Alcoholics Anonymous

Nisha · Nisha

Yesterday I completed 30 days...My group celebrated my birthday and gave me a token, a key ring with message of AA inscribed.It was a touching moment for me.Not that I had not lived without alcohol for this long before.5 months back I had completed 45 days on my own...That was a time when I had become dis...

Wren · Wren

"There is that part of ourselves that feels ugly, deformed, unacceptable. That part, above all, we must learn to cherish, embrace, and call by name."-- Macrina WiederkehrEach of us has characteristics we define as good and those we define as bad. The parts of ourselves that we continual...

Nisha · Nisha

Hi There ! Iam Nisha, 30 years old. I am a recovering alcoholic.I live in a city in india which is not very open to the idea of women alcoholics. Last year I realised that I need HELP....I remembered AA from some article in newspaper, I surfed teh net to see if there is any group in my city.....I landed up in a...

chappell_lm · chappell_lm

First of all, I want to thank those who responded to my last post. I found the advice and encouragement tremendously helpful. I would have had 10.5 weeks had I not slipped on Monday. But since I did, I only have 3 days. I have made the decision to just pick myself back up and try again...paying closer a...

lani · lani

Well, the big dreaded "meeting" is over. Thank you St pete, tender, simple, doll and quetzal!! Your advice and prayers helped me thru!!! Alot of GOD too!!! Well. I was totally freaked out all day but kept busy and acted like no big deal going on here!! I said the serenity prayer(love that!!,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us believed that heeding the words of God or our Higher Power meant following rigid rules, an instruction booklet for life. Many of us now believe differently. The rigid rules, the endless instructions, the exhortation to perfection, are not the words our Higher Power whispers. The words of...

Wren · Wren

Regret Holding onto regret is like dragging the weight of the past with us everywhere we go. It drains our energy, leaving less available for life in the present because we are constantly feeding an old issue. This attachment can cause illness the same way watering a dead plant creates decay. We know t...

Doll · Doll

A "LIMITLESS LODE" Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, our pick struck gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. Father feels he has struck something better than gold. For a time he may try to hug the new treasure to himself. He may n...

Quetzal · Quetzal

One thing at a time. That's all we have to do. Not two things at once, but one thing done in peace. One task at a time. One feeling at a time. One day at a time. One problem at a time. One step at a time. One pleasure at a time. Relax. Let go of urgency. Begin calmly now. Take one thing at a time. See how everything w...

TLH · TLH

So I don't know if anyone would remember but way back in 2000 when I was in a stupid plane incident not only did my life take a few twists (shortly after the stupid plane incident) but my knee got pretty torked. My knee was threadbare from several dislocations that were the result of over rotations kickbo...

Wren · Wren

We want certain things to change in our lives, but we fear changes that we don't want. Sometimes we fear changes that we do want, because the familiar is more comfortable than the visionary, and because life is a three-dimensional, interconnected puzzle; if you change one thing, everything else shi...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We talk much about new relationship behaviors in recovery: allowing others to be themselves without over reacting and taking it personally, and owning our power to take care of ourselves. We talk about letting go of our need to control, focusing on self-responsibility, and not setting ourselves u...

Doll · Doll

THE LAST PROMISE We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The last Promise in the Big Book came true for me on the very first day of sobriety. God kept me sober that day, and on every other day I allowed Him to operate in my life. He gives...

trudi · trudi

Just want to say thanks to everyone who replied to my post 6 months sober and struggling. Everything you lot said has helped. I feel great seem to have got through the rough patch without picking up!! Had a really good week my son has started school all day and my daughter is in nursery so I have some time to...

TLH · TLH

A good portion of my life I was a pretty good guy. I worked too much- and the funny thing is I paid the bills and thats about it. I had a wife and we had a daughter, we went on vacation now and then- camping in the desert or Disneyland or up the coast to Canada- mundane vacations that break up the monotony of life...

lani · lani

Well as usual, I am going to complain about work!! I think that messes w/ my sobriety more than anything!!I dont even know where to begin...Anyways, we're having a nursing meeting on Friday.. Comments Ive heard is "feelings are going to be hurt", "oh it will def be a bitch session&quo...

Phil · Phil

Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! - Guy Finley Unfulfilled expectations always cause problems. Having expectations in our culture is...

Pdinkle · Pdinkle

I am going on my 8th day sober today and recently I have just been starving all the time. No matter what I eat I don't feel full. I was wondering if this is a normal physical reaction or am I mentally comensating for the loss of alcohol intake? I was told about the craving of sugar, how alcohol turns to sugar a...

trudi · trudi

Just wanted to elaborate on what I said earlier I need to emphasise that I have a problem with revealing my real self because I HAVE NO IDEA whom I am!!! Also if this relates to anyone ??I am scared of getting OLD I am 38 and as a woman I feel like a failure!!!!!! I just compare myself to everyone else then so...

Doll · Doll

H.P. AS GUIDE See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164 Having a right relationship with God seemed to be an impossible order. My chaotic past had left me filled with guil...

atr232000 · atr232000

Hello I am a newcomer on here however not new to AA. I have been struggling lately but i have been doing things to keep my mind busy and this is what i came up with. I have created some desktops let me know what you think. Clicky Click Clicky Click Hope you all do well, one day at a time. atr232000

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, we act in a manner with which we are less than comfortable. That's human. That's why we have the words: "I'm sorry." They heal and bridge the gap. But we don't have to say, "I'm sorry" if we didn't do anything wrong. A sense of shame can keep us apologizing for everythin...

chappell_lm · chappell_lm

I was 10 weeks sober last night when I instictively just grabbed the bottle and made a drink. I didn't pause to contimplate the consequences, nor did I reason or rationalize it. I just did it...and then of course immediately following, felt tremendous guilt. I just couldn't believe that it happen...

Mikey_ · Mikey_

I'm sorry my Friend, that's inappropriate for this board, but do come back and share your ES&H with us any time. Chris -- Edited by Wren at 02:34, 2007-09-19

TLH · TLH

Long story. Bench Warrant. Stupid dogs and their tickets (that were lost on my desk and I missed my court date) anyhow! Funny thing is- and I'm only a "G" so I only sat through about six or eoght cases before my own came up (after lunch)- but pretty much everyone there was dealing with the repre...

Phil · Phil

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with it's twists and turns, As eve...

Doll · Doll

ACCEPTANCE We admitted we couldn't lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power (if only our A.A. group) could do this hitherto impossible job. The moment we were able to accept these facts fully, our release from the alcohol c...

Phil · Phil

That after many many days, of being a part of this great AA message board fellowship... I find it necessary to step aside....re the position of a moderator, because of health issues. I will continue...as long as possible..to contribute... The people that have shared this board...have saved this ki...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Before recovery, my relationships were lousy. I didn't do very well on my job. I was enmeshed in my dysfunctional family. But at least I knew what to expect! -- Anonymous I want the second half of my life to be as good as the first half was miserable. Sometimes, I'm afraid it won't be. Sometimes, I'm frigh...

Simple · Simple

What else is sobriety but to feel vulnerable? Well, that's what I am feeling right now. Life is happening, and I'm showing up. I have had some amazing changes in my life in the last six months and they are wonderful. Still, I am feeling more feeble and afraid than normal (which I know, is to be expecte...

paxton · paxton

How many stores do we pass on the way to work that we used to stop at to buy our fix? I can count at least 5 (regular stops). It is like my car is pre-programmed to pull in to that store. But now, I just keep driving to my destination.

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Hey family. My sponsor has suggested I start writing stuff down/journaling. This was my favorite place to write. Kind of like home. I just went to this A.A. event in Chicago at the Pavillion. Thousands of people just like me and two truly wonderful speakers. Great experience. To hear the serenity pra...

Doll · Doll

As most of you know, after a very LTR, John and I parted 2 weeks ago...I've discovered I have NO friends and nothing to do....I go to work and come home. My phone doesn't ring. I don't even have anyone to call (unless it's AA related). I'm feeling pretty pathetic right now - UGH! Mostly because I've come t...

jeannie · jeannie

A man was seen coming and going from a married woman's house. Her neighbor watched with fascination, and concocted elaborate tales which she shared with her friends as truth. There was no evidence any more incriminating that the fact that the young man came regularly, but the rumor was that the wo...

Pdinkle · Pdinkle

Yesterday I made my 1st trip to the grocery store since I have decided to get sober. I was terrified of having to go in. In hindsight I shoud have taken a friend with me but I am happy to say that I didn't let temptation take over. I walked right past the lliquor and wine section without a pause. I knew this was...

Doll · Doll

FREEDOM FROM FEAR When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...

Quetzal · Quetzal

No matter how long we've been recovering, no matter how solid our spiritual ground, we may still feel an overwhelming desire at times to punish, or get even, with another person. We want revenge. We want to see the other person hurt the way he or she has hurt us. We want to see life deal that person just rew...

Wren · Wren

Watching a loved one or a peer traverse a path littered with stumbling blocks can be immensely painful. We instinctively want to guide them toward a safer track and share with them the wisdom we have acquired through experience. Yet all human beings have the right to carve their own paths without bein...

ron70062 · ron70062

Thanks to God and the great folks of AA online and in meetings, I made 3 Mos. today !!

Doll · Doll

WE STAND--OR FALL--TOGETHER . . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.563 Just as the Twelve Steps of A....

Quetzal · Quetzal

We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we can determine the timing. -- Codependent No More Hard times, stressful times, are not all there is to life, but they are part of life, growth, and moving...

paxton · paxton

Probably all of us. Just think, how much better we feel off the booze. I may be new to this, but am finding not many people want to actually chat. Maybe i'm on the wrong site. If anyone out there has a better way for me to find the online communication tools I need, please share. I'm 12 days sober and it a...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

"Reach into the stream, and try to pick up as much water as you can by clenching your fists tightly around it. Hold up your hand and see how much you could hold. Now turn up your palms and cup them as in supplication, and place them in the stream. Lift your hands and see how much you can now hold, witho...

Wren · Wren

Anxiety About Change When we find ourselves going through any kind of change in our lives, our natural response may be to tense up on the physical, mental, or emotional level. We may not even notice that we have braced ourselves against a shift until we recognize the anxiety, mood swings, or general wo...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Well, winds up that I'm moving back to Mississippi..... once I'd told my dad I was going to California, he offered me a house to rent... well I've been in Arkansas visiting family, and finally realized that financially I just can't do the trip to california... also, although I'm not afraid of hard w...

Doll · Doll

A NEW LIFE Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . Life will mean something at last. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even bette...

Wren · Wren

"We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, ov...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Too often, we try to gain a clear perspective before it is time. That will make us crazy. We do not always know why things are happening the way they are. We do not always know how a particular relationship will work out. We do not always understand the source of our feelings, why we've been led down a parti...

Doll · Doll

PEACE OF MIND Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God's help and guidance--meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 86-87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my w...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When we are soul searching, be it for the smaller or larger decisions we face during the day, we can learn to ask, is this good for me?... Is this what I really want?... Is this what I need?...Does this direction feel right for me?...or am I succumbing to the control and influence that I sometimes allow ot...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	30 days of soberiety (Preview) Yesterday I completed 30 days...My group celebrated my birthday and gave me a token, a key ring with message of AA inscribed.It was a touching moment for me.Not that I had not lived without alcohol for this long before.5 months back I had completed 45 days on my own...That was a time when I had become dis...	Nisha	8	530	Sep 23, 2007 by Pdinkle
	Love Your Shadows (Preview) "There is that part of ourselves that feels ugly, deformed, unacceptable. That part, above all, we must learn to cherish, embrace, and call by name."-- Macrina WiederkehrEach of us has characteristics we define as good and those we define as bad. The parts of ourselves that we continual...	Wren	2	365	Sep 23, 2007 by cindy
	I want to Live (Preview) Hi There ! Iam Nisha, 30 years old. I am a recovering alcoholic.I live in a city in india which is not very open to the idea of women alcoholics. Last year I realised that I need HELP....I remembered AA from some article in newspaper, I surfed teh net to see if there is any group in my city.....I landed up in a...	Nisha	10	590	Sep 23, 2007 by Nisha
	what do I do? (Preview) First of all, I want to thank those who responded to my last post. I found the advice and encouragement tremendously helpful. I would have had 10.5 weeks had I not slipped on Monday. But since I did, I only have 3 days. I have made the decision to just pick myself back up and try again...paying closer a...	chappell_lm	5	456	Sep 22, 2007 by Wren
	DANG ARE YOU GUYS SMART...AND GREAT (Preview) Well, the big dreaded "meeting" is over. Thank you St pete, tender, simple, doll and quetzal!! Your advice and prayers helped me thru!!! Alot of GOD too!!! Well. I was totally freaked out all day but kept busy and acted like no big deal going on here!! I said the serenity prayer(love that!!,...	lani	4	531	Sep 22, 2007 by Phil
	Trusting Ourselves (Preview) Many of us believed that heeding the words of God or our Higher Power meant following rigid rules, an instruction booklet for life. Many of us now believe differently. The rigid rules, the endless instructions, the exhortation to perfection, are not the words our Higher Power whispers. The words of...	Quetzal	2	320	Sep 22, 2007 by Phil
	Weight of the Past (Preview) Regret Holding onto regret is like dragging the weight of the past with us everywhere we go. It drains our energy, leaving less available for life in the present because we are constantly feeding an old issue. This attachment can cause illness the same way watering a dead plant creates decay. We know t...	Wren	4	445	Sep 22, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 9/22 (Preview) A "LIMITLESS LODE" Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, our pick struck gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. Father feels he has struck something better than gold. For a time he may try to hug the new treasure to himself. He may n...	Doll	0	345	Sep 22, 2007 by Doll
	Letting Go of Urgency (Preview) One thing at a time. That's all we have to do. Not two things at once, but one thing done in peace. One task at a time. One feeling at a time. One day at a time. One problem at a time. One step at a time. One pleasure at a time. Relax. Let go of urgency. Begin calmly now. Take one thing at a time. See how everything w...	Quetzal	2	301	Sep 21, 2007 by lani
	Mandatory down-time. (Preview) So I don't know if anyone would remember but way back in 2000 when I was in a stupid plane incident not only did my life take a few twists (shortly after the stupid plane incident) but my knee got pretty torked. My knee was threadbare from several dislocations that were the result of over rotations kickbo...	TLH	6	444	Sep 21, 2007 by learning
	Making Space for Change (Preview) We want certain things to change in our lives, but we fear changes that we don't want. Sometimes we fear changes that we do want, because the familiar is more comfortable than the visionary, and because life is a three-dimensional, interconnected puzzle; if you change one thing, everything else shi...	Wren	0	274	Sep 21, 2007 by Wren
	New Relationship Behaviors (Preview) We talk much about new relationship behaviors in recovery: allowing others to be themselves without over reacting and taking it personally, and owning our power to take care of ourselves. We talk about letting go of our need to control, focusing on self-responsibility, and not setting ourselves u...	Quetzal	6	2045	Sep 21, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 9/21 (Preview) THE LAST PROMISE We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The last Promise in the Big Book came true for me on the very first day of sobriety. God kept me sober that day, and on every other day I allowed Him to operate in my life. He gives...	Doll	1	300	Sep 21, 2007 by wallsal55
	Thank you everyone. (Preview) Just want to say thanks to everyone who replied to my post 6 months sober and struggling. Everything you lot said has helped. I feel great seem to have got through the rough patch without picking up!! Had a really good week my son has started school all day and my daughter is in nursery so I have some time to...	trudi	3	425	Sep 21, 2007 by Doll
	Rambling... (Preview) A good portion of my life I was a pretty good guy. I worked too much- and the funny thing is I paid the bills and thats about it. I had a wife and we had a daughter, we went on vacation now and then- camping in the desert or Disneyland or up the coast to Canada- mundane vacations that break up the monotony of life...	TLH	14	804	Sep 21, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Feeling RAW (Preview) Well as usual, I am going to complain about work!! I think that messes w/ my sobriety more than anything!!I dont even know where to begin...Anyways, we're having a nursing meeting on Friday.. Comments Ive heard is "feelings are going to be hurt", "oh it will def be a bitch session&quo...	lani	7	476	Sep 21, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Just saying "Hi" to everyone....and the new people too.. (Preview) Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! - Guy Finley Unfulfilled expectations always cause problems. Having expectations in our culture is...	Phil	1	333	Sep 20, 2007 by Sick of being sick
	Starving (Preview) I am going on my 8th day sober today and recently I have just been starving all the time. No matter what I eat I don't feel full. I was wondering if this is a normal physical reaction or am I mentally comensating for the loss of alcohol intake? I was told about the craving of sugar, how alcohol turns to sugar a...	Pdinkle	6	365	Sep 20, 2007 by Phil
	more (Preview) Just wanted to elaborate on what I said earlier I need to emphasise that I have a problem with revealing my real self because I HAVE NO IDEA whom I am!!! Also if this relates to anyone ??I am scared of getting OLD I am 38 and as a woman I feel like a failure!!!!!! I just compare myself to everyone else then so...	trudi	9	404	Sep 20, 2007 by trudi
	Daily Reflections 9/20 (Preview) H.P. AS GUIDE See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164 Having a right relationship with God seemed to be an impossible order. My chaotic past had left me filled with guil...	Doll	0	265	Sep 20, 2007 by Doll
	Keeping Myself Busy (Preview) Hello I am a newcomer on here however not new to AA. I have been struggling lately but i have been doing things to keep my mind busy and this is what i came up with. I have created some desktops let me know what you think. Clicky Click Clicky Click Hope you all do well, one day at a time. atr232000	atr232000	2	334	Sep 19, 2007 by atr232000
	Apologies (Preview) Sometimes, we act in a manner with which we are less than comfortable. That's human. That's why we have the words: "I'm sorry." They heal and bridge the gap. But we don't have to say, "I'm sorry" if we didn't do anything wrong. A sense of shame can keep us apologizing for everythin...	Quetzal	1	316	Sep 19, 2007 by chappell_lm
	Slipped again... (Preview) I was 10 weeks sober last night when I instictively just grabbed the bottle and made a drink. I didn't pause to contimplate the consequences, nor did I reason or rationalize it. I just did it...and then of course immediately following, felt tremendous guilt. I just couldn't believe that it happen...	chappell_lm	5	455	Sep 19, 2007 by breda
	It's bad (Preview) I'm sorry my Friend, that's inappropriate for this board, but do come back and share your ES&H with us any time. Chris -- Edited by Wren at 02:34, 2007-09-19	Mikey_	0	279	Sep 19, 2007 by Mikey_
	I went to court today. (Preview) Long story. Bench Warrant. Stupid dogs and their tickets (that were lost on my desk and I missed my court date) anyhow! Funny thing is- and I'm only a "G" so I only sat through about six or eoght cases before my own came up (after lunch)- but pretty much everyone there was dealing with the repre...	TLH	7	460	Sep 18, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Never Give Up (Preview) When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with it's twists and turns, As eve...	Phil	4	491	Sep 18, 2007 by cooncatbob
	Daily Reflections 9/18 (Preview) ACCEPTANCE We admitted we couldn't lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power (if only our A.A. group) could do this hitherto impossible job. The moment we were able to accept these facts fully, our release from the alcohol c...	Doll	0	417	Sep 18, 2007 by Doll
	It is with sadness.. (Preview) That after many many days, of being a part of this great AA message board fellowship... I find it necessary to step aside....re the position of a moderator, because of health issues. I will continue...as long as possible..to contribute... The people that have shared this board...have saved this ki...	Phil	11	587	Sep 18, 2007 by alligot
	Letting the Good Stuff Happen (Preview) Before recovery, my relationships were lousy. I didn't do very well on my job. I was enmeshed in my dysfunctional family. But at least I knew what to expect! -- Anonymous I want the second half of my life to be as good as the first half was miserable. Sometimes, I'm afraid it won't be. Sometimes, I'm frigh...	Quetzal	1	472	Sep 18, 2007 by Snopup
	Feeling vulnerable (Preview) What else is sobriety but to feel vulnerable? Well, that's what I am feeling right now. Life is happening, and I'm showing up. I have had some amazing changes in my life in the last six months and they are wonderful. Still, I am feeling more feeble and afraid than normal (which I know, is to be expecte...	Simple	3	461	Sep 18, 2007 by StPeteDean
	daily life without a drink (Preview) How many stores do we pass on the way to work that we used to stop at to buy our fix? I can count at least 5 (regular stops). It is like my car is pre-programmed to pull in to that store. But now, I just keep driving to my destination.	paxton	4	529	Sep 17, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Checking In (Preview) Hey family. My sponsor has suggested I start writing stuff down/journaling. This was my favorite place to write. Kind of like home. I just went to this A.A. event in Chicago at the Pavillion. Thousands of people just like me and two truly wonderful speakers. Great experience. To hear the serenity pra...	soberdrunk	4	310	Sep 17, 2007 by soberdrunk
	Feeling lost and alone.......and pathetic! (Preview) As most of you know, after a very LTR, John and I parted 2 weeks ago...I've discovered I have NO friends and nothing to do....I go to work and come home. My phone doesn't ring. I don't even have anyone to call (unless it's AA related). I'm feeling pretty pathetic right now - UGH! Mostly because I've come t...	Doll	8	1798	Sep 17, 2007 by StPeteDean
	gossip hurts (Preview) A man was seen coming and going from a married woman's house. Her neighbor watched with fascination, and concocted elaborate tales which she shared with her friends as truth. There was no evidence any more incriminating that the fact that the young man came regularly, but the rumor was that the wo...	jeannie	2	2434	Sep 17, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Shopping (Preview) Yesterday I made my 1st trip to the grocery store since I have decided to get sober. I was terrified of having to go in. In hindsight I shoud have taken a friend with me but I am happy to say that I didn't let temptation take over. I walked right past the lliquor and wine section without a pause. I knew this was...	Pdinkle	2	438	Sep 17, 2007 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections 9/17 (Preview) FREEDOM FROM FEAR When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...	Doll	0	277	Sep 17, 2007 by Doll
	Revenge (Preview) No matter how long we've been recovering, no matter how solid our spiritual ground, we may still feel an overwhelming desire at times to punish, or get even, with another person. We want revenge. We want to see the other person hurt the way he or she has hurt us. We want to see life deal that person just rew...	Quetzal	2	328	Sep 16, 2007 by lani
	Allowing Others to walk their paths (Preview) Watching a loved one or a peer traverse a path littered with stumbling blocks can be immensely painful. We instinctively want to guide them toward a safer track and share with them the wisdom we have acquired through experience. Yet all human beings have the right to carve their own paths without bein...	Wren	1	363	Sep 16, 2007 by cindy
	I just gotta say it.. (Preview) *Thanks to God and the great folks of AA online and in meetings, I made 3 Mos. today !!*	ron70062	9	383	Sep 16, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 9/16 (Preview) WE STAND--OR FALL--TOGETHER . . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.563 Just as the Twelve Steps of A....	Doll	0	260	Sep 16, 2007 by Doll
	Getting Through Hard Times (Preview) We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we can determine the timing. -- Codependent No More Hard times, stressful times, are not all there is to life, but they are part of life, growth, and moving...	Quetzal	0	337	Sep 15, 2007 by Pam P
	Who wants a drink? (Preview) Probably all of us. Just think, how much better we feel off the booze. I may be new to this, but am finding not many people want to actually chat. Maybe i'm on the wrong site. If anyone out there has a better way for me to find the online communication tools I need, please share. I'm 12 days sober and it a...	paxton	9	483	Sep 15, 2007 by sheilasdad
	tranquility (Preview) "Reach into the stream, and try to pick up as much water as you can by clenching your fists tightly around it. Hold up your hand and see how much you could hold. Now turn up your palms and cup them as in supplication, and place them in the stream. Lift your hands and see how much you can now hold, witho...	Sick of being sick	2	411	Sep 15, 2007 by Pdinkle
	Anticipating the Good (Preview) Anxiety About Change When we find ourselves going through any kind of change in our lives, our natural response may be to tense up on the physical, mental, or emotional level. We may not even notice that we have braced ourselves against a shift until we recognize the anxiety, mood swings, or general wo...	Wren	4	331	Sep 15, 2007 by Pdinkle
	ok, maybe I'm regaining a little sense lol (Preview) Well, winds up that I'm moving back to Mississippi..... once I'd told my dad I was going to California, he offered me a house to rent... well I've been in Arkansas visiting family, and finally realized that financially I just can't do the trip to california... also, although I'm not afraid of hard w...	ChicknLittle	5	515	Sep 15, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections 9/15 (Preview) A NEW LIFE Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . Life will mean something at last. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even bette...	Doll	0	278	Sep 15, 2007 by Doll
	Live Your Own Life (Preview) "We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, ov...	Wren	0	334	Sep 15, 2007 by Wren
	Perspective (Preview) Too often, we try to gain a clear perspective before it is time. That will make us crazy. We do not always know why things are happening the way they are. We do not always know how a particular relationship will work out. We do not always understand the source of our feelings, why we've been led down a parti...	Quetzal	1	280	Sep 14, 2007 by TLH
	Daily Reflections 9/14 (Preview) PEACE OF MIND Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God's help and guidance--meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 86-87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my w...	Doll	0	267	Sep 14, 2007 by Doll
	What's Good for Me? (Preview) When we are soul searching, be it for the smaller or larger decisions we face during the day, we can learn to ask, is this good for me?... Is this what I really want?... Is this what I need?...Does this direction feel right for me?...or am I succumbing to the control and influence that I sometimes allow ot...	Quetzal	0	283	Sep 14, 2007 by Quetzal
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