"To be gravely affected, one does not necessarily have to drink a long time nor take the quantities some of us have. This is particularly true of women....
"Then, hesitantly, I ventured to talk about the spiritual side of our program. What a freeze that drunk gave me! I'd no sooner got the word 'spiritual' out of...
"When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 64~ ...Most AA's do...
"I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close" (Revelation 3:8, NLT) I believe that God is ready to present you with...
Yesterday my husband and I went to an appointment to look for an apartment. We found out that we dont qualify because we do not make three times the rent. We...
Dear Internet Friends, Hi, Folks! I am Finally Back On Line! YEAH!!! Â As usual, LIFE IS GOOD, because.... I am Sober! YEAH! Â Update on "Me, me, Me!" <grin>...
Quote of the Week  "Don't forget that the world record is 24 hours."  I remember when I was new watching people take cakes for 5 years, 7 years and more,...
Every time we are disturbed there is something wrong with us. I AM YOUR DISEASE I hate meetings. I hate Higher Powers. I hate anyone who has a program. To all...
It is not the position of our body, but the position of our heart that matters when we pray. FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he...
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. --Aldous Huxley This is a hard concept for us to get. We believed avoidance was a form of self-care. Our...
Identify and don't compare; listen instead of just hearing - these are seemingly simple concepts I was taught early in recovery. It was then further explained...
"The answer, now seen in Tradition Three, was simplicity itself. At last experience taught us that to take away any alcoholic's full chance was sometimes to...
"Of course, there was a promoter in the deal--a super-promoter. By his eloquence he allayed all fears, despite advice from the Foundation that it could issue...
"If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol." ~Alcoholics...
"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in...
A UNIVERSAL SEARCH Be quick to see where religious people are right. Make use of what they offer. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pg. 87. I do not claim to have all the...
Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different than his fellows. big book pg 30...
Bill W., once stated that none of the ideas in the Big Book were of his own. Consequently I have found it rewarding to research some of these origins. Of...
This weekend my "regular" meeting schedule was changed for two very good reasons. On Saturday my wife and I were in NYC to celebrate our wedding anniversary -...
"Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director. He is the Principal; we are His agents. He is the Father, and we are...
"Headed by the chairman, they look after public relations and arrange meetings. Their treasurer, strictly accountable, takes money from the hat that is passed,...
"When people presented us with spiritual approaches, how frequently did we all say, "I wish I had what that man has. I'm sure it would work if I could only...
"And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is...
today I went to a dual diagnosis meeting..it is not AA but it is for people who are addicts and alcoholics who are mentally ill. I couldn't get to an AA...
ONLY TWO SINS . . .there are only two sins; the first is to interfere with the growth of another human being, and the second is to interfere with one's own...
"Then, in Step Seven, we humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings such as He could or would under the conditions of the day we asked. In Step Eight, we...
"We meet frequently so that newcomers may find the fellowship they seek." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 15~ ...I go to AA meetings so I...
"We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. Most certainly we shall need bracing air and an abundance of food....
"And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly." MATTHEW...
I find this one to be pretty true suzi  Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. --Carl Jung In our worst...
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