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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-31-2014, 11:34 AM
Replies: 58
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Posted By MajestyJo
Haven't been able to get into my Hotmail a/c to...

Haven't been able to get into my Hotmail a/c to get to the daily posts. They refer me to another Hotmail a/c and can't get into that one either. So busy and just not able to figure things out in...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-28-2014, 06:46 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 28 "The most beautiful gifts of my...

May 28


"The most beautiful gifts of my life come to me in packages I do not recognize at first glance. In fact, I often don't see them until I've stumbled over them. Yet I know that when I go...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-27-2014, 04:26 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 27 "I have learned in the program...

May 27


"I have learned in the program not to listen to the voice of my ego when it starts whispering things."


Clayton, Calif., May 2012

"Uprooted,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-26-2014, 07:31 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 26 "AA is not a separate country,...

May 26


"AA is not a separate country, cut off from the mainland of the real world; it is the schoolroom I missed somewhere along the line ... a treasure house of other people's experience,...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-25-2014, 10:59 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 25 "We are not a sociological...

May 25


"We are not a sociological entity, although sociologists find us fascinating. We are not a therapy group, although remarkable healing takes place among us. And we are not a religion,...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-24-2014, 05:55 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 24 "While wealth and authority lie at...

May 24

"While wealth and authority lie at the foundation of many a noble institution, we of AA now apprehend, and thoroughly well, that these things are not for us. Have we not found that one...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-23-2014, 10:57 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 23 "The word 'alcoholic' does not...

May 23


"The word 'alcoholic' does not turn me off anymore; in fact, it is music to my ears when it applies to me."


July 1975

"One of Those Bad Cons Nobody Can Reach,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-22-2014, 03:55 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 22 "Over the years I've gone to...

May 22


"Over the years I've gone to different types of groups to meet different needs in my life or to share experience, strength, and hope about a particular problem I was struggling with....
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-21-2014, 02:13 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 21 "I can recognize that I'm caught up...

May 21

"I can recognize that I'm caught up in my will when I desperately struggle to slam a square peg into a round hole. That's the time for me to back off and trust that God's will is far...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-20-2014, 01:14 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 20 "Through Step Five, God has removed...

May 20

"Through Step Five, God has removed my shame about being an alcoholic."

Step by Step Book

Syracuse, N.Y., May 2001

"Lifting the Burden,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-19-2014, 03:20 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 19 "Each day I feel myself growing in...

May 19

"Each day I feel myself growing in recovery. I can honestly say I'm happier now than ever before in my adult life."


Palmdale, Calif., July 1992

"An Unexpected Shot at Life,"

...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-18-2014, 02:11 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 18 "My home group's primary purpose...

May 18


"My home group's primary purpose is to carry the AA message to the alcoholic who still suffers. Some of those have much sobriety, because the alcoholic who still suffers is not...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-18-2014, 12:45 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 17 "AA's greatest power is not in...

May 17


"AA's greatest power is not in the program itself, but in the examples of the men [and women] who have followed it."


Walla Walla,Wash., February 1955

"Prisoner AA,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-16-2014, 10:27 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 16 "I believe most of us would agree...

May 16

"I believe most of us would agree that the general idea of anonymity is sound, because it encourages alcoholics and the families of alcoholics to approach us for help. Still fearful of...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-16-2014, 10:23 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 15 "During days and nights of...

May 15


"During days and nights of darkness as I face the demons of self, the knowledge that my God is always in charge keeps me trudging to the end of each journey. With God, AA, and...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-15-2014, 04:52 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 14 "Sometimes I wonder if this...

May 14


"Sometimes I wonder if this illness isn't a gift rather than a problem."


Kingston, Ontario, July 1980

"A Reason for Living,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-14-2014, 01:24 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 13 "While I have years of sobriety,...

May 13


"While I have years of sobriety, I really only have this day."



Mesa, Ariz., February 1993

"Overcoming Depression and Fear,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-14-2014, 01:21 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 12 "I'm still mystified by how I...

May 12


"I'm still mystified by how I got sober, and the only answer that makes sense is that I stopped drinking through the grace of God. I was thinking about the difference between those of...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-11-2014, 11:07 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 11 "The AA program does not...

May 11


"The AA program does not recognize walls. It is immune to the conditions which break down an individual relationship, the difference in social levels, of intellect, of experience. AA...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-10-2014, 08:59 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 10 "AA works on all kinds of nuts...

May 10


"AA works on all kinds of nuts (including myself). I just needed to find the right wrench."


Oceanside, Calif., November 2013

"The Right Wrench,"
AA Grapevine
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-10-2014, 01:24 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 9 "How will I know if I've really hit...

May 9

"How will I know if I've really hit my bottom?' I asked at my home group. 'When you stop digging,' they told me."

In Our Own Words

Chelsea, Mich., November 2002

"The Foundation,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-08-2014, 07:24 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 8 "Should our present success...

May 8

"Should our present success continue, people will commence to assert that AA is a brand new way of life, maybe a new religion, capable of saving the world. We shall be told it is our...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-07-2014, 05:17 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 7 "Everyone's recipe for serenity...

May 7


"Everyone's recipe for serenity is different. It's like vegetable soup -- nobody makes it quite the same."



Chestertown, N.Y., January 2006

"Circles of Sobriety,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-07-2014, 05:14 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 6 "It doesn't matter who or what...

May 6


"It doesn't matter who or what God is if I can just remember it's not me!"



Ranchester, Wyo., May 2012

"Sunsets -- Not My Idea,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-05-2014, 03:33 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 5 "My sponsor taught me how to be of...

May 5

"My sponsor taught me how to be of service with grace and gratitude. She taught me how to listen, how to be respectful, and most importantly, to mind my own business."


Palm Springs,...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-05-2014, 03:30 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 4 "They say love heals all, and I...

May 4


"They say love heals all, and I am confident the future is bright."


San Diego, Calif., July 1992

"Bottom's Up,"
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-03-2014, 06:56 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 2 "Today, we enjoy a Fellowship which...

May 2

"Today, we enjoy a Fellowship which owes its ever-increasing membership of recovering alcoholics (unprecedented in human history) to the well-wishers and combined efforts of many outside...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-03-2014, 04:51 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 2 "God has given me this day to use as...

May 2

"God has given me this day to use as I wish; Alcoholics Anonymous shows me how to live it without a drink."

In Our Own Words

Somerville, Mass., September 1995

"Changes for the...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-01-2014, 09:29 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
May 1 "I had been introverted and tense. I...

May 1

"I had been introverted and tense. I had been blocked by a fat ego that made sharing impossible, by a lack of communication, by a fear of love. The Fifth Step swept away all those...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-30-2014, 09:52 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 30 "I can choose to carry the weight...

April 30

"I can choose to carry the weight of the world and my problems around on my shoulders, or I can turn them all over to my Higher Power and let her worry about them."

Spiritual...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-30-2014, 09:45 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 29 "Reality nourishes and...

April 29


"Reality nourishes and fulfills."


July 2008

"Get Real,"
AA Grapevine
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-28-2014, 01:47 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 28 "I can better understand when I...

April 28

"I can better understand when I learn to listen."

September 2008

"The Fine Art of Listening,"

AA Grapevine
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-27-2014, 02:26 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 27 "We cannot just keep chipping...

April 27

"We cannot just keep chipping away at defects of character without developing something to replace them. Assets are the only item I can find to develop, and the Fourth Step seems to be...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-27-2014, 02:24 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 26 "Every day is not a bed of roses,...

April 26

"Every day is not a bed of roses, but it is such a relief to know that no matter what life throws my way, I never have to do it alone. I can't wait to see what happens next."
...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-25-2014, 02:39 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 25 "AA has given each and every one...

April 25

"AA has given each and every one of its groups and members the inalienable right to be unerringly wrong, which has many times resulted in the liberty to be foolish, the sovereignty to...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-25-2014, 04:14 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 24 "I look upon a pain in my...

April 24

"I look upon a pain in my feelings as temporary indigestion of the mind. When I get a stomach-ache, it is generally because I've eaten something that hasn't agreed with me. Likewise, my...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-23-2014, 11:39 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 23 "Love mediates faith to others --...

April 23

"Love mediates faith to others -- by caring what happens to them, by patience, by persistence, by humor."


Rev. Samuel Shoemaker, Friend of AA, September 1948

"And...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-22-2014, 06:29 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 22 "I live in the Three Legacies of...

April 22

"I live in the Three Legacies of Unity, Recovery, and Service, and have gained 36 spiritual principles to help me through life one day at a time."

Gig Harbor, Washington, April 2011
...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-21-2014, 06:55 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 21 "My need lay along spiritual...

April 21

"My need lay along spiritual lines, part of which consisted in helping others -- something startlingly new to me."

Spiritual Awakenings II

March 1945

"Ways of...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-21-2014, 06:52 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 20 "To want nothing -- to know...

April 20


"To want nothing -- to know that we cannot make anything happen -- brings inner and outer joy, total fulfillment. The earth and the heavens and ourselves become one, and in this state...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-20-2014, 05:34 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 19 "I am learning how to be a better...

April 19

"I am learning how to be a better son, brother, friend, and boyfriend. These things may not be a big deal for some, but they are completely foreign to me. What I found in AA was something...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-18-2014, 01:23 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 18 "Genuine simplicity for today is...

April 18

"Genuine simplicity for today is to be found, I think, in whatever principles, practices, and services can permanently insure our widespread harmony and effectiveness. Therefore it has...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-17-2014, 07:35 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 17 "If we dwell on the past or the...

April 17

"If we dwell on the past or the future ... we stop changing."

September 1974

"Awareness"
AA Grapevine
...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-17-2014, 07:31 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 16 "Gratitude is a tool, a form of...

April 16

"Gratitude is a tool, a form of perspective, reminding me to appreciate the simple things."

Emotional Sobriety II

New York, New York, August 1997

"Savoring...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-15-2014, 05:02 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 15 "Every day will bring me...

April 15

"Every day will bring me challenges, but now I have the spiritual tools to cope with life on life's terms. I am no longer the prisoner of my past, my wants, my sorrows, my addictions"
...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-14-2014, 10:36 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 14 "We are sure there must be a...

April 14

"We are sure there must be a million alcoholics who would join Alcoholics Anonymous tomorrow if only they knew what we do. We keenly realize that any fundamental disunity among us could...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-13-2014, 08:05 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 13 "I've been told to shake hands and...

April 13

"I've been told to shake hands and have started doing so, even though it feels awkward ... I know one thing and one thing only: Today I'm sober and loved by members of my home group, even...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-12-2014, 07:47 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 12 "I am not my disease; I just have...

April 12

"I am not my disease; I just have it."

Emotional Sobriety II

San Jose, California, December 2010

"Four Years,"
Emotional Sobriety II: The Next Frontier
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-11-2014, 08:23 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 11 "I cannot afford to take sobriety...

April 11

"I cannot afford to take sobriety for granted ... I count my blessings and enjoy them all, large and small."

Spiritual Awakenings II

Green Valley, Arizona, February 1978

...
Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 04-10-2014, 07:43 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,076
Posted By MajestyJo
April 10 "Finally came April 1939. The...

April 10

"Finally came April 1939. The book was done. Tales of recovery for its story section had been supplied by Dr. Bob and his Akron brethren. Others were supplied by New Yorkers, New...
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