Alcoholics Anonymous

Bryan39 · Bryan39

Well here I am at day 19 and as I've said in a couple other post life is good I feel great 90% of the time. A couple of nights ago I survived a particularly bad craving with the help of some friends in the program. Thinking afterword about the cravings I'm still having I've figured something out. Its about...

Phil · Phil

Alcoholism stages can be categorized into three stages of alcoholism -- early stage, middle stage and end stage alcoholism or late stage alcoholism. Alcoholism stages generally take years to develop. Alcoholism is a disease where alcoholic beverage consumption is at a level that interferes wit...

Quetzal · Quetzal

One of the prohibitions many of us learned in childhood is the unspoken rule; don't have fun and enjoy life. This rule creates martyrs - people who will not let themselves embrace the pleasures of day-to-day living. Many of us associated suffering with some sort of sainthood. . Now, we associate it wi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Having found my way into this new world by the grace of God and the help of A.A., am I going to take that first drink, when I know that just one drink will change my whole world? Am I deliberately going back to the suffering of that alcoholic world? Or am I going to hang onto the happin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. - Abraham Maslow When we can take a long view of our problems, we can sometimes see that we're using inappropriate tools to try to solve them. What's necessary for us to do is to move away, to detach. That may show us a whole new con...

LisaF · LisaF

I didn't understand until now when my bf said his pain really messes with his head... I've been in bad pain all week... and it really started gettin to me last night when stupid me decided to not take any pain killers... and was up most the night.. everything's getting to me, I feel like...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Picture yourself swimming floating - peacefully down a gentle stream. All you need to do is breathe, relax, and go with the flow. Suddenly, you become conscious of your situation. Frightened, overwhelmed with "what if's?" your body tenses. You begin to thrash around, frantically look...

TLH · TLH

Had a great meeting last night and it gave me lots of food for thought. Just was thinking about stuff between the lumberyard and the job site and decided to pop into the office before work and write a little. Aloha- Toby Im what they call a high functioning alcoholic. I sometimes laugh at this term becau...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ This sober world is a pleasant place for an alcoholic to live in. Once you've got out of your alcoholic fog, you find that the world looks good. You find real friends in A.A. You get a job. You feel good in the morning. You eat a good breakfast and you do a good day's work at home or out...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Hello, Its been a long time since I"ve posted.It's been a long time since I"ve been sober.I've been sober for 2 weeks now. My doctor said she wouldn't treat me anymore unless I went into outpatient treatment. I was really offended at first.It didn't take me long to realize she did me a big fa...

Phil · Phil

How it Works When, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. At the star...

Tina · Tina

I was told this past weekend that I looked like I'm in the prime of my life, and never really thought about it. Later on the same nite while at work I was given a complainment by a customer that i was hot. I was stunned to realized that a female had said this. Thought to my self OMG, did i just hear that rite....

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In that alcoholic world, one drink always leads to another and you can't stop till you're paralyzed. And the next morning it begins all over again. You eventually land in a hospital or jail. You lose your job. Your home is broken up. You're always in a mess. You're on the merry-g...

Doll · Doll

A WORD TO DROP: "BLAME" To see how erratic emotions victimized us often took a long time. We could perceive them quickly in others, but only slowly in ourselves. First of all, we had to admit that we had many of these defects, even though such disclosures were painful and humiliating. Where...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Other people can't meet our needs if we don't tell them what our needs are. We need tenderness and caring from our families and friends. We need their acceptance, understanding, and support. Sometimes we need their criticism and forgiveness. Whatever our needs are, other people will probably be in...

LisaF · LisaF

I say "sorta" because it's an online sponsor... I'm on a women's AA email list, and someone sent to it a list of temporary online sponsors... one of the women on the list was someone who had recently posted her "open talk" she had just done at a meeting, said a lot in there about ho...

miller2 · miller2

Hello all. I sometimes hear folks introduce themselves at meetings, "hi, Im *** and Im a recovered alcoholic". When I ask about this, some tell me that the big book says where hundreds of hopless alcoholics have recovered. They say it gives others hope to hear it is possible to recover. I p...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., I came into a new world. A sober world. A world of sobriety, peace, serenity, and happiness. But I know that if I take just one drink, I'll go right back into that old world. That world of drunkenness, conflict, and misery. That alcoholic world is not a pleas...

Phil · Phil

How It Works Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such u...

Doll · Doll

GROWING UP The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 115 Sometimes when I've become willing to do what I should have been doing all along, I want praise and recognition....

POOKISTAN · POOKISTAN

Feel free to mention if any movies are "tied" but try to get it down to just three if you can... It took quite a bit of thinking before I came up with this list but if there were any three movies that I'd reccomend anyone to go see within their lifetime it would be the following: 1) Fight Club 2) ...

LisaF · LisaF

My little brother has been having some problems... not alcohol related - yet anyway... but I wouldn't be surprised if he goes down that path eventually too... he's going through things I went through, at about the same age I started. He's been depressed for at least a couple of years. He was in cou...

POOKISTAN · POOKISTAN

Well, where to start? Guess introductions since I haven't shown my face around here yet - I'm a 23 year old whos main pursuit is morality. I work a shit job like most do now that corporations have forced the majority of the population into servitude to survive (roughly 80% of the wealth in the US is co...

characidae · characidae

Hello out there I have only 3 months sobriety under my belt and I feel great. That being said, I am having difficulty reaching out when the alcoholic in me resurfaces. I am by nature a very shy and introverted person; I can't get up the nerve to verbally communicate the issues I am having in my new found so...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Third, alcoholics recover their proper relationship with other people. They thimk less about themselves and more about others. They try to help other alcoholics. They make new friends so that they're no longer lonely. They try to live a life of service instead of selfishn...

TLH · TLH

I love em. Literature one of the huge redeeming features of humanity, IMHO. "Only the half mad are wholly alive." Edward Abbey "Say what you mean and mean what you say." Alice- Through the Looking Glass. Don't look forward to the day you...

Wren · Wren

Subject: [NCE-DCC] How Many List Members Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb? Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:10:31 -0700 One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been cha...

Assortedfamily · Assortedfamily

Hi there everyone, I am fairly new in sobriety and I keep hearing the terms abstinence and recovery thrown around a lot at meetings. Do they have different meanings to you guys and have they changed as you have stayed sober? For me abstinence is just about not drinking and recovery is about getting bett...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I don't precisely know what you need to do to take care of yourself. But I know you can figure it out. -- Beyond Codependency Rest when you're tired. Take a drink of cold water when you're thirsty. Call a friend when you're lonely. Ask God to help when you feel overwhelmed. Many of us have learned how to dep...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Learning to be a healthy giver can be a challenge. Many of us got caught up in compulsive giving - charitable acts motivated by uncharitable feelings of guilt, shame, obligations, pity, and moral superiority. We now understand that catering and compulsive giving don't work. They backfire. Careta...

ally02 · ally02

(((((((((Roomies)))))))))))) My life has been really good the last few weeks...Because it's mostly been about me.. I have been putting myself first, for a change. I have been setting up my new group, and feeling really pleased with myself. Chairing meetings, and doing good with them.. I have a thy...

Doll · Doll

FREEDOM FROM "KING ALCOHOL" . . . let us not suppose even for an instant that we are not under constraint. . . . Our former tyrant, King Alcohol, always stands ready again to clutch us to him. Therefore, freedom from alcohol is the great "must" that has to be achieved, else we go mad...

Robert · Robert

I have a friend in canada who is a big user of cocain cannabis and alcohol. its 2 in the morning and he has done an 8-ball he is desperate for alcohol to sort him out as he is high as a kite, he is just off to raid his parents vinatage wine collection in their sleep. what can I do but wish him well on his jorney. I ha...

TLH · TLH

Until I figured out they were dolphin. Was out paddling this a.m. and had this fin pop up directly in front of me, kind of heading straight towards me. It looked fricken big and had my heart going all pitter-pat until two more popped up and one did a big flying walenda. Cool though- they aren't too shy. Ran...

Sharon · Sharon

First I want to wish you all a happy Easter. I have a question that I hope someone can response to. My ex-boyfriend drank and smoked pot everyday. Is he unhappy? When I read all your posts, a lot of you mention how unhappy you were. Is that true for everyone that is using? Especially when they have been usi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Second, alcoholics recover their faith in a Power greater than themselves. They admit that they're helpless by themselves and they call on that Higher Power for help. They surrender their lives to God, as they understand Him. They put their drink problem in God's hands and l...

Doll · Doll

Doll · Doll

If I don't, what good am I?! I find that I'm quite angry today.....if you read my posts you know I've "been there" recently for my ex husband, thru his DUI, hip surgery, and life just kicking his ass right now in general.....I have shared my ES&H to the best of my ability with him and I have g...

Phil · Phil

In whatever way that you spend Easter Weekend...One day at a time...and sober... I'd just like to take a moment to wish each and every one of you a good one... And thanks for being here... From the heart...and with love.... Phil

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. alcoholics find a way of solving their personality problems. They do this by recovering three things. First, they recover their personal integrity. They pull themselves together. They get honest with themselves and with other people. They face themselves and the...

Doll · Doll

A WIDE ARC OF GRATITUDE And, speaking for Dr. Bob and myself, I gratefully declare that had it not been for our wives, Anne and Lois, neither of us could have lived to see A.A.'s beginning. THE A.A. WAY OF LIFE, p. 67 Am I capable of such generous tribute and gratitude to my wife, parents and friends, witho...

Robert · Robert

just checking in, having a fun evening in just me and the dog! nice to know im not one of them active drunks who are being rowdy on the bank holiday weekend.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Take time every day to do something silly. -- Philipa Walker Spring fever may bring out our longings and our sense of unfilled needs for attention, play, or laughter. We may be afraid to express these needs because they are not often taken seriously, but thought of as childish. We may even be afraid our...

Fear · Fear

We are attempting to publish a book on how people like you have walked through your wall of fear and what you found on the other side. Our wish is to inspire people to look beyond their paralyzing fears (Divorce, Financial, Health, Children, etc) with your help. So if you have an inspiring short story an...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When we do not know which way to turn, let us not be too proud to ask for directions. We have found our way to a program, which can guide us out of the confusion and into an ordered, satisfying way of life. In our program, there are people who can give us the directions we need, if we will ask for help. There is m...

ally02 · ally02

((((((((((((Guys)))))))))))))) Since the MIP athon, I have been reading all your posts... I am Not a Recovering Alcoholic....I am in Al-Anon Recovery programme... And I must confess... You lot crack me up....lol I have sat reading all these tonight and you are all nuts.(lmao).... I am Scottish...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ All alcoholics have personality problems. They drink to escape from life, to counteract feelings of loneliness or inferiority, or because of some emotional conflict within them, so that they cannot adjust themselves to life. Alcoholics cannot stop drinking unless they find...

Doll · Doll

A LIFETIME PROCESS We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other peop...

Quetzal · Quetzal

How sick and tired we may become of people telling us to be patient or to learn patience. How frustrating it can be to want to finally have something, or to move forward, and then not have that happen. How irritating to have someone tell us to wait while our needs have not been met and were in the midst of anx...

miller2 · miller2

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Day 19 (Preview) Well here I am at day 19 and as I've said in a couple other post life is good I feel great 90% of the time. A couple of nights ago I survived a particularly bad craving with the help of some friends in the program. Thinking afterword about the cravings I'm still having I've figured something out. Its about...	Bryan39	5	361	Apr 13, 2007 by Roderick
	Alcoholism Stages Article (Preview) Alcoholism stages can be categorized into three stages of alcoholism -- early stage, middle stage and end stage alcoholism or late stage alcoholism. Alcoholism stages generally take years to develop. Alcoholism is a disease where alcoholic beverage consumption is at a level that interferes wit...	Phil	1	397	Apr 13, 2007 by learning
	Enjoyment (Preview) One of the prohibitions many of us learned in childhood is the unspoken rule; don't have fun and enjoy life. This rule creates martyrs - people who will not let themselves embrace the pleasures of day-to-day living. Many of us associated suffering with some sort of sainthood. . Now, we associate it wi...	Quetzal	2	417	Apr 13, 2007 by timverton
	24 Hours a Day ~ 13th April 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Having found my way into this new world by the grace of God and the help of A.A., am I going to take that first drink, when I know that just one drink will change my whole world? Am I deliberately going back to the suffering of that alcoholic world? Or am I going to hang onto the happin...	Sobrietyspell	0	429	Apr 13, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Detachment (Preview) If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. - Abraham Maslow When we can take a long view of our problems, we can sometimes see that we're using inappropriate tools to try to solve them. What's necessary for us to do is to move away, to detach. That may show us a whole new con...	Quetzal	1	386	Apr 13, 2007 by christy67
	I'm a mess (Preview) I didn't understand until now when my bf said his pain really messes with his head... I've been in bad pain all week... and it really started gettin to me last night when stupid me decided to not take any pain killers... and was up most the night.. everything's getting to me, I feel like...	LisaF	4	376	Apr 12, 2007 by nursedebbiepink
	Letting Go Of Fear (Preview) Picture yourself swimming floating - peacefully down a gentle stream. All you need to do is breathe, relax, and go with the flow. Suddenly, you become conscious of your situation. Frightened, overwhelmed with "what if's?" your body tenses. You begin to thrash around, frantically look...	Quetzal	2	396	Apr 12, 2007 by miller2
	Rambling... (Preview) Had a great meeting last night and it gave me lots of food for thought. Just was thinking about stuff between the lumberyard and the job site and decided to pop into the office before work and write a little. Aloha- Toby Im what they call a high functioning alcoholic. I sometimes laugh at this term becau...	TLH	4	399	Apr 12, 2007 by TLH
	24 Hours a Day ~ 12th April 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ This sober world is a pleasant place for an alcoholic to live in. Once you've got out of your alcoholic fog, you find that the world looks good. You find real friends in A.A. You get a job. You feel good in the morning. You eat a good breakfast and you do a good day's work at home or out...	Sobrietyspell	1	710	Apr 12, 2007 by Bryan39
	"Long time no topic" (Preview) Hello, Its been a long time since I"ve posted.It's been a long time since I"ve been sober.I've been sober for 2 weeks now. My doctor said she wouldn't treat me anymore unless I went into outpatient treatment. I was really offended at first.It didn't take me long to realize she did me a big fa...	nancyjo59	7	447	Apr 11, 2007 by miller2
	After Powerlessness is accepted...then comes... (Preview) How it Works When, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. At the star...	Phil	4	513	Apr 11, 2007 by Bryan39
	being in the prime of life (Preview) I was told this past weekend that I looked like I'm in the prime of my life, and never really thought about it. Later on the same nite while at work I was given a complainment by a customer that i was hot. I was stunned to realized that a female had said this. Thought to my self OMG, did i just hear that rite....	Tina	12	618	Apr 11, 2007 by barisax
	24 Hours a Day ~ 11th April 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In that alcoholic world, one drink always leads to another and you can't stop till you're paralyzed. And the next morning it begins all over again. You eventually land in a hospital or jail. You lose your job. Your home is broken up. You're always in a mess. You're on the merry-g...	Sobrietyspell	0	450	Apr 11, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections Apr 11 (Preview) A WORD TO DROP: "BLAME" To see how erratic emotions victimized us often took a long time. We could perceive them quickly in others, but only slowly in ourselves. First of all, we had to admit that we had many of these defects, even though such disclosures were painful and humiliating. Where...	Doll	0	313	Apr 11, 2007 by Doll
	Needs (Preview) Other people can't meet our needs if we don't tell them what our needs are. We need tenderness and caring from our families and friends. We need their acceptance, understanding, and support. Sometimes we need their criticism and forgiveness. Whatever our needs are, other people will probably be in...	Quetzal	0	314	Apr 11, 2007 by Quetzal
	Sorta found a sponsor... (Preview) I say "sorta" because it's an online sponsor... I'm on a women's AA email list, and someone sent to it a list of temporary online sponsors... one of the women on the list was someone who had recently posted her "open talk" she had just done at a meeting, said a lot in there about ho...	LisaF	1	347	Apr 10, 2007 by miller2
	Recovered? (Preview) Hello all. I sometimes hear folks introduce themselves at meetings, "hi, Im *** and Im a recovered alcoholic". When I ask about this, some tell me that the big book says where hundreds of hopless alcoholics have recovered. They say it gives others hope to hear it is possible to recover. I p...	miller2	12	513	Apr 10, 2007 by barisax
	24 Hours a Day ~ 10th April 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., I came into a new world. A sober world. A world of sobriety, peace, serenity, and happiness. But I know that if I take just one drink, I'll go right back into that old world. That world of drunkenness, conflict, and misery. That alcoholic world is not a pleas...	Sobrietyspell	0	392	Apr 10, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	There are no easier softer ways....I've tried them all (Preview) How It Works Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such u...	Phil	5	382	Apr 10, 2007 by Phil
	Daily Reflections apr 10 (Preview) GROWING UP The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 115 Sometimes when I've become willing to do what I should have been doing all along, I want praise and recognition....	Doll	0	395	Apr 10, 2007 by Doll
	What are the three single movies you would reccomend anyone to see? (Preview) Feel free to mention if any movies are "tied" but try to get it down to just three if you can... It took quite a bit of thinking before I came up with this list but if there were any three movies that I'd reccomend anyone to go see within their lifetime it would be the following: 1) Fight Club 2) ...	POOKISTAN	11	417	Apr 10, 2007 by TLH
	how can I help him?? (Preview) My little brother has been having some problems... not alcohol related - yet anyway... but I wouldn't be surprised if he goes down that path eventually too... he's going through things I went through, at about the same age I started. He's been depressed for at least a couple of years. He was in cou...	LisaF	3	367	Apr 9, 2007 by LisaF
	I recovered from 3 years of alcoholism and I honestly don't feel any sort of accomplishment... (Preview) Well, where to start? Guess introductions since I haven't shown my face around here yet - I'm a 23 year old whos main pursuit is morality. I work a shit job like most do now that corporations have forced the majority of the population into servitude to survive (roughly 80% of the wealth in the US is co...	POOKISTAN	34	3734	Apr 9, 2007 by TLH
	Reaching out (Preview) Hello out there I have only 3 months sobriety under my belt and I feel great. That being said, I am having difficulty reaching out when the alcoholic in me resurfaces. I am by nature a very shy and introverted person; I can't get up the nerve to verbally communicate the issues I am having in my new found so...	characidae	4	389	Apr 9, 2007 by characidae
	24 Hours a Day ~ 9th April 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Third, alcoholics recover their proper relationship with other people. They thimk less about themselves and more about others. They try to help other alcoholics. They make new friends so that they're no longer lonely. They try to live a life of service instead of selfishn...	Sobrietyspell	0	403	Apr 9, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Little quips and quotes... (Preview) I love em. Literature one of the huge redeeming features of humanity, IMHO. "Only the half mad are wholly alive." Edward Abbey "Say what you mean and mean what you say." Alice- Through the Looking Glass. Don't look forward to the day you...	TLH	13	1444	Apr 9, 2007 by livingthedream
	Could NOT resist posting this----- (Preview) Subject: [NCE-DCC] How Many List Members Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb? Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:10:31 -0700 One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been cha...	Wren	7	411	Apr 9, 2007 by sky
	Abstinence and Recovery (Preview) Hi there everyone, I am fairly new in sobriety and I keep hearing the terms abstinence and recovery thrown around a lot at meetings. Do they have different meanings to you guys and have they changed as you have stayed sober? For me abstinence is just about not drinking and recovery is about getting bett...	Assortedfamily	6	428	Apr 9, 2007 by sky
	Self Care (Preview) I don't precisely know what you need to do to take care of yourself. But I know you can figure it out. -- Beyond Codependency Rest when you're tired. Take a drink of cold water when you're thirsty. Call a friend when you're lonely. Ask God to help when you feel overwhelmed. Many of us have learned how to dep...	Quetzal	3	352	Apr 9, 2007 by sky
	Giving (Preview) Learning to be a healthy giver can be a challenge. Many of us got caught up in compulsive giving - charitable acts motivated by uncharitable feelings of guilt, shame, obligations, pity, and moral superiority. We now understand that catering and compulsive giving don't work. They backfire. Careta...	Quetzal	1	353	Apr 9, 2007 by timverton
	WHO'S WORSE THE ALCOHOLIC OR US.. (Preview) (((((((((Roomies)))))))))))) My life has been really good the last few weeks...Because it's mostly been about me.. I have been putting myself first, for a change. I have been setting up my new group, and feeling really pleased with myself. Chairing meetings, and doing good with them.. I have a thy...	ally02	4	579	Apr 9, 2007 by sky
	Daily Reflections Apr 9 (Preview) FREEDOM FROM "KING ALCOHOL" . . . let us not suppose even for an instant that we are not under constraint. . . . Our former tyrant, King Alcohol, always stands ready again to clutch us to him. Therefore, freedom from alcohol is the great "must" that has to be achieved, else we go mad...	Doll	0	313	Apr 9, 2007 by Doll
	glad im not there (Preview) I have a friend in canada who is a big user of cocain cannabis and alcohol. its 2 in the morning and he has done an 8-ball he is desperate for alcohol to sort him out as he is high as a kite, he is just off to raid his parents vinatage wine collection in their sleep. what can I do but wish him well on his jorney. I ha...	Robert	4	353	Apr 9, 2007 by Robert
	Damn near wet my pants.... (Preview) Until I figured out they were dolphin. Was out paddling this a.m. and had this fin pop up directly in front of me, kind of heading straight towards me. It looked fricken big and had my heart going all pitter-pat until two more popped up and one did a big flying walenda. Cool though- they aren't too shy. Ran...	TLH	18	572	Apr 8, 2007 by TLH
	Question??? (Preview) First I want to wish you all a happy Easter. I have a question that I hope someone can response to. My ex-boyfriend drank and smoked pot everyday. Is he unhappy? When I read all your posts, a lot of you mention how unhappy you were. Is that true for everyone that is using? Especially when they have been usi...	Sharon	8	355	Apr 8, 2007 by Roderick
	24 Hours a Day ~ 8th April 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Second, alcoholics recover their faith in a Power greater than themselves. They admit that they're helpless by themselves and they call on that Higher Power for help. They surrender their lives to God, as they understand Him. They put their drink problem in God's hands and l...	Sobrietyspell	0	411	Apr 8, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy Easter (Preview)	Doll	5	354	Apr 8, 2007 by Phil
	ME, Me, me - gotta take care of #1 (Preview) If I don't, what good am I?! I find that I'm quite angry today.....if you read my posts you know I've "been there" recently for my ex husband, thru his DUI, hip surgery, and life just kicking his ass right now in general.....I have shared my ES&H to the best of my ability with him and I have g...	Doll	5	455	Apr 8, 2007 by Laura
	Easter Weekend (Preview) In whatever way that you spend Easter Weekend...One day at a time...and sober... I'd just like to take a moment to wish each and every one of you a good one... And thanks for being here... From the heart...and with love.... Phil	Phil	18	509	Apr 7, 2007 by cindy
	24 Hours a Day ~ 7th April 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. alcoholics find a way of solving their personality problems. They do this by recovering three things. First, they recover their personal integrity. They pull themselves together. They get honest with themselves and with other people. They face themselves and the...	Sobrietyspell	0	430	Apr 7, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections Apr 7 (Preview) A WIDE ARC OF GRATITUDE And, speaking for Dr. Bob and myself, I gratefully declare that had it not been for our wives, Anne and Lois, neither of us could have lived to see A.A.'s beginning. THE A.A. WAY OF LIFE, p. 67 Am I capable of such generous tribute and gratitude to my wife, parents and friends, witho...	Doll	0	322	Apr 7, 2007 by Doll
	hiya (Preview) just checking in, having a fun evening in just me and the dog! nice to know im not one of them active drunks who are being rowdy on the bank holiday weekend.	Robert	2	358	Apr 7, 2007 by destinydreamer
	Unfilled Needs (Preview) Take time every day to do something silly. -- Philipa Walker Spring fever may bring out our longings and our sense of unfilled needs for attention, play, or laughter. We may be afraid to express these needs because they are not often taken seriously, but thought of as childish. We may even be afraid our...	Quetzal	0	429	Apr 7, 2007 by Quetzal
	Walk of Fear (Preview) We are attempting to publish a book on how people like you have walked through your wall of fear and what you found on the other side. Our wish is to inspire people to look beyond their paralyzing fears (Divorce, Financial, Health, Children, etc) with your help. So if you have an inspiring short story an...	Fear	0	358	Apr 7, 2007 by Fear
	Asking Directions (Preview) When we do not know which way to turn, let us not be too proud to ask for directions. We have found our way to a program, which can guide us out of the confusion and into an ordered, satisfying way of life. In our program, there are people who can give us the directions we need, if we will ask for help. There is m...	Quetzal	3	345	Apr 6, 2007 by Eddie
	LAUGHTER IS A SIGN OF RECOVERY (Preview) ((((((((((((Guys)))))))))))))) Since the MIP athon, I have been reading all your posts... I am Not a Recovering Alcoholic....I am in Al-Anon Recovery programme... And I must confess... You lot crack me up....lol I have sat reading all these tonight and you are all nuts.(lmao).... I am Scottish...	ally02	7	375	Apr 6, 2007 by ally02
	24 Hours a Day ~ 6th April 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ All alcoholics have personality problems. They drink to escape from life, to counteract feelings of loneliness or inferiority, or because of some emotional conflict within them, so that they cannot adjust themselves to life. Alcoholics cannot stop drinking unless they find...	Sobrietyspell	0	406	Apr 6, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections Apr 6 (Preview) A LIFETIME PROCESS We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other peop...	Doll	0	305	Apr 6, 2007 by Doll
	Patience (Preview) How sick and tired we may become of people telling us to be patient or to learn patience. How frustrating it can be to want to finally have something, or to move forward, and then not have that happen. How irritating to have someone tell us to wait while our needs have not been met and were in the midst of anx...	Quetzal	0	322	Apr 6, 2007 by Quetzal
	A Prayer (Preview) **************************************************************	miller2	0	349	Apr 5, 2007 by miller2
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