Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you. -- Madeline Bridges Sometimes we feel lazy or bored, and then we don't do our best work. Perhaps we are daydreaming instead of listening closely to what a friend is trying to tell us. When we are not really paying attention to our...

Doll · Doll

AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and directio...

hippietrippiechick · hippietrippiechick

I go to mostly the Al-anon part of this website, and I was wondering if you AA's might come together and find out a way to help me. My A let me read a story in the 4th edition on the BB. I started out with the part of How it works they read in meetings. I cannot to this alone. Does ANYONE out there have copies o...

Wren · Wren

Elder's Meditation of the Day - January 6 "When we're through with this earth and all these problems, we don't have to come back. But as long as we're here we have a job to do and a purpose to fulfill and that means dealing with the circumstances around us." ...

mmerlino · mmerlino

Lately, things in my life seem to be going in circles. And, as I led a meeting I realized that if I surrender on a daily basis. I will not only become one with my HP, but also find that my option to use and the choice to use is eliminated. Because, with that surrender I adapt my will to my&n...

Wren · Wren

Transformation In life we will go through many transformations. During these periods of reconstruction and rebirth we come into a fuller awareness of who we are, and what we can become. A couple of images come to mind, that of the caterpillar becoming the butterfly, or of the phoenix bird rising out o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Vulnerability Some of us may have made a decision that no one was ever going to hurt us again. We may automatically go on "feelings freeze mode" when faced with emotional pain. Or, we may terminate a relationship the first time we feel hurt. Hurt feelings are a part of life, relationships, and reco...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Feelings of hurt or anger can be some of the most difficult to face. We can feel so vulnerable, frightened, and powerless when these feelings appear. And these feelings may trigger memories of other, similar times when we felt powerless. Sometimes, to gain a sense of c...

Phil · Phil

Right on with 90 days eh....Happy Birthday!! Lot of new miracles.. on this board, over the last while.. You are one of them.... Keep on truckin!! I celebrated one on New Years day....and Im as old as dirt...and still learning how to live..life on lifes terms sober... We nev...

Quetzal · Quetzal

There are important steps I need to take if I want new relationships to last. I need to allow a new relationship to grow in a healthy way by giving it the time it needs. When I go too fast in a relationship, necessary stages are overlooked, and I might find myself in a relationship destined to fail. Whe...

Doll · Doll

DO I HAVE A CHOICE? The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.24 My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no c...

Wren · Wren

Looking for the similarities rather than the differences...Wren "Poverty is in separatism. Abundance is in unity." -- Torkom Saraydarian Watch for those times when you perceive yourself to be separate from the rest of the world. When you find yourself feeling uncomfortable, threa...

Doll · Doll

AT THE TURNING POINT Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 Every day I stand at turning points. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me dow...

Robert · Robert

Well I did it! I came off anti depressants, the important message is I did it according to the Dr. People have been saying all kinds of rubbish in the meetings about them, the only one which was valid was "I am not qualified to talk about prescriptions- talk to a Dr" and thats what I did. I am really...

Quetzal · Quetzal

About the time I wish I were dead, something falls in my path about which I make a difference. Then I figure God was saving me for that. -- Janice Clark Not everybody has the easy faith that Janice has, but perhaps we could all cultivate it. They say it's never too late to make a friend of God who's bee...

cindy · cindy

the only sure thing in life is change....my dad's funeral was on thursday...i have always liked the way the salvation army guys put it when one of their own passes "promoted to glory". i like to think of dad as being that.i moved into my new place while this was going on too. its a beautiful place. t...

Phil · Phil

I've learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that, regardless of...

wantneeda · wantneeda

been too long since i was here last,,, anyways, doing pretty good today got lots on my plate got moved...thank God very blessed, i left the transition house with pretty much everything i needed and more. Amazing currently waiting on a jopb verification, been struggling with some things t...

cooncatbob · cooncatbob

Received an e-mail from a friend back in my old home town, bad news an old family friend died alone in his apartment around Christmas. Howard was assistant manager of this apartment complex and hadn't been seen for several days. The listed cause of death is probably a heart attack but we know better, Ho...

Doll · Doll

THE VICTORY OF SURRENDER We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITION...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Without discipline, there's no life at all. -- Katharine Hepburn We all have deadlines we must meet. We have bills to pay, responsibilities at work, children with school projects --all the innumerable small markers that push life forward. When we realize we're procrastinating, we nee...

Doll · Doll

I logged on to bitch about God* having a sense of humor......and that I am not amused........You see, my 16 yr old has gotten himself kicked out of school and I refuse to let him quit, so after much praying and many phone calls I finally found a private one that I can SOMEWHAT afford.....We enrolle...

wandajf · wandajf

Some real wisdom in this little story: Death was walking toward a city one morning and a man asked, "What are you going to do?" "I'm going to take 100 people," Death replied. "That's horrible!" the man said. "That's the way it is." Death said. "That...

annmarie · annmarie

Hi everyone, My ex bf is an alcoholic. I am an alanoner, and I have gotton some great advice from you in the past. I was hoping you would help me again. I left my bf a few weeks ago. His binges were too much for me, almost constant disappearing and drinking. I got a new place and left. I felt it was all I coul...

Doll · Doll

TOTAL ACCEPTANCE He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.152 Only an alcoholic can u...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Agreement is usually not necessary. Many of us have lived as if we always had to be right. We did not stop to notice that other things we cared about were being lost such as friends who got tired of our persistent need to be right, or children whose self-esteem was undermined when there was no room f...

mmerlino · mmerlino

I have always heard this statement. And, I recently hear it from my boyfriend. Because, I was taking and using my past against us in our relationship. This week-end past. His sponsor took him and his sponsees to Vegas. Boy, that was a good one. I did not know how...

barisax · barisax

Anybody who has been around a while knows this to be true. Some people read this as "We are not all saints". I read it as "There is not a saint among us". The truth be told, there is not a saint among the saints. Not the kind we are told about, those totally selfless, perfect people who have never hurt anyone,...

Phil · Phil

CAM has 90 days today.....Happy Birthday Christine!! -- Edited by Phil at 17:05, 2006-12-28

Nvizable_Mike · Nvizable_Mike

I would like to thank all of you who sent Christmas cards and care packages to us at the Miricales in Progress recovery house. Your support ment so mutch to all of us. As Christmas aproched I was feeling so alone and was sarting to f...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Separating from Family Issues We can draw a healthy line, a healthy boundary, between our nuclear family and ourselves. We can separate ourselves from their issues. Some of us may have family members who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs and who are not in re...

Doll · Doll

BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.19 It's usually pretty easy for me to be pleasant to the people in an A.A. se...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.... -- Antoine de Saint Exupery If we look at the world through suspicious or angry eyes, we'll find a world that mirrors our expectations -- a world where tension will mount, arguments will abound, strife will be present where none need be. Howe...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm being as stupid as I was when I was drinking lately... apparently I'm very good at hurting people right now... I don't think the divorce is stupidity at all, that's the one thing I'm sure of... in a way this possibility of going into a new relationship might be stupidity... but we're taking it slow, n...

timverton · timverton

Yes...Brought in the New Year with the old, nicely fizzy Alka Seltzer Plus cocktails and a couple of shots of Robitussin. My sponsor was down with a cold/flu over Christmas and he let me know via e-mail of his malaise. Well, I thought I had virus protection here but that one must have slipped through bec...

Phil · Phil

Five recovering alcoholics, standing on a bridge. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? There are still five - because there's a difference between "deciding" and "doing."

Quetzal · Quetzal

Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even though the peopl...

Doll · Doll

POWERLESS We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the founda...

Robert · Robert

HAPPY NEW YEAR. ALL THE BEST ROB PS thanks for all the support.

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, Last week I received a 'phone call from a member of AA that I know well. She was on 'phone service and asked me to get in touch with a lady who lives my area who had contacted the helpline. I called her, but she didn't want to talk. I gave her my mobile 'phone number and left it at that. Thi...

Robert · Robert

I just wanted to share with you. I have had an afternoon nap and woke up, went to the kitchen to make a cuppa and there was a bottle of plonk, my girlfriend has had a glass, no worries for me taking any or anything, aint that wonderful? I have no desire to drink the content, and she knows it.

Quetzal · Quetzal

It is clear the future holds opportunities - it also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to seize the opportunities, avoid the pitfalls, and get back home by 6:00. -- Woody Allen Sometimes we take ourselves far too seriously. We draw our lives in the absolutes of black and white, with no shadings o...

Doll · Doll

FIRST, THE FOUNDATION Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning. As Bill Sees It, p. 8 Practicing the A.A. program is like building a house. First I had to pour a big, thick concrete slab on which to erect the house; that, to me, was the...

RyanS · RyanS

I got hungry tonight, went to digging around in the deep freezer. I just made the last payment on this damned thing, 400 total. (Freezer coils wrap all the way around. It's big enough to live in. It rocks.) And the only thing of mine in it was ground beef and two corn dogs. For months, I got plenty of satisfa...

mmerlino · mmerlino

A friend in recovery just gave this to me. Thought it would be a great way to start the New Year and Day for All Please enjoy and have a Wonderful New Year!! This is from a daily affirmation book: Today I have a fresh start. I choose to begin a new letting go of un...

Phil · Phil

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be...

Doll · Doll

Happy New Year! January 1, 2007 Daily Reflections "I AM A MIRACLE" The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could n...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The new is but the old come true; each sunrise sees a New Year Born. -- Helen Hunt Jackson We know that a totally new life can begin on any day of a year, at any hour of the day, or at any moment of an hour. That new life began the moment we decided to surrender and admit to powerlessness over a substance or an imp...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky; The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. -- Alfred, Lord Tennyson Past New Year's Eves may have meant times of excessive chemical use. We may have embarrassed ourselves in many ways. We may have...

Wren · Wren

Living in harmony "Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from the ability to cope with it." -- Unknown Source Angeles Arrien says that life will be simple if we follow the four-fold way counselled by indigenous peoples: 1. Show up, being present with all four mental, emotional, p...

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	Giving Our Best (Preview) Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you. -- Madeline Bridges Sometimes we feel lazy or bored, and then we don't do our best work. Perhaps we are daydreaming instead of listening closely to what a friend is trying to tell us. When we are not really paying attention to our...	Quetzal	1	385	Jan 9, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Daily Reflections Jan 9 (Preview) AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and directio...	Doll	0	296	Jan 9, 2007 by Doll
	Need some help from AA (Preview) I go to mostly the Al-anon part of this website, and I was wondering if you AA's might come together and find out a way to help me. My A let me read a story in the 4th edition on the BB. I started out with the part of How it works they read in meetings. I cannot to this alone. Does ANYONE out there have copies o...	hippietrippiechick	4	532	Jan 8, 2007 by nmike
	Elder's Meditation (Preview) Elder's Meditation of the Day - January 6 "When we're through with this earth and all these problems, we don't have to come back. But as long as we're here we have a job to do and a purpose to fulfill and that means dealing with the circumstances around us." ...	Wren	1	353	Jan 8, 2007 by wandajf
	Faith and Trust (Preview) Lately, things in my life seem to be going in circles. And, as I led a meeting I realized that if I surrender on a daily basis. I will not only become one with my HP, but also find that my option to use and the choice to use is eliminated. Because, with that surrender I adapt my will to my&n...	mmerlino	3	414	Jan 8, 2007 by mmerlino
	Transformation (Preview) Transformation In life we will go through many transformations. During these periods of reconstruction and rebirth we come into a fuller awareness of who we are, and what we can become. A couple of images come to mind, that of the caterpillar becoming the butterfly, or of the phoenix bird rising out o...	Wren	1	376	Jan 8, 2007 by Phil
	Vulnerability (Preview) Vulnerability Some of us may have made a decision that no one was ever going to hurt us again. We may automatically go on "feelings freeze mode" when faced with emotional pain. Or, we may terminate a relationship the first time we feel hurt. Hurt feelings are a part of life, relationships, and reco...	Quetzal	1	334	Jan 8, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Dealing with Painful Feelings (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go*. Feelings of hurt or anger can be some of the most difficult to face. We can feel so vulnerable, frightened, and powerless when these feelings appear. And these feelings may trigger memories of other, similar times when we felt powerless. Sometimes, to gain a sense of c...	Phil	4	518	Jan 8, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Hey M and M...s (Preview) Right on with 90 days eh....Happy Birthday!! Lot of new miracles.. on this board, over the last while.. You are one of them.... Keep on truckin!! I celebrated one on New Years day....and Im as old as dirt...and still learning how to live..life on lifes terms sober... We nev...	Phil	6	384	Jan 8, 2007 by amanda2u2
	New Relationships (Preview) There are important steps I need to take if I want new relationships to last. I need to allow a new relationship to grow in a healthy way by giving it the time it needs. When I go too fast in a relationship, necessary stages are overlooked, and I might find myself in a relationship destined to fail. Whe...	Quetzal	0	363	Jan 8, 2007 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Jan 8 (Preview) DO I HAVE A CHOICE? The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.24 My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no c...	Doll	0	329	Jan 8, 2007 by Doll
	Contemplate Unity (Preview) Looking for the similarities rather than the differences...Wren "Poverty is in separatism. Abundance is in unity." -- Torkom Saraydarian Watch for those times when you perceive yourself to be separate from the rest of the world. When you find yourself feeling uncomfortable, threa...	Wren	0	290	Jan 7, 2007 by Wren
	Daily Reflections Jan 7 (Preview) AT THE TURNING POINT Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 Every day I stand at turning points. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me dow...	Doll	0	324	Jan 7, 2007 by Doll
	Change (Preview) Well I did it! I came off anti depressants, the important message is I did it according to the Dr. People have been saying all kinds of rubbish in the meetings about them, the only one which was valid was "I am not qualified to talk about prescriptions- talk to a Dr" and thats what I did. I am really...	Robert	5	380	Jan 7, 2007 by Robert
	Cultivating An Easy Faith (Preview) About the time I wish I were dead, something falls in my path about which I make a difference. Then I figure God was saving me for that. -- Janice Clark Not everybody has the easy faith that Janice has, but perhaps we could all cultivate it. They say it's never too late to make a friend of God who's bee...	Quetzal	0	315	Jan 7, 2007 by Quetzal
	life death and change (Preview) the only sure thing in life is change....my dad's funeral was on thursday...i have always liked the way the salvation army guys put it when one of their own passes "promoted to glory". i like to think of dad as being that.i moved into my new place while this was going on too. its a beautiful place. t...	cindy	2	380	Jan 6, 2007 by Wren
	Learning... (Preview) I've learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that, regardless of...	Phil	2	400	Jan 6, 2007 by timverton
	miss'n ya (Preview) been too long since i was here last,,, anyways, doing pretty good today got lots on my plate got moved...thank God very blessed, i left the transition house with pretty much everything i needed and more. Amazing currently waiting on a jopb verification, been struggling with some things t...	wantneeda	1	381	Jan 6, 2007 by Phil
	Lost another one. (Preview) Received an e-mail from a friend back in my old home town, bad news an old family friend died alone in his apartment around Christmas. Howard was assistant manager of this apartment complex and hadn't been seen for several days. The listed cause of death is probably a heart attack but we know better, Ho...	cooncatbob	8	431	Jan 6, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Daily Reflections Jan 6 (Preview) THE VICTORY OF SURRENDER We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITION...	Doll	0	581	Jan 6, 2007 by Doll
	Meeting Deadlines (Preview) Without discipline, there's no life at all. -- Katharine Hepburn We all have deadlines we must meet. We have bills to pay, responsibilities at work, children with school projects --all the innumerable small markers that push life forward. When we realize we're procrastinating, we nee...	Quetzal	0	312	Jan 6, 2007 by Quetzal
	Well, now, I feel stupid (Preview) I logged on to bitch about God* having a sense of humor......and that I am not amused........You see, my 16 yr old has gotten himself kicked out of school and I refuse to let him quit, so after much praying and many phone calls I finally found a private one that I can SOMEWHAT afford.....We enrolle...	Doll	3	360	Jan 5, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Food for thought (Preview) Some real wisdom in this little story: Death was walking toward a city one morning and a man asked, "What are you going to do?" "I'm going to take 100 people," Death replied. "That's horrible!" the man said. "That's the way it is." Death said. "That...	wandajf	3	405	Jan 5, 2007 by MsgBo
	how much does it take? (Preview) Hi everyone, My ex bf is an alcoholic. I am an alanoner, and I have gotton some great advice from you in the past. I was hoping you would help me again. I left my bf a few weeks ago. His binges were too much for me, almost constant disappearing and drinking. I got a new place and left. I felt it was all I coul...	annmarie	4	523	Jan 5, 2007 by annmarie
	Daily Reflections Jan 5 (Preview) TOTAL ACCEPTANCE He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.152 Only an alcoholic can u...	Doll	0	349	Jan 5, 2007 by Doll
	Differences (Preview) Agreement is usually not necessary. Many of us have lived as if we always had to be right. We did not stop to notice that other things we cared about were being lost such as friends who got tired of our persistent need to be right, or children whose self-esteem was undermined when there was no room f...	Quetzal	0	323	Jan 5, 2007 by Quetzal
	Letting Go and Letting God (Preview) I have always heard this statement. And, I recently hear it from my boyfriend. Because, I was taking and using my past against us in our relationship. This week-end past. His sponsor took him and his sponsees to Vegas. Boy, that was a good one. I did not know how...	mmerlino	3	520	Jan 5, 2007 by mmerlino
	We Are Not Saints (Preview) Anybody who has been around a while knows this to be true. Some people read this as "We are not all saints". I read it as "There is not a saint among us". The truth be told, there is not a saint among the saints. Not the kind we are told about, those totally selfless, perfect people who have never hurt anyone,...	barisax	4	1964	Jan 4, 2007 by cooncatbob
	Psssst...Hey Cam!! (Preview) CAM has 90 days today.....Happy Birthday Christine!! -- Edited by Phil at 17:05, 2006-12-28	Phil	8	454	Jan 4, 2007 by Quetzal
	THANKX FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS (Preview) I would like to thank all of you who sent Christmas cards and care packages to us at the Miricales in Progress recovery house. Your support ment so mutch to all of us. As Christmas aproched I was feeling so alone and was sarting to f...	Nvizable_Mike	2	424	Jan 4, 2007 by Quetzal
	For Those That are Going Through....some of this stuff eh... (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go. Separating from Family Issues* We can draw a healthy line, a healthy boundary, between our nuclear family and ourselves. We can separate ourselves from their issues. Some of us may have family members who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs and who are not in re...	Phil	2	542	Jan 4, 2007 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Jan 4 (Preview) BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.19 It's usually pretty easy for me to be pleasant to the people in an A.A. se...	Doll	0	321	Jan 4, 2007 by Doll
	When we see with our hearts .... (Preview) It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.... -- Antoine de Saint Exupery If we look at the world through suspicious or angry eyes, we'll find a world that mirrors our expectations -- a world where tension will mount, arguments will abound, strife will be present where none need be. Howe...	Quetzal	0	398	Jan 4, 2007 by Quetzal
	stupidity (Preview) I'm being as stupid as I was when I was drinking lately... apparently I'm very good at hurting people right now... I don't think the divorce is stupidity at all, that's the one thing I'm sure of... in a way this possibility of going into a new relationship might be stupidity... but we're taking it slow, n...	LisaF	2	363	Jan 3, 2007 by Doll
	New Year Cocktails (Preview) Yes...Brought in the New Year with the old, nicely fizzy Alka Seltzer Plus cocktails and a couple of shots of Robitussin. My sponsor was down with a cold/flu over Christmas and he let me know via e-mail of his malaise. Well, I thought I had virus protection here but that one must have slipped through bec...	timverton	5	432	Jan 3, 2007 by cooncatbob
	The Bridge (Preview) Five recovering alcoholics, standing on a bridge. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? There are still five - because there's a difference between "deciding" and "doing."	Phil	1	399	Jan 3, 2007 by Ironman
	Moving Forward (Preview) Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even though the peopl...	Quetzal	1	326	Jan 3, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Daily Reflections Jan 3 (Preview) POWERLESS We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the founda...	Doll	0	1688	Jan 3, 2007 by Doll
	HAPPY NEW YEAR (Preview) HAPPY NEW YEAR. ALL THE BEST ROB PS thanks for all the support.	Robert	12	445	Jan 3, 2007 by Robert
	Putting Back Into AA! (Preview) Hi everyone, Last week I received a 'phone call from a member of AA that I know well. She was on 'phone service and asked me to get in touch with a lady who lives my area who had contacted the helpline. I called her, but she didn't want to talk. I gave her my mobile 'phone number and left it at that. Thi...	Quetzal	2	595	Jan 2, 2007 by Sick of being sick
	Trust (Preview) I just wanted to share with you. I have had an afternoon nap and woke up, went to the kitchen to make a cuppa and there was a bottle of plonk, my girlfriend has had a glass, no worries for me taking any or anything, aint that wonderful? I have no desire to drink the content, and she knows it.	Robert	1	350	Jan 2, 2007 by Zster
	Taking Ourselves Too Seriously (Preview) It is clear the future holds opportunities - it also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to seize the opportunities, avoid the pitfalls, and get back home by 6:00. -- Woody Allen Sometimes we take ourselves far too seriously. We draw our lives in the absolutes of black and white, with no shadings o...	Quetzal	3	549	Jan 2, 2007 by Zster
	Daily Reflections Jan 2 (Preview) FIRST, THE FOUNDATION Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning. As Bill Sees It, p. 8 Practicing the A.A. program is like building a house. First I had to pour a big, thick concrete slab on which to erect the house; that, to me, was the...	Doll	0	288	Jan 2, 2007 by Doll
	Turbulent beginnings (Preview) I got hungry tonight, went to digging around in the deep freezer. I just made the last payment on this damned thing, 400 total. (Freezer coils wrap all the way around. It's big enough to live in. It rocks.) And the only thing of mine in it was ground beef and two corn dogs. For months, I got plenty of satisfa...	RyanS	2	2585	Jan 1, 2007 by Phil
	Welcoming a New Day and New Year (Preview) *A friend in recovery just gave this to me. Thought it would be* *a great way to start the New Year and Day for All* *Please enjoy and have a Wonderful New Year!!* This is from a daily affirmation book: Today I have a fresh start. I choose to begin a new letting go of un...	mmerlino	0	465	Jan 1, 2007 by mmerlino
	Last Post For 2006....Wishing each of you, another sober 24...and thanks for being here.. (Preview) And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be...	Phil	4	421	Jan 1, 2007 by timverton
	Daily Reflections Jan 1 (Preview) Happy New Year! January 1, 2007 Daily Reflections "I AM A MIRACLE" The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could n...	Doll	0	320	Jan 1, 2007 by Doll
	A New Beginning (Preview) The new is but the old come true; each sunrise sees a New Year Born. -- Helen Hunt Jackson We know that a totally new life can begin on any day of a year, at any hour of the day, or at any moment of an hour. That new life began the moment we decided to surrender and admit to powerlessness over a substance or an imp...	Quetzal	0	394	Jan 1, 2007 by Quetzal
	Tonight is an ending; tonight is a beginning (Preview) Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky; The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. -- Alfred, Lord Tennyson Past New Year's Eves may have meant times of excessive chemical use. We may have embarrassed ourselves in many ways. We may have...	Quetzal	3	656	Dec 31, 2006 by nmike
	Harmony (Preview) Living in harmony "Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from the ability to cope with it." -- Unknown Source Angeles Arrien says that life will be simple if we follow the four-fold way counselled by indigenous peoples: 1. Show up, being present with all four mental, emotional, p...	Wren	1	343	Dec 31, 2006 by Sick of being sick
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