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• 12 Steps Recovery • Step Two
  My name is Mike and I'm an alcoholic. My drinking c.v.- 48 yrs. age. I started drinking very young. I danced with AA for a few years in early twenties. I abandoned AA until last week. I am back and happy to be so. Sober seven days now.Step One- No problemo. Step Two- I've read and re-read step two. I understand much of what is said, but it seems to […]
• Help for alcoholics who want to achieve and maintain sobriety • Why can't they quit drinking?
  Many of us alcoholics have been asked "Why can't you just quit drinking?" Perhaps -- that wasn't right right question to be asking. Perhaps, the right question would have been "Why can't you see what you're doing to yourself?"Every time I would try to stop drinking -- as I got sober, those horrible feelings of guilt, s […]
• Recovery • Pink Cloud
  Hi all, My working definition of a pink cloud I take from the Big Book on p. 25."The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous."If I truly believe I lost the power of choice in drink and exhausted nearly every thing on this planet seen to the […]
• Expect The Unexpected • In sobriety, how often do you have those unexpected moments?
  Some people refer to them as "God-shots!" Some call it things like Synergy." Or, Synchronicity. It's where something is going on in your life -- and suddenly, the unexpected happens -- for the better, instead of for the worse?Do they happen to you? Often? Occasionally? What do you think they are? What do you call it? Do you think it' […]
• Higher Power • Too personal of a question?
  I met a fellow AA'er for lunch because I wanted to get to know her better. In the course of the conversation she asked me " how is your spiritual life?". I was rather taken aback as that is really personal to me, on par with asking how is my relations with my husband are. What are your thoughts on this. ( by the way I am joyous about my spirit […]
• Introductions • Hello
  Hi guys, I'm Stephen the newbie, I hope I'll make some good friends as well as learning lessons on life. […]
• Help for alcoholics who want to achieve and maintain sobriety • Anger and resentments
  Ok here it goes. Have been sober 6 months this time after 5 years last time. I understand under any and all conditions... I was married to a woman I loved and adored. Since I have sobered up again we are engaged and will take a year plus to ensure good health. We were married 12 years together for 15. My eldest step daughter took up with a man 23 years her s […]
• Help for alcoholics who want to achieve and maintain sobriety • The first Step in recovery.
  The first Step in recovery is that we finally become convinced that we are REAL alcoholics. And, we understand what that means for us. We admit that we are powerless over controlling alcohol. We accept that in regards to alcohol -- we virtually have NOT got enough will power to have any control over alcohol. We have lost our choice over to drink -- or not to […]
• Introductions • New to the forum and haven't yet introduced yourself?
  Are you a new member to the forum here and haven't yet introduced yourself?We'd really like to get to know you. I hope that you'll feel comfortable enough to introduce yourself to us. For us to get to know you -- it's helpful to us. And, it might even be helpful for you, too.Dallas B. […]
• Recovery • When the Sobriety and Recovery Program isn't working for you
  I'm sure that most of us -- who have sober for a while -- have gone through phases when we've felt: "This recovery program isn't working for me! I feel like I'm getting worse! When is the good stuff going to happen for me?"I believe, that this is normal for us to go through these phases. I don't believe it's normal to […]