Alcoholics Anonymous

Rick · Rick

Let there be spaces in your togetherness. --Kahlil Gibran Sometimes it is just as important to know when to leave others alone as it is to know when to talk with them. We all need to be alone at times--to think, to work out a problem, or just to be quiet with ourselves. This is especially true in fami...

Rick · Rick

"To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, Page 44~

Phil · Phil

All We Have Is Now We can only live now, this moment. We cannot erase the mistakes we made yesterday or bring back the good times we had. We cannot know what tomorrow will require of us, nor can we ensure future security and happiness. Now is what we have, and now is everything. We can follow our pl...

Phil · Phil

Howdy Guys:) Its a beautiful day in Ontario Canada. Some of us are even sober.:) Answers to questions. Just moved from one house to another in the same town, and yes it was exciting-but when you have 3 sober AA guys helping, and 4 drinkers that worked their butts off for a case of beer--it went...

elizabeth · elizabeth

A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, just starin...

Phil · Phil

Hi Honey !! Im Home!! Missed you guys the past few days. Been moving from one residence to another and getting settled in. But there have been daily tests, and my Higher Power has a sense of humour. Computer problems for the last few days. Hopefully will be resolved by tomorrow. S...

Rick · Rick

The shy man usually finds that he has been shy without cause, and that, in practice, no one takes the slightest notice of him. --Robert Lynd We sometimes feel self-conscious in front of others. It may be that we've just gotten braces or a new haircut and we're afraid everyone will stare at us. We s...

tccoyle · tccoyle

Hi my name is chris and I am an alcoholic. I am new back to AA, and really need make it work this time. I started a new business that has great potential to change my life around. I quickly found out that my new business,my family and my health won't be around very long if I don't sober up....

Rick · Rick

Friendships divide our burdens and double our joys. Having women and men we trust enough to share our deepest secrets with is one of the many gifts of the program. While it's true that most of us already had friends, we seldom told them everything about ourselves. We held back the most intim...

Jeff · Jeff

Am I in denial? Can someone provide insight? I was raised in an alcoholic home. My father is a recovering alcoholic. My mother drank alongside and since quit. They are divorced. My brother and I have drank excessively on and off throughout the years and have suffered consequences as a result. Both s...

Rick · Rick

"...I would enter upon a new relationship with my Creator; that I would have the elements of a way of living which answered all my problems. Belief in the power of God, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to establish and maintain the new order of things, were the essential requirements." ~...

Nic · Nic

Ø The Creation In the beginning God created day and night He created day for footy matches, going to the beach and barbies. He created night for going prawning, sleeping and barbies. God saw that it was good. &nb...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Hey gal, I think I have online shopping withdrawals! I miss you! I miss your posts!

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Phil, where did you settle into? The Canadian outback? You look like that Dundee guy in your caricature. Just had to razz you, and hope to see you back on the boards, when you unpack your boxes. (I am peeking). From that lady who tried to Romance th...

Nic · Nic

Bon Voyage ol' buddy!! Have a blast in Spaghetti Central and I look forward to hearing what mischeif you manage to get up to. Crikey, you might even come back cultured or something... I'm gonna miss my lunatic mate... think of me when de biiiig maaama's serve de paaaaastaaaaah! Laugh lots, don'...

pjb235 · pjb235

After several years in the program, my sobriety was starting to get "stale" as I was frequenting the same AA meetings week after week. So on Wednesdays now, another AA friend of mine & I travel just 20 minutes down the highway to a BB meeting. What a nice bunch of folks! We've been so warmly received t...

Rick · Rick

Slow down and let go On a road trip up the California coast a while back, I tried to call home only to find that the batteries in my cell phone had died. I worried. What if someone needed to get in touch with me? What if there was a problem with the house? What if my family couldn't find me and got wor...

ellen · ellen

There I humbly offered myself to God, as I then understood Him, to do with me as He would. I placed myself unreservedly under His care and direction. I admitted for the first time that of myself I was nothing; that without Him I was lost. I ruthlessly face...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

www.songdov.com

stancamden · stancamden

Good Bush is hard to get

stancamden · stancamden

Yesterday I was run over in the road and then repeatedly assaulted. My assailant made loud and abusive threats to a number of people. Yet the Police will not be pressing any charges because they have a "new policy"!. As far as I see it the new policy is to persecute honest law abiding citizens li...

stancamden · stancamden

Hey man if you need help give me a bell. we are here for you bud Just reach out and let us take the weight

ellen · ellen

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Rick · Rick

Fear is the absence of faith. --Paul Tillich We all experience fear. Sometimes we fear small things that only seem large at the time, like a test in school, or meeting a new boss, or going to the dentist. Sometimes we fear big things like serious illness or death, or that someone we love will come t...

Rick · Rick

The beginning is the most important part of the work. --Plato On occasion we feel a bit sad as we ready ourselves for bed, knowing that our bedtime routine marks the end of another day. We may experience a slight sense of loss - time lost, opportunities lost, and a piece of life gone forever...

Rick · Rick

"There may be some wrongs we can never fully right. We don't worry about them if we can honestly say to ourselves that we would right them if we could." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg 83 -----------------------------------

Rick · Rick

Everyday . . . life confronts us with new problems to be solved which force us to adjust our old programs accordingly. --Dr. Ann Faraday Facing the day straight on is occasionally difficult to do. There are those days we feel like crawling under the covers and staying there, certain that...

Rick · Rick

"We had a new Employer. Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs. More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute...

ellen · ellen

thus was our friend's cornerstone fixed in place. no later vicissitude has shaken it. his alcoholic problem was taken away. that very night, years ago, it disappeared. save for a few brief moments of temptation the thought of drink has never returned; and at such times a g...

Rick · Rick

"To get over drinking will require a transformation of thought and attitude. We all had to place recovery above everything, for without recovery we would have lost both home and business." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, To Employers, pg. 143~

GammyRose · GammyRose

I'm sitting here with my cup of tea, have been reading post when I get a chance. I've read a lot of good stuff. Rick, thanks for all the BB sharing, seems there is nothing that helps me more then AA or Al-anon literature , even if it is something I've heard over and over, if it is something I need for tha...

Rick · Rick

It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. --David Bergman Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or lo...

Rick · Rick

Thou shalt not should thyself. --Anonymous When someone tells us we should do something, do we want to do it, or do we feel mad that someone else is telling us what we want to do? Sometimes we forget that these messages are not our own, but are the desires of others. It's important to listen to what w...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Resentment is anger that we do not want to turn over to our Higher Power. Sometimes, we want to keep our anger. Maybe we want to "get even". It's hard to be spiritual and full of anger at the same time. When we hold on to anger, it turns into self-will. ----A...

Rick · Rick

"All these, and many others, have one symptom in common: they cannot start drinking without developing the phenomenon of craving. This phenomenon, as we have suggested, may be the manifestation of an allergy which differentiates these people, and sets them apart as a distinct entity. It has nev...

ralisme · ralisme

I was fortunate to celibrate 16 years fo continuous sobriety last week and this is a mile stone for me. It is with the help of the 12 step program that I was able to attain this. I still only have one day at a time to live sober.

Rick · Rick

We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it. . . . --Mark Twain There was once a young girl who thought that if only she tried a little harder, she could please her parents; if only she were prettier, her friends would like her better....

John · John

This Moment THIS MOMENT I may never see tomorrow, there's no written guarantee, And things that happened yesterday belong to history, I can not predict the future, I can not change the past, I have just the present moments, I must treat it as my last, I must use this moment wisely for it soon will pass awa...

Rick · Rick

AA may be human in its organization, but it is divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point us toward a Higher Power and a better life. Participating in the privilege of the movement, we will share in the responsibilities, taking it upon ourselves to carry our fair share of the l...

Rick · Rick

Everyone has his own fingerprints. The white light streams down to be broken up by those human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow. Take your own color in the pattern and be just that. --Charles R. Brown We are often amazed at how different members of the same family seem to be. Contra...

elizabeth · elizabeth

Have you ever really questioned what's important to you in your life and what you're focusing on? When was the last time that you called a time-out, sat down, and really reflected on what your priorities were and where you were investing your energy, your emotion, and your passions? We get so busy that...

Rick · Rick

Today I will be grateful for where I am now. My life might not be perfect, and I might not have achieved the goals I thought I would have by now; I might not be living the kind of life I thought I would be or want to be, but I'm grateful for this day, right now, and the fact that I've made a commitment t...

confused in FL · confused in FL

Have been sober for various periods, up to 5 years at one point. Locally, I found many "AA clubs" locally that only follow 12 traditions when convienent. Found out that they like to talk about folk rather than to them. I even confronted them, and asked them to talk about me, since I was there. I am large an...

elizabeth · elizabeth

to find out if your mission on earth is finished; if you're still alive, it isn’t ______________________________________________________ every disappointment or challange, is an opportunity, for growth. ____________________________________________________ you cannot disc...

John · John

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ SERVING MY BROTHER The member talks to the newcomer not in a spirit of power but in a spirit of humility and weakness. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE p. 279 As the days pass in A.A., I ask God to guide my thoughts and the words that I speak. In this la...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Today is our 27th Wedding Anniv. Just wanted to say that my spouse has worked his program solidly since Jan. 2nd. (We were not working with me in alanon and him not working a program). Anyway, I have found a huge relief and a partner back in my life s...

Nic · Nic

Hi All, This mornings meditation walked me back through one of my friendships, so I thought I might share this. I have a friend who is born on the same day as me. He is the 5th child of large landowners and hoteliers here in Aus. He went to private schools and he is particularly well educated. I really a...

Phil · Phil

[Alcoholic Anonymous] Rate Your Night Rate your Night ---------------------------------- One-Star Hangover (*) No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5 sodas and still feel this way....

Rick · Rick

Think in terms of depletion, not depression . . .. You can understand how a body can replenish itself, whereas it may be difficult to understand the way out of depression. --Claire Weekes Despair and depression may come over us suddenly, for no reason we can figure out. But if we stop and reflect...

Rick · Rick

"We are like men who have lost their legs; they never grow new ones. Neither does there appear to be any kind of treatment which will make alcoholics of our kind like other men. We have tried every imaginable remedy. In some instances there has been brief recovery, followed always by a still worse r...

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	thought (Preview) *Let there be spaces in your togetherness. --Kahlil Gibran* Sometimes it is just as important to know when to leave others alone as it is to know when to talk with them. We all need to be alone at times--to think, to work out a problem, or just to be quiet with ourselves. This is especially true in fami...	Rick	1	645	Feb 5, 2005 by ellen
	BB quote 2/5 (Preview) "To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, Page 44~	Rick	1	632	Feb 5, 2005 by ellen
	This Moment (Preview) All We Have Is Now We can only live now, this moment. We cannot erase the mistakes we made yesterday or bring back the good times we had. We cannot know what tomorrow will require of us, nor can we ensure future security and happiness. Now is what we have, and now is everything. We can follow our pl...	Phil	1	691	Feb 5, 2005 by Phil
	Merry go round is slowing down:) (Preview) Howdy Guys:) Its a beautiful day in Ontario Canada. Some of us are even sober.:) Answers to questions. Just moved from one house to another in the same town, and yes it was exciting-but when you have 3 sober AA guys helping, and 4 drinkers that worked their butts off for a case of beer--it went...	Phil	1	758	Feb 5, 2005 by Rick
	meeting God (Preview) A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, just starin...	elizabeth	1	717	Feb 5, 2005 by Phil
	What a ride!! (Preview) Hi Honey !! Im Home!! Missed you guys the past few days. Been moving from one residence to another and getting settled in. But there have been daily tests, and my Higher Power has a sense of humour. Computer problems for the last few days. Hopefully will be resolved by tomorrow. S...	Phil	5	824	Feb 4, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	self-conscious (Preview) *The shy man usually finds that he has been shy without cause, and that, in practice, no one takes the slightest notice of him. --Robert Lynd* We sometimes feel self-conscious in front of others. It may be that we've just gotten braces or a new haircut and we're afraid everyone will stare at us. We s...	Rick	2	892	Feb 4, 2005 by Nic
	New life, New business, New Soberity (Preview) Hi my name is chris and I am an alcoholic. I am new back to AA, and really need make it work this time. I started a new business that has great potential to change my life around. I quickly found out that my new business,my family and my health won't be around very long if I don't sober up....	tccoyle	8	931	Feb 4, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Friendship (Preview) *Friendships divide our burdens and double our joys.* Having women and men we trust enough to share our deepest secrets with is one of the many gifts of the program. While it's true that most of us already had friends, we seldom told them everything about ourselves. We held back the most intim...	Rick	2	693	Feb 4, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Denial (Preview) Am I in denial? Can someone provide insight? I was raised in an alcoholic home. My father is a recovering alcoholic. My mother drank alongside and since quit. They are divorced. My brother and I have drank excessively on and off throughout the years and have suffered consequences as a result. Both s...	Jeff	3	908	Feb 4, 2005 by amanda2u2
	BB Quote 2/4 (Preview) "...I would enter upon a new relationship with my Creator; that I would have the elements of a way of living which answered all my problems. Belief in the power of God, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to establish and maintain the new order of things, were the essential requirements." ~...	Rick	0	648	Feb 4, 2005 by Rick
	How we came to be (Preview) Ø The Creation In the beginning God created day and night He created day for footy matches, going to the beach and barbies. He created night for going prawning, sleeping and barbies. God saw that it was good. &nb...	Nic	8	1127	Feb 4, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Doublewinner? (Preview) Hey gal, I think I have online shopping withdrawals! I miss you! I miss your posts!	wallsal55	0	699	Feb 4, 2005 by wallsal55
	Phil (Preview) Phil, where did you settle into? The Canadian outback? You look like that Dundee guy in your caricature. Just had to razz you, and hope to see you back on the boards, when you unpack your boxes. (I am peeking). From that lady who tried to Romance th...	wallsal55	0	720	Feb 4, 2005 by wallsal55
	Have a great time Stan! (Preview) Bon Voyage ol' buddy!! Have a blast in Spaghetti Central and I look forward to hearing what mischeif you manage to get up to. Crikey, you might even come back cultured or something... I'm gonna miss my lunatic mate... think of me when de biiiig maaama's serve de paaaaastaaaaah! Laugh lots, don'...	Nic	1	790	Feb 4, 2005 by stancamden
	What a great program! (Preview) After several years in the program, my sobriety was starting to get "stale" as I was frequenting the same AA meetings week after week. So on Wednesdays now, another AA friend of mine & I travel just 20 minutes down the highway to a BB meeting. What a nice bunch of folks! We've been so warmly received t...	pjb235	4	751	Feb 3, 2005 by Hanuman
	Slow down and let go (Preview) Slow down and let go On a road trip up the California coast a while back, I tried to call home only to find that the batteries in my cell phone had died. I worried. What if someone needed to get in touch with me? What if there was a problem with the house? What if my family couldn't find me and got wor...	Rick	1	718	Feb 3, 2005 by pjb235
	BB P13 (Preview) There I humbly offered myself to God, as I then understood Him, to do with me as He would. I placed myself unreservedly under His care and direction. I admitted for the first time that of myself I was nothing; that without Him I was lost. I ruthlessly face...	ellen	1	701	Feb 3, 2005 by Rick
	Jellinek Chart, interesting site.... (Preview) www.songdov.com	wallsal55	3	1057	Feb 3, 2005 by Rick
	"God" (as you understand it) Bless Bush (Preview) Good Bush is hard to get	stancamden	4	739	Feb 3, 2005 by Rick
	Crime and Punishment (Preview) Yesterday I was run over in the road and then repeatedly assaulted. My assailant made loud and abusive threats to a number of people. Yet the Police will not be pressing any charges because they have a "new policy"!. As far as I see it the new policy is to persecute honest law abiding citizens li...	stancamden	8	1243	Feb 3, 2005 by stancamden
	Phil are you there are you OK? (Preview) Hey man if you need help give me a bell. we are here for you bud Just reach out and let us take the weight	stancamden	0	539	Feb 2, 2005 by stancamden
	BB Quote p56-57 (Preview) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	ellen	2	574	Feb 2, 2005 by Rick
	Fear (Preview) *Fear is the absence of faith. --Paul Tillich* We all experience fear. Sometimes we fear small things that only seem large at the time, like a test in school, or meeting a new boss, or going to the dentist. Sometimes we fear big things like serious illness or death, or that someone we love will come t...	Rick	1	741	Feb 2, 2005 by ellen
	Today's gift 2/2 (Preview) *The beginning is the most important part of the work. --Plato* On occasion we feel a bit sad as we ready ourselves for bed, knowing that our bedtime routine marks the end of another day. We may experience a slight sense of loss - time lost, opportunities lost, and a piece of life gone forever...	Rick	0	644	Feb 2, 2005 by Rick
	BB QUOTE 2/2 (Preview) "There may be some wrongs we can never fully right. We don't worry about them if we can honestly say to ourselves that we would right them if we could." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg 83 -----------------------------------	Rick	1	689	Feb 2, 2005 by ellen
	Today's gift 2/1 (Preview) *Everyday . . . life confronts us with new problems to be solved which force us to adjust our old programs accordingly. --Dr. Ann Faraday* Facing the day straight on is occasionally difficult to do. There are those days we feel like crawling under the covers and staying there, certain that...	Rick	3	799	Feb 1, 2005 by stancamden
	BB Quote 1/30/05 (Preview) "We had a new Employer. Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs. More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute...	Rick	8	707	Feb 1, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	BB Quote p56-57 (Preview) thus was our friend's cornerstone fixed in place. no later vicissitude has shaken it. his alcoholic problem was taken away. that very night, years ago, it disappeared. save for a few brief moments of temptation the thought of drink has never returned; and at such times a g...	ellen	2	722	Feb 1, 2005 by pjb235
	BB Quote 2/1 (Preview) "To get over drinking will require a transformation of thought and attitude. We all had to place recovery above everything, for without recovery we would have lost both home and business." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, To Employers, pg. 143~	Rick	0	647	Feb 1, 2005 by Rick
	Good moring..... (Preview) I'm sitting here with my cup of tea, have been reading post when I get a chance. I've read a lot of good stuff. Rick, thanks for all the BB sharing, seems there is nothing that helps me more then AA or Al-anon literature , even if it is something I've heard over and over, if it is something I need for tha...	GammyRose	2	806	Feb 1, 2005 by Rick
	Thought 2/1 (Preview) *It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. --David Bergman* Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or lo...	Rick	0	635	Feb 1, 2005 by Rick
	Thought 1/31 (Preview) *Thou shalt not should thyself. --Anonymous* When someone tells us we should do something, do we want to do it, or do we feel mad that someone else is telling us what we want to do? Sometimes we forget that these messages are not our own, but are the desires of others. It's important to listen to what w...	Rick	3	725	Feb 1, 2005 by stancamden
	Resentment (Preview) Resentment is anger that we do not want to turn over to our Higher Power. Sometimes, we want to keep our anger. Maybe we want to "get even". It's hard to be spiritual and full of anger at the same time. When we hold on to anger, it turns into self-will. ----A...	wallsal55	4	1404	Jan 31, 2005 by pjb235
	BB quote 1/31/05 (Preview) "All these, and many others, have one symptom in common: they cannot start drinking without developing the phenomenon of craving. This phenomenon, as we have suggested, may be the manifestation of an allergy which differentiates these people, and sets them apart as a distinct entity. It has nev...	Rick	1	693	Jan 31, 2005 by ellen
	B Day#16 (Preview) I was fortunate to celibrate 16 years fo continuous sobriety last week and this is a mile stone for me. It is with the help of the 12 step program that I was able to attain this. I still only have one day at a time to live sober.	ralisme	2	654	Jan 31, 2005 by Jerry
	Today's gift 1/31 (Preview) *We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it. . . . --Mark Twain* There was once a young girl who thought that if only she tried a little harder, she could please her parents; if only she were prettier, her friends would like her better....	Rick	1	660	Jan 31, 2005 by pjb235
	This Moment (Preview) This Moment THIS MOMENT I may never see tomorrow, there's no written guarantee, And things that happened yesterday belong to history, I can not predict the future, I can not change the past, I have just the present moments, I must treat it as my last, I must use this moment wisely for it soon will pass awa...	John	2	720	Jan 30, 2005 by Nic
	Todays gift 1/30/05 (Preview) AA may be human in its organization, but it is divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point us toward a Higher Power and a better life. Participating in the privilege of the movement, we will share in the responsibilities, taking it upon ourselves to carry our fair share of the l...	Rick	0	646	Jan 30, 2005 by Rick
	Thought 1/30/05 (Preview) Everyone has his own fingerprints. The white light streams down to be broken up by those human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow. Take your own color in the pattern and be just that. --Charles R. Brown We are often amazed at how different members of the same family seem to be. Contra...	Rick	0	641	Jan 30, 2005 by Rick
	What's my life all about? (Preview) Have you ever really questioned what's important to you in your life and what you're focusing on? When was the last time that you called a time-out, sat down, and really reflected on what your priorities were and where you were investing your energy, your emotion, and your passions? We get so busy that...	elizabeth	7	882	Jan 30, 2005 by Rick
	Grateful (Preview) Today I will be grateful for where I am now. My life might not be perfect, and I might not have achieved the goals I thought I would have by now; I might not be living the kind of life I thought I would be or want to be, but I'm grateful for this day, right now, and the fact that I've made a commitment t...	Rick	2	674	Jan 29, 2005 by pjb235
	Should I bother? (Preview) Have been sober for various periods, up to 5 years at one point. Locally, I found many "AA clubs" locally that only follow 12 traditions when convienent. Found out that they like to talk about folk rather than to them. I even confronted them, and asked them to talk about me, since I was there. I am large an...	confused in FL	5	939	Jan 29, 2005 by Hanuman
	quotes (Preview) to find out if your mission on earth is finished; if you're still alive, it isn’t ______________________________________________________ every disappointment or challange, is an opportunity, for growth. ____________________________________________________ you cannot disc...	elizabeth	1	660	Jan 29, 2005 by pjb235
	1/28/ Reading and Thought of the Day (Preview) ~~~~~~~~~Be A Sponsor~~~~~~~~~ SERVING MY BROTHER The member talks to the newcomer not in a spirit of power but in a spirit of humility and weakness. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE p. 279 As the days pass in A.A., I ask God to guide my thoughts and the words that I speak. In this la...	John	1	794	Jan 29, 2005 by wallsal55
	27th Anniv. - Round 4 (Preview) Today is our 27th Wedding Anniv. Just wanted to say that my spouse has worked his program solidly since Jan. 2nd. (We were not working with me in alanon and him not working a program). Anyway, I have found a huge relief and a partner back in my life s...	wallsal55	2	761	Jan 29, 2005 by wallsal55
	Kicking and Fighting (Preview) Hi All, This mornings meditation walked me back through one of my friendships, so I thought I might share this. I have a friend who is born on the same day as me. He is the 5th child of large landowners and hoteliers here in Aus. He went to private schools and he is particularly well educated. I really a...	Nic	2	820	Jan 29, 2005 by Nic
	Yup-Hope I never forget.:) (Preview) [Alcoholic Anonymous] Rate Your Night Rate your Night ---------------------------------- One-Star Hangover (*) No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5 sodas and still feel this way....	Phil	3	1037	Jan 29, 2005 by Rick
	Thought 1/29/05 (Preview) *Think in terms of depletion, not depression . . .. You can understand how a body can replenish itself, whereas it may be difficult to understand the way out of depression. --Claire Weekes* Despair and depression may come over us suddenly, for no reason we can figure out. But if we stop and reflect...	Rick	0	602	Jan 29, 2005 by Rick
	BB quote 1/29/05 (Preview) "We are like men who have lost their legs; they never grow new ones. Neither does there appear to be any kind of treatment which will make alcoholics of our kind like other men. We have tried every imaginable remedy. In some instances there has been brief recovery, followed always by a still worse r...	Rick	0	621	Jan 29, 2005 by Rick
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