etc. Am regular meeting attender...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The Eleventh Step asks us to meditate as a route to improving our conscious contact with God. Meditation is different than obsessing or worrying. Obsession and worrying are fear connections. Meditation means opening our mind and our spiritual energy to the God connection. To connect with God...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.s all around the gl...

tlcate · tlcate

Rigorous honesty. Something I will be spending the rest of my life learning about and practicing. But now is the time of great revelation and awareness. Now I am seeing it for the first time. I have lived my life as what is called a non-feeling person. I was raised to not talk back or have an opinion - in...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Seventh, I can help other alcoholics. I am of some use in the world. I have a purpose in life. I am worth something at last. My life has a direction and a meaning. All that feeling of futility is gone. I can do something worthwhile. God has given me a new lease on life so that I can help o...

kevbo65 · kevbo65

Hello 43 teacher and father. Was pulled over for DUI a couple of weeks ago and plead guilty. Wake up call for me. I have decided to go into treatment starting next saturday. getting more nervous each day....

ella · ella

When considered in population terms, alcohol is a more important risk factor for antisocial behaviour than are other drugs because it is more frequently taken in excess-------------------Ella -- Edited by StPeteDean at 00:49, 2008-10-28

Artsy Gal · Artsy Gal

Hi everyone, I wanted to share 2 poems I wrote. The first one is about accepting the emptiness and loneliness of addiction; accepting that I do have a problem- and what now? The second, more recent poem is about the fear of being truly honest with myself; not liking who I see in the mirror. I hope some o...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, how's everyone doing? I've become a total workaholic with school! I study about 8 or so hours a day, sometimes less, sometimes more... I hardly go to any message boards or chatrooms anymore, I never call anyone any more except my sponsor a couple of times a week... I'm actually not making...

debbi · debbi

just some thoughts................... reflecting today funny how i can be looking outward see everyone elses "faults" "flaws" see how easy there answers are see how good there life would be if only they did or changed somethings then i look in my own mirror oh yeahhhhhhhhhhh...

tlcate · tlcate

So I drank at 58 days. I was so scared I was going to get fired by my sponsor as I had someone else tell me they would have fired me if I was their sponsee. I know each person is different - but I was just wondering the general opinion on this. It just keeps nagging at me. The more I read about tolerance, accep...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I know better than to not trust God., But sometimes, I forget that. When we are in the midst of an experience, it is easy to forget that there is a Plan. Sometimes, all we can see is today. If we were to watch only two minutes of the middle of a television program, it would make little sense. It would be a d...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I have a very large purse, and I am going to share a little and in the process, WHACK myself upside the head for a moment. I saw this meditation subject in an email I got today, and thought it might apply to some others, as I know it sure does apply to me. (Paraphrased for AA appropriateness.....) Do It Now! I...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily basis. By practicing unity within my group, with other A.A. members and at all levels of this great Fellowship, I receive a pronounced feeling of knowing that I am...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Fifth, I have learned to live one day at a time. I have finally realized the great fact that all I have is now. This sweeps away all vain regret and it makes my thoughts of the future free of fear. Now is mine. I can do what I want with it. I own it, for better or worse. What I do now, in this...

Artsy Gal · Artsy Gal

I think this is such a wonderful support system. I am a 39 year old woman and I've been struggling with alcohol for many years. I look after myself in all other ways; working out, eating healthy, don't smoke or do drugs. BUT I know in my heart that I'm an alcoholic. There's also a strong genetic component o...

CriscoJones · CriscoJones

Hi my name is Kristi. I'm an alcoholic. I started when I was 18. I have 2 dwi's. I have failed 1 marriage. I become physically ill when i think about who I was before. How alcohol controlled me. I have been fighting it for 2 years. I stayed sober for 6 months last year. Here and there I drink. It's nowhere clos...

tlcate · tlcate

So these last few days have been trying. But I keep grabbing onto anything that will get me healthy again. I go to my home group meeting and have to face the secretary - which was the first call I made when I was on my knees and cursing AA Sunday morning. I was embarrassed. Ends up - he took something away f...

Quetzal · Quetzal

... in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me when as yet there was none of them. -- Ps. 139:16 Some people believe that each of our days were planned, Divinely Ordered, before we were born. God knew, they say, and planned exactly what was to transpire. Others sugge...

Jaanneew · Jaanneew

BREAKFREE feels like the comfortable but sick damaged cocoon i have lived in is not looking or feeling like home aymore it's only by repeated humiliations and isolations that i'm finally growing and through this programme and my faith in a higher power i am actually growing wings i came into this amaz...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

On anvils of experience, the structure of our Society was hammered out. . . . Thus has it been with A.A. By faith and by works we have been able to build upon the lessons of an incredible experience. They live today in the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, which - God willing - shall sustain us in...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Fourth, I have turned to a Power greater than myself. Thank God, I am no longer at the center of the universe. The entire world does not revolve around me any longer. I am only one among many. I have a Father in heaven and I am only one of His children and a small one at that. But I can dep...

forpetessake · forpetessake

Hello everyone! My name is Bill aka forpetessake. Well...I am one of the newest members of the worlds largest organization that on one wanted to join. lol At least that is what my sponser joked about last night. It is true though, isnt it? None of us who are alcoholics ever had a desire to become one. Yet....

Phil · Phil

Common sense obituary.......... My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my life and told me I would do well to call on him when making decisions. It seems he was always around in my early years but less and less as time passed by. Today I read his obituary. Please join me in a moment of silence i...

celtcgrrl · celtcgrrl

Yippee! I made my 60 days!

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Shoemaker, stick to thy last! . . . better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition [Five]. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 150 Th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Third, I have learned how to be honest. What a relief! No more ducking or dodging. No more tall tales. No more pretending to be what I am not. My cards are on the table for the entire world to see. "I am what I am," as Popeye used to say in the comics. I have had an unsavory pas...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Laurie, Congratulations!!! What an amazing achievement!!! You truly are a great inspiration to many people. Happy birthday, my friend. ((Hugs))) Carol

tlcate · tlcate

16 years old, wise beyond her years - and concerned about her ma. Even though she knows what is going on - she hasn't seen her mom really break down. Yesterday - I'm crying out of nowhere. She asks what is wrong - I say I am just having a tough time - I will be happy again soon. She says "Eat a cookie.&qu...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Trust yourself. Trust what you know. Sometimes, it is hard to stand in our own truth and trust what we know, especially when others would try to convince us otherwise. In these cases, others may be dealing with issues of guilt and shame. They may have their own agenda. They may be immersed in denial...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

This historical literature was written by Evan W. at the request of Dr. Bob. Notice what a hard line it draws between being "in the program" and out of the program. Over the decades the message has become dilluted as people have been showing up earlier in age and in essense "aren't re...

lani · lani

Thank you all for your well wishes for my one year sobriety bday! It certainly inflated my ego....Along with the very cool coin I got from my sponsor and gifts from various friends!! Boy am I all that or what!? My ego was further inflated by the many phone calls and hugs I receive from my home group and my s...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hope all are doing well. Been reading here on and off, not posting so much. Been keeping tabs on my recovery through a few meetings and sponsor, and building on the personal relationship with the God of my understanding, which is so important. Also balancing work and volunteering for some political s...

Quetzal · Quetzal

There is an important message for us first thing every day. Often, once we get started with the day, we may not listen as closely to life and ourselves as we do in those still moments when we first awaken. An ideal time to listen to ourselves is when we are laying quietly, our defenses are down, and we'...

PJ Tucker · PJ Tucker

I haven't been here in a while; suffered a horrible relapse; mainly due to my retinal detachment issue. But back because I need your comfort.

tlcate · tlcate

At 58 days I drank....again. Newcomer I am. Life has thrown some big, very painful curves at me over the last two weeks - and I tried so hard to keep doing the right things - at the most painful parts - get my fanny to a meeting. Finally overwhelmed - I throw up my hands, grab the bottle and scream out for hel...

bbz73 · bbz73

Hi I'm an alcoholic, I don't know if I'm supposed to share like this so please let me know if it's not appropriate. How it was! I started drinking before I was 14 as I remember being drunk at my 14th B'day. I grew up around drugs and alcohol and it was the norm for me. I realised at 16 I was starting to drink a bi...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

We miss you! Joni

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I have been reading on here almost everyday for a few weeks even though I have been struggling to stay sober and not fully succeeding. Thanks to Quetzel messaging me and emailing me everyday I have been able to keep my head above water and to come out of the relapse. I had wrote to someone that I have...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Hi Everyone, I need some help. A little over five months ago I was introduced to a person totally out of control. I took him under my wing and began helping him from day one. He went to meetings with me and grew pretty quick. He's been a great student and is always wanting to learn more. The problem is he...

lani · lani

Happy fall to all!!!! Hey I think I see Dean up there in the mountains!!!!

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of sobriety not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recovery in every department of my l...

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	24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day My relationships with my children have greatly improved. Those children who saw me drunk and were ashamed, those children who turned away in fear and even loathing have seen me sober and like me, have turned to me in confidence and trust and have forgotten the past as best they c...	Sobrietyspell	0	435	Oct 29, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Acceptance (Preview) A magical potion is available to us today. That potion is called acceptance. We are asked to accept many things: ourselves, as we are; our feelings, needs, desires, choices, and current status of being. Other people, as they are. The status of our relationships with them. Problems. Blessings. Fi...	Quetzal	3	439	Oct 29, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ An Unbroken Tradition (Preview) We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 177 How much it means to me that an unbroken tradition of more than half a century is a threa...	Sobrietyspell	0	465	Oct 28, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hours a Day ~ 28th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day What other rewards have come to me as a result of my new way of living? Each one of us can answer this question in many ways. My relationship with my husband or my wife is on an entirely new plane. The total selfishness is gone and more cooperation has taken its place. My home is a home...	Sobrietyspell	1	401	Oct 28, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Step Eleven (Preview) Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. -- Step Eleven of Al Anon "... praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out" me...	Quetzal	4	408	Oct 28, 2008 by jonijoni1
	its old i know! (Preview) i am in a weird place....i know my old gf is nowhere to be seen, and this alcohol seems to bring it all back with insane clarity....that is not good. My problem is getting sober, but at the same time, Stacey or (shall we call her that), just screwed me up, just a little more pride and I would be Godzilla. I may...	Dodsworth	9	581	Oct 28, 2008 by tlcate
	The Progression of the Disease of Alcoholism (Preview) Hello A.A. Family, We often hear in meetings that the disease of alcoholism continues to progress even as we remain sober, or, put another way, "if we drink, we pick right up where we left off." Here's my experience with that: when I got sober in 1986, one of the things that I hated most about...	BGG	5	405	Oct 28, 2008 by lani
	Saturday night was a good night..... (Preview) I am finding that the meetings I initially choose not to attend, usually turn out to be the standout ones. Such was the case last night. I had my Dr. Pepper and settled into the usual banter with my family. As the chairperson made her rounds handing out the preamble material, she leaned into me and asked m...	mstrmsn66	4	449	Oct 28, 2008 by Doll
	Back To Basics: 1, 2, 3- 10, 11, 12... pick up the tools, etc. (Preview) I have not posted in many moons and appreciate the connection relocating residentially back to hometown after retirement..even though sober awhile believe I have been in a recent depression with loss of sibling and older sibling's health issues living sober, etc. Am regular meeting attender...	johnn101259	4	408	Oct 28, 2008 by johnn101259
	Meditation and Prayer (Preview) The Eleventh Step asks us to meditate as a route to improving our conscious contact with God. Meditation is different than obsessing or worrying. Obsession and worrying are fear connections. Meditation means opening our mind and our spiritual energy to the God connection. To connect with God...	Quetzal	0	357	Oct 28, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Global Sharing (Preview) The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.s all around the gl...	Sobrietyspell	0	462	Oct 27, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Honesty (Preview) Rigorous honesty. Something I will be spending the rest of my life learning about and practicing. But now is the time of great revelation and awareness. Now I am seeing it for the first time. I have lived my life as what is called a non-feeling person. I was raised to not talk back or have an opinion - in...	tlcate	5	2446	Oct 27, 2008 by learning
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 27th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Seventh, I can help other alcoholics. I am of some use in the world. I have a purpose in life. I am worth something at last. My life has a direction and a meaning. All that feeling of futility is gone. I can do something worthwhile. God has given me a new lease on life so that I can help o...	Sobrietyspell	0	396	Oct 27, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Going into treatment (Preview) Hello 43 teacher and father. Was pulled over for DUI a couple of weeks ago and plead guilty. Wake up call for me. I have decided to go into treatment starting next saturday. getting more nervous each day....	kevbo65	6	581	Oct 27, 2008 by Doll
	Alcohol Rehabilitation (closed) (Preview) When considered in population terms, alcohol is a more important risk factor for antisocial behaviour than are other drugs because it is more frequently taken in excess-------------------Ella -- Edited by StPeteDean at 00:49, 2008-10-28	ella	4	419	Oct 27, 2008 by Doll
	My poem (Preview) Hi everyone, I wanted to share 2 poems I wrote. The first one is about accepting the emptiness and loneliness of addiction; accepting that I do have a problem- and what now? The second, more recent poem is about the fear of being truly honest with myself; not liking who I see in the mirror. I hope some o...	Artsy Gal	5	465	Oct 27, 2008 by Doll
	Hey y'all! (Preview) Hey y'all, how's everyone doing? I've become a total workaholic with school! I study about 8 or so hours a day, sometimes less, sometimes more... I hardly go to any message boards or chatrooms anymore, I never call anyone any more except my sponsor a couple of times a week... I'm actually not making...	ChicknLittle	3	386	Oct 27, 2008 by ChicknLittle
	change (Preview) just some thoughts................... reflecting today funny how i can be looking outward see everyone elses "faults" "flaws" see how easy there answers are see how good there life would be if only they did or changed somethings then i look in my own mirror oh yeahhhhhhhhhhh...	debbi	5	443	Oct 27, 2008 by lani
	Sponsee Question (Preview) So I drank at 58 days. I was so scared I was going to get fired by my sponsor as I had someone else tell me they would have fired me if I was their sponsee. I know each person is different - but I was just wondering the general opinion on this. It just keeps nagging at me. The more I read about tolerance, accep...	tlcate	18	2039	Oct 26, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Clarity (Preview) I know better than to not trust God., But sometimes, I forget that. When we are in the midst of an experience, it is easy to forget that there is a Plan. Sometimes, all we can see is today. If we were to watch only two minutes of the middle of a television program, it would make little sense. It would be a d...	Quetzal	0	334	Oct 26, 2008 by Quetzal
	WHACK!!!! (Preview) I have a very large purse, and I am going to share a little and in the process, WHACK myself upside the head for a moment. I saw this meditation subject in an email I got today, and thought it might apply to some others, as I know it sure does apply to me. (Paraphrased for AA appropriateness.....) Do It Now! I...	jonijoni1	2	398	Oct 25, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ A.A.'s Heartbeat (Preview) Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily basis. By practicing unity within my group, with other A.A. members and at all levels of this great Fellowship, I receive a pronounced feeling of knowing that I am...	Sobrietyspell	0	449	Oct 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 25th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Fifth, I have learned to live one day at a time. I have finally realized the great fact that all I have is now. This sweeps away all vain regret and it makes my thoughts of the future free of fear. Now is mine. I can do what I want with it. I own it, for better or worse. What I do now, in this...	Sobrietyspell	0	390	Oct 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi - I'm a new female member to this board (Preview) I think this is such a wonderful support system. I am a 39 year old woman and I've been struggling with alcohol for many years. I look after myself in all other ways; working out, eating healthy, don't smoke or do drugs. BUT I know in my heart that I'm an alcoholic. There's also a strong genetic component o...	Artsy Gal	14	569	Oct 25, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Long time alchy. Time to get my life back. (Preview) Hi my name is Kristi. I'm an alcoholic. I started when I was 18. I have 2 dwi's. I have failed 1 marriage. I become physically ill when i think about who I was before. How alcohol controlled me. I have been fighting it for 2 years. I stayed sober for 6 months last year. Here and there I drink. It's nowhere clos...	CriscoJones	8	505	Oct 25, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Amazing Group of Drunks (Preview) So these last few days have been trying. But I keep grabbing onto anything that will get me healthy again. I go to my home group meeting and have to face the secretary - which was the first call I made when I was on my knees and cursing AA Sunday morning. I was embarrassed. Ends up - he took something away f...	tlcate	4	471	Oct 25, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Letting Go of the Past (Preview) ... in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me when as yet there was none of them. -- Ps. 139:16 Some people believe that each of our days were planned, Divinely Ordered, before we were born. God knew, they say, and planned exactly what was to transpire. Others sugge...	Quetzal	1	336	Oct 25, 2008 by Doll
	BREAK FREE (Preview) BREAKFREE feels like the comfortable but sick damaged cocoon i have lived in is not looking or feeling like home aymore it's only by repeated humiliations and isolations that i'm finally growing and through this programme and my faith in a higher power i am actually growing wings i came into this amaz...	Jaanneew	9	603	Oct 25, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ "By Faith And By Works" (Preview) On anvils of experience, the structure of our Society was hammered out. . . . Thus has it been with A.A. By faith and by works we have been able to build upon the lessons of an incredible experience. They live today in the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, which - God willing - shall sustain us in...	Sobrietyspell	0	479	Oct 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 24th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Fourth, I have turned to a Power greater than myself. Thank God, I am no longer at the center of the universe. The entire world does not revolve around me any longer. I am only one among many. I have a Father in heaven and I am only one of His children and a small one at that. But I can dep...	Sobrietyspell	0	369	Oct 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	New Guy To The Board-Newbie To AA-Long Time Alcoholic (Preview) Hello everyone! My name is Bill aka forpetessake. Well...I am one of the newest members of the worlds largest organization that on one wanted to join. lol At least that is what my sponser joked about last night. It is true though, isnt it? None of us who are alcoholics ever had a desire to become one. Yet....	forpetessake	31	1171	Oct 24, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Obituary (Preview) Common sense obituary.......... My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my life and told me I would do well to call on him when making decisions. It seems he was always around in my early years but less and less as time passed by. Today I read his obituary. Please join me in a moment of silence i...	Phil	1	472	Oct 24, 2008 by beachgirl
	60 days! (Preview) Yippee! I made my 60 days!	celtcgrrl	7	445	Oct 24, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ What We Know Best (Preview) Shoemaker, stick to thy last! . . . better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition [Five]. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 150 Th...	Sobrietyspell	0	527	Oct 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Third, I have learned how to be honest. What a relief! No more ducking or dodging. No more tall tales. No more pretending to be what I am not. My cards are on the table for the entire world to see. "I am what I am," as Popeye used to say in the comics. I have had an unsavory pas...	Sobrietyspell	0	427	Oct 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Woo-Hoo Lani - Happy 1st Birthday!!! (Preview) Hi Laurie, Congratulations!!! What an amazing achievement!!! You truly are a great inspiration to many people. Happy birthday, my friend. ((Hugs))) Carol	Quetzal	13	590	Oct 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	God Bless My Daughter (Preview) 16 years old, wise beyond her years - and concerned about her ma. Even though she knows what is going on - she hasn't seen her mom really break down. Yesterday - I'm crying out of nowhere. She asks what is wrong - I say I am just having a tough time - I will be happy again soon. She says "Eat a cookie.&qu...	tlcate	3	409	Oct 23, 2008 by TLH
	Holding Your Own (Preview) Trust yourself. Trust what you know. Sometimes, it is hard to stand in our own truth and trust what we know, especially when others would try to convince us otherwise. In these cases, others may be dealing with issues of guilt and shame. They may have their own agenda. They may be immersed in denial...	Quetzal	2	365	Oct 23, 2008 by Jaanneew
	1940 "Definition of an Alcoholic Anonymous" from "A manual for Alcoholics Anonymous" (Preview) This historical literature was written by Evan W. at the request of Dr. Bob. Notice what a hard line it draws between being "in the program" and out of the program. Over the decades the message has become dilluted as people have been showing up earlier in age and in essense "aren't re...	StPeteDean	6	4048	Oct 23, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Its all about me...... (Preview) Thank you all for your well wishes for my one year sobriety bday! It certainly inflated my ego....Along with the very cool coin I got from my sponsor and gifts from various friends!! Boy am I all that or what!? My ego was further inflated by the many phone calls and hugs I receive from my home group and my s...	lani	6	1078	Oct 23, 2008 by ChicknLittle
	Light check-in (Preview) Hope all are doing well. Been reading here on and off, not posting so much. Been keeping tabs on my recovery through a few meetings and sponsor, and building on the personal relationship with the God of my understanding, which is so important. Also balancing work and volunteering for some political s...	jonijoni1	16	1155	Oct 23, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Morning Cues (Preview) There is an important message for us first thing every day. Often, once we get started with the day, we may not listen as closely to life and ourselves as we do in those still moments when we first awaken. An ideal time to listen to ourselves is when we are laying quietly, our defenses are down, and we'...	Quetzal	0	368	Oct 23, 2008 by Quetzal
	Hey Y'all - (Preview) I haven't been here in a while; suffered a horrible relapse; mainly due to my retinal detachment issue. But back because I need your comfort.	PJ Tucker	21	741	Oct 22, 2008 by Phil
	Just for today (Preview) At 58 days I drank....again. Newcomer I am. Life has thrown some big, very painful curves at me over the last two weeks - and I tried so hard to keep doing the right things - at the most painful parts - get my fanny to a meeting. Finally overwhelmed - I throw up my hands, grab the bottle and scream out for hel...	tlcate	7	411	Oct 22, 2008 by tlcate
	Hi I'm an alcoholic (Preview) Hi I'm an alcoholic, I don't know if I'm supposed to share like this so please let me know if it's not appropriate. How it was! I started drinking before I was 14 as I remember being drunk at my 14th B'day. I grew up around drugs and alcohol and it was the norm for me. I realised at 16 I was starting to drink a bi...	bbz73	13	581	Oct 22, 2008 by bbz73
	YOO HOOO justin (Soberdrunk)... come back!! (Preview) We miss you! Joni	jonijoni1	1	369	Oct 22, 2008 by Quetzal
	Relapse (Preview) Hi All, I have been reading on here almost everyday for a few weeks even though I have been struggling to stay sober and not fully succeeding. Thanks to Quetzel messaging me and emailing me everyday I have been able to keep my head above water and to come out of the relapse. I had wrote to someone that I have...	Rosie	10	623	Oct 21, 2008 by Jednorozec
	need a great phrase (Preview) Hi Everyone, I need some help. A little over five months ago I was introduced to a person totally out of control. I took him under my wing and began helping him from day one. He went to meetings with me and grew pretty quick. He's been a great student and is always wanting to learn more. The problem is he...	Dave Harm	8	472	Oct 21, 2008 by Jednorozec
	happy fall!! (Preview) Happy fall to all!!!! Hey I think I see Dean up there in the mountains!!!!	lani	4	575	Oct 21, 2008 by Phil
	Daily Reflections ~ Nothing Grows In The Dark (Preview) We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of sobriety not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recovery in every department of my l...	Sobrietyspell	0	429	Oct 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
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