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ML · ML

ML here....powerless over my emotions.....I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. This is just about my experience with my Program. Take what you need and leave the rest. I always have a choice. I always have a choice to use Program. I always have a choice of ask for HP's will or follow my own. I can...

fred p · fred p

I have found a daily inventory or "look back" at my day to be very helpful in identifying areas of my life which need attention or more work. NA has an information pamphlet entitled "living the program" which I have found to be very helpful in a daily analysis of how my recovery i...

Tahir · Tahir

The most beautiful christmas forward that I received this christmas... moved me to tears... a post from the loved one of an addict... This beautiful share filled with the loving grace of the Higher Power has to be shared with all... 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house One creatu...

Blessed · Blessed

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Hi everyone and Merry Christmas. Do you know that I need to bring something to the group conciense for review. Several months ago I was kicked off the A.A. message board. The reason that was given was because I spoke to much about my h...

Blessed · Blessed

Hello out there! I have a 22 year old Son that has been drinking since he was around 13 years old maybe a little older or younger I am not sure. It is his story not mine. The reason I am bringing him up is because I am watching part of my life go through another Generation. One I prayed and prayed and thought wo...

Grateful · Grateful

Hello all from Pa. Started my recovery 40 days ago and I'm taking it day by day. Glad to be here. Grateful

ML · ML

Step 11 : "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." From the workbook entitled Step by Step for Emotions Anonymous I will paraphrase a simple thought....

Honey · Honey

Hi, I admit and know wholeheartdly i'm an alcoholic and with this have always not been able to do anything outside of child time due to being a single parent. The AA meetings are in my area once a week on a Sunday and have to travel elsewhere to get to one. I won't leave my child (a young teen) alone that...

Blessed · Blessed

An ALcoholics Testimony This letter is to all those Grateful Alcoholics, Addicts, and people with Co-Occuring Disorders. First of all I want to say I LOVE YOU ALL. I don't have to know you, or ever speak to you, meet you, or talk to you in person. But we all share a common bond between us. That bond is the bo...

ML · ML

"Having had a spiritual awakening as the results of these steps, we tried to carry this message and to practice these principles in all our affairs." Step 12 is often thought to be 'gratitude in actions'. If we are grateful for our new way of life, for our serenity, than it's important to ex...

trace2face · trace2face

Hello everybody, well I just wanted to come on here and talk to you all about fighting your addictions. Having to witness firsthand what it's like to see someone go through their addictions is a very painful experience. I had a friend of mine fall into the pits of substance abuse, and he never came out of...

trace2face · trace2face

Hi. I've been trying to quit drinking. I've heard about the 12 step program, AA, etc. However, I see myself as very prideful. I can't bring myself to go to AA meetings. I figured this would be the next best thing. I'm hoping to get some support and meet some new friends.

Blessed · Blessed

Gratitude! Isn't just like a Breath of Fresh air to walk into a room of A.A. after being gone for awhile and still feeling the LOVE you did when you first walked in the DAY you got SOBER. That's how I felt tonight. After a very depressed, tired, lonely day. God in his Grace places a meeting into my Heart to go...

Itzachoice · Itzachoice

Today is Novemer 11th and I don't see any posts for this month at all. Is this just not a very actice message board? or is it run differently than most boards? Thanks, Dee

ML · ML

Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ML here....powerless over my emotions... PLEASE SEE THE AL-ANON POST for Step 10 = wonderful description of how Step 10 can work. It's the same 12 Steps in each recovery program, but the focus may be a bit diffe...

dott · dott

Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible except when to do so woulds injure them or others. 1. What doubts do I have about my amends injuring someone? 2. Do I have any amends to make that could result in serious consequences for my family? 3. Who on my amends list will never be available for direct...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

just stopping in to say hello to dot, cuz I got an e-mail that she is not able to post for some reason. I hope all is well. I appreciate the longstanding and faithful effort Dot does on this board. God bless you, Dot.

dott · dott

Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 90-91 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) In making amends, we ne...

dott · dott

Eifht Step - Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. 1. Have I resisted making a list? Why? 2. If I am not willing to make amends, why not? 3. Do I understand that willingness is different than making the actual amends? 4. Do I recognize that minding someone e...

ML · ML

Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. PLEASE REFER TO THE AL-ANON posting on this step as it has a very helpful definition about amends and apologies. Further to this information I would like to add something from the Emotions Anonymous lit...

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	USING PROGRAM OR BEING 'DISTRACTED' (Preview) ML here....powerless over my emotions.....I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. This is just about my experience with my Program. Take what you need and leave the rest. I always have a choice. I always have a choice to use Program. I always have a choice of ask for HP's will or follow my own. I can...	ML	5	1147	Jan 1, 2008 by Tahir
	step 10 NA (Preview) I have found a daily inventory or "look back" at my day to be very helpful in identifying areas of my life which need attention or more work. NA has an information pamphlet entitled "living the program" which I have found to be very helpful in a daily analysis of how my recovery i...	fred p	2	10244	Dec 31, 2007 by Blessed
	It was the night before christmas... (Preview) The most beautiful christmas forward that I received this christmas... moved me to tears... a post from the loved one of an addict... This beautiful share filled with the loving grace of the Higher Power has to be shared with all... 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house One creatu...	Tahir	1	1233	Dec 26, 2007 by Blessed
	A Group Concience (Preview) The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Hi everyone and Merry Christmas. Do you know that I need to bring something to the group conciense for review. Several months ago I was kicked off the A.A. message board. The reason that was given was because I spoke to much about my h...	Blessed	1	847	Dec 25, 2007 by Tahir
	Young people and alcohol (Preview) Hello out there! I have a 22 year old Son that has been drinking since he was around 13 years old maybe a little older or younger I am not sure. It is his story not mine. The reason I am bringing him up is because I am watching part of my life go through another Generation. One I prayed and prayed and thought wo...	Blessed	0	831	Dec 24, 2007 by Blessed
	Newbie from Pa (Preview) Hello all from Pa. Started my recovery 40 days ago and I'm taking it day by day. Glad to be here. Grateful	Grateful	2	933	Dec 23, 2007 by Blessed
	EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS STEP 11 (Preview) Step 11 : "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." From the workbook entitled Step by Step for Emotions Anonymous I will paraphrase a simple thought....	ML	1	1184	Dec 15, 2007 by Robinsword
	I cant go to AA because i'm a single parent without babysitters (Preview) Hi, I admit and know wholeheartdly i'm an alcoholic and with this have always not been able to do anything outside of child time due to being a single parent. The AA meetings are in my area once a week on a Sunday and have to travel elsewhere to get to one. I won't leave my child (a young teen) alone that...	Honey	9	2508	Dec 10, 2007 by Blessed
	Beating "OUR" Addictions, Compulsions, Habits. (Preview) An ALcoholics Testimony This letter is to all those Grateful Alcoholics, Addicts, and people with Co-Occuring Disorders. First of all I want to say I LOVE YOU ALL. I don't have to know you, or ever speak to you, meet you, or talk to you in person. But we all share a common bond between us. That bond is the bo...	Blessed	2	3075	Dec 7, 2007 by Blessed
	EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS STEP 12 (Preview) "Having had a spiritual awakening as the results of these steps, we tried to carry this message and to practice these principles in all our affairs." Step 12 is often thought to be 'gratitude in actions'. If we are grateful for our new way of life, for our serenity, than it's important to ex...	ML	0	824	Dec 6, 2007 by ML
	You can beat your addictions! (Preview) Hello everybody, well I just wanted to come on here and talk to you all about fighting your addictions. Having to witness firsthand what it's like to see someone go through their addictions is a very painful experience. I had a friend of mine fall into the pits of substance abuse, and he never came out of...	trace2face	0	1040	Nov 29, 2007 by trace2face
	Hello I'm new. (Preview) Hi. I've been trying to quit drinking. I've heard about the 12 step program, AA, etc. However, I see myself as very prideful. I can't bring myself to go to AA meetings. I figured this would be the next best thing. I'm hoping to get some support and meet some new friends.	trace2face	2	1074	Nov 28, 2007 by SCB
	Gratitude (Preview) Gratitude! Isn't just like a Breath of Fresh air to walk into a room of A.A. after being gone for awhile and still feeling the LOVE you did when you first walked in the DAY you got SOBER. That's how I felt tonight. After a very depressed, tired, lonely day. God in his Grace places a meeting into my Heart to go...	Blessed	2	1105	Nov 19, 2007 by Veronica
	slow message board? (Preview) Today is Novemer 11th and I don't see any posts for this month at all. Is this just not a very actice message board? or is it run differently than most boards? Thanks, Dee	Itzachoice	1	1579	Nov 11, 2007 by russman
	STEP 10 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ML here....powerless over my emotions... PLEASE SEE THE AL-ANON POST for Step 10 = wonderful description of how Step 10 can work. It's the same 12 Steps in each recovery program, but the focus may be a bit diffe...	ML	0	945	Nov 11, 2007 by ML
	Step Nine Questions (Preview) Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible except when to do so woulds injure them or others. 1. What doubts do I have about my amends injuring someone? 2. Do I have any amends to make that could result in serious consequences for my family? 3. Who on my amends list will never be available for direct...	dott	2	1159	Nov 11, 2007 by Baffled
	hi, dot (Preview) just stopping in to say hello to dot, cuz I got an e-mail that she is not able to post for some reason. I hope all is well. I appreciate the longstanding and faithful effort Dot does on this board. God bless you, Dot.	amanda2u2	2	869	Oct 30, 2007 by Vicky R
	STEP NINE - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 90-91 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) In making amends, we ne...	dott	8	3775	Oct 30, 2007 by Vicky R
	Eight Step Questions (Preview) Eifht Step - Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. 1. Have I resisted making a list? Why? 2. If I am not willing to make amends, why not? 3. Do I understand that willingness is different than making the actual amends? 4. Do I recognize that minding someone e...	dott	5	1319	Oct 25, 2007 by Baffled
	STEP 9 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. PLEASE REFER TO THE AL-ANON posting on this step as it has a very helpful definition about amends and apologies. Further to this information I would like to add something from the Emotions Anonymous lit...	ML	0	872	Oct 16, 2007 by ML
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