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  • Profile picture of Rich
    active 1 day, 9 hours ago
    24 Hours A Day May 6 AA Thought for the Day Iโ€™ve noticed that the ones who do the most for AA are not in the habit of boasting about it. The danger of building myself up too much is that, if I do, Iโ€™m in danger of having a fall. That pattern of thought goes with drinking. If one side of a boat gets too far up out of the water, itโ€™s liable to tip over. Building myself up and drinking go together. One leads to the other. So if Iโ€™m going to stay sober, Iโ€™ve got to keep small.ย Have I got the right perspective on myself? Meditation for the Day The way sometimes seems long and weary. So many people today are weary. The weariness of others must often be shared by me. The weary and the heavy-laden, when they come to me, should be helped to find the rest that I have found. There is only one sure cure for world-weariness and that is turning to spiritual things. In order to help bring about the turning of the weary world to God, I must dare to suffer, dare to conquer selfishness in myself, and dare to be filled with spiritual peace in the face of all the weariness of the world. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may be a help to discouraged people. I pray that I may have the courage to help bring about what the weary world needs but does not know how to get.
  • Profile picture of Missmorgan
    active 2 weeks, 6 days ago
    About to graduate really looking forward to seeing what this is about
  • Profile picture of aaron.smallwood
    active 3 months ago
    I once heard an old timer say, "It's great to have many years sober, but recovery is really about quality, not quantity." This really made me stop and think about what constitutes quality recovery. When we see someone who has the kind of recovery we want, what are the aspects of how that person lives life that makes their recovery attractive to us? I would love to hear what the rest of you think.
  • Profile picture of Vadim
    active 8 months, 3 weeks ago
    Got back from Arizona, plane was delayed, phone was stolen and other reasons to get upset, thanks to the principles I learned at Stepworks I stayed calm, made the flight and amazingly phone was returned to me by a user!!? Stayed calm, and now I can proudly look back and see how silly all the anxiety was!!! GOD GOT THIS Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
  • Profile picture of janiesah
    active 9 months, 2 weeks ago
    I let yall down guys. Limw i tried to stay clean from meth and then i suffered from pseudocyesis and guess what i binged so hard i overdosed. Granted mild overdose but still. Im so horrible
  • Profile picture of Ashleigh
    active 1 year, 6 months ago
    You all are my people! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
  • Profile picture of Glennr
    active 1 year, 6 months ago
    100th day of sobriety, and looking forward to many more
  • Profile picture of Chris J
    active 1 year, 9 months ago
    โ€œYou always pass failure on the way to success.โ€ Mickey Rooney
  • Profile picture of Davey
    active 2 years ago
    Merry Christmas fam.
  • Profile picture of Jean Grey
    active 2 years, 8 months ago
    Yessss!! ๐Ÿ™Œ Evolve! ๐Ÿ’œ
  • Profile picture of TheRealBill
    active 2 years, 8 months ago
    Wednesday, September 8 Thought for the Day Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "But for the Grace of God." Once we have fully accepted the program we become humble about our achievement. We do not take too much credit for our sobriety. When we see another suffering alcoholic in the throes of alcoholism, we say to ourselves: "But for the grace of God, there go I." We do not forget the kind of people we were. We remember those we left behind us. And we are very grateful to the grace of God, which has given us another chance. Am I truly grateful for the grace of God? Meditation for the Day A consciousness of God's presence as One who loves you makes all life different. The consciousness of God's love promotes the opening of your whole being to God. It brings wonderful relief from the cares and worries of our daily lives. Relief brings peace and peace brings contentment. Try to walk in God's love. You will have that peace which passes all understanding and a contentment that no one can take from you. Feel sure of God's unfailing love and care for you and for all His children. There is freedom and serenity in those who walk in God's love, held safe in His loving care. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may walk in God's love. I pray that, as I go, I may feel the spring of God's power in my steps and the joy of His love in my heart.
  • Profile picture of Brandon Karr
    active 2 years, 9 months ago
    Posted a update.
  • Profile picture of Steven Kidwell
    active 2 years, 11 months ago
    The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. โ€“ Barauch Spinoza
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    active 3 years ago
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    active 3 years, 1 month ago
    Wednesday, March 17 Thought for the Day A.A. also helps us to hang onto sobriety. By having regular meetings so that we can associate with other alcoholics who have come through that same door in the wall, by encouraging us to tell the story of our own sad experiences with alcohol, and by showing us how to help other alcoholics, A.A. keeps us sober. Our attitude toward life changes from one of pride and selfishness to one of humility and gratitude. Am I going to step back through that door in the wall to my old helpless, hopeless, drunken life? Meditation for the Day Withdraw into the calm of communion with God. Rest in that calm and peace. When the soul finds its home of rest in God, then it is that real life begins. Only when you are calm and serene can you do good work. Emotional upsets make you useless. The eternal life is calmness and when you enter into that, then you live as an eternal being. Calmness is based on complete trust in God. Nothing in this world can separate you from the love of God. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may wear the world like a loose garment. I pray that I may keep serene at the center of my being.
  • Profile picture of turtlehop70
    active 3 years, 2 months ago
    Hey all!! This is Jennifer frome crowne pointe.
  • Profile picture of RobertM
    active 3 years, 3 months ago
    This is so true
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    active 3 years, 4 months ago
  • Profile picture of liljuice0220
    active 3 years, 6 months ago
    For the first time, I hit 30 days today! ๐Ÿ™‚ #wow
  • Profile picture of Blair
    active 3 years, 7 months ago
    Hey everyone! Encounter online starts at 7:00pm using Zoom. Use meeting ID: 174 154 667
  • Profile picture of ZachCaringer72
    active 3 years, 7 months ago
    11 days away from 6 months thank you lord
  • Profile picture of Brandon36
    active 3 years, 8 months ago
  • Profile picture of Amanda Kearney
    active 3 years, 8 months ago
    So, I've been clean since January because I did have 2 relapses but the last one damn near could have killed me! I went into a horrible seizure and fell out the shower and I landed on my mouth, hence losing 5 teeth which did major damage on my self esteem. I get ANGRY when the thought of my past usage comes into my mind because I don't want to use and I don't have any desire to use. Let me enlighten you about something that happened at my work a couple weeks ago and I was livid. I'm now a cna and I love my job! Well, I have a lot of hyper energy and I love to make my residents happy and most of them love me! Well, I work with someone who is in the NA program like myself, from the Lexington area okay. I had a nurse approach me and ask me what I was on and she doesn't know me from Adam and Eve. I told her I wasn't on anything and she said she knew that I used to do drugs, and I asked her how she knew that, but she refused to tell me how, but I have a pretty good guess how, the girl from Lexington. She didn't believe me at all, and I didn't appreciate her accusatory comments, because I KNOW THAT I AM CLEAN, so the only thing I could say was I'll take a fucking drug test right now. I ended up not having to because a nurse that had left to go home, which is also a recovering addict came back to work and talked to me and she could tell that I wasn't high. So now, I went to my neurologist on Tuesday, and they know now about my past drug use, they sent me to the lab to do a urine drug screen and I can't wait to get a copy of the results because I'm going to take it to my work and shove it in the nurse's face who had no business accusing me like she did and say now tell me that I'm high! I've been doing really good and I'm only going to get better from here. Thanks y'all!
  • Profile picture of Robbie Fleming
    active 3 years, 8 months ago
    "Recovery is a process of discovery. We learn about ourselves, and we learn how to cope with the world around us. When we are sincere in our desire to allow our higher power to care for us, we begin to gain a sense of serenity. We notice a gradual change in our thinking. Our attitudes and ideas become more positive. Our world is no longer distorted by self-pity, denial, and resentment. We are beginning to replace those old attitudes with honesty, faith and responsibility; as a result, we begin to see our world in a better light. Our lives are guided by our emerging integrity. Even though we make mistakes, we become more willing to take responsibility for our actions. We learn that we don't have to be perfect to live a spiritual life. When we work step three with an open mind and heart, we find the results are far beyond our expectations. " It Works How and Why pg24