Alcoholics Anonymous

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I'm just curios because I'm wondering if there are many younger people who have succeeded in AA. My guess is that it would be a lot easier to stop when you're old...because you don't have as much going on. I can honestly say that if I could stay in my pajamas all day with nothing to do but read the newspaper a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. program is one of faith, hope and charity. It's a program of hope because when new members come into A.A. the first thing they get is hope. They hear older members tell how they had been through the same kind of hell that they have and how they found the way out through A.A...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear - primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basis of unsatidfied demands, we were in a state of continual disturbance and frustration. Therefore, no peace...

paul86 · paul86

The worst part is the first couple days, when the feelings of fear and physical discomfort are at their highest. Once I get past these first couple days I notice a huge difference in how I feel, and it's not as hard to not drink during the week. After not drinking for a few days I feel great. It seems to be the...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Thought I would share some treats that are coming up in my back yard. Have not yet gotten our lawn/yard in gear since we only moved in here 2 years ago and have had TONS of work to do on/in the house. But enjoy the daffodils, jonquils and tulips!

Doll · Doll

April 26, 2008 Daily Reflections HAPPINESS IS NOT THE POINT I don't think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How do we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from them and transmit what we have learned to others, if they would receive the knowledge? AS BILL SEES IT, p. 306 In my search "t...

mom to 2 · mom to 2

I'm looking for some advice for my husband---he's been really working hard at sobriety. There have been slips but lots of progress too. He's facing the consequences of an assault which resulted during a drinking and drugging binge. It's really looking like there will be significant jail time and...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Often, we can learn much about ourselves from the people to whom we are attracted. As we progress through recovery, we learn we can no longer form relationships solely on the basis of attraction. We learn to be patient, to allow ourselves to take into account important facts, and to process informa...

jonijoni · jonijoni

I just want to thank the people who are relatively new here, for enriching my sobriety every single day. I have gone through some of the greatest personal challenges in recovery, and was hopeless and helpless. AA has changed all that. To see newcomers reaching out on the internet, taking the sound ad...

alev430 · alev430

I haven't had a drop of alcohol in about a month and a half, and I'm proud to say that. That said--my room mate is out of town (I'm in a dorm) so I can do whatever I want in here without worrying about her coming in unexpectedly. Usually all that means is I will dance around the room in my underwear at about 4 in t...

jonijoni · jonijoni

I was offered the job I really really REALLY wanted, and I accepted. I am so excited!!! Good things, good things. I start out at three 9-10 hour days per week, learning clinical procedures. I am so freaking EXCITED!!!!! Sobriety is so awesome, folks. Never in a million years would I have thought I could...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We're so glad to be free from liquor that we do something about it. We get into action. We come to meetings regularly. We go out and try to help other alcoholics. We pass on the good news whenever we get a chance. In a spirit of thankfulness to God, we get into action. The A.A. progra...

Tryingrealhard · Tryingrealhard

Greetings, Forum Members! I just joined the forum today and this is my first post. A brief background on me: I have been in & out of AA since 1981 and have attended at least 500 meetings over the years. I really do understand the mechanics of the AA program, but I've relapsed about a dozen times. I know...

Doll · Doll

Thoughts at 4am If I am an alocholic I shouldn't drink - If I am not an alcoholic I don't need to. People who arn't alcoholics dont lie in bed at 4am wondering if they are alcoholics Remember its Alcohol-is-m , not Alcohol-was-m What's an Alcoholic? A man goes into a bar - big notice on the wall "All yo...

Anger at Family Members · Quetzal

Many of us have anger toward certain members of our family. Some of us have much anger and rage - anger that seems to go on year after year. For many of us, anger was the only way to break an unhealthy bondage or connection between a family member and ourselves. It was the force that kept us from being held...

Jim S · Jim S

There's not enough time or space here to tell of all the problems we've had with my step-daughter. Just to give a idea I had her prosecuted on a 4 yr defered felony last year and she blew that, did 30 days and had her probation revoked and lost her kids.... She's been pretty much homeless for the last year o...

jc2008 · jc2008

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Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ By submitting to God, we're released from the power of liquor. It has no more hold on us. We're also released from the things that were holding us down: pride, selfishness, and fear. And we're free to grow into a new life, which is so much better than the old life that there's no co...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The rewards from detachment are great: serenity; a deep sense of peace; the ability to give and receive love in self-enhancing, energizing ways, and the freedom to find real solutions to our problems. -- Codependent No More Letting go of our need to control can set others and us free. It can set our H...

Doll · Doll

That's what I'm screaming at my brain and want to scream at everyone around me! Good Lord, it's been a rough month. Starting with the tornado that took part of my roof to losing my best friends mother! The roof has finally been taken care of and looks its awesome. So I decided to go ahead and get the house vi...

lani · lani

Self-pity When we catch self-pity starting, we can take action against it with instant bookkeeping. For every entry of misery on the debit side, we find a blessing we can mark on the credit side. What health we have, what illnesses we don't have, what friends we have loved, the sunny weather, a good mea...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

As I mentioned last week I've had spiritual awakening as a result of shutting my mouth and doing what I'm told...and while I can honestly say that the obsession to drink has been removed the addict in me is still doing his best to find a way to get me feeling numb. I decided to quit smoking and I discovered t...

Doll · Doll

April 27, 2008 Daily Reflections JOYFUL DISCOVERIES We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot...

Moon · Moon

A cup of fear I shall not drink, for it does not suit my soul. From fear comes anger, hatred and violence. My world is open to more, as I reach beyond my understanding and hold the hand of faith. I am alive in a world of brightness and light, the darkness fades away. I live in a life surrounded by warmth's embr...

lani · lani

Footprints of Hope Going the whole route looked too hard -- until someone said to me, "One step at a time." So I looked ahead, along the path marked by the footprints of hope, commitment, and action. All around me were many happy, sober people who had walked that path. . . They had some magic or...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Some people are carriers of negativity. They are storehouses of pent up anger and volatile emotions. Some remain trapped in the victim role and act in ways that further their victimization. And others are still caught in the cycle of addictive or compulsive patterns. Negative energy can have a po...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. program is one of submission, release, and action. When we're drinking, we're submitting to a power greater than ourselves, liquor. Our own wills are no use against the power of liquor. One drink and we're sunk. In A.A. we stop submitting to the power of liquor. Inste...

lani · lani

April 25, 2008 Worry None of us has to understand God or worry about things beyond our control. We can indulge ourselves in the luxury of not-worrying. Any of us can handle just one day; all each of us has to try at is our own job, our own family life. We don't have to try fixing up the whole world or understan...

Moon · Moon

Every now and again I like to stop in and say Hello! Hope all is well with you all. I'm awakening into the Essence of Beauty and My life is Amazing. Thank you so much for being here. Feel free to say Hello.

Jim S · Jim S

Hi all. Newbie to this board but not to AA. Four years ago I relapsed after 11 yrs of being sober and, to keep a long story short I'm back into the program. I have a question that is really bothering me. This has happened to me three times in the last two weeks. Once at a NA meeting and twice at a AA meeting......

Doll · Doll

April 25, 2008 Daily Reflections ENTERING A NEW DIMENSION In the late stages of our drinking, the will to resist has fled. Yet when we admit complete defeat and when we become entirely ready to try A.A. principles, our obsession leaves us and we enter a new dimension - freedom under God as we understand...

jc2008 · jc2008

I thought I was doing pretty well, all things considered. I just passed the 60 day mark, go to meetings regularly, and meet with my sponsor. Yesterday, we all played hooky and went to the beach. Later that day, I did something that displeased my husband, and he let me have it. I reacted strongly and have b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We must each discover our own truth. It does not help us if those we love find their truth. They cannot give it to us. It does not help if someone we love knows a particular truth in our life. We must discover our truth for ourselves. We must each discover and stand in our own light. We often need to str...

jonijoni · jonijoni

I have to remember this when I get discouraged. GOOD things have come from my Higher Power, once I started accepting His gifts, through recovery. I have interviews lined up, and a second interview at a particular place I am very interested in. The old thinking comes back... "UGH!! You have to sel...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I don't believe that A.A. works because I read it in a book or because I hear people say so. I believe it because I see people getting sober and staying sober. An actual demonstration is what convinces me. When I see the change in people, I can't help believing that A.A. works. We c...

messedup · messedup

Someone suggested I introduce myself here, so hello. Your stories are amazing. I'm not there yet but hopefully I can find my way there. Never been to a meeting, and have no idea how to start this. I'm sure my story will be like everyone else's, so I'll spare you. I will say my life pretty much defines...

lani · lani

Reaching Out Taking advantage of technological advances, for example, AA members with computers can participate in meetings online, sharing with fellow alcoholics across the country or around the world. Fundamentally, though, the difference between an electronic meeting and the home group a...

lani · lani

No Cop-outs We have to stay sober no matter how life treats us, no matter whether nonalcoholics appreciate our sobriety or not. We have to keep our sobriety independent of anything else, not entangled with any people, and not hedged in by any possible cop-outs or conditions. Over and over, we have fou...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

still keeps ticking! Man, I have been having a rough go since my trip. I have remained sober and and have been keeping things very simple. I tortured myself about my slip and had to be told to forgive myself in order to move on. I did a lot of soul searching, talking, listening and learning and am finally co...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Men and women keep coming into A.A., licked by alcohol, often given up by doctors as hopeless cases, they themselves admitting they're helpless to stop drinking. When I see these men and women get sober and stay sober over a period of months and years, I know that A.A. works. Th...

beachgirl · beachgirl

what I really love about being on this board, whether I am posting, replying or just listening- is that people really do talk TO each other- the disagreements, the support, the sharing- actually, ESPECIALLY the times when strong points are made, without mincing words. It feels far more intera...

glenngds2006 · glenngds2006

It has been a few days since I have posted or read any posts. It also has been a few days since I have been able to get out of bed for more than 10 minutes at a time. A friend I spoke to day before yesterday said you sound terribly sick over the phone. Mentally I was sicker than I was sick physically. But I cam...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

Me! That's who! And you bunch'o jerks thought I was a lost cause! Ha ha! Shows what you know Seriously though I'm doing alright, just thought I'd check in and say hi. So what's new?

Quetzal · Quetzal

We often refer to recovery from codependency and adult child issues as self-care. Self-care is not, as some may think, a spin off of the Me generation. It isn't self-indulgence. It isn't selfishness - in the negative interpretation of that word. We're learning to take care of ourselves, instead o...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Hey All, I am an alcoholic that has just slipped and I am sober today. Since 1984, I have had long sober periods (like as in 5 years) and then a one day slip, followed by remorse, then conviction, and then a very happy life. Its like I need to prove to myself how bad it is to slip. My first and only "gro...

Doll · Doll

April 23, 2008 Daily Reflections A.A. IS NOT A CURE-ALL It would be a product of false pride to claim that A.A. is a cure-all, even for alcoholism. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 285 In my early years of sobriety I was full of pride, thinking that A.A. was the only source of treatment for a good and happy life. It certai...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Inevitably, there are times of stress in our lives, no matter how long we've been in recovery. Sometimes, the stress is outside or around us. We're feeling balanced, but our circumstances are stressful. Sometimes, the stress is within; we feel out of balance. When the stress is external and int...

lani · lani

Something cool happened this am. Got home from work and made my kids lunches and some french toast for breakfast. We were hanging out in the kitchen and I told my daughter before you know it our plum tree in the back yard would be blooming! Got up a while ago and was making some coffee. Looked out the window...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Allowing ourselves to receive love is one of the greatest challenges we face in recovery. Many of us have blocked ourselves from receiving love. We may have lived with people who used love to control us. They would be there for us, but at the high price of our freedom. Love was given, or withheld, to co...

lani · lani

Well lo and behold I have six months today! Woohoo! Nothing like hitting 45 years old and being sober!!!! Where has the time gone! Its flying by so fast!!!! Random thoughts: I was thinking last night, what if I died right this second! Would I have said my life was full? Did I touch anyone's life by listeni...

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	Are you old? (Preview) I'm just curios because I'm wondering if there are many younger people who have succeeded in AA. My guess is that it would be a lot easier to stop when you're old...because you don't have as much going on. I can honestly say that if I could stay in my pajamas all day with nothing to do but read the newspaper a...	Tipsy McStagger	24	1240	Apr 29, 2008 by seeking serenity
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. program is one of faith, hope and charity. It's a program of hope because when new members come into A.A. the first thing they get is hope. They hear older members tell how they had been through the same kind of hell that they have and how they found the way out through A.A...	Sobrietyspell	0	408	Apr 29, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Fear as a Steppingstone ~ As Bill Sees It (Preview) The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear - primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basis of unsatidfied demands, we were in a state of continual disturbance and frustration. Therefore, no peace...	Sobrietyspell	2	5115	Apr 29, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Let me make it through today.. (Preview) The worst part is the first couple days, when the feelings of fear and physical discomfort are at their highest. Once I get past these first couple days I notice a huge difference in how I feel, and it's not as hard to not drink during the week. After not drinking for a few days I feel great. It seems to be the...	paul86	4	558	Apr 29, 2008 by BGG
	Spring FLING!! (Preview) Thought I would share some treats that are coming up in my back yard. Have not yet gotten our lawn/yard in gear since we only moved in here 2 years ago and have had TONS of work to do on/in the house. But enjoy the daffodils, jonquils and tulips!	jonijoni	4	525	Apr 29, 2008 by StPeteDean
	HAPPINESS IS NOT THE POINT (Preview) April 26, 2008 Daily Reflections HAPPINESS IS NOT THE POINT I don't think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How do we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from them and transmit what we have learned to others, if they would receive the knowledge? AS BILL SEES IT, p. 306 In my search "t...	Doll	1	423	Apr 29, 2008 by BatonRougian
	incarceration (Preview) I'm looking for some advice for my husband---he's been really working hard at sobriety. There have been slips but lots of progress too. He's facing the consequences of an assault which resulted during a drinking and drugging binge. It's really looking like there will be significant jail time and...	mom to 2	4	424	Apr 29, 2008 by mom to 2
	Initiating Relationships (Preview) Often, we can learn much about ourselves from the people to whom we are attracted. As we progress through recovery, we learn we can no longer form relationships solely on the basis of attraction. We learn to be patient, to allow ourselves to take into account important facts, and to process informa...	Quetzal	0	362	Apr 29, 2008 by Quetzal
	Thanks to the Newcomers here.... (Preview) I just want to thank the people who are relatively new here, for enriching my sobriety every single day. I have gone through some of the greatest personal challenges in recovery, and was hopeless and helpless. AA has changed all that. To see newcomers reaching out on the internet, taking the sound ad...	jonijoni	1	394	Apr 28, 2008 by learning
	It's right there in my drawer... :( (Preview) I haven't had a drop of alcohol in about a month and a half, and I'm proud to say that. That said--my room mate is out of town (I'm in a dorm) so I can do whatever I want in here without worrying about her coming in unexpectedly. Usually all that means is I will dance around the room in my underwear at about 4 in t...	alev430	10	534	Apr 28, 2008 by jonijoni
	GOTTA JAWLB!!!!!!!! (Preview) I was offered the job I really really REALLY wanted, and I accepted. I am so excited!!! Good things, good things. I start out at three 9-10 hour days per week, learning clinical procedures. I am so freaking EXCITED!!!!! Sobriety is so awesome, folks. Never in a million years would I have thought I could...	jonijoni	11	653	Apr 28, 2008 by jonijoni
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 28th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We're so glad to be free from liquor that we do something about it. We get into action. We come to meetings regularly. We go out and try to help other alcoholics. We pass on the good news whenever we get a chance. In a spirit of thankfulness to God, we get into action. The A.A. progra...	Sobrietyspell	2	450	Apr 28, 2008 by BatonRougian
	"Campral" (Preview) Greetings, Forum Members! I just joined the forum today and this is my first post. A brief background on me: I have been in & out of AA since 1981 and have attended at least 500 meetings over the years. I really do understand the mechanics of the AA program, but I've relapsed about a dozen times. I know...	Tryingrealhard	13	6553	Apr 28, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Alcoholic Summed Up! (seems like it's time for a re-post) (Preview) Thoughts at 4am If I am an alocholic I shouldn't drink - If I am not an alcoholic I don't need to. People who arn't alcoholics dont lie in bed at 4am wondering if they are alcoholics Remember its Alcohol-is-m , not Alcohol-was-m What's an Alcoholic? A man goes into a bar - big notice on the wall "All yo...	Doll	2	431	Apr 28, 2008 by lostmdboy
	Anger at Family Members (Preview) Many of us have anger toward certain members of our family. Some of us have much anger and rage - anger that seems to go on year after year. For many of us, anger was the only way to break an unhealthy bondage or connection between a family member and ourselves. It was the force that kept us from being held...	Quetzal	0	918	Apr 28, 2008 by Quetzal
	Well, the phone rings at 2 am this morning... (Preview) There's not enough time or space here to tell of all the problems we've had with my step-daughter. Just to give a idea I had her prosecuted on a 4 yr defered felony last year and she blew that, did 30 days and had her probation revoked and lost her kids.... She's been pretty much homeless for the last year o...	Jim S	7	577	Apr 27, 2008 by jonijoni
	a little levity (Preview) http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4814be3a339420c7	jc2008	4	601	Apr 27, 2008 by jc2008
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 27th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ By submitting to God, we're released from the power of liquor. It has no more hold on us. We're also released from the things that were holding us down: pride, selfishness, and fear. And we're free to grow into a new life, which is so much better than the old life that there's no co...	Sobrietyspell	0	392	Apr 27, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Letting Go of the Need to Control (Preview) The rewards from detachment are great: serenity; a deep sense of peace; the ability to give and receive love in self-enhancing, energizing ways, and the freedom to find real solutions to our problems. -- Codependent No More Letting go of our need to control can set others and us free. It can set our H...	Quetzal	1	1110	Apr 27, 2008 by Phil
	Shut the F@&K UP!!!!! (Preview) That's what I'm screaming at my brain and want to scream at everyone around me! Good Lord, it's been a rough month. Starting with the tornado that took part of my roof to losing my best friends mother! The roof has finally been taken care of and looks its awesome. So I decided to go ahead and get the house vi...	Doll	4	529	Apr 27, 2008 by jonijoni
	self pity (Preview) Self-pity When we catch self-pity starting, we can take action against it with instant bookkeeping. For every entry of misery on the debit side, we find a blessing we can mark on the credit side. What health we have, what illnesses we don't have, what friends we have loved, the sunny weather, a good mea...	lani	0	454	Apr 27, 2008 by lani
	Am I that desperate for a buzz? (Preview) As I mentioned last week I've had spiritual awakening as a result of shutting my mouth and doing what I'm told...and while I can honestly say that the obsession to drink has been removed the addict in me is still doing his best to find a way to get me feeling numb. I decided to quit smoking and I discovered t...	Tipsy McStagger	17	641	Apr 27, 2008 by lani
	JOYFUL DISCOVERIES (Preview) April 27, 2008 Daily Reflections JOYFUL DISCOVERIES We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot...	Doll	0	568	Apr 27, 2008 by Doll
	Another prayer from me to you (Preview) A cup of fear I shall not drink, for it does not suit my soul. From fear comes anger, hatred and violence. My world is open to more, as I reach beyond my understanding and hold the hand of faith. I am alive in a world of brightness and light, the darkness fades away. I live in a life surrounded by warmth's embr...	Moon	2	383	Apr 27, 2008 by Moon
	hope (Preview) Footprints of Hope Going the whole route looked too hard -- until someone said to me, "One step at a time." So I looked ahead, along the path marked by the footprints of hope, commitment, and action. All around me were many happy, sober people who had walked that path. . . They had some magic or...	lani	0	383	Apr 26, 2008 by lani
	Negativity (Preview) Some people are carriers of negativity. They are storehouses of pent up anger and volatile emotions. Some remain trapped in the victim role and act in ways that further their victimization. And others are still caught in the cycle of addictive or compulsive patterns. Negative energy can have a po...	Quetzal	1	407	Apr 26, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 26th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The A.A. program is one of submission, release, and action. When we're drinking, we're submitting to a power greater than ourselves, liquor. Our own wills are no use against the power of liquor. One drink and we're sunk. In A.A. we stop submitting to the power of liquor. Inste...	Sobrietyspell	0	428	Apr 26, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Dont worry, be happy!!! (Preview) April 25, 2008 Worry None of us has to understand God or worry about things beyond our control. We can indulge ourselves in the luxury of not-worrying. Any of us can handle just one day; all each of us has to try at is our own job, our own family life. We don't have to try fixing up the whole world or understan...	lani	4	457	Apr 26, 2008 by lani
	Hi Guys! (Preview) Every now and again I like to stop in and say Hello! Hope all is well with you all. I'm awakening into the Essence of Beauty and My life is Amazing. Thank you so much for being here. Feel free to say Hello.	Moon	7	494	Apr 25, 2008 by Moon
	Meeting attire... (Preview) Hi all. Newbie to this board but not to AA. Four years ago I relapsed after 11 yrs of being sober and, to keep a long story short I'm back into the program. I have a question that is really bothering me. This has happened to me three times in the last two weeks. Once at a NA meeting and twice at a AA meeting......	Jim S	25	5808	Apr 25, 2008 by StPeteDean
	ENTERING A NEW DIMENSION (Preview) April 25, 2008 Daily Reflections ENTERING A NEW DIMENSION In the late stages of our drinking, the will to resist has fled. Yet when we admit complete defeat and when we become entirely ready to try A.A. principles, our obsession leaves us and we enter a new dimension - freedom under God as we understand...	Doll	2	417	Apr 25, 2008 by lani
	the ultimate wake up call (Preview) I thought I was doing pretty well, all things considered. I just passed the 60 day mark, go to meetings regularly, and meet with my sponsor. Yesterday, we all played hooky and went to the beach. Later that day, I did something that displeased my husband, and he let me have it. I reacted strongly and have b...	jc2008	8	1460	Apr 25, 2008 by Doll
	Finding Our Own Truth (Preview) We must each discover our own truth. It does not help us if those we love find their truth. They cannot give it to us. It does not help if someone we love knows a particular truth in our life. We must discover our truth for ourselves. We must each discover and stand in our own light. We often need to str...	Quetzal	0	389	Apr 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	Good Things Coming (Preview) I have to remember this when I get discouraged. GOOD things have come from my Higher Power, once I started accepting His gifts, through recovery. I have interviews lined up, and a second interview at a particular place I am very interested in. The old thinking comes back... "UGH!! You have to sel...	jonijoni	5	508	Apr 25, 2008 by jonijoni
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 25th April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I don't believe that A.A. works because I read it in a book or because I hear people say so. I believe it because I see people getting sober and staying sober. An actual demonstration is what convinces me. When I see the change in people, I can't help believing that A.A. works. We c...	Sobrietyspell	0	487	Apr 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi to all (Preview) Someone suggested I introduce myself here, so hello. Your stories are amazing. I'm not there yet but hopefully I can find my way there. Never been to a meeting, and have no idea how to start this. I'm sure my story will be like everyone else's, so I'll spare you. I will say my life pretty much defines...	messedup	9	661	Apr 24, 2008 by Sept_19_2002
	Trying times (Preview) Reaching Out Taking advantage of technological advances, for example, AA members with computers can participate in meetings online, sharing with fellow alcoholics across the country or around the world. Fundamentally, though, the difference between an electronic meeting and the home group a...	lani	1	459	Apr 24, 2008 by lani
	No Cop outs (Preview) No Cop-outs We have to stay sober no matter how life treats us, no matter whether nonalcoholics appreciate our sobriety or not. We have to keep our sobriety independent of anything else, not entangled with any people, and not hedged in by any possible cop-outs or conditions. Over and over, we have fou...	lani	6	767	Apr 24, 2008 by lani
	Takes a licking but...... (Preview) still keeps ticking! Man, I have been having a rough go since my trip. I have remained sober and and have been keeping things very simple. I tortured myself about my slip and had to be told to forgive myself in order to move on. I did a lot of soul searching, talking, listening and learning and am finally co...	eastcoastscott	16	690	Apr 23, 2008 by turninggrey
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd April 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Men and women keep coming into A.A., licked by alcohol, often given up by doctors as hopeless cases, they themselves admitting they're helpless to stop drinking. When I see these men and women get sober and stay sober over a period of months and years, I know that A.A. works. Th...	Sobrietyspell	0	488	Apr 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	conversation (Preview) what I really love about being on this board, whether I am posting, replying or just listening- is that people really do talk TO each other- the disagreements, the support, the sharing- actually, ESPECIALLY the times when strong points are made, without mincing words. It feels far more intera...	beachgirl	5	587	Apr 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I have been depressed (Preview) It has been a few days since I have posted or read any posts. It also has been a few days since I have been able to get out of bed for more than 10 minutes at a time. A friend I spoke to day before yesterday said you sound terribly sick over the phone. Mentally I was sicker than I was sick physically. But I cam...	glenngds2006	9	567	Apr 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Guess who had a spiritual awakening? (Preview) Me! That's who! And you bunch'o jerks thought I was a lost cause! Ha ha! Shows what you know Seriously though I'm doing alright, just thought I'd check in and say hi. So what's new?	Tipsy McStagger	18	677	Apr 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Taking Care of Ourselves (Preview) We often refer to recovery from codependency and adult child issues as self-care. Self-care is not, as some may think, a spin off of the Me generation. It isn't self-indulgence. It isn't selfishness - in the negative interpretation of that word. We're learning to take care of ourselves, instead o...	Quetzal	7	618	Apr 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Strange Recovery (Preview) Hey All, I am an alcoholic that has just slipped and I am sober today. Since 1984, I have had long sober periods (like as in 5 years) and then a one day slip, followed by remorse, then conviction, and then a very happy life. Its like I need to prove to myself how bad it is to slip. My first and only "gro...	turninggrey	14	698	Apr 23, 2008 by lani
	AA is Not a Cure-All (Preview) April 23, 2008 Daily Reflections A.A. IS NOT A CURE-ALL It would be a product of false pride to claim that A.A. is a cure-all, even for alcoholism. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 285 In my early years of sobriety I was full of pride, thinking that A.A. was the only source of treatment for a good and happy life. It certai...	Doll	2	548	Apr 23, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Coping With Stress (Preview) Inevitably, there are times of stress in our lives, no matter how long we've been in recovery. Sometimes, the stress is outside or around us. We're feeling balanced, but our circumstances are stressful. Sometimes, the stress is within; we feel out of balance. When the stress is external and int...	Quetzal	1	413	Apr 23, 2008 by jonijoni
	Happy Earth day (Preview) Something cool happened this am. Got home from work and made my kids lunches and some french toast for breakfast. We were hanging out in the kitchen and I told my daughter before you know it our plum tree in the back yard would be blooming! Got up a while ago and was making some coffee. Looked out the window...	lani	3	480	Apr 23, 2008 by jonijoni
	Opening Ourselves to Love (Preview) Allowing ourselves to receive love is one of the greatest challenges we face in recovery. Many of us have blocked ourselves from receiving love. We may have lived with people who used love to control us. They would be there for us, but at the high price of our freedom. Love was given, or withheld, to co...	Quetzal	0	411	Apr 23, 2008 by Quetzal
	6 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Well lo and behold I have six months today! Woohoo! Nothing like hitting 45 years old and being sober!!!! Where has the time gone! Its flying by so fast!!!! Random thoughts: I was thinking last night, what if I died right this second! Would I have said my life was full? Did I touch anyone's life by listeni...	lani	13	599	Apr 22, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
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