Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

There is a proper balance between not asking enough of oneself and asking or expecting too much. -- May Sarton The boy's mother baked pies that morning before he was up. She left them on the back porch to cool, their warm aroma curling up through his bedroom window. His mouth was full of the smell whe...

Laura II · Laura II

Hi, Laura here--please excuse the "Laura II" alias . . . I'm on a trip and don't recall my password for my Laura ID. Anyway, I just wanted to share I had a great chat with my brother tonight. The conversation afforded an opportunity for me to apologize for something I've felt gui...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes also from working with other alcoholics. When you are trying to help a new prospect with the program, you are building up your own strength at the same time. You see the other person in the condition you might be in yourself and it makes your resolve to stay sober stron...

Doll · Doll

THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Roa...

Robert · Robert

Man I just jumped on my Ducati and zoomed down the road as I was running late, Id gone half way and realised I have not got a helmit on, thing is I dont exactly go slow on that thing lucky no porkys seen me!! man Id forget my head if I didnt have it screwed on. G http://www2.ibike.com.hk/bikeinformation/sp...

John · John

~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~ ^*^*^*^*^ (\ ~~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ "There are those in AA whom we call 'destructive' critics. They power-drive, they are 'politickers,' they make accusations to gain their ends-- all for the good of AA, of course...

Phil · Phil

(Hurt - Bitterness - Injustice - Abused Pain) We feel emotional pain when we do not get what we want, need, or expect. We might feel hurt, rejection, bitterness, abuse, injustice or simply emotional pain. In such cases, we have not received the behavior or outcomes we expected...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self-defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel resentful and vic...

Fireman · Fireman

I've been drinking heavily for sixteen years. About a fifth of JD a day. I've managed to become pretty successful, and didn't want to jeopardize my job/house/relationship, so I went to my doctor on Tuesday. What a joke. My HMO doesn't cover any in-patient program and only offers a s...

cindy · cindy

you know there was a time when i would walk up to the devil himself and ask for a match...i went from that to being trapped in my apartment breaking out in a cold sweat at the thought of going out to get some food. which one was the reality? somewhere in between...the first one was that false bravado from my...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes from coming to believe in a Higher Power that can help you. You can't define this Higher Power, but you can see how it helps other alcoholics. You hear them talk about it and you begin to get the idea yourself. You try praying in a quiet time each morning and you begi...

Girry · Girry

I called AA tonight.I spoke to a guy for around 40 mintutes!He answerered alot of my questions.He helped alot.He may even be at the meeting tomorrow evening.I am still not definately going,I cannot commit myself to that right now.I am so glad I spoke to that guy,I hope I will go to that meeting tomorrow...

Tina · Tina

As much as we try to enjoy life to the fullest, weather through hardships, good times, love, laughter. I heard some sad news at work last nite, that made my heart sink. I've been through some tough situations and loss, good times, proud moments. A co-worker that I've enjoyed working with wa...

learning · learning

Read today that the British medical community have now listed alcohol and tobacco among the top ten on their most harmful drug list. I think it was #5 and #9 respectively. (Harmful, both physical and to society) Aside from the scientific, do you suppose, that the voices of AA and other re...

LisaF · LisaF

I don't think I've ever had a dr actually help me with anything except my carpal tunnel doctor a few years ago... ugh... went to the dr for the back pain... I try to be pretty honest with drs... told him I'm a recovering alcoholic, admitted to him that I've been taking my bf's pa...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes from honestly telling your own experiences with drinking. In religion, they call it confession. We call it witnessing or sharing. You give a personal witness, you share your past experiences, the troubles you got into, the hospitals, the jails, the break-up of y...

Doll · Doll

ACTIVE, NOT PASSIVE, p. 92 Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made to God's image to be an automation. As Bill Sees It, p. 55 Before I joined A.A., I often did not think, and reacted to people and situations. When not reacting I acted in a mechanical fashion. After joining A.A., I starte...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves. -- Ellen Goodman It is so easy, and tempting, to get down on ourselves, to focus on an imperfect face, a dismal batting average, our fear of math, or our big feet. The trouble is, the more we feel sorry for oursel...

SheilaW · SheilaW

Hello- My group is doing a group inventory in the next few weeks. Any experience with this?

Quetzal · Quetzal

It feels so good to cry. . . -- Susan Cygnet Some of us were taught that it's bad to express our feelings directly--crying, wailing, jumping up and down for joy--that it's good manners to talk softly, slowly, and politely and to sit still. But what happens to our feelings when we sit still? If th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes from the fellowship you find when you come into A.A. Just being with men and women who have found the way out gives you a feeling of security. You listen to the speakers, you talk with other members, and you absorb the atmosphere of confidence and hope that you find in t...

destinydreamer · destinydreamer

So I am sitting here on my recliner writing a message to someone... I hear a loud noise downstairs but I ignore it. A few minutes later I hear it again. I figure it must be the guy that lives downstairs from me in the 2nd floor apartment. He tends to get drunk and do some stupid things and not remember it - noth...

wantneeda · wantneeda

seems some reconstruction has been going on. Looks great!! works great too!! hope all is well for you's been doing ok i guess. Lots going on in my world kids stuff's, my youngest daughter deciding to come live with me, that hasn't been for five years now, so i drove an houur out of town to get...

LisaF · LisaF

haven't been able to make it to a meeting all week with my back givin me problems... been talking to lots of friends in the program though... Talked to a newcomer today that my bf and I met last week at our Thurs night meeting, my bf's been talking to him quite a bit and suggested I give him a call a...

Doll · Doll

. . AND NO MORE RESERVATIONS We have seen the truth again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.". . . If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol. . . . To be gravely affected, one d...

Phil · Phil

Saying Hi to Ali.... Just noticed your reply to a post, down below... Welcome to MIP...

Tina · Tina

Morning Just want to give an update, things are going well one day at a time. Just adjusting to our situation with my son, catching up on sleep and well he is doing well he started counciling this week. Also is starting home schooling soon. Spoke to him twice this week, he sounded a bit frustrated but t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ We're all looking for the power to overcome drinking. When we alcoholics come into A.A., our first question is: "How do I get the strength to quit?" At first it seems to us that we will never get the necessary strength. We see older members who have found the power we a...

Phil · Phil

At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down Finally , the guys' side of the story. ( I must admit, it's pretty good.) We always hear " the rules" From the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! Please note.. these are all numbered "1...

jae · jae

I'm not new to AA. I've been in and out fo years. I am over 6 mos. away from my last drink. I go to meetings daily, have a sponsor, work the steps, read our literature and other spiritual literature, pray, ect., ect., ect.. When I get on the computor I can often times find myself up to no good. So I tho...

Debbie · Debbie

Hello to everyone! This is Debbie H. here and today is my 30th anniversary of NOT DRINKING. It was 30 years ago today that I took my last drink. I was 23 years old and didn't have a clue as to what I was going to do besides drink. My life was drinking, drinking, drinking. I had only been of "lega...

Doll · Doll

NO MORE STRUGGLE And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone -- even alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 When A.A. found me, I thought I was in for a struggle, and that A.A. might provide the strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that fight, who knows what other battles I could win. I woul...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's okay to have a good day. Really. It's okay to be doing okay and to feel like our life is manageable and on track. Many of us have learned, as part of our survival behaviors, that the way to get the attention and approval we want is to be victims. If life is awful, too difficult, unmanageable, t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we forget about the future. We know from experience that as time goes on, the future takes care of itself. Everything works out well, as long as we stay sober. All we need to think about is today. When we get up in the morning and see the sun shining in the window, we thank God that...

Doll · Doll

MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING Fear... of economic insecurity will leave us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 Having fear reduced or eliminated and having economic circumstances improve, are two different things. When I was new in A.A., I had those two ideas confused. I thought fear would leave me...

Phil · Phil

Am I CoDependent? These patterns and characteristics are offered as a tool to aid in self-evaluation. They may be particularly helpful to newcomers. Denial Patterns:I have difficulty identifying what I am feeling. I minimize, alter, or deny how I truly feel. I perceive myself as completely...

LisaF · LisaF

Ugh... I've been having lower back pain since last fall... eased up from about mid-December to January... and started back up about a month ago... but it's been tolerable... just this feeling like my spine is cramped up in my lower back, gets really stiff at times... but it hasn't...

Wren · Wren

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Girry · Girry

I have found out there is a meeting tomorrow.I am petrified to be perfectly honest.I have no definite intention to go,it is just a possibility at the present time.I know where and when but I can not tell you how scared I feel.I do not know If i am going to go or not right now but I am thinking about it. Actualy...

destinydreamer · destinydreamer

I actually have a day off tomorrow (wed) and I have a bunch of things to do! It is sooo great not to drink and be able to get things done!! On my list of things to get done is to go to the bookstore... any recomendations on what to get? From what I hear the basics are The twelve steps and traditions and the big boo...

Girry · Girry

Did the thought that not drinking scare any of you at all?

Quetzal · Quetzal

Learning stamps you with its moments. -- Eudora Welty We never stop learning. We absorb information every waking moment. And while we sleep, we process what we encounter during the day. The conclusions we reach about these daily lessons will likely be based on the perception that dominates our live...

ally02 · ally02

((((((((((((((((((GUYS)))))))))))))))))) I'm Ally from Scotland, I'm an @op in Al-Anon room....I met some of you at the MIP Athon at the weekend...I just wanted to say, you have had a huge impact on my life, this week....lol I have grown so much over the last week...I have been through a rou...

Phil · Phil

Practically nobody looks forward to going to their first AA meeting. In most cases this in fact is an occasion of extreme shame, dread and despair. The majority of individuals going to AA for the first time are doing so reluctantly, either because they have promised someone else to go or because they h...

Tina · Tina

Morning everyone Just checkin in, it's been 3 days and things seem to be a little off, I'm doing fine and I'm sure my son is doing well. Guess it will take one day at a time, and go through the emotions we need to, to move on and get through this. I talked to him over the weekend, he seemed to be a...

Robert · Robert

When i got sober I was advised to take up a musical instrument as its good for your self esteem. Now I play piano I wondered if there are others out there like me. I thought it would be nice to join a community. R

LisaF · LisaF

Just talked to my sponsor from back home... and she asked how things were working with my new sponsor, and I told her... how she's so unavailable and I can't ever reach her, and she wants to wait 3 months to start on the steps with me and I feel like I need to get back into the steps... my sponsor b...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ When we were drinking, we used to worry about the future. Worry is a terrible mental punishment. What's going to become of me? Where will I end up? In the gutter or the sanitarium? We can see ourselves slipping, getting worse and worse, and we wonder what the finish will be. Some...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. -- Katherine Mansfield Growing up to be the best people we can be is a lifelong process. As teenagers, we may have thought that twenty-one would be a magic year for us because then we would become adults. We'd be grown up and able to handle any p...

Doll · Doll

PRAYER: IT WORKS It has been well said that "almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 Having grown up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolish when I first tried praying. I knew there was a Higher Power workin...

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	Balance (Preview) There is a proper balance between not asking enough of oneself and asking or expecting too much. -- May Sarton The boy's mother baked pies that morning before he was up. She left them on the back porch to cool, their warm aroma curling up through his bedroom window. His mouth was full of the smell whe...	Quetzal	2	376	Mar 26, 2007 by paul
	Feeling pretty good :) (Preview) Hi, Laura here--please excuse the "Laura II" alias . . . I'm on a trip and don't recall my password for my Laura ID. Anyway, I just wanted to share I had a great chat with my brother tonight. The conversation afforded an opportunity for me to apologize for something I've felt gui...	Laura II	3	353	Mar 26, 2007 by paul
	24 Hours a Day ~ 26th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes also from working with other alcoholics. When you are trying to help a new prospect with the program, you are building up your own strength at the same time. You see the other person in the condition you might be in yourself and it makes your resolve to stay sober stron...	Sobrietyspell	0	350	Mar 26, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections Mar 26 (Preview) THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Roa...	Doll	0	304	Mar 26, 2007 by Doll
	funny as heck (Preview) Man I just jumped on my Ducati and zoomed down the road as I was running late, Id gone half way and realised I have not got a helmit on, thing is I dont exactly go slow on that thing lucky no porkys seen me!! man Id forget my head if I didnt have it screwed on. G http://www2.ibike.com.hk/bikeinformation/sp...	Robert	2	376	Mar 26, 2007 by Wren
	Thoughts For The Day (Preview) *~~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~~* ^^^^^ (\ ~~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^^^^^ "There are those in AA whom we call 'destructive' critics. They power-drive, they are 'politickers,' they make accusations to gain their ends-- all for the good of AA, of course...	John	3	448	Mar 26, 2007 by Wren
	Dealing With Emotional Pain (Preview) (Hurt - Bitterness - Injustice - Abused Pain) We feel emotional pain when we do not get what we want, need, or expect. We might feel hurt, rejection, bitterness, abuse, injustice or simply emotional pain. In such cases, we have not received the behavior or outcomes we expected...	Phil	1	377	Mar 26, 2007 by Wren
	Taking Care of Ourselves (Preview) It's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self-defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel resentful and vic...	Quetzal	1	357	Mar 26, 2007 by Wren
	Day five... (Preview) I've been drinking heavily for sixteen years. About a fifth of JD a day. I've managed to become pretty successful, and didn't want to jeopardize my job/house/relationship, so I went to my doctor on Tuesday. What a joke. My HMO doesn't cover any in-patient program and only offers a s...	Fireman	9	446	Mar 26, 2007 by Wren
	fear (Preview) you know there was a time when i would walk up to the devil himself and ask for a match...i went from that to being trapped in my apartment breaking out in a cold sweat at the thought of going out to get some food. which one was the reality? somewhere in between...the first one was that false bravado from my...	cindy	6	418	Mar 25, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hours a Day ~ 25th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes from coming to believe in a Higher Power that can help you. You can't define this Higher Power, but you can see how it helps other alcoholics. You hear them talk about it and you begin to get the idea yourself. You try praying in a quiet time each morning and you begi...	Sobrietyspell	0	344	Mar 25, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	I phoned AA (Preview) I called AA tonight.I spoke to a guy for around 40 mintutes!He answerered alot of my questions.He helped alot.He may even be at the meeting tomorrow evening.I am still not definately going,I cannot commit myself to that right now.I am so glad I spoke to that guy,I hope I will go to that meeting tomorrow...	Girry	9	448	Mar 25, 2007 by Roderick
	Prayers for others (Preview) As much as we try to enjoy life to the fullest, weather through hardships, good times, love, laughter. I heard some sad news at work last nite, that made my heart sink. I've been through some tough situations and loss, good times, proud moments. A co-worker that I've enjoyed working with wa...	Tina	5	362	Mar 25, 2007 by Tina
	FYI (Preview) Read today that the British medical community have now listed alcohol and tobacco among the top ten on their most harmful drug list. I think it was #5 and #9 respectively. (Harmful, both physical and to society) Aside from the scientific, do you suppose, that the voices of AA and other re...	learning	5	352	Mar 25, 2007 by TLH
	I hate doctors! (Preview) I don't think I've ever had a dr actually help me with anything except my carpal tunnel doctor a few years ago... ugh... went to the dr for the back pain... I try to be pretty honest with drs... told him I'm a recovering alcoholic, admitted to him that I've been taking my bf's pa...	LisaF	3	346	Mar 24, 2007 by paul
	24 Hours a Day ~ 24th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes from honestly telling your own experiences with drinking. In religion, they call it confession. We call it witnessing or sharing. You give a personal witness, you share your past experiences, the troubles you got into, the hospitals, the jails, the break-up of y...	Sobrietyspell	0	408	Mar 24, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections Mar 24 (Preview) ACTIVE, NOT PASSIVE, p. 92 Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made to God's image to be an automation. As Bill Sees It, p. 55 Before I joined A.A., I often did not think, and reacted to people and situations. When not reacting I acted in a mechanical fashion. After joining A.A., I starte...	Doll	0	282	Mar 24, 2007 by Doll
	Liking Ourselves (Preview) The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves. -- Ellen Goodman It is so easy, and tempting, to get down on ourselves, to focus on an imperfect face, a dismal batting average, our fear of math, or our big feet. The trouble is, the more we feel sorry for oursel...	Quetzal	0	311	Mar 24, 2007 by Quetzal
	Group Inventory (Preview) Hello- My group is doing a group inventory in the next few weeks. Any experience with this?	SheilaW	5	3603	Mar 23, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Expressing Our Feelings (Preview) It feels so good to cry. . . -- Susan Cygnet Some of us were taught that it's bad to express our feelings directly--crying, wailing, jumping up and down for joy--that it's good manners to talk softly, slowly, and politely and to sit still. But what happens to our feelings when we sit still? If th...	Quetzal	2	461	Mar 23, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hours a Day ~ 23rd March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Strength comes from the fellowship you find when you come into A.A. Just being with men and women who have found the way out gives you a feeling of security. You listen to the speakers, you talk with other members, and you absorb the atmosphere of confidence and hope that you find in t...	Sobrietyspell	0	386	Mar 23, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	reminder (Preview) So I am sitting here on my recliner writing a message to someone... I hear a loud noise downstairs but I ignore it. A few minutes later I hear it again. I figure it must be the guy that lives downstairs from me in the 2nd floor apartment. He tends to get drunk and do some stupid things and not remember it - noth...	destinydreamer	3	337	Mar 23, 2007 by Phil
	wow...nice! (Preview) seems some reconstruction has been going on. Looks great!! works great too!! hope all is well for you's been doing ok i guess. Lots going on in my world kids stuff's, my youngest daughter deciding to come live with me, that hasn't been for five years now, so i drove an houur out of town to get...	wantneeda	1	325	Mar 23, 2007 by Phil
	need a meeting... (Preview) haven't been able to make it to a meeting all week with my back givin me problems... been talking to lots of friends in the program though... Talked to a newcomer today that my bf and I met last week at our Thurs night meeting, my bf's been talking to him quite a bit and suggested I give him a call a...	LisaF	2	301	Mar 23, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Daily Reflections Mar 23 (Preview) . . AND NO MORE RESERVATIONS We have seen the truth again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.". . . If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol. . . . To be gravely affected, one d...	Doll	0	269	Mar 23, 2007 by Doll
	To Ali (Preview) Saying Hi to Ali.... Just noticed your reply to a post, down below... Welcome to MIP...	Phil	2	334	Mar 22, 2007 by Quetzal
	Adjusting (Preview) Morning Just want to give an update, things are going well one day at a time. Just adjusting to our situation with my son, catching up on sleep and well he is doing well he started counciling this week. Also is starting home schooling soon. Spoke to him twice this week, he sounded a bit frustrated but t...	Tina	1	294	Mar 22, 2007 by Wren
	24 Hours a Day ~ 22nd March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ We're all looking for the power to overcome drinking. When we alcoholics come into A.A., our first question is: "How do I get the strength to quit?" At first it seems to us that we will never get the necessary strength. We see older members who have found the power we a...	Sobrietyspell	0	324	Mar 22, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Some of you have likely read this before...but..I just HAFTA share it... (Preview) At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down Finally , the guys' side of the story. ( I must admit, it's pretty good.) We always hear " the rules" From the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! Please note.. these are all numbered "1...	Phil	4	462	Mar 22, 2007 by ali
	new here so i'll say hi (Preview) I'm not new to AA. I've been in and out fo years. I am over 6 mos. away from my last drink. I go to meetings daily, have a sponsor, work the steps, read our literature and other spiritual literature, pray, ect., ect., ect.. When I get on the computor I can often times find myself up to no good. So I tho...	jae	13	447	Mar 22, 2007 by ali
	Time Flies When You Are Sober (Preview) Hello to everyone! This is Debbie H. here and today is my 30th anniversary of NOT DRINKING. It was 30 years ago today that I took my last drink. I was 23 years old and didn't have a clue as to what I was going to do besides drink. My life was drinking, drinking, drinking. I had only been of "lega...	Debbie	9	409	Mar 22, 2007 by Debbie
	Daily Reflections Mar 22 (Preview) NO MORE STRUGGLE And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone -- even alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 When A.A. found me, I thought I was in for a struggle, and that A.A. might provide the strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that fight, who knows what other battles I could win. I woul...	Doll	0	279	Mar 22, 2007 by Doll
	Letting Go of Being a Victim (Preview) It's okay to have a good day. Really. It's okay to be doing okay and to feel like our life is manageable and on track. Many of us have learned, as part of our survival behaviors, that the way to get the attention and approval we want is to be victims. If life is awful, too difficult, unmanageable, t...	Quetzal	0	446	Mar 22, 2007 by Quetzal
	24 Hours a Day ~ 21st March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we forget about the future. We know from experience that as time goes on, the future takes care of itself. Everything works out well, as long as we stay sober. All we need to think about is today. When we get up in the morning and see the sun shining in the window, we thank God that...	Sobrietyspell	0	357	Mar 21, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections Mar 21 (Preview) MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING Fear... of economic insecurity will leave us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 Having fear reduced or eliminated and having economic circumstances improve, are two different things. When I was new in A.A., I had those two ideas confused. I thought fear would leave me...	Doll	1	295	Mar 21, 2007 by timverton
	Am I CoDependent? (Preview) Am I CoDependent? These patterns and characteristics are offered as a tool to aid in self-evaluation. They may be particularly helpful to newcomers. Denial Patterns:I have difficulty identifying what I am feeling. I minimize, alter, or deny how I truly feel. I perceive myself as completely...	Phil	1	434	Mar 21, 2007 by timverton
	Ooooowwww!!! (Off Topic) whines lol (Preview) Ugh... I've been having lower back pain since last fall... eased up from about mid-December to January... and started back up about a month ago... but it's been tolerable... just this feeling like my spine is cramped up in my lower back, gets really stiff at times... but it hasn't...	LisaF	7	430	Mar 21, 2007 by LisaF
	A Reposting of Phil's-----AA 20 Questions (Preview) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------	Wren	1	385	Mar 21, 2007 by Doll
	A meeting tomorrow. (Preview) I have found out there is a meeting tomorrow.I am petrified to be perfectly honest.I have no definite intention to go,it is just a possibility at the present time.I know where and when but I can not tell you how scared I feel.I do not know If i am going to go or not right now but I am thinking about it. Actualy...	Girry	5	670	Mar 21, 2007 by Ironman
	12 steps (Preview) I actually have a day off tomorrow (wed) and I have a bunch of things to do! It is sooo great not to drink and be able to get things done!! On my list of things to get done is to go to the bookstore... any recomendations on what to get? From what I hear the basics are The twelve steps and traditions and the big boo...	destinydreamer	5	388	Mar 21, 2007 by Phil
	Where You Scared Of Stopping Drinking? (Preview) Did the thought that not drinking scare any of you at all?	Girry	4	420	Mar 21, 2007 by psychoktty
	Learning (Preview) Learning stamps you with its moments. -- Eudora Welty We never stop learning. We absorb information every waking moment. And while we sleep, we process what we encounter during the day. The conclusions we reach about these daily lessons will likely be based on the perception that dominates our live...	Quetzal	0	334	Mar 21, 2007 by Quetzal
	GLAD TO HAVE MET YOU ALL (Preview) ((((((((((((((((((GUYS)))))))))))))))))) I'm Ally from Scotland, I'm an @op in Al-Anon room....I met some of you at the MIP Athon at the weekend...I just wanted to say, you have had a huge impact on my life, this week....lol I have grown so much over the last week...I have been through a rou...	ally02	3	373	Mar 21, 2007 by Wren
	The Newcommer and The First AA meeting (Preview) Practically nobody looks forward to going to their first AA meeting. In most cases this in fact is an occasion of extreme shame, dread and despair. The majority of individuals going to AA for the first time are doing so reluctantly, either because they have promised someone else to go or because they h...	Phil	1	895	Mar 20, 2007 by cooncatbob
	Just checkin in (Preview) Morning everyone Just checkin in, it's been 3 days and things seem to be a little off, I'm doing fine and I'm sure my son is doing well. Guess it will take one day at a time, and go through the emotions we need to, to move on and get through this. I talked to him over the weekend, he seemed to be a...	Tina	2	323	Mar 20, 2007 by Tina
	Music community (Preview) When i got sober I was advised to take up a musical instrument as its good for your self esteem. Now I play piano I wondered if there are others out there like me. I thought it would be nice to join a community. R	Robert	6	339	Mar 20, 2007 by psychoktty
	What?!? a little shocked... (Preview) Just talked to my sponsor from back home... and she asked how things were working with my new sponsor, and I told her... how she's so unavailable and I can't ever reach her, and she wants to wait 3 months to start on the steps with me and I feel like I need to get back into the steps... my sponsor b...	LisaF	5	428	Mar 20, 2007 by psychoktty
	24 Hours a Day ~ 20th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ When we were drinking, we used to worry about the future. Worry is a terrible mental punishment. What's going to become of me? Where will I end up? In the gutter or the sanitarium? We can see ourselves slipping, getting worse and worse, and we wonder what the finish will be. Some...	Sobrietyspell	0	349	Mar 20, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Understanding (Preview) I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. -- Katherine Mansfield Growing up to be the best people we can be is a lifelong process. As teenagers, we may have thought that twenty-one would be a magic year for us because then we would become adults. We'd be grown up and able to handle any p...	Quetzal	0	317	Mar 20, 2007 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Mar 19 (Preview) PRAYER: IT WORKS It has been well said that "almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 Having grown up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolish when I first tried praying. I knew there was a Higher Power workin...	Doll	0	268	Mar 19, 2007 by Doll
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