Alcoholics Anonymous

iffer · iffer

Happy Friday! I am feeling very grateful for this program and thought I would share how this is working for me today..... Last Saturday I did my 3rd step with my sponsor. I didn't have any "sudden spiritual awakening" , no white light, epiphany of any kind. I can say that I have had a ver...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Just got a letter from the Sec. of State's Office. They removed a financial hold totalling $3,982.46. Alrighty then! Let's see, now I only have to pay another $2,064 to clear up my financial responsibilities. Anyone know a loan shark I can borrow some money from? Just kidding! The money is really...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

From Wikipedia: "The Scream (Skrik, 1893) is a seminal expressionist painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Regarded by many as his most important work, it is said by some to symbolize modern man taken by an attack of existential angst. The landscape in the background is Oslofjor...

Doll · Doll

REMOVING "THE GROUND GLASS" The moral inventory is a cool examination of the damages that occurred to us during life and a sincere effort to look at them in a true perspective. This has the effect of taking the ground glass out of us, the emotional substance that still cuts and inhibits. AS BILL SEES IT,...

Phil · Phil

When a person drowns himself in negative thinking he is committing an unspeakable crime against himself. -- Maxwell Maltz Negative thoughts can rule our lives as compulsively as an addiction. The feelings of power we get from holding a dismal and gloomy outlook deprive us of the positive and...

Dori · Dori

Hey all , I been under the weather or sick as a dog what ever the saying is i dont feel well .. waa waa dori

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

LOL... God has a sense of humor. Every morning this week I have awakened to the sound of a marching band. It is band camp at the junior highschool a street over from me. I get up to the 'fight fight fight' Notre Dame theme, I believe... maybe Ohio State... LOL Then I pray, sit down with my coffee c...

Quetzal · Quetzal

TWELVE STEPS OF A RELAPSE Hi Gang, here is something I picked up. You might enjoy it. 1. I decided I could handle any emotional problems if other people would just quit trying to run my life. 2. I firmly believe that there is no greater power than myself and anyone who says dif...

Wren · Wren

Daily forgiveness "As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free space in your mind." -- Isabelle Holland We cannot avoid daily resentment and thoughts of guilt. They are a part of human nature. What we can do is release their grip on us. We can forgive others and ours...

annmarie · annmarie

my Aboyfriend is completely draining me with his negativity and his criticism. As far as he's concerned I'm completely wrong in almost everything. (then in the middle of his speech about my faults, he changes mood and starts telling me it would all be okay really if I apologised and could be aware of my...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

When life gets me down, I can think of a million reasons to be happy...... Joni

Phil · Phil

It is important throughout the life stages to invest in relationships. Here are some tips. They are easily remembered by the phrase PACT FEET. P = Patience: This is a necessary quality to any relationship. Relationships grow slowly and require lots of time, nourishment, patience and...

HappyMe · HappyMe

A lot good posts about relationships the last couple of days. Making me take some personal inventory instead of someone else's for a change. Good thing yes, but ouch. Feels like pulling a scab off. I like the joke about the two A's on their second date - that was pretty much me and m...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen. It's an explanation other people will understand. A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber bega...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I just found this 12 step poem, and wanted to share it with you. Take care, Carol ******************************* I took Step One, began to moan I can't do this one on my own. I took Step Two, began to pray Restore me God, please now, today. I took Step Three,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When everything seems to go wrong ... just P.U.S.H.! When the job gets you down ... just P.U.S.H.! When people don't react the way you think they should ... just P.U.S.H.! When your money is "gone" and the bills are due ... just P.U.S.H.! When people just don't understand you ... just...

Doll · Doll

Today is August 10, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! FAITH "Faith must trample underfoot all reason, sense and understanding." -- Martin Luther An obstacle to my understanding the spiritual life was my intellectualization; my head was forever getting in the way of my he...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Hi everyone! I went to the doctor today and got my medication switched around--he's putting me on Wellbutrin and weaning me off Paxil. I went off birth control (which aggrevates depression) and he's allowing me to take Vistrol for anxiety as needed. Whew! Hopefully I wil...

freeatlast44 · freeatlast44

Hi Everyone!! To give you a little background-I've been married for 20 yrs. Hubby found someone else last Dec. We've been separated since Feb. Our final court date is Aug. 22. Now to my dilemma. A guy that was in my IOP and now goes to the same meetings that I do has asked me...

Phil · Phil

Don't be fooled by the face I wear, For I wear a mask, I wear a thousand masks. Masks that I am afraid to take off. But none of them are me. But don't be fooled. I give you the impression that I am secure, That all is sunny and unruffled with me, Within as well as without, That confidence is my name and coolness m...

Wren · Wren

Heal dualities "Beware of the fury of the patient man." -- John Dryden Our minds perceive and give relative value - positive and negative - to the different sides of a duality. We usually shun the negative. It’s important to know that you cannot eliminate the negative by focusing exclusivel...

HDoggie · HDoggie

What is sanity? I have been possessed by this question for two years, since the first time I joined AA. I understood the idea that insanity is "doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results." But what was the opposite of that? Sanity. The concept...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Well, for those that were here with my weekend-husband-situation, I have been moving real fast trying to avoid the onset of the "What-the F***'s"... My "Full-Tilt-Whirl" is catching up with me. So I'll just have to keep reaching out, keep praying, keep reading and focusing elsewhere, and keep...

Pauly · Pauly

Nearly 7 months now since the last drink, I'm coping well I reckon, hope everyone is as OK as can be expected. Not sure who is still here since I found this piece of internet sanctuary back in January, saw Phil still posting, he and others helped me more than they realised back in Jan/Feb......

Doll · Doll

Life ISN"T about keeping score. It's not about how many friends you have Or how accepted you are. Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you're alone. It isn't about who you're dating, who you used to date, how many people you've dated, or if you haven't been with anyone at all. It isn't about who yo...

Doll · Doll

". . .OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD HARMED" "...and became willing to make amends to them all." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77 One of the key words in the Eighth Step is the word all. I am not free to select a few names for the list and to disregard others. It is a list of all persons I have harmed. I can see im...

HappyMe · HappyMe

I'm an alcoholic. First time I've said it out loud or typed it. Up until now I've preferred "drinking problem" but I've had a lot of time to think about it over the weekend especially with my slip on Friday. I've known deep down for a while that I am an alcoholic but I haven't b...

Wren · Wren

The ABC's of Achieving Your Dreams A. Avoid negative sources, people, things, and habits B. Believe in yourself. C. Consider things from every angle. D. Don't give up and don't give in. E. Enjoy life today: yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come. F. Family and friends are hidden treasures. See...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"Exuberance is an abounding, ebullient, effervescent emotion. It is kinetic and unrestrained, joyful, irrepressible. It is not happiness, although they share a border. It is instead, at its core, a more restless, billowing state. Certainly it is no lulling sense of contentment: exuberance lea...

Phil · Phil

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition....

Doll · Doll

Hi All. Just needed to share some............Picked up my 30 day chip! Still sort of feel like a loser on shooting 10 months in the foot (or would that be the ass) but, nothing happens by mistake. And I actually am much happier now. That slip was meant to be. It openend my eyes wider than they have...

Hillbilly · Hillbilly

Hello everyone So how many active members on this site, Have been here for a couple of weeks and see the same10-15 people not a bad thing and have enjoyed reading their post and getting to know them. I am a social person and enjoy chatting and am working on my Drinking Problem. AA meeting last week and...

LisaF · LisaF

to get my white chip... I laid in bed all night thinking about how I was going to go get vodka and sprite today... and I got up and that's exactly what I did. I did try to call my sponsor, but it was one of those things where I was going to call her, tell her what I was thinking and then do it anyway. I'm already fee...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

A New Life I have been granted a new life thanks to the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. I have found a reason to have hope, a reason to go on living. I have true friends that aren't around me because of some material thing I might possess. I can now be grateful for what little I have, knowing that I am star...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day For awhile, we are going back to the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous, and pick out passages here and there, so that they may become fixed in our minds, a little at a time, day by day, as we go along. There is no substitute for reading the Big Book. It is our "bib...

Wren · Wren

I was reading Caitlin Matthews tonight, she writes alot on Celtic spirituality which I find very interesting. She was talking about Fear and Courage, which was mentioned in an earlier post. Quoting " I will rise, I will go back to the white and silver shore. I will have courage, as the sun does, rising a...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

First before you read further, have to say this is one of those rather useless trivia Posts of mine. Last night on the late night news, there was a warning of bacteria in all the water, and not to drink any, use any, unless you boil it for at least 1 minute, or use Bottled water. Well early this mo...

HappyMe · HappyMe

When I started this journey 6 months ago it was due to someone else's drinking. I read everything I could, joined Al Anon and focused on that side of it. One thing that stuck out was the selfishness that seems to be a common trait among alcoholics - including me I guess which is where I...

Doll · Doll

"MADE A LIST. . . . " Made a list of all persons we had harmed, . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 When I approached the Eighth Step, I wondered how I could list all the things that I have done to other people since there were so many people, and some of them weren't alive anymore. Some of the hurts...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

Does anyone here take (or has anyone taken) Campral? My doc has me on it. It makes me feel weak and listless for about 30 minutes, but other than that, I think that it works to help the cravings for alcohol.

wallsal55 · wallsal55

When people have pet peeves, you would be surprised how many times they pet them. (rofl, that has been me! in silence, holding it all in!)

Doll · Doll

SheIsSober wrote: I heard something in AA that made me think: people who don't have a problem don't wonder if they're alcoholics. Thanks for the reminder.......... Thoughts at 4am If I am an alocholic I shouldn't drink - If I am not an alcoholic I don't ne...

Phil · Phil

Today's Gift. Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. --Rainer Maria Rilke For a relationship to be healthy and fulfilling, each of us must respect the other. "Two solitudes" is exactly what we are, and we will never be one, no matter how close we beco...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Hahahaha... and I'm the PROFESSIONAL SLEEPER nowadays....

Perhaps I am awakened cause I need to do a little extra praying. A girlfriend in the program, a sister in sobriety (we have the same sponsor), is a newly sober homecare nurse. She has just been diagnosed with MS, and like I said, is ne...

Robert · Robert

Boy im gonna have fun tomorrow when the boss trys all he can with me because It it now 2:15 I need to be up in 5 hours and I have not slept a wink, I am fed up, not only that but I get ratty with myself, I start kicking all over the place, ah whats the point. im gonna have a bad day tomorrow. and hey I welcome it, the pr...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day We in A.A. are offering an intangible thing, a psychological and spiritual program. It's a wonderful program. When we learn to turn to a Higher Power, with faith that that Power can give us the strength we need, we find peace of mind. When we reeducate our...

LisaF · LisaF

Ok so I screwed up. All I did was prove to myself that I am an alcoholic. I couldn't stop at 3 or 4 beers. I drank a 6 pack and got drunk. And then went out with an ex at 4am and got my husband pissed off at me. And today I feel like crap. not hungover, just depressed, feeling like a loser, feeling like a f**k up... i...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Rob, I just spotted you on line and I wanted to say 'hi' to you and ask how you are doing. I do hope that all is well with you. I've been thinking of you. Please let us know how you are, won't you? Take care, Carol

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

We have not seen my husbands boys since Christmas... didn't think we'd see them til Oklahoma trip in Oct.... Their grandma flew them up TODAY, as a surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! goptta get this house cleaned up... so they can TRASH it.... Their grandmother is toxic for me.... Josh is g...

Doll · Doll

Girls from SC Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their new wives housekeeping duties. The first man had married a woman from Iowa, and bragged that he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house cleaning that needed done at their house. He said that it took...

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	How it's working for me......... (Preview) Happy Friday! I am feeling very grateful for this program and thought I would share how this is working for me today..... Last Saturday I did my 3rd step with my sponsor. I didn't have any "sudden spiritual awakening" , no white light, epiphany of any kind. I can say that I have had a ver...	iffer	5	341	Aug 11, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Drivers License??? (Preview) Just got a letter from the Sec. of State's Office. They removed a financial hold totalling $3,982.46. Alrighty then! Let's see, now I only have to pay another $2,064 to clear up my financial responsibilities. Anyone know a loan shark I can borrow some money from? Just kidding! The money is really...	soberdrunk	4	372	Aug 11, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Strange Art (Preview) From Wikipedia: "The Scream (Skrik, 1893) is a seminal expressionist painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Regarded by many as his most important work, it is said by some to symbolize modern man taken by an attack of existential angst. The landscape in the background is Oslofjor...	Sick of being sick	3	339	Aug 11, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Daily reflections Aug. 11 (Preview) REMOVING "THE GROUND GLASS" The moral inventory is a cool examination of the damages that occurred to us during life and a sincere effort to look at them in a true perspective. This has the effect of taking the ground glass out of us, the emotional substance that still cuts and inhibits. AS BILL SEES IT,...	Doll	0	313	Aug 11, 2006 by Doll
	Negative Thoughts... (Preview) *When a person drowns himself in negative thinking he is committing an unspeakable crime against himself. -- Maxwell Maltz* Negative thoughts can rule our lives as compulsively as an addiction. The feelings of power we get from holding a dismal and gloomy outlook deprive us of the positive and...	Phil	0	355	Aug 10, 2006 by Phil
	checking in (Preview) Hey all , I been under the weather or sick as a dog what ever the saying is i dont feel well .. waa waa dori	Dori	5	366	Aug 10, 2006 by soberdrunk
	~another Day at BAND CAMP~ (Preview) LOL... God has a sense of humor. Every morning this week I have awakened to the sound of a marching band. It is band camp at the junior highschool a street over from me. I get up to the 'fight fight fight' Notre Dame theme, I believe... maybe Ohio State... LOL Then I pray, sit down with my coffee c...	jonibaloni	2	340	Aug 10, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	12 Steps of a Relapse (Preview) TWELVE STEPS OF A RELAPSE Hi Gang, here is something I picked up. You might enjoy it. 1. I decided I could handle any emotional problems if other people would just quit trying to run my life. 2. I firmly believe that there is no greater power than myself and anyone who says dif...	Quetzal	1	366	Aug 10, 2006 by Doll
	Higher Awareness-Daily Forgiveness (Preview) Daily forgiveness "As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free space in your mind." -- Isabelle Holland We cannot avoid daily resentment and thoughts of guilt. They are a part of human nature. What we can do is release their grip on us. We can forgive others and ours...	Wren	4	355	Aug 10, 2006 by Quetzal
	can you help me understand? (Preview) my Aboyfriend is completely draining me with his negativity and his criticism. As far as he's concerned I'm completely wrong in almost everything. (then in the middle of his speech about my faults, he changes mood and starts telling me it would all be okay really if I apologised and could be aware of my...	annmarie	17	432	Aug 10, 2006 by Rjs
	Anybody remember these days?? (Preview) *When life gets me down, I can think of a million reasons to be happy......* *Joni*	jonibaloni	10	395	Aug 10, 2006 by Rjs
	Pact Feet (Preview) It is important throughout the life stages to invest in relationships. Here are some tips. They are easily remembered by the phrase PACT FEET. P = Patience: This is a necessary quality to any relationship. Relationships grow slowly and require lots of time, nourishment, patience and...	Phil	2	404	Aug 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Just posting... (Preview) A lot good posts about relationships the last couple of days. Making me take some personal inventory instead of someone else's for a change. Good thing yes, but ouch. Feels like pulling a scab off. I like the joke about the two A's on their second date - that was pretty much me and m...	HappyMe	4	389	Aug 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Does God (Higher Power) Exist?? (Preview) This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen. It's an explanation other people will understand. *A man went to a barbershop to have* his hair cut and his beard trimmed. *As the barber bega...*	jonibaloni	7	744	Aug 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	12 Step Poem (Preview) Hi everyone, I just found this 12 step poem, and wanted to share it with you. Take care, Carol ******************************* I took Step One, began to moan I can't do this one on my own. I took Step Two, began to pray Restore me God, please now, today. I took Step Three,...	Quetzal	5	4483	Aug 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	When Everything Seems To Go Wrong ... (Preview) When everything seems to go wrong ... just P.U.S.H.! When the job gets you down ... just P.U.S.H.! When people don't react the way you think they should ... just P.U.S.H.! When your money is "gone" and the bills are due ... just P.U.S.H.! When people just don't understand you ... just...	Quetzal	4	411	Aug 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Meditation & Reflection Aug 10 (Preview) Today is August 10, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! FAITH "Faith must trample underfoot all reason, sense and understanding." -- Martin Luther An obstacle to my understanding the spiritual life was my intellectualization; my head was forever getting in the way of my he...	Doll	2	378	Aug 10, 2006 by jonibaloni
	A Burden on My Heart (Preview) Hi everyone! I went to the doctor today and got my medication switched around--he's putting me on Wellbutrin and weaning me off Paxil. I went off birth control (which aggrevates depression) and he's allowing me to take Vistrol for anxiety as needed. Whew! Hopefully I wil...	HDoggie	4	419	Aug 10, 2006 by Doll
	Should I or Shouldn't I? (Preview) Hi Everyone!! To give you a little background-I've been married for 20 yrs. Hubby found someone else last Dec. We've been separated since Feb. Our final court date is Aug. 22. Now to my dilemma. A guy that was in my IOP and now goes to the same meetings that I do has asked me...	freeatlast44	14	427	Aug 9, 2006 by freeatlast44
	Don't Be Fooled By Me.. (Preview) Don't be fooled by the face I wear, For I wear a mask, I wear a thousand masks. Masks that I am afraid to take off. But none of them are me. But don't be fooled. I give you the impression that I am secure, That all is sunny and unruffled with me, Within as well as without, That confidence is my name and coolness m...	Phil	5	512	Aug 9, 2006 by Dolphin123
	Higher Awareness (Preview) Heal dualities "Beware of the fury of the patient man." -- John Dryden Our minds perceive and give relative value - positive and negative - to the different sides of a duality. We usually shun the negative. It’s important to know that you cannot eliminate the negative by focusing exclusivel...	Wren	2	311	Aug 9, 2006 by octaveisblue
	Sanity (Preview) What is sanity? I have been possessed by this question for two years, since the first time I joined AA. I understood the idea that insanity is "doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results." But what was the opposite of that? Sanity. The concept...	HDoggie	6	375	Aug 9, 2006 by Rjs
	Trynig to stay off Carnival Ride (Preview) Well, for those that were here with my weekend-husband-situation, I have been moving real fast trying to avoid the onset of the "What-the F***'s"... My "Full-Tilt-Whirl" is catching up with me. So I'll just have to keep reaching out, keep praying, keep reading and focusing elsewhere, and keep...	jonibaloni	7	379	Aug 9, 2006 by Quetzal
	Hi Folks, just checking in (Preview) Nearly 7 months now since the last drink, I'm coping well I reckon, hope everyone is as OK as can be expected. Not sure who is still here since I found this piece of internet sanctuary back in January, saw Phil still posting, he and others helped me more than they realised back in Jan/Feb......	Pauly	7	353	Aug 9, 2006 by Quetzal
	Words to live by..... (Preview) Life ISN"T about keeping score. It's not about how many friends you have Or how accepted you are. Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you're alone. It isn't about who you're dating, who you used to date, how many people you've dated, or if you haven't been with anyone at all. It isn't about who yo...	Doll	2	337	Aug 9, 2006 by HappyMe
	Daily Reflection Aug 9 (Preview) ". . .OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD HARMED" "...and became willing to make amends to them all." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77 One of the key words in the Eighth Step is the word all. I am not free to select a few names for the list and to disregard others. It is a list of all persons I have harmed. I can see im...	Doll	0	302	Aug 9, 2006 by Doll
	Ready to admit it... (Preview) I'm an alcoholic. First time I've said it out loud or typed it. Up until now I've preferred "drinking problem" but I've had a lot of time to think about it over the weekend especially with my slip on Friday. I've known deep down for a while that I am an alcoholic but I haven't b...	HappyMe	10	387	Aug 9, 2006 by octaveisblue
	Achieving Dreams... (Preview) The ABC's of Achieving Your Dreams A. Avoid negative sources, people, things, and habits B. Believe in yourself. C. Consider things from every angle. D. Don't give up and don't give in. E. Enjoy life today: yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come. F. Family and friends are hidden treasures. See...	Wren	5	390	Aug 8, 2006 by jonibaloni
	NO ONE is happy 24/7..... (Preview) "Exuberance is an abounding, ebullient, effervescent emotion. It is kinetic and unrestrained, joyful, irrepressible. It is not happiness, although they share a border. It is instead, at its core, a more restless, billowing state. Certainly it is no lulling sense of contentment: exuberance lea...	jonibaloni	4	342	Aug 8, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Picked this up at a meeting tonight... (Preview) "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition....	Phil	5	400	Aug 8, 2006 by Robert
	Just sharing a bit...... (Preview) Hi All. Just needed to share some............Picked up my 30 day chip! Still sort of feel like a loser on shooting 10 months in the foot (or would that be the ass) but, nothing happens by mistake. And I actually am much happier now. That slip was meant to be. It openend my eyes wider than they have...	Doll	4	329	Aug 8, 2006 by soberdrunk
	just checking in (Preview) Hello everyone So how many active members on this site, Have been here for a couple of weeks and see the same10-15 people not a bad thing and have enjoyed reading their post and getting to know them. I am a social person and enjoy chatting and am working on my Drinking Problem. AA meeting last week and...	Hillbilly	8	339	Aug 8, 2006 by DanaBanana
	maybe I wasn't ready (Preview) to get my white chip... I laid in bed all night thinking about how I was going to go get vodka and sprite today... and I got up and that's exactly what I did. I did try to call my sponsor, but it was one of those things where I was going to call her, tell her what I was thinking and then do it anyway. I'm already fee...	LisaF	5	372	Aug 8, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	A New Life (Preview) *A New Life* I have been granted a new life thanks to the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. I have found a reason to have hope, a reason to go on living. I have true friends that aren't around me because of some material thing I might possess. I can now be grateful for what little I have, knowing that I am star...	soberdrunk	6	400	Aug 8, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Thought, Meditation & Prayer..August 8th (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day For awhile, we are going back to the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous, and pick out passages here and there, so that they may become fixed in our minds, a little at a time, day by day, as we go along. There is no substitute for reading the Big Book. It is our "bib...	Toni Baloney	0	288	Aug 8, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Courage to keep on Truckin' (Preview) I was reading Caitlin Matthews tonight, she writes alot on Celtic spirituality which I find very interesting. She was talking about Fear and Courage, which was mentioned in an earlier post. Quoting " I will rise, I will go back to the white and silver shore. I will have courage, as the sun does, rising a...	Wren	4	354	Aug 8, 2006 by jeannie
	Think, Think, and then THINK (Preview) First before you read further, have to say this is one of those rather useless trivia Posts of mine. Last night on the late night news, there was a warning of bacteria in all the water, and not to drink any, use any, unless you boil it for at least 1 minute, or use Bottled water. Well early this mo...	Toni Baloney	10	435	Aug 8, 2006 by jeannie
	Stuck on something (Preview) When I started this journey 6 months ago it was due to someone else's drinking. I read everything I could, joined Al Anon and focused on that side of it. One thing that stuck out was the selfishness that seems to be a common trait among alcoholics - including me I guess which is where I...	HappyMe	4	362	Aug 8, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Daily Reflections Aug 8 (Preview) "MADE A LIST. . . . " Made a list of all persons we had harmed, . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 When I approached the Eighth Step, I wondered how I could list all the things that I have done to other people since there were so many people, and some of them weren't alive anymore. Some of the hurts...	Doll	0	293	Aug 8, 2006 by Doll
	Campral? (Preview) Does anyone here take (or has anyone taken) Campral? My doc has me on it. It makes me feel weak and listless for about 30 minutes, but other than that, I think that it works to help the cravings for alcohol.	SheIsSober	4	359	Aug 7, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Quote fpr Today (Preview) When people have pet peeves, you would be surprised how many times they pet them. (rofl, that has been me! in silence, holding it all in!)	wallsal55	2	334	Aug 7, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Alcoholic Summed Up (Preview) SheIsSober wrote: I heard something in AA that made me think: people who don't have a problem don't wonder if they're alcoholics. Thanks for the reminder.......... Thoughts at 4am If I am an alocholic I shouldn't drink - If I am not an alcoholic I don't ne...	Doll	3	443	Aug 7, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Two Solitudes (Preview) *Today's Gift. Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. --Rainer Maria Rilke* For a relationship to be healthy and fulfilling, each of us must respect the other. "Two solitudes" is exactly what we are, and we will never be one, no matter how close we beco...	Phil	3	386	Aug 7, 2006 by jonibaloni
	OK.. up late too...... (Preview) Hahahaha... and I'm the PROFESSIONAL SLEEPER nowadays.... Perhaps I am awakened cause I need to do a little extra praying. A girlfriend in the program, a sister in sobriety (we have the same sponsor), is a newly sober homecare nurse. She has just been diagnosed with MS, and like I said, is ne...	jonibaloni	3	322	Aug 7, 2006 by jonibaloni
	cant sleep (Preview) Boy im gonna have fun tomorrow when the boss trys all he can with me because It it now 2:15 I need to be up in 5 hours and I have not slept a wink, I am fed up, not only that but I get ratty with myself, I start kicking all over the place, ah whats the point. im gonna have a bad day tomorrow. and hey I welcome it, the pr...	Robert	5	426	Aug 7, 2006 by Robert
	Thought, Meditation & Prayer for Aug. 7th (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day We in A.A. are offering an intangible thing, a psychological and spiritual program. It's a wonderful program. When we learn to turn to a Higher Power, with faith that that Power can give us the strength we need, we find peace of mind. When we reeducate our...	Toni Baloney	1	411	Aug 7, 2006 by Wren
	screwed up (Preview) Ok so I screwed up. All I did was prove to myself that I am an alcoholic. I couldn't stop at 3 or 4 beers. I drank a 6 pack and got drunk. And then went out with an ex at 4am and got my husband pissed off at me. And today I feel like crap. not hungover, just depressed, feeling like a loser, feeling like a f**k up... i...	LisaF	6	357	Aug 7, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Hi Rob!!!! (Preview) Hi Rob, I just spotted you on line and I wanted to say 'hi' to you and ask how you are doing. I do hope that all is well with you. I've been thinking of you. Please let us know how you are, won't you? Take care, Carol	Quetzal	1	309	Aug 6, 2006 by jonibaloni
	OMG!!!!!! Kiddo's are here!!!!!!! (Preview) We have not seen my husbands boys since Christmas... didn't think we'd see them til Oklahoma trip in Oct.... Their grandma flew them up TODAY, as a surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! goptta get this house cleaned up... so they can TRASH it.... Their grandmother is toxic for me.... Josh is g...	jonibaloni	7	430	Aug 6, 2006 by Hillbilly
	Joke of the day (Preview) Girls from SC Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their new wives housekeeping duties. The first man had married a woman from Iowa, and bragged that he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house cleaning that needed done at their house. He said that it took...	Doll	9	341	Aug 6, 2006 by Toni Baloney
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