Alcoholics Anonymous

ShelBell · ShelBell

Hi all I usually post on the Alanon board, but have a question that I think can be better answered by AA folks. I understand from step 9 that not all amends should be completely direct and honest, and it specifically says especially where a third party is involved. So my struggle is regarding an affair t...

miller2 · miller2

I do some writing now and then. I have a piece I wrote a few weeks back about the life of an alcoholic and recovery. Its rather lengthy, but if anyone wants to read it, Ill post it.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., I found men and women who had been through the same things I had been through. But now they were thinking more about how they could help others than they were about themselves. They were a lot more unselfish than I ever was. By coming to meetings and associating w...

Doll · Doll

CRYING FOR THE MOON "This very real feeling of inferiority is magnified by his childish sensitivity and it is this state of affairs which generates in him that insatiable, abnormal craving for self-approval and success in the eyes of the world. Still a child, he cries for the moon. And the moon,...

Phil · Phil

The ability to allow people, places, or things the freedom to be themselves. Holding back from the need to rescue, save, or fix another person from being sick, dysfunctional, or irrational. Giving another person "the space'' to be him or herself. Disengaging from an over-enmeshed or depend...

destinydreamer · destinydreamer

hi SJ... i just saw you wrote on a different post and you are new here... I am sure everyone agrees that only you can determine if you are an alcoholic and I am glad you are recognizing that you may have a problem... welcome and i hope you keep posting!!!

Wren · Wren

"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -- William Faulkner Longing for a miracle that will transform your life? Miracles happen, and if we dont want that magic to disappear on us, we need to learn from each epiphany -- to integrate it, apply it, and build on it...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ When I was drinking, I was absolutely selfish, I thought of myself first, last, and always. The universe revolved around me at the center. When I woke up in the morning with a hangover, my only thought was how terrible I felt and about what I could do to make myself feel better. And the...

miller2 · miller2

Hello again... I visited here a while ago when I first got sober ( well actually, a LONG while ago)... I just picked up my two year medallion Thursday. What an amazing journey it has been. Without the program and AA, I would not be here to visit this board again. Im sure for those also in the program, I don...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. -- Amelia Earhart We have learned from experience that a wave of peacefulness washes over us after we have successfully finished a task that was difficult to face. Courage has its reward. However, from time to time, and from task to task, we fin...

Doll · Doll

ACCEPTING OUR HUMANNESS We finally saw that the inventory should be ours, not the other man's. So we admitted our wrongs honestly and became willing to set these matters straight. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 222 Why is it that the alcoholic is so unwilling to accept responsibility? I used to drink because of th...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Nobody can change my thoughts but me. The first of the Twelve Steps asks us to admit we are powerless. Our first question might be, why? Shouldn't we try to change the conditions in our lives? Shouldn't we try to influence others to change too? If we put ourselves in good hands in this fellowship, we will...

Doll · Doll

CHARACTER BUILDING Demands made upon other people for too much attention, protection, and love can only invite domination or revulsion.... TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 44 When I uncovered my need for approval in the Fourth Step, I didn't think it should rank as a character defect. I wante...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start towards becoming more loving towards my family and friends? Do I visit my parents? Am I more appreciative of my spouse than I was before? Am I grateful to my family for having put up with me? Have I found real understanding with my children? D...

destinydreamer · destinydreamer

So I met a nice woman about a week and a half ago and we talked for awhile after the meeting... she answered some questions I had and gave me her number. She mentioned that she would be a temporary sponsor for me - but that was it. I didn't respond to that comment and we just kept talking. I know that you can cal...

Tina · Tina

I know it's been a few days since my last post, just lettin the process sink in and letting things go and puttin my son in god's hands. He is adjustin well, to the livin in toronto and kept in contact with him. He has made some progress and improvements and I'm glad that there is a chance of him becoming a bet...

Wren · Wren

"The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self." -- Phillip James Bailey Are you hiding in some way from your own inner light? I wouldnt dream of stealing things but I do steal from my own potential. I can be a master at rationalizing, at justifying why its not the right time to do so...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Experiment. Try something new. Try stepping out. We have been held back too long. We have held ourselves back too long. As children, many of us were deprived of the right to experiment. Many of us are depriving ourselves of the right to experiment and learn as adults. Now is the time to experiment. It is...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills. -- Catherine Ponder Getting mad at someone, a friend perhaps, is normal. Everybody gets mad sometimes. But when we stay mad for very long, it ruins all the fun we'd planned on having throughout the day. Staying mad multiplies. Sometimes it s...

LisaF · LisaF

Hey everyone... well... seeing a new doctor on Tuesday, thankfully it's a lot closer than driving into Lincoln... still in quite a bit of pain... at times my back seems to be a little better, then it gets worse again. And it's always worse at night, sharp pains and twinges. Been taking the Aleve as presc...

Doll · Doll

For my ex husband.......I had such hi hopes that court appointed AA would somehow get into his head. Instead, he spent his time there sharing about OUR DRINKING DAYS TOGETHER and all the fun we had (what he didn't mention was how MOST of those days turned into knock down drag out fights) - I had to stop g...

Bryan39 · Bryan39

Is it common to lose most of ones old friends. One friend clearly doesn't get why I'm doing this he was heavy drinker and he was able to walk away from it, I lied even to my former and current drinking budies about the extent of my drinking and he believes my lies over the truth even now . another friend w...

Bryan39 · Bryan39

There is some great info here I found some a little while ago I that I didn't even know I needed. I was craving something I was very antsy, I couldn't decide if it was a liquor craving or even a cigarette craving ( I quit those a couple months ago) or what. Its a rainy saturday where I'm at so I was reading pos...

Phil · Phil

by Kali Munro, M.Ed., Psychotherapist, 2001(originally published at BodyTalk Magazine.com, Aug. 2001) 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 peoples needs before...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I don't always get to know why. I may find myself caught up in wondering why something happened while asking myself, "What did I do wrong?" or "Why did this happen to me?" If the situation is something I can change, I can plan how to change it. I can look at my options or ask someone el...

ally02 · ally02

((((((((((((Guys)))))))))))))))))) I have a question for you. been to an AA meeting the last two weeks. It is NOT a closed meeting. And I have been welcomed by every member I have spoken to. Given hugs and shaking hands. This has been good for my recovery. Listening to the shares has helped me to unders...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. --Step One of Alcoholics Anonymous Accepting powerlessness is a prerequisite of recovery. As adult children, the very idea may seem puzzling or even laughable. Haven't we felt powerless all along? Shouldn&...

Doll · Doll

NO ONE DENIED ME LOVE On the A.A. calendar it was Year Two . . . . A newcomer appeared at one of these groups . . . . He soon proved that his was a desperate case, and that above all he wanted to get well. . . . [He said], "Since I am the victim of another addiction even worse stigmatized than alcoholism, you...

Bryan39 · Bryan39

This is day 6 of sobriety for me . I've been to a meeting every day since monday and I already feel my life changing I have hope again and I love it. I like message boards I knew there had to be some like this and I'm glad to have found it

Tina · Tina

Put up a few posts in regards to my situation with my son, and well he seems to be adjusting well and gettin on his feet. Just one thing that concerns me a little bit, Yes he has lost considerably amount of weight and well didn't look to good when he left. Spoke to him tonite and he seem a little excited...

Doll · Doll

OUR GROUP CONSCIENCE ". . . sometimes the good is the enemy of the best." ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p. 101 I think these words apply to every area of A.A.'s Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Service! I want them etched in my mind and life as I "trudge the Road of Happy Destiny&...

Moon · Moon

So I'm very interested in "hearing" your replys. When or do you tell people you're an alcoholic even if it's a recovering or non-drinking alcoholic. When I get offered a drink at a social function and I say "NO". People look at me weird. I mean it would be much easier to take a...

TLH · TLH

Hi there! Been busy working, writing, etc... But just wanted to pop in and share something. Things are good, totally cool with being the sober guy. Eating a lot of cookies and milk, reading a ton. Going to meetings, etc... Haven't got a sponsor yet because I'm being my usual remedial self, but...

abcd · abcd

I haven't completely quit yet, but cut down drastically since last week and my blood pressure has gone up. Is this common should I be worried?

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Before I met A.A., I was very dishonest. I lied to my spouse constantly about where I had been and what I'd been doing. I took time off from my work and pretended I'd been sick or gave some other dishonest excuse. I was dishonest with myself, as well as with other people. I would never fa...

Moon · Moon

OK, so I have come to realize that I make promises that I don't follow through with. It could be something very simple. It seems like when my husband ask's me to do something, I automatically say "yes" because I feel scared of letting him down. Like "no" is not an option, well the...

Quetzal · Quetzal

You grow up the first day you have the first real laugh - at yourself. -- Ethel Barrymore Infants chuckle and gurgle and find the world amusing, but apparently they rarely laugh at themselves. Perhaps that's because they're still very much the lord and master of their world. Even when they see themsel...

Doll · Doll

TRUSTED SERVANTS They are servants. Theirs is the sometimes thankless privilege of doing the group's chores. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 134 In Zorba the Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis describes an encounter between his principle character and an old man busily at work planting a tree. &quo...

timverton · timverton

Welcome to a fantastic site for aiding in recovery from addiction to alcohol. I saw your first post on the "New Here" thread below and thought I would bring it out in the open. Hope you don't mind. You sound as though you have a good amount of conviction to get sober and "be in control&quo...

Wren · Wren

Within each of there is a well of energy that must be regularly replenished. When we act as if this well is bottomless, scheduling a long list of activities that fit like puzzle pieces into every minute of every day, it becomes depleted and we feel exhausted, disconnected, and weak. Refilling this wel...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Awaken to the ordinary beauty... Our lives are filled with demands, responsibilities, expectations, places to go, people to see, things to do. We may get so caught up in the next task that we miss the golden moment happening right now. No matter where we are or what we are doing, if we stop to breathe slo...

CAM · CAM

Six months ago, i put down the drink. I'm at the half-year mark now - amazing trip! There's been a few rough turns along this roadway but i'm still here & actually enjoying my journey! The best is yet to come! christine

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ When you come into an A.A. meeting you're coming into a new life. I'm always impressed by the change I see in people after they've been in A.A. for awhile. I sometimes take an inventory of myself, to see whether or not I have changed, and if so, in what way. Before I met A.A., I was very se...

Doll · Doll

EQUALITY Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism. Hence we may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, provided that, as a gr...

Moon · Moon

Hi All, Figured I'd check in. I have eight years sober and zero years in AA

I've been working an Al-anon program for the last two years and in the process of doing inventories and such, realized that I am an alcoholic. Crazy, I thought I could just stop drinking and life would be great...

ally02 · ally02

((((((((((((((((((GUYS))))))))))))))) Hope your all doing well in your recovery..... I'm looking for some insight as to why and how a recovering A, stops attending meetings. My friend is in recovery about six years. We had a bit of relationship trouble. I hit my rock bottom because of this......

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...

Doll · Doll

A.A.'s FREEDOMS We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AAs will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . . LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 303 I craved freedom. First, freedom to drink; la...

Quetzal · Quetzal

How could I do it? How could I say it? Even though I meant it, I still feel ashamed, guilty, and afraid. This is common reaction to new, exciting recovery behaviors. Anything to do with owning our power and taking care of ourselves can trigger feelings of shame, guilt, and fear. We do not have to allow the...

abcd · abcd

I read that it's possible to die from quitting alcohol, is this correct? For about 2-3 years I've gone through a 1.75 liter of vodka every 2-3 days. It lasts me the entire time I'm awake from morning to when I sleep. This isn't the amount that you could die from if you quit is it? Do I drin...

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	Step 9 question (Preview) Hi all I usually post on the Alanon board, but have a question that I think can be better answered by AA folks. I understand from step 9 that not all amends should be completely direct and honest, and it specifically says especially where a third party is involved. So my struggle is regarding an affair t...	ShelBell	3	682	Apr 4, 2007 by miller2
	writing (Preview) I do some writing now and then. I have a piece I wrote a few weeks back about the life of an alcoholic and recovery. Its rather lengthy, but if anyone wants to read it, Ill post it.	miller2	14	562	Apr 4, 2007 by miller2
	24 Hours a Day ~ 4th April 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., I found men and women who had been through the same things I had been through. But now they were thinking more about how they could help others than they were about themselves. They were a lot more unselfish than I ever was. By coming to meetings and associating w...	Sobrietyspell	0	457	Apr 4, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections Apr 4 (Preview) CRYING FOR THE MOON "This very real feeling of inferiority is magnified by his childish sensitivity and it is this state of affairs which generates in him that insatiable, abnormal craving for self-approval and success in the eyes of the world. Still a child, he cries for the moon. And the moon,...	Doll	0	418	Apr 4, 2007 by Doll
	What Is Detatchment? (Preview) The ability to allow people, places, or things the freedom to be themselves. Holding back from the need to rescue, save, or fix another person from being sick, dysfunctional, or irrational. Giving another person "the space'' to be him or herself. Disengaging from an over-enmeshed or depend...	Phil	2	523	Apr 4, 2007 by Laura
	hi SJ (Preview) hi SJ... i just saw you wrote on a different post and you are new here... I am sure everyone agrees that only you can determine if you are an alcoholic and I am glad you are recognizing that you may have a problem... welcome and i hope you keep posting!!!	destinydreamer	4	458	Apr 4, 2007 by Laura
	Transformation (Preview) "The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -- William Faulkner Longing for a miracle that will transform your life? Miracles happen, and if we dont want that magic to disappear on us, we need to learn from each epiphany -- to integrate it, apply it, and build on it...	Wren	0	437	Apr 4, 2007 by Wren
	24 Hours a Day ~ 3rd April 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ When I was drinking, I was absolutely selfish, I thought of myself first, last, and always. The universe revolved around me at the center. When I woke up in the morning with a hangover, my only thought was how terrible I felt and about what I could do to make myself feel better. And the...	Sobrietyspell	2	540	Apr 3, 2007 by DavidS
	hello again (Preview) Hello again... I visited here a while ago when I first got sober ( well actually, a LONG while ago)... I just picked up my two year medallion Thursday. What an amazing journey it has been. Without the program and AA, I would not be here to visit this board again. Im sure for those also in the program, I don...	miller2	9	441	Apr 3, 2007 by Roderick
	Courage (Preview) Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. -- Amelia Earhart We have learned from experience that a wave of peacefulness washes over us after we have successfully finished a task that was difficult to face. Courage has its reward. However, from time to time, and from task to task, we fin...	Quetzal	1	490	Apr 3, 2007 by Eddie
	Daily Reflections Apr 3 (Preview) ACCEPTING OUR HUMANNESS We finally saw that the inventory should be ours, not the other man's. So we admitted our wrongs honestly and became willing to set these matters straight. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 222 Why is it that the alcoholic is so unwilling to accept responsibility? I used to drink because of th...	Doll	0	382	Apr 3, 2007 by Doll
	Thoughts (Preview) Nobody can change my thoughts but me. The first of the Twelve Steps asks us to admit we are powerless. Our first question might be, why? Shouldn't we try to change the conditions in our lives? Shouldn't we try to influence others to change too? If we put ourselves in good hands in this fellowship, we will...	Quetzal	0	457	Apr 3, 2007 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Apr 2 (Preview) CHARACTER BUILDING Demands made upon other people for too much attention, protection, and love can only invite domination or revulsion.... TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 44 When I uncovered my need for approval in the Fourth Step, I didn't think it should rank as a character defect. I wante...	Doll	1	402	Apr 2, 2007 by Phil
	24 Hours a Day ~ 2nd April 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start towards becoming more loving towards my family and friends? Do I visit my parents? Am I more appreciative of my spouse than I was before? Am I grateful to my family for having put up with me? Have I found real understanding with my children? D...	Sobrietyspell	0	957	Apr 2, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	sponsor (Preview) So I met a nice woman about a week and a half ago and we talked for awhile after the meeting... she answered some questions I had and gave me her number. She mentioned that she would be a temporary sponsor for me - but that was it. I didn't respond to that comment and we just kept talking. I know that you can cal...	destinydreamer	7	537	Apr 2, 2007 by psychoktty
	Mornin just checking in (Preview) I know it's been a few days since my last post, just lettin the process sink in and letting things go and puttin my son in god's hands. He is adjustin well, to the livin in toronto and kept in contact with him. He has made some progress and improvements and I'm glad that there is a chance of him becoming a bet...	Tina	1	456	Apr 2, 2007 by Quetzal
	Self-Deception (Preview) "The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self." -- Phillip James Bailey Are you hiding in some way from your own inner light? I wouldnt dream of stealing things but I do steal from my own potential. I can be a master at rationalizing, at justifying why its not the right time to do so...	Wren	1	591	Apr 2, 2007 by Quetzal
	Experiment (Preview) Experiment. Try something new. Try stepping out. We have been held back too long. We have held ourselves back too long. As children, many of us were deprived of the right to experiment. Many of us are depriving ourselves of the right to experiment and learn as adults. Now is the time to experiment. It is...	Quetzal	3	437	Apr 1, 2007 by Moon
	Forgiveness (Preview) Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills. -- Catherine Ponder Getting mad at someone, a friend perhaps, is normal. Everybody gets mad sometimes. But when we stay mad for very long, it ruins all the fun we'd planned on having throughout the day. Staying mad multiplies. Sometimes it s...	Quetzal	1	449	Apr 1, 2007 by Moon
	hey y'all... (Preview) Hey everyone... well... seeing a new doctor on Tuesday, thankfully it's a lot closer than driving into Lincoln... still in quite a bit of pain... at times my back seems to be a little better, then it gets worse again. And it's always worse at night, sharp pains and twinges. Been taking the Aleve as presc...	LisaF	3	404	Apr 1, 2007 by LisaF
	Prayers Please...... (Preview) For my ex husband.......I had such hi hopes that court appointed AA would somehow get into his head. Instead, he spent his time there sharing about OUR DRINKING DAYS TOGETHER and all the fun we had (what he didn't mention was how MOST of those days turned into knock down drag out fights) - I had to stop g...	Doll	4	477	Apr 1, 2007 by Phil
	friendships (Preview) Is it common to lose most of ones old friends. One friend clearly doesn't get why I'm doing this he was heavy drinker and he was able to walk away from it, I lied even to my former and current drinking budies about the extent of my drinking and he believes my lies over the truth even now . another friend w...	Bryan39	10	620	Apr 1, 2007 by Bryan39
	Great Advice (Preview) There is some great info here I found some a little while ago I that I didn't even know I needed. I was craving something I was very antsy, I couldn't decide if it was a liquor craving or even a cigarette craving ( I quit those a couple months ago) or what. Its a rainy saturday where I'm at so I was reading pos...	Bryan39	5	494	Apr 1, 2007 by Wren
	People Pleasing..Having Trouble Saying No? (Preview) by Kali Munro, M.Ed., Psychotherapist, 2001(originally published at BodyTalk Magazine.com, Aug. 2001) 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 peoples needs before...	Phil	3	1110	Mar 31, 2007 by LisaF
	I don't always get to know why (Preview) I don't always get to know why. I may find myself caught up in wondering why something happened while asking myself, "What did I do wrong?" or "Why did this happen to me?" If the situation is something I can change, I can plan how to change it. I can look at my options or ask someone el...	Quetzal	3	473	Mar 31, 2007 by Moon
	GOT A QUESTION (Preview) ((((((((((((Guys)))))))))))))))))) I have a question for you. been to an AA meeting the last two weeks. It is NOT a closed meeting. And I have been welcomed by every member I have spoken to. Given hugs and shaking hands. This has been good for my recovery. Listening to the shares has helped me to unders...	ally02	6	479	Mar 31, 2007 by ally02
	Accepting Powerlessness (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. --Step One of Alcoholics Anonymous Accepting powerlessness is a prerequisite of recovery. As adult children, the very idea may seem puzzling or even laughable. Haven't we felt powerless all along? Shouldn&...	Quetzal	3	3866	Mar 31, 2007 by Bryan39
	Daily Reflections Mar 31 (Preview) NO ONE DENIED ME LOVE On the A.A. calendar it was Year Two . . . . A newcomer appeared at one of these groups . . . . He soon proved that his was a desperate case, and that above all he wanted to get well. . . . [He said], "Since I am the victim of another addiction even worse stigmatized than alcoholism, you...	Doll	0	366	Mar 31, 2007 by Doll
	Day 6 (Preview) This is day 6 of sobriety for me . I've been to a meeting every day since monday and I already feel my life changing I have hope again and I love it. I like message boards I knew there had to be some like this and I'm glad to have found it	Bryan39	8	476	Mar 31, 2007 by TLH
	Inquirin minds (Preview) Put up a few posts in regards to my situation with my son, and well he seems to be adjusting well and gettin on his feet. Just one thing that concerns me a little bit, Yes he has lost considerably amount of weight and well didn't look to good when he left. Spoke to him tonite and he seem a little excited...	Tina	6	505	Mar 30, 2007 by jeannie
	Daily Reflections Mar 30 (Preview) OUR GROUP CONSCIENCE ". . . sometimes the good is the enemy of the best." ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p. 101 I think these words apply to every area of A.A.'s Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Service! I want them etched in my mind and life as I "trudge the Road of Happy Destiny&...	Doll	0	426	Mar 30, 2007 by Doll
	Telling people (Preview) So I'm very interested in "hearing" your replys. When or do you tell people you're an alcoholic even if it's a recovering or non-drinking alcoholic. When I get offered a drink at a social function and I say "NO". People look at me weird. I mean it would be much easier to take a...	Moon	9	2123	Mar 30, 2007 by LisaF
	Rambling.... (Preview) Hi there! Been busy working, writing, etc... But just wanted to pop in and share something. Things are good, totally cool with being the sober guy. Eating a lot of cookies and milk, reading a ton. Going to meetings, etc... Haven't got a sponsor yet because I'm being my usual remedial self, but...	TLH	4	451	Mar 30, 2007 by Moon
	high blood pressure? after quitting? (Preview) I haven't completely quit yet, but cut down drastically since last week and my blood pressure has gone up. Is this common should I be worried?	abcd	9	4177	Mar 29, 2007 by cooncatbob
	24 Hours a Day ~ 29th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Before I met A.A., I was very dishonest. I lied to my spouse constantly about where I had been and what I'd been doing. I took time off from my work and pretended I'd been sick or gave some other dishonest excuse. I was dishonest with myself, as well as with other people. I would never fa...	Sobrietyspell	0	432	Mar 29, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Broken Promises (Preview) OK, so I have come to realize that I make promises that I don't follow through with. It could be something very simple. It seems like when my husband ask's me to do something, I automatically say "yes" because I feel scared of letting him down. Like "no" is not an option, well the...	Moon	6	504	Mar 29, 2007 by Moon
	The Freedom Of A Sense Of Humor (Preview) You grow up the first day you have the first real laugh - at yourself. -- Ethel Barrymore Infants chuckle and gurgle and find the world amusing, but apparently they rarely laugh at themselves. Perhaps that's because they're still very much the lord and master of their world. Even when they see themsel...	Quetzal	5	756	Mar 29, 2007 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Mar 29 (Preview) TRUSTED SERVANTS They are servants. Theirs is the sometimes thankless privilege of doing the group's chores. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 134 In Zorba the Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis describes an encounter between his principle character and an old man busily at work planting a tree. &quo...	Doll	0	452	Mar 29, 2007 by Doll
	To Milo (Preview) Welcome to a fantastic site for aiding in recovery from addiction to alcohol. I saw your first post on the "New Here" thread below and thought I would bring it out in the open. Hope you don't mind. You sound as though you have a good amount of conviction to get sober and "be in control&quo...	timverton	5	529	Mar 28, 2007 by Moon
	Finding Time for You (Preview) Within each of there is a well of energy that must be regularly replenished. When we act as if this well is bottomless, scheduling a long list of activities that fit like puzzle pieces into every minute of every day, it becomes depleted and we feel exhausted, disconnected, and weak. Refilling this wel...	Wren	2	539	Mar 28, 2007 by Quetzal
	Ordinary Moments (Preview) Awaken to the ordinary beauty... Our lives are filled with demands, responsibilities, expectations, places to go, people to see, things to do. We may get so caught up in the next task that we miss the golden moment happening right now. No matter where we are or what we are doing, if we stop to breathe slo...	Quetzal	1	458	Mar 28, 2007 by timverton
	Six months today (Preview) Six months ago, i put down the drink. I'm at the half-year mark now - amazing trip! There's been a few rough turns along this roadway but i'm still here & actually enjoying my journey! The best is yet to come! christine	CAM	9	521	Mar 28, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hours a Day ~ 28th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ When you come into an A.A. meeting you're coming into a new life. I'm always impressed by the change I see in people after they've been in A.A. for awhile. I sometimes take an inventory of myself, to see whether or not I have changed, and if so, in what way. Before I met A.A., I was very se...	Sobrietyspell	0	607	Mar 28, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections Mar 28 (Preview) EQUALITY Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism. Hence we may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, provided that, as a gr...	Doll	0	390	Mar 28, 2007 by Doll
	New here (Preview) Hi All, Figured I'd check in. I have eight years sober and zero years in AA I've been working an Al-anon program for the last two years and in the process of doing inventories and such, realized that I am an alcoholic. Crazy, I thought I could just stop drinking and life would be great...	Moon	9	525	Mar 28, 2007 by Wren
	LOOKING FOR SOME INSIGHT FROM YOU ALL (Preview) ((((((((((((((((((GUYS))))))))))))))) Hope your all doing well in your recovery..... I'm looking for some insight as to why and how a recovering A, stops attending meetings. My friend is in recovery about six years. We had a bit of relationship trouble. I hit my rock bottom because of this......	ally02	8	624	Mar 28, 2007 by mirey
	The Beginning (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	452	Mar 27, 2007 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Mar 27 (Preview) A.A.'s FREEDOMS We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AAs will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . . LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 303 I craved freedom. First, freedom to drink; la...	Doll	0	442	Mar 27, 2007 by Doll
	After-Burn (Preview) How could I do it? How could I say it? Even though I meant it, I still feel ashamed, guilty, and afraid. This is common reaction to new, exciting recovery behaviors. Anything to do with owning our power and taking care of ourselves can trigger feelings of shame, guilt, and fear. We do not have to allow the...	Quetzal	0	436	Mar 27, 2007 by Quetzal
	side effects from quitting alcohol? (Preview) I read that it's possible to die from quitting alcohol, is this correct? For about 2-3 years I've gone through a 1.75 liter of vodka every 2-3 days. It lasts me the entire time I'm awake from morning to when I sleep. This isn't the amount that you could die from if you quit is it? Do I drin...	abcd	11	12480	Mar 27, 2007 by abcd
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