Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

The First Step on the Road to Recovery is Always the Most Important One The first few steps you take on any journey won't get you where you want to go. But without those first steps and the many more that follow, you wouldn't where you are, looking towards the future and wondering what it would really...

Doll · Doll

THE BONDAGE OF RESENTMENTS . . . harboring resentment is infinitely grave. For then we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the spirit. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 5 It has been said, "Anger is a luxury I cannot afford." Does this suggest I ignore this human emotion? I believe not. Before I learned of the A.A. p...

kathy570 · kathy570

Hello All, It's good to be back. THANK YOU for all the responses to Im back & in pain. Sites & suggestions were GREAT. TY TY TY . As for MEDS, its not the " We aren't to do drugs " thing that bothers me. I used to take tons of prescriptions and really got hooked. Dont wa...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Happy Passover to all those who celebrate Passover. Happy celebration of the Day of Jesus' Resurrection to those who joyously celebrate that. Happy spring to all. amanda

Robert · Robert

Phil · Phil

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. Amelia Earhart When we feel angry, lonely, worried, or sad we can ask ourselves, “Is there a pattern here?” That simple question can help us take a giant step forward in recovery. When we feel these thing...

Phil · Phil

A woman opened her refrigerator and found a large white rabbit asleep inside. "Why are you in my refrigerator?" she asked. The rabbit replied, "This is a Westinghouse, isn't it?"

iffer · iffer

Anyone seen this? I think I saw a thread about this a while back and I decided to rent it and watched it today after my employer sent me home from work because I am still sick. I thought it was pretty true to life of AA.... It made me think about the dangers and consequences of relapse for sure...b...

Candace · Candace

Hi everyone, I have been sober for 5 days now. The last time I was drunk, I went on a binge for 4 days with my common-law partner. I am taking it day by day... and thought this would be a good place to start for support, understanding and encouragement. I thought today was saturday and was...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all, hope you are all well. Found this today, hope someone who reads it finds a help. What else can I do right now? It is dangerous to stop drinking instantly if you are physically dependent on alcohol. The brain is depressed by alcohol and...

Candace · Candace

Well, I called DART to find out our local AA hotline number -- guess there's not one here. But, they connected me to Women Sobriety. I spoke to a woman named Mary who has quit for 4 years. Made me feel a whole lot better. She suggested that I should go into rehab -- but rehab isn't...

Robert · Robert

A Message to Young People... How to tell when drinking is becoming a problem ALCOHOLISMAlcoholism is a rough word to deal with. Yet nobody is too young (or too old) to have trouble with booze. That's because alcoholism is an illness. It can hit anyone. Young, old. Rich, poor. Black, white. An...

Phil · Phil

Acceptance means that you Can find the serenity within To let go of the past With it's mistakes and regrets Move into the future With a new perspective And appreciate the opportunity To take a second chance Acceptance means you'll find Security again When difficult times come...

jeannie · jeannie

So many gifted people, now walk upon earth. Some feel the words, from all the hurts in their life. Others go further and feel the intend from the words being given. Jeannie

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

The Serenity Prayer     By God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change Courage to change th...

Robert · Robert

ouch caught in the act nice comb over Always wear a helmet Thats better! Finding Nemo Giz a kiss Thats it.

shiva · shiva

hi all, new here and just wondering if any of u got some advice for a girlfriend of a binge-drinker..? says he´ll go for a couple of pints and won´t be back late..7 hours later he´s still in the pub.. any comments will be appreciated..thanks

Phil · Phil

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

did any of you go through this???? Hi, since i got into recovery 26 months ago, deciding to , for the FIRST time, FACE my pain instead of running away via alcohol, drugs, other addictions but to FACE it, i never felt so bad in my LIFE the emotions part i expected, but not the PHYSICAL part.... my bo...

Rob · Rob

Ok... so i will start this post/thread off by saying i have been drinking today.. Well what im gona do is paste what i put in an email to someone here.. to say about my night.. I'm quite excited.. I have been drinking today.., quite abit.. but not drank for about .. well j...

Robert · Robert

Oh yes! having a big breakfast this eve! I cook the sausages in the oven for 30 mins GM 6 then slap the beans over the top and cook for a further 5 mins, in the mean time slice some fresh bread and thickly butter it, and dry fry some smoked bacon and button mushrooms, and oven bake the hash browns, a meal fit f...

Rick · Rick

There the penitents took off their shoes And walked barefoot the remaining mile. --Robert Lowell Some people have to have pain. If dirt doesn't fall on their heads from the sky, they sulk in corners and hope their flesh turns to dust. They do everything the hard way, even when they know better, a...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi Everyone, Heard something today that is a real "keeper" for me. When you attend any kind of meeting, repetitiously, you begin to absorb information. That process, as you probably know, is called osmosis. But in the case of Alcoholics Anonymous the greatest abs...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I'm determined to make today a good day. I've been feeling really goofy lately and not in a good way. I'm going to go to a meeting in a couple of hours and go to my IOP late. I need to hear the message. I haven't been to a morning meeting in a year and a half. I remember how much I used to love starting the day off wi...

Rick · Rick

As a child, I walked through the world with wonder and awe. Each day started with a question and ended with a question. I had the mind of a beginner. --Anonymous Did you ever notice that children ask the best questions? Why are things the way they are? How do they work? How did we get here? Who...

iffer · iffer

Good Morning everyone! I hope this day brings all of you serenity and peace. I have been ill the past few days and have not made a meeting since monday. I am feeling the isolation acutely this morning. I am going to work today though. I want to thank you all for posting here. It h...

Robert · Robert

Hi there, this 7 weeks to sobriety book works! I have been taking the vitamins and minerals as suggested and for two days now I have been free from depression, today my back pain is mild and not as bad as it has been. Its a great sunny day and have just taken the pooch for a bound in the par...

Rob · Rob

Hi everyone.. Well not alot to say at the moment.. Not much improvement with me at the mo.. I fell out with my dad last night, we had both been drinking, he started it by saying something, i over reacted and said stuff back.. kinda both down to misunderstanding.. and we both over reacted.. i to...

texas mike · texas mike

Hello to everyone on the board today. Hope all is well for ya'll and getting better. I am just sitting back relaxin' for a while to see how it really feels, thing is I have nothing to compare it to anymore. Any how I am having a day that is herd to discribe, my heart and body feel great due to H/P being w...

Robert · Robert

Hi there I have had a great day today. for the first time in a while I have had fun, and actually felt alive! I need to start working the program though ! I am not going ver well with my daily investory and I need to be more diciplined , what did you guys do when in that situation? Rob

Robert · Robert

Now thats just scary

that one made my ribs hurt!!

what the heck is that? a parrat a donkey and a cat? Ok now im crying!!

Robert · Robert

do you know anything about allergys to things like raw suger wheat and all that sorta thing? I have noticed I feel sluggish when I have eaten pizza followed with giant tesco's finest choc chip cookies and 2 litres of coke. I think that may be my gripe now and wondered what you knew? Rob when I have...

kathy570 · kathy570

Thurs. Apr. 13 Hello Everyone - its been a long time since I have been on the board. U might remember me also as " Both sides of the fence ". I am in aweful pain from Fibromyalgia. I have not drank and 99 o/o of the time, I don't want to - THANK YOU GOD for your grace...

Hanuman · Hanuman

Questions and Answers on Sponsorship

Rick · Rick

Courage is fear that has said its prayers. -- Dorothy Bernard No one of us is always courageous. With trepidation we embark on many journeys. Fear is dispelled each time we rely on our inner strength and trust that our lives are in good hands. Self-talk is powerful and will prepare us...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

THURSDAY , APRIL 13, 2006 You are reading from the book Touchstones </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=212>. Are you willing to be sponged out, erased,/ cancelled,/made nothing?/Are you willing to be made nothing?/dipped into oblivion?/If not, you will never really change....

Phil · Phil

Hoppy Thursday... And good morning... For some strange reason...my ears are getting longer...theres white fur growing all over my body...and Ive got this obsessive craving for carrotts... Strange things happen in sobriety.... Was going to have a nap...but this big voice from above is s...

wagon · wagon

for the first months of being sober it was a struggle, i think that how fast or slow this thing works is when we except and surrender, for the last while i can feel the promises working in my life!!!!! thanks every one!!! wagon ps sorry i dont have any neat pictures like in other post.

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Just got home from a meeting. Feel like crap. I vented. The end of We Agnostics describes one persons spiritual experience and I was a real jerk about describing how I feel about that. My mind can't comprehend an epiphany. I believe that the spiritual experience comes with alot of time and alot of hard w...

Wren · Wren

Be aware of your thinking "There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one." -- Ralph Marston Most o...

texas mike · texas mike

them faces were not supposed to be there on my last reply to manda.

Niall · Niall

Hi all, Need some advice on something thats worrying me. I am sober now just a short time, less than a week. I had been drinking heavily for years and towards the end developed a permanent red, blotchy face and nose, particularly either side of my nose, my cheekbones and my nose itself. Blotchy & red...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi Rosie, Just wanted to say that your plans for the Holiday are pretty cool, Your own Swimming Pool (lucky ducky) Sun, lot's of it, Books, and DVD's I can't think of anyone that deserves a few warm days in the sun, like you do my dear friend. Live is Easy, Everything is Good and God is Great, h...

Robert · Robert

sorry pics didnt come out -- Edited by Robert at 11:12, 2006-04-13

Robert · Robert

Good morning everyone. feeling ok today. done my morning routine and now it is time to start the day, me thinks a sauna would be good and also a swim followed by a nap if I feel the urge.

Doll · Doll

THE FALSE COMFORT OF SELF-PITY Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudlin form of martyrdom, wh...

Robert · Robert

Ha!!!

only kidding- just seeing if I can beat Robs 164 hits !

texas mike · texas mike

Hello to all you AA family freinds and others, I am back to the board again and am here to stay. All is going well for me and can't do anything but get better from here. What I want to say is that if I would have been smart the last time and actually worked my program and turned everything over t...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

April 12 The Big Picture "All spiritual awakenings have some things in common. Common elements include an end to loneliness and a sense of direction in our lives."Basic Text p. 48Some kinds of spiritual experiences take place when we confront something larger than we are. We suspect that force...

Robert · Robert

On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties wit...

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	Have a good night...from Ontario Canada eh? (Preview) The First Step on the Road to Recovery is Always the Most Important One The first few steps you take on any journey won't get you where you want to go. But without those first steps and the many more that follow, you wouldn't where you are, looking towards the future and wondering what it would really...	Phil	1	452	Apr 16, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections April 15 (Preview) THE BONDAGE OF RESENTMENTS . . . harboring resentment is infinitely grave. For then we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the spirit. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 5 It has been said, "Anger is a luxury I cannot afford." Does this suggest I ignore this human emotion? I believe not. Before I learned of the A.A. p...	Doll	2	862	Apr 15, 2006 by Candace
	GLAD tobe back (Preview) Hello All, It's good to be back. THANK YOU for all the responses to Im back & in pain. Sites & suggestions were GREAT. TY TY TY . As for MEDS, its not the " We aren't to do drugs " thing that bothers me. I used to take tons of prescriptions and really got hooked. Dont wa...	kathy570	4	478	Apr 15, 2006 by texas mike
	Happy Passover (Preview) *Happy Passover to all those who celebrate Passover.* *Happy celebration of the Day of Jesus' Resurrection to those who joyously celebrate that.* *Happy spring to all.* *amanda*	amanda2u2	3	466	Apr 15, 2006 by texas mike
	Happy Easter (Preview)	Robert	5	459	Apr 15, 2006 by Wren
	Patterns.... (Preview) Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. Amelia Earhart When we feel angry, lonely, worried, or sad we can ask ourselves, “Is there a pattern here?” That simple question can help us take a giant step forward in recovery. When we feel these thing...	Phil	2	494	Apr 15, 2006 by Wren
	A Canadian wabbit.... (Preview) A woman opened her refrigerator and found a large white rabbit asleep inside. "Why are you in my refrigerator?" she asked. The rabbit replied, "This is a Westinghouse, isn't it?"	Phil	1	442	Apr 15, 2006 by Doll
	Movie---Drunks (Preview) Anyone seen this? I think I saw a thread about this a while back and I decided to rent it and watched it today after my employer sent me home from work because I am still sick. I thought it was pretty true to life of AA.... It made me think about the dangers and consequences of relapse for sure...b...	iffer	12	580	Apr 15, 2006 by iffer
	Newbie (Preview) Hi everyone, I have been sober for 5 days now. The last time I was drunk, I went on a binge for 4 days with my common-law partner. I am taking it day by day... and thought this would be a good place to start for support, understanding and encouragement. I thought today was saturday and was...	Candace	13	605	Apr 15, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Not yet sober?? read this helpful info. (Preview) Hi all, hope you are all well. Found this today, hope someone who reads it finds a help. What else can I do right now? It is dangerous to stop drinking instantly if you are physically dependent on alcohol. The brain is depressed by alcohol and...	Cabbageheadchris	13	730	Apr 15, 2006 by Doll
	called someone (Preview) Well, I called DART to find out our local AA hotline number -- guess there's not one here. But, they connected me to Women Sobriety. I spoke to a woman named Mary who has quit for 4 years. Made me feel a whole lot better. She suggested that I should go into rehab -- but rehab isn't...	Candace	5	676	Apr 15, 2006 by Doll
	A Message For Young People (Preview) A Message to Young People... How to tell when drinking is becoming a problem ALCOHOLISMAlcoholism is a rough word to deal with. Yet nobody is too young (or too old) to have trouble with booze. That's because alcoholism is an illness. It can hit anyone. Young, old. Rich, poor. Black, white. An...	Robert	1	436	Apr 15, 2006 by kathy570
	Just keeping it all simple.... (Preview) Acceptance means that you Can find the serenity within To let go of the past With it's mistakes and regrets Move into the future With a new perspective And appreciate the opportunity To take a second chance Acceptance means you'll find Security again When difficult times come...	Phil	2	524	Apr 15, 2006 by Phil
	Are you sensitive to words? (Preview) *So many gifted people,* *now walk upon earth.* *Some feel the words,* *from all the hurts in their life.* *Others go further and feel the intend* *from the words being given.* *Jeannie*	jeannie	1	476	Apr 15, 2006 by Phil
	full Serenity Prayer (Preview) The Serenity Prayer *    By* God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change Courage to change th...	amanda2u2	0	504	Apr 15, 2006 by amanda2u2
	2nd attempt to be funny (Preview) ouch caught in the act nice comb over Always wear a helmet Thats better! Finding Nemo Giz a kiss Thats it.	Robert	5	627	Apr 15, 2006 by Robert
	binge-drinking (Preview) hi all, new here and just wondering if any of u got some advice for a girlfriend of a binge-drinker..? says he´ll go for a couple of pints and won´t be back late..7 hours later he´s still in the pub.. any comments will be appreciated..thanks	shiva	7	499	Apr 15, 2006 by shiva
	Desiderata (Preview) Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud...	Phil	4	580	Apr 15, 2006 by paul
	did any of you go through this??? (Preview) did any of you go through this???? Hi, since i got into recovery 26 months ago, deciding to , for the FIRST time, FACE my pain instead of running away via alcohol, drugs, other addictions but to FACE it, i never felt so bad in my LIFE the emotions part i expected, but not the PHYSICAL part.... my bo...	rosie light shines	5	562	Apr 14, 2006 by paul
	I drank today. But I went to a NEW meeting and I liked it! (Preview) Ok... so i will start this post/thread off by saying i have been drinking today.. Well what im gona do is paste what i put in an email to someone here.. to say about my night.. I'm quite excited.. I have been drinking today.., quite abit.. but not drank for about .. well j...	Rob	19	637	Apr 14, 2006 by paul
	Sausages (Preview) Oh yes! having a big breakfast this eve! I cook the sausages in the oven for 30 mins GM 6 then slap the beans over the top and cook for a further 5 mins, in the mean time slice some fresh bread and thickly butter it, and dry fry some smoked bacon and button mushrooms, and oven bake the hash browns, a meal fit f...	Robert	4	529	Apr 14, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Do I pity myself ? (Preview) *There the penitents took off their shoes And walked barefoot the remaining mile. --Robert Lowell* Some people have to have pain. If dirt doesn't fall on their heads from the sky, they sulk in corners and hope their flesh turns to dust. They do everything the hard way, even when they know better, a...	Rick	2	555	Apr 14, 2006 by Wren
	ASSMOSIS (Preview) Hi Everyone, Heard something today that is a real "keeper" for me. When you attend any kind of meeting, repetitiously, you begin to absorb information. That process, as you probably know, is called osmosis. But in the case of Alcoholics Anonymous the greatest abs...	Toni Baloney	1	540	Apr 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Tough Week (Preview) I'm determined to make today a good day. I've been feeling really goofy lately and not in a good way. I'm going to go to a meeting in a couple of hours and go to my IOP late. I need to hear the message. I haven't been to a morning meeting in a year and a half. I remember how much I used to love starting the day off wi...	soberdrunk	3	480	Apr 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Today's gift (Preview) *As a child, I walked through the world with wonder and awe. Each day started with a question and ended with a question. I had the mind of a beginner. --Anonymous* Did you ever notice that children ask the best questions? Why are things the way they are? How do they work? How did we get here? Who...	Rick	0	589	Apr 14, 2006 by Rick
	Good Friday Morning! (Preview) Good Morning everyone! I hope this day brings all of you serenity and peace. I have been ill the past few days and have not made a meeting since monday. I am feeling the isolation acutely this morning. I am going to work today though. I want to thank you all for posting here. It h...	iffer	1	469	Apr 14, 2006 by amanda2u2
	morning (Preview) Hi there, this 7 weeks to sobriety book works! I have been taking the vitamins and minerals as suggested and for two days now I have been free from depression, today my back pain is mild and not as bad as it has been. Its a great sunny day and have just taken the pooch for a bound in the par...	Robert	1	421	Apr 14, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Just an update.. (Preview) Hi everyone.. Well not alot to say at the moment.. Not much improvement with me at the mo.. I fell out with my dad last night, we had both been drinking, he started it by saying something, i over reacted and said stuff back.. kinda both down to misunderstanding.. and we both over reacted.. i to...	Rob	5	877	Apr 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	just me (Preview) Hello to everyone on the board today. Hope all is well for ya'll and getting better. I am just sitting back relaxin' for a while to see how it really feels, thing is I have nothing to compare it to anymore. Any how I am having a day that is herd to discribe, my heart and body feel great due to H/P being w...	texas mike	8	517	Apr 14, 2006 by soberdrunk
	working the program (Preview) Hi there I have had a great day today. for the first time in a while I have had fun, and actually felt alive! I need to start working the program though ! I am not going ver well with my daily investory and I need to be more diciplined , what did you guys do when in that situation? Rob	Robert	3	699	Apr 14, 2006 by Robert
	I know its childish but I think its funny (Preview) Now thats just scary that one made my ribs hurt!! what the heck is that? a parrat a donkey and a cat? Ok now im crying!!	Robert	15	1015	Apr 14, 2006 by Robert
	allergy not just to alcohol? (Preview) do you know anything about allergys to things like raw suger wheat and all that sorta thing? I have noticed I feel sluggish when I have eaten pizza followed with giant tesco's finest choc chip cookies and 2 litres of coke. I think that may be my gripe now and wondered what you knew? Rob when I have...	Robert	6	562	Apr 14, 2006 by recovering jb
	I'm back & need HELP (Preview) Thurs. Apr. 13 Hello Everyone - its been a long time since I have been on the board. U might remember me also as " Both sides of the fence ". I am in aweful pain from Fibromyalgia. I have not drank and 99 o/o of the time, I don't want to - THANK YOU GOD for your grace...	kathy570	8	1298	Apr 14, 2006 by mikey50
	Questions and Answers on Sponsorship (pdf format) (Preview) Questions and Answers on Sponsorship	Hanuman	4	601	Apr 13, 2006 by Hanuman
	Today's gift (Preview) *Courage is fear that has said its prayers. -- Dorothy Bernard* No one of us is always courageous. With trepidation we embark on many journeys. Fear is dispelled each time we rely on our inner strength and trust that our lives are in good hands. Self-talk is powerful and will prepare us...	Rick	2	619	Apr 13, 2006 by Hanuman
	i was a mouse on a treadmill (Preview) THURSDAY , APRIL 13, 2006 You are reading from the book Touchstones </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=212>. *Are you willing to be sponged out, erased,/ cancelled,/made nothing?/Are you willing to be made nothing?/dipped into oblivion?/If not, you will never really change....*	rosie light shines	1	489	Apr 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	um... (Preview) Hoppy Thursday... And good morning... For some strange reason...my ears are getting longer...theres white fur growing all over my body...and Ive got this obsessive craving for carrotts... Strange things happen in sobriety.... Was going to have a nap...but this big voice from above is s...	Phil	6	926	Apr 13, 2006 by Hanuman
	somtimes quickly sometimes slowly (Preview) for the first months of being sober it was a struggle, i think that how fast or slow this thing works is when we except and surrender, for the last while i can feel the promises working in my life!!!!! thanks every one!!! wagon ps sorry i dont have any neat pictures like in other post.	wagon	1	534	Apr 13, 2006 by Hanuman
	Bad Day (Preview) Just got home from a meeting. Feel like crap. I vented. The end of We Agnostics describes one persons spiritual experience and I was a real jerk about describing how I feel about that. My mind can't comprehend an epiphany. I believe that the spiritual experience comes with alot of time and alot of hard w...	soberdrunk	10	987	Apr 13, 2006 by Hanuman
	About Our Thoughts (Preview) Be aware of your thinking "There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one." -- Ralph Marston Most o...	Wren	4	505	Apr 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	faces (Preview) them faces were not supposed to be there on my last reply to manda.	texas mike	0	491	Apr 13, 2006 by texas mike
	Physical Appearance? (Preview) Hi all, Need some advice on something thats worrying me. I am sober now just a short time, less than a week. I had been drinking heavily for years and towards the end developed a permanent red, blotchy face and nose, particularly either side of my nose, my cheekbones and my nose itself. Blotchy & red...	Niall	11	4424	Apr 13, 2006 by recovering jb
	Yoo Hoo Rosie Pie (Preview) Hi Rosie, Just wanted to say that your plans for the Holiday are pretty cool, Your own Swimming Pool (lucky ducky) Sun, lot's of it, Books, and DVD's I can't think of anyone that deserves a few warm days in the sun, like you do my dear friend. Live is Easy, Everything is Good and God is Great, h...	Toni Baloney	3	540	Apr 13, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Heres me (Preview) sorry pics didnt come out -- Edited by Robert at 11:12, 2006-04-13	Robert	0	515	Apr 13, 2006 by Robert
	morning all (Preview) Good morning everyone. feeling ok today. done my morning routine and now it is time to start the day, me thinks a sauna would be good and also a swim followed by a nap if I feel the urge.	Robert	3	482	Apr 13, 2006 by Robert
	Daily Reflections april 13 (Preview) THE FALSE COMFORT OF SELF-PITY Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudlin form of martyrdom, wh...	Doll	0	1996	Apr 13, 2006 by Doll
	Free Money (Preview) Ha!!! only kidding- just seeing if I can beat Robs 164 hits !	Robert	9	832	Apr 13, 2006 by Robert
	Program (Preview) Hello to all you AA family freinds and others, I am back to the board again and am here to stay. All is going well for me and can't do anything but get better from here. What I want to say is that if I would have been smart the last time and actually worked my program and turned everything over t...	texas mike	9	535	Apr 13, 2006 by paul
	the BIG picture (Preview) April 12 The Big Picture "All spiritual awakenings have some things in common. Common elements include an end to loneliness and a sense of direction in our lives."Basic Text p. 48Some kinds of spiritual experiences take place when we confront something larger than we are. We suspect that force...	rosie light shines	1	727	Apr 12, 2006 by amanda2u2
	How to live in 24 hours (Preview) On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties wit...	Robert	9	621	Apr 12, 2006 by rosie light shines
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