Alcoholics Anonymous

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

PM!!!

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I've been struggling with this guy I have been working with. He just doesn't want to work this program. I've been trying and trying to show him how the principles of this program are applied in daily life. He just won't follow directions! I don't know what to do. He keeps relapsing. Gets sober for...

Doll · Doll

Today is August 27, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! PURPOSE "I have never doubted that God created man for great purposes . . . " -- Preston Bradley I am special today. I know that there is a purpose for my life and that it is essentially good and creative. I know that beauty is not just in...

Quetzal · Quetzal

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY This program has no quarrel with medicine, psychiatry, or religion. We have great respect for the methods of each. And we are glad for any success they may have had with any of us. We are desirous always of cooperating with them in every way. The more doctors, the more psychiatri...

HappyMe · HappyMe

Today is going to be a good day. For the first time in a long time I woke with a light heart. My younger daughter and I are going to the Minnesota State Fair today. My older daughter doesn't want to come and I decided not to force her like I have for the last 2 years - "we are going to have fun damn...

marvlman · marvlman

My girlfriend is sober now She told me last week, and did a month ago, that when she goes to college [she's only 18] she's not so sure she wants to be sober any more. Her roomate is in AA also, and sober now. I'm worried as hell. Can someone in AA drink casually? Get drunk once in awhile? The day we got...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

  ~~~~~~~~ a beautiful, independent, self-assu...

Doll · Doll

CENTERING OUR THOUGHTS When World War II broke out, our A.A. dependence on a Higher Power had its first major test. A.A.'s entered the services and were scattered all over the world. Would they be able to take the discipline, stand up under fire, and endure . . . ? As Bill Sees It, p.200 I will center my t...

Robert · Robert

It was two years since I picked up a drink on tues but I didnt go to a meeting to pick up a chip because I was asshamed of myself as I picked something else up about 4 months ago (not alcohol) feeling kind of blue and lost in sobriety. dont know who or what I am now. am in between meetings too because of bully...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi there, I have an AA Birthday coming up in 18 day, and have really been scratching me head with this, never in a Million years, did I think this would happen to me. So Very Grateful, cannot even put words to the feeling of Humble Gratitude. But there have been a few Birthdays in the past, where the m...

timverton · timverton

I had to throw this out here for all of you who might be interested. I know that after "cleaning out" and even for a long time after, I get this craving for sweets from the lack of sugar that my over-worked liver is no longer producing from alcohol. This sure beats candy in my opinion. I...

Doll · Doll

GIVING IT AWAY Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.159 Those words, for me, refer to a transference of power, through which...

HappyMe · HappyMe

Hi all - just feel like sharing what's been going on with me lately. The last few weeks have been spent absorbing the fact that I'm an alcoholic. Went to 2 meetings last weekend which I enjoyed. Made it through another business dinner this week with my diet Coke. Just said no thank...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Easy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties. It is better to work out a problem...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Well, as some of you who have been around here awhile may (or may not) have noticed, I have gotten a bit 'controlling' here with my frustrations in my 12th Step work lately. I have been a bit harsh, and unkind at times, in the name of having 'been there, done that'. I have been downright bossy. I have...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Hey everyone! My husband just got a job offer down in North Carolina and he's taking it. We live in Ohio now, so it will be out of state. I have lived in this area my whole life and I've always wanted to move (long before I became an alcoholic.) So this is exciting! My siste...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Feeling better today. Just received another raise at work! Have an interview set on Monday for a supervisor position at work! Don't think I'll get it but I put a bid in on the job because I am capable, hell I'm an alcoholic! Anyways, I'm going to a meeting and I am looking forwards to it. Feel good...

RyanS · RyanS

How To Clean Your Toilet 1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl. 2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom. 3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid....

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Here's what I am afraid some of the folks who have visited here did not fully comprehend: "If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any lengthsteps."   &nb...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Time past is gone forever, and we can never go back to it. Even our disease progresses forward. We cannot expect to control it by a return to measures which may have worked for a time in the past. Those methods eventually failed, and trying them again will only bring us to the same point of failure. Th...

Doll · Doll

THE GIFT OF BONDING Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of lif...

Phil · Phil

by Dr. Paula Sunray Fear keeps us from leading meaningful lives and having meaningful relationships. Inner DragonsOur inner dragons of fear can keep us from having meaningful relationships. These fears can make us run from love and intimacy and hide from the very things we say we most wa...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Hey everyone, Been having a tough time of things lately. Kind of came to two conclusions. I'm coming up on six months in the program, sober. I've heard it said that with certain anniversaries it can be a major struggle. I've heard it said too many times by too many people to totally discount t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, I came across this a few minutes ago and I thought that I would share it with you all. It certainly gave me something to think about. Have a great and sober day, Carol ********************************** The Practice: 1. Spend 5 minutes at the beginn...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Well, after a long, heated argument with my poor hostage (aka my husband), I bawled like a baby, got on my knees and begged for willingness to do something, anything. I WANT to want to live. I WANT to want sobriety and mental health. I'm either going to put a bullet in my brain o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Conflict can result from trying to change a person or situation that we don't like. And conflict causes stress and agitation, both of which limit our lives. They steal our ability to be open to opportunities for growth and change. Why is it so hard to accept situations we don't like? Twelve Step pr...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "When we saw our faults, we listed them. We placed them before us in black and white. We admitted our wrongs honestly and we were willing to set these matters straight. We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We asked God to remove our fears and we commenced to o...

Doll · Doll

Today is August 24, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! LIMITATIONS "Why would we kill off a good watchdog just because he could not fly?" -- Frank Mar God has created this world with variety and we all have different gifts. Some people make music, others write stories and many are pract...

Phil · Phil

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be...

timverton · timverton

I had posted earlier on another thread how I was sort of dreading to go and do a task today. I had to alter a bathroom vanity I had made for the kinda-in-laws (I say KIL because their daughter and I have been together for over 5 yrs. and haven't married.) and doing the work there, any work, can be a pain...

RyanS · RyanS

I'm picking up my 9 month chip tonight. How'd I do it? Didnt drink anything. Kinda feels good, but I would remind myself of two things that are as true today as they where at the beginning. 1. If it still worked, I'd still be drunk. 2. If God hadnt seen fit that I outta be sober, I'd still be drunk or worse...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Live big! -- Brady Michaels Sometimes, that's the best advice we can hear. Win or lose, succeed or fail, go for it, and go all the way. There are times when it's wise to be cautious. And there are times when the best thing we can do -- the only thing we can do -- is go for it by living big. Ask him/her...

HDoggie · HDoggie

Well, here it is again. Day one. I was just a couple days shy of one month and I blew it. Looking back, sadly, I think I did it on purpose because I always balk at doing things with 100% effort (not perfection, just effort.) I knew in the back of my mind I'd eventually fall again.&...

berryboy · berryboy

Hi, I am glad to have found this site. For the past 3 years I have had nothing but bad luck, I was engaged to the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with we lived together for 5 years, in he went from prince charming to being verbally abusive then to breaking up with me with no consience what s...

Wren · Wren

What must I do is all that concerns me---not what people think. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own---but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson &...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I woke up this morning in the middle of a horrible dream. I was in a 'using' place, and someone was going to make me do something I did not want to do. In real life during my using and drinking, I would have ended up doing this 'thing', as my addiciton would have required it. But in my dream I knew I didn't have t...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

A friend in the program is a nurse. She has a few weeks 'sober', so far as I know, and asked me to take her for a diagnostic test, as she will be on Valium before the test. I took her to one other appointment and her doctor had given her some Valium to take before another non-invasive diagnostic test. I have to...

Doll · Doll

Well, ya'll, this Bubetta goes back to work tomorrow at 4am after being out on medical leave for 3 months. I'm terrified. I have a new Boss that I've never met. I hope my ID badge will let me in the door. I hope someone is on call for TSG at 4am cause all my security codes have to be reset. That is i...

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	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	635	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	348	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	383	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	302	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	337	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	354	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	329	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	335	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	414	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	453	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	332	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	391	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Toni Baloney... (Preview) PM!!!	jonibaloni	0	317	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Working With Others (Preview) I've been struggling with this guy I have been working with. He just doesn't want to work this program. I've been trying and trying to show him how the principles of this program are applied in daily life. He just won't follow directions! I don't know what to do. He keeps relapsing. Gets sober for...	soberdrunk	9	403	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Meditation Aug 27 (Preview) Today is August 27, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! PURPOSE "I have never doubted that God created man for great purposes . . . " -- Preston Bradley I am special today. I know that there is a purpose for my life and that it is essentially good and creative. I know that beauty is not just in...	Doll	1	308	Aug 27, 2006 by RyanS
	Thought For The Day (Preview) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY This program has no quarrel with medicine, psychiatry, or religion. We have great respect for the methods of each. And we are glad for any success they may have had with any of us. We are desirous always of cooperating with them in every way. The more doctors, the more psychiatri...	Quetzal	1	343	Aug 27, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Good morning! (Preview) Today is going to be a good day. For the first time in a long time I woke with a light heart. My younger daughter and I are going to the Minnesota State Fair today. My older daughter doesn't want to come and I decided not to force her like I have for the last 2 years - "we are going to have fun damn...	HappyMe	4	351	Aug 27, 2006 by jonibaloni
	How do you be a supportive significant other? (Preview) My girlfriend is sober now She told me last week, and did a month ago, that when she goes to college [she's only 18] she's not so sure she wants to be sober any more. Her roomate is in AA also, and sober now. I'm worried as hell. Can someone in AA drink casually? Get drunk once in awhile? The day we got...	marvlman	4	375	Aug 27, 2006 by Quetzal
	A Modern Fairy Tale (Preview)   ~~~~~~~~ a beautiful, independent, self-assu...	Toni Baloney	3	615	Aug 27, 2006 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Aug 27 (Preview) CENTERING OUR THOUGHTS When World War II broke out, our A.A. dependence on a Higher Power had its first major test. A.A.'s entered the services and were scattered all over the world. Would they be able to take the discipline, stand up under fire, and endure . . . ? As Bill Sees It, p.200 I will center my t...	Doll	0	444	Aug 27, 2006 by Doll
	feeling un-good (Preview) It was two years since I picked up a drink on tues but I didnt go to a meeting to pick up a chip because I was asshamed of myself as I picked something else up about 4 months ago (not alcohol) feeling kind of blue and lost in sobriety. dont know who or what I am now. am in between meetings too because of bully...	Robert	6	411	Aug 27, 2006 by RyanS
	AA birthday coming Up in 18 days..QUESTION (Preview) Hi there, I have an AA Birthday coming up in 18 day, and have really been scratching me head with this, never in a Million years, did I think this would happen to me. So Very Grateful, cannot even put words to the feeling of Humble Gratitude. But there have been a few Birthdays in the past, where the m...	Toni Baloney	8	506	Aug 27, 2006 by Quetzal
	AA summertime treat (Preview) I had to throw this out here for all of you who might be interested. I know that after "cleaning out" and even for a long time after, I get this craving for sweets from the lack of sugar that my over-worked liver is no longer producing from alcohol. This sure beats candy in my opinion. I...	timverton	7	371	Aug 26, 2006 by wandajf
	Daily Reflections Aug 26 (Preview) GIVING IT AWAY Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. Alcoholics Anonymous, p.159 Those words, for me, refer to a transference of power, through which...	Doll	1	562	Aug 26, 2006 by timverton
	Just posting... (Preview) Hi all - just feel like sharing what's been going on with me lately. The last few weeks have been spent absorbing the fact that I'm an alcoholic. Went to 2 meetings last weekend which I enjoyed. Made it through another business dinner this week with my diet Coke. Just said no thank...	HappyMe	3	336	Aug 26, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Taking It Easy (Preview) Easy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties. It is better to work out a problem...	Quetzal	1	607	Aug 26, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	HP has put me in my place...... (Preview) Well, as some of you who have been around here awhile may (or may not) have noticed, I have gotten a bit 'controlling' here with my frustrations in my 12th Step work lately. I have been a bit harsh, and unkind at times, in the name of having 'been there, done that'. I have been downright bossy. I have...	jonibaloni	4	363	Aug 26, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I'm Moving (Preview) Hey everyone! My husband just got a job offer down in North Carolina and he's taking it. We live in Ohio now, so it will be out of state. I have lived in this area my whole life and I've always wanted to move (long before I became an alcoholic.) So this is exciting! My siste...	HDoggie	3	310	Aug 26, 2006 by Doll
	Checking in (Preview) Feeling better today. Just received another raise at work! Have an interview set on Monday for a supervisor position at work! Don't think I'll get it but I put a bid in on the job because I am capable, hell I'm an alcoholic! Anyways, I'm going to a meeting and I am looking forwards to it. Feel good...	soberdrunk	4	349	Aug 25, 2006 by HappyMe
	yup (Preview) How To Clean Your Toilet 1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl. 2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom. 3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid....	RyanS	4	414	Aug 25, 2006 by soberdrunk
	The heart of the program (Preview) Here's what I am afraid some of the folks who have visited here did not fully comprehend: "If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any lengthsteps."   &nb...	Sick of being sick	10	388	Aug 25, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Moving Forward (Preview) Time past is gone forever, and we can never go back to it. Even our disease progresses forward. We cannot expect to control it by a return to measures which may have worked for a time in the past. Those methods eventually failed, and trying them again will only bring us to the same point of failure. Th...	Quetzal	2	372	Aug 25, 2006 by cooncatbob
	Daily Reflections Aug 24 (Preview) THE GIFT OF BONDING Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of lif...	Doll	5	379	Aug 25, 2006 by timverton
	Fear And Relationships (Preview) by Dr. Paula Sunray Fear keeps us from leading meaningful lives and having meaningful relationships. Inner DragonsOur inner dragons of fear can keep us from having meaningful relationships. These fears can make us run from love and intimacy and hide from the very things we say we most wa...	Phil	5	403	Aug 25, 2006 by Phil
	Checking In (Preview) Hey everyone, Been having a tough time of things lately. Kind of came to two conclusions. I'm coming up on six months in the program, sober. I've heard it said that with certain anniversaries it can be a major struggle. I've heard it said too many times by too many people to totally discount t...	soberdrunk	8	390	Aug 24, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	The Practice (Preview) Hi all, I came across this a few minutes ago and I thought that I would share it with you all. It certainly gave me something to think about. Have a great and sober day, Carol ******************************** The Practice:** 1. Spend 5 minutes at the beginn...	Quetzal	1	320	Aug 24, 2006 by Wren
	2 Things I Became Willing to Do (Preview) Well, after a long, heated argument with my poor hostage (aka my husband), I bawled like a baby, got on my knees and begged for willingness to do something, anything. I WANT to want to live. I WANT to want sobriety and mental health. I'm either going to put a bullet in my brain o...	HDoggie	5	372	Aug 24, 2006 by HDoggie
	Acceptance frees us (Preview) Conflict can result from trying to change a person or situation that we don't like. And conflict causes stress and agitation, both of which limit our lives. They steal our ability to be open to opportunities for growth and change. Why is it so hard to accept situations we don't like? Twelve Step pr...	Quetzal	2	349	Aug 24, 2006 by Doll
	24 Hours a Day....August 24th (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "When we saw our faults, we listed them. We placed them before us in black and white. We admitted our wrongs honestly and we were willing to set these matters straight. We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We asked God to remove our fears and we commenced to o...	Toni Baloney	2	353	Aug 24, 2006 by Quetzal
	Meditation & Reflections Aug 24 (Preview) Today is August 24, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! LIMITATIONS "Why would we kill off a good watchdog just because he could not fly?" -- Frank Mar God has created this world with variety and we all have different gifts. Some people make music, others write stories and many are pract...	Doll	0	317	Aug 24, 2006 by Doll
	Acceptance Is The Key.... (Preview) And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be...	Phil	4	2015	Aug 24, 2006 by Quetzal
	Dreaded morning to great morning! (Preview) I had posted earlier on another thread how I was sort of dreading to go and do a task today. I had to alter a bathroom vanity I had made for the kinda-in-laws (I say KIL because their daughter and I have been together for over 5 yrs. and haven't married.) and doing the work there, any work, can be a pain...	timverton	7	364	Aug 24, 2006 by HDoggie
	9 month chip (Preview) I'm picking up my 9 month chip tonight. How'd I do it? Didnt drink anything. Kinda feels good, but I would remind myself of two things that are as true today as they where at the beginning. 1. If it still worked, I'd still be drunk. 2. If God hadnt seen fit that I outta be sober, I'd still be drunk or worse...	RyanS	15	406	Aug 23, 2006 by RyanS
	Live Big (Preview) Live big! -- Brady Michaels Sometimes, that's the best advice we can hear. Win or lose, succeed or fail, go for it, and go all the way. There are times when it's wise to be cautious. And there are times when the best thing we can do -- the only thing we can do -- is go for it by living big. Ask him/her...	Quetzal	3	339	Aug 23, 2006 by HappyMe
	Now What? (Preview) Well, here it is again. Day one. I was just a couple days shy of one month and I blew it. Looking back, sadly, I think I did it on purpose because I always balk at doing things with 100% effort (not perfection, just effort.) I knew in the back of my mind I'd eventually fall again.&...	HDoggie	11	420	Aug 23, 2006 by HappyMe
	first time on (Preview) Hi, I am glad to have found this site. For the past 3 years I have had nothing but bad luck, I was engaged to the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with we lived together for 5 years, in he went from prince charming to being verbally abusive then to breaking up with me with no consience what s...	berryboy	13	498	Aug 23, 2006 by RyanS
	Night Light (Preview) What must I do is all that concerns me---not what people think. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own---but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson &...	Wren	2	682	Aug 23, 2006 by Wren
	Really Uncomfortable Dream~~ (Preview) I woke up this morning in the middle of a horrible dream. I was in a 'using' place, and someone was going to make me do something I did not want to do. In real life during my using and drinking, I would have ended up doing this 'thing', as my addiciton would have required it. But in my dream I knew I didn't have t...	jonibaloni	4	403	Aug 23, 2006 by jonibaloni
	How far to go to Help? (Preview) A friend in the program is a nurse. She has a few weeks 'sober', so far as I know, and asked me to take her for a diagnostic test, as she will be on Valium before the test. I took her to one other appointment and her doctor had given her some Valium to take before another non-invasive diagnostic test. I have to...	jonibaloni	8	425	Aug 23, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Scared....Scared.....Scared..... (Preview) Well, ya'll, this Bubetta goes back to work tomorrow at 4am after being out on medical leave for 3 months. I'm terrified. I have a new Boss that I've never met. I hope my ID badge will let me in the door. I hope someone is on call for TSG at 4am cause all my security codes have to be reset. That is i...	Doll	5	408	Aug 23, 2006 by berryboy
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