Alcoholics Anonymous

LaneysMom · LaneysMom

Gosh, I don't even know where to start. My battle with alcohol is a long and horrific one. I've been close to death more times than I probably know. I was assaulted, I've gotten a DUI, I woken up in places and not known where I was or how I got there. I've flirted with sobriety in t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, Jarrod and Robert have both shared so much this evening and it made me want to share, too. And, it has done me good. I have been feeling pretty down all day, but looking back at where my drinking was taking me, I feel I have so much to be grateful for and to feel good about. Anyway, here's my st...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

There was a post last year, somewhere, that really made a difference in my enjoyment of the holidays,,, and I'd like to share the concept with you all now: We often have ideas about what the holidays are 'supposed to' be. Family is supposed to get together. We are supposed to have a nice b...

cindy · cindy

suffering sucks, i hate that part of recovery. it seems necessary to process the emotions however, cause if you dont they come out sideways and it can get self destructive. sometimes i dont get why it has to hurt so much then something happens to show me the reasons. there is always reasons and its alway...

Robert · Robert

72489322 for me,. oh 72489323 oh 72489324 I think i better lie down!! you check!! http://silkworth.net/aa/calc.html

Quetzal · Quetzal

Everything's got a moral if only you can find it. -- Lewis Carroll We must make many choices in our recovery. Some of these will strengthen our character, for they will be hard to make and sometimes even harder to accept. One of the most meaningful sayings in our program is Let go and let God. We und...

tina · tina

Got this sent to me, hope you enjoy it. lol, takes one away from thinkin Finally! -- a Blonde GUY Joke! Blonde guy gets home early from work and hears strange noises coming from the bedroom. He rushes upstairs to find his wife naked on the bed, sweating and panting. "What's up?"...

Robert · Robert

I had been drinking since I was 15. It made me feel human for the first time in my life. It took away my fear and gave me an inner glow I never felt before. Most importantly it took me out of myself. I soon discovered that if I drank enough, I got this mystery power and id wake in the morni...

Jon · Jon

Hi, Im Jon a 32 year old alcoholic from NJ. Last year i recieved my 4th DUI. I'm right out of rehab and looking for all the help I can get. I hope to get to know some of you. thanks, jon N

Robert · Robert

http://www.xa-speakers.org/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=13-- Edited by Robert at 11:44, 2006-12-08

CAM · CAM

"God grant the Serenity to accept the person i cannot change, Courage to change the person i can, Wisdom to know that person is me.

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

This is the worst I've felt in a long time. Part of me just wants to fire my sponsor, say f AA, and go it alone. These past two nights I've just layed in bed crying. I feel so horrible. I don't really know what's causing it either. I called my psych doctor yesterday and tried to set an appointment to no avail...

CAM · CAM

"We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us" "One's first step in wisdom is to question everything and one's last is to come to terms with everything" "Life's challenges are not suppose to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you d...

CAM · CAM

When more love, understanding, and harmony are needed in a family, it's really a change of heart by the individuals that is needed. I pray for a change-not to change the other people in my family, but for the wisdom to realize that the only person I am responsible for changing in or am abl...

Quetzal · Quetzal

All We Have Is Now We can only live now, this moment. We cannot erase the mistakes we made yesterday or bring back the good times we had. We cannot know what tomorrow will require of us, nor can we ensure future security and happiness. Now is what we have, and now is everything. We can fo...

Doll · Doll

SERVICE Life will take on a new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you. to have a host of friends - this is an experience you must not miss. . . . Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Everyday . . . life confronts us with new problems to be solved which force us to adjust our old programs accordingly. -- Dr. Ann Faraday Facing the day straight on is occasionally difficult to do. There are those days we feel like crawling under the covers and staying there, certain that we can'...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Downloaded a real recent photo of me as my avatar. Booze is hard on ya man!

Phil · Phil

>* 1. Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear? > >* 2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Kings Disoriented Are > >* 3. Dementia --- I Think I'll be Home for Christmas > >* 4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me > >* 5. Manic --- Deck the Halls and W...

wantneeda · wantneeda

got a quick moment on a computer just wanted to say hello, i miss you's and i'm doing ok been averaging 2 meetings a day, day 27 today:) still in a transition house but i've started looking at apartments, really my whole life is up in the air...lol.....no literally ...isn't that step 2 and 3? wis...

timverton · timverton

Well there, if you figured that out, you can't be too old! Have a wonder-filled day buddy...Tim

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I don't know what's going on in Justins' head anymore. Pure insanity yesterday. I feel like Scrooge. Bah Humbug! Yesterday I had either two choices to pick from. Anger or depression. Which ever one felt better. I got so pissed at work I chose to march into the head bosses office and let him know that I'm t...

tina · tina

Hi everyone Just wanted to say the hit road block, lol. Guess it took me sometime to realize that I've road block, not drinkin though. Guess we make some decisions that at the time seems to be the right one in sobriety, than realize it's not turning out the way it should or things don't fall in to pla...

Doll · Doll

TRUE AMBITION True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 124-25 During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in...

Phil · Phil

People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you wi...

LisaF · LisaF

I was working on my ab*se workbook, and the last section was on hopes when you were growing up, and how they were crushed.. I was supposed to list 3 things that I hoped for and how they were crushed. I was only able to come up with one thing that I'd hoped for as a child - that my dad would marry this girlfriend I...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The Simple Approach to the 12 Steps! Step 1: There's a power that will kill me. Step 2: There's a power that wants me to live. Step 3: Which do I want? (If you want to die, stop here. If you want to live, go on.) Step 4: Using examples from your own life, understand that selfishne...

Phil · Phil

"Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then co...

Ironman · Ironman

My drunken personality always saw the bad things in all situations. No matter what, no matter how perfect something was I always found it's flaw and made it a point to do so. How arrogant is that? Seeing the positive side of things now helps me through each day. I have learned to le...

somethingawful · somethingawful

I don't want to argue, but I need help. I don't want to create a god or anything so that I can rely on it, but I would like some advice from people who don't believe in god and all that.. I am not trying to hurt your board, but there must be other people like me out there who are having a really hard time and ju...

Doll · Doll

WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

LOVE The Wonderful Love of a Beautiful maid, The Love of a Staunch True Man and the Love of a Baby Unafraid have Existed since man began. But the Greatest Love, the Love of All Loves Even than that of a Mother is the Tender, Compassionate, Infinite Love of One Alcoholic for Ano...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Each day provides its own gifts. -- Ruth P. Freedman We are guaranteed experiences that are absolutely right for us today. We are progressing on schedule. Even when our personal hopes are unmet, we are given the necessary opportunities for achieving those goals that complement our unique de...

JoBredaNL · JoBredaNL

Hi All AA friends I am sober since August working on the programm daily, and need to start working again which I like. But my work makes me traveling a lot! how do you handele this and how do you go in new meetings? Pleas advice regards Jo

Wren · Wren

Find peace inside "All spiritual disciplines are done with a view to still the mind. The perfectly still mind is universal spirit." -- Swami Ramdas Getting into the habit of meditating, praying and/or resting daily helps us pull back from our preoccupation with the material world. In silenc...

Ironman · Ironman

I went to my first meeting last Monday. I'm now sober 9 days, the longest ever. I've read the big book and have been to 4 meetings. I never prayed to God but a handfull of times, and it was always a selfish prayer. Last Thursday, after reading the agnistic chapter I clutched the book...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Letting Go "How much do we need to let go of?" a friend asked one day. "I'm not certain," I replied, "but maybe everything." Letting go is a spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical process, a sometimes mysterious metaphysical process of releasing to God and...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Expressions commonly heard in A.A. are "If you don't take that first drink, you can't get drunk" and "One drink is too many, but twenty are not enough." Many of us, when we first began to drink, never wanted or took more than one or two drinks. But as time went on, we increased the number. Then, in late...

angel · angel

I'm new here and just wanted to tell everyone hi.

Doll · Doll

A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 107 Many of us in A.A. puzzle over what is a spiritual awakening. I tended to look for a miracle, something dramatic and earth shattering. But what usual...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's good for your heart. "I know I've got some emotions up, just brewing right beneath the surface," Jake said one day. "I'm edgy, irritable, and definitely not centered. But I don't want to look. I don't want to go into the emotions. I don't like feelings. Whenever I give into them, I en...

Wren · Wren

December 4, 2006 Setting The Tone Starting Your Day Well The choices you make upon waking can have a profound impact on your day. If, still drowsy, you hit the ground running, rushing to prepare yourself to face your worldly obligations, you will likely feel fatigued and overwhelmed for mos...

Barb · Barb

Well today we bought our tree and me and the kids decorated it tonight. First time in years I haven't been drunk doing it. feels good. Barb

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I'm so confused. I went out on a date Saturday night with a girl in the program and things didn't go according to Justin's plans. Imagine that! Right now I'm presently beating the hell out of myself. I am an idiot.

Don't get the wrong idea. I didn't do anything wrong. I just don't feel like...

cindy · cindy

i put the word out among my friends that i was looking for a new place to live and today i look at a new apt. upstairs from some friends in recovery that bent over backwards to get me this place. everyone is so helpful and im so grateful. i gave my notice and now im terrified and excited at the same time. the new...

CAM · CAM

Quote for 6/8/2006 Everyone Can Learn from the Twelve Steps - The real difference between addicts and nonaddicts is that the former use chemicals and the latter do not. That is, the struggles and emotional problems addicts face are really no different from those experienced by anyone else. It also m...

tina · tina

quite a few on everyone stickin at home because of the wheather? Nice to see you all hi

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

At 6:30 his morning in northern North Dakota, the temperate was 15 below zero F (-32C), but the wind has died down to about 5mph; a balmy winter morning compared to the -30 to -40 temps we are sure to see in January and February. Hey Phil....where is that condo again, that you were m...

Doll · Doll

INTO ACTION A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13 I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become active in our...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I want to feel myself part of things, of the great drift and swirl; not cut off, missing things, like being sent to bed early as a child. -- Joanna Field Feeling apart from the action and always looking on; wanting attention, and yet afraid of being noticed; no doubt these are familiar memories to...

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	I'm new here (Preview) Gosh, I don't even know where to start. My battle with alcohol is a long and horrific one. I've been close to death more times than I probably know. I was assaulted, I've gotten a DUI, I woken up in places and not known where I was or how I got there. I've flirted with sobriety in t...	LaneysMom	6	358	Dec 10, 2006 by Doll
	My Drinking Story (Preview) Hi all, Jarrod and Robert have both shared so much this evening and it made me want to share, too. And, it has done me good. I have been feeling pretty down all day, but looking back at where my drinking was taking me, I feel I have so much to be grateful for and to feel good about. Anyway, here's my st...	Quetzal	4	427	Dec 9, 2006 by HappyMe
	'supposed to' (Preview) *There was a post last year, somewhere, that really made a difference in my enjoyment of the holidays,,, and I'd like to share the concept with you all now:* *We often have ideas about what the holidays are 'supposed to' be. Family is supposed to get together. We are supposed to have a nice b...*	amanda2u2	2	319	Dec 9, 2006 by Quetzal
	feelings good and bad (Preview) suffering sucks, i hate that part of recovery. it seems necessary to process the emotions however, cause if you dont they come out sideways and it can get self destructive. sometimes i dont get why it has to hurt so much then something happens to show me the reasons. there is always reasons and its alway...	cindy	2	347	Dec 9, 2006 by amanda2u2
	how many sober heart beats? (Preview) 72489322 for me,. oh 72489323 oh 72489324 I think i better lie down!! you check!! http://silkworth.net/aa/calc.html	Robert	3	377	Dec 9, 2006 by Phil
	Let go and let God (Preview) Everything's got a moral if only you can find it. -- Lewis Carroll We must make many choices in our recovery. Some of these will strengthen our character, for they will be hard to make and sometimes even harder to accept. One of the most meaningful sayings in our program is Let go and let God. We und...	Quetzal	0	339	Dec 9, 2006 by Quetzal
	Joke for today, lol (Preview) Got this sent to me, hope you enjoy it. lol, takes one away from thinkin Finally! -- a Blonde GUY Joke! Blonde guy gets home early from work and hears strange noises coming from the bedroom. He rushes upstairs to find his wife naked on the bed, sweating and panting. "What's up?"...	tina	1	537	Dec 8, 2006 by tina
	my story (Preview) I had been drinking since I was 15. It made me feel human for the first time in my life. It took away my fear and gave me an inner glow I never felt before. Most importantly it took me out of myself. I soon discovered that if I drank enough, I got this mystery power and id wake in the morni...	Robert	4	353	Dec 8, 2006 by Robert
	New here (Preview) Hi, Im Jon a 32 year old alcoholic from NJ. Last year i recieved my 4th DUI. I'm right out of rehab and looking for all the help I can get. I hope to get to know some of you. thanks, jon N	Jon	14	418	Dec 8, 2006 by Ironman
	Helped me in the young days (Preview) http://www.xa-speakers.org/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=13-- Edited by Robert at 11:44, 2006-12-08	Robert	3	354	Dec 8, 2006 by Robert
	serenity prayer - revised (Preview) "God grant the Serenity to accept the person i cannot change, Courage to change the person i can, Wisdom to know that person is me.	CAM	3	342	Dec 8, 2006 by Robert
	Struggling (Preview) This is the worst I've felt in a long time. Part of me just wants to fire my sponsor, say f AA, and go it alone. These past two nights I've just layed in bed crying. I feel so horrible. I don't really know what's causing it either. I called my psych doctor yesterday and tried to set an appointment to no avail...	soberdrunk	7	367	Dec 8, 2006 by Robert
	Wisdom (Preview) "We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us" "One's first step in wisdom is to question everything and one's last is to come to terms with everything" "Life's challenges are not suppose to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you d...	CAM	1	326	Dec 8, 2006 by tina
	Enriching My Family (Preview) When more love, understanding, and harmony are needed in a family, it's really a change of heart by the individuals that is needed. I pray for a change-not to change the other people in my family, but for the wisdom to realize that the only person I am responsible for changing in or am abl...	CAM	0	327	Dec 8, 2006 by CAM
	All We Have Is Now (Preview) All We Have Is Now We can only live now, this moment. We cannot erase the mistakes we made yesterday or bring back the good times we had. We cannot know what tomorrow will require of us, nor can we ensure future security and happiness. Now is what we have, and now is everything. We can fo...	Quetzal	3	407	Dec 8, 2006 by tina
	Daily Reflections Dec 8 (Preview) SERVICE Life will take on a new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you. to have a host of friends - this is an experience you must not miss. . . . Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our...	Doll	0	303	Dec 8, 2006 by Doll
	Acting "as if" (Preview) Everyday . . . life confronts us with new problems to be solved which force us to adjust our old programs accordingly. -- Dr. Ann Faraday Facing the day straight on is occasionally difficult to do. There are those days we feel like crawling under the covers and staying there, certain that we can'...	Quetzal	0	328	Dec 8, 2006 by Quetzal
	Quit hiding my real picture. (Preview) Downloaded a real recent photo of me as my avatar. Booze is hard on ya man!	Sick of being sick	2	391	Dec 7, 2006 by Phil
	Christmas Carols For The Disturbed..:) (Preview) >* 1. Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear? > >* 2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Kings Disoriented Are > >* 3. Dementia --- I Think I'll be Home for Christmas > >* 4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me > >* 5. Manic --- Deck the Halls and W...	Phil	0	361	Dec 7, 2006 by Phil
	(((((((((MIP))))))))) (Preview) got a quick moment on a computer just wanted to say hello, i miss you's and i'm doing ok been averaging 2 meetings a day, day 27 today:) still in a transition house but i've started looking at apartments, really my whole life is up in the air...lol.....no literally ...isn't that step 2 and 3? wis...	wantneeda	3	321	Dec 7, 2006 by Phil
	lihP yadhtriB yppaH (Preview) Well there, if you figured that out, you can't be too old! Have a wonder-filled day buddy...Tim	timverton	14	471	Dec 7, 2006 by Phil
	Yesterday was a doozy (Preview) I don't know what's going on in Justins' head anymore. Pure insanity yesterday. I feel like Scrooge. Bah Humbug! Yesterday I had either two choices to pick from. Anger or depression. Which ever one felt better. I got so pissed at work I chose to march into the head bosses office and let him know that I'm t...	soberdrunk	7	421	Dec 7, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Hit a road block (Preview) Hi everyone Just wanted to say the hit road block, lol. Guess it took me sometime to realize that I've road block, not drinkin though. Guess we make some decisions that at the time seems to be the right one in sobriety, than realize it's not turning out the way it should or things don't fall in to pla...	tina	6	398	Dec 7, 2006 by tina
	Daily Reflections Dec 7 (Preview) TRUE AMBITION True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 124-25 During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in...	Doll	0	289	Dec 7, 2006 by Doll
	A reason..A season..or A lifetime.. (Preview) People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you wi...	Phil	3	459	Dec 7, 2006 by timverton
	lack of hope (Preview) I was working on my ab*se workbook, and the last section was on hopes when you were growing up, and how they were crushed.. I was supposed to list 3 things that I hoped for and how they were crushed. I was only able to come up with one thing that I'd hoped for as a child - that my dad would marry this girlfriend I...	LisaF	3	310	Dec 6, 2006 by psychoktty
	The Simple Approach to the 12 Steps (Preview) The Simple Approach to the 12 Steps! Step 1: There's a power that will kill me. Step 2: There's a power that wants me to live. Step 3: Which do I want? (If you want to die, stop here. If you want to live, go on.) Step 4: Using examples from your own life, understand that selfishne...	Quetzal	2	367	Dec 6, 2006 by Quetzal
	Maintenance...long one (Preview) "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then co...	Phil	0	330	Dec 6, 2006 by Phil
	Seeing the Positive side. (Preview) My drunken personality always saw the bad things in all situations. No matter what, no matter how perfect something was I always found it's flaw and made it a point to do so. How arrogant is that? Seeing the positive side of things now helps me through each day. I have learned to le...	Ironman	3	455	Dec 6, 2006 by Quetzal
	I'm an Atheist (Don't want to be converted but looking for help) (Preview) I don't want to argue, but I need help. I don't want to create a god or anything so that I can rely on it, but I would like some advice from people who don't believe in god and all that.. I am not trying to hurt your board, but there must be other people like me out there who are having a really hard time and ju...	somethingawful	8	437	Dec 6, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Daily Reflections Dec 6 (Preview) WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God...	Doll	0	306	Dec 6, 2006 by Doll
	LOVE (Preview) LOVE The Wonderful Love of a Beautiful maid, The Love of a Staunch True Man and the Love of a Baby Unafraid have Existed since man began. But the Greatest Love, the Love of All Loves Even than that of a Mother is the Tender, Compassionate, Infinite Love of One Alcoholic for Ano...	Toni Baloney	9	421	Dec 6, 2006 by JoBredaNL
	Each day provides its own gifts (Preview) Each day provides its own gifts. -- Ruth P. Freedman We are guaranteed experiences that are absolutely right for us today. We are progressing on schedule. Even when our personal hopes are unmet, we are given the necessary opportunities for achieving those goals that complement our unique de...	Quetzal	0	319	Dec 6, 2006 by Quetzal
	AA and traveling (Preview) Hi All AA friends I am sober since August working on the programm daily, and need to start working again which I like. But my work makes me traveling a lot! how do you handele this and how do you go in new meetings? Pleas advice regards Jo	JoBredaNL	3	325	Dec 6, 2006 by Quetzal
	Find Peace Inside~Higher Awareness (Preview) Find peace inside "All spiritual disciplines are done with a view to still the mind. The perfectly still mind is universal spirit." -- Swami Ramdas Getting into the habit of meditating, praying and/or resting daily helps us pull back from our preoccupation with the material world. In silenc...	Wren	1	314	Dec 5, 2006 by Ironman
	2 things at once, or is it one? (Preview) I went to my first meeting last Monday. I'm now sober 9 days, the longest ever. I've read the big book and have been to 4 meetings. I never prayed to God but a handfull of times, and it was always a selfish prayer. Last Thursday, after reading the agnistic chapter I clutched the book...	Ironman	10	394	Dec 5, 2006 by tina
	Maybe Everything... (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go. Letting Go* "How much do we need to let go of?" a friend asked one day. "I'm not certain," I replied, "but maybe everything." Letting go is a spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical process, a sometimes mysterious metaphysical process of releasing to God and...	Phil	10	508	Dec 5, 2006 by Phil
	From Living Sober: Staying away from the first drink (Preview) Expressions commonly heard in A.A. are "If you don't take that first drink, you can't get drunk" and "One drink is too many, but twenty are not enough." Many of us, when we first began to drink, never wanted or took more than one or two drinks. But as time went on, we increased the number. Then, in late...	Quetzal	0	342	Dec 5, 2006 by Quetzal
	Newbie (Preview) I'm new here and just wanted to tell everyone hi.	angel	8	363	Dec 5, 2006 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Dec 5 (Preview) A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 107 Many of us in A.A. puzzle over what is a spiritual awakening. I tended to look for a miracle, something dramatic and earth shattering. But what usual...	Doll	0	291	Dec 5, 2006 by Doll
	It's good for your heart (Preview) It's good for your heart. "I know I've got some emotions up, just brewing right beneath the surface," Jake said one day. "I'm edgy, irritable, and definitely not centered. But I don't want to look. I don't want to go into the emotions. I don't like feelings. Whenever I give into them, I en...	Quetzal	0	333	Dec 5, 2006 by Quetzal
	Starting Your Day Well (Preview) December 4, 2006 Setting The Tone Starting Your Day Well The choices you make upon waking can have a profound impact on your day. If, still drowsy, you hit the ground running, rushing to prepare yourself to face your worldly obligations, you will likely feel fatigued and overwhelmed for mos...	Wren	2	324	Dec 5, 2006 by Phil
	a small accomplishment (Preview) Well today we bought our tree and me and the kids decorated it tonight. First time in years I haven't been drunk doing it. feels good. Barb	Barb	9	390	Dec 4, 2006 by Ironman
	Relationships & Justin Don't Mix (Preview) I'm so confused. I went out on a date Saturday night with a girl in the program and things didn't go according to Justin's plans. Imagine that! Right now I'm presently beating the hell out of myself. I am an idiot. Don't get the wrong idea. I didn't do anything wrong. I just don't feel like...	soberdrunk	11	671	Dec 4, 2006 by timverton
	a door opens (Preview) i put the word out among my friends that i was looking for a new place to live and today i look at a new apt. upstairs from some friends in recovery that bent over backwards to get me this place. everyone is so helpful and im so grateful. i gave my notice and now im terrified and excited at the same time. the new...	cindy	3	395	Dec 4, 2006 by Phil
	Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought (Preview) Quote for 6/8/2006 Everyone Can Learn from the Twelve Steps - The real difference between addicts and nonaddicts is that the former use chemicals and the latter do not. That is, the struggles and emotional problems addicts face are really no different from those experienced by anyone else. It also m...	CAM	1	361	Dec 4, 2006 by Phil
	Geee (Preview) quite a few on everyone stickin at home because of the wheather? Nice to see you all hi	tina	3	335	Dec 4, 2006 by CAM
	How's the weather? (Preview) At 6:30 his morning in northern North Dakota, the temperate was 15 below zero F (-32C), but the wind has died down to about 5mph; a balmy winter morning compared to the -30 to -40 temps we are sure to see in January and February. Hey Phil....where is that condo again, that you were m...	Sick of being sick	11	400	Dec 4, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Dec 4 (Preview) INTO ACTION A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13 I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become active in our...	Doll	0	286	Dec 4, 2006 by Doll
	There is a way to be a part of the action (Preview) I want to feel myself part of things, of the great drift and swirl; not cut off, missing things, like being sent to bed early as a child. -- Joanna Field Feeling apart from the action and always looking on; wanting attention, and yet afraid of being noticed; no doubt these are familiar memories to...	Quetzal	0	327	Dec 4, 2006 by Quetzal
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