Dear Sean, Good luck. My Sean, my 21 year old son, lives in a recovery house. He can't wait to get his computer there. You should be able to get to a lot of...
GOAL: SANITY ". . . Step Two gently and very gradually began to infiltrate my life. I can't say upon what occasion or upon what day I came to believe in a...
Moral Responsibility "Some strongly object to the A.A. position that alcoholism is an illness. This concept, they feel, removes moral responsibility from...
Sometimes we think fear ought to be classed with stealing. It seems to cause more trouble. We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We put them on paper, even though...
A.A. Thought for the Day When we think about having a drink, we're thinking of the kick we get out of drinking, the pleasure, the escape from boredom, the...
"Much to our relief, we discovered we did not need to consider another's conception of God. Our own conception, however inadequate, was sufficient to make the...
Hey Sean! Good luck in the recovery house. I have many friends who have started their journey in sobriety through recovery houses. They are all very...
This feels kind of foolish but I'm just bursting here and need to share this with you all. Today is #30 for me. Longest I can remember in a very long time....
Hi all I have been very quiet of late - I have been talking to my sponsor and attending meetings - i am having a moral dilemma - I have not admitted to ...
Way to go Pat!!!!!! Keep up the good work. You may find out when you do ask some one to sponser you that person will say what do you think I have been doing....
Honey - thank you for your posts. I'm so happy for Tim. I do keep him in prayer and am so thankful he has good SOBER friends. You have been such an inspiration...
Betsey, All I can say about your dilemma is that I cannot live a lie. I would regress in my sobriety and drink again if I don't rectify misperceptions about...
Yeah Larry, At 9 months of sobriety I finally asked the woman who had been taking me through the steps we were at step 9 at that time, and she said "I kinda...
Transformation From "To Employers:" "To get over drinking will require a transformation of thought and attitude. We all had to place recovery above everything,...
A.A. Thought for the Day We got a kick out of the first few drinks, before we got stupefied by alcohol. For a while, the world seemed to look brighter. But how...
Hey Pat! Congratulations on 30 days. It is a miracle isn't it. And you do have something to share here, you have 30 days sober! I know there are people...
Pat, that is really wonderful news. God is obviously CRAZY about you. I have to disagree with this, though: "Maybe someday I will have something worthwhile...
I really do appreciate everyone's support and prayers for my dear friend Tim. It's amazing to watch this miracle developing right before my eyes. I've been...
I have to keep this short and will elaborate more later because I have megatons of mail here and your question deserves an immediate answer. You're welcome...
... to my 12 years sobor ....but can relate to someone sobor 30 days he wants to know how you did it....PS get a sponsor....lenny In ... you ... in ... to ... ...
"We realized that the people who wronged us were perhaps spiritually sick. Though we did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like...
(BLAME LARRYHE REMINDED ME...LOL) [THANKS LARRY]Seems years ago (well it was...16)I had been going to meetings for months. I heard get someone that has...
Hi Linda Thanks I actually shared with my sponsor tonight and feel a HUGE weight has been lifted- i know I have to tell my cousin and a few others but at least...
Hee! I'm on pins and needles to hear the rest of your story, Andy. That said, I'm glad I met my sponsor a restaurant here and not at Skyline Chili. <wink> No...
"We do not like to pronounce any individual as alcoholic, but you can quickly diagnose yourself, Step over to the nearest barroom and try some controlled...
A.A. Thought for the Day By drinking, we escaped from boredom for a while. We almost forgot our troubles. But when we sobered up, out troubles were twice as...
Hi Pat! Welcome to the group! Ya know, on good days I notice women in meetings I haven't met and say hi to them, introduce myself and all that. We have so...
... hi pat, katie here i have the EXACT same experience with women at meetings i go to for 5 years no one has asked me for my number and when i see them in...
FILLING THE VOID We needed to ask ourselves but one short question. "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than...
