Alcoholics Anonymous

Tina · Tina

Just for today I'm keeping thoughts simple and positive. One day at a time, been considering going for my drivers license for awhile and felt when the time is right. I'll be able to get it done, and when my higher power would set it in to play. I'm heading out on Monday to do the written par...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, the way is not clear. Our minds get clouded, confused. We aren't certain what our next step should be, what it will look like, what direction we are headed. This is the time to stop, ask for guidance, and rest. That is the time to let go of fear. Wait. Feel the confusion and chaos, and then l...

6_10_1987 · 6_10_1987

Hello, I am Seth and I am an alcoholic. Even though I have been going to meetings fairly regularly since I was introduced to AA 3 years ago, I have always been hung up on quite a few of the steps. Mainly 3, 6, 7 and 11. And the god part of step 5. I have worked on the other steps, including my version of 5, for...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Motives are important in dealing with other people. If we're frank with someone and that person gets upset, we might think he or she just can't handle our directness, our honesty. But "honesty" without love is more like brutal frankness. If we want to be confrontational, we have...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ There are two important things we have to do if we want to get sober and stay sober. First, having admitted that we're helpless before alcohol, we have to turn our alcoholic problem over to God and trust Him to take care of it for us. This means asking Him every morning for the stre...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ If we had absolute faith in the power of God to keep us from drinking and if we turned our drink problem entirely over to God without reservations, we wouldn't have to do anything more about it. We'd be free from drink once and for all. But since our faith is apt to be weak, we ha...

Tina · Tina

Hang on to any of the new Newfoundland Quarters. If you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The Canadian Mint announced today that it is recalling all of the Newfoundland quarters that are part of its program featuring quarters from each province. This action is being taken after nu...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thought for the Day ~ We also strengthen our faith by working with other alcoholics and finding that we can do nothing ourselves to help them, except to tell them our own story of how we found the way out. If the other person is helped, it's by the grace of God and not what we do or say. Our own faith is str...

Phil · Phil

Anger and Resentment - What's the Difference?Anger is normal; resentment is a killer Often you'll hear 12 Steppers make a statement like 'don't get angry, you'll slip.' If there's someone around with some time they may point out that resentment, not anger is the rea...

Phil · Phil

About Alcoholics Anonymous The AA Preamble Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is...

Doll · Doll

TODAY, IT'S MY CHOICE . . . we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.62 With the realization and acceptance that I had played a part in the way my life had turned out came a dramatic chang...

Doll · Doll

What did you think? Would/could you incorporate it into your soberiety?

Wren · Wren

Accepting The Journeys Of Others Each of us, in life, walks on the special path that the soul is destined to undertake. Our journeys are very different and we progress at different rates. The pitfalls and blessings we encounter are unique, yet we are all learning and no one form of kno...

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...

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	Keepin thoughts simple (Preview) Just for today I'm keeping thoughts simple and positive. One day at a time, been considering going for my drivers license for awhile and felt when the time is right. I'll be able to get it done, and when my higher power would set it in to play. I'm heading out on Monday to do the written par...	Tina	8	514	Mar 11, 2007 by Tina
	Letting Go Of Confusion (Preview) Sometimes, the way is not clear. Our minds get clouded, confused. We aren't certain what our next step should be, what it will look like, what direction we are headed. This is the time to stop, ask for guidance, and rest. That is the time to let go of fear. Wait. Feel the confusion and chaos, and then l...	Quetzal	0	726	Mar 11, 2007 by Quetzal
	Problems with the 'god' aspect of AA (Preview) Hello, I am Seth and I am an alcoholic. Even though I have been going to meetings fairly regularly since I was introduced to AA 3 years ago, I have always been hung up on quite a few of the steps. Mainly 3, 6, 7 and 11. And the god part of step 5. I have worked on the other steps, including my version of 5, for...	6_10_1987	22	725	Mar 10, 2007 by TLH
	Keeping Our Motives Honest (Preview) Motives are important in dealing with other people. If we're frank with someone and that person gets upset, we might think he or she just can't handle our directness, our honesty. But "honesty" without love is more like brutal frankness. If we want to be confrontational, we have...	Quetzal	2	538	Mar 10, 2007 by amanda2u2
	24 Hours a Day ~ March 7th 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ There are two important things we have to do if we want to get sober and stay sober. First, having admitted that we're helpless before alcohol, we have to turn our alcoholic problem over to God and trust Him to take care of it for us. This means asking Him every morning for the stre...	Sobrietyspell	2	471	Mar 10, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hours a Day ~ 9th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ If we had absolute faith in the power of God to keep us from drinking and if we turned our drink problem entirely over to God without reservations, we wouldn't have to do anything more about it. We'd be free from drink once and for all. But since our faith is apt to be weak, we ha...	Sobrietyspell	2	509	Mar 10, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	CANADIAN ALERT!!! Valuable Quarters (Preview) Hang on to any of the new Newfoundland Quarters. If you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The Canadian Mint announced today that it is recalling all of the Newfoundland quarters that are part of its program featuring quarters from each province. This action is being taken after nu...	Tina	2	504	Mar 10, 2007 by Tina
	24 Hours a Day ~ 10th March 2007 (Preview) Thought for the Day ~ We also strengthen our faith by working with other alcoholics and finding that we can do nothing ourselves to help them, except to tell them our own story of how we found the way out. If the other person is helped, it's by the grace of God and not what we do or say. Our own faith is str...	Sobrietyspell	0	431	Mar 10, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	The Difference between Anger and Resentment (Preview) Anger and Resentment - What's the Difference?Anger is normal; resentment is a killer Often you'll hear 12 Steppers make a statement like 'don't get angry, you'll slip.' If there's someone around with some time they may point out that resentment, not anger is the rea...	Phil	0	481	Mar 10, 2007 by Phil
	AA (Preview) About Alcoholics Anonymous The AA Preamble Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is...	Phil	0	451	Mar 10, 2007 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Mar 10 (Preview) TODAY, IT'S MY CHOICE . . . we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.62 With the realization and acceptance that I had played a part in the way my life had turned out came a dramatic chang...	Doll	0	445	Mar 10, 2007 by Doll
	Have you seen "The Secret" ? Just curious (Preview) What did you think? Would/could you incorporate it into your soberiety?	Doll	6	967	Mar 10, 2007 by Doll
	Others' Freedom (Preview) Accepting The Journeys Of Others Each of us, in life, walks on the special path that the soul is destined to undertake. Our journeys are very different and we progress at different rates. The pitfalls and blessings we encounter are unique, yet we are all learning and no one form of kno...	Wren	1	426	Mar 9, 2007 by Laura
	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	453	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	479	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	491	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	484	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	440	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	617	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	508	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	691	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	421	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	445	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	497	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	366	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	419	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	423	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	526	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	513	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	414	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	481	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	1348	Mar 7, 2007 by timverton
	Prayers for grandson (Preview) My oldest grandson attempted suicide last night. Prayers would be appreciated. Bill	MsgBo	9	840	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	599	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	689	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	476	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	507	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	397	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	636	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	469	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	629	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	615	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	527	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	527	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	477	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	495	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	460	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	557	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	444	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	559	Mar 5, 2007 by Doll
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