Welcome to February, the 2nd month of the year, meaning lots of focus on Step 2! When I first started coming around I knew I was powerless - step one was...
hi julie: sounds good. just make a decision to ask God to direct you. i know for me i always drank more than anyone else i knew from the first time. it just...
julie: you sound good and you will find as you listen to what people here say that aa is full of paradoxes. what seems to be normal is the exact opposite. to...
all of that stuff - meetings, meetings, meetings, share where you are today drove me running from the rooms of aa. the people who tried to help me told me ...
hey woody: my last relapse i just kept going to my meetings and listened and i didn't care who thought my relapse was not a requirement. i was beaten down but...
cindy from philly, i have been fortunate so far not to wake up to vomit on my pillow. though i probably vomit before i go to bed. i am careful to my...
hey julie: there is a saying in the rooms (and probably in the book -someone (terry, bill??) will point out where it says or references you don't have to do...
hey all: like it says - vigorous honesty - something this drunk messes up many times a day but less and less every day. i moved into an apt that took pets. i...
Good Morning Julie, Things sound like they are progressing nicely. We had to be convinced. Remember that sentence.. "Practically no one liked to admit." One of...
I hope everyone had a sober, super weekend! I actually watched the whole game last night even though I'm not a sports fan (I live in NJ - so GO GIANTS, I...
In a message dated 2/26/2008 6:05:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, jhnwoodall@... writes: What is the AA message. do the four types of alcoholics our book ...
I am late sending my daily check-in today because I had another dentist appointment. The root canal is completely done, without any pain at all! This morning...
hey jonathan: congrats on finishing up the root canal.? Stability is nice but i like a little silliness thrown into my day.? i've been re-reading conversations...
AA has but one message to carry to the alcoholic - of whatever variety he or she me be - and that is recovery through a spiritual awakening brought about by...
The job market is improving. I work as a head-hunter / recruiter and I haven't had this many open job orders on my desk since I started here one year ago! Know...
Jim, Thanks for the reminder, I'd forgotten I belonged to this group. You are oh so right, there is only one program: a spiritual awakening as a result of...
Thanks Jim In fact, this problem is universal. I just wrote about the same thing here in our local (Finnish) net group. It´s much about the (IMO) small...
Every night before bed my wife and I have "vespers" together, which means the last nightly prayer. I share my journal with her, which I write each evening...
jonathan, thanks, i like that little reading. cindi from philly In a message dated 5/29/2008 10:41:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, WooDYFM@... writes: Every...
The Daily Reflection today speaks of A.A.'s Primary Purpose - "to stay sober and to help another alcoholic to achieve sobriety". However, so many young people...
maybe you should change your view point and stop playing the humility game. is alcohol your drug of choice or no choice. because if you gotta...
hi jonathan, you will surely get some heated debate on this question. i know (at least i believe) terry is pretty much a stickler about only talking about...
Jhnwoodall, "maybe you should change your view point and stop playing the humility game. is alcohol your drug of choice or no choice. because if you gotta...
I have no choice over taking the drug (alcohol or otherwise) - I am powerless - I took that life-changing and life-saving first step into the awesome world of...
FYI: The quote in the reading from "A.A. Comes of Age" in Daily Reflections conflicts my viewpoint: this was what i was saying maybe needed to...
Cindi, Drug abuse has not changed over the years; there have always been addicts and they have always been able to get drugs. What has changed is that more...
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