Alcoholics Anonymous

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Everybody in recovery needs a 'sanctuary'. A place of quiet and comfort, all our own, where we can go to touch base with our Higher Power, read a book, work on our steps. Mine is my little office in the back of the house, far away from the t.v., the phones and the busy little street out in front. It looks ou...

Quetzal · Quetzal

All my yesterdays run together. -- Clara Glenn Age doesn't demand that our memories become fuzzy, but they commonly are. We often fret over this. We could, instead, make light of it and simply appreciate that we worked our memories overtime for many years. There is no requirement that we have l...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

This pamphlet is an exact copy of the original, capitals, parentheses and all.... In order to determine whether or not a person has drifted from "social drinking" into pathological drinking, it is well to check over a list of test questions, which each one may ask himself or hersel...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Ok. this is a Trivia Post. have spent the week, looking into getting a little dog, had a lot of research to do, and did it, and then I came back to square one. So, here is my choice, he is only 3 weeks old in this picture, I will not get him until mid October. But want to show you all the new little Love of my Li...

timverton · timverton

We are a good lot. I've been thinking about the times I've been through rehab (voluntary) and watched people, including myself, walk through the doors in a state of selfish conceit/deceit and in the "poor me" state of being. After a few days of withdrawel there's a change that takes plac...

Phil · Phil

One Star Hangover (*) No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5 Cokes and still feel this way. For some reason, you are craving a steak & fries. Two Star Hangover (**) No pain, but something is definitely ami...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

awresome song that helps me realize that forgiveness is the only thing that works... and resentment hurts ME... "Bittersweet"-- by Plumb I been carryin' this old Luggage and it's really buggin' ME... So when you called to see me I couldn't believe it, Could it really be? You need to feel...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good morning, Well the last week for me was like trying to tread water, and could not keep my head above the water. Went to a Meeting on the 5th Step yesterday, and it is truly amazing how, when a meeting stays on Topic, and thoroughly, it is a complete Attitude adjustment, that was the way I experienc...

Doll · Doll

TOWARD EMOTIONAL FREEDOM Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 80 Will...

HappyMe · HappyMe

Selfishness. My mom called last night to tell me she was diagnosed with breast cancer. All I can think of is how this is going to affect me. WTF is wrong with me?????? Gaaahhhhh!!!!!! Holy crap, get me out of my head! If I ever I questioned whether or not I've been...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

OK. it is past 10:00 a.m. there, so you are in the middle of the interview and quiz, just thinking of you and lots of Positive thoughts and Prayers. Patience, I hope you will write, as SOON as you return, waiting, tick tock, tick tock. Toni

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

23rd Psalm for Recovering Alcoholics The Lord is my sponsor, I shall not want. He makes me to go to many meetings. He leads me to sit back, relax, and listen with an open mind, He restores my soul, my sanity, and my health. He leads me in the path of sobriety, serenity, and fellowship for my own sake. He...

freeatlast44 · freeatlast44

Did ya'll gain weight when you quit drinking? I'm gaining right around the middle like a spare tire. When I drank, I went from a size 16 to a size 4 because I stayed sick all the time. Never could figure out the point to stop drinking before I would get sick. I was ki...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi All, She made a quote that made headlines, that made me really have a laugh, the quote was "The more you drink, the better I sound" What a head scratcher that was, I always thought it was, "The more I drink, the better I sound." HA HA HA! All these amazing revelations in Recov...

Doll · Doll

Bare with me.......My mind is racing this morning..... When I went to AA in July 2005, the "urge" for a drink left me immediately. In August (05) I left a meeting, stopped at the store, bought a 12 pack, came home and got drunk all without feeling that overwhelming craving. I just did it....

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

When I talk to my friends about why I don't drink, I have found that with a lot of them, I tell them it's because of my seizure medication, which I started around the time that I quit. I justify it by saying that I'm not lying...I mean, I'm not supposed to drink while taking them. But, still, I f...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Hmmmmmm........ It's 5 in the morning and something strange is happening. Think I'm feeling good and ............happy.........yeah, that's it! Back to the same ole' Justin? Have to wait and see on that one! Another 8 hour day at work. Why am I feeling good? Prayers, meeting? Maybe.............

Wren · Wren

Let go of the past "Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don't think that you've lost time. There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time." -- Asha Tyson N...

HappyMe · HappyMe

Went to my first meeting tonight. The group was nice and very welcoming. It was a good experience and I'll be going back. They even bought me a Big Book which I thought was pretty nice of them since it was my first time. Thanks for your support and encouragement.

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. There is a wide variation in the way each one of us approaches and conceives of the Power greater than ourselves. Whether we agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little...

Quetzal · Quetzal

"The seed of God is in us. Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God seeds into God." --Meister Eckhart Often we may feel critical and judgemental about our maturity or personality. When we read we have God seeds within us, we may find that difficult to believe. How can we h...

Doll · Doll

Today is August 19, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! DECISION "When you see a snake, never mind where he came from." -- W. G. Benham So many alcoholics have died looking for "the problem" that made them drink. The wife, family, neighborhood or unemployment was why they though they go...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I am going in for my final interview and essay test at a nursing school tomorrow. I am very nervous. This will be the deciding factor as to what I am going to be doing for the next 10 months... either look for a new job or (hopefully) be in my last leg of schooling. I am a ball of nerves. I know it is God's Will tha...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

3 months ago to the day, I went to a hospital in the area and told them that I was an alcoholic. I told them about my seizure disorder and said that if they felt I needed to be admitted, I would go willingly, but I wanted to get sober. I remember that day so very well. I sat there in tears and...

Phil · Phil

It is clear that honesty is vital to the health of all relationships. Mutual trust, openness, and understanding are the key contributors to feelings of friendship and intimacy. Conversely it is very hard to be in a relationship with any person who distorts or withholds information critical to th...

Wren · Wren

What are your priorities today? "Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to do what they want to do." -- Kathleen Winsor When we clearly set an intention, our conscious and subconscious minds mobilize to help us me...

Quetzal · Quetzal

One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come crashing down. -- Baltasar Gracian If we are honest about our addiction, we know how it can drive us into secrecy. At first came the little lie - about missing an appointment or coming home late. Then the lie t...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Have you ever had one of those days where everything that you say or think always sounds like excuses, rationalization, justification......... Where every sentence gets half-way through and that awful word but interjects itself. Life is good today, but......... I love my job, but............

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi all, I was thinking this morning about my work, my program, and balance. You see I work in the social service field (using my codie ways to help the world, lol) and alot of our participants have substance abuse issues or are the loved one of someone with a substance abuse issue. And my strug...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Having a hard time of it lately. Just had the day from hell! Haven't had one of these kinda days in a long time. Hopefully this is just one and not a chain of 'em coming at me.

Really bad day at work. Boss told me and this guy we had to do the impossible. Kinda said fu** it and did what we felt like doing...

Doll · Doll

Today is August 18, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! ABILITY "Man's ability is derived from God and does not have to be acquired." -- James H. McReynolds I woke this morning and remembered that sobriety and serenity are gifts from God that are freely given. I need only discover them w...

Doll · Doll

RIGHTING THE HARM In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 Have you ever thought that the harm you did a business associate, or perhaps a family member, was so slight that...

Gary123 · Gary123

Hello All, Hope your day is going well! I am in need of some assistance and hope I could find it here. I am a member of AA and Al anon. I am a 43 year old male and I have 16 years of AA recovery and about 3 in Al anon. I have gotten away from working the steps in my daily life. I really feel like I am missing somethin...

Doll · Doll

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned to complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortmen...

Phil · Phil

Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she's 97 years old and we don't know where the hell she is. The only reason I would take up exe...

julielynn · julielynn

Hi. My name is Julie and I am from Alanon. I have been married to an active alcoholic for 3 yrs now. My husband and I seem to get along well for a couple of months and then after that the crap seems to hit the fan. Not always his fault, I will take the blame also. It takes two.&...

HappyMe · HappyMe

I don't think so. My exabf called me a month ago and as we talked about our drinking he said that we were good drunks because nothing bad ever happened to us. I for one was not a good drunk. My bad behavior was of a more subtle and damaging kind. The kind that damaged myself and the...

Quetzal · Quetzal

ORDINARY MOMENTS ...setting aside our carefulness with each other... If we cannot tolerate our mistakes, we will never be able to move on from this place. If we do not step up to the plate with bat in hand, we will grow old without knowing what first base is like. Life is a risk. A committed r...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

~~sigh~~ No self-pity intended in this post, but I am AMAZED at the past few weeks; the sheer intensity of it all. Sobriety has been pretty uneventful (Thank God) up until lately. Now I get to practice the principles... and it is sink or swim. My non-A husband got stinking drunk and stayed out all ni...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Some folks have wondered how I looked when I went through my hippie phase in the late 60's/early 70's. That's me in my new avatar, hanging out of the passenger side of the "Greatful Dead" Heads' VW Bus. Love, peace and tranquility through sobriety, my AA brothers and sisters! Dan

HappyMe · HappyMe

I haven't been to a f2f meeting yet. Guess I've been scared. I printed off a list of all the meetings in my area and drove by one on my way home today. It was at an old church out in the country and all the folks were gathered at a picnic table under a big ol' tree. It looked nice. Th...

timverton · timverton

Hi! My name is Tim and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new to this site and think it's a great idea to have meetings online. I'm not new to recovery though. This is perhaps my umpteenth time of attempting to get and stay sober over the last dozen years. I sometimes think that I'm re...

Wren · Wren

August 16, 2006 Coming Out Of Hiding Isolation There are times in our lives when withdrawing from our social obligations and taking some time to be alone is necessary to rejuvenate our energy and renew our connection to ourselves. However, there are also times when withdrawal is a red flag,...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The program has given me the best days I've ever had. But thinking about all that lost time can still bring me down. --Jane S. Telling the difference between yesterday, today, and tomorrow may be easy for most people, but it isn't for many of us. Our past tends to overshadow both the prese...

Phil · Phil

Leaving Room for Feelings We need to allow enough room for others and ourselves to have and work through our feelings. We are people, not robots. An important part of us - who we are, how we grow, how we live - is connected to our emotional center. We have feelings, sometimes difficult ones, somet...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Love is a force. It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product; it produces. It is a power, like money, or steam or electricity. It is valueless unless you can give something else by means of it. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh Love and feeling loved--how often both elude...

Doll · Doll

"I HAD DROPPED OUT" We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have "harmed" other people. What kinds of "harm" do people do one another, anyway? To define the word "harm" in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional...

Niall · Niall

Ok, would like to share again guys. Anyone who has read my posts knows I am one of these chronic relapsers who has been bouncing in and out of AA for years without really committing and embracing the life, even though I have never fully departed from AA, have always kept reading the literature, and e...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Everyone make sure your windows version is up to date! Really bad virus out there! Microsoft actually called my brother's work about it. 1st time that's ever happened! If you don't know how to update heres instructions. The very top tool bar of the internet explorer says tools. Click on it-go t...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm in another group where all they do is jump my case for my relapses and anything else I'm going through... I just have to say thank you for being supportive... I feel like y'all know/remember what it's like starting out in AA and how the relapses go and y'all aren't going to judge me... I'm in a relapse a...

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	~~Our Little Sanctuaries~~ (Preview) Everybody in recovery needs a 'sanctuary'. A place of quiet and comfort, all our own, where we can go to touch base with our Higher Power, read a book, work on our steps. Mine is my little office in the back of the house, far away from the t.v., the phones and the busy little street out in front. It looks ou...	jonibaloni	6	353	Aug 21, 2006 by jonibaloni
	All My Yesterdays (Preview) All my yesterdays run together. -- Clara Glenn Age doesn't demand that our memories become fuzzy, but they commonly are. We often fret over this. We could, instead, make light of it and simply appreciate that we worked our memories overtime for many years. There is no requirement that we have l...	Quetzal	3	355	Aug 21, 2006 by jonibaloni
	WHO...ME??? (AA Pamphlet, Johns Hopkins Hospital) (Preview) This pamphlet is an exact copy of the original, capitals, parentheses and all.... In order to determine whether or not a person has drifted from "social drinking" into pathological drinking, it is well to check over a list of test questions, which each one may ask himself or hersel...	jonibaloni	1	5933	Aug 20, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Just for Doggie lovers - trivia (Preview) Ok. this is a Trivia Post. have spent the week, looking into getting a little dog, had a lot of research to do, and did it, and then I came back to square one. So, here is my choice, he is only 3 weeks old in this picture, I will not get him until mid October. But want to show you all the new little Love of my Li...	Toni Baloney	5	334	Aug 20, 2006 by jonibaloni
	In service/giving (Preview) We are a good lot. I've been thinking about the times I've been through rehab (voluntary) and watched people, including myself, walk through the doors in a state of selfish conceit/deceit and in the "poor me" state of being. After a few days of withdrawel there's a change that takes plac...	timverton	3	349	Aug 20, 2006 by Phil
	Levels of hangovers... (Preview) One Star Hangover () No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5 Cokes and still feel this way. For some reason, you are craving a steak & fries. Two Star Hangover () No pain, but something is definitely ami...*	Phil	9	393	Aug 20, 2006 by Phil
	Getting rid of RESENTMENT... (Preview) awresome song that helps me realize that forgiveness is the only thing that works... and resentment hurts ME... "Bittersweet"-- by Plumb I been carryin' this old Luggage and it's really buggin' ME... So when you called to see me I couldn't believe it, Could it really be? You need to feel...	jonibaloni	3	352	Aug 20, 2006 by Wren
	On Top of the Water (Preview) Good morning, Well the last week for me was like trying to tread water, and could not keep my head above the water. Went to a Meeting on the 5th Step yesterday, and it is truly amazing how, when a meeting stays on Topic, and thoroughly, it is a complete Attitude adjustment, that was the way I experienc...	Toni Baloney	5	351	Aug 20, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Daily Reflections Aug 20 (Preview) TOWARD EMOTIONAL FREEDOM Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 80 Will...	Doll	1	328	Aug 20, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Character defect... (Preview) Selfishness. My mom called last night to tell me she was diagnosed with breast cancer. All I can think of is how this is going to affect me. WTF is wrong with me?????? Gaaahhhhh!!!!!! Holy crap, get me out of my head! If I ever I questioned whether or not I've been...	HappyMe	5	398	Aug 20, 2006 by Doll
	Joni Oni, we are waiting..tick tock, tick tock (Preview) OK. it is past 10:00 a.m. there, so you are in the middle of the interview and quiz, just thinking of you and lots of Positive thoughts and Prayers. Patience, I hope you will write, as SOON as you return, waiting, tick tock, tick tock. Toni	Toni Baloney	4	418	Aug 20, 2006 by Doll
	AA's 23rd Psalm (Preview) 23rd Psalm for Recovering Alcoholics The Lord is my sponsor, I shall not want. He makes me to go to many meetings. He leads me to sit back, relax, and listen with an open mind, He restores my soul, my sanity, and my health. He leads me in the path of sobriety, serenity, and fellowship for my own sake. He...	Sick of being sick	1	381	Aug 20, 2006 by Phil
	Quit Drinking Gain Weight??? (Preview) Did ya'll gain weight when you quit drinking? I'm gaining right around the middle like a spare tire. When I drank, I went from a size 16 to a size 4 because I stayed sick all the time. Never could figure out the point to stop drinking before I would get sick. I was ki...	freeatlast44	6	13151	Aug 20, 2006 by RyanS
	Malissa Etheridge quote (Preview) Hi All, She made a quote that made headlines, that made me really have a laugh, the quote was "The more you drink, the better I sound" What a head scratcher that was, I always thought it was, "The more I drink, the better I sound." HA HA HA! All these amazing revelations in Recov...	Toni Baloney	2	364	Aug 19, 2006 by jonibaloni
	My relapse is a blessing (Preview) Bare with me.......My mind is racing this morning..... When I went to AA in July 2005, the "urge" for a drink left me immediately. In August (05) I left a meeting, stopped at the store, bought a 12 pack, came home and got drunk all without feeling that overwhelming craving. I just did it....	Doll	4	366	Aug 19, 2006 by Doll
	I find myself hiding... (Preview) When I talk to my friends about why I don't drink, I have found that with a lot of them, I tell them it's because of my seizure medication, which I started around the time that I quit. I justify it by saying that I'm not lying...I mean, I'm not supposed to drink while taking them. But, still, I f...	SheIsSober	4	349	Aug 19, 2006 by Phil
	Good Day? (Preview) Hmmmmmm........ It's 5 in the morning and something strange is happening. Think I'm feeling good and ............happy.........yeah, that's it! Back to the same ole' Justin? Have to wait and see on that one! Another 8 hour day at work. Why am I feeling good? Prayers, meeting? Maybe.............	soberdrunk	5	353	Aug 19, 2006 by Phil
	Releasing the Past (Preview) Let go of the past "Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don't think that you've lost time. There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time." -- Asha Tyson N...	Wren	2	343	Aug 19, 2006 by Phil
	I did it! (Preview) Went to my first meeting tonight. The group was nice and very welcoming. It was a good experience and I'll be going back. They even bought me a Big Book which I thought was pretty nice of them since it was my first time. Thanks for your support and encouragement.	HappyMe	8	360	Aug 19, 2006 by timverton
	24 Hours a Day.....August 19th (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. There is a wide variation in the way each one of us approaches and conceives of the Power greater than ourselves. Whether we agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little...	Toni Baloney	0	324	Aug 19, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	The Seed Of God Is In Us (Preview) "The seed of God is in us. Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God seeds into God." --Meister Eckhart Often we may feel critical and judgemental about our maturity or personality. When we read we have God seeds within us, we may find that difficult to believe. How can we h...	Quetzal	2	360	Aug 19, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Meditation & Reflections Aug 19 (Preview) Today is August 19, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! DECISION "When you see a snake, never mind where he came from." -- W. G. Benham So many alcoholics have died looking for "the problem" that made them drink. The wife, family, neighborhood or unemployment was why they though they go...	Doll	2	489	Aug 19, 2006 by Doll
	NERVOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) I am going in for my final interview and essay test at a nursing school tomorrow. I am very nervous. This will be the deciding factor as to what I am going to be doing for the next 10 months... either look for a new job or (hopefully) be in my last leg of schooling. I am a ball of nerves. I know it is God's Will tha...	jonibaloni	7	372	Aug 19, 2006 by Quetzal
	Today made 3.... (Preview) 3 months ago to the day, I went to a hospital in the area and told them that I was an alcoholic. I told them about my seizure disorder and said that if they felt I needed to be admitted, I would go willingly, but I wanted to get sober. I remember that day so very well. I sat there in tears and...	SheIsSober	11	385	Aug 18, 2006 by freeatlast44
	From an article I've been reading about honesty.. (Preview) It is clear that honesty is vital to the health of all relationships. Mutual trust, openness, and understanding are the key contributors to feelings of friendship and intimacy. Conversely it is very hard to be in a relationship with any person who distorts or withholds information critical to th...	Phil	9	398	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Priorities (Preview) What are your priorities today? "Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to do what they want to do." -- Kathleen Winsor When we clearly set an intention, our conscious and subconscious minds mobilize to help us me...	Wren	2	392	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	One Deceit Needs Many Others ... (Preview) One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come crashing down. -- Baltasar Gracian If we are honest about our addiction, we know how it can drive us into secrecy. At first came the little lie - about missing an appointment or coming home late. Then the lie t...	Quetzal	1	394	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	You ever have one of those days..... (Preview) Have you ever had one of those days where everything that you say or think always sounds like excuses, rationalization, justification......... Where every sentence gets half-way through and that awful word but interjects itself. Life is good today, but......... I love my job, but............	soberdrunk	4	373	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Seeking Balance (Not sure if this will make sense) (Preview) Hi all, I was thinking this morning about my work, my program, and balance. You see I work in the social service field (using my codie ways to help the world, lol) and alot of our participants have substance abuse issues or are the loved one of someone with a substance abuse issue. And my strug...	Dolphin123	1	362	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Struggling (Preview) Having a hard time of it lately. Just had the day from hell! Haven't had one of these kinda days in a long time. Hopefully this is just one and not a chain of 'em coming at me. Really bad day at work. Boss told me and this guy we had to do the impossible. Kinda said fu** it and did what we felt like doing...	soberdrunk	8	384	Aug 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Meditation & Reflection Aug 18 (Preview) Today is August 18, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! ABILITY "Man's ability is derived from God and does not have to be acquired." -- James H. McReynolds I woke this morning and remembered that sobriety and serenity are gifts from God that are freely given. I need only discover them w...	Doll	1	423	Aug 18, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Aug 17 (Preview) RIGHTING THE HARM In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 Have you ever thought that the harm you did a business associate, or perhaps a family member, was so slight that...	Doll	2	348	Aug 18, 2006 by Doll
	Seeking a online sponsor with some time. (Preview) Hello All, Hope your day is going well! I am in need of some assistance and hope I could find it here. I am a member of AA and Al anon. I am a 43 year old male and I have 16 years of AA recovery and about 3 in Al anon. I have gotten away from working the steps in my daily life. I really feel like I am missing somethin...	Gary123	1	343	Aug 18, 2006 by Doll
	The Coffe Parable :) (Preview) A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned to complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortmen...	Doll	4	469	Aug 18, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Exercise is really important eh... (Preview) Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she's 97 years old and we don't know where the hell she is. The only reason I would take up exe...	Phil	11	397	Aug 17, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Please Help Me To Understand (Preview) Hi. My name is Julie and I am from Alanon. I have been married to an active alcoholic for 3 yrs now. My husband and I seem to get along well for a couple of months and then after that the crap seems to hit the fan. Not always his fault, I will take the blame also. It takes two.&...	julielynn	10	415	Aug 17, 2006 by julielynn
	A good drunk? (Preview) I don't think so. My exabf called me a month ago and as we talked about our drinking he said that we were good drunks because nothing bad ever happened to us. I for one was not a good drunk. My bad behavior was of a more subtle and damaging kind. The kind that damaged myself and the...	HappyMe	4	409	Aug 17, 2006 by beachbaby
	Ordinary Moments (Preview) ORDINARY MOMENTS ...setting aside our carefulness with each other... If we cannot tolerate our mistakes, we will never be able to move on from this place. If we do not step up to the plate with bat in hand, we will grow old without knowing what first base is like. Life is a risk. A committed r...	Quetzal	3	385	Aug 17, 2006 by timverton
	One thing after Another.... (Preview) ~~sigh~~ No self-pity intended in this post, but I am AMAZED at the past few weeks; the sheer intensity of it all. Sobriety has been pretty uneventful (Thank God) up until lately. Now I get to practice the principles... and it is sink or swim. My non-A husband got stinking drunk and stayed out all ni...	jonibaloni	6	366	Aug 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	The Love Bus (Preview) Some folks have wondered how I looked when I went through my hippie phase in the late 60's/early 70's. That's me in my new avatar, hanging out of the passenger side of the "Greatful Dead" Heads' VW Bus. Love, peace and tranquility through sobriety, my AA brothers and sisters! Dan	Sick of being sick	4	348	Aug 17, 2006 by Doll
	Gearing up... (Preview) I haven't been to a f2f meeting yet. Guess I've been scared. I printed off a list of all the meetings in my area and drove by one on my way home today. It was at an old church out in the country and all the folks were gathered at a picnic table under a big ol' tree. It looked nice. Th...	HappyMe	2	366	Aug 17, 2006 by Quetzal
	New to site (Preview) Hi! My name is Tim and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new to this site and think it's a great idea to have meetings online. I'm not new to recovery though. This is perhaps my umpteenth time of attempting to get and stay sober over the last dozen years. I sometimes think that I'm re...	timverton	6	402	Aug 16, 2006 by HappyMe
	Isolation~ Daily OM (Preview) August 16, 2006 Coming Out Of Hiding Isolation There are times in our lives when withdrawing from our social obligations and taking some time to be alone is necessary to rejuvenate our energy and renew our connection to ourselves. However, there are also times when withdrawal is a red flag,...	Wren	3	366	Aug 16, 2006 by Phil
	Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Preview) The program has given me the best days I've ever had. But thinking about all that lost time can still bring me down. --Jane S. Telling the difference between yesterday, today, and tomorrow may be easy for most people, but it isn't for many of us. Our past tends to overshadow both the prese...	Quetzal	3	889	Aug 16, 2006 by timverton
	Recouping from exhaustion...and yes...I missed yu... (Preview) Leaving Room for Feelings We need to allow enough room for others and ourselves to have and work through our feelings. We are people, not robots. An important part of us - who we are, how we grow, how we live - is connected to our emotional center. We have feelings, sometimes difficult ones, somet...	Phil	7	404	Aug 16, 2006 by Phil
	Love Is A Force (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning*. Love is a force. It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product; it produces. It is a power, like money, or steam or electricity. It is valueless unless you can give something else by means of it. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh Love and feeling loved--how often both elude...	Phil	1	372	Aug 16, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Daily Reflections Aug 16 (Preview) "I HAD DROPPED OUT" We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have "harmed" other people. What kinds of "harm" do people do one another, anyway? To define the word "harm" in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional...	Doll	1	342	Aug 16, 2006 by Phil
	Some thoughts to share... (Preview) Ok, would like to share again guys. Anyone who has read my posts knows I am one of these chronic relapsers who has been bouncing in and out of AA for years without really committing and embracing the life, even though I have never fully departed from AA, have always kept reading the literature, and e...	Niall	5	375	Aug 16, 2006 by Rjs
	WARNING!!!!! (Preview) Everyone make sure your windows version is up to date! Really bad virus out there! Microsoft actually called my brother's work about it. 1st time that's ever happened! If you don't know how to update heres instructions. The very top tool bar of the internet explorer says tools. Click on it-go t...	soberdrunk	7	394	Aug 16, 2006 by Quetzal
	thank you (Preview) I'm in another group where all they do is jump my case for my relapses and anything else I'm going through... I just have to say thank you for being supportive... I feel like y'all know/remember what it's like starting out in AA and how the relapses go and y'all aren't going to judge me... I'm in a relapse a...	LisaF	3	354	Aug 15, 2006 by Doll
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