Alcoholics Anonymous

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 22 This brought me to the good healthy realization that there were plenty of situations left in the world over which I had no personal power -- that if I was so ready to admit that to be the case with alcohol , so I must make the same admission with respect to much else. I woul...

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 21 The achievement of freedom from fear is a lifetime undertaking, one that can never be wholly completed. When under heavy attack, acute illness,or in other conditions of serious insecurity, we shall all react to this emotion --well or badly, as the case may be. Only the self-dec...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Goodmorning....I don't know how many Dad's we have these days but if you are a Dad , I pray you have a blessed sober Father's Day. I miss my Dad, he's been gone 12 years now and as I drank my first cup of coffee this morning I thought of him. I have a lot of good memories of him and a few not so good ones. He was an...

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 20 The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain . Then we shall need to find both the courage and grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain. As Bill Sees It p. 61 Most of my...

newlife · newlife

I am on my 2nd day of not drinking today and I know to take it one day at a time. I will tell you that I have Social Anxiety which I use alcohol as a crutch whenever I am in a social situation,with friends,family,etc. Pretty much all my friends and family drink whenever we get together. I even ha...

mikey · mikey

Is anyone out there going to the Birmingham convention or the Cannock camp out in July?

back4good · back4good

1.Who I called last night. 2. What I said and did yesterday. 3. Hating myself 4. Hangovers 5. Lost events, happenings 6. Cops 7. Breaking the law 8. Job woes 9. Wondering who to blame this time 10. My future 11. My faith in God 12. Money 13. Who my true friends are...my so...

SDFrankie · SDFrankie

Hi Folks, I haven't posted much. I came to this site just about 60 days ago when I was in serious need of help. I haven't had a drink since then. I'm going to four or more meetings a week. I've gotten a sponsor and started the steps. I'm doing Step 4 right now. I've also started meditating and honestly aski...

wantneeda · wantneeda

hi friends!! i've missed you! Lots going on in my world...my daughters friends has moved in with us...she was having problems with her Aunt and Uncle, she is 19 years old, a good girl, she doesn't plan on being here too long, she wants her own place. I have too soft of a heart, can't see anyone out on th...

Nic · Nic

Looks good... Damaged Merchandise: Poems and stories of an alcoholic addict By Dave Harm "Damaged Merchandise," is a book about hope and dreams. Even those lost in an alcoholic or drug induce haze, have dreams. They were just lost or "damaged" due to the abuse. With sobriety, came the knowled...

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 19 Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: Strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. Comes Of Age p.46 A thousand beatings by John Barleycorn did not encou...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Ran across this website: www.mirror-mirror.org/replan.htm

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 18 ...if only men were granted absolute liberty, and were compelled to obey no one, they would then voluntarily associate themselves in the common interest. As Bill Sees It p.50 When I no longer live under the dictates of another or of alcohol,...

Nic · Nic

"Sometimes our light goes out but is blown back into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light." ...Dunno who Albert is, but I think I would like him.

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 17 We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis it is only there that He may be found...search diligently within yourself...With this attitude you cannot fail. The consciousness of your belief is sure to come to you. Alcoholics Anonymous p.55 It was out of the dep...

back4good · back4good

Last night I got yelled at by my best friend. I am sober 22 days. She said she's surprised I didnt lose my job for being taken into protective custody 3 weeks ago. She said I would lose everything if I drink. She spent an hour talking with my son and two minutes telling me how awful I am. If I'...

janet594 · janet594

Please, I need immediate advice. If I'm posting in the wrong place, someone tell me as I am new. I am 10 years sober and have been through a lot of stress without taking a drink. My mother is quite ill and a son has dropped out of school and even though we took him to a counselor today, he is ranting and ragin...

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 16 We have found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the realm of spirit is broad, roomy,all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek .It is open we believe to all men. "As Bill Sees It", p.7 Open-mindenessed to concepts o...

cheri · cheri

Has anyone ever heard of this? My husband is going to school to be a counselor and he is working at a treatment center during break...he asked me if I had ever heard of it. I did an internet search but didn't find much...kind of looks like RET with alot of bible thrown in. If anyone else has anymore inform...

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 15 Making A.A. Your Higher Power "... You can...make A.A. itself your 'higher power.' Here's a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem ...many members ... have crossed the theshold just this way ... their faith broadened and deepened ...t...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Well, it's been pretty quiet around here, I guess that means everyone is busy or just doing so well in recovery they don't have anything to discuss. I hope everyone is sober and doing great. Miss you all. I have an AA meeting tonight. I really need one , life on the homefront is tough every now and then. T...

Nic · Nic

"When a man is wrong and won't admit it, he always gets angry." How's that for a name? Quite prestigious sounding...don't you think?

Hope he wasn't born with a lisp. I like what he said...I have my ex really angry with me tonight. I have raised my girls for 12 years without support, and he reme...

Nic · Nic

This is the intro to some online Teen Alcoholism information/study notes... to locate the full chapters, go here. http://www.enotes.com/teen-alcoholism/ ALCOHOL IS A DRUG. As such, it has the power to alter both the mind and body, and it is also potentially addictive. While most adults know...

wagon · wagon

today is my 5 month sober birthday wow i didnt think i could make it 5 days WAGON

wantneeda · wantneeda

FEAR IS FAITH THAT FORGOT TO SAY IT'S PRAYERS in convo with a friend in the program...on this work thing i'm dealing with... Step 1 will be sharing with your boss about the past Step 2 will be trusting that God will get you through this Step 3 will be the willingness to trust in God and lea...

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 14 When The Going Gets Rough It is a design for living that works in rough going. Alcoholics Anonymous, pg.15 When I cameto A.A. , I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drink...

Nic · Nic

This took a while to load for me, you may want to let it load in the background if you have trouble with it, but it really is a good way in which one guy shares his life and reaches out to others. Includes real $values in terms of personal and societal costs. http://www.nhpr.org/static/programs/speci...

Nic · Nic

Found this today online in the Register Gaurd (which is apparently an Oregon Paper...) Ya'll may have already seen it? June 10, 2005 'My name is Bill W.': Alcoholics Anonymous began 70 years ago A Register-Guard Editorial Forward story Printer- fri... >

Nic · Nic

Reporter asks , ‘Why are there so many poor people in the world?’ Engineer said, ' poverty is caused by industrialisation' Political scientist says, ' poverty is caused by political conflict' Sociologist discussed class stratification, and economis...

naturalasdessert · naturalasdessert

Hello, I am a newlywed of 5 months, and my wife is a recovering alcoholic - 2.5 years sober. I have always tried my best to support her. I used to drink alot, although I do not consider myself an alcoholic, but since we started dating, I have stopped drinking completely when I'm aro...

okietiger · okietiger

Hi all I am new here, just lookin for a place to help me get through this, I just stopped drinking yesterday and not to sure on what to do. so i found this site and signed up. so far i am doing pretty good, so if anyone has any suggestions i am open to them.

wantneeda · wantneeda

http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfm

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 13 Living Our Amends "Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic. The entire family is to some extent ill." Alcoholics Anonymous, p.122 It is important for me to realize that, as an alcoholic, I not only hurt myself but also those ar...

bellemichelle · bellemichelle

Hi there, it is Michelle here, I just browsed over all the posts, and you know what? alot of good sobriety here. Some more so than others, but wow!!! nice to hear a bit of this and a bit of that. I myself had a great week-end, I was feelin...

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 12 Forming True Partnership But it is from our twisted relations with family ,friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a tr...

GammyRose · GammyRose

June 11 Family Obligations ....a spiritual life which does not include...family obligations may not be so perfact after all. Alcoholics Anonymous,p.12 I can be doing great in the program--Applying it at meetings ,at work,and in service activi...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey Chris...Refresh my memory , when is the big day.How many days, hours, minutes,seconds? If you don't know ask the future Mrs..Glad you stopped by, stay sober and keep us posted, please. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

bellemichelle · bellemichelle

Hi there, my name is Michelle, I live in Montreal, Que, Canada. I just came across this message board, and wondering if it is very active. So if there is anyone out there who would like to talk now and then on any subject, it would be very nice. I am quite act...

ellen · ellen

I am sorry that I wasn't able to come on line last night...Had to babysit the grand-child and go shopping we will have to get up and get a new time my e-mail is ...marchese83@msn.com so we can keep the board for recovery topics...ya know? have a good day and look foward to hearing from you later....:aww...

cheri · cheri

"...I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere reaches out, I want the hand of AA to always be there. And for that, I am responsible." What does this mean to you? That's not a rhetorical question, I really would like others' feelings on this. I had this quoted to me when I said no to someone...I really f...

wagon · wagon

hi everyone i have not posted in a while been busy at work installing 10 cental air cond units in a school takes up most of mytime lately. i am saying sober and attending aa . i really feel good the last week or so thanks everyone and god bless wagon

cheri · cheri

...Anne and I drove him to the hospital at nine o'clock. I handed him a bottle of beer to steady his nerves so he could hold the knife, and he went in. We returned to the house and sat down to wait. After what seemed an endless time, he phoned; all had gone well. But after that he didn't come home for hours. Des...

wantneeda · wantneeda

are you ok?? miss you here!! hugs & hugs, Wendy

wantneeda · wantneeda

Yeah!!!!!!! thankyou for my sobriety my friends!!!!!

GammyRose · GammyRose

How is everyone doing? Today was a very long day for some reason... I haven't really figured out why? I haven't been feeling very good for the last few days, running a little fever.And then it's been our hottest days this almost summer so far. I love the heat though, I usually thrive in it. I didn't go to...

GammyRose · GammyRose

From"Came to Believe" Chapter 1 "Spiritual"? pg.1 Do not let any prejudice you may have against spirtitual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they might mean to you. Bill W. "Alcoholics Anonymous" pg 47

cheri · cheri

Do you feel like going to the chat room? Cheri

wantneeda · wantneeda

This is the substance of a revealing letter which Bill Wilson wrote several years ago to a close friend who also had troubles with depression. The letter appeared in the "Grapevine" January, 1953. EMOTIONAL SOBRIETY "I think that many oldsters who have put our AA "booze cure" to severe but successfu...

GammyRose · GammyRose

This is from "As Bill Sees It" pg. 14 The temptation is to become rather possessive of newcomers. Prehaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give at all. Then we are hurt and confused when the advice is rejected, or when it is accepted and brings st...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Nic, I just read your post on the thread from yesterday. I feel that the world, AA,or a family would be a very boreing place if we were all the same, had the same personalities and veiws.None of us have the same DNA, so thank God for the different thoughts, actions,and responses. When I came into...

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	"Today I'm Free" (Preview) June 22 This brought me to the good healthy realization that there were plenty of situations left in the world over which I had no personal power -- that if I was so ready to admit that to be the case with alcohol , so I must make the same admission with respect to much else. I woul...	GammyRose	1	679	Jun 22, 2005 by GammyRose
	"Fear And Faith" (Preview) June 21 The achievement of freedom from fear is a lifetime undertaking, one that can never be wholly completed. When under heavy attack, acute illness,or in other conditions of serious insecurity, we shall all react to this emotion --well or badly, as the case may be. Only the self-dec...	GammyRose	0	565	Jun 22, 2005 by GammyRose
	Happy Father's Day (Preview) Goodmorning....I don't know how many Dad's we have these days but if you are a Dad , I pray you have a blessed sober Father's Day. I miss my Dad, he's been gone 12 years now and as I drank my first cup of coffee this morning I thought of him. I have a lot of good memories of him and a few not so good ones. He was an...	GammyRose	5	647	Jun 21, 2005 by Dave Harm
	"Release From Fear" (Preview) June 20 The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain . Then we shall need to find both the courage and grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain. As Bill Sees It p. 61 Most of my...	GammyRose	3	1056	Jun 21, 2005 by Dave Harm
	My problem (Preview) I am on my 2nd day of not drinking today and I know to take it one day at a time. I will tell you that I have Social Anxiety which I use alcohol as a crutch whenever I am in a social situation,with friends,family,etc. Pretty much all my friends and family drink whenever we get together. I even ha...	newlife	13	604	Jun 21, 2005 by cheri
	U.K. Conventions (Preview) Is anyone out there going to the Birmingham convention or the Cannock camp out in July?	mikey	6	1261	Jun 21, 2005 by mikey
	Things I Don't Worry About ........anymore (Preview) 1.Who I called last night. 2. What I said and did yesterday. 3. Hating myself 4. Hangovers 5. Lost events, happenings 6. Cops 7. Breaking the law 8. Job woes 9. Wondering who to blame this time 10. My future 11. My faith in God 12. Money 13. Who my true friends are...my so...	back4good	4	539	Jun 20, 2005 by back4good
	Getting Current (Preview) Hi Folks, I haven't posted much. I came to this site just about 60 days ago when I was in serious need of help. I haven't had a drink since then. I'm going to four or more meetings a week. I've gotten a sponsor and started the steps. I'm doing Step 4 right now. I've also started meditating and honestly aski...	SDFrankie	6	816	Jun 20, 2005 by Dave Harm
	one thing at a time!! but all together:) (Preview) hi friends!! i've missed you! Lots going on in my world...my daughters friends has moved in with us...she was having problems with her Aunt and Uncle, she is 19 years old, a good girl, she doesn't plan on being here too long, she wants her own place. I have too soft of a heart, can't see anyone out on th...	wantneeda	2	484	Jun 20, 2005 by wantneeda
	Anyone read this? (Preview) Looks good... Damaged Merchandise: Poems and stories of an alcoholic addict By Dave Harm "Damaged Merchandise," is a book about hope and dreams. Even those lost in an alcoholic or drug induce haze, have dreams. They were just lost or "damaged" due to the abuse. With sobriety, came the knowled...	Nic	2	540	Jun 19, 2005 by Nic
	"A.A. Regeneration" (Preview) June 19 Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: Strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. Comes Of Age p.46 A thousand beatings by John Barleycorn did not encou...	GammyRose	0	565	Jun 19, 2005 by GammyRose
	Relapse Prevention Page (Preview) Ran across this website: www.mirror-mirror.org/replan.htm	wallsal55	1	487	Jun 18, 2005 by GammyRose
	A Fellowship of Freedom (Preview) June 18 ...if only men were granted absolute liberty, and were compelled to obey no one, they would then voluntarily associate themselves in the common interest. As Bill Sees It p.50 When I no longer live under the dictates of another or of alcohol,...	GammyRose	0	454	Jun 18, 2005 by GammyRose
	Albert Schweizer said... (Preview) "Sometimes our light goes out but is blown back into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light." ...Dunno who Albert is, but I think I would like him.	Nic	4	1958	Jun 18, 2005 by Nic
	"Deep Down Within Us" (Preview) June 17 We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis it is only there that He may be found...search diligently within yourself...With this attitude you cannot fail. The consciousness of your belief is sure to come to you. Alcoholics Anonymous p.55 It was out of the dep...	GammyRose	0	384	Jun 17, 2005 by GammyRose
	Falling apart (Preview) Last night I got yelled at by my best friend. I am sober 22 days. She said she's surprised I didnt lose my job for being taken into protective custody 3 weeks ago. She said I would lose everything if I drink. She spent an hour talking with my son and two minutes telling me how awful I am. If I'...	back4good	6	658	Jun 17, 2005 by cheri
	Help with stress - about to backslide (Preview) Please, I need immediate advice. If I'm posting in the wrong place, someone tell me as I am new. I am 10 years sober and have been through a lot of stress without taking a drink. My mother is quite ill and a son has dropped out of school and even though we took him to a counselor today, he is ranting and ragin...	janet594	4	625	Jun 16, 2005 by Hanuman
	Open-Mindedness (Preview) June 16 We have found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the realm of spirit is broad, roomy,all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek .It is open we believe to all men. "As Bill Sees It", p.7 Open-mindenessed to concepts o...	GammyRose	3	503	Jun 16, 2005 by GammyRose
	Theophostics??? (Preview) Has anyone ever heard of this? My husband is going to school to be a counselor and he is working at a treatment center during break...he asked me if I had ever heard of it. I did an internet search but didn't find much...kind of looks like RET with alot of bible thrown in. If anyone else has anymore inform...	cheri	2	2847	Jun 16, 2005 by cheri
	Daily Reflections (Preview) June 15 Making A.A. Your Higher Power "... You can...make A.A. itself your 'higher power.' Here's a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem ...many members ... have crossed the theshold just this way ... their faith broadened and deepened ...t...	GammyRose	0	421	Jun 15, 2005 by GammyRose
	How's everyone doing? (Preview) Well, it's been pretty quiet around here, I guess that means everyone is busy or just doing so well in recovery they don't have anything to discuss. I hope everyone is sober and doing great. Miss you all. I have an AA meeting tonight. I really need one , life on the homefront is tough every now and then. T...	GammyRose	3	482	Jun 15, 2005 by cheri
	Thomas Chandler Haliburton said... (Preview) "When a man is wrong and won't admit it, he always gets angry." How's that for a name? Quite prestigious sounding...don't you think? Hope he wasn't born with a lisp. I like what he said...I have my ex really angry with me tonight. I have raised my girls for 12 years without support, and he reme...	Nic	1	554	Jun 15, 2005 by cheri
	Teen Alcoholism (Preview) This is the intro to some online Teen Alcoholism information/study notes... to locate the full chapters, go here. http://www.enotes.com/teen-alcoholism/ ALCOHOL IS A DRUG. As such, it has the power to alter both the mind and body, and it is also potentially addictive. While most adults know...	Nic	0	563	Jun 15, 2005 by Nic
	look mom no hands (Preview) today is my 5 month sober birthday wow i didnt think i could make it 5 days WAGON	wagon	3	518	Jun 15, 2005 by Nic
	We always question ourselves. We are our own worst enemy. (Preview) FEAR IS FAITH THAT FORGOT TO SAY IT'S PRAYERS in convo with a friend in the program...on this work thing i'm dealing with... Step 1 will be sharing with your boss about the past Step 2 will be trusting that God will get you through this Step 3 will be the willingness to trust in God and lea...	wantneeda	6	557	Jun 14, 2005 by Nic
	Daily Reflections (Preview) June 14 When The Going Gets Rough It is a design for living that works in rough going. Alcoholics Anonymous, pg.15 When I cameto A.A. , I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drink...	GammyRose	0	426	Jun 14, 2005 by GammyRose
	One Mans Story - Excellent Online ID (Preview) This took a while to load for me, you may want to let it load in the background if you have trouble with it, but it really is a good way in which one guy shares his life and reaches out to others. Includes real $values in terms of personal and societal costs. http://www.nhpr.org/static/programs/speci...	Nic	1	556	Jun 14, 2005 by GammyRose
	In the News... (Preview) Found this today online in the Register Gaurd (which is apparently an Oregon Paper...) Ya'll may have already seen it? June 10, 2005 'My name is Bill W.': Alcoholics Anonymous began 70 years ago A Register-Guard Editorial Forward story Printer- fri... >	Nic	7	686	Jun 13, 2005 by Hanuman
	Causes of Poverty (Preview) Reporter asks , ‘Why are there so many poor people in the world?’ Engineer said, ' poverty is caused by industrialisation' Political scientist says, ' poverty is caused by political conflict' Sociologist discussed class stratification, and economis...	Nic	3	554	Jun 13, 2005 by wagon
	help for family (Preview) Hello, I am a newlywed of 5 months, and my wife is a recovering alcoholic - 2.5 years sober. I have always tried my best to support her. I used to drink alot, although I do not consider myself an alcoholic, but since we started dating, I have stopped drinking completely when I'm aro...	naturalasdessert	2	549	Jun 13, 2005 by Nic
	Hi all (Preview) Hi all I am new here, just lookin for a place to help me get through this, I just stopped drinking yesterday and not to sure on what to do. so i found this site and signed up. so far i am doing pretty good, so if anyone has any suggestions i am open to them.	okietiger	2	535	Jun 13, 2005 by wantneeda
	for those who don't yet have a BB (Preview) http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfm	wantneeda	0	693	Jun 13, 2005 by wantneeda
	Daily Reflections (Preview) June 13 Living Our Amends "Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic. The entire family is to some extent ill." Alcoholics Anonymous, p.122 It is important for me to realize that, as an alcoholic, I not only hurt myself but also those ar...	GammyRose	0	446	Jun 13, 2005 by GammyRose
	love all your posts (Preview) Hi there, it is Michelle here, I just browsed over all the posts, and you know what? alot of good sobriety here. Some more so than others, but wow!!! nice to hear a bit of this and a bit of that. I myself had a great week-end, I was feelin...	bellemichelle	1	634	Jun 13, 2005 by GammyRose
	Daily Reflections (Preview) June 12 Forming True Partnership But it is from our twisted relations with family ,friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a tr...	GammyRose	2	526	Jun 12, 2005 by GammyRose
	Daily Reflection (Preview) June 11 Family Obligations ....a spiritual life which does not include...family obligations may not be so perfact after all. Alcoholics Anonymous,p.12 I can be doing great in the program--Applying it at meetings ,at work,and in service activi...	GammyRose	0	468	Jun 11, 2005 by GammyRose
	Cabbagehead Chris... (Preview) Hey Chris...Refresh my memory , when is the big day.How many days, hours, minutes,seconds? If you don't know ask the future Mrs..Glad you stopped by, stay sober and keep us posted, please. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	3	534	Jun 11, 2005 by wantneeda
	Like to introduce myself (Preview) Hi there, my name is Michelle, I live in Montreal, Que, Canada. I just came across this message board, and wondering if it is very active. So if there is anyone out there who would like to talk now and then on any subject, it would be very nice. I am quite act...	bellemichelle	6	524	Jun 11, 2005 by ellen
	Cheri!! (Preview) I am sorry that I wasn't able to come on line last night...Had to babysit the grand-child and go shopping we will have to get up and get a new time my e-mail is ...marchese83@msn.com so we can keep the board for recovery topics...ya know? have a good day and look foward to hearing from you later....:aww...	ellen	0	450	Jun 11, 2005 by ellen
	Responsiblity (Preview) "...I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere reaches out, I want the hand of AA to always be there. And for that, I am responsible." What does this mean to you? That's not a rhetorical question, I really would like others' feelings on this. I had this quoted to me when I said no to someone...I really f...	cheri	4	471	Jun 11, 2005 by GammyRose
	hey (Preview) hi everyone i have not posted in a while been busy at work installing 10 cental air cond units in a school takes up most of mytime lately. i am saying sober and attending aa . i really feel good the last week or so thanks everyone and god bless wagon	wagon	3	494	Jun 11, 2005 by Nic
	Today...70 YRS AGO (Preview) ...Anne and I drove him to the hospital at nine o'clock. I handed him a bottle of beer to steady his nerves so he could hold the knife, and he went in. We returned to the house and sat down to wait. After what seemed an endless time, he phoned; all had gone well. But after that he didn't come home for hours. Des...	cheri	3	559	Jun 10, 2005 by cheri
	Phil...oh Phil!!!?? (Preview) are you ok?? miss you here!! hugs & hugs, Wendy	wantneeda	0	490	Jun 10, 2005 by wantneeda
	365 one day at a times!!!! (Preview) Yeah!!!!!!! thankyou for my sobriety my friends!!!!!	wantneeda	6	626	Jun 10, 2005 by wantneeda
	It's awfully quiet around hear... (Preview) How is everyone doing? Today was a very long day for some reason... I haven't really figured out why? I haven't been feeling very good for the last few days, running a little fever.And then it's been our hottest days this almost summer so far. I love the heat though, I usually thrive in it. I didn't go to...	GammyRose	4	579	Jun 10, 2005 by GammyRose
	"Came to Believe" (Preview) From"Came to Believe" Chapter 1 "Spiritual"? pg.1 Do not let any prejudice you may have against spirtitual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they might mean to you. Bill W. "Alcoholics Anonymous" pg 47	GammyRose	1	749	Jun 10, 2005 by cheri
	Ellen? (Preview) Do you feel like going to the chat room? Cheri	cheri	4	552	Jun 9, 2005 by ellen
	Emotional Sobriety (Preview) This is the substance of a revealing letter which Bill Wilson wrote several years ago to a close friend who also had troubles with depression. The letter appeared in the "Grapevine" January, 1953. EMOTIONAL SOBRIETY "I think that many oldsters who have put our AA "booze cure" to severe but successfu...	wantneeda	1	650	Jun 9, 2005 by GammyRose
	Newcomer problems... (Preview) This is from "As Bill Sees It" pg. 14 The temptation is to become rather possessive of newcomers. Prehaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give at all. Then we are hurt and confused when the advice is rejected, or when it is accepted and brings st...	GammyRose	0	490	Jun 9, 2005 by GammyRose
	Nic.... (Preview) Nic, I just read your post on the thread from yesterday. I feel that the world, AA,or a family would be a very boreing place if we were all the same, had the same personalities and veiws.None of us have the same DNA, so thank God for the different thoughts, actions,and responses. When I came into...	GammyRose	2	594	Jun 9, 2005 by GammyRose
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