Alcoholics Anonymous

Elizabeth · Elizabeth

Hello, Has anyone heard of Sobrenity Ranch? Does anyone know anything about it? www.sobrenityranch.com

Quetzal · Quetzal

All human beings hold to the tools of their own destruction. -- Barbara Gordon, author of "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" [1979] People who live in the forests and mountains of India have an age-old method of catching monkeys. They do not run after the monkeys, and they do not use ropes. Rather they re...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Just wanted to drop in and send out a big HELLO! Met up with my sponsor Wednesday and went over my 8th step. He wants me to do some stuff with it, like breaking it up into columns like I did my 4th, with different headings. Okay! This whole making amends deal is kind of frightening! This is definitely on...

kittn38 · kittn38

hi friends: well hope u are my friends after i tell u this. im so bad. im so ashamed. i been feeling so down and sick and weird these last few days. feel better now. except only if for one thing. (please don't kill me.) i had one. just one rum. i know.....

kittn38 · kittn38

hello all: going to my second meeting tonight. probably a different group of people. i hate going alone. my bro in law is not coming tonight. he is busy. i allways been that way though. anything is better when u have someone to do it with or go with.&n...

Phil · Phil

My head says one thing My emotions says another I hide behind walls of denial Fear, doubt, what ifs Scared to cross bridges Whats on the other side? Some of those bridges I've tried to cross before But the storms turn me back Walking through those storms Is the only way To get to the other side Or o...

LisaF · LisaF

I don't feel quite so overwhelmed today... actually I pretty much feel at peace today. Maybe everything's starting to fall into place and sort itself out. I know once I start back on my workbook for counseling I'll get overwhelmed again, I always do... but for now I feel really good. I'm enjoying this p...

kittn38 · kittn38

hello all: there was alot of talk at the first meeting that i went to about the higher power. i was chatting with someone tonight. he told me online that he could never touch a drink. his higher power won't let him. i asked him to explain this. but, he was having a bad ni...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Acceptance When we have given our lives back to our Higher Power, we gradually learn to accept what happens to us as part of God's plan. Most of us made a mess of trying to run our own lives. We are amazed at how much better things go when we acknowledge that the Power greater than ourselves is i...

cindy · cindy

hi guys, sorry i havent been in touch, had some computer trouble and took a long time to get up and running again. really missed all of you, i love you guys!

LisaF · LisaF

I've been soooo overwhelmed lately... at first it was overwhelmed with tons of bad memories, things I'm trying to deal with now... it was a bad kind of being overwhelmed... and I just couldn't back off from it either, I couldn't just take a break... I was just diving in with my workbook I'm using and goin...

CAM · CAM

I see at the top of this page that there's supposed to be a meeting tonight online. It seems everytime I try it, the room is empty. Will there be one tonight? Christine

Phil · Phil

You mean theres two of us?? Well..Don't that beat all...eh... Im South of Owen Sound in Durham....Where you at?? If youre around Orillia..theres a one day Roundup there...on November 18th... Im thinkin of goig up... You in AA... Area 86? -------------- I just realized that youre a new...

Phil · Phil

Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change The Courage to change the things I cannot accept And the Wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill today because they peeved me off And also help me to be careful of the toes I step on As they may be connected to the butt That...

CAM · CAM

I'm doing better. Went to a meeting yesterday & then saw a friend perform. It was at a bar but I didn't drink. I had non-alcoholic beer. I know some people of different views on this but it's what I did & I'm sooooo glad I did. Cheered me up to see some of the drunks...

freeatlast44 · freeatlast44

Hi Ya'll, I'm sorry I haven't been around. I've been moving and getting settled in. Selling stuff on eBay since ex isn't paying alimony. (He's appealed the divorce

) It's really been busy around here. My question is: Did any of you try...

Robert · Robert

I have noticed that when I am not entirly focussed on me, and focussed on helping others in either face to face 12 step or generally helping others less fortunate than me, I get a real sense of escape that I sought after all those years at the bottom of a bottle or a cardboard wine box in my case.

Quetzal · Quetzal

A new guy in town walks into a bar and reads a sign that hangs over the bar... FREE BEER! FREE BEER FOR THE PERSON WHO CAN PASS THE TEST! So the guy asks the bartender what the test is. Bartender replies "Well, first you have to drink that whole gallon of pepper tequila, the WHOLE thing at once and you can...

Pytbull · Pytbull

I borrowed a copy of the big book from my friend today.it was given to her by her mother who is an alcoholic.i am going to start to read it when i go to bed.i am not sure of what to expect but i hope i can get something out of it like everybody else seems to have.

LisaF · LisaF

I'm already feeling better after crashing earlier today. When I talked to my sponsor, she said that overwhelming need to cry is just emotions, and when you're getting sober your emotions are screwed up and you might just want to cry out of the blue for no reason. She said it happened to her a lot. So at lea...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Do we manage ourselves to the best of our ability? Some of us are in the program because the drinkers in our lives are out of control and we feel crazy. Others of us come to the program certain that we are managing our lives very well but hoping to learn how to better manage someone else. For some of us, t...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

That is the simplest term I can put my current marital challenge into. I like when the road gets narrower. Much simpler in spiritual terms. Now I finally know what it is I am supposed to work on. Joni

kittn38 · kittn38

hello all: i went to my first AA meeting last night. i was so inspired by it. i was so scared to go. i went with my bro in law. he introduced me to lots of the people. i really enjoyed listening to them. i don't feel so alone. well i should go.. have g...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I thought maybe we could all share one AA slogan or two, with all the newcomers to this board. Let's keep it going, guys!! I'll go first. "One Day at a Time." To me, this means that I only have to stay sober for 24 hours. I may not be able to make a decision to go the rest of my life without a drink, but I kno...

Wren · Wren

"Ordinarily, everything we do is in our self-interest. Everything." -- Anthony de Mello "Remember, most of the things you think you need are ego trips designed to bolster your image and your perception of security.... You'll waste a lot of energy satisfying your ego only to find that, as soon as...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I have come to find that I really don't know what to do with myself when I am hurting. Last night's 'talk' with the hubby ended on a decent note... and I was very very busy throughout the day.... But now he is going out to eat with the guys and didn't inform me til the last minute. Expectations... I Know....

HDoggie · HDoggie

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I'm all moved in to my new home state and new apartment here in North Carolina! So far, I really like the area---and we're just a few miles away from the beach, so what's not to love? I went to my first meeting tonight here. The peo...

Phil · Phil

Gary and I met on the AA board a while ago..and even tho we have not shared on the AA board..have done a lot via phone and email... I know that Gary comes on the board and reads the posts that we all share... "GARY!!" One day at a time buddy...and many more days.. Life on lifes terms...no matter...

LisaF · LisaF

I feel like a new person... it feels weird... just this weird feeling that I can't describe nagging at me all the time... but it's not necessarily a bad thing. I'm having my ups and downs... sometimes what I'm dealing with gets me down... then I have counseling and we talk it over and usually I leave t...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Well, My husband and I had to have a long talk tonight, and he was actually prepared to leave and go to his cousin's house if need be. But it didn't have to come to that, thanks to the program teaching me how to remain calm and stay grounded in the face of accusations and inventories. We are going th...

CAM · CAM

At yesterdays meeting, the topic was forgiveness & it turned into how we don't think much of ourselves. If left on my own, I will sink real low with or without alcohol..... I guess that's why we keep going to meetings so we can be reminded that we're worth it. I've slipped so many times....

Quetzal · Quetzal

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life, which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. -- Henry David Thoreau Consider the young man who was doing great in his high school studies, then suddenly started to fall behind. One day, a teacher pulled the young...

Phil · Phil

Forgiving Ourselves: Name it, claim it, and let it go! - by Gwendolyn M. Duhon, Ph.D. The nature of being human is being imperfect. We, as human beings, make mistakes every day. Making mistakes can be a great learning experience. Finding out how not to do something can be as import...

Robert · Robert

Hi there, feeling a little better today, feel like I am achieving something finally, need to get a meeting in today or tomorrow, havent wanted to take a drink today, and for that I am grateful, just going to sit and watch a comedy, then off to hospital to see a sick realtive. Rob

Doll · Doll

LOVE WITHOUT STRINGS Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 Sponsorship held two surprises for me. First, that my sponsees cared about me. What I had thought was gratitude was more li...

LisaF · LisaF

I've had a really rough day... just something I'm dealing with... I feel drained, about to go to bed and pass out. I really feel like I'm making some progress though... I'm learning how to get through this without drinking/other bad things... haven't even had a thought of it today even though today suc...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm getting to where I fear going to bed at night. I'm so tired right now, but hubby's still up, so I might as well stay up, or that's what I'm telling myself... truth is, I don't want to face the racing thoughts that I've always had at night that have only gotten worse in the past 2 months since I've been deal...

Robert · Robert

HEY THERE, everything seems ok in life, not upset or depressed but really fancy a beer! not good huh?

Phil · Phil

LETTING GO TAKES LOVE To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization I can't control another. To let go is not to enable, but allow learning from natu...

RyanS · RyanS

I tried something today, just for the hell of it, did without coffee. I drink a pot or two, spaced out through the day, and often have my ol (never washed) coffee cup in my hand when i'm off work and around the house. Fairly dramatic difference. Last night, after half a day off coffee, I layed down and r...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Where ya' been?? Hope all is going well...... Joni

Wren · Wren

"One of the great dangers of transformational work is that the ego attempts to sidestep deep psychological work by leaping into the transcendent too soon. This is because the ego always fancies itself much more ‘advanced’ than it actually is." -- Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson The Tibetan tea...

Doll · Doll

Need some help........My son is on a road to no where, fast. He's 16, barely passing in school, lieing about where he is and what he's doing. He got suspended 3 days while I was in AZ, I found out today when the letter came from the school. I provide him with a truck, I pay the insurance and I give him a t...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Just thought I'd let everyone know that I'm still around. Just working long hours...averaging from 55 to 65 hours a week right now, trying to keep the factory above the red line. Hit the office at 6:45am today and finally left at 7:15pm with 15 minutes off for lunch. Gotta be crazy t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I've been having a great few days recently. My boyfriend and I have finished setting up my new computer and it works just great; we had lunch out yesterday in a wonderful restaurant that specialises in fresh sea food, overlooking a marina; we are planning on going away for a few days ea...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Isn't it great life is open-ended! -- Brigitte Frase Elizabeth Lawton, known as "Grandma Layton," is an American artist who never drew a picture until she was 68 years old. She spent all the years before that time trying to cope with depression. She had gone through therapy, medications, and s...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Just in case I 'vanish' for a week or so at some point in time, this is where I'll be........... Joni

Phil · Phil

Men are always whining about how women are sufficating them. Personally, I think if you can hear them whining..you are not pressing hard enough, on the pillow. If your'e not supposed to stick Q-tips in your ears..what the hell are they for??? Actually...you can have a healthy sex life, well in...

Doll · Doll

WITHOUT RESERVATION When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p.37 While practicing service to others, if my successes give rise to grandiosity, I must reflect on what brought me to this point. What has been given joyfully, with love, m...

Wren · Wren

Going Against What Is Popular Just because an idea or way of doing things is popular doesn't mean it's right for everyone. However, part of the way that something becomes popular is that many of us don't take the time to determine what's right for us; we simply do what most of the people we know are doin...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Sobrenity Ranch (Preview) Hello, Has anyone heard of Sobrenity Ranch? Does anyone know anything about it? www.sobrenityranch.com	Elizabeth	1	551	Oct 1, 2006 by Phil
	Letting Go (Preview) All human beings hold to the tools of their own destruction. -- Barbara Gordon, author of "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" [1979] People who live in the forests and mountains of India have an age-old method of catching monkeys. They do not run after the monkeys, and they do not use ropes. Rather they re...	Quetzal	2	354	Oct 1, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Mornin' Family (Preview) Just wanted to drop in and send out a big HELLO! Met up with my sponsor Wednesday and went over my 8th step. He wants me to do some stuff with it, like breaking it up into columns like I did my 4th, with different headings. Okay! This whole making amends deal is kind of frightening! This is definitely on...	soberdrunk	5	453	Oct 1, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Last Longer Next Go... (Preview) hi friends: well hope u are my friends after i tell u this. im so bad. im so ashamed. i been feeling so down and sick and weird these last few days. feel better now. except only if for one thing. (please don't kill me.) i had one. just one rum. i know.....	kittn38	10	402	Oct 1, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Second Meeting... (Preview) hello all: going to my second meeting tonight. probably a different group of people. i hate going alone. my bro in law is not coming tonight. he is busy. i allways been that way though. anything is better when u have someone to do it with or go with.&n...	kittn38	7	364	Sep 30, 2006 by kittn38
	What Is Real (Preview) My head says one thing My emotions says another I hide behind walls of denial Fear, doubt, what ifs Scared to cross bridges Whats on the other side? Some of those bridges I've tried to cross before But the storms turn me back Walking through those storms Is the only way To get to the other side Or o...	Phil	6	360	Sep 30, 2006 by Phil
	maybe things are starting to fall into place... (Preview) I don't feel quite so overwhelmed today... actually I pretty much feel at peace today. Maybe everything's starting to fall into place and sort itself out. I know once I start back on my workbook for counseling I'll get overwhelmed again, I always do... but for now I feel really good. I'm enjoying this p...	LisaF	2	388	Sep 30, 2006 by kittn38
	Higher Power.. (Preview) hello all: there was alot of talk at the first meeting that i went to about the higher power. i was chatting with someone tonight. he told me online that he could never touch a drink. his higher power won't let him. i asked him to explain this. but, he was having a bad ni...	kittn38	6	394	Sep 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Acceptance (Preview) Acceptance When we have given our lives back to our Higher Power, we gradually learn to accept what happens to us as part of God's plan. Most of us made a mess of trying to run our own lives. We are amazed at how much better things go when we acknowledge that the Power greater than ourselves is i...	Quetzal	2	428	Sep 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
	apology (Preview) hi guys, sorry i havent been in touch, had some computer trouble and took a long time to get up and running again. really missed all of you, i love you guys!	cindy	3	655	Sep 30, 2006 by jonibaloni
	overwhelmed (Preview) I've been soooo overwhelmed lately... at first it was overwhelmed with tons of bad memories, things I'm trying to deal with now... it was a bad kind of being overwhelmed... and I just couldn't back off from it either, I couldn't just take a break... I was just diving in with my workbook I'm using and goin...	LisaF	7	921	Sep 30, 2006 by LisaF
	Online Meetings? (Preview) I see at the top of this page that there's supposed to be a meeting tonight online. It seems everytime I try it, the room is empty. Will there be one tonight? Christine	CAM	2	412	Sep 30, 2006 by CAM
	Yo..Pytbull (Preview) You mean theres two of us?? Well..Don't that beat all...eh... Im South of Owen Sound in Durham....Where you at?? If youre around Orillia..theres a one day Roundup there...on November 18th... Im thinkin of goig up... You in AA... Area 86? -------------- I just realized that youre a new...	Phil	4	368	Sep 30, 2006 by Phil
	The "Other" Serenity Prayer (Preview) Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change The Courage to change the things I cannot accept And the Wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill today because they peeved me off And also help me to be careful of the toes I step on As they may be connected to the butt That...	Phil	8	670	Sep 30, 2006 by Quetzal
	thank you all - update (Preview) I'm doing better. Went to a meeting yesterday & then saw a friend perform. It was at a bar but I didn't drink. I had non-alcoholic beer. I know some people of different views on this but it's what I did & I'm sooooo glad I did. Cheered me up to see some of the drunks...	CAM	7	366	Sep 29, 2006 by CAM
	Wise to stop smoking this soon? (Preview) Hi Ya'll, I'm sorry I haven't been around. I've been moving and getting settled in. Selling stuff on eBay since ex isn't paying alimony. (He's appealed the divorce) It's really been busy around here. My question is: Did any of you try...	freeatlast44	7	389	Sep 29, 2006 by freeatlast44
	noticing (Preview) I have noticed that when I am not entirly focussed on me, and focussed on helping others in either face to face 12 step or generally helping others less fortunate than me, I get a real sense of escape that I sought after all those years at the bottom of a bottle or a cardboard wine box in my case.	Robert	9	469	Sep 29, 2006 by RyanS
	The Dangers Of Alcohol (Humour) (Preview) A new guy in town walks into a bar and reads a sign that hangs over the bar... FREE BEER! FREE BEER FOR THE PERSON WHO CAN PASS THE TEST! So the guy asks the bartender what the test is. Bartender replies "Well, first you have to drink that whole gallon of pepper tequila, the WHOLE thing at once and you can...	Quetzal	7	774	Sep 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Got a Copy (Preview) I borrowed a copy of the big book from my friend today.it was given to her by her mother who is an alcoholic.i am going to start to read it when i go to bed.i am not sure of what to expect but i hope i can get something out of it like everybody else seems to have.	Pytbull	6	397	Sep 29, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I'm changing.. a lot... and it's good :) (Preview) I'm already feeling better after crashing earlier today. When I talked to my sponsor, she said that overwhelming need to cry is just emotions, and when you're getting sober your emotions are screwed up and you might just want to cry out of the blue for no reason. She said it happened to her a lot. So at lea...	LisaF	4	346	Sep 29, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Do we manage ourselves to the best of our ability? (Preview) Do we manage ourselves to the best of our ability? Some of us are in the program because the drinkers in our lives are out of control and we feel crazy. Others of us come to the program certain that we are managing our lives very well but hoping to learn how to better manage someone else. For some of us, t...	Quetzal	1	401	Sep 29, 2006 by Phil
	Staying off someone else's WHIRL (Preview) That is the simplest term I can put my current marital challenge into. I like when the road gets narrower. Much simpler in spiritual terms. Now I finally know what it is I am supposed to work on. Joni	jonibaloni	5	391	Sep 29, 2006 by Phil
	First Meeting.. (Preview) hello all: i went to my first AA meeting last night. i was so inspired by it. i was so scared to go. i went with my bro in law. he introduced me to lots of the people. i really enjoyed listening to them. i don't feel so alone. well i should go.. have g...	kittn38	16	386	Sep 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Slogans for the Newbies (Preview) I thought maybe we could all share one AA slogan or two, with all the newcomers to this board. Let's keep it going, guys!! I'll go first. "One Day at a Time." To me, this means that I only have to stay sober for 24 hours. I may not be able to make a decision to go the rest of my life without a drink, but I kno...	jonibaloni	5	423	Sep 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Be Aware of Your Motives (Preview) "Ordinarily, everything we do is in our self-interest. Everything." -- Anthony de Mello "Remember, most of the things you think you need are ego trips designed to bolster your image and your perception of security.... You'll waste a lot of energy satisfying your ego only to find that, as soon as...	Wren	6	384	Sep 29, 2006 by Phil
	Hurting.... (Preview) I have come to find that I really don't know what to do with myself when I am hurting. Last night's 'talk' with the hubby ended on a decent note... and I was very very busy throughout the day.... But now he is going out to eat with the guys and didn't inform me til the last minute. Expectations... I Know....	jonibaloni	6	365	Sep 29, 2006 by jonibaloni
	I'm here (Preview) Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I'm all moved in to my new home state and new apartment here in North Carolina! So far, I really like the area---and we're just a few miles away from the beach, so what's not to love? I went to my first meeting tonight here. The peo...	HDoggie	5	381	Sep 28, 2006 by HDoggie
	To Gary.."Happy 17 Years" (Preview) Gary and I met on the AA board a while ago..and even tho we have not shared on the AA board..have done a lot via phone and email... I know that Gary comes on the board and reads the posts that we all share... "GARY!!" One day at a time buddy...and many more days.. Life on lifes terms...no matter...	Phil	1	418	Sep 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	wow (Preview) I feel like a new person... it feels weird... just this weird feeling that I can't describe nagging at me all the time... but it's not necessarily a bad thing. I'm having my ups and downs... sometimes what I'm dealing with gets me down... then I have counseling and we talk it over and usually I leave t...	LisaF	3	347	Sep 28, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Remaining calm..... (Preview) Well, My husband and I had to have a long talk tonight, and he was actually prepared to leave and go to his cousin's house if need be. But it didn't have to come to that, thanks to the program teaching me how to remain calm and stay grounded in the face of accusations and inventories. We are going th...	jonibaloni	6	381	Sep 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Self Worthiness (Preview) At yesterdays meeting, the topic was forgiveness & it turned into how we don't think much of ourselves. If left on my own, I will sink real low with or without alcohol..... I guess that's why we keep going to meetings so we can be reminded that we're worth it. I've slipped so many times....	CAM	5	412	Sep 28, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Things don't bring true happiness (Preview) The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life, which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. -- Henry David Thoreau Consider the young man who was doing great in his high school studies, then suddenly started to fall behind. One day, a teacher pulled the young...	Quetzal	3	375	Sep 28, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Name it, claim it, and let it go! (Preview) Forgiving Ourselves: Name it, claim it, and let it go! - by Gwendolyn M. Duhon, Ph.D. The nature of being human is being imperfect. We, as human beings, make mistakes every day. Making mistakes can be a great learning experience. Finding out how not to do something can be as import...	Phil	4	431	Sep 28, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	easy now (Preview) Hi there, feeling a little better today, feel like I am achieving something finally, need to get a meeting in today or tomorrow, havent wanted to take a drink today, and for that I am grateful, just going to sit and watch a comedy, then off to hospital to see a sick realtive. Rob	Robert	2	380	Sep 28, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Sept 28 (Preview) LOVE WITHOUT STRINGS Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 Sponsorship held two surprises for me. First, that my sponsees cared about me. What I had thought was gratitude was more li...	Doll	2	330	Sep 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	rough day (Preview) I've had a really rough day... just something I'm dealing with... I feel drained, about to go to bed and pass out. I really feel like I'm making some progress though... I'm learning how to get through this without drinking/other bad things... haven't even had a thought of it today even though today suc...	LisaF	3	359	Sep 28, 2006 by LisaF
	Sorry Off Topic (Preview) I'm getting to where I fear going to bed at night. I'm so tired right now, but hubby's still up, so I might as well stay up, or that's what I'm telling myself... truth is, I don't want to face the racing thoughts that I've always had at night that have only gotten worse in the past 2 months since I've been deal...	LisaF	9	476	Sep 28, 2006 by LisaF
	HEY THERE (Preview) HEY THERE, everything seems ok in life, not upset or depressed but really fancy a beer! not good huh?	Robert	3	416	Sep 28, 2006 by Robert
	Letting Go... (Preview) LETTING GO TAKES LOVE To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization I can't control another. To let go is not to enable, but allow learning from natu...	Phil	2	359	Sep 28, 2006 by wandajf
	re: longer term difficulties (Preview) I tried something today, just for the hell of it, did without coffee. I drink a pot or two, spaced out through the day, and often have my ol (never washed) coffee cup in my hand when i'm off work and around the house. Fairly dramatic difference. Last night, after half a day off coffee, I layed down and r...	RyanS	6	694	Sep 27, 2006 by RyanS
	Earth to JUSTIN!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Where ya' been?? Hope all is going well...... Joni	jonibaloni	1	357	Sep 27, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Ego Tricks (Preview) "One of the great dangers of transformational work is that the ego attempts to sidestep deep psychological work by leaping into the transcendent too soon. This is because the ego always fancies itself much more ‘advanced’ than it actually is." -- Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson The Tibetan tea...	Wren	3	372	Sep 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	The next right thing - HOW ??? (Preview) Need some help........My son is on a road to no where, fast. He's 16, barely passing in school, lieing about where he is and what he's doing. He got suspended 3 days while I was in AZ, I found out today when the letter came from the school. I provide him with a truck, I pay the insurance and I give him a t...	Doll	8	371	Sep 27, 2006 by Doll
	working too much (Preview) Just thought I'd let everyone know that I'm still around. Just working long hours...averaging from 55 to 65 hours a week right now, trying to keep the factory above the red line. Hit the office at 6:45am today and finally left at 7:15pm with 15 minutes off for lunch. Gotta be crazy t...	Sick of being sick	4	380	Sep 27, 2006 by Phil
	My Pink Cloud Days! (Preview) Hi everyone, I've been having a great few days recently. My boyfriend and I have finished setting up my new computer and it works just great; we had lunch out yesterday in a wonderful restaurant that specialises in fresh sea food, overlooking a marina; we are planning on going away for a few days ea...	Quetzal	4	363	Sep 27, 2006 by Phil
	Isn't it great life is open-ended! (Preview) Isn't it great life is open-ended! -- Brigitte Frase Elizabeth Lawton, known as "Grandma Layton," is an American artist who never drew a picture until she was 68 years old. She spent all the years before that time trying to cope with depression. She had gone through therapy, medications, and s...	Quetzal	2	397	Sep 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Where's WALDO????? (Preview) Just in case I 'vanish' for a week or so at some point in time, this is where I'll be........... Joni	jonibaloni	3	344	Sep 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Thoughts For The Day (Preview) Men are always whining about how women are sufficating them. Personally, I think if you can hear them whining..you are not pressing hard enough, on the pillow. If your'e not supposed to stick Q-tips in your ears..what the hell are they for??? Actually...you can have a healthy sex life, well in...	Phil	9	439	Sep 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Reflection Sept 27 (Preview) WITHOUT RESERVATION When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p.37 While practicing service to others, if my successes give rise to grandiosity, I must reflect on what brought me to this point. What has been given joyfully, with love, m...	Doll	1	390	Sep 27, 2006 by Phil
	Against the Grain~OM (Preview) Going Against What Is Popular Just because an idea or way of doing things is popular doesn't mean it's right for everyone. However, part of the way that something becomes popular is that many of us don't take the time to determine what's right for us; we simply do what most of the people we know are doin...	Wren	3	351	Sep 26, 2006 by Phil
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