Alcoholics Anonymous

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from the '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all" "Steps 8 and 9 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 to r...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life - the one that did not work - fo...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi to everyone, It seems I can never go thru the Month of March, without honoring the Ides. They can represent Change, and I usually focus on these Mid month days, as representing something good about to happen, change for the better, is always a good thing. And somehow, if you really believ...

Phil · Phil

You know that it is going to be a bad day when you: - You wake up face down on the pavement. - You see a "60 Minutes" news team waiting in your office. - Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles. - Your twin sister forgot your birthday. - Your car horn goes off accidentally and remains stu...

Robert · Robert

Good morning folks. I am not doing too great today. I have been stuck in the house for too long with my own thoughts. I need to interact with others! I am going to a meeting this evening, but until then I am in the house! Rob

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

HELP!!!! Today I am trying to be helpable. I'm not sure if that's a word or not. I realize that I can only stay sober by asking for help, wherever that may be. I really like this message board. I was told that I might wanna try journaling and I find that this message board works very well for focusing my min...

Rick · Rick

Optimism The Program works if you want it to work. --Anonymous Rarely do climbers stare up to see how far away the top still is. Instead, when they rest, they look down toward the starting point of their journey. The view they see assures them that they have already come a long, long way....

Rob · Rob

Anyone seen the films DRUNKS.. Has a few stars in it.. but i dont think they were famous when they made it.. cant rem half their names.. will edit when i its finished and i can check.. Cheap film.. But bout people in AA.. sharing their probs.;.. Iv never been to a meeting.. how true to life, for your e...

Phil · Phil

INTO THE HEART OF YOUR HEALING Joan Levy, LCSW Emotional Injuries Hide In Our Unconscious Throughout our lifetime, most of us have in some significant way been wounded. The physical wounds we can see. Their solutions, if available to us, are fairly straightforward. But those that take place in our m...

GammyRose · GammyRose

AS WE UNDERSTAND HIM My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. . . . "Why don't you choose your own conception of God?" That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years. I stood in the sunlight at last. It was only a matt...

sober rocker · sober rocker

hey everyone, not only new to the Message Board, but Sobriety also (coming up on 5 months) I'm going to be in SD April 21 & 22 and I'm looking for a support network during that time. I found some meetings on line, just wondering if anyone around hear lives in those parts. thanks

Bonzo43 · Bonzo43

Early recovery is supposed to be kinda weird, right? Well, I'm a bit of an oddball, I've been accused of thinking too much (well, about SOME things, maybe!) but let me relate a little incident that happened and I think it's an example of my Higher Power working in his usual way of mystery laced with humor...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power. This is the last paragraph from more about alcoholism. These words are...

Rick · Rick

What the H---l ? Just passing on what I get. Violins ? Piano ? LOST ? 'Tis God gives skill, but not without men's hands. He could not make Antonio Stradivarius violins without Antonio. --George Eliot When she was four years old, she climbed onto the pi...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I just got home from my IOP program about an hour ago. I'm having a problem. My brain seems to be offline today. Thoughts are scrambled, hands are shaking, feel like a big pile of poop. The thing is I haven't relapsed. Normally I would feel this way after drinking and drugging. The effects of my use have de...

Phil · Phil

One of the major paradoxes of life is that we never get to where we really want to be until we realize we were already there before we left.

Rick · Rick

When I Whine

Rick · Rick

We don't want to live in the past, but we do need to learn to live comfortably with it. "We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it." This is a promise of the Twelve Step program. One of the most useful tools we have for learning to live with our past is the Fourth Step inventory. Once we h...

Phil · Phil

The last month has been quite a ride... There were some days..I was laughin on the outside..but it was a different story on the inside..going through Medical... Chemo..and Depression crap.. There were some days..I felt like bangin a car into a tree..and other days...like a Zombie.. Thanks t...

Rick · Rick

Feeling any better ? Hope so. Your ok you caught that food thing ?? What 12 steps ?

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

haven't been on the boards as much as my back is out AGAIN, and i am wondering how long i can go b4 i am disabled....i will do all i can to take care of me, but not expect too much...day to day, just trying to work on the soft tissue "knots" i find in there, and doing my cleansi...

GammyRose · GammyRose

My PC's been on the blink GR March 14 THE KEYSTONE He is the Father, and we are His children. Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom. &nbs...

Rick · Rick

The difficulty in life is the choice. --George Moore How we choose to spend our time says much about what is important to us. If we have no goals, we may try to kill time. If we have too many goals, there may not be enough time in the day to do all we set out to do. We must make some choices based on our valu...

Robert · Robert

hello there I wanted to share a frustration and hopefully get insight towards a solution. Before my drinking career I was training to become a pro musician. I am really struggling getting back into it and would like to know if anyone else has had the same thing or simular and if so how you combatted it? ...

Phil · Phil

Just dropping in to say "HI" and have a good night eh? --------------------------------------------- Growing up, many of us heard this phrase from our parents, grandparents and teachers: "Never give up!" While many people believe in this theory, they often fail to demonstrate it in their li...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

Hi all Most of you know the mess our state of affairs are in when we finally surrender. Well my wife and I were working and planning our way out of this mess and things were looking better, when I got the worst news that sent us back in a deeper hole than we were in at the beggining.. Well I just about ble...

ZuZu · ZuZu

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

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Chapter 5 How It Works Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with them...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

how ya doin? love in recovery, amanda

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Two nights ago I was struggling to fall asleep when I dug out a big book from my basement. It's probably the first time I have read out of this particular big book in a long time, seeing that I have numerous big books, ones from rehab, jail, half-way houses etc. Anyways this particular book came from my fir...

Rick · Rick

There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening, we shall hear the right word. --Ralph Waldo Emerson Perhaps it was only yesterday or the day before that we doubted our value to society, or to our family or friends. We often lose our direction. That's normal and consistent with th...

Phil · Phil

Strength and Courage It takes strength to be certain, It takes courage to have doubts. It takes strength to fit in, It takes courage to stand out. It takes strength to share a friend's pain, It takes courage to feel your own pain. It takes strength to hide your own pain, It takes cour...

Rick · Rick

This was mailed to me My heart pounded; I gripped the phone tighter and eyed my husband, who was now turning to face my side of the bed. Mama?" I could hardly hear the whisper over the static. But my thoughts immediately went to my daughter. When th...

trudi · trudi

Hi everyone I just need to get this off my chest - I just seem to be full of guilt all the time about the things I did when I was drinking. It is often the small things that bother me things I said and things like taking my kids with me to the shop to but booze and drinking with them in the house. I often feel I am wor...

Rick · Rick

Each man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. --Mark Twain What does it mean to be different? How does it feel? Is it okay to act or look or be different from everyone else at times? Sometimes, maybe even most of the time, it feels safer to blend into the crowd. We don't want to stick out lik...

Phil · Phil

Dealing with Fear Pity those who fear what they shouldn't and fear not what they should How sad it is to see people spend their lives haunted by fear. The joy of life is squeezed out of them by fear of failure, criticism, betrayal, change, rejection, loneliness, poverty, growing old, getting...

Phil · Phil

Forgiving Individuals The five steps in granting the gift of forgiveness to others (according to R. Klimes, PhD) are: A. Acknowledge the anger and hurt caused by the clearly identified specific offense(s). B. Bar revenge and any thought of inflicting harm as repayment or punishment to the offende...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

"In the late stages of our drinking, the will to resist has fled. Yet when we admit complete defeat and when we become entirely ready to try AA principles, our obsession leaves us and we enter a new dimension - freedom under God as we understand Him." p.27

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Today I took action against a disease that wants me dead. I started my IOP and contributed my thoughts and received relief. I have a couple of sober friends on their way to see me and I feel good about myself today. This is improvement!!! I'm trying my best to stay in the here and now. So far so good! I...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

phil i just had to say that U offer some AWSOME posts......i get so much out of your shares---- keep up the GR8 work, my friend, LOVED that share on shame and guilt....i am going to do a "journal" on it, cuz i see areas where i am still ashamed of me....... oh well,&nb...

Noel A · Noel A

I know it's late, but is anyone available to chat with?

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

The first story,, "The Six Blind Men and the Elephant": There were six blind men in India, who had never seen an elephant, and they wanted to know what an elephant was like. One of them knew the palace elephant keeper and so they went to the palace and the elephant keeper brought out an elephant f...

Phil · Phil

There is an obvious connection between depression & self-esteem. The more depression we experience, the more difficulty we usually have in retaining a positive sense of self. Depression is flattening. It could actually be called a spiritual steamroller. Many ex...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I was just released from prison. I've been going to meetings and trying to stay focused and I'm having alot of trouble. Serenity is foreign to me. This is my fourth attempt at getting sober and I want a life. Right now I'm relying on family to keep a roof over my head and It's a struggle not to be self-relian...

Rob · Rob

Hi everyone.. Well my pc has been pissing about these last few days.. had to format it twice so far.. think im gona have to do it again.. bloody thing.. Thanx for asking after me etc.... Well.. I drank too much friday.. but.. well yesterday (saturday) i felt really awfull.. i got up for li...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I just got home from a big book meeting. It looks to me as if I've made it through another day! Thankyou for your comments earlier. I found them extremely helpful. I never knew that I could find help for this disease online. I start my IOP classes tomorrow and I'm looking forwards to it. I guess all I really...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi Zuzu, I could not respond to your Post, my PC is acting up, but it would let me make a new Post I just want to say that I will be Praying so much for you dear, I have watched you walk thru this Pretty unpleasant divorce. There are alway unpleasant, but when you add a fight over custody, I don't thi...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

This may be old but I thought it was pretty neet. ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN? by Mary Sullivan - used with her expressed permission. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it a...

ZuZu · ZuZu

Good morning all! It is a cold, overcast, rainy day here NY. I am really in need of some prayers this week. I found out Friday that the custody decision re: my 3 y/o twins is coming in the next three days. I have been waiting almost six months feeling like I am spinning my wheels in a rut in the road bu...

John · John

Hello everyone, When I wake up each morning I am happy. As I indulge in my daily life activities, I am joyous, and provided I don't take a drink, I remain free. Happy, Joyous and Free. For me, the opposite of Happy, Joyous and Free is Restless, Irratable , and Discontent. One of the Re...

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	Step 8 (Preview) from the '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all" "Steps 8 and 9 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 to r...	amanda2u2	0	261	Mar 16, 2006 by amanda2u2
	from "Came to Believe" (Preview) Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life - the one that did not work - fo...	amanda2u2	0	274	Mar 16, 2006 by amanda2u2
	The Ides of March - Today (Preview) Hi to everyone, It seems I can never go thru the Month of March, without honoring the Ides. They can represent Change, and I usually focus on these Mid month days, as representing something good about to happen, change for the better, is always a good thing. And somehow, if you really believ...	Toni Baloney	13	478	Mar 16, 2006 by Pauly
	Worry and Anxiety (Preview) You know that it is going to be a bad day when you: - You wake up face down on the pavement. - You see a "60 Minutes" news team waiting in your office. - Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles. - Your twin sister forgot your birthday. - Your car horn goes off accidentally and remains stu...	Phil	1	356	Mar 16, 2006 by jimdadin
	Reaching out for help (Preview) Good morning folks. I am not doing too great today. I have been stuck in the house for too long with my own thoughts. I need to interact with others! I am going to a meeting this evening, but until then I am in the house! Rob	Robert	16	738	Mar 16, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Leaning On Others (Preview) HELP!!!! Today I am trying to be helpable. I'm not sure if that's a word or not. I realize that I can only stay sober by asking for help, wherever that may be. I really like this message board. I was told that I might wanna try journaling and I find that this message board works very well for focusing my min...	soberdrunk	4	316	Mar 16, 2006 by GammyRose
	Works if u work it (Preview) Optimism *The Program works if you want it to work. --Anonymous* Rarely do climbers stare up to see how far away the top still is. Instead, when they rest, they look down toward the starting point of their journey. The view they see assures them that they have already come a long, long way....	Rick	1	306	Mar 16, 2006 by trudi
	FILM - "DRUNKS"..seen it? (Preview) Anyone seen the films DRUNKS.. Has a few stars in it.. but i dont think they were famous when they made it.. cant rem half their names.. will edit when i its finished and i can check.. Cheap film.. But bout people in AA.. sharing their probs.;.. Iv never been to a meeting.. how true to life, for your e...	Rob	10	748	Mar 16, 2006 by Rob
	Healing (Preview) INTO THE HEART OF YOUR HEALING Joan Levy, LCSW Emotional Injuries Hide In Our Unconscious Throughout our lifetime, most of us have in some significant way been wounded. The physical wounds we can see. Their solutions, if available to us, are fairly straightforward. But those that take place in our m...	Phil	10	419	Mar 16, 2006 by Phil
	AA Daily Reflection March 16 (Preview) AS WE UNDERSTAND HIM My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. . . . "Why don't you choose your own conception of God?" That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years. I stood in the sunlight at last. It was only a matt...	GammyRose	1	1483	Mar 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	South Dakota (Preview) hey everyone, not only new to the Message Board, but Sobriety also (coming up on 5 months) I'm going to be in SD April 21 & 22 and I'm looking for a support network during that time. I found some meetings on line, just wondering if anyone around hear lives in those parts. thanks	sober rocker	1	373	Mar 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Symbolic or what? (Preview) Early recovery is supposed to be kinda weird, right? Well, I'm a bit of an oddball, I've been accused of thinking too much (well, about SOME things, maybe!) but let me relate a little incident that happened and I think it's an example of my Higher Power working in his usual way of mystery laced with humor...	Bonzo43	4	469	Mar 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	What do I need a higher power for? (Preview) Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power. This is the last paragraph from more about alcoholism. These words are...	soberdrunk	5	461	Mar 16, 2006 by amanda2u2
	thought-sure made me think ???? (Preview) What the H---l ? Just passing on what I get. Violins ? Piano ? LOST ? *'Tis God gives skill, but not without men's hands. He could not make Antonio Stradivarius violins without Antonio. --George Eliot* When she was four years old, she climbed onto the pi...	Rick	1	611	Mar 16, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Temporarily Out Of Service (Preview) I just got home from my IOP program about an hour ago. I'm having a problem. My brain seems to be offline today. Thoughts are scrambled, hands are shaking, feel like a big pile of poop. The thing is I haven't relapsed. Normally I would feel this way after drinking and drugging. The effects of my use have de...	soberdrunk	7	458	Mar 16, 2006 by GammyRose
	Thought For The Day (Preview) One of the major paradoxes of life is that we never get to where we really want to be until we realize we were already there before we left.	Phil	3	411	Mar 15, 2006 by Phil
	When I Whine (Preview) When I Whine	Rick	3	310	Mar 15, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	The past (Preview) We don't want to live in the past, but we do need to learn to live comfortably with it. "We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it." This is a promise of the Twelve Step program. One of the most useful tools we have for learning to live with our past is the Fourth Step inventory. Once we h...	Rick	4	320	Mar 15, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Just a short note to all of you... (Preview) The last month has been quite a ride... There were some days..I was laughin on the outside..but it was a different story on the inside..going through Medical... Chemo..and Depression crap.. There were some days..I felt like bangin a car into a tree..and other days...like a Zombie.. Thanks t...	Phil	2	397	Mar 15, 2006 by zoomie
	Hey soberdrunk (Preview) Feeling any better ? Hope so. Your ok you caught that food thing ?? What 12 steps ?	Rick	2	327	Mar 15, 2006 by Rick
	sometimes life just wears me out (Preview) haven't been on the boards as much as my back is out AGAIN, and i am wondering how long i can go b4 i am disabled....i will do all i can to take care of me, but not expect too much...day to day, just trying to work on the soft tissue "knots" i find in there, and doing my cleansi...	rosie light shines	6	373	Mar 15, 2006 by Rick
	Daily Reflections (Preview) My PC's been on the blink GR March 14 THE KEYSTONE He is the Father, and we are His children. Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom. &nbs...	GammyRose	2	300	Mar 15, 2006 by Phil
	Balance ? (Preview) *The difficulty in life is the choice. --George Moore* How we choose to spend our time says much about what is important to us. If we have no goals, we may try to kill time. If we have too many goals, there may not be enough time in the day to do all we set out to do. We must make some choices based on our valu...	Rick	0	235	Mar 15, 2006 by Rick
	forgotten interests (Preview) hello there I wanted to share a frustration and hopefully get insight towards a solution. Before my drinking career I was training to become a pro musician. I am really struggling getting back into it and would like to know if anyone else has had the same thing or simular and if so how you combatted it? ...	Robert	6	307	Mar 15, 2006 by Robert
	Giving Up Too Soon (Preview) Just dropping in to say "HI" and have a good night eh? --------------------------------------------- Growing up, many of us heard this phrase from our parents, grandparents and teachers: "Never give up!" While many people believe in this theory, they often fail to demonstrate it in their li...	Phil	2	371	Mar 15, 2006 by amanda2u2
	It was very bad news (Preview) Hi all Most of you know the mess our state of affairs are in when we finally surrender. Well my wife and I were working and planning our way out of this mess and things were looking better, when I got the worst news that sent us back in a deeper hole than we were in at the beggining.. Well I just about ble...	buckeyebear	3	349	Mar 15, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Acceptance (Preview) "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation--some fact of my life--unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be...	ZuZu	4	439	Mar 15, 2006 by amanda2u2
	HOW IT WORKS-CHAPTER 5 Bigbook (Preview) Chapter 5 How It Works Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with them...	Toni Baloney	0	399	Mar 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	hey, rob (Preview) *how ya doin?* *love in recovery,* *amanda*	amanda2u2	2	419	Mar 14, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Who are they talking about? (Preview) Two nights ago I was struggling to fall asleep when I dug out a big book from my basement. It's probably the first time I have read out of this particular big book in a long time, seeing that I have numerous big books, ones from rehab, jail, half-way houses etc. Anyways this particular book came from my fir...	soberdrunk	4	357	Mar 14, 2006 by amanda2u2
	today's gift (Preview) *There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening, we shall hear the right word. --Ralph Waldo Emerson* Perhaps it was only yesterday or the day before that we doubted our value to society, or to our family or friends. We often lose our direction. That's normal and consistent with th...	Rick	3	295	Mar 14, 2006 by Rick
	Sharing something that was sent by a freind... (Preview) Strength and Courage It takes strength to be certain, It takes courage to have doubts. It takes strength to fit in, It takes courage to stand out. It takes strength to share a friend's pain, It takes courage to feel your own pain. It takes strength to hide your own pain, It takes cour...	Phil	5	360	Mar 14, 2006 by Phil
	listen to this ! (Preview) This was mailed to me My heart pounded; I gripped the phone tighter and eyed my husband, who was now turning to face my side of the bed. Mama?" I could hardly hear the whisper over the static. But my thoughts immediately went to my daughter. When th...	Rick	3	282	Mar 14, 2006 by Rick
	Struggling with guilt. (Preview) Hi everyone I just need to get this off my chest - I just seem to be full of guilt all the time about the things I did when I was drinking. It is often the small things that bother me things I said and things like taking my kids with me to the shop to but booze and drinking with them in the house. I often feel I am wor...	trudi	8	347	Mar 14, 2006 by rosie light shines
	today's thought (Preview) *Each man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. --Mark Twain* What does it mean to be different? How does it feel? Is it okay to act or look or be different from everyone else at times? Sometimes, maybe even most of the time, it feels safer to blend into the crowd. We don't want to stick out lik...	Rick	2	411	Mar 14, 2006 by Rick
	An article on "FEAR" (Preview) Dealing with Fear Pity those who fear what they shouldn't and fear not what they should How sad it is to see people spend their lives haunted by fear. The joy of life is squeezed out of them by fear of failure, criticism, betrayal, change, rejection, loneliness, poverty, growing old, getting...	Phil	5	533	Mar 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Forgiving OR not (Preview) Forgiving Individuals The five steps in granting the gift of forgiveness to others (according to R. Klimes, PhD) are: A. Acknowledge the anger and hurt caused by the clearly identified specific offense(s). B. Bar revenge and any thought of inflicting harm as repayment or punishment to the offende...	Phil	4	623	Mar 14, 2006 by Phil
	from "Came to Believe" (Preview) "In the late stages of our drinking, the will to resist has fled. Yet when we admit complete defeat and when we become entirely ready to try AA principles, our obsession leaves us and we enter a new dimension - freedom under God as we understand Him." p.27	amanda2u2	3	981	Mar 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Taking Action (Preview) Today I took action against a disease that wants me dead. I started my IOP and contributed my thoughts and received relief. I have a couple of sober friends on their way to see me and I feel good about myself today. This is improvement!!! I'm trying my best to stay in the here and now. So far so good! I...	soberdrunk	7	567	Mar 14, 2006 by GammyRose
	to PHIL (Preview) phil i just had to say that U offer some AWSOME posts......i get so much out of your shares---- keep up the GR8 work, my friend, LOVED that share on shame and guilt....i am going to do a "journal" on it, cuz i see areas where i am still ashamed of me....... oh well,&nb...	rosie light shines	1	282	Mar 13, 2006 by Phil
	is anyone there? (Preview) I know it's late, but is anyone available to chat with?	Noel A	3	297	Mar 13, 2006 by recovering jb
	the stories of the elephant, & the globe (Preview) The first story,, "The Six Blind Men and the Elephant": There were six blind men in India, who had never seen an elephant, and they wanted to know what an elephant was like. One of them knew the palace elephant keeper and so they went to the palace and the elephant keeper brought out an elephant f...	amanda2u2	1	1238	Mar 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Toughness Counts (Preview) There is an obvious connection between depression & self-esteem. The more depression we experience, the more difficulty we usually have in retaining a positive sense of self. Depression is flattening. It could actually be called a spiritual steamroller. Many ex...	Phil	10	343	Mar 13, 2006 by Wren
	I'm having trouble getting started (Preview) I was just released from prison. I've been going to meetings and trying to stay focused and I'm having alot of trouble. Serenity is foreign to me. This is my fourth attempt at getting sober and I want a life. Right now I'm relying on family to keep a roof over my head and It's a struggle not to be self-relian...	soberdrunk	9	394	Mar 13, 2006 by trudi
	Hi (Preview) Hi everyone.. Well my pc has been pissing about these last few days.. had to format it twice so far.. think im gona have to do it again.. bloody thing.. Thanx for asking after me etc.... Well.. I drank too much friday.. but.. well yesterday (saturday) i felt really awfull.. i got up for li...	Rob	10	362	Mar 13, 2006 by trudi
	Another day!!! (Preview) I just got home from a big book meeting. It looks to me as if I've made it through another day! Thankyou for your comments earlier. I found them extremely helpful. I never knew that I could find help for this disease online. I start my IOP classes tomorrow and I'm looking forwards to it. I guess all I really...	soberdrunk	6	322	Mar 13, 2006 by trudi
	Paralyzing FEAR? ZuZu (Preview) Hi Zuzu, I could not respond to your Post, my PC is acting up, but it would let me make a new Post I just want to say that I will be Praying so much for you dear, I have watched you walk thru this Pretty unpleasant divorce. There are alway unpleasant, but when you add a fight over custody, I don't thi...	Toni Baloney	2	304	Mar 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Are you a Carrot, an Egg or a coffee bean? (Preview) This may be old but I thought it was pretty neet. ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN? by Mary Sullivan - used with her expressed permission. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it a...	buckeyebear	3	331	Mar 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Send up some prayers... (Preview) Good morning all! It is a cold, overcast, rainy day here NY. I am really in need of some prayers this week. I found out Friday that the custody decision re: my 3 y/o twins is coming in the next three days. I have been waiting almost six months feeling like I am spinning my wheels in a rut in the road bu...	ZuZu	4	296	Mar 13, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Life is Ok (Preview) Hello everyone, When I wake up each morning I am happy. As I indulge in my daily life activities, I am joyous, and provided I don't take a drink, I remain free. Happy, Joyous and Free. For me, the opposite of Happy, Joyous and Free is Restless, Irratable , and Discontent. One of the Re...	John	4	459	Mar 13, 2006 by rosie light shines
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