Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Everyone, I am off to my first AA Convention tomorrow and I'm feeling really excited about it. My home group is in charge of organising the tea and coffee. It's just going to be so good to spend a whole day with other alcoholics and see people that I haven't seen for a while and to make new friends....

Phil · Phil

Today's Gift. Into each life some rain must fall. Some days must be dark and dreary. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Coping with problems and weathering troubled times - is part of life. Those of us who have survived painful experiences have a duty to help younger ones prepare to face bad times...

Phil · Phil

The Difference Between Self-centeredness and Selfishness BY JOYCE AND BARRY VISSELL From the "Divine Selfishness " article on their website, reprinted with permission. On of the great paradoxes in life as well as relationship is the concept of loving oneself and the concept of selfishnes...

genez · genez

is there an australian based version of this forum?if there is please let me know.i have noticed that there are online meetings on tuesday and saturday at 9 but is that 9 australian time?

genez · genez

hi everyone out there i have only just found this site today and am very thankful.i have been an alcoholic since the first time i picked a drink up,even though i have been through vast periods without a drink i seem to forget how bad things can be and i start drinking again until i have done something so stu...

timverton · timverton

Is this another Let go and Let God? A bit of a long story about yesterday. My sponsor/friend mentioned to me a couple of months ago that there was a cabinetmaking class at a local college and asked if I'd be interested in attending. I said "yes" but never did much abou...

wandajf · wandajf

thought for the day: Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. Have a great holiday weekend. Wanda

Phil · Phil

Toward the end of the Sunday service, the Minister asked, "How Many of you are willing to forgive your enemies?" 80% held up their hands. The Minister then repeated his question. All responded this time, except one small elderly Lady. "Mrs. Jones, Are you not willing to forgive your enemies?" "I don'...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Yaaaayyyy!!!!! It's Toni Baloney's biological birthday today.... Happy Birthday Toni!!!!! I just LOVE you to PIECES!!!!!!!!!!! XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO Love, Your buddy, Joni

-- Edited by jonibaloni at 14:40, 2006-09-01

Quetzal · Quetzal

The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. -- Anzia Yezierska Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully. T...

Dave T · Dave T

Hi my names Dave and i'm just starting out on this long road of recovery. Been poisoning myself for far too long! Gonna stick around and fight back!

Any tips guys?

LisaF · LisaF

I've recently had my first spiritual experience... and it feels soooo good. It happened sometime in the past couple of weeks... My whole outlook on life has changed, I feel sooo much better. I'm not depressed anymore, and I'm not manic either, I Just feel really good. I thought it was my niece being bor...

freshstart71 · freshstart71

Hi, I am working throught the steps and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about the letter's to people that we have caused harm or hurt due to our drinking? Thank you Freshstart71 -- Edited by freshstart71 at 23:17, 2006-08-29

Jana · Jana

My name is Jana and I am an alcoholic. I can't believe this realization and admission has flipped everything upside down for me. In the last four days, I have attended four meetings. This is honestly the first time that I have stood back and took a good look at what I have bee...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I came across this reading earlier and it so described me when I was drinking that I wanted to share it with everyone. How great that now even I can see the progress that I'm making! Take care and have a great day, Carol ************************ From "Helping Othe...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Welp, despite 'issues' I have had in the past due to my addictions, and some legal 'road blocks', God has 'unblocked' the road for me to be a nursing student starting October 2nd.

This has been a real test in the spiritual realm, of 'things aren't always what they seem', and ANYTHING is poss...

Doll · Doll

WILLINGNESS TO GROW If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As Bill Sees It, p.8 Sobriety fills the painful "hole in the soul" that my alcoholism created. Often I feel so physically well that I believe my work is done. However, joy is not just the absence of pain; it is the gift of con...

RyanS · RyanS

Hi all, I had an experience the other day I thought I out to share, because I learned a lot from it, and it impacted me deeply. Iwas tearing of a roof on a duck club, got down for water, and got to poking around the place, abandoned till duck hunting starts. Saw a couple old fridges b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. --Pearl S. Buck We make mistakes because we are human, we are imperfect, we are frequently out of touch with the rhythms of the moment. When our minds are one place, either still trapped by the pas...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old. - Rosalyn S.Yalow I believe that if you are not learning, you are not living What is more exciting than learning? A group of managers in a technology firm were totally unaware about how they came a...

HDoggie · HDoggie

My husband accepted the job offer in North Carolina, so we are officially moving to another state! Whoa nellie! Big changes ahead for this alkie--and you all know how much we alks loooove change.

Obviously, one of the first things I will do down there is get to a mee...

trudi · trudi

So sorry every one had another drrink dont know why just guess I am an alcoholic scared I am going to die of this disease!!!

Wren · Wren

"Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him." -- Aldous Huxley What was your peak experience of this past week? What was your most challenging experience? Stepping back to review your week can offer many insights. Normally we can’t see the forest for th...

Phil · Phil

Something did not turn out the way you wanted. And maybe, it was for the best. Disappointments and setbacks can have a way of becoming positive turning points. When something does not work out, it makes room for other possibilities. Be careful not to attach your sense of fulfillment too tightly to spe...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"There is nothing more certain in our lives than change. Yet many of us fear change and make elaborate plans to avoid it. We fear the new and find comfort and stability in the known and familiar. But to grow, you need not only to accept change, but to embrace it, jopyfully. Think of a flowing stream as re...

Doll · Doll

A UNIQUE PROGRAM Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIO...

Phil · Phil

Just saying "HELLO!!!!" Whole lotta catchin up to do... giddy up..go!! and have a good day!!

Quetzal · Quetzal

Surviving Some people refer to us as victims of our problems, but we should not accept such labeling. A better term for us is survivors. Working in step with our Higher Power, we should view ourselves as capable of rising above all the challenges and conditions that confront...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I saw this on the car in front of me, driving an hour back from Cleveland the other day...... Don't Believe Everything You Think LOL. Joni

Quetzal · Quetzal

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. -- Pablo Picasso Some of us were taught not to place a lot of value on money. After all, it's only money, and money can't buy happiness. True enough. While many of us don't place much value on money, we manage to value the possessions that money can buy. T...

Doll · Doll

THE ONLY REQUIREMENT. . . "At one time. . .every A.A. group had many membership rules. Everybody was scared witless that something or somebody would capsize the boat. . .The total list was a mile long. If all those rules had been in effect everywhere, nobody could have possibly joined A.A. at all. . ." T...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi All, Last week, there was some talk about a Sticky Post, that should remain on the top of the front page, regarding the purpose of this Board, and what it is, to bring out the fact that this Message Board should not be considered a replacement for a meeting of Alcoholic's Anonymous. Phil and Wren h...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I was just thinking about my last two AA meetings and what happened when I got home afterwards. On Thursday, I got home at just gone nine-thirty. There was a note stuck to my front door. One of my neighbours had a computer problem and wanted me to pop in as soon as I got home and try to so...

Jana · Jana

Hi- My name is Jana and I am faced with the realization that I am an alcoholic. I have been avoiding this truth for years. Every time something bad happens, as a direct result of my drinking, I have different excuses for my behavior. However, ow...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I have been eagerly awaiting word from a school here in my area that has an accelerated RN program for folks already in the medical field. I have been very nervous about it. I did finally get word today. The school feels I would be a 'very good candidate'.... HOWEVER... There are 2 'items' that came u...

John · John

Wren · Wren

Relationships All of our relationships have the potential of showing us who we are as souls. Our relationships with other human beings force us to acknowledge both our perfection as souls and our limitations as personalities. We are also challenged to accept the opposites and to experience dual...

diddly · diddly

I'm 36. Been drinking for 20 years. The last four years have been pretty consistent hard liquor everynight; atleast a pint; sometimes pint and a half. Obviously I'm an alcoholic and have been trying to quit since March. I've been quitting unsupervised, meaning untreated withdrawals. For you exp...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

When I think back to my first experiences with Step 3, I recall having an overwhelming sense of fear and anticipation regarding, "What is God's will, and what is my will?" I first learned that my will was my thoughts and actions, and my motivations, or instincts. It was easier to see what my will had been...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, ............................ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!     &...

Doll · Doll

I CHOOSE ANONYMITY We are sure that humility, expressed by anonymity, is the greatest safeguard that Alcoholics Anonymous can ever have. 12 & 12, p.187 Since there are no rules in A.A. I place myself where I want to be, and so I choose anonymity. I want my God to use me, humbly, as one of His tools in th...

Doll · Doll

Did I miss a post that said he's going on vacation? or what? Where is Phil?

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

For some odd reason I was allowed another chance to get sober after almost flushing my life down the toilet permanently. This is familiar territory for me, having six months sober. What isn't familiar is actually working the steps as best as I can. Life is good today. No complaints from this alchy...

Wren · Wren

Really be there for another "Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. You can see that when you think how the friends that really listen to us are the ones we move toward, and we want to sit in their radius as though it did us good, like ultraviolet rays." -- Brenda Ueland How wel...

Quetzal · Quetzal

All experience is an arch to build on. -- Henry Brooks Adams We can learn something from any experience, even one that is painful. In fact, we often learn more from painful experiences than from pleasant ones. When we say or do something foolish or hurtful that causes us embarrassment or guilt, pa...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

I can truly say that in the 3 months, I've not had a real craving. I mean, I've thought, "Boy, I'd like to have a drink!" but only when I'm stressed and wanting to unwind. Throughout the day and evening last night, I really, really, really wanted a drink...not for stress, but for the whole th...

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

Been super busy...but I'm still sober...and I even got through my Brother's wedding without drinking (despite our Dad going on a major bender-and we used to be drinking buddies). I actually had the most fun I've had in a very long time! I partied and danced all night long...sober...have I meantioned...

Doll · Doll

LIGHTENING THE BURDEN Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. . . . the dark past is . . . the key to life and happiness for others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.124 Since I have been sober, I have been healed of many pains: deceiving my par...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi all and Wanda, Yesterday, I got a very big surprise. Tim sent me an email saying he was going to go look at my new Puppy, and wow did he Surprise me. I had told him he lived in the same town, and out of the Blue, he went over and took these adorable pictures. Tim, I am still just feeling amaz...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	My 1st AA Convention! (Preview) Hi Everyone, I am off to my first AA Convention tomorrow and I'm feeling really excited about it. My home group is in charge of organising the tea and coffee. It's just going to be so good to spend a whole day with other alcoholics and see people that I haven't seen for a while and to make new friends....	Quetzal	4	348	Sep 3, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Some Rain Must Fall... (Preview) *Today's Gift. Into each life some rain must fall. Some days must be dark and dreary. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow* Coping with problems and weathering troubled times - is part of life. Those of us who have survived painful experiences have a duty to help younger ones prepare to face bad times...	Phil	0	358	Sep 3, 2006 by Phil
	Self-Centeredness and Selfishness (Preview) The Difference Between Self-centeredness and Selfishness BY JOYCE AND BARRY VISSELL From the "Divine Selfishness " article on their website, reprinted with permission. On of the great paradoxes in life as well as relationship is the concept of loving oneself and the concept of selfishnes...	Phil	7	6187	Sep 2, 2006 by Jana
	is there? (Preview) is there an australian based version of this forum?if there is please let me know.i have noticed that there are online meetings on tuesday and saturday at 9 but is that 9 australian time?	genez	8	420	Sep 2, 2006 by genez
	so glad this forum is here (Preview) hi everyone out there i have only just found this site today and am very thankful.i have been an alcoholic since the first time i picked a drink up,even though i have been through vast periods without a drink i seem to forget how bad things can be and i start drinking again until i have done something so stu...	genez	13	377	Sep 2, 2006 by genez
	Another Lg and LG?? (Preview) Is this another Let go and Let God? A bit of a long story about yesterday. My sponsor/friend mentioned to me a couple of months ago that there was a cabinetmaking class at a local college and asked if I'd be interested in attending. I said "yes" but never did much abou...	timverton	5	398	Sep 2, 2006 by RyanS
	thought for the day (Preview) thought for the day: Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. Have a great holiday weekend. Wanda	wandajf	1	349	Sep 2, 2006 by Phil
	How To Get Rid Of All Resentments... (Preview) Toward the end of the Sunday service, the Minister asked, "How Many of you are willing to forgive your enemies?" 80% held up their hands. The Minister then repeated his question. All responded this time, except one small elderly Lady. "Mrs. Jones, Are you not willing to forgive your enemies?" "I don'...	Phil	5	423	Sep 2, 2006 by Phil
	HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONI BALONEY (Preview) *Yaaaayyyy!!!!!* *It's Toni Baloney's biological birthday today....* *Happy Birthday Toni!!!!!* *I just LOVE you to PIECES!!!!!!!!!!!* *XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO* Love, Your buddy, Joni -- Edited by jonibaloni at 14:40, 2006-09-01	jonibaloni	13	429	Sep 2, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Highs And Lows (Preview) The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. -- Anzia Yezierska Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully. T...	Quetzal	0	357	Sep 2, 2006 by Quetzal
	Hi i'm new here (Preview) Hi my names Dave and i'm just starting out on this long road of recovery. Been poisoning myself for far too long! Gonna stick around and fight back! Any tips guys?	Dave T	7	416	Sep 2, 2006 by Dave T
	spiritual experience (Preview) I've recently had my first spiritual experience... and it feels soooo good. It happened sometime in the past couple of weeks... My whole outlook on life has changed, I feel sooo much better. I'm not depressed anymore, and I'm not manic either, I Just feel really good. I thought it was my niece being bor...	LisaF	3	338	Sep 1, 2006 by RyanS
	Step 8 (Preview) Hi, I am working throught the steps and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about the letter's to people that we have caused harm or hurt due to our drinking? Thank you Freshstart71 -- Edited by freshstart71 at 23:17, 2006-08-29	freshstart71	3	365	Sep 1, 2006 by freshstart71
	Progress?? (Preview) My name is Jana and I am an alcoholic. I can't believe this realization and admission has flipped everything upside down for me. In the last four days, I have attended four meetings. This is honestly the first time that I have stood back and took a good look at what I have bee...	Jana	5	377	Sep 1, 2006 by wandajf
	From "Helping Others" (Preview) Hi everyone, I came across this reading earlier and it so described me when I was drinking that I wanted to share it with everyone. How great that now even I can see the progress that I'm making! Take care and have a great day, Carol ************************ From "Helping Othe...	Quetzal	1	427	Sep 1, 2006 by Phil
	GOD's WILL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Welp, despite 'issues' I have had in the past due to my addictions, and some legal 'road blocks', God has 'unblocked' the road for me to be a nursing student starting October 2nd. This has been a real test in the spiritual realm, of 'things aren't always what they seem', and ANYTHING is poss...	jonibaloni	6	405	Sep 1, 2006 by timverton
	Daily Reflections Sept 9 (Preview) WILLINGNESS TO GROW If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As Bill Sees It, p.8 Sobriety fills the painful "hole in the soul" that my alcoholism created. Often I feel so physically well that I believe my work is done. However, joy is not just the absence of pain; it is the gift of con...	Doll	1	345	Sep 1, 2006 by timverton
	Still an alcoholic named Ryan (Preview) Hi all, I had an experience the other day I thought I out to share, because I learned a lot from it, and it impacted me deeply. Iwas tearing of a roof on a duck club, got down for water, and got to poking around the place, abandoned till duck hunting starts. Saw a couple old fridges b...	RyanS	6	387	Sep 1, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Every Great Mistake ... (Preview) Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. --Pearl S. Buck We make mistakes because we are human, we are imperfect, we are frequently out of touch with the rhythms of the moment. When our minds are one place, either still trapped by the pas...	Quetzal	1	392	Sep 1, 2006 by Phil
	The Excitement Of Learning (Preview) The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old. - Rosalyn S.Yalow I believe that if you are not learning, you are not living What is more exciting than learning? A group of managers in a technology firm were totally unaware about how they came a...	Quetzal	4	401	Aug 31, 2006 by RyanS
	It's Official! (Preview) My husband accepted the job offer in North Carolina, so we are officially moving to another state! Whoa nellie! Big changes ahead for this alkie--and you all know how much we alks loooove change. Obviously, one of the first things I will do down there is get to a mee...	HDoggie	4	376	Aug 31, 2006 by wandajf
	F*****d up again (Preview) So sorry every one had another drrink dont know why just guess I am an alcoholic scared I am going to die of this disease!!!	trudi	6	383	Aug 31, 2006 by Doll
	Learn from Experience (Preview) "Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him." -- Aldous Huxley What was your peak experience of this past week? What was your most challenging experience? Stepping back to review your week can offer many insights. Normally we can’t see the forest for th...	Wren	3	332	Aug 31, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Recieved this from a friend...Its worth sharing... (Preview) Something did not turn out the way you wanted. And maybe, it was for the best. Disappointments and setbacks can have a way of becoming positive turning points. When something does not work out, it makes room for other possibilities. Be careful not to attach your sense of fulfillment too tightly to spe...	Phil	4	405	Aug 31, 2006 by Phil
	Welcoming Change (Preview) "There is nothing more certain in our lives than change. Yet many of us fear change and make elaborate plans to avoid it. We fear the new and find comfort and stability in the known and familiar. But to grow, you need not only to accept change, but to embrace it, jopyfully. Think of a flowing stream as re...	jonibaloni	4	394	Aug 31, 2006 by Jana
	Reflections & Meditation Aug 31 (Preview) A UNIQUE PROGRAM Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIO...	Doll	1	417	Aug 31, 2006 by Phil
	Back in the saddle...and how you all doin eh... (Preview) Just saying "HELLO!!!!" Whole lotta catchin up to do... giddy up..go!! and have a good day!!	Phil	8	417	Aug 31, 2006 by Doll
	Don't be a Victim (Preview) Surviving Some people refer to us as victims of our problems, but we should not accept such labeling. A better term for us is survivors. Working in step with our Higher Power, we should view ourselves as capable of rising above all the challenges and conditions that confront...	Quetzal	0	337	Aug 31, 2006 by Quetzal
	FUNNY BUMPER STICKER (Preview) I saw this on the car in front of me, driving an hour back from Cleveland the other day...... Don't Believe Everything You Think LOL. Joni	jonibaloni	2	376	Aug 31, 2006 by Quetzal
	Value (Preview) I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. -- Pablo Picasso Some of us were taught not to place a lot of value on money. After all, it's only money, and money can't buy happiness. True enough. While many of us don't place much value on money, we manage to value the possessions that money can buy. T...	Quetzal	2	361	Aug 31, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Aug 30 (Preview) THE ONLY REQUIREMENT. . . "At one time. . .every A.A. group had many membership rules. Everybody was scared witless that something or somebody would capsize the boat. . .The total list was a mile long. If all those rules had been in effect everywhere, nobody could have possibly joined A.A. at all. . ." T...	Doll	1	352	Aug 30, 2006 by Phil
	Re: The purpose of this Board (Preview) Hi All, Last week, there was some talk about a Sticky Post, that should remain on the top of the front page, regarding the purpose of this Board, and what it is, to bring out the fact that this Message Board should not be considered a replacement for a meeting of Alcoholic's Anonymous. Phil and Wren h...	Toni Baloney	9	541	Aug 30, 2006 by HappyMe
	The Simple Things (Preview) Hi everyone, I was just thinking about my last two AA meetings and what happened when I got home afterwards. On Thursday, I got home at just gone nine-thirty. There was a note stuck to my front door. One of my neighbours had a computer problem and wanted me to pop in as soon as I got home and try to so...	Quetzal	2	392	Aug 30, 2006 by freshstart71
	Reaching out (Preview) Hi- My name is Jana and I am faced with the realization that I am an alcoholic. I have been avoiding this truth for years. Every time something bad happens, as a direct result of my drinking, I have different excuses for my behavior. However, ow...	Jana	15	1959	Aug 30, 2006 by Jana
	School: Still Clearing the Wreckage (Preview) I have been eagerly awaiting word from a school here in my area that has an accelerated RN program for folks already in the medical field. I have been very nervous about it. I did finally get word today. The school feels I would be a 'very good candidate'.... HOWEVER... There are 2 'items' that came u...	jonibaloni	7	488	Aug 29, 2006 by jonibaloni
	7 Day Site Stats (Preview)	John	2	680	Aug 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Soul Perspectives on Relationships (Preview) Relationships All of our relationships have the potential of showing us who we are as souls. Our relationships with other human beings force us to acknowledge both our perfection as souls and our limitations as personalities. We are also challenged to accept the opposites and to experience dual...	Wren	0	375	Aug 29, 2006 by Wren
	Seizure knowledge or experiences wanted (Preview) I'm 36. Been drinking for 20 years. The last four years have been pretty consistent hard liquor everynight; atleast a pint; sometimes pint and a half. Obviously I'm an alcoholic and have been trying to quit since March. I've been quitting unsupervised, meaning untreated withdrawals. For you exp...	diddly	4	638	Aug 29, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	God's Will ~ My Will (Preview) When I think back to my first experiences with Step 3, I recall having an overwhelming sense of fear and anticipation regarding, "What is God's will, and what is my will?" I first learned that my will was my thoughts and actions, and my motivations, or instincts. It was easier to see what my will had been...	jonibaloni	2	352	Aug 29, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Oh Jeannie, Where Art Thou??? (Preview) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, ............................ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!     &...	Toni Baloney	4	387	Aug 29, 2006 by jeannie
	Reflections & Meditation Aug 29 (Preview) I CHOOSE ANONYMITY We are sure that humility, expressed by anonymity, is the greatest safeguard that Alcoholics Anonymous can ever have. 12 & 12, p.187 Since there are no rules in A.A. I place myself where I want to be, and so I choose anonymity. I want my God to use me, humbly, as one of His tools in th...	Doll	0	306	Aug 29, 2006 by Doll
	??? Bubba ??? (Preview) Did I miss a post that said he's going on vacation? or what? Where is Phil?	Doll	2	358	Aug 29, 2006 by Doll
	Six Months! (Preview) For some odd reason I was allowed another chance to get sober after almost flushing my life down the toilet permanently. This is familiar territory for me, having six months sober. What isn't familiar is actually working the steps as best as I can. Life is good today. No complaints from this alchy...	soberdrunk	7	368	Aug 29, 2006 by Quetzal
	Hearing others (Preview) Really be there for another "Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. You can see that when you think how the friends that really listen to us are the ones we move toward, and we want to sit in their radius as though it did us good, like ultraviolet rays." -- Brenda Ueland How wel...	Wren	1	342	Aug 28, 2006 by jonibaloni
	All experience is an arch to build on. (Preview) All experience is an arch to build on. -- Henry Brooks Adams We can learn something from any experience, even one that is painful. In fact, we often learn more from painful experiences than from pleasant ones. When we say or do something foolish or hurtful that causes us embarrassment or guilt, pa...	Quetzal	2	341	Aug 28, 2006 by HappyMe
	My first real craving... (Preview) I can truly say that in the 3 months, I've not had a real craving. I mean, I've thought, "Boy, I'd like to have a drink!" but only when I'm stressed and wanting to unwind. Throughout the day and evening last night, I really, really, really wanted a drink...not for stress, but for the whole th...	SheIsSober	7	423	Aug 28, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Hi everyone! (Preview) Been super busy...but I'm still sober...and I even got through my Brother's wedding without drinking (despite our Dad going on a major bender-and we used to be drinking buddies). I actually had the most fun I've had in a very long time! I partied and danced all night long...sober...have I meantioned...	DanaBanana	3	465	Aug 28, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Daily Reflections Aug 28 (Preview) LIGHTENING THE BURDEN Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. . . . the dark past is . . . the key to life and happiness for others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.124 Since I have been sober, I have been healed of many pains: deceiving my par...	Doll	1	340	Aug 28, 2006 by Quetzal
	Some Pictures...from Tim (Preview) Hi all and Wanda, Yesterday, I got a very big surprise. Tim sent me an email saying he was going to go look at my new Puppy, and wow did he Surprise me. I had told him he lived in the same town, and out of the Blue, he went over and took these adorable pictures. Tim, I am still just feeling amaz...	Toni Baloney	4	397	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Toni Baloney... (Preview) PM!!!	jonibaloni	0	325	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
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