Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

Over and over, we begin again. -- Banana Yoshimoto Newcomer:- Yesterday was such a difficult day. But here it is, morning again somehow. I've gotten through another twenty-four hours, and without a drug. I wish I'd known yesterday that things wouldn't feel so bad this morning. Sponsor:...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Woke up at 4:30 this morning just like I always do. Go downstairs, grab some coffee, and head out for my morning smoke. I'm sitting down and I hear voices from across the street. My neighbor and her boyfriend are out there having a heated argument for God knows how long! My neighbor is the one who goes to th...

Phil · Phil

Poet Naomi Shihab Nye in her poem "Kindness" writes: Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how desolate the landscap...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Today I will do one thing more than I think I can do. If I'm too tired or depressed to get out of bed, I will not only get up but also take a shower. If I don't have the energy to go to work, I will get dressed and drive to the parking lot of my job. If I just can't face the world, I will walk to the end of t...

Phil · Phil

Sitting at a red light with foot on the brakes Full of regrets.. yesterdays mistakes Guilt and remorse over those I have lost Even in sobriety there has been a great cost. We have expectations and dreams for tomorrow But sometimes those wishes lead to nothing but sorrow Depression can...

Doll · Doll

Today is September 6, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! FEAR "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Fear is a killer. It is a killer because it drains us of life, energy and creativity. Fear petrifies the human spirit. I spent a lot of yesterdays...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

When I was in my drinking, I was like a washing machine..... But this washing machine had no Normal or Gentle cycles, It was STUCK on AGITATE and SPIN!!!!!!! Joni

Quetzal · Quetzal

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation it would be the ability of each individual to learn to laugh at himself. -- Charles Schultz In recovery, we learn to laugh at the kind of person we were when our addiction was out of control. We don't laugh at the fact of our addict...

Doll · Doll

EMOTIONAL BALANCE Made direct amends to such people wherever possible,. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 83 When I survey my drinking days, I recall many people whom my life touched casually, but whose days I troubled through my anger and sarcasm. These people are untraceable, an...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

PERKS OF BEING OVER ..... 1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you. 2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first. 3. No one expects you t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I recently hit computer problems and had to laugh when I came across this joke. Hope you like it. Take care, Carol ****************************** A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masc...

Phil · Phil

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;...

wagon · wagon

Here is a fellow who has been puzzling you, especially in his lack of control. He does absurd, incredible, tragic things while drinking. He is a real Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He is seldom mildly intoxicated. He is always more or less insanely drunk. His disposition while drinking resembles his normal...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "We must be careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. Experience shows that such an attitude is no help to anyone. We are not fanatics or intolerant of people who can drink normally. Every prospect is relieved w...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Reflection for the Day Change is the characteristic of all growth. From drinking to sobriety, from dishonesty to honesty, from conflict to serenity, from childish dependence to adult responsibility - all this and infinitely more represent change for the better. Only God is unchangi...

RyanS · RyanS

God comes padding after me like a Hound of Heaven. His shadow falls over all my little picnics in the sunshine, chilling the air, draining viands of their flavor, talk of its sparkle, desire of its zest,......One shivers as the divine beast of prey gets ready for the final spring; as the shadow lengthe...

Doll · Doll

RECONSTRUCTION Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 83 The reconstruction of my life is the prime goal in my recovery as I avoid taking that first drink, one day at a time. The task is most successfully accomplished by working the Steps of our Fellowship....

Phil · Phil

When we lose a dear friend, someone we have loved deeply, we are left with a grief that can paralyse us emotionally. People we love become part of us. Our thinking, feeling and acting are codetermined by them: Our fathers, our mothers, our husbands, our wives, our friends … they are all living in our hea...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, Well, yesterday I went to my first AA convention. All I can say is that it was really fantastic and I hadn't expected to get so much out of the day. If you've never been to one, then please go - they are terrific!!! It was a long day, as my home group was in charge of the tea and coffee side...

Robert · Robert

i dont know if i can stay sober or not, i am not going to meetings as i am not liking them, i know its me, but i hate the breaks, i hate the lonelyness i feel when i get left out, and i have a resentment against that guy who was horrible to me,

HappyMe · HappyMe

For a long time I have been afraid of people and was too afraid of rejection to put myself out there. Today something unexpected happened. I went to a BB meeting and after the meeting I headed right out the door. For some reason I decided to go back in. I'm glad I did because a few peop...

HDoggie · HDoggie

I'm a little skeered right now. On Tuesday, I'm chairing my soon-to-be-ex homegroup (b/c I'm moving.) I had an old discussion group that I chaired a lot before, but this meeting is a lot bigger. I don't have "stage fright" by any means. I like public speaking! Howe...

genez · genez

i got to my meeting this morning and am very glad that i did i saw heaps of people that i knew from previously. i was welcomed back as only AA can,loved being back in meeting soooo much,even loved the tough love from those that reall...

Phil · Phil

As long as we have not healed our childhood wounds then there are a lot more than two people involved in our relationships. There may only be two people in the room - but the room is also full of the ghosts of all of our past emotional wounds. Until we start clearing our emotional proce...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Everyone, I am off to my first AA Convention tomorrow and I'm feeling really excited about it. My home group is in charge of organising the tea and coffee. It's just going to be so good to spend a whole day with other alcoholics and see people that I haven't seen for a while and to make new friends....

Phil · Phil

Today's Gift. Into each life some rain must fall. Some days must be dark and dreary. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Coping with problems and weathering troubled times - is part of life. Those of us who have survived painful experiences have a duty to help younger ones prepare to face bad times...

Phil · Phil

The Difference Between Self-centeredness and Selfishness BY JOYCE AND BARRY VISSELL From the "Divine Selfishness " article on their website, reprinted with permission. On of the great paradoxes in life as well as relationship is the concept of loving oneself and the concept of selfishnes...

genez · genez

is there an australian based version of this forum?if there is please let me know.i have noticed that there are online meetings on tuesday and saturday at 9 but is that 9 australian time?

genez · genez

hi everyone out there i have only just found this site today and am very thankful.i have been an alcoholic since the first time i picked a drink up,even though i have been through vast periods without a drink i seem to forget how bad things can be and i start drinking again until i have done something so stu...

timverton · timverton

Is this another Let go and Let God? A bit of a long story about yesterday. My sponsor/friend mentioned to me a couple of months ago that there was a cabinetmaking class at a local college and asked if I'd be interested in attending. I said "yes" but never did much abou...

wandajf · wandajf

thought for the day: Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. Have a great holiday weekend. Wanda

Phil · Phil

Toward the end of the Sunday service, the Minister asked, "How Many of you are willing to forgive your enemies?" 80% held up their hands. The Minister then repeated his question. All responded this time, except one small elderly Lady. "Mrs. Jones, Are you not willing to forgive your enemies?" "I don'...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Yaaaayyyy!!!!! It's Toni Baloney's biological birthday today.... Happy Birthday Toni!!!!! I just LOVE you to PIECES!!!!!!!!!!! XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO Love, Your buddy, Joni

-- Edited by jonibaloni at 14:40, 2006-09-01

Quetzal · Quetzal

The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. -- Anzia Yezierska Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully. T...

Dave T · Dave T

Hi my names Dave and i'm just starting out on this long road of recovery. Been poisoning myself for far too long! Gonna stick around and fight back!

Any tips guys?

LisaF · LisaF

I've recently had my first spiritual experience... and it feels soooo good. It happened sometime in the past couple of weeks... My whole outlook on life has changed, I feel sooo much better. I'm not depressed anymore, and I'm not manic either, I Just feel really good. I thought it was my niece being bor...

freshstart71 · freshstart71

Hi, I am working throught the steps and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about the letter's to people that we have caused harm or hurt due to our drinking? Thank you Freshstart71 -- Edited by freshstart71 at 23:17, 2006-08-29

Jana · Jana

My name is Jana and I am an alcoholic. I can't believe this realization and admission has flipped everything upside down for me. In the last four days, I have attended four meetings. This is honestly the first time that I have stood back and took a good look at what I have bee...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I came across this reading earlier and it so described me when I was drinking that I wanted to share it with everyone. How great that now even I can see the progress that I'm making! Take care and have a great day, Carol ************************ From "Helping Othe...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Welp, despite 'issues' I have had in the past due to my addictions, and some legal 'road blocks', God has 'unblocked' the road for me to be a nursing student starting October 2nd.

This has been a real test in the spiritual realm, of 'things aren't always what they seem', and ANYTHING is poss...

Doll · Doll

WILLINGNESS TO GROW If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As Bill Sees It, p.8 Sobriety fills the painful "hole in the soul" that my alcoholism created. Often I feel so physically well that I believe my work is done. However, joy is not just the absence of pain; it is the gift of con...

RyanS · RyanS

Hi all, I had an experience the other day I thought I out to share, because I learned a lot from it, and it impacted me deeply. Iwas tearing of a roof on a duck club, got down for water, and got to poking around the place, abandoned till duck hunting starts. Saw a couple old fridges b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. --Pearl S. Buck We make mistakes because we are human, we are imperfect, we are frequently out of touch with the rhythms of the moment. When our minds are one place, either still trapped by the pas...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old. - Rosalyn S.Yalow I believe that if you are not learning, you are not living What is more exciting than learning? A group of managers in a technology firm were totally unaware about how they came a...

HDoggie · HDoggie

My husband accepted the job offer in North Carolina, so we are officially moving to another state! Whoa nellie! Big changes ahead for this alkie--and you all know how much we alks loooove change.

Obviously, one of the first things I will do down there is get to a mee...

trudi · trudi

So sorry every one had another drrink dont know why just guess I am an alcoholic scared I am going to die of this disease!!!

Wren · Wren

"Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him." -- Aldous Huxley What was your peak experience of this past week? What was your most challenging experience? Stepping back to review your week can offer many insights. Normally we can’t see the forest for th...

Phil · Phil

Something did not turn out the way you wanted. And maybe, it was for the best. Disappointments and setbacks can have a way of becoming positive turning points. When something does not work out, it makes room for other possibilities. Be careful not to attach your sense of fulfillment too tightly to spe...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"There is nothing more certain in our lives than change. Yet many of us fear change and make elaborate plans to avoid it. We fear the new and find comfort and stability in the known and familiar. But to grow, you need not only to accept change, but to embrace it, jopyfully. Think of a flowing stream as re...

Doll · Doll

A UNIQUE PROGRAM Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIO...

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	Over and over, we begin again (Preview) Over and over, we begin again. -- Banana Yoshimoto Newcomer:- Yesterday was such a difficult day. But here it is, morning again somehow. I've gotten through another twenty-four hours, and without a drug. I wish I'd known yesterday that things wouldn't feel so bad this morning. Sponsor:...	Quetzal	2	578	Sep 7, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Another Reminder (Preview) Woke up at 4:30 this morning just like I always do. Go downstairs, grab some coffee, and head out for my morning smoke. I'm sitting down and I hear voices from across the street. My neighbor and her boyfriend are out there having a heated argument for God knows how long! My neighbor is the one who goes to th...	soberdrunk	8	567	Sep 7, 2006 by jeannie
	Kindness (Preview) Poet Naomi Shihab Nye in her poem "Kindness" writes: Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how desolate the landscap...	Phil	3	565	Sep 7, 2006 by Quetzal
	Today I will do ... (Preview) Today I will do one thing more than I think I can do. If I'm too tired or depressed to get out of bed, I will not only get up but also take a shower. If I don't have the energy to go to work, I will get dressed and drive to the parking lot of my job. If I just can't face the world, I will walk to the end of t...	Quetzal	4	643	Sep 6, 2006 by jonibaloni
	The Intersection (Preview) Sitting at a red light with foot on the brakes Full of regrets.. yesterdays mistakes Guilt and remorse over those I have lost Even in sobriety there has been a great cost. We have expectations and dreams for tomorrow But sometimes those wishes lead to nothing but sorrow Depression can...	Phil	3	567	Sep 6, 2006 by Phil
	Meditation & Reflections Sept 6 (Preview) Today is September 6, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! FEAR "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Fear is a killer. It is a killer because it drains us of life, energy and creativity. Fear petrifies the human spirit. I spent a lot of yesterdays...	Doll	0	488	Sep 6, 2006 by Doll
	Like a WASHING MACHINE... LOL (Preview) When I was in my drinking, I was like a washing machine..... But this washing machine had no Normal or Gentle cycles, It was STUCK on AGITATE and SPIN!!!!!!! Joni	jonibaloni	3	555	Sep 5, 2006 by wandajf
	Sense Of Humour (Preview) If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation it would be the ability of each individual to learn to laugh at himself. -- Charles Schultz In recovery, we learn to laugh at the kind of person we were when our addiction was out of control. We don't laugh at the fact of our addict...	Quetzal	2	559	Sep 5, 2006 by timverton
	Daily Reflections Sept 5 (Preview) EMOTIONAL BALANCE Made direct amends to such people wherever possible,. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 83 When I survey my drinking days, I recall many people whom my life touched casually, but whose days I troubled through my anger and sarcasm. These people are untraceable, an...	Doll	1	522	Sep 5, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Getting Older????????????? (Preview) PERKS OF BEING OVER ..... 1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you. 2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first. 3. No one expects you t...	Toni Baloney	13	560	Sep 5, 2006 by Phil
	Computers (Humour) (Preview) Hi everyone, I recently hit computer problems and had to laugh when I came across this joke. Hope you like it. Take care, Carol ****************************** A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masc...	Quetzal	1	555	Sep 5, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Have the best day you can... (Preview) God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;...	Phil	0	571	Sep 5, 2006 by Phil
	aa big book (Preview) Here is a fellow who has been puzzling you, especially in his lack of control. He does absurd, incredible, tragic things while drinking. He is a real Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He is seldom mildly intoxicated. He is always more or less insanely drunk. His disposition while drinking resembles his normal...	wagon	3	557	Sep 4, 2006 by timverton
	24 Hours a Day, Sept. 4th, Joy and Sorrow (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "We must be careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. Experience shows that such an attitude is no help to anyone. We are not fanatics or intolerant of people who can drink normally. Every prospect is relieved w...	Toni Baloney	2	606	Sep 4, 2006 by timverton
	Change is the characteristic of all growth (Preview) Reflection for the Day Change is the characteristic of all growth. From drinking to sobriety, from dishonesty to honesty, from conflict to serenity, from childish dependence to adult responsibility - all this and infinitely more represent change for the better. Only God is unchangi...	Quetzal	1	613	Sep 4, 2006 by timverton
	Quote (Preview) God comes padding after me like a Hound of Heaven. His shadow falls over all my little picnics in the sunshine, chilling the air, draining viands of their flavor, talk of its sparkle, desire of its zest,......One shivers as the divine beast of prey gets ready for the final spring; as the shadow lengthe...	RyanS	5	528	Sep 4, 2006 by RyanS
	Reflections & Meditation Sept 4 (Preview) RECONSTRUCTION Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 83 The reconstruction of my life is the prime goal in my recovery as I avoid taking that first drink, one day at a time. The task is most successfully accomplished by working the Steps of our Fellowship....	Doll	2	626	Sep 4, 2006 by Phil
	To My Buddy Bill who passed on, today....and to all those here, that have known grief... (Preview) When we lose a dear friend, someone we have loved deeply, we are left with a grief that can paralyse us emotionally. People we love become part of us. Our thinking, feeling and acting are codetermined by them: Our fathers, our mothers, our husbands, our wives, our friends … they are all living in our hea...	Phil	9	594	Sep 4, 2006 by Phil
	AA Conventions Rock!!! (Preview) Hi everyone, Well, yesterday I went to my first AA convention. All I can say is that it was really fantastic and I hadn't expected to get so much out of the day. If you've never been to one, then please go - they are terrific!!! It was a long day, as my home group was in charge of the tea and coffee side...	Quetzal	3	529	Sep 4, 2006 by Phil
	dont know (Preview) i dont know if i can stay sober or not, i am not going to meetings as i am not liking them, i know its me, but i hate the breaks, i hate the lonelyness i feel when i get left out, and i have a resentment against that guy who was horrible to me,	Robert	9	619	Sep 4, 2006 by Quetzal
	A fear has been faced... (Preview) For a long time I have been afraid of people and was too afraid of rejection to put myself out there. Today something unexpected happened. I went to a BB meeting and after the meeting I headed right out the door. For some reason I decided to go back in. I'm glad I did because a few peop...	HappyMe	3	569	Sep 4, 2006 by Quetzal
	Silly Fear (Preview) I'm a little skeered right now. On Tuesday, I'm chairing my soon-to-be-ex homegroup (b/c I'm moving.) I had an old discussion group that I chaired a lot before, but this meeting is a lot bigger. I don't have "stage fright" by any means. I like public speaking! Howe...	HDoggie	2	541	Sep 4, 2006 by Quetzal
	got to my meeting (Preview) i got to my meeting this morning and am very glad that i did i saw heaps of people that i knew from previously. i was welcomed back as only AA can,loved being back in meeting soooo much,even loved the tough love from those that reall...	genez	3	504	Sep 4, 2006 by Quetzal
	Come Here---Go Away.. (Preview) As long as we have not healed our childhood wounds then there are a lot more than two people involved in our relationships. There may only be two people in the room - but the room is also full of the ghosts of all of our past emotional wounds. Until we start clearing our emotional proce...	Phil	4	817	Sep 3, 2006 by Jo
	My 1st AA Convention! (Preview) Hi Everyone, I am off to my first AA Convention tomorrow and I'm feeling really excited about it. My home group is in charge of organising the tea and coffee. It's just going to be so good to spend a whole day with other alcoholics and see people that I haven't seen for a while and to make new friends....	Quetzal	4	499	Sep 3, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Some Rain Must Fall... (Preview) *Today's Gift. Into each life some rain must fall. Some days must be dark and dreary. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow* Coping with problems and weathering troubled times - is part of life. Those of us who have survived painful experiences have a duty to help younger ones prepare to face bad times...	Phil	0	540	Sep 3, 2006 by Phil
	Self-Centeredness and Selfishness (Preview) The Difference Between Self-centeredness and Selfishness BY JOYCE AND BARRY VISSELL From the "Divine Selfishness " article on their website, reprinted with permission. On of the great paradoxes in life as well as relationship is the concept of loving oneself and the concept of selfishnes...	Phil	7	6855	Sep 2, 2006 by Jana
	is there? (Preview) is there an australian based version of this forum?if there is please let me know.i have noticed that there are online meetings on tuesday and saturday at 9 but is that 9 australian time?	genez	8	612	Sep 2, 2006 by genez
	so glad this forum is here (Preview) hi everyone out there i have only just found this site today and am very thankful.i have been an alcoholic since the first time i picked a drink up,even though i have been through vast periods without a drink i seem to forget how bad things can be and i start drinking again until i have done something so stu...	genez	13	567	Sep 2, 2006 by genez
	Another Lg and LG?? (Preview) Is this another Let go and Let God? A bit of a long story about yesterday. My sponsor/friend mentioned to me a couple of months ago that there was a cabinetmaking class at a local college and asked if I'd be interested in attending. I said "yes" but never did much abou...	timverton	5	580	Sep 2, 2006 by RyanS
	thought for the day (Preview) thought for the day: Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. Have a great holiday weekend. Wanda	wandajf	1	518	Sep 2, 2006 by Phil
	How To Get Rid Of All Resentments... (Preview) Toward the end of the Sunday service, the Minister asked, "How Many of you are willing to forgive your enemies?" 80% held up their hands. The Minister then repeated his question. All responded this time, except one small elderly Lady. "Mrs. Jones, Are you not willing to forgive your enemies?" "I don'...	Phil	5	622	Sep 2, 2006 by Phil
	HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONI BALONEY (Preview) *Yaaaayyyy!!!!!* *It's Toni Baloney's biological birthday today....* *Happy Birthday Toni!!!!!* *I just LOVE you to PIECES!!!!!!!!!!!* *XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO* Love, Your buddy, Joni -- Edited by jonibaloni at 14:40, 2006-09-01	jonibaloni	13	614	Sep 2, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Highs And Lows (Preview) The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. -- Anzia Yezierska Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully. T...	Quetzal	0	536	Sep 2, 2006 by Quetzal
	Hi i'm new here (Preview) Hi my names Dave and i'm just starting out on this long road of recovery. Been poisoning myself for far too long! Gonna stick around and fight back! Any tips guys?	Dave T	7	616	Sep 2, 2006 by Dave T
	spiritual experience (Preview) I've recently had my first spiritual experience... and it feels soooo good. It happened sometime in the past couple of weeks... My whole outlook on life has changed, I feel sooo much better. I'm not depressed anymore, and I'm not manic either, I Just feel really good. I thought it was my niece being bor...	LisaF	3	527	Sep 1, 2006 by RyanS
	Step 8 (Preview) Hi, I am working throught the steps and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about the letter's to people that we have caused harm or hurt due to our drinking? Thank you Freshstart71 -- Edited by freshstart71 at 23:17, 2006-08-29	freshstart71	3	511	Sep 1, 2006 by freshstart71
	Progress?? (Preview) My name is Jana and I am an alcoholic. I can't believe this realization and admission has flipped everything upside down for me. In the last four days, I have attended four meetings. This is honestly the first time that I have stood back and took a good look at what I have bee...	Jana	5	521	Sep 1, 2006 by wandajf
	From "Helping Others" (Preview) Hi everyone, I came across this reading earlier and it so described me when I was drinking that I wanted to share it with everyone. How great that now even I can see the progress that I'm making! Take care and have a great day, Carol ************************ From "Helping Othe...	Quetzal	1	674	Sep 1, 2006 by Phil
	GOD's WILL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Welp, despite 'issues' I have had in the past due to my addictions, and some legal 'road blocks', God has 'unblocked' the road for me to be a nursing student starting October 2nd. This has been a real test in the spiritual realm, of 'things aren't always what they seem', and ANYTHING is poss...	jonibaloni	6	589	Sep 1, 2006 by timverton
	Daily Reflections Sept 9 (Preview) WILLINGNESS TO GROW If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As Bill Sees It, p.8 Sobriety fills the painful "hole in the soul" that my alcoholism created. Often I feel so physically well that I believe my work is done. However, joy is not just the absence of pain; it is the gift of con...	Doll	1	507	Sep 1, 2006 by timverton
	Still an alcoholic named Ryan (Preview) Hi all, I had an experience the other day I thought I out to share, because I learned a lot from it, and it impacted me deeply. Iwas tearing of a roof on a duck club, got down for water, and got to poking around the place, abandoned till duck hunting starts. Saw a couple old fridges b...	RyanS	6	555	Sep 1, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Every Great Mistake ... (Preview) Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. --Pearl S. Buck We make mistakes because we are human, we are imperfect, we are frequently out of touch with the rhythms of the moment. When our minds are one place, either still trapped by the pas...	Quetzal	1	601	Sep 1, 2006 by Phil
	The Excitement Of Learning (Preview) The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old. - Rosalyn S.Yalow I believe that if you are not learning, you are not living What is more exciting than learning? A group of managers in a technology firm were totally unaware about how they came a...	Quetzal	4	584	Aug 31, 2006 by RyanS
	It's Official! (Preview) My husband accepted the job offer in North Carolina, so we are officially moving to another state! Whoa nellie! Big changes ahead for this alkie--and you all know how much we alks loooove change. Obviously, one of the first things I will do down there is get to a mee...	HDoggie	4	537	Aug 31, 2006 by wandajf
	F*****d up again (Preview) So sorry every one had another drrink dont know why just guess I am an alcoholic scared I am going to die of this disease!!!	trudi	6	540	Aug 31, 2006 by Doll
	Learn from Experience (Preview) "Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him." -- Aldous Huxley What was your peak experience of this past week? What was your most challenging experience? Stepping back to review your week can offer many insights. Normally we can’t see the forest for th...	Wren	3	492	Aug 31, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Recieved this from a friend...Its worth sharing... (Preview) Something did not turn out the way you wanted. And maybe, it was for the best. Disappointments and setbacks can have a way of becoming positive turning points. When something does not work out, it makes room for other possibilities. Be careful not to attach your sense of fulfillment too tightly to spe...	Phil	4	594	Aug 31, 2006 by Phil
	Welcoming Change (Preview) "There is nothing more certain in our lives than change. Yet many of us fear change and make elaborate plans to avoid it. We fear the new and find comfort and stability in the known and familiar. But to grow, you need not only to accept change, but to embrace it, jopyfully. Think of a flowing stream as re...	jonibaloni	4	604	Aug 31, 2006 by Jana
	Reflections & Meditation Aug 31 (Preview) A UNIQUE PROGRAM Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIO...	Doll	1	679	Aug 31, 2006 by Phil
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