Alcoholics Anonymous

nique · nique

It's 5am and I dont have to be up for another 4 hours but here I am!! But it feels real good! No regrets about yesterday, no hangover just peace and serenity. This week has been full of ups and downs. But what I see in retrospect the downs were only a set up for the ups!! Let me explain. I have severe back and...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

I called a close friend of mine to invite him out drinking to celebrate. Steve asked "What's the occasion?" and I told him that I was celebrating my last night of drinking and the beginning of my sobriety. He just laughed and said "Ok sure, where are we going?". I actually ha...

surfergirl · surfergirl

I went onto the site for my surrounding cities. The beginners meetings are scarce. Is it imperative that I start there? Can I go to a womens meeting? I am happy though! I found one with daycare. Wow..what a treat. Especially with a resisting hubby.

Eggfooyu · Eggfooyu

Hi All, I'm new here and brand new to AA. I have only recently been able to actually admit that I am an alcoholic after attending an intensive outpatient program, getting the education, and hearing some of the other people's stories. I have not been to AA yet but plan on attending a meeting tomorrow afte...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. TWELVE AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 160 When I go shopping I look at the prices and if I need what I see, I buy it and pay. Now that I am supposed to be in rehabilitation, I have to straighten out my life. When I go to a meetin...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

OMG!!! I am soooo happy to be able to get back into this site!!!! I had removed Norton Internet Security and installed something else, and my computer was all jacked up for a LONG time, until I was able to get some decent help!! I am going to have to play with my firewall every time I want to get on MIP now, bu...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Stop trying so hard to control things. It is not our job to control people, outcomes, circumstances, and life. Maybe in the past we couldn't trust and let things happen. But we can now. The way life is unfolding is good. Let it unfold. Stop trying so hard to do better, be better, and be more. Who we are an...

surfergirl · surfergirl

Well, some of you may know me from ACA board. I have decided to rid my life of alcohol. I am not sure how the program works. I love the ACA program and do not want to stray from that. I also have limited support with my children at home and they are young. HOw do I get started? Besides the will to give up drinking...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When we come to the end of our lives on earth, we will take no material thing with us. We will not take one cent in our cold, dead hands. The only things that we may take are the things we have given away. If we have helped others, we may take that with us; if we have given of our time and m...

hellobecka · hellobecka

so i started using and drinking at age 11.i went to rehab after an overdose on extasy last november.lately ive been drinking and drugging with my brother who was no watch me this summer since i cant be alone because im suicidal.im hookon meth no lie.i want to get out of this trap i am an alchoholic/adict b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Don't you see? We do not have to be so victimized by life, by people, by situations, by work, by our friends, by our love relationships, by our family, by our feelings, our thoughts, our circumstances, and ourselves. We are not victims. We do not have to be victims. That is the whole point! Yes, admi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 I know the torment of drinking compulsively to quiet my nerves and my fears. I also know the pain of white-knuckled sobriety. Today, I do not forget the unkn...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We are living on borrowed time. We are living today because of A.A. and the grace of God. And what there is left of our lives we owe to A.A. and to God. We should make the best use we can of our borrowed time and in some small measure pay back for that part of our lives which we wasted bef...

Billdo · Billdo

I haven't drank in 2 weeks now, and I'm working on getting my life back together and this forum looks like the kind of support I need. I hope to get to know you all and you can help me help myself to a new life of sobriety after a foggy last 20 years.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Keep practicing your recovery behaviors, even when they feel awkward, even when they haven't quite taken yet, even if you don't get it yet. Sometimes it takes years for a recovery concept to move from our mind into our heart and soul. We need to work at recovery behaviors with the diligence, effort,...

lani · lani

MISFORTUNE "Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health." --Michel de Montaigne Nothing lasts forever. At times I feel sad, angry, resentful and ashamed -- but it passes. In my recov...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We should remember that all A.A.'s have "clay feet." We should not set any member upon a pedestal and mark her or him out as a perfect A.A. It's not fair to the person to be singled out in this fashion and if the person is wise she or he will not wish it. If the person we sing...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A.A. is like a dike, holding back the ocean of liquor. If we take one glass of liquor, it is like making a small hole in the dike and once such a hole has been made, the whole ocean of alcohol may rush in upon us. By practicing the A.A. principles we keep the dike strong and in repair. W...

noahsark · noahsark

Hi all, noah, alcoholic. Wow, what a road to be back in AA! This is where I started a long time ago, but lost my way. I've been hurting, and I needed to come out and say that I am an alcoholic. I drink and it hurts me in every way. I go into denial, and it takes sometimes earth shaking wake up calls to get through t...

jc2008 · jc2008

I've been perusing the messages here on occasion but I haven't posted in a long time. Reading Allison's (Nique's) post from a few days ago shook me up and has motivated me to post again. I have been taking narcotic pain pills, legitimately, for a back problem, but I started getting concerned that I wa...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Trees And People A tree that is beginning to grow sends roots down into Mother Earth even as it reaches and opens to the sky above, seeking nourishment from the sun and the moisture in the air and in the rain that falls. In the same way, we can envision ourselves as treelike beings, imagining that we have r...

lani · lani

Where does the time go!!! Celebrated 9 months of sobriety yesterday! Going to my home group tonight to get my big ole coin!!!!! What an awesome feeling and I am so blessed to have come this far...The journey never ends!!!

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Self-centeredness was my problem. All my life people had been doing things for me and I not only expected it, but I was ungrateful and resentful they did...

nique · nique

Ive been sober a little over a week. Yesterday I couldnt remember things I was abut to do or say. Its like I was having mini black outs. It is scary. I am going to my doc today hopefully he can help me. I was just wondering has this happend to any of you??????? Help!!! Love, Allison

nique · nique

for a year now my back has been in such pain I cant stand or walk more than 5 minutes before my back gives out and I fall. Well I went to an orthopedic doc yesterday./ This JERK told me there is nothing wrong with my back he said my back hurts cause I am FAT!!!!! I told him where to stick it and left his office w...

TheStory · TheStory

Was wondering what anyone's experience or thoughts were on this theory. Particularly in regard to depression or bipolar disorder.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Denial is a powerful tool. Never underestimate its ability to cloud your vision. Be aware that, for many reasons, we have become experts at using this tool to make reality more tolerable. We have learned well how to stop the pain caused by reality - not by changing our circumstances, but by pretendi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Having admitted my powerlessness and made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God, as I understand Him, I dont decide which de...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Stop trying so hard to make it happen. Stop doing so much, if doing so much is wearing you out or not achieving the desired results. Stop thinking so much and so hard about it. Stop worrying so about it. Stop trying to force, to manipulate, to coerce, or to make it happen. Making things happen is contr...

nique · nique

Hi everyone! I have missed you and I have missed myself. I wont go on and on with all the details but I will tell you snippits.. I had a physc doc for many years and he knows me up and down and would never give me any narcotics even thoug I begged. So I fired him and found a doc who was very liberal with giving o...

lani · lani

LIVING "It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." --Marcus Aurelius For years I did not live I simply existed. What many people take for granted I did not have: friends, vacations, job satisfaction, gratitude, family, communication and love of s...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have trust issues. Some of us tried long and hard to trust untrustworthy people. Over and again, we believed lies and promises never to be kept. Some of us tried to trust people for the impossible; for instance, trusting a practicing alcoholic not to drink again. Some of us trusted our Hi...

lani · lani

IGNORANCE "Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge." --Alfred North Whitehead How little I understood when I was living as an alcoholic. How little I wanted to know. Ignorance was bliss in my addiction. And the real tragedy was that I was ignorant of the exten...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

Friday, July 18th was my six year anniversary! I have been clean and sober for six years! It's only through the help and guidance of my Higher Power and the strength I got from AA that I managed to achieve these six years. It was a bittersweet day though. My sponsor never even called me to wish m...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxietyin other words, to all of usthis newfound pea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we feel the need of saying something to put another member on the right track, we should try to say it with understanding and sympathy, not with a critical attitude. We should keep everything out in the open and aboveboard. The A.A. program is wonderful, but we must really fo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We must be loyal to the group and to each member of it. We must never accuse members behind their backs or even to their faces. It's up to them to tell us themselves if anything is wrong. More than that, we must try not to think bad things about any members, because if we do, we're con...

lani · lani

Just got back from an awesome meeting... Just curious...... One gal just suffered a stroke and has weakness and slurred speech, things are very "slow" for her. She wonders, "why me, I cant figure it out" She has great sobriety and tremendous faith but we still, honestly, ask ou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

But now the words Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works began to carry bright promise and meaning. 12 & 12, p. 75 When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that there are no blanks to fill in. It doesnt say, Humbly asked Him to (fill in the blank) remove our shortcomings. For ye...

Tina · Tina

Just thought I'd drop in, Things are going well and slow the way I like it, sometimes ppl places and things can tick us off but it's all in how u procieve it. I do now have 5 years in soberity and it feels good, I've had one of my son's friends who is 27 years of age. Come to me for advice on the program. Well my f...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Do not be in such a hurry to move on. Relax. Breathe deeply. Be. Be in harmony today. Be open. There is beauty around and in us today. There is purpose and meaning in today. There is importance in today - not so much in what happens to us, but in how we respond. Let today happen. We learn our lessons,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I spent a year trying to prove to my husband how much his drinking was hurting me. When I began to recover, I realized I was the one who needed to realize how much his drinking was hurting me. -- Anonymous I spent months trying to prove to a man I was dating how responsible and healthy I was. Then I realized...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. 12 & 12, p. 75 Many false notions operate in false pride. The need for direction to live a decent life is satisfied by the hope experienced in...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Gossip about or criticism of personalities has no place in an A.A. clubroom. Every man in A.A. is a brother and every woman is a sister, as long as he or she is a member of A.A. We ought not to gossip about the relationships of any man or woman in the group. And if we say about another m...

lani · lani

Hopefully this will shed some light to us ladies out there on why men are never depressed, cause at the end of the day, men are just happier people - What do you expect from such simple (and proud of it) creatures? Your last name stays put.The garage is all yours.Wedding plans take care of themselves.Cho...

Doll · Doll

Thank you, again, all for the thoughts and prayers. It's been a tough day and we're pretty much back at square one. I couldn't believe it when the judge said he could only be detained to a juvenile facility, that since he was 17 she couldn't send him to the county. All of this being said after she made a sp...

Doll · Doll

I am full of fear at this moment. In just a few short hours I get to watch my son be 'carted' off to jail to be held until under suicide watch till a rehab bed becomes available...My mind is ALL over the place. I spoke to him last night & he sounded like the 'happy kid' I once I knew, therefore I've question...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. 12 & 12, p. 75 Today my prayers consist mostly of saying thank you to my Higher Power for my sobriety and for the wonder of Gods abundance, but I need also to ask for help and t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Two things can spoil group unity - gossip and criticism. To avoid these divisive things, we must realise we're all in the same boat. We're like a group of people in a life-boat after the steamer has sunk. If we're going to be saved, we've got to pull together. It's a matter of lif...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a mother or father who said, "I love you" to us, and then abandoned or neglected us, giving us c...

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	Happy Sunday Everyone! (Preview) It's 5am and I dont have to be up for another 4 hours but here I am!! But it feels real good! No regrets about yesterday, no hangover just peace and serenity. This week has been full of ups and downs. But what I see in retrospect the downs were only a set up for the ups!! Let me explain. I have severe back and...	nique	4	348	Jul 27, 2008 by Returned_Here
	19 Years Ago Today (Preview) I called a close friend of mine to invite him out drinking to celebrate. Steve asked "What's the occasion?" and I told him that I was celebrating my last night of drinking and the beginning of my sobriety. He just laughed and said "Ok sure, where are we going?". I actually ha...	StPeteDean	7	547	Jul 27, 2008 by Returned_Here
	searching for beginners (Preview) I went onto the site for my surrounding cities. The beginners meetings are scarce. Is it imperative that I start there? Can I go to a womens meeting? I am happy though! I found one with daycare. Wow..what a treat. Especially with a resisting hubby.	surfergirl	6	567	Jul 27, 2008 by Returned_Here
	Hi, I'm new (Preview) Hi All, I'm new here and brand new to AA. I have only recently been able to actually admit that I am an alcoholic after attending an intensive outpatient program, getting the education, and hearing some of the other people's stories. I have not been to AA yet but plan on attending a meeting tomorrow afte...	Eggfooyu	4	533	Jul 27, 2008 by Returned_Here
	Daily Reflections ~ The "Worth" Of Sobriety (Preview) Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. TWELVE AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 160 When I go shopping I look at the prices and if I need what I see, I buy it and pay. Now that I am supposed to be in rehabilitation, I have to straighten out my life. When I go to a meetin...	Sobrietyspell	2	350	Jul 27, 2008 by Doll
	I'M HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) OMG!!! I am soooo happy to be able to get back into this site!!!! I had removed Norton Internet Security and installed something else, and my computer was all jacked up for a LONG time, until I was able to get some decent help!! I am going to have to play with my firewall every time I want to get on MIP now, bu...	jonijoni1	6	464	Jul 27, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Letting Go (Preview) Stop trying so hard to control things. It is not our job to control people, outcomes, circumstances, and life. Maybe in the past we couldn't trust and let things happen. But we can now. The way life is unfolding is good. Let it unfold. Stop trying so hard to do better, be better, and be more. Who we are an...	Quetzal	0	333	Jul 27, 2008 by Quetzal
	Gong into unfamiliar territory (Preview) Well, some of you may know me from ACA board. I have decided to rid my life of alcohol. I am not sure how the program works. I love the ACA program and do not want to stray from that. I also have limited support with my children at home and they are young. HOw do I get started? Besides the will to give up drinking...	surfergirl	4	491	Jul 26, 2008 by surfergirl
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 26th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When we come to the end of our lives on earth, we will take no material thing with us. We will not take one cent in our cold, dead hands. The only things that we may take are the things we have given away. If we have helped others, we may take that with us; if we have given of our time and m...	Sobrietyspell	0	363	Jul 26, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	advice? (Preview) so i started using and drinking at age 11.i went to rehab after an overdose on extasy last november.lately ive been drinking and drugging with my brother who was no watch me this summer since i cant be alone because im suicidal.im hookon meth no lie.i want to get out of this trap i am an alchoholic/adict b...	hellobecka	8	633	Jul 26, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Owning Our Power (Preview) Don't you see? We do not have to be so victimized by life, by people, by situations, by work, by our friends, by our love relationships, by our family, by our feelings, our thoughts, our circumstances, and ourselves. We are not victims. We do not have to be victims. That is the whole point! Yes, admi...	Quetzal	0	368	Jul 26, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Those Who Still Suffer (Preview) For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 I know the torment of drinking compulsively to quiet my nerves and my fears. I also know the pain of white-knuckled sobriety. Today, I do not forget the unkn...	Sobrietyspell	0	430	Jul 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 25th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We are living on borrowed time. We are living today because of A.A. and the grace of God. And what there is left of our lives we owe to A.A. and to God. We should make the best use we can of our borrowed time and in some small measure pay back for that part of our lives which we wasted bef...	Sobrietyspell	0	364	Jul 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi, I'm new here (Preview) I haven't drank in 2 weeks now, and I'm working on getting my life back together and this forum looks like the kind of support I need. I hope to get to know you all and you can help me help myself to a new life of sobriety after a foggy last 20 years.	Billdo	6	409	Jul 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Keep at It (Preview) Keep practicing your recovery behaviors, even when they feel awkward, even when they haven't quite taken yet, even if you don't get it yet. Sometimes it takes years for a recovery concept to move from our mind into our heart and soul. We need to work at recovery behaviors with the diligence, effort,...	Quetzal	3	368	Jul 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	Father Leo (Preview) MISFORTUNE "Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health." --Michel de Montaigne Nothing lasts forever. At times I feel sad, angry, resentful and ashamed -- but it passes. In my recov...	lani	0	326	Jul 25, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We should remember that all A.A.'s have "clay feet." We should not set any member upon a pedestal and mark her or him out as a perfect A.A. It's not fair to the person to be singled out in this fashion and if the person is wise she or he will not wish it. If the person we sing...	Sobrietyspell	1	405	Jul 25, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 24th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A.A. is like a dike, holding back the ocean of liquor. If we take one glass of liquor, it is like making a small hole in the dike and once such a hole has been made, the whole ocean of alcohol may rush in upon us. By practicing the A.A. principles we keep the dike strong and in repair. W...	Sobrietyspell	1	371	Jul 25, 2008 by lani
	Bad headaches and loneliness (Preview) Hi all, noah, alcoholic. Wow, what a road to be back in AA! This is where I started a long time ago, but lost my way. I've been hurting, and I needed to come out and say that I am an alcoholic. I drink and it hurts me in every way. I go into denial, and it takes sometimes earth shaking wake up calls to get through t...	noahsark	5	807	Jul 25, 2008 by lani
	I'm back... (Preview) I've been perusing the messages here on occasion but I haven't posted in a long time. Reading Allison's (Nique's) post from a few days ago shook me up and has motivated me to post again. I have been taking narcotic pain pills, legitimately, for a back problem, but I started getting concerned that I wa...	jc2008	7	544	Jul 25, 2008 by lani
	Children of Mother Earth (Preview) Trees And People A tree that is beginning to grow sends roots down into Mother Earth even as it reaches and opens to the sky above, seeking nourishment from the sun and the moisture in the air and in the rain that falls. In the same way, we can envision ourselves as treelike beings, imagining that we have r...	Sobrietyspell	0	379	Jul 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	9 months baby!!!!! (Preview) Where does the time go!!! Celebrated 9 months of sobriety yesterday! Going to my home group tonight to get my big ole coin!!!!! What an awesome feeling and I am so blessed to have come this far...The journey never ends!!!	lani	7	981	Jul 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Helping Others (Preview) Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Self-centeredness was my problem. All my life people had been doing things for me and I not only expected it, but I was ungrateful and resentful they did...	Sobrietyspell	0	415	Jul 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Short Term Memory Loss (Preview) Ive been sober a little over a week. Yesterday I couldnt remember things I was abut to do or say. Its like I was having mini black outs. It is scary. I am going to my doc today hopefully he can help me. I was just wondering has this happend to any of you??????? Help!!! Love, Allison	nique	3	899	Jul 24, 2008 by Phil
	Doctors Stink! (Preview) for a year now my back has been in such pain I cant stand or walk more than 5 minutes before my back gives out and I fall. Well I went to an orthopedic doc yesterday./ This JERK told me there is nothing wrong with my back he said my back hurts cause I am FAT!!!!! I told him where to stick it and left his office w...	nique	2	444	Jul 24, 2008 by Quetzal
	Self Medication (Preview) Was wondering what anyone's experience or thoughts were on this theory. Particularly in regard to depression or bipolar disorder.	TheStory	9	582	Jul 24, 2008 by hellobecka
	Denial (Preview) Denial is a powerful tool. Never underestimate its ability to cloud your vision. Be aware that, for many reasons, we have become experts at using this tool to make reality more tolerable. We have learned well how to stop the pain caused by reality - not by changing our circumstances, but by pretendi...	Quetzal	0	495	Jul 24, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ I Ask God To Decide (Preview) I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Having admitted my powerlessness and made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God, as I understand Him, I dont decide which de...	Sobrietyspell	0	441	Jul 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Making It Happen (Preview) Stop trying so hard to make it happen. Stop doing so much, if doing so much is wearing you out or not achieving the desired results. Stop thinking so much and so hard about it. Stop worrying so about it. Stop trying to force, to manipulate, to coerce, or to make it happen. Making things happen is contr...	Quetzal	2	476	Jul 23, 2008 by noahsark
	I'm Back! (Preview) Hi everyone! I have missed you and I have missed myself. I wont go on and on with all the details but I will tell you snippits.. I had a physc doc for many years and he knows me up and down and would never give me any narcotics even thoug I begged. So I fired him and found a doc who was very liberal with giving o...	nique	9	570	Jul 22, 2008 by Phil
	Father Leo (Preview) LIVING "It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." --Marcus Aurelius For years I did not live I simply existed. What many people take for granted I did not have: friends, vacations, job satisfaction, gratitude, family, communication and love of s...	lani	0	327	Jul 22, 2008 by lani
	Learning to Trust Again (Preview) Many of us have trust issues. Some of us tried long and hard to trust untrustworthy people. Over and again, we believed lies and promises never to be kept. Some of us tried to trust people for the impossible; for instance, trusting a practicing alcoholic not to drink again. Some of us trusted our Hi...	Quetzal	1	449	Jul 22, 2008 by lani
	Father leo (Preview) IGNORANCE "Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge." --Alfred North Whitehead How little I understood when I was living as an alcoholic. How little I wanted to know. Ignorance was bliss in my addiction. And the real tragedy was that I was ignorant of the exten...	lani	3	810	Jul 22, 2008 by lani
	six years!! (Preview) Friday, July 18th was my six year anniversary! I have been clean and sober for six years! It's only through the help and guidance of my Higher Power and the strength I got from AA that I managed to achieve these six years. It was a bittersweet day though. My sponsor never even called me to wish m...	carolinagirl	8	455	Jul 22, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ A Priceless Gift (Preview) By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxietyin other words, to all of usthis newfound pea...	Sobrietyspell	0	469	Jul 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 21st July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we feel the need of saying something to put another member on the right track, we should try to say it with understanding and sympathy, not with a critical attitude. We should keep everything out in the open and aboveboard. The A.A. program is wonderful, but we must really fo...	Sobrietyspell	0	381	Jul 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We must be loyal to the group and to each member of it. We must never accuse members behind their backs or even to their faces. It's up to them to tell us themselves if anything is wrong. More than that, we must try not to think bad things about any members, because if we do, we're con...	Sobrietyspell	1	435	Jul 21, 2008 by lani
	"Why Me" (Preview) Just got back from an awesome meeting... Just curious...... One gal just suffered a stroke and has weakness and slurred speech, things are very "slow" for her. She wonders, "why me, I cant figure it out" She has great sobriety and tremendous faith but we still, honestly, ask ou...	lani	6	510	Jul 21, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections ~ Shortcomings Removed (Preview) But now the words Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works began to carry bright promise and meaning. 12 & 12, p. 75 When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that there are no blanks to fill in. It doesnt say, Humbly asked Him to (fill in the blank) remove our shortcomings. For ye...	Sobrietyspell	0	899	Jul 20, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	It's all well (Preview) Just thought I'd drop in, Things are going well and slow the way I like it, sometimes ppl places and things can tick us off but it's all in how u procieve it. I do now have 5 years in soberity and it feels good, I've had one of my son's friends who is 27 years of age. Come to me for advice on the program. Well my f...	Tina	3	372	Jul 20, 2008 by lani
	Letting Go of Resistance (Preview) Do not be in such a hurry to move on. Relax. Breathe deeply. Be. Be in harmony today. Be open. There is beauty around and in us today. There is purpose and meaning in today. There is importance in today - not so much in what happens to us, but in how we respond. Let today happen. We learn our lessons,...	Quetzal	0	375	Jul 20, 2008 by Quetzal
	Proving It to Ourselves (Preview) I spent a year trying to prove to my husband how much his drinking was hurting me. When I began to recover, I realized I was the one who needed to realize how much his drinking was hurting me. -- Anonymous I spent months trying to prove to a man I was dating how responsible and healthy I was. Then I realized...	Quetzal	2	461	Jul 19, 2008 by CAM
	Daily Reflections ~ False Pride (Preview) Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. 12 & 12, p. 75 Many false notions operate in false pride. The need for direction to live a decent life is satisfied by the hope experienced in...	Sobrietyspell	0	1724	Jul 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 19th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Gossip about or criticism of personalities has no place in an A.A. clubroom. Every man in A.A. is a brother and every woman is a sister, as long as he or she is a member of A.A. We ought not to gossip about the relationships of any man or woman in the group. And if we say about another m...	Sobrietyspell	0	364	Jul 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	And..."WHY" men are happier (Preview) Hopefully this will shed some light to us ladies out there on why men are never depressed, cause at the end of the day, men are just happier people - What do you expect from such simple (and proud of it) creatures? Your last name stays put.The garage is all yours.Wedding plans take care of themselves.Cho...	lani	2	487	Jul 19, 2008 by Tuggboat
	The outcome ..... God's will, I guess..... (Preview) Thank you, again, all for the thoughts and prayers. It's been a tough day and we're pretty much back at square one. I couldn't believe it when the judge said he could only be detained to a juvenile facility, that since he was 17 she couldn't send him to the county. All of this being said after she made a sp...	Doll	1	382	Jul 19, 2008 by Tuggboat
	It's today......Thoughts & prayers, please (Preview) I am full of fear at this moment. In just a few short hours I get to watch my son be 'carted' off to jail to be held until under suicide watch till a rehab bed becomes available...My mind is ALL over the place. I spoke to him last night & he sounded like the 'happy kid' I once I knew, therefore I've question...	Doll	5	406	Jul 19, 2008 by Tuggboat
	Daily Reflections ~ Grateful For What I Have (Preview) During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. 12 & 12, p. 75 Today my prayers consist mostly of saying thank you to my Higher Power for my sobriety and for the wonder of Gods abundance, but I need also to ask for help and t...	Sobrietyspell	0	418	Jul 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th July 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Two things can spoil group unity - gossip and criticism. To avoid these divisive things, we must realise we're all in the same boat. We're like a group of people in a life-boat after the steamer has sunk. If we're going to be saved, we've got to pull together. It's a matter of lif...	Sobrietyspell	0	385	Jul 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Love, in Words and Actions (Preview) Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a mother or father who said, "I love you" to us, and then abandoned or neglected us, giving us c...	Quetzal	1	491	Jul 18, 2008 by mstrmsn66
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