Alcoholics Anonymous

shaun · shaun

Talking to a good friend last night who has returned to drinking after five years without a drunk.My heart went out to him sweating,shaking and ashamed and humilated.I could relate to how he was feeling having had several benders before i truly was done.I tried to get him to focus on what he didnt do and...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Unconditional love corresponds to one of the deepest longings, not only of the child, but of every human being. -- Erich Fromm Feeling the need to be perfect to ensure we'll be loved is as familiar as the robin's whistle heralding spring. Am I too fat to be loved? Do people think I'm dumb when I speak...

Doll · Doll

A.A.'s HEARTBEAT Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily basis. By practicing unity within my group, with other A.A. members and at all levels of this great Fellowship, I receive a pronounced feeling o...

Phil · Phil

We all have some kind of “Stuff” cluttering our lives. It is so easy for the psychological “Stuff” to accumulate. It can come from childhood disasters, broken relationships, etc. We store this “Stuff” in closets, attics, basements, and garages of our being. On the surface no one can see how we hide al...

Phil · Phil

"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path!"

Wren · Wren

Coming At Conflict With An Open Heart Conflict is an unavoidable part of our lives because our beliefs and modes of being often contrast powerfully with those of our loved ones, acquaintances, and associates. Yet for all the grief disagreements can cause, we can learn much from them. The manner in...

Doll · Doll

BY FAITH AND BY WORKS" On anvils of experience, the structure of our Society was hammered out. . . . Thus has it been with A.A. By faith and by works we have been able to build upon the lessons of an incredible experience. They live today in the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, which - God willin...

K Chasu · K Chasu

Woohoo! This feels so good. I have done NOTHING all day. Coloured my hair, watched hours of telly, played on the old Xbox 360... Still not in clothes... Not eaten, because I don't have to be a good example to anyone... too much coffeee... some dozing. Life is deeply good. The man in my life has gone of...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Gratitude Sometimes in life, things happen too fast. We barely solve one problem when two new problems surface. We're feeling great in the morning, but we're submerged in misery by nightfall. Every day we face interruptions, delays, changes, and challenges. We face pers...

Wren · Wren

You who are letting miserable misunderstandings run on from year to year, meaning to clear them up some day...if you could only know and see and feel all of a sudden that time is short, how it would break the spell!~Phillips Brooks The story of the Hatfields and the McCoys...

CAM · CAM

This weekend sure has given me a lot to think about. I have the house to myself today for a while, I guess. I feel like I'm able to breath again. My neck & back hurts. Sitting in the chairs too much? No – it means I have to take care of my body better.

...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Contentment makes poor men rich. Discontent makes rich men poor. -- Benjamin Franklin Not by Bread Alone The other day I was feeling off center, and so I took a walk around the block to lift my spirits. As I passed one of the neighbor's homes, I spotted a luxury car and began to imagine...

Robert · Robert

i am interested in page 86, works for me, was (a) hoping you guys could try it (b) if any "old" timers could comment on the page to help me more.

CAM · CAM

It's pretty much been an "AA" weekend. Friday: Dinner at my friends sponsors' house with other AA fellowship. Saturday: 8pm candlelight meeting & Karaoka afterward. Sunday: Picnic at my home group's meeting place. All this with 12 noon &...

Doll · Doll

WHAT WE KNOW BEST "Shoemaker, stick to thy last!" . . . better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition [Five]. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TR...

annmarie · annmarie

Could you help me understand....My boyfriend is an alcoholic...I am an al anon er.... What is the eye opening experience like when one finally realises that they want to be sober? How is it different from times before when it didn't really lead to sobriety? I used to think he could chose to go t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we? -- Rose Kennedy Some of us have been through an awful lot. We have endured pain and hopelessness. Now we have some choices to make. We can allow our pasts to make us feel badly about ourselves or we can sing after the storm. We can feel proud that we are not givin...

Wren · Wren

"Growth is a painful process." --Wilma Mankiller, CHEROKEE Whenever we grow, we usually need to let go of emotional attachments. Letting go can be painful. Sometimes growth allows us to deal with fear. All fear can fit into two categories: one, we're going to lose something we have,...

CAM · CAM

Somehow - w/help from my HP - it's been 25 days since my last drink. I've made it into the rooms at least once, if not twice, a day since then. I have found fellowship & wonderment. My mind is a mess right now - it's all sinking it. :weirdface...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Where I found the living, there I found the will to power. -- Friedrich Nietzsche It has been said that addiction and codependency are problems of power. Recovery certainly calls us to admit the limits of our power. Yet, to reach for power seems to come from the deepest part of our nature. If this is...

Wren · Wren

I do not know what I appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only...playing on the seashore...whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.--Sir Isaac Newton. Before the program we chose to see only what we wanted and turned away from any distractions. We may...

Phil · Phil

If you want to make God laugh, just tell Him your plans." This old Jewish proverb is especially familiar to people in recovery from addiction, but everyone can glean some meaning from these time-tested words. They serve as a gentle reminder that most of what happens in our life and in the...

Wren · Wren

Using Your Power Self-Determination Our lives are defined by the decisions we make each day. When we choose one option over another, whether we are selecting a restaurant or considering a cross-country move, we shape our lives. The decision-making process can be empowering, allowing us to enjo...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, Looking back to twelve months ago, my life was in complete chaos. I knew that I couldn't live with alcohol any more, but I was terrified of trying to live without it. My self-respect had long gone and I was becoming more and more isolated. But, through the rooms of AA I have found a wonder...

Doll · Doll

NOTHING GROWS IN THE DARK We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of sobriety -- not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recover...

Wren · Wren

You are responsible for your own happiness. No one can diminish your self-esteem unless you give them permission to do so. When something is troubling you, tell people you trust instead of trying to cover it up. You'll be surprised to learn that they've been through something similiar. Don't pass up...

SeanCPhoenix · SeanCPhoenix

First off, I will say I am a happily married man, and have been for over 18 years. I have been a 'social' drinker all my life, that is, until a couple of years ago when the loss of our only child (38th week stillborn), led me to hide my feelings in a bottle. It has led me to where I am now...v...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

From "A Lifetime Process": "I have more problems than alcohol . . . alcohol is only a symptom of a more pervasive disease. When I stopped drinking I began a lifetime process of recovery from unruly emotions, painful relationships, and unmanageable situations. This process is too much for most of u...

Wren · Wren

The other night I made an error in judgement and edited a post that I felt wasn't healthy. I should not have made that decision in haste, because the post was an opportunity for many of us to work our program, to learn and to grow. Everyone has a right to their views, and it is not...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Going to say goodbye here on MIP.... my life is taking me in a different direction now, and I need to get what I need from face-to-face meetings. Doing well and still sober, through the beautiful program of Alcoholic's Anonymous, and I do hope you all find happiness and sobriety, and the peace that we so...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Time spent attempting to change others affords little time for personal change. -- Georgette Vickstrom We must be willing to change or we wouldn't be reading these words right now. However, being willing to change is often easier than doing it. One of the biggest changes most of us need to make...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I came across this passage this morning and it so struck a chord with me that I wanted to share it with you all. Have a great day, Carol ************************** "I have more problems than alcohol . . . alcohol is only a symptom of a more pervasive disease. When I stopped drinking I began a l...

Wren · Wren

Earlier today, I posted this information and it got deleted. Thank you Phil and Cindy and K for your earlier responses, sorry they got erased. Anyway, I shared that my daughter will most probably be able to move up here to Washington, to our women's prison, as a transfer from California. This enable...

Doll · Doll

SOLACE FOR CONFUSION Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE ST...

Wren · Wren

Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.--O'Henry The balance in life places us between happiness and sadness. Life can't always be ecstatically happy and free from woe, just as it isn't always miserably unhappy. Somewhere in the middle is a gray area where nei...

Phil · Phil

"PATIENCE is quiet hope and trust, expecting things to turn out all right. Patience is being calm and tolerant when difficult things happen. It means showing acceptance when you or others make mistakes. Patience is doing something now so that later it will bear fruit, like planting a seed and waitin...

Robert · Robert

gawd! cant sleep at the mo, its due to back pain and feeling a little anxious, about what i dont know, it must be because im coming off anti depressants. any tips other than a sledge hammer over the nut?

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Many of us feel like we need a rulebook, a microscope, and a warranty to get through life. We feel uncertain, frightened. We want the security of knowing what's going to happen, and how we shall act. We don't trust life or ourselves. We don't trust the Plan. We want to...

Doll · Doll

. A.'S "MAIN TAPROOT" The principle that we shall find no enduring strength until we first admit complete defeat is the main taproot from which our whole Society has sprung and flowered. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 21-22 Defeated, and knowing it, I arrived at the doors of A.A., alone and a...

K Chasu · K Chasu

In a meeting the other night, a speaker told how once he had handed over his will and his life and found the Higher Power of his understanding, he felt no doubt or fears. How I wish this was always true for me. Not a day goes by that I don’t pray and meditate and yet there are mornings when I wake up and that alba...

K Chasu · K Chasu

i don't know who on here does any service at a national level, but I really need to rant a bit. I edit our local AA magazine and in order to do this service (which I love) I have to sit on the General Service Office committee. Part of this means a monthly meeting of everyone else who sits on the committee and...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Words are the voice of the heart. - Confucius What does my heart have to say today? Am I happy? Or am I troubled? We will find this out if we slow down and listen to our words. We can also hear our spirit in the tone of our words. We are to meditate. Meditation is about slowing down so we can hear what ou...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid Live and Let Live Expectations are Premeditated Resentments We're HERE because we're Not All There Keep Coming Back... and then Keep Coming Back Take the Cotton out of your ears and stick it in your mouth Let Go and Let God Just for Today Whatever is ou...

Wren · Wren

Lo! in the middle of the wood,The folded leaf is wooed from out the bud...With winds upon the branch, and there grows green and broad, and takes no care.--Lord Tennyson What does it take for us to be drawn out of ourselves? So many of us have retreated inwardly and are afraid to open up in social situati...

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

I know...it's been ages since I've been here. I have so much going on in my life...but let me first tell you that I just got my 9 month chip on Monday! YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I have to share with you something about that chip. I've been waiting with bated breath for this chip. I didn't really know why it held suc...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Enjoy! http://home.att.net/~scorh5/Pedal.html

Wren · Wren

"There is no room for God in him who is full of himself." -- Hasidic saying On the spiritual path, we must be diligent to discriminate whether we are acting from ego or from soul. If ego is in charge, what we do is self-referencing. At the deepest levels, we are motivated by our own self-interest. We’...

Robert · Robert

that the last 6 months has given me.... here goes nothing: 1 I have a place at Uni 2 I have a new studio set up, (sold most of it for booze) 3 gone from full time to part time at work 4 sorting health out 5 have new friends 6 no longer depressed and coming off tablets 7able to concentr...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day What am I going to do today for A.A.? Is there someone I should call up on the telephone or someone I should go to see? Is there a letter I should write? Is there an opportunity somewhere to advance the work of A.A. which I have been putting off or neglecting? I...

K Chasu · K Chasu

So, we have had AA in South Africa for 60 years - the first meeting was 60 years ago today. I just thought, if any one is interested, that I would like to share some of the history with you: In 1946 two men in Johannesburg picked up the same copy of Reader’s Digest which carried a story about Alcohol...

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	life!!! (Preview) Talking to a good friend last night who has returned to drinking after five years without a drunk.My heart went out to him sweating,shaking and ashamed and humilated.I could relate to how he was feeling having had several benders before i truly was done.I tried to get him to focus on what he didnt do and...	shaun	2	311	Oct 25, 2006 by Quetzal
	Unconditional love (Preview) Unconditional love corresponds to one of the deepest longings, not only of the child, but of every human being. -- Erich Fromm Feeling the need to be perfect to ensure we'll be loved is as familiar as the robin's whistle heralding spring. Am I too fat to be loved? Do people think I'm dumb when I speak...	Quetzal	0	294	Oct 25, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections (Preview) A.A.'s HEARTBEAT Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily basis. By practicing unity within my group, with other A.A. members and at all levels of this great Fellowship, I receive a pronounced feeling o...	Doll	0	283	Oct 25, 2006 by Doll
	"Stuff" Hidden In The Closets (Preview) We all have some kind of “Stuff” cluttering our lives. It is so easy for the psychological “Stuff” to accumulate. It can come from childhood disasters, broken relationships, etc. We store this “Stuff” in closets, attics, basements, and garages of our being. On the surface no one can see how we hide al...	Phil	3	588	Oct 25, 2006 by Wren
	Have A Good Monday Night (Preview) "There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path!"	Phil	6	359	Oct 24, 2006 by Phil
	The Strength of Compassion~OM (Preview) Coming At Conflict With An Open Heart Conflict is an unavoidable part of our lives because our beliefs and modes of being often contrast powerfully with those of our loved ones, acquaintances, and associates. Yet for all the grief disagreements can cause, we can learn much from them. The manner in...	Wren	0	268	Oct 24, 2006 by Wren
	Daily Reflections Oct 24 (Preview) BY FAITH AND BY WORKS" On anvils of experience, the structure of our Society was hammered out. . . . Thus has it been with A.A. By faith and by works we have been able to build upon the lessons of an incredible experience. They live today in the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, which - God willin...	Doll	0	275	Oct 24, 2006 by Doll
	Home Alone! (Preview) Woohoo! This feels so good. I have done NOTHING all day. Coloured my hair, watched hours of telly, played on the old Xbox 360... Still not in clothes... Not eaten, because I don't have to be a good example to anyone... too much coffeee... some dozing. Life is deeply good. The man in my life has gone of...	K Chasu	3	361	Oct 24, 2006 by Robert
	Gratitude (Preview) Gratitude Sometimes in life, things happen too fast. We barely solve one problem when two new problems surface. We're feeling great in the morning, but we're submerged in misery by nightfall. Every day we face interruptions, delays, changes, and challenges. We face pers...	Quetzal	0	268	Oct 24, 2006 by Quetzal
	Night Light (Preview) You who are letting miserable misunderstandings run on from year to year, meaning to clear them up some day...if you could only know and see and feel all of a sudden that time is short, how it would break the spell!~Phillips Brooks The story of the Hatfields and the McCoys...	Wren	0	260	Oct 24, 2006 by Wren
	Monday morning.... (Preview) This weekend sure has given me a lot to think about. I have the house to myself today for a while, I guess. I feel like I'm able to breath again. My neck & back hurts. Sitting in the chairs too much? No – it means I have to take care of my body better. ...	CAM	1	300	Oct 23, 2006 by Wren
	Contentment makes poor men rich (Preview) Contentment makes poor men rich. Discontent makes rich men poor. -- Benjamin Franklin Not by Bread Alone The other day I was feeling off center, and so I took a walk around the block to lift my spirits. As I passed one of the neighbor's homes, I spotted a luxury car and began to imagine...	Quetzal	1	698	Oct 23, 2006 by Wren
	page 86 (Preview) i am interested in page 86, works for me, was (a) hoping you guys could try it (b) if any "old" timers could comment on the page to help me more.	Robert	2	748	Oct 23, 2006 by Phil
	My Weekend.... (Preview) It's pretty much been an "AA" weekend. Friday: Dinner at my friends sponsors' house with other AA fellowship. Saturday: 8pm candlelight meeting & Karaoka afterward. Sunday: Picnic at my home group's meeting place. All this with 12 noon &...	CAM	2	292	Oct 23, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 23 (Preview) WHAT WE KNOW BEST "Shoemaker, stick to thy last!" . . . better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition [Five]. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TR...	Doll	0	272	Oct 23, 2006 by Doll
	understanding (Preview) Could you help me understand....My boyfriend is an alcoholic...I am an al anon er.... What is the eye opening experience like when one finally realises that they want to be sober? How is it different from times before when it didn't really lead to sobriety? I used to think he could chose to go t...	annmarie	6	351	Oct 23, 2006 by annmarie
	Feeling Good About Ourselves (Preview) Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we? -- Rose Kennedy Some of us have been through an awful lot. We have endured pain and hopelessness. Now we have some choices to make. We can allow our pasts to make us feel badly about ourselves or we can sing after the storm. We can feel proud that we are not givin...	Quetzal	2	344	Oct 23, 2006 by Robert
	Elders Meditation for 10/22 (Preview) *"Growth is a painful process."* --Wilma Mankiller, CHEROKEE Whenever we grow, we usually need to let go of emotional attachments. Letting go can be painful. Sometimes growth allows us to deal with fear. All fear can fit into two categories: one, we're going to lose something we have,...	Wren	1	311	Oct 22, 2006 by CAM
	Been Busy..... (Preview) Somehow - w/help from my HP - it's been 25 days since my last drink. I've made it into the rooms at least once, if not twice, a day since then. I have found fellowship & wonderment. My mind is a mess right now - it's all sinking it. :weirdface...	CAM	4	310	Oct 22, 2006 by Phil
	Lessons about powerlessness (Preview) Where I found the living, there I found the will to power. -- Friedrich Nietzsche It has been said that addiction and codependency are problems of power. Recovery certainly calls us to admit the limits of our power. Yet, to reach for power seems to come from the deepest part of our nature. If this is...	Quetzal	2	331	Oct 22, 2006 by Phil
	Night Light (Preview) I do not know what I appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only...playing on the seashore...whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.--Sir Isaac Newton. Before the program we chose to see only what we wanted and turned away from any distractions. We may...	Wren	1	308	Oct 22, 2006 by Phil
	Letting go of our need to control frees us.. (Preview) If you want to make God laugh, just tell Him your plans." This old Jewish proverb is especially familiar to people in recovery from addiction, but everyone can glean some meaning from these time-tested words. They serve as a gentle reminder that most of what happens in our life and in the...	Phil	0	352	Oct 22, 2006 by Phil
	Self Power (Preview) Using Your Power Self-Determination Our lives are defined by the decisions we make each day. When we choose one option over another, whether we are selecting a restaurant or considering a cross-country move, we shape our lives. The decision-making process can be empowering, allowing us to enjo...	Wren	2	312	Oct 21, 2006 by Phil
	My Changing Life (Preview) Hi everyone, Looking back to twelve months ago, my life was in complete chaos. I knew that I couldn't live with alcohol any more, but I was terrified of trying to live without it. My self-respect had long gone and I was becoming more and more isolated. But, through the rooms of AA I have found a wonder...	Quetzal	2	313	Oct 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Oct 21 (Preview) NOTHING GROWS IN THE DARK We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of sobriety -- not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recover...	Doll	0	315	Oct 21, 2006 by Doll
	Your Own Happiness (Preview) You are responsible for your own happiness. No one can diminish your self-esteem unless you give them permission to do so. When something is troubling you, tell people you trust instead of trying to cover it up. You'll be surprised to learn that they've been through something similiar. Don't pass up...	Wren	2	344	Oct 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	How do I take that first step? (Preview) First off, I will say I am a happily married man, and have been for over 18 years. I have been a 'social' drinker all my life, that is, until a couple of years ago when the loss of our only child (38th week stillborn), led me to hide my feelings in a bottle. It has led me to where I am now...v...	SeanCPhoenix	4	347	Oct 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	Healing (Preview) From "A Lifetime Process": "I have more problems than alcohol . . . alcohol is only a symptom of a more pervasive disease. When I stopped drinking I began a lifetime process of recovery from unruly emotions, painful relationships, and unmanageable situations. This process is too much for most of u...	soberdrunk	3	325	Oct 20, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Cavamom/ onward and upward (Preview) The other night I made an error in judgement and edited a post that I felt wasn't healthy. I should not have made that decision in haste, because the post was an opportunity for many of us to work our program, to learn and to grow. Everyone has a right to their views, and it is not...	Wren	1	370	Oct 20, 2006 by Phil
	See you in the ROOMS!!! (Preview) Going to say goodbye here on MIP.... my life is taking me in a different direction now, and I need to get what I need from face-to-face meetings. Doing well and still sober, through the beautiful program of Alcoholic's Anonymous, and I do hope you all find happiness and sobriety, and the peace that we so...	jonibaloni	4	338	Oct 20, 2006 by Phil
	Willing to Change (Preview) Time spent attempting to change others affords little time for personal change. -- Georgette Vickstrom We must be willing to change or we wouldn't be reading these words right now. However, being willing to change is often easier than doing it. One of the biggest changes most of us need to make...	Quetzal	1	509	Oct 20, 2006 by Wren
	From: A Lifetime Process (Preview) Hi everyone, I came across this passage this morning and it so struck a chord with me that I wanted to share it with you all. Have a great day, Carol ************************** "I have more problems than alcohol . . . alcohol is only a symptom of a more pervasive disease. When I stopped drinking I began a l...	Quetzal	1	392	Oct 20, 2006 by Phil
	Sharing Good Stuff (Preview) Earlier today, I posted this information and it got deleted. Thank you Phil and Cindy and K for your earlier responses, sorry they got erased. Anyway, I shared that my daughter will most probably be able to move up here to Washington, to our women's prison, as a transfer from California. This enable...	Wren	3	326	Oct 20, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Oct 20 (Preview) SOLACE FOR CONFUSION Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE ST...	Doll	0	311	Oct 20, 2006 by Doll
	Night Light (Preview) Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.--O'Henry The balance in life places us between happiness and sadness. Life can't always be ecstatically happy and free from woe, just as it isn't always miserably unhappy. Somewhere in the middle is a gray area where nei...	Wren	0	282	Oct 20, 2006 by Wren
	What Is Patience... (Preview) "PATIENCE is quiet hope and trust, expecting things to turn out all right. Patience is being calm and tolerant when difficult things happen. It means showing acceptance when you or others make mistakes. Patience is doing something now so that later it will bear fruit, like planting a seed and waitin...	Phil	5	346	Oct 19, 2006 by jeannie
	insomnia (Preview) gawd! cant sleep at the mo, its due to back pain and feeling a little anxious, about what i dont know, it must be because im coming off anti depressants. any tips other than a sledge hammer over the nut?	Robert	6	377	Oct 19, 2006 by Robert
	Throwing Out The Rule Book (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go*. Many of us feel like we need a rulebook, a microscope, and a warranty to get through life. We feel uncertain, frightened. We want the security of knowing what's going to happen, and how we shall act. We don't trust life or ourselves. We don't trust the Plan. We want to...	Phil	3	379	Oct 19, 2006 by cindy
	Daily Reflections Oct 19 (Preview) . A.'S "MAIN TAPROOT" The principle that we shall find no enduring strength until we first admit complete defeat is the main taproot from which our whole Society has sprung and flowered. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 21-22 Defeated, and knowing it, I arrived at the doors of A.A., alone and a...	Doll	1	352	Oct 19, 2006 by Wren
	God is more than a feeling (Preview) In a meeting the other night, a speaker told how once he had handed over his will and his life and found the Higher Power of his understanding, he felt no doubt or fears. How I wish this was always true for me. Not a day goes by that I don’t pray and meditate and yet there are mornings when I wake up and that alba...	K Chasu	3	299	Oct 19, 2006 by Wren
	GSO (Preview) i don't know who on here does any service at a national level, but I really need to rant a bit. I edit our local AA magazine and in order to do this service (which I love) I have to sit on the General Service Office committee. Part of this means a monthly meeting of everyone else who sits on the committee and...	K Chasu	1	303	Oct 19, 2006 by Phil
	Words are the voice of the heart (Preview) Words are the voice of the heart. - Confucius What does my heart have to say today? Am I happy? Or am I troubled? We will find this out if we slow down and listen to our words. We can also hear our spirit in the tone of our words. We are to meditate. Meditation is about slowing down so we can hear what ou...	Quetzal	1	338	Oct 19, 2006 by Phil
	...thoughts for the day (Preview) K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid Live and Let Live Expectations are Premeditated Resentments We're HERE because we're Not All There Keep Coming Back... and then Keep Coming Back Take the Cotton out of your ears and stick it in your mouth Let Go and Let God Just for Today Whatever is ou...	jonibaloni	3	396	Oct 19, 2006 by Quetzal
	10/19 Nightlight (Preview) Lo! in the middle of the wood,The folded leaf is wooed from out the bud...With winds upon the branch, and there grows green and broad, and takes no care.--Lord Tennyson What does it take for us to be drawn out of ourselves? So many of us have retreated inwardly and are afraid to open up in social situati...	Wren	0	370	Oct 19, 2006 by Wren
	Hi Everyone! (Preview) I know...it's been ages since I've been here. I have so much going on in my life...but let me first tell you that I just got my 9 month chip on Monday! YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I have to share with you something about that chip. I've been waiting with bated breath for this chip. I didn't really know why it held suc...	DanaBanana	3	301	Oct 18, 2006 by Wren
	How do You Think of God/HP? (Preview) Enjoy! http://home.att.net/~scorh5/Pedal.html	wallsal55	1	403	Oct 18, 2006 by Wren
	Is Your Ego Involved? (Preview) "There is no room for God in him who is full of himself." -- Hasidic saying On the spiritual path, we must be diligent to discriminate whether we are acting from ego or from soul. If ego is in charge, what we do is self-referencing. At the deepest levels, we are motivated by our own self-interest. We’...	Wren	9	365	Oct 18, 2006 by Wren
	10 things I am grateful for ... (Preview) that the last 6 months has given me.... here goes nothing: 1 I have a place at Uni 2 I have a new studio set up, (sold most of it for booze) 3 gone from full time to part time at work 4 sorting health out 5 have new friends 6 no longer depressed and coming off tablets 7able to concentr...	Robert	4	569	Oct 18, 2006 by Robert
	24 Hour a Day (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day What am I going to do today for A.A.? Is there someone I should call up on the telephone or someone I should go to see? Is there a letter I should write? Is there an opportunity somewhere to advance the work of A.A. which I have been putting off or neglecting? I...	Toni Baloney	1	293	Oct 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	AA in South Africa Turns 60 today! (Preview) So, we have had AA in South Africa for 60 years - the first meeting was 60 years ago today. I just thought, if any one is interested, that I would like to share some of the history with you: In 1946 two men in Johannesburg picked up the same copy of Reader’s Digest which carried a story about Alcohol...	K Chasu	4	353	Oct 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
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