Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

[bettygirl]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

sounds like you have support gina...may it carry you through.

hugs

[Doggygirl]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

Gina - good luck to you in whatever it is you are having to deal with. We will be here if/when you need us.

DG

[retteacher]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

Good am meeting on step 1. Daily practice of step 1 is necessary for this alcoholic. Mary

[catch22]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

catch22;1406691 wrote: Sorry guys loss my post
Sorry doggirl to hear abt ur buddy dog thinking of you ur o. My prayers.
Will try and get on here 2 morrow.
Take care. Love 2u all x

Hi all
Just wanted to post in what i had to share y/day. Taking a chance here because my library wont let me log in says Access Denied am at home. And to post from my phone is not very goood that how i lost my post in the first place !
Gina, i did read ur post y/day and wanted to give you a ((:l)) from me. x
Mary , like what you had to share about relapse. well done on 30days.
Relapse is a journey of experiences am still learning mine but its my journey, i know am learning from it. x
Bettygirl 1st chair and 30days well done. Love what you said about recovery emotionally and honest. Its all about getting honest to get well. been doing that a lot lately. x
The other day this guy did a chair about feelings, i know for me this is a feeling disease, base on fear.
Not sure what else to say cant come on here every day and now with the library. I
will try and post from my phone but it will have to be short post.

Take care all .x catch22 x

[bettygirl]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

mary, i feel like i'm on step 4 in my head, but haven't really "done" the steps...i have surrendered and admitted...now what!!! guess i should get a sponsor!

catch- we'll keep our eyes out for you. i hope you can get to us! we need you as well

on that note, that is what i got from the am meeting today, that everyone in the group needs everyone else in the group on some level. sometimes a 3 word sentence from the quiet little old lady in the corner is the most poignant thing i hear, and sometimes the bombastic cheerleader guy says the damndest things and i get it...i hope that something i say has a positive effect or is what someone needs to hear, here and there...it's a great egalitarian process, and i really like that.

on a nother note, people were veering off into politics and i stood up for my feelings and said, rather loudly, that aa is supposed to be non-affiliated politically, and that continued talk of devisive political issues might make some people feel alienated.

anyway, not to be on a high horse, but it felt good to not sit there and listen to the rather mean stuff that had no place in an aa meeting.

peace!

[Doggygirl]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

Hi all!

Mary - you are so right about the benefit of revisiting Step 1 regularly. This has been a very challenging week emotionally and I have had to remind myself many times where my boundaries are - what I have control over (my choices) and what I don't (alcohol, my husband, life's curve balls, etc.). I'm grateful to have the steps to guide me in all my affairs. I don't always remember to view things that way, but I'm always better off when I DO remember. I can achieve much greater internal peace when I am living life through the steps than when I am not.

Catch - it's great to see you. Sorry you are having difficulties connecting here!!!! Short posts will be awesome if that is what works best from your phone!

bettygirl - good for you standing up for the traditions in the meeting. Those 12 things really do keep us on track as a group. Your example of how we all need each other really resonated with me. I remember one of my very early AA meetings where I was amazed that the suit guys and the homeless guys and all others from every walk of life (and of course women LOL!) all had equal voices around the table. I was so impressed by that, and still am. There are very few other places I go in life that allow all voices to be equal in that way. Of course we are all imperfect humans and sometimes a meeting goes off track or violates a tradition. But we HAVE the traditions to help us back to the rails. We also have a meeting list to find other meetings if necessary.

Between *life* and the last several weeks of school ahead (tests, papers due, etc.) I will definitely be taking things one day at a time.

DG

[retteacher]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

I absolutely MUST take step 1 every single day. Stinkin thinkin would have me believe that I can have a drink & get away w/it. Even a painful relapse doesn't exempt me from letting those thoughts into my head.

BettyG: Good for you! We just studied the tradition (forget what number) that states that we don't have opinions on outside matters. It's wrong, wrong, wrong. I'm so glad you said something. If you have a chance, look in the step book for that tradition & read it. That'll make you strong again if the occasion should arise.

Mary

[bettygirl]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

thanks for the support guys

mary, i don;t think that feeling ever truly goes away, but wow, sometimes it is so strong, eh? sometimes i can barely stay in my own skin for wanting to drink, and sometimes i am fine for days...you know what i mean. that first step is a big help.

dg, will you be all done with school soon? its so awesome that you are in school! i am looking into a program here for medical assistant (only 18 months). my husband had a retinal detatchment and was out of work for 3 weeks and it really made me think about the fact that i am NOT finding a job and i need one, so, i better get my behind back to school to get some training that might be able to help me in that prospect. i haven't had a real job for about 4 years, so i think my age (41) and the fact that i havne't worked really makes potential employers just look me over. i'll just go with doing something else and go with the flow and control only what i can control...ME!

catch, hope to see you today!

peace all

[cpn1004]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

Greetings all.
I just returned from the movie "Flight" with Denzel Washington. I really enjoyed it. As you may know it deals with the issues that some of us have.
Have a great Friday.

[bettygirl]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

i saw flight as well...it's really good! had me wondering how many folks in the audience were feeling that pang of understanding...i recomend it, for sure.

[bettygirl]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

going to my favorite meeting tonight...i always feel kind of silly being excited about a meeting...i also wonder if i might be let down by it (haven't yet, but it's inevitable, right? nothing is perfect!).

i don't know, do any of you guys have meetings like that, and have they ever let you down?

anyway, i found this interesting site today; Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Recovery News | Resources ?€“ The Fix

peace!

[catch22]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

Hi evry1

Bettygirl the answer to ur? is no BUT there was a meeting.
I normally go to & i did not felt right. Had resentment wiv the secretary,
& the guy tht did the chair had to walk out half way through the meeting.
I knw my head was not in the right place. I always question my self & knw tht it not them it me not feel right in myself.

[bettygirl]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

thanks catch! good to see you! it is uncomfortable in that kind of a situation...i don't blame you for feeling a bit off!

[Solitaire]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

Hello friends!
I had a VERY hectic 2 weeks, my birthday, a friend visiting from abroad, my mom's 90th, uncle's funeral, catered for 130 people in Wednesday, my 16yo son got tagged by a venomous snake, etc, but all was good!
I went to a 65th birthday meeting more than an hour from home. It is the eldest meeting in SA! What an experience.... And we went straight after our Sat BB meeting, so I was filled to the brim with new hope last night!
Off to go open our venue for the GSO meeting this morning, maybe I will stay and observe... And... I am contemplating wearing a domestic servant uniform, and be teagirl, just for the laugh!!! Never take us TOO seriously no?
Have a restful and loving Sunday!
Sol xxx

[bettygirl]

Weekly AA Thread - Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

sol, my daughter's bio dad and grandparents are from sa...i'd love to visit sometime, looks amazing! her grandparents are there visiting now (drunk off their arses, to be sure!).