Alcoholics Anonymous

Wren · Wren

Using Your Pain To Help Others Pain is a fact of being and one that permeates all of our lives to some degree. Since the hurt we feel may be a part of the experiences that have touched us most deeply, we are often loathe to let it go. It is frequently easier to keep our pain at our sides, where i...

Phil · Phil

Self Acceptance The problem The lack of self-acceptance is a problem for many recovering alcoholics. This subtle defect is difficult to identify and often goes unrecognized. Many of us believe that using alcohol was our only problem, denying the fact that our lives had become...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

And acceptance is the answer to all your problems today. When you are disturbed, it is because you find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of your life -- unacceptable to you, and you can find no serenity until you accept that person, place, thing or s...

Phil · Phil

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -- Harriet Beecher Stowe ------------------------------------------- ...

Bobby Dean · Bobby Dean

Good Morning from Mississippi my Friends! first I need to make amends for my lack of participation on the message board and to the Members of MIP. I give no excuses just a heartfelt apology. I will try to do better in the Future, thanks for being here for me. "Bobby Dean"

jeannie · jeannie

BEER Chock full of nutrients (including iron, magnesium and B vitamins) and antioxidants, beer fights cellular inflammation and may prevent chronic diseases, concludes a new Austrian study. Drinking a glass a day also lowers your risk of developing dementia by 20 percent, accor...

Robert · Robert

Had a hard day today, a loved one in my family died yesterday of cancer, she was diagnosed as critical last week, and also the LEA are not going to fund me for uni, I am currently 3K short of making my life work, if anyone gets a winning scratch card please think of me!! I did not drink on it and I discussed it...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

One of my favorite speakers shared this at a round-up once: As a survey, stand outside a Walmart, and ask the people coming out if they would rather live a spiritual life or die an alcoholic death. The normies would say "by "alcoholic death" do you mean getting all puffy and yellow and so sick...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Good morning all. Stopped drinking 48 hours ago, and the shaking has just about stopped. Been eating vit B pills and other vits, drinking loads of water, still dehydrated though. Food is just starting to become an option again. I'm not looking for sympathy.....that comes between Sh*t and syphili...

Robert · Robert

Poll Question: you must eat only biscuits or only sausage rolls..which? Biscuits (one type only) (1 vote, 14.2%) Sausage rolls (5 votes, 71.4%) I'd top myself (1 vote, 14.2%)

wagon · wagon

hello all, things here in iowa are great. just wanted to let you know how its going for me.been busy with my meetings and my aa stuff,but most of all getting on with my life. doing things with my boys, one going to start his second year at college and the other a sophmore in high school,they both have jobs an...

Phil · Phil

Today's Gift. Fear not that life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. --J. H. Newman Our fears lock us up if we let them. They can prevent us from tasting adventure, from experiencing new wonders. We are often terrified of unknowns and fret about what might...

John · John

jeannie · jeannie

How to make a Beautiful Life Love yourself. MAKE PEACE with who you are and where you are at this moment in time. Listen to your heart. If you can't hear what it's saying in this noisy world, MAKE TIME for yourself. Enjoy your own company. Let your mind wander among the stars. TRY. Take c...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

What a day...... Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go right? Well, it's been one! It's like the simplest tasks become near impossible feats of strength. LOL! Was at work today just struggling, struggling and that's when all those crappy feelings started kicking in. Man, oh man. Wha...

Robert · Robert

nearly got angry at work today, I have not been trained to do what i do, and I didnt know what to do on a call, every time I need help the manager seems to not be there, and when he is he cant be bothered! its really good practice for tolerence, but i nearly had my way today, that aint good thy will be done

JMAS · JMAS

Well i did it folks i entered the rooms again and noone kicked me out.Im going to be alright one day at a time.Thanks you for helping me find my way god bless

Phil · Phil

Listening to Thought In opening the mind, or 'letting go', we bring attention to one point on just watching, or being the silent witness who is aware of what comes and goes. With this insight meditation, we're using the three characteristics of change,displeasure,honesty) to observe mental and...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

So Technically it is June 13, here in California, must be pretty bored tonight, cause I really made this Post so I could be the FIRST to make a Post for the 13th. Some are sicker than others, I am living PROOF. ROFLMAO, Toni Happy Tuesday, from one that is still in Monday in the Sunshine s...

John · John

Hi Everyone, The MIP Chat Rooms are now on a new server called irc.chat4all.org. You really only need this information if you use an IRC program like mIRC to enter the #aachat room. Just add this server to your server list on your IRC program. I have also upgraded the j...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I don't know what's going on with me lately. Can't concentrate, can't focus. Trying to exercise, brain still won't come off overdrive. Talked to my sponsor about it. He told me it's a double edged sword dealing with an anxiety/depression disorder along with alcoholism. That's kind of hard to accept...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

Hi everyone, My son had a bad biking accident on the weekend. We just took his training wheels off and he was riding on his own. He was going too fast and I was yelling for him to slow down when he hit a rock and went over his handlbars. It was a mess. He lost his front teet...

Phil · Phil

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option” If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.” Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.” We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that w...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Last week there was this guy telling jokes before the meetings, just like he always does. Got to laugh, right? Well he ended with this one how many blah blah does it take to screw in a light bulb. Anyways, I told my joke which was not received well. Must've been the audience. I'll shut up now....... How m...

karina · karina

What is this! Im going insane! this is my fourth or third day sober i dont even know, Ive never been so anxious in my life i want to pull my hair out or run or scream. My skin is crawling my body is swollen with water my ears are ringing my muscles are tense what the hell. My room is a mess. I didnt realize i hadnt c...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

EMOTIONAL SOBRIETY 2. And The Steps of AA Emotional Sobriety (ES) loosely follows the path of AA’s Twelve Steps, but through necessity, is formatted to suit a new approach. In our system, there is a need to group some steps in order to undertake certain goals. These groups are looked upo...

Wren · Wren

Peeling The Onion Breaking Through Barriers The human psyche is almost infinitely complex, made up of layers upon layers of thoughts, experiences, emotions, fears, loves, and goals. Those who seek to find the true essence of being or to move past a fear find that there are many intermediat...

karina · karina

I think i may be one of the youngest in here. so this morning (or i should say afternoon) I wanlked through my back door into the kitchen. My dad gave me a cheery "hello boo!" I said hello. "Where have you been?" I could see the concern in his eyes through that fake smile.. " I slept at cindy's" He wanted to b...

stephmac · stephmac

hi this is my first post, not sure how it all works , i live in scotland and regularly attend meetings i have been sober for 8 months 1daat. and truly believe AA to be the best thing ever to come into my life.i regularly give myself problems to learn from and have never been let down by the twelve step program...

Phil · Phil

To laugh, is to risk playing the fool. To weep, is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another, is to risk involvement. To expose feelings, is to risk exposing our true selves. To put your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk loss. To love, is to risk not being loved in return. To live...

iffer · iffer

Hi everyone........I haven't been posting lately but have been reading whenever I get a free moment. Life is a little nutty right now. Since my last drunk May 30th my husband was ready to pack up and leave..........I started going to meetings everyday, which causes stress at home as wel...

Phil · Phil

YESTERDAY.... TODAY and TOMORROW There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has pas...

Robert · Robert

Just checking in, to say hi my names Rob and Im an alcoholic. Have not posted for a while, life has kicked in and where has the weekend gone? running a salt bath, so gotta run, hope to catch up soon, I have been reading from page 85 to the end of the chapter and that is setting a groove now, try it! see what comes...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good Morning, i have been feeling pretty stuck in this last week. I have this Strong desire to do the Steps in Order again. I have been going to weekly Step Meetings, and have had the need to re-do the Steps, have asked a few people, but with the amount of time in the Program, no one else is will to...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen."

mikey50 · mikey50

And.....Thank ...GOD

Rick · Rick

The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed. --Chamfort When we are adrift in our addiction, we take ourselves very seriously and often lose contact with reality. We become lost in fantasy and obsession. Life becomes joyless because we can't see beyond our addiction...

karina · karina

Im scared. I try every day to stop numbing myself with alcohol or drugs, but when im sober i hold so much pain i dont want to look at it anymore. People tell me to just stop, but they dont understand how hard it really is. I try everything, i even quit my jobs as a weitress in bars because at the end of the night i...

Phil · Phil

We need to stop. Just stop. Stop for a moment. Before anybody Says or does anything That may hurt anyone else. We need to be silent. Just silent. Silent for a moment. Before we forever lose The blessing of songs That grow in our hearts. We need to notice. Just notice. Notice for a moment. Before the fu...

Phil · Phil

The Blame Game In my journey of healing from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) without realizing it for a great number of years I was constantly blaming others for my problems and for my pain. It is very typical for someone with BPD to honestly believe, while in the throes of a...

Sherry · Sherry

Okay--rain is a good thing--especially for the garden we planted & some of the flowers but this is a bit much! I did notice that I dont dislike rainy days as much as I used to--when I was drinking. Funny but I dont dislike alot of things now that Im not drinking. I was looking at the...

wagon · wagon

We, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, "a design for living" that really works.

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Went to a meeting last night. It was this ladies first meeting ever. Okay, first step meeting, right? The guy chairing the meeting asked her to tell us a little bit about herself so we could help her out with the first step. She goes on to tell us that she is strictly an Marijuana addict. No problem with alc...

Wren · Wren

Acting Together Cooperation Cooperation seems simple: working together toward a common goal for the benefit of all involved. But amazingly it can be quite challenging, even when we have so many successful examples all around us. Human society is based upon the concept of cooperation,...

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

I'm sure this has been a topic many a time...but nevertheless, I was reminded just this evening how DRINKING is not my problem anymore but rather my THINKING! "Keep it simple" "Easy does it" both very important slogans for me right now....and both things I haven't been practicing. Soooo ton...

Rick · Rick

HI all just a quick check in and hello. First we work the program because we have to. Then we work the program because we are willing to. Finally we work the program because we want to. ***** When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know. ***** Fear is the darkroom where nega...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

From which book did you get the post and quote by Dan Millman? I really enjoyed that!

jeannie · jeannie

Hey Everyone I am back - hope you missed me (or not). I had what I thought to be a major computer problem - it turned out to be a power failure in the computer. All fixed up now. I have noticed that there are quite a few new comers - which is great to see - WELCOME - keep comin...

JMAS · JMAS

I HAD SIXTEEN YEARS SOBER 2 MONTHS AGO I AM DRINKING EVERYDAY MY FATHER IS DYING AND MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JUST GOT MARRIED I AM WORKING EVERYDAY AND FUCTIONING OK I OWN MY OWE BUSINESS IT IS DOING WELL I COUNT MY GLASSES OF WINE EACH DAY I STARTED AT 1 NOW IM AT 4 A NIGHT BEFORE BED I LOVE TO B...

jeannie · jeannie

Ever eyed James Bond's shaken-not-stirred martini-and wanted one yourself? Your kids probably have, say Dartmouth researchers who found that children's movie-watching habits affect their decision to drink. Of the more than 600 popular movies the scientists studied, 89% of PG an...

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	Healing with Hurt (Preview) Using Your Pain To Help Others Pain is a fact of being and one that permeates all of our lives to some degree. Since the hurt we feel may be a part of the experiences that have touched us most deeply, we are often loathe to let it go. It is frequently easier to keep our pain at our sides, where i...	Wren	4	383	Jun 16, 2006 by Wren
	The Problem..and The Solution (Preview) Self Acceptance The problem The lack of self-acceptance is a problem for many recovering alcoholics. This subtle defect is difficult to identify and often goes unrecognized. Many of us believe that using alcohol was our only problem, denying the fact that our lives had become...	Phil	1	423	Jun 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Acceptance (Preview) And acceptance is the answer to all your problems today. When you are disturbed, it is because you find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of your life -- unacceptable to you, and you can find no serenity until you accept that person, place, thing or s...	soberdrunk	4	347	Jun 15, 2006 by jeannie
	A share about control and acceptance (Preview) "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -- Harriet Beecher Stowe ------------------------------------------- ...	Phil	3	418	Jun 15, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Hello (Preview) Good Morning from Mississippi my Friends! first I need to make amends for my lack of participation on the message board and to the Members of MIP. I give no excuses just a heartfelt apology. I will try to do better in the Future, thanks for being here for me. "Bobby Dean"	Bobby Dean	3	332	Jun 15, 2006 by Wren
	CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS???? (Preview) *BEER* Chock full of nutrients (including iron, magnesium and B vitamins) and antioxidants, beer fights cellular inflammation and may prevent chronic diseases, concludes a new Austrian study. Drinking a glass a day also lowers your risk of developing dementia by 20 percent, accor...	jeannie	4	366	Jun 14, 2006 by recovering jb
	Program works (Preview) Had a hard day today, a loved one in my family died yesterday of cancer, she was diagnosed as critical last week, and also the LEA are not going to fund me for uni, I am currently 3K short of making my life work, if anyone gets a winning scratch card please think of me!! I did not drink on it and I discussed it...	Robert	4	335	Jun 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Spiritual Life or Alcoholic Death (Preview) One of my favorite speakers shared this at a round-up once: As a survey, stand outside a Walmart, and ask the people coming out if they would rather live a spiritual life or die an alcoholic death. The normies would say "by "alcoholic death" do you mean getting all puffy and yellow and so sick...	WRbeachbum	2	448	Jun 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Check in (Preview) Good morning all. Stopped drinking 48 hours ago, and the shaking has just about stopped. Been eating vit B pills and other vits, drinking loads of water, still dehydrated though. Food is just starting to become an option again. I'm not looking for sympathy.....that comes between Sh*t and syphili...	Cabbageheadchris	4	349	Jun 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	poll question (Preview) Poll Question: you must eat only biscuits or only sausage rolls..which? Biscuits (one type only) (1 vote, 14.2%) Sausage rolls (5 votes, 71.4%) I'd top myself (1 vote, 14.2%)	Robert	2	334	Jun 14, 2006 by Robert
	life (Preview) hello all, things here in iowa are great. just wanted to let you know how its going for me.been busy with my meetings and my aa stuff,but most of all getting on with my life. doing things with my boys, one going to start his second year at college and the other a sophmore in high school,they both have jobs an...	wagon	3	389	Jun 14, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Our Fears (Preview) *Today's Gift. Fear not that life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. --J. H. Newman* Our fears lock us up if we let them. They can prevent us from tasting adventure, from experiencing new wonders. We are often terrified of unknowns and fret about what might...	Phil	2	357	Jun 14, 2006 by Phil
	Research (Humorous) (Preview)	John	4	476	Jun 14, 2006 by iffer
	MAKE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE.... (Preview) *How to make a Beautiful Life* *Love yourself.* *MAKE PEACE with who you are and where you are at this moment in time.* *Listen to your heart.* *If you can't hear what it's saying in this noisy world, MAKE TIME for yourself.* *Enjoy your own company.* *Let your mind wander among the stars.* *TRY.* *Take c...*	jeannie	2	337	Jun 13, 2006 by Phil
	restless, irritable, and discontent (Preview) What a day...... Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go right? Well, it's been one! It's like the simplest tasks become near impossible feats of strength. LOL! Was at work today just struggling, struggling and that's when all those crappy feelings started kicking in. Man, oh man. Wha...	soberdrunk	3	372	Jun 13, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	sluggish (Preview) nearly got angry at work today, I have not been trained to do what i do, and I didnt know what to do on a call, every time I need help the manager seems to not be there, and when he is he cant be bothered! its really good practice for tolerence, but i nearly had my way today, that aint good thy will be done	Robert	1	301	Jun 13, 2006 by Phil
	just got back from a meeting (Preview) Well i did it folks i entered the rooms again and noone kicked me out.Im going to be alright one day at a time.Thanks you for helping me find my way god bless	JMAS	3	332	Jun 13, 2006 by jeannie
	The Racing Brain (Preview) Listening to Thought In opening the mind, or 'letting go', we bring attention to one point on just watching, or being the silent witness who is aware of what comes and goes. With this insight meditation, we're using the three characteristics of change,displeasure,honesty) to observe mental and...	Phil	2	332	Jun 13, 2006 by wallsal55
	Its past midnite in New York (Preview) So Technically it is June 13, here in California, must be pretty bored tonight, cause I really made this Post so I could be the FIRST to make a Post for the 13th. Some are sicker than others, I am living PROOF. ROFLMAO, Toni Happy Tuesday, from one that is still in Monday in the Sunshine s...	Toni Baloney	9	820	Jun 13, 2006 by Phil
	Just a Quick Update (Preview) Hi Everyone, The MIP Chat Rooms are now on a new server called irc.chat4all.org. You really only need this information if you use an IRC program like mIRC to enter the #aachat room. Just add this server to your server list on your IRC program. I have also upgraded the j...	John	1	353	Jun 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Needing to slow down....... (Preview) I don't know what's going on with me lately. Can't concentrate, can't focus. Trying to exercise, brain still won't come off overdrive. Talked to my sponsor about it. He told me it's a double edged sword dealing with an anxiety/depression disorder along with alcoholism. That's kind of hard to accept...	soberdrunk	5	351	Jun 13, 2006 by Phil
	Thank God I am sober (Preview) Hi everyone, My son had a bad biking accident on the weekend. We just took his training wheels off and he was riding on his own. He was going too fast and I was yelling for him to slow down when he hit a rock and went over his handlbars. It was a mess. He lost his front teet...	WRbeachbum	1	339	Jun 13, 2006 by Phil
	Wishing you all another sober 24... (Preview) Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option” If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.” Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.” We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that w...	Phil	1	388	Jun 13, 2006 by Phil
	A Bad Joke to Share at an A.A. Meeting (Preview) Last week there was this guy telling jokes before the meetings, just like he always does. Got to laugh, right? Well he ended with this one how many blah blah does it take to screw in a light bulb. Anyways, I told my joke which was not received well. Must've been the audience. I'll shut up now....... How m...	soberdrunk	6	1236	Jun 13, 2006 by John
	aaah! oh my god this is hard! (Preview) What is this! Im going insane! this is my fourth or third day sober i dont even know, Ive never been so anxious in my life i want to pull my hair out or run or scream. My skin is crawling my body is swollen with water my ears are ringing my muscles are tense what the hell. My room is a mess. I didnt realize i hadnt c...	karina	8	430	Jun 12, 2006 by megjustmeg
	More.. on Emotional Sobriety & the 12 Steps (Preview) EMOTIONAL SOBRIETY 2. And The Steps of AA Emotional Sobriety (ES) loosely follows the path of AA’s Twelve Steps, but through necessity, is formatted to suit a new approach. In our system, there is a need to group some steps in order to undertake certain goals. These groups are looked upo...	Toni Baloney	16	2434	Jun 12, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Onion-OM (Preview) Peeling The Onion Breaking Through Barriers The human psyche is almost infinitely complex, made up of layers upon layers of thoughts, experiences, emotions, fears, loves, and goals. Those who seek to find the true essence of being or to move past a fear find that there are many intermediat...	Wren	4	429	Jun 12, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	my mom has no faith in me (Preview) I think i may be one of the youngest in here. so this morning (or i should say afternoon) I wanlked through my back door into the kitchen. My dad gave me a cheery "hello boo!" I said hello. "Where have you been?" I could see the concern in his eyes through that fake smile.. " I slept at cindy's" He wanted to b...	karina	6	793	Jun 12, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	first time (Preview) hi this is my first post, not sure how it all works , i live in scotland and regularly attend meetings i have been sober for 8 months 1daat. and truly believe AA to be the best thing ever to come into my life.i regularly give myself problems to learn from and have never been let down by the twelve step program...	stephmac	10	369	Jun 12, 2006 by stephmac
	Risk (Preview) To laugh, is to risk playing the fool. To weep, is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another, is to risk involvement. To expose feelings, is to risk exposing our true selves. To put your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk loss. To love, is to risk not being loved in return. To live...	Phil	3	382	Jun 12, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Good Sober Sunday Morning (Preview) Hi everyone........I haven't been posting lately but have been reading whenever I get a free moment. Life is a little nutty right now. Since my last drunk May 30th my husband was ready to pack up and leave..........I started going to meetings everyday, which causes stress at home as wel...	iffer	6	362	Jun 12, 2006 by iffer
	Not AA approved...but a lot of groups still use it.. (Preview) YESTERDAY.... TODAY and TOMORROW There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has pas...	Phil	6	462	Jun 11, 2006 by Wren
	Alls Well (Preview) Just checking in, to say hi my names Rob and Im an alcoholic. Have not posted for a while, life has kicked in and where has the weekend gone? running a salt bath, so gotta run, hope to catch up soon, I have been reading from page 85 to the end of the chapter and that is setting a groove now, try it! see what comes...	Robert	2	347	Jun 11, 2006 by Wren
	Stuck - Needing some Advice (Preview) Good Morning, i have been feeling pretty stuck in this last week. I have this Strong desire to do the Steps in Order again. I have been going to weekly Step Meetings, and have had the need to re-do the Steps, have asked a few people, but with the amount of time in the Program, no one else is will to...	Toni Baloney	9	384	Jun 11, 2006 by Phil
	7th Step Prayer (Preview) "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen."	Toni Baloney	3	414	Jun 11, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Happy Birthsay AA (Preview) And.....Thank ...GOD	mikey50	3	337	Jun 11, 2006 by Phil
	today's gift (Preview) *The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed. --Chamfort* When we are adrift in our addiction, we take ourselves very seriously and often lose contact with reality. We become lost in fantasy and obsession. Life becomes joyless because we can't see beyond our addiction...	Rick	3	353	Jun 11, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	This is my first time, im scared (Preview) Im scared. I try every day to stop numbing myself with alcohol or drugs, but when im sober i hold so much pain i dont want to look at it anymore. People tell me to just stop, but they dont understand how hard it really is. I try everything, i even quit my jobs as a weitress in bars because at the end of the night i...	karina	10	443	Jun 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Putting it on Stop (Preview) We need to stop. Just stop. Stop for a moment. Before anybody Says or does anything That may hurt anyone else. We need to be silent. Just silent. Silent for a moment. Before we forever lose The blessing of songs That grow in our hearts. We need to notice. Just notice. Notice for a moment. Before the fu...	Phil	1	380	Jun 10, 2006 by carmie
	Had a request for this...here it is... (Preview) The Blame Game In my journey of healing from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) without realizing it for a great number of years I was constantly blaming others for my problems and for my pain. It is very typical for someone with BPD to honestly believe, while in the throes of a...	Phil	1	377	Jun 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Rain, rain go away... (Preview) Okay--rain is a good thing--especially for the garden we planted & some of the flowers but this is a bit much! I did notice that I dont dislike rainy days as much as I used to--when I was drinking. Funny but I dont dislike alot of things now that Im not drinking. I was looking at the...	Sherry	3	352	Jun 10, 2006 by jeannie
	big book there is a solution (Preview) We, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, "a design for living" that really works.	wagon	4	404	Jun 10, 2006 by carmie
	Most Bizzare A.A. Meeting I've Ever Attended (Preview) Went to a meeting last night. It was this ladies first meeting ever. Okay, first step meeting, right? The guy chairing the meeting asked her to tell us a little bit about herself so we could help her out with the first step. She goes on to tell us that she is strictly an Marijuana addict. No problem with alc...	soberdrunk	4	413	Jun 10, 2006 by carmie
	Cooperation---OM (Preview) Acting Together Cooperation Cooperation seems simple: working together toward a common goal for the benefit of all involved. But amazingly it can be quite challenging, even when we have so many successful examples all around us. Human society is based upon the concept of cooperation,...	Wren	1	314	Jun 10, 2006 by Phil
	Stinkin thinkin.... (Preview) I'm sure this has been a topic many a time...but nevertheless, I was reminded just this evening how DRINKING is not my problem anymore but rather my THINKING! "Keep it simple" "Easy does it" both very important slogans for me right now....and both things I haven't been practicing. Soooo ton...	DanaBanana	6	400	Jun 10, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Hellogoodmorning (Preview) HI all just a quick check in and hello. First we work the program because we have to. Then we work the program because we are willing to. Finally we work the program because we want to. * When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know. *** Fear is the darkroom where nega...	Rick	4	374	Jun 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Wren.... (Preview) From which book did you get the post and quote by Dan Millman? I really enjoyed that!	wallsal55	1	328	Jun 9, 2006 by Wren
	MISS ME? (Preview) *Hey Everyone* I am back - hope you missed me (or not). I had what I thought to be a major computer problem - it turned out to be a power failure in the computer. All fixed up now. I have noticed that there are quite a few new comers - which is great to see - WELCOME - keep comin...	jeannie	19	432	Jun 9, 2006 by Phil
	16 YEARS SOBER/NOMORE (Preview) I HAD SIXTEEN YEARS SOBER 2 MONTHS AGO I AM DRINKING EVERYDAY MY FATHER IS DYING AND MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JUST GOT MARRIED I AM WORKING EVERYDAY AND FUCTIONING OK I OWN MY OWE BUSINESS IT IS DOING WELL I COUNT MY GLASSES OF WINE EACH DAY I STARTED AT 1 NOW IM AT 4 A NIGHT BEFORE BED I LOVE TO B...	JMAS	10	449	Jun 9, 2006 by stephmac
	Booze Cues (Preview) Ever eyed James Bond's shaken-not-stirred martini-and wanted one yourself? Your kids probably have, say Dartmouth researchers who found that children's movie-watching habits affect their decision to drink. Of the more than 600 popular movies the scientists studied, 89% of PG an...	jeannie	2	389	Jun 9, 2006 by rosie light shines
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