I just need someone to talk with me....I have been obsessing over something I have no control over and I just can't seem to put it to rest. It is work related-...
I want to go to sleep but I am worrying- I am regretful- I am saying to myself- where can I have done better- why didn't I do better? Is it going to be okay?...
A 25 Day Big Book Study Guide - 4th Edition Referenced. One way to study the Big Book is to do it in small portions at a time following the suggestions below...
Wise Investment The wisest investment I can make is to continue to give myself entirely to AA and place my life on a service basis. It is, in my experience...
Letting go If addiction is about control, recovery is about letting go. If addiction is about denial, recovery is about accepting what is. As we spend time...
But It Doesn't Act Like a Disease! One of the difficulties in recognising alcoholism as a disease is it just plain doesn't seem like one. It doesn't look,...
They say that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, if that link fails, then the chain has failed. But in AA we find that this is a paradox. In AA we...
A way some of us start our day is to say the following: "God, I offer myself to Thee -- to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the...
Everyday, many of us use these as our guide for living: 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to...
To All Newcomers to both AA and to our group AABC: At many meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, the “AA Preamble” is read. It describes who and what we are as...
On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially...
Chapter 5 in the Big Book 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...
'There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting...
Look to this day For it is life The very life of life. In its brief course lie all The realities and verities of existence, The bliss of growth, The splendor...
Good morning... i hope you got some rest... obsessing over things i have no control over was something i brought to an art form... the what if's could grab me...
being scared is ok... there are times in my life that not being scared would almost seem not prudent... but take a look in that tool box... pull out the tools...
Right this moment there is nothing you can do. Drinking will not change the situation. It certainly won't help you to see things more clearly in the mornng...
Go to a meeting everyday and get a sponsor. Two meetings a day if that is what it takes to stay sober. Every day in life has some form of stress small or...
Awww, that's tough to deal with. I went through some of that with my first husband. He actively tried sabotaging my sobriety and it worked too well. I ended up...
Love the poem. rosebud222@... writes: Patti,I am so sorry! Did you step dad kill himself or did he stop in time? Prayers ongoing for you and your whole...
Hello, I'm the person who posts "A recovery thought." I also post another message called "A thought about God." An example is below. I only post "A thought...
Keep going to meetings. I know it feels like this will never end, but I promise it does. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ... From: "glytz" <glytz@...> ...
Hi Glytz: I hope you made it through the night OK. It sounds like you're trying to use alcohol as a substitute for your Higher Power. From your description of...
Welcome to May! Hopefully the April showers have passed and we can now enjoy the May flowers. The weather here in NJ has been cool, but certainly no snow or...
when i am in stress i have several tools in that tool box. 1. my sponsor always says "what can you do about it in a positive manner right now?" This means i...
id like to thank Kate, Alice, and Jane for joining me in chat last nite. Remember to utilize that function you need the current java from lavasoft.com . Hope...
