Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

A.A. Thought for the Day Terrible things could have happened to any one of us. We never will know what might have happened to us when we were drunk. We usually thought: "That couldn't happen to me." But any one of us could have killed somebody or have been killed ourselves, if we were drunk enough. But f...

Phil · Phil

>>WOMEN'S REVENGE: "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding >>items the >>woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a >>remote >>control for a television set in her purse. "So, do you always carry >>your TV >&...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 What it takes You have what it takes to make an ordinary day into a great one that will always be remembered. For what it takes is nothing more than the willingness to live every moment like it will never come again. You have what it takes to transform small, easily performe...

Phil · Phil

Only those who dare, truly live. --Ruth P. Freedman We receive from life, from every experience, from each interaction according to what we have given. When we commit ourselves fully to an experience, it will bless us. When we give ourselves wholly to any moment, our awareness of reality will be...

Phil · Phil

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

Hanuman · Hanuman

Hi All, When I got sober 14 years ago I went to about 4-5 meetings a week for the first 5 years or so. Lately I've found myself struggling with meetings and getting to them seems to require a great effort. I think it's partially because I'm bored with local meetings which seem very monotonous. Th...

toni · toni

I just kind of wanted to introduce myself. I'm new to this site (was introduced to it by a fellow alcoholic) but not new to A.A. I'm sixteen and I've read a lot of good posts on here so far. I just got a minor consumption and my probation officer won't let me to go any A.A. meetings becaus...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

I posted a Relaxation Technique that really works on the Alanon board. :aw:

wantneeda · wantneeda

I am clean and sober, but i swear i feel hungover!! Could it be an emotional hangover? I've been working at a job now for exactly 2 months, that in itself is an accomplishment. Before that i didn't work for 3 years, i lived on the streets basically, lost in actice addiction. Clearly trying to run fr...

Phil · Phil

The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. --Anzia Yezierska Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully. T...

wantneeda · wantneeda

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the coffee... A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large, empty mayonnaise...

odaat · odaat

I came to know about AA through MIRC in 1997. A person I met on MIRC took me to my second AA meeting 12/27/97. My first AA meeting was in 1981. At that time my life was manageble. lol. I have been sober since 12/25/00. I got to alot of face to face meetings and am involved in some service work. I find that...

cheri · cheri

One night I had a wondrous dream, one set of footprints there were seen The footprints of my precious Lord, But mine were not along the shore. But then some strange prints appeared, And I asked the Lord, "What have we here? Those prints are large and round and neat, But Lord, they are too big for fee...

ellen · ellen

...were alcohol has been involved, we have been strangely insane. Alcoholism required me to drink, whether I wanted to or not. Insanity dominated my life and was the essence of my disease. It robbed me of the freedom of choice over drinking and, therefore, rob...

allison · allison

I don't really know exactly what to do...most of the time I don't feel like I have an alcohol problem..of course i'm sober when I decide these things. I'm not someone who drinks everyday but I'm becoming increasingly worried about what happens when I do drink. I swore to myself a few months ago I'd only d...

Phil · Phil

You gettting married my freind? Are you out of your skull? hehehe Hey Buddy. Im kidding with yu. Wishing you all the best, and happiness to come. One day at a time.

Nic · Nic

It's been a while since our mate Cabbagehead rocked in to wish us a great day. ...maybe he is ordering his suit for the wedding or sumpthin. You still around mate?

ellen · ellen

I hope that this helps; http://www.recovery.org/aa/bigbook/ww/ just click on save it in your favorites for the future.

Phil · Phil

A.A. Thought for the Day This sober world is a pleasant place for an alcoholic to live in. Once you've got out of your alcoholic fog, you find that the world looks good. You find real friends in A.A. You get a job. You feel good in the morning. You eat a good breakfast and you do a good day's work at home or ou...

Nic · Nic

Today I have woken up early, which is kinda extraordinary, and I have been greated by 3 "Whatcha doing up?"'s so far... I've been out and fed the critters early and they are all in shock. The donks flat out refused to come down, because I spose they figured just cos I was up, doesn't mean they have to be. N...

Nic · Nic

Drawing without an eraser

Phil · Phil

An element of recovery is learning that we deserve success, the good things that come to us, and also that pain is a reality. We have the strength to deal with that pain without medicating, and it will pass. --Dudley Martineau Many of us didn't understand the changing variables in being human. Our...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Each day we awaken to a full account, a deposit made of 86,400 seconds in a day. Each night the account is depleted, no carry over into tomorrow, no overdrafts. What we do with our Time bank is up to us. Make each moment count!!! Have a great sober day, stay safe and smilin'!!!!!

ellen · ellen

on a very serious note, I read your thread to the reading of the day and my opinion. I really identified with your story, I was teased as a kid, sexually abused, and raped (during my addiction). I just mean to say that I need to take responsibility for the outcomes to situations. I can't le...

christine · christine

is the greatest gift of the mind" Hellen Keller I think about this quote as often as possible. I need to as I sometimes have very little of this precious commodity. Sometimes, I want others to do what I want, when I want it - still. This is old behavior, unhealthy for my own mind. Being intolerant no lo...

wantneeda · wantneeda

The day we finally get it!!!!! The Awakening A time comes in your life when you finally get it... When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks, and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child...

ellen · ellen

To see how erratic emotions victimized us often took a long time. We could perceive them quickly in others, but only slowly in ourselves. First of all, we had to admit that we had many of these defects, even though such disclosures were painful and humiliating. Where other people...

GammyRose · GammyRose

I'm glad you checked in , I miss you when you don't. How are things going in your life? Have you started gardening yet? I've been doing a little at my house and the church. You are right about the 11th and 12th step, that's when God is leading and guiding me.He has blessed me so that I can be a blessing to oth...

Nic · Nic

Oookay...I can't find any direct emails, but I would particularly like to pass this on to Phil, Stan and Cabbagehead. There may also be others who find this amusing...BUT...there may be some who do not. Soooooo, all those who are easily offended by the development of the English lang...

miller · miller

My wife and kids just stopped by. On their way back from the horse arena to where they are staying. They left 12 days ago and had no real reason to stop in tonight other than to say Hi. It was wonderfull seeing them. They are full of bitterness and I know it may take a long time, but Im praying to God to soften...

cheri · cheri

My sponsor emailed this to me...thought you all would get a chuckle out of it! 20 ways for women to tell if they've had too much to drink 1. I have absolutely no idea where my purse is 2. I truly believe that dancing with my arms in the air and wiggling my butt while yelling "WHOO HOO" is the sexiest dan...

ellen · ellen

Having one of thoes days. my husband is a trumpet player, he plays in this blues band. He and I are going on three years this year. I went to one of his gigs last night and stayed up past 2a which is a big deal when you get used to 10p as a bed time. I don't know how i used to do it. I mean p...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hi Wendy, Just read your post below. I will be praying for you and your Mom.It would be tough to be so far away from a loved one who is sick, God can see you through this. I am praying you make that 10 months, go to a meeting,call your sponsor or someone in the program, post here, but don't pick up a drink. This t...

Phil · Phil

Hey Guys:) They have computers out here. Was starting to go into withdrawals.hehehe And no. Rick and Miller and Stan arent with me. If they were, wede all likely be having bar fights sober. hehehe Nice country on the East Coast of Canada. Slower pace than most places==takes some adjusting, every...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Way to go , congrates on your 10 days. Were you able to get in touch with your sponsor? Was it Cheri who ask if you had a list of numbers from your meeting? Do you?Anyway, the Grace of God is always with us , I just have to remember to allow it to work in my life. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

Cspudley · Cspudley

PRESS RELEASE Hello everyone I need your opinion and help! I have started a newspaper called, Crosspoint Times, that is full of hope and positive articles. My vision is that I have writers like all of us that can write uplifting stories, poems, quotes, testimonies etc. We can celebrate our chi...

wantneeda · wantneeda

Hello, i'm a drug addicted alcoholic called Wendy, on Saturday (providing i don't pick up that nasty first) i will be 10 months clean and sober!!! My life is pretty much the same, a drunk-a-log, drug-a-log.................it took everything but my life. God led me to recovery and i...

ellen · ellen

Resentment is the number one offender. It distroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick.

GammyRose · GammyRose

I really like this - HALT,"Hungry, Angry, Tired , Lonely", anybody have anything to share. I use this everyday. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

ellen · ellen

No I didn't say live and let live about you i meant that i wanted to get conversation going on the board and i, myself weren't accepting the board the way it was. so there was irony for me to look at. sorry about your situation. I just got a phone call last night about a girl who left an apartme...

ellen · ellen

We want to find exactly how, when and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction. Today I am no longer a slave to...

Nic · Nic

Hey Stan, I dunno why I'm having so much trouble staying in line with your comms, but I have been missing them...sorry, keep finding everything heaps late. You tack some good stuff on the ends of other posts.. Anyway...re: contacting your son There is obviously lots to weigh up and if you think c...

tenorcharm · tenorcharm

Have any of you ever heard of Ronan Tynan? My friend who works at umvd introduced me to him. He's a classical opera singer...who is such an inspiration to me. He has overcome his disabilities to become an olympic medalist, a doctor, and now someone referred to as The World's Most Famous Ir...

ellen · ellen

just doing my evening check in and where has everyone been. Gammy, Wendy and Chery--it's been nice hearing from you. If anyone wants to start a topic that would be great. As my attempt to with this post is not very illuminating. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME GOD BLESS...

Nic · Nic

About 6 months ago a couple of ponies came out to our farm. A white one was chosen by my youngest daughter, who desperately wanted a pony. He was old and beautiful and had come from a now defunct petting zoo, so I figured he'd be a good teacher. None of us are horse savvy... I know dogs, and I'm not bad with goa...

miller · miller

Just wanted to say hello and I hope everyone had a great day. I want to stop by at least once every day even if I have nothing to share but a smile.

ellen · ellen

And, speaking for Dr. Bob and myself, I gratefully declare that had it not been for our wives,Anne and Lois, neither of us could have lived to see A.A."s beginning. Am I capable of such generous tribute and gratitude to my wife, parents and friends, without whose support I might never have survi...

BikerJohn · BikerJohn

Was hoping to find some of my old brothers from the former 5th Chapter MC. I was very involved both nationally and in the Midwest, Particullary looking for Animal in Iowa and Hippy in Tulsa and any others from the Midwest. God Bless! John

ellen · ellen

We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a pray to misery and depression,we couldn't make a living,we had feelings of uselessness,we were full of fear. we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other people. T...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Thanks for the post with the searchable version of the BB. How's everything going with you? Miss you when you don't post. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

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	Friday (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Terrible things could have happened to any one of us. We never will know what might have happened to us when we were drunk. We usually thought: "That couldn't happen to me." But any one of us could have killed somebody or have been killed ourselves, if we were drunk enough. But f...	Phil	0	993	Apr 15, 2005 by Phil
	Heres to Women!! (Preview) >>WOMEN'S REVENGE: "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding >>items the >>woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a >>remote >>control for a television set in her purse. "So, do you always carry >>your TV >&...	Phil	1	823	Apr 14, 2005 by toni
	the daily motivator (Preview) Wednesday, April 13, 2005 What it takes You have what it takes to make an ordinary day into a great one that will always be remembered. For what it takes is nothing more than the willingness to live every moment like it will never come again. You have what it takes to transform small, easily performe...	wantneeda	4	1056	Apr 14, 2005 by wantneeda
	Have a good Thursday all (Preview) *Only those who dare, truly live. --Ruth P. Freedman* We receive from life, from every experience, from each interaction according to what we have given. When we commit ourselves fully to an experience, it will bless us. When we give ourselves wholly to any moment, our awareness of reality will be...	Phil	1	1001	Apr 14, 2005 by wantneeda
	HOW IT WORKS (Preview) How It Works Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are suc...	Phil	2	800	Apr 13, 2005 by wantneeda
	Meetings (Preview) Hi All, When I got sober 14 years ago I went to about 4-5 meetings a week for the first 5 years or so. Lately I've found myself struggling with meetings and getting to them seems to require a great effort. I think it's partially because I'm bored with local meetings which seem very monotonous. Th...	Hanuman	9	925	Apr 13, 2005 by cheri
	Hello Everyone. (Preview) I just kind of wanted to introduce myself. I'm new to this site (was introduced to it by a fellow alcoholic) but not new to A.A. I'm sixteen and I've read a lot of good posts on here so far. I just got a minor consumption and my probation officer won't let me to go any A.A. meetings becaus...	toni	7	713	Apr 13, 2005 by miller
	Relaxation Technique that Works! (Preview) I posted a Relaxation Technique that really works on the Alanon board. :aw:	wallsal55	0	917	Apr 13, 2005 by wallsal55
	April 13, 2005- we only live it once (Preview) I am clean and sober, but i swear i feel hungover!! Could it be an emotional hangover? I've been working at a job now for exactly 2 months, that in itself is an accomplishment. Before that i didn't work for 3 years, i lived on the streets basically, lost in actice addiction. Clearly trying to run fr...	wantneeda	2	1064	Apr 13, 2005 by Nic
	As We Begin A New Day (Preview) *The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. --Anzia Yezierska* Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully. T...	Phil	2	795	Apr 13, 2005 by ellen
	the Mayo Jar (Preview) When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the coffee... A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large, empty mayonnaise...	wantneeda	4	699	Apr 13, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Hello (Preview) I came to know about AA through MIRC in 1997. A person I met on MIRC took me to my second AA meeting 12/27/97. My first AA meeting was in 1981. At that time my life was manageble. lol. I have been sober since 12/25/00. I got to alot of face to face meetings and am involved in some service work. I find that...	odaat	1	660	Apr 13, 2005 by Phil
	Just for fun... (Preview) One night I had a wondrous dream, one set of footprints there were seen The footprints of my precious Lord, But mine were not along the shore. But then some strange prints appeared, And I asked the Lord, "What have we here? Those prints are large and round and neat, But Lord, they are too big for fee...	cheri	1	708	Apr 12, 2005 by toni
	Giving Up Insanity-April 12 (Preview) ...were alcohol has been involved, we have been strangely insane. Alcoholism required me to drink, whether I wanted to or not. Insanity dominated my life and was the essence of my disease. It robbed me of the freedom of choice over drinking and, therefore, rob...	ellen	2	704	Apr 12, 2005 by toni
	just could use some advice... (Preview) I don't really know exactly what to do...most of the time I don't feel like I have an alcohol problem..of course i'm sober when I decide these things. I'm not someone who drinks everyday but I'm becoming increasingly worried about what happens when I do drink. I swore to myself a few months ago I'd only d...	allison	10	796	Apr 12, 2005 by toni
	Hey Cabbagehead? (Preview) You gettting married my freind? Are you out of your skull? hehehe Hey Buddy. Im kidding with yu. Wishing you all the best, and happiness to come. One day at a time.	Phil	3	644	Apr 12, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Where is Cabbagehead? (Preview) It's been a while since our mate Cabbagehead rocked in to wish us a great day. ...maybe he is ordering his suit for the wedding or sumpthin. You still around mate?	Nic	6	783	Apr 12, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Allison-big book web page (Preview) I hope that this helps; http://www.recovery.org/aa/bigbook/ww/ just click on save it in your favorites for the future.	ellen	0	804	Apr 12, 2005 by ellen
	Tuesday (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day This sober world is a pleasant place for an alcoholic to live in. Once you've got out of your alcoholic fog, you find that the world looks good. You find real friends in A.A. You get a job. You feel good in the morning. You eat a good breakfast and you do a good day's work at home or ou...	Phil	0	681	Apr 12, 2005 by Phil
	All in a days work (Preview) Today I have woken up early, which is kinda extraordinary, and I have been greated by 3 "Whatcha doing up?"'s so far... I've been out and fed the critters early and they are all in shock. The donks flat out refused to come down, because I spose they figured just cos I was up, doesn't mean they have to be. N...	Nic	8	868	Apr 12, 2005 by Nic
	Life is... (Preview) Drawing without an eraser	Nic	3	686	Apr 12, 2005 by Nic
	Have A Great Monday My Freinds (Preview) An element of recovery is learning that we deserve success, the good things that come to us, and also that pain is a reality. We have the strength to deal with that pain without medicating, and it will pass. --Dudley Martineau Many of us didn't understand the changing variables in being human. Our...	Phil	3	725	Apr 11, 2005 by miller
	time (Preview) Each day we awaken to a full account, a deposit made of 86,400 seconds in a day. Each night the account is depleted, no carry over into tomorrow, no overdrafts. What we do with our Time bank is up to us. Make each moment count!!! Have a great sober day, stay safe and smilin'!!!!!	wantneeda	1	634	Apr 11, 2005 by stancamden
	nic mainly-everyone else too (Preview) on a very serious note, I read your thread to the reading of the day and my opinion. I really identified with your story, I was teased as a kid, sexually abused, and raped (during my addiction). I just mean to say that I need to take responsibility for the outcomes to situations. I can't le...	ellen	1	704	Apr 11, 2005 by Nic
	"Toleration (Preview) is the greatest gift of the mind" Hellen Keller I think about this quote as often as possible. I need to as I sometimes have very little of this precious commodity. Sometimes, I want others to do what I want, when I want it - still. This is old behavior, unhealthy for my own mind. Being intolerant no lo...	christine	2	706	Apr 11, 2005 by stancamden
	the day we finally "get it" (Preview) The day we finally get it!!!!! The Awakening A time comes in your life when you finally get it... When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks, and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child...	wantneeda	3	750	Apr 11, 2005 by Phil
	A Word To Drop: "BLAME" 4-11 (Preview) To see how erratic emotions victimized us often took a long time. We could perceive them quickly in others, but only slowly in ourselves. First of all, we had to admit that we had many of these defects, even though such disclosures were painful and humiliating. Where other people...	ellen	4	1103	Apr 11, 2005 by Nic
	Hey Amanda... (Preview) I'm glad you checked in , I miss you when you don't. How are things going in your life? Have you started gardening yet? I've been doing a little at my house and the church. You are right about the 11th and 12th step, that's when God is leading and guiding me.He has blessed me so that I can be a blessing to oth...	GammyRose	1	1117	Apr 11, 2005 by amanda2u2
	For Certain Eyes only (Preview) Oookay...I can't find any direct emails, but I would particularly like to pass this on to Phil, Stan and Cabbagehead. There may also be others who find this amusing...BUT...there may be some who do not. Soooooo, all those who are easily offended by the development of the English lang...	Nic	5	752	Apr 11, 2005 by Phil
	Glimmer of hope (Preview) My wife and kids just stopped by. On their way back from the horse arena to where they are staying. They left 12 days ago and had no real reason to stop in tonight other than to say Hi. It was wonderfull seeing them. They are full of bitterness and I know it may take a long time, but Im praying to God to soften...	miller	5	750	Apr 10, 2005 by miller
	for the women,ok,you men can look too... (Preview) My sponsor emailed this to me...thought you all would get a chuckle out of it! 20 ways for women to tell if they've had too much to drink 1. I have absolutely no idea where my purse is 2. I truly believe that dancing with my arms in the air and wiggling my butt while yelling "WHOO HOO" is the sexiest dan...	cheri	6	914	Apr 10, 2005 by wantneeda
	HI GIRLS.... (Preview) Having one of thoes days. my husband is a trumpet player, he plays in this blues band. He and I are going on three years this year. I went to one of his gigs last night and stayed up past 2a which is a big deal when you get used to 10p as a bed time. I don't know how i used to do it. I mean p...	ellen	1	629	Apr 9, 2005 by GammyRose
	Wendy...wantneeda (Preview) Hi Wendy, Just read your post below. I will be praying for you and your Mom.It would be tough to be so far away from a loved one who is sick, God can see you through this. I am praying you make that 10 months, go to a meeting,call your sponsor or someone in the program, post here, but don't pick up a drink. This t...	GammyRose	4	1094	Apr 9, 2005 by wantneeda
	Happy Friday:) (Preview) Hey Guys:) They have computers out here. Was starting to go into withdrawals.hehehe And no. Rick and Miller and Stan arent with me. If they were, wede all likely be having bar fights sober. hehehe Nice country on the East Coast of Canada. Slower pace than most places==takes some adjusting, every...	Phil	2	645	Apr 8, 2005 by miller
	Hey miller.... (Preview) Way to go , congrates on your 10 days. Were you able to get in touch with your sponsor? Was it Cheri who ask if you had a list of numbers from your meeting? Do you?Anyway, the Grace of God is always with us , I just have to remember to allow it to work in my life. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	2	637	Apr 8, 2005 by miller
	Press Release (Preview) *PRESS RELEASE* Hello everyone I need your opinion and help! I have started a newspaper called, Crosspoint Times, that is full of hope and positive articles. My vision is that I have writers like all of us that can write uplifting stories, poems, quotes, testimonies etc. We can celebrate our chi...	Cspudley	1	619	Apr 8, 2005 by Nic
	Good Morning!!! (Preview) Hello, i'm a drug addicted alcoholic called Wendy, on Saturday (providing i don't pick up that nasty first) i will be 10 months clean and sober!!! My life is pretty much the same, a drunk-a-log, drug-a-log.................it took everything but my life. God led me to recovery and i...	wantneeda	3	824	Apr 8, 2005 by wantneeda
	RESENTMENT (Preview) Resentment is the number one offender. It distroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick.	ellen	4	1062	Apr 8, 2005 by christine
	H.A.L.T (Preview) I really like this - HALT,"Hungry, Angry, Tired , Lonely", anybody have anything to share. I use this everyday. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	5	698	Apr 8, 2005 by christine
	Gammy (Preview) No I didn't say live and let live about you i meant that i wanted to get conversation going on the board and i, myself weren't accepting the board the way it was. so there was irony for me to look at. sorry about your situation. I just got a phone call last night about a girl who left an apartme...	ellen	0	630	Apr 8, 2005 by ellen
	An Inside Look-april 8th (Preview) We want to find exactly how, when and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction. Today I am no longer a slave to...	ellen	1	706	Apr 8, 2005 by ellen
	Stan's young fella (Preview) Hey Stan, I dunno why I'm having so much trouble staying in line with your comms, but I have been missing them...sorry, keep finding everything heaps late. You tack some good stuff on the ends of other posts.. Anyway...re: contacting your son There is obviously lots to weigh up and if you think c...	Nic	1	716	Apr 7, 2005 by stancamden
	An Inspiring Person (Preview) Have any of you ever heard of Ronan Tynan? My friend who works at umvd introduced me to him. He's a classical opera singer...who is such an inspiration to me. He has overcome his disabilities to become an olympic medalist, a doctor, and now someone referred to as The World's Most Famous Ir...	tenorcharm	0	760	Apr 7, 2005 by tenorcharm
	i think i heard a pin drop... (Preview) just doing my evening check in and where has everyone been. Gammy, Wendy and Chery--it's been nice hearing from you. If anyone wants to start a topic that would be great. As my attempt to with this post is not very illuminating. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME GOD BLESS...	ellen	1	681	Apr 7, 2005 by GammyRose
	Progress (Preview) About 6 months ago a couple of ponies came out to our farm. A white one was chosen by my youngest daughter, who desperately wanted a pony. He was old and beautiful and had come from a now defunct petting zoo, so I figured he'd be a good teacher. None of us are horse savvy... I know dogs, and I'm not bad with goa...	Nic	3	696	Apr 7, 2005 by wantneeda
	just popping in to say hi (Preview) Just wanted to say hello and I hope everyone had a great day. I want to stop by at least once every day even if I have nothing to share but a smile.	miller	5	728	Apr 7, 2005 by cheri
	A Wide Arc Of Gratitude (Preview) And, speaking for Dr. Bob and myself, I gratefully declare that had it not been for our wives,Anne and Lois, neither of us could have lived to see A.A."s beginning. Am I capable of such generous tribute and gratitude to my wife, parents and friends, without whose support I might never have survi...	ellen	2	885	Apr 7, 2005 by cheri
	Looking For (Preview) Was hoping to find some of my old brothers from the former 5th Chapter MC. I was very involved both nationally and in the Midwest, Particullary looking for Animal in Iowa and Hippy in Tulsa and any others from the Midwest. God Bless! John	BikerJohn	2	676	Apr 6, 2005 by BikerJohn
	a life time process-april 6 (Preview) We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a pray to misery and depression,we couldn't make a living,we had feelings of uselessness,we were full of fear. we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other people. T...	ellen	2	706	Apr 6, 2005 by GammyRose
	Hanuman... (Preview) Thanks for the post with the searchable version of the BB. How's everything going with you? Miss you when you don't post. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	1	746	Apr 5, 2005 by Hanuman
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