Alcoholics Anonymous

John · John

Hi everyone, I haven't meant to be neglectful of the site or message boards lately, but I have had to be due to two deaths in my family that took place last Sunday. Two of my aunts were murdered in Fort Myers, Fla. September 10th, 2006. It appears that one was killed at approxiately 3 pm,...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Where do I start.... My husband and I were talking on the phone while he was at work.. we were discussing our vacation coming this Wednesday and we were talking about the money I have saved for it. My husband FREAKED out and said he didn't understand why we didn't have more saved... I do all the finances...

Wren · Wren

"It is the mind that makes one wise or ignorant, bound or emancipated." -- Sri Ramakrishna Zen distinguishes big mind from small mind. Big mind identifies with its process, is impersonal and participates universally. Big mind is unlimited possibilities, deeper understanding, forgiveness...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Love involves a willingness to suffer and to be inconvenienced. -- Lewis F. Presnall The act of loving another broadens our understanding of the human condition and often pinches our egos. Indeed, one of the greatest gifts, though not necessarily cherished, which is granted through loving...

Robert · Robert

Boy thats a tricky one, I thought I was self centred, but boy! my partner is another story, anything I do, she questions how it will affect her, I am starting uni, but there is a condition that when I finish I must get a job and pay for her to have babies and not to have to work, I know that sounds really bad of me...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

I went to my meeting tonight and it was a wonderful one about overcoming fears, which really carries over into so many parts of life. After the meeting, we were all talking and a guy brought up sponsorship in regards to me. Before I knew it, he had a lady at my side, suggesting that I call her a...

Phil · Phil

by Kali Munro, M.Ed., Do you have trouble saying NO? Do you do things for other people but almost never ask anybody to do things for you? You may be a people pleaser. People pleasers think of other people’s needs before their own. They worry about what other people want, think, or need, and spend a lo...

Doll · Doll

I'm headed out this morning for the Grand Canyon! Be back next weekend........Ya'll keep on keeping on.........Love and peace to all. Jen

Sober Jack · Sober Jack

Hi everybody, I come from the sunny city of Dubai. We have a lovely fellowship which is evergrowing. The UAE has much to offer. Most of that I have enjoyed recently in the past year and a half of sobriety. Before that, I knew nothing of the beautiful city I lived in. Deja vu? LOL. I do that a l...

beachbaby · beachbaby

Tonight I went out with some AA folks after the mtg. We went downtown and listened to bands....bands in bars that is. Well, I must say I faked my good time as I was anxious as hell. Such a reminder that when I would go to these places, I would hurry to start drinking to relieve my social anxiousness. As lon...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace. Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviours and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life. Do not b...

Phil · Phil

by Ananda Abhaya Karuna There are some things which we need to consider before we decide whether or not we want to forgive another. Forgiveness is a choice that must be freely made if the act is to have any value at all. It is not meant to be an act of kindness to the person who is forgiven, but to the...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

At our 12&12 meeting we did the 7th tradition last night. Verrrrry interesting. Needless to say I was a little irritated with this one. Statistics show that all our $$$ we put in baskets around the world go to AA as a whole. We support our own meetings and that's pretty much it. One of the ole' timer...

HappyMe · HappyMe

Just wanted to say hi. I've been going to a lot of meetings over the last few weeks and am doing okay. I found someone who I want to ask to be my sponsor. She sees me wanting to rush through recovery and will help me slow down. Baby steps. I read somewhere about a bridge be...

Doll · Doll

FREEDOM FROM FEAR When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...

Quetzal · Quetzal

A big shot is just a little shot who kept on shooting. -- Zig Ziglar Consider these words of Calvin Coolidge: "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb....

jeannie · jeannie

I have to resign from my part time job today as to move on to a full time job. Will let you know more later. Just about enough to make a person want to drink - BUT I am not going to - even if my ass falls off. Later - Jeannie

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I just wanted you to know how appreciated and loved you are on this board. I miss your posts, your wisdom and your fun when you are on hiatus. Just thought you'd like to know. Joni

HDoggie · HDoggie

Maybe it's the new antidepressant working well for me, but I swear I feel so much better. I hated being a martyr. Boo hoo! Poor me! I'm an alcoholic! Waaah! I got so sick of hearing myself whine. Maybe I'm getting closer to acceptance. I don't know...

My Role as an AA member · jonibaloni

Stay sober, One Day at a Time. Share my Experience, Strength and Hope with another Alcoholic. Help another find his/her way through the 12 Steps. Help keep the meetings going, in whatever way I am able to. Keep my side of the street clean. Keep it simple. Have Patience, Love and T...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Nothing further....

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I heard someone say they were a grateful alcoholic tonight. A grateful alcoholic? I've heard people say they are grateful recovering alcoholics before. I can kind of accept that, but a grateful alcoholic? F**K THAT! I could never be grateful for the pain and hurt I've inflicted upon people...

Phil · Phil

"AA 12 STEPS IN REVERSE! 1. I declare my complete control over alcohol and everything else; and further declare that my life is in perfect order 2. I recognize no power as great as I am; nor any person as smart as I am, and if you don't like it come outside 3. I made a decision to run my life and everyone else's...

Doll · Doll

Today is September 16, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! DENIAL "The worst vice of the fanatic is his sincerity." -- Oscar Wilde The disease of alcoholism is "cunning, baffling and powerful", and it manipulates us to believe "the lie". There is a point that we reach in our disease whe...

RyanS · RyanS

Scott · Scott

I'm finding that my biggest pitfall in attempting to get my drinking problem under control is that I just really, really, really like drinking! I realize that's nothing profound, but I just am having a very hard time staying focused on sobriety. I'm very much a health nut...I don't smoke, I l...

Doll · Doll

A NEW LIFE Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . Life will mean something at last. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even bette...

Quetzal · Quetzal

All of my life I been like a doubled up fist... poundin', smashin', drivin' - now I'm going to loosen these doubled up hands and touch things easy with them. --Tennessee Williams Everyone has many sides. Some sides are highly developed and other sides aren't at all. We need not fear turning to a new...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

Hey all! I went to my AA group and the guy who tried to kiss me was there again. My dad stayed right by my side the whole time and at the end, I went up to the leader of the group and asked if we could talk. I told him that I didn't want to make a fuss over it, but explained that he was out of line....

Robert · Robert

Hi there, still Sober today, but feeling lonely, I only have 3 days of full time work left wer hoo! but feeling a bit down, i see people enjoying a drink! and I feel like an alien to them. I dont want to drink , but i feel like I ought to as a student, ,,,,,,,,i know thats madness.

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

WOW. Great meeting today. Reminded me, through a friend who is struggling with the 'blah's' at 3 years sober, that no matter how long we stay sober, it is still going to be a carnival ride at times. Life will have its ups and downs, because it is just that... LIFE. We spoiled ourselves into ruination by...

Phil · Phil

The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically non-existent. We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a...

Phil · Phil

Our feelings of isolation and loneliness breed mistrust, misunderstandings, competition, antagonism and the whole series of health destroying emotions such as fear, anger, hatred, jealousy, bitterness, resentment etc. These negative emotions build up a personality complex of their own, an...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Just dropping in to say hello. Heard a funny thing at a meeting tonight. Someone said that we are the only people that need a manual on how to live! How true! Made me laugh! Life is going by so quickly these days. Busy, busy, busy, and ummmmmm busy? Just trying to stay focused on my sobriety and keep t...

Doll · Doll

Today is September 14, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! MIDDLE-AGE "Middle-age is when you begin to smile at things that used to cause you to laugh." -- Anonymous Today I feel so young at heart. I love to laugh, I mean really laugh; I love to play and act silly in my life; I love discoveri...

genez · genez

just thought that i would post amessage to all that were there for me about 2 weeks ago big thanks to yall and am happy to say that i am still going to meetings and have remained sober 1 day at a time so thanks heaps and i might be back soon. &nb...

Phil · Phil

Healing We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves to recognize that there are many steps to be taken along the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity... We should anticipate these stages in our emotional convalescence...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Just wanted everyone to see my new little darling, and how his is Growing. I have always felt that animals are one of the greatest assets we can have in Recovery, I know its not in the Big Book, just a Plus for the doggie Lovers...He will be here at 12 weeks, mid October, by then someone will...

jeannie · jeannie

Well I haven't been here for a while and it is because I have been on a roller coaster ride for the last four months (more give than take). Here's what has been going on - I have been down in the dumps because my financial situation has been in the crapper big time. I have discovered that I have a...

Wren · Wren

"Growth takes place in a person by working at a deep inner level in a sustained atmosphere of silence." -- Dr. Ira Progoff How can we hear our wise voice of intuition if we are always thinking, talking and distracted by outer events? If we take time daily to experience physical stillness and to di...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good Morning, Just wanted to say hello to everyone. And share my quiet Joy of this Birthday with you. Feel so much quiet, humble gratitude to God this morning. A Loving God in my Live and this 12 Step Program, they do work, when we work them. Did go back for a brief ...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.-- Clare Boothe Luce Resentments are guaranteed to hinder our growth. We can never know full happiness when resentment clouds our vision. Why is it so hard for us to "forget" the small injuries of life? We have never been promised...

Doll · Doll

REPAIRING THE DAMAGE Good judgment, careful sense of timing, courage and prudence - these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 83 To make amends can be viewed two ways: first, that of repairing damage, for if I have damaged my neighbor's fence,...

Doll · Doll

Just wanted to share. Spent 3 days at the GA State HOG (Harley Owner's Group) Rally in Jekyll Island, GA. It was blast..........Lots of food, a band, games and events, a parade, a bike show, and so much more............the alcohol was flowing, and I'd like to say it was easy, but in all honesty I can't. I...

LisaF · LisaF

3 more days and I'll have my 1 month chip (again)!! I had 48 days before my relapse. I'm doing so good this time around though, I know I can stick with it. Haven't had a thought of drinking in the last 28 days, I've been feeling really really good. Maybe I'm on a pink cloud, I dunno. I figured out that I had a spi...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm only in the first step, and fairly new to AA, but I'm already seeing some of the promises come true for me. I have that new freedom and happiness, maybe it's just that I'm on a pink cloud or someth...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

Thank you all so much for your advice about the AA member crossing boundaries! I got the phone number for the guy who leads that group and I'm going to call. I'm going to explain to him that I'm not trying to hurt anyone or exaggerate the situation, but that I feel that they might want to know a...

Phil · Phil

YESTERDAY.... TODAY and TOMORROW There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passe...

Quetzal · Quetzal

If there's a harder way of doing something, someone will find it. - Ralph E. Ross When we used alcohol or other drugs, we did most things the hard way. We could turn a simple task into a day-long project. We could turn a simple problem into an argument. We were creative giants in doing things the hard w...

jeannie · jeannie

Sad News About Beer You have to hope that this study is flawed, but the evidence seems irrefutable. Yesterday scientists for Health Canada suggested that, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer, men should take a long hard look at thei...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Family Deaths (Preview) Hi everyone, I haven't meant to be neglectful of the site or message boards lately, but I have had to be due to two deaths in my family that took place last Sunday. Two of my aunts were murdered in Fort Myers, Fla. September 10th, 2006. It appears that one was killed at approxiately 3 pm,...	John	9	539	Sep 18, 2006 by zoomie
	Wierd night gone good......... (Preview) Where do I start.... My husband and I were talking on the phone while he was at work.. we were discussing our vacation coming this Wednesday and we were talking about the money I have saved for it. My husband FREAKED out and said he didn't understand why we didn't have more saved... I do all the finances...	jonibaloni	3	338	Sep 18, 2006 by cooncatbob
	Big Minds, Small Minds (Preview) "It is the mind that makes one wise or ignorant, bound or emancipated." -- Sri Ramakrishna Zen distinguishes big mind from small mind. Big mind identifies with its process, is impersonal and participates universally. Big mind is unlimited possibilities, deeper understanding, forgiveness...	Wren	1	280	Sep 18, 2006 by Phil
	Love involves a willingness (Preview) Love involves a willingness to suffer and to be inconvenienced. -- Lewis F. Presnall The act of loving another broadens our understanding of the human condition and often pinches our egos. Indeed, one of the greatest gifts, though not necessarily cherished, which is granted through loving...	Quetzal	4	288	Sep 18, 2006 by thief
	working the program at home (Preview) Boy thats a tricky one, I thought I was self centred, but boy! my partner is another story, anything I do, she questions how it will affect her, I am starting uni, but there is a condition that when I finish I must get a job and pay for her to have babies and not to have to work, I know that sounds really bad of me...	Robert	7	313	Sep 18, 2006 by Robert
	I got a temp. sponsor!!! (Preview) I went to my meeting tonight and it was a wonderful one about overcoming fears, which really carries over into so many parts of life. After the meeting, we were all talking and a guy brought up sponsorship in regards to me. Before I knew it, he had a lady at my side, suggesting that I call her a...	SheIsSober	4	285	Sep 18, 2006 by RyanS
	People Pleasing...Having Trouble Saying No? (Preview) by Kali Munro, M.Ed., Do you have trouble saying NO? Do you do things for other people but almost never ask anybody to do things for you? You may be a people pleaser. People pleasers think of other people’s needs before their own. They worry about what other people want, think, or need, and spend a lo...	Phil	3	408	Sep 18, 2006 by Phil
	Vacation (Preview) I'm headed out this morning for the Grand Canyon! Be back next weekend........Ya'll keep on keeping on.........Love and peace to all. Jen	Doll	2	286	Sep 17, 2006 by cooncatbob
	Greetings (Preview) Hi everybody, I come from the sunny city of Dubai. We have a lovely fellowship which is evergrowing. The UAE has much to offer. Most of that I have enjoyed recently in the past year and a half of sobriety. Before that, I knew nothing of the beautiful city I lived in. Deja vu? LOL. I do that a l...	Sober Jack	4	391	Sep 17, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Social Anxiety tonight (Preview) Tonight I went out with some AA folks after the mtg. We went downtown and listened to bands....bands in bars that is. Well, I must say I faked my good time as I was anxious as hell. Such a reminder that when I would go to these places, I would hurry to start drinking to relieve my social anxiousness. As lon...	beachbaby	4	291	Sep 17, 2006 by beachbaby
	Going Easy (Preview) Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace. Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviours and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life. Do not b...	Quetzal	1	263	Sep 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Forgiveness Among The Unforgiven (Preview) by Ananda Abhaya Karuna There are some things which we need to consider before we decide whether or not we want to forgive another. Forgiveness is a choice that must be freely made if the act is to have any value at all. It is not meant to be an act of kindness to the person who is forgiven, but to the...	Phil	1	358	Sep 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	7th Tradition? (Preview) At our 12&12 meeting we did the 7th tradition last night. Verrrrry interesting. Needless to say I was a little irritated with this one. Statistics show that all our $$$ we put in baskets around the world go to AA as a whole. We support our own meetings and that's pretty much it. One of the ole' timer...	soberdrunk	4	344	Sep 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hi everyone (Preview) Just wanted to say hi. I've been going to a lot of meetings over the last few weeks and am doing okay. I found someone who I want to ask to be my sponsor. She sees me wanting to rush through recovery and will help me slow down. Baby steps. I read somewhere about a bridge be...	HappyMe	4	307	Sep 17, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Sept 17 (Preview) FREEDOM FROM FEAR When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...	Doll	0	252	Sep 17, 2006 by Doll
	The ability to persevere ... (Preview) A big shot is just a little shot who kept on shooting. -- Zig Ziglar Consider these words of Calvin Coolidge: "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb....	Quetzal	2	273	Sep 16, 2006 by RyanS
	Resigning (Preview) I have to resign from my part time job today as to move on to a full time job. Will let you know more later. Just about enough to make a person want to drink - BUT I am not going to - even if my ass falls off. Later - Jeannie	jeannie	7	285	Sep 16, 2006 by Phil
	To Phil...... (Preview) I just wanted you to know how appreciated and loved you are on this board. I miss your posts, your wisdom and your fun when you are on hiatus. Just thought you'd like to know. Joni	jonibaloni	6	325	Sep 16, 2006 by buckeyebear
	Sick of being a martyr! (Preview) Maybe it's the new antidepressant working well for me, but I swear I feel so much better. I hated being a martyr. Boo hoo! Poor me! I'm an alcoholic! Waaah! I got so sick of hearing myself whine. Maybe I'm getting closer to acceptance. I don't know...	HDoggie	7	1169	Sep 16, 2006 by HDoggie
	My Role as an AA member (Preview) Stay sober, One Day at a Time. Share my Experience, Strength and Hope with another Alcoholic. Help another find his/her way through the 12 Steps. Help keep the meetings going, in whatever way I am able to. Keep my side of the street clean. Keep it simple. Have Patience, Love and T...	jonibaloni	0	250	Sep 16, 2006 by jonibaloni
	SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Nothing further....	jonibaloni	5	361	Sep 16, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Grateful Alcoholic? (Preview) I heard someone say they were a grateful alcoholic tonight. A grateful alcoholic? I've heard people say they are grateful recovering alcoholics before. I can kind of accept that, but a grateful alcoholic? F**K THAT! I could never be grateful for the pain and hurt I've inflicted upon people...	soberdrunk	4	325	Sep 16, 2006 by Doll
	Remember when..... (Preview) "AA 12 STEPS IN REVERSE! 1. I declare my complete control over alcohol and everything else; and further declare that my life is in perfect order 2. I recognize no power as great as I am; nor any person as smart as I am, and if you don't like it come outside 3. I made a decision to run my life and everyone else's...	Phil	3	309	Sep 16, 2006 by Quetzal
	Meditation & Reflection Sept 16 (Preview) Today is September 16, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! DENIAL "The worst vice of the fanatic is his sincerity." -- Oscar Wilde The disease of alcoholism is "cunning, baffling and powerful", and it manipulates us to believe "the lie". There is a point that we reach in our disease whe...	Doll	2	300	Sep 16, 2006 by Phil
	AAAAAAAAAHHHHHGGG!!! (Preview)	RyanS	13	426	Sep 15, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	How do you stay focused on sobriety? (Preview) I'm finding that my biggest pitfall in attempting to get my drinking problem under control is that I just really, really, really like drinking! I realize that's nothing profound, but I just am having a very hard time staying focused on sobriety. I'm very much a health nut...I don't smoke, I l...	Scott	10	1255	Sep 15, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Reflections Sept 15 (Preview) A NEW LIFE Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . Life will mean something at last. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even bette...	Doll	0	247	Sep 15, 2006 by Doll
	All of my life ..... (Preview) All of my life I been like a doubled up fist... poundin', smashin', drivin' - now I'm going to loosen these doubled up hands and touch things easy with them. --Tennessee Williams Everyone has many sides. Some sides are highly developed and other sides aren't at all. We need not fear turning to a new...	Quetzal	0	268	Sep 15, 2006 by Quetzal
	All taken care of! (Preview) Hey all! I went to my AA group and the guy who tried to kiss me was there again. My dad stayed right by my side the whole time and at the end, I went up to the leader of the group and asked if we could talk. I told him that I didn't want to make a fuss over it, but explained that he was out of line....	SheIsSober	2	284	Sep 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hi (Preview) Hi there, still Sober today, but feeling lonely, I only have 3 days of full time work left wer hoo! but feeling a bit down, i see people enjoying a drink! and I feel like an alien to them. I dont want to drink , but i feel like I ought to as a student, ,,,,,,,,i know thats madness.	Robert	5	319	Sep 14, 2006 by Robert
	Good Stuff from a Meeting (Preview) WOW. Great meeting today. Reminded me, through a friend who is struggling with the 'blah's' at 3 years sober, that no matter how long we stay sober, it is still going to be a carnival ride at times. Life will have its ups and downs, because it is just that... LIFE. We spoiled ourselves into ruination by...	jonibaloni	0	257	Sep 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	To Scott (Preview) The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically non-existent. We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a...	Phil	0	270	Sep 14, 2006 by Phil
	Accepting Ourselves And Others... (Preview) Our feelings of isolation and loneliness breed mistrust, misunderstandings, competition, antagonism and the whole series of health destroying emotions such as fear, anger, hatred, jealousy, bitterness, resentment etc. These negative emotions build up a personality complex of their own, an...	Phil	0	269	Sep 14, 2006 by Phil
	Hey everyone (Preview) Just dropping in to say hello. Heard a funny thing at a meeting tonight. Someone said that we are the only people that need a manual on how to live! How true! Made me laugh! Life is going by so quickly these days. Busy, busy, busy, and ummmmmm busy? Just trying to stay focused on my sobriety and keep t...	soberdrunk	3	273	Sep 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Meditation & Reflection Sept 14 (Preview) Today is September 14, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! MIDDLE-AGE "Middle-age is when you begin to smile at things that used to cause you to laugh." -- Anonymous Today I feel so young at heart. I love to laugh, I mean really laugh; I love to play and act silly in my life; I love discoveri...	Doll	0	252	Sep 14, 2006 by Doll
	still going (Preview) just thought that i would post amessage to all that were there for me about 2 weeks ago big thanks to yall and am happy to say that i am still going to meetings and have remained sober 1 day at a time so thanks heaps and i might be back soon. &nb...	genez	3	264	Sep 14, 2006 by genez
	Healing (Preview) Healing We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves to recognize that there are many steps to be taken along the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity... We should anticipate these stages in our emotional convalescence...	Phil	1	339	Sep 13, 2006 by Jo
	My new and Wonderful Recovery Tool (Preview) Just wanted everyone to see my new little darling, and how his is Growing. I have always felt that animals are one of the greatest assets we can have in Recovery, I know its not in the Big Book, just a Plus for the doggie Lovers...He will be here at 12 weeks, mid October, by then someone will...	Toni Baloney	3	317	Sep 13, 2006 by wandajf
	HP is looking after me (Preview) Well I haven't been here for a while and it is because I have been on a roller coaster ride for the last four months (more give than take). Here's what has been going on - I have been down in the dumps because my financial situation has been in the crapper big time. I have discovered that I have a...	jeannie	3	302	Sep 13, 2006 by Phil
	The Power of Silence (Preview) "Growth takes place in a person by working at a deep inner level in a sustained atmosphere of silence." -- Dr. Ira Progoff How can we hear our wise voice of intuition if we are always thinking, talking and distracted by outer events? If we take time daily to experience physical stillness and to di...	Wren	1	344	Sep 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	17 years today (Preview) Good Morning, Just wanted to say hello to everyone. And share my quiet Joy of this Birthday with you. Feel so much quiet, humble gratitude to God this morning. A Loving God in my Live and this 12 Step Program, they do work, when we work them. Did go back for a brief ...	Toni Baloney	8	312	Sep 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Happiness consists of ... (Preview) Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.-- Clare Boothe Luce Resentments are guaranteed to hinder our growth. We can never know full happiness when resentment clouds our vision. Why is it so hard for us to "forget" the small injuries of life? We have never been promised...	Quetzal	3	290	Sep 13, 2006 by Gary123
	Reflections Sept 13 (Preview) REPAIRING THE DAMAGE Good judgment, careful sense of timing, courage and prudence - these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 83 To make amends can be viewed two ways: first, that of repairing damage, for if I have damaged my neighbor's fence,...	Doll	0	251	Sep 13, 2006 by Doll
	My weekend (Preview) Just wanted to share. Spent 3 days at the GA State HOG (Harley Owner's Group) Rally in Jekyll Island, GA. It was blast..........Lots of food, a band, games and events, a parade, a bike show, and so much more............the alcohol was flowing, and I'd like to say it was easy, but in all honesty I can't. I...	Doll	4	299	Sep 12, 2006 by Doll
	3 more days (Preview) 3 more days and I'll have my 1 month chip (again)!! I had 48 days before my relapse. I'm doing so good this time around though, I know I can stick with it. Haven't had a thought of drinking in the last 28 days, I've been feeling really really good. Maybe I'm on a pink cloud, I dunno. I figured out that I had a spi...	LisaF	2	272	Sep 12, 2006 by Phil
	The Promises (Preview) I'm only in the first step, and fairly new to AA, but I'm already seeing some of the promises come true for me. I have that new freedom and happiness, maybe it's just that I'm on a pink cloud or someth...	LisaF	1	272	Sep 12, 2006 by Quetzal
	Thanks for the advice! (Preview) Thank you all so much for your advice about the AA member crossing boundaries! I got the phone number for the guy who leads that group and I'm going to call. I'm going to explain to him that I'm not trying to hurt anyone or exaggerate the situation, but that I feel that they might want to know a...	SheIsSober	3	275	Sep 12, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hope this print isnt too big...havent got a pair of glasses to find the 3 pair that are missing..:) (Preview) YESTERDAY.... TODAY and TOMORROW There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passe...	Phil	3	301	Sep 12, 2006 by jonibaloni
	If there's a harder way of doing something ... (Preview) If there's a harder way of doing something, someone will find it. - Ralph E. Ross When we used alcohol or other drugs, we did most things the hard way. We could turn a simple task into a day-long project. We could turn a simple problem into an argument. We were creative giants in doing things the hard w...	Quetzal	2	288	Sep 12, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Sad News (Preview) Sad News About Beer You have to hope that this study is flawed, but the evidence seems irrefutable. Yesterday scientists for Health Canada suggested that, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer, men should take a long hard look at thei...	jeannie	4	311	Sep 12, 2006 by jonibaloni
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