Alcoholics Anonymous

recovering jb · recovering jb

So I worked 2 shifts yesterday, only got 5 hours of sleep and missed my meeting. I'm thinking that its pretty unsustainable. Note to self: you can't really put a dollar sign on free time, health, and meetings, even if that dollar sign is time and a half... JB

Phil · Phil

We see so many people in meetings, and out on the streets, still stumbling around with the program, hurting, whining and crying, still all covered up with the Great 3 S's of our disease, Self-pity, Self-righteousness, and Self-Bullshit, and wondering why they can't get "IT". In every meetin...

nmike · nmike

Hi all, As an Alanoner, I always have many questions about what my AH does. We use to move every 2-3 years. Then we lived in one location for 10 years. One day he walked in and said he wasn't happy and wanted to move. This move was harder for me because I had 2 little babies and had a wonderful job. Now that I l...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Last night I came home feeling really weird. I prayed about it and went to sleep. This morning I woke up with a horrible headace. Didn't think much of it. After I got to work this morning I started feeling weird again. Chills, shakes, dizziness, along with a pounding headache. I told my boss and came home...

New member · alice

I am new to this program. Hello, all. I am struggling quite a bit with sobriety and could use some encouragement. I have tried AA meetings and honestly, I hate them. I find them to be very depressing and I have never met anyone that I connected with so I am giving this forum a try. Thanks for "listening".

Phil · Phil

" Believe in yourself and in your dream Though impossible things may seem, Someday, somehow, you'll get through To the goal you have in view. Mountains fall and seas divide Before the one who in his stride Takes a hard road day by day, Sweeping obstacles away. Believe in yourself and in your plan...

Robert · Robert

I had some tragic news yesterday. My 13 year old sister took 96 paracetomals to attempt to kill herself. As you can imagine I was upset, this is the 4th attempt since xmas..she has been in a special care unit were she gets counselling and supervision but was released again at the weekend. The thing that h...

kspear · kspear

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all those who wrote in support when I posted about my mother and her illness. For me, this is one way that HP works in my life - speaks to me through the voices of those in these rooms, loves me with their hearts, hugs me with their arms. HP has been...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi All, I'm Chris and I'm an alcoholic, I'm also a real stubborn person. stub·born (stŭb'ərn) adj., -er, -est. Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bullheaded. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute. See synonyms at obstinate. Characterized by pe...

trudi · trudi

Had enough now. After a fairly long run of sobriety I drank again yesterday. Dont know the reason (because I am an alcoholic I suppose) sick and tired of it all now this has to stop. Went into town and ended up drinking in a pub with some man I only just met. So ashamed of myself. The worst thing about this is t...

Phil · Phil

My heart goes out to those Mothers, that due to circumstances, cant be with their children today... There are many.... I have 3 kids that have communicated, very little, with their Mother.over the past 7 years..they have their own reasons for not doing so... I cant get in the middle...and I can...

Phil · Phil

Difficulties, opposition, criticism--these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is only when there is nothing but praise that life loses its charm, and I begin to wonder what I should do about it. --Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit To be aliv...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

If I felt any better I'd be twins. LOL! I spent over four hundred bucks this weekend, more than I earned. Got all my rent paid + mother's day gifts and all. It feels good to be part of the family. This is probably the most functional my family has ever been! I spent most of the weekend with my brother. Wen...

Robert · Robert

Having a good day today, just copying some CD;s onto the MP3 player and then takin the dog out. may be sacking the sponcer as I had a hard week before last and he was not there for me one bit. hasd not returned my calls...so glad that I am sober today.

Phil · Phil

Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. ~ Arthur Christopher Benson~ The reality is that changes are coming... They must come. You must share in bringing them. ~John Hersey~ We must learn to view change as a natural phenomenon - to anticipate it and to plan for it. The f...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:41, 2006-07-19

wagon · wagon

hi all, feeling down today, and sad.with my mother passing in feb and today being mothers day and all. for all that have their mother yet do something special today, for you never know how long you will have them. god bless wagon

KIMBER069 · KIMBER069

Hi all! I'm new here, well, I have been a lurker for some time. Here's my issue. A while back I told my supervisor that I had gone to a couple of AA meetings, that I was worried about how I was dealing with some life stressors and with a huge family background of alcoholism, I wanted to educate myself more abo...

Rob · Rob

I am not gona post much tonight.. But im very interestd to know if there is anyone in these rooms who has worked the program and is still an atheist.. Iv now read WE AGNOSTICS in the Big Book.. And im totaly dissapointed (an understatement!). So im wondering if there are any Atheists wh...

Rob · Rob

http://www.nbc4i.com/news/7017185/detail.html

KIMBER069 · KIMBER069

Catchy title huh? My hubby seems to think that everyone that abuses alcohol, even binge/party drinkers, is running from something in their lives. Do you think it's true? We all have had pain in our lives, but do you think that's why you actively drink? Or is it habit? Is it just the pull from the al...

Phil · Phil

Miracles are instantaneous, they cannot be summoned, but come of themselves, usually at unlikely moments and to those who least expect them. --Katherine Anne Porter Each of us has miraculously been summoned to the road to recovery. We no doubt felt hopeless many times. We no doubt pleaded, a...

benny33 · benny33

hi every one . just thought id say that ive nissed being able to read and post with you all .things are still going well for me im still sober and hp has realy been taking good care of me and my familey. my new job is great i miss being home butt it seems that much more speacial to me when i get the chance to be here...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Happy Mother's Day to all! and a happy day to all those that make us to be mothers! kids and fathers. I had an amazing spiritual awakening last yesterday at a special charismatic retreat. I went into it feeling down and in need, and came out feeling totally amazed at how God 'enter...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Your sense of what will bring happiness is so crude and blundering. Try something else as a compass. Maybe the moralists are right and happiness doesn't come from seeking pleasure and ease. --Joanna Field We think we know what will make us happy. Seldom do we r...

Wren · Wren

May 12, 2006 Repression _Expression Passive Aggressive Behavior If you've ever found yourself repressing your anger and behaving in other ways to get your point across, you may be someone who is adept at engaging in passive-aggressive behavior. Although passive-aggressive behavior i...

carmie · carmie

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" &nbs...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Happy Mothers Day to all of the Mothers here. Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 12:26, 2006-05-13

Robert · Robert

Im sorry! Quite ashamed of my silly posting, get a bit depressed when im tired. Hope I have not peed any 1 off.

Robert · Robert

Off the drugs now. took a months supply in 3 days. dont feel any support from my sponcer, ie he has not called me once since I told him, man I just dont know. can I call diazepam a drug?: I called "frank" when I was doing them 3 years ago badly, and was told they only help people on crack and stuff. felt isolat...

flumpy · flumpy

Well hello again all from flumpy land, Oh dear where do I start?, well I think I'll start by letting all those of you who replyed to my other post know that I HAVE been a good girl since then, eventhough I am still stuck in that deep dark place. In the past when I have felt the way I do now I have always resor...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:45, 2006-07-19

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

SIPPING VODKA . It’s funny A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he asked the monsignor how he had done. The monsignor replied, “When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of...

jeannie · jeannie

God Is Here The Power, which restores us to sanity, is not something remote and abstract, which we must search for by reading books and performing great feats. Our Higher Power is with us constantly and is involved in the minute details of every day. We do not have to wait and work to beco...

jeannie · jeannie

Don't Give Up Each day’s a brand new day. We’re different today than we were yesterday. And tomorrow, different again. Don’t give up now. You’ve only just begun. You’re going to be fine, don’t worry. You can do it. Just let go, and let the Spirit of God envelope you. Let the Holy One hold you in its arms, pr...

Wren · Wren

" O Greatness, hear! O Brightness, hark! Leave us not little, nor yet dark"~ John Masefield From the beginning of time, people have been appealing to the Power that lies beyond their comprehension when they are in trouble. This Power has been invoked under many names by many people. In our current p...

jersey · jersey

Patience and Tolerance By Margaret Ann Lembo About Margaret According to Random House Dictionary, tolerance is “1. a liberal spirit toward opinions and practices that differ from one’s own; 2. the power to endure or resist discomfort or hardship.” To tolerate is “1. to allow without...

jersey · jersey

Happiness--a Quality of our Soul Happiness is dependent on no outside stimulus to be felt or attained Happiness is part of our real nature-- always present but covered by the disillusionment in mortal life that an outward quest will give us lasting and fulfilling satisfactions If w...

jersey · jersey

Seeker Magazine Patience and Tolerance Patience does not crimp the flow of events Patience accepts and tolerates the different ways we each have of seeing and acting out life Tolerance accepts that each of us is doing what we need to for this moment Tolerance arises fro...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Step Eight "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all." Steps Eight and Nine are concerned with personal relations. First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have been at fault; next we make a vigorous attempt t...

Phil · Phil

ANTIDOTE 1 - Reflect on responsibility. Often it may prove it is/was not my responsibility or fault! Blaming oneself for everything negative that happens is a form of ignorance and self-centredness. Obviously, if I am careless and intended to cause problems, then I should take m...

jeannie · jeannie

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Does anyone know the way to communicate, or how to get communication, from an emotionally unavailable man? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. -- Edited by jeannie at 21:53, 2006-05-10

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Bad moments, like good ones, tend to be grouped together. --Edna O'Brien Rough times may be pouring in on us at the moment, and they may seem unending. Difficulties appear to attract more difficulties, problems with loved ones, problems at work, problems wi...

Wren · Wren

Spend time with your soul "Be mindful of how you approach time. Watching the clock is not the same as watching the sun rise." -- Sophia Bedford-Pierce What would your soul consider a waste of time? To a soul, the only real time is right NOW. Not the future or the past. It lives in connect...

Robert · Robert

Hello. woke up this morning - felt not a great deal to be excited about. it says quite clear that we suffer from self delution. Its a sunny day, I have a dog to walk, a pool to swim in at the near by leasure ctr and some records to be listenning into. I think its time for action!! bye for now.

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:44, 2006-07-19

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from "The Grapevine"s 'i-say': A sure path to frustration is to always expect perfection from imperfect people.

Phil · Phil

Yu know how..yu can be in a problem sometimes...and yu just hafta step outside the problem ...and look at solutions..? Like easy does it....and dont analyze the crap out of it? The best reaction is no reaction.. Live and Let Live.. ...and Let Go stuff? A mirror helps..(s...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I just found the link to the magazine that AA puts out, called 'The Grapevine": http://www.aagrapevine.org/ love in recovery, amanda

Rob · Rob

I made it to 5 days. Sweats abit last night but not that much, alot better. Very tired today. Work was dull and irritating but nvm. At tomorros meeting i can now say, for the first time, that i have some days sober. I guess tomorrow night is gona be difficult after the meeting..&n...

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	work vs life (Preview) So I worked 2 shifts yesterday, only got 5 hours of sleep and missed my meeting. I'm thinking that its pretty unsustainable. Note to self: you can't really put a dollar sign on free time, health, and meetings, even if that dollar sign is time and a half... JB	recovering jb	3	402	May 16, 2006 by Phil
	The Prescription (Preview) We see so many people in meetings, and out on the streets, still stumbling around with the program, hurting, whining and crying, still all covered up with the Great 3 S's of our disease, Self-pity, Self-righteousness, and Self-Bullshit, and wondering why they can't get "IT". In every meetin...	Phil	2	393	May 16, 2006 by carmie
	geographic location (Preview) Hi all, As an Alanoner, I always have many questions about what my AH does. We use to move every 2-3 years. Then we lived in one location for 10 years. One day he walked in and said he wasn't happy and wanted to move. This move was harder for me because I had 2 little babies and had a wonderful job. Now that I l...	nmike	4	389	May 15, 2006 by nmike
	Bad Day (Preview) Last night I came home feeling really weird. I prayed about it and went to sleep. This morning I woke up with a horrible headace. Didn't think much of it. After I got to work this morning I started feeling weird again. Chills, shakes, dizziness, along with a pounding headache. I told my boss and came home...	soberdrunk	5	362	May 15, 2006 by iffer
	New member (Preview) I am new to this program. Hello, all. I am struggling quite a bit with sobriety and could use some encouragement. I have tried AA meetings and honestly, I hate them. I find them to be very depressing and I have never met anyone that I connected with so I am giving this forum a try. Thanks for "listening".	alice	19	932	May 15, 2006 by iffer
	Believe In Yourself (Preview) " Believe in yourself and in your dream Though impossible things may seem, Someday, somehow, you'll get through To the goal you have in view. Mountains fall and seas divide Before the one who in his stride Takes a hard road day by day, Sweeping obstacles away. Believe in yourself and in your plan...	Phil	1	430	May 15, 2006 by carmie
	Change (Preview) I had some tragic news yesterday. My 13 year old sister took 96 paracetomals to attempt to kill herself. As you can imagine I was upset, this is the 4th attempt since xmas..she has been in a special care unit were she gets counselling and supervision but was released again at the weekend. The thing that h...	Robert	3	396	May 15, 2006 by jersey
	HP (Preview) I just wanted to take a moment to thank all those who wrote in support when I posted about my mother and her illness. For me, this is one way that HP works in my life - speaks to me through the voices of those in these rooms, loves me with their hearts, hugs me with their arms. HP has been...	kspear	3	375	May 15, 2006 by trudi
	Get the message Chris (Preview) Hi All, I'm Chris and I'm an alcoholic, I'm also a real stubborn person. stub·born (stŭb'ərn) adj., -er, -est. Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bullheaded. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute. See synonyms at obstinate. Characterized by pe...	Cabbageheadchris	6	401	May 15, 2006 by alice
	I slipped again... (Preview) Had enough now. After a fairly long run of sobriety I drank again yesterday. Dont know the reason (because I am an alcoholic I suppose) sick and tired of it all now this has to stop. Went into town and ended up drinking in a pub with some man I only just met. So ashamed of myself. The worst thing about this is t...	trudi	11	433	May 15, 2006 by alice
	Sad (Preview) My heart goes out to those Mothers, that due to circumstances, cant be with their children today... There are many.... I have 3 kids that have communicated, very little, with their Mother.over the past 7 years..they have their own reasons for not doing so... I cant get in the middle...and I can...	Phil	5	373	May 15, 2006 by nmike
	Monday (Preview) Difficulties, opposition, criticism--these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is only when there is nothing but praise that life loses its charm, and I begin to wonder what I should do about it. --Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit To be aliv...	Phil	0	343	May 15, 2006 by Phil
	What A Wonderful Weekend! (Preview) If I felt any better I'd be twins. LOL! I spent over four hundred bucks this weekend, more than I earned. Got all my rent paid + mother's day gifts and all. It feels good to be part of the family. This is probably the most functional my family has ever been! I spent most of the weekend with my brother. Wen...	soberdrunk	2	357	May 14, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Greetings (Preview) Having a good day today, just copying some CD;s onto the MP3 player and then takin the dog out. may be sacking the sponcer as I had a hard week before last and he was not there for me one bit. hasd not returned my calls...so glad that I am sober today.	Robert	1	311	May 14, 2006 by Phil
	Change Is Difficult... (Preview) Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. *~ Arthur Christopher Benson~* The reality is that changes are coming... They must come. You must share in bringing them. *~John Hersey~* We must learn to view change as a natural phenomenon - to anticipate it and to plan for it. The f...	Phil	1	364	May 14, 2006 by mikey50
	Gratitude for this Board (Preview) -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:41, 2006-07-19	Toni Baloney	4	339	May 14, 2006 by Phil
	do something special (Preview) hi all, feeling down today, and sad.with my mother passing in feb and today being mothers day and all. for all that have their mother yet do something special today, for you never know how long you will have them. god bless wagon	wagon	2	345	May 14, 2006 by amanda2u2
	NEW HERE-BAD JOB REFERENCE (Preview) Hi all! I'm new here, well, I have been a lurker for some time. Here's my issue. A while back I told my supervisor that I had gone to a couple of AA meetings, that I was worried about how I was dealing with some life stressors and with a huge family background of alcoholism, I wanted to educate myself more abo...	KIMBER069	4	364	May 14, 2006 by TLH
	Successful Atheists??? (Preview) I am not gona post much tonight.. But im very interestd to know if there is anyone in these rooms who has worked the program and is still an atheist.. Iv now read WE AGNOSTICS in the Big Book.. And im totaly dissapointed (an understatement!). So im wondering if there are any Atheists wh...	Rob	28	616	May 14, 2006 by TLH
	Student Dies From Alcohol Withdrawl (Preview) http://www.nbc4i.com/news/7017185/detail.html	Rob	4	438	May 14, 2006 by TLH
	what are you running from? (Preview) Catchy title huh? My hubby seems to think that everyone that abuses alcohol, even binge/party drinkers, is running from something in their lives. Do you think it's true? We all have had pain in our lives, but do you think that's why you actively drink? Or is it habit? Is it just the pull from the al...	KIMBER069	5	369	May 14, 2006 by TLH
	Sunday (Preview) *Miracles are instantaneous, they cannot be summoned, but come of themselves, usually at unlikely moments and to those who least expect them. --Katherine Anne Porter* Each of us has miraculously been summoned to the road to recovery. We no doubt felt hopeless many times. We no doubt pleaded, a...	Phil	2	324	May 14, 2006 by amanda2u2
	just a quick hello (Preview) hi every one . just thought id say that ive nissed being able to read and post with you all .things are still going well for me im still sober and hp has realy been taking good care of me and my familey. my new job is great i miss being home butt it seems that much more speacial to me when i get the chance to be here...	benny33	4	327	May 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Happy Mother's Day! (Preview) *Happy Mother's Day to all! and a happy day to all those that make us to be mothers! kids and fathers.* *I had an amazing spiritual awakening last yesterday at a special charismatic retreat. I went into it feeling down and in need, and came out feeling totally amazed at how God 'enter...*	amanda2u2	1	409	May 14, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Have a good day everybody.. (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning*. Your sense of what will bring happiness is so crude and blundering. Try something else as a compass. Maybe the moralists are right and happiness doesn't come from seeking pleasure and ease. --Joanna Field We think we know what will make us happy. Seldom do we r...	Phil	2	331	May 13, 2006 by Phil
	Daily OM (Preview) May 12, 2006 Repression _Expression Passive Aggressive Behavior If you've ever found yourself repressing your anger and behaving in other ways to get your point across, you may be someone who is adept at engaging in passive-aggressive behavior. Although passive-aggressive behavior i...	Wren	0	302	May 13, 2006 by Wren
	A email to share with my friends!!!! (Preview) John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" &nbs...	carmie	4	350	May 13, 2006 by carmie
	Mother's Day (Preview) Happy Mothers Day to all of the Mothers here. Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 12:26, 2006-05-13	Toni Baloney	5	384	May 13, 2006 by carmie
	Oh shucks (Preview) Im sorry! Quite ashamed of my silly posting, get a bit depressed when im tired. Hope I have not peed any 1 off.	Robert	2	319	May 13, 2006 by carmie
	evening (Preview) Off the drugs now. took a months supply in 3 days. dont feel any support from my sponcer, ie he has not called me once since I told him, man I just dont know. can I call diazepam a drug?: I called "frank" when I was doing them 3 years ago badly, and was told they only help people on crack and stuff. felt isolat...	Robert	5	359	May 13, 2006 by Cabbageheadchris
	still sitting atop the pot :o( (Preview) Well hello again all from flumpy land, Oh dear where do I start?, well I think I'll start by letting all those of you who replyed to my other post know that I HAVE been a good girl since then, eventhough I am still stuck in that deep dark place. In the past when I have felt the way I do now I have always resor...	flumpy	6	418	May 13, 2006 by paul
	In the Repair Shop (Preview) -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:45, 2006-07-19	Toni Baloney	5	483	May 13, 2006 by paul
	Funny (Preview) SIPPING VODKA . It’s funny A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he asked the monsignor how he had done. The monsignor replied, “When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of...	Cabbageheadchris	3	320	May 12, 2006 by soberdrunk
	THE POWER (Preview) God Is Here The Power, which restores us to sanity, is not something remote and abstract, which we must search for by reading books and performing great feats. Our Higher Power is with us constantly and is involved in the minute details of every day. We do not have to wait and work to beco...	jeannie	2	307	May 12, 2006 by jeannie
	Today's Inspiration (Preview) Don't Give Up Each day’s a brand new day. We’re different today than we were yesterday. And tomorrow, different again. Don’t give up now. You’ve only just begun. You’re going to be fine, don’t worry. You can do it. Just let go, and let the Spirit of God envelope you. Let the Holy One hold you in its arms, pr...	jeannie	0	278	May 12, 2006 by jeannie
	Light in Darkness-Daily Devotional (Preview) " O Greatness, hear! O Brightness, hark! Leave us not little, nor yet dark"~ John Masefield From the beginning of time, people have been appealing to the Power that lies beyond their comprehension when they are in trouble. This Power has been invoked under many names by many people. In our current p...	Wren	2	2153	May 12, 2006 by Wren
	just one more (Preview) Patience and Tolerance By Margaret Ann Lembo About Margaret According to Random House Dictionary, tolerance is “1. a liberal spirit toward opinions and practices that differ from one’s own; 2. the power to endure or resist discomfort or hardship.” To tolerate is “1. to allow without...	jersey	0	285	May 11, 2006 by jersey
	happiness... (Preview) Happiness--a Quality of our Soul Happiness is dependent on no outside stimulus to be felt or attained Happiness is part of our real nature-- always present but covered by the disillusionment in mortal life that an outward quest will give us lasting and fulfilling satisfactions If w...	jersey	1	326	May 11, 2006 by Phil
	Patience and Tolerance (Preview) Seeker Magazine Patience and Tolerance Patience does not crimp the flow of events Patience accepts and tolerates the different ways we each have of seeing and acting out life Tolerance accepts that each of us is doing what we need to for this moment Tolerance arises fro...	jersey	1	1663	May 11, 2006 by Phil
	Steps 8 & 9 (Preview) Step Eight "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all." Steps Eight and Nine are concerned with personal relations. First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have been at fault; next we make a vigorous attempt t...	amanda2u2	0	420	May 11, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Antidotes To Guilt (Preview) ANTIDOTE 1 - Reflect on responsibility. Often it may prove it is/was not my responsibility or fault! Blaming oneself for everything negative that happens is a form of ignorance and self-centredness. Obviously, if I am careless and intended to cause problems, then I should take m...	Phil	0	349	May 11, 2006 by Phil
	COMMUNICATION CHALLENGE (Preview) *A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.* *Does anyone know the way to communicate, or how to get communication, from an emotionally unavailable man? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.* -- Edited by jeannie at 21:53, 2006-05-10	jeannie	3	341	May 11, 2006 by Phil
	Thursday (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning. Bad moments, like good ones, tend to be grouped together. --Edna O'Brien* Rough times may be pouring in on us at the moment, and they may seem unending. Difficulties appear to attract more difficulties, problems with loved ones, problems at work, problems wi...	Phil	6	386	May 11, 2006 by Phil
	Higher Awareness--Time (Preview) Spend time with your soul "Be mindful of how you approach time. Watching the clock is not the same as watching the sun rise." -- Sophia Bedford-Pierce What would your soul consider a waste of time? To a soul, the only real time is right NOW. Not the future or the past. It lives in connect...	Wren	4	352	May 11, 2006 by Wren
	Morning (Preview) Hello. woke up this morning - felt not a great deal to be excited about. it says quite clear that we suffer from self delution. Its a sunny day, I have a dog to walk, a pool to swim in at the near by leasure ctr and some records to be listenning into. I think its time for action!! bye for now.	Robert	2	299	May 11, 2006 by Phil
	ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS A 'SPIRITUAL PROGRAM' (Preview) -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:44, 2006-07-19	Toni Baloney	5	398	May 11, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	sure path to frustration (Preview) from "The Grapevine"s 'i-say': A sure path to frustration is to always expect perfection from imperfect people.	amanda2u2	1	362	May 11, 2006 by iffer
	Hey...How ya'll doin??? (Preview) Yu know how..yu can be in a problem sometimes...and yu just hafta step outside the problem ...and look at solutions..? Like easy does it....and dont analyze the crap out of it? The best reaction is no reaction.. Live and Let Live.. ...and Let Go stuff? A mirror helps..(s...	Phil	6	418	May 11, 2006 by jeannie
	the Grapevine (Preview) *I just found the link to the magazine that AA puts out, called 'The Grapevine":* *http://www.aagrapevine.org/* *love in recovery,* *amanda*	amanda2u2	0	308	May 11, 2006 by amanda2u2
	5 days now ! (Preview) I made it to 5 days. Sweats abit last night but not that much, alot better. Very tired today. Work was dull and irritating but nvm. At tomorros meeting i can now say, for the first time, that i have some days sober. I guess tomorrow night is gona be difficult after the meeting..&n...	Rob	10	509	May 11, 2006 by paul
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