Alcoholics Anonymous

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Oh LORRRD, have mercy on this household. Our visit with the boys was fantastic, until we dropped them off and all drunken-hell broke loose. (My husband and I were sober, by the way

) His ex-mother-in-law, completely loaded, tried to climb insode the driver's side window of our car as we we...

LisaF · LisaF

I've created an MSN group for bipolar alcoholics... is it ok to post the link here? I know some places don't allow it...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, I found these notes on my computer about my drinking a few minutes ago and it was horrible to read them. They were written very shortly after I first became sober. This morning they have served to remind me of how bad those times were and how far I've come since then. Now, I'm sober and have...

wagon · wagon

hey all, hope you are well, things for me are good, got my tomato crop coming in and looks good so will have to start canning soon, we make salsa. and cann them whole makes great chile in the winter months.got potaotes too. i still hit 3 to 4 meetings a week and life is good. take care all wagon

iffer · iffer

My sponsor had me write out the passages from the Big Book from page 60---"Being convinced..." to page 63---"We were now at Step three" replacing all of the "we and us" with "I and me".... writing it from my perspective. It was enlightening. As I wrote out things like...

Rjs · Rjs

I had a thought on something i figured I outta share. About in drinking, how everyday chisled away a little more of us. But here and there, a little moment of seeming clarity. An occasional sense of well being. A stretch of what seemed like happiness, a change of scenery, something awesome coming along...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "We had but two alternatives; one was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could, and the other was to accept spiritual help. We became willing to maintain a certain simple attitude toward lif...

Doll · Doll

A CLEAN SWEEP . . . . and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may develop the best possible relations with every human being we know. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 As I face the Eighth Step, everything that was r...

ram6 · ram6

hey all i need a suggestion,,,,,iam thinking of going to culinary school,,,,i have long term sobriety,,,but i have noticed they use a lot of wine in cooking,,,,that scares me,,,,what do you think,,,i really want to go to cooking school,,not sure what to do,,,maybe there are some chefs on here tha...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi Everyone, This is my new baby, arriving sort of my stork, or car like stork, late September. I have named him NeNe, he cannot walk yet, but just wanted you all to see my new family member. Was looking and feeling exhausted, then Joni found this Site for me. Thank You Joni Oni. Ta Da....

Robert · Robert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpeZmBM_O0&mode=related&search=

Doll · Doll

Today is August 12, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! LIFE "The tragedy of life is what dies in man while he lives." -- Albert Schweitzer Addiction progressively takes away the vitality of life. It robs life of meaning. Addiction isolates; it kills by atrophy. People, places and thi...

LisaF · LisaF

a couple of my friends are trying to talk me into treatment... because of my relapse and my suicide attempts. Hubby basically said if I go into any treatment that lasts longer than a month he'd leave me because he wouldn't be seeing me, he might as well leave. There's a couple of 28 day alcohol treatments...

Wren · Wren

August 11, 2006 The Journey Of Release Tied In Knots When we become overwhelmed and things are not going as planned, it is natural to hold tighter to our goals and try to force things to go our way. In the process, we tie ourselves in knots, tensing our shoulders, jaws, and muscles throughout our bodie...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Dear Lord, so far today I am doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or self indulgent. I have not bitched, whined, cursed or eaten any chocolate. I haven't even charged on my credit card. However, I will be getting out of bed in a few moment...

Phil · Phil

In life, regrets are inevitable – kind of like paying taxes and dying. Pardon the morbidity, and we don’t mean to sound fatalistic, but you will always have regrets no matter how much you do or don’t plan for the big decisions and for the future. Because what could have been and what we can’t know for sure...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Did not know if you would go to the bottom of that earlier thread, so I wanted to thank you for that clarification. I thought a 4 x 4, was like a 4" x 4", as in a large stick to contain animal in Dog House, ROFLMAO Baloney Brains

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

If what you are doing is not working, take a moment to stop and take a look at what you are doing and, if necessary, take another path. --Jan Ruhe "Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." --Ralph Waldo Emerson When it is time to die, let us not discover t...

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

I have a pretty full August...we are booked solid this month so I'm not going to be around much, if at all. I have 7 months of sobriety in 4 days-this program works if you work it! So, keep working the program, everyone....taking it one 24 at a time! Your sister in recovery, Dana xo

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Happiness...we all crave it, seek it, work for it, demand it, command it, embrace it, and bathe in it. When it doesn’t materialize on cue, we are saddened and disappointed. And when it is swirling around us, we are often oblivious to its magic. The late Indian philosopher and guru Osho tells a tale of go...

Wren · Wren

Today's word is a reminder to enjoy the whole of your life more. There is a tendency to fixate on all the things/situations we feel the need to attain to make us happy, or bring us peace. When we focus on these things as the ultimate destination, we lose sight of the wonderful journey we are on. Every day of...

Rjs · Rjs

Hello, I'm a drunk from Arkansas, and an expat from Texas. Found this site, good to see plenty of EXPERIENCE available a short hop from a search engine, witch is where many a sick and tired individual may very well begin their 'search'. Yall are manifesting the "whenever anyone, anywhere, reaches o...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

It was a very good year...... (Just still feeling like experimenting with avatars!) This was over 30 years ago! I was working on the young Mathew Broderick look before young Mathew Broderick was out of the sandbox! (Also a year before I started college and my flower child p...

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...

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	EVIL Ex-Inlaws!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Oh LORRRD, have mercy on this household. Our visit with the boys was fantastic, until we dropped them off and all drunken-hell broke loose. (My husband and I were sober, by the way) His ex-mother-in-law, completely loaded, tried to climb insode the driver's side window of our car as we we...	jonibaloni	14	501	Aug 13, 2006 by jonibaloni
	is it ok? (Preview) I've created an MSN group for bipolar alcoholics... is it ok to post the link here? I know some places don't allow it...	LisaF	2	375	Aug 13, 2006 by LisaF
	Where Alcohol Took Me (Preview) Hi all, I found these notes on my computer about my drinking a few minutes ago and it was horrible to read them. They were written very shortly after I first became sober. This morning they have served to remind me of how bad those times were and how far I've come since then. Now, I'm sober and have...	Quetzal	6	406	Aug 13, 2006 by wagon
	checking in (Preview) hey all, hope you are well, things for me are good, got my tomato crop coming in and looks good so will have to start canning soon, we make salsa. and cann them whole makes great chile in the winter months.got potaotes too. i still hit 3 to 4 meetings a week and life is good. take care all wagon	wagon	4	391	Aug 13, 2006 by buckeyebear
	Pgs. 60-63 (Preview) My sponsor had me write out the passages from the Big Book from page 60---"Being convinced..." to page 63---"We were now at Step three" replacing all of the "we and us" with "I and me".... writing it from my perspective. It was enlightening. As I wrote out things like...	iffer	2	5514	Aug 13, 2006 by Quetzal
	Recovery (Preview) I had a thought on something i figured I outta share. About in drinking, how everyday chisled away a little more of us. But here and there, a little moment of seeming clarity. An occasional sense of well being. A stretch of what seemed like happiness, a change of scenery, something awesome coming along...	Rjs	5	395	Aug 13, 2006 by Rjs
	Twenty Four Hour Book, Aug. 13th (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "We had but two alternatives; one was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could, and the other was to accept spiritual help. We became willing to maintain a certain simple attitude toward lif...	Toni Baloney	3	385	Aug 13, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Aug 13 (Preview) A CLEAN SWEEP . . . . and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may develop the best possible relations with every human being we know. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 As I face the Eighth Step, everything that was r...	Doll	0	342	Aug 13, 2006 by Doll
	any chefs here (Preview) hey all i need a suggestion,,,,,iam thinking of going to culinary school,,,,i have long term sobriety,,,but i have noticed they use a lot of wine in cooking,,,,that scares me,,,,what do you think,,,i really want to go to cooking school,,not sure what to do,,,maybe there are some chefs on here tha...	ram6	5	519	Aug 13, 2006 by Quetzal
	New Mother Jitters.... (Preview) Hi Everyone, This is my new baby, arriving sort of my stork, or car like stork, late September. I have named him NeNe, he cannot walk yet, but just wanted you all to see my new family member. Was looking and feeling exhausted, then Joni found this Site for me. Thank You Joni Oni. Ta Da....	Toni Baloney	4	372	Aug 13, 2006 by jonibaloni
	drumming on yer head (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpeZmBM_O0&mode=related&search=	Robert	1	386	Aug 12, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Mediation & Reflections Aug 12 (Preview) Today is August 12, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery! LIFE "The tragedy of life is what dies in man while he lives." -- Albert Schweitzer Addiction progressively takes away the vitality of life. It robs life of meaning. Addiction isolates; it kills by atrophy. People, places and thi...	Doll	0	293	Aug 12, 2006 by Doll
	treatment... (Preview) a couple of my friends are trying to talk me into treatment... because of my relapse and my suicide attempts. Hubby basically said if I go into any treatment that lasts longer than a month he'd leave me because he wouldn't be seeing me, he might as well leave. There's a couple of 28 day alcohol treatments...	LisaF	7	401	Aug 12, 2006 by HappyMe
	Journey of Release~OM (Preview) August 11, 2006 The Journey Of Release Tied In Knots When we become overwhelmed and things are not going as planned, it is natural to hold tighter to our goals and try to force things to go our way. In the process, we tie ourselves in knots, tensing our shoulders, jaws, and muscles throughout our bodie...	Wren	2	313	Aug 12, 2006 by HappyMe
	Morning Prayer (Humour) (Preview) Dear Lord, so far today I am doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or self indulgent. I have not bitched, whined, cursed or eaten any chocolate. I haven't even charged on my credit card. However, I will be getting out of bed in a few moment...	Quetzal	5	399	Aug 12, 2006 by HappyMe
	Regrets... (Preview) In life, regrets are inevitable – kind of like paying taxes and dying. Pardon the morbidity, and we don’t mean to sound fatalistic, but you will always have regrets no matter how much you do or don’t plan for the big decisions and for the future. Because what could have been and what we can’t know for sure...	Phil	4	394	Aug 11, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Jeannie........ (Preview) Did not know if you would go to the bottom of that earlier thread, so I wanted to thank you for that clarification. I thought a 4 x 4, was like a 4" x 4", as in a large stick to contain animal in Dog House, ROFLMAO Baloney Brains	Toni Baloney	0	442	Aug 11, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Today IS a Good Day! (Preview) If what you are doing is not working, take a moment to stop and take a look at what you are doing and, if necessary, take another path. --Jan Ruhe "Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." --Ralph Waldo Emerson When it is time to die, let us not discover t...	Toni Baloney	13	403	Aug 11, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Just so ya's know... (Preview) I have a pretty full August...we are booked solid this month so I'm not going to be around much, if at all. I have 7 months of sobriety in 4 days-this program works if you work it! So, keep working the program, everyone....taking it one 24 at a time! Your sister in recovery, Dana xo	DanaBanana	4	329	Aug 11, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Happiness (Preview) Happiness...we all crave it, seek it, work for it, demand it, command it, embrace it, and bathe in it. When it doesn’t materialize on cue, we are saddened and disappointed. And when it is swirling around us, we are often oblivious to its magic. The late Indian philosopher and guru Osho tells a tale of go...	Toni Baloney	3	345	Aug 11, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Journey (Preview) Today's word is a reminder to enjoy the whole of your life more. There is a tendency to fixate on all the things/situations we feel the need to attain to make us happy, or bring us peace. When we focus on these things as the ultimate destination, we lose sight of the wonderful journey we are on. Every day of...	Wren	1	337	Aug 11, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Hello (Preview) Hello, I'm a drunk from Arkansas, and an expat from Texas. Found this site, good to see plenty of EXPERIENCE available a short hop from a search engine, witch is where many a sick and tired individual may very well begin their 'search'. Yall are manifesting the "whenever anyone, anywhere, reaches o...	Rjs	9	385	Aug 11, 2006 by Rjs
	When I was 17..... (Preview) It was a very good year...... (Just still feeling like experimenting with avatars!) This was over 30 years ago! I was working on the young Mathew Broderick look before young Mathew Broderick was out of the sandbox! (Also a year before I started college and my flower child p...	Sick of being sick	7	410	Aug 11, 2006 by soberdrunk
	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	350	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	388	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	353	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	322	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	385	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	390	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	351	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	373	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	361	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	441	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	405	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	414	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	407	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	758	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	4543	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	420	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	386	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	425	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	435	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	521	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	322	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	398	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	385	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	365	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	344	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	311	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	396	Aug 9, 2006 by octaveisblue
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