Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

SURRENDERING SELF-WILL Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 34 No matter how much one wishes to try, exactly how can one turn his own will and his own life over to the care of whatever God he thinks there is? In my se...

jeannie · jeannie

A young woman desparately desired to be able to play piano. She went to an instructor and asked him for lessons. After a few lessons, the woman expressed frustration that she couldn't play anything. The instructor told her that fine playing took time and hard work. No one simply sat down and...

Laura · Laura

I just read Jeanie's post and found in it useful reflection. It reminded me of a favorite Mohandas Gandhi quote, 'though now that I've reread it, I see that it is different, but that's OK. Maybe someone else will find inspiration and reflection in it as well. "Man often becomes...

Wren · Wren

"When you fight something, you’re tied to it forever. As long as you’re fighting it, you’re giving it power." -- Anthony de Mello What are you fighting? Resistance always brings pain. Examine your struggle. What does your personality want from the situation? What does your soul want? Wh...

New Member · 6_10_1987

Hello, I am Seth and I am an alcoholic. I found this website through google because I need someone to talk to and all meetings in my area are over for the night. I am currently living in a city right outside Tel Aviv, Israel. I am here as a volunteer paramedic for a year. I am from Washington D.C. and have...

fallenangel · fallenangel

I will never drink again. -- Edited by fallenangel at 11:25, 2007-03-08

Robert · Robert

I have that sickly feeling in my stomach. THere is a girl at uni who has the grumps with me, ever since I refused to be part of her putting other people down and excluding them purposefully, well now I am being excluded. we sit in a line and I dred the words from the lectura "right now everyone form a gro...

TLH · TLH

Contrary to a LOT of popular misconception the Serenity Prayer perhaps wasn't created by Anonymous. It was actually (possibly) written by a guy named Reinhold Niebuhr. He's the guy I find it...

Wren · Wren

Relying On Others Most of us pride ourselves on our self-sufficiency. We like to be responsible for taking care of ourselves and pulling our own weight in the world. This is why it can be so challenging when we find ourselves in a situation in which we have to rely on someone else. This ca...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ We must go to A.A. meetings regularly. We must learn to think differently. We must change from alcoholic thinking to sober thinking. We must reeducate our minds. We must try to help other alcoholics. We must cooperate with God by spending at least as much time and energy on the A.A....

Phil · Phil

Excerpt from the fifth chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being hones...

Doll · Doll

TURNING IT OVER Every man and woman who has joined A.A. and intends to stick has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that in all matters touching upon alcohol, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and guidance of Alcoholics An...

Quetzal · Quetzal

No day is like any other day. Isn't that interesting? And you never know what the next day will bring, and that's exciting. -- Alpha English Alpha has not lost her zest for life. Although nearly ninety, she nurtures a young mind and a wise heart. Her attitude influences those around her too, ma...

Tina · Tina

Just a little update to share, last couple of days it seemed like the impossible. For the past week, it seemed that all my son and I did was disagree on everything. My last post I had mentioned that I gave 3 weeks to find a job or he wouldn't like the results if he didn't at least put an honest effo...

snowgirl · snowgirl

Hi! So I've just started out with everything...and I could really use some help. I don't know how to work the chat room and anyways does anyone log on for the tuesday and saturday meetings? any help would be great. thanks.

CAM · CAM

Quote for 12/29/2006 Self-Esteem is a Powerful Force - How we react to criticism depends on our self-image. An alumnus from our treatment center called hysterically one day because her husband had been verbally abusive, berating her as a failed wife and mother. After the woman calmed down a bit, I sa...

Doll · Doll

THE KEY IS WILLINGNESS Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some more. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 35 The willingness to give up my pride and self-will to a Power greater than myself has proved to be the o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Overachieving may be symptomatic. Suffering from low self-esteem is common. Some of it may be blamed on growing up in families affected by alcohol or other drugs. Perhaps the criticism heaped on us at school or in a bad marriage triggered it. We may have thousands of reasons for lacking a sense of our w...

Phil · Phil

I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others aut...

MsgBo · MsgBo

My oldest grandson attempted suicide last night. Prayers would be appreciated. Bill

Wren · Wren

We've all been lonely. You may understand how one weary traveler felt as he sat alone on the edge of the bed in his motel room. He reached for the Gideon Bible in the drawer and opened it. Inside was a page that said, "If you are lonely and restless, read Psalm 23 and Psalm 27, Old Testament."...

Mobirdie · Mobirdie

I thought perhaps some of you might be interested in seeing this gem. It is the 54 year Sobriety Medallion presented to Geneva Vessels. Her grandson gave it to us yesterday. I was not priviledged to know this awesome lady but her sobriety date is Jan 10, 1944. Miss Geneva passed away a few years ago b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. -- Matthew 6:34 To worry about something ahead of time is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent on living a full life today. For instance, if we spend hours today worrying about an important test at schoo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we must surrender, give up, admit that we're helpless. We surrender our lives to God and ask Him for help. When He knows that we're ready, He gives us by His grace the free gift of sobriety. And we can't take any credit for having stopped drinking, because we didn...

Doll · Doll

THE IDEA OF FAITH Do not let any prejudice you might have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 47 The idea of faith is a very large chunk to swallow when fear, doubt and anger abound in and around me. Sometimes just the idea of doi...

akpetmom · akpetmom

Hi, I'm new here and just hitting the point where I need positive reinforcement. I quit drinking last week for 6 days but I went off the wagon this weekend and now my old problems are back. I'm a drinker to curb my anxiety and panic attacks, but mostly they come in the morning from being hungover and I'm a "h...

texas mike · texas mike

Hey out there, how are things? Just dropping a quick note to say hey and to let you all know that on Friday 3/9/07 I will be picking up my 1 yr. chip. Thanks to all of you and the whole AA family I have learned so much as to how to live this wonderful new life. Thank to you Phil just for being there, and just so t...

Robert · Robert

Sorry for the way I treated everyone over the past few days. especially Melora. I have looked at my part in it. It is my birthday and when my family come to stay I get anxious it brings up old behaviour in me and I start to act like the idiot I get treated like. Anyway it is not your fault and I wanted to say sorry...

Tina · Tina

Just wanted to say I was able to get to a meeting tonight, it's been a while. And sitting through the meetin well just what I need, afterwards I left and well, just went into tears. the feeling of be overwhelme hit me, and well needed to cry and let go. It felt good do that, but I'm all better now,...

Robert · Robert

I find IF ITS NOT IN THE BOOK IT AINT AA. for example someone advised me as if he were a Dr before xmas and told me to come off a tablet i was taking. I nearly TOOK MY OWN LIFE beware of Dr aa!!

nmike · nmike

I had a terrible fight with my AHsober whom I am separated from (his choice). And of course I took it out on everyone at work. I knew I needed a meeting. This was on Mon and Alanon was on Tues and 30 miles away. So I went to the local open AA meeting Mon night. It was the best thing that I could of done for myself. I...

wantneeda · wantneeda

hello my friends in recovery!! sorry for my absence, gotta a few minutes at the library computer so here i am still sober! YAH :) providing i get through the next 8 days i'll have 4 months sober on the 10th. my life is going forward in so many ways i can't begin to tell you in this short time. Got move...

RyanS · RyanS

Thought I'd pass this on... "Remember your last drunk" Page 24, Paragraph 2: "We are unable, at times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago. We are without defense against the first drink....

Quetzal · Quetzal

I believe there has been a grand plan for my life; so much has happened that I hadn't counted on. -- Louise Jerome What Louise believes might offer great comfort, particularly to a mind that is fraught with fear and uncertainty. But it's not all that important whether or not we believe that God...

OkDokey · OkDokey

As a sober woman in AA, I have worked very hard in my years of recovery to come to terms with years of shame and abuse. As a sober woman in AA, I work hard to conduct myself with dignity and respect. As a sober woman in AA, I avoid places where woman are not treated with dignity and respect. As a so...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Sometimes we try to hard to get this programme. It is better to relax and accept it. It will be given to us, with no effort on our part, if we stop trying too hard to get it. Sobriety can be a free fift of God, which he gives us by His grace when He knows we are ready for it. But, we have to be re...

Doll · Doll

A LIFELONG TASK "But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow 'take it easy?' That's what I want to know." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 I was never known for my patience. How many times have I asked, "Why should I wait, when I can have it all right now?&q...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Just dropped in to say hello. Celebrated a year of countinuous sobriety Wednesday! A.A. ROCKS!!!! I've been sick with a cold for a while now. Finally broke down and went to the doc. yesterday. Put me on some antibiotics. Antibiotics ROCK!!!! LOL! All I know is life is good and if it wasn't for s...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Having surrendered our lives to God and put our drink problem in his hands doesn't mean that we'll never be tempted to drink. So we must build up strength for the time when temptation will come. In this quiet time, we read and pray and get our minds in the right mood for the day...

jessica4407 · jessica4407

Hello everyone! This is my 'first time around', and God wiling my only time around in AA. I have 12 days sober now. I am a 34yr ols mother of 2 young children. My 2 questions are: How do I go about picking a sponsor? I don't want to ask too many people about it at the meetings and then risk hurting...

Robert · Robert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ860P4iTaM FUNNY AS MEOW -- Edited by Robert at 17:17, 2007-03-03

Quetzal · Quetzal

I've learned I can take care of myself, and what I can't do, God will do for me. -- Al-Anon member God, a Higher Power as we understand Him, is our source of guidance and positive change. This doesn't mean we're not responsible for ourselves. We are. But we aren't in this alone. Rec...

Phil · Phil

The Blame Game In my journey of healing from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) without realizing it for a great number of years I was constantly blaming others for my problems and for my pain. It is very typical for someone with BPD to honestly believe, while in the throes of a cognitively distort...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ After we've made a surrender, the drink problem is out of our hands and in the hands of God. The thing we have to do is to be sure that we never reach out and take the problem back into our own hands. Leave it in God's hands. Whenever I'm tempted to take a drink, I must say to my...

OkDokey · OkDokey

My sponsor has 30 yrs of sobriety. It makes my measly 9 1/2 yrs. look pretty small. When I bring this up to her she reminds that we all just have today--no matter how long we've been sober. Sometimes she tells a story in meetings of when she was about 20 yrs sober and a young man relatively new in sobriety cam...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The most important move is to begin. We begin weaving by stringing vertical threads on a loom to form the foundation of a new cloth. Then horizontal threads are interlaced back and forth, and we create a fabric. As the cloth begins to form, new possibilities open before us. After we weave in the first co...

Wren · Wren

ArticlesDiscussionsUser InterestsUser LocationUser NameUser Email Doing The Best You Can It isn't always easy to meet the expectations we hold ourselves to. We may find ourselves in a situation such as just finishing a relaxing yoga class or meditation retreat, a serene session of d...

lanchas · lanchas

Here's a hypothetical scenario: A husband and wife are at a dinner/drinking party at a bar with a room full of friends. The husband and wife are both drunk. The husband ends up slow dancing and making out with another woman in front of everyone at the party. Normally when there is music at this bar wh...

Robert · Robert

The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success. On that basis we are almost always in collision with something or somebody, even though our motives are good. Most people try to live by self-propulsion. Each person is like an actor who wants to run the...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I find it awfully hard to give myself a break. I don't know where that attitude comes from. -- Walker I. "I can't. I shouldn't. It's my fault." These self-abasing and self-defeating thoughts are expressions of shame. Because repeated thoughts turn into beliefs and lon...

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	Daily Reflections Mar 9 (Preview) SURRENDERING SELF-WILL Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 34 No matter how much one wishes to try, exactly how can one turn his own will and his own life over to the care of whatever God he thinks there is? In my se...	Doll	1	446	Mar 9, 2007 by Phil
	Just my thoughts for today (Preview) A young woman desparately desired to be able to play piano. She went to an instructor and asked him for lessons. After a few lessons, the woman expressed frustration that she couldn't play anything. The instructor told her that fine playing took time and hard work. No one simply sat down and...	jeannie	7	472	Mar 9, 2007 by Phil
	One of my favorite inspirations (Preview) I just read Jeanie's post and found in it useful reflection. It reminded me of a favorite Mohandas Gandhi quote, 'though now that I've reread it, I see that it is different, but that's OK. Maybe someone else will find inspiration and reflection in it as well. "Man often becomes...	Laura	2	483	Mar 9, 2007 by Phil
	Fighting Yourself (Preview) "When you fight something, you’re tied to it forever. As long as you’re fighting it, you’re giving it power." -- Anthony de Mello What are you fighting? Resistance always brings pain. Examine your struggle. What does your personality want from the situation? What does your soul want? Wh...	Wren	2	481	Mar 9, 2007 by Phil
	New Member (Preview) Hello, I am Seth and I am an alcoholic. I found this website through google because I need someone to talk to and all meetings in my area are over for the night. I am currently living in a city right outside Tel Aviv, Israel. I am here as a volunteer paramedic for a year. I am from Washington D.C. and have...	6_10_1987	7	437	Mar 9, 2007 by Phil
	It started like any other day (Preview) I will never drink again. -- Edited by fallenangel at 11:25, 2007-03-08	fallenangel	8	614	Mar 9, 2007 by Laura
	That time of the week again (Preview) I have that sickly feeling in my stomach. THere is a girl at uni who has the grumps with me, ever since I refused to be part of her putting other people down and excluding them purposefully, well now I am being excluded. we sit in a line and I dred the words from the lectura "right now everyone form a gro...	Robert	4	504	Mar 8, 2007 by cooncatbob
	The Serenity Prayer (Preview) Contrary to a LOT of popular misconception the Serenity Prayer perhaps wasn't created by Anonymous. It was actually (possibly) written by a guy named Reinhold Niebuhr. He's the guy I find it...	TLH	10	687	Mar 8, 2007 by TLH
	The Wisdom of Surrender (Preview) Relying On Others Most of us pride ourselves on our self-sufficiency. We like to be responsible for taking care of ourselves and pulling our own weight in the world. This is why it can be so challenging when we find ourselves in a situation in which we have to rely on someone else. This ca...	Wren	1	417	Mar 8, 2007 by jae
	24 Hours a day ~ 8th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ We must go to A.A. meetings regularly. We must learn to think differently. We must change from alcoholic thinking to sober thinking. We must reeducate our minds. We must try to help other alcoholics. We must cooperate with God by spending at least as much time and energy on the A.A....	Sobrietyspell	0	442	Mar 8, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Rarely... (Preview) Excerpt from the fifth chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being hones...	Phil	3	493	Mar 8, 2007 by Ness
	Daily Reflections Mar 8 (Preview) TURNING IT OVER Every man and woman who has joined A.A. and intends to stick has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that in all matters touching upon alcohol, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and guidance of Alcoholics An...	Doll	0	363	Mar 8, 2007 by Doll
	Now Is Our Time (Preview) No day is like any other day. Isn't that interesting? And you never know what the next day will bring, and that's exciting. -- Alpha English Alpha has not lost her zest for life. Although nearly ninety, she nurtures a young mind and a wise heart. Her attitude influences those around her too, ma...	Quetzal	0	412	Mar 8, 2007 by Quetzal
	a turn of events (Preview) Just a little update to share, last couple of days it seemed like the impossible. For the past week, it seemed that all my son and I did was disagree on everything. My last post I had mentioned that I gave 3 weeks to find a job or he wouldn't like the results if he didn't at least put an honest effo...	Tina	1	420	Mar 7, 2007 by learning
	Hello..I'm New (Preview) Hi! So I've just started out with everything...and I could really use some help. I don't know how to work the chat room and anyways does anyone log on for the tuesday and saturday meetings? any help would be great. thanks.	snowgirl	5	523	Mar 7, 2007 by Laura
	Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought (Preview) Quote for 12/29/2006 Self-Esteem is a Powerful Force - How we react to criticism depends on our self-image. An alumnus from our treatment center called hysterically one day because her husband had been verbally abusive, berating her as a failed wife and mother. After the woman calmed down a bit, I sa...	CAM	2	506	Mar 7, 2007 by Laura
	Daily Reflections Mar 7 (Preview) THE KEY IS WILLINGNESS Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some more. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 35 The willingness to give up my pride and self-will to a Power greater than myself has proved to be the o...	Doll	1	411	Mar 7, 2007 by annmarie
	Overachieving may be symptomatic (Preview) Overachieving may be symptomatic. Suffering from low self-esteem is common. Some of it may be blamed on growing up in families affected by alcohol or other drugs. Perhaps the criticism heaped on us at school or in a bad marriage triggered it. We may have thousands of reasons for lacking a sense of our w...	Quetzal	0	474	Mar 7, 2007 by Quetzal
	Getting Out Of Self Centeredness.. (Preview) I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others aut...	Phil	1	1344	Mar 7, 2007 by timverton
	Prayers for grandson (Preview) My oldest grandson attempted suicide last night. Prayers would be appreciated. Bill	MsgBo	9	836	Mar 6, 2007 by MsgBo
	Solitude (Preview) We've all been lonely. You may understand how one weary traveler felt as he sat alone on the edge of the bed in his motel room. He reached for the Gideon Bible in the drawer and opened it. Inside was a page that said, "If you are lonely and restless, read Psalm 23 and Psalm 27, Old Testament."...	Wren	2	595	Mar 6, 2007 by cindy
	54 year Sobriety Medallion (Preview) I thought perhaps some of you might be interested in seeing this gem. It is the 54 year Sobriety Medallion presented to Geneva Vessels. Her grandson gave it to us yesterday. I was not priviledged to know this awesome lady but her sobriety date is Jan 10, 1944. Miss Geneva passed away a few years ago b...	Mobirdie	6	686	Mar 6, 2007 by Phil
	Focus On Today (Preview) Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. -- Matthew 6:34 To worry about something ahead of time is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent on living a full life today. For instance, if we spend hours today worrying about an important test at schoo...	Quetzal	1	473	Mar 6, 2007 by amanda2u2
	24 Hours a Day ~ March 6th 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we must surrender, give up, admit that we're helpless. We surrender our lives to God and ask Him for help. When He knows that we're ready, He gives us by His grace the free gift of sobriety. And we can't take any credit for having stopped drinking, because we didn...	Sobrietyspell	0	504	Mar 6, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections March 6 (Preview) THE IDEA OF FAITH Do not let any prejudice you might have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 47 The idea of faith is a very large chunk to swallow when fear, doubt and anger abound in and around me. Sometimes just the idea of doi...	Doll	0	393	Mar 6, 2007 by Doll
	Help... (Preview) Hi, I'm new here and just hitting the point where I need positive reinforcement. I quit drinking last week for 6 days but I went off the wagon this weekend and now my old problems are back. I'm a drinker to curb my anxiety and panic attacks, but mostly they come in the morning from being hungover and I'm a "h...	akpetmom	9	631	Mar 6, 2007 by Laura
	Boy howdy (Preview) Hey out there, how are things? Just dropping a quick note to say hey and to let you all know that on Friday 3/9/07 I will be picking up my 1 yr. chip. Thanks to all of you and the whole AA family I have learned so much as to how to live this wonderful new life. Thank to you Phil just for being there, and just so t...	texas mike	7	466	Mar 5, 2007 by Laura
	making ammends (Preview) Sorry for the way I treated everyone over the past few days. especially Melora. I have looked at my part in it. It is my birthday and when my family come to stay I get anxious it brings up old behaviour in me and I start to act like the idiot I get treated like. Anyway it is not your fault and I wanted to say sorry...	Robert	10	625	Mar 5, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi (Preview) Just wanted to say I was able to get to a meeting tonight, it's been a while. And sitting through the meetin well just what I need, afterwards I left and well, just went into tears. the feeling of be overwhelme hit me, and well needed to cry and let go. It felt good do that, but I'm all better now,...	Tina	4	606	Mar 5, 2007 by Tina
	If it aint in the book (Preview) I find IF ITS NOT IN THE BOOK IT AINT AA. for example someone advised me as if he were a Dr before xmas and told me to come off a tablet i was taking. I nearly TOOK MY OWN LIFE beware of Dr aa!!	Robert	1	523	Mar 5, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Alanoner goes to an AA mtg (Preview) I had a terrible fight with my AHsober whom I am separated from (his choice). And of course I took it out on everyone at work. I knew I needed a meeting. This was on Mon and Alanon was on Tues and 30 miles away. So I went to the local open AA meeting Mon night. It was the best thing that I could of done for myself. I...	nmike	4	523	Mar 5, 2007 by amanda2u2
	tis been tooooo long!! (Preview) hello my friends in recovery!! sorry for my absence, gotta a few minutes at the library computer so here i am still sober! YAH :) providing i get through the next 8 days i'll have 4 months sober on the 10th. my life is going forward in so many ways i can't begin to tell you in this short time. Got move...	wantneeda	6	473	Mar 5, 2007 by wantneeda
	Ain't in the book (Preview) Thought I'd pass this on... "Remember your last drunk" Page 24, Paragraph 2: "We are unable, at times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago. We are without defense against the first drink....	RyanS	3	491	Mar 5, 2007 by Robert
	Making Today Restful (Preview) I believe there has been a grand plan for my life; so much has happened that I hadn't counted on. -- Louise Jerome What Louise believes might offer great comfort, particularly to a mind that is fraught with fear and uncertainty. But it's not all that important whether or not we believe that God...	Quetzal	0	448	Mar 5, 2007 by Quetzal
	As a sober woman (Preview) As a sober woman in AA, I have worked very hard in my years of recovery to come to terms with years of shame and abuse. As a sober woman in AA, I work hard to conduct myself with dignity and respect. As a sober woman in AA, I avoid places where woman are not treated with dignity and respect. As a so...	OkDokey	12	553	Mar 5, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hours a Day ~ 5th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Sometimes we try to hard to get this programme. It is better to relax and accept it. It will be given to us, with no effort on our part, if we stop trying too hard to get it. Sobriety can be a free fift of God, which he gives us by His grace when He knows we are ready for it. But, we have to be re...	Sobrietyspell	0	440	Mar 5, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections March 5 (Preview) A LIFELONG TASK "But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow 'take it easy?' That's what I want to know." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 I was never known for my patience. How many times have I asked, "Why should I wait, when I can have it all right now?&q...	Doll	0	554	Mar 5, 2007 by Doll
	Hey Everyone (Preview) Just dropped in to say hello. Celebrated a year of countinuous sobriety Wednesday! A.A. ROCKS!!!! I've been sick with a cold for a while now. Finally broke down and went to the doc. yesterday. Put me on some antibiotics. Antibiotics ROCK!!!! LOL! All I know is life is good and if it wasn't for s...	soberdrunk	5	442	Mar 5, 2007 by destinydreamer
	24 Hours a Day ~ 4th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Having surrendered our lives to God and put our drink problem in his hands doesn't mean that we'll never be tempted to drink. So we must build up strength for the time when temptation will come. In this quiet time, we read and pray and get our minds in the right mood for the day...	Sobrietyspell	0	471	Mar 4, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Hello, new here and to AA, need guidance please. (Preview) Hello everyone! This is my 'first time around', and God wiling my only time around in AA. I have 12 days sober now. I am a 34yr ols mother of 2 young children. My 2 questions are: How do I go about picking a sponsor? I don't want to ask too many people about it at the meetings and then risk hurting...	jessica4407	12	617	Mar 4, 2007 by texas mike
	Nora, The Piano-Playing Cat (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ860P4iTaM FUNNY AS MEOW -- Edited by Robert at 17:17, 2007-03-03	Robert	5	668	Mar 4, 2007 by Robert
	Higher Power as a Source (Preview) I've learned I can take care of myself, and what I can't do, God will do for me. -- Al-Anon member God, a Higher Power as we understand Him, is our source of guidance and positive change. This doesn't mean we're not responsible for ourselves. We are. But we aren't in this alone. Rec...	Quetzal	0	425	Mar 4, 2007 by Quetzal
	A recovery friend asked for this one.. (Preview) The Blame Game In my journey of healing from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) without realizing it for a great number of years I was constantly blaming others for my problems and for my pain. It is very typical for someone with BPD to honestly believe, while in the throes of a cognitively distort...	Phil	1	470	Mar 3, 2007 by amanda2u2
	24 Hours a Day ~ March 3rd 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ After we've made a surrender, the drink problem is out of our hands and in the hands of God. The thing we have to do is to be sure that we never reach out and take the problem back into our own hands. Leave it in God's hands. Whenever I'm tempted to take a drink, I must say to my...	Sobrietyspell	0	454	Mar 3, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Just for today (Preview) My sponsor has 30 yrs of sobriety. It makes my measly 9 1/2 yrs. look pretty small. When I bring this up to her she reminds that we all just have today--no matter how long we've been sober. Sometimes she tells a story in meetings of when she was about 20 yrs sober and a young man relatively new in sobriety cam...	OkDokey	2	461	Mar 3, 2007 by jae
	The Evolving Relationship (Preview) The most important move is to begin. We begin weaving by stringing vertical threads on a loom to form the foundation of a new cloth. Then horizontal threads are interlaced back and forth, and we create a fabric. As the cloth begins to form, new possibilities open before us. After we weave in the first co...	Quetzal	1	506	Mar 3, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Meeting our own Expectations (Preview) ArticlesDiscussionsUser InterestsUser LocationUser NameUser Email Doing The Best You Can It isn't always easy to meet the expectations we hold ourselves to. We may find ourselves in a situation such as just finishing a relaxing yoga class or meditation retreat, a serene session of d...	Wren	1	527	Mar 3, 2007 by amanda2u2
	question (Preview) Here's a hypothetical scenario: A husband and wife are at a dinner/drinking party at a bar with a room full of friends. The husband and wife are both drunk. The husband ends up slow dancing and making out with another woman in front of everyone at the party. Normally when there is music at this bar wh...	lanchas	4	445	Mar 2, 2007 by lanchas
	we are not god (Preview) The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success. On that basis we are almost always in collision with something or somebody, even though our motives are good. Most people try to live by self-propulsion. Each person is like an actor who wants to run the...	Robert	3	439	Mar 2, 2007 by Robert
	Human Limitations (Preview) I find it awfully hard to give myself a break. I don't know where that attitude comes from. -- Walker I. "I can't. I shouldn't. It's my fault." These self-abasing and self-defeating thoughts are expressions of shame. Because repeated thoughts turn into beliefs and lon...	Quetzal	1	423	Mar 2, 2007 by amanda2u2
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