Alcoholics Anonymous

Rick · Rick

The sun's the life giver. . . I talk to it like you would to a god. --Peter Firth Having a Power greater than ourselves to believe in is like knowing the sun is in the sky. There are days when the sun shines with a brilliance that lights up everything around us--tree branches, snowflakes, the faces o...

Rick · Rick

You can't go back and have a brand new start, but anybody can start now and have a brand new end. ***** When God measures us, He puts the tape around the heart instead of the head. ***** Be careful about the bridges you burn, because one might turn out to be the one you later want to cross. ...

Rick · Rick

Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from hell. --Philip James Bailey A co-worker wins a grand prize in a drawing. A neighbor inherits enough money to add a room to her house and to take a great vacation. A friend's son or daughter wins a scholarship. What's our reaction? Do we automatically re...

Rick · Rick

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved . . . the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. --George Eliot We've all heard many times that we must love ourselves if we're ever to love another. Too often we mistakenly think that means we shouldn't need to hear som...

PEANUT · PEANUT

Today I am feeling a bit anxious about everything. My mind will not stop thinking of things I wish to get accomplished in my life (but physically cannot work at it fast enough). And I'm finding it difficult to just slow down and take things one step at a time. I have a sponsor, m...

Rick · Rick

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. --Katharine Hepburn The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait...

jason · jason

sometime slowly for me is me I started AA in april and just now am starting to get better I'v drank for so long to me any ways. I'm 29 now and been drinking since I was 9. I now that doesn't seem long to old timers. well any ways i'm haveing a hard time with the cravings but i am taking campral to help it something...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Thanks everyone for your advice!!!Appreciate it!!! Having your own drink in hand..will come in handy when your invited outside of your home. The questiong of needing a drink can be avoided,... cuz you already have one. Gammy Rose: I learned my lesson last time I got on a 4 wheeler...my back hurt for...

Doll · Doll

We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend to set impossible goals for ourselves, struggling fiercely to reach our unattainable ideals. Then, of course - since no person could possibly meet the...

nmike · nmike

Hi all, I am a member of Alanon and go to f2f meetings and post on the Alanon site. I have been married to my recovering A husband for 31 years. He has been sober for 22 years. This last 5 years have been difficult at best. I think that the correct term would be a dry drunk. We went to a couples workshop. I as...

Rick · Rick

I Am Me In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it. I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself. I own my fantasies, m...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey Guys, I'm just checking in to see how everybodies Sunday has been. I was thinking about the ring of fire Rick said they all light, trying to invision what that would look like, about how pretty that must be.Our town doesn't do anything special for the week-end. Today has been a long o...

klynnenicholas · klynnenicholas

This is my first post to this message board. I just joined yesterday. I don't want to drink anymore. That's what I say every morning. But as the day passes on, I fail and give in to the drinks, to comfort me. But it's always a false comfort, but, it's all I feel I have. I want to quit but always fall and fail. An...

Rick · Rick

AA on Toast February 1956 AA Grapevine This is what I told Joe: "There are no musts in AA. Take it cafeteria style -- take it your own way. Don't worry about the spiritual part of the program. Take the First Step, but never mind the rest of them right now. Just stay away from the first drink for twen...

mrbillfrog · mrbillfrog

http://http://www.livejournal.com/users/insomnia/599039.html "My friend Cheryl is a Jefferson Parish deputy. I spoke with her this am- she told me there are dead bodies on my street - they also found a 7 year old huddled under a stairwell, she had beeb raped and left for dead. Cheryl's hus...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Decided against posting this. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 17:48, 2005-09-03

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

I could use a little extra support tomorrow if ya"ll dont mind. We are having a Labor Day Party tomorrow here at my place. Some of the guys and their familes are coming over for a BBQ. I"m a little worried about the alchol being around. To say the least!! I'll be in my comfort zone, so that will he...

Bobby Dean · Bobby Dean

Sorry I have been away, but like a good little Alcoholic I have an excuse,

Seriously though I got swamped with work and needed to play catchup. Guess you folks on the other side of the world heard about our little hurricane here in Mississippi. I would like to ask for a special prayer for thos...

Rick · Rick

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln Our negative thoughts can be like pebbles rolling down the mountainside. One pebble bumps into another one. The second begins rolling and slams into a third. On and on it goes until thousands of pebbles, rocks, an...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic. I attended AA meetings briefly when I was required to by court order several years ago. Didn't truly get the message then, because I hadn't honestly taken the first step. My wife is a great little codependant who strongly encouraged m...

Doll · Doll

Have an awesome time....... I'll miss ya round here......... take care, be safe, and most of all ENJOY yourself. Much love to ya Doll

-- Edited by Doll at 20:48, 2005-09-02

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all. Serious warning. I was diagnosed with depression and panic attacks a few months ago. My doctor prescribed a drug called Citalopram, which is in the same group of drugs as Prozac (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) Three months later I've stopped taking it after suffering from t...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey OP , We're wondering how you are doing? Did you get your PC up again. Are you still checking in when you can? Hope all is well, we miss you. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

Phil · Phil

Hey! To each and every one of you "I love you" Im outa here, and riding into the sunset--into new territory. Thats scary for an Alky but when Gods steering the sled, and you feel RIGHT about it all inside--its walk through the fear--and enjoy the ride. Back on the board next Friday. I wish each and e...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i have a link in my signature:) check it out

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is September 3, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! SOLITUDE "One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude." -- Carl Sandburg I need to be alone. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I need to be alone with me in order to love me, understand me,...

Doll · Doll

Found this on another site, thought it was good enough to share. Keep us, oh God, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault finding & leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness & meet each other face to face, without sel...

wantneeda · wantneeda

this was sent to me by a friend .HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF < Hurricane Katrina Relief By Janice Price The magnitude of the Hurricane Katrina devastation has overwhelmed rescue efforts. Men, women and children lack food, water and even the minor conveniences of life. The elderly lack shelter a...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Ellen is what I heard fro the grapevine true???? (((Hugs))) Gammy Rose

Rick · Rick

OLD TIME AA: 1. It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2. If you're looking to have an image in AA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3. An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4. Sobriety is the leading cause of relapse. 5...

Doll · Doll

noi Mauri Tau a Te AA E Te Arua tukuna mai ki au te maurie tau Ki te tango I nga mea e kore a taea e au te whakarereke Tukuna mai te ngakau maia Ki te whakarereke I nga mea Ka taea e au, a Tukuna mai hoki te matauranga Kia mohio au ko tehea tehea The Serenity Prayer in the Maori language Nsmol djdns mf d...

wagon · wagon

hi peanut and welcome ; good to have u here

Phil · Phil

FURBALL!! hahaha Foot in mouth? I try to change feet every day :) Have a good one

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Hello to all my alcholic friends, Just checking in to see how ya'll are doing? I havent been on the computer since... Katrina arrived in our Great Country. I have been literally absorbed in the plight of our fellow man. What a disaster for those poor people. Anyone who is by any-...

mrbillfrog · mrbillfrog

My husband will go to AA on occasion. He comes back angry ( Maaaaaad ) He thinks it is a lot of bull sh%t because AA does the God Thing. As a recovering drunk myself, I think he is just using that and every other thing in the world to keep on drinking. He asked me to find out if all groups of AA'S do the prayer and G...

Rick · Rick

I tried praying for a person and still feel the same. I've tried to help and give, with no results. I HOLD NO HATE OR RESENTMENT. I guess i just detached. I have no use for this person and don't care to see or have anything to do with him. Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you wou...

Rick · Rick

I really can't imagine if my wife drank. I never needed any help. Youv'e done wonderful to stay sober under your circumstances. I guess u really did it fir u!!! I just wonder some days if the wife and i are on the same page, hell in the same book? One day at a time. what will be--will be. I have faith. Th...

Phil · Phil

Insecurity is:Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being discovered as inadequate, ill f...

Rick · Rick

"We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control. All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals-usually brief-were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to piti...

Phil · Phil

Recommended ways to treat your sponsor if you don't want to develop the level of trust necessary for working a through and cleansing Fifth Step with him or her. 1. Call your sponsor after all major decisions in your life and tell him or her how well you've managed by yourself. &nb...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey guys, I'm in a really big hurry today, busy, busy, busy.My son came yesterday and we moved a lot to storage, mostly books. I am putting a few in the garage sale, oh, I don't know ;maybe not. Anyway, last night at birthday night, a guy who got his 7 year chip was talking about sticking with the w...

Phil · Phil

Happy Birthday!!! Wagon!! pssst--dont say nuttin but I do beleive Ellen celebrates 3 years today Im going to get killed now--and told that I have a big mouth--lol but awww --what the "H" --lifes a risk:)

Phil · Phil

I keep getting these questions in my head while Im sleeping: Why did Noah put two mosquitoes on the ark? If I eat one pound of pasta, and then I eat one pound of anti-pasta--does that mean, I lose weight? How many seconds are there in a year? January Second. February Second?... If Im trapped in a r...

Phil · Phil

We often accumulate junk. Things which we will never use again, but we are loathe to discard. So we surround themselves with junk which serves no purpose, other than to clutter our lives. We do the same thing with emotional junk which clutters our soul. Regardless of whether our junk is emotional or ph...

wagon · wagon

moring everyone just wanted to tell you all that today is my birthday. i turn 45 today , and the best part of this is the last,240 days were sober. god bless u all wagon

Phil · Phil

Patience Sometimes we get what we want right away. At other times, we wonder if our desires will ever be fulfilled. We will be fulfilled in the best way possible and as quickly as possible. But some things take time. Sometimes, we have lessons to learn first, lessons that prepare us so we can accept...

Hanuman · Hanuman

Got this email from a friend (44 years sober in AA) the other day. He makes some interesting points. I attended a noon meeting in West Philadelphia today. It was a BB meeting, and we read the Chapter, "Working with Others." I must admit, I hadn't read this section for some time, but I was aghast a...

Phil · Phil

Ok-Ile speak the truth. :) there are a couple pages on that topic in the big book--but I have them glued together, so I dont hafta go there. They say "Progress, not perfection" so ile work on the rest of it first. My sponsor keeps saying "You hafta go there"!! and I keep saying "Your 87 man!! You Go Th...

Phil · Phil

Denial I've been recovering many years. I've used denial many times. It has been a defense, a survival device, a coping behavior, and, at times, almost my undoing. It has been both a friend and an enemy. When I was a child, I used denial to protect my family and myself. I protected myself from seei...

Rick · Rick

"It did not satisfy us to be told that we could not control our drinking just because we were maladjusted to life, that we were in full flight from reality, or were outright mental defectives. These things were true to some extent, in fact, to a considerable extent with some of us. But we are sure that our...

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	a power greater than myself (Preview) *The sun's the life giver. . . I talk to it like you would to a god. --Peter Firth* Having a Power greater than ourselves to believe in is like knowing the sun is in the sky. There are days when the sun shines with a brilliance that lights up everything around us--tree branches, snowflakes, the faces o...	Rick	1	934	Sep 7, 2005 by Phil
	simple truth (Preview) You can't go back and have a brand new start, but anybody can start now and have a brand new end. *** When God measures us, He puts the tape around the heart instead of the head. *** Be careful about the bridges you burn, because one might turn out to be the one you later want to cross. ...	Rick	1	695	Sep 7, 2005 by Phil
	a little character defect ? (Preview) *Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from hell. --Philip James Bailey* A co-worker wins a grand prize in a drawing. A neighbor inherits enough money to add a room to her house and to take a great vacation. A friend's son or daughter wins a scholarship. What's our reaction? Do we automatically re...	Rick	1	759	Sep 6, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	told I love you??? (Preview) *I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved . . . the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. --George Eliot* We've all heard many times that we must love ourselves if we're ever to love another. Too often we mistakenly think that means we shouldn't need to hear som...	Rick	2	542	Sep 6, 2005 by Doll
	Wanting peace of mind... (Preview) Today I am feeling a bit anxious about everything. My mind will not stop thinking of things I wish to get accomplished in my life (but physically cannot work at it fast enough). And I'm finding it difficult to just slow down and take things one step at a time. I have a sponsor, m...	PEANUT	7	866	Sep 6, 2005 by PEANUT
	thought (Preview) *I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. --Katharine Hepburn* The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait...	Rick	1	642	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	sometimes slowly (Preview) sometime slowly for me is me I started AA in april and just now am starting to get better I'v drank for so long to me any ways. I'm 29 now and been drinking since I was 9. I now that doesn't seem long to old timers. well any ways i'm haveing a hard time with the cravings but i am taking campral to help it something...	jason	7	735	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	Turned out great!!! (Preview) Thanks everyone for your advice!!!Appreciate it!!! Having your own drink in hand..will come in handy when your invited outside of your home. The questiong of needing a drink can be avoided,... cuz you already have one. *Gammy Rose: I learned my lesson last time I got on a 4 wheeler...my back hurt for...*	nancyjo59	5	546	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	I am only human (Preview) We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend to set impossible goals for ourselves, struggling fiercely to reach our unattainable ideals. Then, of course - since no person could possibly meet the...	Doll	4	662	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	Explain this (Preview) Hi all, I am a member of Alanon and go to f2f meetings and post on the Alanon site. I have been married to my recovering A husband for 31 years. He has been sober for 22 years. This last 5 years have been difficult at best. I think that the correct term would be a dry drunk. We went to a couples workshop. I as...	nmike	6	864	Sep 5, 2005 by leejosepho
	just me (Preview) I Am Me In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it. I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself. I own my fantasies, m...	Rick	1	672	Sep 5, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Just checkin' in.... (Preview) Hey Guys, I'm just checking in to see how everybodies Sunday has been. I was thinking about the ring of fire Rick said they all light, trying to invision what that would look like, about how pretty that must be.Our town doesn't do anything special for the week-end. Today has been a long o...	GammyRose	1	569	Sep 5, 2005 by nancyjo59
	want to quit but always fail (Preview) This is my first post to this message board. I just joined yesterday. I don't want to drink anymore. That's what I say every morning. But as the day passes on, I fail and give in to the drinks, to comfort me. But it's always a false comfort, but, it's all I feel I have. I want to quit but always fall and fail. An...	klynnenicholas	7	770	Sep 4, 2005 by leejosepho
	February 1956 AA Grapevine (Preview) AA on Toast February 1956 AA Grapevine This is what I told Joe: "There are no musts in AA. Take it cafeteria style -- take it your own way. Don't worry about the spiritual part of the program. Take the First Step, but never mind the rest of them right now. Just stay away from the first drink for twen...	Rick	2	864	Sep 4, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	My Fellow Man? Happening's IN THE STROM (Preview) http://http://www.livejournal.com/users/insomnia/599039.html "My friend Cheryl is a Jefferson Parish deputy. I spoke with her this am- she told me there are dead bodies on my street - they also found a 7 year old huddled under a stairwell, she had beeb raped and left for dead. Cheryl's hus...	mrbillfrog	7	888	Sep 4, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	scared (Preview) Decided against posting this. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 17:48, 2005-09-03	Cabbageheadchris	7	728	Sep 4, 2005 by GammyRose
	Asking for support Please!! (Preview) *I could use a little extra support tomorrow if ya"ll dont mind.* *We are having a Labor Day Party tomorrow here at my place. Some of the guys and their familes are coming over for a BBQ. I"m a little worried about the alchol being around. To say the least!!* *I'll be in my comfort zone, so that will he...*	nancyjo59	7	570	Sep 4, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Hi Folks (Preview) Sorry I have been away, but like a good little Alcoholic I have an excuse, Seriously though I got swamped with work and needed to play catchup. Guess you folks on the other side of the world heard about our little hurricane here in Mississippi. I would like to ask for a special prayer for thos...	Bobby Dean	4	498	Sep 4, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	positive thoughts (Preview) *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln* Our negative thoughts can be like pebbles rolling down the mountainside. One pebble bumps into another one. The second begins rolling and slams into a third. On and on it goes until thousands of pebbles, rocks, an...	Rick	3	800	Sep 4, 2005 by Doll
	Hello (Preview) Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic. I attended AA meetings briefly when I was required to by court order several years ago. Didn't truly get the message then, because I hadn't honestly taken the first step. My wife is a great little codependant who strongly encouraged m...	Sick of being sick	6	771	Sep 4, 2005 by wantneeda
	Hey! Phil! (Preview) Have an awesome time....... I'll miss ya round here......... take care, be safe, and most of all ENJOY yourself. Much love to ya Doll -- Edited by Doll at 20:48, 2005-09-02	Doll	2	675	Sep 4, 2005 by cheri
	Depression Drugs (Preview) Hi all. Serious warning. I was diagnosed with depression and panic attacks a few months ago. My doctor prescribed a drug called Citalopram, which is in the same group of drugs as Prozac (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) Three months later I've stopped taking it after suffering from t...	Cabbageheadchris	7	991	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Hey OP (Preview) Hey OP , We're wondering how you are doing? Did you get your PC up again. Are you still checking in when you can? Hope all is well, we miss you. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	4	617	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Have a good week everybody!! (Preview) Hey! To each and every one of you "I love you" Im outa here, and riding into the sunset--into new territory. Thats scary for an Alky but when Gods steering the sled, and you feel RIGHT about it all inside--its walk through the fear--and enjoy the ride. Back on the board next Friday. I wish each and e...	Phil	4	680	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	its national Recovery month!!!! (Preview) i have a link in my signature:) check it out	wantneeda	1	594	Sep 3, 2005 by GammyRose
	a great day for recovery-Sept 3 (Preview) Today is September 3, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! SOLITUDE "One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude." -- Carl Sandburg I need to be alone. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I need to be alone with me in order to love me, understand me,...	wantneeda	2	543	Sep 3, 2005 by Rick
	PRAYER - pettiness (Preview) Found this on another site, thought it was good enough to share. Keep us, oh God, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault finding & leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness & meet each other face to face, without sel...	Doll	3	1062	Sep 3, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	relief (Preview) this was sent to me by a friend .HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF < Hurricane Katrina Relief By Janice Price The magnitude of the Hurricane Katrina devastation has overwhelmed rescue efforts. Men, women and children lack food, water and even the minor conveniences of life. The elderly lack shelter a...	wantneeda	0	729	Sep 3, 2005 by wantneeda
	Hey Ellen...I heard a rumour? (Preview) Ellen is what I heard fro the grapevine true???? (((Hugs))) Gammy Rose	GammyRose	16	884	Sep 3, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	thoughts (Preview) OLD TIME AA: 1. It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2. If you're looking to have an image in AA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3. An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4. Sobriety is the leading cause of relapse. 5...	Rick	1	657	Sep 3, 2005 by Bobby Dean
	The Serenity Prayer (Preview) noi Mauri Tau a Te AA E Te Arua tukuna mai ki au te maurie tau Ki te tango I nga mea e kore a taea e au te whakarereke Tukuna mai te ngakau maia Ki te whakarereke I nga mea Ka taea e au, a Tukuna mai hoki te matauranga Kia mohio au ko tehea tehea The Serenity Prayer in the Maori language Nsmol djdns mf d...	Doll	0	5216	Sep 2, 2005 by Doll
	hi peanut (Preview) hi peanut and welcome ; good to have u here	wagon	5	622	Sep 2, 2005 by PEANUT
	Name for the cat? (Preview) FURBALL!! hahaha Foot in mouth? I try to change feet every day :) Have a good one	Phil	10	830	Sep 2, 2005 by wagon
	Hurricane Katrina (Preview) *Hello to all my alcholic friends,* Just checking in to see how ya'll are doing? I havent been on the computer since... Katrina arrived in our Great Country. I have been literally absorbed in the plight of our fellow man. What a disaster for those poor people. *Anyone who is by any-...*	nancyjo59	10	1116	Sep 2, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	A friend ask about God in the program of AA (Preview) My husband will go to AA on occasion. He comes back angry ( Maaaaaad ) He thinks it is a lot of bull sh%t because AA does the God Thing. As a recovering drunk myself, I think he is just using that and every other thing in the world to keep on drinking. He asked me to find out if all groups of AA'S do the prayer and G...	mrbillfrog	13	715	Sep 2, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	baffled--fear of what (Preview) I tried praying for a person and still feel the same. I've tried to help and give, with no results. I HOLD NO HATE OR RESENTMENT. I guess i just detached. I have no use for this person and don't care to see or have anything to do with him. *Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you wou...*	Rick	6	603	Sep 2, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	Hey Gammy (Preview) I really can't imagine if my wife drank. I never needed any help. Youv'e done wonderful to stay sober under your circumstances. I guess u really did it fir u!!! I just wonder some days if the wife and i are on the same page, hell in the same book? One day at a time. what will be--will be. I have faith. Th...	Rick	2	621	Sep 2, 2005 by GammyRose
	Anyone Feeling Insecure? (Preview) *Insecurity is:*Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being discovered as inadequate, ill f...	Phil	7	656	Sep 2, 2005 by Rick
	JUST A LITTLE TRUTH (Preview) "We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control. All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals-usually brief-were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to piti...	Rick	4	732	Sep 2, 2005 by GammyRose
	A few not to do's :) (Preview) Recommended ways to treat your sponsor if you don't want to develop the level of trust necessary for working a through and cleansing Fifth Step with him or her. 1. Call your sponsor after all major decisions in your life and tell him or her how well you've managed by yourself. &nb...	Phil	6	745	Sep 2, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Throwing out a topic... (Preview) Hey guys, I'm in a really big hurry today, busy, busy, busy.My son came yesterday and we moved a lot to storage, mostly books. I am putting a few in the garage sale, oh, I don't know ;maybe not. Anyway, last night at birthday night, a guy who got his 7 year chip was talking about sticking with the w...	GammyRose	9	758	Sep 2, 2005 by nancyjo59
	hmmm-2 birthdays in here today:) (Preview) Happy Birthday!!! Wagon!! pssst--dont say nuttin but I do beleive Ellen celebrates 3 years today Im going to get killed now--and told that I have a big mouth--lol but awww --what the "H" --lifes a risk:)	Phil	2	626	Sep 2, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Ever since my Shrink went into a padded cell (Preview) I keep getting these questions in my head while Im sleeping: Why did Noah put two mosquitoes on the ark? If I eat one pound of pasta, and then I eat one pound of anti-pasta--does that mean, I lose weight? How many seconds are there in a year? January Second. February Second?... If Im trapped in a r...	Phil	2	531	Sep 1, 2005 by cheri
	Thoughts For Tonight (Preview) We often accumulate junk. Things which we will never use again, but we are loathe to discard. So we surround themselves with junk which serves no purpose, other than to clutter our lives. We do the same thing with emotional junk which clutters our soul. Regardless of whether our junk is emotional or ph...	Phil	2	661	Sep 1, 2005 by Doll
	how old? (Preview) moring everyone just wanted to tell you all that today is my birthday. i turn 45 today , and the best part of this is the last,240 days were sober. god bless u all wagon	wagon	3	508	Sep 1, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	But-But-But (Preview) Patience Sometimes we get what we want right away. At other times, we wonder if our desires will ever be fulfilled. We will be fulfilled in the best way possible and as quickly as possible. But some things take time. Sometimes, we have lessons to learn first, lessons that prepare us so we can accept...	Phil	2	715	Sep 1, 2005 by Rick
	Is the BB calcified? (Preview) Got this email from a friend (44 years sober in AA) the other day. He makes some interesting points. I attended a noon meeting in West Philadelphia today. It was a BB meeting, and we read the Chapter, "Working with Others." I must admit, I hadn't read this section for some time, but I was aghast a...	Hanuman	10	986	Sep 1, 2005 by Doll
	Angelia (Preview) Ok-Ile speak the truth. :) there are a couple pages on that topic in the big book--but I have them glued together, so I dont hafta go there. They say "Progress, not perfection" so ile work on the rest of it first. My sponsor keeps saying "You hafta go there"!! and I keep saying "Your 87 man!! You Go Th...	Phil	5	672	Sep 1, 2005 by cheri
	Denial (Preview) Denial I've been recovering many years. I've used denial many times. It has been a defense, a survival device, a coping behavior, and, at times, almost my undoing. It has been both a friend and an enemy. When I was a child, I used denial to protect my family and myself. I protected myself from seei...	Phil	2	755	Aug 31, 2005 by Phil
	Doctor's Opinion, (Preview) "It did not satisfy us to be told that we could not control our drinking just because we were maladjusted to life, that we were in full flight from reality, or were outright mental defectives. These things were true to some extent, in fact, to a considerable extent with some of us. But we are sure that our...	Rick	1	709	Aug 31, 2005 by wagon
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