Alcoholics Anonymous

somethingawful · somethingawful

I don't want to argue, but I need help. I don't want to create a god or anything so that I can rely on it, but I would like some advice from people who don't believe in god and all that.. I am not trying to hurt your board, but there must be other people like me out there who are having a really hard time and ju...

Doll · Doll

WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

LOVE The Wonderful Love of a Beautiful maid, The Love of a Staunch True Man and the Love of a Baby Unafraid have Existed since man began. But the Greatest Love, the Love of All Loves Even than that of a Mother is the Tender, Compassionate, Infinite Love of One Alcoholic for Ano...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Each day provides its own gifts. -- Ruth P. Freedman We are guaranteed experiences that are absolutely right for us today. We are progressing on schedule. Even when our personal hopes are unmet, we are given the necessary opportunities for achieving those goals that complement our unique de...

JoBredaNL · JoBredaNL

Hi All AA friends I am sober since August working on the programm daily, and need to start working again which I like. But my work makes me traveling a lot! how do you handele this and how do you go in new meetings? Pleas advice regards Jo

Wren · Wren

Find peace inside "All spiritual disciplines are done with a view to still the mind. The perfectly still mind is universal spirit." -- Swami Ramdas Getting into the habit of meditating, praying and/or resting daily helps us pull back from our preoccupation with the material world. In silenc...

Ironman · Ironman

I went to my first meeting last Monday. I'm now sober 9 days, the longest ever. I've read the big book and have been to 4 meetings. I never prayed to God but a handfull of times, and it was always a selfish prayer. Last Thursday, after reading the agnistic chapter I clutched the book...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Letting Go "How much do we need to let go of?" a friend asked one day. "I'm not certain," I replied, "but maybe everything." Letting go is a spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical process, a sometimes mysterious metaphysical process of releasing to God and...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Expressions commonly heard in A.A. are "If you don't take that first drink, you can't get drunk" and "One drink is too many, but twenty are not enough." Many of us, when we first began to drink, never wanted or took more than one or two drinks. But as time went on, we increased the number. Then, in late...

angel · angel

I'm new here and just wanted to tell everyone hi.

Doll · Doll

A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 107 Many of us in A.A. puzzle over what is a spiritual awakening. I tended to look for a miracle, something dramatic and earth shattering. But what usual...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's good for your heart. "I know I've got some emotions up, just brewing right beneath the surface," Jake said one day. "I'm edgy, irritable, and definitely not centered. But I don't want to look. I don't want to go into the emotions. I don't like feelings. Whenever I give into them, I en...

Wren · Wren

December 4, 2006 Setting The Tone Starting Your Day Well The choices you make upon waking can have a profound impact on your day. If, still drowsy, you hit the ground running, rushing to prepare yourself to face your worldly obligations, you will likely feel fatigued and overwhelmed for mos...

Barb · Barb

Well today we bought our tree and me and the kids decorated it tonight. First time in years I haven't been drunk doing it. feels good. Barb

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I'm so confused. I went out on a date Saturday night with a girl in the program and things didn't go according to Justin's plans. Imagine that! Right now I'm presently beating the hell out of myself. I am an idiot.

Don't get the wrong idea. I didn't do anything wrong. I just don't feel like...

cindy · cindy

i put the word out among my friends that i was looking for a new place to live and today i look at a new apt. upstairs from some friends in recovery that bent over backwards to get me this place. everyone is so helpful and im so grateful. i gave my notice and now im terrified and excited at the same time. the new...

CAM · CAM

Quote for 6/8/2006 Everyone Can Learn from the Twelve Steps - The real difference between addicts and nonaddicts is that the former use chemicals and the latter do not. That is, the struggles and emotional problems addicts face are really no different from those experienced by anyone else. It also m...

tina · tina

quite a few on everyone stickin at home because of the wheather? Nice to see you all hi

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

At 6:30 his morning in northern North Dakota, the temperate was 15 below zero F (-32C), but the wind has died down to about 5mph; a balmy winter morning compared to the -30 to -40 temps we are sure to see in January and February. Hey Phil....where is that condo again, that you were m...

Doll · Doll

INTO ACTION A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13 I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become active in our...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I want to feel myself part of things, of the great drift and swirl; not cut off, missing things, like being sent to bed early as a child. -- Joanna Field Feeling apart from the action and always looking on; wanting attention, and yet afraid of being noticed; no doubt these are familiar memories to...

Robert · Robert

how can I not fit in at an aa meeting? I have been avoiding meetings as I hate the scenario when it comes to a break and everyone talks in twos and im always left out, I hate that, it takes me back to my lonelyness and makes me feel less than, could it be that im not even good enough to fit in at an aa meeting, if so w...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields that it kisses them so gently. -- Lewis Carroll In different times and places, clouds can produce snowflakes, raindrops, or even hailstones. Each one seems to have its own purpose and mood as it falls from the sky. The snowflake is the lightest of th...

wagon · wagon

What is this but a miracle of healing? Yet its elements are simple. Circumstances made him willing to believe. He humbly offered himself to his Maker then he knew. Even so has God restored us all to our right minds. To this man, the revelation was sudden. Some of us grow into it more slowly. But He has co...

Wren · Wren

Holy cow, I have never seen the board so quiet. Baby's sleeping, or has everyone gone ice fishing for the day? I've been absent, came in to check all the posts I knew I'd missed today, and there was a word from the UK. Everybody else just skipped out, eh? Well then, have a wonderful weekend, all, and hope by...

Phil · Phil

Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. ---------------------------- To you guys in the west? I've had 5 fans on the front lawn pointed west..trying to blow this snow shit, back your way eh... Didn't work...(smile) Have a good night...

Phil · Phil

It's been my experience, that it's usually one of the 3 L's...that gets most Alcoholics to the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. "Liver......Lover....or Lawyer"

Doll · Doll

SERENITY Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasn't sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experi...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

For the last couple of weeks I am having a problem upon leaving this site. I receive notification by McAfee that it is trying to make changes to my registry. Is anyone else experiencing this? I accepted it a week ago, and it messed up my computer,,, so I did an ad-aware update and scan...

Wren · Wren

"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever- ascending,ever- improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb." Sir Win...

Doll · Doll

"SUGGESTED" STEPS Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening. . . . A.A.'s manner of making ready to receive this gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITION...

Robert · Robert

Robert · Robert

HA THAT MADE YOU LOOK!!!!!!!!

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I am in total shock!!! I have a date set up for tomorrow or Saturday!!!! Oh my God!!!! I just can't tell you how good it feels to know someone would like my company in a not-so-normal way! I thought God wants me to be single and alone. I am not setting expectations or thinking totally irrational righ...

Phil · Phil

It's easy to think of yourself as the person you have been. Yet it is far more powerful to see yourself as the person you can become. The mistakes and disappointments of the past may seem to be a major presence in your life. At this very moment, however, you can choose to leave them completely behind. ...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When I hear somebody sigh "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, compared to what? -- Sydney J. Harris We've probably heard all the negative quotations about life. There was also probably a time when we believed them all. Based on the state of our lives at the time, it was probably no surprise...

wantneeda · wantneeda

to my MIP friends!!!! and to let you know i'm doing ok. what's his name...lol...jk....wants me to move back, i said no. have had a couple of offers from program people, just really mulling over my options looking hard for a job going to a meeting every day if not 2!!! working on day 20;) ...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi All, Well yesterday, I did see someone about a huge knot-like block that was inside, needed to get professional help, face to face, about my relationship with my incarcerated Son. Went there, poured out my heart, and talked about the block, and then I listened, really listened for an an...

Barb · Barb

Where to start.... I am a 46 year old mother of two married and as of today admit to you and myself that I am an alcoholic. I guess it's called a functioning alcoholic. You know, get the kids to school on time, pick them up, laundry, pay bills, even cook dinner during blackouts, wake up the next morning stil...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm not depressed, honestly, but I'm isolating again... shutting things out of my mind, shutting people out... not talking about stuff because I don't want to think about it... I want some semblance of normality in my life, and if I shut everything away, things seem normal. But it's causing problems...

Quetzal · Quetzal

All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it. -- Samuel Butler If we take time to watch animals, we see that they have a zest for life that seems to engage them totally in whatever they are doing. A cat chasing its tail, a dog going after a ball, a horse running along the shore, a...

Doll · Doll

PROTECTION FOR ALL At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers. At the level of press, radio, TV, and films, anonymity stresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by putti...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Have you ever wondered why after going to A.A. for a period of time you here something for the 100th time and it finally sinks in? I'm just coming to realize that this program isn't all about me. Imagine that! In order for myself to function in a peaceful, serene environment I need to get the hell out of m...

SirChristopherAlanGreenEsquire · SirChristopherAlanGreenEsquire

It is sometimes hard from one "not to drink" when the one is not the "alcoholic" in the family and the one who is the "alcoholic" is a medical-professional who's opinion in society from their position would seem to "out-rank" the "non-medical-family-member" who drinks-socially... The marriage be...

ZB · ZB

I slipped. I started with a 1/4 glass of red wine someone told me I just had to try. Before you ask: no, that person didn't know I am an alcoholic. Anyway, as you might expect, it sure seemed harmless at the time, but I guess that's the way it works. It didn't kill me and neither did the full-on drink I...

Doll · Doll

ACTIVE GUARDIANS To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition has no place in A.A. In it, each member becomes an active guardian of our Fellowship. TWE...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Change A problem can ultimately bring us a gift. We start our relationship in excitement, hope, and good feelings, with perhaps a measure of fear mixed in. Our history is yet to evolve. A beginning is more a time of romance than reality. But no lasting connection is built on a steady...

Wren · Wren

"I want to know the thoughts of God; the rest are details." -- Albert Einstein Everything -- absolutely everything -- that happens in our lives has a spiritual cause. Events on all other levels -- mental, emotional and physical -- are only effects. When we are struggling with any challenge, wh...

Wren · Wren

Experiences With Multiple Meanings Though we humans are self-aware, we nonetheless cannot distance ourselves from the world around us and have a natural tendency to ascribe meaning to all that we experience. The significance we perceive in our experiences is rooted in our observation of patte...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I just wanted to try to share what has happened in the last twenty-four hours to me. It's been amazing! I was chosen to look after all of the literature at my home group last night. I feel really good about that and I'm looking forward to doing it. This morning, I received all of t...

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	I'm an Atheist (Don't want to be converted but looking for help) (Preview) I don't want to argue, but I need help. I don't want to create a god or anything so that I can rely on it, but I would like some advice from people who don't believe in god and all that.. I am not trying to hurt your board, but there must be other people like me out there who are having a really hard time and ju...	somethingawful	8	406	Dec 6, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Daily Reflections Dec 6 (Preview) WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God...	Doll	0	277	Dec 6, 2006 by Doll
	LOVE (Preview) LOVE The Wonderful Love of a Beautiful maid, The Love of a Staunch True Man and the Love of a Baby Unafraid have Existed since man began. But the Greatest Love, the Love of All Loves Even than that of a Mother is the Tender, Compassionate, Infinite Love of One Alcoholic for Ano...	Toni Baloney	9	388	Dec 6, 2006 by JoBredaNL
	Each day provides its own gifts (Preview) Each day provides its own gifts. -- Ruth P. Freedman We are guaranteed experiences that are absolutely right for us today. We are progressing on schedule. Even when our personal hopes are unmet, we are given the necessary opportunities for achieving those goals that complement our unique de...	Quetzal	0	290	Dec 6, 2006 by Quetzal
	AA and traveling (Preview) Hi All AA friends I am sober since August working on the programm daily, and need to start working again which I like. But my work makes me traveling a lot! how do you handele this and how do you go in new meetings? Pleas advice regards Jo	JoBredaNL	3	300	Dec 6, 2006 by Quetzal
	Find Peace Inside~Higher Awareness (Preview) Find peace inside "All spiritual disciplines are done with a view to still the mind. The perfectly still mind is universal spirit." -- Swami Ramdas Getting into the habit of meditating, praying and/or resting daily helps us pull back from our preoccupation with the material world. In silenc...	Wren	1	291	Dec 5, 2006 by Ironman
	2 things at once, or is it one? (Preview) I went to my first meeting last Monday. I'm now sober 9 days, the longest ever. I've read the big book and have been to 4 meetings. I never prayed to God but a handfull of times, and it was always a selfish prayer. Last Thursday, after reading the agnistic chapter I clutched the book...	Ironman	10	362	Dec 5, 2006 by tina
	Maybe Everything... (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go. Letting Go* "How much do we need to let go of?" a friend asked one day. "I'm not certain," I replied, "but maybe everything." Letting go is a spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical process, a sometimes mysterious metaphysical process of releasing to God and...	Phil	10	466	Dec 5, 2006 by Phil
	From Living Sober: Staying away from the first drink (Preview) Expressions commonly heard in A.A. are "If you don't take that first drink, you can't get drunk" and "One drink is too many, but twenty are not enough." Many of us, when we first began to drink, never wanted or took more than one or two drinks. But as time went on, we increased the number. Then, in late...	Quetzal	0	321	Dec 5, 2006 by Quetzal
	Newbie (Preview) I'm new here and just wanted to tell everyone hi.	angel	8	330	Dec 5, 2006 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Dec 5 (Preview) A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 107 Many of us in A.A. puzzle over what is a spiritual awakening. I tended to look for a miracle, something dramatic and earth shattering. But what usual...	Doll	0	263	Dec 5, 2006 by Doll
	It's good for your heart (Preview) It's good for your heart. "I know I've got some emotions up, just brewing right beneath the surface," Jake said one day. "I'm edgy, irritable, and definitely not centered. But I don't want to look. I don't want to go into the emotions. I don't like feelings. Whenever I give into them, I en...	Quetzal	0	288	Dec 5, 2006 by Quetzal
	Starting Your Day Well (Preview) December 4, 2006 Setting The Tone Starting Your Day Well The choices you make upon waking can have a profound impact on your day. If, still drowsy, you hit the ground running, rushing to prepare yourself to face your worldly obligations, you will likely feel fatigued and overwhelmed for mos...	Wren	2	297	Dec 5, 2006 by Phil
	a small accomplishment (Preview) Well today we bought our tree and me and the kids decorated it tonight. First time in years I haven't been drunk doing it. feels good. Barb	Barb	9	363	Dec 4, 2006 by Ironman
	Relationships & Justin Don't Mix (Preview) I'm so confused. I went out on a date Saturday night with a girl in the program and things didn't go according to Justin's plans. Imagine that! Right now I'm presently beating the hell out of myself. I am an idiot. Don't get the wrong idea. I didn't do anything wrong. I just don't feel like...	soberdrunk	11	620	Dec 4, 2006 by timverton
	a door opens (Preview) i put the word out among my friends that i was looking for a new place to live and today i look at a new apt. upstairs from some friends in recovery that bent over backwards to get me this place. everyone is so helpful and im so grateful. i gave my notice and now im terrified and excited at the same time. the new...	cindy	3	346	Dec 4, 2006 by Phil
	Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought (Preview) Quote for 6/8/2006 Everyone Can Learn from the Twelve Steps - The real difference between addicts and nonaddicts is that the former use chemicals and the latter do not. That is, the struggles and emotional problems addicts face are really no different from those experienced by anyone else. It also m...	CAM	1	317	Dec 4, 2006 by Phil
	Geee (Preview) quite a few on everyone stickin at home because of the wheather? Nice to see you all hi	tina	3	298	Dec 4, 2006 by CAM
	How's the weather? (Preview) At 6:30 his morning in northern North Dakota, the temperate was 15 below zero F (-32C), but the wind has died down to about 5mph; a balmy winter morning compared to the -30 to -40 temps we are sure to see in January and February. Hey Phil....where is that condo again, that you were m...	Sick of being sick	11	367	Dec 4, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Dec 4 (Preview) INTO ACTION A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13 I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become active in our...	Doll	0	259	Dec 4, 2006 by Doll
	There is a way to be a part of the action (Preview) I want to feel myself part of things, of the great drift and swirl; not cut off, missing things, like being sent to bed early as a child. -- Joanna Field Feeling apart from the action and always looking on; wanting attention, and yet afraid of being noticed; no doubt these are familiar memories to...	Quetzal	0	293	Dec 4, 2006 by Quetzal
	dont fit in (Preview) how can I not fit in at an aa meeting? I have been avoiding meetings as I hate the scenario when it comes to a break and everyone talks in twos and im always left out, I hate that, it takes me back to my lonelyness and makes me feel less than, could it be that im not even good enough to fit in at an aa meeting, if so w...	Robert	9	337	Dec 3, 2006 by CAM
	How can I show my gentle side today? (Preview) I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields that it kisses them so gently. -- Lewis Carroll In different times and places, clouds can produce snowflakes, raindrops, or even hailstones. Each one seems to have its own purpose and mood as it falls from the sky. The snowflake is the lightest of th...	Quetzal	6	335	Dec 3, 2006 by sheilasdad
	aa big book (Preview) What is this but a miracle of healing? Yet its elements are simple. Circumstances made him willing to believe. He humbly offered himself to his Maker then he knew. Even so has God restored us all to our right minds. To this man, the revelation was sudden. Some of us grow into it more slowly. But He has co...	wagon	0	272	Dec 3, 2006 by wagon
	Shhhhhhhhhh (Preview) Holy cow, I have never seen the board so quiet. Baby's sleeping, or has everyone gone ice fishing for the day? I've been absent, came in to check all the posts I knew I'd missed today, and there was a word from the UK. Everybody else just skipped out, eh? Well then, have a wonderful weekend, all, and hope by...	Wren	4	289	Dec 3, 2006 by Phil
	Thought for the night... (Preview) Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. ---------------------------- To you guys in the west? I've had 5 fans on the front lawn pointed west..trying to blow this snow shit, back your way eh... Didn't work...(smile) Have a good night...	Phil	4	310	Dec 2, 2006 by Phil
	Ain't It The Truth? (Preview) It's been my experience, that it's usually one of the 3 L's...that gets most Alcoholics to the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. "Liver......Lover....or Lawyer"	Phil	3	391	Dec 2, 2006 by Robert
	Daily Reflections Dec 2 (Preview) SERENITY Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasn't sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experi...	Doll	0	286	Dec 2, 2006 by Doll
	trying to change my registry (Preview) For the last couple of weeks I am having a problem upon leaving this site. I receive notification by McAfee that it is trying to make changes to my registry. Is anyone else experiencing this? I accepted it a week ago, and it messed up my computer,,, so I did an ad-aware update and scan...	amanda2u2	3	371	Dec 1, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Daily Power Words (Preview) "Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever- ascending,ever- improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb." Sir Win...	Wren	1	278	Dec 1, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Dec 1 (Preview) "SUGGESTED" STEPS Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening. . . . A.A.'s manner of making ready to receive this gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITION...	Doll	1	318	Dec 1, 2006 by Phil
	high five (Preview)	Robert	1	293	Dec 1, 2006 by Phil
	THIS POST CONTAINS BOOBIES (Preview) HA THAT MADE YOU LOOK!!!!!!!!	Robert	9	347	Dec 1, 2006 by Doll
	HOLY SHEEP !@#% (Preview) I am in total shock!!! I have a date set up for tomorrow or Saturday!!!! Oh my God!!!! I just can't tell you how good it feels to know someone would like my company in a not-so-normal way! I thought God wants me to be single and alone. I am not setting expectations or thinking totally irrational righ...	soberdrunk	5	346	Dec 1, 2006 by Doll
	From This Point On..... (Preview) It's easy to think of yourself as the person you have been. Yet it is far more powerful to see yourself as the person you can become. The mistakes and disappointments of the past may seem to be a major presence in your life. At this very moment, however, you can choose to leave them completely behind. ...	Phil	4	372	Dec 1, 2006 by amanda2u2
	We can get off our life-is-difficult soapbox (Preview) When I hear somebody sigh "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, compared to what? -- Sydney J. Harris We've probably heard all the negative quotations about life. There was also probably a time when we believed them all. Based on the state of our lives at the time, it was probably no surprise...	Quetzal	1	349	Dec 1, 2006 by Phil
	quick hello (Preview) to my MIP friends!!!! and to let you know i'm doing ok. what's his name...lol...jk....wants me to move back, i said no. have had a couple of offers from program people, just really mulling over my options looking hard for a job going to a meeting every day if not 2!!! working on day 20;) ...	wantneeda	4	299	Dec 1, 2006 by Phil
	Being Emotionally Blocked (Preview) Hi All, Well yesterday, I did see someone about a huge knot-like block that was inside, needed to get professional help, face to face, about my relationship with my incarcerated Son. Went there, poured out my heart, and talked about the block, and then I listened, really listened for an an...	toni baloney	2	337	Dec 1, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Confession time (Preview) Where to start.... I am a 46 year old mother of two married and as of today admit to you and myself that I am an alcoholic. I guess it's called a functioning alcoholic. You know, get the kids to school on time, pick them up, laundry, pay bills, even cook dinner during blackouts, wake up the next morning stil...	Barb	13	463	Dec 1, 2006 by MorganSS
	falling into old habits... (Preview) I'm not depressed, honestly, but I'm isolating again... shutting things out of my mind, shutting people out... not talking about stuff because I don't want to think about it... I want some semblance of normality in my life, and if I shut everything away, things seem normal. But it's causing problems...	LisaF	1	309	Nov 30, 2006 by timverton
	Life is to be enjoyed (Preview) All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it. -- Samuel Butler If we take time to watch animals, we see that they have a zest for life that seems to engage them totally in whatever they are doing. A cat chasing its tail, a dog going after a ball, a horse running along the shore, a...	Quetzal	2	315	Nov 30, 2006 by Barb
	Daily Reflections Nov 30 (Preview) PROTECTION FOR ALL At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers. At the level of press, radio, TV, and films, anonymity stresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by putti...	Doll	0	819	Nov 30, 2006 by Doll
	Realizations........ (Preview) Have you ever wondered why after going to A.A. for a period of time you here something for the 100th time and it finally sinks in? I'm just coming to realize that this program isn't all about me. Imagine that! In order for myself to function in a peaceful, serene environment I need to get the hell out of m...	soberdrunk	1	303	Nov 29, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Living in an marriage to an alcoholic-medical-professional. (Preview) It is sometimes hard from one "not to drink" when the one is not the "alcoholic" in the family and the one who is the "alcoholic" is a medical-professional who's opinion in society from their position would seem to "out-rank" the "non-medical-family-member" who drinks-socially... The marriage be...	SirChristopherAlanGreenEsquire	8	415	Nov 29, 2006 by timverton
	Slip (Preview) I slipped. I started with a 1/4 glass of red wine someone told me I just had to try. Before you ask: no, that person didn't know I am an alcoholic. Anyway, as you might expect, it sure seemed harmless at the time, but I guess that's the way it works. It didn't kill me and neither did the full-on drink I...	ZB	8	335	Nov 29, 2006 by ZB
	Daily Reflections Nov 29 (Preview) ACTIVE GUARDIANS To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition has no place in A.A. In it, each member becomes an active guardian of our Fellowship. TWE...	Doll	0	263	Nov 29, 2006 by Doll
	Change (Preview) Change A problem can ultimately bring us a gift. We start our relationship in excitement, hope, and good feelings, with perhaps a measure of fear mixed in. Our history is yet to evolve. A beginning is more a time of romance than reality. But no lasting connection is built on a steady...	Quetzal	0	273	Nov 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Awareness (Preview) "I want to know the thoughts of God; the rest are details." -- Albert Einstein Everything -- absolutely everything -- that happens in our lives has a spiritual cause. Events on all other levels -- mental, emotional and physical -- are only effects. When we are struggling with any challenge, wh...	Wren	0	288	Nov 28, 2006 by Wren
	The Understanding Underneath (Preview) Experiences With Multiple Meanings Though we humans are self-aware, we nonetheless cannot distance ourselves from the world around us and have a natural tendency to ascribe meaning to all that we experience. The significance we perceive in our experiences is rooted in our observation of patte...	Wren	0	319	Nov 28, 2006 by Wren
	Miracles Really Do Happen! (Preview) Hi everyone, I just wanted to try to share what has happened in the last twenty-four hours to me. It's been amazing! I was chosen to look after all of the literature at my home group last night. I feel really good about that and I'm looking forward to doing it. This morning, I received all of t...	Quetzal	4	392	Nov 28, 2006 by amanda2u2
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