Alcoholics Anonymous

jc2008 · jc2008

Last night my husband told me that he found my stash of empty bottles, a few days ago. He went to an Al-Anon meeting last night, then confronted me. Over the past 20 years I have admittedly had many problems with substance abuse, primarily alcohol. In fact, I went to AA meetings for a while in my early 2...

lani · lani

Just a big giant welcome to all the new people on here! What a great thing we have going! Stick around and share your experience, strength and hope! May you be as blessed with this site as I am!!!! xo Lani

FindingFreedom · FindingFreedom

At some point on Friday afternoon, I felt a dark cloud of discouragement come over me, I felt really down and vulnerable. I didnt even feel like leaving my house, but I went to my meeting Friday night anyway, I didnt say much, but I listened. I knew what had me down, my biggest challenge and greatest fe...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The present moment is all we have. Yes, we have plans and goals, a vision for tomorrow. But now is the only time we possess. And it is enough. We can clear our mind of the residue of yesterday. We can clear our mind of fears of tomorrow. We can be present, now. We can make ourselves available to this moment...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Thursday, February 21, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day I go to the A.A. meetings because it helps me in my business of keeping sober. And I try to help other alcoholics when I can, because that's p...

Angela A · Angela A

Just got home from my very first AA meeting. I feel a bit overwhelmed but not in a negetive way. It was hard to get to this point for me as I never thought i had a problem because I am a binge drinker and not an everyday drinker. I go to this location a very rundown house in a very bad part of town, I walk in very ner...

Doll · Doll

I'M PART OF THE WHOLE At once, I became a part--if only a tiny part--of a cosmos.... AS BILL SEES IT, p. 225 When I first came to A.A., I decided that "they" were very nice people--perhaps a little naive, a little too friendly, but basically decent, earnest people (with whom I had nothing in co...

Sept_19_2002 · Sept_19_2002

As a friend of Bill W, I truly feel blessed that I have enjoyed sobriety for some years now. Each one a day at a time. Unfortunately in my days of confusion and despair my actions hurt others. Some, and I don't blame them, never want to see or hear from me again. As I go forward I often think of them and wish I ca...

Doll · Doll

THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER At this juncture, his A.A. sponsor usually laughs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 Before my recovery from alcoholism began, laughter was one of the most painful sounds I knew. I never laughed and I felt that anyone else's laughter was directed at me! My self-pity and an...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

If you like the Irish tune "Sally Gardens", and pictures of Irish landscape, you will enjoy this (early) St. Patrick's Day card. It was sent to me by my nephew who has had ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease) for 4 years and is somehow still miraculously holding on to life. Coming from him, it trul...

malcolm · malcolm

Hi all. I just put in the toughest week of my life. I'm 16 days without a drink, and a month without a tranquilizer tablet. My two addictions came back to bite me in the ass last week. The first week I was unusually calm, I had a feeling it wouldn't last. Then came the anxiety, which spilled over into panic at...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Liquor used to be my friend. I used to have a lot of fun drinking. Practically all the fun I had was connected with drinking. But the time ca...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We are powerless over other people's expectations of us. We cannot control what others want, what they expect, or what they want us to do and be. We can control how we respond to other people's expectations. During the course of any day, people may make demands on our time, talents, energy, money,...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Well, the good old AA slogans come to the rescue once again!!!!! I have been putting in massive hours studying this weekend, as I take my National Certification Exam next Saturday Morning for Medical Office Management and Medical Assisting. Without AA and recovery, I would definitely not have been...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I just spent several hours with someone from my group, and I feel like I'm losing my mind. This woman insisted that the only way I would make progress in my program was to go to her church and succumb to her religious rules. She pushed and insisted, and insisted and pushed. She's been in the program so much...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Monday, February 18, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day After I became an alcoholic, alcohol poisoned my love for my family and friends, it poisoned my ambition, it poisoned my self-respect. It poisoned my whole life, until I m...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Recovery is not about being right; it's about allowing ourselves to be who we are and accepting others as they are. That concept can be difficult for many of us if we have lived in systems that functioned on the "right/wrong" justice scale. The person who was right was okay; the person who...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Ram-1500-4x4-Sport-Larry-the-Cable-Guy-2000-Dodge-Ram-Truck-Fully-Loaded_W0QQitemZ25...

Angela A · Angela A

So they say admitting your weakness is the first step in getting help. I've never considered myself an alcoholic, I just thought I needed to find my "limit" and stay in control of that. Well that never seems to work. I've been reading and find that i'm probably a binge drinker and I guess that...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Many things we do in A.A. are in preparation for that crucial moment when, walking down the street on a nice sunshiny day, we see a nice cool cocktail lounge and the idea of h...

Doll · Doll

I'M NOT DIFFERENT In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the "high bottoms, " the women said they were different; . . . The Skid-Rower said he was different . . . so did the artists and the professional people, the ri...

Doll · Doll

OUR PATHS ARE OUR OWN ... there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: cour...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Our basic recovery concept that never loses its power to work miracles is the concept called acceptance. We do not achieve acceptance in a moment. We often have to work through a mirage of feelings - sometimes anger, outrage, shame, self-pity, or sadness. But if acceptance is our goal, we will achi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcohol is poison to the alcoholic. Poison is not too strong a word, because alcoholism leads eventually to the death of the alcoholic. It may be a quick death or a slow death. When we go by package stores and see various kinds of liquor all dressed up in fancy packages to make it l...

Doll · Doll

THE LOVE IN THEIR EYES Some of us won't believe in God, others can't, and still others who do not believe that God exists have no faith whatever He will perform this miracle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 25 It was the changes I saw in the new people who came into the Fellowship that helped me lose...

Doll · Doll

COMMITMENT Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 There came a time in my program of recovery when the third stanza of the Serenity Prayer -- "The wisdom to know the difference" -- be...

lani · lani

Everyone have a SWEET day! xo Lani -- Edited by lani at 23:51, 2008-02-13

jonijoni · jonijoni

No, not the Beastie Boys' song.... LOL I mean in my recovery. I have at times before gotten so wrapped up in "achieving" outside of AA, that I have at times slacked severely on the things that keep me sober. I can't go through this again, guys. I am taking Certification Exams soon for my degree...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If alcoholism were just a physical allergy, like asthma or hay fever, it would be easy for us, by taking a skin test with alcohol to find out whether or not we're alcoholics. But alcoholism is not just a physical allergy. It's also a mental allergy or obsession. After we've beco...

Doll · Doll

TAKING ACTION Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us--sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze,...

nmike · nmike

Can Alanoners lead an AA meeting? I live in a very small rural community. I have been going to AA meetings here rather than drive the 30 miles in the snow. I offered to start concurrent Alanon meetings. I have had a few meetings. The usual leader for AA said he couldn't be at the meeting Mon nite and asked me...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The concept of letting go can be confusing to many of us. When are we doing too much or trying too hard to control people and outcomes? When are we doing too little? When is what we're doing an appropriate part of taking care of ourselves? What is our responsibility, and what isn't? These issues can cha...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ After that first drink, we had a single track mind. It was like a railroad train. The first drink started it off and it kept going on the single track until it got to the end of the line, drunkeness. We alcoholics knew this was the inevitable result when we took the first drink, but stil...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, the gray days scare us. Those are the days when the old feelings come rushing back. We may feel needy, scared, ashamed, and unable to care for ourselves. When this happens, it's hard to trust ourselves, others, the goodness of life, and the good intentions of our Higher Power. Problems s...

Quetzal · Quetzal

What a great gift we've been given - ourselves. To listen to ourselves, to trust instinct and intuition, is to pay tribute to that gift. What a disservice not to heed the leadings and leanings that so naturally arise from within. When will we learn that these leadings and leanings draw us into God's r...

Quetzal · Quetzal

For children, Valentine's Day means candy hearts, silly cards, and excitement in the air. How different Valentine's Day can be for us as adults. The Love Day can be a symbol that we have not yet gotten love to work for us as we would like. Or it can be a symbol of something different, something better...

Doll · Doll

WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you--far too smart for our own good.... Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone." AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brillian...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Sometimes we can't help thinking: Why can't we ever drink again? We know it's because we're alcoholics, but why did we have to get that way? The answer is that at some time in our drinking careers, we passed what is called our "tolerance point." When we passed this point,...

lani · lani

Go to any lengths to get home that is!!!!! So, Go to my home group early tonight because it was my turn to set up, etc. My meeting is basically behind my house at my old church but I drive around the block to get there. Snowing and cold here you know! So after the meeting, start my car, get out to scrape the snow...

jonijoni · jonijoni

ChickenLittle has inspired me to share my pets!! Everybody come share your babies here!!! My animals have provided such a comfort in my recovery... I am truly grateful for them!! There was a time when I could not even take care of myself, yet now thanks to AA I have a little family that is thriving!! Jon...

Doll · Doll

Happy Valentine's Day! EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98 Dealing with expectations is a frequent topic at meetings. It isn't wro...

malcolm · malcolm

I took up photography lately. Another one of those ideas I spent hours talking about from the bar stool, without ever taking a shot. Anyway I went out last saturday to a local market to take some portraits of the sellers. What do you think? Any good? It was so good (and strange) to be out on a fine saturday m...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ As we look back on all those troubles we used to have when we were drinking, the hospitals, the jails, we wonder how we could have wanted that kind of life. As we look back on it now, we see our drinking life as it really was and we're glad we're out of it. So after a few months in A.A., w...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Well... working on building up my zoo... lol I lost my bunny... still planning to get another one I think, found a breeder up in TN but I've got my hands full for awhile and gotta do a lot of researching, so might hold off on a new bunny for awhile lol Someone gave me a mated pair of Cockatiels!! And the...

trick · trick

I am looking for direction and guidance, especially on how to handle my new life on the outside as I have been released from prison after doing 12 years. I am lost out here. Help! Note: I have been involved and sober since 9/06/2000. Also, I found this becuase my nephew is helping with all this internet s...

Doll · Doll

"THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES" Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and...

Wren · Wren

"Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don't think that you've lost time. There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time." -- Asha Tyson No regrets. A...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can go forward with our life and recoveries, even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the bridge it is cold and dark. We stood there with others in the cold and darkness, doubled over in pain. Some of us developed an eating disorder to cope with the pain. Some...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we're going to stay sober, we've got to learn to want something else more than we want to drink. When we first came into A.A., we couldn't imagine wanting anything else so much or more than drinking. So we had to stop drinking on faith, on faith that some day we really would want...

lateforthesky · lateforthesky

i had shingles last year and eye infection and i still have phn and i feel alcohol irritates the phn around eye

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	new here and need help (Preview) Last night my husband told me that he found my stash of empty bottles, a few days ago. He went to an Al-Anon meeting last night, then confronted me. Over the past 20 years I have admittedly had many problems with substance abuse, primarily alcohol. In fact, I went to AA meetings for a while in my early 2...	jc2008	11	635	Feb 21, 2008 by Dave Harm
	welcome (Preview) Just a big giant welcome to all the new people on here! What a great thing we have going! Stick around and share your experience, strength and hope! May you be as blessed with this site as I am!!!! xo Lani	lani	0	301	Feb 21, 2008 by lani
	Celebrating Acceptance (Preview) At some point on Friday afternoon, I felt a dark cloud of discouragement come over me, I felt really down and vulnerable. I didnt even feel like leaving my house, but I went to my meeting Friday night anyway, I didnt say much, but I listened. I knew what had me down, my biggest challenge and greatest fe...	FindingFreedom	11	921	Feb 21, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	Living in the Present (Preview) The present moment is all we have. Yes, we have plans and goals, a vision for tomorrow. But now is the only time we possess. And it is enough. We can clear our mind of the residue of yesterday. We can clear our mind of fears of tomorrow. We can be present, now. We can make ourselves available to this moment...	Quetzal	2	413	Feb 21, 2008 by lani
	24 Hours a day - Feb 21 (Preview) Thursday, February 21, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day I go to the A.A. meetings because it helps me in my business of keeping sober. And I try to help other alcoholics when I can, because that's p...	eastcoastscott	1	306	Feb 21, 2008 by lani
	Went to my very first meeting TODAY! (Preview) Just got home from my very first AA meeting. I feel a bit overwhelmed but not in a negetive way. It was hard to get to this point for me as I never thought i had a problem because I am a binge drinker and not an everyday drinker. I go to this location a very rundown house in a very bad part of town, I walk in very ner...	Angela A	7	517	Feb 21, 2008 by Sept_19_2002
	I'm Part of the Whole - Daily Reflections - FEb 21 (Preview) I'M PART OF THE WHOLE At once, I became a part--if only a tiny part--of a cosmos.... AS BILL SEES IT, p. 225 When I first came to A.A., I decided that "they" were very nice people--perhaps a little naive, a little too friendly, but basically decent, earnest people (with whom I had nothing in co...	Doll	0	281	Feb 21, 2008 by Doll
	So many thanks (Preview) As a friend of Bill W, I truly feel blessed that I have enjoyed sobriety for some years now. Each one a day at a time. Unfortunately in my days of confusion and despair my actions hurt others. Some, and I don't blame them, never want to see or hear from me again. As I go forward I often think of them and wish I ca...	Sept_19_2002	0	406	Feb 20, 2008 by Sept_19_2002
	The Gift of Laughter - Daily Reflections - February 20 (Preview) THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER At this juncture, his A.A. sponsor usually laughs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 Before my recovery from alcoholism began, laughter was one of the most painful sounds I knew. I never laughed and I felt that anyone else's laughter was directed at me! My self-pity and an...	Doll	1	305	Feb 20, 2008 by lani
	Irish blessing (Preview) If you like the Irish tune "Sally Gardens", and pictures of Irish landscape, you will enjoy this (early) St. Patrick's Day card. It was sent to me by my nephew who has had ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease) for 4 years and is somehow still miraculously holding on to life. Coming from him, it trul...	Sick of being sick	4	3759	Feb 20, 2008 by lani
	A tough week. (Preview) Hi all. I just put in the toughest week of my life. I'm 16 days without a drink, and a month without a tranquilizer tablet. My two addictions came back to bite me in the ass last week. The first week I was unusually calm, I had a feeling it wouldn't last. Then came the anxiety, which spilled over into panic at...	malcolm	10	586	Feb 20, 2008 by StPeteDean
	24 Hours a day - Feb 20 (Preview) Wednesday, February 20, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Liquor used to be my friend. I used to have a lot of fun drinking. Practically all the fun I had was connected with drinking. But the time ca...	eastcoastscott	0	303	Feb 20, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Setting Our Own Course (Preview) We are powerless over other people's expectations of us. We cannot control what others want, what they expect, or what they want us to do and be. We can control how we respond to other people's expectations. During the course of any day, people may make demands on our time, talents, energy, money,...	Quetzal	0	311	Feb 20, 2008 by Quetzal
	H.A.L.T. WEEK FOR ME (Preview) Well, the good old AA slogans come to the rescue once again!!!!! I have been putting in massive hours studying this weekend, as I take my National Certification Exam next Saturday Morning for Medical Office Management and Medical Assisting. Without AA and recovery, I would definitely not have been...	jonijoni	4	462	Feb 19, 2008 by learning
	Our Path (Preview) I just spent several hours with someone from my group, and I feel like I'm losing my mind. This woman insisted that the only way I would make progress in my program was to go to her church and succumb to her religious rules. She pushed and insisted, and insisted and pushed. She's been in the program so much...	Quetzal	2	838	Feb 19, 2008 by cooncatbob
	24 Hours A Day, Feb 18 (Preview) Monday, February 18, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day After I became an alcoholic, alcohol poisoned my love for my family and friends, it poisoned my ambition, it poisoned my self-respect. It poisoned my whole life, until I m...	eastcoastscott	3	3550	Feb 19, 2008 by Tuggboat
	Being Right (Preview) Recovery is not about being right; it's about allowing ourselves to be who we are and accepting others as they are. That concept can be difficult for many of us if we have lived in systems that functioned on the "right/wrong" justice scale. The person who was right was okay; the person who...	Quetzal	7	677	Feb 19, 2008 by lani
	Win the "Git-R-Done" mobile (Preview) [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Ram-1500-4x4-Sport-Larry-the-Cable-Guy-2000-Dodge-Ram-Truck-Fully-Loaded_W0QQitemZ25...	StPeteDean	5	898	Feb 19, 2008 by lani
	Newbie- Alcoholic? I need to take control! (Preview) So they say admitting your weakness is the first step in getting help. I've never considered myself an alcoholic, I just thought I needed to find my "limit" and stay in control of that. Well that never seems to work. I've been reading and find that i'm probably a binge drinker and I guess that...	Angela A	9	569	Feb 19, 2008 by lani
	24 Hours A Day, Feb 19 (Preview) Tuesday, February 19, 2008 You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Many things we do in A.A. are in preparation for that crucial moment when, walking down the street on a nice sunshiny day, we see a nice cool cocktail lounge and the idea of h...	eastcoastscott	0	324	Feb 19, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	I'm Not Different - Daily Reflections - February 19 (Preview) I'M NOT DIFFERENT In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the "high bottoms, " the women said they were different; . . . The Skid-Rower said he was different . . . so did the artists and the professional people, the ri...	Doll	0	291	Feb 19, 2008 by Doll
	Our Paths Are Our Own - Daily Reflections - February 18 (Preview) OUR PATHS ARE OUR OWN ... there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: cour...	Doll	1	349	Feb 18, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Acceptance (Preview) Our basic recovery concept that never loses its power to work miracles is the concept called acceptance. We do not achieve acceptance in a moment. We often have to work through a mirage of feelings - sometimes anger, outrage, shame, self-pity, or sadness. But if acceptance is our goal, we will achi...	Quetzal	2	621	Feb 17, 2008 by jonijoni
	24hrs a Day ~ 17th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcohol is poison to the alcoholic. Poison is not too strong a word, because alcoholism leads eventually to the death of the alcoholic. It may be a quick death or a slow death. When we go by package stores and see various kinds of liquor all dressed up in fancy packages to make it l...	Sobrietyspell	0	298	Feb 17, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	The Love in Their Eyes - Daily Reflections - February 17 (Preview) THE LOVE IN THEIR EYES Some of us won't believe in God, others can't, and still others who do not believe that God exists have no faith whatever He will perform this miracle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 25 It was the changes I saw in the new people who came into the Fellowship that helped me lose...	Doll	0	328	Feb 17, 2008 by Doll
	COMMITMENT - Daily Reflections - February 16 (Preview) COMMITMENT Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 There came a time in my program of recovery when the third stanza of the Serenity Prayer -- "The wisdom to know the difference" -- be...	Doll	2	1358	Feb 17, 2008 by lani
	Happy Valentines day (Preview) Everyone have a SWEET day! xo Lani -- Edited by lani at 23:51, 2008-02-13	lani	8	433	Feb 17, 2008 by lani
	SABOTAGE?????? (Preview) No, not the Beastie Boys' song.... LOL I mean in my recovery. I have at times before gotten so wrapped up in "achieving" outside of AA, that I have at times slacked severely on the things that keep me sober. I can't go through this again, guys. I am taking Certification Exams soon for my degree...	jonijoni	7	390	Feb 17, 2008 by lani
	24hrs a Day ~ 15th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If alcoholism were just a physical allergy, like asthma or hay fever, it would be easy for us, by taking a skin test with alcohol to find out whether or not we're alcoholics. But alcoholism is not just a physical allergy. It's also a mental allergy or obsession. After we've beco...	Sobrietyspell	5	361	Feb 16, 2008 by Tuggboat
	TAKING ACTION - Daily Reflections - February 15, (Preview) TAKING ACTION Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us--sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 One of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from booze,...	Doll	4	537	Feb 16, 2008 by Doll
	Leading Meetings (Preview) Can Alanoners lead an AA meeting? I live in a very small rural community. I have been going to AA meetings here rather than drive the 30 miles in the snow. I offered to start concurrent Alanon meetings. I have had a few meetings. The usual leader for AA said he couldn't be at the meeting Mon nite and asked me...	nmike	3	3625	Feb 16, 2008 by Doll
	Detachment (Preview) The concept of letting go can be confusing to many of us. When are we doing too much or trying too hard to control people and outcomes? When are we doing too little? When is what we're doing an appropriate part of taking care of ourselves? What is our responsibility, and what isn't? These issues can cha...	Quetzal	0	534	Feb 16, 2008 by Quetzal
	24hrs a Day ~ 14th February 2008 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ After that first drink, we had a single track mind. It was like a railroad train. The first drink started it off and it kept going on the single track until it got to the end of the line, drunkeness. We alcoholics knew this was the inevitable result when we took the first drink, but stil...	Sobrietyspell	2	380	Feb 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Control (Preview) Sometimes, the gray days scare us. Those are the days when the old feelings come rushing back. We may feel needy, scared, ashamed, and unable to care for ourselves. When this happens, it's hard to trust ourselves, others, the goodness of life, and the good intentions of our Higher Power. Problems s...	Quetzal	0	325	Feb 15, 2008 by Quetzal
	Trusting Ourselves (Preview) What a great gift we've been given - ourselves. To listen to ourselves, to trust instinct and intuition, is to pay tribute to that gift. What a disservice not to heed the leadings and leanings that so naturally arise from within. When will we learn that these leadings and leanings draw us into God's r...	Quetzal	3	320	Feb 14, 2008 by livefree0707
	Valentine's Day (Preview) For children, Valentine's Day means candy hearts, silly cards, and excitement in the air. How different Valentine's Day can be for us as adults. The Love Day can be a symbol that we have not yet gotten love to work for us as we would like. Or it can be a symbol of something different, something better...	Quetzal	3	390	Feb 14, 2008 by lani
	WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER - Daily Reflections - 2/13 (Preview) WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you--far too smart for our own good.... Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone." AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brillian...	Doll	5	503	Feb 14, 2008 by Doll
	24hrs a Day ~ 13th February 2008 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Sometimes we can't help thinking: Why can't we ever drink again? We know it's because we're alcoholics, but why did we have to get that way? The answer is that at some time in our drinking careers, we passed what is called our "tolerance point." When we passed this point,...	Sobrietyspell	5	417	Feb 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Go to any lengths... (Preview) Go to any lengths to get home that is!!!!! So, Go to my home group early tonight because it was my turn to set up, etc. My meeting is basically behind my house at my old church but I drive around the block to get there. Snowing and cold here you know! So after the meeting, start my car, get out to scrape the snow...	lani	3	409	Feb 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	M.I.P. AA Pet Show :o) (Preview) ChickenLittle has inspired me to share my pets!! Everybody come share your babies here!!! My animals have provided such a comfort in my recovery... I am truly grateful for them!! There was a time when I could not even take care of myself, yet now thanks to AA I have a little family that is thriving!! Jon...	jonijoni	14	1249	Feb 14, 2008 by ChicknLittle
	EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS - Daily Reflections - 2/14 (Preview) Happy Valentine's Day! EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98 Dealing with expectations is a frequent topic at meetings. It isn't wro...	Doll	0	446	Feb 14, 2008 by Doll
	There's more to life.... (Preview) I took up photography lately. Another one of those ideas I spent hours talking about from the bar stool, without ever taking a shot. Anyway I went out last saturday to a local market to take some portraits of the sellers. What do you think? Any good? It was so good (and strange) to be out on a fine saturday m...	malcolm	6	536	Feb 13, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24hrs a Day ~ 12th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ As we look back on all those troubles we used to have when we were drinking, the hospitals, the jails, we wonder how we could have wanted that kind of life. As we look back on it now, we see our drinking life as it really was and we're glad we're out of it. So after a few months in A.A., w...	Sobrietyspell	0	328	Feb 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	New "kids"!!! (Preview) Well... working on building up my zoo... lol I lost my bunny... still planning to get another one I think, found a breeder up in TN but I've got my hands full for awhile and gotta do a lot of researching, so might hold off on a new bunny for awhile lol Someone gave me a mated pair of Cockatiels!! And the...	ChicknLittle	4	475	Feb 12, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I am new to A.A. on the outside, just out of prison (Preview) I am looking for direction and guidance, especially on how to handle my new life on the outside as I have been released from prison after doing 12 years. I am lost out here. Help! Note: I have been involved and sober since 9/06/2000. Also, I found this becuase my nephew is helping with all this internet s...	trick	17	587	Feb 12, 2008 by Tuggboat
	"THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES" - Daily Reflections - 2/12 (Preview) "THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES" Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and...	Doll	2	329	Feb 12, 2008 by Tuggboat
	Let Go of the Past (Preview) "Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don't think that you've lost time. There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time." -- Asha Tyson No regrets. A...	Wren	2	429	Feb 12, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	Letting Go of Those Not in Recovery (Preview) We can go forward with our life and recoveries, even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the bridge it is cold and dark. We stood there with others in the cold and darkness, doubled over in pain. Some of us developed an eating disorder to cope with the pain. Some...	Quetzal	2	488	Feb 12, 2008 by StPeteDean
	24hrs a Day ~ 11th February 2008 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ If we're going to stay sober, we've got to learn to want something else more than we want to drink. When we first came into A.A., we couldn't imagine wanting anything else so much or more than drinking. So we had to stop drinking on faith, on faith that some day we really would want...	Sobrietyspell	0	377	Feb 11, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	shingles and alcohol (Preview) i had shingles last year and eye infection and i still have phn and i feel alcohol irritates the phn around eye	lateforthesky	5	9868	Feb 11, 2008 by lateforthesky
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