Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

This is very much a posting from the heart. My soul is now bare & ready to be fulfilled from the inside out with God as my source & the goodness & wisdom of my fellows for inspiration. I've been keeping up with people's stories & messages here for a few weeks & been gaining st...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ Over a period of drinking years, we've proved to ourselves and to everybody else that we can't stop drinking by our own will-power. We have been proved helpless before the the power of alcohol. So the only way we could stop drinking was by turning to a Power greater than our...

Doll · Doll

HOPE Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement...

barisax · barisax

I was wondering... is anyone interested in posting their story? Most parts of the country (USA) this is done in meetings but called by different names, "speaker", "share", "lead", etc. Obviously we'd be talking about a short form, and speaking for myself I...

Robert · Robert

why is it there is always one? I go to uni and there is one person who seems to really bug me, she has a bad attitude and seems to dislike me, I feel uncomfortable when she is there, we do alot of group work and I find it difficult to talk to her when her back is facing me! I shouldnt give her power and all that but h...

foolscap · foolscap

Hey guys and gals. I'm new on here. I'm starting this topic, though I know it has been addressed many times on this board. I need some experience, strength and hope on being almost 4 years sober and choosing to let my anger over the irresponsibility and callousness of others take over my world s...

Tina · Tina

Here's an update from my post the other day Talked to my son again, told him that I've had enough and that I've cut him off completely. (money, etc) Gave Him a certain time limit to get himself a job. Left a note this mornin for him to be out looking for a job by the time I get up, No more excus...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It is our job to identify our needs, and then determine a balanced way of getting those needs met. We ultimately expect our Higher Power and the Universe - not one particular person - to be our source. It is unreasonable to expect anyone to be able or willing to meet our every request. We are responsible f...

timverton · timverton

The getaway for "a few days" turned into a week. The Lost Coast of California was more beautiful and soul-soothing than I had remembered. No phone in the room. No cell phone reception. Peace and quiet but for the surf crashing outside the bedroom balcony door. A heard of about t...

JoBredaNL · JoBredaNL

Does any body has step 4 excample? I am bussy but confused!!! Please advice!! Sober regatds jo

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ When I find myself thinking about taking a drink, I say to myself: "Don't reach out and take that problem back. You've given it to God and there's nothing you can do about it." So I forgot about the drink. One of the most important parts of the A.A. program is t...

Doll · Doll

IT WORKS It works -- it really does. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 88 When I got sober I initially had faith only in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Desperation and fear kept me sober (and maybe a caring and/or tough sponsor helped!). Faith in a Higher Power came much later. This faith came slowly at fi...

Marti · Marti

I'm going on my 4th consecutive day of sobriety. I haven't gone this long without at drink in over 6 months. I feel really good, although there are moments I feel a slight urge. But anyway...Friday night I am invited / expected to attend a birthday bash for my best friend in a club here in NYC....

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. Many folks do not understand the meanings of the Serenity Prayer, and of consequence are left in a limbo of constant confusion as they continue to battle the condition...

psychoktty · psychoktty

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/02/25/forgive.ap/index.html

red8954 · red8954

I am new at this chatting business. So forgive if I err. I have a few 24 hours, but I sometimes miss other's conversations. It always reminds me of where I come from. My husband and myself are AA people,but don't get to face to face very often. Some of the most simples things have kept me sober....

Laura · Laura

So, today it's been 14 days since I last had alcohol. I know that I don't know what the future holds for me and alcohol. All I can do is concentrate on today and, more specifically, this hour. I'm beginning to understand the "let go and let God" feeling--just beginning to. Today...

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	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	471	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	1340	Mar 7, 2007 by timverton
	Prayers for grandson (Preview) My oldest grandson attempted suicide last night. Prayers would be appreciated. Bill	MsgBo	9	833	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	592	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	683	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	470	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	391	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	604	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	447	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	666	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
	Co~dependency No more.. Please! God be willing as I am x (Preview) This is very much a posting from the heart. My soul is now bare & ready to be fulfilled from the inside out with God as my source & the goodness & wisdom of my fellows for inspiration. I've been keeping up with people's stories & messages here for a few weeks & been gaining st...	Sobrietyspell	4	541	Mar 2, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hours a Day ~ March 2nd 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ Over a period of drinking years, we've proved to ourselves and to everybody else that we can't stop drinking by our own will-power. We have been proved helpless before the the power of alcohol. So the only way we could stop drinking was by turning to a Power greater than our...	Sobrietyspell	0	520	Mar 2, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections March 2 (Preview) HOPE Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement...	Doll	0	478	Mar 2, 2007 by Doll
	Mini-Lead, Story, Share (Preview) I was wondering... is anyone interested in posting their story? Most parts of the country (USA) this is done in meetings but called by different names, "speaker", "share", "lead", etc. Obviously we'd be talking about a short form, and speaking for myself I...	barisax	5	4330	Mar 2, 2007 by timverton
	theres always one (Preview) why is it there is always one? I go to uni and there is one person who seems to really bug me, she has a bad attitude and seems to dislike me, I feel uncomfortable when she is there, we do alot of group work and I find it difficult to talk to her when her back is facing me! I shouldnt give her power and all that but h...	Robert	3	485	Mar 1, 2007 by RyanS
	Anger: The New Drug! (Preview) Hey guys and gals. I'm new on here. I'm starting this topic, though I know it has been addressed many times on this board. I need some experience, strength and hope on being almost 4 years sober and choosing to let my anger over the irresponsibility and callousness of others take over my world s...	foolscap	3	444	Mar 1, 2007 by mikey50
	Update on my post (Preview) Here's an update from my post the other day Talked to my son again, told him that I've had enough and that I've cut him off completely. (money, etc) Gave Him a certain time limit to get himself a job. Left a note this mornin for him to be out looking for a job by the time I get up, No more excus...	Tina	3	537	Mar 1, 2007 by Tina
	Expectations of Others (Preview) It is our job to identify our needs, and then determine a balanced way of getting those needs met. We ultimately expect our Higher Power and the Universe - not one particular person - to be our source. It is unreasonable to expect anyone to be able or willing to meet our every request. We are responsible f...	Quetzal	2	458	Mar 1, 2007 by OkDokey
	Because Phil asked... (Preview) The getaway for "a few days" turned into a week. The Lost Coast of California was more beautiful and soul-soothing than I had remembered. No phone in the room. No cell phone reception. Peace and quiet but for the surf crashing outside the bedroom balcony door. A heard of about t...	timverton	4	451	Mar 1, 2007 by Phil
	Step 4 excample (Preview) Does any body has step 4 excample? I am bussy but confused!!! Please advice!! Sober regatds jo	JoBredaNL	1	526	Mar 1, 2007 by Phil
	24 Hours a Day ~ Feb Mar 1st 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ When I find myself thinking about taking a drink, I say to myself: "Don't reach out and take that problem back. You've given it to God and there's nothing you can do about it." So I forgot about the drink. One of the most important parts of the A.A. program is t...	Sobrietyspell	0	435	Mar 1, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections March 1 (Preview) IT WORKS It works -- it really does. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 88 When I got sober I initially had faith only in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Desperation and fear kept me sober (and maybe a caring and/or tough sponsor helped!). Faith in a Higher Power came much later. This faith came slowly at fi...	Doll	0	401	Mar 1, 2007 by Doll
	understanding (Preview) I'm going on my 4th consecutive day of sobriety. I haven't gone this long without at drink in over 6 months. I feel really good, although there are moments I feel a slight urge. But anyway...Friday night I am invited / expected to attend a birthday bash for my best friend in a club here in NYC....	Marti	5	440	Mar 1, 2007 by Quetzal
	Took this kid 8000 days...before it finally clicked in.. (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. Many folks do not understand the meanings of the Serenity Prayer, and of consequence are left in a limbo of constant confusion as they continue to battle the condition...	Phil	3	23785	Mar 1, 2007 by lanchas
	Ninth Step in the News Again (Preview) http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/02/25/forgive.ap/index.html	psychoktty	4	668	Feb 28, 2007 by Laura
	A greeting to all (Preview) I am new at this chatting business. So forgive if I err. I have a few 24 hours, but I sometimes miss other's conversations. It always reminds me of where I come from. My husband and myself are AA people,but don't get to face to face very often. Some of the most simples things have kept me sober....	red8954	8	471	Feb 28, 2007 by Wren
	Living with people who drink (Preview) So, today it's been 14 days since I last had alcohol. I know that I don't know what the future holds for me and alcohol. All I can do is concentrate on today and, more specifically, this hour. I'm beginning to understand the "let go and let God" feeling--just beginning to. Today...	Laura	9	467	Feb 28, 2007 by destinydreamer
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