Smokebriety and Sobriety

[katheen]

Well I went to the Dr. yesterday and he said that he is going to give me acuputure so it'll help me out a little more.

[linda53]

hillegal if you didnt get my apology im saying sorryagain for saying hey sisssy its a term of endearment in the south you can do this quit im having a hard time quitting alcohol right now doing it an hour at a time congrats on stopping drinking im trying peace and love from ar.

[jv_]

Welcome Hillegal, and congratulations on your quitting all things you choose to, i find the magic in quitting is changing everything that was surrounded by the addiction, the people, places and things are 3, however there are so many things, one day at a time...one thing at a time, bottom line, don't pic up nothing you want to quit, no matter what, don't pick up...

  happiness n joy
  jv

[jv_]

AA Thought for the Day
  (courtesy AAOnline.net)

  April 24, 2009

  Hanging Together

  To those now in its fold, Alcoholics Anonymous
  has made the difference between misery and sobriety,
  and often the difference between life and death.
  AA can, of course, mean just as much to uncounted alcoholics not yet reached.
  Therefore, no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need
  for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity.
  We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together,
  else most of us will finally die alone.
  - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 561


  Thought to Ponder . . .

  Together we can do what we could never do alone.


  AA-related 'Alconym' . . .

  U S = United Spirits.

[jv_]

April 26, 2009

  Staying Sober

  Somewhat to our surprise, staying sober turns out to be not the grim,
  wet-blanket experience we had expected!
  While we were drinking, a life without alcohol seemed like no life at all.
  But for most members of AA, living sober is really living --
  a joyous experience.
  We much prefer it to the troubles we had with drinking.
  One more note: anyone can get sober. We have all done it lots of times.
  The trick is to stay and to live sober.
  - Living Sober, Preface


  Thought to Ponder . . .

  I am worth staying sober for.


  AA-related 'Alconym' . . .

  A A = Always Alive.

[linda53]

a friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature rw emerson ive stayed clean for 30 hrs now didnt hurt too much peace and love

[jv_]

AA Thought for the Day
  (courtesy AAOnline.net)

  April 28, 2009

  Commitment and Service

  Commitment and service were part of my recovery.
  I was told that to keep it we have to give it away.
  At first I made the coffee and later volunteered at the intergroup office
  answering telephones on the evening shift.
  I went on Twelfth Step calls, spoke at meetings, served as group officer.
  Ever so gradually I began to open.
  Just a crack at first, with my hand on the door
  ready to slam it shut in a moment of fear. But my fears subsided too.
  I found that I could be there, open to all kinds of people
  from this solid base that we shared.
  Then I began to go back out into the world, carrying that strength with me.
  - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 345


  Thought to Ponder . . .

  Service is gratitude in action.


  AA-related 'Alconym' . . .

  A A's - R - U S = Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Unity Service.

[linda53]

be not a slave of your own past plunge into the sublime seas dive deep and swim far so you come back with self respect with new power with an advanced experince that shall explain and overlook the old rwemerson peace to all from an old ar. hippie day 4

[linda53]

were under a flash flood watch till next tuesday the one last year came in my house i live right by a river my nerves are shot but i know a cigarette or a drink wont make the rains stop so im singing rain rain go away wishing everyone a sunfilled day peace and love ar. hippie

[jv_]

AA Thought for the Day
  (courtesy AAOnline.net)

  May 2, 2009

  Gratitude

  With the help of God, AA, the Twelve Steps and my sponsor,
  I can carry on a conversation without ever mentioning myself.
  I can hold a job without liking it. I can pause when agitated.
  I can give hugs and receive them without flinching from fear of being hit.
  I can say "I love you" and mean it.
  I can even walk down the street with my nose at a friendly level,
  eyes forward, knowing God paid me a visit.
  It's up to me to do the most with it.
  - The AA Grapevine, May 2009, p. 44


  Thought to Ponder . . .

  I have learned how a heart full of gratitude feels.


  AA-related 'Alconym' . . .

  G I F T S = Getting It From The Steps.

[linda53]

welcome kathleen glad youre here peace and love ar. hippie