First of all thank-you for all the tips on sober sex. WOW. By the way any takers was meaning did anyone care to answer my questions? Boy I guess you did and I...
Hi Jasmine, and welcome. In this case I would try to remember that we are all at different stages in our recovery. Some haven't totally grasped the idea of...
George is actively participating in another beginners club in Yahoo (AA Beginners By The Book). I'll make the changes to the club calendar. I'll change the ...
oops! Looks like Mason already made the changes to the club calendar. Thanks, Mason! I'm usually not online on Thursday evenings, but if I am, I'll stop by in...
Jasmine... You'll want to be absolutely sure - there have been times when I've thought I smelled liquor on someone's breath and it turned out to be something...
i agree it may be in your best interest to perhaps pull her aside and talk with her and maybe you could help her solve her problem plus you will feel...
Jasmine, I similiar thing happened to me!! This older lady started going to my home group meeting, she was doing the 90 meetings in 90 days, and well ... she...
I`ve heard about this program. Is it a farce or what? Can anyone who drinks too much EVER drink socially again? Does it work for some people? I`m thinking no....
Have ya ever heard of Grace Slick? She was the lead singer for Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship. And she did her fair share of drinking and ...
Hey, Jasmine. Sober sex is still something I struggle with. The sober part I can handle, but sex is still somewhat difficult for me sometimes. I was raped a...
Jasmine at 8 months sober my sponsor had me 12 steppen and at one year i was drivin people to meetings from those 12 step meetings....I can tell you this I...
I have come to the conclusion that I need to cut back here. I am just too busy, what with Xmas coming up, and my cooking group, and a few other new activities....
Carol, I wish you weren't going, but I wish you well, and I'm happy that you are taking care of you!! Nice having you here and part of the group, and I look...
Is Happiness the Goal? "I don't think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How do we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from them and transmit...
KEEPING OPTIMISM AFLOAT The other Steps can keep most of us sober and somehow functioning. But Step Eleven can keep us growing, . . . THE LANGUAGE OF THE...
A.A. Thought for the Day I have faith. That thing that makes the world seem right. That thing that makes sense at last. That awareness of the Divine Principle...
"More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor. To the outer world he presents his stage character. This is the one he...
There is a guy that comes to the Monday night meeting I attend about once every 6 or 8 weeks. He has been doing that for about 15 years I have been told. He...
there is nothing that says you HAVE to be sober to attend a meeting of alcoholics annonymous. i also know of some who come to meetings and they still...
Hey Jasmine! I read a little of "Moderation Management" when I first started coming to AA. It wouldn't have worked for me and I'm grateful that I didn't try...
thanks for posting that....i needed to read that today. sometimes i get into that happiness trap and when im thinking soley of my happiness then the tendacy is...
Well put Sam, Thanks. there is nothing that says you HAVE to be sober to attend a meeting of alcoholics annonymous. i also know of some who come to meetings ...
Hope I am not like that for 15 years. I am very close to seriously trying one more time since 2002. AA works, but I can't be anyone who introduces anyone to...
Hey Mike! I'm glad to see you are still around and reading posts in the group. One of the wonderful things about AA is that it is always going to be there...
From "We Agnostics:" "Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. At the...
"Most emphatically we wish to say that any alcoholic capable of honestly facing his problems in the light of our experience can recover, provided he does not...
Sponsor to Sponsee: "It may be that your whole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others." http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AsWeSeeIt/ [Non-text...
A.A. Thought for the Day I have charity, another word for love. That right kind of love which is not selfish passion but an unselfish, outgoing desire to help...
