Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When we came into A.A., we made a tremendous discovery. We found that we were sick persons rather than moral lepers. We were not such queer birds as we thought we were. We found other people who had the same illness that we had, who had been through the same experiences that we had...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 111 Impatience with other people is one of my principal failings. Following a slow car in a no-passing lane, or waiting in a restaurant for the check, drives me to distraction. Before I give God a chance to slow me down, I ex...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Practice being spontaneous. Practice having fun. The joy of recovery is that we finally get to experiment. We get to learn new behaviors, and we don't have to do them perfectly. We only need to find a way that works for us. We even have fun experimenting, learning what we like, and how to do what we like...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . a spiritual life which does not include . . . family obligations may not be so perfect after all. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129 I can be doing great in the programapplying it at meetings, at work, and in service activitiesand find that things have gone to pieces at home. I expect my loved ones to under...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics have to believe in some Power greater than ourselves. Yes, we have to believe in God. Not to believe in a Higher Power drives us to atheism. Atheism, it has been said before, is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and ai...

BatonRougian · BatonRougian

June 10, 1935

Quetzal · Quetzal

Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even though the people w...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we have had some moral, religious, or spiritual training, we're better prospects for A.A. When we reach the bottom, at this crucial moment when we're thoroughly licked, we turn instinctively to whatever decency is left in us. We call upon whatever reserves of morality a...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Self care means taking responsibility for ourselves. Taking responsibility for ourselves includes assuming our true responsibilities to others. Sometimes, when we begin recovery, we're worn down from feeling responsible for so many other people. Learning that we need only take responsibi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober and it works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24 hour segments is an effective and satisfying way to handle many other matters as well. LIVING SOBER, p. 7 One Day At A. Time. To a newcomer this and other one-...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We finally came to the bottom. We did not have to be financially broke, although many of us were. But we were spiritually bankrupt. We had a soul sickness, a revulsion against ourselves and against our way of living. Life had become impossible for us. We had to end it all or do som...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It doesn't matter if they're hurting themselves. It doesn't matter that we could help them if they'd only listen to, and cooperate with, us. IT DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER. -- Codependent No More I think I can change him. Nobody's ever really loved him and appre...

beachgirl · beachgirl

It's pushing 99 here in NJ today, but that's not the topic- just the eye catcher. I had an interesting week, for me...speaking of boredom. This may be roundabout, but it will make sense and hopefully be relevant to several recent posts. I painted my kitchen (old news) with the help of a friend. O...

lani · lani

Im in the chat room waiting for it to start!!!!! Hurry up!!!!

Quetzal · Quetzal

Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going berserk. -- Codependent No More Don't panic! If a swimmer was crossing a great lake, then suddenly focused too heavily on the distance remaining, he might start to flounder and go under - not because he coul...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Have some fun - with life, with the day. Life is not drudgery; that is an old belief. Let go of it. We are on an adventure, a journey. Events will come to pass that we cannot now fathom. Replace heaviness and weariness of spirit with joy. Surround yourself with people and things that bring lightness o...

beachgirl · beachgirl

I'm really sorry- I expected to click on chat room and just be there; I got so's I could see what Dean and Lani were writing, but nothing I did could get me into the chat room. So I thought may be I needed to download that MERC thingy, which only got me frozen, and when I cancelled it and went back to the chat...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

It's been suggested that we should schedule a group conscience meeting to discuss getting some regular AA meetings going in the chat room, and some guidelines for discussion on the message board. Can we start with picking a time for the GC meeting? Everyone is welcome. Thanks, Dean

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

Wow, there's a lot of newbs around here these days! That's great! I'm not grounded or sane enough to offer you new people any advice other than to say stick around, visit the board often, there's a lot of wisdom and genuine care and concern here...be a sponge and soak up as much as you can handle. And if you...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcoholism is a progressive illness. We go through the three stages of social drinking, trouble drinking, and merry-go-round drinking. We land in hospitals and jails. We eventually lose our homes, our families, and our self-respect. Yes, alcoholism is a progressive ill...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Drinking is the way we alcoholics express our maladjustments to life. I believe that I was a potential alcoholic from the start. I had an inferiority complex. I didn't make friends easily. There was a wall between me and other people. And I was lonely. I was not well adjusted to...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. -- Step Six of Al-Anon We progress to the Sixth Step by working diligently, to the best of our ability, on the first Five Steps. This work readies us for a change of heart, openness to becoming changed by a Power greater than oursel...

lani · lani

Thought Id start a new thread and ask those of you that have a sponsor what exactly they have you "do" to keep sober...... I know go to meetings, read the literature.. How for example do you work the steps, how often do you meet, does your sponsor have you call them everyday, do they offer sugge...

need2quit · need2quit

I think it has been close to 9 days now that I have last posted anything and about 11 days since having anything to drink. I know it doesn't sound like much but we all have to start somewhere right? I wanted to thank all of you who responded to my first post. Thanks for all your kind words of encouragement a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics are fortunate to be living in a day and age when there is such a thing as Alcoholics Anonymous. Before A.A. came into being, there was very little hope for the alcoholic. A.A. is a great rebuilder of human wreckage. It takes men and women whose personality probl...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Wow. What a week. I have not been on the computer much at all lately, as I come home wiped out every night. Thought I would check in. There is a busy dry-club on my way home from work, and my recovery beckoned me to go in and get a meeting a couple of times this past week, which was very much needed. I have had a fe...

lani · lani

Daily Reflections ENTIRELY READY? "This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.". . . the difference between "the boys and the men" is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . . It is suggested th...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Shame can hold us back, hold us down, and keep us staring at our feet. -- Beyond Codependency Watch out for shame. Many systems and people reek of shame. They are controlled by shame and may want us to play their game with them. They may be hoping to hook us and control us through shame. We don't have...

lani · lani

Keep It Simple Life is only this place, this time, and these people right here and now.---Vincent Collins(cousin of Dean!!!) Staying in the present can be hard. This busy world pulls our focus from the present. We often wonder if the future will bring good times or bad times. Life is right before us. Lo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some things I like since becoming dry: feeling good in the morning; full use of my intelligence; joy in my work; the love and trust of my children; lack of remorse; the confidence of my friends; the prospect of a happy future; the appreciation of the beauties of nature; knowing...

Tina · Tina

Morning to all Just thought i'd check, been out of work for the last week in a half and taking a break for to work on me and to get out of worryin about everyone for a chance. guess I got caught with dealing with others and the expectations of others, found my self to be very unhappy. I will evenually look for...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some more things I do not miss since becoming dry: wondering if the car is in the garage and how I got home; struggling to remember where I was and what I did since my last conscious moment; trying to delay getting off to work, and wondering how I will look when I get there; dreading...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, it's been awhile since I've stopped in here... life has been a bit crazy (as usual lol). I'm still in Mississippi, I'd thought about moving but it looks like that's not happening now... I've still got my house full of animals - 2 dogs, 1 cat, 2 birds, 4 roosters, 2 guineas, and a turkey I wa...

want2bmeagain · want2bmeagain

Hello, Just wanted to say hi, and introduce myself. I'm 34 Male, self employed, living a life of hiding my pain with drinking. I realize it is no excuse, but I really need people to talk to that can relate. Want to get sober again.

nmike · nmike

Indians in Sobriety annual camp-out July 24-27, 2008 at Lukachukai, Arizona

Wren · Wren

Importance of Second Chances When we meet someone for the first time, we often create a defining image in our minds of who that person is. We may also determine whether or not that someone is worth getting to know. Sometimes when an initial interaction is particularly uncomfortable or challenging, w...

messedup · messedup

I just need to exercise a little more and eat better to get healthy, I just might slap them. Some people just don't get it. F'em.

lani · lani

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 continually throughout the day. Before I step out and do a...

learning · learning

"Prayers are always answered"........so the saying goes. A special little plea goes out for a gentleman I heard today was in rehab. WHAT?! I didn't even know he drank let alone know that he's been down this road three times previous. Sort of one of those deals where I always sort...

Phil · Phil

messedup · messedup

<crickets> [lonely]

sunkissed · sunkissed

I'm glad I found an online forum to share stories of alcoholism/recovery. About me: 31, female, CA, USA, alcoholic with just under a month sober. I'm short on time, but I'll add or explain more later. I'm looking to make some new friends here..and learn, listen, share, vent, laugh with fellow alchies...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some things I do not miss since becoming dry: that overall awful feeling physically, including the shakes, a splitting headache, pains in my arms and legs, bleary eyes, fluttering stomach, droopy shoulders, weak knees, a three day beard, and a flushed complexion. Also, fa...

Phil · Phil

Dealing with Fear Pity those who fear what they shouldn't and fear not what they should How sad it is to see people spend their lives haunted by fear. The joy of life is squeezed out of them by fear of failure, criticism, betrayal, change, rejection, loneliness, poverty, growing old, getting sick, los...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I am part of A.A., one among many, but I am one. I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me. A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is Divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and a better life. Participating in the privileg...

need2quit · need2quit

Hello to everyone, I am new to this forum today and also new to seeking help and advice with my drinking problem. I am an alcoholic and always thought I could control or manage my drinking....how wrong was I. I feel like I am 2 different people, and don''t the the one that drinks. I don't know what to do b...

lani · lani

AA Thought for the Day May 29, 2008 Reaching Out Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. . . You can help when no one else can. . . Life will take on new meaning. Reprinted from Alcoh...

Doll · Doll

Page 14-15: "For if an alcoholic failed to perfect and enlarge his spiritual life through work and self-sacrifice for others, he could not survive the certain trials and low spots ahead." Page 20, paragraph 1: "Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers depend upon our constant thoug...

hills alive · hills alive

hello i just found this site today after i thought it probably existed, i used to go to meetings in adelaide, but i moved away from the city a few years ago and the arthritis makes it hard to get around so when im not in my vegie garden im on the pc learning all its new tricks from a chair, ive been sober since 19...

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	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	0	624	Jun 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 12th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When we came into A.A., we made a tremendous discovery. We found that we were sick persons rather than moral lepers. We were not such queer birds as we thought we were. We found other people who had the same illness that we had, who had been through the same experiences that we had...	Sobrietyspell	0	382	Jun 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Impatient? Try Levitating (Preview) We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 111 Impatience with other people is one of my principal failings. Following a slow car in a no-passing lane, or waiting in a restaurant for the check, drives me to distraction. Before I give God a chance to slow me down, I ex...	Sobrietyspell	3	1274	Jun 12, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Spontaneity and Fun (Preview) Practice being spontaneous. Practice having fun. The joy of recovery is that we finally get to experiment. We get to learn new behaviors, and we don't have to do them perfectly. We only need to find a way that works for us. We even have fun experimenting, learning what we like, and how to do what we like...	Quetzal	0	360	Jun 12, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Family Obligations (Preview) . . . a spiritual life which does not include . . . family obligations may not be so perfect after all. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129 I can be doing great in the programapplying it at meetings, at work, and in service activitiesand find that things have gone to pieces at home. I expect my loved ones to under...	Sobrietyspell	0	674	Jun 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 11th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics have to believe in some Power greater than ourselves. Yes, we have to believe in God. Not to believe in a Higher Power drives us to atheism. Atheism, it has been said before, is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and ai...	Sobrietyspell	0	386	Jun 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy Birthday AA (Preview) June 10, 1935	BatonRougian	4	515	Jun 11, 2008 by BGG
	Moving Forward (Preview) Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even though the people w...	Quetzal	0	386	Jun 11, 2008 by Quetzal
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 10th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we have had some moral, religious, or spiritual training, we're better prospects for A.A. When we reach the bottom, at this crucial moment when we're thoroughly licked, we turn instinctively to whatever decency is left in us. We call upon whatever reserves of morality a...	Sobrietyspell	1	441	Jun 10, 2008 by lani
	Responsibility (Preview) Self care means taking responsibility for ourselves. Taking responsibility for ourselves includes assuming our true responsibilities to others. Sometimes, when we begin recovery, we're worn down from feeling responsible for so many other people. Learning that we need only take responsibi...	Quetzal	0	1427	Jun 10, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Living in the Now (Preview) First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober and it works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24 hour segments is an effective and satisfying way to handle many other matters as well. LIVING SOBER, p. 7 One Day At A. Time. To a newcomer this and other one-...	Sobrietyspell	0	906	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 9th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We finally came to the bottom. We did not have to be financially broke, although many of us were. But we were spiritually bankrupt. We had a soul sickness, a revulsion against ourselves and against our way of living. Life had become impossible for us. We had to end it all or do som...	Sobrietyspell	0	372	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Into Orbit (Preview) It doesn't matter if they're hurting themselves. It doesn't matter that we could help them if they'd only listen to, and cooperate with, us. IT DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER, DOESN'T MATTER. -- Codependent No More I think I can change him. Nobody's ever really loved him and appre...	Quetzal	3	437	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	welcome to NJ- it's not the heat- it's the humidity! (Preview) It's pushing 99 here in NJ today, but that's not the topic- just the eye catcher. I had an interesting week, for me...speaking of boredom. This may be roundabout, but it will make sense and hopefully be relevant to several recent posts. I painted my kitchen (old news) with the help of a friend. O...	beachgirl	5	537	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	meeting today (Preview) Im in the chat room waiting for it to start!!!!! Hurry up!!!!	lani	6	513	Jun 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Panic (Preview) Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going berserk. -- Codependent No More Don't panic! If a swimmer was crossing a great lake, then suddenly focused too heavily on the distance remaining, he might start to flounder and go under - not because he coul...	Quetzal	0	433	Jun 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	Fun (Preview) Have some fun - with life, with the day. Life is not drudgery; that is an old belief. Let go of it. We are on an adventure, a journey. Events will come to pass that we cannot now fathom. Replace heaviness and weariness of spirit with joy. Surround yourself with people and things that bring lightness o...	Quetzal	2	376	Jun 8, 2008 by lani
	sunday meeting (Preview) I'm really sorry- I expected to click on chat room and just be there; I got so's I could see what Dean and Lani were writing, but nothing I did could get me into the chat room. So I thought may be I needed to download that MERC thingy, which only got me frozen, and when I cancelled it and went back to the chat...	beachgirl	3	410	Jun 8, 2008 by Quetzal
	Group Conscience Meeting (Preview) It's been suggested that we should schedule a group conscience meeting to discuss getting some regular AA meetings going in the chat room, and some guidelines for discussion on the message board. Can we start with picking a time for the GC meeting? Everyone is welcome. Thanks, Dean	StPeteDean	17	1897	Jun 8, 2008 by StPeteDean
	It's a newbalanche!!! (Preview) Wow, there's a lot of newbs around here these days! That's great! I'm not grounded or sane enough to offer you new people any advice other than to say stick around, visit the board often, there's a lot of wisdom and genuine care and concern here...be a sponge and soak up as much as you can handle. And if you...	Tipsy McStagger	7	1216	Jun 8, 2008 by julie2002
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 7th Jun 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcoholism is a progressive illness. We go through the three stages of social drinking, trouble drinking, and merry-go-round drinking. We land in hospitals and jails. We eventually lose our homes, our families, and our self-respect. Yes, alcoholism is a progressive ill...	Sobrietyspell	0	379	Jun 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Drinking is the way we alcoholics express our maladjustments to life. I believe that I was a potential alcoholic from the start. I had an inferiority complex. I didn't make friends easily. There was a wall between me and other people. And I was lonely. I was not well adjusted to...	Sobrietyspell	0	356	Jun 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	The Gift of Readiness (Preview) Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. -- Step Six of Al-Anon We progress to the Sixth Step by working diligently, to the best of our ability, on the first Five Steps. This work readies us for a change of heart, openness to becoming changed by a Power greater than oursel...	Quetzal	0	363	Jun 6, 2008 by Quetzal
	Sponsors (Preview) Thought Id start a new thread and ask those of you that have a sponsor what exactly they have you "do" to keep sober...... I know go to meetings, read the literature.. How for example do you work the steps, how often do you meet, does your sponsor have you call them everyday, do they offer sugge...	lani	7	549	Jun 6, 2008 by seeking serenity
	Back Again....and Thanks (Preview) I think it has been close to 9 days now that I have last posted anything and about 11 days since having anything to drink. I know it doesn't sound like much but we all have to start somewhere right? I wanted to thank all of you who responded to my first post. Thanks for all your kind words of encouragement a...	need2quit	4	498	Jun 5, 2008 by turninggrey
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 5th June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics are fortunate to be living in a day and age when there is such a thing as Alcoholics Anonymous. Before A.A. came into being, there was very little hope for the alcoholic. A.A. is a great rebuilder of human wreckage. It takes men and women whose personality probl...	Sobrietyspell	0	357	Jun 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Looney Binz (Preview) Wow. What a week. I have not been on the computer much at all lately, as I come home wiped out every night. Thought I would check in. There is a busy dry-club on my way home from work, and my recovery beckoned me to go in and get a meeting a couple of times this past week, which was very much needed. I have had a fe...	jonijoni	14	635	Jun 5, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 6/5 (Preview) Daily Reflections ENTIRELY READY? "This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.". . . the difference between "the boys and the men" is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . . It is suggested th...	lani	3	361	Jun 5, 2008 by lani
	Combating Shame (Preview) Shame can hold us back, hold us down, and keep us staring at our feet. -- Beyond Codependency Watch out for shame. Many systems and people reek of shame. They are controlled by shame and may want us to play their game with them. They may be hoping to hook us and control us through shame. We don't have...	Quetzal	0	380	Jun 5, 2008 by Quetzal
	Staying in the present (Preview) Keep It Simple Life is only this place, this time, and these people right here and now.---Vincent Collins(cousin of Dean!!!) Staying in the present can be hard. This busy world pulls our focus from the present. We often wonder if the future will bring good times or bad times. Life is right before us. Lo...	lani	1	378	Jun 4, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some things I like since becoming dry: feeling good in the morning; full use of my intelligence; joy in my work; the love and trust of my children; lack of remorse; the confidence of my friends; the prospect of a happy future; the appreciation of the beauties of nature; knowing...	Sobrietyspell	1	380	Jun 4, 2008 by lani
	Hey just thought I'd check in (Preview) Morning to all Just thought i'd check, been out of work for the last week in a half and taking a break for to work on me and to get out of worryin about everyone for a chance. guess I got caught with dealing with others and the expectations of others, found my self to be very unhappy. I will evenually look for...	Tina	0	369	Jun 4, 2008 by Tina
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 2nd June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some more things I do not miss since becoming dry: wondering if the car is in the garage and how I got home; struggling to remember where I was and what I did since my last conscious moment; trying to delay getting off to work, and wondering how I will look when I get there; dreading...	Sobrietyspell	1	448	Jun 3, 2008 by lani
	it's been awhile... (Preview) Hey y'all, it's been awhile since I've stopped in here... life has been a bit crazy (as usual lol). I'm still in Mississippi, I'd thought about moving but it looks like that's not happening now... I've still got my house full of animals - 2 dogs, 1 cat, 2 birds, 4 roosters, 2 guineas, and a turkey I wa...	ChicknLittle	6	442	Jun 3, 2008 by lani
	Hello, Am new here! (Preview) Hello, Just wanted to say hi, and introduce myself. I'm 34 Male, self employed, living a life of hiding my pain with drinking. I realize it is no excuse, but I really need people to talk to that can relate. Want to get sober again.	want2bmeagain	12	752	Jun 3, 2008 by BatonRougian
	Indians in Sobriety (Preview) Indians in Sobriety annual camp-out July 24-27, 2008 at Lukachukai, Arizona	nmike	0	379	Jun 3, 2008 by nmike
	Taking a Second Look (Preview) Importance of Second Chances When we meet someone for the first time, we often create a defining image in our minds of who that person is. We may also determine whether or not that someone is worth getting to know. Sometimes when an initial interaction is particularly uncomfortable or challenging, w...	Wren	6	567	Jun 3, 2008 by StPeteDean
	If one more person says ... (Preview) I just need to exercise a little more and eat better to get healthy, I just might slap them. Some people just don't get it. F'em.	messedup	5	456	Jun 2, 2008 by Tipsy McStagger
	keep it simple (Preview) 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 continually throughout the day. Before I step out and do a...	lani	2	506	Jun 2, 2008 by Wren
	Prayers (Preview) "Prayers are always answered"........so the saying goes. A special little plea goes out for a gentleman I heard today was in rehab. WHAT?! I didn't even know he drank let alone know that he's been down this road three times previous. Sort of one of those deals where I always sort...	learning	2	406	Jun 2, 2008 by ChicknLittle
	Hey Wren!! (Preview)	Phil	5	461	Jun 2, 2008 by ChicknLittle
	Nobody else is here (Preview) <crickets> [lonely]	messedup	3	556	Jun 2, 2008 by messedup
	Another newb here... (Preview) I'm glad I found an online forum to share stories of alcoholism/recovery. About me: 31, female, CA, USA, alcoholic with just under a month sober. I'm short on time, but I'll add or explain more later. I'm looking to make some new friends here..and learn, listen, share, vent, laugh with fellow alchies...	sunkissed	8	413	Jun 1, 2008 by Wren
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some things I do not miss since becoming dry: that overall awful feeling physically, including the shakes, a splitting headache, pains in my arms and legs, bleary eyes, fluttering stomach, droopy shoulders, weak knees, a three day beard, and a flushed complexion. Also, fa...	Sobrietyspell	0	373	Jun 1, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Dealing With Fear (Preview) Dealing with Fear Pity those who fear what they shouldn't and fear not what they should How sad it is to see people spend their lives haunted by fear. The joy of life is squeezed out of them by fear of failure, criticism, betrayal, change, rejection, loneliness, poverty, growing old, getting sick, los...	Phil	2	12525	May 31, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 30th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I am part of A.A., one among many, but I am one. I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me. A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is Divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and a better life. Participating in the privileg...	Sobrietyspell	0	396	May 30, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	New to the Forum (Preview) Hello to everyone, I am new to this forum today and also new to seeking help and advice with my drinking problem. I am an alcoholic and always thought I could control or manage my drinking....how wrong was I. I feel like I am 2 different people, and don''t the the one that drinks. I don't know what to do b...	need2quit	8	506	May 30, 2008 by hills alive
	Reaching out (Preview) AA Thought for the Day May 29, 2008 Reaching Out Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. . . You can help when no one else can. . . Life will take on new meaning. Reprinted from Alcoh...	lani	1	429	May 30, 2008 by lani
	A selfish program ? (Preview) Page 14-15: "For if an alcoholic failed to perfect and enlarge his spiritual life through work and self-sacrifice for others, he could not survive the certain trials and low spots ahead." Page 20, paragraph 1: "Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers depend upon our constant thoug...	Doll	5	1180	May 30, 2008 by lani
	gday from adelaide (Preview) hello i just found this site today after i thought it probably existed, i used to go to meetings in adelaide, but i moved away from the city a few years ago and the arthritis makes it hard to get around so when im not in my vegie garden im on the pc learning all its new tricks from a chair, ive been sober since 19...	hills alive	8	779	May 29, 2008 by StPeteDean
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